Syerleena: RM25m not enough to rebuild devastated arts industry

PARLIAMENT | Budget 2023’s allocations for the arts and culture industry were not enough for the devastation it suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, Dewan Rakyat was told.

Syerleena Abdul Rashid (Pakatan Harapan-Bukit Bendera) claimed that in 2021, 90 percent of art practitioners in the country were negatively affected and 77 percent of them lost more if not all of their income.

She added that 75 percent of jobs were...