The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry is working on ways to encourage tourism in Malaysia, catering to foreign and domestic travellers, especially Singaporeans, while ensuring the safety of the rakyat and the visitors.
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Dribble into basketball, Saifuddin urges companies
Communications and Multimedia Minister and avid basketball fan Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has urged more corporations to invest in the sport as he hopes to see it scale to great heights.
Back to starting line as elite athletes race to get fit
The Movement Control Order imposed on March 18 has affected the fitness levels of Malaysia’s elite athletes. The National Sports Institute is now helping the athletes to get back on track ahead of several major tournaments next year.
YB Khairuddin, where was your pink wristband?
Plantation, Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali has been taken to task for breaking quarantine rules that have seen other Malaysians jailed and slapped with fines. If he was wearing the mandatory pink wristband, why was he allowed in Parliament?
NSI may help Iskandar Malaysia in new sports project
As Iskandar Malaysia in Johor plans to go sporty, talks are being held with the National Sports Institute to get its expert views over the new project.
Hey Joe, you’re Malaysia’s next football star
You may be an ordinary Joe but if FA of Malaysia (FAM) gets its grassroots revamp plan going, you could be the next football hero.
Political instability will (hopefully) no longer hamper Malaysian football in FA to FC change
As state football teams move from FA to FC, the FA of Malaysia hopes professionally-run outfits will be free from political influence. Time will tell if the politicians and fans are truly ready for a profit-making set-up.
Why the silence in Gopal Sri Ram and Wan Ahmad Fayhsal issues?
Burger stall operator Mohd Asri Hamid’s allegations make authorities act but in the cases of prominent lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram and Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, the powers that be have remained silent.
‘Dato’ at supermarket thinks he is immune to coronavirus
Does the coronavirus choose its victims? There was this defiant person at a supermarket who seemed to think he was immune since he is a ‘Dato’. He could very well turn out to be the next super spreader.
High-profile corruption charges show fighting graft remains top agenda, says TI-M
Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) says people should not be drawn into talk that high-profile corruption cases are politically motivated as former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng latest to be dragged to court.
Distribution of doctors vital to ensure proper care for all
The doctor to population ratio in Malaysia stands at 1:454 but former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and former Malaysian Medical Association president Prof Datuk Dr N.K.S. Tharmaseelan insist it is the distribution of doctors and health experts nationwide that needs to be addressed.
Expect GE soon as Umno and PAS still need Muhyiddin
Umno insiders claim a general election will be called soon as the party wants to strike while the iron is hot by riding on Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s feel-good influence before it fades.
What’s next for NFDP? Where are 2017 SEA Games accounts?
Meeting this week will kickstart series of discussions about future of National Football Development Programme (NFDP). Should the government continue babysitting the programme with taxpayers’ money? Also, it’s been three years and there is still no sight of the 2017 KL SEA Games accounts.