MP pans minister's silence on funding cut for athletes, proposes solutions

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...