The government must be crazy in wanting to establish a RM490 million sports academy in Britain. Crazy because such an academy will not benefit any body except the officials at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

It would be better if such money is to be used to help the poor and the needy in our country. Take the Iban community in Sarawak for example. The Ibans, who form about one third of Sarawak's population of 2.2 million, have been reported to be the poorest in the country.

Even the United Nations, in its reports, has acknowledged that the Ibans are among the poorest in the world.

Like previous plans, the 9MP has no concrete proposals to help the Iban community. I suggest therefore that the RM490 million be diverted to Sarawak to help the Ibans rather than establishing a sports academy in a foreign land.