Sports Minister, BAM slam former national trainee shuttler's racist remarks


PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh condemns remarks made by a former national trainee shuttler Bong Guang Yik that touched on race and religion on social media.

She also said, in a tweet Monday (Feb 13), that she had confirmed with the National Sports Council and the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), that Bong did not live in Malaysia and was only a trainee in 2014.

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