IN A FLASH 30 JUNE 2009

IN A FLASH 29 JUNE 2009

GOOD AFTERNOON AND SALAM MUHIBAH.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR IN A FLASH.

LANGKAWI, June 29 (Bernama) -- The return of experienced trio Bibiana Ng Pie Chin, Siti Nur Masitah Mohd Badrin and Joseline Cheah to the national shooting squad after a two-year suspension by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), has boosted the country medal hopes at the Laos Sea Games.

National shooting coach Mohd Hashim Desa hopes the presence of the three shooters would help the country achieve what the national squad had achieved in the past.

Bibiana Ng, Joseline Cheah and Siti who served a two-year suspension after testing positive for propranolol during the President Ally T. H. Ong Championships, joined the national squad in training after their suspension ended in April.

The trio are among 14 national elite shooters undergoing their first phase of training at the Langkawi International Shooting Range of Malaysia (Lisram) since June 18, under coaches Mohd Hashim and Saidov Isroil from Belarus.

The National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM) are hoping that Malaysian shooters who won three gold medals at the 2007 SEA Games in Korat, Thailand, would be able to increase that tally in Laos, come December.

Bibiana, winner of the 25m pistol gold at the Manila SEA Games in 2005 but who had to miss the Korat Games due to suspension just like Siti and Joseline Cheah, is expected to be reinstated as the favourite for the event in Laos.



/ENDS – BERNAMA

The 12th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival will go on as scheduled, from July 10 to 12.

Stringent precautionary measures, including free screening for music fans and artists, will be taken to prevent any spread of the Influenza A (H1N1) during the event.

Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Gracie Geikie said the board was working closely with the health ministry and state health department to comply with their directives and recommendations.

While there was speculation the event would be cancelled due to the H1N1, also known as swine flu, she told a press conference Monday that the festival would nevertheless, go on as scheduled.

The event will be staged at the foothill of the legendary Mount Santubong and feature four Malaysian groups and 13 foreign groups from among others, USA, France, New Zealand and Poland.

Geikie is optimistic that ticket sales for the festival could exceed twenty four thousand despite fears of the H1N1 and global economic slowdown.


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