DG of National Sports Council of Malaysia advised athletes to be careful in Myanmar during SEA Games about the difficulty in obtaining halal and hygienic food

NSC to athletes: Don’t eat the ‘wrong’ stuff

by ashreena pillai

Be careful of what you eat. That is the message NSC director-general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong has for the Malaysian contingent heading to the Myanmar SEA Games next month. – Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong has advised athletes to be careful of what they consume whilst competing at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar next month.

There has been much speculation about the conditions and the difficulty in obtaining halal food at the three cities, Naypyitaw, Yangon and Pathein, which will host sporting events during the Games.