:STIA charity golf a noble effort: Pang

TAWAU, The charitable attitude of Malaysian in helping those less fortunate is highly admired as this shows the caring society of the people for doing charity work and asking nothing in return.

Minister of Youth and Sport Sabah YB Peter Pang En Yin said that many organization had conducted charity in the effort to help those in need in the country and this has brought a better standard of living to them. Pang when launching the Sabah Timber Industries Association (STIA) charity golf tournament 2008 yesterday at the Tawau Golf Club Hot Spring cited that the effort by the association is highly appreciated.

`STIA has been a motivating force in the state’s timber industry and this social obligation is fully endorsed by me’, Pang cited. He urge the association to continue its effort to bring cheers to those in need as they had done many times before and this effort should also be emulated by others.

Ealier, Raymond Chiew, the assistant chairman of the association stated in his speech that the event is aim at collecting fund for Special Olympic, Society of Deaf and Sri Stella special children.

`This effort is in line with the country’s policy of helping those in need’, he stated.

A total of 78 players had registered for the tournament scheduled to be held on July 6.