The health and well-being of national men’s singles player Ng Tze Yong is more important than participation in Olympic qualifying tournaments, said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria today.
Former men’s singles player Muhammad Hafiz Hashim spent a year coaching in India, and he also had the opportunity to be within the system that has elevated players from the South Asian power.
The concern expressed by Datuk Lee Chong Wei regarding the state of Malaysian badminton has merit, but it does not reflect the overall performance of the current national squad, according to Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria.
Under P.V. Sindhu’s leadership and with seasoned players like Ashwini Ponnappa in the women’s team, India, with an average age of 22.6-years-old, claimed their first BATC title since the tournament’s inception in 2016.
Langkah Dubai, a move by the opposition to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, is allegedly masterminded by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his right-hand man Tun Daim Zainuddin.
After eight years of operating on the top floor of Menara MPAJ in Ampang Jaya, local punk music venue Rumah Api will be relocating later this year due to increased rental and related arrears that accumulated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
