DBP, Yayasan Karyawan to get extra RM5mil allocation, says Anwar

Guests having a look at the newly-launch 'Sayr Al-Salikin and Hikayat Iskandar Zulkarnain' copy at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in Kuala Lumpur. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: An additional RM5mil has been allocated for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and Yayasan Karyawan to increase efforts to publish literary works that will benefit the country.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said RM3mil would be given to Yayasan Karyawan while RM2mil is to help disseminate works by literary figures in the country.