More than RM700mil needed to host 2027 SEA Games


KUALA LUMPUR: Hosting the SEA Games in 2027 could cost the government more than RM700mil.

Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said this initial assessment is based on the costs incurred when Malaysia hosted the biennial event in 2017.

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