In lieu of Budget 2019 with the newly-formed Malaysian government, lots of changes are happening here and there. Malaysia’s new Minister of Youth & Sports, Syed Saddiq, has been outspoken about his support on esports. Now, we see that came into fruition with a total of RM10mil allocated from the government’s budget – and Razer’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, is committing another RM10mil for Malaysian esports scene!
In just one tweet from Razer CEO himself, he is made it public. It’s a whopping RM10mil! Tan hopes to elevate the esports scene in Malaysia to the next level, and Syed Saddiq wants to make it a sustainable ecosystem. It’s not easy as the burden lies on Syed Saddiq to pioneer the esports scene and gain future support from the government.
Bro, it's an incredibly progressive budget for Malaysia to commit MYR10M to esports for the youth and millennials. In light of that, I will also be investing MYR10M for esports in Malaysia in 2019. Let's bring esports to the next level together!
— Min-Liang Tan (@minliangtan) November 2, 2018
Essentially, Razer CEO just doubled the amount of money allocated for the Malaysian esports scene from the government. The grand total of RM20mil doesn’t seem like a lot – imagine having to spend that amount for the entire country for esports alone for a whole year.
I would presume some esports events are going to happen in schools and universities – and perhaps initiate some schools to have a dedicated arena. Getting the equipment, maintenance, and sustenance of esports isn’t particularly cheap as well.
We do hope that esports in Malaysia flourishes – and with a quick foreign investment from prominent figure like Razer’s CEO, the future looks bright.
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