Cost to print copy of Al-Quran only RM38, not RM500, says Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar clarified on Tuesday (Nov 7) that the cost of printing one copy of the Quran under the one-million Quran printing operation is only RM38, not RM500 as claimed by Bagan Serai MP Datuk Idris Ahmad.

Mohd Na'im said that the price of RM38 includes the cost of printing, delivery, and distribution of the holy book and that the government has also allocated RM10mil for this purpose under Budget 2024.

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