Sultan Sharafuddin, who is also the Chancellor of UPM, officiated the launch by signing a plaque that was brought in by a robot at Istana Alam Shah here.

It said in a statement that the Conference of Rulers had consented to setting the date for Aidilfitri based on the ‘rukyah’ method of sighting the new moon and the ‘hisab’ calculation based on mathematics and astronomy.

During the event, 600 local residents received the RM200 vouchers each in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations next month, which can be redeemed at the supermarket starting today.

Media sebelum ini melaporkan, tempoh pemutihan sekolah agama persendirian di Selangor dilanjutkan sehingga Disember tahun ini susulan garis panduan pemutihan baharu sedang dikemas kini.