{"id":159230,"date":"2024-10-21T17:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=159230"},"modified":"2024-10-21T17:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:36:51","slug":"malaysia-esports-investment-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/10\/malaysia-esports-investment-government","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian government allots \u00a33.5m to bolster local esports in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Axiata Arena in Malaysia, one of the host venues for the M6 World Championship. Image credit: Nina_79 \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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The Malaysian government has announced a substantial investment into the country’s esports ecosystem, allocating RM20m (\u00a33.58m) to the development of the industry.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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The injection of funds into the esports industry \u2014 under the Malaysia Madani Budget 2025 \u2014 is part of a broader effort to develop sports as a whole in the country, according to information from Malaysian national news agency Bernama<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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