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Nicol, Duncalf set up final clash at World Open Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:32 PM PDT World number one Nicol David stayed on course for her sixth World Open squash title after defeating Netherland's Natalie Grinham to reach the final. Nicol, 28, who has won five World Open titles, needed 44 minutes to beat Grinham in a straight set of 11-9, 11-4 and 11-6 at the Victoria Squash in Rotterdam, Saturday. "Playing Natalie again on her home turf, with a big crowd like this, it was always going to be difficult, and winning that first game was crucial. "You can't afford to think about it being a World Open semi-final, and breaking records or anything like that, you just have to treat it as another tournament, keep your focus and play each match as it comes," said Nicol as quoted in the competition official website, www.worldopensquash2011.com. Nicol will be meeting her arch-rival and world number two, Jenny Duncalf of England in the final which will be held at 2pm local time today. Their last meeting in a final match this year was at the Australian Open on Aug 14, where Nicol won her first Australian Open title. Jenny booked her berth in the final after defeating Samantha Teran of Mexico also in straight set of 11-9, 11-4 and 11-7 in 36 minutes. In the men's category, top seed Nick Matthew of England will meet France's Gregory Gaultier in the final. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Matrade gains significant in-roads in 110th Canton Fair Posted: 05 Nov 2011 10:39 PM PDT Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has gained significant in-roads into the 110th Canton Fair with a total of RM42,336 million of sales achieved at the five-day fair, which ended last Friday. Malaysian participants, who are mostly from the food and health sector also managed to close immediate sales of RM518,000 during the fair, said Matrade Ceo Dr Wong Lai Sum. "China itself, with its huge population, offers an enormous market coupled with the growing numbers of investors, there is now a large demand for a variety of food tailors for the international palette. "Many foreigners frequent this fair every year and there is opportunity not only to sell to China but also to these new markets," he said in a statement sent here, today. The Canton Fair, a prestigious biannually event since 1957, was held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou. It attracted wide patronage of overseas buyers and huge business turnover in China. -- Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Aidiladha celebrated in moderation, people cautious of possible flooding Posted: 05 Nov 2011 09:55 PM PDT Aidiladha celebrated in moderation, people cautious of possible flooding KUALA LUMPUR -- Muslims nationwide celebrated the Aidiladha in moderation and in cautious mode today following the possibility of flooding due to rainy season, especially in states in the northern part of the peninsula. However, pleasant weather in the morning allowed Muslims to perform their Hari Raya prayers, followed by the sacrificial slaughter of cattle. There are currently 28,000 Malaysians performing the haj including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. The prime minister and his wife left for Saudi Arabia on Oct 31 accompanied by Najib's mother Tun Rahah Mohamad Noah, brother Datuk Mohamed Nazim and Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. In KUALA LUMPUR about 10,000 people, including foreigners, performed the Aidiladha prayers at the National Mosque. They arrived as early as 7am to perform prayers led by the Grand Imam, Ustaz Ehsan Mohd Hosni. -- Bernama Air your comment on this issue: Aidiladha celebrated in moderation, people cautious of possible flooding Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

TRANSFERS ALLOWED Posted: 05 Nov 2011 05:30 PM PDT 2011/11/06 By P. Selvarani and Chandra Devi Renganayar nsunt@nst.com.my D-G: Parents may move kids to schools still offering Maths, Science in English KUALA LUMPUR: School heads will decide the medium of instruction that best suits their students for Science and Mathematics next year, and parents will be allowed to transfer their children to other schools if the option they want is not offered in their current schools. Education director-general Datuk Seri Abd Ghafar Mahmud told the New Sunday Times yesterday that school heads could choose to have Science and Mathematics in Bahasa Malaysia or English, or in both languages for a particular level from next year. This follows the government's decision to allow a gradual phasing out of English for the teaching of the two subjects. "For instance, a school like the Taman Tun Dr Ismail primary school in Kuala Lumpur has students from Taman Tun Dr Ismail and nearby Sungai Penchala. In such cases, school heads can have separate classes where the subjects are taught in English and Bahasa Malaysia, respectively." If a school did not offer the option parents wanted, they could request for their children to be transferred to the nearest school which offered the subjects in that medium of instruction, he said. "We will facilitate the transfers," Ghafar said, adding that a circular to this effectwas sent out to all the 9,996 primary and secondary schools on Friday to avoid any confusion that might arise following the decision to allow schools to choose the medium in which they wanted to teach the two subjects. He said all state education directors and district education officers had also been briefed on this procedure. On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that all students under the PPSMI (the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English) cohort would be allowed to continue to learn the two subjects in English until they completed their schooling. He also said that national school students would also be allowed to study the subjects either fully in English, Bahasa Malaysia or both. Vernacular school children can also opt to learn Science and Mathematics in their mother tongue or English or both. With this soft-landing approach, the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in primary schools will be carried out fully in Bahasa Malaysia in 2016 while secondary schools will fully use Bahasa Malaysia in 2021. Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said the decision to allow a gradual phasing out of English for the teaching of the two subjects was made in the best interests of the estimated five million students in the country and after taking into account the views of parents and various groups. At the same time, he said, the Education Ministry would take steps to strengthen the teaching of English as a subject under the upholding the Malay language and strengthening the command of English policy. (MBMMBI). Ghafar said the decision to discontinue the PPSMI was based on a month-long survey of 9,519 primary and secondary schools by the ministr y's Education Policy and Research Division which revealed that 70 per cent of those who had the option to learn the subjects in both languages, opted to study in Bahasa Malaysia fully. The study showed that less than five per cent of the number of classes at 7,495 primary schools fully used English for the teaching and learning of the subjects. At the secondary level, less than nine per cent of the classes at 2,192 schools fully adopted PPSMI. "So we are heading in the right direction by introducing the MBMMBI," Ghafar added. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Badminton / World Junior Championships: Zulfadli's final hurdle Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:40 AM PDT 2011/11/06 By K.M. Boopathy boopathy@nst.com.my ZULFADLI ZULKIFLI ZULFADLI Zulkifli is just a match away from achieving a dream double while Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi advanced to their second consecutive boys' doubles final in the World Junior Championships in Taipei yesterday. Zulfadli became the first Malaysian to win the Asian Junior boys' singles crown in Lucknow, India in July and he will attempt to end the nation's drought in the same event of the World Juniors today. It has been a confident ride for Zulfadli so far and in the semi-finals, he defeated Kento Momota of Japan 21-18, 21-18 to reach the final in his last outing in the tournament. Standing between him and the title is defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, who edged Sameer Verma of India 21-19, 21-19, who starts as the favourite in the final. "I feel very happy to be in the final tomorrow (today). I will try my best against him," said Zulfadli. "This is the second time I will playing him. I won the first meeting in Sweden but that was four or five years ago. But this time, he is physically stronger and taller than me." Other Malaysians who had featured in previous finals were Yeoh Kay Bin in 1998 and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin in 2009 but both finished runner-up to China shuttlers Chen Gan and Tian Houwei respectively. Malaysia's strong tradition in the boys' doubles continued when Nelson-Ee Yi advanced to the final after beating Taiwan's Tien Tzu Chieh-Wang Chi Hao 21-8, 21-17. They will meet Asian Junior champions Huang Po Jui-Lin Chia Yu, who beat Indonesia's Ronald Alexander-Selvanus Geh 21-19, 21-23, 21-15, in the final today. Po Jui-Chia Yu crushed Nelson-Ee Yi's hopes of securing the Asian Junior crown by eliminating them in the semi-finals. However, Nelson-Ee Yi have been brilliant throughout the tournament and had beaten Poh Jui-Chia Yu in the team event earlier in the week which Malaysia won for the first time. Nelson-Ee Yi were runners-up to compatriots Ow Yao Han-Yew Hong Kheng last year and have a big responsibility in maintaining Malaysia's dominance in the event since 2008. Mak Hee Chun-Teo Kok Siang won the title in Pune in 2008 while Yao Han and Chooi Kah Ming were victorious in Alor Star in 2009 followed by Yao Han and Hong Kheng's success in Mexico City. There will be no double cheer for Nelson though after he and Chow Mei Kuan lost 21-17, 20-22, 21-16 to Ronald Alexander-Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia of Indonesia in the mixed doubles semi-final. Indonesia are assured of the mixed doubles crown as Alfian Eko Prasetya-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja defeated South Korea's Choi Sol Kyu-Chae Yoo Jung 21-13, 22-20 in the other semi-final. RESULTS — (All S-Finals) Boys' Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Sameer Verma (Ind) 21-19, 21-19; Zulfadli Zulkifli (Mas) bt Kento Momota (Jpn) 21-18, 21-18. Doubles: Huang Po Jui-Lin Chia Yu (Tai) bt Ronald Alexander-Selvanus Geh (Ina) 21-19, 21-23, 21-15; Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi (Mas) bt Tien Tzu Chieh-Wang Chi Hao (Tai) 21-8, 21-17. Women's Singles: Ratchanok Inthanon (Tha) bt Nozomi Okuhara (Jpn) 21-16, 21-16; Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas (Ina) bt Carolina Marin (Spa) 23-21, 17-21, 21-18. Doubles: Lee So Hee-Shin Seung Chan (Kor) bt Andini Suci Rizky-Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia (Ina) 21-23, 22-20, 21-5; Shella Devi Aulia-Anggia Shitta Awanda (Ina) bt Han So Yean-Kim Hyo Min (Kor) 21-13, 22-20. Mixed Doubles: Alfian Eko Prasetya-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Ina) bt Choi Sol Kyu-Chae Yoo Jung (Kor) 21-13, 22-20; Ronald Alexander-Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia (Ina) bt Nelson Heg-Chow Mei Kuan (Mas) 21-17, 20-22, 21-16. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Badminton / World Junior Championships: Glorious double within sight Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:39 AM PDT Nelson Heg (front) and Teo Ee Yi ZULFA DLI Zulkifli and Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi sauntered into the World Junior Championships boys' singles and doubles finals respectively in Taipei yesterday. Zulfadli is seeking to be the first Malaysian to win the world junior crown but faces a tough final against top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark today. Nelson-Ee Yi will bid to keep the title in Malaysian hands as national junior shuttlers have won the last three editions. Nelson, however, had to concede defeat in the mixed doubles when he and partner Chow Mei Kuan fell in three games to Ronald Alexander- Nuraidah Tiara of Indonesia. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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