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Sat, 03/28/2015 - 04:39
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Mal-Indo Hashers Joint Run Will Enhance Malaysia-Indonesia Ties

IPOH (Perak), March 28 (Bernama) -- The 2nd Mal-Indo joint run between the people of Malaysia and Indonesia known as Mal-Indo Hashers Joint Run will be held here from June 5 to June 7. Malaysian Hash Council chairman M. Murugan said the purpose of organising the run is to enhance good relations between the people of both countries. "The run will enhance cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia," he told a press conference, here Friday. Also present was State Tourism, Arts and Culture Committee chairman, Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi. Duering the event, Nolee Ashilin presented a cheque for RM5,000 (US$1=RM3.68) to the organiser of the event. Meanwhile, Nolee Ashilin said the run are among efforts to promote Perak as a major tourist destination and hopes more similar activities will be organised in Perak to mark Malaysia Year of Festivals (MyFest) this year. The run will see partiicpation by some 1,500 people from Indonesia, Singapore, India, China and Bangladesh. The Mal-Indo Hashers Joint Run was first held in 2008 at Pekan Baru, Sumatera, Indonesia. -- BERNAMA

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