Malaysia;s customs officers display some of the 6,000 kilograms of seized elephant tusks during a press conference at the Customs Complex in Port Klang in Selangor, west of Kuala Lumpur, on July 18, 2022, following an operation that recovered the ivory and other animal body parts from a ship on July 10. (Photo by Arif Kartono/AFP Photo)





A health worker sprays an area to prevent dengue fever infections, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 July 2022. Dengue fever is reportedly caused by a specific type of mosquito, the Aedes mosquito, that bites only during daytime, especially during sunrise and sunset. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A child walks near the 101 mini Tapir's art installation by Malaysia artist Nicholas Lim at Publika, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03 August 2022. The display will be held from 25 July until 07 August 2022 to raise awareness of this endangered species. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A “Grab” delivery rider passes in front of a residence house decorated with a tourist aircraft, in Kuala Lumpur, on August 8, 2022. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





People watch a giant paper statue of the Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or “Guardian God of Ghosts” burn during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, in Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia August 13, 2022. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





A model poses for a photo at the backstage of a fashion show by Bent during Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2022 on August 17, 2022 in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The annual fashion showcase has set out to create a platform where Malaysian designers are able to highlight their work. This year marks the 10th anniversary celebrating the Malaysian fashion industry. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 23 August 2022. The Malaysia highest court has scheduled hearings through 26 August 2022 to hear Najib's appeal of his convictions for criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering over the alleged theft of 4.4 billion Euro from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he co-founded as premier in 2009. (Photo by Ahmad Luqman Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A convoy carrying former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the High Court to attend a hearing related to another case filed against him involving the 1MDB scandal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, August 25, 2022. Najib started his 12-year prison sentence Tuesday after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A boy wears a costume of Malaysia's national flower hibiscus before marching during a school sports day in Karak, Malaysia's Pahang state, on August 27, 2022. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





Malaysians wave their national flag during the National Day 2022 celebration at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





Members of Malaysia's armed forces, dressed in camouflage, take part in a parade during the National Day 2022 celebrations at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 August 2022. National Day celebrations were held at the Independence Square to mark the 65th anniversary of independence from Britain on 31 August 1957. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





Workers clean the “W” signboard at the W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03 September 2022. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A visitor poses for a photo in front of a giant full moon installation at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown on September 03, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month (September 10 this year) in the Chinese lunar calendar, on a full moon day. The festival is a joyous celebration with family reunions, eating mooncakes, street decorations and children holding lanterns as they march around the neighbourhood at night. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Former Malaysia deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (C) prays with his supporters while leaving the Shah Alam High Court, in Shah Alam, Malaysia, 23 September 2022. Zahid was acquitted of 40 charges of receiving bribes from a company to extend its foreign visa system (VLN) contract. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





Ethnic Chinese offer prayers at a temple during the first day of Nine Emperor Gods festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, September 26, 2022. The festival, held for the first nine days of the ninth month in Chinese lunar calendar, is a ceremony to welcome the Nine Emperor Gods believed to live in the stars in heaven under the reign of “Thien Hou”, or the Queen of Heaven, who bring good fortune, longevity, and good health. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A curious cat ipeeks out of a bag carried by its owner on a tour of the Cat Expo 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 September 2022. The “Ekspo Kucing”, described as Malaysia's Largest Cat Expo runs from 30 September to 02 October 2022 at the Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) in Kuala Lumpur and “will also feature other variety of pets such as rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, reptiles and exotic animals”, the MECC said on its website, along with other highlight events such as a Federation Internationale Feline (FIFe) Cat Competition, Cat Adoptions or a “Sugar Glinder Contest”. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Taoist devotee pours gasoline into the fire on the final day of the Chinese Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia on October 4, 2022. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





Malaysian Chinese, carrying an Emperor God, walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, October 4, 2022. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Customers watch a live broadcast of an announcement by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at an electronics store in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, October 10, 2022. Ismail announced Monday that Parliament will be dissolved, paving the way for general elections. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Hindus arriving from Malaysia andneighboring countries are gathered at the Batu Caves to perform a morning prayer ceremony and celebrate the first day of the Diwali festival in Malaysia on October 24, 2022. Diwali also known as Deepavali, and the '“festival of lights'”, is one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism. It symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”. (Photo by Syaiful Redzuan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)