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In Malaysia, a proposal has been made by an opposition Member of Parliament, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, to adopt Japan's community sports club system to nurture the country's football talent. He highlighted that while Malaysia has its own community football program involving academies, clubs, district associations, and school competitions, there is a lack of a unified system to connect all these elements.

The Japanese initiative includes close cooperation between the government, national sports department, sports associations, corporate entities, and local communities. Clubs under this system involve various sports activities and are open to all age groups, not just elite athletes. The proposed legislation, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal presented in Parliament, noted that there is a significant development gap between urban and rural areas in sports, and the proposed legislation does not address this issue.

Recently, Sports and Youth Minister Dr Taufiq Johari introduced the amended legislation, which makes any sports association deemed beneficial to national security, public order, or morality ineligible and cancels its registration. The amendment also introduces a new enforcement regime and surveillance, empowering government officers and police to record statements and seize documents from sports associations.

Under the new Section 41A, the minister has the power to issue a declaration to cancel the registration of a sports association de jure through a warrant after consulting the sports authority.