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Picture by Sinar Harian Former FA of Malaysia ( FAM )  deputy president  Datuk Seri  Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja  Omar passed away at a private hospital in Ipoh this morning. He was 69. FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin said Raja Ahmad "was hospitalised for several days for high fever and pains in his stomach. "He then slipped into a comma. I've just informed our president (Tunku Ismail Ibrahim) and we're trying to get more details of his death," Hamidin added. Raja Ahmad also best known for being the team manager for Perak in the 90s. He was Director of Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji and its subsidiaries from 2001 to 2004.  He served as the Larut Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008. He also served as the Batu Kurau, Perak State  Assemblyman.  .

As published in Malay Mail today Haresh Says By Haresh Deol DATUK SERI Paul Mony Samuel was a top notch international football administrator. He was a class act, one whose involvement in four World Cups — USA 1994, France 1998, Korea-Japan 2002 and Germany 2006 — was a testament of Fifa’s faith in him. When news broke that Paul, 71, had died on Saturday, many scrambled to find out more about the Kedahan, a former schoolteacher who later rubbed shoulders with royalty, world leaders and football stars. Sadly, Paul was remembered only by those who remember him. The FA of Malaysia’s (FAM) media team was quick to inform the press of his passing. But there was no mention on its website about the man who was FAM general-secretary for 15 years (1985-2000). The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) paid tribute to him and declared a minute of silen ce will be observed during this week’s AFC Champions league matches. It was an obvious tribute for its former general-secretary (2007-2...

As published in Mailsport today By Haresh Deol  haresh@mmail.com.my KUALA LUMPUR — Datuk Ong Kim Swee is not a happy man. The national Under-23 coach, who was recently made interim national coach, is dumbfounded after seeing advertisements by FA of Malaysia (FAM) in local dailies for the position of national Under-23 coach yesterday. While trying to respect his pay masters, Ong was clearly frustrated over how the new coach is being appointed. “Where do I stand?” he asked. “I still have a contract and it ends in December. I was not told about the advertisement. I wish some people would be more sensitive towards my feelings as I have been tasked to run the national team and we have an important job in front of us ... to win our coming matches and improve our Fifa ranking,” he said. Malaysia are placed 171 in the latest Fifa ranking on Thursday — its worst performance ever. The national team hope to redeem their pride when they play Laos in a friendly ...

The article below appeared on the backpage of Sunday Mail . The words in red are strictly my views. By Vijhay Vick PETALING JAYA, July 12 — Perception matters and the FA of Malaysia (FAM) failed miserably at the executive committee (exco) meeting at Wisma FAM yesterday. Perception is known as persepsi in Bahasa Malaysia. Menurut Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, persepsi bermaksud bayangan, gambaran atau tanggapan. This comes despite president Tengku Abdullah Shah pledging to the exco, via a letter read by general-secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin, he would step down if Malaysia fail to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup. Really?  This is what The Star's K. Rajan wrote in his article today: " He has pulled off a similar stunt before. Tengku Abdullah had resigned as FAM deputy president in 2007 after the national team crashed out from the group stage of the 2007 Asian Cup – without a single win. Three years later, in 2010, he was b...