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UALA LUMPUR: The remnants of Islamic religious sect Al-Arqam may still pose a threat to national security although the group had been banned by the government almost 20 years ago. This is despite the death of its founder Ashaari Muhammad affectionately known as Abuya and regarded as God by his followers three years ago. Commenting on a newspaper report that Al-Arqam was carrying out activities despite the group
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10,000 followers and its own commune in Sungai Penchala. The movements apparent radicalism first alarmed the authorities when a number of Malaysian Al-Arqam students were arrested in Cairo for associating with Islamic extremist groups in Egypt, and evidence revealed that the movement was preparing for armed rebellion. In September 1994,
some of its leaders including Ashaari who was arrested in Thailand were detained under the Internal Security Act. The commune settlements were all closed and all former members prohibited from intermingling to revive the movement. Ashaari was later released following rehabilitation and restricted to live in Labuan for about 10 years. TURN TO PAGE 02 X
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Smoke rises as the 27-year-old vestar Haitian Hotel is demolished in a controlled explosion in Qingdao, in east China's Shandong province early yesterday morning.
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O & G MEETING ... Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak with (from left) 17th Asia Oil
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KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Naib Razak on Sunday night announced a RM400 million allocation for the construction of the 33km road linking Kanowit to Kapit. When the road is completed in two to three years, Kapit will be linked to Sibu, which is 100km downriver, and other parts of Sarawak by road, to finally bring to reality a proposal made since the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Najib, speaking at a Gawai Dayak dinner here, said: I know Kapit town, the administrative centre of Kapit Division, may be the only place in the world without any access road. At present, river transport is the main means to reach Kapit, either from Sibu or Belaga, which is upriver. He said the allocation will be used to build a bridge in Kanowit and upgrade a logging road from Kanowit to Song as well as for the construction of the missing link from Song to Kapit. Najib stressed that the Kanowit-Kapit road project will be expedited. I am confident the federal government can complete the road in two to three years,
he said to the applause of the diners, especially those from Kapit and Pelagus. Najib also said a road linking Kapit to Belaga, a distance of about 120km, is being planned. A study has to be conducted taking into account the mountainous terrains and bridges that have to be built across rivers, he said. In an immediate reaction, Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing, who is from Balleh, in the Kapit Division, hailed the announcement as a very good Gawai gift for Kapit residents. My dream to see a road linking Kapit with the rest of Sarawak will become a reality in three years, said Masing, who is Balleh assemblyman. When the road is completed, I can travel all the way from Kuching to Kapit by car, he said. Meanwhile, Pelagus assemblyman George Lagong hoped the Kapit-Belaga road would also be built in the near future. Rajang River is the only link between Kapit and Belaga. Many boats have capsized among the many dangerous rapids between these two places, the most recent incident involved an overloaded express boat not far from Belaga (late last month), he said.
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PETALING JAYA: PKR has raised a red flag in the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commissions (EAIC) ongoing investigation into recent cases of custodial death, as one of its commissioners is also representing one of the three policemen charged with murder in the case of N. Dhamendran. PKR legal and human rights bureau head Latheefa Koya yesterday pointed
out the potential conflict of interest as EAIC commissioner Datuk Salehuddin Saidin will be required to defend his client, while at the same time expected to be independent and objective when looking into the complaints and misconduct of policemen. We (PKR) note that this is not the first time Datuk Salehuddin Saidin is involved as a defence lawyer for policemen in custodial torture and death cases. He (Salehuddin) was also the defence lawyer for Navindran Vivekanandan, charged with causing grievous hurt on A. Kugan, who died in custody, said Latheefa in a statement. As such, Latheefa urged the government to withdraw its support for EAICs investigation into custodial deaths. She
reiterated a call for formation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission. In an immediate response, Salehuddin urged Latheefa to get her facts straight, saying the accused policeman in Dhamendrans case is represented by his legal assistant, Geethan Ram. He (Geethan) accepted the case last week, while I was away, and before EAIC decided to investigate the case. Now that EAIC has initiated a full inquiry into cases of custodial deaths, our firm will write a letter to inform the court and our client that we are withdrawing from the case, Salehuddin told theSun. Referring to the Kugan case, he said he only represented the accused when the case was mentioned in court, and also the fact that EAIC was only set-up in 2011, two years after the incident.
SHAH ALAM: Police maintain that there was no foul play in the death of a 33-year-old Japanese man who was found hanged in a lock-up at the USJ 8 police station in Subang Jaya on Saturday. Selangor CID chief SAC II Mohd Adnan Abdullah said yesterday the case remains classified as sudden death and investigations, including a postmortem report from the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), do not support suspicion of foul play. Nobuhiro Matsushita was arrested on June 2 after brandishing a knife at an auxiliary policeman who approached him for allegedly trespassing a private university in Bandar Sunway. During his detention at the USJ 8 police station, he was said to have been isolated from other detainees after he allegedly
picked a fight with them. On Saturday he was found hanged from a bar of the lock-up grille. Police found the mans shirt coiled around his neck. Matsushitas death has put the police force in a bad light as it is the fourth case of police custodial deaths in less than three weeks. On May 21, N. Dhamendran, 31, died at a lock-up at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters after complaining of chest pains. Two other custodial deaths occurred in Negri Sembilan and Penang but investigations showed that both male detainees had died of natural causes. On Wednesday, three police detectives were charged with the murder of Dhamendran after a post-mortem revealed he had died of severe beatings. The investigations officer of the case, who was supposed to face murder charges, has since disappeared.
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Muhammad on their Facebook accounts last Friday. He said social media publishers were liable to action if they were found to have insulted religions that are practised in this country. Action can be taken through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). If the alleged offenders are Muslims, they are also liable to action under the state enactments which provide for such penalty, he said. Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The first child care centre for blind children aged four and below under the Malaysian Association For The Blind (MAB) will be set up soon. MAB president Prof Datuk Abdullah Malim Baginda urged parents with blind children to come forward with their child as the centre could help parents manage the child more effectively at no cost. We would like the parents to know that there is this opportunity. If they do not know how to help their own blind baby or children, we are here to help them. We insist the parents be involved, said Abdullah Malim at a press conference at Kompleks MAB here yesterday. The purpose of the centre is to offer early intervention as it enables a child to deal with the disability and to grow up independently. Abdullah Malim said RM300,000 has been allocated to set up the centre with highly skilled teachers, at a convenient location for families with blind children. We would like to have only the blind children, but if we are short, then the centre will be extended to children who are both blind and deaf (double disability), he said. As an organisation responsible for the blind, we would like to provide a wide range of services, from birth to death. Meanwhile, he also urged the government to regulate the registration of all blind persons. Abdullah Malim said currently the MAB depends on the registration of blind persons with the Social Welfare Department on a voluntary basis. At the moment, there is no such law. Unless and until, there is a law for compulsory registration, they will only be referred to the MAB and the burden is on the parents (to register), he said. He urged parents to contact the MAB at 03-22722677 (Kavitha Devi), at extension 147, to register their children.
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KOTA BARU: A team of researchers from the School of Dental Science at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Kubang Kerian has produced the first organic composite dental filling made from rice husk. Team leader Prof Dr Ismail Ab Rahman said the innovation, which would potentially replace the conventional amalgam dental filling, was the culmination of research which began in 2011 under a USM threeyear research grant of RM242,500.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has confirmed that it will be filing election petitions to challenge the outcome of 24 parliamentary and 10 state seats nationwide, in time to meet the June 12 deadline for the coalitions parties to do so. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) strategic director Rafizi Ramli, who heads PRs electoral fraud fact finding team, yesterday said PKR will challenge the outcome of 18 parliamentary seats and one state seat, while PAS will dispute four parliamentary and nine state seats and DAP will protest against two parliamentary seats. He said the petitions will be separately filed at High Courts in the respective states of the disputed seats. Among the seats in dispute are those contested by the parties top leaders, who lost to Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates with a slim majority, and others where PR has found indications of alleged electoral fraud. According to the full list provided by Rafizi, PR component parties will also mount a challenge in seats won by BN top leaders,
including Health Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam (Segamat), Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Bagan Datoh), Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel (Cameron Highlands) and former deputy minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong (Labis). Rafizi also confirmed that a separate election offences petition will be filed against Ahmad Zahid, for allegedly breaching the spending limit of RM200,000 set for campaigning purposes. Ahmad Zahid was caught on camera admitting to have given out RM100 and a bag of rice to 24,000 voters in Bagan Datoh, claimed Rafizi, who promised to release the alleged video at another press conference tomorrow. On top of the election petitions, Rafizi said PKR will also be filing three other civil suits within the next few weeks, focusing on alleged electoral irregularities. The actions to be taken
consists of the following: X Suing the Election Commission commissioners for failing to conduct a free and fair election by using the indelible ink fiasco as grounds for its claims; X Applying for a judicial review or other legal means to push for scrutiny of the Sabah electoral roll, as testimonies from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the problem of illegal immigrants had pointed out the existence of some 60,000 dubious names registered as voters in the state; and X Seeking a court order to declare amendments made to Section 9A of the Elections Act 1958, which prevents a review to the electoral roll, as being ultra-vires to the Federal Constitution and thus should be repealed. Rafizi added that PKR has appointed constitutional expert Prof Dr Aziz Bari to head the team tasked with evaluating all legal options.
(from left) British Council Malaysia arts & programme manager Grey Yeoh, Ampikaipakan, writer and publisher Amir Muhammad, Borders Malaysia CEO Yau Su Peng and BMW Group Malaysia head of corporate communications Sashi Ambi at the launch yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR: A three-day multi-art and culture festival, called Cooler Lumpur Festival 2013, is set to stimulate Malaysias cultural landscape. The event, which will run from June 21 to 23, will feature local and international worldclass individuals covering various creative disciplines such as literature, journalism, film, poetry, art exhibition and social media. Cooler Lumpur Festival Literary director Umapagan Ampikaipakan said the launch of the inaugural festival curated by PopDigital is
to encourage a reading culture in Malaysia by nurturing an appreciation of language and to improve the literacy skills of Malaysians. There is no better time then now to celebrate literature and for literary authors to show young Malaysian authors the value of what they do as writers, This festival is also to change the mindset of Malaysians that a career in the literary field is a good, valuable, and an interesting work that contributes to society in different ways, Umapagan said at the Hilton hotel yesterday. The festival will be held at MAP @ Publika and will include a series of lectures, panel discussions and a wide range of topics.
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GEORGE TOWN: An MP has called on the government to set up an independent technical investigative committee to look into the Second Penang Bridge Ramp accident. Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin said that the committee, comprising local and foreign experts, should be similar to the one set up for the Highland Tower tragedy in 1993. "As a result of this tragedy, it is important to restore the confidence of the public in the safety of the bridge," he said. Speaking at the site of the accident in Batu Maung yesterday, he said that the committee should also have a public hearing to disclose the findings of the tragedy. "For now, the investigations carried out by the authorities are classified and will not be revealed to the public unless the matter is brought up in court," he said. "The public hearing is important to allow people to
An independent committee has been suggested to investigate the ramp collapse in Batu Maung, Penang. know the truth and help restore their faith in the bridge," he said. In the accident which occurred last Thursday, a man was killed while three others were injured when a ramp for the Second Penang Bridge collapsed. The Department of
Occupational Safety and Health said that it will investigate the matter to determine the cause of the accident in a month's time.
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been an increased participation of women in public office from DAP in the last general election, with four MPs and 18 in state seats, said DAP Wanita chief Chong Eng yesterday. She said the party improved its female representation from one parliamentarian and two state representatives in the 1990 general election to 22 representatives in the recent polls. With the three state seats won in the 2011 Sarawak state election, we have a total of 25 women representatives, she said at a hi-tea session with the media here. Chong said although this target falls short of the purported 30% representation in Parliament, it is an encouragement for the party wing. DAP deputy national public secretary Teo Nie Ching also said women who want to see change should come forward to play an active role in public. We should not wait for the change we want to see, but we should be part of the transformation process, she added. Meanwhile, DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke said women elected representatives should be encouraged to highlight not just gender issues but discuss topics that are across the board. The women should highlight other issues such as foreign policy and the economy, even as men take up womens issues as part of their duty, he said. DAP political education bureau director Liew Chin Tong also said technology has helped to provide a massive awakening among young females who took issues in their own hands through social media and the internet. I hope to see the partys women wing be abolished when there is equal representation of women in Parliament, he said.
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Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture created in the likeness of Mandela, to wish him a speedy recovery, in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha on Sunday.
members including government officials and members of the ruling African National Congress. Although Mandela has long since left the political stage and has not been seen in public since 2010, he remains a towering symbol in South African public life. Twitter users expressed sadness
and urged a quick recovery, but they were also prepared for the worst. Madiba has served us well, a real blessing, a definition of a leader but its time to let him go. We cant hold on forever, said one tweet. Song filled the morning air at the Regina Mundi church in Soweto, a key flashpoint in the anti-apartheid
struggle, as worshippers prayed for their hero. I mean Tata is 94. At 94 what do you expect? said churchgoer Sannie Shezi, using a term meaning father. He lived his life, he worked for us. All we can say is God help him. If things happen they will happen, but we still love him. AFP
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A protester shouts a slogan during a demonstration in Izmir on Sunday. More than 4,000 demonstrators, many of whom are young and middle-class, have been injured and three people have died in the nationwide unrest so far, tarnishing Turkeys image as a model of Islamic democracy. Earlier on Sunday, Erdogan visited the southern port of Mersin and nearby Adana, urging roaring, flag-waving loyalists to respond to the demonstrators by voting for the AKP in next years local polls. I want you to teach them a first lesson
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through democratic means at the ballot box. European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meanwhile called for a quick solution to the unrest, urging restraint on all sides. The government said on Saturday that the protests were under control, but hours later some of the largest crowds yet packed Istanbuls Taksim Square, the epicentre of the demos, with people peacefully singing and dancing through the night. AFP
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A man inspects a sandbag wall next to the river Elbe in Schoenebeck, eastern Germany, on Sunday.
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HERE is something almost comic in the way the missteps of the Turkish government turned a small demonstration aimed at preserving sycamore trees in Taksim Square from the developers bulldozers into the biggest and most widespread popular protest ever seen in Turkey. Its security forces made the classic mistake of being pictured on television and social media publicly assaulting peaceable protesters with water cannon and pepper spray. Just enough violence was used to provoke while wholly failing to intimidate. There was a time when brutality by the security forces was easier to keep off TV screens by censorship or frightening journalists and mediaowners. But these mechanisms no longer work when people have a multitude of TV channels to choose from. It is astonishing that skilled politicians such as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and those around him should make so many mistakes in such a short time. It is easy to understand why Zine elAbidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt should have miscalculated popular reaction to repression at the start of the Arab uprisings in 2011, because as rulers of police states their approach to public opinion was to ignore it. But how did Erdogan fall into the same trap? An obvious explanation is simply the arrogance of those who have held power for too long. They
ignore advice and demonise and powerful parties stood for election underrate their critics. There is and the outcome was not fixed from nothing very Turkish in this. The above as in Mubaraks Egypt or same was true of Margaret Thatcher Saddam Husseins Iraq. and Tony Blair who, like Erdogan, Foreign commentary on the had each won three election victories Taksim Square protests speaks of the and were facing an electorate that competition between secularism blamed them for anything that went and Islam in Turkey. But in almost wrong. all cases it is evident that the writers The parallel should be have not taken on board between Turkey and what these words mean Western Europe, not The parallel in a Turkish context. between Turkey and Secularism in Turkey should be Middle East states. One of brings with it the same between the many reasons why intensity of belief as a foreigners find Turkey so Turkey and religious cult, attracting difficult to understand is at one time the officer Western that they imagine that its class, the professionals, Europe, not politics have similarities the civil service, the between with other Muslim states security service and Turkey and many of the well in the region, which are not there. It is true that Middle East educated. Turkey has had four But at the heart of states. military coups since 1960, Kemal Ataturks legacy is which vie with anything not secularism, which that happened in Iraq or Argentina appealed primarily to the elite, but a for the cruelty of the repression. In super-heated nationalism that had an the 1980 military coup 450 people appeal to all Turkish social classes, died under torture, 50 were executed though not to all ethnic communities. and many others disappeared. At Hence the great difficulty Erdogan least 178,000 people were arrested may have in bringing to an end the and almost all tortured, while 64,000 30-year guerilla war with the Kurds were jailed. of southeast Turkey despite the This makes Turkish politics sound March ceasefire agreement. like Iraq under the Baath Party or The Taksim Square protests and Argentina under the junta. But Turkeys draining entanglement in Turkey never ceased to have the Syrian civil war have brought to elections that, unlike in Latin an end for the moment talk of a American and Middle Eastern police resurgent Turkey emulating the old states, mattered in the distribution of Ottoman empire in terms of influence power. Even at the height of military in the Middle East and even in the rule, Turkey never wholly ceased to Balkans and around the Black Sea. be a democratic state in which This always seemed to me to
exaggerate the political, military and economic strength of Erdogans Turkey. The idea of the new Ottomans carried hidden dangers that Ankara was slow to understand. First, what was the region where Turkey was going to exercise its enhanced influence? It was primarily among countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran, notoriously the most dangerous places in the world for interfering foreign states. The US, at the height of its power, suffered two of its biggest defeats here: the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 and its calamitous occupation of Iraq in 2003-11. But now Turkey was confidently lurching into the same quagmire in the expectation of swift enhancement of its influence. There is not much talk of the new Ottomans these days. Erdogans gamble that Bashar al-Assad and his government would swiftly collapse has not paid off. Instead Turkey has a raging war beginning to spill across its 500-mile southern frontier with Syria. Syrian leaders have been enjoying themselves by applying Erdogans criticisms of the Syrian regime to Turkey and demanding that he resign. Turkey has ended up acting as proxy for the US in Syria, something that is highly unpopular in Turkey. Erdogan may feel good about his easy access to the White House, but he has made some serious enemies in Teheran and Damascus. There is no reason to suppose that they have anything to do with the protests, but Turkey will have difficulty reaching an accommodation with its own Kurds
and the Kurds in Iraq in the face of Iranian opposition. Turkey is ill equipped to get entangled in sectarian and ethnic conflicts in Syria and Iraq. It has been unable to resolve its Kurdish issue and is unlikely to be able to deal with inter-ethnic and sectarian conflicts abroad. It may not have started out intending to be part of a Sunni Muslim offensive against the Shiites or allied to the Sunni monarchs of the Gulf, but it has ended up that way. Its wooing of the Iraqi Kurds and their oil and gas will be forcefully opposed by Baghdad and Teheran. Erdogans mistakes in dealing with the protests and the failures of Turkish foreign policy are not irretrievable ones. But the weaknesses of the Turkish state and the depth of the political divisions within Turkey are becoming more apparent. The demonstrations are also highlighting failings that had been masked by Turkeys economic success. Such impressions are important because the flow of foreign capital into Turkey depends on a sense that the country is stable compared to its neighbours. Nightly riots in western Turkey, bombs exploding in the south of the country and the possibility of renewed Kurdish unrest in the east is sapping the belief inside and outside Turkey that the country is still one of the worlds success stories. Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for The Independent. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com
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PETALING JAYA: Oil and gas contractor Yinson Holdings Bhd plans to acquire all shares in Norwegian company Fred Olsen Production ASA for RM551.34 million or RM5.20 per share cash, in a move to leapfrog the group into the top two position in the floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) services segment in Southeast Asia. Shares in Yinson were suspended from trading yesterday to make way for the announcement. The stock, which shot up 42% last week to RM4.76, will resume trading today. At its last traded price of RM4.76, Yinsons market capitalisation stood at RM954 million. Upon the successful takeover, our order book will increase to RM7.5 billion in
total, Yinson managing director Lim Han Weng said in a statement yesterday. His target is to complete the takeover of Fred Olsen Production by September this year. The proposed acquisition of Fred Olsen Production will add three FPSO units to Yinsons fleet of vessels and will provide a steady income stream to the group, he added. Yinsons current fleet consists of three offshore support vessels (OSVs) as well as a floating storage and off-loading facility (FSO) via a joint venture with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corp (PTSC). The group, together with PTSC is also building a FPSO scheduled to complete by end of this year. The acquisition of Fred Olsen Production will be partly funded with the RM106.62 million proceeds to be raised from a special share sale to Kencana Capital Sdn Bhd. Kencana Capitals stake in Yinson will increase from 4.54% to 18.52% upon completion of the placement exercise. Yinson also said it will place out 37.809
million new shares in the group to Kencana Capital at RM2.82 apiece to raise cash for expansion. The rest of amount needed to pay for the acquisition of Fred Olsen will be sourced from institutional borrowings and internal funds. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Yinson said it entered into an agreement with Fred Olsen on June 7, 2013 to acquire all shares in the Oslo-listed company for NOK9.40 a share (RM5.20) cash. The offer was a 5.1% premium over Fred Olsen Productions last traded price of NOK8.94 on Friday. Fred Olsen Production made a net profit of US$1.9 million on revenue of US$113.3 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, its net profit improved to US$3.5 million on lower depreciation charges as revenue stood at US$29.3 million. Yinson, meanwhile, made a net profit of RM33.98 million, or 14.8 sen a share in the financial year ended Jan 31, 2013 on revenue of RM935.46 million.
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BURSA Malaysia closed at a two-week high yesterday, boosted by persistent buying support, especially in blue-chip counters and plantation heavyweights, dealers said. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 12.21 points to 1,787.8 after hovering between 1,780.17 and 1,792.67 throughout the day. Of the plantation counters, IOI Corp advanced 18 sen to RM5.49, Sime Darby jumped 12 sen to RM9.61, PPB Group and KLK gained 3 sen each to RM14.04 and RM21.74, respectively, and Genting improved 16 sen to RM10.60. Market breadth was positive as gainers thumped losers by 667 to 224, with 233 counters unchanged, 464 untraded and 15 others were suspended. Volume rose to 2.417 billion units valued at RM2.532 billion from 1.58 billion units valued at RM2.09 billion on Friday. JF Apex Securities Bhd head of research Lee Chung Cheng said bullish external developments, coupled with strong regional performance, spurred buying interest and helped the local market rebound from the sell-off last week. Top gainer Country View perked 68 sen to RM2.97 with 129,600 shares traded. Bernama
Fernandes (left) and Azran posing with Air Asia X cabin crew at the launch of the airline's listing prospectus yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Long-haul, low-cost airline AirAsia X Bhd seeks to raise RM859.3 million from its initial public offering (IPO) to help fund new aircraft acquisitions, as its expansion goes into overdrive over the next four years by adding 22 Airbus A330-300s to its fleet. It also has a firm order of 10 A350-900s beyond that. The airline currently has 10 A330-300s, serving 14 destinations across Asia, Australia and the Middle East. It will take delivery of an additional A330-300 next month, representing the largest low-cost carrier wide-body aircraft seat capacity in Asia-Pacific. AirAsia Bhd group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, who is also AirAsia X cofounder and director, said AirAsia X now has the potential to have 40-50 aircraft very quickly. If you look at Singapore Airlines down the road, its a long-haul (airline) and it has about 100 aircraft and, thus, the potential of AirAsia X is enormous, he told a press conference after the launch of AirAsia Xs prospectus here yesterday.
AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani said the growth in aircraft capacity will supplement its plans to set up regional hubs outside of Malaysia, particularly in Thailand and Indonesia, to strengthen regional competition and market footholds. Were initiating the process which includes applying for licences from relevant regulatory bodies, he said. To support the growing demand for low-cost, long-haul travel and to take advantage of the various short-haul hubs and the network connectivity established by the AirAsia group, AirAsia X intends to establish hubs outside Kuala Lumpur where it can leverage the existing presence of the group, which it believes will provide additional feeder traffic. Our key strategy is to maintain market leadership position in the markets we serve and principally the bulk of expansion is strengthening our core markets in Australia and North Asia (such as China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan), said Azran. The first thrust is to add frequencies to cities. Second, to add new routes or cities in countries and, third, continue to invest in aircraft that will be based at our soon-to-be overseas hubs. Azran added that AirAsia X plans to
take delivery of seven new aircraft this year, another seven in 2014 and five in 2015. AirAsia X will begin flights to Busan, South Korea next month. AirAsia Xs IPO is set to be the largest IPO in Malaysia year-to-date. It is the fourth IPO from the Tune group of companies. Due to be listed on July 10, AirAsia X expects to use 33.3% or RM285.81 million of the IPO proceeds to repay bank borrowings, 32.6% or RM280 million for capital expenditure, 29.7% or RM255.45 million for working capital; and 4.4% or RM38 million for listing expenses. The IPO consists of up to 790.12 million shares of 15 sen each in AirAsia X. This comprises an offer for sale of up to 197.53 million existing shares and a public issue of 592.59 million new shares, comprising institutional offering of up to 538.01 million shares and retail offering of 252.11 million shares. The initial retail price is RM1.45 per share. This is however subject to a bookbuilding exercise for its institutional offering. The final retail price will equal the institutional price.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhds (Petronas) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique has improved the oil recovery rate of existing reservoirs to over 40% from 10% previously, said its president and group, CEO Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas. Advancement in technology such as EOR and carbon dioxide management has to a certain extent increased oil extraction from depleted and mature fields while slowing down the natural production decline, he said in his state of industry address at the 17th
Asia Oil and Gas Conference 2013 here yesterday. He said the world is not running out of oil and gas (O&G) despite decades of drilling and production. If we were to look beyond Asia on a global scale, there is significant supply due to be on stream or under development. Owing to new discoveries, technological advances and operational experience, technically recoverable resources are estimated to last for the next two centuries at current trends of consumption, he said. According to the International Energy Agency, Shamsul said, proven reserves globally have increased since 1990 despite growth in consumption. As at 2011, the estimate was 1.5 trillion barrels, with a further 5.9 trillion barrels of recoverable resources
yet to be proven. Shamsul said the world is still making conventional discoveries, notably the Brazilian pre-salt, West African Transformation Margin and East Mediterranean basins. The new frontiers of the Arctic, East Africa, the Caspian and the Black Sea also look promising. Still, he said, there is a need for multilateral cooperation to ensure a more efficient and sustainable way of managing both demand and supply. While energy demand for economic growth is justified, it still needs to be managed to ensure efficiency. We must not forget that despite the availability of supply today, fossil fuels remain finite and unabated demand that can never be satisfied, Shamsul warned.
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PIONEER in the private education scene, KDU University College (KDU UC) has surely come a long way from 1983 when it rst started. And it has many success stories to show for it among them, some 45,000 graduates that have been produced thus far. And this year, the university college chalks up another milestone as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Its a pretty good track record, says vice chancellor Prof Khong Yoon Loong. We have been a steady performer in educating young people and a quiet achiever but in the next few years, if all goes well, you should see a very new and transformed KDU! Khong, who assumed the position last August, has 25 years of experience in industry and academia. He has played senior leadership roles in research and development, academic, operations and project management, and strategic planning. Having previously lived and worked in the UK, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, India and the US, he understandably has acquired a global mind. However, when you engage him in conversation, youd nd him unmistakably local at heart! His range of professional interests, he says, include science and technology, and organisation and people development. Khong hopes to apply his wealth of experience and visionary mindset to bring KDU to the next level. theSun gets him to share his thoughts
The world is changing rapidly and what we learn now is becoming irrelevant very quickly. So, rather than the traditional learn then do method of education, Im trying to promote a learn and do model. In the learn then do model, the teacher is the proverbial sage on the stage. Here, the student is very dependent on the teacher. If we were to rationalise this to Alvin Tofers knowledge is power, then the power resides with the teacher in this model. In this model, learning is sequential and what you do with what you learn comes after the classroom studies. With the internet, the power of knowledge is transferred from lecturer to student. For example, a group of 25 students in a class each holding a few pieces of information that they easily retrieve from the Web, can collectively end up knowing more than the teacher when they collaborate to piece the information together. Thus, students can now take more responsibility in their learning because technology has made information so readily available. By innovatively making use of information, and with the boldness to apply them in real life as they learn, they will be able to learn and do simultaneously. We believe that this is a more meaningful educational experience which is closer to what students would need to do in this digital age. In this context, the teachers role changes from one who dispenses all knowledge and wisdom to a facilitator and guide. When I say apply as they learn, Im not talking about internship. That is old stuff. The issue with internships is most of the time, the intern is a spectator. From my experience of working in industries, I observe that there is hardly time for the intern to actually do anything or learn anything meaningful. In the learn and do model, I am looking at something where students have to actually do something meaningful and deliver an outcome. This is the real world. Therefore, we are in the process of putting in the structures to deploy this enterprise model of how we educate. We strongly believe that this will make KDU UC different. At a time when the internet has allowed us to acquire, assemble and apply knowledge in parallel, we have to come to terms that the traditional way of educating, where knowledge is transmitted retrospectively, is
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The biggest challenge we face is mindset. Parents still want to see the lecturer in front of the classroom. They want to see their kids graduate and look for a job. But in a fast changing world, you may need to play the game differently. Think of big names like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. They t my model of being enterprising bold, daring, innovative and different! On one hand, we tell our kids to be different and dont follow the crowd. On the other hand, we are driving our kids in the same direction as the crowd. Changing mindsets is difcult. We need small wins. People look at successes, so Im trying to generate small successes with smaller groups of
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people rst. I believe when people see that the model of learn and do works, the mindset will start to change. There will always be an instinctive resistance to change. There is always the expectation of inertia when people are required to move out of their comfort zone. They will always want to do things the same way that they have always done it before. But again, thanks to technology, the rate of change in our world is accelerating. The world is not going to wait for us. We either change as fast as we can or get left behind. As our founder Datuk Teo Chiang Quan mentions regularly, KDU UC is about nation-building. Therefore, we aim to continuously contribute to this and by making a more signicant difference through our enterprise model in education.
HERE should be greater focus on traditional and complementary (TCM) medicine locally, as this eld of medicine is still largely under-utilised here. Despite the wealth of plants and herbal remedies available to Malaysia, most research into TCM stops as far as the bookshelf, with very few companies willing to expand it to export quality products or to market them as viable alternatives to western medication. As such, there is a need to raise awareness on TCM, and to this end, the Allianze University College of Medical Sciences has set up a new faculty, the Traditional & Complementary Medicine Faculty. The faculty, which houses ve schools, namely Traditional Malay Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Traditional Indian Medicine, Homeopathy Medicine and Complementary Medicine, will offer seven diploma programmes, seven degree programmes and various certicate-level soft programmes. The programmes are 70% underway to getting approval from the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (MQA). One of the most passionate advocators for TCM is the wife of former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Tun Jeanne Abdullah,
Jeanne believes Malaysia is rich with medical biodiversity and should develop it to our advantage.
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who has long nursed a passion for traditional medicine from the days of her youth. In a recent interview, Jeanne said Malaysia is rich with medical biodiversity, but much of it is purely academic. We need to bring out of the bookshelves and into the market. So much of our natural heritage has potential to be used for its medicinal properties. Why shouldnt medical students pay attention to this eld of medicine? she said, adding that the faculty by AUCMS is indeed a muchneeded move in the right direction for the promotion of study in this area. What many do not realise is that much of modern medicine has roots in traditional herbal medicinal properties. Scientists come from all over the world to Malaysia to study the medicinal properties of our natural ora and then recreate it chemically, she
For example, the basic unit of an education institution is the lecturer and there are three things that make up an effective lecturer. First, a lecturer needs to be competent in the subject matter. If youre not competent, you cannot facilitate. You need to guide students properly to enable them to have an understanding of a subject matter. Number two is communication. You can have all the expertise in the world but if you cannot communicate well, it is difcult to effectively teach. Number three is passion. Im fortunate that I had passionate teachers in most of my tertiary and my secondary education. They gave me perspectives of life and the world that are priceless. The quality of our education infrastructure should be shipshape. We dont need the best technology but the appropriate technology that is t for function. Then, of course, there is also the administration system which enhances the students experience. I see my tenure here as to transform KDU UC and position it for a new generation of students to be ready for a new world. I like to see our graduates carry a spirit of enterprise with them.
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participating. KBUs School of Engineering has also launched a facebook group, App Inventor Malaysia, where students can join and learn more about creating smartphone apps. Students may also want to nd out more about the colleges engineering and computing programmes, including BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BSc (Hons) Computer and Network Engineering, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, BSc (Hons) Information and Communications Technology, and NCC Level 4 Diploma in Computing. For more details, log on to www.kbu.edu.my
AYASAN Munarah and Olympia College have come together to offer scholarships that will provide deserving school leavers and other students the opportunity to study at the college. The scholarship covers certain programmes conducted at selected city campuses. They are namely Certicate in Commerce, Certicate in Executive Secretaryship, Foundation in Business, Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in Information Technology, and Diploma in Hotel Management. Yayasan Munarah is an established charitable foundation of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz said, It is our longstanding commitment to give others a good education. By working with Olympia College, we hope to provide opportunities for people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, a chance to receive a quality education. Applying for the scholarship can be done through either parties website or in-person by ling up the forms available at Olympias campuses. Besides general details about the applicant, the application also requires two short essays to be written in Bahasa Malaysia or English. Whilst anyone can apply for the scholarship, preference is given to applicants who have faced personal challenges that have led them to miss
out on post-secondary education; for example, single mothers and those that had to start work early to support their families. Olympia College was voted Best Large College for Education Excellence by the National Association of Private Educational Institutions of Malaysia for 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The achievements cement its reputation as a serious provider of quality, internationally-recognised and affordable education. With six prominent campuses, located in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Penang, Ipoh, Kuantan and Johor Bahru, the college caters to different needs. The campuses are strategically located in the heart of business districts, manufacturing hubs and commercial centres, where students are given an insight into the working
Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz and Olympia College co-chairman Datuk Mahadev Shankar at the signing of the MoU. world they aspire to be in. During the Rafes Education Group 17th Convocation Ceremony 2013, over 600 graduated with masters and bachelors degrees, and higher national diplomas in Business Management, Information Technology and Hotel Management. The college collaborates with the award-winning University of East London to offer the masters and bachelors degrees in International Business Leadership, International Marketing Management and International Business Management. For more details, go to www.olympia. edu.my.
PTPL students can seek credit transfer when furthering their studies at MSU.
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DU College Penang celebrated its inaugural Family Day at the Teluk Bahang Escape Adventure Theme Park recently. Held in conjunction with the KDU Education Groups year-long 30th anniversary celebrations, the event was well attended by the colleges academic and support staff, along with their family members. The event was ofciated by KDU Penangs CEO and principal, Dr Chong Beng Keok who said, The most signicant 30-year achievement of our education group has been our ability to provide generationally relevant quality and value-added education. Today, the KDU Education Group can stand tall given our successful collaboration with renowned universities and a 80,000-plus
alumni around the world, that comprise corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and celebrities. In the process, we have built an unblemished track record that we all are truly proud of. At the conclusion of the event, RM2,500 worth of lucky draw and competition prizes were given away. The obstacle event winners received Jusco cash vouchers from Big Tree Production Sdn Bhd while KDU Penangs senior marcom executive, Thean Ven Ling and student records ofce manager, Ariani Dewi, won hotel accommodation vouchers, courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel Penang. The biggest prize, a SONY LED TV, was won by the colleges School of Engineering, Science and Technology business development manager, Amy Leow. For more details, log on to www.kdu.edu.my or www.kdupg.edu.my
OR working adults without a tertiary qualication, the Executive Diploma is the perfect programme for them to get a certicate that is specic to their profession. It is higher than a diploma and they can pursue it without having to quit their jobs. Executive Diploma programmes at SEGi are conducted on a part-time basis, on weekday evenings and on weekends as well as through online learning. They take only 18 months to complete and entry requirements are
SPM or equivalent. Prior learning and skills gained through work experience are recognised for entry into the programmes. This is a great advantage because work experience can be formalised into an academic qualication, speeding up the study period. At SEGi, the Executive Diploma in Human Capital Management provides students with the knowledge, skills, techniques and ethics that are prerequisites for effective and efcient strategies in managing human resources in an organisation. The programme exposes students to basic human capital management concepts. It deals with the evolution and
development of human resource management thoughts, nature and descriptions of human resource management functions. The Executive Diploma in Marketing, on the other hand, arms students with the knowledge, skills, techniques and ethics for implementing strategies in the marketing of products and services. It provides an excellent foundation to pursue a career in a variety of marketing elds. Students learn how to analyse market needs and trends, dene target markets, create marketing strategies and unlock business opportunities in a competitive environment. There is also the Executive Diploma in Accountancy that allows students to
The executive diploma at SEGi is ideal for working adults without tertiary qualication. master all the major accountancy essentials, starting from basic skills in book-keeping to more advanced accounting knowledge in preparing the balance sheet, prot and loss account, trial balance and cash ow. Also covered is the difference between international accounting standards and Malaysian accounting standards especially in social responsibility reporting and creating the nancial report. The Executive Diploma provides a perspective of management accounting which is essential for management and operating decisions. Budgeting and costing have been regarded as vital skills and, indeed, the core reasons for the failure of some businesses. For more information, log on to www.segi.edu.my.
Working adults are welcome to apply for the free WOU Study Grant for the value of up to RM600 before June 16.
The uni offers holistic training for those hoping to enter the eld.
RAPHIC design, a profession involved in the structuring of visual information to aid communication and orientation, is a fast-growing
eld. An interdisciplinary eld related to communication, technology, and business, it offers bright career prospects for young minds eager to pursue it. The Management & Science University (MSU), twice rated excellent status university by the Ministry of Higher Education, addresses industry needs by offering degree and diploma programmes in the eld. An MSU graduate in the programme is one who is equipped with the right knowledge and skills to handle challenges in advertising, art directing, costing, quality control and research. They will be able to take on all tasks relevant to their eld including web design, aesthetic judgment, and illustration. Possessing indepth knowledge of the graphic design process, they are wellpositioned to plan, develop and implement solutions that are effective. The graphic design graduate can choose from many careers including creative or art director, layout artist, logo designer, illustrator, photo editor or photoshop artist, and web designer. MSU believes it is committed to ensuring
the best for its students. Visiting professors, for instance, conduct regular semester visits to provide valuable inputs to students. Various skills enhancement programmes are also included that are aimed to improve a students competitiveness. Global exposure through MSUs International Students Exchange Programme (ISEP) unit further strengthens a graduate in terms of employability and marketability. Through ISEP, students have the option of transferring their nal year studies to a foreign university that is a partner of MSU. There are over 40 universities they can choose from, located in such countries as the US, UK, Australia, Japan, South Africa, India, Indonesia and New Zealand. The universitys academic programmes and curricula were designed based on market requirements to ensure the employability of its graduates. This goes in line with its vision to become a specialised university of choice that provides holistic education that is relevant to the needs of industry. The Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering (FISE) at MSU currently offers a wide range of programmes at the diploma and degree levels. Among them are Information Systems Auditing, Games Design and Animation, Technology (Electrical and Electronic), Instructional Multimedia, Computer Forensic, Mobile & Wireless Technology, Communication Design and Marketing and Creative Multimedia. For more details, go to www.msu.edu.my
N our increasingly interconnected socioeconomic environment, which depends on the excellent management of information and knowledge, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a key factor in the competitiveness of companies and their ability to hold on to their market position. Dynamic and efcient organisations do not simply invest in technology, they also analyse their needs and implement the system that best suits them. It is also important for us to be familiar with the policies of the information society and their interrelation with culture, economics and education if we are to deal successfully with strategies for business growth and their technological Syed Malek says an organisation that uses ICT to position itself is more likely to stay on top.
technology (ICT) and use it not only to support the business but utilise its advantages in line with the companys business strategies, says Prof Dr Syed Malek Fakar Duani, dean of Aeus School of Information & Communication Technology (SICT). Not many people think about the elements of business and IT going together. A leading organisation that uses internet technology fully to build better business and position their business is more likely to stay on top. So it is important for CEOs to fully understand all aspects of IT pertaining to business. One cannot solely depend on consultants when coming up with a system network for a product or service. Only when a CEO knows the full extent IT has for the business, will he be able to develop business strategies successfully. Alan Yap Cheng Tat, who graduated and received the AeU Chairmans Award during the universitys recent third convocation, says, This programme has helped me to identify the main aspects of business that need to be improved and how to use technology as a strategic element to drive business. During the course, I worked with a group of professionals from different areas and countries that gave me the opportunity to understand each problem in each class from a different point of view. For each practical case, data analytics is very important as a tool to understand the core of a business, according to the strategies of a company and how they turn into smart decisions. AeU offers a comprehensive range of academic and professional training programmes, from graduate diploma level to bachelors, masters and doctoral levels in Business and Management, ICT, Education and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Candidates can apply for studies through regular entry or via Open Entry System that takes into consideration the individuals work experience. For more information about the programme, go to www.aeu.edu.my
ATC boasts the largest full-time faculty of any private law school in the country and this is supplemented by part-time teachers who are experienced practitioners. I am proud of the team we have assembled at ATC and I am condent that we have made the right investment. The personal touch given by our lecturers makes all the difference. Students have access to the faculty at any time with the Student Assistance and Support System (SASSY) programme. Our lecturers do not just teach and leave the students high and dry, says Choong. The lecture notes prepared by the lecturers in the college, in fact, have long been sought after by students regardless of the institution they are studying in. These notes are comprehensive yet presented in a studentfriendly manner. This, together with the lecture and tutorial learning method practised gives students a solid preparation for exams. ATC students excellent world-class results in the University of London LLB programmes every year are a testament to this fact. The students achieved 36 Second Class Upper degrees in 2012, the most from any single institution for the University of London International Programmes worldwide. The ATC graduate, whether from Malaysia, Singapore or Hong Kong, is said to be highly employable. Already thousands of the colleges graduates are currently involved in the legal arena, the corporate sector and media industries, among others. The University of London recognises the excellence produced by the team at ATC. Prof Dr Wayne Morrison, immediate past director of the University of London External Undergraduate Laws Programme, says, ATC has groomed students on the University of London programme to achieve First Class Honours and Second Class Upper Honours degrees, and is the single largest institution in the world to produce such results. The college is also among the ve institutions worldwide recognised for excellence in conjunction with the University of Londons 150th year anniversary celebrations. School leavers are encouraged to take advantage of the colleges free introductory lectures. They have to call and register to reserve a place (dial 1-800-88-9292) or visit its KL campus in Bangunan Tunas Utama, Jalan Petaling.
OR the rst time, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certied Accountants) has published a competency framework, highlighting the 10 key competencies which business leaders require from aspiring nance professionals. The Competency Framework, available online at competencyframework.accaglobal.com, lists the key knowledge and skills that nance professionals must have if they are to succeed in business and their career. These are namely professionalism and ethics, governance, risk and control, stakeholder relationship management, strategy and innovation, leadership and management, corporate reporting, sustainable management accounting, nancial management,
audit and assurance, and taxation. The ACCA Qualication comprehensively covers these abilities and behavioursfrom performance and nancial management and taxation, to Islamic Finance, and the principles of Integrated Reportingthrough its exams, practical experience requirement and the ethics module. Jennifer Lopez, head of ACCA Malaysia, said: ACCA developed this Competency Framework to ensure that aspiring nance professionals and tuition providers are clear about the key skills demanded in an increasingly globalised and rapidly changing business environment. With this framework, our students and members can see the key competencies which are learned through the ACCA Qualication and how they relate to the requirements of different jobs. The framework was identied after a survey of more than 500 chief nancial ofcers (CFOs). ACCAs research showed that recruiters seek
Lopez says ACCA offers a relevant qualication that meets the needs of industry. out newly qualied accountants who have breadth and depth of skills. Apart from the need for accounting professionals to behave and act ethically and professionally, nancial management and nancial analysis were seen as particularly high-impact areas, followed closely by governance risk and control, strategic management accounting and corporate reporting. ACCAs view is that the environment in which nance professionals now work requires them to bring a broader range of nance skills to the table. Finance functions now have to be excellent in a wide range of capabilities, from supporting businesses to managing risk, and developing effective strategies for growth. This framework negates the myth that an accounting qualication pigeonholes you into an accounting role. In fact, certied accountants are incredibly versatile and can move into any other business discipline. A survey done by ACCA previously revealed that 62% of ACCA members in Malaysia have multi-sector experience while 59% anticipate starting their own business in the near future, said Lopez. To learn more about your career prospects with ACCA, visit www.accaglobal.com
HE International College of Music (ICOM), Kuala Lumpur, is Asia Pacics leading music college focusing on contemporary music. The ICOM education experience is an integration of theoretical knowledge and practice of skills in various aspects of music. The learning process in the college prepares aspiring professionals to meet the needs of the ever-evolving industry of professional music. It offers an array of music programmes, from certicate level to Bachelors degree. The college also boasts of experienced and committed lecturers, both local and from abroad. These lecturers are said to be the colleges secret to success; they are always on hand to guide and instruct students, their efforts complemented by the colleges stateof-the-art facilities and studio recording equipment. Currently the college offers the Foundation in Music programme which leads to the Bachelor of Music (Hons) in Professional Music, validated by University of Wolverhampton,UK. Students can complete their degree fully at ICOM. For the July 2013 admissions, the college offers up to 50% tuition fee exemption for all students who qualify for entry into the programme (exemption
Students at ICOM enjoy many concert productions that are studentmanaged. covering throughout the programme). However, students need to meet the requirement of a minimum of ve credits in SPM and have prociency in a musical instrument. Students interested in obtaining the partial tuition fee waiver can register for the Admissions audition at ICOMs Facebook page. Audition will be held this Saturday. Those who wish to pursue an overseas music education can pursue the Berklee Transfer Program, a credit transfer programme to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. ICOM also offers two other programmes, namely the Diploma in Business (Music Industry), otherwise called DBMI, and Certicate in Audio Production (CAP). Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Music Business can transfer their credits to the University of Hertfordshire, UK and complete their degree in the UK for another year. Students at ICOM enjoy many concert productions that are student-managed. These concert productions offer them real industry experience. Currently the college plays host to students from over 25 countries, the exciting blend in student population further enhancing the learning experience for all. Application is open for the coming July 2013 intake. For admission, students must submit their application together with relevant documentation, including performance videos for the boards consideration. Students are encouraged to submit through the online application system at http://www.icom.edu.my/oas/. Application closing date for Malaysian students is June 21. Those keen can go to admissions@icom. edu.my for further queries.
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ERJAYA University College of Hospitality (Berjaya UCH) School of Culinary Arts student Ng Yun Ru bagged a gold medal at the recent IASC-Asian Culinary Challenge 2013 held in Kuantan, Pahang. Ng beat several other participants in the Apprentice - Dress the Cake category. Other Berjaya UCH students who made an impact at the event were Adam Shaq Chin bin Firdaus Chin who won a silver medal in the Apprentice Dessert category, Ding Cheong Wen who also won silver in Apprentice Pastry Showpiece Chocolate/Sugar Work, and Lim Kian Weng who won silver in Apprentice Dessert.
Abdul Hadi Bin Mohd Ajis bagged a bronze medal in the Apprentice Fruit & Vegetables Carving Individual category. Making their presence felt also was the fruit and vegetables carving team headed by Chef Zulkii. For their splendid effort, each one of them received a diploma. The team, headed by Chef Mohd Roiziddin Bin Mohd Razalli, returned jubilant and were welcomed by their chef lecturers Yong Peik Yee, Rosni Binti Ismail, Sharifah Maria Sahila Binti Syed Ali Hassan, Kerlley Bong Siew Sin, Fara Nadia Binti Kamarudin and Ajemain Bin Husin. The IKIP Advanced Skills Centre (IASC)-Asian Culinary Challenge 2013 is an international competition which
The team that made an impact at the culinary challenge. aims to develop, improve and recognise individuals in the culinary industry. The competition, rst introduced in 2008, is under the patronage of Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Hajjah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. It is organised by IASC in collaboration with East Coast Chefs Association, and is recognised by the Malaysian Chefs Association.
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PUTRAJAYA: The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry is mulling carrying out an open bidding process for solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems.
Minister Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili said this is due to popular demand of the systems from the public. We need to be efficient in terms of selecting the applicants, Ongkili told a press conference after the launch of the Home Complete Plus Solar Panel Financing, a scheme jointly developed by Alliance Bank Bhd and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda). A Seda spokesman said an open bidding process will also promote competitiveness in the market, but added that discussion is still in early stages. He said the commercial quota for solar PV has more or less finished, with the 10megawatt (MW) of solar PV quota snapped up all within 15 minutes at the launching last month. Ongkili said since the implementation of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme in December 2011, response from the solar PV sector has been overwhelming. As of April this year, Seda has approved 1,297 applications for RE with a total installed capacity of 448MW. Out of that, a total of 171MW is from solar PV and from this number, the total installed capacity for installations from the individual category is 14MW.
The number may look small but it actually translates into 1,079 individual rooftops in Malaysia, he said. The average PV system price for household is between RM8,000 and RM10,000 per kilowatt (kW). Ongkili said his ministry is aware that financing remains one of the biggest obstacles especially for individuals who would like to install solar PV systems on their roofs, and expects the new Home Complete Plus Solar Panel Financing to help ease the problem. The new scheme is the first financing package of its kind which is provided by a local bank for individuals to install solar PV systems in their homes. Ongkili said the government through Seda will continue to provide quota for individuals via the Solar Rooftop Home Programme to generate greater public interest in being a renewable energy generator, adding that the remaining 6.5MW of solar PV quota in the individual category is expected to be fully taken up in the next six months. Assuming each household takes up 4kW, this will translate into 1,625 houses with solar PV on rooftops, he said, adding that Seda is in midst of discussion with three local banks on providing financing for home owners keen in the programme.
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Foreign currency 1 US DOLLAR 1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 1 EURO 1 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 1 PAPUA N GUINEA KINA 1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1 STERLING POUND 1 SWISS FRANC 100 UAE DIRHAM 100 BANGLADESH TAKA 100 CHINESE RENMINBI 100 DANISH KRONE 100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 100 INDIAN RUPEE 100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 100 JAPANESE YEN 100 NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR 100 NORWEGIAN KRONE 100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 100 PHILIPPINE PESO 100 QATAR RIYAL 100 SAUDI RIYAL 100 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 100 SRI LANKA RUPEE 100 SWEDISH KRONA 100 THAI BAHT
Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy TT/OD TT OD 3.1445 3.0675 3.0575 2.9710 2.8970 2.8810 2.5150 2.4520 2.4440 3.0780 3.0140 3.0020 4.1550 4.0520 4.0320 2.4860 2.3990 2.3830 1.6140 1.2770 1.2610 2.5145 2.4520 2.4440 4.8760 4.7770 4.7590 3.3550 3.2850 3.2700 86.7200 82.4100 82.2100 4.0970 3.8930 3.6930 N/A N/A 0.0000 57.2800 52.8100 52.6100 41.0300 38.9900 38.7900 5.5830 5.3000 5.1000 0.0326 0.0308 0.0258 3.2110 3.1240 3.1140 NA NA 0.0000 56.0200 51.6300 51.4300 3.2500 3.0500 2.8500 7.5400 7.1500 6.9500 87.4400 83.1700 82.9700 84.9700 80.6700 80.4700 32.1500 29.6500 29.4500 2.5600 2.3600 2.1600 49.5000 45.1700 44.9700 10.9600 9.3000 8.9000
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama
Some of the winners of the CNY contest with their respective prizes.
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Where did the inspiration come from? The movie is very much inspired by my childhood years. When I was young, we had a Filipino maid who was with us for eight years. We called her Auntie Terry. Somehow, in the last few years, she kept surfacing in my memory and I realised that I am literally part of an entire generation of kids in Singapore that was brought up by foreign helpers. That was the starting point for the film. When Auntie Terry returned home for good, it was hard to bear. Eventually, we got used to her absence but somehow lost contact. The one thing that stayed with me after all these years is the name of the place she was from (Iloilo, a province in the Philippines). That is how the title of the film came about. What is the biggest challenge you faced as a Singaporean filmmaker? Funding. I had to work with a tight budget, especially if the film isnt a mainstream horror or comedy film, which translates to less resources and less shooting days. So, it is literally a lot of blood, sweat and tears in order to not compromise on the vision you have and still retain your ambition. What are your next projects and are you afraid that there will be higher expectations after your win at Cannes Film Festival? I am developing a few projects in United Kingdom and Singapore. It will take some time before they mature into something more concrete, so I am keeping a tight lip for now. But I am always interested in human dynamics and the human condition, so whatever I undertake, it is always steering in that direction. I do think it is a tall order to follow in the success of Ilo Ilo but I always believe that every film has a life of its own, so all I can do is work hard and give the dedication and sincerity it needs. Do you have any advice for budding filmmakers? Always maintain integrity in your work. It is a tough and rather painful journey, so it is important to have a genuine passion for cinema. You need to ask yourself, Are you really in love with films or with the idea of being a film director? What are some of the greatest misconceptions people have about you? That Im an arrogant brat who only wants things his way. I think very few people really understand me and I no longer see a point in just pleasing everybody for the sake of having people like you.
T is an honour for a filmmaker to receive a 15-minute standing ovation after the screening of his film. This honour is even greater if it takes place at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Singaporean Anthony Chen, 29, (below) not only received a standing ovation but his debut film, Ilo Ilo, also fetched him the coveted Camera dOr prize (best feature film debut) and became the first Singaporean feature film to win a prize at the recent Cannes Film Festival. Set in Singapore, Ilo Ilo centres on the relationship between a Singaporean Chinese family and its new maid, Teresa. Like many Filipino women, Teresa has come to the Lion City in search of a better life. The young and troublesome son in the family, Jiale, forms a unique bond with Teresa and this friendship ignites jealousy in his mother. Chen, who is currently based between London and Singapore, talks to theSun after his success at the Cannes Film Festival. Did you always want to be a filmmaker? I wanted to pursue filmmaking since the age of 15. While everyone was busy mugging for O levels, I was at the library reading up on film directors and film schools. I learnt that film schools overseas were expensive and I could not afford them. I also learnt that there was only one film school in Singapore (Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
MOTHER-DAUGHTER THRILLER
AFTER mastering the art of performing, the Great Gatsby star Isla Fisher (pix) is now ready to try her luck at a screenplay. The 37-year-old star has teamed up with her mother, Elspeth Reid whos helped her publish two teen novels, Bewitched and Seduced by Fame when she was 18 years old to create a film, which she claims has been challenging, but amusing. Speaking in an interview with Britains Cosmopolitan magazine, Isla said: She doesnt understand the rules of screenwriting and breaks all the rules, which makes it original at least. Weve had a scream doing it.
and decided that is where I would start building my portfolio. Most of my schoolmates pursued their A levels but I took the slightly rebellious route of going to film school at the age of 17. I cant explain why I wanted to be a filmmaker. I would say it is a subconscious decision. I remember that the first film I saw on the big screen was Bernardo Bertoluccis The Last Emperor and when I was growing up, I was attracted to the early films of Zhang Yi-mou and Ang Lee. Who are the directors you admire? Im interested in filmmakers and cinemas that explore the human condition in a sensitive, delicate way. I admire greatly the works of Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Yasujiro Ozu, Hirokazu Koreeda, Lee Chang Dong, Jacques Audiard, Andrea Arnold and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. But in terms of my biggest hero, it will have to be Ang Lee. I cant imagine a better role model for a filmmaker and as a person. His humility and dedication to life and work deserves admiration. You wrote the script for Ilo Ilo.
STRIKING A BALANCE
THE Lone Ranger actress Helena Bonham Carter (pix) refuses to film on location for more than two weeks at a time because she hates being away from Billy, nine, and five-year-old Nell, her children with director partner Tim Burton. The 47-year-old star splits parenting duties with Burton, 54, who says Helena can be insecure about being a working mother, but insists its important for her to strike a balance. Bang Media
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X Cast: Will Smith and Jaden Smith X Director: M. Night Shyamalan X E-Value: 4 X Acting: 4 X Plot: 4
After Earth
FROM the moment the movie opens with a motionless Jaden Smith lying on his side and narrating in a manner that convinces you that he has the same acting coach as Jason Statham, you know the movie is heading downhill.
The story revolves around young Kitai (Jaden) who narrates the story about how humans were evacuated out of Earth to Nova Prime after Earth was devastated but it has its own set of dangers such as a creature called the Ursa which hunts down its prey by smelling their fear. The man who successfully
managed to kill the Ursa is Kitais expressionless father, the legendary General Cypher Raige played by Jadens real-life dad Will Smith, who had toned down his acting and emotions so much in the
movie, he had turned into a Vulcan. To cut a long story short, father and son have issues and during a trip
to help re-establish their relationship, their ship crashes onto Earth leaving no survivors except for
Kitai and a badly injured Cypher. Cypher convinces Kitai to overcome his own fears and travel across some harsh terrain in order to find the ships tail which holds the device that can send out a signal for help. Kitai not only has to battle the elements but also dangerous creatures on Earth and an Ursa that was on board the ill-fated ship. The visuals and special effects are good but the somewhat familiar storyline and not-so-great acting are the negative aspects of this film. However, look out for brief scenes with Zoe Isabella Kravitz who breathes some life into the film despite the fact that her character is supposed to be dead.
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> Over the years, the image of fathers has changed from being a disciplinarian and breadwinner to being a homebody and buddy
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URING my fathers and grandfathers time, it was rare for fathers to play an active role in raising their offspring. They brought home the bacon, signed report cards and wielded the cane or belt when the occasion called for it. My husband is a different sort of father to our children. He is the hands-on type. He changed the kids diapers (though he left the big jobs for me to clean up), helped with the night feeding, played with them, talked with them, and disciplined them when necessary. When our children were much younger, he built a tree house in the garden. Though they didnt play there much as the red ants from the mango tree werent very welcoming, the tree house provided intrigue and great photo ops. A couple of years back, no. 3 was crazy about fishing. His father bought him a fishing rod and took him fishing every other weekend. They would come home with their catch, which fortunately for me wasnt bountiful. I hate gutting fish as my hands would get pricked and poked in the process, but I digress. He took them to parks and outdoor adventures such as white-water rafting. He enrolled them in enrichment seminars and youth camps. When no. 3 was in primary school, I had sent him to a swimming school which had a very tiny pool. He would kick off from one end and in two strokes hed reach the other end. The best he could do was dog paddle. He didnt really know how to swim and neither did no. 4 who had never learnt.
good father, including bringing home enough bacon so that I could stay home with our children for 17 years. Though hes not perfect in the parenting department, I think he ranks quite high, enough for me to hope that our boys would take after his positive traits when they start
their own family. Lydia Teh is a mother of four and author of seven books, including Honk! If Youre Malaysian and the latest The Wordy Tales of Eh Poh Nim comic. Send comments to lifestyle.lydia@thesundaily.com
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CHILDREN who spend more time in front of the TV are more likely to consume sugary beverages, says a new study out of Sweden. The reason? The more screen time, the higher their exposure to TV ads that bombard impressionable young minds with images of junk food, juice and sweets, reason the authors of a new paper published out of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In fact, for every additional hour parked in front of the TV, the likelihood that the child consumed sugary drinks increased by 50%. For their study, published in the International Journal of Public Health, researchers questioned the parents of 1,700 parents of two- to fouryear-olds in Sweden about their kids screen habits and consumption of sweetened drinks. Their findings showed that one in seven parents indicated they made concerted efforts to reduce their childrens exposure to TV advertisements, an effort that resulted in reduced consumption of sugary drinks and empty calories among children of these parents. Children of parents who were less strict about TV time, meanwhile, were found to be twice as likely to consume sweetened beverages every week. Another US study published in March likewise found that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages contributed to higher caloric intake among kids who ranged between the ages of two and 18. AFP-Relaxnews
iPads, 37% say they were more likely to turn to those devices. Even when trying to calm an upset child, parents say they are still more likely to turn to a toy or activity (65%) or to a book (58%) than to media; of those who have them, only 17% say the same about letting the child play with mobile devices like a smartphone or tablet. While parents feel
positively about the impact of most forms of media on their childrens reading and math skills and creativity, they felt video games did more harm than good. Parents rated video games as more likely to have a negative influence on their childs academic skills, attention span, creativity, sleep, and social skills than other forms of media, such as TV or computers. AFPRelaxnews
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BY CHAN SOO WAH CCOR, one of the leading international hotel operators in the Asia-Pacific, offers travellers the best way to explore Malaysia and places in Indonesia like Bali and Lombok, through their Explore promotional deals. We want guests to enjoy our hospitality right from the moment they step off the plane, said Adi Satria, regional director for sales, marketing and distribution of Accor Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. The Explore Malaysia and Indonesia promotions allow guests to book and stay worry-free, while providing more reasons for domestic and international travellers to explore more of these destinations. For the Explore Malaysia package, guests can book rooms at participating Accor hotels in Malaysia with 25% discount off the room rate, and receive complimentary breakfast for two persons, unlimited WiFi access, and a RM50 food and beverage voucher with a minimum spending of RM100 in a single bill at the hotels restaurants, or a spa voucher (available at upscale Pullman hotels only) to be utilised throughout the stay. The highlight of the Explore Malaysia package is a chance to win an Apple iPad Mini through a lucky draw held each month.
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Le Club Accorhotels and Accor Advantage Plus members stand twice the chance to win an Apple iPad Mini whilst Accor Advantage Plus members also get to enjoy an additional 15% discount of the room rates. Participating hotels include Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside, Pullman Kuching, Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre, ibis Styles Kuala Lumpur Fraser Business Park and ibis Styles Kuala Lumpur Cheras. The Explore Malaysia package is available for booking from now until June 30, 2013, for stays until Aug 31, 2013. For more, go to www. accorhotels.com/exploremalaysia. Meanwhile, under the Explore Bali Lombok promotions, guests booking the Accor promotional packages to these destinations will have a chance to win one of the following prizes in the weekly lucky draw free tickets to see the Kecak dance at Uluwatu temple; pottery lesson at Jenggala Keramik in Jimbaran; rafting experience; tour to Ubud and many other prizes. In addition, hotel guests can also win a
free two-night stay at participating hotels in a monthly lucky draw. Three lucky winners will each receive a Grand Prize of a threenight stay at an Accor hotel in Bali, Malaysia or Singapore. Accor Advantage Plus and Le Club Accorhotels members also stand twice the chance to win the weekly, monthly and the three Grand Prizes while Accor Advantage Plus members also get to enjoy an additional 10% discount on the room rates. Accors participating hotels in Bali and Lombok include Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana, The Royal Beach Seminyak Bali MGallery Collection, Amarterra Villas Bali Nusa Dua MGallery Collection, Novotel Bali Benoa, Novotel Bali Nusa Dua, Novotel Lombok, Mercure Resort Sanur, Mercure Bali Nusa Dua. The Explore Bali-Lombok offers are available through online booking at www. accorhotels.com/bali or the Accor call centre (toll free 62 21 255 33 400) from now until Aug 31, 2013 and for stays until Sept 15, 2013.
event of cancelled flights, delays and denied boarding X Appropriate assistance for those with reduced mobility Its hoped that the new set of core principles will help serve as a reference guide for some 50 countries who have their own set of passenger rights and regulations that can be contradictory, conflicting and add more confusion in international situations says the aviation industry. AFP-Relaxnews
Wan Faziatul Amira Binti Wan Mohd Salleh IC no: 820314105416 Jessica Johnson IC no: 841007085542 Winners for AirAsia/ Vientiane contest X 1st prize winner: Thong Yoke Leng
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BY ANANSA JACOB ITH K-Pop fever still burning hot all around the world, why not explore the delights of Seoul? The capital city of South Korea holds many interesting sights for visitors, with the perfect blend of traditional and modern attractions to appeal to everyone. Among the key attractions around the city are Gyeongbok Palace and Namdaemun (Great Southern Gate). Marking some of the last vestiges of the citys past history, these are two popular landmarks for tourists. Gyeongbok Palaces sprawling grounds not only preserve some examples of what life was like during the Joseon Dynasty, but also house the Joseon Palace Museum and Korean Folk Museum. The city also houses four other major palaces, namely Changdeok Palace, Deoksu Palace, Changgyeong Palace and Gyeonghui Palace. Namdaemun is known as the number one national treasure for South Korea. Damaged in a fire in 2008, it has since been restored and is now open to the
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> The capital city of South Korea holds many interesting appeals for tourists, blending both the traditional and the modern
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FEATURE
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May 20 June 19 LITTLE is more aggravating than encountering intriguing ideas and being prevented from turning them into action by obstacles. Frustrating as these delays may be, theyre forcing you to explore further than might otherwise have been the case. What you learn over the coming days could be crucial. June 20 July 21 ALTHOUGH the recent New Moon took place a few days ago, youll still be reflecting on the insights it triggered. Those of pivotal significance involve certain burdensome obligations. Once you would have felt guilty even thinking of disentangling yourself from them, now you realise its best . July 22 Aug 21 EXCITING as the ideas or offers triggered by the current rare aspect between Saturn and Neptune may be, explore but avoid commitments until after the encounter between your ruler the Sun and fortunate Jupiter, on the 19th. What arises then could transform your future. Aug 22 Sept 21 HAVING taken great pains to avoid upsetting others, you quite rightly refuse to accept responsibility for recent problems. Yet theyve done nothing. This raises the question of whos to blame. The answer is: nobody. Everybody dealt with an impossible situation as best they could, and now everybodys learning from it. Sept 22 Oct 22 PLANNING ahead may be a virtue. But with so many exciting developments every day, youre urged to ensure arrangements are flexible. And even more important, explore every idea or offer that comes your way. Whats least expected or even unappealing could turn out to be best in the long run. Oct 23 Nov 20 THERE have been so many times in your life when youve longed for somebody to deal with a burdensome situation for you. Now thats exactly whats happening and youre wary, if not on the verge of rejecting the offer. The issue is trust and control, both of which you dislike relinquishing. Nov 21 Dec 20 SOMETIMES your impatience can mean you plunge into arrangements youd have bypassed if you learnt more. Now, youre urged to respond swiftly to whatever comes your way. While, in the long run, you couldnt possibly pursue every idea or offer, you owe it to yourself to explore them all. Dec 21 Jan 19 ITS understandable that, after a series of challenging situations, youd have trouble accepting something brilliant thats come from out of the blue. However, thats exactly what youre dealing with. Its so good that you really cant undermine it except if you take too long deciding to agree to it. Jan 20 Feb 18 THE obstacles youre facing may seem minor issues to be overcome as quickly and cleverly as possible. However, theyre actually calling your attention to certain arrangements that need a serious rethink. At one point these worked. But times have changed and so have you. They may need to change or perhaps go. Feb 19 March 19 EVEN the most exciting of ideas or offers involves a certain amount of detailed effort. Not only is that the case now, the more time you invest in organising things, the more smoothly theyll go in the future. Others may insist these are unimportant. But you insist they are, and youre right. March 20 April 18 THERES a difference between being interested in new ideas and being prepared to undertake the changes those coming your way would require. While these would be disruptive and time-consuming, the more you explore them and what they have to offer, the more youll recognise theyre essential. April 19 May 19 AS somebody ruled by the gracious Venus, youre an expert at sugar-coating even the most provocative of statements. While thats usually enough to overcome issues and encourage others to talk through their differences, you may have no choice but to battle out those issues openly.
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of what I learnt about pop culture came from conversations like this, so I wanted to create something and show that immense, chaotic sharing of information. To add another artistic twist to the Green Room event, there will also be a special edition of the popular global design networking and social event Pecha Kucha, a collaboration with the British Council. Pecha Kucha is a series of six-minute and 40 second-long presentations by speakers from various walks of life, expertise and interests. Each presentation consists of 20 slides timed for 20 seconds, challenging each speaker to make their points concisely and creatively. This invite-only music themed Pecha Kucha will see presentations made by various individuals, including Heineken alumni DJ Blink, photographer Vincent Paul Yong, visual artist Melor Hidyah and writer-actor Bernice Chauly. According to British Council arts & programmes manager Grey Yeoh, Pecha Kucha events have been held regularly in Malaysia for the past few years. [They] have been a way to get creative people in Malaysia to share their presentations, ideas and passions with each other, he added. Theres no specific limitation to Pecha Kucha, and the presentation format itself is interesting. With such a visible platform for the local art scene, as well as a music line-up that includes local acts like Twilight Actiongirl, The Deer Society and Darren Ashley performing alongside The Drums and TEED, it looks like this years Heineken Green Room will truly be a smorgasboard of eclectic music and social design. Heineken Green Room will take place at KL Live on June 15 from 9pm. Tickets are RM88 (early bird) and RM108 (at the door). For more, go to www facebook.com/Heineken.
HE Heineken Green Room returns to Kuala Lumpur on June 15 for a supercharged showcase of music and cutting-edge arts collaborations. The one-night party at KL Live will feature performances by New York-cased surf-pop hipster rockers The Drums, as well as one of the most celebrated DJ-producer-artistes in the new house and chill wave scene, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED). And like previous Green Room events, this year will see installations by a collective of local artists decorating the performance space, adding a new artistic dimension to the event. Among the artistes taking part in the Green Room event are Donald Abraham, juxtaArt, James Ly, the Off-Day, Kontak! and themancalleduncle. Ly, a lecturer with a background in multimedia design who runs the Minut Init Studio Galleria in Petaling Jaya spoke to theSun on his work. He will be designing a piece based on the theme for the event Social Design. [Heineken] gave me the theme, but there was still a lot of freedom to do what I wanted, Ly explained. I do appreciate what [music] brings to the environment. A lot of my work has a close relationship to music. Most of the inspiration comes from different sorts, like world music, house music, any music, really. He described the project that he was creating for the Green Room as a collage of citations from our environment. I will be using [images of] pop culture references conjoining in one area, he said. This came to me when I was thinking about my days partying as a student. We always have lots of conversations, and a lot of pop cultural references get thrown around. A lot
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said it was so close, yet its still so far, she said. Now I have 16 and Im closer to 18 but still its so far, because who knows when Im going to win another two? Thats a lot. Its not easy. I think the competitions getting really tough and every one I win, Im just learning to really savour that moment. Who knows what will happen? I live for the moment. Did Williams ever think about her place in history?
No. Because I think if I did, I would retire. I would be like: Ive done enough. Why am I playing? Do I really need another title? For me its just about not thinking about that at all and just playing. I know that Im good at one thing in life. I might not be good at anything else, but I am good at playing tennis and Im going to keep doing it. Mouratoglou believes overhauling Grafs record is quite possible. I think for Serena nothing is out of
reach if she wants something its very difcult to stop her, he said. Since she keeps this motivation for the game, she is able to win many more (Grand Slam titles), for sure. Physically, I think shes even better than those last years because shes really well prepared, because shes so motivated. So I think she is able to, but you have to go step by step. The next challenge for Williams is Wimbledon, which begins in a fortnights time. She returned to the United States yesterday but plans to be back on the practice court today, although she will not play on grass until she arrives at the All England Club next week. Im going to get started straight away because I feel like I have a title to defend, she said. I want to win that title again. I want to break some more records. Having claimed her fth Wimbledon crown last year in the immediate aftermath of her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament, Williams will be the strongest of favourites to win again. Last year I was really frayed, she recalled. The brain was fried and I was thinking: Gosh, the last match I played I lost. So this year will be different, though Im not going in overcondent because anything can happen. I could play a great player, or a player who plays great on that day. I wont be overcondent, but I wont be undercondent either. Ill just nd a balance in between. The Independent
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ST. JUDE CLASSIC (US unless stated): 268: Harris English 66-64-69-69; 270: Scott Stallings 67-68-67-68, Phil Mickelson 71-67-65-67; 271: Ryan Palmer 72-67-65-67; 272: Patrick Reed 69-6964-70; 273: John Rollins 67-71-67-68. LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP (US/KOR) unless stated (x won in playoff): 283: x-Park In-Bee 72-68-68-75, Catriona Matthew (SCO) 71-71-73-68; 284: Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 72-73-74-65, Morgan Pressel 68-70-71-75; 285: Yoo Sun-Young 73-69-70-73, Amy Yang 71-70-74-70, Shin Jiyai 68-73-69-75, Chella Choi 67-73-73-72; 286: Feng Shanshan (CHN) 74-70-72-70, Michelle Wie 76-68-71-71, Choi Na-Yeon 72-70-70-74; 287: Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 71-74-73-69, Cristie Kerr 75-72-70-70, Caroline Masson (GER) 74-69-71-73.
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> But knee injury still a concern for clay court master Nadal
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WEATHER GODS UNKIND TO FERRER
DAVID FERRER took one look at the weather in Paris on Sunday morning and knew right away that his already slim chances of upsetting Rafael Nadal in the French Open nal had just got slimmer. Rain and unseasonally cold temperatures in the French capital were the last thing the 31-year-old Spaniard wanted to see for his rst Grand Slam nal in what was his 42nd attempt. To beat Rafael on a claycourt, I need to play more aggressive. I need to nish the points at the net and to play my best tennis to beat him. But when the court is slower, its very difcult. He has more power than me with his shots, and its very difcult for me to beat him. Rafael, in important moments hes the best. He plays very good points always. And he is not ruling out that happening at Wimbledon, where he struggled in the early years of his career, but where he reached the quarternals last year before losing to Andy Murray.
AFAEL NADALS stirring comeback from a careerthreatening knee injury was crowned at the French Open on Sunday when he won the Roland Garros title for a record eighth time to move into joint third place in the all-time list of Grand Slam winners on 12. But the 27-year-old Spaniard admitted that the injury woes that sidelined him for seven months last year are far from being a thing of the past. On the contrary, they are ever-present on his mind. But after missing the Olympics, the US and Australian Opens to rest his suspect left knee following his stunning second round exit at Wimbledon just under a year ago, Sundays triumph seemed far off on the horizon as he rested up at his Mallorca home. Its very emotional. Its a very important victory for me, said the 27-year-old. Its a great personal satisfaction and I am only here because of so many people. Its difcult to compare other years but its true that this is very special for me. Five months ago, we never dreamed about this. I would have thought it would be impossible. But we are here, its incredible, fantastic. My knee, not knees. I am lucky that it is not both. Its only
one, Nadal said with a wry smile when questioned again on his troublesome joints. But the knee, some weeks I didnt feel well, but the last couple of weeks I start to feel my knee better. So thats positive. And the knee is resisting tough matches like I had in Rome against (Ernest) Gulbis, David Ferrer - two days straight. The knee resisted a very tough battle against Djokovic the other day in the seminal. Yesterday I didnt have a terrible feeling, so thats very positive news. Sunday I was able to compete at 100% another time, so thats fantastic. Nadal admitted his time off tour caused deep soul-searching and some very low moments where his tennis recovery, if not his devotion to the gym, was limited. I am a positive guy, but doubts are part of this life. People without doubts are arrogant because nothing is clear in this world. I had to work as hard as I could to be back here. I received hundreds and hundreds of messages of support and each one has their own signicance, he added. Nadal will be pulling out of next weeks grasscourt tournament in Halle, Germany where he had been scheduled to begin his preparations for Wimbledon and will head back to his beloved home-base on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. I will check all my body, and I really hope to be ready for Wimbledon. Because even if I dont play a good Wimbledon, that doesnt mean I am not going to try, because I am going to try my 100 % to be ready for there and to play good tennis there. Asked if he expected a big welcoming party when he ies home, Nadal said: No, honestly, I dont think so. AFP
the chequered ag behind Red Bulls race winner Sebastian Vettel and Ferraris Fernando Alonso. The car felt fantastic today and I had good grip for the low-speed corners but we just werent quite on the pace of Seb and Fernando, said Hamilton. I was on the maximum that I could possibly drive and we got absolutely everything out of the car today. It would have been nice to have kept second place of course but Fernando was very quick today and it was difcult to keep him behind. Hamiltons German team mate Nico Rosberg, who had taken pole position in the three previous races and won in Monaco, also struggled to keep up with the frontrunners and nished two places behind the Englishman. I think fth place was probably my optimum today, he conceded. Even if my race had gone perfectly, I wasnt able to match the pace of the guys in front. Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn, who is at the centre of a controversial tyre test with Pirelli, was pleased with the overall result but also admitted the car was just slightly off the pace. The car performed reasonably well but we still had some anxiety about the tyre performance in the high temperatures, so we were managing the situation carefully, particularly in the opening laps of the stints, he said. Lewis drove a very strong race although it was a shame that he could not quite hold on to second position in the closing laps. However, that wasnt down to him but rather the fact that we still need to nd a little more performance from our car to compete with Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes are standing behind team principal Ross Brawn and will not use a Formula One tyre testing controversy as an excuse to replace him, motorsport director Toto Wolff said on Sunday. Thats the opinion of many people but it is not how Mercedes or ourselves do business. We are all in this together, said Wolff. Ross has wide enough shoulders to have said that he has taken the decision. But the truth is we will not let him down or any other individual down in the company ... we are together and we are a team. Reuters
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vette (2nd right) celebrates his win in the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix with his race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin (2nd left), second place nisher Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (left) and third place nisher Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (right) at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal yesterday.
6pm (6am yesterday in Malaysia), the FIA said, adding that the marshal was treated at SacreCoeur Hospital by the trauma department of Dr Ronald Denis, Deputy Chief Medical Ofcer and Dr Jacques Bouchard, Chief Medical Ofcer of the Grand Prix. Unfortunately, the worker succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, the FIA said. The worker was the third marshal to be killed working at a F1 race since 2000. At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza in 2000, volunteer reghter Paolo Ghislimberti died from head and chest injuries after being struck by a loose wheel from Heinz-Harald Frentzens Jordan in the wake of rst-lap crash. Red Bull Racing, whose driver Sebastian Vettel won the race ahead of Ferraris Fernando Alonso, offered condolences via Twitter. We send our deepest condolences to the family of the marshall who tragically lost his life today, the team said, while Alonso said on the social networking site that the death was terrible news. Today there is nothing to celebrate, the Ferrari driver tweeted. AFP
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ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI could be set for a shock move to the Premier League after Borussia Dortmund refused to sell him to Bayern Munich. The 24-year-old Poland striker has been strongly linked with Manchester United. REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez claims 28-year-old forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been linked with a return to Manchester United, wants to commit his future to the Spanish club. FIORENTINAS 23-year-old forward Stevan Jovetic, who is reported to be a target for Arsenal, wants to join Juventus instead. REAL MADRIDS sporting director Zinedine Zidane says his club will have to break the world transfer record which currently stands at 80m (RM400m) to land Tottenhams 23year-old forward Gareth Bale. FORMER Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler says his old club should keep 24-year-old forward Andy Carroll, a target of West Ham, as he believes the squad is short in terms of numbers. MANAGER Rafael Benitez has told Napoli he would like to work with 29-year-old Chelsea striker Fernando Torres again paving the way for the Blues to sign Napolis Edinson Cavani. MANCHESTER UNITED are closing in on a deal for 20-year-old Monaco midelder Nampalys Mendy. CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is looking to sign 22-year-old Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala and 20-yearold Vitesse Arnhem midelder Marco van Ginkel. MAN CITY are willing to offer AC Milan Carlos Tevez plus 21m (RM105m) for striker Stephan El Shaarawy. STOKE CITYS Bosnia and Herzegovina goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 25, has been voted Idol of the Nation to end Edin Dzekos three-year reign after helping put his country in a strong position to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. TURKISH side Besiktas are considering a move for forward Ronaldinho, 34, currently of Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro. JOSE MOURINHO did more harm than good to Spanish football during his three years in charge of Real Madrid, according to Barcelona midelder Andres Iniesta. FRANCO DI SANTO, winger Albert Crusat, Adrian Lopez, and Ronnie Stam, are to leave Wigan Athletic following their relegation from the Premier League.
real invention and Neymar once again struggling against a European defence, it was still a far from memorable display The team is still being put together, said Scolari. We are working to have a competitive team that will win matches. Brazil often had four players two central defenders plus two defensive midelders behind the halfway line even when they were attacking, severely limiting their creative options. France occasionally looked threatening when they came forward, yet never really tested Julio Cesar. Brazil defender David Luiz showed his wild side as he escaped a yellow card for hacking at Karim Benzemas leg near the halfway line, and was booked shortly afterwards for a needless high challenge in mideld. The ve-times world champions, who had not scored in their last three meetings against France, nally broke the deadlock in the 54th minute when Oscar produced a virtuoso nish after Freds low cross found him in the middle of the penalty area. France had their best chance shortly afterwards though it came from a Brazilian player when David Luiz diverted a Mathieu Valbuena cross towards his own goal, forcing an excellent save from Julio Cesar. Scolari was jeered by the crowd when he took off Oscar in the 65th minute, yet two of his substitutes ended up on the scoresheet.
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Brazil forward Neymar (up) is tackled by France defender Adil Rami, during yesterdays friendly match in Brazil. AFPPIX Hernanes made it 2-0 in the 85th minute with a left-foot shot from outside the penalty area which went in off the post after the ball had been teed up to him by Neymar, who was generally disappointing. Lucas, who replaced Oscar, converted a penalty in stoppage time after a foul on Marcelo as he burst into the penalty area, completing Brazils rst win over France since 1992. Reuters
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> A second coming it may be but Mourinho faces new challenges at Chelsea
by SAM WALLACE
IS RETURN TO CHELSEA began ofcially at 9pm yesterday when, in the Ron Harris suite at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho was introduced as the clubs manager for the second time. The clubs long-serving pressroom steward was on holiday so someone else served the plate of Mourinhos favourite custard cream biscuits, and then it was down to business.
1. THE MESSAGE
The extensive interview that Jose Mourinho gave to Chelsea TV seven days ago covered the big issues thoroughly and there is none bigger than the relationship between Mourinho and Roman Abramovich. Mourinho was clear that it was the boss, as he calls the Russian, who made the call to ask him if he wanted to come back and that the relationship is ne. Mourinho ticked off the key questions: he is here for the long-term this time; he has evolved as a
Terry wrote: He said: Even if you have to tell me something I might not like, always stick with the players. By September 2007, the TerryMourinho relationship was shaky, culminating in a row between the two around the nal Mourinho game, a draw at home in the Champions League against Rosenborg. But the reasons for the Portuguese leaving then ran a lot deeper than a fall-out with Terry. Having seen Ashley Cole and Lampard rewarded with new oneyear contracts, the majority of the fans want Terry to stay. Mourinho needs a new centrehalf, as well as a striker and defensive midelder. What he will not need is the saga hanging over his season. Best
manager; he will not be complacent in spite of his popularity and he is treating this partnership like a marriage. And he has only ever had one of those. Whether this new spirit of cooperation lasts is anyones guess, but he is trying. Yet Mourinho will want to nd something else that will make an impact. The ultimate prize, the Champions League, has been won by Chelsea in his absence so what else can he offer?
Mourinho strikers have done. This is the manager who made Didier Drogba one of his rst signings in 2004. The difculty is that all the potential big names Edinson Cavani, Wayne Rooney, Stefan Jovetic are all problematic, expensive deals that could take right up to the end of August to complete. Mourinho will want his new man ready to be integrated into the squad by July 11, when they leave for Thailand for the rst of the clubs two forthcoming summer tours. A new striker will change the buzz around Chelsea immediately. Even now, with Mourinho back in charge, they look like a good bet for the League title. With an A-list centreforward as well as Torres and Demba Ba it would be hard to argue with them as favourites.
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Now I have 16 (Grand slams) and Im closer to 18 but still its so far, because who knows when Im going to win another two? Thats a lot. Its not easy.
Serena Williams
Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany gestures after winning the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal yesterday. REUTERSPIX
ED BULLS Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix yesterday and made amends for an uncharacteristic mistake that cost the Formula One world champion victory two years ago. The 25-year-old German cruised to his rst triumph in North America with a dominant performance to erase the disappointment of his last lap error in the 2011 race in Montreal. Two years ago, Vettel seemingly had the race at his mercy. He had snatched pole position and led for almost all of the race. He was still in front when the race resumed after a long rain delay when, under pressure from McLarens Jenson Button, he slid wide and allowed the Briton to overtake him for the chequered ag. His disappointment was tempered when he went on that year to win the second of his three successive championships, but he resolved to make up for the mistake by one day winning in Canada. That day arrived yesterday and the 25year-olds relief was unmistakable. Yes! At last we have won in Canada, he screamed into the team radio after crossing the nish line. Later, interviewed on the winners podium, he told the crowd: Two years ago we came very close but I lost it on the last lap and that was my mistake but I made up for that today. It was a case of third time lucky for Vettel. He also had a chance to win last year after starting on pole position but lost pace over the nal laps and was lucky to nish fourth after skimming the wall near the end. He had another brush with the wall yesterday, running wide on a corner and clipping the concrete but there was no damage to his car and he continued on. In fact, he did not even know he had touched it. I knew it was close but the next time around I thought Oh, somebody brushed the wall there because I saw some marks. I didnt know until the end that they were mine, laughed the German. Vettel also ran wide on another corner near the end of the race, losing a little bit of time, but he was so far ahead it made no difference to the result. He had a couple of wake-up calls today, said a relieved Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. This makes up for two years ago. We came pretty close but its been a bit of a bogey circuit for us. To lap all the eld up to the last four cars is a really dominant display today. Vettels win extended his lead over Ferraris Fernando Alonso in the title race to 36 points after seven of this seasons 19 rounds but niether he nor his team were taking anything for granted. I dont think you can afford to write off anyones chances at this stage, said Horner. Theres still a long way to go so no-one can afford to be complacent. Reuters