Leaders join selfie craze


Commonwealth club: Lee taking a selfie with Najib during CHOGM in Sri Lanka and posted on his Twitter account.

KUALA LUMPUR: Once relegated as something done by young girls, the selfie phenomenon is quickly catching on with society at large as even political figures are now seen doing it.

A selfie refers to self-portraits taken with a cameraphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. Selfie has been named Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, beating out words like twerk and binge-watching.

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