PETALING JAYA: Former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coach Wong Tat Meng is able to converse clearly and has been put on a wheelchair for the first time. Roketto Badminton Club in Sydney, where Tat Meng is currently coaching, shared the positive update via social media after the 58-year-old’s motorcycle accident. “Coach Tat Meng is progressing remarkably...
KUALA LUMPUR: A wushu coach was today sentenced to 13 years in jail for sexually assaulting one of his students three years ago. Judge Tasnim Abu Bakar handed down the sentence on Gjeblehim Bong after ruling that the defence failed to raise a reasonable doubt to the prosecution’s case. She also ordered him to be whipped four times. The...
SINGAPORE: After more than two years since she was last seen leaving a Nara guesthouse for a hiking trail in Japan, Patricia Wu-Murad, wife of a former Singapore women’s basketball coach, has been confirmed dead by her family. Her family received confirmation of her death on May 9, said her husband Kirk Murad. Pattie, as the Taiwanese-American...
Few people can say they have had a more unforgettable bus ride than Malaysian Xiao Hong Shu user TK (TK很OK!). TK was recently on a coach, when all of a sudden, he was hit by an overwhelming “smell of poop”. Like any other self-respecting Gen Z, TK whipped out his phone, documented the incident, and shared it on social...
KUALA LUMPUR: A part-time badminton coach pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (July 29) to a charge of drink-driving, causing the death of a motorcyclist. Kum Yi Fan, 24, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol to the extent of causing the death of Zulkifli Md Ariff, 54, on...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Cheng Hoe has become the first Malaysian to coach a club in a Thai League football match. The 55-year-old, who was appointed Police Tero coach on Feb 29, was on the sideline when his side held Nakhon Pathom 1-1 at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday (March 2). Police Tero's goal was scored...
