Postponement of Haj, a bilateral decision
BY MUAMMAR EUSOUFFI ZAINOL ABIDIN KUALA LUMPUR: The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Malaysia, Datuk Dr Mahmoud Hussien Saeed Qattan, said the decision by the Malaysian government to delay the sending of Haj pilgrims this year was made in the interest of Muslims to curb Covid-19. Qattan also said he has been checking on the views of Malaysian (Muslims) […]
‘Last option’ — no Olympic postponement beyond 2021
TOKYO: Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the “last option” for holding the delayed Tokyo Games on Thursday, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. Bach said he backed Japan’s stance that the Games will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t under control by next year. In March, the Tokyo […]
Educators’ opinions on exam cancellation, postponement
KUCHING: Educators are generally in favour of the cancellation of this year’s Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examinations as well as the postponement of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. St Joseph’s Private School principal Father Francis Lim said […]
AFC competitions scheduled till June postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: Regional level football is not going to see a return for at least another two months, as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided to postpone all matches and competitions scheduled to take place in May and June until further notice. It is due to the continued preventive measures and travel restrictions put in place by […]
Postponement of Tokyo Games to cost IOC millions
MOSCOW: The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hundreds of millions of dollars, reported Sputnik news agency — based on IOC President Thomas Bach’s quotes in an interview with the German Welt Am Sonntag newspaper published on Sunday. In late March, the […]
Olympic athletes relieved with new Tokyo date
KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement of a new date for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games brings much relief to the sports community in particular athletes who have endured mental stress during the period of uncertainty due to Covid-19 pandemic. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president, Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said Malaysia is pleased that the postponement has been confirmed sooner than expected. “OCM […]
‘Tokyo Games not limited to summertime’
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics could take place earlier than the summer of 2021, Kyodo News reported International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as saying on Wednesday. A day after announcing the decision to postpone this year’s Olympics due to the new coronavirus pandemic, Bach told reporters by conference call that other options beside the traditional summer […]
AHF defers two Asian hockey tourneys
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has decided to postpone the 2020 Men’s Junior Asia Cup Tournament and also the 2020 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy competition in June to a later date, due to global Covid-19 pandemic. AHF in their website www.asianhockey.org said the postponement is unavoidable and that the decision is to protect the safety and health of the athletes, […]
Japanese Prime Minister says Tokyo Olympics postponement possible
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Parliament on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games could be postponed because of the global spread of the coronavirus, reported Xinhua news agency. But he also pointed out that cancelling the Games is impossible, echoing the view of the IOC, which said in a statement on Sunday […]
Port Authority appreciation dinner postponed
MIRI: The Miri Port Authority appreciation dinner, scheduled for today at Mega Hotel here has been postponed until a later date as part of Covid-19’s preventative measures. In a statement released yesterday, it said that the decision was made following the advice from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) and the declaration as a pandemic […]
