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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Coachless Jinoreeka defies odds, wins Asian Junior Squash crown
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Jinoreeka Ning pulled off a remarkable feat at the Asian Junior Squash Championships in South Korea by winning her second continental title without a coach in her corner. The second seed stormed to the girls' Under-15 crown on Saturday, beating India's unseeded Saanvi Kalanki 11-4, 11-6, 12-10 in Gimcheon. It marks her second Asian Junior triumph, following her Under-13 win in Dalian two years ago — both achieved without formal coaching support at home. "I'm happy to win in straight games, especially in my first meeting against Saanvi," said Jinoreeka, a Form Three student at Methodist Girls School in Ipoh. With no squash coach currently based in Perak, Jinoreeka trains by following a programme designed by Egypt's Omar Aiz. Her father, R. Manivannan, revealed the family spent RM30,000 for a two-week training stint in Cairo in January. "She worked with Omar in Cairo, and since then, she's been following his programme on her own," said Manivannan. "We hope this win will inspire my daughter to achieve greater heights in the sport." Jinoreeka will now compete in the Under-17 category at next week's Penang Junior Open. Meanwhile, Low Wa Sern capped off his junior career in style by claiming the boys' Under-19 title. The second seed, based at Trinity College in Connecticut, outlasted top seed and home favourite Na Jooyoung 11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 13-15, 11-5 — repeating his 2023 Under-17 final win over the same opponent in Dalian. "This is a special win — my last as a junior," said Wa Sern. "All my hard work over the past eight months in the US has paid off. We were both physically drained in the decider, but I stayed focused and fought for every point." Wa Sern will now prepare for the World Junior Championships in Cairo from July 21-26. However, it wasn't all good news for Malaysia. Top seed M. Nickhileswar failed to retain his boys' Under-17 title, going down 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 to India's third seed Aryaveer Dewan in a one-sided final. In the girls' Under-17 category, second seed Harleein Tan was denied by top seed Helen Tang of Hong Kong, losing 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7 in a tightly contested four-game final.
Malay Mail
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Rasammah Bhupalan, trailblazer for women and education in Malaysia, dies at 98
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Education pioneer and women's right advocate Datuk Rasammah Bhupalan has passed away at 98, with a wake to be held tomorrow at her Kuala Lumpur home. Her funeral will be held on Thursday at Wesley Methodist Church, Kuala Lumpur, followed by a cremation ceremony at Nirvana Crematorium, Section 21, Shah Alam. A funeral notice issued by the family said that wake and funeral services will be streamed live via Zoom. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to Hospis Malaysia or the YWCA Vocational Training Opportunity Centre — which she founded. At just 16, Rasammah enlisted in the women's wing of the Indian National Army to fight against British rule and was stationed in then Burma before returning to Malaya in 1945 due to malaria. After earning her degree from the University of Malaya in Singapore in June 1953, Rasammah began her teaching journey at Methodist Girls' School in Penang. She also founded the Women Teachers' Union in 1960 and later served as principal of Methodist Girls' School in Kuala Lumpur. She then received the Tokoh Guru award in 1986. She was also a co-founder of the National Council of Women's Organisations. Speaking to Malay Mail, renowned cultural preservationist and former student Eddin Khoo described Rasammah as a guiding force and a figure who truly embodied the spirit of a generation crucial to Malaysia's development. Reflecting on his time as a student at Methodist High School (now Methodist College), Eddin said Rasammah was not just an educator, but a pioneering woman who played an integral part in shaping Malaysia's history. He said that Rasammah's influence was not confined to the classroom as she also became active in politics during the 1998 Reformasi movement, co-founding Parti Keadilan Nasional — which would later merge with Parti Rakyat Malaysia to become PKR. 'I think the most important role she played was that of an educator. Through education, she became central to the lives of many individuals who later went on to contribute significantly to the nation. 'She became headmistress of some of the most respected schools in the country ... She truly lived at the heart of the nation. More importantly, she lived in the hearts of all her students,' he said.
