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VIETNAM A SERIOUS THREAT IN SEA GAMES SEPAK TAKRAW

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KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug – Sepak Takraw has been traditionally dominated by powerhouses like Thailand and Malaysia in the biennial SEA Games but Vietnam – host for the 31st edition next year – has emerged as a serious medal contender.
The warning comes from the president of the Malaysian Sepak Takraw Association (PSM), Datuk Seri Ahmad Ismail (pic below).
The strong warning from Ahmad Ismail revealed Vietnam will be a threat, both, in the men’s and women’s events. According to Ahmad Ismail, the host nation is so serious in winning a medal next year that their men’s and women’s teams have been in training even during the Coronavirus pandemic.
After a highly glorious outing in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in 2017 where Malaysia won two golds, three silvers, and six bronze, the national team failed to strike gold in Manila and could only manage two silver and a bronze. The silvers were in the men’s regu and team regu while women’s regu won the bronze.
According to Ahmad Ismail, Vietnam has proposed to hold eight events but they have yet to finalize them.
“The Vietnam men’s team will pose a serious challenge to Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia and have shown steady improvement in their game. Their women’s team is also a serious medal contender,” added Ahmad Ismail.

SHOCK RESULTS AT THAI NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug – Three-time World Junior champion, Kunlavut Vitidsarn is the new Thailand champion when he stunned top seed, Kantapon Wangcharoen in the final at Thailand National Badminton Championships.
Third-seeded Vitidsarn defeated his better-known opponent in a three-game thriller to clinch a 21-17, 21-23, 21-11 win in an hour to round up a memorable outing in the championships which also served a selection ground to pick the team for the Thomas and Uber Cups Finals.
The Thomas and Uber Cup finals are scheduled to be held in the city of Aarhus, in Denmark from October 3-11.
For Vitidsarn it was his second big scalp in the national meet after he dumped No 2 seed and defending champion Sitthikom Thamasin in the semi-finals.
There was also an upset in the women’s singles final when fourth seed Phittayaporn Chaiwan outplayed second seed Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight game 21-16, 21-16 to stake a strong claim for a place in the Uber Cup team.
The men’s doubles up and coming Supak Jomkoh teamed up with Kittinupong Kedren to clinch the title with a 21-17, 21-13 win over Nattapat Trynkajee-Danupat Viriyangkoon.
Jomkoh was a double winner when he also won the mixed doubles with Supissara  Paewsampran. The pair defeated Ratchapol Makkasasithorn-Kanchanok Sudjaipraparat 21-13, 21-4 in the final.
For Aimsaard sisters Nantakorn and Benyapa it was sheer joy when they came out 12-21, 21-17, 21-17 winners over Nitchaon Jindapol-Rawinda Prajongjai.
Badminton Association of Thailand president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul who was voted in for a fourth term last week described the national meet as a huge success.
“We have new champions in every category. This augurs well for badminton in Thailand. There is no shortage of talent in the country,” said Khunying Patama.

HAFIZH SYAHRIN READY TO RACE THIS WEEKEND

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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug – After escaping serious injury in a scary nasty crash on Sunday during the Austrian Grand Prix, Malaysian Moto2 rider, Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah is game to race again this weekend if he gets medical clearance.
The 26-year-old Malaysian suffered the crash in the first round at the Red Bull Ring Circuit in Spielberg, Austria but is already thinking of the next race – the Styria GP which will be held at the same venue this weekend.
Hafizh, who rides for Inde Aspar Team, glad that the medical team confirmed he did not sustain any serious injuries in the crash and gave the thumbs-up sign – obviously delighted with the good news on his injuries.
“However, I still feel the pain in both legs. The left leg hurts. I am using crutches to help my movement,” said Hafizh in a text message.
“I hope to recover soon and hopefully I can ride this weekend (in the Styria GP, which is scheduled for Aug 23).
In the incident, Hafizh crashed at full speed into leader Ena Bastianini’s bike that was lying in the middle of the track after the Italian had crashed at the first curve in the first lap. The Italian dons Italtran Racing Team colors.
Hafizh hit the machine at full speed that sent him through the air while the bike was smashed into pieces.
“I consider my lucky…extremely lucky. It was a horrific crash,” added Hafizh who finished top ten in his first two outings – sixth in the Spanish GP and ninth in the Czech Republic GP.

PORTAL PELANCONGAN TEMPATAN JIMATKAN RM8 BILION

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Oleh KHALID NOORSHAH
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Ogos – Portal tempahan pelancongan tempatan yang terbantut operasinya akibat Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) pada Mac lalu, https://malaysiawelcomesyou.com dijangka dapat menjimatkan aliran wang keluar negara di antara RM7 hingga RM8 bilion setahun.
“Portal ini disokong oleh Persatuan Hotel Budget Malaysia (MyBHA), Tourism Malaysia dan lain-lain pemegang taruh dalam industri perhotelan dan pelancongan negara,” kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Olabees Sdn. Bhd, Kenneth Oh Soon Meng yang mengendalikan portal tersebut.

Beliau berkata, Malaysia Welcomes You (MWY) kini sedang bekerjasama rapat dengan Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya (MOTAC) serta Kementerian Kewangan bagi membendung aliran wang ke luar negara secara agresif supaya jumlah kehilangan wang negara boleh dikurangkan.

Kenneth Oh Soon Meng, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Olabees Sdn. Bhd.
“Bagi pengetahuan umum, menurut statistik, lebih kurang 25 peratus daripada bayaran tempahan pelancongan disalurkan ke luar negara sebagai bayaran komisen, yuran pengendalian dan cukai digital yang dikenakan oleh ejen-ejen tempahan pelancongan atas talian (OTA) luar negara.
“Adalah dianggarkan perolehan dalam industri perhotelan ialah lebih kurang RM45 bilion setahun. Ini bermakna negara kehilangan lebih kurang RM7 hingga RM8 bilion setahun daripada jualan yang dianggarkan bernilai RM30 juta setahun yang dimuktamadkan oleh OTA luar negara,” katanya.
Menurut Kenneth, rakyat Malaysia boleh membantu mengurangkan aliran keluar wang ini yang kesan pendaraban boleh meningkat kepada lima kali ganda, menjadikan jumlah besar kerugian kepada ekonomi negara ialah lebih kurang RM15 bilion setahun.
Ketika ditemui di majlis pelancaran Kuala Lumpur Welcomes You di sini semalam, beliau memberitahu bahawa idea menyediakan portal itu timbul di kalangan kawan-kawan dalam industri perhotelan apabila OTA mengenakan komisen antara 25 hingga 30 peratus bagi setiap transaksi.
“Dalam 10 tahun lalu, komisen yang dikenakan dalam lingkungan 7 hingga 8 peratus sahaja tetapi apabila kadar komisen dinaikkan dua tahun lalu, ia tidak lagi menarik bagi kami dan seolah-olah kita pula bekerja keras untuk orang lain,” kata beliau yang juga Pengerusi MyBHA Cawangan Kuala Lumpur.
Kenneth berkata, portal malaysiawelcomesyou.com telah pun dilancarkan sebelum ini pada Februari lalu tetapi operasinya terbantut selepas kerajaan mengumumkan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan pada 18 Mac lalu. Ia merupakan portal tempahan pelancongan tempatan pertama sepertinya.
“Portal itu bukan sahaja memudahkan orang ramai membuat tempahan pelancongan tetapi ia turut menyediakan maklumat mengenai tempat-tempat menarik, tempat makan dan juga pusat-pusat peranginan di seluruh negara. Sehingga ini lebih 400 pemain industri berdaftar dengannya dan saya percaya bilangannya akan bertambah dari semasa ke semasa.
“Kuala Lumpur Welcomes You ialah inisiatif MWY bagi kempen Tempah Sekarang Melancong Kemudian Cuti-Cuti Malaysia, di mana bermula dengan Kuala Lumpur, setiap negeri akan turut menonjolkan keunikan destinasi pelancongan masing-masing melalui portal malaysiawelcomesyou.com
Kenneth menggalakkan rakyat Malaysia menempah percutian domestik mereka melalui portal tersebut sambil menambah pengguna akan mendapat rebat RM1,000 daripada cukai pendapatan di bawah Pakej Rangsangan Pelancongan Covid-19 yang ditawarkan oleh kerajaan.
“Sehingga 15 September ini pengguna portal itu akan menerima hadiah istimewa seperti potongan 50 peratus harga tiket bas pelancong Kuala Lumpur Hop On Hop Off, potongan harga tiket taman tema Sunway, potongan harga tiket Aquaria dan beberapa lagi yang sedang dimuktamadkan,” katanya
Menurut beliau, bagi mengurangkan aliran wang ke luar negara, portal itu menggunakan firma tempatan KipplePay sebagai gerbang pembayarannya dan menerima pembayaran melalui kad debit, e-wallet seperti Touch ‘n Go dan Boosts dan tidak lama lagi grabpay, quiton pay dan lain-lainnya.
Kenneth berharap MWY boleh bekerjasama rapat Kerajaan Persekutuan dan semua Kerajaan Negeri, pemegang taruh dan barisan hadapan pelancongan bagi menawarkan produk dan perkhidmatan terbaik kepada rakyat Malaysia dan luar negara pada masa yang terdekat ini.
“MWY juga berharap rakyat Malaysia akan turut memainkan peranan sebagai duta kecil kampung, pekan, bandar dan bandaraya masing-masing kepada semua pelancong tempatan dan antarabangsa dengan mengamalkan budaya ceria, mesra dan berlapang dada,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, MWY juga sedang menganjurkan pertandingan vlog pelancongan dan berharap rakyat Malaysia akan menonjolkan aspek-aspek terbaik kampung, pekan, bandar dan bandaraya masing-masing dengan mengambil bahagian dalam pertandingan itu.

MELANCONG DENGAN HARGA SERENDAH RM12

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Oleh KHALID NOORSHAH
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Ogos – Seiring dengan kempen Cuti-Cuti Malaysia, para pengusaha hotel budget melancarkan kempen Tempah Sekarang, Melancong Kemudian untuk meningkatkan lagi usaha merangsangkan pelancongan domestik di kalangan rakyat tempatan.

Presiden Persatuan Hotel Budget Malaysia (MyBHA), Emmy Suraya berkata, kempen sebulan untuk tempahan akan berakhir pada 15 September ini manakala tempoh melancong ialah sehingga 31 Ogos 2021 yang mana tawaran-tawaran dan pakej hebat diberi bermula daripada harga RM12.

Dari kiri, Kenneth Oh, Datuk Azlie Halim, Izal Mahd Nor, Ahmad Alsraf Dan Emmy Suraya di pelancaran Kuala Lumpur Welcomes You semalam.
“Kesemua ahli MyBHA sebanyak 2,300 hotel budget di seluruh negara terlibat dalam kempen ini dan kami bekerjasama dengan para pengusaha pelancongan, pengangkutan, pemandu pelancong, pusat pelancongan menarik dan syarikat penerbangan,” katanya ketika ditemui pada majlis pelancaran Kuala Lumpur Welcomes You di sini petang semalam.

Turut hadir di majlis pelancaran itu yang turut disiarkan secara langsung kepada semua ahli MyBHA ialah Pengarah Kementerian Pelancongan Seni dan Budaya Malaysia Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya, Ahmad Alsraf Ahmad Mokhtar, Pengarah Wilayah Tengah Tourism Malaysia, Izal Mahd Nor, Presiden Persatuan Penulis Pelancongan Malaysia, Datuk Azlie Halim dan Pengerusi MyBHA Cawangan Kuala Lumpur, Kenneth Oh Soon Meng.

Emmy Suraya berkata, para pelancong tempatan yang mahu merebut peluang yang ditawarkan oleh kempen itu bolehlah membuat tempahan masing-masing melalui portal tempahan tempatan malaysiawelcomesyou.com yang turut menawarkan pelbagai hadiah menarik kepada penggunanya.

Presiden Persatuan Hotel Budget Malaysia (MyBHA), Emmy Suraya
Menurut beliau, kempen itu antara lain akan memupuk kepercayaan pelancong dengan pematuhan tegas Prosedur Operasi Standard (SOP) kerana ia penting bukan sahaja untuk kelestarian pelancongan domestik masa ini tetapi juga selepas berakhirnya pandemik Covid-19 nanti.
“Kami sudah pun bekerjasama dengan Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Kebangsaan (NIOSH) sejak Mei lalu bagi menghasilkan SOP yang menekankan 3K iaitu Keselesaan, Kebersihan dan Keyakinan di mana keberkesanannya sedang diukur oleh 10 hotel budget perintis di seluruh negara,” tambahnya.
Emmy Suraya berkata, kempen tempah sekarang melancong kemudian memberi keanjalan kepada pelancong tempatan untuk merancang jadual mereka di samping boleh merebut peluang kepada tawaran bayar semalam tinggal dua malam di beberapa hotel budget.
Beliau turut menggalakkan para pelancong tempatan mengambil kesempatan daripada kemudahan yang diberi oleh kerajaan di bawah Penjana di mana RM1,000 yang dibelanjakan untuk pelancongan tempatan akan dikecualikan daripada cukai pendapatan masing-masing.

HOTELS BRACE UP TO WEATHER THE STORM

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 – The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) was hoping for a more direct assistance and grants rather than loan, as such loans would eventually draw businesses into deeper debt.

“However, the industry understands Government constraints when it comes to funds and the Government needs to look at overall economy and not just tourism,” said MAH’s Chief Executive Officer, Yap Lip Seng when contacted today.

MAH’s Chief Executive Officer, Yap Lip Seng
He was responding to the announcement by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Sri Nancy Shukri who recently said that the tourism sector’s financing scheme worth RM1 billion under the National Economic Recovery Plan or Penjana is now open for applications.
“We believe the majority of our members will attempt to apply for the funds due to the attractive low interest rates,” said Yap adding that the financing will allow industry stakeholders to either fulfil loan obligations or support operations and manpower costs while awaiting economic recovery.
He said that the long awaited financing scheme is seen as a temporary solution for tourism stakeholders to weather through the storm given the current situation.
According to him, stakeholders are having difficulties managing cash flow in reopening and restarting operations given the limited sources of revenue. At the same time operators are unable to completely cease operations and risk exiting the industry permanently.
Yap said, the Covid-19 pandemic had heavily impacted everyone and not just SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises). Larger hotels and resorts had had difficulties in past months due to lack of assistance in comparison with SMEs, most were forced to take drastic actions including reducing manpower and consolidating resources for efficiency and better productivity.
“Many had also resorted to re-assigning reserves for operational purposes rather than CAPEX (capital expenditure) or reinvestments,” he added.
When asked the way forward for its members now, Yap said that the industry is generally preparing for recovery and with the commencement of domestic tourism, it also saw reasonable pick up of business at selected destinations driven by pent up demand by locals.
“Hygiene and safety are the main concerns for both travellers and operators and this involves additional costs and investments. MAH had also introduces the Clean and Safe Malaysia hygiene and safety label, benefiting hotels that are certified,” he said.
On the average occupancy rate, Yap said, MAH gathered the average occupancy of hotels in Malaysia is approximately 33% with resort and beach destinations picking up faster, and main cities and states such as Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor and Sabah still low with average occupancy between 12-20%.
According to him, based on records of announcements made by the hotels, approximately 30 hotels throughout Malaysia are still close for various reasons including refurbishments and some planning to re-open by the end of the year.
MAH has approximately 1,000 members spread across 13 chapters (states) in Malaysia.

SELANGOR ON TRACK AS IFEDAYO RETURNS

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KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Aug – Spaniard hitman Rufino Segovia hit a brace while Sean Selvaraj scored one in Selangor’s 3-0 win over Premier League outfit Negri Sembilan in a friendly match played at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi on Wednesday.
If the win was heartwarming for Selangor head coach, B. Sathianathan, the good news is the return of Nigerian striker, Ifedayo Olusegun.
Ifedayo returned last week from Lagos and is currently under quarantine in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
With a tight schedule for the league which resumes on Aug 26, Sathianathan fielded a team from his squad of 25, knowing that he will not be able to count on his first team.
”With the current situation, there is no such thing as first team or reserves. Every member of the squad will have a role to play and deliver when called upon as we are allowed to make five changes during a match.
”’It will be very taxing on the team right from the start when we play PJ City in the opening match not forgetting the injuries that can happen,” said Sathianathan (pic left).
The Red Giants will face Petaling Jaya City FC at their new ‘home venue’ which is the UiTM FC Stadium in Shah Alam on Aug 27. Selangor’s famed home venue – Stadium Shah Alam – is currently undergoing massive renovations and upgrading and is expected to be ready only in 2022.
”It was heartening to see a commendable effort from those who played against Negri (Sembilan). I gave the players a chance to go and get a feel of what to expect when the league resumes,” added Sathianathan.
Sathianathan is also keeping a close tab on Ifedayo’s progress in training which has been given to him and the Nigerian has not let him down. ”He (Ifedayo) is very professional and has been diligently following our training schedule.”
After PJ City, the Red Giants face Sabah on Sept 1 followed by a match against Melaka United at home on Sept 5.
The cruncher is against six-time Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) away on Sept 9.
Selangor’s other matches are against UiTM and Police on Sept 14 and 19 respectively.

ARULSELVARAJ’S SACRIFICES AND PASSION FOR HOCKEY

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KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Aug – Newly appointed national men’s hockey team chief coach, A. Arulselvaraj is holed up in a five-star hotel in the heart of the city to serve a mandatory two-week quarantine after arriving in Kuala Lumpur last Tuesday.
Separated by nearly 11,000km from his loving family in Dublin, Ireland, the former international was appointed to the hot seat after Dutchman, Roelant Oltmans quit the post on July 31 – just two weeks after the Johorean was named as the chief assistant coach.
Arul’s hot seat is for a two year period but the former national junior coach is all fired up to take up the challenge after the Dutchman left for home with some unpleasant remarks on the standard of hockey in Malaysia.
The bizarre turn of events took Arul and many others by surprise although the writing was on the wall for Oltman that it is only a matter of time for him to leave when he failed miserably in his mission to take Malaysia to the Tokyo Olympics now postponed to next year because of the pandemic.
”Hockey has been my passion. Feel good and excited about my new responsibilities. However, it’s hard work with lot of sacrifices to be made on the personal front,” says Arul whose family resides in Dublin.
Arul is married to former international athlete K. Soloseeni, 47, who hails from Seremban. The couple has three daughters – Tharine, 17, Erin Mridula, 11 and Deepa 9.
However, Arul was quick to point out that being away from his family is something he has got used to.
It was the same when he had coaching stints in South Africa and Ireland before his family joined him.
”The difference now is the kids are growing up. I have a wonderful wife who is capable of handling a family matter knowing that my presence will be missed during special occasions and I will be less available in person,” said Arul when commenting on the sacrifices.
He has found courage in pursuit of a life of real fulfillment to complete his unfinished job.
The lanky left-back, Arul comes with a wealth of experience and was also the national head coach for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
As the head coach of the National Junior team, his last assignment was the 2015 Junior Asia Cup in Kuantan, Pahang.

JUNE WEI KECEWAKAN DAREN

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KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Ogos – Pemain muda negara terus mempamer aksi  mantap pada hari kedua kejohanan badminton Jemputan Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM).

Dalam acara perseorangan lelaki. Cheam June Wei memastikan rekod kemenangan 100 peratus selepas tiga perlawanan sekaligus memimpin carta.

Pada aksi hari ini, June Wei melakar kemenangan straight set 21-18 , 21-11 ke atas pemain profesional Liew Daren.

“Saya tidak boleh kata perlawanan mudah kerana dia berjaya mengikat kedudukan 17 sama di set pertama.

“Tetapi saya nampak dia semakin penat dan ia menjadi peluang untuk saya mencipta kemenangan dan matlamat saya di pertandingan ini adalah untuk memburu slot ke Piala Thomas,” kata June Wei.

Cheam June Wei akan menentang Leong Jun Hao pada perlawanan sesi petang nanti.

Mengekori rapat juara Divisyen 2, Leong Jun Hao yang dipaksa bertarung tiga set sebelum menundukkan Aidil Soleh Ali Sadikin 7-21, 21-17, 21-16.

Jun Hao kini menghuni tangga ketiga, berkongsi dua mata dengan Lee Zii Jia selepas tamat saingan disebelah pagi.

Perseorangan wanita menyaksikan penguasaan Soniia Cheah yang terus mengungguli carta dengan dua kemenangan diraih setakat ini.

Beliau bagaimanapun tidak diberi laluan mudah apabila tewas di set pertama sebelum bangkit dengan kemenangan 19-21, 21-10, 21-17 ke atas Eoon Xi Xuan.

“Cara permainan saya agak berbeza kerana jurulatih mengubah corak permainan saya dan masih memerlukan masa untuk menyesuaiakan diri,” kata Soniia.

Satu lagi aksi perseorangan wanita, menyaksikan Lee Ying Ying melakar kemenangan ke atas K. Letshanaa 17-21, 21-16, 21-10.

Aksi beregu lelaki kumpulan A menyaksikan Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik menerajui carta kedudukan selepas meraih kemenangan ketiga dengan menewaskan Ching Kai Feng-Lwi Sheng Hao 21-9, 21-16.

Satu lagi gandingan Teo Ee Yii-Ong Yew Sin mengekori rapat dengan dua mata selepas melakar kemenangan kedua dengan menewaskan Ooi Jhy Dar-Yap Roy King 21-18, 21-15.

Beregu lelaki kumpulan B pula memperlihatkan kebangkitan Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong untuk memburu dua kedudukan teratas sekaligus melangkah ke separuh akhir.

V Shem-Wee Kiong melakar kemenangan kedua selepas menundukkan Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong dalam pertarungan tiga set, 21-18, 16-21, 21-17.

“Permainan kami semakin baik pada hari ini tetapi masih memerlukan penambahbaikan untuk memperbaiki kesalahan kesalahan yang tidak sepatutnya.

“Kami perlu menang perlawanan terakhir esok jika mahu ke separuh akhir,” kata V Shem.

 Kumpulan B diungguli Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin yang mengekalkan rekod kemenangan seratus peratus selepas dua perlawanan termasuk kemenangan straight set ke atas Chen Tang Jie-Nurfirdaus Azman 21-14, 21-17.

Dua beregu teratas dalam kumpulan A dan B akan beraksi di peringkat separuh akhir manakala bagi kategori perseorangan lelaki, perempuan, bergu wanita dan bergu campuran, dua pemain atau pasangan bergu terbaik akan beraksi di pentas final.

Saingan beregu wanita masih menjadi milik pasangan Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean.

Mereka mencatat kemenangan kedua selepas menundukkan gandingan Pearly Tan Koong Le-M Thinaah  dalam pertarungan tiga set, 21-10, 19-21, 21-14 sekaligus mengekalkan rekod tanpa kalah selepas dua perlawanan.

Satu lagi aksi beregu wanita menyaksikan Anna Cheong Ching Yik-Toh Ee Wei tidak berdepan masalah untuk menundukkan pasangan Teoh Mei Xing-Yap Ling dengan kemenangan 17-21, 21-15, 21-15

KEPUTUSAN PERLAWANAN – SESI PAGI

PERSEORANGAN LELAKI

Cheam June Wei  – Liew Daren (21-18, 21-11)

Leong Jun Hao  – Aidil Soleh Ali Sadikin (7-21, 21-17,  21-16)

Ng Tze Yong – Lim Chong King (21-14, 21-17)

PERSEORANGAN WANITA

 Sonia Cheah – Eoon Qi Xuan (19-21, 21-10, 21-17)

Lee Ying Ying – K Letshanaa (17-21, 21-16, 21-10)

BEREGU LELAKI – KUMPULAN A

Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik – Ching Kai Feng/Lwi Sheng Hao (21-9, 21-16.)

Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi – Ooi Jhy Dar/Yap Roy King (21-18, 21-15)

BEREGU LELAKI – KUMPULAN B

Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong – Low Hang Yee/Ng Eng Cheong                                  (21-18, 16-21, 21-17)

Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin Rumsani – Chen Tang Jie/Nurfirdaus Azman (21-14, 21-17)

BEREGU WANITA

Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean – Pearly Tan Koong Le/M Thinaah (21-10, 19-21, 21-14

Anna Cheong Ching Yik/Toh Ee Wei – Teoh Mei Xing/Yap Ling – (17-21, 21-15, 21-15)

KEDAH PLAYERS ‘CELEBRATE’ THEIR FIRST SALARY IN FIVE MONTHS

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KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Aug – After enduring nightmarish five months without pay, Kedah players were finally paid a month’s salary which was credited into their accounts on Tuesday – lifting some of the gloom in the Red Eagles camp before the M-League resumes on Aug 26.

The salary credited into the accounts of the players and team officials like coaches is for the month of July.
However, question marks remain on when the salaries for the months of March, April, May, and June will be paid.
Kedah FA President, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic left), who is also the Menteri Besar, however, has promised to resolve the remaining salary dues in a “win-win” situation soon, stressing that the arrears will not be carried forward to next year.

“That’s my promise,” he said.

Speaking at a dinner hosted by him for the team at his official residence Seri Mentaloon in Alor Setar, Sanusi added: ”I give my guarantee that the outstanding issues will be resolved this season.

”We do not want to carry the arrears into next season. I also apologize on behalf of the old and the new management for the salary arrears. Through negotiations, we have also worked a deal on Kedah FA’s outstanding EPF (Employees Provident Fund) contributions.”
According to Sanusi the figures for the arrears to the EPF and the Inland Revenue Board is RM3.8 million.
Kedah, winners of the FA Cup last year, sent shock waves in the football fraternity when news came out that the players have not been their salaries for this year.
It came to a stage when Kedah’s Singaporean coach Aidil Sharin Shak had to fork out his own money, reportedly to the tune of RM20,000, to help tide things over during the team’s training due to the financial mess.
For the remainder of the 2020 season, Kedah needs a minimum of RM25 million for the team that is currently seventh in the Super League with four points after four matches before the league was suspended on March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kedah has lined up a number of friendlies matches against Selangor and Perak before the team resumes its Super League campaign with an away match against Police at the KL Football Stadium in Cheras on Aug 27.
The Red Eagles will be at home to Petaling Jaya City FC on Sept 2 before traveling to the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium for the match against Felda United (Sept 6) and it will be another home match when they play Sabah on Sept 9.
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