KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 84 individuals, including 48 foreign women, have been detained after a series of raids on 10 massage parlours here.
Awkward start ahead: Pearly Tan and M.Thinaah face an all-Malaysian first-round clash against independent pair Vivian hoo-Lim chiew Sien at the all-England.
World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik lost out 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s reigning world champions Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae on Friday. World No. 15 Pearly-Thinaah went down 21-18, 16-21, 12-21 to China’s world No. 5 Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu in the first round while world No. 9 Tang Jie-Ee Wei fell 18-21, 14-21 to another Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping .
The other Malaysian men’s doubles pairs in the fray are Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and independent duo Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi.