KUCHING: State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar on Wednesday (Oct 27) handed over contribution worth RM150,000 to mosques and suraus in Simunjan constituency.
Of the amount, RM90,000 were contributed to nine mosques which will receive RM10,000 each while RM60,000 were contributed to 12 suraus and each will receive RM5,000 each.
According to Asfia, the handover of the contribution is for the development of mosques as well as to help the mosques and suraus in the constituency to conduct religious activities.
The simple handover ceremony was held at the DUN building in the presence of Simunjan assemblyman Awla Dris, Simunjan district officer Abdul Khalid Manap and representatives from the mosques and suraus as well as grassroots leaders.
