RM332,777 payout by YHM

11/11/2002

YAYASAN Hockey Malaysia (YHM) was founded in 1992 as an arm of the
Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) and a total amount of RM332,777 was paid
out for scholarships between the period of 1993-2002.
MHF deputy president Tan Sri P. Alagendra, who sits on the YHM Board of
Trustees, said YHM has rewarded hockey players handsomely for their
contribution to the country.
"Yayasan Hockey Malaysia has been very supportive to players who have
contributed to the sport and now we are looking for some assistance from
the recipients," said Alagendra.
YHM has helped two hockey players to realise their dream of becoming
doctors - Dr Brian Jayhan Siva to a tune of RM40,000 to study medicine at
Universiti Malaya and Dr Calvin Fernandez with RM52,000 to study at
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
"We are very proud that two of our former players have studied hard and
become doctors. Now they can help us by being committee members in the MHF
Medical Committee," said Alagendra.
The Medical Committee, chaired by Dr Ramlan Aziz only had one member in
Datuk Dr Ramanathan, but for this term MHF are looking to have a bigger
pool.
"Brian and Calvin have been appointed as members of the Medical
Committee and we also hope to have one doctor from each state as a member
so that the welfare of players can be taken care of in a systematic
manner," said Alagendra.
YHM also paid out well under the Players Retirement Scheme and the
biggest recipients were Nor Saiful Zaini (RM50,000) and Mirnawan Nawawi
(RM50,000).
Among the other recipients were Maninderjit Singh (RM38,480), Lim Chiow
Chuan (RM15,000), Soon Mustafa (RM15,000) and Sarjit Singh (RM15,000).
"The Yayasan has paid out a total of RM370,480 under the Players
Retirement Scheme to 28 players," said Alagendra.
Under the Welfare Scheme, YHM awarded financial assistance to former
national players and they are Anantha Rajah (RM5,000), V. Maniam
(RM3,000), Redzuan Abdullah (RM7,000), Abdul Razak Leman (RM10,000) and
Lim (RM20,000).
Yayasan Hockey Malaysia Scholars: Brian Jayhan Siva (medicine) RM40,000;
Calvin Fernandez (medicine) RM52,000; Atul Kumar (Social Science)
RM11,500; Nicholas Ivan Pereira (Engineering) RM3,000; R. Shankar
(Accountancy) RM1,500; Conrad Fernandez (Human Development Management)
RM3,000; Nor Saiful Zaini (Sports Science) RM17,520; Mirnawan Nawawi
(Sports Science) RM17,520; Maninderjit Singh (Sports Science) RM17,520;
Nor Azlan Bakar (Business Administration) RM5,776; Mohamed Nizam Nordin
(Health and Fitness) RM3,000; K. Kevan Raj (Bachelor of Commerce)
RM32,000; Aphtar Singh (Sports Science) RM20,000; M. Jayamaran (Sports
Science) RM18,000; I. Vikneswaran (Sports Science) RM18,000; Zam Zam Ali
(Sports Science) RM18,000; Redzuan Ponirin (Computer Science) RM6,737;
Nishel Kumar (Sports Science) RM18,000; Roslan Jamaluddin (Sports Science)
RM12,000.
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