05 Apr

NSC has been under the microscope since the issues was highlighted by Malay Mail reporter and Astro Arena Panelist Haresh Deol. May be this is a good discussion material for the Cafe Sukan program on Astro Arena. Read Here National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong and NSC management division director Abdul Rashid Yaakub have been let off the hook after the Sports Ministry decided that the acquisition of two premier chalets by the council in 2004 was not their fault. The two units of Legend Water Chalets in Port Dickson, which cost RM850,000, were purchased during Datuk Wira Mazlan Ahmad’s tenure...

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08 Feb

THE MALAY MAIL HARESH DEOL MINISTRY PROBES NSC KUALA LUMPUR: The Youth and Sports Ministry has started its probe into the controversial purchase of two chalets in Port Dickson by the National Sports Council (NSC). Its minister, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek, in voicing his displeasure over NSC's investments in such properties, wants to get to the bottom of the issue. “This happened sometime back and I’m unaware as to why NSC bought the chalets in the first place,” he said. “I’ve been asking them (NSC officials) the same question. Buying chalets is not the core business of NSC.” Shabery was told, during a board of directors...

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05 Feb

ZOL COMES CLEAN ON AUDITORS REPORT NSC's Chalet fiasco: It was supposed to be a secret NSC wanted to avoid misuse by some 'high ranking officials' Haresh Deol Friday, February 5th, 2010 11:38:00 Sources told The Malay Mail that the council was forced to keep the purchase under wraps for fear of it being misused by “higher ranking officials within the Sports Ministry”. KUALA LUMPUR: The National Sports Council, apparently, wanted to keep the purchase of the two premium chalets in Port Dickson "a secret". The Malay Mail, in its report "NSC in the soup — again!" published yesterday, revealed that the council was ticked off by the Auditor-General after...

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05 Feb

Purchase of water chalets irks Auditor-General Haresh Deol Thursday, February 4th, 2010 10:51:00 CONTROVERSIAL: The Legend Water Chalets in Port Dickson — Pic: Hussein Shaharuddin PUTRAJAYA: Two premium chalets for RM850,000 — and they were never used since 2006! The Malay Mail learnt that the National Sports Council (NSC) purchased two units of the Legend Water Chalets in Port Dickson without the approval of the council's board of directors. This was revealed in the 2008 Auditor-General's Report. The report suggested "disciplinary action" be taken against officials involved in the transaction. The purchase of the chalets, installed with jacuzzis and see-through floor panelling with a view of the sea, was...

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08 Dec

National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong described the action of the men's football team to manhandle match officials after their 1-3 loss to Vietnam, as a disgrace to the country. He added that the reason offered by head coach K. Rajagobal that the incident was triggered by bias and controversial decisions made by the referee against Malaysia, cannot be accepted."To me, the referee was fair and indeed a number of decisions made by him favoured the Malaysian team," said Zolkples who was among those who watched the match on Sunday. In the match held at the Main Stadium of the...

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28 Jul

National Sports Council (NSC) acting director-general Abdul Jalil Abdullah hopes national athletes would be able to achieve their respective targets when competing in the Mini Olympics.The Mini Olympics, organised for the first time as preparations for the 2012 London Olympics, is open to athletes who are ranked among the top in the eight sports to be contested." It is not a state or national meeting but open to all athletes who are eligible to compete. There is also no age limit," he told reporters here Monday.The Mini Olympics was initiated following a resolution adopted after the National Sports Convention last year...

09:10 / Local / Sports
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03 Jun

IN 2006 I graduated with an MBA from Monash University, during the two year program I studied about succession planning and talent management (Human Resource Management module). I have always tried to relate this back to the sporting environment in this country. Sadly both National Sports Council (NSC) and Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) have their their own views on the above matter. WHO is being groomed to take over the "GOOD WORK" that is done or being done by NSC Director General Datuk Zolkples Embong or for that matter OCM secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi. Do this two association have...

03:53 / Local / Sports
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22 May

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will adopt an open door concept in hiring a new project manager. The BAM are currently looking for an interested and qualified person to fill the “hot seat” to monitor the training and coaching set-up. The person will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of all the elite and back-up training programmes and to keep the coaches on their toes. He will be the link between the people on the ground, the coaches and players, and the BAM coaching and training committee, headed by Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh. It will be first time in many years that...

03:35 / Local / Sports
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