Article 88: Who's The Next Victim?

          The Article 88 in Football Association Malaysia (FAM) has been a hot issue lately. According to this article, only the president of FAM and the secretary have the right to openly criticize the FAM organisation. For this reason, a few high-profile sports personalities were punished under Article 88 including former national coach B Sathianathan, FAM deputy president Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Perlis FA president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and the latest, Johor FA president Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.

            Recently, the national coach, Datuk K. Rajagobal voiced his concern over the lack of local strikers in the M-League. Rajagobal was said to have done this following the national side’s 4-1 drubbing by Saudi Arabia in a friendly match on March 17. As a national coach, he deserves to voice out his opinion regarding the national team's performance. If the team's performance is not good, then the first person to be blamed is the coach himself. So, he has every right to concern about his job.

           Besides, if the quality of the Malaysian league is good enough, then why did the Young Tiger A squad was sent to Slovakian league? This issue has raised a big question to all football fans. Perhaps, we should focus more on improving the quality of the league rather than focusing on the Article 88 itself. I do agree that the article should be maintained or otherwise many people will condemn FAM freely, but I believe that it is not yet perfect.

           According to the Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, the article should be revised if it is contradicted to the The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Who's bigger between FIFA and FAM? I personally hope that some changes will be done to improve the national side of football. What's the point of having a perfect football organisation if the football squad itself fall to 164 rank in FIFA's national squad ranking?

UNIQLO to Open First Store in Terengganu in April 2013 | The biggest outlet in East Coast!

NEWS RELEASE
March 28, 2013


Kuala Terengganu - Founded in 1949, the popular Japanese brand with the philosophy, MADE for all announces plans to open its first store in Terengganu, increasing accessibility of its unique offerings to Malaysians.

Located in the heart of the Waterfront Heritage City, the new UNIQLO Shopping Avenue Store will open this spring. Featuring a 20 000 sq. ft. sales floor, it is the biggest store in East Coast.

The global clothing retailer is extending its presence in prime locations around Malaysia. Targeting the working class professionals and family crowds, the store will also cater to people living away from the city centre. As the first outlet in East Coast, UNIQLO aims to reach out to a new group of fans within the area.

The UNIQLO Shopping Avenue Store will offer a great selection of UNIQLO men's, women's, kids' and babies' clothing lines. With a variety of stylish apparels and Japanese-style customer service, the UNIQLO Shopping Avenue Store will promote its best brand.

Mr. Satoshi Onoguchi, Managing Director of UNIQLO (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and UNIQLO (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. said that the brand has been well-received in Malaysia. He added that the strong response has propelled UNIQLO's growth in Malaysia. 

At the end of January 2013, UNIQLO operated 1206 stores in the market including 23 stores in the four Southeast Asian countries. As one of the regions that offers tremendous opportunities for growth, the company looks forward to accelerate store openings around the region.

The opening of the first store in Terengganu will allow UNIQLO to offer diverse line-up of high quality apparels at attractive price for East Coast residents.

Contact: Mohd Ruqaim, Public Relations Manager, Uniqlo(M) Sdn. Bhd.
             Tel- 03-22256788