NIBONG TEBAL: A billboard with the two official 2000 Sukma mascots, Bang Bayan and Chombee, is still perched on a lamppost outside the State Stadium in Batu Kawan. Penang Youth and Sports Committee chairman Soon Lip Chee said after the 2000 Sukma Games, the state stadium was seldom used for big events as Batu Kawan was considered far from major towns. “We will use the stadium to benefit the people and drive the local economy here as Batu Kawan will soon see many developments,” Soon told The Star after a visit to the stadium recently. He hoped the state government would hold some major events at the Batu Kawan stadium to avoid traffic congestion on Penang island. Wan Nur Izah said the stadium was closed last year as it was reserved by the Football Association Penang.

Source: The Star September 16, 2018 23:15 UTC