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| Improved showing by <b>Sarawak</b> taekwondo team – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:34 AM PDT KUCHING: The performance of the Sarawak taekwondo team in this Sukma has improved when compared to the four gold and two silver medals they won in Pahang Sukma in 2012. According to Sarawak Taekwondo Association (WTF) state technical chairman and chief instructor Tan Check Joon, the state taekwondo team had brought home one more silver medal from the just concluded Sukma XVII in Kangar, Perlis. "Although two of our silver medallists failed to grab gold as they could not perform to their usual training standard in the finals, our team's overall performance standard had improved as when compared to the previous Sukma in Pahang, we won one more silver medal this time," said Tan. "After four and half months of training and staying together with our exponents in Bangkok, I know their ability well and I believe they will fight all out and won't let me down. "I did not set any gold medal target for our exponents because everyone has been working very hard and all of them have only one thing in mind, and that is to bring back as many gold medals as possible for the state." "I am fully confident that under the leadership of our president Mohamad Salleh Sani, our team of dedicated and acclaimed committee, instructors, together with the enthusiasm and teamwork from our athletes, parents support group, the best is yet to come and we are moving forward and getting prepared for Sukma 2016 in Sarawak," he added. "The excellent performance of our local athletes have since proven that we, Anak Bumi Kenyalang, can also perform away from home to fight for the honour of Sarawak," said Salleh. Meanwhile, the team's gold medals were contributed by Marena Tee Zulariffin (women's middle weight 67-73kg), Dayang Farhanah Abang Sazali (women's fly weight 46-49kg), Mohd Amirul Juwanda (men's heavy weight above 87kg) and Jenny Soh Fong Mee (women's welter weight 62-67kg). Winning the silver medals were Audrey Alexander Mula (women's fin weight 46kg and under), Shirley Kua Xiao Zie (men's heavy weight above 87kg) and Virtlam Umpau (men's welter weight 74-80kg). Other members of the team were Cynthia Li, Michelle Ting, Audrey Nu (women) and Chai Chun Hui, Tie Ton Siong, Enzo Zcifo Idi, Wong Siew Pheng, Leslie Kong (men). The team was managed by Chung Chuan Pin while the head coach was Kochphoom Nimmit and his assistants were Li Jin Voon, Pacharaporn Thongchan, Budsaban Surachet and Joseph Chang Siang Ping. Accompanying the team were lady chaperon Iviana Ajis and international referees Thomas Tang Siong Kui and Shirley Wong Hua Ling.   |
| 478 Chinese applicants from <b>Sarawak</b> make it to police academy <b>...</b> Posted: 26 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT SIBU: About 50 per cent of Malaysian Chinese who have applied to join the police force this year come from Sarawak. Speaking to the press after the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS) Police Retiree Programme under the 'Have Ex-Policemen Serve As Neigbhourhood Safety Leader' initiative at Paramount Hotel here, Sarawak Police Commissioner Dato Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said the police force received a total of 1,629 applicants from Sarawak. "The number who came for the interview was 1,220 while 478 of them made it to the academy," he said. He believed the good response from Sarawak Chinese was due to the intense promotion by the police force. "We have such a good response from the Chinese in Sarawak, hopefully next year, we can take more Chinese into the force," he said. The initiative, he added, was introduced to involve police retirees to provide information and help the police solve crime in their respective areas. "The retirees will play their role as volunteers to control and monitor their respective places using their experiences in the force." He acknowledged that some of the retirees were old, but they still had clear minds. He hoped through their involvement, the crime in the country could be reduced. More than 100 ex-servicemen joined the programme this year. Acting deputy state police commissioner SAC Dato Dr Chai Khin Chung and Sibu police chief ACP Mohd Kamal Kordi were also present at the event. |
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