Khairy: RM8mil to be forked out for Sukma due to lack of sponsorship

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (sixth from left) posing with the sponsors for the Kuala Lumpur Sukma at his ministry in Putrajaya Wednesday. -MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: It will cost RM9mil to organise the 16th edition of the Kuala Lumpur Sukma (Malaysia Games) from June 28-July 7 – and the Government will fork out RM8mil.

That’s because only RM1mil was raised in sponsorships from the private sector.