March 25, 2008 21:19 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- In the absence of a parliamentary secretary, The Youth and Sports Ministry will create the post of a "Special Officer" to look after the development needs of Indian youths, said its newly-appointed minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He also said that the ministry was looking at a new mechanism to channel funding to sports associations in the states of Penang, Kedah, Perak and Selangor.
Most likely it would follow the example of Kelantan which has been in opposition's hands since 1990, he told reporters after making a visit to the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil here Tuesday.
Also present were his deputy, Wee Jeck Seng, National Sports Council director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong and National Sports Institute director Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz.
On Malaysia's preparations of the Beijing Olympics, he said that he would be chairing a steering committee on it next week to ensure the athletes who have qualified and others making it in time received the appropriate buildup.
He added that the ministry would also place special emphasis on using the Internet to get closer to youths as they were more technologically savvy.
-- BERNAMA
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