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ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, 2021 PANDEMIC PATROL ... A policeman

No. 7884 PP 2644/12/2012 (031195) www.thesundaily.my making rounds to ensure compliance to
standard operating procedures as crowds at
KL Sentral start returning to pre-Covid levels.
– ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

Back in business
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI “We have had a bad year with a long period
[email protected] oRetailers get set for festive shopping of low sales. We are just hopeful that we can
spree as restrictions ease rebuild our cash flow, reduce stocks and
PETALING JAYA: For retailers, the first address our debt situation.”
rays of sunshine have finally broken match pre-pandemic levels. “Brick-and-mortar businesses that are still
through the dark clouds. With the “This will finally give us a breather, and see in operation will take the opportunity to Tay added that while retailers are gearing
easing of restrictions and two festivals recover from their losses.” up for the festive season, many continue to
around the corner, they are looking forward to profits as opposed to the huge losses incurred deal with problems such as insufficient funds
a boost in sales they have not seen in two during the lockdown.” Retailers have also learned a valuable to pay salaries, as well as huge amounts of
years. lesson from the pandemic. Rather than wait unsold stock.
He said retailers and vendors will take the for shoppers to visit their stores, many have
Deepavali is barely three weeks away and opportunity to clear their huge inventories tweaked their businesses to include an online To add to the challenges, the authorities
after that, the Christmas sale will be back in from the lockdown period, with aggressive store. have been visiting their outlets to ensure
full swing. promotional campaigns to woo shoppers. compliance with the SOP and to check their
As it has been in previous years, Tay expects business licences.
Malaysian Retail Association deputy Teo believes that while online shopping retailers to aggressively promote sales as the
president Raymond Teo is optimistic that would continue to be popular, physical stores festive shopping period approaches. “This has discouraged some
shoppers would be eager to spend. would be the preferred shopping experience. brick-and-mortar operators from reopening
“They will likely work harder than ever. We for business.”
“The pent-up (fervour) would be released “I think online shopping will co-exist with can expect to see bigger discounts or more
now that restrictions have been lifted. We brick-and-mortar shopping in the long term,” generous gifts being handed out to shoppers. Tay also does not expect online shopping to
expect to see a surge in festive shopping,” he he added. lose traction.
told theSun. “This will enable retailers to sell stocks that
Malaysian Retail Chain Association they still have due to poor sales during the “In fact, I believe online shopping will pick
“Brick-and-mortar businesses that were president Shirley Tay said just like shoppers, lockdown,” Tay added. up. However, we believe that customers would
badly hit last year will benefit from the easing diners would also come out in droves. still prefer to visit shopping malls or
of restrictions.” She said takeaway sales at eateries would street-front retail outlets, especially since they
She said with the loosening of standard remain good, and coupled with delivery have been restricted from doing so in the past
Teo added that with a decline in the operating procedures (SOP), there would be a services, public spending in this area has months.
number of Covid-19 infections and more surge in retail spending in the last quarter of actually been quite high.
people returning to work, there would be a rise the year. “This is evident from the large crowds at
in retail spending. shopping malls and restaurants since the
lifting of movement restrictions recently,”
He is also hopeful that sales this year would she added.

2 theSUN ON FRIDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2021 RM5m donation
to Palestine to
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS rebuild clinic

No end in sight yet to water PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has
woes in Selangor contributed RM5 million to the
Palestinian government for
rebuilding the Al-Rimal Clinic,
which also houses the only
█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA o Work on Phase 1 of RM8 billion Langat 2 “I do not think states should have Covid-19 testing laboratory in
[email protected] Water Treatment Plant delayed, says such autonomy.” Gaza, that was damaged by Israeli
PETALING JAYA: Water cuts in Auditor-General’s Report airstrikes last May.
Selangor have become annoyingly Piarapakaran added that low The exchange of notes on the
frequent. water reserve margins have been a contribution was signed by
long-standing issue. Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk
The causes are many – spillage of Saifuddin Abdullah and
dangerous chemicals into rivers, pipe He expressed fears that giving the Palestinian Ambassador to
leakage or repair works, the list issues must be addressed to ensure agreed that a probe is necessary. federal government control over Malaysia Walid Abu Ali at the
goes on. that there are no more supply However, Piarapakaran and Amlir water assets would only cause further Foreign Ministry yesterday.
disruptions,” he told theSun. delays in projects every time a new Saifuddin said the
Many areas in the state are disagreed with a suggestion minister is appointed. contribution, which was funded
experiencing yet another dry spell He also noted that there has been that water assets be handed to the by allocations from the National
and it has nothing to do with the no response from Pengurusan Aset federal government to improve “In any case, states are reluctant Disaster Relief Trust Fund under
weather. Air Bhd, the company wholly-owned efficiency and ensure fair to let go of their water resources the National Disaster
by the Ministry of Finance Inc that is distribution. because it is linked to logging, Management Agency, reflected
Water supply to several districts responsible for water infrastructure. which is also controlled by the states.” Malaysia’s unwavering support for
was cut on Wednesday to facilitate Former Water, Land and Natural the government and the people of
repair and maintenance works and is Piarapakaran said more assets, resources minister Datuk Dr He agreed that a public-private Palestine.
only expected to be fully restored including manpower, should be A. Xavier Jayakumar said the Dewan partnership could work, as long as Saifuddin said the government
tomorrow, according to Pengurusan allocated to speed up work on the Rakyat could pass a legislation to there is a cap on profits the private has also decided to extend
Air Selangor Sdn Bhd, the state’s project. require all states to hand jurisdiction entity is allowed to make. long-term contributions to the
water supply service provider. of their water assets to the federal United Nations Relief and Works
Environmental interest group government. “Just like in Denmark, half of the
According to the recently unveiled EcoKnights vice-president Amlir Ayat treated water is supplied by about
Auditor-General’s Report, water 2,000 consumer-owned water supply
supply issues are not likely to be companies.”
resolved soon.
Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine
Phase 1 of the Langat 2 Water Refugees in the Near East, in
Treatment Plant and Distribution support of the agency’s efforts to
System, originally scheduled for assist Palestinians.
completion next year, is now likely to He said in addition to previous
see a one-year delay. financial contributions to
UNRWA, the government has
The project would have raised allocated US$1 million (RM4.2
daily supply of treated water to 1,130 million) to be disbursed in sums of
million litres in Selangor and Kuala US$200,000 annually from 2021 to
Lumpur. 2025.
“The contributions from the
In the report, the auditor-general government complement
recommended that the matter be humanitarian efforts and
brought to the attention of the Public assistance from Malaysia,
Accounts Committee of the Dewan including those undertaken by the
Rakyat. private sector, non-governmental
organisations, as well as
The RM8 billion Langat 2 project individuals.” – Bernama
includes the construction of a tunnel
to draw water from the Kelau Dam in A tanker supplying water to the Mukmin Dialysis Centre at Taman Sri Andalas in Klang recently during the current scheduled Sarawak public
Pahang. It is expected to address supply disruption. – ASYRAF RASID/THESUN sector urged to
Selangor’s water woes, once listen to people
completed.
KUCHING: Sarawak Chief
Environmentalists and other Minister Datuk Abang Johari
stakeholders are calling for Abang Openg wants the state
investigations to be conducted to public sector to show humility and
determine the causes of the delay. listen to the people’s insights on
improving its services.
Association of Water and Energy
Research president S. Piarapakaran He said for the government to
said it is vital that the reason for the understand the types of
delay is made known, given that improvement and new
access to clean water is a basic right. innovations required, a better
understanding of people and
“From the Auditor-General’s businesses affected by public
Report, it is very clear that several sector work is needed.

‘More balanced, fair tax system if economy improves’ “This ongoing drive towards a
seamless and proactive
KUALA LUMPUR: The government country’s economic stability and gains tax. amount of profit that exceeded the government demands humility on
will introduce a more balanced and viability, especially of businesses,” he He said ongoing initiatives and threshold value of crude palm oil the part of the public sector – to
fair tax system if the country’s told the Dewan Negara yesterday. market price of RM2,500 per tonne listen to the people (grassroots)
economy improves, said Deputy Mohd Shahar said this in reply to a studies are being carried out to for the peninsula and RM3,000 per and build on their insights.
Finance Minister I Senator Mohd supplementary question from structure a more balanced, fair and tonne for Sabah and Sarawak.
Shahar Abdullah. Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew on equitable tax system to support and “Only then, can we make
He said any tax measures to be whether the government would increase national revenue. He said the imposition of the levy Sarawak an advanced state by
implemented would take reintroduce the Goods and Services on palm oil has succeeded in 2030.”
stakeholders into account. Tax and the date of its He said the government must providing an additional RM4.1 billion
“We acknowledge that the tax implementation. ensure that tax measures revenue to the government since its Abang Johari said this when
system must be more balanced, fair Earlier, responding to an initial implemented will not burden the introduction as of September this opening the Sarawak Civil Service
and equitable in generating national question from Senator people and affect the country’s year, Bernama reported. Innovation Convention awards
revenue. N. Balasubramanian on the economic position. The measures ceremony yesterday.
“The government of today is very government’s alternative taxes such must also enhance the country’s “The government takes note of the
concerned and will not introduce tax as windfall tax and gains tax, Mohd competitiveness, in line with the views from various quarters that a “Civil servants are vital in
measures without taking into Shahar said so far, the government National Recovery Plan. windfall profit levy should be achieving every aspiration of the
account the people’s welfare and the has not fully implemented the capital imposed on certain businesses that government.
Mohd Shahar said the generate extraordinary profits during
government since 1999 has enforced the Covid-19 pandemic.” “Therefore, it is a priority for us
the Windfall Profit Levy Act on the to continue intensifying efforts in
furthering the culture of
Many lack understanding of Senate’s role, says Rais innovation, ensuring a faster,
more efficient and effective
KUALA LUMPUR: Many people are Federal Constitution. The conclusion tenures in 2020 and 2021. “Let us do our homework, solve government service delivery
still not aware of the role played by is our people do not understand what Among those present were former problems, call ministers, deputy system.
the Senate or Dewan Negara as the is Dewan Negara, but we should not ministers and secretaries-general to
highest legislature in Malaysia, said be disappointed. Dewan Negara deputy president appear before us. Under the 1952 law, “Such efforts need to be
Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Abd Samad under standing orders, we have the supported at all levels, especially
Yatim. “We will continue our struggles and former Universiti Teknologi right to summon them.” the top management, to ensure
because we know the Dewan Negara Mara vice-chancellor Prof Emeritus that the value of creativity and
He said the nation would not have community serving today and in the Tan Sri Dr Ibrahim Shah Abu Shah. Rais said he wished to see the innovation becomes a work
any laws without the existence of the past played their roles in nation Upper House strengthen the culture and not seasonal.”
Dewan Negara, Bernama reported. building,” he said at the opening of a Rais suggested senators use their Parliament Act (Privileges and – Bernama
ceremony yesterday to celebrate expertise according to their Powers) 1952 and revive the
“If we do not have the Senate, senators who have completed their backgrounds as lawyers and industry Parliamentary Services Act 1963.
there will be no Article 44 in the players to help solve problems.

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Jendela progressing according to schedule, says Annuar

PUTRAJAYA: The implementation of the Jendela plan yesterday. speed and the number of premises currently at 94%, will reach 96.9% by Ministry regarding the problem of
projects under the National Digital “I am satisfied because the gaining access to gigabit-speed fixed- the end of the year. home-based teaching and learning,
Network (Jendela) plan is on line broadband. which required the cooperation of
schedule and all works carried out achievements in all scopes have Premises gaining access to several ministries to address the
have exceeded the set targets, said exceeded the targets,” he told the Under the first phase of Jendela, gigabit-speed fixed line broadband issue.
Communications and Multimedia media after launching the Keluarga which runs until next year, the target have surpassed 6.4 million, he
Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. Malaysia Teen Package and Keluarga is to expand 4G coverage for mobile added. He said a discussion involving the
Malaysia Device and Internet Access broadband from 91.8% to 96.9% in two ministries, Malaysian
He said the achievements were Packages for less fortunate people, populated areas. He said construction of a total of Administrative Modernisation and
stated in Jendela’s third quarterly here. 1,661 new communication towers Management Planning Unit of the
report by the Malaysian It is also to increase the speed of will begin this month under the first Prime Minister’s Department and
Communications and Multimedia Annuar hoped that all parties mobile broadband from 25Mbps phase of Jendela and they are related parties would be held to find
Commission (MCMC) to all involved in the implementation of (megabits per second) to 35Mbps expected to be completed before the ways to complete the ecosystem in
telecommunications companies in Jendela can continue their and enable as many as 7.5 million end of next year. schools so that every school has a
the third meeting of the steering performance by ensuring that the premises to have access to gigabit- conducive ecosystem to utilise
committee for the implementation of roll-out of the plan is carried out speed fixed line broadband. On connectivity in schools, broadband services. – Bernama
smoothly in terms of 4G coverage, Annuar said his ministry understood
Annuar said 4G coverage, which is the challenges of the Education

Helping women, girls Maximising creative
through a difficult period potential via
digital technology
oNGOon drivetodemystifymenstruationandraise government could give away sanitary
funds to buy sanitary products for B40 females products such as disposal pads for free to KUALA LUMPUR: The development of the
communities that face period poverty to tide creative industry can be accelerated by firstly
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI the importance of hygiene. them over the initial lean period. Such efforts BRIEFSmaximising the industry’s potential, said
[email protected] “It is made worse by the lack of allocation are already under way in Sabah where girls Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan
PETALING JAYA: Menstruation, a regular from indigenous communities learn about Sri Annuar Musa.
biological occurrence, forces millions of girls for the proper sanitary products given limited the menstrual cycle through “Bulan Move-
around the world to drop out of school each resources. Low-income families are less ment” workshops organised in collaboration He said it can be achieved by leveraging on
year. Women miss work at that time of the inclined to spend money on pricey frequently with Girl Guides of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian creativity and digital technology,
month, and it’s all down to a serious, yet little used menstruation items,” they said. while preserving invaluable national culture,
discussed issue called “period poverty”. Personal menstrual kits are also arts and heritage.
However, turning to unhygienic methods distributed to those attending these
Without access to proper sanitary comes with health hazards. workshops. “We will be developing a conducive
products, they either go into hiding or end up ecosystem for the creative landscape, upscaling
using unsafe alternatives such as toilet paper, Last but not least is the shame attached to Sarawak Women for Women Society our talent to match the needs of the industry, as
rags and even newspapers. this biological attribute in many cultures. (SWWS) committee member Kimberley Tan well as strengthening our product development
said that while the government’s decision to and promotion initiatives,” he said at the virtual
Those who choose to miss work on those Bulan Sisters said the first step towards abolish the “pink tax” in 2018 has made Kuala Lumpur Creative Economy Forum
crucial days end up losing their jobs. addressing the problem is to have the sanitary products cheaper, it has not led to a (KUL.CEF 2021) and kick-off of the Art in the
community work with the government and decline in period poverty. “That is another City (AITC) 2021 yesterday.
The B40 or lower income community are non-governmental organisations on a reason why data is so essential. It will tell us
the hardest hit and, according to Bulan nationwide data collection effort. “Based on where the gaps are, which communities are He said the growth enablers will increase
Sisters, a youth-led campaign to demystify the data, we can formulate a step-by-step struggling with period poverty and how it can revenue and job opportunities, as well as
menstruation and eradicate period poverty in approach to address the core issue,” they said. be tackled,” she told theSun. bolster local distinctive cultural identities,
underprivileged communities, there is paving the way for Malaysia to become a
insufficient data to determine the extent of the In the long term, they said, there should be Tan suggested the Education Ministry renowned exporter and leader of the creative
problem in Malaysia. As a result, it is difficult policy changes to make menstrual products introduce sexual health education in the fields, Bernama reported.
to reach out to those who are affected. free for all, and a subject on period should be syllabus to break the taboo on menstruation.
part of the education system. “Personally, in my purview as minister, I
The situation has only worsened with the “Providing menstrual products at school hope to see the industry strengthen through a
Covid-19 pandemic. “When you have trouble Apart from that, they said, the government will also help to ease the financial burden of strategic plan, a coordinated effort across the
putting food on the table, sanitary products could be more involved by incorporating low-income families,” she said. public and private sectors, a database approach
quickly drops down the priority list, Bulan forward-thinking approach in addressing the in scaling up the sectors, and patient capital to
Sisters pointed out to theSun. issue. “For instance, we can introduce a Tan noted that while there were many food grow this creative economy of Malaysia.
programme to have women in the B40 group aid programmes during the Covid-19
They said women in the rural B40 sew reusable period pads for sale. This is a pandemic, there has not been any for sanitary “This must be done immediately via the
communities are the worst hit as a result of sustainable ecosystem that not only provides products. To address the shortfall, SWWS, in Ministry of Communications and Multimedia
the lack of knowledge on menstruation and jobs but also gives women access to these collaboration with KuchingFoodAid, initiated and its agencies including the Cultural
essential items.” a Sanitary Protection Donation Drive. Economy Development Agency (Cendana) and
MyCreative Ventures,” he added.
In the short term, they said, the “We use our platform to raise funds to
purchase sanitary products for distribution In addition, Annuar said he also hopes to see
and raise awareness on period poverty.” more strategic programmes that help build on
successful local precedents such as Upin & Ipin,
IN HIS ELEMENT ... Mural artist Nazar Sham Mat Isa putting the finishing touches to a giant painting on the wall of a shop building in Seremban, Ejen Ali and Didi & Friends which had made
Negri Sembilan yesterday. The artwork is one of many to add colour to the city as it welcomes visitors following the lifting of the interstate travel ban their mark both locally and globally.
after a prolonged lockdown. – BERNAMAPIX
NANCY: OPEN LANGKAWI
TO FOREIGN TOURISTS

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Tourism,
Arts and Culture has proposed to the
National Security Council to open Langkawi
to tourists from several selected countries
under the ongoing pilot tourism bubble
project. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri
said the move was to enable Malaysia to
revive its economy, which was affected by
the Covid-19 pandemic. “I suggest that we
open (the borders) to (tourists from) certain
countries to Langkawi first, under the
Langkawi pilot project. This is one of the
ways we can revive our economy,” she said
in reply to Senator Ahmad Yahaya who
wanted to know whether the government
planned to open the borders for tourists,
especially from Asean member countries.

ANOTHER THREE-YEAR TERM
FOR MYCC CHIEF

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has re-
appointed Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin
Yunus as the Malaysia Competition
Commission (MyCC) chairman for a further
term of three years, from Oct 1, 2021 until
Sept 30, 2024. For the past three years,
Mohd Hishamudin had headed the
commission and was responsible for
various key decisions in MyCC. “I am
humbled by the opportunity to continue
helming the MyCC on this next chapter and
I will do my best to guide the commission in
carrying out its functions with honesty,
integrity and efficiency,” he said in a
statement yesterday. – Bernama

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Move to improve ‘Handy’ way to keep She said when hands are
mental health infections at bay washed using proper technique, it
services can cut the risk of diarrhoea by
between 23% and 40%.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will invest more “It can also reduce risk of
to improve the digitalisation of mental health contracting (infectious)
services with the usage of technology to respiratory diseases by 16% to
expand the reach. 20%,” she said, adding that one in
three diarrhoea cases and one in
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in five respiratory infections can be
making mental healthcare more ubiquitous prevented by keeping one’s hands
and accessible, new methods of delivering clean.
mental health services must be developed. o Practising regular washing of hands can greatly reduce risk of Ilham Ameera said hands must
diarrhoea or contracting contagious diseases, says expert be washed with soap and running
“Apart from economic assistance, it is water for at least 20 seconds or,
equally critical that people are given better still, 40 to 60 seconds.
adequate mental health support during the Private-sector employee Noor
pandemic,” he said in a recorded keynote KUALA LUMPUR: If there is one UiTM Medical Centre family from one place to another. Hasliza Nusi, 38, said she has been
address in conjunction with the launch of major takeaway from the medicine consultant Dr Ilham Unwashed hands can also carry imparting hand hygiene
United Nations Children’s Fund report – “The unprecedented health crisis that is Ameera Ismail said hands are most knowledge to her children through
State of World’s Children 2021: On My Mind: sweeping the world, it would have exposed to the surrounding contaminants such as faecal social media videos where they
Promoting, Protecting and Caring for to be the importance of practising environment as they are used matter and chemicals. also learned correct handwashing
Children’s Mental Health” live on Unicef good hand hygiene. repeatedly every day for a techniques.
Malaysia’s Facebook page and Bernama TV thousand and one purposes such “Just imagine, one gram of Sarina Aziz, 35, who is a
yesterday. With many nations, including as writing, holding things, opening human faecal matter contains one preschool teaching assistant at
Malaysia, heading towards the doors, eating, making payments trillion germs,” she said, adding Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman
Khairy said between January and July data Covid-19 endemic phase, it has and even washing private parts that some individuals, out of habit, Medan in Petaling Jaya, said
from the Royal Malaysian Police showed 638 become more pertinent than ever after using the washroom. like to touch their face with their pre-schoolers are reminded to
suicides compared with 262 cases during the for people to make handwashing a hands. practise the seven handwashing
same period last year. habit. “Handwashing may seem steps – wetting their hands and use
trivial but lack of hand hygiene can “When a person does this, the soap, rubbing palms together,
“What’s even more worrying is the Regular washing of hands, cause health problems. germs on the contaminated hands cleaning each finger and thumb,
increase in deaths due to suicide among particularly after using the toilet or Handwashing is the easiest way to can enter the body through eyes, rubbing fingernails on the palm,
adolescents aged between 15 and 18 which before handling food, can greatly prevent infections,” she told nose or mouth.” rubbing back of their hands,
doubled from 2019 to 2020.” reduce the risk of diarrhoea or Bernama, adding that unwashed washing hands with clean water
contracting contagious diseases hands are not only breeding On the ongoing pandemic, and using a clean cloth to dry their
Khairy said mental health awareness such as hand, foot and mouth grounds for germs but also serve as Ilham Ameera, who is also an hands.
begins at home, with parents and caregivers disease in the case of children, and a medium for germs to spread occupational health doctor, said
playing an important role to create a safe and of course Covid-19. the virus that causes Covid-19 is
supportive environment for their children. easily transmitted via nasal or oral
droplets from an infected person.

300 teachers in Perak yet HIGH ATTRACTION ... Workers sanitising the Rainbow Skywalk at The Top
to receive vaccine shots theme park in Penang in preparation to receive visitors. – BERNAMAPIX

IPOH: Out of 37,590 school Ahmad Saidi also said 168,897
teachers in Perak, about 300 have out of 184,956 students had
yet to be vaccinated against received at least one dose of the
Covid-19. vaccine under the National
Covid-19 Immunisation
State Education, Higher Programme as of yesterday.
Learning and Human Resource “A total of 64,562 students aged
Committee chairman Ahmad 16 to 17 and 104,335 adolescents
Saidi Mohamad Daud said based aged 12 to 15 have been
on information received, the vaccinated.”
unvaccinated teachers were still He said public vaccination
waiting for their appointments centres, including in state schools,
through their MySejahtera app, were expected to cease operations
while some had yet to register. by the end of this month.
He advised parents to check
“The state education with the Malaysia Vaccine
department is still trying to contact Administration System, their
these teachers for further MySejahtera app or contact the
clarification,” he said at the Perak schools regarding change of
State Occupational Safety and vaccination centres for students.
Health Week celebration
yesterday, Bernama reported.

C VID-19 Self-test kits to be sold at supermarkets
UPDATE
PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 antigen stores will make it easier for the public self-test kits has been fixed at RM19.90
As of noon yesterday rapid test kits (self-test) are expected to to purchase them,” he told an online per set while the wholesale price is
be sold at supermarkets and chain press conference after a virtual launch capped at RM16 per set effective from
concTafiosrtemasl ed 2,369,613 stores this month. of the Malaysia International Franchise Sept 5.
Exhibition and Conference 2021
Total Domestic Trade and Consumer yesterday. On Oct 8, Nanta was reported to
ac�ve cases cNaesews 8,084 Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander have said the government would set a
Nanta Linggi said the ministry and the Nanta said the government would new wholesale and retail ceiling price
106,047 Health Ministry were at the final stage also ensure that the new retail and for the self-test kit in November.
of discussion regarding the matter. wholesale ceiling prices for the test kits
Total would not effect industry players. “The industries involved in bringing
The self-test kits are being sold at all in and producing these kits have given
registered community pharmacies or “The ministry wants to set the best positive feedback so that the kits can be
health facilities nationwide. price for consumers that will also not sold at a lower price than the
effect businesses,” he said. maximum retail price for now,” he said.
“Making these self-test kits available – Bernama
at selected supermarkets and chain The maximum retail price for

recoveries Current 94.02% Labuan healthcare personnel ready for influx of travellers
recovery
2,227,613
rate

Death 5,568Brought LABUAN: Labuan healthcare points of Labuan Airport and the two Meanwhile, Ismuni reminded
toll personnel are well prepared to manage ferry terminals, Bernama reported. travellers to strictly adhere to the
-in-Dead influx of travellers into the duty-free Covid-19 infection preventive
27,593 island. “There will be no request for the measures while on holiday here.
RTK-Antigen or RT-PCR test results
PROGRESS STATISTICS FOR THE NATIONAL COVID-19 IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME Labuan health department director from travellers upon their arrival at the “Travellers to Labuan must call off
As of October 13 Dr Ismuni Bohari said fully vaccinated entry points,” he said. their holiday plan if they are unwell
Received second doses visitors were not required to do and have a fever. We must break the
Covid-19 tests for interstate travel. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail chain of infections.”
24,620,890 21,744,866 Sabri Yaakob had announced that
However, healthcare personnel interstate travel across Malaysia would Ismuni said Labuan has been
would carry out body temperature resume from Oct 11, as the country’s receiving a steady increase of travellers
screenings for possible Covid-19 adult vaccination rate (fully vaccinated from the peninsula and Sabah in the
symptoms on visitors at the main entry with two doses) had reached 90%. last two days.

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Labuan MP Muhammad Shafee’s trial postponed to Oct 26
charged with
power abuse KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of lawyer Tan Sri applied for the trial dates in November to be pleaded not guilty to two charges of receiving
Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who was charged vacated as Muhammad Shafee is tied up with RM9.5 million, which were proceeds from
KUALA LUMPUR: Labuan member of with money laundering and making false other cases,” she said. alleged unlawful activities through two cheques
Parliament (MP) Datuk Rozman Isli was statements to the Inland Revenue Board, has issued by former prime minister Datuk Seri
charged in the sessions court yesterday with been postponed to Oct 26 as the lead counsel, She also proposed the next trial dates be set Najib Abdul Razak, which were deposited into
abuse of power over securing a contract Harvinderjit Singh, had to attend a funeral. on Dec 8 and 10, saying that four days would be his CIMB account.
three years ago. sufficient as there were only three witnesses left
At yesterday’s proceedings, Muhammad to be called. Deputy public prosecutor He was also charged with two counts of
Rozman, 57, pleaded not guilty after the Shafee’s lawyer Sarah Abishegam told the High Afzainizam Abdul Aziz did not object. engaging in transactions resulting from alleged
charge was read out to him before justice Court that Harvinderjit had to attend the funeral illegal activities, namely submitting incorrect
Rozina Ayob. of his master (mentor). Justice Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin tax returns for the financial years ending Dec 31,
postponed yesterday’s trial and set the next hearing 2013 and Dec 31, 2014, which is in violation of
According to the charge, Rozman as an “Both parties agreed to replace the hearing dates on Oct 26 and 27 as well as Dec 8 and 10. the Income Tax Act. – Bernama
officer of a government agency, or deputy to Oct 26 and 27. The prosecution had also
chairman of the Labuan Port Authority, had On Sept 13, 2018, Muhammad Shafee
used his position to solicit a bribe to secure
a contract as the operator of Dermaga Against all odds
Merdeka Pelabuhan Labuan for Syarikat
Labuan Liberty Port Management Sdn Bhd, Passion-driven decision
in which his father and younger brother to break glass ceiling
have interests.
o Feeling stifled after 10 years at the same job, customer no longer have to come to a class at fixed hours.
The offence was allegedly committed at service consultant makes leap of faith and finds niche For those who have a regular job, that has always
the TKSU meeting room, Level 9, Ministry offering online fitness programmes been a challenge,” he said.
of Transport Malaysia, Jalan Tun Hussein,
Precinct 4, Putrajaya, between 2.30pm and █ BY ELLY FAZANIZA not get anywhere if he did not make a change. Taufiq added that many trainers quickly rode
5.30pm on March 21, 2018. [email protected] Given his keen interest in fitness, Taufiq the online wave and began conducting “live”
AFTER 10 years sitting at a desk doing the same group workout sessions. However, that did not
The charge, framed under Section 23(1) job, Muhammad Taufiq Tajuddin felt that it was joined a gym as a personal trainer. appeal to him.
of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption time for a change. Unfortunately, Covid-19 struck less than three
Commission Act 2009 and punishable He started work on designing a programme
under Section 24(1) of the same Act, As a customer service consultant in a months later and the order to stop all gym that he said was practical for women who are also
provides for a maximum jail term of 20 telecommunications company with a low basic activities effectively took his new job away. professionals in the corporate world.
years and a fine of not less than five times salary, the future looked bleak.
the value of the gratification or RM10,000, The sudden turn of events left Taufiq in shock, “I realised that they also value their privacy
whichever is higher. “By then, I already had a four-year-old child but he recovered quickly. He realised that he and prefer to train in the comfort of their own
and it was not easy making ends meet,” he told could continue to help people stay in shape. home,” he said.
As soon as the charge was read, theSun.
Rozman, clad in a dark blue suit said: “I am “I knew that while the gyms had closed, it did Taufiq began to post videos of his workouts on
innocent and wish to claim trial to the “I had to be on my feet throughout a not dampen people’s desire to exercise and his Instagram account with his smartphone.
charge.” 12-hour shift that I normally put in,” he added. keep fit.”
“It was not that great initially. There was some
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Taufiq had hoped to climb the corporate He knew there was a way to continue with his lag (delay between the user’s action and the
Akram Gharib told the court that the ladder and agreed to start right at the bottom, but new career if only he could reach out to exercise server’s reaction) but it served its purpose,” he
prosecution and counsel representing the it did not work out. enthusiasts. That was when he hit upon the idea said. He experimented with a variety of content
accused, Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, of organising exercise routines online. and quickly garnered about 1,700 followers.
had agreed for bail to be set at RM100,000 in In January last year, he realised that he would
one surety. “That also gives people the convenience of With various improvements, Taufiq’s videos
doing their exercises as and when they like. They now have more than 33,000 followers. However,
Rozina allowed the accused bail of monetising his videos was another challenge.
RM100,000 in one surety and ordered him Taufiq conducting an online training session. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN
to surrender his passport until disposal of “While I did not have to put in a lot of capital,
the case. I had to spend a lot of time to build my presence
and tailor the exercises to meet a 12-week
When allowing the accused bail, Rozina programme, which was what my clients needed,”
said preferably, the bailor is someone who he said. Taufiq now communicates with his
lives in the peninsula. clients on a daily basis.

“We are afraid should difficulties arise or “I would follow up on their progress until the
if a movement control order is end of the programme. I check to ensure that they
implemented or anything happens there complete the workout,” he said.
(Labuan), the court wants a bailor who
resides in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor,” said However, he also allows his clients some room
the judge. for flexibility.

The court also set Nov 19 for remention “I don’t believe in forcing people to do what
of the case. – Bernama they don’t want to do. I would just remind them
of the reason they signed up for the programme
Mental evaluation in the first place.”
for man charged
with killing parents The strategy has worked out well. For
instance, a frontliner reportedly lost 25kg in nine
KUALA LIPIS: An unemployed man was months.
charged in the magistrate’s court here
yesterday with killing his mother and father Women in their 50s have also claimed that
last week. their fitness level has exceeded that of young
adults.
The accused, Ahmad Hafizuddin
Mohammad, 31, nodded when asked if he To keep his business sustainable, Taufiq
understood the charges that were read to him ensures that he has at least 14 regular clients a
before magistrate Siti Aisyah Ahmad. month and also gets to share their success stories,
which for him serves to promote his services to
However, no plea was recorded from the others. Financially, he is now in a more
accused as the case was under the purview of comfortable zone than he ever was and for him,
the High Court. that is progress.

According to the charge sheet, Ahmad Now, he wants to inspire others with his “can
Hafizuddin is accused of murdering his do” attitude.
father, Mohammad Maasai, 68, and his
mother, Zailan Zainudin, 63, at a house in Deranged escapee halts traffic by praying on busy road
Kampung Kemahang Benta here between
11pm and midnight on Oct 4. KUALA LUMPUR: A mentally deranged man, despatched to the scene to ease traffic spotted the He said police alerted hospital officials and an
who escaped from a hospital, caused a stir when man performing prayers in the middle of the ambulance arrived at the scene to return the man
He was charged under Section 302 of the he performed his prayers in the middle of heavy road. to his ward.
Penal Code for murder, which carries the traffic near Taman City in Jalan Kuching on
mandatory death sentence upon conviction. Wednesday. He said while directing traffic, policemen Videos of the man recorded by motorists
managed to persuade the man, who is a made their rounds on social media soon after the
During the proceedings, deputy public As vehicles slowed down to avoid hitting the Malaysian in his 30s, to move to a nearby petrol incident.
prosecutor Muhammad Muhairi Mohamed man, traffic policemen on duty were alerted to station.
Noh requested for the accused to be referred the massive traffic jam that stretched to Jalan While many netizens praised the traffic
to a hospital for a psychiatric examination to Ipoh. “The man had a white bracelet on his wrist, policemen for their kind and compassionate
evaluate his mental state. which is commonly issued at hospitals. Our approach in handling the situation, a few
Kuala Lumpur police traffic investigations and checks showed that he is a patient who was being questioned why the police were not prompt
Siti Aisyah ordered the accused to be enforcement department chief ACP Sarifuddin treated at a psychiatric ward at Selayang Hospital enough in arresting the man as he posed a safety
referred to the Permai Hospital in Johor to Mohd Salleh said traffic policemen who were but had escaped from the place.” risk to himself and other road users.
evaluate his mental state and fixed Nov 11 for
mention. – Bernama

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Fire tears through Taiwan BRIEFS DEATH SENTENCE FOR
building, 46 killed VLOGGER’S KILLER

o Dozens injured in BEIJING: A Chinese man was
island’s deadliest sentenced to death for murdering
blaze in decades his ex-wife during her livestream, a
court ruled yesterday, in a case that
TAIPEI: An overnight fire tore Smoke is seen rising from the building in Kaohsiung yesterday. – AFPPIX shocked the country and raised
through a building in the southern nationwide outrage over domestic
Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung “That’s when I realised there was Forensics teams were on site and Some of the highest death tolls in violence. Amuchu, a 30-year-old
yesterday, killing 46 people and a fire and called the police.” further searches of the building were recent earthquakes have come when Tibetan vlogger known on social
injuring dozens of others in the planned before sunset. older buildings have collapsed, with media as Lamu, died after being
island’s deadliest blaze in decades. An unnamed female survivor, subsequent investigations doused in gasoline and set on fire
describing the scene on her floor, The fire looks set to be Taiwan’s occasionally showing their designs by Tang Lu in September last year,
The fire broke out in the said: “When I opened the door to get deadliest in years. were not up to code. three months after divorcing him.
13-storey, mixed-use building in the out, the hallway was full of black Earlier this year, 49 people were Tang was sentenced to death for
small hours of yesterday, according smoke.” The last fire of a similar killed when a train hit a truck that intentional homicide by a court in
to officials, raging through multiple magnitude was in 1995, when 64 had slid onto the tracks, in the Aba Prefecture, a remote rural
floors before firefighters finally A constable at the Kaohsiung people perished inside a packed island’s worst railway disaster in region of southwest Sichuan
brought it under control. police department said the building karaoke club. decades. province with a large number of
was 40 years old and mostly Subsequent investigations ethnic Tibetan residents. – AFP
Pictures published by Taiwan’s occupied by low-income residents. As an island frequently battered revealed government agencies had
official Central News Agency by earthquakes and typhoons, ignored repeated warnings that such ‘AFGHAN REFUGEES
showed smoke billowing out of the Survivors had estimated about Taiwan has strict building codes and an accident was possible on that NUMBER IN MILLIONS’
building’s windows as firefighters 100 people lived in the apartment a generally good safety record. particular stretch of mountainside
desperately tried to douse the flames block, the constable said, giving only track. – AFP MOSCOW: More than three million
using extendable hoses. his surname Liu. But there is often a gap between refugees from Afghanistan are
what the rules state and how safety trying to reach Iran and Pakistan
Kaohsiung’s fire department said Officials had not yet ruled out standards are applied, especially in and the displacement of ethnic and
it sent more than 70 trucks to fight arson, he said. older buildings. religious minorities in the country
the blaze, which took four hours to may escalate tensions to a critical
put out. level, a Russian-led security bloc
said yesterday. Numerous
As daylight broke, the sheer scale members of Al-Qaeda and Islamic
of the fire became clear, with every State have broken out of Afghan
floor of the building visibly prisons amid fighting that toppled
blackened and most of its windows the US-backed government,
shattered. Interfax news agency quoted
Collective Security Treaty
The fire department said the Organisation joint staff head
blaze “caused 41 injuries and 46 Anatoly Sidorov as saying. – Reuters
deaths”, officials adding that most of
the fatalities occurred on floors Kim faces ‘paradise
seven to 11, which housed on Earth’ lawsuit
residential apartments.
TOKYO: North Korean defectors in
The first five floors were for Tokyo symbolically summoned Kim
commercial use, but were Jong Un to court yesterday over a
unoccupied. repatriation programme they
describe as “state kidnapping”.
Residents reported hearing a
number of loud noises when the fire The unusual case is a bid to hold
first broke out on the lower floors. Pyongyang responsible for a scheme
that saw more than 90,000 people
“I heard many loud bangs – move to North Korea from Japan
‘bang, bang, bang’ – on the ground between 1959 and 1984.
floor and came down to investigate,”
an unidentified man who lived in the The programme mainly targeted
building told Formosa TV. ethnic Koreans and also their
Japanese spouses, lured by fantastical
Slow start as Bali reopens to foreign tourists propaganda promising a “paradise
on Earth”.
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s holiday “So far, there is no schedule,” said driver Yohanan, 52, waiting on the its Phu Quoc island next month.
island of Bali reopened to foreign airport spokesman Taufan Yudhistira. curb. But Bali’s reopening plan is not Five participants in the
tourists after 18 months of pandemic repatriation scheme who later
hiatus yesterday, but the island is Known for its surfing, temples, “We’re hoping tourists can come matched by demand. escaped from North Korea are
lacking one crucial ingredient – waterfalls and nightlife, Bali drew 6.2 here, but not one has.” I Putu Astawa of the island’s demanding ¥100 million (RM3.7
international flights. million foreign visitors in the year million) each in damages as they
before Covid-19 struck, but tight The government’s preparations tourism agency said hotel make their case in the Tokyo District
The government recently pandemic border restrictions have could be the reason. reservations were few, adding that Court.
announced Bali’s reopening after a devastated tourism, which is worth the timing was “so sudden”.
sharp fall in coronavirus cases since 54% of its economy. Details about the reopening have They accused Pyongyang of
July, when Indonesia was Asia’s been patchy and Indonesia only “They need time to take care of “deceiving plaintiffs by false
Covid-19 epicentre. From January to June this year, identified 19 eligible countries, visas and flights.” advertising to relocate to North Korea”,
only 35 foreign tourists entered Bali including China, India, Japan and where “the enjoyment of human
But new visitors from overseas through its airport. South Korea, on Wednesday. As well as requiring Bali visitors rights was generally impossible”.
were nowhere to be seen yesterday. to be vaccinated against Covid-19,
In downtown Kuta, just off its Thailand began its reopening in Indonesia has said they must spend As there are no diplomatic
Although the island’s Ngurah Rai famous beach, shops and bars were July with much fanfare, with the their first five days in quarantine, a relations between Japan and North
international airport has carried out open yesterday but with only a few islands of Samui and Phuket requirement rival destinations are Korea, Kim has been summoned as
exercises to prepare for tourists to customers, while taxi drivers waited welcoming vaccinated tourists from phasing out. the head of the North’s government.
return, it is not expecting much to outside. most countries, with hundreds
happen soon. arriving on the opening days. It also requires medical coverage “We don’t expect North Korea to
“We’re really destitute,” said of up to US$70,000 (RM291,000) for accept a decision nor pay the
Vietnam will welcome visitors to Covid-19 treatment. – Reuters damages,” said the plaintiffs’ lawyer,
Kenji Fukuda.
Japan dissolves parliament for Oct 31 election
“But we hope the Japanese
TOKYO: Japan dissolved its show, boding well for his goal of said: “I’ve had a very busy schedule The largest opposition party, the government would be able to
parliament yesterday, setting the maintaining a lower house majority but strangely, I’m not feeling tired. Constitutional Democrats (CDPJ), negotiate with North Korea if the
stage for an election at the end of the for his Liberal Democratic Party I’m feeling fulfilled.” has highlighted issues such as its court rules in the plaintiffs’ favour.”
month that will pit new Prime (LDP) and its Komeito party support for same-sex marriage and
Minister Fumio Kishida against coalition partner. Kishida’s party is promoting his different surnames for couples. In all, 93,340 people took part in
unpopular opposition in a battle push for coronavirus measures, the repatriation programme carried
over who can better fix the “I want to use the election to tell including supplying oral antiviral A recent poll by the Asahi out by the Red Cross Societies in
pandemic-battered economy. the people what we’re trying to do medication this year, as well as his Shimbun daily found only 13% of Japan and North Korea, and paid for
and what we’re aiming for,” Kishida vision of realising a “new capitalism” respondents were planning to vote by Pyongyang.
Kishida enjoys reasonable public told reporters gathered at his office. that focuses on economic growth for CDPJ, far behind the LDP’s 47%.
support 11 days into the job, polls and redistribution of wealth. – Reuters During Tokyo’s 1910-1945 colonial
Reflecting on the last 11 days, he rule of the Korean peninsula, millions
of Koreans moved to Japan, either
voluntarily or against their will.

When Japan surrendered,
hundreds of thousands remained,
reluctant to return to their devastated
homeland.

They were stripped of their
Japanese nationality and became
stateless, and many believed
propaganda films portraying an
idyllic life in North Korea. – AFP

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Deadly chaos erupts during Beirut rally against judge

BEIRUT: Gunfire in the Lebanese In scenes reminiscent of the war, gunfire had targeted protesters as hours, along with several explosions security officials, including
capital killed five people yesterday in local television stations broadcast they passed through the Teyouneh that appeared to be rocket Hezbollah allies, suspected of
what authorities said was an attack footage of bullets bouncing off traffic circle. propelled-grenades fired into the air, negligence that led to the port
on protesters who were going to take buildings and people running for witnesses said. explosion, which was caused by a
part in a demonstration to demand cover. Hezbollah and its ally, the Shiite huge quantity of ammonium nitrate.
the removal of the judge investigating Amal Movement, said groups had Political tensions have been
last year’s port explosion. One of the dead was a woman fired at protesters from rooftops, building over the probe into the port All have denied wrongdoing.
who was struck by a bullet while in aiming at their heads in an attack explosion, which killed more than Though none of its members have
The shooting on a frontline of the her home, a military source said, they said aimed to drag Lebanon into 200 people and devastated swathes of been targeted by the probe,
1975 to 1990 civil war marks some of adding that all the dead so far were conflict. Beirut. Hezbollah has accused Tarek of
Lebanon’s worst strife in years, and Shiites. conducting a politicised probe only
highlights a deepening crisis over the As Prime Minister Najib Mikati Hezbollah, a heavily armed group focused on certain people.
probe into the August 2020 blast that At a nearby school, teachers called for calm, the army deployed backed by Iran, has led calls for These include some of its closest
is undermining government efforts to instructed infant children to lie face heavily in the area and said it would investigating judge Tarek Bitar to be allies, among them senior figures in
tackle one of the most dramatic down on the ground with their hands open fire against any armed person removed, accusing him of bias. the Shiite Amal Movement who
economic meltdowns in history. on their heads, a witness said. on the road. occupied ministerial posts. – Reuters
The judge has sought to question
In a statement, the army said the Bursts of gunfire were heard for a number of senior politicians and

Danish man held for Focus on saving Earth,
space tourists told

killing five in Norway LONDON: Britain’s Prince William has
launched an attack on space tourism, urging
o Security services say It was the deadliest attack in the took police more than 30 minutes after more attention on problems closer to home.
bow-and-arrow attack Scandinavian country since far-right the first reports of the attack to arrest the
appears to be act of terror extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 suspect. The comments by Queen Elizabeth II’s
people in 2011. grandson in a BBC interview came after Star
OSLO: A 37-year-old Danish man was being Police were informed at 6.13pm and the Trek star William Shatner became a real space
questioned by Norwegian police in custody Since then, Norway has seen one other suspect was arrested at 6.47pm. traveller on Blue Origin’s second crewed
yesterday, the chief suspect wanted for killing far-right attack, carried out by a mission on Wednesday.
five people by bow-and-arrow in the country’s self-proclaimed neo-Nazi who opened fire A witness, identified only as Hansine, told
deadliest attack in a decade. into a mosque. TV2 she had heard a disturbance, then saw a The mission replayed the company’s maiden
woman take cover and “a man standing on human flight in July, which included its founder
Norway’s intelligence service PST said the Police on Wednesday identified the the corner with arrows in a quiver on his Jeff Bezos of Amazon and was seen as a
attack in the southeastern town of Kongsberg suspect as a 37-year-old Danish citizen living shoulder and a bow in his hand”. breakthrough for the emerging space tourism
on Wednesday seemed to be an “act of terror”. in Kongsberg, a town of 25,000 inhabitants sector.
80km west of Oslo. “Afterwards, I saw people running for their
“The events in Kongsberg currently appear lives. One of them was a woman holding a “We need some of the world’s greatest brains
to be an act of terror, but the investigation will “We decided to confirm this information child by the hand.” and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet,
determine in closer detail what the acts were because many rumours were circulating on not trying to find the next place to go and live,”
motivated by,” PST said in a statement. social networks about the perpetrator of the Images in the media showed a black arrow said Prince William.
attack, some (implicating) people who have sticking out of a wall and what looked like
In details that remain sketchy, five people no connection with these serious acts,” police competition-grade arrows lying on the Virgin Galactic, which offers a similar
were killed and two injured in several said. ground. experience of a few minutes’ weightlessness
locations in the town centre, shocking and a view of the Earth’s curvature from the
normally tranquil Norway where murder is Norwegian television station TV2 said the “These events shake us,” said Prime cosmos, launched its founder Richard Branson
rare. suspect had confessed, adding he has a Minister Erna Solberg, who will step down in July, a few days before Bezos.
history of health problems. today to be replaced by Jonas Gahr Store,
The man is believed to have acted alone. whose Labour Party won recent William was speaking ahead of the inaugural
The victims have not yet been identified parliamentary elections. Earthshot Prize awards ceremony on Sunday,
pubicly, but one of the wounded was an his initiative to honour those working on
off-duty police officer who had been in a Norwegian police are not normally armed, environmental solutions.
store, one of the places attacked. but after the attack, the National Police
Directorate ordered that officers be armed Looking ahead to the COP26 summit in
Norwegian media also wondered why it nationwide. – AFP Glasgow, which begins on Oct 31, he warned
world leaders against “clever speak, clever
words, but not enough action”.

“It would be an absolute disaster if (son)
George is sat here talking to you ... in like 30
years’ time, still saying the same thing, because
by then we will be too late.

“I want the things that I’ve enjoyed – the
outdoor life, nature, the environment – I want
that to be there for my children, and not just my
children but everyone else’s children,” said
William. – AFP

BRIEFS COPS HELD OVER‘VAMPIRE’
CHILD KILLER’S ESCAPE
REGAL
FIGURE ... A NAIROBI: Three Kenyan officers were in
waxwork of custody yesterday over the disappearance
Queen of a serial killer described as a “bloodthirsty
Elizabeth II is vampire”. Masten Milimo Wanjala was
driven in a arrested on July 14 over the disappearance
horse-drawn of two children but admitted to killing at
carriage to least 10 others over a five-year period.
Madame “Wanjala single-handedly massacred his
Tussauds in victims in the most callous manner,
Blackpool, sometimes through sucking blood from
Britain their veins before executing them,” police
yesterday. said in a statement. The 20-year-old was
– REUTERSPIX due for a court appearance on Wednesday
when officers noticed he had disappeared
US set to rejoin UN Human Rights Council during the morning roll call. Three officers
on duty at the Nairobi police station where
GENEVA: The United States is returning to the Though member states are chosen in a with an emboldened China that took he was held have been arrested. – AFP
United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council secret ballot, the election is a non-contest, advantage of the US absence to flex its muscles.
three-and-a-half years after its dramatic with 18 countries standing for 18 seats. PUTIN: SUCCESSION TALK
walk-out – time seized upon by China to In recent years, China and its partners, DESTABILISES RUSSIA
assert wider influence. The US under Donald Trump quit the including Belarus and Venezuela, have
council in 2018, accusing it of hypocrisy and wheeled out joint statements supporting MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin
The UN General Assembly will elect new obsession with haranguing Israel. Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and said talk of his possible successor
council members today, with countries Tibet, and denouncing “human rights “destabilises” the country’s political system
kicking off their three-year term from Jan 1. But when Washington returns under violations” in Western countries. – AFP and that he had not yet made any plans
President Joe Biden, it will come face to face about his future. Speaking in an interview
with CNBC, Putin, 69, refused to say
whether he planned to remain in the
Kremlin after 2024, when his current and
second consecutive presidential term ends.
“Talk about this destabilises the situation,”
he told the US television channel. “The
situation must be safe and stable in order
for power structures and state structures to
work in a confident manner and look calmly
towards the future,” he said. – AFP

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Malaysians need to be punctual
READING the headline of this
week’s column, many perhaps your money but everyone’s”. “The problem durations for the meetings, such 15 or I cannot thank Miyagawa enough for
would argue that I regard fellow “The problem created by one member created by one 30 minutes, and later to see them stick sharing his inspiring thoughts on the
Malaysians as generally lacking of a society who does not comply with member of a to their words and end the meetings importance of punctuality.
on punctuality. the agreed time is that it wastes the time society who as planned.
of other members of the society who does not Personally, I have my own story to
For those who are punctual, I salute comply with it. comply with He cited one Asia-Europe Meeting in add. Some years ago, I was among
and take my hats off to you, but for the the agreed Japan as an example, saying that he had several journalists from Asean countries
others who are not or still cannot care “Regarding the result of time non- time is that it attended the event before being posted invited by the Japanese government for
less about being punctual for their compliance of one member, if there is wastes the to Tokyo, and that it was scheduled to a visit to Okinawa, where among other
appointments or routine chores, it is only one member who suffers a waste of time of other end at 5pm but ran over time. Even things, the United States still maintains
time to change. time, the waste caused by time non- members of though the chair of the meeting and the a military base.
compliance is only one unit. However, if the society attendees were not done yet, the venue’s
Punctuality is something close to my 10 members are kept waiting, the waste who comply management personnel had begun I came face to face with the Japanese
heart. In all humility, I would say that I will naturally increase 10 times. If 100 with it. clearing the place on the dot at 5pm. intolerance of those who do not keep to
walk the talk on it. It has a lot to do with participants have to wait for the arrival their side of punctuality. We were to be
my training as a journalist, where we of one speaker, the waste will become – Miyagawa One other incident was in 2018, taken on a field tour and the coach was
have to be punctual for press 100 times”, says Miyagawa. where the Japanese bullet train, or waiting for us at the hotel by 8am. But
conferences, fixed appointments or Shinkansen, departed just 25 seconds several of the journalists were no where
assignments, or else miss it. He points out that the problem earlier than scheduled. The to be seen at the lobby.
created by time non-compliance, in representative of the railway company
Imagine the embarrassment if I were addition to wasting time available to declared the incident as “truly I pleaded with our tour guide to give
to arrive late at a press conference of a society as a whole, is that it creates inexcusable” and apologised, while them time to show up, while I made
prime minister or VVIP, while they are in inequality among the time given to each workers were trained not to repeat some calls to their rooms.
the midst of speaking to the media. It is member. The late members are making such incidents.
a given that I have always been the first good use of their late time but the “No, if they don’t turn up in five
or among the first to arrive at such waiting members have lost the Japanese punctuality is not restricted minutes, let them take a taxi to the
events, sometimes way ahead before the opportunity to make use of that time. only to trains but is seen everywhere, place,” he said. This is how strictly
event starts. At times, even the from students’ arrival in schools to observant the Japanese are with
organisers are not there yet. He further says that the discipline of shops and restaurants opening exactly punctuality.
observance of time has taken root on time.
The usual lame excuse among many among the Japanese as a common rule I sign off this column by relating
Malaysians who are late or not punctual, of society. It has been established in the “Time regulates the life of Japanese another incident.
especially in a busy city like Kuala Japanese society as an ordinary citizens, and it is one of the reasons that
Lumpur, is that they were held up by disciplinary rule, that no one now Tokyo, which is one of the most densely In 2017 here in Kuala Lumpur, a
“traffic jams”. In my long years in this questions the background as to why the packed cities in the world, can still minister was supposed to launch a new
profession, I have had more than my fair rule is needed, and therefore, no one manage to sustain a remarkable sense car model, and among the guests were
share of having to tolerate non- seeks an explanation. of order, and function so smoothly,” some top executives of a leading
punctual events, some of which are said Kennedy. Japanese carmaker who came all the
etched in my memory. In the realm of industry, the just-in- way from Japan.
time method is a production method Miyagawa also shares some of his
If there is any takeaway I wish to that minimises inventory between unforgettable experiences of him being After over an hour of the scheduled
impart to readers, it is for us all to make processes. This is an efficient on the receiving end of Malaysians’ start of the event, the minister had yet to
it a habit, or implant it in our DNA, to be production system developed by disregard for punctuality during his arrive and I was about to leave when it
punctual. The dictionary defines Toyota, and it aims to systematically stint here. Foremost was the day when was announced that he was on his way.
“punctual” as: Strictly observant of an reduce the total cost of the entire he had to fly on a morning flight to one I avoided looking at the faces, especially
appointed or regular time; not late; product and manufacturing process state for an appointment with a VVIP. of the Japanese guests, to spare me the
prompt. The catchword here is “strictly”. with the aim of eliminating waste. guilt feeling of what they must have
“I was first given a slot at 2pm, then been talking about in regard to our
When we discuss punctuality, there It is the only efficient mode of changed to 4pm, followed by 5pm and disrespect for punctuality.
can be no better role models than the production possible in a time-sensitive later changed to 7pm. In the end I was
Japanese. Few days earlier, I texted Dr society like Japan. received (by the VVIP) at 9pm!” says the My only thought at the time was why
Makio Miyagawa, who served for five ex-ambassador. did the minister not ask his deputy or
years as the Japanese ambassador to Malaysian Ambassador to Japan senior ministry official to officiate the
Malaysia until two years ago, on what Datuk Kennedy Jawan told me that I cannot imagine how he felt then event, instead of keeping so many
punctuality means in the Japanese value arranging for meetings with and the impression he had on how people waiting?
system or psyche. government officials in the Land of the punctuality was taken so lightly, even
Rising Sun is a given, and he has among VVIPs. Do not forget the fact that Looking back now, how elucidating
His response is indeed illuminating. encountered requests from the as foreign ambassadors to any country, Miyagawa’s words of wisdom are to
He begins by saying: “Time is not just Japanese side that allocate specific they are the No. 1 representative of their those who are still adamant about not
countries’ head of state or government. being punctual.

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Shield senior citizens from financial exploits

COMMENT understood. There are various types of scams, Some are quick to pass judgement and blame has been increasingly studied and is now
including government impostor scams, the victims for being careless, irresponsible, gaining attention among researchers and
IN a recent nationwide survey on elder abuse medical/ health insurance scams, investment negligent, foolish or outright naive. However, policy-makers. The latter is less understood,
and neglect (EAN) in Malaysia, approximately scams, lottery scams, romance scams, charity many are not aware of the modus operandi perhaps due to its evolving nature and the
one in every 100 of our seniors experienced scams and others. While anyone can be a used by scammers and impostors, which can rising complexity of information and
financial abuse. This is far behind the other victim, research shows that older adults, or be clever, sophisticated and convincing. communication technology.
types, which are psychological abuse and senior citizens, are especially targeted for
neglect. However, another local study several reasons. First, these criminals do not work alone, It is thus crucial for field experts, law
indicated a higher occurrence of financial they operate in teams in an organised enforcers, policy-makers and the banking
abuse; close to 5%, or one in every 20. Impostors and scam artists are well aware manner and with a clear plan. Each member sector to ensure that they are always one step
that many elders have worked long enough to has a specific role and knows what to do and ahead of the criminals, and are able to
Traditionally, financial abuse reported in accumulate cash or properties. In addition, say – such cooperation makes the victim outsmart their strategies.
published studies refers to theft, deception and elders tend to be more trusting and relatively more easily convinced.
manipulation by those in a relationship of naive about cybercrimes. Similarly, our seniors need to be educated
trust. In other words, perpetrators are often Second, scammers and con artists often and empowered. They should be made aware
family members including children, in-laws In some circumstances, living alone and have some access to victims’ basic of their rights, the common methods used by
and relatives. These figures may seem low but feeling lonely can make them more information before carrying out their ploy. scammers, and how to handle confusing
we must bear in mind two things. vulnerable to scams as the perpetrator knows For example, if the victim recently made an situations and suspicious communications.
how to take advantage of their need for online purchase using a credit card or has an
First, elder abuse cases in general – and attention and companionship. overdue payment to make to a bank or tax But let us not forget that awareness and
financial abuse in specific – are department, scammers will take advantage of knowledge are less useful if one cannot act
overwhelmingly under-reported. Experts have While there is a lack of systematic studies this, by quoting specific details when upon them. That means education must go
highlighted that only one case reaches the into financial exploitation of elders by reaching out to the potential victim. hand in hand with the system, structure and
authority for every five to 20 elder abuse cases. strangers in Malaysia, scams and frauds have regulations that are functioning and intact, to
grabbed headlines numerous times. The person is easily persuaded as he or protect the vulnerable.
So, low figures of financial abuse among she may believe that the communication is
seniors are not a cause to celebrate; rather For instance, a retired teacher became a genuine, given that the other party is Caregivers too, can play a role by
a caution that perhaps many are suffering victim of the infamous “Macau Scam” early providing somewhat correct information. communicating regularly with older adults,
in silence. this year, losing RM1 million. Another senior This situation is further compounded when and keeping an eye on their daily expenses
citizen reported a loss of RM18,000 to an the impostors claim to be in a position of to make sure no suspicious transactions
Second, these published figures mostly online love scam a few months later. authority and speak in a tone and language go undetected.
include “breach of trust” perpetrated by those that denote expertise and familiarity with the
who are known or close to the seniors. They do In May 2020, the Johor Baru police circumstances. The confidence and Raudah Mohd Yunus, Universiti Teknologi
not take into account the current, more department announced a total of 250 phone eloquence shown often throw the victim into Mara, Noran Naqiah Hairi, University of
sophisticated scams or frauds perpetrated by scams, with the majority of victims being confusion at first, followed by panic and fear Malaya, Choo Wan Yuen, University of
unknown individuals or groups through phone pensioners and senior citizens. The total loss upon realisation that he/she is in “trouble”. Malaya, Halimah Awang, University of
calls and the internet. This type of exploitation was approximately RM11 million. The more
has rapidly increased in recent years, but worrying part is that stories captured by the Senior citizens are vulnerable to both Malaya, Siti Zaharah Jamaludin, Multimedia
unfortunately, it is little studied and media may only represent the tip of the types of financial abuse – one that is University, Farizah Hairi, University of
iceberg, while the actual magnitude of the perpetrated by trusted parties (family Malaya, Devi Peramalah, University of
problem remains unknown. members) and one that is carried out by
strangers (scammers, impostors). The former Malaya, PEACE (Prevent Elder Abuse and
People may wonder in disbelief, how these Neglect) 2.0 Initiative.
victims can fall so easily for these scams.
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Kumail Nanjiani █ BY THE BUZZ TEAM afraid to have anything under his
got too buff for name because it feels like a burden.
Eternals AFTER an illustrious two Everything he currently has is under
decade-long career with his wife Vivien Han Wenwen’s
KUMAIL NANJIANI made headlines Taiwanese boyband F4, name.
when he posted pictures of his Ken Chu said he’s doing
perfectly sculpted body in “the worst” compared to his other When the pandemic hit, he
preparation to start in Marvel’s group members. The group F4 – stayed in Taiwan despite not
Eternals. His insane body made up of Ken Chu, Jerry Yan, working in the country for years
transformation broke the internet for Vanness Wu, and Vic Chou – was while his wife remained in
some time and he even got offered a formed in 2001 after starring in the Mainland China. During that time,
gig as a stripper. hit TV drama Meteor Garden and he didn’t have income for a year.
enjoyed much success globally.
While the studio must be excited “I was really at my lowest point.
to have such a dedicated actor This news comes as surprise to You see I had no income for over a
working with them, they had to many who grew up with the band. year. What man can stand that he
remind Nanjiani to take it slow. Chu said his income didn’t even doesn’t have income for over a year.
Apparently, Eternals producer Nate break a hundred million while It’s not about whether I have any
Moore revealed that the actor got starring in Meteor Garden. “Not for money but my value has
“too big” for the film, and had to tell me, I don’t know about the others,” disappeared,” he said.
Nanjiani to stop getting too jacked. he said.
While things have been hard for
“I will say this because this is the “We didn’t earn money, in the him, Chu eventually made a
truth; we were like, ‘Hey Kumail, don’t past, it’s really the company that decision to get his life on track. He’s
worry about it. You don’t have to get earned money.” working out daily to keep his health
in a ton, like, this isn’t the movie in check and has started his journey
where we have to work out a ton,’” Ken Chu last starred in a drama as a content creator. Together with
Moore told ScreenRant during a visit series way back in 2017. He suffers his wife, they did a food travel series
to the Eternals set in 2020. from fibromyalgia, a chronic illness online. Early this year, he started a
that causes pain all over his body, Youtube channel featuring pets
“But he wanted to do it and it got which also led to weight fluctuations called P-Pet.
to some point [where] I had to call due to medications.
him. I said, ‘Kumail, I think you got too Currently, his ex-group member
big,’ because we saw him, I think on Despite this, he received a lot of Jerry Yan is reliving his
Kimmel or something. He’s a movie criticism for gaining weight. performances on a talent show titled
star. He’s not a bodybuilder and we Call Me By Fire. Vic Chou is still an
had to pull Kumail back … He was so “From society’s standpoint, actor and has appeared in The
excited to be in the movie, he was really, Zhu Xiaotian (Ken Chu) is Palace of Devotion and a new
just invested. But yeah, he got big. doing the worst,” he said in an suspense thriller called Danger
I’ve been in the gym with him, it is interview posted in Weibo. Zone. Vanness Wu is still in the
very intimidating,” he continued. entertainment industry and has
It’s also revealed that Chu has appeared in shows such as Street
Nanjiani will be playing the nothing under his name, not even a Dance of China as a judge, and acted
character Kingo, a near immortal car. The houses he purchased for his in Ip Man 4.
superhero, in Eternals. Previously, parents is not under his name too.
Nanjiani shared why he decided to The former singer admits that he’s
get himself into tiptop shape in an
interview with GQ. “If I’m playing the Shah Rukh Khan deeply affected
first South Asian superhero, I want to by son’s drug charge
look like someone who can take on
Thor or Captain America, or any of BOLLYWOOD star Shah Rukh Khan has in Dubai, United Kingdom and other
those people,” he said. postponed filming commitments since news countries. His lawyer, Satish Maneshinde,
about his son’s drug charge came to light. said he was arrested due to chat messages.
Dwayne Johnson, who also saw According to reports, the legendary actor
the pictures of Nanjiani’s has stopped eating and sleeping, possibly “Aryan had no ticket, no cabin or seat
transformation the same time as the due to deep grief and frustration. onboard the cruise. He was there because
rest of the world, praised the hard he had been invited. He didn’t even have a
work put in. “Extremely hard work. On Oct 3, Aryan Khan, the eldest son of boarding pass. Nothing has been found on
Dense muscle is hard to achieve,” Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, was him,” Maneshinde said.
Johnson commented in Instagram. arrested with seven others during a drug raid
on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai by Aryan’s bail appeal was rejected by the
the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). court on the grounds that it was not
maintainable. Since the events unfolded,
According to Times of India, 23-year-old Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri have
Aryan Khan was found with 13g of cocaine, received overwhelming support from
21g of charas (cannabis), 22 ecstasy pills and celebrities and fans.
5g of MD. He was booked for consumption
of charas. Among the celebrities who have voiced
support for the Khans include Sanjay Gupta,
Aryan admitted during an interrogation Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, Ali Fazal,
that he has been consuming various types of Shekhar Suman, Vishal Dadlani, Pooja
drugs over the past four years during his stay Bhatt, and Hansal Mehta.

Lee Hyori to host 2021 Mnet
Asian Music Awards

KPOP artist Lee Hyori is officially Kong from 2012 to 2015. In 2017, it was
confirmed as the host of the 2021 Mnet held in Hong Kong, Japan and Vietnam. In
Asian Music Awards. She’s the first ever 2018, the event was held in South Korea,
female solo host in MAMA history, and it’s Japan and Hong Kong.
a prestigious role previously helmed by
stars such as Song Joong Ki, Lee Seung Gi, The 2019 MAMA was supposed to be
Lee Byung Hun, Park Bo Gum and more. held in Hong Kong but did not materialise
due to the Hong Kong protests at the
This year, 2021 MAMA will take place time. Last year, the event moved online
on December 11 at 6pm KST with the due to the pandemic.
theme Make Some Noise. The huge event
will also be held in South Korea due to the According to Bandwagon, MAMA is
current Covid-19 pandemic. According to also launching special project to mark its
reports, 2021 MAMA will take place at CJ 12th year. The special project feature a
ENM’s Contents World at Paju City, host of notable Kpop acts including PSY,
Gyeonggi, which is said to be the size of EXO’s Kai, former 2NE1 members Dara,
32 soccer fields. Minzy, and Park Bom, MAMAMOO’s
Hwasa and more.
Since 2010, MAMA has been held
outside South Korea. It was held in Hong This special project will be released on
Oct 28 at 8pm KST.

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o BUZZ pays tribute
to a giant in the world
of manga

█ BY ADELINE LEONG

KENTARO MIURA, the
creator of the long-running
and best selling dark fantasy
manga Berserk, began
drawing at the age of 10. Born on July
11, 1966 to artist parents, Miura
created his first manga entitled
Miuranger in 1976 which was
published for his classmates in a
school publication. Miuranger
spanned 40 volumes and he created a
second manga in 1977 titled Ken e no
Michi (The Way to the Sword).
Miura graduated from the art
college of Nihon University in Tokyo
in 1989. His most popular work,
Berserk, was first serialised in
Hakusensha’s Monthly Animal House
in the same year. It went on to sell
more than 50 million copies
worldwide during the span of his
career. The popularity of Berserk
inspired two TV series, a film trilogy
and two video games. In 2002, he won
the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize.
Its popularity also spilled over to
the US market with publisher Dark
Horse helming the English-language
version of the manga. In 2018, Dark
Horse reported that Berserk remains
the top-selling series in its history,
with nearly two million copies sold.
Unfortunately, Miura’s demise due
to an acute aortic dissection on May
6, 2021 leaves the story of Berserk,
which has spanned 40 volumes,
incomplete.
As an artist, Miura was known for
the intricate linework in his drawings
and his stories that infuses sword
fights and supernatural encounters
with complex moral dilemmas and
themes. His style was distinguished
by the obsessive use of minute
crosshatching and extra textural
details. His attention to detail and
love for sweeping fantastical
landscapes has been compared to the
works of the Dutch Renaissance
master Hieronymus Bosch.
“Miura ... fill[ed] those pages with
an epic of boldness, elegance, horror,
adventure, love, redemption,
perseverance, friendship, humour – include Attack on Titan’s Hajime one fell swoop to bring Guts to his
an epic of contradictions: beautiful, Isayama, Black Butler’s Yana Toboso, lowest point,” said Deats. “Playing
grotesque, whimsical, cosmic,” Dark and Black Clover’s Yuki Tabata. things a little bit darker and letting
Horse manga editor Carl Horn ourselves linger on things was
wrote in a tribute released by The influence something I always took from his
the publisher. of his work work.”
The legendary can also
influence of Berserk be For many fans of Miura, his
can be observed in seen passing is soul crushing. In light of
the world of games, in this, Dark Horse’s Horn included an
manga, films, popular uplifting word to Miura’s legion of
anime and even fans in the written tribute.
literature. Guts, video games such as
the main Dark Souls, Final Fantasy and Devil “By the millions he touched lives,
character in May Cry. Even the assistant director inspired lives – put life into people,
Berserk, carries a of Netflix’s Castlevania, Adam Deats, sometimes when we truly needed it.
massive sword drew inspiration from Miura. You who are his fans knew that
and this character already; some of Miura-sensei’s life is
design has been Many have praised Miura for his in you now. You are already carrying
attributed to inspire bold storytelling too. “He was willing the story forward,” Horn wrote.
characters like Cloud to kill off a lot of named characters in
Strife of Final Fantasy Berserk’s Volume 41, will be the
VII and Dante of the first tankubon (collected volume) to
Devil May Cry series. be released since Miura’s passing,
Despite the stoic exterior, with a regular and Special Edition.
Miura also managed to flesh out
the main character. Slated for a Dec 24 release date,
“Guts is a survivor of horrific the Special Edition will include a
sexual assault, [which] defines his drama CD featuring an adaptation of
early characterisation more than the Awakening arc from Berserk,
anything else,” said Kotaku’s Patrick which has never been adapted in the
Marlborough. series’ multiple anime adaptations.
Other contemporary mangaka
who cite Miura as an influence Scan QR Code
for Dark Horse
tribute to Miura

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█ BY ADELINE LEONG

ANEW month brings more animes to
watch! Despite the raging
pandemic, the anime industry is still
pushing out great content with the
likes of Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba, Beastars and Konosuba.

Here’s a list of some of the highly-rated
animes to watch this coming fall.

1. Lupin III: Part 6 o Despite the global pandemic, 2021 has been a pretty solid ye
Lupin III is a descendant of the famed
gentleman thief Arsene Lupin and is set to divided between two major superpowers: the Neighbo
continue the legacy his grandfather left Zirnitra Union in the east and the United Soon, m
behind. No precious items such as jewellery, Kingdom of Arnack in the west. for a spo
art and hidden treasures are safe from Lupin to protec
III and his gang of thieves. Both superpowers have their eyes turned 9. Heike
to space as the next frontier for expansion and The ani
Hot on their tails is none other than a space race is sparked. Zirnitra has an upper Furukaw
Inspector Zenigata who’s consumed with hand in the race because they have a vampire Heike,
obsessive desire to apprehend the phantom in their corner. depictin
thief.
2. Digimon Ghost Game Irina Luminesk is recruited to be the first Follow
In the far future, a mysterious phenomenon test subject to spearhead research into Biwa me
known as Hologram Ghosts is causing achieving the first human spaceflight. powerfu
trouble in the city. Middle schooler Hiro sight, Sh
Amanokawa comes across a strange device Cosmonaut candidate Lev Leps is part in th
left behind by his father called a Digivice and assigned to be her handler in Project
accidentally activates it. Nosferatu. In an
8. World Trigger season 3 predictin
The Digivice allows Hiro to see unknown Four years ago, a gate to another world Hoping t
creatures that ordinary people can’t see. Due opened up which allowed monsters and place to
to this, his father entrusts Gammamon into human-like people known as Neighbours to family. B
his care. When dangers arise, Hiro and attack Mikado City. to help t
Gammamon must save the world from 10. Deji
strange villains who threaten the safety of Fortunately, a defence force known as Sixteen-y
everyone on Earth. Border arrives to protect everyone using as a par
3. Takt Op. Destiny Okinawa
In the year 2047 in America, a black meteorite hideous creatures around her. She has an
falls on Earth and produces grotesque unconventional way of dealing with the issue Just a
monsters known as D2 which destroy the too. at work,
world. checks in
To carry on with her daily life, Miko life. Sinc
The world also changes because music decides she’s going to pretend not to see place in
can’t be played freely. D2 monsters hate the these monsters and protect her friend Hana the room
music produced by humans and will destroy at the same time. This anime is a blend of through
all music sources. both horror and comedy.
6. Saihate no Paladin (The Faraway “Deji
However, a group of girls called Musicart Paladin) “trouble
hold “music scores” which can defeat the In the city of the dead, a human child named 11. Kom
monsters. Musicarts are led by humans Will is raised by a unique family unit who all Shouka
known as the Conductors. love him dearly – three undead creatures popular
4. Platinum End named Blood, a hearty skeletal warrior; Mary, School d
Mirai Kakehashi leads a terrible and hard life. a graceful mummified priestess; and Gus, a elegance
The orphaned teen is abused by his aunt and spectral sorcerer. populari
uncle after the death of his parents. When he friends.
is unable to take it anymore, he attempts The trio pour all their love into the boy and out to he
suicide but is saved by the Guardian Angel teach him all they know. Soon, Will starts to 12. Supe
Nasse. Nasse bestows Mirai with special wonder who he is and is set on the path to Super Cr
powers but, this special gift also means that becoming a Paladin. comic by
he’s one of the 13 successors when God 7. Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu (Irina: The A minor
retires in 999 days. Vampire Cosmonaut) recruits
After WWII is concluded in 1945, the world is off one la
The stakes get higher when some
candidates are willing to kill others in order to The a
win the coveted spot. Mirai has to form the stud
alliances with several candidates in order to Academ
combat these ruthless killers. Alchemis
5. Mieruko-chan
Miko’s life as a teen turns upside down when
she suddenly starts to see gruesome and

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ear for anime fans

ours technology known as Triggers.
many young men and women are vying

ot to train and fight at Border in order
ct their homes.
e Monogatari (The Heike Story)
ime series is adapted from Hideo
wa’s 2016 translation of The Tale of the
a 13th-century historical epic
ng the rise and fall of the Taira clan.
wing the death of her blind father,
eets Taira no Shigemori, the heir to the
ul Taira clan. Due to his supernatural
higemori foresaw that his clan had a
he killing of Biwa’s father.
nger, Biwa tells him a prophecy
ng the downfall of the Taira clan.
to appease her, Shigemori offers her a
o stay and to raise her as part of his
Biwa agrees with the offer but refuses
the Taira clan avert their downfall.
Meets Girl
-year-old Maise Higa is forced to work
rt-time clerk at her family’s hotel in
a during her summer break.
as she was about to be bored to death
, a new guest named Ichiro Suzuki
n and breaks all the monotony in her
ce his arrival, “deji” things start to take
the hotel like fish swimming around
m or a giant banyan tree smashing
the hotel ceiling.
i” is an Okinawan word meaning
esome” or “a lot.”
mi Can’t Communicate
Komi suddenly becomes the most

girl in the elite Itan Private High
due to her stoic beauty and refined
e. Despite her overwhelming
ity, Komi has a hard time making
Her classmate, Hitohito Tadano, sets
elp her make 100 friends.
er Crooks
Crooks is an anime adaptation of the
y Mark Millar and Leinnil Francis Yu.
r league crook named Johnny Bolt
a powerful supervillain crew to pull
ast heist.
anime is produced by Studio Bones,
dio behind animes such as My Hero
mia, Mob Psycho 100, Fullmetal
st: Brotherhood and more.

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VW: Mall hGoemt yeo-udrelMivietsreudbishi
tour, savings MITSUBISHI Motors Malaysia
for older cars (MMM) is taking online shopping to Malaysia prepares to transition from the Covid- The service will first be rolled-out in the Klang
another level with the launch of its 19 pandemic to the endemic phase, Mitsubishi Valley, followed by other regions in the near
VOLKSWAGEN Passenger Cars home delivery service. Motors makes an effort to ensure that our digital future.
Malaysia (VPCM) on Wednesday From now on, customers in the Klang Valley services are improved for customer’s safety and
started a “Volkswagen Tour” at the 1 can opt to have their new Mitsubishis delivered convenience. The home delivery service is only applicable
Utama shopping centre (Centre Court, to their doorsteps via a single-car carrier. for customers who successfully book and
Old Wing) in Bandar Utama, Petaling “We want to provide an option for customers register a Mitsubishi online at
Jaya. With Covid-19 a long-term battle, the to shop online, offering something unorthodox https ://www.mitsubishi-
company has become one of the first brands in to car ownership. We offer a one-stop digital motors.com.my/onlineshowroom/.
The event last till Sunday. Malaysia to offer an online purchase cycle from service from viewing the car 360 via the virtual
Customers who book their next virtual viewing, “Test Drive 2U”, booking assist showroom, booking a Test Drive 2U, finalising From now till December, customers who
vehicle during the roadshow will enjoy up to home delivery. the sales process online such as booking, as well book and register a Mitsubishi Triton with the
RM1,000 event-exclusive rebate for as trade-in and having the new car delivered promo code 4SUREBELI via that online
selected models, as well as additional MMM CEO Tomoyuki Shinnishi says: “As right to their doorstep.” showroom will receive a limited-edition North
discounts of up to RM10,000, free one- Face jacket.
year insurance and 0% sales tax
exemption. Feature-packed Defender to be launched next week
With ready-stock units on hand,
there is no waiting period for any of JAGUAR Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) will leading ground clearance, breakover, approach to 500 times per second and respond almost
the models in Volkswagen Malaysia’s launch the new Defender 110 at 11am next and departure angles. instantaneously to optimise control and comfort
line-up. Thursday. in ensuring a composed flat ride.
Test drive is available at the event Malaysian enthusiasts are invited to the live Among the Defender’s new features are: 0 Wading depth of 900mm, which makes it the
too, where one may experience the stream of the digital launch on Land Rover 0 3D surround camera coupled with new 3D first Land Rover to feature a Wade programme
new Arteon R-Line 4Motion, Passat Malaysia’s Facebook page: exterior perspectives, alongside a 360-degree within the “Terrain Response” menu.
Elegance, Passat R-Line, Tiguan https://www.facebook.com/landrovermalaysia. overhead view which makes manoeuvring
Allspace Highline and Tiguan Allspace Completely redesigned and reengineered, easier, while off-road views including the The programme raises the vehicle using
R-Line. the new Defender “combines off-road ability innovative ClearSight ground view provides the electronic air suspension, while Wade Sensing
VCP programme with toughness to create the ultimate dual- driver with more confidence when scaling uses ultrasonic sensors in the door mirrors to
As a show of appreciation for owners who purpose vehicle through delivery of a practical various terrains. alert the driver visually and audibly, if water
have stayed with the brand over the years, technology and a functional design for everyday approaches the vehicle’s maximum wading
VPCM recently announced that it is offering city driving”. This feature displays a camera view of the depth.
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Volkswagen Care Plus (VCP) members. it features a distinctive silhouette that makes it touchscreen – which under normal system that is supported by British-based
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members are entitled to three 20% rear overhangs 0 Adaptive dynamics with electronic air
service discount vouchers. providing class- suspension, allowing the driver to fine-tune the The Defender’s new purpose-engineered
The additional 10% discount is architecture is based on a lightweight aluminium
valid from now until Dec 31. driving characteristics. The system’s monocoque construction of the new D7x
VCP is an exclusive programme adaptive dampers monitor architecture, to create the stiffest body structure
that is open to any Volkswagen owner body movements up that the brand has ever produced – three times
with a vehicle that is five years and stiffer than the best body-on-frame designs in
older. the market.
There are other benefits such as
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24 hours on-site battery support. adventures”, the SUV is equipped with
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programme at no cost, at any automatic gearbox, a 3,500kg maximum towing
authorised dealership. capability and a 300kg maximum static roof load.
More than savings, service and
repair works at authorised service There are two (petrol) powertrain options for
centres come with the assurance that the local market – 296hp 2.0-litre and 394.5hp
100% genuine parts are used. 3.0-litre MHEV (mild hybrid electric vehicle).
Also, the repairs are carried out by
experienced technicians, in The SUV comes with the Land Rover Care
accordance with Volkswagen’s global programme, which includes a five-year
standards and approved tools. warranty, five years of free service and three
This promotion is only available years of roadside assistance.
through the new Volkswagen Cares
app, so download it on the Apple App The new Defender’s prices will be announced
Store for iOS users and the Google during the launch next Thursday.
Play store for Android users.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

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ANGKA-TAN Motor Sdn Bhd lamp, side steps, auto-folding wing capable of 850kg maximum load, 8km/h) on the
(ATM) on Wednesday mirrors with LED indicators and two- with the rigid structure designed to thus allowing the driver to focus on centre
launched the “stylish, tone 16-inch alloy wheels, among its absorb impact forces of a crash. manoeuvring the truck. console and requires
versatile yet surprisingly many features. less effort when selecting “Drive” or
affordable” all-new JMC Vigus Pro Its front suspension is a fully- Other features such as hill start to engage “Park”, with the automatic
four-wheel-drive (4WD) pick-up Powering the Vigus Pro is a 2.0- independent double-wishbone type assist, ABS with electronic brake- transmission also allowing the driver
truck. litre turbocharged “Puma” diesel with reinforced stabiliser bar, while force distribution and electronic to manually change gears via the
engine featuring a high-pressure the rear rests on a solid axle with leaf stability programme with traction electronic selector and steering
Starting at just RM98,888*, the common-rail fuel injection system springs. control also come standard. wheel gearshift paddles.
second best-selling pick-up truck in with variable geometry turbocharger, The infotainment system
China is assembled at the Tan Chong intercooler and exhaust gas Off-road performance is governed The tastefully-designed interior is showcases an eight-inch colour
Motor plant in Serendah, Selangor recirculation cooler bypass valve, by a 4WD system developed by the equipped with all the modern touch-screen, Bluetooth
and is now available for viewing and producing 139hp at 3,600rpm and US-based BorgWarner, a renowned amenities and conveniences for a connectivity, MP5 video playback
test drive across 13 ATM dealerships 340Nm from 1,500rpm to 2,600rpm. name in the automotive world. memorable driving experience. and reverse camera, plus other
nationwide, complemented by 13 standard features such as remotely-
aftersales services workshops. The engine is mated to an eight- Users can switch between 2WD, Its multi-functional steering with controlled power (and heated) side
speed ZF automatic transmission 4WD and low-range 4WD modes via steering controls for the infotainment mirrors and windows.
Deliveries to customers are system. Equipped with a manual shift a rotary dial, to cater to changing system, cruise control and voice calls The pick-up comes in one variant
expected to commence at the end of mode function, the system is surface conditions. via Bluetooth connection. The with a three-year/100,000km
this month. renowned for its smooth leather-wrapped two-spoke design warranty and four different colours –
performance and efficiency. The rear axle is also fitted with an wheel also comes with paddle Steady Brown, Solid White, Brilliant
The pick-up has an aggressive Eaton limited-slip differential lock, shifters. Silver and Glossy Black.
front-end styling mimicking “the The powertrain returns a fuel which is able to channel torque to the *Recommended retail price (on-
expression of a tiger on the prowl”, consumption figure of 7.8 litres per wheel with superior traction when One of the main highlights of the the-road without insurance) for
slim headlamps, distinctive C-shape 100km (UNECE R101 testing), wheel slippage is detected. cabin is the first-in-class electronic Peninsular Malaysia. For East
LED daytime running lights, flared making the Vigus Pro one of the most gearshift selector, a feature normally Malaysia, RM100,888.
overfenders in body colour, 3D tail- fuel-efficient one-tonne pick-up The Vigus Pro is also equipped found in premium cars.
lamps, a stylish sports bar with an trucks currently sold in Malaysia. with hill descent control which
integrated high-mount third brake automatically modulates the Compared to traditional
The robust ladder frame is vehicle’s braking when going automatic gear levers, the electronic
downhill on steep slopes (up to gear selector sits compact and neat

4x2 D-Max joins the market
ISUZU Malaysia on Wednesday introduced the engine’s dynamic performance characteristics. handles, side steps, bed liner, a reverse camera Apple CarPlay, complemented by six speakers.
a new D-Max pick-up variant with 4x2 To give it a superior payload capability, the mounted in the tailgate handle, seven-inch The new D-Max Auto Plus 4x2 1.9L, priced at
drivetrain; the Auto Plus 4x2 1.9L, which is the multimedia screen inside, four reverse sensors
sole 4x2 offering in its class that comes with an standard suspension rating is specified for the with four-zone graphic display, woven-texture RM100,999.20 (on-the-road, without
automatic transmission. double wishbone set-up up front and three-leaf fabric seats that are both hard-wearing and easy insurance), will be available for booking
semi-elliptical springs in the rear. to clean, six-way driver’s seat adjustment, Isofix immediately with deliveries beginning early
With only 28% of Malaysian pick-up truck child seat mounts for the rear seats, seatbelts next month.
users frequently engaging their vehicles’ 4x4 For further dynamic performance and sure- with audible and visual reminder, leather-
system, the new 4x2 D-Max is an ideal variant footedness, the 4x2 D-Max is endowed with a wrapped steering wheel adjustable for rake and There are five body colour choices – Splash
that offers lower rolling resistance from its less- host of electronic driving aids including anti- distance, a 4.2-inch colour display with multi- White Solid, Mercury Silver Metallic, Onyx
complex drivetrain, fewer items that require lock braking system (ABS), electronic brake- information views in the instrument
maintenance and a lower kerb weight, making force distribution (EBD), brake assist (BA), panel, a 12-volt 120W power socket up Black Mica, Sapphire Blue Mica and
it a boon for urban-based traders, high-mileage electronic stability control (ESC), traction front and a USB port each for Valencia Orange
drivers and owners who predominantly ply control system (TCS), hill start assist (HSA), hill front and rear users. Metallic.
asphalt surfaces. descent control (HDC) and brake override
system (BOS). In the centre
Without a transfer case, front differential and console is a seven-
ancillary drive system, the 4x2 D-Max tips the The combination of advanced electronic inch, touchscreen
scales at 1,830kg, shaving 85kg (or the weight of aids and a well-engineered body structure has multimedia syste,
an average adult) off the 4x4’s kerb weight. earned the entire D-Max range a five-star Asean offering a host of
NCAP safety rating, making it one of the safest connectivity
Based on similar specifications as the D-Max pick-up trucks on the market today. options
Standard 4x4 1.9L Auto variant, the 4x2 D-Max including USB,
is powered by the new 1.9-litre engine that Externally, the D-Max Auto Plus 4x2 1.9L Bluetooth, WiFi,
produces 148hp at 3,600rpm, 350Nm of torque inherits the bold and dynamic looks of the MirrorLink,
available from between 1,800 and 2,600rpm third-generation D-Max double cab. Miracast,
and transmits its power to the rear wheels via a Android Auto
six-speed automatic gearbox. Its other standard features include a matte and wireless
grey grille, bi-LED projector headlamps with
Its ratios are identical to the 4x4 variant and LED DRLs, inset fog lamps integrated into the
have been carefully matched to exploit the flanks of the bumper, 17-inch alloy wheels,
255/65 R17 HT radials, body-coloured door

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

‘Just fun’ new
Monster is here
WITH over 350,000 units produced similar to that of the Panigale V4
and distributed throughout the and 4.5kg lighter (60% less) than the a more upright position, with less The standard equipment also Puncture-
world, the Monster family is the trellis. load on the wrists and with greater includes sophisticated elements, proof, airless
best-selling and the longest- control over the bike. such as a hydraulic clutch, radial Michelin
running in Italian marque Ducati’s The work carried out on the brake and clutch pumps and expected in
history. So, it is only natural for chassis, together with a weight The steering angle has been adjustable levers. 2024
Ducati Malaysia to launch the all- reduction of 2.6kg on the engine, increased to 36 degrees (a full seven
new Monster recently. has taken the Monster’s dry weight degrees more than the 821) to There are three Sport, Urban and MICHELIN’S Uptis airless tyre
to only 166kg (almost 20kg less than facilitate manoeuvres and ensure Touring riding modes make it (pix), unveiled as a prototype two
It now boasts brilliant and easy- the Monster 821) and this translates maximum manoeuvrability even at possible to shape the bike’s years ago, is now in the road-
to-manage performance, extremely into an agile bike in traffic and with low speeds and in urban character according to riding testing phase ahead of a
low weight, a nimble and intuitive excellent handling. environments, while the footrests requirements. scheduled market launch in
chassis and state-of-the-art Monster performance, max have been repositioned to offer a 2024.
electronic equipment. manoeuvrability more comfortable riding position. Power delivery is especially
The design reinterprets the key ‘A Monster of advanced smooth thanks to the smart power While preventing punctures,
At its heart is the 937cc L-twin elements of the Monster, such as technologies’ modes, which provide specific this technology promises to be
Testastretta 11-degree engine, the “bison-back” fuel tank, the The standard electronic equipment torque curves in first and second safer on the road.
which puts out a maximum power circular headlight, the clean tail and enables the bike’s performance to gear (Urban and Touring) or only in
of 111hp at 9,250rpm and torque of the engine centrestage, resulting in be expressed with a high degree of first gear (Sport), making riding Uptis – which stands for
93Nm at just 6,500rpm. a more contemporary overall easier. “Unique Puncture-proof Tyre
aesthetic. active safety and includes System” is an airless tyre that
The increased displacement cornering ABS, traction Everything is easily manageable eliminates all risks of puncture.
compared to the 821-cc version The shapes have evolved to control and wheelie control, through the handlebar controls and
improved torque across the rev emphasise functionality and all adjustable to different the 4.3-inch colour TFT dashboard, Compared to a conventional
range, particularly in the medium- technology, with narrow sides that levels of intervention. characterised by racing graphics tyre, air is completely eliminated
low range, which is the most allow the rider to easily place The bike’s sporty that echo those of the Panigale V4’s, in favour of a completely new
commonly used portion of the his/her feet on the ground when the character is also with a large rev counter in the structure made of patented
powerband on the road and bike is stationary, also thanks to the underlined by the centre that also indicates the composite materials.
between curves. saddle height which is now 820mm availability of engaged gear.
in the standard version and which launch control At the last IAA Mobility show
The engine guarantees thrilling can be adjusted to 775mm by which ensures Connectivity is guaranteed by in Munich last month, the tyre
performance and riding pleasure, mounting the low saddle accessory lightning-fast the Ducati Multimedia System, was demonstrated on a MINI
also thanks to the new gearbox and and the lowered suspension kit. starts. which enables a smartphone to be Electric, the idea being to test
the Ducati Quick Shift Up/Down linked to the bike via Bluetooth. this tyre intensively with a view
fitted as standard. The ergonomics of the bike to marketing it in the future.
are also improved by moving the There is also a USB socket under
The bike has been completely saddle closer to the the saddle to recharge a phone. This is now scheduled for
redesigned: subframe, rims, handlebar, which 2024, probably with General
swingarm and above all the frame, allows the Motors, the French
which is now an aluminium front rider to manufacturer’s partner in this
frame with load-bearing engine, project.
conceptually maintain
The aim is to make driving
Colours, Plus Package safer and reduce raw material
The all-new Monster is available in waste; every year, some 200
Ducati Red and Dark Stealth with million tyres worldwide are
black wheels; and Aviator Grey with prematurely discarded because
Red GP wheels. of a puncture or wear due to
incorrect tyre pressure.
For those who want even more
accentuated sportiness, the Michelin’s ambition is to one
Monster Plus Package adds on day recycle every tyre at the end
front fairings and a passenger seat of its life.
cover.
To that end, a first recycling
The new Monster is offered with plant is currently under
a limited-time launch price of construction in Chile and is
RM69,900 and is now available for expected to recycle around
test rides and ownership at all 30,000 tonnes of tyres per year
Ducati dealerships nationwide. starting in 2023. – ETX Studio

MForce now QJ Motor exclusive distributor

MFORCE Bike Holdings Sdn Bhd – as the exclusive distributor of QJ Qianjiang Motorcycle,
well-known by now as the Motor brand of motorcycles in established in 1985, produces
company that carries the SYM, Malaysia. various types of motorcycles,
Benelli, Keeway, Brixton, Niu, SM including Benelli, Keeway and QJ
Sport and Wmoto motorcycle and Motor that are now sold
scooter brands – has been worldwide.
The entry of the QJ Motor
appointed brand into the Malaysian

motorcycle market gives local
consumer more choices, as its
products include various types of
motorcycles ranging from 100cc to Self-repairing grille!
1,300cc, such as SRT800, SRK600
and QJ Race 250 (pix), among
many others. THE new BMW iX (pix) electric SUV without any effort on their part.
MForce Bike Holdings has one rather incredible asset – its This is all thanks to a special
operations general manager front grille can automatically erase
Asri Ahmad said that the marks and scratches, without any polyurethane coating that can
company is currently human intervention. automatically “repair” light scratches
actively conducting within 24 hours at room temperature or
endurance tests on several This innovation relies on an even in less than five minutes under
QJ Motor models to ensure additional polyurethane coating hot air (such as from a hair dryer). And
their overall quality is in applied by the manufacturer. this feature is not an optional extra!
“top condition”.
QJ Motor’s machines The imposing front grille of BMW’s In addition to this surprising
will hit MForce’s authorised new all-electric SUV can easily be technology, the grille also contains a
dealers nationwide from the subject to small bumps and scratches. camera, radars and sensors dedicated
second quarter of next year. However, its future owners can rest to the safety and semi-autonomous
assured that any such minor damage driving systems offered by BMW. – ETX
will be repaired very quickly and, Studio

9theSUN ON FRIDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2021

BRIEFS KEPONGGI SQUARE BUDGET 2022 WISHLIST
TAKE-UP TOUCHES 70%
New ways to boost property
PETALING JAYA: Metropolitan Lake sector recovery in Budget 2022
Development’s (MLD) commercial
shoplot development Keponggi Square IPROPERTY.COM.MY general manager the Klang Valley and other states’ city centres, Scheme – to further lower the barrier of entry for
in Kepong has seen an uptake of 70% Shylendra Nathan (pix) has several suggestions we propose that the government promote first-time home buyers.
from discerning buyers. Earmarked with that may help the government make better suburbanisation. Seeing how the work-from- Increase governance within rental property
a gross development value of RM220 policies on revitalising the property market: home or hybrid work trend may likely be here to market
million, Keponggi Square is slated for stay for a while even when we transition to We believe the government must enhance
completion in Q1’23. Located right next Bolster foreign home buyer confidence endemic, individuals would have less reason to governance within the rental market as many
to the Kepong Metropolitan Lake, the through easing of Malaysia My Second Home reside close to their place of work and can seek Malaysians participate in renting property, at
6.8-acre development is poised to be the (MM2H) programme restrictions out bigger living spaces in the suburbs instead. least until they have accumulated the necessary
next retail hub within the We commend the government for relaxing its funds to purchase their own home.
neighbourhood. MLD general manager rules for existing MM2H programme We hope the government will increase efforts
James Yam said being 70% sold without participants. As a result, they now have to fulfill in promoting suburban areas and housing as an To enhance governance within the rental
an official sales launch is a testament to only two of 10 new criteria under the revamped attractive alternative to dense urban market, we propose the government set up a
the concept’s demand and good programme: the increase in annual fee from settlements. Once consumer demand for digital framework for proptech firms to develop
guidance priviledged to the team. RM90 to RM500 and the requirement to stay in suburban areas increases, the government a comprehensive online system that can help
the country for a minimum of 90 days each year. could then introduce key infrastructure modernise the rental application, management,
LBS UNVEILS AFFORDABLE Such a move will help reduce short-term pain development projects to sustain long-term and payment processes. For example, a tenancy
PRESTIGE RESIDENCE points and outflow of MM2H holders currently interest in these areas. agreement that can be executed and stamped
within the country. Facilitating a conducive environment for online will reduce common pain points
PETALING JAYA: LBS Bina Group Bhd first-time home buyers associated with renting property and reduce
has unveiled its upcoming project However, the government must remain landlord-tenant disputes.
Prestige Residence, a 1,450-unit service consistent when announcing a revision to the A targeted first-time home buyer initiative for Establish a committee to assess efficacy of
apartment development across 8 acres MM2H policy. This will safeguard Malaysia’s affordable homeownership needs to be commission-based jobs such as property
in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, with an reputation as a viable second home to introduced to address the current agents
estimated gross development value foreign homebuyers and bolster foreign financial issues faced by various It is not an understatement to say that the
(GDV) of RM301 million. The project has homebuyer interest in the Malaysian demographics within this buyer group. pandemic has dampened consumer confidence
a built-up size from 600 sq ft to 850 sq ft property market in the long run. For example, the self-employed might within the country. The repercussions led to
and a starting price of RM270,000. The find it difficult to have the proper consumer-facing jobs taking the brunt of the
project underlies LBS executive We also urge the streamline of the documents to apply for a home loan – impact; commission-based jobs were
chairman Tan Sri Lim Hock San’s beliefs MM2H application process to make it and they may not be able to take significantly affected as workers depended on
in affordable homeownership for the more convenient and accessible to advantage of existing schemes like the sales to safeguard their livelihoods. As such, we
future generations. potential participants. Addressing any HOC. A facilitative financing propose the government set up a committee to
application pain points will encourage scheme for this group might look into the efficacy of commission-based jobs
PROPPYAPP TO RAISE RM25M genuine participants to see help in getting them a loan within the past two years and develop ways to
FOR REGIONAL EXPANSION through with their application approval and achieving mitigate potential issues in the future.
process and secure foreign their first home.
PETALING JAYA: Property portal ProppyApp homebuyer confidence in We propose the The annual budget announcement plays a
aims to raise a further RM25 million in its Malaysia. government streamline the significant role in strengthening the country’s
upcoming Angel-Plus private placement application process for economy and, by extension, the property
round. The funds will be used for its Promoting home financing facilities market. To that end, we are open to
expansion in Singapore, Indonesia,Thailand, suburbanisation through such as the Rent-to-Own collaborating with the government and
Vietnam, and the Philippines in 2022. The better infrastructure Scheme, Youth Housing providing valuable property market data
company has raised more than RM10 million systems Scheme, Fund for including consumer demand for the subsale
in funding within the first year of its In a bid to decongest Affordable Homes, and First and rental markets. .
incorporation and has a current valuation of central business House Deposit Financing
RM100 million. Meanwhile, ProppyApp has districts (CBDs) within
launched a latest version with four new
features namely Needs in ProppyCares, Juwai IQI delivers 117% transaction growth in nine months
Make-An-Offer via cash or ProppyGems,
ProppyCam, and ProppyNews. PETALING JAYA: Juwai IQI has completed 22,000 enabled productivity gains. “Juwai IQI engages approximately 12.9
transactions in the first three quarters of 2021 “We are gradually replacing classifieds portals million users each month, and our agent
BREZZA ONE RESIDENCY which represents 117% growth in transaction network is truly globe-spanning, operating in 20
CONTINUES TO BE HOT SELLER volume from the same period last year. and traditional agency models. Our new model countries either directly or through affiliates or
integrates the super application, IQI Global agent associates. Our diversified global agent network
PETALING JAYA: Brezza One Residency by The real estate technology group attributed network, and the online property marketplaces, has been a real advantage during the
Setia Awan at Bukit Ampang Permai has the growth to effective recruitment as the Juwai.com and Juwai.asia. This gives real estate pandemic,” he said.
seen encouraging take-up rates for its four company expands its global agent network to marketers an end-to-end marketing and sales
blocks. Block A and B launched in Q4’19 are 23,000 agents. solution,” he said. Juwai IQI group managing director Daniel
fully taken up while Block C and D which Ho said digital real estate has remained resilient
were launched in Q1’21 have a take-up rate Its co-founder and group executive chairman Juwai IQI co-founder and group CEO Kashif during the pandemic.
of 60% and 80%, respectively.The 4.56-acre Georg Chmiel said the company accelerated its Ansari said when Covid-19 occured, the
condominium with a GDV of RM527 million rapid growth despite Covid-19 and has been company’s technology platform Atlas already “We foresee a robust market post-pandemic
is slated to be completed in Q2’24 and will profitable and cash flow positive since July, 2020. included features such as virtual tours, virtual in which buyers will continue to take advantage
have four building blocks housing 660 meetings, and digital presentations. That of relatively inexpensive financing, act on
home units ranging from 1,073 to 1,953 sq “We have expanded our network into enabled them to keep serving the market in spite postponed transactions, and benefit from strong
ft with selling price from RM654,800. Mongolia and Portugal this year, most of the sales of difficult conditions. economic and employment growth,” he said.
growth is organic and driven by technology-
MYRA IMPIAN TO LAUNCH IN
FOURTH QUARTER THIS YEAR

PETALING JAYA: Property developer Myra
plans to launch Myra Impian in the fourth
quarter of 2021. The project is a 20.22
acres mixed development township at
Nilai, Seremban. Myra general manager
Wendy Lim said Myra Impian comprises
five phases that encapsulate two serviced
residences catered to young individuals
and other commercial facilities.

IGB ventures into senior living and care services sector

PETALING JAYA: IGB Bhd’s wholly convalescent/post-hospitalisation operate lifestyle communities to
owned subsidiary Tan & Tan care and seniors living. We will be enrich seniors’ lives and provide
Developments Bhd has signed an rejuvenating one of our hotels to run convalescent/post-hospitalisation
agreement with Meaningfull Life Sdn this new business,” said IGB deputy facilities for rehabilitation.
Bhd to set up a joint-venture (JV) CEO Tan Boon Lee in a statement “Convalescent/post-
company ReU Living Sdn Bhd yesterday. hospitalisation care is an important
focusing on operating transition period to enable someone
convalescent/post-hospitalisation IGB’s joint-venture partner to recover fully. ReU Living will be
facilities and senior living facilities. Meaningfull Life is an eldercare providing round-the-clock care, daily
company and one of the grant meals catered to residents’ nutrition
Over the years, IGB has established recipients of the Khazanah Impact needs, full housekeeping services,
its track record with key developments Innovation Challenge. daily curated activities to speed up
in retail, commercial buildings, residents’ recovery and other
residential units, construction, “We are confident that this JV additional services. This is an exciting
hospitality and education. IGB also between IGB’s experience and our new venture, to be able to JV with a
built the Gleneagles Hospital, which partner’s specialty in this area of partner that has building
was subsequently sold. business, will forge a solid offering of management and hospitality
lifestyle products and services to cater expertise,” said Meaningfull Life Artist’s impression of the clubhouse in ReU Living for residents to socialise and
“Leveraging on our vast for this underserved sector,” Tan founder and CEO Anna Chew. participate in catered daily programmes.
experience, we would like to own and added.
operate lifestyle products catering to
ReU Living’s goal is to manage and

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47.8 Institutions 1338.0 1385.2 -47.2

36.2 Retail 1012.3 1045.1 -32.8

16.0 Foreign 496.3 416.3 80.0

100.0 2846.6 2846.6 0.0 7.86 8.44 CLOSED 3.48 410.65 39.29 44.23 39.19
KLCI STI SCI NIKKEI TSEC KOSPI S&P/ASX200
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Source: Bursa Malaysia 7,311.73

KL MARKET SUMMARY Balanced budget not part
October 14, 2021 of govt’s plan for now

INDICES 11,710.16 CHANGE -31.75
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,592.52 -7.86
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 613.99 -4.11
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 212.16 +0.49
CONSTRUCTION 172.38 -0.48
FINANCIAL SERVICES 15,655.93 -61.57
ENERGY 839.22 +10.63
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 690.36 -2.77 o Mustapa: Aim for opening up Malaysia’s economy to foreign are generating almost 30% of the global
HEALTH CARE 2,515.56 +15.59 medium term is to reduce competition. The government is amending GDP. It has been estimated that the overall
TRANSPORTATION 927.05 -8.96 deficit through more some laws, such as those related to labour aggregate GDP income would increase
PROPERTY 757.12 +14.13 efficient tax collection and and intellectual property,” he said. US$174 billion by 2030.
PLANTATION 6,996.85 -101.22 diversified revenue base
FBMSHA 12,808.59 -22.26 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri “This will give our corporations and
FBMACE 7,161.36 -36.99 █ BY JUNE MOH Yaakob said Malaysia’s future lies in the micro, small, and medium enterprises
TECHNOLOGY 97.09 +0.67 [email protected] Malaysia Digital Economy blueprint (MSMEs) a more leveled playing field while
PETALING JAYA: A balanced budget is not MyDigital and National Fourth Industry facilitating access to larger regional
TURNOVER VALUE part of the government’s plan as its middle- Revolution (4IR) and the government has markets,” he said.
4.165 BIL RM2.846 BIL term target is to bring down the budget identified key strategies in economic
deficit within 3% to 3.5% by 2025, said reforms designed to escalate recovery and He said Malaysia remains an active key
5 MOST ACTIVES Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department enhance the country’s competitive player in CPTPP and the international
October 14, 2021 (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. landscape for investors. economic collaboration provides more
than 500 million participation with
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) He said the government believed it is a “Both MyDigital and 4IR are aligned with combined GDP totalling US$10 trillion.
SERBADK 168,541,100 38.5 -2.5 modest ambition to reduce the deficit to the National Policy on Science, Technology,
KANGER 110,670,900 5.5 -0.5 3.5% through more efficient tax collection and Innovation 2021-2030 which aims to Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri
HIAPTEK 92,026,200 66.0 +4.0 machinery and diversified revenue base. develop Malaysia as a high-tech nation by Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the domestic
AT 81,181,400 6.0 -0.5 2030. With 4IR, we aim to create an economy is expected to be fully reopened
LAMBO 78,343,800 7.0 -0.5 “It is impossible to achieve budget ecosystem within our economy that will be by the end of this year before resuming
balance for Malaysia at this moment and led by science, technology, and innovation. prepandemic growth in 2022.
5 TOP GAINERS this is not an opportune time to discuss It will facilitate local technology
October 14, 2021 higher taxes as we are still in repressive development by creating economic “Malaysia’s growth rate has been
mode,” he added. opportunities and developing talent in projected at 5.8% and 6% by the World Bank
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM areas such as artificial intelligence, Intenet and the IMF, respectively. This performance
GENETEC 177,600 42.44 1.18 Mustapa was asked whether the of Things and blockchain technologies. will be supported by gradual normalisation
MPI 168,300 44.50 0.78 government planned to reintroduce the of domestic economic activities as well as
BAT 402,900 14.42 0.38 goods and services tax or was looking to “With MyDigital, areas of policy-making the positive spillover effects from continued
BSLCORP 5,157,300 2.56 0.32 introduce capital gain tax, windfall tax, or any will be focusing on developing improvement in external demand.
COASTAL 16,278,700 1.42 0.20 other form of new taxes, at the virtual Invest infrastructure and human capital. These
Malaysia 2021 Series 1 “Fireside Chat: 12MP will ensure broad access and optimum “Additional growth drivers include
5 TOP LOSERS – Opportunities and Challenges” yesterday. utilisation of new generation of increased commodity-related production
October 14, 2021 technologies, and allow wider participation capacity, a global tech upcycle, and faster
At present, he said, the country sees a from regional and international investors,“ progress of large infrastructure projects
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM huge increase in government expenditure he said in the keynote address of Invest with high multiplier effects,” he said in his
PMBTECH-LA 500 13.20 1.10 while striving to reduce the budget deficit. Malaysia 2021 Series 1. Budget 2022 Preview speech.
PMBTECH 476,000 14.06 0.44 “There will come a time when the
PMBTECH-WA 46,000 10.60 0.44 government needs to revisit the whole (tax) He added that Malaysia provides the Tengku Zafrul said financial assistance
PETDAG 118,800 19.60 0.40 issue because it is simply not sustainable.” most conducive environment for the will remain for those most impacted,
OPCOM 74,157,600 1.32 0.35 business communities as the country is the especially the B40 group, the unemployed,
On the status of Malaysia in the gateway to Asean market through the RCEP. and the vulnerable.
EXCHANGE RATES OCTOBER 14, 2021 Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership “The 15 countries within the RCEP alone “Support for businesses will remain
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive steadfast via affordable financing schemes
Economic Partnership (RCEP), Mustapa better access to credit or grants to support
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD said Malaysia will ratify RCEP by end of this corporations while pivoting them towards
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.2135 4.0885 4.0785 year while CPTPP is work in progress. increased automation and digitalisation.
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1300 3.0060 2.9900
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1230 3.0320 3.0240 “All these agreements require “There will be increased focus on
1 EURO 3.3870 3.2970 3.2850 amendments to our laws. There are a few sustainability and improving the resilience
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.8930 4.7360 4.7160 challenges ... one is public acceptance in of our enviroment and water assets
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.9520 2.8430 2.8270 following increased focus towards
1 STERLING POUND 3.1230 3.0320 3.0240 environmental, social and governance, net
1 SWISS FRANC 5.7660 5.5860 5.5660 zero emission targets, and further
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.5480 4.4440 4.4290 development of our circular economy.”
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 116.0500 110.0500 109.8500
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 5.0190 4.6880 4.4880 He said the Finance Ministry will
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR continue to intervene in upskilling the
100 INDIAN RUPEE N/A N/A N/A labour market and supporting the country’s
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 54.7400 52.0200 51.8200 human development plans.
100 JAPANESE YEN 5.6900 5.3400 5.1400
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 0.0307 0.0278 0.0228 Banks, AKPK helping B50 borrowers through Urus
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 3.6040 3.5940
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 3.7210 PETALING JAYA: The banking industry has individual customers, who are under an The financial plan will encompass the
100 QATAR RIYAL N/A N/A N/A collaborated with the Credit Counselling existing repayment assistance programme following options:
100 SAUDI RIYAL 2.3500 2.1500 and Management Agency (AKPK) to extend (Targeted Repayment Assistance,
100THAI BAHT 2.5100 7.9700 7.7700 financial assistance to “Bottom 50” (B50) Pemerkasa Plus, Pemulih, etc) as at Sept 30, 0 an interest/profit waiver for three
8.4600 110.4900 110.2900 customers struggling because of the Covid- 2021 and meet the following criteria: months, beginning from the month
116.3900 107.8300 107.6300 19 pandemic by introducing the Financial following the customer’s onboarding into
113.5900 11.7600 11.3600 Management and Resilience Programme 0 are from the B50 income segment, the scheme; or
13.2500 (Urus). customers with gross household income of
RM5,880 or lower; 0 a three-month interest/profit waiver
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama For the collaboration, the banking together with reduced instalments for a
industry is collectively represented through 0 have experienced either loss of period of up to 24 months in total. During
the Association of Banks in Malaysia, employment or a reduction of income of at this period, customers with unsecured
Association of Islamic Banking and least 50%; personal loans/financing and credit cards
Financial Institutions Malaysia and may also benefit from reduced
Association of Development Finance 0 whose loan/financing is still performing interest/profit rates to help alleviate their
Institutions of Malaysia. (not in arrears exceeding 90 days) as at the financial burden.
date of their application.
Urus has an allocation of RM1 billion to In addition, the agency will help to
fund the cost of the reduction in Under Urus, AKPK will provide the monitor the financial plan throughout the
interest/profit costs including interest/profit customer with a personalised financial plan programme and review the plan with the
waiver for B50 customers to regain their that is developed holistically, taking into bank when the financial circumstances of
financial footing. account the customer’s financial the customer improve. Applications for the
circumstances and ability to afford programme will open from Nov 15, 2021 to
The scheme is open for application to repayment of all the customer’s financing Jan 31, 2022.
obligations.

Franchise industry 11theSUN ON FRIDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2021
growing well in
Malaysia: Minister * SUNBIZ

PUTRAJAYA: The franchise industry has LPI Capital registers higher
grown well in Malaysia, with 614 local Q3 earnings of RM105.3m
franchisors, 68 master franchisees and 408
foreign franchisors being registered under o Despite prolonged recovery period from Covid-19, For the first nine months ended Sept 30,
the Franchise Act 1998, said Domestic Trade group is confident of insurance industry’s growth prospects 2021, LPI Capital’s net profit saw a 12.5%
and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri growth to RM271.61 million from RM241.5
Alexander Nanta Linggi. PETALING JAYA: LPI Capital Bhd’s net previously, contributed mainly from an million reported for the same period of
profit for its third quarter ended Sept 30, increase in investment income by 72.3% to 2020, thanks to investment income,
He said there were 13,018 franchise 2021 rose 22.3% to RM105.38 million from RM32.5 million. dividend income and higher underwriting
business premises operating, of which 5,419 RM86.18 million reported in the same profit from Lonpac. Revenue stood at
were those of franchisors or master quarter of the previous year, contributed by Chairman and founder Tan Sri Teh RM1.29 billion, a 7.5% bump from RM1.2
franchisees while 7,599 were owned by the the strong underwriting result of its wholly Hong Piow said the restriction in billion reported previously.
franchisees. owned insurance subsidiary Lonpac movement has greatly disrupted the
Insurance Bhd coupled with higher group’s business development activities. “Lonpac will continue to demonstrate
“The industry provides stable jobs for dividends received from its investments. However, despite the many challenges the value of insurance to its clients and the
more than 80,000 workers with estimated faced in this prolonged pandemic, LPI community it operates in and its
contributions and salaries exceeding RM1.4 Revenue for the quarter rose to Capital has remained resilient and investment in digitalisation will help to
billion annually,” Nanta told a virtual media RM427.91 million, an 8.1% improvement continued to report improved accelerate the access to a wider segment of
conference after the launch of the Franchise from RM395.76 million reported performance for the Q3’2021. the market. Despite the prolonged
International Malaysia 2021 (FIM2021) recovery period from Covid-19, LPI Capital
exhibition and conference yesterday. is confident of the growth prospects of the
insurance industry,” Teh said.
Nanta said the franchise industry’s
socioeconomic contribution to the country AirAsia Group’s airline holding Kerjaya Prospek
could be seen via the Franchise Business firm renamed AirAsia Aviation Ltd secures RM258m
Annual Report that each franchisor was construction job
required to submit annually. PETALING JAYA: AirAsia Group Bhd has return stronger than ever before. He
renamed its airline holdings company to foresees a V-shape rebound in air travel in PETALING JAYA: Kerjaya Prospek
Based on the 2019 reports, he said the AirAsia Aviation Ltd from AirAsia Investment the near future. Group Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary
franchise companies’ turnover rose 19.1% to Ltd to create a distinction between its airline Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd has
RM13.3 billion from the RM11.6 billion and digital businesses. “In Malaysia, we are already seeing accepted a RM258 million contract
recorded in 2018. Following the name change, the group huge pent-up demand for air travel since from Teguh Harian Build-Tech Sdn
announced that AirAsia Group’s former the government’s recent announcement of Bhd for the construction of main
On the success of local franchise brands president (airlines) Bo Lingam (pix) will the resumption of interstate travel on Oct building works for a proposed
at the international level, Nanta said 65 take over as group CEO of AirAsia Aviation 11.” residential development project in
Malaysian franchise companies including to oversee its four airlines namely AirAsia Johor Baru, Johor.
Daily Fresh, Nelson, Rotiboy, Global Art, Malaysia, AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia Currently, the group is operating over 60 The project covers the construction
and Smart Reader, had expanded their Thailand and AirAsia Indonesia. The daily flights to 16 key leisure of main building works for three
business overseas with the opening of more structural change helps facilitate strong blocks of apartment with common
than 3,000 outlets in 66 countries. projected growth in both the airline and destinations. More frequencies and area and mechanical & electrical
non-airline portfolio businesses. routes will be added in response to (M&E) facilities, and a 12-storey
According to him, the foreign countries “The AirAsia Aviation Limited entity significant consumer demand. podium carpark consisting of carpark
with the most Malaysian franchise outlets holds our existing airline investments It has also seen progress in its and M&E facilities. The construction
are Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the United and paves the way for new airline other airlines in Thailand, works of the project are expected to
States, Australia and China. ventures to be formed in due Indonesia and the Philippines as commence on Nov 1, 2021 and will
course. We have also services are resuming in line with take 36 months to complete.
As part of its continuous support for the established a new AirAsia This is Kerjaya’s sixth contract win
franchise industry, the government had Consulting division tasked accelerated vaccination rates and for this year bringing its year-to-date
allocated RM1.8 million to implement a at reviewing new airline the easing of travel restrictions in contract wins to RM907.6 million.
programme to expand Malaysian franchises partnerships and key markets. Kerjaya’s current outstanding order
to the international level, he said. franchise opportunities,” “We look forward to book stands at RM3.6 billion which
he said in a statement the opening of will provide the group with earning
FIM, an annual programme co- yesterday. international borders as visibility for the next three years.
organised by the Domestic Trade and Bo said AirAsia has the next key milestone. The group is principally involved in
Consumer Affairs Ministry and Malaysian spent the past 18 We will continue to construction of high-end commercial
Franchise Association, generated potential months reviewing review new markets to and high-rise residential buildings,
investments in the franchise industry valued every aspect of the operate from in the property development and
at RM3.75 billion over the 2010-2019 period, operation to ensure future, like Cambodia manufacturing of lighting and kitchen
or an average of RM375 million a year. its airlines will for example, when we solutions.
can connect Asean
FIM changed to a digital format in 2020 in once again with the
order to adapt to the new normal following best value fares and
the Covid-19 pandemic, and the 2021 lifestyle offerings.”
edition continues to be digital.

Running from Oct 9-16, the event sees
the participation of 70 local and overseas
exhibitors as well agencies related to the
franchise ecosystem. Nanta said FIM2021
aims to attract 15,000 digital visitors and
potential investments of RM200 million in
the franchise business. – Bernama

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Singapore central bank BRIEFS IEA SAYS ENERGY CRISIS
tightens monetary policy COULD SLOW WORLD
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
o Surprise move is the first Irvin Seah, a senior economist at DBS, said an undisclosed band. It adjusts its policy via
in three years the move was a result of growth and inflation three levers: the slope, mid-point and width of LONDON: A global energy crunch is
emerging out of a recessionary situation. the policy band, known as the Nominal expected to boost oil demand by half a
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank Effective Exchange Rate, or S$NEER. million barrels per day (bpd) and could
unexpectedly tightened its monetary policy “This is a recalibration to be in line with stoke inflation and slow the world’s
yesterday, delivering its first such move in three economic fundamentals and I don’t foresee The width of the band and the level at recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic,
years, amid mounting cost pressures caused by any further tightening unless we see upside which it is centred will be unchanged, MAS the International Energy Agency (IEA)
supply constraints and a recovery in the global risk in growth and inflation,” he said. said in a statement. said yesterday. “Record coal and gas
economy. prices as well as rolling blackouts are
Singapore, recovering from last year’s Raising the slope of the policy band prompting the power sector and
The city-state joins a group of economies record recession brought on by the Covid-19 effectively increases the value of the local energy-intensive industries to turn to oil
globally that have begun to dial back heavy pandemic, is beginning to reopen its borders dollar in Singapore’s trade-reliant economy. to keep the lights on and operations
pandemic-era monetary stimulus, as the threat with 84% of its population fully vaccinated humming,” the IEA said in its monthly oil
of inflation outweighs the growth risks posed against the virus. The economy is expected to “This appreciation path for the S$NEER report. “Higher energy prices are also
by the coronavirus. grow 6–7% this year. policy band will ensure price stability over the adding to inflationary pressures that,
medium term while recognising the risks to along with power outages, could lead to
The central bank, which manages its policy Only two financial institutions, including the economic recovery,” it said. lower industrial activity and a slowdown
through exchange rate settings, said it would DBS, had expected a tightening, with 11 others in the economic recovery.” – Reuters
raise slightly the slope of its currency policy predicting the Monetary Authority of Singapore The central bank expects growth to return
band, from zero percent previously. (MAS) would stay on hold, in a Reuters poll. to near its potential next year, notwithstanding SINGAPORE ELECTRICITY
shocks like a resurgence in the virus or setback PRODUCERS HIT BY GLOBAL
Instead of using interest rates, MAS in economic reopening. POWER CRUNCH QUIT MARKET
manages monetary policy by letting the
Singapore dollar rise or fall against the It was the first tightening since October 2018. SINGAPORE: Two energy providers in
currencies of its main trading partners within Most economists had expected MAS to only Singapore are exiting the market and
begin normalising policy in April 2022. – Reuters according to company sources at least
three others have stopped accepting
TSMC announces Japan chip plant, says supplies to stay tight new clients amid rocketing wholesale
energy prices. iSwitch Energy, one of
TAIPEI: Taiwan chip giant TSMC announced currently under a severe supply shortage due than the same period of last year. Singapore’s largest independent elec-
yesterday plans to build a new factory in Japan to robust demand from automakers and tech “TSMC is working closely with our tricity retailers, said on its website that it
to meet long-term appetite for chips and said, companies. But production from the plant is will be ceasing electricity retail opera-
near-term, tight supplies will likely continue only likely to begin by late 2024. customers to plan our capacity and investing in tions on Nov 11, due to “current electric-
into 2022 amid booming demand during the leading edge and speciality technologies to ity market conditions”. It declined to
Covid-19 pandemic. TSMC, formally known as Taiwan support their demand,” CEO C.C. Wei told an comment further. SilverCloud Energy,
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, posted a online earnings briefing. which supplies power to commercial,
TSMC, the world’s largest contract net profit of NT$156.3 billion (RM23.1 billion) industrial and residential buildings, told
chipmaker and a key supplier to Apple Inc, said in July-September, well above the NT$149 Wei said TSMC’s capacity will remain “tight” Reuters it will also exit the market soon
it would set up a chip plant in Japan that will billion average of 22 analyst estimates this year and throughout 2022, adding its chip and is notifying customers to switch to
use older chipmaking technology, a segment compiled by Refinitiv. That was 13.8% higher pricing will “remain strategic not opportunistic other providers or transfer back to state-
to reflect our value creation”. – Reuters owned SP Group. Company sources told
Reuters that Diamond Electric, Best
Electricity Supply and Ohm Energy had
stopped accepting new customers. The
three firms did not respond to an
emailed request for comment. – Reuters

Digital security is Securemetric’s forte
PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 demand due to the pandemic. Covid- Securemetric – a company with
pandemic has become the accelerator The signing ceremony for Securemetric’s investment in Innov8tif 19 and the repetitive lockdowns strong formula for digital security
of digital economy transformation pushed businesses to prioritised Securemetric is one of Southeast Asia’s
and with the forced shutters, many their digital footprint for their 0 Centagate Cloud digitisation of their customers’ leading players in digital security with a
companies took their business online businesses as fraud is rampant in Centagate Cloud is an cloud-hosted onboarding process. core focus on Software Licensing
to ensure the continuity of cash flow tandem with businesses making the authentication service similar to Okta Protection (Software License Dongle,
and sustainability. With rapid digital shift. and Onelogin. It can help organisa- “With the risk of financial loss or Software Protection Dongle), 2-Factor
digitalisation, many businesses without tions deploy Single Sign-On – a single fine by the authorities due to the Authentication, Advanced Identity and
proper digital security fortification have Law introduced two cloud-hosted login credential that can be used to on-boarding fraudulent IDs, Access Management, Public Key
become extremely susceptible to security-as-a-service (SaaS) by access across enterprise applications. businesses are finding it a need to Infrastructure and Cryptography. Since
online security breaches. Securemetric that can protect include e-KYC as part of their digital its incorporation in 2007, Securemetric
“I believe businesses would customer acquisition process,” has expanded its footprint with local
This is where Securemetric Bhd businesses and agencies require seamless and effortless access explained Law. establishments in Indonesia, Singapore,
comes into the picture. Securemetric is for everyday to their company’s productivity tools. Vietnam and the Philippines.
a Malaysian digital security technology transactions: Centagate Cloud will be able to The 2021 Identity Fraud Study
company that offers innovative 0 SigningCloud provide that ease of access,” said Law. released by Javelin Strategy & “As the trend for getting quality and
solutions across Southeast Asia and SigningCloud is a The Innov8tif investment Research revealed that total reliable digital security solutions has
beyond. The company’s vision is to secured cloud-hosted As Securemetric evolves into an SaaS combined fraud losses climbed to
play a key role especially in the region’s digital signature service that was built company to offer more comprehensive US$56 billion in 2020, and are changed from ‘good-to-have’ to
digital economic transformation. as a fully Public Key Infrastructure- security solutions to various sectors, its expected to increase in years to ‘must-have’, the key
based digital signing cloud. This board of directors made a decision to come. challenge remains with
Securemetric CEO Edward Law means every signer is required to sign invest RM8 million into Innov8tif Sdn total ownership cost
said the company focuses on three in with their digital ID either through Bhd, a company that specialises in “We invested in Innov8tif dominated by the US
areas for digital security: Securing SigningCloud ID or Trusted Certificate AI-based digital ID assurance, which because of their strong dollar or euro.”
Digital ID, Securing Mobile Authority ID. includes emerging areas such as e-KYC proven track records, Law said the local
Applications and Securing Online “Our vision is to make (electronic know-your-customer) and especially in their digital and Southeast Asian
Transactions. SigningCloud the universal signing mobile biometric authentication. identity assurance area. There markets need options
platform that supports many are a lot of synergies between that best fit their
Securing Digital ID is a process in trusted digital IDs across Southeast “The area of digital ID assurance both companies in terms of pockets and also
helping organisations or governments Asia.” experienced a sharp increase in market access, with Innov8tif someone who
to set up Public Key Infrastructure that having a stronger presence in understands and solves
will form the fundamental of trust Malaysia while Securemetric their problems
within the digital possesses a stronger market better.
economy. share in Southeast Asia, as “We
well as in the aspect of believe that
Securing Mobile technology.” with our
Applications is experience
building a Eventually, both of over a
framework to companies will hundred
protect mobile explore the years in
applications from highly vulnerable potential of cross- accumulated
mobile phone environments through selling that will mission-critical
Run-Time Application Self Protection. bring mutual digital security,
benefits. we can be on
Securing Online Transactions is par with global
enforcing strong user authentication Law says brands and offer
to ensure only authorised users can the options that fit
perform a transaction through digital the Southeast
signature to achieve legally binding company Asian market and
authorisation with tamper-proof focuses on beyond.”
protection. three areas

Securemetric recommends that for digital
businesses take heed in securing security

13theSUN ON FRIDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2021

322 Notices 322 Notices 322 Notices ‘Universe Boss’ * SPORTS
Gayle finds
IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES T20 world Last chance
COMPANIES ACT, 1965 COMPANIES ACT, 1965 ACT, 2016 getting smaller for glory

AND AND AND IN THE MATTER OF India skipper Virat looking
IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF ALPINUS STEEL SDN. BHD. to bow out on a high
SPP VISTA CONSORTIUM SECURE PARKBIZ SDN BHD (201401015300 (1091387-D))
(201201018965 (989110-A)) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY CHRIS GAYLE, VIRAT KOHLI will be led India to the T20 title in 2007
SDN BHD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY the self-styled looking for a fairytale and the 50-over crown in 2011, is
(199701027806 WINDING UP) “Universe Boss”, ending to his leadership the team mentor for the
WINDING-UP) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to heads to the T20 of India’s Twenty20 team tournament.
(443304-W)) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Section 439 of the Companies Act, World Cup as he chases an elusive first major
(IN MEMBERS’ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 2016, that the special resolution set determined to title at the World Cup. Virat was closing in on his
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) pursuant to Section 272(2) of out below was duly passed by the prove that he India debut when Dhoni’s team
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING the Companies Act, 1965, the members of the Company at a General remains a The 32-year-old Virat will step created history by winning the first
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Final Meeting of Members of Meeting held on 13 OCTOBER 2021. headline act down as T20 skipper after the 16- world T20 title in Johannesburg.
pursuant to Section 272(2) of the Company will be held at the “That the Company be wound up rather than an ageing crowd-puller living nation tournament in the United
the Companies Act, 1965, the Liquidator’s Office, No. 15 Jalan voluntarily and that Mr. TANG KIAN off his reputation. Arab Emirates and Oman that The triumph triggered a T20
Final Meeting of Members of Ang Seng 3, Brickfields, 50470 LEONG (NRIC No.: 760411-14-5725) of starts on Sunday. boom across South Asia and led to
the Company will be held at the Kuala Lumpur on 18th day of No. 28, Jalan 6/17, Taman Fadason, Now 42, the physically imposing Gayle the birth of the IPL in 2008.
Liquidator’s Office, No. 15 Jalan November, 2021 at 9.00 a.m. Off Jalan Kepong, 52000 Kuala boasts career figures and performances The prolific run-scorer has also
Ang Seng 3, Brickfields, 50470 for the following purposes – Lumpur, W.P. Kuala Lumpur be and that rivals can only envy. quit as captain of Indian Premier After making his ODI debut in
Kuala Lumpur on 18th day of is hereby appointed as Liquidator for League side Royal Challengers 2008, Virat soon created his own
November, 2021 at 10.00 a.m. AGENDA the purposes of such winding up with He is the only man to have scored a Bangalore and many have brand of cricket but has faced
for the following purposes – 1. To receive the Liquidator’s all powers given by Section 456 of the Test triple century, a One-Day International welcomed his decision to pressure over his failure to win a
Companies Act, 2016.” double century and a century in T20 concentrate more on his batting. global title.
AGENDA account showing the manner TANG KIAN LEONG Internationals, batting’s Grand Slam.
1. To receive the Liquidator’s in which the winding up has Director Virat had been at the centre of India, the hosts and led by
been conducted and to hear Kuala Lumpur In T20 Internationals, he has hit 1,854 growing speculation in recent Dhoni, lost in the semifinals to
account showing the manner explanations that may be Date: 15 OCTOBER 2021 runs, two centuries with an average of just months as the wait for success eventual winners West Indies
in which the winding up has given by the liquidator. under 30. grew. despite an unbeaten 89 by Kohli in
been conducted and to hear 2. To resolve that under IN THE MATTER OF 2016.
explanations that may be Section 284(3)(b) of the THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 However, since his second T20 century Former India all-rounder Irfan
given by the liquidator. Companies Act, 1965, AND IN THE MATTER OF ALPINUS at the 2016 World Cup, where West Indies Pathan said Kohli can go into the India also bowed out in the
2. To resolve that under Section the books, accounts and went on to claim a second world title, the World Cup, that will start for them final four three years later, under
284(3)(b) of the Companies documents of the Company STEEL SDN. BHD. runs have dried up. against Pakistan on October 24, Virat, in the ODI World Cup.
Act, 1965, the books, accounts and of the Liquidator (201401015300 (1091387-D)) with no pressure and that will be
and documents of the thereof be destroyed after The Jamaican star has made just a good for the team. India remain one of the
Company and of the Liquidator the expiration of three (3) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY single half century in the last five years at favourites to lift the T20 trophy in
thereof be destroyed after the months from the date of the WINDING UP) international level over 26 innings. “I think he will enjoy his cricket Dubai on Nov 14 alongside
expiration of three (3) months final meeting. more now after taking this holders West Indies and Eoin
from the date of the final Dated this NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that He even lost his place at the top of the decision,” Irfan, who played a key Morgan’s England.
meeting. 15th day of October, 2021 the creditors of the above-named batting order, coming in at No. 3 in the role in India’s inaugural T20 World
Dated this KOH MEI LING Company which is being voluntarily 2021 home series against South Africa and Cup triumph in 2007, told AFP. Pitched against old rivals
15th day of October, 2021 Liquidator wound up, are required on or before 06 Australia. Pakistan, New Zealand,
KOH MEI LING NOVEMBER 2021 to send their names “India will do well with the Afghanistan and two
Liquidator 322 Notices and addresses with particulars of their “Chris Gayle goes into his final major side, the confidence and the other qualifying
debts or claims and the names and international tournament not on merit but experience they have.” teams in
322 Notices DALAM MAHKAMAH SESYEN DI SHAH ALAM addresses of their solicitors (If any) on reputation,” respected Caribbean cricket Group
DALAM NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN, to the undersigned, the liquidator of journalist and broadcaster Fazeer Virat became captain across all
DALAM MAHKAMAH SESYEN DI the Company, and, if so required in Mohammed told AFP. formats after MS Dhoni Virat Kohli
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA writing from the liquidator, are, by their relinquished his limited-overs
GUAMAN NO.: BA-A52NCC-155-06/2021 solicitors or personally to come in and “His declining numbers since the last leadership in 2017. But B,
DALAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN, prove their debts or claims at such time World T20 in 2016 mean, unless there is a India have not won a India are
MALAYSIA Antara and place as shall be specified in such remarkable transformation in the UAE, he hoping for a
notice, or in default thereof they will will be little more than a peripheral World Cup or smooth path to the
GUAMAN NO. B2B FinPal Sdn Bhd …Plaintif be excluded from the benefits of any figure in purely cricketing terms Champions semifinals.
WA-A52NCC-1735-08/2021 (No. Syarikat: 1192385-H) distribution made before such debts for the defending champions.” Trophy “I will always want India
are proved. since. to win, but West Indies will
ANTARA Dan TANG KIAN LEONG This meagre run of form led Virat be one of the favourites,”
RONG MAH (KL) SDN. BHD. Liquidator to an unsavoury media spat will still added Irfan.
[No. Syarikat: 199401026095] 1) Chalee Marketing No. 29-2, Jalan 46A/26, this week with former West have Dhoni “England and Australia
(No. Syarikat: 201603195614 [002437979]) Taman Sri Rampai, Indies fast bowler Curtly by his side as all have good attacks and
… PLAINTIF 53300 Kuala Lumpur, Ambrose who the former you can never count out
DAN 2) Cha Chee Yong W.P. Kuala Lumpur. suggested that Gayle captain, Pakistan. It will be a very,
1. EGI CONSTRUCTION SDN. BHD. (No. K/P: 830822-06-5405) Date: 15 OCTOBER 2021 was not “an automatic who very competitive World
choice”. Cup.” – AFP
[No. Syarikat: 201401010548] 3) Lee Sook Han 322 Notices
2. YANG CHIN CHOY (No.K/P:850114-14-6528) However, he refuses
…Defendan-Defendan IN THE MATTER OF THE to see himself as a spent
[No. K/P: 700601-08-6741] COMPANIES ACT 2016 force.
3. LIEW WAI HONG Kepada: NOTIS
AND “Don’t mind the
[No. K/P: 661128-08-5567] Chalee Marketing IN THE MATTER OF numbers, Chris Gayle not
… DEFENDAN-DEFENDAN (No. Syarikat: 201603195614 [002437979-T]) EVERISE MARITIME SDN. BHD. getting the runs, soon to be
PENYAMPAIAN No.30-3, Jalan Temenggung 1/9 (Company No. 127232-A) 42, you guys should be happy
Bandar Mahkota Cheras (In Members’ Voluntary to see Chris Gayle on the field
GANTI - BENTUK IKLAN 43200 Cheras, Selangor still,” said Gayle, speaking in
[TERHADAP DEFENDAN Liquidation) the third person after hitting
KEDUA DAN DEFENDAN KETIGA] DAN NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING a match-winning 67 against
Kepada : NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Australia in July this year in
1. Encik YANG CHIN CHOY Cha Chee Yong Final Meeting of the members of St Lucia.
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WONG LU PEEN & TUNKU ALINA
Peguam cara bagi pihak Plaintif DAN MAHKAMAH TELAH MEMERINTAHKAN Morgan’s Knight Riders reach IPL final
Penyampaian Ganti-Bentuk Iklan BAHAWA penyampaian Writ dan Pernyataan
ini difailkan oleh WONG LU PEEN Tuntutan tersebut dalam tindakan tersebut RAHUL TRIPATHI hit a six off the The Kolkata players erupted in joy. “It should’ve been a lot easier after
& TUNKU ALINA, peguam cara disampaikan kepada kamu melalui penultimate ball yesterday to see They were fourth in the table but still the start we got,” he admitted.
bagi pihak Plaintif yang dinamakan penampalan salinan Writ dan Pernyataan Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over reached the final after beating Virat
di atas dan mempunyai alamat Tuntutan tersebut di atas berserta dengan Delhi Capitals and into the Indian Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi captain Rishabh Pant fought
penyampaiannya di No. 21-6, Block salinan perintah untuk penyampaian ganti Premier League final. and now Delhi in the playoffs. back tears after the game.
B, The Boulevard, Mid Valley City, bertarikh 16 Ogos 2021 dengan menampalkan
Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala sesalinan serupa di Papan Notis Mahkamah On a night of heartache, Delhi “We are delighted to get over the “I don’t have words to express at
Lumpur. Sesyen, Shah Alam dan serta mengiklankan topped the eight team table but failed line,” said Morgan. the moment,” he said.
Tel No.: (03) 2938 8833 penyampaian dalam bentuk notis di dalam to reach the final despite a late
Faks No.: (03) 2938 8811 surat khabar harian tempatan unutk satu comeback when they took four “We are in the entertainment “We just kept believing and tried to
Rujukan Fail: L3 15771 terbitan dan bahawa segala penampalan Kolkata wickets in 10 balls including business and needed to play some stay in the game as long as possible.
dan pengiklanan setelah tamat tempoh tujuh England captain Eoin Morgan. entertaining cricket. Six off two and
(7) hari selepas tarikh akhir penampalan dan you would say the odds are for the “The bowlers nearly pulled it back,
pengiklanan tersebut hendaklah disifatkan As the chase for Delhi’s 135 for five bowling side. But Tripathi has done it but it’s unfortunate that it didn’t go
sebagai penyampaian yang sempurna dan became increasingly desparate, for us so many times.” our way.
mencukupi bagi Writ dan Pernyataan Tuntutan Tripathi hit the ball over the boundary
tersebut ke atas kamu. Jika kamu berhasrat to lead Kolkata to victory in Sharjah Morgan said his team would “They bowled very well in the
untuk membela dalam tindakan tersebut kamu with 135 for seven and just one ball to “dissect” the nervy finish before they middle-overs, we got stuck and
mestilah dalam masa tujuh (7) hari dari tarikh spare. play three-time champions Chennai couldn’t rotate strike. Delhi Capitals are
tersiarnya iklan ini, memasukkan kehadiran di Super Kings in the final on Friday. known to be positive and hopefully
Pejabat Pendaftaran Mahkamah Sesyen, Shah we’ll come back better next season.” –
Alam. Jika ingkar memasukkan kehadiran, AFP
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14 theSUN ON FRIDAY | OCTOBER 15, 2021 SHORTS
SPORTS F1 champ could face
another grid penalty
Medvedev stunned
in Indian Wells LEWIS HAMILTON may have to use one more
REIGNING US Open for the second time in the set to Busy schedule finally catches up engine this season, potentially incurring
champion Daniil cut the Russian’s lead to 4-2. with US Open champ another grid penalty, his team boss Toto Wolff
Medvedev is out of the has admitted.
ATP Indian Wells Dimitrov held serve in the Daniil Medvedev
Masters, falling in stunning next game and then broke returns a shot to Hamilton took his fourth engine of 2021 in
fashion in the fourth round to No. Medvedev twice more to take the Grigor Dimitrov (not in Istanbul, incurring that penalty which saw him
23 seed Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-4, set and set the tone for a picture) during the start on the sixth row despite qualifying on
6-3 yesterday. dominating performance in the BNP Paribas Open at pole.
Medvedev, who won his first third. the Indian Wells Tennis
Grand Slam title last month at Garden yesterday in And it proved to be costly in terms of his
The Bulgarian closed out the California. – AFPPIX title fight, as he could only finish fifth while
match on the first match point Verstappen very comfortably came home
Flushing Meadows, hadn’t lost a when Medvedev blasted a second.
set heading into the fourth round forehand long.
but dropped eight straight games Fortunately for Mercedes, the seven-time
against Dimitrov en route to a “Been watching quite a bit of world champion’s teammate Valtteri Bottas won
stunning early exit for the top his matches,” Dimitrov said of the race and the team still took more points
seed. Medvedev. from Turkey than their Red Bull rivals.
World No. 2 Medvedev did not
take a break after his emotional “I really wanted to play this While Wolff will have been pleased with that
US Open victory and said his match to be completely honest. result overall, he has warned that the “gremlins”
busy schedule may have finally What he has been able to which continue to affect their engines.
caught up to him. accomplish this past year and a
“I did feel exhausted in this half is pretty amazing. I think it “The internal combustion unit can last until
tournament. Now I can say it. I really pushes me also to do the end of the season,” the Austrian told Sky
couldn’t say it before my better.” Sports.
matches. There are a few physical
things that have come up,” said Dimitrov will face Polish “But there could be a moment we say it is
Medvedev, who is hoping to eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz, who worth taking a fresh one because the other one
eventually overtake Novak rolled over Russian Aslan is still at risk.
Djokovic for No. 1 in the world. Karatsev 6-1, 6-3 in the
Medvedev won the first set, quarterfinals. “We’ve seen over the course of the season
was up 4-1 in the second and that we’ve had some little gremlins that we
appeared to be cruising to In other men’s matches, weren’t completely sure where they came from
another easy victory when the Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and how much performance they could
wheels came off – his unforced defeated Casper Ruud of Norway potentially cost.”
errors mounting and service 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarters.
game falling flat. Hamilton said he may still be able to use
Medvedev had no answers for In the women’s draw, two- one of the older engines to avoid another
the way Dimitrov was playing and winner Victoria Azarenka penalty if necessary.
predicted the Bulgarian would punched her ticket to the
likely go on to capture the title. semifinals with a straight set win, “As far as I’m aware, hopefully I don’t have to
“If he plays like this, like the 6-4, 6-2, over Jessica Pegula. (use a fifth engine), but I can’t predict what’s up
way he played me from 4-1, then ahead.”
he is going to win the Azarenka, who is the lone
tournament,” Medvedev said. player left in the women’s and Final chance for DJ to reach TOC
“He played the second half of men’s field to have won in Indian
the match better than anyone did Wells, captured the title in 2012 RORY MCILROY shared an anecdote to
against me at the US Open. It is and 2016. illustrate how difficult it has become to win an
not like I gave him the match.” event on the PGA Tour.
The match turned in the sixth The 32-year-old from Belarus
game of the second set as needed just 94 minutes to end the Ahead of the CJ Cup @ Summit in Las Vegas
Dimitrov broke Medvedev’s serve run of American Pegula and this week, McIlroy said he had breakfast with
reach the final four of this event Dustin Johnson and asked him if he planned to
for the fourth time in her career. begin his 2022 schedule at the Sentry
Tournament of Champions in Hawaii as usual.
“I really played well in the The tournament only invites players who won
crucial moments,” Azarenka said. on tour the previous year. He said, ‘I’m not in,’”
“I felt like I stepped up to the McIlroy said.
occasion a lot. That’s what I’m
really happy with today.” – AFP The rest of the tour may not have caught up
talent-wise to Johnson, who has a green jacket,
Winning harder than ever, says McIlroy a US Open and a FedEx Cup to his name. But
the expanded 2020-21 season was not
FORMER world No. 1 Rory McIlroy says winning on the tour. them again,” McIlroy said. Johnson's most productive after he won the
on the PGA Tour is harder than ever as he “You turn up to a PGA TOUR event where “I think a really good season nowadays – pandemic-delayed Masters last November.
prepares to launch his 2021-2022 season at the
CJ Cup in Las Vegas today. there’s 144, 156 players and, you know, you feel three wins is exceptional, two wins is very good, Because it came in 2020, that Masters title
like three-quarters of the field have a chance to and then anything like above three, you’re the will not count toward qualifying Johnson for
McIlroy is chasing his second title of the year win and that just sort of illustrates how deep the best player in the world at that point.” January’s Tournament of Champions, the prize
at this week’s tournament in Nevada, where the fields are,” McIlroy said. pool of which is being increased to US$8
CJ Cup relocated to from its normal home on McIlroy meanwhile will tee it up this week million (RM32m). So the 37-year-old has that on
Jeju Island in South Korea last year due to the “It’s tough to win, right? I’ve had a couple of after a disappointing Ryder Cup campaign which his mind at the Summit Club this week.
pandemic. seasons where I’ve won four and five times and I saw him win just one point as Europe were
think nowadays that’s an achievement.” thrashed by the US team by a 10-point margin. “Yeah, I mean, I would definitely like to
McIlroy snapped the longest winless streak of qualify for Maui, so that’s definitely something
his career with victory at the Wells Fargo Ben Hogan retains the all-time record for An emotional McIlroy wept as he reflected on that I’ll always shoot for and it’s a golf
Championship at Quail Hollow in May, ending an wins in a single season, snagging 13 titles in his performances in the immediate aftermath of tournament that I always love playing,” Johnson
18-month drought which followed a dazzling 1946. More recently, Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods that defeat at Whistling Straits. said. “I feel like that’s a good start to the year if
2019 that included four victories. both won nine titles in a single season in 2004 you’re playing in Maui.”
and 2000 respectively. McIlroy admitted he had been surprised at
The 32-year-old four-time major champion his tearful reaction to the loss. Nadal not sure when
said yesterday he believes seasons featuring McIlroy believes those kind of achievements he’ll play again
multiple titles are going to be increasingly may not be repeated. “I don’t necessarily get that emotional about
harder to come by, reflecting the depth of talent golf, so I guess in that way it surprised me,” RAFAEL NADAL has admitted he is unsure of
“The seasons like Vijay and Tiger… I may be McIlroy said. “It’s a very emotionally charged when he will return to the match court, leaving
wrong, but I don’t know if we’re going to see week.” – AFP him in doubt for the Australian Open.

Mercedes backs call to box Hamilton in Turkey The Spaniard ended his season early after
aggravating an ongoing foot injury and has
LEWIS HAMILTON could have completed last Valtteri Bottas. it to the end of the race, the pace would have since undergone a “medical procedure”.
Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix without stopping Hamilton had angrily questioned Mercedes’ been quite dismal by the time he got there.”
but he would have finished lower than the fifth Despite uncertainties surrounding his
place he ended up with, his Mercedes team said tactics at the time but the team’s chief technical Allison said the optimum in hindsight would comeback, the world No. 6 still has goals for his
in a debrief yesterday. officer James Allison said the outcome would have been to have pitted around lap 36 or 37 comeback but is reluctant to share them.
have been worse had he not followed while lap 41 would have been “a fourth place
Seven-times Formula One world champion instructions. type of stop”. Instead, Hamilton continued for Nadal has barely played since suffering a
Hamilton had wanted to go the distance on another nine laps. shock semifinal loss at Roland Garros, where he
intermediate tyres after starting 11th on a wet “In all likelihood, we would have got to the is a 13-time champion.
afternoon due to engine penalties but end of the race on one set of tyres, able to By then the prediction was that he would
eventually pitted from third place. circulate without difficulty,” said Allison. end up seventh or eighth without pitting. “I want to recover from the injury to come
back in shape,” the former world No. 1 was
The race cost the Briton the overall “The question is, how quick would we have “You can see why, if you are playing a hand of quoted as saying by 20 Minutos.
championship lead, with Red Bull’s Max been? And the evidence there is pretty clear: we poker like that, you are going to choose the best
Verstappen moving six points clear after would have been very slow. option and the best option for us, having missed “I do not know when I will play again, but I
finishing runner-up to Hamilton’s team mate out on the earlier call, was to come in and secure work a lot every day, I follow a specific plan,
“Lewis’s lap times were starting to get worse that fifth place,” said Allison. – Reuters with a very clear roadmap and with very clear
lap by lap by lap and while he would have made objectives.”

“I will not say what those objectives are
because there are things that I cannot control
one hundred percent, but inside my head I am
clear about what my objectives are and I trust
that things will follow a positive course to be
able to try to compete.”

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█ TONY EVANS Magpies now fair game
Newcastle set for pushback from Premier League rivals after takeover
ANEW era begins for Newcastle United on
Sunday when the team host Tottenham At a stroke, Newcastle have joined Manchester for Anfield’s Super League pretensions. A similar away from opening. Steve Bruce will likely be gone
Hotspur. The ownership is not the only City and Paris Saint-Germain as the sporting arms mindset exists about Newcastle. but finding a standout manager is proving
thing that has changed since the Saudi of Gulf states. difficult.
Arabian-funded takeover was rubber-stamped by It is one thing having money, it is quite another
the Premier League last week. The perception of They can expect the sort of reaction the so- to break into the sport’s elite. Nothing would give Some of the names bandied about to replace
the club has been altered irrevocably. called “Big Six” received after the failed Super the rest of the Premier League more satisfaction Bruce are not realistic. Frank Lampard has never
League adventure in April. than Newcastle failing to do so. appeared to be a viable contender. Finding the
Hostility is in the air. It may not be noticeable at right man is not so easy at this stage of the season.
St James’ Park against Spurs while the leaving Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester Every opposition side will up their game. The
party for Mike Ashley is in full swing, but the United, City and Spurs were lucky with timing Super League renegades can largely cope with The takeover has upped the ante. Every
hangover will kick in pretty quickly. when the European breakaway competition being in the firing line. They have squads filled Premier League match is difficult, but games
collapsed. with top-class players. against Newcastle will now have an extra edge.
Across the top flight, teams are eager to inflict
pain on Tyneside’s nouveau riche. Fans were still locked out of the stadia and the Overnight, Newcastle became one of the teams What is clear is that Newcastle are a long way
season’s end was round the corner. Summer people love to beat. Unfortunately for the new from where their owners want them to be and a
Tottenham are keen to ensure Newcastle’s next cooled tempers. It will not be that way for owners, the dressing-room lacks quality and they tough few months stretch in front of the team.
epoch begins with a defeat. No one in the Premier Newcastle. could, if things go badly, still be staring at a
League fears the impact of Saudi money more relegation fight. The new era will echo the old one for some
than Daniel Levy. The Spurs chairman is not alone Leeds United players wore “Earn it” T-shirts time. Results may be harder to come by than cash.
in his concern. when they played Liverpool in a show of contempt The transfer window is 13 long League games – The Independent

The entry of the desert kingdom’s Public
Investment Fund into the domestic game is the
worst footballing nightmare for Liverpool’s John
W Henry. The unhappiness is palpable around the
country.

EPL PREVIEWS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Allan Saint-Maximin Devils without
MATCH-BY-MATCH facts and stats ahead of the Newcastle United irreplaceable duo
eighth round of English Premier League. Matchday 8 fixtures for Leicester clash

TOMORROW All kickoff matches in Malaysian time MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer will be forced into two changes at the
WATFORD VS LIVERPOOL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 heart of his defence for tomorrow’s Premier
New Watford coach Claudio Ranieri has won four of League clash with Leicester City after influential
his five Premier League home matches against Watford 7:30pm Liverpool centre-backs Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire
Liverpool. This is the first Premier League match were ruled out of the clash.
between Watford and Liverpool since February Vicarage Road
2020, when Watford beat Liverpool 3-0 to end their The Red Devils will be looking for their first
club-record 44-match unbeaten league run. Aston Villa 10pm Wolves top-flight win in three games against Brendan
ASTON VILLA VS WOLVES Villa Park Rodgers’ side.
Villa are unbeaten in their last five Premier
League home games (W3 D2) while Wolves are Leicester City 10pm Man Utd Varane was in Nations League final action for
looking to win three consecutive away League King Power Stadium France on Sunday but had to be substituted just
games for the first time since June 2020. before the break after sustaining an injury.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has kept a clean Man City 10pm Burnley
sheet in all three of his Premier League matches Etihad Stadium The 28-year-old went down in pain after
against Wolves. making a clearance and walked off the pitch
LEICESTER VS MAN UNITED Norwich City 10pm Brighton flanked by medical staff.
Leicester are looking to win back-to-back Premier Carrow Road
League matches against United for the first time, United later confirmed, he is set for a spell on
after beating them 2-1 at Old Trafford in May Southampton 10pm Leeds Utd the sidelines.
while the Red Devils are aiming to stretch their St. Mary’s Stadium
unbeaten away run in the League to 30 matches “Raphael Varane sustained a groin muscle
(W19 D10). SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 injury in theNations League final and has
MAN CITY VS BURNLEY commenced rehabilitation at the club,” read a
City are looking to become the first team in English Brentford 12:30am Chelsea club statement. “He will be out for a few weeks.”
football to win five straight home matches against Brentford Community Stadium
one club by five or more goals. The Clarets have lost Maguire has been out of action since being
each of their last eight games against City in all Everton 9pm West Ham forced off during his side’s 1-0 defeat to Aston
competitions. Goodison Park Villa last month.
NORWICH VS BRIGHTON
Norwich are the only side yet to take the lead in a Newcastle Utd 11:30pm Tottenham The 28-year-old came off midway through the
Premier League match this season while St. James’ Park second half of that clash and subsequently
Brighton are aiming for back-to-back clean watched his side’s clashes with Villarreal and
sheets in the Premier League for the first time TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Everton from the sidelines.
since March 2016. The Seagulls forward Danny
Welbeck has scored four Premier League goals Arsenal 3am Crystal Palace He also missed England’s World Cup qualifiers
against Norwich. against Andorra and Hungary this week.
SOUTHAMPTON VS LEEDS UNITED Emirates Stadium
Southampton are winless after seven Premier “It’s getting there,” Maguire said when
League matches (D4 L3). The only campaign in Source: Gracenote Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS questioned about his injury earlier this week.
which they failed to win any of their opening
eight League matches was in 1998-99. Leeds to remain unbeaten in their first three London NEWCASTLE VS TOTTENHAM “I still haven’t trained yet with the squad. But I
have 14 Premier League wins against derbies, having defeated both Arsenal and West This will be Newcastle’s first game after a Saudi am getting better – I am progressing and will be
Southampton, their most against a club. This will Ham United and drawn with Crystal Palace. The Arabia-led consortium took over the club last back on the pitch soon.”
be the first time in 103 Premier League matches Blues have won each of their last six away week. The Magpies fought back late on to draw
that The Saints will be without James Ward- London derbies in the Premier League and have both matches against Tottenham last season, The duo’s absence will come as a major blow
Prowse after the midfielder picked up a red card had more different goalscorers (12, excluding scoring equalisers in the 90th and 85th minutes to United, who have failed to win in four of their
against Chelsea in their last game. own goals) than any other Premier League side in those games. last six games in all competitions.
this season.
SUNDAY EVERTON VS WEST HAM UNITED TUESDAY The Red Devils were lucky to survive with a
Everton are looking to start a Premier League draw against Everton before the international
BRENTFORD VS CHELSEA season with four successive home wins for the ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE break after the Toffees had a late goal ruled out.
Brentford are the first team in the Premier League first time while The Hammers are targeting con- Arsenal have won their last seven Premier League
secutive league wins at Everton for the first time home matches played on a Monday while Palace And after losing to Young Boys in the
since 1930. West Ham’s Said Benrahma and are unbeaten in their last three Premier League Champions League and being knocked out of the
Michail Antonio have created 14 chances (seven matches at Arsenal (W1 D2). The Eagles man- Carabao Cup by West Ham last month, Solskjaer
each) for each other in the Premier League this ager Patrick Vieira will be the fourth person to is now coming under huge pressure.
season, more than any other pair in the League play for Arsenal in the Premier League and then
so far this season. manage against them in the competition. Solskjaer may be able to call upon Marcus
Rashford for tomorrow’s clash, however, after the
Reuters England forward returned to action in a behind-
closed-doors friendly against Blackburn last
week.

“It’s been a long, long time for Marcus of
course,” Solskjaer said at the end of last month.

“Probably the longest he’s been out but he’s
needed it. He looks raring to go.” – Express
Newspapers

Wenger likens Arsenal exit to ‘a funeral’ in new documentary

ARSENE WENGER says leaving Arsenal after 22 In his new documentary, titled Arsene Wenger left, their last title victory coming in The manager started the 21/22 season
years in charge was “like a funeral” in a new Wenger: Invincible, he details his departure from 2004, and have only won an FA Cup and poorly, being bottom of the table before the first
documentary. the club. Community Shield in Arsenal’s new era. international break, but he has managed to
rescue the campaign. The Gunners sit in 11th
Wenger won three Premier League titles and “You realise that the end of something is like Unai Emery took over from Wenger but poor after three successive wins and a draw.
seven FA Cups during his reign and is hailed as a a funeral,” he says. results saw him replaced with Mikel Arteta in
hero at the Gunners. 2019. But the glory years under Wenger are yet to
At the time he said it wasn’t really “his call” to be replicated and fans can relive them in the
One of his greatest achievements was leading leave the club and it will be the first time he has Performances haven’t improved under Arteta documentary when it is released in November. –
the 2004 “invincibles”, where Arsenal went the opened up on the situation in the documentary. with the club failing to qualify for European The Independent
entire League season without being defeated. football for the first time in 25 years last season.
The Gunners haven’t won the League since

QUOTE OF THE DAY

In all likelihood, we would have got to the

end of the race on one set of tyres, able to

circulate without difficulty… Lewis’s lap times

were starting to get worse lap by lap by lap and

while he would have made it to the end of the race,

the pace would have been quite dismal by the time

FRIDAY • OCTOBER 15, 2021 he got there.” Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison

Guardiola’s Kane snub proven right after woeful England display

PEP GUARDIOLA could be forgiven for caught alight with a string of goals starting playing Foden and Grealish it’ll be one of the things that I reflect upon after
breathing a huge sigh of relief on Wednesday. against Scotland and France that led all the way again with fully- the game,” Southgate said.
Imagine if he’s paid £160 million (RM928m) to the 2018 World Cup Golden Boot. functioning attackers in
for a striker to fit in alongside Raheem Sterling, His 12 goals for England before his 24th front of them. But the England manager’s attacking line
Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker and John birthday compare favourably to Kane’s eight. up against Hungary got the thumbs up from
Stones who had served up the performance And next month is an important one to have It is playing your best former Arsenal great Ian Wright, who urged
Harry Kane produced at Wembley. a front line that is really firing on all cylinders. players versus creating Southgate not “give up” on his attacking plan
For once, the England captain carried his Southgate knows he needs to find more the proper balance for despite the underwhelming 1-1 draw on
club form into his international game – and invention going forward if England are to be a the team. Wednesday.
that has to get Gareth Southgate thinking, too. real force in international football and, for all its
Although the England manager refused failings on Wednesday, is clearly keen to try “That’s something “We’ve got the quality of player to
after the game to answer the question that is we’ve got right over a do it,” former England striker Wright
long period of time and told ITV.

slowly rearing its head. “It didn’t work today and he
Should Kane still be an changed it back. We had to adapt to
automatic choice when it
comes to the opening game them because we didn’t
of the 2022 World Cup? dominate the weaker side.
“We’ve got competition for “But we can’t give up on it
places in every position on the because we need to make the
pitch and we need that,” next step. We’ve got the
Southgate said instead. players who are capable of
“I remember when I first took doing it but we need to
over, we didn’t have Harry for the have faith in them.
first couple of camps. “Credit to Hungary
“We do need that competition. because we didn’t expect
There have been a lot of occasions them to play as well as they
where players have been playing at did. They pressed from the
their very best and different occasions front and kept their energy
when players might be going through up throughout the whole
dips.” game.
Undoubtedly, this is one of those rare “It was disappointing
periods for Kane. seeing Jack Grealish go
From his failure to convert Luke Shaw’s off because he did
early cross to his wayward header from have the attacking
the resulting corner and his shanked volley spark, but in the
high and wide when picked out at the far main you just have
post, he was out of sorts. to say them played
With England chasing a win, he was taken well and we didn’t
off by Southgate and replaced by Tammy lose. But there’s a
Abraham. lot to think
Yet more wait in the wings ready to stake a about.” – The
Independent

claim for that no. 9 position.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, when fit, has never
let England down and Mason Greenwood is
likely to be involved next month against
Albania and San Marino. England’s Harry Kane reacts
But it is Marcus Rashford – back scoring after during the 2022 World Cup
surgery in a behind-closed-doors game with UEFA qualifiying Group I
Manchester United – who is best equipped to match against Hungary at
challenge Kane for his position. Wembley Stadium on
He turns 24 later this month and that is the Wednesday. – REUTERSPIX
age when Kane’s international career really
Against all odds

Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea join forces with private jet ahead of Premier League return
MANCHESTER UNITED, Liverpool,
Chelsea, Manchester City, Leeds the situation when the pair return to England. back in time Ederson, Gabriel Jesus, Raphinha and Douglas
and Aston Villa have all joined The Daily Mail are now reporting that the Ranieri arrives at Vicarage Road as Luiz.
forces to lay on a private jet for their
Brazilian and Uruguayan international stars in Premier League teams have clubbed together successor to Xisco Munoz after the Spaniard Thiago Silva could also feature for Chelsea
order to race them back for this weekend’s to lay on a private chartered jet that will race left Watford seven games into the season. at Brentford in the 5. 30pm (Sunday 12.30an
Premier League matches, reports claim. the players back to England straight after their Malaysian time) kickoff.
matches. The Italian, who led Leicester City to a shock
The nine players that are affected were not League title in 2015-16 and last worked in Following alterations to quarantine
expected to feature this weekend due to the Social distancing will be practised on board England’s top flight during the 2018-19 regulations, any player visiting red-list
quick turn around but now there is hope for all while masks must also be worn at all times. campaign with Fulham, said he was looking countries was originally ordered to isolate for
six clubs as they await the return of their South forward to his Premier League return and 10 days upon return to the UK, providing they
American continent. It’s not the first occasion rival Premier outlined his ambition for Watford. were double-jabbed.
League players have travelled together in
Brazil are due to face Uruguay in a World recent months. “I’m very happy to come back to the But the agreement means players can take a
Cup qualifier today and the scheduling of the Premier League, (it’s) one of the best Leagues break from quarantine to play a match or train.
fixture has already caused upset back on Aston Villa duo Emiliano Buendia and in the world. I’m an ambitious man and I hope
English shores. Emiliano Martinez joined Tottenham pair to keep Watford safe this season.” Yet the Brazilian and Uruguayan
Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero last internationals are now set to benefit from the
Nonetheless, Premier League clubs were month to fly out to Brazil to represent “We have to be safe and then slowly we go red-list alterations.
more understanding knowing that some of Argentina before they were evicted from the up. Forty points we have to achieve and next
their rivals were also set to effected. country, before heading straight to Croatia to season 41, then 42 and 43. A host of other Premier League stars
quarantine. including Villa goalkeeper Martinez,
United had already initially ruled Edinson “On Saturday, there will be one of the best Newcastle’s Miguel Almiron and Tottenham’s
Cavani and Fred out of their trip to Leicester on Liverpool’s Brazilians Fabinho and Alisson teams in the world… It will be a battle, and we Lo Celso have also been given the all-clear.
Saturday. face a race against the clock to make the Reds’ will battle.”
early kickoff at Watford tomorrow. The red list is now down to just seven
But now the Red Devils are set to reassess Manchester City, United, Leeds and Aston countries with Argentina, Uruguay and
Watford’s new manager Claudio Ranieri will Villa are all playing at later in the day, meaning Paraguay now all removed. – Express
be hoping that the Liverpool duo don’t make it the turnaround is also tight for the likes of Newspapers/Reuters

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