MAIPs continue efforts to help the poor

His Royal Highness the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail consent to attend and officiate the MAIPs (Perlis State Islamic Religious Council) program of Program Tanggung Jawab Sosial Korporat and Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) in the ceremony held at Masjid Al-Istiqamah in Telok Jambu, Bintong. Also accompanied the Crown Prince is his consort, Her Royal Highness the Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Perlis, Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil. In the ceremony, the Crown Prince received the payment of zakat from the Chairman of MIDF worth of RM740,000.

The Crown Prince who is also the President of MAIPs said in his speech, that the Council will continue the effort to build and repair homes of poor families according to scheduled. The steps are taken to ensure the welfare and interests of disadvantaged groups get the attention they deserves. The Crown Prince also stated that in 2011, the Council had spent RM3.6 million for the program, which involves building new and repaired 241 houses. While for 2012, since January MAIPS has issued RM812, 795 to build 15 new houses and repair 63 homes of poor families.