Najib, the 'godfather' of nightclubs and spas - welcome to MALAYSIA VICE

The Najib administration wants to turn Malaysia into a major nightlife hub to boost its tourism industry under the Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) that will see the establishment of several major nightclubs, the hosting more major concerts, relaxing of guidelines for performers and the "repackaging" of international events such as Formula 1 and MotoGP.

This is part of the government's 12 entry-point projects (EPP), according to the ETP roadmap released yesterday, to resolve the problem of having steadily increasing tourist arrivals, but being hampered by a relatively low yield.