{"id":12342,"date":"2025-12-17T15:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/msian-pencak-silat-team-allegedly-attacks-referees-during-sea-games-after-controversial-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:11:45","slug":"msian-pencak-silat-team-allegedly-attacks-referees-during-sea-games-after-controversial-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/msian-pencak-silat-team-allegedly-attacks-referees-during-sea-games-after-controversial-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u2019sian pencak silat team allegedly attacks referees during SEA Games after controversial loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Malaysian pencak silat team allegedly attacks referees after SEA Games loss<\/h2>\n<p>In footage circulating online, a woman who appears to be from the Malaysian pencak silat team rushes at one of the referees just after a tight loss during the 33rd SEA Games.<\/p>\n<p>She gets in the referee&rsquo;s face and seemingly shouts at him before several men separate her from him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_684661\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-684661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @ThaiEnquirer on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the men escort her away, she suddenly grabs the jacket collar of one of them and throws him to the ground. Following this, onlookers gasp and scream.<\/p>\n<p>Additional people nearby get into the fray to separate the woman from the man she threw down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_684660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-684660\" class=\"wp-image-684660 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"pencak silat referees sea games throw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pencak-silat-referees-sea-games-3.gif\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-684660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @ThaiEnquirer on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Several men in &lsquo;gis&rsquo; motioned to the onlookers to stay away to prevent further confusion. Despite this, a few onlookers broke through the barricade.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of police officers also stepped in to mediate before tensions seemed to die down.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial loss to host country<\/h3>\n<p>According to TVSarawak, a Malaysian news outlet, the incident took place after a tight match in the women&rsquo;s pencak silat Class B (50&ndash;55kg) quarter-finals between Jongthima Rueanthong of Thailand and Nor Farah Mazlan of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>A replay of the match, available on YouTube, also shows a separate view of the aforementioned dispute and begins with the Malaysian athlete in the lead, 41-34.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Thai eventually caught up, and the match ended in a tie, 60-60.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_684662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-684662\" class=\"wp-image-684662 size-full lazyload\" alt width=\"512\" height=\"640\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pencak-silat-referees-sea-games-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pencak-silat-referees-sea-games-1-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pencak-silat-referees-sea-games-1-120x150.jpg 120w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pencak-silat-referees-sea-games-1.jpg\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-684662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SEA Heritage &amp; History on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>According to Matichon, a Thai news outlet, the judges then awarded the Thai the win because the Malaysian had committed more fouls during the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Malaysian team disputed the decision, saying their athlete was the more proactive fighter. They claimed that the judges did not award points for several of her attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many inside the hall felt Farah won, but the judges did not award her any points,&rdquo; said Malaysia&rsquo;s National team manager Bibi Aishah Golbal Shah. &ldquo;If we look at the videos, it is clear the judges did not give the marks and were biased towards Thailand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation eventually got violent.<\/p>\n<h3>Confronted referee is Filipino<\/h3>\n<p>Although the altercation briefly suspended competition inside the arena, the decision to award the win to the Thai stood.<\/p>\n<p>According to One Sports, the referee seen in the clip was a Filipino jury member. In an interview, Philippine Pencak Silat president Princess Kiram addressed the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe it was because the emotions were super high, but it&rsquo;s not an excuse to be violent,&rdquo; she said. She also revealed that the jury member landed in hospital after being thrown to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure the safety of Filipinos during the competition, Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino met with the host organisers on Tuesday (16 Dec).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Malaysian team seems more content with the officiating following the violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The scuffle was not about trying to attack the judges, but to issue a warning,&rdquo; said Bibi Aishah. &ldquo;Today, the judging looks better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Cambodia withdraws from SEA Games amid rising tensions with host Thailand<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DxoKOy6cRO\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Cambodia withdraws from SEA Games amid rising tensions with host Thailand<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from @ThaiEnquirer on X.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>M&rsquo;sian pencak silat team allegedly attacks referees during SEA Games after controversial loss<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysian pencak silat team allegedly attacks referees after SEA Games loss In footage circulating online, a woman who appears to be from the Malaysian pencak silat team rushes at one of the referees just after a tight loss during the 33rd SEA Games. She gets in the referee&rsquo;s face and seemingly shouts at him before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/msian-pencak-silat-team-allegedly-attacks-referees-during-sea-games-after-controversial-loss\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;M\u2019sian pencak silat team allegedly attacks referees during SEA Games after controversial loss&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}