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The selected participants for the KAAR 2025 programme are Lee Mok Yee (fourth from left), a multidisciplinary artist based in Kuala Lumpur and Amar Shahid Salehudin (third from right right) from Terengganu. Khazanah managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir stands centre, in between Lee and Amar. (BERNAMA PHOTO)

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Ramlee's artistic journey began unintentionally in 2018 following the passing of his father Hamzah Yacob. - Bernama photo

Despite renewed popularity, local Malaysian batik faces challenges from foreign competition and a need to evolve designs, with experts urging collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure its long-term appeal and preservation for younger generations. - Bernama file photo

This file photo taken on June 29, 2023 shows a man sitting next to the character No Face from the Studio Ghibli film "Spirited Away" during a media preview for "The World of Studio Ghibli's Animation Exhibition Bangkok" before the public opening on July 1, in Central World shopping mall in Bangkok. - (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

In this photo taken on April 24, 2025, Daonsoop cafe founder Lee Oh-sook looks towards the mountains of North Korea from her establishment, built less than two kilometres from the North Korean border in Paju, north of Seoul. Daonsoop cafe is so close to the North Korean border that to obtain the building permit, its owners had to construct the property with a bunker and fortified positions for tanks. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP)

This photo illustration taken on April 2, 2025 shows a woman looking at a Facebook user profile displaying an image generated by artificial-intelligence (AI) in the style of Studio Ghibli animation on a mobile phone in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Yoko, the chimpanzee, walks on its enclosure at Ukumari Biopark in Pereira, Colombia on March 22, 2005. "Yoko, the last chimpanzee in captivity in Colombia, will be transferred to an animal sanctuary in Brazil. - Photo by AFP

Combining passion, talent, and creativity, he crafts high-quality pieces that have even impressed the artistes themselves-many of whom have purchased his work.

Image for illustrative purposes only. - ImageFX