Liew Darren ke final Masters Taiwan

PEMAIN perseorangan profesional negara, Liew Darren, melangkah ke final kejohanan Masters Taiwan apabila berjaya menewaskan wakil tuan rumah di separuh akhir, sebentar tadi.

Liew Darren berjaya mengatasi pilihan kelima kejohanan, Lin Yu Hsien 11-9, 6-11, 11-3, 12-10 dalam tempoh 50 minit.

Bekas pemain dibawah naungan Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) itu bakal berdepan wakil India, Sourabh Varma di final pada Ahad.

Sourabh turut mengecewakan wakil tuan rumah dan pilihan pertama kejohanan Hsu Jen Hao, 11-4 11-7 11-9.

Bagaimanapun, kejayaan Darren mara ke final gagal diulangi dua beregu wanita negara yang terkandas.

Gandingan Chow Meik Kuan dan Lee Meng Yean tewas kepada pilihan pertama kejohanan dari Jepun, Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota, 7-11, 7-11, 3-11.

Sementara pasangan Lim Yin Loo dan Yap Cheng Wen tewas 8-11, 9-11, 6-11 juga kepada wakil Jepun, Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto.

Consider This: World Bank Report — Seizing the Service Economy: Is Malaysia Ready?

In a region long associated with manufacturing-led growth, the services sector is quietly but significantly transforming economies in East Asia and the Pacific. According to a newly released World Bank report, services are now contributing more to labour productivity growth than manufacturing—with exports and foreign direct investment in services outpacing traditional goods industries. In Malaysia, this shift could redefine how we think about economic development, digital innovation, and even gender equality in the workplace. But is Malaysia doing enough to harness this momentum, and how prepared are we to navigate the challenges of reform and competition in this space? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Aaditya Mattoo, Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank.