Continued efforts must be taken to speed up the collection of data related to Malaysia’s billion-ringgit sports industry to justify policies and investments.
Tag: Youth and Sports Ministry
More throw weight behind Safe Sport Act, enabling athletes and officials to report abuses
Football star Brendan Gan and Olympian Goh Liu Ying have thrown their weight behind the proposed Safe Sport Act by the Youth and Sports Ministry, adding that athletes and officials should be given safe space to speak out against alleged abuses.
Malaysian Sports League kickstarts govt commitment to developing, unearthing grassroots talent
In a new initiative by the Youth and Sports Ministry, the Malaysian Sports League will be launched today in an effort to see more competitions organised at the lower levels.
Ahmad Faizal: Pro sports clubs the way forward
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, in his winding-up speech in Parliament this afternoon, says professional sports clubs are able to unearth more talents and not rely on government funding, but adds that 70 per cent of such clubs remain inactive.
Ahmad Faizal wants sports to cut across all ministries
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu says plans are afoot for sports programmes to cut across various ministries and hopes this will inculcate the sporting culture among the masses.
Sports Ministry to relook athletes’ contracts after Podium Programme gets RM240m shot in arm
Following injection of RM240 million into Podium Programme, Youth and Sports Ministry says it will relook at the contracts of athletes that were not renewed this year due to a shortage of funds.
Ahmad Faizal calls for inter-ministry cooperation in youth programmes
Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu urges Youth and Sports Ministry staff to be creative in finding solutions through youth programmes.
Leong Mun Yee dives into world of business, thanks to MACE programme
Former national diver Leong Mun Yee has expanded her business, Heroes Cafe, after finishing an entrepreneurship course organised by the National Sports Council.
Ahmad Faizal racing against time to push sports for the masses
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu knows he doesn’t have much time in office, but hopes to get more ‘sports for the masses’ programmes lined up, en route to creating a larger pool of talents and boosting the sports economy.
Youth and Sports Ministry still stuck on past glory, unable to move forward
Youth and Sports Ministry seems unable to move beyond past achievements, offering nothing new, moving forward. Meanwhile, Olympians are starting to make their feelings known.
Deadline has come and gone, still no sign of National Sports Vision 2030
There are still no updates about National Sports Vision 2030, supposed to be launched in October, despite talks that it will be among Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s 100-day KPI.
Elevate Malaysian sports – adopt ratings system to promote integrity, rid itself of dishonest practices
Instead of just words and pledges, the Youth and Sports Ministry should adopt a certification-type scheme that would rate sports organisations based on their capabilities.
Ministry needs major shift in policy if it wants sports industry to take off
While conversations regarding sports industry came alive during the recent Sports Industry Job Convention, Sportswork Group co-founder and group managing director Nur Jasni Mohamed says the Youth and Sports Ministry must transform and drive the initiative.