COMMENT | Save money, no to 2026 Commonwealth Games

COMMENT | Let us not be suckers for punishment. Let us not be swayed by sweet promises just for pride. We lost billions previously and let us not go down the same disastrous route.

Do not waste taxpayers’ money. The government should drop the idea of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Yes, the Malaysian Olympic Council (OCM) is for it and its affiliates, the national sports associations (NSAS) have jumped on the bandwagon to support it.

OCM president Norza Zakaria says Malaysia should consider this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – and the associated support and financial investment - which will build on the success of Kuala Lumpur 1998 and put Malaysia back onto the world sporting map.

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Build on 1998?

Utter bunkum. It was offered to Malaysia after the Australian state of Victoria, which had...