“We are very optimistic to achieve that target and will continue to strive to exceed the target,“ he told reporters after attending the 2023 Muzakki Recognition (IKTIRAF) and Tithe Presentation Ceremony here today.

Pengarah program Daing Muhammad Reduan berkata sambutan berkonsep keagamaan turut diserikan dengan program Doa Untuk Palestin yang menampilkan beberapa artis ternama sehari sebelumnya.

Ng berkata, SIBS juga menampilkan speaker utama termasuk Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Chow Kon Yeow, Menteri Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (MITI), Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

Mahmud said PKNS has many project sites under development, and Akademi PKNS sees this as a good opportunity to conduct education-based businesses in these development areas, including in Cyberjaya, Kota Puteri and Antara Gapi.

Therefore, he said, the government still bears up to RM10 billion for diesel subsidies despite saving RM4 billion a year as a result of the retargeting exercise.