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The Sports Commissioner's Office (SCO) has taken a shot at the Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation (MSBF). And the national body was quick to admit the SCO was right in doing so. Sports Commissioner Datuk Zaiton Othman told NST MSBF has been given a final warning to provide necessary information, including their Annual General Meeting (AGM) minutes, or face deregistration. "As the national body, they (MSBF) should lead by example especially in terms of good governance," said Zaiton, when contacted yesterday," Zaiton was quoted as saying. "It is sad when a national body do not manage themselves well. How are they going to support their affiliates and help the sport reach greater heights?" Read the full report here . MSBF preisdent Melvin Chia said: "The documentation is in place but our secretary (David Ong) had failed to submit (to SCO)." "We also shifted our office three times and thus we didn't receive any letters,...

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Wushu exponent Mohd Meeraj Omar (pic) went to China to fight in competitions there in the hope of winning prize money to pay for his dying mother’s hospital bills totalling RM90,000. Meeraj’s mother, Guladama Gull-Rahman, who was a diabetic, underwent appendix surgery at a specialist centre in Kuala Lumpur last month. When Meeraj, who lost three front teeth when an opponent punched him with an illegal blow, returned to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, his 58-year-old mother had died on the same day. She was buried at the Segambut Muslim Cemetery yesterday. Meeraj, 23, who is of Pakistani-Malaysian parentage, only heard about the tragic news on arrival at the airport. “I went to China as each competition there offered RM10,000 to the winner. I wanted to use my winnings to settle my mother’s hospital bills. “I do not know what to do. The hospital has threatened to take legal action. I love my mother very much." Read the full report in today...

“We have decided to die in Lahad Datu’ “We have decided to die in Lahad Datu’ Are our waters easily penetrable by hundreds of armed men? Why did the government choose to keep mum over the issue? Why are the Media downplaying the episode? Why was ample time given to the 'intruders'? While we continue to seek the answers, here are some reports of the standoff in Lahad Datu . We lost good men, as seen here and here . 'We have decided to die in Lahad Datu' , as reported by FMT . PM Najib Razak gives full mandate to police and army , as published in NST . "I have to make this clear because there have been announcements of a curfew in social websites and blogs. I am in charge of issuing the order for a curfew, but I have not issued any order following yesterday's incident," he said.   Read more here .  Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today slammed Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Tian Chua as "irresponsible" after the l...

I remember speaking to National Sports Institute's director general Dr Ramlan Aziz ( pic ) about the possibility of him penning down his thoughts in a regular column in The Malay Mail some time ago. Ramlan had approached other establishments as well and I believe he felt the New Straits Times would be a better platform for him to air his views. Perhaps he was right as it is a nation-wide daily after all. In yesterday's column, Ramlan wrote about our national shuttlers - mainly Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. Read What ails our shuttlers? The BA of Malaysia, meanwhile, admitted better plans and programmes are needed for the national shuttlers. BAM president Nadzmi Salleh was quoted as saying; “It is not about blaming anyone. In BAM, we do not blame anyone but we find ways to overcome problems and to provide solutions so that we can achieve better results. It is the same way in business too." Read more here . HD says: Let history guide us to sha...