FCAM president Datuk Ong Kim Swee urges parents to verify the credentials of football academies and coaches before enrolling their children, stressing that all local and foreign football programmes must obtain FAM approval to safeguard coaching standards and protect young players
The death of former Kedah Darul Aman coach Rosle Md Derus has reignited concerns over unpaid salaries in Malaysian football, with FCAM president Datuk Ong Kim Swee urging FAM, the Malaysian Football League and clubs to tighten enforcement and hold errant teams accountable before more lives are affected
Former Harimau Malaya head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee has been appointed technical director of the National Football Development Programme and the Mokhtar Dahari Academy, with his two-year contract approved by the National Sports Council and taking effect from Dec 1
Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports
Rocky Bru reflects on a surprise in-flight warning about Malaysia’s pork import ban, tracing its public health roots and the politics of pig farming through a seasoned traveller’s lens