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Positive response expected from Misbun soon — Shabery

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Misbun Sidek is expected to give a positive response in the near future pertaining to his resignation as the national singles coach, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said.


He said he made the conclusion based on a meeting between him and Misbun last night where the coach showed openness on the matter.
“I believe that the matter can be resolved in the near future. It depends on all quarters looking at this in an open and calm manner and not emotional, and putting the country’s and the sport’s interests first,” he told reporters after flagging off and participating in the “Ride for Gaza” charity cycling event, here yesterday.
He also hoped that a closed-door meeting can be held between Misbun and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) before making any further media statement to prevent any misunderstanding.
Ahmad Shabery said that in any conflict, it was important for all parties to be mindful of the feelings of others, or else there would be no end to it.
“Creating a pool of world-class players cannot be done in one or two years.
It should be based on a strong foundation, built over the years. But if we allow emotions to get the better of us, what we have built over the years can collapse in just a short period.
“And it will take a long time to rebuild it because the people may doubt whether the institutions or parties taking care of the sports actually have the interest of athletes or the country at heart,” he said.
Misbun, who had been training national singles player Datuk Lee Chong Wei since six year ago, resigned from the post on Dec 31 reportedly due to dissatisfaction over the new training structure implemented by the BAM.
On the “Ride for Gaza” event, Ahmad Shabery said it was to show solidarity with the Gaza people.
“Over 1,000 people came to Putrajaya on bicycles to show their support for the programme,” he said. — Bernama



Article by Razik Razak 


Recent Badminton News

Malaysian badminton seems to have hit its collected amount of issues. Few players have came out to say the would want to turn pro. Hafiz Hashim has been the latest to come out and say he wants to train outside the malaysian squad training. There has been much recent heat on the fact that players have said and expressed thier feelings on how the malaysian badminton training could be improved in many sectors. Hafiz Hashim with his recent lost has came out to say that he wants to train outside the Malaysian Badminton training. Hafiz Hashim born in Kelantan has hit a fall since his All England win. His form has been below par and many Malaysian citizens are concern about his future also.

Datuk Lee Choong Wei on the other hand looks as he is a man on a mission. Datuk Lee Choong Wei seems very fired up and full of passion to win and improve his stature as the world badmintons best player. Recent news has came out to say that the badminton federation of malaysia has figured out that Datuk's bad record with Lin Dan from China is caused by this lack of fitness, saying Datuk is just not as fast as Lin Dan. There has been speculation that Datuk might also turn pro but with his latest tournament win against Indonesian Taufik Hidiyat with Misbun Sidek by his side this matter seems like it has reached its end.

Hopefully for the country these matters are all put behind and if players lack training programs and discover better training tactics, the coaches should impliment it as soon as possible. On addition to this, if it is the last time Hafiz trains with the Malaysian Badminton Federation, we as a country should wish him the best.

20 january 2011 article on Tunisia

International News

Ali Baba gone, but what about the 40 thieves?

The flight of Tunisia’s longtime president leaves the small country he ruled and robbed in upheaval. Its Arab neighbours wonder whether it’s the start of a trend 

 TUNISIA now lives in fear,” Libya’s ruler, Muammar Qaddafi, told his people. “Families could be raided and slaughtered in their bedrooms and the citizens in the street killed as if it was the Bolshevik or the American revolution.”

As protests persisted across Tunisia, its president for the past 23 years, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, fled to Saudi Arabia, leaving his prime minister to try to cobble together a unity government including several former members of the opposition. It was unclear whether this would help restore calm. Several nominees refused to join the new government unless Mr Ben Ali’s party was completely swept from power. Officials said 78 people had been killed in street violence in the past few weeks; the opposition said the true figure was several times higher.

Razik Razak article to this topic

Based on this article its clear that there is a state of confusion and question in the mind of Tunisian cizitens as where this issues will move to. It cannot quite be termed a revolution, at least yet. The main instruments of control for the past 50 years, the police and the ever-ruling RCD party (a French abbreviation of Constitutional Democratic Rally) are battered and wobbly but still standing. What can be said about this is that they face no strong opposition yet the government have failed to give a state of rest to the country and it doesnt help that 78 people had been killed. This would only result in more anger in the countries people.

Everyone knows what started it: the self-immolation on December 17th of a despairing, jobless youth named Muhammad Bouazizi in the main square of Sidi Bouzid, a town in Tunisia’s hardscrabble interior. Yet there is a fierce dispute about what has sustained the revolt, encouraging furious protesters to the streets of prosperous coastal cities, galvanising near-moribund trade unions and opposition groups into action, and bringing about the dramatic scuttle into exile on January 14th of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, president for the past 23 years. And nobody is sure what Tunisia’s troubles will lead to: a transition to multiparty democracy, a military coup or a prolonged period of turmoil.

There is another way in which Tunisia’s experience could prove subtly inspiring. “The one constant in revolutions is the primordial role played by the army,” said Jean Tulard, a French historian of revolutions, in an interview in Le Monde. So far Tunisia’s army, kept small to forestall coup attempts, has won kudos for holding the fort, and not playing politics. Yet it is the army which is believed to have persuaded Mr Ben Ali to leave. Perhaps a few generals elsewhere in the Arab world are thinking that they, too, might better serve their countries by doing something similar.