Foundation builds 800 mosques

LOMBOK, West Nusa Tenggara: The Yayasan Amal Bhakti Muslim Pancasila Foundation, chaired by President Soeharto, has built 807 mosques across the country, Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo said here Monday evening.

Each mosque cost between Rp 200 million and Rp 250 million, he said, adding that 12 of the 807 mosques were built in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Antara reported that Siswono attended the dedication of the foundation's mosque in Pelabuhan Lembar, West Lombok. (swe)