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Sukom Ninety Eight Bhd, the organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, have admitted their merchandising programme for the Games had failed and they are unlikely to reap the projected income from it, the New Straits Times has reported.

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, will host the 16th Commonwealth Games in September, 1998. Most of the sporting venues are in their final stages of completion.
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It's a mammoth task for Sukom Ninety-Eight, the Kuala Lumpur CommonwealthGames organisers, to raise the final 10 per cent of the RM310 million budgetwith less than 100 days to go, the New Straits Times reported.
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Malaysia, despite an economic crisis back home, wants tothe 2006 Asian Games and have appealed to other nations not to bid, saying itwould be a waste of money.

Sports Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said that Sukom 98' Bhdwere financially stable to organise the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.

Three Australian TV stations have promised to airing programmes for the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games soon in efforts to help Malaysia intensify promotion of the event.
Business

Predominantly Moslem Malaysia, bowing to pressures from Moslem-led groups, has dropped Danish brewery Carlsberg as a major sponsor of the Commonwealth Games starting in Kuala Lumpur in September.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Official licencees of merchandise for the Commonwealth Games have just overtwo months left to recover the millions of ringgit that they have invested,the New Straits Times reported.
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Efforts to promote the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in September, which have so far been centred in the towns, have been extended to the rural areas.
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Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad (Sukom) has been ordered to submit to the cabinet next week promotional plans for the Kuala Lumpur 98 Commonwealth Games which only has about 40 days to go.
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World rugby's governing body has failed to promote the sport outside its traditional strongholds and is in dire need of a serious shape-up, former Australian hero David Campese has said.
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The man heading the Australian squad for next month's Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur has warned the team to expect logistical problems when they arrive in Malaysia.
Business

The Nine Network has denied that it had to discount its sponsorship packages for the Commonwealth Games due to insufficient interest.
Business

The Commonwealth Games organising committee has said that Australian team boss Perry Crosswhite had denied questioning Malaysia's ability to manage the games next month.
Business

Cricket authorities are likely to come under pressure to increase the jurisdiction of the third umpire following the planned use of slow motion replays in non-televised matches at next month's Commonwealth Games.

Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad (Sukom) will seek clarification from Australia over a remark made by one of its top officials that Malaysia is ill-prepared for the 16th Commonwealth Games next month.
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Money spent on facilities for the 16th Commonwealth Games is not a waste especially when they will also be used for future events, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said.
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The technology system for the Kuala Lumpur 98 Commonwealth Games will be fully tested for two days prior to the Games to ensure there are no hitches when the eventsstart.