Tajikistan won their first King's Cup title with a 3-0 penalty shoot-out victory over Malaysia after the final ended 0-0 in Chiang Mai on Sunday night.
July 9, 2021
James Kon
The Health Advice Line 148, the hotline for the latest information and advice on matters related to COVID-19, has been inundated by calls in recent months.
There are only six operators and two supervisors manning the switchboard at 7.45am to 4.30pm daily, with the exception of Friday, which is from 8am to 12pm.
According to statistics from Ministry of Health (MoH), 3,691 calls were received last May, with 4,987 in June and 1,633 in the first week of July.
Since the onset of the third phase in the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the hotline has been receiving an average of 300 calls per day, compared to 100 calls previously.
Changes were rung by Tan Cheng Hoe brought upon by a combination of suspensions to Mohamadou Sumareh, La Vere Corbin-Ong and Syamer Kutty Abba as well as dire individual performances in the first two matches against UAE and Vietnam with Aiman Arif, Syahmi Safari and Nazmi Faiz taking over those unavailable while Khairulazhan Khalid, Nor Azam Azih and Akhyar Rashid were also given starts.
Chances were few and far in between in the first period with both teams focussing their attacks down the wings, Thailand in particular electing to put pressure on Syahmi in the unfamiliar left back berth, often times finding space behind the Selangor man but just couldn t get their final pass right.