Anwar Hosts Asnaf Pupils From Kinabatangan’s SK Singgah Manis at Seri Perdana

PUTRAJAYA, November 13, 2026 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a visit from 11 high-achieving pupils from low-income (asnaf) families at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Singgah Manis in Kinabatangan, Sabah, at the Seri Perdana Complex on Friday afternoon.

“This afternoon, I was pleased to receive a visit from 11 outstanding asnaf pupils from Sekolah Kebangsaan Singgah Manis, Kinabatangan, Sabah, who came with seven teachers to the Seri Perdana Complex,” Anwar wrote in a post on his official X account on Friday evening.

“I am impressed by the perseverance of the children and teachers of SK Singgah Manis,” he added. The publicly visible part of the post did not give further details of the visit, such as how it was arranged or what the pupils had achieved.

Four photographs shared with the post show the pupils, dressed in matching outfits and lanyards, posing for a group photograph with Anwar and their teachers on the main staircase of the residence. Other pictures show a pupil presenting a display board to the Prime Minister across a dining table, and Anwar speaking with the children and greeting one of the boys.

The term asnaf refers to those who are eligible to receive zakat, the Islamic alms, and is widely used in Malaysia to describe pupils from poor or low-income families who receive such assistance.

SK Singgah Manis is a government primary school in a rural part of the Kinabatangan district, in Sabah’s east coast. A Malaysian schools directory lists it as having about 123 pupils and 17 teachers, and no preschool class.

The Seri Perdana Complex in Putrajaya is the official residence of the Prime Minister, where official guests are received.

The post was shared by national news agency Bernama and Bernama Radio on their X accounts shortly after it was published. No further details of the visit had been reported by Friday evening.

Source : Anwar Ibrahim’s X

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