Dancesport Under Seiged Part 2

Now this is my friend Khun Apache, he was the President of MDSB until December 2008. After 2008 according to Peter Ong he became the Vice President. Now tell me how can you not love this face, certainly does not look like Geronimo. Now perhaps you can understand why MPDC cannot take Peter Ong complain seriously.

The picture was taken at the Vongchalavitkul Hall in Korat where they held the 24th SEA Games for Dancesport in 2007. He was wearing a Thailand accreditation card in helping Thailand organise the athletes. Now you have to understand that Inggeris is not the Thais first language and Thais generally do not speak Inggeris like their "lang chai" Prime Minister Abhisit.

Continuing where I left off, the MPDC council felt that the common courtesy is to write to Khun Apache the President or Vice President of MDSB and confront what Peter Ong seems to have alleged.

All MPDC wanted at that time was an explanation and to clear whatever misunderstanding that we had or they may have taken offense for what MPDC has done or not done. There are problems in this world and really we do not need a war in this small Dancesport community.

Another reason also at that time there was an announcement that MDSB has endorsed an event in Melaka called the 1st Melaka Dancesport Championships 2009. The event is endorsed by MDSB and more important they call it "MDSB 1ST RANKING FOR THE 3rd ASIAN INDOOR GAMES 2009". By logical deduction if the Melaka event is the 1st ranking then the joint ranking is no longer recognised by MDSB.

MPDC of course was worried more for the Dancesport athletes than anything else. They have worked hard and why must they suffer just because of some bungling mistakes done by MDSB. The letter below will lead you through what happened and lay down the MPDC approach in resolving the problems.

I think it is essential for all of you to know that George Tan at that time was the Vice President of MDSB whereas Apache was the President. The mail below, George Tan wrote in his capacity as the President of MPDC and also Vice President of MDSB.

From: dansport@gmail.com
To: apacheyong@hotmail.com; malaysiadsb@yahoo.com
CC: nocmas@tm.net.my
Subject: Malaysia National Ranking Events 2008/2009 & State of Affairs at MDSB
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:18:16 +0800
Date: 3rd April 2009
Apache Yong
President BY Email
Malaysian Dancesport Berhad
Kuala Lumpur
Dear Mr. Yong;
Re: The Malaysian Ranking for 2009
I am writing to you in my capacity as Vice President of MDSB and also as the President of MPDC. Of late I have been hearing rumours that you have spoken to our Council member that MDSB is going to declare the joint ranking Championship in Batu Pahat held on the 24th of August 2008 null and void. You have relayed this to Mr. Peter Ong an MDSB member and also our MPDC council member. Mr. Peter Ong had confirmed that this information was relayed to him as an MPDC council member and you said it in your capacity of the President of MDSB and not in jest.
I did not take it seriously of hearsay until recently there was a notice of a Championship called the 1st Melaka Dancesport Championships 09. This Championship is endorsed by MDSB and it also claims to be endorsed by IDSF. Further it was announced that this Championship is MDSB 1st ranking for the 3rd Asian Indoor Games.
This act by MDSB is a hostile act against MPDC and it lacks the spirit, honor, integrity and sportsmanship expected of a sporting body. Let me just remind you of what you and myself has agreed upon.
MDSB has been in hibernation with no significant dancesport activities since December 2007 after the then Sports Director Mr. John Fam resigned.

Agreement to a Joint Ranking by MDSB and MPDC
In 2008 prior to the Batu Pahat 1st Leg Ranking Event, I had, in my capacity as MDSB Vice President & MPDC President called you in your capacity as MDSB President to discuss in details on a joint national ranking to be conducted by MPDC and MDSB. It is because of the inactivity of MDSB, you had agreed with the proposal of joint Ranking and MPDC would undertake to organize the 1st Leg National Ranking at Batu Pahat.

With your agreement, the various documentation on rules & regulations on a 3-Leg National Ranking for the 2008/2009 season was circulated to all concerned and published in the MPDC website for all to see.

Letters were also sent to OCM to inform on the arrangements. You have a record of all our correspondences. You even commented that you are happy that something is done for our dancesport athletes.

We invited you to witness the Championship as President of MDSB but you failed to turn up for reasons known to you.

We have pointed to you in the international scene the relationship of IPDSC and IDSF is one of mutual cooperation and friendship. Likewise we had extended our hands in friendship and did a joint ranking hoping that you would perpetuate the IPDSC/ MDSB spirit in Malaysia. We did not mind at all that you did not contribute anything to the National Ranking. As a matter of fact the OCM challenged Trophy was donated by MPDC for this Joint ranking.

Breach of agreement of Joint ranking by MDSB
MDSB now has openly declared that it does not want to cooperate with MPDC in the ranking matter as it views MPDC as a completely separate entity. By so doing MDSB is going back on their agreement with MPDC. This hostile action by MDSB has brought shame and embarrassment not only to MPDC but also to ADSF and IDSF and IPDSC.

Apart from that, what amazes us is MDSB lack of care and concern for the Dancesport athletes. Is that not the function of the Sporting body like MDSB? The Dancesport athletes have taken part in a ranking competition jointly and now MDSB is doing an about turn denying the athletes the hard work that they have put in with an aim to represent the nation. Whatever points they have accumulated has now gone to the drain.

Does MDSB doubt the integrity of the 1st National Ranking?
Does MDSB doubt the integrity of the Batu Pahat competition on the 24th August or is MDSB playing dirty politics. Let me remind you that the Batu Pahat 1st National ranking was conducted under the watchful eyes of the IDSF Presidium member, who is also the designated Chief Adjudicator of the Competition. The ADSF Sports Director was also present as an adjudicator at the event.

I am now challenging MDSB to fault the conduct and the running of the competition and tell why do you think it should be declared null and void as claimed by MDSB.

The competition ran smoothly up till the Scrutineer whose markings follows the IDSF Pro Dance program and approved by IDSF following the protocol of IDSF.

Silence by MDSB after the 1st National Ranking competition
I have noted that all this while since the 24th of August 2008 after the 1st National ranking, MDSB has not protested or even complained to MPDC, ADSF, IDSF or IPDSC, that the 24th August 2008 competition is an illegal competition conducted by MPDC to be later declared null and void. Why is this so when it was widely publicized in our MPDC website. We would expect you to protest strongly but nothing was forth coming until recently.

Application for 2nd National ranking
After the lapse of 8 months when Mr. Peter Ong of Dancespace who attended a function at the Lake Club in Kuala Lumpur, reported that you as the Vice President of MDSB threaten him that his 2nd National Ranking competition held on the 25th of April 2009 is not recognized by MDSB. It is at this point that it came to our knowledge of the sinister intention of MDSB to sabotage the joint National ranking. What is MDSB motive is something we cannot understand and till to date MDSB has not written to MPDC to explain its intentions.

We only surmise from the circumstances when we saw that MDSB has endorsed an advertised Championship in Melaka as the MDSB 1st Ranking for the 3rd Asian Indoor Games. By that MDSB has openly declared and the irresistible conclusion that the Joint ranking and the 1st MDSB/MPDC National ranking is not recognized.

President or Vice President of MDSB?
Mr. Peter Ong has described you as the Vice President of MDSB. I had know you at all times that you are the President of MDSB and that I was the Vice President of MDSB. When were you elected as the Vice President is something that I am totally am not aware of. However whether you are the President or Vice President of MDSB, it matters not to me. You are a person in authority and have full knowledge of the intention and design of MDSB.

Poor treatment by MDSB against its own member and refusal to sanction an IDSF run competition.
We also have taken note that Mr. Peter Ong a member of MDSB and also a council member of MPDC has on the 31st of March 2009 written to MDSB with all humility to reconsider their application to sanction his competition as a ranking competition or alternatively if it is untenable to just sanction his competition has met with a wall of silence. This conduct by MDSB is unacceptable for it borders on arrogance by MDSB.

Can you tell me what is MDSB agenda against Mr. Peter Ong in withholding its sanction? We also note the fact that your IDSF International adjudicator Mr. Lee Yoke Seong (YS Lee) has also confirmed the fact that he refused to adjudicate in the 2nd National Ranking on the 25th April 2009 on grounds that it is not a recognized competition. We can assume that Mr. YS Lee must have acted on MDSB instructions.

This is highly insulting and unusual to ADSF and IDSF especially when top IDSF officials are invited to judge the 2nd ranking competition.

MDSB alleged involvement of OCM secretary
You have also alleged that Dato Sieh Kok Chi has endorsed that the first ranking declared by you in Melaka was with the advice from your current MDSB committee and Datuk Sieh who is on board with this. Be that as it may, we find this hard to believe for we understand that the Secretary of OCM role is purely advisory in nature. We will present our report to the Olympic Council of Malaysia and we will be able to ascertain the truth of what you have claimed.

Mr. Apache Yong, MPDC cannot allow this to happen as it has caused confusion and anxiety for the National Dancesport athletes. It has also tarnished the reputation of MPDC. MDSB poor conduct leave us with no choice but to report MDSB unethical conduct to the IDSF and IPDSC legal commission. We will also be presenting a report to the Olympic Council of Malaysia to explain the situation.

We are still perplexed by your hostile stand and we will leave it to IDSF and IPDSC to resolve this matter in Malaysia that we hope will be soon. You have not given me as President of MPDC the courtesy of a reply or an explanation as to what is bothering MDSB. We cannot assist you.

Without any facts before MPDC to consider, we are interpreting your conduct as hostile and highly prejudicial to the interest in the promotion of Dancesport in Malaysia.

As a professional body, it is MPDC duty and considered opinion that MDSB is not a fit and proper body to represent IDSF or promote the interest of IDSF and IPDSC in Malaysia.

Yours faithfully,
George Tan
C.C.
Olympic Council of Malaysia


Do you know what was MDSB reply to MPDC President? You would like to know what MDSB's reply to Mr. Peter Ong's letter of 31st March 2009 asking for MDSB to sanction and endorsed his event. Ah! wait for Part 3.