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Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged Malaysia's 6,851 mosques to become active participants in the country's tourism economy, positioning them as cultural and heritage destinations alongside their primary function as places of worship.
A striking new mural unveiled in Kota Kinabalu celebrates the enduring partnership between Sabah and Australia, marking shared wartime history and decades of cultural ties.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly commended filmmaker Christopher Nolan via teleconference for the extraordinary international reception of his Odyssey adaptation, crediting the film with reviving worldwide interest in Ancient Greek civilisation and its cultural legacy.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has responded to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's unity-themed pantun with a traditional four-line Malay verse of his own, demonstrating the use of classical poetic form in contemporary political discourse.