PETALING JAYA: The crack of a Tan Yee Khan smash — a sound so violent it sometimes shattered the shuttle mid-flight. It was badminton in a single, brutal syllable. The noise stopped play. It altered ...

Childhood friends Ng Boon Bee (right) and Tan Yee Khan in a buoyant mood during their last meeting at Pangkor Sea View Hotel, two months before Boon Bee died in 2023. (Tan Yee Khan pic) The crack of a ...