PERAK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES ITS CHEERING TEAM

IPOH: Eight schools have been chosen as the cheering groups for the competing teams for the 4th Asian Schools Hockey Championship. The selected schools are SMK Anderson, SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun, SMK Raja Perempuan, SMK Gunung Rapat, SMK Raja Chulan, SMK Seri Ampang, SMK Seri Intan and SMK Tambun. 

SMK Anderson has been chosen to cheer for Malaysia whilst others will be cheering for Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Sri Lanka and Indonesia respectively. 

Deputy Director of the Perak State Education Department, Zulkurnaini Hussain had launched the cheering teams for the competing countries at 11 a.m. on 11th August 2014 at the Kinta Utara Education Office Hall.

IPOH TO STAGE THE 4TH ASIAN SCHOOLS HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

IPOH: Six teams will be competing in this year's championship starting Saturday, August 16th at Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Stadium, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. 

The Deputy Director of the Perak State Education Department, Tuan Haji Zulkurnaini b. Hussain, said during the launching of the website for the championship that the department is preparing its best to host the game despite in mourning for the late DYMM Sultan Perak. 

“The teams for the championship are divided into two groups; Group A - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Macau; Group B - Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong,” he stated.

"Four games will be held daily at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. And 9 p.m.," he added.

The Deputy Minister of Education II, Y.B. Tuan P. Kamalanathan, is expected to grace the closing ceremony on August 20th.