We have no plans for Sarawak to have its anti-doping laboratory that will be functioning to test athletes suspected of using banned performance enhancing drugs despite the State Government's plans to co-host a number of international sporting competitions in the years ahead.
Perhaps in future, we might need to establish one but for the time being, the doping controls provided by the Anti-Doping Agency Malaysia (Adamas) are sufficient to cater our needs.
The common practice is for ADAMAS to send their team to Kuching to collect samples for every international, regional or national competitions, with the testing processors to be done in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
One good example is the 18th edition of our Malaysia Games (SUKMA) which was hosted by Sarawak back in 2016 where the event was clean with “not even a single case” detected.
I have revealed to our media friends during the press conference on Sarawak National Sports Integrity Conference 2026 (SNISC2026) that is jointly organised by Sarawak Integrity and Ombudsman Unit, Sarawak Premier's Department (UNION), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, together with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Sarawak (MYSED).
The one-day conference is on September 28 and is to be followed by two days of technical workshops specifically designed to bring together key stakeholders, particularly those from government procurement and administrative agencies, enforcement bodies, legal professionals, sports association administrators and international-level organisations.
Organising prestigious and large-scale sporting events often involves high-value procurement, substantial financial expenditure and coordinating multiple agencies. Without strong controls and integrity systems, the sports ecosystem faces various serious threats, including corruption, match-fixing, illegal betting, drug abuse and governance non-compliance.
The organising of conference is particularly timely, given that Sarawak will co-host the 2027 SEA Games and our intention for wanting to be an excellent host in terms of event management and facilities, but also aim to set a new benchmark in sports governance based on integrity and transparency.
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