Selangor to reward Paralympic Games medalists

The Selangor government has announced that it will reward two national athletes who bagged medals in the 2012 London Paralympics Games.

State exco Dr Ahmad Yunus said that archer Hasihin Sanawi (right), who won silver in the men's individual recurve W1/W2 event, will be awarded RM30,000 while Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli, who clinched bronze in the men’s shot putt F20 category, will get RM20,000.

"The prize money will be handed over during the state athletes award ceremony, which will be held before the end of this year," he said.

Meanwhile, at the same press conference, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim played down calls from Selangor PKR for his political secretary Faekah Husin to resign for criticising deputy president Azmin Ali.

"That is a normal comment in internal PKR party politics. My stand is this should be resolved internally," he said.

Quit rent not paid

Meanwhile, Abdul Khalid said the Selangor government will be appealing a High Court's decision to overturn the government's move of seizing Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan's (YBK) land in Serendah for not paying quit rent.
                          
He added that the appeal was based on a legal issue, but said YBK could have the land back as long as it paid its quit rent in full and followed the necessary procedures.

Yayasan Melaka had in 2010 offered to pay the quit rent due on behalf of YBK but was rejected by the state government.

"You can't ask someone else to pay for your land, however, if they want to pay it, they should give the money and you use it to pay yourself.

"You can't let someone else pay it under their name or next time they may claim it is their land, he said.

Source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/211352