Share with Zing , Avineshwaran Taharumalengam, sports writer of The Star said that Malaysia has a way to solve the Vietnamese team, but the use of violent football like Indonesia is not the style of coach Tan Cheng Hoe’s teachers and students. “I believe that the Malaysian team will play fair-play against Vietnam, there is no need to use aggressive and violent football. I know confronting Vietnam is not easy, but I believe that the Malaysian team will learn from those experiences. The team will defend better. Coach Tan himself emphasized that to his players, “Avineshwaran said. The Malaysian team under coach Tan Cheng Hoe still pursues an attacking style of football, but there is no cohesion when adding naturalized faces. Photo: FAM. The Malaysian team is having a bad record when losing all 3 matches from the beginning of 2021, including 2 friendly matches against Kuwait, Bahrain and the official match against the UAE. Avineshwaran believes that the disruption in the national league plus a period of nearly two years without international competition has affected the performance of the players. Avineshwaran explained: “This is not the start Malaysia wanted. Many fans expected the players to be better equipped against the UAE, but they were not in the best form. Even coach Tan Cheng Hoe also said his students do not operate as a unified block in both defense and attack. “With naturalized players, you can’t expect immediate results because they are new to this arena. The expectations are really high and they know it. I believe Liridon Krasniqi or Guilherme de Paula both want it. prove their worth. They see the match against Vietnam as an opportunity to make a difference,” continued the Malaysian writer. If Malaysia lost 0-4 to the UAE, the Vietnamese team defeated Indonesia with a similar difference. Despite the rough play of the opponent, Park’s teachers and students still played bravely to maintain the unbeaten circuit in the World Cup qualifiers. Writer Avineshwaran Taharumalengam of The Star thinks that the level of the Vietnamese team will be demonstrated in the “final group” match against the UAE. Photo: Y Kien. “You guys have improved a lot. The ranking on the FIFA rankings is proof. The Vietnamese team attacks wisely and effectively. Without Nguyen Quang Hai, the Vietnamese team still has other quality players. Really It is refreshing to see Luong Xuan Truong, Phan Van Duc, Nguyen Cong Phuong and Nguyen Van Toan perform well against Indonesia. Malaysia will have to really focus when facing them,” said the writer born in 1990. The Malaysian team has not won against Vietnam in the last 4 confrontations. In 3 matches at AFF Cup 2018, Malaysia lost two and drew one. In the match as a guest to Vietnam in the first leg of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round, coach Tan Cheng Hoe’s teachers and students continued to leave empty-handed. Avineshwaran believes that those failures will help the Malaysian coaching team learn from experience. “I’m sure coach Tan Cheng Hoe has watched many videos before the rematch with Vietnam. He will recognize the threats from the opponent.” “The Vietnamese team looks strong right now. They will become one of the top teams in Asia if their progress is stable. As for the level, we will know when Vietnam meets the UAE,” Avineshwaran told Zing . Vietnam team prepares for the match against Malaysia After the victory over Indonesia, the Vietnamese team went to the training ground to prepare for the match against Malaysia on the evening of June 11.

The Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Mannar in Sri Lanka have been the center of the international pearl trade for more than 4,000 years. Since ancient times, the region has produced some of the world’s finest natural pearls, supplying the courts of the ancient kings and queens of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and later the Greek empires. , Roman and Byzantine. Kuwait was also once one of the centers of this industry in the Persian Gulf, with a history of developing the pearl industry at least four millennia. Pearl fishing in Kuwait had its heyday before the 19th century. (Source: Pinterest) Before the discovery of oil in the 1930s and extraction after World War II, the main economic activity in Kuwait and the Persian Gulf was the extraction of pearl resources mainly on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf. The history of pearl farming in the Persian Gulf goes back more than four millennia. References to this industry were made by early writers such as the Greek historian Pliny and the Roman geographer Ptolemy of the 2nd century AD. Historically, people living around the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Mannar discovered and appreciated the beauty and value of natural pearls created from mussels, opening the pearl industry. Ups and downs with history Since then, Kuwait’s pearl industry has experienced many ups and downs of history. At one stage, pearls became the main export product of the Gulf state, alongside horses, dates, timber and spices. From the early seventeenth century until the 1930s, the country’s economy was largely dependent on pearl diving off the coast of the Arabian Gulf, home to the richest reserves in the world. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Kuwait had nearly 700 pearl diving boats with a workforce of about 15,000 people. The pearl diving season usually lasts for 4 months, from mid-May to mid-September. In the remaining 8 months, traders often use ships to trade and fish offshore. It is the basis for Kuwait’s thriving maritime and shipbuilding industry. Kuwaiti fishermen regularly call at ports in the Middle East, the East coast of Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. Historical evidence shows that Kuwaiti pearl fishermen sailed as far as Mannar Bay, between the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, especially during the fishing season of these pearl fishing grounds. Natural pearls of Kuwait are thought to be caused by a combination of soil environment, water salinity, climatic conditions and accidental conditions when a small foreign object or grain of sand enters. inside the clams, mussels and stay in it. Irritated by this foreign object, the mussel creates a layer of mother-of-pearl that surrounds the intrusive sand. This process repeats for many years and creates a wonderful gem. For three centuries, Kuwait’s economy based on the pearl industry, seafaring and commerce has thrived relative to the rest of the region. It created a prosperous merchant class, but did not provide a steady income for much of the population, mainly pearl divers and supplementary workers. But there are ups and downs. The large-scale production of cultured pearls in Japan in the 1930s, and the Great Depression shortly thereafter, caused the traditional pearl industry in Kuwait to gradually decline. Pearl divers and their families are entering an unprecedented period of economic hardship. Fortunately, a promising new revenue stream has emerged. In 1938, oil was discovered in Kuwait. After World War II ended and oil extraction and exports were boosted, most of Kuwait’s population gradually emerged from its economic decline, and began to enjoy the fruits of its wealth. Pearl divers have found alternative work in the burgeoning oil industry. The pearl industry in Kuwait is also gradually disappearing… Find the return date However, even though life is full, the Kuwaiti people have not forgotten their old identity. The Kuwait Tower, one of the iconic works of Kuwait, is inspired by pearls, expressing the pride of the people about the ancient occupation of their ancestors. More importantly, the Kuwaiti government has worked to revive the natural pearl industry. Every June, Kuwait holds a month-long pearl diving festival, to pay tribute to the industry’s ancestors, who dedicated their lives to the pearl industry that formed the foundation of Kuwait’s wealth in the past year. past. The festivals also help Kuwait’s younger generation to recognize and appreciate the ups and downs that their ancestors went through in order to protect and preserve this glorious but potentially dangerous industry. Thereby, the festival also helps preserve the pearl diving tradition that has become an integral part of Kuwaiti culture. A Kuwaiti girl waits for the return of pearl divers during the 2019 Kuwaiti pearl diving festival (Photo: Gazi/Xinhua) Pearl diving in Kuwait is called “ghaus” and those who participate in diving are called “ghawawis”. Divers use traditional equipment such as “Dieng” (neck-basket), “hager” (anchor) and “fotam” (nose clip). The end of the festival called “qafal” is celebrated with traditional singing and dancing performances. The Kuwaiti public responded enthusiastically and participated in the festival, expressing their desire to preserve national traditions and culture. The festival also attracts international tourists and friends: Many are excited to take part in the diving competition after initial training. The pride of the “Kuwait pearl” also helps remind the people of Kuwait about the once glorious pearl industry of the Gulf nation. The “Kuwait Pearl” has a special design, 19th century style with the brilliant shine and ivory characteristic of natural pearls from the Persian Gulf, once incorporated by the first owner as a faceplate. necklace. The “Kuwait Pearl” has an almost perfect teardrop shape, weighs 64.35 carats, (12.87 grams), and measures 41.28 x 19.05 mm in length and width, respectively. It is known as the 6th largest natural pearl and one of the 12 rarest pearls in the world. The ‘Pearl of Kuwait’ (Source: Smithsonian Institution) The pearl’s current owner is Bond Street, jeweler Symbolic & Chase, purchased on November 24, 2004 for £150,000 ($270,000) and named it “Kuwait Pearl” in recognition. and a true reflection of the pearl’s natural origin. The sale was made at Christie’s in London from an anonymous private family consignment for auction in 2004. The “Pearl of Kuwait” is now part of the Pearl exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

The warship INS Kolkata of the Indian Navy transported 40 tons of liquid oxygen, oxygen tanks, and oxygen concentrators from Kuwait and Qatar to the port of Mangalore (ANI). Until the morning of May 10, transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force had made 534 flights across the country transporting 336 oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 6,420 tons and other medical supplies and equipment. This emergency air bridge connects 22 cities in India, helping to relieve the need for medical oxygen for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The Indian Air Force has also made 84 flights abroad, receiving and transporting 81 cryogenic oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 1,407 tons along with empty oxygen tanks, oxygen generators– xy and Zeolite (a compound to make oxygen). India has ordered or received gifts of these devices and materials from Singapore, Dubai, Thailand, UK, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia and Israel. The Indian Navy also launched an emergency transport operation called ‘Samudra Setu II’, aiming to bring essential medical goods home as quickly as possible. Seven ships of this country’s Navy are being mobilized to carry out the work. The Indian Air Force has also established an essential medical supplies coordination committee to maintain information continuity and reduce time delays in the distribution of relief supplies from abroad.