Triple reward value for national athletes
BANGI: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has proposed that the value of rewards under the National Sports Incentive Scheme (Shakam) be tripled as an incentive for national athletes to bring further glory to Malaysia at the international stage. Speaking at the SHAKAM 2023 awards ceremony here last night, he felt that the current incentives were […]
174 SPM 2021 top scorers rewarded
SARIKEI: A total of 174 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 high achievers from four schools in Repok received incentives. These are meant to motivate them to pursue higher academic achievements. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii lauded the efforts of educators from the four secondary schools in ensuring that students gain knowledge in the […]
Not good to always reward athletes for winning?
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) is appalled by a recent statement by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah that it was not good to always reward athletes each time they achieve something. Its president Lina Soo said that she was stunned by Abdul Karim’s response to the national diver Pandelela Rinong’s […]
RM20K for loyalty
KUCHING: The new year started on a high for four Shell loyalists as they were announced as grand prize winners of ‘Nak Ekstra RM20,000?’, a weekly campaign aimed at turning Malaysians’ everyday journeys into rewarding experiences. This campaign rewards one grand prize winner with RM20,000 and 20 consolation prize winners with RM1,000 weekly. A total […]
Sarawak to reward SEA Games medallists
KUCHING: All Sarawak athletes who won medals at the recent SEA Games in Manila will be rewarded, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “We have not discussed that yet but definitely the state government will give them some form of incentives,” Karim told reporters at Tasik Danu Serian yesterday before joining […]
