Youth and Sports Ministry told to speed up construction of e-sport stadium, says DPM

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After meeting the participants and organisers of the Mid Season Cup in Putrajaya on Friday (June 21), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters that he had told the Youth and Sports Ministry to speed up the construction of an e-sport stadium to further develop and fulfil the immense potential of the sport.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The purpose of the two teams representing Malaysia to MLBB in Riyadh is as a sign of

00:13support from the government to Red Giant and Home Girls, who will represent our country.

00:24We know that in Riyadh, they will be competing not only for the gold medal, but also for the

00:32cash prize, where Johan will be given a prize worth 3 million USD.

00:41And for the women, the prize is 500,000 USD.

00:47For me, because the MPL has reached its 13th season,

00:53and God-willing, they will be the winners in the world championship at the end of this year in Malaysia.

01:04And because esports is something that attracts millions of fans not only in our country, but

01:14all over the world.

01:16Even in the past MPL, the number of viewers has reached around 20 million.

01:25And the overall participation is more than 1.2 billion.

01:33This means that esports is something that must be supported by the government.

01:41I have suggested that KBS should send a note to the Cabinet about the development and development

01:52of esports.

01:54And it will suggest that a special stadium can be provided by the government as a sign of support.

02:08But we know that the current situation will be a hindrance to the development of esports.

02:14But I think we must start something from now on to provide good support to them.

02:23I have also suggested to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waiwi Hanayo, to provide special training

02:35for esports.

02:37One of the TIVET institutions under the Ministry of Fisheries and Fisheries, and also the Ministry

02:46of Development of Villages and Regions, will be changed specifically to be TIVET Esports.

02:54This is for the young generation involved in esports so that they can be trained to be

03:03professional players.

03:05And we are asking for an icon of esports in the world.

03:11And the potential is quite good.

03:14The government must support the young generation so that we can be in the world.

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