Kien Keat goes north to salvage career


KUALA LUMPUR: Koo Kien Keat, one of Malaysia’s top men’s doubles players, has joined a professional club in Thailand in a bid to rejuvenate his career.

The 28-year-old Kien Keat, who quit the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) two weeks ago, revealed on Saturday he joined Granular, a club based in Bangkok, last week.

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