The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- Metro Watch
- New water polo coach expects to rake in a medal in the coming SEA Games
- Wong helms Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort
| Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:59 PM PDT DART COMPETITION WINNER of the 14th Malacca Open Darts Championships will be pocketing RM14,100.It will take place at the Grand Continental Hotel from June 25-26. For details, contact V.M. Ganesan (012-635 2665) or Shariff Ahmad (012-693 1295). HANDICRAFT'S LURE Looking for unique and beautifully carved wooden and traditional batik and ceramic products for souvenirs or home decoration? Check out the Pahang Handicraft Corporation complex at Kampung Pandan II, Kuantan--Terengganu bypass. Opens from Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. For details, call 09-5385677. ZERO WASTE ZONE Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) had launched the Zero Waste Zone 2011 and it is MPK's aspiration to ensure that Kuantan Town Centre becomes a zero waste zone from Jalan Tanah Putih in front of Giant Hypermarket to Teluk Cempedak. For details, call 09-5121 555/666 or log on to their website at www.mpk.gov.my CANCER COUNSELLING Mahkota Medical Centre will be providing comprehensive cancer counselling services for free to the public, in collaboration with Malacca Cancer Society, every Friday from 4-6pm at No.76, Jalan Taman Melaka Raya 25, Taman Melaka Raya, Malacca. For details, call 06-285 2931 (Dr Sanjeev), 06-285 2975 (Dr Jayendran) or 06-285 0988 (Michaelina/Koh). BALLROOM DANCE CLASS A beginner's ballroom dancing class for cancer survivors, family, friends and caretakers is held every Thursday from 11am-12pm at a monthly fee of RM10 at Malacca Cancer Society's Oasis centre. Conversational Mandarin class is held every Tuesday from 12pm to 3pm at a monthly fee of RM20. For details, call 06- 283 0988 (Oasis) ,012-399 7176 (Koh) or 012-323 9300 (Chua). VOLUNTEERS NEEDED National Stroke Association of Malaysia (Nasam) Kuantan branch is looking for volunteers to help rehabilitate stroke victims. Nasam, a non-profit organisation, will provide training. For details, call 09-566 8195 or 019- 951 0012 (Chua) CENTRE RELOCATION The Salvation Army's Hopehaven Centre for Special Children in Malacca has been relocated to its former premises at No.321, Jalan Parameswara (opposite Banda Hilir jail). It is also expanding its Early Intervention Programme and Sheltered Employment Programme. For details, contact Sarala Gopi at 06-288 2693 / 283 2101. ITEMS FOR RECYCLING Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia Kuantan branch welcomes used items such as metal containers, aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles and clothing at its recycling centre. The centre is open every Sunday from 9am to noon. For details, call 09-517 2969 / 061. SIGN LANGUAGE Those wishing to learn sign language can attend classes organised by Johor Deaf Association at Johor Communication Centre, 64-01, Larkin Perdana 3, Taman Larkin Perdana, every weekend from 2pm to 4pm. For details, call 07-234 9925 (office hours) or 019-732 5100. JAZZ DANCE Johor Baru Chinese Association holds jazz dance classes on Mondays from 11am-noon. For details, call 07-278 8999. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| New water polo coach expects to rake in a medal in the coming SEA Games Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:59 PM PDT MALACCA: Fan Kow Jan is having the best of both worlds as a civil and structural engineering consultant and raking in success in the water polo scene. A self-taught coach, the 60-year-old played for the state senior team from 1975 to 1982. He also won the state sports council Coach of the Year (2010) award last month and was appointed as the national coach for the SEA Games in Indonesia later this year. Fan, who led Malacca's water polo teams to victory with gold medals at the Sukma at Bukit Jalil recently, said the men's and women's training squads would only be finalised in mid-September following the national open invitational meet hosted by Malacca. Currently, he added, the players have been adhering to their respective state training programmes. "However, following the Malacca Open, centralised training will commence here at the Stadium Hang Jebat Aquatic Centre. "I will have just under two months to whip the teams into top shape and good form to garner podium finishes at the biennial games. "With the likes of Thailand, Singapore and hosts Indonesia, our men's team is a couple of shades behind them in match play standards. The going will be tough but we are capable of rising to the occasion to be in contention for a bronze at least." he said. As for the women's team, he said Singapore looked like the best bet for gold with the other competing teams like Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines all about even. "So there is every possibility of us picking up a bronze or maybe a silver, if luck swings our way," he said. Fan's excellent run of sporting success is also matched by his 'Charlie's Angels' comprising wife Ng Bee Yong and daughters Xiao Jun and Xin Gui. Ng was the state women's table tennis singles champion between 1975 and 1982 while Xin Gui donned Malacca colours in table tennis in the late 90's. Xiao Jun was a national paddler for over 12 years until calling it quits earlier this year. Her high points included playing for Malaysia at the Moscow World Championships and the New Delhi Commonwealth Games last year and three editions of the SEA Games beginning in 2005. With sports now becoming full-time endeavours, Fan's words of wisdom for those aspiring and harbouring hopes of wearing state or national colours hinges on the 3D's — determination, dedication and discipline. "Like for players in my state water polo training stints and my family members during their playing days, I personally ensured that all their approaches are firmly grounded on the 3D's," he added. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Wong helms Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:59 PM PDT PASIR GUDANG: The Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort has appointed Phillip Wong as its new general manager. Wong, who reported for duty in May, took over from Khoo Peck Khoon who had returned to Singapore. The 56-year-old is now tasked with the management and operations of the golf resort. Wong, a graduate from Cornell University in New York, also has a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He has more than 20 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry with reputable hotel chains such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and the Shangri-La International Group. Wong said he is looking forward to working with all the staff at the resort and hopes to lead the resort to greater heights. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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