KOTA KINABALU (March 8): The zakat fitrah rate (personal tithe) in Sabah for this year has been set at RM7 per person.

Sabah Islamic Religious Affairs Council (MUIS) head Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin in making the announcement on Wednesday, explained that the rate is equivalent to 2.7kg rice, which is a staple food of the people of Sabah.