Foul!

Last Tuesday, I had written a commentary about making our roads safer for cyclists as seen here . This was in light with an accident involving a motorbike and national cyclist Ng Yong Li along the MRR2 on April 22. Yong Li's accident is the third involving a national cyclist. Mariana Mohammed suffered serious injuries while Rafizi Hamdan was killed on the spot. There are many more cyclists who suffer accidents - most of them unreported. I'm glad that Putrajaya and now the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council is taking steps of ensuring our roads are "bicycle friendly". Read of Ampang Jaya's plans in today's NST. HD says: A step in the right direction

UPDATE: An influential weapon - From the Sidelines. ------- I was at a function over the weekend when a government official admitted he was surprised to see the huge turnout for the Bersih 3.0 rally in KL. "There was no publicity in the newspapers and yet the organisers managed to gather so many people." I smiled and said; "They don't need the newspapers anymore. Twitter, blog and Facebook is good enough to create such an impact." It's sad that as a true blue newspaper man, who still enjoy getting my fingers dirty with ink flipping through the pages of a newspaper, I have to admit that social media is where the masses especially the youths read up and disseminate information. We knew about it - even before the 2008 elections. Yet, the old-timers- till today - don't take it seriously. Prime Minister Najib Razak even made an announcement recently that candidates on Twitter more likely to be selected for the coming General Election. Ownin...

...menang pun kena kutuk, kalah pun kena kutuk. Imagine this. The country is gearing up for the coming 13th General Election, which some claim will be the 'dirtiest'. It could be 'dirty' but to call it the dirtiest can only be justified if one has facts, figures and evidence of previous elections and the current election to compare and prove it is indeed the dirtiest. If the ruling government wins, especially if it wins 2/3 majority, the critics will say the election was rigged. If the ruling government loses, they will be seen as having lost the war. The same can be said about the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Think about it. Malaysia defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 - the national team's first win this year. However, some had been cynical about the match. Suspended FAM deputy president Annuar Musa had, hours before the match, said; "Tak jadi la ke STADIUM TENGOK HARIMAU MALAYA...BARU TENGOK PRESS STATEMENT COACH SRI LANGKA MENGESAHKAN MEREKA BAWA TEAM MOSTLY BU...

                                       MALAYSIA  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION                                          LIST  OF  OFFICE  BEARERS  2012-2016 PRESIDENT: TIONG KING SING DEPUTY  PRESIDENT: HOO SHUA FATT VICE-PRESIDENT: LING KUOK KAI (Elected)                 LAI SANG SHION (Elected)                 LEE CHENG CHUAN (Elected)                 OOI KHOON ...

...dan bukan sebaliknya. Seperti kejohanan lain seperti Malaysian Open (tennis), badan induk merupakan "organiser" tetapi mereka dibayar "sanction fee" oleh pihak promoter. Badan induk akan memperoleh sejumlah wang (yang selalunya besar) yang dipersetujui kedua-dua pihak. Badan induk kemudiannya akan menolong dari segi aspek teknikal (referee, dsb). Promosi pula dilakukan pihak promoter dan mereka akan kemudiannya mengutip hasil jualan tiket. Timbalan presiden FAM dan presiden Kelantan FA Annuar Musa ada menyentuh lawatan Arsenal (Jun 24) dan Manchester City (Julai 30) ke Malaysia dalam Facebook-nya semalam ( gambar ); "...adalah baik bagi exco mengetahu detail kerana lazimnya EXCO menerima keputusan yg sudah dibuat." "...sy tk pasti samaada mereka (ProEvents) bayar pd kita atau kita bayar pd mereka." "...tp jgn lupa misi berbeza antara epl dgn kita...bagi mereka ini satu PR DAN PROMO dlm mencari PENAJA DAN COMMERCIAL SUPPORT...d...

IT is obvious national coach K.Rajagobal ( pic ) is tired of speaking about Malaysia's 156 position in the Fifa ranking. To silence his critics once and for all, he has demanded nothing less than a win from his lads as the Tigers take on Sri Lanka in an international friendly match at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday. "It's simple, I've told the boys to focus on the match this Saturday and I want us to win. That's it," said Rajagobal firmly. "I don't want to dwell about rankings and I don't want to talk about those questioning our capabilities. We have not lost a single match since 2012 and that's a fact." Rajagobal added the training has been smooth sailing as he plans to try out several faces. It is a crucial year for the Tigers as they gear up to defend their Asean Cup title in December. This will be Malaysia’s seventh meeting with the Sri Lankans since the Merdeka Tournament in 1972 as the Malaysians have won f...

UPDATE April 30, 2012: - A week late but finally it gets published. Not so green on the other side in page 8 of The Malay Mail today. Imagine sending your child to school only to worry that one day you could receive a phone call saying that he was knocked down by a speeding car or even worse - dead. That is what parents and teachers in SMK Maxwell have been worrying about for almost two decades. I was invited to the school for the 1Murid 1Sukan programme but the deplorable conditions of the "sports complex" and lack of playing space certainly turned the campaign into a farce. There are only two badminton courts in the school. Most of the time students will need to play on the tarmac in between the teacher's cars. I'm sure most of the cars have received scratches and knocks from time to time. There is a sports complex across the school - with the "loop" connecting Lebuhraya Mahameru to PWTC and Umno building. The complex consists of; 1. A usua...