Arts agency Cendana gets RM15mil allocation


Welcomed move: Izan says the allocation is a big boost to the pandemic-­hit arts industry.

PETALING JAYA: Some 5,000 arts and culture practitioners will benefit from a RM15mil allocation for the Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana) in Budget 2021.

The national arts body’s founding chief executive officer Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin said the allocation was a big boost to the pandemic-hit arts industry.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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