<b>Sarawak</b> football mourns loss of a favourite son – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Berita Sarawak - News 2 Sarawak |
| <b>Sarawak</b> football mourns loss of a favourite son – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:07 AM PST by Matthew Umpang, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on January 14, 2014, Tuesday KUCHING: The sudden death of Sazali Mohd Ramli the player who scored the winning goal against Kuala Lumpur in Sarawak's only triumph in the FA Cup in 1992 last Sunday has cast a gloom over the state's football fraternity. He was found lifeless in his jogging suit at Millienium Park Tanjung Kidurong apparently due to heart attack while jogging. His body will be flown here today to be buried at the Samarriang Muslim cemetery today. Sazali was among the first players recruited by Alan Vest when he took over Sarawak in 1991. Initially he played as left winger before Vest converted him into left back. That team captained by Abdul Jalil Ramblee was a more refined progression of the rough and tumble Ngap Sayot mob under maverick coach Awang Mahyan which took Malaysian football by storm in the late 1980's. Under Vest Sarwak shed their somewhat outlandish Ngap Sayot sobriquet in favour of more recognizable alter ego, Bujang Senang, the mythical crocodile. Sazali was vital cog in that team with his no nonsense tackles and speedy overlapping runs from the back. The crosses delivered with his left foot provided fodder for the hulking Australian imported striker John Hunter. Sazali who hailed from Kampung Surabaya here quit the state team to move to Bintulu in 1997 to work as an auxiliary police for Petronas citing the need to "opt for the security of his job instead of the lucrative but relatively short career of professional football". Several Bujang Senang fans who remembered him fondly called The Borneo Post to express their disbelief and sorrow over the loss of the player who etched his name in Sarawak's football folklore with that winning goal he scored in the 1992 FA Cup final. Among the first to express sorrow over Sazali's death was Sarawak Football Fans Club (SFFC) president Peter Moni who said, "It was a sad day for Sarawak football. We are talking about a man who played a vital role in the success of Sarawak football here." Peter believed Sazali was "the best left back" ever to don the state's colours. Abdul Jalil when contacted by The Borneo Post yesterday remembered Sazali as a popular character and an excellent footballer. "I recall that he was a jovial character and a friend to everyone during our time playing for Sarawak. He was well-liked and got along with everyone." Jalil vividly remembered that goal scored by Sazali in the cup final, without that effort Sarawak's trophy shelf would still be without any national silverware he mused.  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
| Sabah and <b>Sarawak</b> to receive 20 Fulbright English teaching <b>...</b> Posted: 14 Jan 2014 11:06 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah and Sarawak will each receive 10 Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) while the remaining 80 will be assigned to primary and secondary schools across Terengganu, Johor, Pahang and Perak. The 20 ETAs will be designated to 20 different schools in Sabah and Sarawak where some of them will be placed in the city and the outskirts. These ETAs have just completed their national-level orientation and will depart to their respective states on Jan 22 for their orientation. They begin their 10-month stints on Feb 3. "The Malaysian government is grateful to the ETAs for their commitment to provide language support in the education sector. The implementation of Fulbright English Teaching Assistants programme has strengthened ties between Malaysia and US," Education director-general Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said during a reception at the official residence of the US Ambassador to Malaysia here. "We received credible and good responses from teachers, students and communities from the previous ETA programme," he added. "Sabah and Sarawak do need a lot of helping hands to put them on par with the peninsula in terms of education and level of achievement," said Education Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Madinah Mohamad in her speech. "Malaysia is a developing country that strives to be a developed nation by 2020 and for us to do that we must be able to gauge on par with the international community, therefore we must master the English language," she said. There are 450,000 teachers under the Education Ministry and the greatest barrier to achieving the aspiration to produce the desired human capital by 2020 is English proficiency of Malaysian teachers that will translate into results in primary and secondary schools. "The Fulbright ETA programme shows that the Malaysian government and US government highly regard this kind of education exchange, people to people connection as fundamental pillars for two nations to get closer together and develop friendship," said US Ambassador to Malaysia, Joseph Yun. "The programme is a positive and valuable experience for the ETAs as well as the schools, students and teachers. I cannot say enough good things about this programme," he added. The reception at the residence honoured the 100 Fulbright ETAs from the United States. The ETA's main objective is to enrich and enhance English instruction in primary and secondary schools by providing American native speakers who strengthen English language education and mutual understanding. In addition to their classroom work, the ETAs organise extra-curricular clubs and activities conducted in English while gaining a deep understanding of Malaysian culture by living and working in towns and cities throughout the six states. The programme is jointly administered by the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (Macee) and the Malaysian Ministry of Education and supported by the US Embassy. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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