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CHONG WEI (tengah) bergambar bersama ibu dan bapanya selepas menerima penganugerahan DSPN di Seri Mutiara semalam. MEW CHOO menunjukkan replika cek yang diterimanya pada majlis penganugerahan di Bukit Jalil semalam. MAAU To Hold Emergency Meeting On Alleged Sexual Harassment JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) will hold an emergency executive board meeting in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow on the alleged sexual harassment of a female liaison official in May during the Taiwan Athletic Open. Karim Ibrahim, the MAAU deputy president, has informed all board members that MAAU president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim will chair the meeting. "The president wants to get to the bottom of the allegations of sexual harassment against a woman official. "He is very concerned about the whole thing (sexual harassment) because it affects the image of the MAAU," said Karim. In a complaint letter to the MAAU dated 23 June, six of the Malaysian athletes on...

Tengku Abdullah Hopes AFC Headquarters Remains In Malaysia PEKAN, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters should remain in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur because of its suitable location within Asia, said its vice-president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. He said it was also equipped with stadiums and training facilities, and not far from the KL International Airport in Sepang and hotels. "I do not see anything wrong with our country which had prompted the AFC to make the decision to move to another country," he reporters after handing over aid to needy people here Tuesday. He was commenting on the disappointment expressed by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), at its congress on Saturday, over the AFC decision to move its headquarters out of Malaysia. Tengku Abdullah said he did not know the reasons behind the decision, adding that, "I had stated my stand at the AFC Executive Council meeting but what can I do." He denied th...

Ban On Imports Will Change Malaysian Football Landscape KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- The controversial decision by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) banning foreign players from the Malaysian League next season will change the football landscape. So what can the football fans expect next season. Can the local players fill the vacuum left by the foreign players or imports in the goal scoring department? Will main contenders Kedah, Perak and Selangor which had been dependent on the imports for goals maintain the same level of standard now that they will not be around. The contribution of the imports had been enormous and the record speaks for itself. The top four strikers in the Super League were imports. Golden Boot winner Marlon Alex James of Kedah led the charts with 23 goals followed by Carlos Caceres of Perak (17), Frank Seator of Selangor (15) and Walter Ariel Silva of Johor FC (14). Malaysia's best player was Mohd Khalid Jamlus of Perak with 13 goals who cam...

Kedah Team Members Get RM350,000 Windfall ALOR STAR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The officials and players of the Kedah team will receive rewards totalling RM350,000 on Friday for successfully defending the FA Cup title this season. FA of Kedah president Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the incentive was being given earlier to further motivate the team when they take on Selangor in the Malaysia Cup final at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. He said the official and players will receive their rewards at a special dinner to be held at the hotel they would be staying Kuala Lumpur. "More is in store for them if they win the Malaysia Cup as well," he told reporters here Wednesday. -- BERNAMA Chong Wei Pays Tribute To Coach Misbun For Success BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Lee Chong Wei, who bagged the badminton men's singles silver at the Beijing Olympics, said he was indebted to Misbun Sidek for the sacrifices the coach put to help him rise to be a to...