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MP pans minister's silence on funding cut for athletes, proposes solutions
Published:  Jan 8, 2022 2:09 PM
Updated: 8:06 AM
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Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has criticised Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu for not addressing steep budget cuts that saw over a hundred athletes dropped or receiving allowance reductions.

The lawmaker pointed out that to date, only the National Sports Council director-general Ahmad Shapawi Ismail dared to face the media to explain the serious issue...


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