SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) is ready to discuss syariah-compliant sportswear guidelines for the 2028 Malaysia Games (Sukma) with the Kelantan state government, as it will be the host for that year.
However, its minister Hannah Yeoh said the current focus was on Sukma Sarawak to be held next year and efforts to implement Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Social Security Organisation (SSO) contributions for athletes in the Podium Programme in January.
“I believe the state (government) of Kelantan has its views, the Federal government also has its own views. This issue was not raised during our meeting but in their (Kelantan) State Legislative Assembly meeting.
“We still have not received anything from the Kelantan State Executive Council, and they just got a new council member; so we will wait for the meeting later,” she said after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and the National Sports Council (MSN) at the Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Chancellery building today.
On Monday (November 27), Kelantan Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said the state government will hold discussions with KBS and MSN regarding syariah-compliant sportswear guidelines for Sukma 2028.
He was responding to a supplementary question from Gaal state assemblyman Mohd Rodzi Ja’afar, who wanted to know if the state government could ensure that athletes from other states who participated in Sukma also wore syariah-compliant sports attire.
— Bernama
