Malaysia – Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria, president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has accepted Lee Zii Jia’s wish to play professional badminton. When asked to explain the remark made by Lee Zii Jia in his Facebook post, Mohamad Norza responded in a quick answer, “Confirmed.” This followed after Zii Jia claimed that after a private heart-to-heart conversation …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia’s number one men’s singles shuttler, has filed an appeal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) over its council’s decision to ban him from international competitions. In a statement, BAM said that as the guardian of national badminton interests, it was looking into the situation with great haste in order to find an equitable …