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SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 22: A member of the Chinese ethnic community holds joss sticks during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival on August 22, 2010 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 7th month of the lunar New Year, believed by the Chinese that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the dead ancestors return to Earth. It is believed that offering foods, paper-made money and models to the deceased appeases them and wards off bad luck. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 15: Malaysian muslims perform prayers at a mosque on August 15, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, in which Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset. Ramadan this year started on August 11. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 08:  A poster of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is seen during a gathering on August 8, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Hundreds of Myanmarese gathered to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the “8888″ democracy uprising incident happened on August 8, 1988 in Myanmar.  (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 08: A bird owner hangs his bird at a bird-singing field on August 8, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bird owners around Kuala Lumpur gather at the field on weekends to hear their birds sing. Bird singing is a popular tradition  observed in Southern Asian countries namely Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.  (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

SEPANG, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA - AUGUST 07:  An indigenous man wearing traditional head wreath gestures during a gathering to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People  on August 7, 2010 in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.  (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 31: Singer Katy Perry performs on stage at the MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia 2010 music event at Sunway Lagoon Resort Surf Beach on July 31, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 31: Wonder Girls perform on stage at the MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia 2010 music event at Sunway Lagoon Resort Surf Beach on July 31, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 31: Singer Bill Kaulitz of the Tokio Hotel performs on stage at the MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia 2010 music event at Sunway Lagoon Resort Surf Beach on July 31, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA - JULY 17: Children wearing kimonos eat during celebrations for the Buddhist festival of Bon Odori at a gathering on July 17, 2010 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The festival, aimed at Japanese migrants and expatriates, honors the spirits of ancestors who have died. It involves visiting the grave to clean and maintain, and the performance of a Bon-Odori dance, celebrating both Japanese culture alongside the lives of those departed. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 03: Muslims hold placards as they shout slogans during an anti-gambling protest outside National Mosque on July 3, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hundreds of Malaysians gathered at the rally calling on the government to revoke sports betting licenses ahead of the 2010 World Cup finals. Despite the Prime Minister’s announcement last week revoking his decision to legalize sports betting, the decision is still unclear and ‘unofficial’ according to the organizer of the anti-gambling movement. Malaysia had considered legalizing the process during World Cup season in a move to reduce illegal sports betting activities in the Muslim-majority country. The signs (L-R) read ‘People’s first, license for gambling on World Cup soccer has been cancelled, can we trust them’, and ‘Gambling is always forbidden within the religion of Islam as it brings about crime, robbery & encourages laziness’. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 26: Malaysian fans dance to the tune of Michael Jackson’s song ‘Thriller’ to mark the one year anniversary of the pop icon on June 26, 2010 in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fans across the globe marked the passing of Jackson in a simultaneous ‘World Cry’ tribute hosted in various cities including New York, London and Paris. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 22: Workers assemble a big outdoor screen on which to view 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, June 22, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 22: A young Malaysian, wearing the jersey of Argentina’s national team, plays with a toy as his parents watch a 2010 FIFA World Cup match on an outdoor screen, June 22, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 22: Malaysians walk pass a cardboard figure of Lionel Messi of Argentina, who is playing in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, June 22, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)