Galeri: Official Opening of Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre

May 9, 2018

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg signs the plaque to officially declare the Pandelela Rinong Aquatics Centre open. Looking on (front, from left) are Olympic medallist in diving Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Abang Johari’s wife Datin Patinggi Datuk Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Assistant Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan. -TheBorneoPost

Pandelela Aquatic Centre open for public recreation

March 2, 2017

Abdul Karim (second left) and other guests giving the thumbs up for the aquatic centre.

KUCHING: The Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre is now open to the public. 

It was officially opened by Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday.

He said it is the first water theme park in Sarawak, albeit a mini one, which can be utilised by families for recreational activities.

Galeri: Opening ceremony of state-level Youth Day 2016

November 13, 2016

Youth Icon award recipients and others in a photocall with Minister of Youth, Sports and Solidarity Dato Sri Michael Manyin (standing at fifth left).

Minister of Youth, Sports and Solidarity Dato Sri Michael Manyin presents a mock cheque to Pandelela Rinong. Looking on are Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Assistant Minister for Solidarity Rosey Yunus.

Politiking musnahkan Sarawak jadi kuasa sukan

September 04, 2016

POLITIKING dalaman persatuan sukan menyebabkan Sarawak gagal menjadi juara keseluruhan Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-18 yang dianjurkan negeri itu dari 20 hingga 30 Julai lepas.

Sehubungan itu, Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, proses 'pembersihan' perlu dilakukan untuk membolehkan Sarawak menjadi kuasa sukan di negara ini pada masa hadapan.

"Kita harus melakukan 'pembersihan' ini untuk memastikan persatuan sukan dalam keadaan baik, menentukan pusat kecemerlangan berada di tempat yang betul dan atlet yang benar-benar layak mewakili negeri," katanya.

Abdul Karim berkata demikian ketika menutup Kejohanan Trek dan Padang Terbuka Sibu yang dianjurkan Persatuan Olahraga Bahagian Sibu di Stadium Tun Zaidi di sini hari ini.

Beliau membayangkan proses 'pembersihan' itu dilakukan secepat mungkin kerana Sarawak menyasarkan menjadi juara keseluruhan pada Sukma ke-19 di Perak pada 2018.

Abdul Karim: Hunt for top athletes covers rural areas

June 10, 2016

KUCHING: The government is serious in promoting sports throughout the state, including in rural areas, to produce world-class athletes for the future.

Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the state government would consider building sports facilities and centres of excellence throughout Sarawak but this would depend on the viability and availability of budget to finance such projects.

Due to financial constraints for sports infrastructure development, the Asajaya assemblyman reasoned that the building of such facilities in rural areas would depend on the needs of the local community and whether they would be fully utilised.

“It is the intention of the government to build sports facilities throughout the state especially in small townships like Long Lama. The state is serious in developing more athletes to succeed and taking up sports as a professional career. However, this would depend on the need and suitability of a particular area while taking into account the financial aspect.

“The government always aspires to produce more athletes to excel in sports and represent the country such as the likes of national diving queen Pandelela Rinong,” he said when responding to Dennis Ngau (BN — Telang Usan) during the question-and-answer session at the State Legislative Assembly yesterday.

Dennis was asking whether the government had any plan to build a mini stadium at Long Lama, and asked if the state government had any strategic plan to develop sports in rural areas.

He said this would encourage the rural community into taking up sports and successfully pursuing it as a professional career in addition to promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Karim says Bruno Manser Fund ‘kurang ajar’

August 23, 2012

KUCHING: Asajaya assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah lambasted Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) as ‘kurang ajar’ (rude) and arrogant when issuing sarcastic remarks through a news portal in its (BMF) efforts to demonise state leaders.

“Who do they think they are in trying to interfere in anything we (state) do?” he asked.

“They demonise our leaders. They instigate our people. They go around the world running us down. Now, they want to interfere in our sports and sports awards,” he said when commenting on BMF’s apparent sarcasms in the news portal that London Olympic bronze medallist Pandelela Rinong should not accept special gift from the Chief Minister.

Karim, who is also Assistant Minister of Housing and a PBB supreme council member, claimed that BMF had not only interfered with Sarawak’s forestry policy but also pit Sarawak’s multi-ethnic races against each other.

“Who do they think they are? They think Sarawak is still their colony which they could manipulate, smear and twist around? They don’t have to teach us how to run our country. Their colonialistic mentality doesn’t belong to this era. They should be looking after their own backyard and need not have to teach us what to do.”

BMF is a charitable organisation and/or human right group based in Switzerland but has been aggressively attacking the state’s policies, particularly on its forest, environment and communal affairs.

BMF cited ‘political manipulation’ on Tuesday as a reason why Pandelela should be rejecting the honorary award from the state.

Galeri: Welcome home, our Olympians!

August 21, 2012

Our Olympians Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Traisy Vivien Tukiet and Bryan Nickson Lomas trying to make their way through the media frenzy

Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (left) and Datuk Lee Kim Shin (right) welcoming the Olympians to the lunch held in their honour.