OCM Shortlists Candidates For Thailand SEA Games CDM, Deputy CDM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has drawn up a shortlist of candidates for the posts of Chef de Mission (CDM) and Deputy CDM for the SEA Games in Thailand in December.
OCM president Tan Sri Mohd Norza Zakaria said he would be meeting Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh today to discuss the matter before a final decision is made.
'The issue now concerns logistics, as we know the SEA Games will be held in three locations — Songkhla, Chonburi and Bangkok. So I think we will discuss appointing one CDM and a few deputies.
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