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warns that if rules are bent
too much, system will break Artist
█ BY CHARLES RAMENDRAN allowances are given to those with an Sundramoorthy said there extraordinaire
AND ELWIN DAVA ongoing criminal trial. should be guidelines in the
[email protected] He was referring to former premier system on the release of
Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and his impounded passports and
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia risks wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, who those involved in serious
becoming the laughing stock of have had their passports returned to crimes, including the
the world if VIPs who are facing them so that they can travel to misappropriation of
criminal charges continue to Singapore to visit their daughter. national funds, as it has an
be accorded special treatment. He said such a practice was impact on society at large.
unhealthy and would not serve as a “We want to send a
“When the system bends the rules in deterrent to those who violate the law, resounding message to
high profile cases, sooner or later, it especially when it involves white-collar those entrusted (with
becomes flawed and rules are broken,” crimes and large sums of national power and
said Universiti Sains Malaysia head of funds. responsibilities) in
research on crime and policing Datuk “An example should be set for other government, whether they
P. Sundramoorthy. potential perpetrators and that can only are executives or high
be done by ensuring that when profile civil servants. The
He cited the release of passports to someone is charged with a crime, court has to show
such VIPs as a case in point. and while awaiting the verdict or seriousness in addressing
appealing against it, he or she will Turn to white-collar crimes,
“We need to stop making a mockery be denied or deprived of full — especially when it involves
of our criminal justice system. We liberties. This is because they page 4 the misuse of taxpayers’
should not give room for others to could possibly be flight risks.” money,” he said.
criticise us on such matters.”

Sundramoorthy said it was not
exemplary in society when such

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ALISHA NUR MOHD NOOR ATTHE DEWAN RAKYAT

Minister blasts media over ‘out of context’ reporting

YOUTH and Sports Minister Datuk taking any action. many years to reveal her experience. he had failed to support victims of should set a good example by
Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu hit out at National diver Datuk Pandelela “What I meant was that we had to sexual harassment. standing up for athletes.
the media yesterday for allegedly
taking his comments over a sexual Rinong took to Twitter recently to get further clarification from Gobind pointed out that there is In response, Ahmad Faizal said he
harassment allegation out of context. relate how she had endured “a torrent Pandelela herself as well as those no time limit for a person to lodge a understood that there was no time
of sexual jokes” from one of her allegedly involved in cracking complaint related to obscene jokes or frame for reporting such misdeeds
“The government takes such coaches over a period of seven years. pornographic jokes. criminal activities. and that he agreed with Gobind.
matters seriously, especially when
such allegations involve our national She said she decided to go public “I will get a thorough explanation “Does the minister know that “I listen to all parties before giving
athletes and coaches,” he told Syed after an actor’s crack about an before taking appropriate action.” there is no time limit for criminal an explanation. That’s what I said to
Saddiq Abdul Rahman (Ind-Muar). unaired rape scene on TV went viral. complaints? Even if it happened a the media on Monday.” He added
In response to his explanation, long time ago, action should still be that he had uploaded a video of his
He said he would have to wait for Ahmad Faizal said the media had Gobind Singh Deo (PH-Puchong) taken.” exchange with reporters on his
the full details of the allegation before made it sound as though he was told him he was unfit to be a minister Facebook page.
questioning Pandelela for taking so in charge of youth and sports because Gobind added that Ahmad Faizal

FPDA still relevant after
50 years, says
Hishammuddin

Junaidi stressing a point in the House yesterday. – BERNAMAPIX THE Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) is
still relevant even after 50 years of its
‘No guarantee all will establishment, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri
follow SOP in Malacca polls’ Hishammuddin Hussein.

o As it was with the Sabah election, there could be some restrictions on sports activities, cross-border He said that the agreement could still play a role
who might violate the rules, says Wan Junaidi travel, seminars, social activities and official in helping the country face future security
events have been lifted. challenges.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi activities by politicians will not take place in
Tuanku Jaafar said there is a limit to what the Malacca.” “This means that many people (who have He added member states are determined to
government can do to ensure everyone been fully vaccinated) are gathering in consult one another on the steps to be taken in the
complies with standard operating procedures The Sabah polls on Sept 20 last year led to groups. Can the minister guarantee that over event of external threats against Malaysia and
(SOP) while campaigning in the Malacca a surge in Covid infections. Within weeks of the 11 days from nomination to polling, there Singapore.
election. polling, the state recorded a cumulative total will be no campaigning?
of more than 11,000 infections, making it the He was responding to a question from Wong
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s first state to surpass the 10,000 mark. “What if Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hon Wai (DAP-Bukit Bendera), who wanted to
Department (Parliament and Law) said that Hishammuddin Hussein visits Kem Sungai know whether the FPDA is still relevant and how it
while he could advise his Cabinet colleagues Junaidi was replying to a supplementary Udang to campaign for soldiers’ votes. Under could help the country face future military
to ensure that they strictly follow the SOP to question by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution the SOP, this is not wrong as it is counted as a challenges.
curb the spread of Covid, he could not Ismail (PKR-Kulim Bandar Baru), who government event. How do you explain that?”
guarantee that everyone woud play by the wanted to know if the minister could give a Hishammuddin said most recently, the
rules. guarantee that there would be no double Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Bersama Gold 2021 Exercise was held from Oct 8 to
standards when implementing the SOP for announced that open campaigning such as 18 in the South China Sea and over the airspace of
“Yes, the SOP are in place but we cannot the state polls. holding ceramah and house-to-house visits Malaysia and Singapore.
stop everyone from taking advantage (of the will not be allowed in the Malacca election.
easing of restrictions). It happened during the He cited the holding of official It involved 25 fighter jets, six support aircraft, six
Sabah election (last year), when members of government events while imposing a ban on “What we don’t want are double helicopters, 10 maritime ships, one submarine as
political parties and the general public gatherings during campaigning as an standards. It looks like for the government, well as over 2,600 military personnel from
disregarded all the rules,” he said. example of double standards in the the SOP of the National Security Council Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom,
enforcement of the SOP. (NSC) applies, but the Opposition has to Australia and New Zealand.
He recounted that while the SOP were abide by another set of SOP introduced by the
enforced in Sabah during the state election, He added some people could take Election Commission (EC),” Saifuddin added. “I am pleased to inform the House that the
candidates and supporters broke all rules advantage of the situation by using exercise went smoothly and successfully.”
while canvassing for votes. government events to garner votes. In response, Junaidi said he would raise
the matter at the next Cabinet meeting and Hishammuddin said since the inception of
“So, we cannot guarantee that such Saifuddin said Malacca has moved to would reaffirm his advice to ministers not to FPDA, member states have forged close
Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan and exploit the SOP, whether they are from the cooperation through conventional exercises aimed
Health Ministry, NSC or the EC. at enhancing the capabilities of their respective
countries, as well as ensuring the interoperability
He refuted allegations that the of the militaries of the five powers in the face of
government is practising double standards. external threats.

Proposal to enhance penalty for poaching The FPDA, established in 1971, is the second
oldest multilateral defence cooperation in the
ENERGY and Natural Resources Minister imparted lessons to offenders.” the sale of wildlife online, which has world involving Malaysia, Singapore, New
Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has proposed He said the Wildlife Conservation motivated poachers to exploit protected Zealand, the UK and Australia, with the key
that the maximum fine for poaching of species and sell them on social media objective of protecting Malaysia and Singapore
endangered wildlife be doubled to RM1 (Amendment) Bill 2021, if passed and platforms and through e-commerce. from external threats.
million and prison sentences be raised from gazetted, will provide greater protection not
10 to 15 years. just for wildlife but also their habitats. He expressed confidence that the new Responding to another question from Wong on
legislation will be able to ensure wildlife the ministry’s stance on the Defence White Paper,
He said this is necessary given that the “This will be the first amendment to the conservation through tighter control and Hishammuddin said the government is still
Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 has failed to Act that will align it to technological better management. holding on to the white paper, which was tabled in
deter criminals from harming protected developments and current issues,” he said Parliament in December 2019. – Bernama
animal species. when tabling the Bill for second reading. He added stricter enforcement will protect
and conserve wildlife more efficiently and Vaccine trials for
“Low penalties and fines have not Takiyuddin said there are no provisions effectively. children under 12
now to act against individuals who advertise
CHILDREN under 12 will be the subject of a third
phase of clinical trials for the Sinovac Covid-19
vaccine, which will begin at the end of this month.

Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago
Dagang said 10 locations across the country have
been selected for the trials.

Eight of the locations are health facilities that
come under the purview of the Health Ministry.
The remaining two are Universiti Malaya and
Universiti Teknologi Mara.

He said the study would be coordinated by
Clinical Research Malaysia with the involvement of
the Clinical Research Institute.

“Several discussions have been held with
vaccine manufacturers to obtain the latest data
related to the effectiveness and safety of the
vaccine for children under 12.”

He was replying to a question from Wong Kah
Woh (PH-Ipoh Timur), who wanted to know if the
vaccine is suitable and effective for those in this age
group.

Ago Dagang said that while the ministry has yet
to receive the required data, the Covid-19 Vaccine
Candidate Selection Committee is already
examining the effectiveness and safety of the
vaccine on the targeted population based on
scientific evidence through clinical studies or Real
World Data.

He said several clinical studies across the globe
have shown that the vaccine is safe.

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Asean Basic amenities a must for
member countries yesterday began any housing project
their 38th and 39th summits under the
chairmanship of Brunei via virtual o Facilities such as playgrounds, government clinics are not population relocation (and concentration) for
conference, with battling the Covid-19 readily available at PPR the longer term.
pandemic and promoting economic
recovery high on their agenda. The █ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI Nevertheless, Loh noted that the “This means we should be planning also to
Asean summits are expected to discuss [email protected] government has been very sensitive to the meet the needs of a growing population by
a number of issues including further PETALING JAYA: Any housing project, concept of “transit-oriented development” considering, for example, how to make the
strengthening the resilience of the especially affordable housing, should have (TOD) – the construction of affordable housing wider area to be more self-contained across the
Asean community towards regional access to basic amenities, industry players and around easy accessibility to LRT and MRT spectrum, not just in terms of transport
recovery from the pandemic. They will stakeholders told theSun. stations. connectivity but also office space and retail
also be looking into enhancing the space especially the availability of
preparedness of Asean in addressing Emir Research head of social, law and “For example, the National Physical Plan hypermarkets,” he said.
common challenges; seizing new human rights Jason Loh said affordable housing Policy (NPP27) in 2005 and the NPP32 in 2010
opportunities in pursuit of shared projects in Malaysia generally have basic clearly stated that ‘TOD shall be promoted as “In turn, the multiplier effect will spill over
prosperity; and maintaining amenities. the basis for urban land use planning to ensure into the upgrading of transport connectivity
cooperation towards achieving the viability of public transport,’” he said. such as building rail transit stations that can in
region’s long-term goals, Xinhua news “Residents have internet connectivity and turn encourage the construction of more
agency reported. The summits will also accessibility to clinics and schools. However, To solve the issue of basic amenities being affordable housing in the location,” he noted.
be joined by leaders from Asean’s when it comes to low-cost flats under the made available closer to housing for the masses,
dialogue partners, including China, People’s Housing Projects (PPR), certain Loh suggested the government start with proper Meanwhile, Khazanah Research Institute
Japan, South Korea, India, the US, amenities such as playgrounds and government planning and consult stakeholders such as director Dr Suraya Ismail believes all homes
Australia and Russia. – Bernama clinics aren’t readily available. This situation other ministries and agencies like the Health should have basic amenities, whether they are
could be counterbalanced with proximity to Ministry and Education Ministry, local in the affordable range or otherwise.
OVER 7,000 COPS FOR transport connectivity such as bus and governments, developers, buyers, and existing
SARAWAK POLLS commuter rail (LRT),” he said. residents in the surrounding proposed “Housing projects must not be seen in
KUCHING: More than 7,000 police development projects. isolation from the higher purpose of creating a
officers and personnel will be involved Loh noted that land scarcity is part of the decent standard of living for all people,
in the upcoming Sarawak state problem that contributes to the lack of “Planning and coordination of irrespective of the income levels. Therefore,
election, said Deputy Inspector- affordable housing being built near public implementation and outcome is key. The housing projects should be located within the
General of Police Datuk Seri Mazlan amenities. problem in this specific area of affordable spatial planning or designing cities for society’s
Lazim. He said the number of personnel housing planning is that our bureaucracy lacks a betterment,” she said.
would be increased if needed and after “The problem is land scarcity for affordable proper long-term strategy and vision as
police obtained full information on the housing in the core areas of the Klang Valley embodied in the IOOI model – Input, Output, She also noted that the alignment of public
election from the Election Commission conurbation or central Greater Kuala Lumpur. Outcome and Impact. We can be quite myopic transport’s main routes to households’
(EC). “The exact number has yet to be Hence, affordable housing has to be built in in this regard,” he said. travelling patterns should be more exact in
determined as we have not received areas that are not as infrastructurally developed order for households to experience genuine
the full information about this election,” in terms of transport connectivity, particularly He added that there is also a critical need for benefits of proximity to public transport.
he told a press conference at the when it comes to rail transit,” he said. our planners to focus on the impact and
Sarawak contingent police implication of housing development and “This is not necessarily the case and the
headquarters here yesterday. Earlier, he value of locating affordable housing near public
presented food baskets to 38 asnaf transport remains a numerical value, and
(eligible tithe recipients), police retirees artificial as well. The most recent figure from the
and orphans. He said police have made Transport Ministry (2019) showed only 20% of
thorough preparations to face the the population using public transport.”
election to ensure it is held in strict
compliance with the standard
operating procedures. – Bernama

Five-year plan to strengthen public service launched Malacca polls
a balance
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department service delivery; empowerment of public Psychology Conference held virtually with the between safety
(PSD) yesterday launched the Human service human capital well-being; and theme “Strengthen Resiliency, Embrace and democracy
Resource Psychology Service Strategic Plan strengthening values and building an excellent Uncertainty” here yesterday.
2021-2025 that outlines the strategic direction organisational culture, Bernama reported. KUALA LUMPUR: The government has to
for five years to improve the well-being of the In his speech, Mohd Khairul Adib also balance between the demand for health and
public service. “The focus areas and strategic thrusts reminded all civil servants to immediately safety and the demand for democratic practice
outlined are expected to strengthen complete their Covid-19 vaccination before in holding the Malacca state election, Senior
PSD director-general Tan Sri Mohd Khairul organisations and civil servants who are doing Nov 1. “This is to give confidence and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin
Adib Abd Rahman, who launched the plan, well, productive and having a positive assurance to the public and ensure the smooth Hussein said.
said it encompassed four key thrusts, namely personality and attitude, especially in delivery of public services as it returns to
strengthening of governance and service providing the best service for the people,” he normal operations in accordance with the He said the government was fully aware of
regulation; comprehensive and effective said at the launch of the 25th Public Service current phase of the National Recovery Plan.” the public concerns, and that was why the state
election would be held on the condition that
MYSTICAL LURE ... Visitors taking in the strict standard operating procedures (SOP) are
sights of a dragon lighted display at complied with, Bernama reported.
Padang Kota Lama in Penang on Monday
night. They are among the first to arrive in “When we decide to ask His Majesty to
the state following the lifting of the consider not to declare an emergency, that
interstate travel ban earlier this month. means the (Malacca) state polls had to be called.
– MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN
“The fact is that the decision was made on
the condition of having strict SOP so that
everything that we have done in response to
Covid-19 will not go down the drain just
because of one state election,” he told a press
conference at the Parliament building
yesterday.

Hishammuddin, who is in charge of
managing the pandemic under the National
Security Council (MKN), said the government
will ensure that nothing would be able to
provoke or trigger public anger against
politicians before the nomination day on Nov 8.

On the ban on all activities, gatherings and
social events related to the Malacca polls
imposed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) so as
to curb the spread of Covid-19, the Sembrong
MP said he believed the decision was made
following the rising trend of people holding
such social activities, gatherings and events
which were actually related to the state election

“That is the trend we cannot allow now as the
EC is only vested with the power to control the
Malacca election process from the nomination
day on Nov 8. Before Nov 8, the responsibility is
vested with the MoH, to be monitored by the
MKN and enforced by the Home Ministry.”

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Support for students As of noon yesterday
with mental issues
concTafiosrtemasl ed 2,442,224
o Children greatly impacted by school closure approval, to protect children at their
during pandemic, compounded by effects of social schools. Total
media in shaping thoughts, behaviour: Khairy ac�ve cases cNaesews 5,726
He said he does not want the current
inequitable delivery for vaccines being 73,223
repeated, adding that Malaysia also
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will place “This is compounded by the effects acknowledges the importance of Total
more resources and efforts in providing of social media in shaping our nurturing healthy and resilient future recoveries Current
necessary interventions for students children’s thoughts, feelings and generations through schools and recovery 95.60%
who need mental health assistance, behaviour. education. 2,334,783
especially through technology tools rate
that may be more familiar for a “The ramifications of prolonged Khairy said Malaysia is also
digitally-native generation. school closures would not be fully concerned about malnutrition among Death 5,751Brought
understood until we see the effects in children. toll
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin years to come. -in-Dead
said adequate mental support should “We have set up a bipartisan 28,492
be given to schoolchildren as the “We must ensure that schools will government task force to address the
Covid-19 pandemic and school closure no longer be shut,” he said at the 72nd issue of stunting among children in PROGRESS STATISTICS FOR THE NATIONAL COVID-19 IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME
have had significant effects on their World Health Organisation Western Malaysia.” As of October 25
mental health, Bernama reported. Pacific Region Committee Meeting Received second doses
yesterday. Khairy said Malaysia will soon join
“The closure of schools during the other member states in regulating 25,388,935 23,906,468
pandemic has greatly impacted our Khairy also called for equitable electronic nicotine delivery systems in
children. distribution of Covid-19 vaccines for ensuring they are not accessible to
children, after getting regulatory schoolchildren.

On Sunday, Khairy led a Malaysian
delegation to the meeting, which is being
held in Himeji, Japan until Friday.

Council to highlight Kelantan craft, heritage ‘People should speak up’

KOTA BARU: The Malaysian Craft Department of Culture and Arts adding that the event was expected to Centre for Public Policy the onus is on you to prove your
Council (MCC) will be organising the director Rosnan Abdul Rahman and attract 500 visitors a day. Research at the Asia Strategic innocence rather than on the
Kelantan Exchange 2021 from Nov 11 to celebrity Arja Lee. and Leadership Institute prosecution to prove your guilt.
13 at the Grand Renai Hotel in an effort Nik Faiz said MCC would also be chairman Tan Sri Ramon Here, you are presumed
to promote the state’s local craft. “Three dialogue sessions will also be hosting a dinner, and tickets and table Navaratnam said Malaysia innocent until proven
held, including a session titled ‘Arts bookings can be made by contacting has some prominent From guilty. In France, you are
MCC president Nik Faiz Nik Mohd from the Perspective of Islam’ that will the council at 019-9385 858. personalities who have front presumed guilty until
Amin said the event, which also aims to feature independent preacher Azman been found guilty of page you prove yourself
preserve the country’s cultural heritage, Syah Alias. The Kelantan Exchange 2021 will
would be participated by 50 local artists. also be held in collaboration with corruption, citing Najib as an innocent,” he said.
“The event will also be participated agencies and non-governmental example. “Also, look at Singapore.
Nik Faiz said various activities have by the Japan Foundation, where visitors organisations such as the Department He added that the law seems How come they can do it ... we
been planned such as a craft bazaar, will be able to learn more about for Culture and Arts, Tourism Malaysia, to serve personal interests can’t? Is it because our leaders
arts and craft workshops as well as a Japanese culture, arts and craft,” he said Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and rather than national interests. are not tough enough on
Mak Yong performance by Kelantan at a press conference on Monday, Yayasan Hasanah. – Bernama

“The people should speak corruption? I believe that since
up against what they believe is money politics is involved, a
entrenched interest. But if the culture of acceptability
people remain silent, it looks develops. If you want money for
like they condone it. your politics, you have to
“Perhaps it is part of our engage in money politics and
cultural heritage, and we sacrifice your values.”
should alter it because Former premier Tun Dr
otherwise, we will have no Mahathir Mohamad had also
future,” he said, adding that if questioned the court decision
top officials believe they are to release Najib and Rosmah’s
protected or pacified by the law, passports.
it would encourage rather than Among others with an
deter corruption. ongoing criminal trial whose
Ramon said while impounded passports have also
corruption is not condoned in been released are former
certain countries, it seems to be deputy prime minister Datuk
the case here. Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and
“In countries such as France, Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri
if you are accused of corruption, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
SAFE OUTING
... A family visiting Call to resolve land issue to
attractions in allow upgrading projects
Malacca yesterday
while adhering to KUCHING: The Education resolved, the process will be
standard operating Ministry wants the issue of faster and more systematic,” he
procedures. land legalisation nationwide to said after a working visit to
– BERNAMAPIX be resolved immediately to Sekolah Menengah Samariang.
enable projects to upgrade and
1,797 seek psychiatric treatment in Terengganu rebuild dilapidated schools, Meanwhile, Radzi said
especially in Sarawak. since the announcement that it
KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 1,797 treatment, counselling and She added among the initiatives and was mandatory for civil
individuals in Terengganu have sought psychotherapy for individuals suffering efforts being carried out by the Senior Education Minister servants to be vaccinated
treatment for mental health issues from from depression, as well as department was to strengthen support Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said if the against Covid-19, teachers who
January to September this year and management of cases related to suicidal for mental health and psychosocial land for the construction of a reportedly refused vaccination
2,144 in the previous year. behaviour. services through a helpline as well as dilapidated school building initailly have had their first
“‘Healthy Mind’ services are placement of counsellors and was not federal-owned, then dose.
State health director Datuk Dr available at all health clinics that have psychology officers at district levels and construction work could not be
Kasemani Embong said two been improved and managed by health clinics. carried out. “Immediate action will be
community mental health centres have trained officers.” taken against unvaccinated
been set up in Terengganu, namely in She was speaking after officiating at Kasemani said the Mental Health “This was among the teachers if their refusal affects
Wakaf Tapai, Marang and at the the state-level World Mental Health and Psychosocial Support teams at all matters I discussed when I the operation of a school.
Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (SNZH). Day celebration at the SNZH clinics and hospitals also provide paid a courtesy call to Chief
Psychiatric Complex yesterday. emotional support to those affected by Minister Datuk Abang Johari “This will include
She said among the services offered the Covid-19 pandemic. – Bernama Abang Openg at Wisma Bapa transferring the teachers,
at the centre were psychiatric Malaysia on Monday. especially those who teaches
special needs students,”
“When the land issue is he said. – Bernama

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Consensual sex based on lie still a crime

o Agreement to engage in any activity is not state of California, it is treated as a is perpetrated within a relationship, sheer force of power and domination.
all-encompassing, may come with conditions civil offence. she added. In sexual intercourse, the
and can be revoked at any time
“Contrary to popular belief, “Stealthing can also endanger traditional script of men as initiators
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI Stealthing is viewed as a serious consent is not exclusive to sex.” one’s physical health by exposing and women as gatekeepers remains
[email protected] rape offence under Section 375 (b) or the victim to the risk of prevalent, which perpetuates the
PETALING JAYA: If a man assumes (c) of the Penal Code, he told theSun. Like everything else, consent to sexually-transmitted diseases.” narrative that consent is found in her
that a woman’s consent to engage engage in sexual activity can be actions in entirely unrelated
in sexual activity with him is a Basically, it means that the man revoked at any time. Given that sex is Kiran said a mandatory situations.
free-for-all, he should think again. lies about wearing a condom, or he an intimate activity, it also has a great comprehensive sexuality education
removes the condom midway or he bearing on a woman’s autonomy over from primary school, with However, Awam said consent
Even in the throes of passion, sabotages it by perhaps purposely her body. age-appropriate modules, would be a focuses on what the woman says,
there are rules to obey. For instance, causing a leak. start towards addressing the problem. thus empowering her with the
the woman could have agreed to have Kiran pointed out that when the rightful sexual and bodily autonomy.
sex on condition that he wears a “In such an event, the woman consent and bodily autonomy is “Through such modules, children
condom. If he lies about it, he has would have agreed to sex based on a violated, as in the case of stealthing, it can learn about consent, bodily rights It said that the elements of
committed a violation called lie. This, therefore, fulfils the can have a traumatising and as well as acceptable and consent – given freely, being
stealthing. provisions of Section 375 (b) or (c) of dehumanising effect on the victim. unacceptable behaviour, from a informed, enthusiastic, specific and
the Penal Code.” young age.” reversible – should be included in
However, prosecuting cases of “It means the right to make public education, to address issues of
stealthing is not so cut and dried. Advocacy officer at Women’s Aid decisions for themselves and their “With wide understanding, not gender-based violence.
According to criminal lawyer Dinesh Organisation Kiran Kaur noted own bodies has been taken away only will the rate of sexual abuse
Muthal, making the allegation is one that stealthing is seen as a form of from them.” drop, but there will also be better “This aspect of consent should be
thing, but proving it is another. sexual assault in several countries sexual and reproductive health for taught to our children and young
such as Germany and New Zealand, She said the victims may end up all,” she added. adults. The media also has a role to
while in others, including the US suffering from emotional damage, play in disassociating romance with
similar to the fear and trauma elicited The All Women’s Action Society unwanted physical intimacy or
from a sexual assault, and this may (Awam) pointed out that when sexual violence. It serves to shape
last for years. More worrying is the consent is violated, sexual what the public perceives to be the
fact that stealthing can cause intercourse becomes sexual violence, most relevant issues and values of the
unwanted pregnancies, which is like given that the individual is deprived time,” Awam added.
coercing the partner to reproduce if it of her autonomy over her body by the

Najib allowed to amend passport release dates Illegal cosmetics,
medicines seized
KUALA LUMPUR: Three High Court judges respectively, to Oct 25 and Dec 6 for him to for the charge of using his position to order
yesterday granted Datuk Seri Najib Abdul visit his daughter Nooryana Najwa in amendments to the 1Malaysia Development SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Health
Razak’s application to amend the dates for Singapore. Bhd (1MDB) final audit report before it was Department has seized various unregistered
temporary release and return of his passport presented to the Public Accounts Committee medicines and unnotified cosmetics, worth
for him to visit his daughter, who is expected In his supporting affidavit, Najib said this to avoid any action being taken against him. RM217,461, in several raids around the district.
to give birth to her second child in Singapore was because he was needed to help the
in early November. Umno election machinery in the Malacca Meanwhile, the lawyer also informed Its health deputy director (public health)
state election slated for Nov 20, as party Sequerah, who is hearing Najib’s case Dr Mohamad Faid Abd Rashid said the
Justices Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, Datuk president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi involving RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds, that operation was carried out by the pharmacy
Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Datuk would be in Germany to seek treatment for his the hearing of the case on Nov 9 to 11 will enforcement branch, in collaboration with the
Muhammad Jamil Hussin granted the spinal injuries. proceed as scheduled as his client will only Negri Sembilan narcotics criminal investigation
application as there was no objection from leave for Singapore on Nov 21. department.
the prosecution. During the proceedings, Najib’s lawyer Tan
Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his In other proceedings, Muhammad Jamil “The raids, conducted on two houses and a
Najib, 68, filed the application on Oct 21, client filed the application as he had to set Dec 9 for the remention of Najib’s case vehicle, found 90 types of unregistered
asking for dates of temporary release and postpone his trip until after the Malacca state after the lawyer said Najib would return to the medicines and unnotified cosmetics. Based on
return of his impounded passport to be election on Nov 20. country on Dec 5, and subsequently return the information obtained, it is believed there is
amended from Oct 20 and Nov 22, his passport to the court on Dec 6. – Bernama a network operating in this state, as well as in
Najib is being tried before Mohamed Zaini Pahang and Johor,” he said in a statement
yesterday.
15 Mitra directors
remanded Mohamad Faid said individuals or
companies found to be involved in selling
█ BY CHARLES RAMENDRAN unregistered medicines and cosmetics will be
[email protected] investigated under the Sale of Drugs Act 1952.
– Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Fifteen of the 17 company BRIEFS
directors who were arrested by the Malaysian FACTORY OPERATOR CHARGED
Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in CREEPY-CRAWLIES ... Taman Puteri resident Zaidan Munir looking at an army of caterpillars WITH HUSBAND’S MURDER
connection with an investigation into the on a tree in the neighbourhood in Padang Serai, Kedah recently. The infestation has become a
misappropriation of funds of the Malaysian cause for concern after a few residents were affected by rashes and hives. KUALA LUMPUR: A glove factory operator
Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) on – MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN was charged at the magistrate’s court here
Monday were remanded between two days yesterday with the murder of her husband
and a week from yesterday. at their home in Kampung Laksamana, Batu
Caves last week. R. Umadevi, 26, is accused
The 15 suspects including a woman, aged of killing lorry attendant A. Murgan, 45, at
between 24 and 68, were held in various 11.30pm on Oct 19. She was charged under
locations in the Klang Valley in a massive Section 302 of the Penal Code, which
operation by the MACC. carries the mandatory death sentence. No
plea was recorded before magistrate Nur
They were taken to the Putrajaya Hafizah Rajuni as the case comes under the
magistrate’s court yesterday, where the jurisdiction of the High Court. The accused
remand order was issued by magistrate Shah was unrepresented. The court fixed Nov 25
Wira Abdul Halim. Two of the suspects were for mention. Last week, Gombak district
freed on a RM8,000 bail each. police chief ACP Zainal Mohamed
Mohamed said a man was killed after
MACC chief Comm Datuk Seri Azam Baki allegedly being stabbed by his wife with a
confirmed the arrests. Sources revealed that a broken umbrella shaft during an argument.
large portion, amounting to millions of ringgit, – Bernama
of the RM100 million allocated for socio-
economic and skill-enhancing programmes TWO TO FACE THE GALLOWS
for the Indian community were diverted for FOR TRAFFICKING
personal gain.
TAWAU: Two men were sent to the gallows
It is learnt that investigators estimated by the High Court here yesterday after
almost 60% of the grants that were disbursed being found guilty of trafficking 327.1gm of
to companies, foundations and individuals for methamphetamine two years ago. Judicial
the Mitra programmes had failed to reach the Comm Dr Lim Hock Leng delivered the
targeted groups, especially those in the death sentence on labourer Ardiansyah
B40 category. Sudirman, 33, and boat operator
Muhammad Taufik Asis, 29, after finding
“The grants were swindled by certain that the defence had failed to raise a
individuals who had applied for it. They reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s
neither conducted any programmes nor were case. Ardiansyah and Muhammad Taufik
they able to produce proof of the expenditure. were jointly charged with trafficking the
The MACC’s investigations will involve drugs at the old Customs, Immigration and
scrutinising the applications approved for Quarantine Complex jetty here at 1pm on
Mitra and how they were utilised since 2018,” April 14, 2019. – Bernama
the sources said.

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Myanmar boycotts Asean summit

o Move comes yesterday’s talks between regional the summit was an unprecedented against the coup, lamented that “expressed concern” and “called on
after junta chief leaders, with the country still in chaos snub from an organisation often “progress has been slow” following all parties concerned in Myanmar to
barred from event following February’s military criticised for being toothless. the Myanmar coup. implement their commitment to the
takeover and the subsequent deadly ‘five-point consensus’”.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: crackdown on dissent. The junta slammed the decision “This has real consequences for
Myanmar’s junta boycotted a as a breach of the bloc’s policy of the people of Myanmar and Asean’s The “five-point consensus” is the
Southeast Asian summit yesterday Facing calls to defuse the crisis, non-interference in members’ affairs. credibility as a rules-based plan drawn up by Asean to defuse the
after its chief was banned from the Asean – which includes Myanmar – organisation,” he told the summit. crisis.
event, deepening the regime’s has drawn up a roadmap aimed at The 10-member group invited a
isolation nine months after it took restoring peace but there have been senior official from the Foreign While some have hailed the The draft statement also said
power in a bloody coup. doubts over the junta’s commitment Ministry in his place. decision to bar the junta chief as concerns were raised about “serious
to the plan. significant, observers think it unlikely incidents” in the South China Sea –
The virtual gathering kicked off But the regime said on the eve of the bloc will go further, such as by where Beijing and several Southeast
three days of meetings hosted by the Its refusal to let a special envoy the meeting that sending a more suspending Myanmar. Asian states have overlapping claims.
Association of Southeast Asian meet ousted civilian leader Aung San junior figure would “affect our
Nations (Asean), with US President Suu Kyi prompted the bloc to bar country’s sovereignty and image”. And they see little chance of It said those incidents “may
Joe Biden as well as Chinese and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from this decisions at this week’s meetings that undermine peace, security, and
Russian leaders set to attend. week’s summit. At the opening of the summit, a could prompt a change of course stability in the region”, using language
big screen showed the leaders from the junta. common in Asean communiques
Myanmar topped the agenda of The coup snuffed out Myanmar’s participating – but there just a blue that pointedly avoid naming specific
short-lived experiment with display with the word “Myanmar” on “Asean is divided over the issue of countries.
democracy, with Suu Kyi now facing a it where the country’s representative Myanmar. There will unlikely be any
raft of charges in a junta court that was supposed to be. real progress,” said a Southeast Asian This year’s meetings, hosted
could see her jailed for decades. diplomat, speaking anonymously. by Brunei, are taking place online due
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to virus-related travel difficulties.
The junta chief’s exclusion from of Singapore, among several Asean A draft summit statement by the – AFP
states that have spoken out strongly meeting’s chair, seen by AFP,

China locks down Residents
city of 4 million taking part
in a march
BEIJING: China placed a city of four million people to protest
under lockdown yesterday, ordering them not to against
leave home except in emergencies, in a bid to the marriage
eradicate a Covid cluster of just a few dozen cases. in Tokyo
yesterday.
The fresh restrictions came as China reported – AFPPIX
29 new domestic infections – including six in
Lanzhou, capital of northwestern Gansu province. Japan princess finally marries commoner

The latest outbreak has been linked to theBRIEFS TOKYO: Japan’s princess Mako married her groundless stories,” she said as the newlyweds (RM5.6 million), and they are now said to be
highly contagious Delta variant, with the tally university sweetheart yesterday, but it was a read out rehearsed statements in a soberly planning a move to the United States.
hitting 198 cases since Oct 17. low-key union bereft of traditional rituals, decorated hotel function room.
with the couple voicing sadness over the Mako has developed complex
Thirty-nine have been in Lanzhou. controversy that haunted their engagement. Since announcing their engagement in post-traumatic stress disorder because of the
Residents of the city will now be required to 2017, the couple has faced tabloid scandals media attention, according to the Imperial
stay at home, authorities said in a statement, with Under the rules of the imperial family, and vicious online sniping over allegations Household Agency.
the “entry and exit” strictly controlled and limited Emperor Naruhito’s 30-year-old niece Mako that Komuro’s family had run into financial
to essential supplies or medical treatment. gave up her royal title as she wed Kei Komuro, difficulties. “I love Mako. We only get one life, and I
Bus and taxi services had already been stopped who is the same age and works for a US law want us to spend it with the one we love,”
in the city, and state media said Lanzhou station firm. After much delay, they finally tied the knot Komuro said.
had suspended more than 70 trains. with no wedding ceremony, reception
A Southern Airlines representative said all its “To me, Kei is irreplaceable. Our marriage banquet or any of the usual rites – opting to “I feel very sad that Mako has been in a bad
flights from Beijing’s Daxing airport to Lanzhou is a necessary step for us to be able to protect do so privately, away from a public that has condition, mentally and physically, because
were cancelled due to public safety. our hearts,” she told reporters after the not always been kind. of the false accusations.”
Strict stay-at-home orders have already been marriage was registered.
imposed on tens of thousands of people in Mako also turned down a large payment Women in the imperial family cannot
northern China. “I have been scared, feeling sadness and usually offered to royal women on their ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne, and lose
As part of China’s strict enforcement of its pain whenever one-sided rumours turn into departure, reportedly up to ¥153 million their royal status when they marry a
zero-Covid policy, those deemed to have failed in commoner. – AFP
controlling the coronavirus are often dismissed
from their posts or punished. Facebook ‘a propaganda tool’ for Vietnam govt: Activists
The Xinhua news agency reported yesterday
that the party secretary of Ejin Banner in the HANOI: Facebook has turned into a influential blogger who focuses on democracy in Vietnam, accounting for over half the
northern Inner Mongolia region had been sacked, propaganda tool of Vietnam’s government, and human rights issues. population.
“due to poor performance and implementation in activists told AFP yesterday, after a report said
epidemic prevention and control”. chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg had Facebook said last year it was blocking Huynh said his account had been blocked
Hit by the latest wave, the city locked down personally signed off on a push from Hanoi to content deemed illegal by authorities. twice, for a month each time, over a “violation
35,000 residents and 10,000 tourists from Monday. limit “anti-state” posts. of community standards” but he was not told
Six other officials were punished for their “slack But the Washington Post reported which posts were at fault.
response” to the latest flare-up, state media The social networking giant has in recent Zuckerberg personally made the decision to
reported, and a local police bureau deputy years been a popular forum for activists in the agree to Hanoi’s demands, rather than risk Two posts criticising the government’s
director was removed from his position. – AFP communist nation, where all independent getting knocked offline in one of its most pandemic response were also restricted from
media is banned, but officials have begun to important Asian markets. view, he said.
QATAR TO AMEND come under fire for targeting critics on the
CITIZENSHIP LAWS platform. Asked by AFP about the report, a Facebook Nguyen Tuan Khanh, a prominent
spokesman declined to comment. musician and activist who has regularly
DOHA: Qatar’s ruling emir yesterday warned Facebook “has maltreated activists while criticised the government, said many
the Gulf state against excessive tribalism he eliminating free speech, turning itself into a However, he said Facebook had restricted Vietnamese were “disappointed to see
said endangered national unity, proposing a media tool for the Communist Party of some content in Vietnam “to help ensure our Facebook choose profit” over values
plan to promote equal citizenship through Vietnam”, said Huynh Ngoc Chenh, an services remain available for millions of associated with the United States, “a country
changes to legislation. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin people who rely on them every day”. that chose democracy and freedom”. – AFP
Hamad al-Thani also urged Qataris to show
“openness and tolerance”. The emir said he More than 53 million people use Facebook
instructed the cabinet to prepare legal
amendments aimed at promoting“equal Qatari
citizenship” and send them to the advisory
Shura Council for approval. – Reuters

FOUR CHILDREN DROWN
AFTER BOAT SINKS

ATHENS: Four migrant children drowned
yesterday while trying to cross from Turkey to
Greece after a boat carrying 27 people sank.
Greece is one of the main routes into the
European Union for asylum-seekers crossing
from Turkey. The shipwreck occurred off the
Greek island of Chios. Greek Migration Minister
Notis Mitarachi said the four children were
aged between three and 14. Twenty-two others
were rescued and one is missing, he said. Their
nationalities were not made public. – Reuters

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Police arrest 150 globally Indigenous Aussies sue
govt over climate change

in dark web sting CANBERRA: Indigenous residents of low-lying
islands off northern Australia filed a landmark
oDrugs, guns as well as millions in cash and Bitcoin recovered lawsuit yesterday aimed at forcing the
government to protect them from climate change
THE HAGUE: Police around the world A number of those arrested “were German prosecutors at the time said through deeper cuts to carbon emissions.
arrested 150 suspects, including several considered high-value targets” by Europol. DarkMarket came to light in the course of a
high-profile individuals, involved in buying or major investigation against the web-hosting The Torres Strait Islanders say rising sea levels
selling illegal goods online in one of the Law agents also confiscated €26.7 million service Cyberbunker, located in a former represent an existential threat to their homelands
largest-ever stings targeting the dark web, (RM129 million) in cash and virtual military bunker in southwest Germany. and culture, putting them “on the frontline of the
Europol said yesterday. currencies, as well as 45 guns and 234kg of climate crisis”.
drugs, including 25,000 ecstasy pills. Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre
Operation Dark HunTOR also recovered EC3 has since been compiling intelligence Lawyers for traditional land owners from Boigu
millions of euros in cash and Bitcoin, as well as Italian police also shut down the packages to identify the key targets, the and Saibai, among the worst-impacted islands,
drugs and guns. “DeepSea” and “Berlusconi” marketplaces, continent’s policing agency said. want the Federal Court to order the government
“which together boasted over 100,000 “to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a level
The bust stems from a German-led police announcements of illegal products”, said The “darknet” includes websites that can that will prevent Torres Strait Islanders from
sting earlier this year taking down the “world’s Europol, which coordinated the operation be assessed only with specific software or becoming climate refugees”.
largest” darknet marketplace. together with its twin judicial agency, authorisations, ensuring anonymity for users.
Eurojust. It is believed to be the first such climate change
Dark HunTOR, “was composed of a series They have faced increased pressure from class action launched by indigenous Australians.
of separate but complementary action in German police in January closed down the law enforcement in recent months.
Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, “DarkMarket” online marketplace, used by its The lawsuit comes on the same day Australia’s
the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United alleged operator, an Australian, to facilitate the “The point of operations such as this is to conservative government unveiled a 2050 net zero
Kingdom and the United States,” said sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and put criminals operating on the dark web on target, with a light-on-detail plan that attracted
Hague-based Europol. malware. Europol said the arrest of the alleged notice (that) the law enforcement criticism for relying heavily on undeveloped
operator, caught near the German-Danish community has the means and global technologies and carbon offsets.
In the United States alone, police arrested border, and the seizure of the criminal partnerships to unmask them and hold them
65 people, while 47 were held in Germany, 24 infrastructure provided “investigators across accountable for their illegal activities,” said Fewer than 5,000 people live in the Torres
in Britain, and four each in Italy and the the world with “a trove of evidence”. Europol deputy director of operations Strait, also known as Zenadth Kes, a collection of
Netherlands, among others. Jean-Philippe Lecouffe. – AFP about 274 islands between Australia’s mainland
and Papua New Guinea.

The lawsuit argues some islands are expected
to become uninhabitable if global temperatures
rise more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,
which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change has warned could be breached by 2030.

Plaintiff Paul Kabai, who lives on Saibai island,
said worsening flooding and salt-ruined soils had
left his people facing a potentially dire future.

“Becoming climate refugees means losing
everything... our homes, our culture, our stories
and our identity.” – AFP

BRIEFS SUDAN CAPITAL LOCKED DOWN

STOPPED KHARTOUM: Roads were blocked, shops were
AND shut and phones were down in Sudan
SCREENED ... yesterday, a day after the army seized power
Soldiers in in a coup that triggered unrest, in which at
protective gear least seven people were killed. Plumes of
checking the smoke rose over Khartoum from tyres set
temperatures of ablaze by protesters. Life came to a halt in the
Myanmar capital and in its twin city Omdurman across
migrants the Nile, with roads blocked either by soldiers
apprehended in or by protester barricades. The night passed
the Thai province comparatively quietly after Monday’s unrest,
of Kanchanaburi. when protesters took to the streets after
– AFPPIX/ROYAL soldiers arrested Prime Minister Abdalla
THAI ARMY Hamdok and other civilian leaders. – Reuters

DISRUPTION AT GAS STATIONS

TEHRAN: A cyberattack disrupted the sale of
heavily subsidised gasoline in Iran yesterday,
causing long lines at gas stations across the
country. Iran says it is on high alert for online
assaults, which it has blamed in the past on
the United States and Israel.“The disruption at
the refuelling system of gas stations in the
past few hours was caused by a cyberattack,”
said state broadcaster IRIB. “Technical experts
are fixing the problem and the refuelling
process will return to normal soon.” – Reuters

Women protest global apathy over Afghan crisis

KABUL: Women activists in the capital held up “We are asking the United Nations entrance of the former “Green Zone”, where the “We have nothing against the Taliban, we just
signs that read “Why is the world watching us secretary-general to support our rights, to buildings of several Western embassies are want to demonstrate peacefully,” said Wahida.
die in silence?” yesterday, protesting the education and to work. We are deprived of located, although most of their missions left the
international community’s inaction on the everything today,” said Wahida Amiri, one of country as the Taliban took control. Symbolic demonstrations by women have
crisis in Afghanistan. the organisers for the Spontaneous Movement become a regular occurrence in Kabul in recent
of Women Activists in Afghanistan. Taliban gunmen at the entrance to the weeks as the Taliban have still not allowed them
About a dozen women risked the wrath of ultra-secure area initially asked the to return to work or permitted most girls to go to
the Taliban, who have banned demonstrations Their demonstration, addressing the demonstrators and the press to move away. school.
and shut them down using violence since “political, social and economic situation” in
taking power in August, holding banners Afghanistan, was initially planned to take place An AFP reporter then saw a reinforcement of Last Thursday, 20 women were allowed to
affirming their “right to education” and “right to near the United Nations mission in Kabul. a dozen Taliban guards push back members of march for 90 minutes, but several foreign and
work”. the press and confiscate the mobile phone of local journalists covering the rally were beaten
But it was moved at the last minute to the one local journalist who was filming the protest. by Taliban fighters. – AFP

Nurse accused of killing patients freed again
ROME: An Italian nurse tried multiple times on duty in a hospital in Lugo, northern Italy. but prosecutors appealed, and Italy’s top court rates during her shifts were three to five times
over the death of patients has been cleared Poggiali became notorious as Italian media twice ordered a retrial. higher compared to when her colleagues were
again – but the legal ordeal that saw her spend working, according to the Ansa news agency.
years in prison may not be over yet. published pictures of her posing next to dead In both instances, in 2019 and then on
patients, smiling or making mocking Monday, the retrials ended with acquittals. Nevertheless, judges ruled that there was no
Daniela Poggiali, 49, was acquitted on expressions. case to answer.
Monday on two murder counts by an Appeals In another twist, the nurse was rearrested
Court in Bologna, which also ordered her But she has now become the latest example late last year over Montanari’s death and However, prosecutors could yet challenge
release from prison. of Italy’s tortuous justice system. sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment. Monday’s decisions.

She had been accused of killing Rosa Poggiali was first arrested in 2014 in That conviction was also quashed by Italy is known for having a slow justice
Calderoni, 78, and Massimo Montanari, connection to Calderoni’s death and sentenced Monday’s ruling. system, with cases dragging for years due to
94, with injections of potassium chloride while to life imprisonment two years later. multiple appeal possibilities for both the
“I am very happy,” said Poggiali. defence and the prosecution. – AFP
She was cleared on appeal and freed in 2017 The Bologna court was told that mortality

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Fraser has Brendan Fraser joins Batgirl cast
been cast as
villain Firefly. DEADLINE has revealed that Brendan police commissioner Jim Gordon. The film will be helmed by Bad Boys
– WIREIMAGE Fraser has been cast in DC’s upcoming J.K. Simmons is returning to portray for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall
Batgirl movie. He will play the villainous Fallah, and is set to premiere on HBO
New Firefly, a sociopath with a passion for Jim Gordon after first playing the Max, the streaming service backed by
pyrotechnics, opposite star Leslie character in Zack Snyder’s Justice WarnerMedia, sometime in 2022.
Grace. League.
It will also be the latest DC comic
Specific plot details for Batgirl have The project marks Fraser’s latest book adaptation to feature a female
been kept under wraps, though reports foray in the DC Extended Universe, lead, following the two Wonder Woman
have said that it centres on Barbara following three seasons of portraying films starring Gal Gadot, and Margot
Gordon, the daughter of Gotham the cyborg Cliff Steele on the TV series Robbie’s Birds of Prey.
Doom Patrol.
the tale
twist in
o Accusations by Kim Seon Ho’s ex-girlfriend
are refuted in an expose by Dispatch

LAST WEEK, actor Kim Seon- when I told her, she thought I The DC icon has a lot in common with Marvel’s
Ho issued a public apology was talking about something Ikaris. – DC COMICS/MARVEL STUDIOS
after an anonymous post else and mentioned a
written by a Nate Pann user different time when she had Surprise Superman
who claimed to be his former met another man.” reference in Eternals
girlfriend accused him of coercing In the original post, the
her into having an abortion, and alleged partner had also WHEN Disney recently released a featurette to
leading her astray about their accused Kim of turning her introduce the characters for Chloé Zhao’s
relationship before breaking up with away after forcing her to have Eternals, fans were surprised by a clip where a
her. an abortion. But the series of character refers to Ikaris (played by Richard
leaked messages claim to show Madden) as Superman.
But recently, a post on celebrity that the actor was supportive of her.
news site Dispatch claims that the In them, Kim claimed the In the Marvel Universe, Ikaris can fly and
actor is not entirely at fault. The post pregnancy to be a blessing. He even project cosmic energy in the form of beams
details the timeline of their introduced her to his parents, from his eyes. Superman is also known for his
relationship, reveals new insights cooked seaweed soup and stayed by ability to fly and his heat vision.
into the matter. her bedside for two weeks.
On why Kim willingly admitted to In the scene, Ikaris and Sersi (Gemma Chan)
According to the post, the pair wrongdoings, Dispatch said a close are at the home of Phasto (Brian Tyree Henry)
had met at the end of 2019 through source claimed that the actor did it when his child, Jack (Esai Daniel Cross)
mutual friends. By early March 2020, out of love. “It was true that he let go exclaims: “Dad, that’s Superman! With the cape,
the two started dating. And though of his child. Since he once loved her, and you were shooting laser beams out of your
the ex-girlfriend admitted to being a he tried to understand. So instead of eyes!”
divorcee, Kim remained interested taking action, he apologised.”
in being in a relationship with her. Kim’s agency, SALT To which Ikaris drily replied: “I don’t wear a
Entertainment, has no comments to cape.”
Dispatch quotes Kim telling an share in response to the new
acquaintance: “I’m going to keep revelations regarding the The scene launched many reaction videos
seeing her. I started seeing her controversy. and tweets from fans about what that
because I like her. Of course, my comparison could mean.
parents are worried. But for me, it New evidence
doesn’t make a difference if she is has emerged According to Oscar-winning filmmaker
divorced.” that sheds new Zhao, there wasn’t even a conversation to have
light on the that line in the script. When Kevin Feige, the
The pair continued going out on situation chief of Marvel Studios saw it, he just said that
dates publicly, to the zoo, involving Kim. it was cool.
amusement parks and Seoul – TVN/NETFLIX
suburbs. Zhao also said that the characters in Eternals
are like modern reinterpretations of mythical
This claim, accompanied by characters and that “it doesn’t mean we can’t
secretly captured pictures, pay tribute to the really iconic version that
challenges the former lover’s claim we’ve all grown to love and has influenced us.”
that the actor forced them to keep
their relationship private. Dispatch However, Zhao made it clear that the DC
added that even though Kim was characters are just that in the Marvel Universe –
initially acceptive, he decided to fictional characters designed to delight
break up with the partner “due to audiences.
her continuous lies”.
With the passing pop-culture reference,
Dispatch released a series of text Superman from Marvel’s lifelong competitor,
messages from Kim to an DC Comics, has become a fictional icon in the
acquaintance, which read: Marvel Universe.
“Yesterday at dawn, [she] got
caught lying. [In the past] I told Respective hardcore fans of DC and Marvel’s
her I would only let her pass have spent decades in the deep-seated rivalry
once … The problem is that between each other, but Zhao hopes that
audiences for her film take these references
Lisa surpasses 100 million streams on Spotify from a place of respect.
BLACKPINK singer Lisa continues
to prove she is one of the most Ozuna and Megan Thee Stallion. K-pop star Lisa
successful solo K-pop musicians of Following early leaks and teasers is breaking
all time when her latest track that was released this week, the new ground
LALISA exceeded 100 million single called SG – short for “sexy with her music.
streams on Spotify, only 46 days girl” – was released on YouTube. – PINTEREST
after its release.
The music video was directed A screenshot of the video for SG, which sees Lisa making
LALISA has become the second by Colin Tilley, and the track is her international solo debut.
fastest song among all K-pop solo crafted with a combination of
artistes to achieve such success. Spanish and English, with Ozuna
Adding to her success, the Thai and Megan delivering their verses
rapper is also the only K-pop solo over the heavy bass mixed by DJ
celebrity with the No. 1 fastest track Snake.
to reach 100 million steams on
Spotify, with her first solo album’s Lisa is seen in the video
side song, MONEY. Lisa is now showcasing some of her best
dominating the Top 2 in this signature dance moves and
category. singing a verse in English before
sharing a stage with DJ Snake,
The 24-year-old recently Ozuna and Megan Thee Stallion
collaborated with French record
producer DJ Snake and SG marks Lisa’s first solo
international artistes including international collaboration, and is
also available on Spotify and Apple
Music.

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be running low on creativity and storytelling

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fight scenes take centre stage, loves the most. Charlize Theron
the execution of these high-octane 0Director:
set pieces is what drives fans back for As Dom join forces with his crew Justin Lin
more. to halt a world-shattering plot, he
reunites with his estranged brother, E-VALUE
It also means that each addition to Jakob (Cena), who happens to be 5
the franchise will inevitably try to (drum roll, please) the most skilled
one-up the previous movies. assassin and high-performance ACTING
driver the team has met to date! 5
This definitely seems to be the
case with the latest Fast & Furious This is a super hard sell PLOT
offering, F9: The Fast Saga. considering Cena’s Jakob is nowhere 4
near as charismatic and badass as
Directed by Justin Lin, the movie Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw. me wince throughout the movie, performance this time seemed launched into space, to the
speeds from one ludicrous action especially during bits where the unnatural as she was trying too hard convoluted explanation of Han’s
sequence to the next in a “getting the Undeniably, Lin has made the characters were spewing the word to be villainous. (Sung Kang) return from the grave.
job done” approach, rather than franchise famous globally since “FAMILY” over and over again.
making a fun action movie like joining the team in 2006, and Under Lin’s direction, Cena’s Despite these flaws, Han’s return
Furious 7. directing three previous films. To top it off, the dialogue was not character can be summed up as will surely warm your heart,
intriguing enough to keep my constipated, which is a shame especially if you have been following
After being around for two However, this project reflected his attention to the very end. because we’ve seen in The Suicide the series from the start. There are
decades, F9 first takes the audience lack of creativity considering how Squad what he can do with better also a few surprise appearances in
on a peaceful car ride to Dominic several elements in this film seemed While the star-studded line-up material and direction. this film that will make you smile.
Toretto’s (Diesel) quiet life off the grid forced and empty. looked exciting, some of the
with Letty (Rodriguez) and his son, performances were disappointing. As the movie progresses, several This sequel could have certainly
Little Brian. To illustrate, its narrative ridiculous storylines start to surface. used James Wan’s touch to leave
showcased a rather cringy, slow- Diesel’s forced machismo and From Tej (Ludacris) and Roman more impact on the audience.
paced backstory and a plot that made threatening expression looked (Tyrese Gibson) sitting in a car that is
comical, whereas Theron’s F9 is out in theatres now.

More emotion from a block of wood ... John Cena and Vin Diesel in a scene from Fast 9. Fast 9 also pays homage to The Jetsons by including a scene with a flying car.

Netflix’s Japan anime school targets booming demand

Japan is facing a shortage of skilled animators, in part because most face years ARMED with a set of pencils and a Netflix, compares it to other fast anime on Netflix in the 12 months to
toiling in low-paying jobs to learn the ropes. – AFP feather to sweep away eraser dust, tracks into demanding industries. September 2020, a figure that grew
Hitomi Tateno is training the next 50% year on year, the US
generation of anime artists at a new “If you become an apprentice with entertainment behemoth says.
Netflix-funded academy, as global a top sushi chef, it may take years
demand for the distinctive Japanese before you master all the recipes, but The firm hopes the academy will
genre soars. you can go to a sushi academy and “help the future of Japanese
finish the whole curriculum in one animators to spread their wings to the
From runaway box office triumph year,” he explained. world through their works”, with
Demon Slayer to recent Cannes eventual plans to expand and offer
sensation Belle, anime has shaken off The six-month course focuses on tracks into other animation
its reputation as a geeky subculture, “in-between” art – the frames specialities.
drawing in hordes of new fans during between each “master” picture that
virus lockdowns. create the illusion of movement. “We will continue our efforts to
support and strengthen the talent
But Japan is facing a shortage of Tateno, who has worked on top that supports the animation
skilled animators, in part because titles from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited industry,” Taiki Sakurai, Netflix’s chief
most face years toiling in low-paying Away to cult classic Akira, has built a producer for anime, told AFP.
jobs to learn the ropes, meaning successful career by in-betweening.
much of the painstaking frame-by- It is part of a strategy to compete
frame drawing work is outsourced “This job is like weaving a rug. It’s with the likes of Crunchyroll, the
overseas. very delicate and requires patience,” world’s largest online anime library,
the anime veteran told AFP as she bought by Sony this year in a US$1.17
That’s something the US checked lines drawn by a student. billion (RM4.86 billion) deal.
streaming giant thinks it can change
with its WIT Animator Academy, “Many aspiring animators want to With the first six-month
which offers a group of junior artists quickly step up to a key animator programme finished, the WIT
free training and a stipend for living position, and even if some want to Academy is now welcoming its
expenses as they learn. specialise in in-betweening, not second cohort of students.
many can survive.”
George Wada, president of top The graduates will be offered jobs
anime production house WIT Studio, There’s no doubt about the at WIT studio or one of its affiliates to
which is running the training with growing demand for animators. produce Netflix shows in a team. –
ETX Studio
More than 100 million households
worldwide watched at least one

LIFESTYLE

4 theSun LYFE ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021

A Constant █ BY JASON LIM
State of Work
AIMAN HAKIM’S journey as an artist
in Progress. spanning the last 17 years began for two
main reasons – his undying love for art,
Picasso masterpieces fetch over US$100 and him seeing art as a mode of
million at Sotheby’s auction communication in which he felt the most
comfortable.
ELEVEN masterpieces by Pablo Picasso (RM168.13 million), after a starting price that To react o
fetched US$108.9 million (RM452.1 million) at was estimated from US$20 million (RM83 He said: “Art gave me a voice to express thoughts
a Sotheby’s auction in Las Vegas on Saturday. million). and emotions in ways that I wasn’t brave enough to oTalented interdisciplina
articulate in words. Once I found the voice that was his quixotic take on the wo
The works went under the hammer at the “Painted in January 1938, the portrait of independent from art, the art itself evolved and the
Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its his beloved muse Marie-Therese Walter motivations behind why I produced the works enough to simply replicate or regurgitate vis
extensive art collection, ahead of what would stands as a crowning achievement amid one shifted. you see online or in an art gallery without f
have been the Spanish painter’s 140th of Picasso’s most inspired and productive understanding the context and principles to wh
birthday. periods,” Sotheby’s said in a tweet. “As a tool for communication, I would say it has the artwork is rooted in.
progressed from a need to a want. A process that
The jewel in the crown of MGM Resort’s Two iconic portraits from the last years of used to feel like the writing of a discreet note that “Having said that, an over-emphasis on resea
auctioned collection was Femme au beret the painter’s life were also sold: Homme et you quietly pass to a friend, has become one of my can sometimes lead to inaction, and should
rouge-orange (Woman with a red-orange enfant (Man and child) – for US$24.4 million cherished modes of communicating ideas and become a crutch to the artist’s creative proces
cap), one of the last portraits by the artist of (RM101.3 million) – and Buste d’homme (Bust thoughts.” There has to be a healthy tension that ex
Marie-Therese Walter, who he began an affair of Man) – at US$9.5 million (RM39.44 million). between divine inspiration and the research
with when she was 17 years old, and inspired Aiman took abstractions of what he felt would follows.”
many of his most celebrated works. Other works sold include ceramics, several help weave him into a better person, and began to Were you envisioning a specific person w
works on paper and a number of still lifes. – unlearn what he was taught so he could examine a
It sold for nearly US$40.5 million ETX Studio metaphysical perspective with fresh eyes.

Buste d’Homme by Pablo Picasso is on display during a preview of Sotheby’s impressionist and “I revel in the exploration of meaningful
modern art sale in New York. – ETX STUDIO relationships that examine our complex
interconnections with the environment, and our
sacred partnership with nature and each other.
One of the ways I communicate best with these
themes is through the experimentation of art and
various art forms,” he explained.

Following his second solo exhibition in 2018
titled The Evolution of Eian & Eien that challenged
perceptions of normalcy, the Singaporean artist
will be staging his third solo with Art Porters
Gallery next month with themes he has previously
explored.

“Currently, I am working on a series of works
that question our perceived realities, exploring
both the distinction and the tensions that arise
between that which is tangible – the world of
perception, and that which is possible – the eternal
realms that exist beyond.”
In what way does your work connect to the world
around you?
“If I had a friend who was experiencing a
nightmare, I wouldn’t want them to continue on in
their state of slumber, I would wake them from it.
Given that context, I see my works as an extension
of my being. That state of being asleep to our true
selves is the root of our suffering, we suffer because
we identify with all the wrong things.

“And from my personal experience, once you
have awakened to your true self, it creates such a
profound shift in how you view things that you have
no choice but to change. And that change, that
freedom, that peace of mind that comes with it, that
is the dialogue that I’m creating with my work.”
How important is research and knowledge in art
history to your creative process?
“An understanding of art history is always
important, it is the bedrock of artistic endeavours
that help realign the amalgamation of an artist’s
intentionality, purpose and motivation.

“We are constantly bombarded with images and
texts that gloss over real contradictions in our
society, and times of rebellion crack that narrative,
a pattern prominent in the history of art. It is not

How music helped the world through the pandemic

MUSIC has never brought us more comfort than in
these difficult times. A new study from the
International Federation of the Phonographic
Industry (IFPI) reveals that Covid-19 has led us to
form a closer bond with the art form.

The report, based on the opinions of 43,000
people in 21 countries, shows the supportive role
that music plays in our daily lives. Indeed, 80% of
respondents said that music helped with their
emotional well-being during the pandemic. This
beneficial effect was particularly pronounced
among 16-19 year olds, more than two-thirds of
whom said that “new releases from their favourite
artists helped them during the pandemic.”

While many have sought solace in classics
during this period of uncertainty, 63% of those
surveyed preferred to discover new music and new
artists. This could go some way to explain why
interest in music is stronger than ever.

According to the IFPI, the overall time spent
listening to music each week is 18 hours and 24
minutes, or the equivalent of 368 three-minute
tracks. In China, weekly listening reaches nearly 23
hours, up from just 17 hours and 42 minutes in
2019.

Time spent listening to music each week is 18 hours and 24 minutes, or the equivalent of 368 three-minute tracks. – ETX STUDIO Streaming and new audio experiences
With festivals and concerts shut down for many
months, fans have turned to new media to maintain

Aiman’s current LIFESTYLE
practice explores
the process of 5theSun LYFE ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021
self-actualisation,
by means of Carl PICTURES COURTESY OF AIMAN HAKIM
Jung’s theory of
individuation and
the collective
unconscious.

(right) Aiman’s
work titled
Collecting clear
blue skies for a
cloudy day, but try
bottling up the
sunlight.

or to respond (right) Aiman’s “Presented with this experience, how
research that transpired were fertile soil in Don’t just wake would you then reconstruct reality in that
ary artist Aiman Hakim reveals planting the seeds for the conception of Eian & me up when it’s moment? What would be the guiding
world we live in Eien. What I envisioned in that series of works Spring, for I want principles to which you would conduct your
was an introspection to the part that exists in to watch the life? And most importantly, how would you
suals painting the figures in The Evolution of Eian & all of us, the space in which we understand that leaves fall, and start over?”
fully Eien? in recognising and relinquishing our egos, and experience the How would you describe the role of an
hich “When I was creating the artworks, I was trying to the roles that we are playing, there is a much snow melting artist?
arch reclaim a sense of balance in my life. Long story deeper level to our being.” away, before “It’s hard to watch the news without pausing to
not short, brick to head, I had to look within, to take Where do you draw the line between letting watching the think of the consequences of our
sses. responsibility for my part and to forgive. The go of consciousness and responding? flowers bloom unsustainable way of living. And then there are
xists forgiveness I’m referring to here is not the kind that “The distraction surrounding consciousness is again. the larger threats like the Covid-19 pandemic,
that comes with a whiff of moral superiority, the ‘I something we have a choice to either the polarisation and political turmoil in so
forgive you because I’m spiritual,‘ but forgiveness relinquish or react to. We already exist in a consequences of our words and actions. many countries, the loss of biodiversity and
when that truly heals. One that is rooted in an awareness world that is so quick to react to things, and “It’s important to know that at any given natural resources and the snowballing effects
of our oneness. when you add to the mix the perceived of climate change. I’d say we’ve collectively
anonymity of the internet, and the pseudo- moment, you have a choice of either reacting created our own problems, and we’ve got our
“As it turns out, those experiences and the reality that is social media, all hell breaks loose. or responding. But of course, that requires a work cut out for us.
We don’t think as much about the certain level of awareness, self-reflection and
discipline. This will always pose a challenge “We need to be conscious of the kind of
because the mind is very habituated and world we would someday leave behind. And to
comfortable in its own patterns, and people that reflection, the question we really need to
like to feel comfortable.” ask ourselves is: ‘What can I be doing today to
What can we expect from your third solo be in alignment with and be of service to that
exhibition? reality?’”
“In the new series, I examine the tension that
exists between the fall of one world, and
another struggling to be born, exploring the
realm of possibility that remains when we’ve
learned to let go of the illusion, and the laws
that govern the world of perception in which
we live.

“I wanted the works to depict the moment
in which one surrenders all notions, and what
you are left with is this blank slate of
nothingness, the potentiality of an ex nihilo of
sorts, and a state of complete potential to
which all possibilities arise.

n connections with the music and artists they love. The Paradox of Reality.
e Short lip-sync or dance videos, which sealed the
c success of TikTok among young people around the
o world, are one such example. Two-thirds of

respondents said that music is central to what they
0 enjoy about the Chinese platform.
e The report also highlights the prominent place
f that music now occupies in the gaming world. One
r in 20 respondents has already watched a music
s livestream on a video game platform, including
d Fortnite, Roblox or Minecraft. Fortnite publisher,
f Epic Games, intends to take advantage of this craze.
e It recently launched a new series of virtual

concerts with Aya Nakamura, Tones and I, and
s Mohamed Hamaki, turning the game into a
e veritable entertainment platform.
w While these interactive experiences are a new
y phenomenon, the appetite for streaming is not.

Nearly three quarters of people surveyed by IFPI
t said they listen to music through music streaming
4 services. They favour this mode of listening for the
e following top three reasons: “No adverts
3 interrupting the music”, “I can listen to what I want
n when I want”, and “Access to millions of songs.”

Subscription-based audio streaming usage is
particularly high among 16-34 year olds and 25-35
year olds. Moreover, time spent listening to music in
y this way is highest in Mexico, Sweden and Brazil. –
n ETX Studio

HEALTH

6 theSun LYFE ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021

Conquering PICTURES COURTESY OF THE SUBJECTS
the storm
█ BY JOHN TAN
o Survivors share their inspiring stories and
BREAST cancer is the most advice on battling breast cancer
common form of cancer
affecting women in my annual medical mammogram even had a Whatsapp group where
Malaysia. About one in 19 checkup as I surprisingly did not we share supportive messages,
Malaysian women is at risk of feel any pain. I was also the first advice and health tips.
developing breast cancer in their person in my family to be
lifetime. But as with most cancers, diagnosed with breast cancer. So, it 0 Susan Choy, 71 years old,
early detection and medical is important especially for cancer retiree
intervention can help save lives. and carcinoma (CA) patients to do “I was diagnosed with breast
self-examination, regular check- cancer (stage 2) in 2001. I detected
Unfortunately, many local ups and follow a healthy diet. the cancer through self-
women are unaware of the early examination as my shoulders were
signs of breast cancer and that is a “Also, be diligent in following aching one day. And as soon as it
problem! In fact, nearly 40% of the the doctor’s instructions and do was confirmed, I obediently did
new cases that are reported yearly not miss any appointments as they the conventional and therapeutic
are already in the advanced stages help with recovery. During my treatment. The conventional
of the disease. This in return cancer journey, I also found it treatment included chemo and
decreases the possibilities for a helpful to get support from my radiation, whereas the therapeutic
successful treatment. treatment (the first two years)
family and friends – some included health adjustments.
“Early detection is critical for of whom were “For instance, daily
survival so that prompt referral to patients detoxification with enema,
diagnosis and proper treatment previously. replenishment with organic fruits
can be undertaken. When cancer is “We were and vegetables, and abstinent from
detected late, it makes treatment very sugar, salt and red meat. Therefore,
difficult and lowers the chances of supportive I would advise young women to
survival,” said Datuk Poon Ming of each start adopting healthy lifestyles
Fung, the former State Health and other. We
People’s Wellbeing Minister in his
2019 speech. early on and let go of resentments
and stress. I would also
Therefore, learning about the recommend the conventional
early signs, preventions and treatment for all women as your
treatment options is one of the bodies are capable of handling it.”
most effective ways of battling
breast cancer. In conjunction 0 Russlim John, 71 years old,
with Breast Cancer retiree
Awareness Month in “I was 56 when I was first
October, theSun diagnosed with third stage breast Susie Choy.
spoke to three cancer. One night I felt a terrible
breast cancer
survivors to shed
light on the
importance and
insights to the
matter.
0 Vivien Ooi,
48 years old,
tuition teacher
“I was diagnosed
with breast cancer
stage 1 in April 2018.
I detected the
cancer from

pain in my left breast. Despite “He then explained to me about through this.
that, I went to work the next the surgery and told me I needed “In this modern era, we now
day. Luckily, my boss to do it the next few days. I had to
noticed that I was a bit do it because it was too late and the know more than ever about
pale and quickly took tumour had already burst. detecting and treating breast
me to the hospital cancer. Hence given the modern
when I told her about “Fortunately, he successfully technologies, there should be no
the pain. cleared the area and removed the limitations for women to have
“The surgeon lymph nodes out. access to care and screenings.
checked and
confirmed that I “Hence why I would advise “As a matter of fact, breast
had breast cancer young women to do yearly cancer awareness should be
as there was a checkups to detect the cancer early conducted more often.
lump on my left on as it can be anywhere on your
side. body. “The statistics and facts
concerning breast cancer may be
Russlim John. “During this time, I received a intimidating, but it is crucial to
lot of emotional and financial recognised and be informed of the
support from loved ones. I also matter. Only then can we have a
found refuge through praying to healthier future without breast
God, which really helped me get cancer.”

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SpaceX blasts the first The SpaceX
space factory into orbit Falcon 9 rocket
AN industrial factory in is scheduled to
space? Varda Space’s oThe aerospace company goes from carry the first
project may seem far- industrial factory
fetched – after all, there’s no space tourism to space-based industry into space.
shortage of room on Earth to build – ETX STUDIO
factories – but the concept could well to get the factory into space. that will accommodate its supplies, sensitive materials in this launch a second or even a third
serve industries here on Earth. While the companies have not as well as the re-entry capsule for environment filled with uncertainty, mission by the end of 2024.
their return to Earth. This capsule is and while encountering a multitude But this date is still relatively far
Varda’s aim would be to use disclosed any terms of their extremely important since re-entry of external impacts. This will off, which leaves the opportunity for
microgravity to manufacture new agreement, it is known that the craft into the Earth’s atmosphere happens undoubtedly be one of the critical other projects to arise. The European
materials or to further the research of will spend about three months in at Mach 28, and the materials must moments of the mission. Union, for example, is working in the
the International Space Station on orbit testing these new not break during the landing. field with the “PERIOD” project,
certain specific products. manufacturing technologies. Unlike other spacecraft which aims to develop an orbital
Critical landing In reality, the most complex specialised in communication or factory. It will focus on the assembly
According to TechCrunch, this Another option for launching was moment, from the manufacture to imaging, Varda Space and its space and manufacture of satellites directly
kind of in-space facility could, for nevertheless studied, in the form of the recovery, remains this re-entry in factory do not require a specific orbit from space, in partnership with
example, manufacture bio-printed Rocket Lab ‘Electron’ rockets. But the atmosphere. Indeed, Mach 28 is for their mission. Indeed, the facility Airbus. In any case, these ambitious
organs or specialist semiconductors, Varda Space did not want to put all its equivalent to 28 times the speed of only needs to be able to remain in a projects give us a glimpse of some of
even if, for the moment, nothing has eggs in the same basket, since the sound (1,224 km/h). Remember low Earth orbit. The lessons learned the new perspectives for
been officially revealed by the firm, New Zealand firm is already those science-fiction movies where from this first flight will be used for industrialists and entrepreneurs from
since no client contracts have yet responsible for making the spacecraft you see a capsule return to Earth? subsequent flights. all horizons. – ETX Studio
been signed.
Now, imagine transporting Varda Space hopes to be able to
In order to make the trip to space,
Varda Space needs to find partners to
help make the journey to a low Earth
orbit. And that’s where SpaceX comes
in. SpaceX offers companies that
want to send objects into space the
opportunity to use one of its
scheduled launches to do so.

Basically, the two companies
make the trip to space together. Once
they arrive at their destination, they
are free to go their separate ways –
almost like a kind of “space
carpooling” in fact, although a little
different from your regular
downtown commute.

Varda Space has announced that it
hopes to transport its factory on a
Falcon 9 rocket, owned by SpaceX,
scheduled for launch at the
beginning of 2023. SpaceX’s new
rockets will carry the supplies needed

Using drones to carry lungs for transplant
ON its maiden flight, with a bird’s-
eye view of the city’s glistening Instagram is
skyline as it glides over apartments, launching
shops and office towers, the drone is new features.
carrying a precious cargo – human – ETX
lungs for transplant. STUDIO

The 15.5kg carbon fibre New Instagram features
unmanned electric drone purpose-
built by Quebec-based Unither Regulatory changes expected in the coming years should allow greater INSTAGRAM users may have as boost fundraising. Still in test
Bioelectronics flew just 1.2 integration of drones into civil air space. – ETX STUDIO experienced frustration when they phase, Instagram launched
kilometres from Toronto Western weren’t able to use the app during “Fundraiser Prompts” allowing
Hospital on the city’s west side to the point, that it’s possible to do this gently bring the drone and organs the global outage affecting users to create fundraisers for non-
roof of the downtown Toronto safely and (that) you could fly a package to the ground. Facebook properties earlier this profit organisations. A new tab will
General Hospital. drone in the middle of downtown month but the social network is be available by clicking on the “+”
Toronto,” doctor Shaf Keshavjee, Transplant organs are normally looking to win back favour by creation button accessible from
The trip took less than 10 who worked with a technical team flown to airports (if between cities) giving users five new features. the profile.
minutes. It was automated but kept for two years on the drone project, and transported by car to hospitals. Facilitate collaboration More videos
under the watchful eye of engineers told AFP. Using a drone between hospitals is To boost engagement on its Instagram has been moving in this
and doctors. more direct and saves time by platform, the Facebook group’s direction for a while and now it has
The drone carried a refrigerated avoiding heavy car traffic. social network wants to encourage further emphasised its focus on
The drone delivery of transplant black container “which maintains collaboration. Since the beginning video with three new tools for
lungs marked a global first, the organ’s thermal parameters” so “Now the issue is really how do of the week users have been able Reels – Superbeat, Dynamic + 3D
according to the company, but a that the organ is “viable for you scale this (up) to make it to try out the new feature called Lyrics. With Superbeat, users will
similar flight in April 2019 delivered transplantation,” explained drone available to patients all over the “Collabs.” Creators as well as be able to automatically apply
a kidney to a hospital in the US state engineer Mikael Cardinal of Unither world,” said Keshavjee, a lung companies will be able to more “visual edits to the beat of their
of Maryland. Bioelectronics. transplant specialist, describing easily co-publish content and song choice,“ Instagram said.
lungs as among “the most fragile of share posts on their respective
On the Toronto General The successful flight, which all organs to preserve and transport.” accounts with a simple click. This Dynamic and 3D Lyrics will
Hospital’s rooftop, the drone was required advance approvals from feature is intended both for posts allow users to display the lyrics of
met by a surgical team that whisked health and civil air navigation This innovation, which fills him on the news feed and for Reels, songs used on their Reels. A way
the package inside and successfully authorities, followed dozens of test with pride, makes his partner in the thereby increasing visibility, for the social network to create
transplanted the lungs into a waiting runs as well as modifications, for project Cardinal believe that “the number of views, likes and more interactivity with their
patient, saving the life of the 63-year- example, to prevent radio frequency future is very positive” for this kind comments on both the accounts’ community of followers.
old man who’d been diagnosed with interference in a densely populated of technological advancement. posts, Instagram outlined.
pulmonary fibrosis. city. Finally, users will be able to
According to Cardinal, regulatory The social network is doubling publish photos and videos directly
The patient, by happenstance, In the event of a failure during changes expected in the coming down on its desire to increase from a computer. For the moment,
was an engineer himself who flight, a ballistic parachute was also years will allow greater integration of exchanges on its platform as well only videos of less than a minute
expressed excitement to local media installed that would deploy and drones into civil air space. – ETX are eligible. – ETX Studio
about receiving organs delivered by Studio
a drone. Two days later, in addition
to allowing him to breathe again, he
was reportedly well enough to
attend via videolink his daughter’s
wedding.
Flying drone in downtown Toronto
“We’ve proven a very important

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shopping experience in a mall, they shopping experience Sunway Malls’ Online-to-Offline
can now do so online with a single from all our malls, transformation journey to embrace
consolidated order in ONE delivery! albeit on a virtual continuous innovation through the
scale,” he says. convergence of online and offline
For a seamless online-to-offline For greater shopping experiences in the rapidly
shopping experience, in-store convenience, evolving shopping mall landscape.
collection is made available at all shoppers may Great deals for everyone
seven Sunway Malls for shoppers now purchase Launch promotions include free
who wish to collect their items from e-vouchers shipping, exclusive discounts and
the physical mall. As a reward for from deals of up to 70% during the launch
each spending, shoppers who participating period. Sunway Pals members who
purchase from Sunway Pals brands on Sunway
merchants can earn Sunway Pals
points to be redeemed for future
purchases on Sunway eMall or at
participating stores in Sunway Malls.

With over 200 trusted stores
available in various categories such
as fashion, home and living, beauty,
health & wellness and food and
beverage e-vouchers, the possibilities
are endless. The list of participating
brands includes Huawei, L’Occitane,
Aldo, Christy Ng, Hooga, Hazukido,
Getha and many more to come.

HC Chan, CEO of Sunway Malls &
Theme Parks shared that this effort
was borne out of the need to help
both the retailers and shoppers as the
nation continues in its fight to flatten
the curve.

“Over the past year there has been
an immense amount of change, and
Sunway Malls is also changing with
the times to provide more innovative
experiences for

they go live.
A video on Sunway eMall will be
uploaded on Sunway eMall’s
website and social media platforms
once it is officially launched.
For more information on Sunway
eMall or to get your shopping
engines revving, visit
www.sunwayemall.com.

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SPEAK UP

Climate change: Whole-of-reality approach
THE Malaysian Family concept
espoused by our prime minister is bold populist notion is one that is favoured by the Dharma-sastra of Manu contains more than help us grasp the idea. God is like a spider that
in its aspiration to move the focus away populace. 2,600 stanzas spread over 12 chapters with “spins threads from its own body and weaves a
from elements that divide us and to rules of life stretching from dietary prohibitions web.” Another simile is that the universe is like
emphasise the similarities instead. What can be more popular than a god who to court matters. hair that grows from your body.
answers our prayers for help? Around the
Its launch in August was also Codes of divine law differ across religions, The message of Deepavali is that one reality
timely, coming two months ahead world, people have the same needs. because their civilisations are different. lies beneath all surface appearances, as the
of a UN Security Council meeting For instance, the harvest festivals Svetasvataropanishad affirms: “He is the one
on Diversity, State Building and of Ponggal and Kaamatan reveal But as their purpose is the same, all religions God, hidden in all beings, all pervading, the
the Search for Peace in mid- the dependence of agricultural that perform a statecraft function will lay out a Self within all beings, the soul of all. He is the
October that exposed the societies on rain for their crops. complete way of life for the people of that soul of every individual existence.”
primary reason why nations Hence, farmers in Sabah, India society.
descend into violent ethnic and and everywhere else pray for God is not outside the universe, because
religious conflicts. rain. Today, the biggest need of people around there is no outside. Reality is one whole.
Communities whose wealth the world is how to stop further climate change.
At the meeting in New York, depends on livestock develop What wisdom can religion offer? A verse in Srimad Bhagavata states: “I
leaders pinpointed the failure to sacrificial rites instead, with ritual revealed to you Myself not as outside but as
manage diversity as the root cause of Beyond populism, there is a whole-of- within.”
divisive communalism anchored to a strong slaughter of cattle, goats, sheep, or reality concept of God in the Hindu religion. As
sense of exclusivity. pigs that are then distributed as meat to far back as 5,000 years ago the Vedic sages These revelations are scientifically logical
the faithful devotees. could discover only two sources of action in the because quantum physics has discovered that
A family holds together only if everyone East Java’s Mount Bromo volcano sees goats world – humanity and nature. the universe has no solidity but is hollow all the
stands on common ground. The mind and and chicken tossed into its crater at a once-a- way down into the tiniest sub-atomic particles.
body of human beings constitute our common year religious ceremony. Turkeys make a yearly Covid-19 has also brought out this There is no ultimate particle as the ground of
ground. table appearance too, in December. incontestable truth that everything that existence, there is only a wave-field spreading
A week before Deepavali and during the happens is either caused by nature or by to infinity.
Our bodies share 99.9% gene similarity, but Nine Emperor Gods Festival in mid-October, humans.
we continue to focus on the 0.1% difference fervent devotees perform a fire-walking ritual If God and nature are part of one reality,
and call ourselves separate races – a false of stepping barefoot on a pit of burning coal. It’s In the Bhagavad Gita is this revealing verse then human behaviour that mutilates the
classification to serve political ends. not just a practice among Chinese and Indians, that brings matter and spirit together as one natural ecosystem is defilement of God.
as this ancient tradition depicting faith and whole: “There, in the body of the god of gods,
Our minds are shaped by religion, and we courage is still hot in parts of Eastern Europe Arjuna then saw the whole universe, resting in Environmental devastation is the unholy
have allowed ourselves to be trapped within where it is known as Anastenaria to village one, with its many groups.” desecrating action of humanity against God.
ideological bubbles. communities.
Beyond answering your personal needs, Our universe is not a creation in the way that As the strongest force in governance of
How many people know that all religions God also strives to bind human beings together you create a machine. Reality does not consist society has traditionally been religion, it is time
are far more similar than they are different? with chords of ritual, belief, and divine law that of God as creator, and the universe as a created for all religions to step up front and galvanise
create a sense of group cohesion within the object that He holds in His hand. the masses of people into taking corrective
With Deepavali coming next week, we will same civilisation. action – to restore holiness in our relationship
soon be one happy Malaysian Family at the This is in fact the main purpose of religion: In the Kathopanishad, it is stated: “He is with nature.
table. to serve as the anchor securing a civilisation to seen in every form of the universe. He alone is
its cultural bedrock and welding its people the only truth, the one without a second.” The test for the Malaysian Family is whether
While indulging in the best of Indian together. everyone can work together inclusively with
cuisine, let us ponder how much of Hinduism For divine laws to govern Hindu society, the This invites the question: What is nature if it nature, or whether we remain trapped in our
is similar to our own religion. Shared is not a substantially independent reality bubbles of communal exclusivity and
knowledge promotes inclusivity. existing separately from God? superiority.

For a start, Hindus share with the believers In the Hindu whole-of-reality concept, The writer champions interfaith harmony.
of all other religions a populist notion in God. A nature is metaphorically the face and hand of Comments: [email protected]
God.

The Mundakopanishad provides similes to

Bleak prospects for least developed countries

COMMENT do not recognise LDC. initiative and the US “Generalised System of These may refer to “Most Favoured Nation”
JboymAonKiswCahmowe Sduhnudryaraanmd Instead, the Bank only uses income to Preferences” (GSP) – have often been (MFN) rates available to all countries, or
arbitrarily implemented. preferential rates available to some.
“THE outlook for LDC is grim”. The latest classify countries, with only low-income
United Nations (UN) assessment of prospects countries eligible for concessional loans from Needing frequent Congressional approval Meanwhile, tariffs have fallen with MFN
for the least developed countries (LDC) notes both Bank and Fund. makes GSP unpredictable, ever subject to liberalisation, in some cases to zero.
recent setbacks without finding any silver capricious new conditions.
lining on the horizon. Thus, “middle-income” LDC – so classified Tariff cuts have deprived LDC of important
Promises unkept due to poor human assets and/or high Thus, some US lawmakers are demanding revenue.
Half a century ago, LDC were first officially vulnerability – are left out. that GSP renewal – which expired on Dec 31,
recognised by a UN General Assembly 2020 – should be subject to conditions such as “Aid for Trade” (A4T) – purportedly to
resolution. It built on research, analysis and When the Agreement on Trade-Related particular human rights, rule of law, labour or promote exports – has never tried to
advocacy by the UN Conference on Trade and Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) environmental regulation priorities. compensate developing countries for lost tariff
Development (UNCTAD). was adopted in 1995, LDC were given more Trade concessions? revenue.
time to comply: first, until November 2005, Despite the lofty 2000 Millennium Declaration,
The landmark 1971 declaration drew extended to July 2013, then July 2021, and most OECD countries have conceded little since. Moreover, A4T conditionalities make them
attention to LDC’s unique challenges and recently, July 2034. But such ad-hoc After the African walkout at the 1999 Seattle less developmental. A4T is often used for trade
pledged support from the international postponements undermine LDC’s long-term WTO ministerial, the promise of a policy capacity building – typically focused on
community. planning. “Development Round” brought developing encouraging LDC to open their markets more,
countries back to the negotiating table. as desired by rich countries – rather than
The UN has convened four LDC Instead of the current “case-by-case” enhancing LDC’s productive capacities and
conferences since, with each adopting a 10- approach, LDC need more predictability. Launched in Doha after 9/11, “with much capabilities.
year programme of action for national rhetoric about … global unity”, there was little
governments and “development partners”. The grace period should be while a country enthusiasm among rich countries. Even if market barriers are reduced, most
remains an LDC, say, plus a further 12 years LDC still lack the infrastructure and support
But actual progress has been disappointing, after graduation, as proposed by Chad. Still pushing developing countries to open services to export much more.
with only seven countries “graduating”. their markets more, rich countries demanded
The 12-year “grace period” should also they lower tariffs to nearly zero in sectors never OECD countries demand LDC trade
The list of LDC has grown to 46 as more apply to other “international support previously covered by multilateral trade liberalisation even before they have developed
“qualify” to “join”. With the fifth conference due measures”, including all types of special and agreements, including agriculture and sufficient productive capacities. Hence, even
in Doha in January 2022, some critical soul- differential treatment. services. “graduate” LDC fail to become internationally
searching is urgently needed for efforts not to Limited market access competitive.
disappoint yet again. LDC account for only 0.13% of global trade. But Refusing to recognise tariffs as poor International solidarity critical
despite touting trade liberalisation as countries’ means to protect their farmers and While LDC’s lot remains dismal, new
The failure of development partners to meet necessary for development, OECD countries ensure food security, OECD demands ignore challenges have emerged.
their commitments has been a major long- have not given LDC much access to their own their own heavy subsidisation of food
standing problem. markets. agriculture. For many LDC, global warming poses an
existential threat. The pandemic has also
Only six of 29 Organisation for Economic Allowing more meaningful “duty-free, Also, LDC protection of their modern worsened their lot.
Cooperation and Development (OECD) quota-free” (DFQF) access is thus crucial to services – still in “infancy” – is deemed
partners have kept their promise to give at least LDC. necessary to withstand transnational Inadequate international fiscal support and
0.15% of their national incomes as aid to LDC. competition. the high costs of containing the pandemic
Helpful 97% DFQF access for LDC to meant 2020 saw LDC’s worst growth since the
As the 1969 UN definition of official developed country markets was agreed to at OECD countries became more protectionist 1980s’ lost decade.
development assistance (ODA) has been the 2005 World Trade Organisation (WTO) after the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, later
compromised, the UN report unsurprisingly ministerial in Hong Kong. pursuing bilateral, regional and plurilateral The UN report acknowledges even the
laments declining aid “concessionality”. “free trade” agreements. meagre progress “painstakingly achieved on
But most LDC exports are concentrated in a several dimensions of development, notably
New OECD aid reporting rules mean its few tariff lines, such as agricultural products In December 2015, The Financial Times on the fronts of poverty, hunger, education and
numbers do not reliably measure additional and textiles, still subject to constant re- gleefully proclaimed “the Doha Round had health” has been reversed.
sustainable development finance. negotiation. finally died a merciful death” after long being
Systemic incoherence comatose. Besides emerging challenges, the LDC
The UN uses three criteria – income, human Tariff reduction alone is no panacea, as non- Preferential trade? conference must also address the roots of their
assets and vulnerability – to classify LDC. tariff measures have posed barriers to LDC Despite DFQF market access, “margins of condition.
Although nominally part of the UN system, the exports. preference” (MoP) for LDC products have been
World Bank and International Monetary Fund squeezed by other developing countries’ LDC’s development trajectories and options
Regulatory standards – e.g., “sanitary and exports. are shaped by the global environment.
phyto-sanitary” requirements – and “Rules of
Origin” clauses limit LDC eligibility for MoP refer to the difference between Besides foreign trade, concessional
preferences. Even when requirements are met, preferential rates for LDC and other rates. international financing is key to LDC progress.
onerous procedures can still frustrate access.
The latest UN LDC report proposes new
Also, preferential arrangements – like the “international support measures”, but recent
European Union’s “Everything But Arms” trends suggest they are unlikely to materialise.
– IPS

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35.9 Retail 885.0 820.2 64.8

22.0 Foreign 515.9 528.7 -12.8 3.74 93.76 12.22

100.0 2374.5 2374.5 0.0 2.71 505.60 140.10 28.54 2.42

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Source: Bursa Malaysia 1,584.20 3,204.57 26,038.27 3,597.64 29,106.01 17,034.34 3,049.08 7,443.42

KL MARKET SUMMARY October 26, 2021
October 26, 2021
CME: Beware of inflation
INDICES 11,674.16 CHANGE -28.75 pitfalls for Budget 2022
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,584.20 -3.74
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 616.34 UNCH
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 209.91 -0.62
CONSTRUCTION 172.18 +0.63
FINANCIAL SERVICES 15,715.43 -29.51
ENERGY 820.79 -2.96
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 682.29 -1.79 o Lockdowns have generated supply-side shocks, caused by the pandemic created a one-off
HEALTH CARE 2,445.53 -39.05 which are pushing up prices of transport, commodities misallocation of resources which means that
TRANSPORTATION 926.47 +4.28 productive factors are now in the wrong place
PROPERTY 764.82 -3.74 and causing supply chain problems and
PLANTATION 6,994.31 -13.36 holding back economic growth. That’s the
FBMSHA 12,739.51 -35.31 reason why we experienced some sort of
FBMACE 7,170.11 +12.63 PETALING JAYA: The Center for Market point we had a significant increase in money stagflation,” said Hearn.
TECHNOLOGY 98.21 -0.21 Education (CME) has urged the government to stock but with lockdowns, a fall in the speed at
take into account the issues of inflation and which money was circulating followed.” To escape from this situation, he believes
TURNOVER VALUE stagflation when preparing Budget 2022. the government needs to cut back
3.826 BIL RM2.374 BIL For a short while, Hearn noted the impact expenditure immediately to pre-pandemic
CME CEO Dr Carmelo Ferlito of a plus and minus created an levels. Unfortunately, the temptation will be
5 MOST ACTIVES (pix) said lockdowns have indeterminate change in for governments to say that now, as they do
October 26, 2021 generated supply-side shocks, monetary demand; however, as not need to spend as much on the pandemic,
which are pushing up prices of countries try to normalize, an they have more to spend on other things. This
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) transport and commodities. increased money stock and an would be a big mistake.
KGROUP 206,576,600 3.0 +0.5 increased money flow add
OVERSEA-WA 160,510,800 3.0 +0.5 “However, the additional significantly to aggregate The professor opined that the governments
GUH 148,011,800 72.0 +8.0 money supply created by monetary demand. should be planning to balance their fiscal
VC 134,322,100 10.0 +0.5 expansive fiscal and monetary “Within 12-18 months from budgets within the next few years, while
KANGER 102,533,000 5.0 UNCH policies is exacerbating the risks of these phenomena the economy central banks need to slow the growth in
inflation and potentially will suffer inflation. That is money supply and manage monetary demand
5 TOP GAINERS undermining the future recovery,” happening now in most countries to be growing just a little faster than output so
October 26, 2021 he said in a statement yesterday. and central banks, and as to achieve their inflation target of 2%.
governments are misleading
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM London Institute of Banking people into thinking that higher The inflation brought on by the shock
GENETEC 712,500 47.40 0.70 and Finance’s visiting professor inflation is caused by supply side needs to work through the system and a pause
KHIND 581,900 4.44 0.37 and a fellow of CME, John Hearn, from any excessive monetary and fiscal
NESTLE 38,500 134.00 0.30 observed that governments problems such as energy price rises and supply expansions. “It would be a mistake for a central
PENTA 1,391,800 5.43 0.19 around the world rapidly increased chain difficulties. This is wrong, as the current bank to try and reverse policy and create a
VITROX 65,000 19.58 0.18 expenditure with very little access to any inflation is the result of government monetary contraction. This would be a case of
increase in taxation when the Covid-19 overspending and monetary mismanagement; two mistakes do not make things right.”
pandemic hits. supply side shocks are not enough to generate
generalised inflation, however increased He also believes the central bank needs to
“The result was more borrowing which was money supply is. align its official repo rate with market rates of
supported by money printing under a interest to start seeing a rebalancing of the
quantitative easing (QE) or similar “Furthermore, fiscal and monetary stimuli economy, stronger, freer markets and
programmes depending on the country. At this accelerating economic growth.

5 TOP LOSERS Fintech to help Malaysia build Aerospace investment
October 26, 2021 back better, says SC chairman value hits RM3.8b,
40 projects approved
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM PETALING JAYA: Digital asset exchanges in Despite an initial decline in fundraising
PMBTECH 772,400 13.28 0.66 Malaysia continue to thrive this year, with over activities due to the movement control order in KUALA LUMPUR: The government has
PMBTECH-LA 3,000 13.20 0.52 300,000 new accounts created so far. Since its the first quarter of 2020, the SC stated that these approved 40 projects related to the
PMBTECH-WA 46,400 10.64 0.48 introduction in 2019, the volume of digital alternative platforms had assisted MSMEs in aerospace industry with a total investment
PETDAG 176,900 20.04 0.46 assets traded has surpassed a billion, with a raising more than RM1.3 billion in 2020. value of RM3.8 billion from 2017 until June
KLK 259,600 22.36 0.34 value in excess of RM16 billion as at 2021, which created 4,563 job
September 2021. In the first half of 2021 alone, a further opportunities.
EXCHANGE RATES JANUARY 3, 2019 RM625 million was raised through ECF and
“New digital investment management or P2P, an increase of 151% and 220% Minister in the Prime Minister’s
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy DIM entrants have contributed to the respectively, compared to the same period in Department (Economy) Datuk Seri
segment’s assets under management growth. 2020. ECF and P2P attracted young investors Mustapa Mohamed said these jobs were
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD In fact, compared to last year, our eight with nearly 60% of participants aged below 35. mostly highly skilled jobs taken up by
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.2120 4.0870 4.0770 licensed DIM holders have opened 90% more Malaysian technicians and engineers,
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1740 3.0490 3.0330 DIM accounts this year,“ Securities Fintech could be a key enabler in re- leading the way forward for high value and
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1250 3.0350 3.0270 Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk building the Malaysian economy as the skilled employment in the country.
1 EURO 3.3980 3.3070 3.2950 Syed Zaid Albar Syed Zaid said at the SCxSC country recovers from the pandemic. The
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.8940 4.7370 4.7170 Fintech Conference yesterday. regulator also said it would seek to drive “Going forward, the government will
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 3.0300 2.9190 2.9030 greater adoption of digital capability to continue to promote and facilitate high
1 STERLING POUND 3.1250 3.0350 3.0270 DIM also continues to appeal to the enhance capital formation efficiencies and quality foreign direct investments into
1 SWISS FRANC 5.8020 5.6210 5.6010 younger generation with nearly three-fourths increase investor participation in the capital Malaysia,” he said during the keynote
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.5620 4.4570 4.4420 of investors are under the age of 35.9 While market. address at a virtual webinar titled
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 116.0200 110.0100 109.8100 nearly 70% of DIM account holders are men, ‘Bolstering Malaysia Aerospace Industry in
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 5.0090 4.6810 4.4810 women-held accounts have nearly doubled Syed Zaid also emphasised the importance the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) held
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 65.9000 63.3000 since December last year – a positive step of technology and fintech in shaping the yesterday.
100 INDIAN RUPEE 54.7500 52.0300 N/A towards closing the gender investment gap. capital market ecosystem.
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.7000 5.3600 51.8300 Mustapa also expressed confidence
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0308 0.0279 5.1600 “The increased demand for online “Technology is in fact one of the main that the aerospace industry would
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.7050 3.5890 0.0229 brokerage services has resulted in a nearly 35% thrusts of the Capital Market Masterplan 3, continue to be a vibrant and thriving
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 16.2000 3.5790 increase in new accounts opened as of July,“ he where we envision greater use of digital industry in Malaysia in the years to come
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 2.4600 N/A said. capability to facilitate fundraising for although the Covid-19 pandemic has
100 QATAR RIYAL 8.4300 2.3000 N/A companies of all sizes while encouraging challenged the nation.
100 SAUDI RIYAL 116.3500 7.9500 2.1000 During the pandemic, the SC noted market innovation and financial inclusion.
100THAI BAHT 113.5500 110.4500 7.7500 encouraging developments where equity Under the 12MP, the aerospace
13.3000 107.7900 110.2500 crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) “We have seen how small businesses have industry is anticipated to generate RM30
11.8100 107.5900 financing platforms continued to meet and been badly impacted by the global response to billion in revenue and more than 30,000
11.4100 support the funding needs of micro, small and the pandemic. Last year, small and medium jobs by the end of 2025.
medium enterprises (MSMEs). enterprises’ (SMEs) GDP contracted 7.3%,
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama sharper than the decline in Malaysia’s GDP “The country is presently home to more
There are currently 21 ECF and P2P and non-SMEs GDP which shrank by 5.6% and than 230 aerospace-related companies
platforms registered with the SC, which have 4.6% respectively. This is the first time in 17 supporting the Malaysian supply chain,
collectively raised more than RM2.2 billion for years that SME GDP has been lower than making us the second largest aerospace
close to 4,000 MSMEs since their inception. Malaysia’s GDP.” hub in Southeast Asia,” he said. – Bernama

11theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021
* SUNBIZ

OM Holdings smelter in Sarawak records higher output in Q3

PETALING JAYA: OM Holdings Ltd’s for shipment following the remain for the company’s Sarawak long lead time to mobilise the new home leave rotations commencing in
(OMH) ferroalloy smelter complex suspension of the Sarawak plant operations, with entry applications workforce due to additional Covid-19 Q4’21. Production at OM Sarawak
(pix) in Samalaju Industrial Park, operations from end May to June for new foreign employees being protocols, it is expected that the during and after Q4’21 will
Bintulu, Sarawak, has registered 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. gradually approved by authorities on impeded inflow of new workers will potentially decrease before gradually
higher production volumes for a case-by-case basis. unlikely alleviate the temporary ramping back up to full production in
ferrosilicon, manganese alloys and OMH’s wholly owned Bootu workforce shortage due to employee 2022,” it said.
manganese sinter ore, which Creek Manganese mine in Australia “Given the pace of approvals and
increased by 45%, 57% and 143% processed 230,566 tonnes in Q3’21 at
respectively in the third quarter an average grade of 27.98%
ended Sept 30, 2021 (Q3’21) manganese while the Ultra Fines
compared to the prior quarter. Plant (UFP) produced 4,736 tonnes
with an average grade of 27.91%
The increase comes after the manganese for Q3’21. For the
Sarawak plant resumed operations in quarter, a total of 143,847 tonnes of
early July following a suspension. manganese product with an average
grade of 27.96% manganese was
The plant produced 33,453 tonnes shipped from the Port of Darwin.
of ferrosilicon, 59,307 tonnes of
manganese alloys and 34,542 tonnes “Based on current estimates, all
of manganese sinter ore in Q3’21. It mining operations at the Bootu
has an annual production capacity of Creek Manganese mine is
200,000 to 210,000 tonnes for anticipated to be concluded in the
ferrosilicon, 250,000 to 300,000 fourth quarter ending Dec 31, 2021.
tonnes for manganese alloys and After the main processing plant
250,000 tonnes for sinter ore. ceases operations, the company will
only enter into the standalone UFP
Ferrosilicon sales volume operations after a complete
decreased 21% and manganese commercial reassessment has been
alloys sales volume decreased 14% in undertaken to justify the project’s
Q3’21 to 23,894 tonnes and 43,856 financial sustainability,” OMH said in
tonnes respectively compared with a statement yesterday.
the prior quarter due to the lower
inventory of finished goods available Meanwhile, ongoing challenges

Ringgit-baht settlement BRIEFS TECHNA-X INJECTS IOT,
framework to be expanded SMART FARMING INTO
BIRD’S NEST INDUSTRY
o Effective Dec 1, eligible users will include Malaysians and Thais who For the latest expansion, BNM
reside in either country, and there will be additional forex flexibilities and BOT have appointed PETALING JAYA: Techna-X Bhd has
additional qualified commercial entered into a memorandum of
PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara BNM deputy governor Datuk Malaysia and Thailand. It will banks in both countries to understanding (MoU) with East
Malaysia (BNM) and Bank of Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said: “This further facilitate cross-border participate in and further support Nest Borneo Sdn Bhd to
Thailand (BOT) yesterday expansion would provide greater financial transactions including the expanded ringgit-baht collaborate on the development of
announced the further expansion accessibility to ringgit- or baht- through the recently launched settlement framework. In general, smart bird houses and caves at the
of the ringgit-baht settlement denominated financial services for cross-border QR payment linkage the appointed banks are resilient latter’s property. The project is
framework effective Dec 1, 2021, individuals as well as businesses in between our two countries. We and healthy, experienced in expected to elevate its advantage
part of the continuous effort to both countries. The framework also believe this will pave way for wider facilitating settlement of trade and in the Internet of Things (IoT) space
facilitate wider use of local now allows Thai individuals use of local currencies and greater direct investment between the two as Techna-X will have the
currencies for settlement of trade residing in Malaysia to avail financial integration within the countries and have established opportunity to inject IoT, smart
and direct investment between themselves to these services. The Asean region.” strong business relationships with agriculture, data analytics and
Malaysia and Thailand. expansion will boost future banks in the counterparty country. other technological advancements
economic activities between our The local currency settlement into agriculture, which has
The latest framework includes two countries.” framework between Malaysia and The additional appointed banks modernised to include vertical
an expansion of eligible users to Thailand was last expanded on Jan in Malaysia are HSBC Bank farming. The MoU is valid for three
include Malaysians and Thais who BOT deputy governor Mathee 2, 2018, after its initial launch on Malaysia Bhd and Standard years with an option to extend it by
reside in either country, as well as Supapongse said: “This latest March 14, 2016 in accordance with Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd; two years.
additional foreign exchange policy expansion of the ringgit-baht the memorandum of understanding while the existing appointed banks
flexibilities such as simplified settlement framework will benefit signed between BNM and the BOT are Bangkok Bank Bhd, CIMB Bank BURSA DISPOSES OF
documentation requirements. people and businesses in both on Aug 27, 2015. Bhd, Malayan Banking Bhd, MUFG CME GROUP SHARES
Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, Public Bank WORTH RM67.9 MILLION
Bhd, RHB Bank Bhd and United
Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd. PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia
Bhd has disposed of an aggregate
Mestron eyes orders for 30% of of 75,250 shares of CME Group Inc
towers to be built under Jendela Class A common stock for
US$16.37 million (RM67.93 million)
PETALING JAYA: Mestron Holdings Bhd record of delivering on its products and cash in the open market on the
aims to secure orders amounting to 30% of services. Nasdaq Stock Market. The CME
the total of 1,661 towers that will be built to shares were initially acquired by
boost 4G mobile coverage under the “We have been supplying to the majority Bursa Malaysia in 2009 as a result of
National Digital Network (Jendela) of the contractors in Sarawak. This puts us a prior corporate exercise between
initiatives. in a good position to win more contracts for Bursa Malaysia, CME Group Inc and
works related to the development of these CME Group Strategic Investment
The first phase of Jendela’s Action Plan telecommunication towers. We aim for at LLC. Bursa Malaysia maintained the
will run until the end of 2022 in which the least 30% of the development of these CME shares acquired as part of its
1,661 towers will be built through open towers, which is about 180 towers,” Por said. investment securities to fund a put
tenders in rural areas nationwide. This will option that was exercised in 2019.
be done through the appointment of He added that Mestron will see massive Given the completion of the put
Designated Universal Service Provisions earnings growth over the next two years option exercise on Dec 6, 2019,
beginning from the fourth quarter of this with these projects, and given that the Bursa Malaysia has decided to
year to enhance 4G coverage to 96.9% in gross margin range at around 25%, this will dispose of the remaining shares to
populated areas by the end of next year. keep the group on a strong growth capitalise on the appreciating
Sarawak alone will require 600 towers trajectory in the near term. share price of CME Group.
under this programme.
Por believes the strong progress by YINSON, GREEN TECH
Mestron, which has a strong track Jendela to boost 4G connectivity, coupled IN EV CHARGING
record in Sarawak, is expected to benefit with the retiring of the 3G network and faster STATIONS JOINT VENTURE
from this as demand for its specialty pole rollout of 5G services nationwide, will drive
products will surge. demand for the group’s specialty pole PETALING JAYA: Yinson Holdings
products (pix) such as high mast and Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary
Mestron managing director Por Teong telecommunication monopole that is vital Yinson Green Technologies (M)
Eng said its strong presence in Sarawak gives for the development of telecommunication Sdn Bhd has signed a term sheet
it an advantage as it has a proven track infrastructure. with Malaysian Green Technology
and Climate Change Corp’s (MGTC)
wholly owned subsidiary
GreenTech Malaysia Alliances Sdn
Bhd (GTMA) which sets out the
salient terms for a joint venture to
provide electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations in Malaysia,
building upon the ChargEV
network with over 400 charging
stations nationwide established by
MGTC. Yinson will hold the
majority stake in the joint venture.

BRIEFS12 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021 China’s Modern Land
SUNBIZ misses bond payment

PARIS HAS NO PLANS TO o Property developer cites ‘unexpected liquidity issues,’ Evergrande would meet its obligations.
EXIT AIR FRANCE-KLM, shares in sector extend losses Evergrande, which narrowly averted a
SAYS STATE AGENCY HEAD
SHANGHAI: Modern Land has missed a bond to seek investor consent to extend the costly default last week, is reeling under more
PARIS: France doesn’t intend to exit the payment, the latest Chinese property maturity date of its bond by three months, than US$300 million (RM1.2 billion) in
capital of airline company Air France- developer to do so, adding to worries about saying doing so was not in the best interests of liabilities and has a major payment deadline
KLM in the coming years, Martin Vial, the wider impact of the debt crisis at it and its stakeholders. on Friday.
head of the French state shareholding behemoth China Evergrande Group, and
agency APE, said yesterday. Vial also told dragging on shares in the sector. Rating agency Fitch earlier this month cut Shares of property developers extended
reporters that the French state could Modern Land’s rating to “C” from “B” over the losses, hurt also by concern over China’s plans
take part in any new operation involving China’s state planner was set to meet consent solicitation to change bond terms, to introduce a real estate tax.
Air France-KLM’s capital. France has a property firms carrying large dollar- saying it considered the move a distressed
28.60% stake in Air France-KLM, denominated debts yesterday to take stock of debt exchange. Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd said it would
according to data from Refinitiv. Air their total issuance volume and repayment book a loss of HK$288.37 million ($2.24
France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said last capability, amid mounting concern about Developers are defaulting “one by one”, billion) this fiscal year from its latest sale of
month the company was looking at liquidity. said an investor with exposure to Chinese bonds issued by Chinese property developer
raising fresh funds soon after high-yield debt, who asked not to be Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.
completing a share issue earlier this year, Modern Land (China) Co Ltd said in a filing identified as he is not authorised to speak to
bolstered by a positive trend in that it had not repaid principal and interest on media. Modern Land’s 11.8% February 2022 bond
bookings since the United States its 12.85% senior notes that matured on was down 1.6% at a discount of over 80% from
announced it would reopen to European Monday due to “unexpected liquidity issues”. This month, Fantasia Holdings Group its face value, yielding about 1,183%,
travellers. – Reuters defaulted on a maturing dollar bond that according to data provider Duration Finance.
The missed payment comes days after the heightened concerns in international debt
JAPAN PANEL TO PROPOSE company, a smaller developer, scrapped plans markets, already roiled by worries over whether China Evergrande shares ended the day
STIMULUS PACKAGE down more than 4%. Shares in its electric
IN EARLY NOVEMBER vehicle (EV) unit closed down 6.75% after
earlier rising as much as 5.8%, after the
TOKYO: A panel led by Japanese Prime developer said it would prioritise the growth
Minister Fumio Kishida will compile a of its EV business. – Reuters
proposal in early November for a
stimulus package aimed at cushioning Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts
the economic impact of the coronavirus as advertising business slows
pandemic, the economy minister said
yesterday. The proposal will also include NEW YORK: Facebook Inc said on Monday it hardware-focused unit which will work on The world’s largest social media network is
a roadmap of long-term policy priorities will start publishing the financial results of its Facebook’s “metaverse” ambitions, comes as under scrutiny from global lawmakers and
such as building more robust supply augmented and virtual reality labs as a the company is swamped by coverage of regulators, including from the Federal Trade
chains, promoting innovation and separate unit, where it is investing billions in documents leaked by former Facebook Commission which has filed an antitrust
distributing wealth to low-income its ambitions to build the “metaverse” and as it employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices.
households. “The proposal will include reported that its main advertising business which she said showed the company chose
some steps that go into the stimulus faces “significant uncertainty.” profit over user safety. CEO Mark Zuckerberg The whistleblower documents, first
package,“ Economy Minister Daishiro Facebook, which started Monday’s reported by the Wall Street Journal, have
Yamagiwa told reporters after the reported third- analyst call by intensified scrutiny of the company. They
panel’s first meeting. “It could also touch quarter profit up issuing a defense include internal research and reports about
upon issues related to tax,“ he added 17%, warned that against criticisms Instagram’s effects on the mental health of
without elaborating. Kishida launched Apple Inc’s new stemming from the teens and about whether Facebook’s
the panel to debate ways to pursue his privacy changes documents, which platforms stoke divisions, as well as its
vision of a new-style capitalism that would weigh on its he said painted a handling of activity around the Jan 6 Capitol
would narrow Japan’s income digital business in “false picture of our riot and inconsistencies in the company’s
disparities. He had previously flagged the current quarter. company.” content moderation for users around the
that stimulus package, focused on aid to The social media The CEO has said globe.
households and firms hit by Covid-19, company reported Facebook in the
would be compiled by year-end and be quarterly revenue coming years will be For the third quarter, Facebook reported
valued at “several tens of trillion yen”. below market seen not as a social monthly active users of 2.91 billion, up 6%
Discussions over the spending package expectations, which media firm but as a from a year ago but short of analysts’
and the wider reforms are expected to chief operating company focused estimates.
intensify after a lower house election on officer Sheryl on the metaverse.
Oct 31, in which Kishida hopes to win Sandberg told The buzzy term On the call, executives emphasized the
big to gain enough political capital to analysts was due to Facebook in the coming years will be seen not as a refers broadly to a company’s focus on attracting young adults,
push through his policy priorities. – the iOS changes. social media firm but as a company focused on the shared virtual including through its short video feature
Reuters David Wehner, metaverse. – REUTERSPIX environment which “Reels.”
Facebook’s chief can be accessed by
AUSTRALIA’S CENTRAL BANK financial officer, said the company expected people using different devices. “We are retooling our teams to make
EXTENDS SWAP DEAL its investment in its hardware division, Facebook, which has invested heavily in serving young adults their North Star rather
WITH CHINA COUNTERPART Facebook Reality Labs, to reduce overall virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality than optimizing for the larger number of older
operating profit in 2021 by approximately (AR), including buying companies like Oculus, people,“ said Zuckerberg, a shift he said would
SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank US$10 billion (RM41 billion). this year created a product team to work on take “years, not months, to fully execute.”
extended a currency swap agreement The financial commitment to this the metaverse.
with its Chinese counterpart earlier this Facebook said it expects fourth-quarter
year even as mounting trade tensions revenue to be in a range of US$31.5 billion to
deadlocked talks between the countries’ US$34 billion. Analysts had forecast US$34.84
governments. The Reserve Bank of billion in revenue, or a 24.1% jump, according
Australia (RBA) extended the deal with to IBES data from Refinitiv. – Reuters
the People’s Bank of China back in July,
though the first official mention of it
came in the RBA’s annual report released
last week. The previous deal expired in
April. The PBOC mentioned the
agreement in a document posted on its
website in September. The five-year
agreement allows for the exchange of
local currencies between the two central
banks of up to A$41 billion (RM127
billion) or CNY 200 billion. – Reuters

UBS fee bonanza lifts quarterly profit to six-year high

ZURICH: UBS posted its highest above the financial targets that we steadier performance, with revenue UBS shares were 1.4% higher in the Dutch lender more digitally savvy,
quarterly profit since 2015 today, as have given you. And while we do that, edging 1% higher. Revenue in its morning trade. said he planned to present an
robust trading activity by the world’s we continue to be focused on driving equities trading unit was up 3% to updated strategy on Feb 1.
ultra wealthy led to a 23% surge in fee growth on the top and the bottom US$1.36 billion, but its foreign “The result marks another
income. line,“ CEO Ralph Hamers said on a exchange, rates and credit arm posted impressive quarter,“ Citi analysts said That will include new pushes into
call with analysts. a 32% drop in turnover to US$363 in a note to clients, adding that UBS digital and hybrid banking.
The surprisingly strong results million. remained one of their top picks in the
follow double-digit percent gains for The bank’s flagship wealth banking sector and reiterating a buy UBS is trying to improve its digital
net profit in each of the past four management business posted its best Revenue from advising on deals rating on the stock. services to reach more customers
quarters and come as Switzerland’s pre-tax profit ever, soaring 43% on a and listings jumped 22% to US$792 outside its super rich core client base,
largest bank announced new plans 4% climb in income from transactions million, helped by bumper M&A It nonetheless sounded a slightly while also saving on costs. It sees
for its digital push including a new amongst its wealthy and ultra- volumes. cautious note for the coming quarter, potential for a new online platform to
advisory service for affluent US wealthy clients as well as a 15% rise in saying continued uncertainty pull in US$30 billion in the next year
clients. net interest income due to higher The surprise profit comes on the surrounding economic recovery and after being launched in May 2020,
lending levels and margins. heels of a stellar quarter for US and recent policy changes in China could Reuters reported in June.
Third-quarter net profit came in at British banks which, encouraged by hurt business. It also noted client
US$2.28 billion (RM9.5 billion), easily The division saw US$18.8 billion in economic rebounds, released cash set activity levels had been unusually As part of its 2025 vision, it now
surpassing a median estimate of a 24% fresh client fee-generating inflows, aside for pandemic losses. A record high in the past quarter. wants to build a digitally scalable
slump to US$1.6 billion from a poll of while invested assets fell slightly from wave of dealmaking activity also advice model for affluent clients in the
23 analysts compiled by the bank. June to US$3.2 trillion. bolstered results for the likes of Hamers, who took the reins in Americas, which includes the core
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. November 2020 following a wealth market of the United States. –
“We continue to perform well UBS’s investment bank posted a successful tenure at ING that made Reuters

13theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2021
* SPORTS

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2021 title after the Red Bull racer the race leader with newer tyres
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chequered flag at the United States line first to add another six points Hamilton is worried that job.
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the Circuit of the Americas won by thrilled with how he started the
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█ KARL MATCHETT Total rebuild needed Barcelonawasting
time with no-win
LET’S be clear from the outset: this isn’t Koeman situation
about the managerial capabilities of
Ronald Koeman. Whatever each fan’s largely pointless passing to end in a breakaway system, of how to get the best out of important he left the stadium.
view, pundit’s view or even the players’ chance at the other end of the pitch. players, rather than the band-aid approach The club condemned those involved, but they
views on the current Barcelona head coach are is currently in use, switching systems and being
almost irrelevant at this stage. Both goals came from that route, while the Nou overrun regardless. Barcelona need a total rebuild. won’t blink at having to use a few million to
Camp side created precisely one opening of note offload the manager if another option presents
He is not going to be in the hot seat for a whole before the 95th minute, sent high over the And Koeman will not be around to oversee it. itself.
lot longer, one way or another, and there’s a grim crossbar by Serginio Dest. The ongoing speculation about how many
inevitability about what will happen – just not games Koeman has to save himself, who will Which brings us back to the main point.
when. Koeman does not have the resources to replace him, how much it will cost to offload him Regardless of whether or not Koeman could
compete with the top teams in Spain this season, and whether the club can afford it – they all point rebuild Barcelona, he won’t. And the club are
Monday’s defeat in El Clasico was ultimately much less those in Europe. to an obvious outcome. wasting a season by letting this situation drag on,
closer than it might have been but that doesn’t Ultimately, it’s unlikely that on-pitch results risking not making a vital top-four berth in
really tell the story of the match, or of the season. The whole football world knows now of will have any bearing on anything about 2021/22.
Barcelona’s financial ruin, and even if the first Koeman’s job at all. Waste the rest of the season in this void and
Barcelona worked hard, had a few moments of steps back to an even footing have been taken with For an idea of how (some) Barca fans might Barcelona risk an even longer route back to the
quality, showed heart – all the right things for a the long-term contracts signed by Ansu Fati and feel toward the current head coach, look only to top.
manager trying to improve an ailing side trying to Pedri, it will take a few years of investment to get the distasteful after-match antics which saw Miss out on the Champions League and that
overcome the worst summer in their modern on-pitch matters back to a competitive level. Koeman’s car surrounded by irate supporters as goes double, as the players they might need to sign
history. will only see a downward spiral at the club.
There needs to be not just a quality injection, It isn’t a situation of Koeman’s making in the
Yet in the end they were miles short, Real but a much more robust philosophy of style, of slightest, but he knew precisely what he was
hardly breaking into third gear: they didn’t have to walking into and cannot have complaints about
do anything, other than wait for Barcelona’s how it ends.
For the club’s sake and future, that should be
5364/2021 26/10/2021 (TUE) sooner rather than later. – The Independent

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THE damning statistics surged in: Theatre of nighmares
Manchester United’s largest margin of Solskjaer the fall guy for United’s failing hierarchy
defeat against Liverpool at home in this year while adding Darren Fletcher as
history, the first time they let in five or want from a caretaker – and then some. He Solskjaer’s limitations are exposed on a technical director.
more goals at Old Trafford without scoring brought light and life to a miserable wreck, with weekly basis, almost cruel when juxtaposed
themselves since February 1955 under Matt his good intentions and desire to return United against the strengths of his counterparts Jurgen Matt Judge became head of football
Busby, the most errors leading to shots in the to the grand state he knew as their player. Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel. negotiations in a process that was more about
Premier League, having conceded only less than changing job titles than revolutionising the
Watford, Leeds, Newcastle and Norwich in the The Norwegian did not have the elite-level It feels callous to keep pointing out the structure.
division. tools to be successful in such a significant obvious – that he doesn’t possess the credentials
dugout but got the job and a new contract to be in high-level management, not least at the Ed Woodward, who steps down as executive
Those data daggers still didn’t tell the anyway. Rivals were bemused but thoroughly self-marketed biggest club in the world, but we vice-chairman at the end of 2021, leaves with a
complete tale of United’s 5-0 death by ineptness. happy. continuously arrive at this juncture on account legacy of failure.
The lengthy “Ole’s at the wheel” chant from the of United not having adequate brainpower
away end, doused in irony and delight, did some Mauricio Pochettino was on the table, even behind the scenes. Having an elite manager – the right fit – with
work in underscoring the joke of the as soon as this month a year ago, but the club a proven long-term blueprint does make a
performance offered at Old Trafford on Sunday swerved their initial plan to bring him in and United had first started working towards a difference: in terms of the targets you can attract,
evening. banked on blind faith. Rivals were even more director of football in August 2018, but just reshaping the image of the club, giving greater
bemused and even happier. promoted John Murtough to the role in March belief to players, staff, and supporters. It can be
But perhaps the most damaging thing to say transformative.
about the club is that the man who should never
have been in permanent charge only remains in But being successful stretches beyond the
situ because they don’t know what to do or how face in the dugout. The people tasked with
to do it. And that is not on the manager. hiring a game-changer for United and giving
him the platform to triumph must be s**t-hot.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer achieved what you’d
So far, the evidence suggests they’re only the
bit that precedes the hyphen. The fear and
uncertainty over what happens next speaks to
that. – The Independent

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Eight candidates for Old Trafford job

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER appears to be thing only he knows. Reports last week claimed balk at handling United stars, but history in the
staring down the barrel at Manchester he’s happy in retirement, but this is Manchester blue half of Manchester and World Cup chal-
United as the board weigh-up whether to United and if the call came you’d imagine he’d at lenge next winter make him an unlikely fit.
stick or twist. least listen to their proposal. 6. ROBERTO MARTINEZ: Has experience of
2. MAURICIO POCHETTINO: United would love Premier League from time at Swansea, Wigan
The Norwegian has been under pressure to get hold of Pochettino as a long-term solution and Everton and has taken Belgium to No 1 in
for some time but the 5-0 drubbing at the and he has experience of Premier League and the FIFA rankings and style of play might suit but
hands of rivals Liverpool was far too developing young players. But he continues to fans remain lukewarm. Martinez also has more
damaging to ignore. find trophies elusive and is unlikely to abandon realistic chances of landing jobs with Newcastle
PSG project mid-season. or Barcelona.
The general consensus among United 3. ANTONIO CONTE: Premier League winner 7. JULEN LOPETEGUI: One Europa League
fans is that they want a more big-name with Chelsea, available and would instill organi- trophy with Sevilla hardly makes the former
coach with experience and a proven track sation and discipline. But expensive upheaval Spain and Real Madrid manager (he lasted two
record of trophies to replace Solskjaer at the guaranteed with United squad not a great fit for months) a standout candidate but in his favour
helm. preferred playing style. he clearly interviews well. Certainly has more of
4. BRENDAN RODGERS: Probably the best-fit an outside chance for the job.
Plenty of names have already been British coach who gets his teams playing good 8. ERIK TEN HAG: Ajax boss with a decent repu-
mentioned as possible successors to football and has a building cup pedigree. tation albeit built in shallow waters of the
Solskjaer, including Zinedine Zidane and Previous Liverpool connections would see limited Eredivisie and on one stellar Champions League
Antonio Conte. goodwill from the stands with anything less than run in 2019. The former centrehalf lacks stature
early perfection. for a job of this size but seems like he’d be a popu-
Here are eight candidates for the job and 5. ROBERTO MANCINI: Burnished an excellent lar choice with United fans.
what problems United could encounter in reputation turning around Italy and would not
trying to get them. Express Newspapers
1. ZINEDINE ZIDANE: Proven winner manag-
ing egos of Real Madrid to two La Liga titles and
three Champions League trophies, would com-
mand the respect of the dressing room but lan-
guage barrier could be a problem. Whether or
not Zidane would be open to the job is some-

Lloris insists Spurs keep fighting after derby loss

█ JONATHAN VEAL “That was the target (fourth). Clearly we not the moment to give up. We need to carry
TOTTENHAM captain Hugo Lloris says his side need to keep working, keep fighting,” he said. on with a good energy and positiveness.”
“cannot give up” after stuttering to a fourth
London derby defeat of the season at West “There is no big difference between the West Ham are known for their prowess at
Ham teams for the European places. Consistency is set-pieces so Lloris was disappointed to
the key. concede that way.
Spurs, who had already lost to Crystal
Palace Chelsea and Arsenal went down to “When you face a direct opponent you “We knew it was an aspect of the game
Michail Antonio’s la have to take the points or at least, as I say, not that could change the game – we knew they
lose. It is painful and we need to move on. were good on corners and free-kicks,” he said.
te goal at the London Stadium after a
disappointing second-half performance “We cannot give up – there are many “We know where their targets were but
where they failed to have a shot on goal. games ahead of us and we are going to try to Antonio was there in the right place and
improve individually and collectively. produced a good finish.
They could have moved up to fourth in the
Premier League with a win but their “We know that there are a lot of “But it is more the way we conceded the
inconsistency looks to be hurting any real expectation, same as every season, on our corner that we need to think about. But that is
attempt of finishing that high up. shoulders and the players have a part of the game unfortunately.
responsibility to do their best and when I see
France international Lloris has prescribed all the players I think they are trying to do “We can talk a lot about the game but if we
hard work after a “painful” loss. their best. had scored the chances we got in the first half
we would be talking a different way.” – The
“But sometimes it does not work but that is Independent

WEDNESDAY • OCTOBER 27, 2021 QUOTE OF THE DAY

We are going to the next two tracks which
are very strong circuits for Red Bull so it is
going to be tough. We will just try and minimise how
strong they can be compared to us, and see if
we can do a better job. I am trying not to
think about it at the moment.”

Lewis Hamilton

Firmino the glue that bound Liverpool at Old trafford

█ MELISSA REDDY play a proper team, this is what will played was absolutely insane. brilliance of an individualist.
KENNY DALGLISH was clothed in happen.” Bobby knows how well we United have relied too heavily too
merriment, his laughter lighting up appreciate what he is doing.”
the screens in the press tribune at Liverpool were everything their often on the latter to carpet their
Old Trafford. opponents were not: clinical, smart, Firmino, serenaded for 10 deficiencies.
possessing a clear defensive minutes by the travelling fans post-
The footage cut to his great friend structure and plan to expose the match, was doing whatever the team Firmino and Liverpool pulled the
and football foe, Sir Alex Ferguson. space they’d be gifted out wide. needed from him and was an rug to show the extent of what has
The look of embarrassment, example of how an individual that been swept under it.
astonishment, and resignation on This was symbolised best by the
the face of the man who made performance of Roberto Firmino. He works for the collective will They do not have on-pitch
Manchester United larger than life dropped into midfield to overload always ultimately identity, a blueprint, a cohesive
told the story of how staggeringly Scott McTominay and Fred. trump the structure or… a clue.
they’ve shrunk.
The Brazil international muddled And so the first United-Liverpool
The scoreboard read 5-0 to Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof game in front of a full house since
Liverpool with 50 minutes on the with his movement, pressed hard, January 2020 was coloured with
clock, as Mohamed Salah marked linked play incredibly, was efficient lengthy chants of “Ole’s at the
adding a hattrick to his Best in the when on the ball and closed off
World folder when the cameras cut United’s passing lanes. wheel” – from the away end.
to the faces of legends of this fixture, If the home side’s
of this sport. “He played outstandingly well,” display wasn’t
Jurgen Klopp said. “Mo gets a lot of painful
Neither could believe what they attention and rightly so, but
were witnessing: Dalglish delirious Bobby, people with football Liverpool’s
and his counterpart dazed like the knowledge know how important Brazilian forward
team he was backing. Paul Pogba he is. Roberto Firmino.
hadn’t even been sent off yet to
compound the omni-shambles. “I’m pretty sure when he enough,
finishes playing, people will write that mockery
Manchester United, bloody hell. books about how he interpreted will have cut
Unrecognisable to Fergie, unable to the false nine position. I won’t say deep.
live with a Liverpool who were he invented it, but the way Dalglish applauded,
nowhere near their best nor their he plays it looks Ferguson dropped his
very, very good. They didn’t need to like it. head. They couldn’t believe
be. what they had seen, but was
“The this really a surprise?
For so long, the hosts have way Manchester United, bloody
operated under nostalgia. They’ve he hell. – The Independent
used it as a tactic, a tonic, a tagline.
Here, it was laid to rest.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot hark
back to the glory days when his
team have been so savagely
undressed and have spent the
season walking to this very point.

On commentary, Gary Neville
admitted as much while contorting
in every which way not to highlight
how badly United are coached.

“It’s what l said: The minute they

Not Gunnar last
Solskjaer clinging on as United players lose faith and Conte eyes job

█ MARK CRITCHLEY are willing to give an incumbent every chance. Conte is a superb coach, with a reputation time would be a different proposition,
David Moyes’ doomed succession of Sir that surpasses that of the other available and especially if his tenure had a typically short
WHILE journalists were sitting elite-level name linked with the job, the three- lifespan.
around waiting for Ole Gunnar Alex Ferguson was only brought to an end once time Champions League winning manager
Solskjaer to attend his post-match a top-four finish and Champions League Zinedine Zidane. His demanding and at times abrasive
press conference on Sunday, qualification became impossible. The same relationships with his employers is the
Manchester United’s managing director was true with Louis van Gaal. Not only does Conte have Premier League antithesis of the collegial dynamic between
Richard Arnold walked briskly and and Serie A titles from his two-year spells at Solskjaer, United’s newly-restructured football
purposefully through Old Trafford’s media Jose Mourinho is the exception, dismissed Stamford Bridge and the San Siro, he is also the department and Old Trafford’s key decision-
room, making a beeline for the executive suite. mid-season but only as the environment inside only manager in the last decade other than Pep makers.
the club had become toxic to the point of no Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp to break the English
It is rare to see a United official of Arnold’s return. top-flight’s 90-point barrier, the mark true title Whether United would be willing to undo
level occupy the same corridors as the press on contenders now seemingly must pass. two-and-a-half years work on a trumpeted
a matchday and rarer still, at critical moments But concerns regarding Solskjaer’s tactical “cultural reset” in exchange for a short-term bet
like these, to see one move so quickly. acumen and selection are understood to have It could be argued that Conte’s 93-point on success with Conte is unclear.
grown after Sunday’s defeat. 2016-17 title came at a point of relative
Sunday’s result, however, was the type weakness at the top of the Premier League. It is the type of gamble that goes against a lot
which can move things along and move them Though there is no animosity towards the of what the Solskjaer era was meant to
along quickly. United manager, a number of players have felt Guardiola and Klopp were in their first full represent: steady, gradual progress aligned
exposed by Solskjaer’s questionable tactical seasons at City and Liverpool, so too was with the club’s core principles, with a view to
Club sources played down talk of any set-ups in games while others feel those on the Mourinho at United. The defending achieving sustainable, long-term success.
managerial change yesterday, suggesting that fringes like Jesse Lingard and Donny van de champions, Leicester City, finished 12th.
Solskjaer will be given time and take charge Beek have not been offered opportunities to Things can change, though, even at United,
against Tottenham this weekend, though improve a struggling team. Chelsea’s closest challengers were a where it can sometimes feel as though after
admitted that the defeat to Liverpool meant Tottenham Hotspur side managed by Mauricio years where nothing happens, there are weeks
there is much to do to turn the season around. Whether or not that would be enough to Pochettino, who appears off-limits as a where years happen.
force United’s hand was an open question until potential Solskjaer successor.
It is easy to forget that United went 28 years the show of support yesterday. If Solskjaer is Solskjaer is still in a job and may well turn
without sacking a manager within recent dismissed in the coming weeks or months, Even with Conte’s record of delivering this season around, surviving beyond
memory and it can at times appear as if they Antonio Conte would be interested in immediate success, beating Guardiola, Klopp Tottenham, but his position is more vulnerable
replacing him. and Thomas Tuchel to a title in double-quick than ever. – The Independent

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