Chong Wei to be awarded a Datukship

GEORGE TOWN:Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei is to be made a Datuk by the Penang Government. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas would confer the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) on Lee on Aug 30. “The state will award the DSPN to Penang’s first Olympic silver medallist, Bukit Mertajam home-grown talent Lee Chong Wei,” he told a press conference yesterday. He said Chong Wei had done Penang proud with his achievement. “Even though Malaysians were disappointed that he failed to win the gold medal, we are proud of his achievement, which has brought joy to both state and country,” Lim added. “The state government hopes that this recognition will spur him on to break more records and achieve greater success.” The CM said the DSPN, instituted in 1976, was limited to 800 living... [read full story]