Two other Mahathir stalwarts, incumbent Youth head Rahim Tamby Chik and Rural Development Minister Annuar Musa, lost in the Youth leadership race to Zahid Hamidi, another Anwar ally.

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The Confucius Prize is specifically aimed at those working in literacy serving rural adults and out-of-school youth, particularly women and girls.

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