01/04/2009
Saufi elected to lead silat body (The Borneo Post)
SIBU: Saufi Isnawi was unanimously elected as the president of Pertubuhan Seni Silat Nafas Alam Wilayah Sibu (Nafas WS) during its inaugural annual general meeting here yesterday.
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01/07/2009
DAILY EXPRESS NEWS (Sabah Daily Express)
BANGKOK: Organisers of this year's Southeast Asian Games have called for understanding among member countries after Malaysia's sports minister blasted Laos for turning the competition into a low-level "community Games".
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01/06/2009
Jehan craves new challenges (The New Straits Times)
Actor Jehan Miskin gives the lowdown on his latest movie Ransan and reveals why he’s more inclined towards TV productions. HIZREEN KAMAL writes.
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01/06/2009
Laos will host 26 sports in SEA Games (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) have clarified that Laos will host 26 sports and not 25 in the SEA Games from Dec 9-18. The OCM secretary general, Datuk Sieh Kok Chi , said that recent reports were wrong and gave a picture that some sports had been dropped arbitrarily by the hosts.
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01/05/2009
RP kicks off Southeast Asian games preparations (Yehey!)
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has allocated an initial P3 million for the country’s preparation in the 2009 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated later this year in Vientiane, Laos. PSC Chairman William Ramirez said the amount would be used to purchase sports equipment, training uniforms and other training supplies of the athletes.
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01/04/2009
SPORTCHECK: Minister gives Sea Games the thumbs down (The New Straits Times)
THE Sea Games are a full-fledged circus and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday said it is no longer on the priority list for Malaysia.
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01/03/2009
Flashes of brilliance in so-so year (The Borneo Post)
OVERALL, 2008 was only so-so for sports in Sarawak with the exception of Sukma where the state has been able to maintain its top three position with consistency.
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12/31/2008
Hosts finally reach AUG 2008 target (The Borneo Post)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia finally managed to achieve their target of becoming the overall 14th Asean University Games 2008 champions with 90 gold, 79 silver and 47 bronze.
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12/31/2008
And the Games go on (The Star)
The bleak economic situation predicted for 2009 will also impact sports for the coming year. Championships will go on and games will be played but on probably a much smaller scale or with less spectacle. Take Formula One for example – its governing body recently announced a series of cost-cutting measures for 2009. Among them are longer-lasting engines, limits on expensive testing and reduced ...
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12/30/2008
Muslims should adapt according to pilgrimage concept (The Borneo Post)
KUCHING: Muslims should study changes in society and adapt to them in line with the concept of ‘penghijrahan’ (pilgrimage). State Mosque Charitable Trust Board (LAKMNS) honorary secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Bujang Mohamad Nor said changes should be accepted with an open mind by society.
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