Our forgotten sports heroes


Remember when Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1967? Some of the members of that winning team remain unrecognised despite their heroic performance in front of the hostile crowd of home supporters back then.

YEW Cheng Hoe is a well-known community leader in Petaling Jaya. The lanky elderly man heads the Damansara Jaya Owners and Residents Association, one of the best organised neighbourhoods in the country.

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