00:00 The local partner for Formula E confirmed it was awaiting a reply from the Prime Minister's
00:06 office to discuss hosting the Formula E pre-grand finale next year.
00:11 This comes after FMT reported that Malaysia might lose the race to host the event to Thailand.
00:16 Sports tech holding CEO Wan Agilwan Hassan said plans to host the race in Kuala Lumpur
00:22 were indeed at an advanced stage after they secured the conditional rights from Formula
00:26 E earlier this year.
00:29 Sports tech holding has also contacted the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry to position
00:33 the event as a tourism boost initiative, and engaged the Investment Trade and Industry
00:38 Ministry to help advance the electric vehicle adoption agenda, he said.
00:43 Earlier Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said she had contacted the Malaysian Motorsports
00:47 Association with her issue a statement to correct the facts in the report that Putrajaya
00:51 had yet to respond to Formula E's invitation.
00:54 In response, Wan Agilwan said he appreciated Yeoh's concerns and understood the importance
00:59 of clear and factual communication about the event.
01:02 He said that sports tech holding will be working transparently and closely with all stakeholders,
01:07 including local and national government entities.
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