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A customer picking up food delivered
to him by a robot at a restaurant in
Bukit Jambul, Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Robots to the rescue–MASRYCHEANI/THESUN
█ BY MUHAMMAD YUSRY oThey lower overheads and don’t
[email protected] fall sick, or demand higher salaries,
says supplier
PETALING JAYA: While the
temporary freeze on applications “By employing robot waiters, Malaysian Indian Restaurant
to hire foreign workers will be restaurant operators can lower their Owners Association (Primas)
lifted starting today as labour costs. president J. Suresh concurred with
announced by Human Resources Fadzil’s assessment and said ISRs have
Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan on “A human waiter’s salary can be as helped reduce overhead costs by about
Tuesday, the effect of the earlier decision high as RM3,000 due to the difficulty in 15% due to the need for fewer workers.
(to freeze hiring) has found an uncanny getting them. But a robot waiter just “There are about 50 Primas
solution in the form of robot waiters in costs RM1,812 per month to own. It also members who are using them in
restaurants. doesn’t fall sick or demand higher their operations so far, starting from
salaries for years of service or when the Covid-19 pandemic
Called intelligent service robots (ISRs) experience. began in 2020, because of a
or smart delivery robots, their users say shortage of workers in their
the machines are here to stay as a feature “In a single trip, our robots can serve restaurants.
in restaurants where they serve to lower up to four tables or destination points “Workers are still needed in
overhead costs and are affordable to rent with four trays of heavy plates, while a restaurants to do other work, such
and own in the long term. human waiter can carry only one. as washing dishes, picking up the
banana leaves and dirty plates, and
Platinum Strength Sdn Bhd, in “The robots can also operate for a also taking customers’ orders,” he
partnership with Keenon Robotics minimum of 12 hours on a single charge, said.
Malaysia, an artificial intelligence which makes them very cost effective. Suresh said while each robot costs
company that focuses on indoor over RM1,000 a month in instalments,
intelligent service robots, said each ISR “Labour issues have long been a sore depending on the company the
supplied by the company costs point in the restaurant sector and have ISRs are purchased from,
RM30,800. led to falling business revenues. maintenance is low as it utilises Turn to
modern technology, which is
However, it arranges an instalment “The problem cannot be solved even among the reasons for operators —
scheme where its customers just pay after the Human Resources Ministry
RM1,812 a month for 17 months to own lifted the ban on hiring foreign workers page 3
an ISR. because jobs as waiters have little career
advancement. opting to continue using them.
As of this March, there were 250
robotic waiters operating in the country, “So robot waiters are the long-term
said Platinum Strength operations solution,” he said.
director Mohamad Fadzil Che Rus.

He said there are other values in
adopting robots in business operations.

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‘Use public Be wary of advertisement
transport, arrive links on social media: Expert
early for Merdeka
Day parade’ █ BY MUHAMMAD YUSRY o ‘To avoid being scammed, download apps accounts raided.
[email protected] only from Google Play or Apple App Store as “Popular apps for games and
KUALA LUMPUR: Those wishing to PETALING JAYA: Do not click on they have security mechanisms’
attend the National Day 2022 parade at advertisement links on social productivity have been found to
Dataran Merdeka on Aug 31 are advised media sites, which offer various “If the link provided by a maid no matter how advanced anti- have some elements of malicious
to plan their journey and use public services, without first verifying agency, for instance, leads to scam technology is, it will still behaviour. So, we can assume
transport as several main roads will be that the companies advertising some other site, then the public is fail. that cybercriminals can leverage
closed on that day. are bona fide, have business advised to immediately come out any form of service or product
licences and are registered with of it and not allow any “Understandably, all these that is popular to trick or force
Dang Wangi district police chief ACP the relevant authorities. downloads. checks are time-consuming and users to instal malicious apps
Noor Dellhan Yahaya said eight main arduous, but the fact remains that that pretend to be legitimate
roads around Dataran Merdeka would This is the latest advice from “Then again, even if a link it lowers one’s risk of getting ones.”
be closed and traffic diverted for safety cybersecurity experts who leads to a trusted portal, the user scammed.”
and to ensure that the event runs reiterated their warnings to the must still read reviews by other Selvakumar advised the public
smoothly. public after noticing daily users, search the web to ensure it Selvakumar said it is difficult not to download any links
occurrences of scams in the is legitimate, and during to say whether advertisement provided by companies on social
“We advise the public, including country. installation, check if the app links on social media platforms media platforms if they do not
participants involved in the National asks for permission to access are genuine efforts by companies lead back to Google Play or Apple
Day celebrations, to arrive early. We also Universiti Sains Malaysia features only relevant to its to provide their services to App Store.
encourage them to take public transport Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar purpose. potential clients, or if they are
such as the LRT and MRT. Manickam said that in a world in blatant attempts by scammers to “Go to these two sites and
which people do almost “For example, if an app for a instal malicious apps on innocent search for the app, read the
“Those not using public transport everything online using their calculator requests permission to users’ devices. reviews and only then decide to
must make sure that their vehicles are smartphones, it is not surprising access the phonebook, this instal it. If the app is not found on
parked properly and do not obstruct that service providers leverage should raise a red flag, and the “If an app is indeed malicious, Google Play or Apple App Store,
traffic. We have identified a number of social media platforms to reach user must immediately uninstal the cybercriminals will have a chances are they are not
car parking areas, including Jalan potential customers. the app or face the risk of having field day carrying out all kinds of trustworthy. If possible, email or
Tanglin, the Tanglin Health Clinic area his data stolen.” malicious activities on the call the service providers or
and in front of the Dang Wangi district “Advertisers have the right to victim’s device. The implication agencies to verify their existence,
police headquarters,” he said, when offer their services through apps, He said if the user is not can range from data privacy or look for alternatives.
appearing as a guest on RTM1’s Selamat web portals or mobile links. But, vigilant and does not take steps to issues and information theft to
Pagi Malaysia programme yesterday. it is best to only download such check and verify an app’s the device being attacked, “It is not worth the risk of
apps from Google Play or Apple authenticity before installing it, damaged or having bank blindly installing any app
Noor Dellhan said about 1,100 police App Store as they have security because a company or service
personnel would be deployed to ensure mechanisms that check for provider demands that you do so
public safety and the smooth running of malicious apps. to procure its services. If you do
the parade, which is expected to be held as requested, you run the risk of
from 8am to 11am. getting scammed.”

He said three layers of security would Singapore National Day bash makes comeback
be imposed on that day, which are the
internal layer at Dataran Merdeka itself,
the perimeters outside it, and a 3km
radius from Dataran Merdeka.

“Several police personnel will also be
tasked to monitor the 112 closed-circuit
cameras around Dataran Merdeka to
prevent untoward incidents.” – Bernama

Pos Lebir Orang Khairy and Menon at the event on Wednesday. – PIC COURTESY OF SINGAPORE HIGH COMMISSION █ BY AZMAN UJANG
Asli display [email protected]
patriotic spirit KUALA LUMPUR: After a three-year hiatus due
to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Singapore
GUA MUSANG: About 500 Orang Asli in National Day reception returned with pomp and
Pos Lebir have taken the initiative to splendour at the Shangri-La Hotel here on
decorate their villages and houses with Wednesday night with the theme “We missed
the Jalur Gemilang to enliven the you”.
National Month celebrations.
Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia
Kampung Pasir Linggi head Harun Vanu Gopala Menon said in his speech that
Ismail, 33, said despite living in the although the road to recovery from the pandemic
interior, National Day should be was long and arduous, the excellent ties and
observed by the community. open lines of communications between the two
countries helped to ensure that the supply of
“With Merdeka Day around the essential goods and services were maintained.
corner, the villagers got into the mood by
decorating their houses with the Menon, who is also the dean of the
National flag to express their love and Diplomatic Corps here, said the people of both
patriotism for the country,” he said when nations might be a little weary of the battle
met at a Gua Musang Kemas against Covid-19, but the pandemic reinforced
Community Programme on Wednesday. how interdependent Singapore and Malaysia are.

Through the programme, the Gua “Our critical economic and people-to-people
Musang Community Development ties were suddenly disrupted. Those short
Department cooperated with the Orang business trips or weekend holidays came to a
Asli community to put up flags around grinding halt. Families were separated,
villages and compounds of houses. businesses on both sides languished.

Kampung Mancang head Mohd “The scene at the Causeway, devoid of traffic,
Azman Talib, 39, said the programme was unsettling,” said Menon to a packed banquet
would boost the spirit and love for the hall of diplomats, politicians and other guests.
nation. – Bernama
Also present was Health Minister Khairy
Gerakan Tanah Air Jamaluddin.
to apply to RoS
The high commissioner pointed out that
PUTRAJAYA: Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) Singapore set up travel lanes to allow long-
will submit its application for separated families to reunite, and earlier this year
registration to the Registrar of Societies even reopened its borders safely.
(RoS) next week, said its protem
chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Singapore also contributed medical supplies
to Malaysia, and both countries shared
Mahathir, who is also Parti Pejuang information on their respective Covid-19
Tanah Air chairman, said at the moment, situations.
GTA is still in the process of selecting a
suitable logo for completing the “Minister Khairy’s efforts were instrumental
registration process. in this regard, both in Malaysia where he oversaw
an exemplary Covid-19 vaccine rollout, and
“If RoS rejects the application, GTA bilaterally through his close coordination with
has a Plan B. We will use one logo, one Singapore.
flag and introduce and promote our flag
and symbol.” – Bernama “Singapore and Malaysia will together
overcome any adversity, for the benefit of our two
peoples.”

He said Singapore’s relationship with
Malaysia was founded on deep people-to-people
ties and this made bilateral ties “truly special”.

“My wish for this (57th) National Day is that
our ties will continue to grow deeper and
stronger with each successive generation of
Singaporeans and Malaysians,” Menon added.

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█ BY MUHAMMAD YUSRY provisions to over 700 families in the Klang “Through the Soup Kitchen programme,
[email protected] Valley, Penang, Johor and Pahang. we want to promote the spirit of volunteerism ‘Govt aid needed to
PETALING JAYA: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd among the staff so that everyone has the upgrade eateries’
(formerly known as Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn “We are very honoured to be part of this opportunity to give something back to society,”
Bhd) has pledged to contribute a total of noble cause. We know that many are facing he said. “The majority of operators have one ISR,
RM84,000 or RM7,000 a month to Kechara hardships during these challenging times and but a few have two of them in their
Soup Kitchen Society (KSK) for a year starting we are glad that there are kind people and Giam added that the collaboration with
this July to June next year. organisations such as KSK helping those in KSK is part of the company’s corporate social restaurants.
need,” said Giam. responsibility programme called Helping “In the next three to five
The money will be used to provide dry food Hands, apart from being in line with its effort
provisions to 448 needy families in Penang “As for STM Lottery, we are motivated by to meet “Goal 2” of the United Nations From years, we may see these
and Perak. our desire to join hands with other Malaysians Sustainable Development Goals, which is to front robots in greater use. In time,
to help families in need during these difficult end hunger, achieve food security and page technological advancements
STM Lottery senior communications times.” improved nutrition, and promote sustainable
manager Giam Say Khoon said the agriculture. will see newer and more
collaboration with KSK started last year when Giam said other than cash contributions, advanced robots working in our
the country faced a series of lockdowns due to the company has been sending its employees The Helping Hands programme also restaurants,” he said.
the pandemic. to take part in KSK’s Soup Kitchen programme supports social sustainability projects such as He said Primas hopes the government will
since March this year, where food is national sports development, festive undertake a study on the problems faced by
At the time, the company contributed a distributed to the homeless and donations, and environmental conservation restaurants in the country and take proactive
total of RM96,000 to KSK to distribute underprivileged groups in Kuala Lumpur projects, he said. steps to assist them.
every month. “We are hoping the government will step in
to provide grants or soft loans with low interest
Help just a phone call away so that restaurants can upgrade their premises
to accommodate robot technology,” he said.
o Befrienders provides round-the-clock support to people call is answered, a trained counsellor will Suresh said restaurant operators fully
who are lonely, in distress or having suicidal thoughts listen, ask questions to generally understand support upgrading and using advanced
how the person feels, give him the time to technology, but they need government help to
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI hours a day, seven days a week, to those who share his dilemma and provide support on do so.
[email protected] are lonely, in distress or despair and having how to cope,” Lim said. On what customers think of the robots,
PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic in suicidal thoughts. Suresh said: “The younger generation,
2020 caused the world to come to a standstill. Additionally, to keep up with the times, Lim especially the children, love them.
Its services are free of charge and run with said Befrienders can also be contacted by Sometimes, there are multiple orders because
Two years on, the effects are still being felt the assistance of professional psychiatrists and email. However, face-to-face sessions are of the robots coming to deliver the food at the
as many suffer from depression and its after- psychologists from University Malaya Medical currently unavailable due to the pandemic. table.
effects. Centre. “However, some middle-aged and elderly
“Many who email us come from the customers find it cumbersome when food is
A spate of suicides at the Penang Bridge Befrienders Kuala Lumpur executive younger generation. However, at the moment, delivered by robots. They prefer human
shook Malaysians, as did the rise in cases of director Kenny Lim said it was modelled after we aren’t able to spread our wings to other interaction with the waiters.
child abuse, wife battery, divorces and others – Samaritans, a movement which started in platforms due to the high number of emails “But the world is changing, and we have to
all prompted by emotional distress. London in 1953 by Dr Chad Varah. Since then, and calls we get daily. adapt or be left behind,” he said.
the movement has spread around the world
But where do people go for help? Malaysia under the umbrella body of Befrienders “Our focus is still very much on phone calls MIC hopes to contest
is short of psychiatrists and clinical Worldwide. and emails, but having said that, we also use 12 parliamentary
psychologists as reported in theSun. social media to spread awareness on the issues seats in GE15
“Today, Befrienders Worldwide is a that plague those who suffer silently.”
In an interview on July 12, Mental Health dynamic and expanding global network of 349 MALACCA: The MIC has proposed to the
Aid Organisation co-founder Jernell Tan said emotional support centres in 32 countries Lim said there is an immediate and Barisan Nasional (BN) top leadership to let
the country had only 410 psychiatrists, with an spanning five continents. pressing need to educate the public on matters the party contest in 12 parliamentary seats
average national psychiatrist to population concerning mental health issues, especially if in the 15th general election (GE15), said its
ratio of 1.27 to 100,000, which is significantly These centres are staffed by more than we are to get rid of the stigmas that surround president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran.
lower than the World Health Organisation 25,000 volunteers who provide vital support to the topic.
recommended ratio of one psychiatrist per an estimated seven million service users each He said the party has a chance of
10,000 population. year and provide an open space for those in “But I can’t deny that over the last five winning the proposed seats, which are not
distress to talk and be heard. years, there have been a lot of improvement just traditional MIC seats.
While there are NGOs that people can surrounding mental health. Today, people are
telephone or go to for counselling and mental “We are multiracial, non-religious and far more understanding when it comes to such “We want a fighting chance ... there is a
health assistance, not all are as equipped as available to everyone, regardless of race, issues. chance for us to win. Why do we want to
Befrienders, a not-for-profit organisation that religion, age, gender or sexual orientation,” waste money, our time and all if we can’t
was established in 1970 by a group of pioneer Lim said, adding that it is a volunteer-based “Still, I also cannot deny that it has been contest and can’t win ... what is the use?
Malaysians who were concerned about the organisation with trained staff who treat each challenging in our fight to help as many people
emotional well-being of the community after conversation as strictly confidential. as we can. Sometimes, people cannot get “We can’t just be contesting in our
the race riots of May 13, 1969. through to our line. Besides the challenges, we parliamentary areas (traditional MIC seats)
“Those who come to us may keep their see more people calling in for help. ... what about the Umno parliamentary
Befrienders provides emotional support 24 names private and use a pseudonym if it seats? In managing the BN family, I’m sure
makes them more comfortable. Once a phone “This just goes to show that more people they will consider all this,” he told reporters
are reaching out and aware that help is just a at the Malacca MIC delegates conference on
phone call away,” said Lim, adding that last Wednesday night.
year, Befrienders received a total of 44,408 calls
or 122 calls a day. Also present were MIC deputy president
Datuk Seri M. Saravanan and Malacca MIC
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For example, Vigneswaran said, to
ensure BN’s victory, MIC handed over
Cameron Highlands, which had been the
party’s traditional parliamentary seat, to
Umno in the 2019 by-election.

It is understood the party, which is also
working on a list of state seats it wants to
contest, is expected to submit the state seat
list to the BN leadership soon. – Bernama

‘PAS can work with
any party but PH’

MALACCA: PAS is open to working with any
political party apart from Pakatan Harapan
(PH) in the 15th general election (GE15), said
its deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim
Tuan Man.

“It is important to collaborate (with other
parties) because PAS sees that there are at
least 27 parliamentary seats that could
potentially be won by PH if there is no
understanding between Perikatan Nasional
(PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN).

“As such, I see that there is a need for a
comprehensive cooperation (between PN
and BN) and this is what we hope for, but if BN
makes its decision as announced, we are
ready to fight,” he said at the launch of the
Malacca PAS election machinery on
Wednesday. – Bernama

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- A MERDEKA TRIBUTE

Family transcends
race and religion

o Malay couple that adopted and his wife, Nor Izeni Ismail, 37, and moved to Ahmad Jamali (right) sharing a light moment with his two brothers while his adoptive mother
oprhaned African boy show live with them in Malacca in March 2017. looks on. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN
that love is unconditional even
in the face of discrimination The couple has two other boys aged 10 and strangers. Bahasa Malaysia. It is the only language he
three, who are also adopted as they have no “We still get stares from strangers when we knows fluently, other than some English he
█ BY SURAYA ALI biological children of their own. learns at school,” she said.
[email protected] go out, but after six years of this, we are almost
PETALING JAYA: When he was barely a year old, “When the Persatuan Kebajikan Anak Kami used to it,” Nor Izeni said, adding that she and This year, the association is raising funds for
Ahmad Jamali Husain Abd Rafi was found in the (PKAK) founder contacted me and said there was her husband love Ahmad Jamali just as much Ahmad Jamali’s birthday celebrations.
back seat of a taxi by a religious school teacher a four-year old boy who needed a family, I did not as her other sons.
and because he was found without any think twice and agreed to adopt him. Its deputy director (operations), Ku Noor
documents no one could claim him. Nor Izeni recalled a time when Ahmad Ammarah Ku Amir, said Ahmad Jamali has
“We have never seen him, but we were told he Jamali was teased at school for having dark never experienced a waterpark before or
Named after the man who found and delivered was an African baby based on his physical skin and curly hair. stayed in a hotel.
him to the Welfare Department’s Tungku Budriah features. And although we don’t have much in
Children’s home in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, terms of luxury, we were happy and content with “The kids called him names, but we were “We hope with the help of corporate
Ahmad Jamali was registered as a stateless our lives and we knew we could give Ahmad lucky my other son is in the same class and sponsors and individual donors, we can take
orphan. He is believed to have been born in Jamali as much love as he needed,” he said. stood up for Ahmad Jamali. He even told the Ahmad Jamali and his family on a short
Malaysia. teacher about what happened. staycation at a waterpark and hotel nearby,”
Ahmad Tarmidzi and Nor Izeni now work for she said.
Despite being registered in the welfare system the association as full-time caretakers at the “Ahmad Jamali is a good son and often
for almost 10 years and having been adopted by NGOs’ care centre in Bangsar. helps me at home. He is shy, but very Those interested to know more may contact
Malaysian parents, he is yet to be recognised as a protective of his brothers too,” she said, adding Ku Noor Ammarah at 011-14853707 or via their
Malaysian citizen. He said Merdeka celebrations have been extra that he is a talented football player and well- Facebook at Persatuan Kebajikan Anak Kami.
special since they adopted Ahmad Jamali. liked by his friends.
At the age of four, he was adopted by customer As the family looks forward to celebrating
service consultant Ahmad Tarmidzi Maidin, 42, This is because it is standard procedure for the Nor Izeni also said sometimes strangers Merdeka and Ahmad Jamali’s birthday, they
government to register undocumented babies’ find it amazing that Ahmad Jamali speaks are an example of what Keluarga Malaysia
birthdays on Aug 31. fluent Bahasa Malaysia. symbolises – Malaysians who are colour blind
in the face of race and religion.
“Merdeka has always been one of the main “We are raising him, so of course, he speaks
events in our home as we get to celebrate
Malaysia’s independence and our son’s birthday.
We feel so honoured.”

Adopting a child of different race, especially
one that does not look like a typical Malaysian,
raised eyebrows among family, friends and even

High hopes for Johor BN to win most
seats in GE15: Mohamad Hasan

JOHOR BARU: Barisan Nasional (BN) is putting secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan
high hopes on Johor to be the biggest and Youth chief Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki,
contributor of parliamentary seats for the as well as MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka
coalition in the 15th general election (GE15), Siong and MIC vice-president Datuk M Asojan.
hence restoring the state as a BN stronghold.
Mohamad Hasan said as BN’s priority was to
BN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad win, the selection of candidates would be done
Hasan said the coalition’s priority now was to based on merit.
win big, with a high target set for Johor BN.
“We don’t have a rule of thumb saying it
“I want Johor to win at least 20 parliamentary should all be old faces or new faces.”
seats and be the main contributor in our bid to
form a new BN government at the federal level. He said GE15 will see BN component parties
working as a strong team and not in silos such as
“So, it is a very tall order. Heavy tasks await before.
Johor BN. We hope Johor BN will win 20 out of
the 26 parliamentary seats available in the state,” “So, even if MCA or MIC are not contesting
he told reporters before chairing the Johor BN for certain seats, their election machinery will
coordination committee meeting here also be mobilised,” he said.
yesterday, which was also attended by Johor BN
chief Datuk Hasni Mohammad. In GE14, Pakatan Harapan won 18 of the
state’s parliamentary seats, while BN only
Also present were Umno vice-president managed to secure eight.
Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin,
In the GE13, BN won 21 seats while the
opposition took the remaining five. – Bernama

Screening for monkeypox at entry points

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Health Department early prevention.
(KHD) is prepared to conduct health screenings “So far, the cases reported in Thailand did not
at entry points into the country, in the wake of the
spread of monkeypox in neighbouring Thailand. occur in the region bordering the country but in
areas north of Thailand and Bangkok,” he told
KHD director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said reporters after launching the “Semarak Jalur
although no cases of monkeypox had been Gemilang” programme held in conjunction with
recorded in the country, early prevention and the National Month and Malaysia Day
control measures needed to be done. celebrations here yesterday.

“All government and private clinics need to A 25-year-old Thai woman is the latest
immediately report to the department if there is a monkeypox patient in Thailand, bringing the
case of monkeypox in their area for tally in the kingdom to five. – Bernama

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PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court was Najib used his position
told yesterday that all actions taken for financial gain, court told
by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in
the SRC International Sdn Bhd case oNo evidence whatsoever appellant had act in the best interests of SRC, it was Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang
were to achieve his personal desire to ever acted to protect interests of SRC actually acting (unknowingly) in the Hashim and Federal Court judges
cause wrongful gain for himself and International, says prosecutor best interests of the appellant. Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan, Datuk
wrongful loss to the company. Mary Lim Thiam Suan and Datuk
he is) charged. misappropriation of RM42 million in “The RM4 billion KWAP loan to Mohamad Zabidin Mohd.
Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V. “No artificial demarcation of the SRC International funds. SRC has disappeared, while the debt
Sithambaram said there was no is still being paid by the government The lawyer also said a total of
evidence whatsoever that the role of the appellant in various Sithambaram said the combined from public funds. RM50 million was transferred out of
appellant (Najib) had ever acted to capacities should be entertained as it roles Najib played enabled him to SRC to its subsidiaries namely
protect and preserve the interests of was his sole intention to commit execute his game plan to benefit from “It was unusual when the newly Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and
SRC, as he was legally obliged to do, crimes in the varied roles played by the funds of SRC as he placed himself established company (SRC) was Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd in two
Bernama reported. him in the country’s administration in a position where the SRC board of given such a huge loan. separate transactions of RM40
and in SRC,” the deputy public directors acted on his instructions million in December 2014 and the
“Najib was the prime minister, prosecutor said at the hearing of rather than as independent directors. “My Lady, the loan approval was further RM10 million in February
finance minister and advisor Najib’s appeal against his conviction done very fast, and it was approved 2015.
emeritus of the company. It was plain and jail sentence for the “Whilst the law requires that the by the cabinet chaired by Najib at the
and obvious that he used all his SRC Board of Directors should always point of time,” Sithambaram said to He said of the total sum, RM42
positions to extract financial gain the five-member bench led by Chief million was transferred to Najib’s
from the RM4 billion Retirement Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan accounts in three transactions,
Fund Inc loan to SRC. The criminal Mat. namely RM27 million, RM5 million
intention of the appellant was and RM10 million.
executed by the appellant wearing The other judges on the bench are
different hats. Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak

“What was the appellant’s plan for
the billions standing frozen in a Swiss
bank is anybody’s guess. It was the
mens rea of the appellant in executing
the criminal intent in various
capacities that enabled him to
commit the seven offences (for which

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Sungai Buloh district boys recovered
police chief Supt from river
Shafa’aton Abu Bakar
pointing at a photo of a KUANTAN: The bodies of two friends
man who was arrested who had gone missing after being
after he tried to rob a swept away by strong currents while
cashier by posing as a taking a dip in Sungai Triang near
debt collection agent of a Kerayong chicken market in Bera on
local telecommunications Tuesday, were found on Wednesday
company. – and yesterday.
BERNAMAPIX
Pahang Fire and Rescue
Department assistant director
(operations) Ismail Abdul Ghani said
the body of Muhammad Nik Iqmal
Shah Ismail, 15, was found at
10.30pm, about 400 metres from
where he had gone missing.

He said the body of Muhammad
Danial Irsyad Norazlan, 11, was
found by the public at 1.30am, also
about 400 metres from where he was
last seen.

The bodies were handed over to
the police for further action.

The victims had been swimming
in the river with several other friends
when they were swept away at about
3.30pm on Tuesday. – Bernama

Elderly brothers found dead in apparent murder-suicide Police seek man
shown cutting
IPOH: Two brothers, both senior a team was dispatched to the scene. had tried to break up the fight and 67, was a pensioner. flags in video
citizens, were found dead at a They found a man lying on the had her thumb slashed in the He said there were family
house in Jalan Mohamed Naseh process. We are still investigating KUALA LUMPUR: The police are
here yesterday morning in what kitchen floor in a pool of blood with the reasons for the fight. members present in the house at looking for a man who was captured
police believe was a murder- stab wounds, while another man the time of the incident and police on video damaging the Jalur
suicide. was found hung outside the house. He said investigators found a will take down statements from all Gemilang national flags displayed in
knife, believed to be the murder of them to facilitate investigations. the federal capital.
Acting Perak police chief Datuk Investigations revealed both weapon, at the scene.
Azizi Mat Aris said police were men were siblings and had been The case is being investigated However, Dang Wangi police chief
alerted of the incident at 10am and involved in an argument. Azizi said the older brother, 70, under Section 302 of the Penal ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya said the
was a taxi driver, while his sibling, Code for murder. – Bernama police had not received any report
“The wife of the younger sibling regarding the incident.

The 37-second video on TikTok,
shows a man in a red shirt and a blue
cap cutting several Jalur Gemilang
installed on the footpath believed to
be in front of the Malaysian Tourism
Centre in Jalan Ampang. – Bernama

African prostitution ring smashed, 10 foreigners arrested

CYBERJAYA: The Immigration and 37, were nabbed for involvement as tourists, while one was enrolled as handphones, an access card, one “The Immigration Department
Department has smashed an African in prostitution and other immoral an international student at a student card, four condoms and nine does not rule out the possibility of
prostitution syndicate operating from activities in a raid on Wednesday. language centre in the federal capital. note books. (more) foreign prostitution
a condominium unit here with the syndicates, especially among tourists
arrest of 10 foreign women in an “Of those arrested, one Tanzanian “The syndicate targeted The suspects have been taken to and students from Africa.
operation. and one Ugandan were identified as international students and African the Immigration headquarters in
‘Mummy’ or intermediaries for the men especially Nigerians as clients, Putrajaya for investigation under the “After this operation, further
Immigration director-general prostitution activities.” charging each customer between Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti- investigations will be conducted to
Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud RM200 and RM500.” Smuggling of Migrants Act (Atipsom), track down the mastermind of these
said the suspects, seven Tanzanians He added that preliminary Immigration Act, Passport Act and prostitution activities and network of
and three Ugandans aged between 23 investigations showed that nine of Khairul Dzaimee said the raiding Immigration Regulations. syndicates.” – Bernama
the women entered Malaysia legally party seized nine passports, 13

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BEIJING: Sixteen people were killed mountainous region of Datong response, according to state media Wednesday that heavy rains were staff to perform outdoor work when
and many left missing in flash county in Qinghai province, affecting reports. also expected to hit northern regions temperatures are forecast to hit 40°C
flooding in northwest China, state more than 6,200 people from six of the country, including Beijing and or above.
media reported yesterday, as the villages, state broadcaster CCTV said. Sudden heavy rainfall on neighbouring Tianjin and Hebei.
country battles extreme weather that Wednesday night had triggered the The China Meteorological
has shuttered factories and caused Photos of the aftermath showed situation, according to the reports. Meanwhile, millions of people in Administration said the country was
rolling power cuts. roads covered in mud, uprooted southwest China are facing rolling going through its longest period of
trees, damaged homes and rescue Scientists said extreme weather power cuts after a crushing heatwave sustained high temperatures since
The deluge comes during a workers carrying shovels. across the world has become more led to an electricity supply crunch records began in 1961, with 64
summer of soaring temperatures and frequent due to climate change, and that has forced factories to halt work. straight days of heat warnings in
torrential rains in China, with “As of noon on the 18th, 16 people will likely grow more intense as various regions starting in June.
multiple cities clocking their hottest have been killed,” added CCTV, temperatures rise. Sichuan province relies heavily on
days on record and floods causing saying that rescue work was ongoing. dams to generate its electricity but More than a third of weather
hundreds of millions of dollars worth Severe flooding in southern China the heat has caused reservoirs to dry stations in China recorded extreme
of damage. At least 18 people are missing and in June displaced more than half a up, exacerbating the energy shortage. heat this summer, with 262 of them
20 have since been rescued, and a million people and caused an reaching or surpassing previous
Floods hit this week in a “frontline headquarters” has been set estimated US$250 million in damage. Sichuan authorities yesterday records, the administration said. – AFP
up to organise the emergency ordered employers to stop requiring
Authorities warned on

India-Pakistan nuke war Chinese woman held
could kill two billion: Study for wearing kimono

o Deaths by starvation and climate change would be would trigger firestorms that release BEIJING: A woman claimed she was detained by
far greater than casualties caused by atomic blasts sun-blocking soot into the atmosphere. police in China for wearing a Japanese kimono.

WASHINGTON: Even a limited-scale conflict Scientists considered a hypothetical The latest study marks the first time A video on social media showed police
between India and Pakistan would have situation where a war broke out between scientists have calculated the extent of deaths accosting the woman, identified only by her
catastrophic consequences, killing two billion India and Pakistan, and both targetted urban from famine and sunlight-blocking soot in the social media handle “Shadow not Self”, and
people worldwide and disrupting global food centres in the opposing coutry with 250 atmosphere, which are far greater than telling her she should not be wearing a kimono
supplies, a study has warned. 100-kiloton nuclear weapons. immediate casualties caused by atomic blasts. as she was Chinese, reported What’s on Weibo,
a news portal that covers social media trends in
Scientists at Rutgers University analysed six Such a scenario would kill 127 million A nuclear war between India and Pakistan China.
possible scenarios involving nuclear-armed people in South Asia alone due to explosions, would release an estimated 37 million tonnes of
countries that have the firepower to trigger fires and radiation, the study found. soot into the atmosphere, causing temperatures “If you would be wearing hanfu (Chinese
worldwide suffering and deaths. across the planet to plunge by over 5°C – down traditional clothing), I would never have said
A full-scale war between the US and Russia to figures last experienced during the Ice Age. this,” the policeman can be heard saying in the
They found that besides deaths from the – the worst-case scenario – would wipe out video.
atomic exposions, such conflicts would also well over half of humanity. It would also obliterate the production of
impact the global climate and cause famine. major crops and fisheries by up to 42%. “But you are wearing a kimono, as a Chinese.
“It’s really a cautionary tale that any use of You are Chinese!”
These grim findings come at a time when nuclear weapons could be a catastrophe for Famine would kill two billion people
the threat of a full-blown nuclear war is the world,” said Rutgers climate scientist and across the world, the study showed. The video ends as the woman is taken away.
greater than at any time since the Cold War, study author Alan Robock. The incident took place on Aug 10 at Huaihai
with mounting tensions between the US and A bigger war between Russia and the US Street in the city of Suzhou.
Russia as well as America and China. Such conflicts would slash crop yields would kill an estimated five billion people. The street is home to many Japanese
around the world because nuclear weapons businesses and restaurants and is also known as
However, any of the other nine nuclear “Little Tokyo”.
powers, including China, North Korea, and The woman who was cosplaying as a
Israel, have enough destructive capacity at popular character from the manga series
their fingertips to cause immense worldwide Summer Time Rendering was wearing a kimono
suffering and deaths. – The Independent and a wig.
The woman claimed in a now-deleted post
on Chinese social media platform Weibo that
she was subsequently arrested for “picking
quarrels and provoking trouble”, a common
refrain used by Chinese authorities against any
dissenters, reported Vice News.
She said she had been interrogated for five
hours until past midnight.
The woman said police officers also looked
through her phone, including deleted photos
and confiscated the kimono worn by her.
Police officials also lectured her and ordered
her to write a 500-word letter of self-criticism,
she said in an earlier post on social media
platform Qzone. – The Independent

ETERNAL BRIEFS HK LEADER SPARED PENALTY
VIGILANCE ... FOR BREAKING ELECTION RULES
Air Force soldiers
preparing to load HONG KONG: A court here decided yesterday
American-made not to penalise chief executive John Lee for
Harpoon AGM-84 late paperwork filed during the election bid
anti-ship missiles where he ran unopposed for the city’s top
in front of an job. Authorities said Lee failed to submit
F-16V fighter jet supporting paperwork on time for three
during a drill at endorsement ads, an offence that could be
Hualien base in punished by up to HK$5,000 (RM2,900) and
Taiwan. – AFPPIX six months in jail. But Judge Queeny
Au-Yeung ruled that Lee’s non-compliance
Rogue seal found in inland Australia was “caused by inadvertence” – one of the
legal grounds which could permit a waiver.
CANBERRA: Australian farmers are puzzling got up and started moving, we saw it was The woman said she had contacted The judge said Lee gained no special
over a seal’s curious inland expedition far definitely not a pig, it was a seal,” Karli McGee authorities and had been told the Melbourne advantage, and accepted his explanation
from its watery home as rescuers work to save told Australia’s national broadcaster ABC. Zoo would assess the animal’s health and that the forms were submitted late amid
the mammal, local media reported yesterday. carry out its rescue. “heavy workload, tight timeframes”. – AFP
The seal is thought to have travelled about
A dairy farmer in the country’s 30km from its coastal habitat before surfacing “We’re not allowed to go near him, so we MOROCCO COURT JAILS
southeastern Victoria state said she first on a property in Simpson – about two and can’t rescue him ourselves.” 13 MIGRANTS: LAWYER
spotted the seal galumphing past bemused a half hours from the city of Melbourne.
cows on Sunday. It was unclear how the seal travelled so far RABAT: Morocco sentenced 13 migrants to
“All the locals are in shock. A lot of (the inland, with McGee saying that it may have two-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday,
“We went in the tractor down to the seals) know where we live. We are not near the navigated local rivers before coming ashore in their lawyer Khalid Ameza said, following a
paddock and first thought it was a pig. When it beach, so it is a bit of a surprise,” said McGee. search of food. – AFP deadly mass crossing into the Spanish
enclave of Melilla in June. He did not specify
the charges against the 13. They appeared at
a court in Nador, a Moroccan city bordering
Melilla, and intend to appeal. The two
Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta are the
European Union’s only land borders with
Africa. According to the official toll, 23 people
died when around 2,000 migrants, many of
them from Sudan, stormed the fences along
the frontier in June. – AFP

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Remains of two Ukraine says fighting
children found with Russia ‘deadlocked’
in suitcases
o UN chief to meet Zelensky between the West and Russia, which says the Ukrainian forces killed 29 “occupiers” near the
WELLINGTON: The remains of two and Erdogan in Lviv aim of its operation is to demilitarise its town of Bilohirka, northeast of Kherson, as well
young children have been found in two neighbour and protect Russian-speaking as destroying artillery, armoured vehicles and a
suitcases bought at auction in New KYIV: Ukrainian forces said yesterday they had communities. military supply depot.
Zealand, local police said yesterday, beaten back a Russian attack in the southern
vowing to track down those responsible region of Kherson, while the death toll from “Russian forces have achieved only minimal Fighting around the Russian-occupied
for the deaths. Russian shelling of Kharkiv city in Ukraine’s advances, and in some cases we have advanced, Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised
northeast climbed as the nearly six-month war since last month,” Ukrainian presidential fears of a catastrophe and Guterres has said he
Insp Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua said grinds on without let-up. adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a video. wants a demilitarised zone established.
the bodies were likely to have been in
storage for several years and the victims UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will “What we are seeing is a ‘strategic deadlock.’” Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
are thought to have been between five meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Russian bombardment of a residential area said he had spoken to the director-general of
and 10 years old when they died. and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan early of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, on the International Atomic Agency, who was
today in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Wednesday evening killed seven people and ready to lead a delegation to the plant.
The children were concealed in two wounded 16, the Ukrainian Emergencies
suitcases of similar size, he said. They will discuss ways to find a political Service said. “I emphasised the mission’s urgency to
solution to the war and address the threat to “This is a devious and cynical strike on address nuclear security threats caused by
The remains were only found when global food supplies and risk of a disaster at civilians with no justification,” Zelensky said on Russia’s hostilities,” he said on Twitter.
an unsuspecting family bought a Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which has the Telegram messaging app.
trailer-load of items being auctioned off been taken over by Russian forces. One person was killed and 18 were wounded Russia’s Defence Ministry accused Ukraine of
in bulk from a storage unit in South yesterday in pre-dawn shelling of another planning a “provocation” at the plant on Friday
Auckland. The war has forced millions to flee, killed residential area of Kharkiv, regional governor while Guterres is visiting Ukraine, Russian
thousands and deepened a geopolitical rift Oleh Synehubov said. state-owned news agency RIA reported.
Police reiterated that the family The south district of the Operational
concerned are not connected to the Command of the Ukrainian armed forces said The two sides have exchanged accusations
homicide, but are “understandably of shelling near the plant but the Russian
distressed by the discovery” and they ministry said its forces had no heavy weapons
have asked for privacy. there or in nearby districts. – Reuters

Vaaelua said police are using
household and personal items found
alongside the suitcases in their bid to
identify the victims.

They are also checking hours of CCTV
footage, but key moments could have
already been erased due to the delay
between when the victims died and the
discovery of the bodies.

Similarly, experts conducting the
post-mortem investigation face
difficulties in identifying the children,
Vaaelua said, due to the timescales
involved. – AFP

BRIEFS OFFICES OF PALESTINIAN
RIGHTS GROUPS RAIDED
WATERY
RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces HIGHWAY ... A bus
yesterday raided the offices of driving through a
multiple Palestinian human rights flooded road on the
groups in the occupied West Bank, outskirts of Yangon.
which the state has branded“terrorist – AFPPIX
organisations”. The military said
soldiers and police officers “closed 21 killed in Kabul mosque blast
seven institutions and confiscated
property” in the overnight raids. At KABUL: A blast which ripped through a Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said of security in the country, but frequently deny
the Ramallah offices of human rights mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan 21 people were killed and 33 wounded. or downplay incidents reported on the
group Al Haq, the front door had capital killed at least 21 people and wounded country’s vibrant social media.
been welded shut and a Hebrew more than two dozen others, police said The Italian non-governmental organisation
statement left saying it would remain yesterday. Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, They have also taken recently to preventing
closed for “security reasons”. Staff said on Wednesday evening it had received 27 local and foreign media from covering the
from Al Haq removed the metal sheet The number of bombings across victims, including three fatalities. aftermath of attacks – sometimes violently – and
covering their office door yesterday Afghanistan has declined since the Taliban armed Taliban fighters prevented journalists
and vowed to continue working, returned to power in August last year, but Most of the patients were suffering “shell and from reaching the mosque site yesterday.
despite computers and other several attacks – many targeting minority burn injuries”, it said via e-mail.
equipment being seized. – AFP communities – have rocked the country in Wednesday’s blast comes nearly a week after
recent months, including some claimed by the In a later tweet, the hospital said five a suicide bomber killed top Taliban cleric
GUATEMALA RETRIEVES Islamic State group. children were among those it treated, including Rahimullah Haqqani, along with his brother, at
33 MAYAN ARTIFACTS a seven-year-old. his madrassa in Kabul.
No group has claimed responsibility for
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala said on Wednesday evening’s blast at Kabul’s Sediqia Local hospitals contacted by AFP said they Haqqani was known for angry speeches
Wednesday it had recovered 33 Mosque, which has an adjoining madrassa. were not permitted to provide details of against Islamic State, which later claimed the
Mayan artifacts that were voluntarily casualties they had treated. attack. – AFP
returned from a private collection in
Germany. Through its embassy, Taliban officials insist they have full control
Guatemala “recovered 15 pieces and
18 archaeological fragments that
were identified as part of the cultural
heritage of our country”, the Foreign
Ministry said in a statement.
“Guatemala is grateful for the
voluntary return of the objects that
form an important part of the
country’s history, and it gives hope
that other holders of similar pieces in
private collections may take this
same step,” it said. The objects
included bowls and ceramic figurines
dating from the periods between
1,000 BC and 250 AD. – AFP

WHO urges caution after dog gets monkeypox

GENEVA: The World Health in Paris – was reported last week in theoretical risk that such a jump When viruses jump the species 12 people have died, according to the
Organisation (WHO) called on the medical journal The Lancet. could happen, she said, adding that barrier it often sparks concern that WHO, which has designated the
Wednesday for people infected with public health agencies had already they could mutate dangerously. outbreak a global health emergency.
monkeypox to avoid exposing animals “This is the first case reported of been advising those suffering from
to the virus following a first reported human-to-animal transmission ... the disease to “isolate from their pets”. Lewis stressed that so far there With global case numbers jumping
case of human-to-dog transmission. and we believe it is the first instance were no reports that was happening by 20% in the past week alone, WHO is
of a canine being infected,” WHO’s She also said “waste management with monkeypox. urging all countries to do more to rein
A first case of human-to-dog technical lead for monkeypox is critical” to lowering the risk of in the spread, including ensuring those
transmission – between two men and Rosamund Lewis told reporters. contaminating rodents and other Worldwide, more than 35,000 at risk have access to services and
their Italian greyhound living together animals outside the household. cases have been confirmed since the information about the virus. – AFP
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Moving towards a common fisheries policy

COMMENT by Jason Loh and Anis Salwana Abdul Malik World Wildlife
MALAYSIA has a rich assortment and Fund Malaysia
plethora of seafood-based culinary consequences of severe climate change. reported that
delights. Agriculture and Food Overfishing due to illegal, unreported and bottom
Industries Minister Datuk Seri trawling is
unregulated (IUU) fishing, has occurred in this one of the
region. For example, the total catch per unit in most
Ronald Kiandee said Malaysia’s per capita the Gulf of Thailand has decreased by 86% since destructive
consumption of fish and seafood has been 1966 (“The threat of overfishing”, The Asean Post, fishing
46.9kg annually, and ranks second in Southeast Sept 17, 2018). methods.
Asia, behind Cambodia’s 63.2kg. According to the FAO, the yearly effect of IUU
It goes without saying that Malaysians are fishing in Indonesia is between US$10 billion European Union (EU), where we can set quotas
heavily dependent on seafood – which means (RM$44.69 billion) and US$23 billion on the total allowable catches (TAC) and the
primarily commercial catches and landings, i.e. (“Calculation Model of Economic Losses Due to concomitant of landing obligations (i.e. the
from our waters. However, it was reported a few Illegal Fishing Activities in Indonesian Territorial number or amount of fish netted or deducted
months ago that fish sightings in Malaysia has Waters”, Conservation Strategy Fund, 2018). against the TAC quotas), enforce the ban on
decreased, especially in the north of the In Malaysia, we lost RM6 billion to IUU fishing destructive fishing practices more effectively and
peninsula, by up to 70%, as highlighted by in 2016, and even though enforcement and on a sustainable basis, enable and empower
National Fishermen’s Association chairman monitoring were tightened, we still lost RM4.2 systematic joint-action on a regional basis, etc.,
Abdul Hamid Bahari. billion in 2019. Again, overfishing and poaching, with the exception of freedom of movement, i.e.
According to an unnamed source from the which includes harmful fishing techniques such occasions when Indonesia’s Maritime Affairs and of fishermen and fishing vessels.
Fisheries Department, the issue of the decrease as fish bombing or blast fishing, the use of dragon Fisheries Ministry’s patrol ships cornered vessels
in fish started in 2015 due to the enormous traps and push nets, bottom trawling, etc as well with Malaysian flags in the Natuna Sea, only to After all, Asean has already sought the
number of catches every year, with illegal fishing as encroachments by foreign fishermen, have all find that the fishing crew are Laotians. Natuna technical assistance of the EU for its fisheries
as one of the primary causes. contributed to the decrease in our fish stocks. Island is known to be blessed with an abundance policy framework under the Enhanced Regional
It is part of a broader global trend as noted by World Wildlife Fund Malaysia reported that of marine resources. EU-Asean Dialogue Instrument.
United Nations Food and Agriculture bottom trawling, which sweeps up everything on
Organisation (FAO), which reported in 2018 that the ocean floor, is one of the most destructive Since fisheries is a regional issue, there is a As proposed in an EMIR Research article
almost 90% of the world’s fish stocks have been fishing methods and is responsible for the need for stronger and more concerted regional entitled, “Regional and Bilateral Solidarity,
fully exploited, overexploited or depleted (“90% destruction of thriving marine ecosystems, cooperation among Asean member states. Cooperation and Coordination in Food Security
of fish stocks are used up – fisheries subsidies including coral reefs. Some of the fish species Policy” (April 22, 2021), we suggested that
must stop”, United Nations Conference on Trade that fishermen used to capture 30 to 40 years ago At a bilateral level, Malaysia and Indonesia Asean’s version of a CFP be used to support
and Development, July 13, 2018). are no longer seen in the oceans. this year agreed to host joint-patrols along the massive aquafarming projects in border regions
Despite recent claims that fish stocks are Last year, the investigative journalism team Straits of Malacca and North Natuna Sea, with and redesignate the smooth cross-border
recovering, scientists warn against overly- R.age reported that the decline in fish stocks the aim of reinforcing maritime security against movement of fishes within the zonal limits for
optimistic global fisheries evaluations based on under our Economic Exclusive Zone facing the illegal fishing. the purpose of commercial breeding. This will
individual diagnostics that fail to represent the South China Sea has been noticeable since the not only promote joint/cross-border investment
complexity and uncertainty of global fisheries influx of foreign fishermen, especially The Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries from the private sector but be a more viable
datasets (“Recovery of assessed global fish stocks Vietnamese trawlers. Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said illegal alternative to deep-sea fishing, which can often
remains uncertain”, Proceedings of the National Crime statistics provided by the Department vessels are usually the ones that harm result in an unfair playing field, among others.
Academy of Sciences, July 26, 2021). of Statistics indicated that Vietnamese fishermen sustainability of fish stocks due to their
It is no surprise then that the South China Sea, are the most frequent violators. These overfishing and destructive fishing practices. Jason Loh Seong Wei and
home to “half” of Southeast Asia’s main fishing Vietnamese trawlers have caused damage to Anis Salwana Abdul Malik are part of the
hotspot (the other being the Straits of Malacca coral reefs in our waters. Joint patrol should also be done together with research team of EMIR Research, an independent
and the Andaman Sea), is also facing the same Our fishermen too are not spared from claims other Asean member-states to combat IUU in the
predicament. of illegal fishing in our neighbour’s waters. South China Sea. think tank focused on strategic policy
According to a report, “Sink or Swim: The In 2012, Malaysia and Indonesia ratified a recommendations based on rigorous research.
future of fisheries in the East and South China Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on As of February 2022, Thailand has imposed a
Seas” (2021), by research scientists from the common guidelines for the protection of temporary moratorium on commercial fishing in Comments: [email protected]
University of British Columbia’s Institute for the fishermen. The MoU was renewed in 2020 to the Gulf of Thailand until mid-June this year to
Oceans and Fisheries, by the end of the century, establish a joint fishery development area. rebuild marine resources in the meantime. This
the South China Sea’s main commercial species However, in 2021, R.age reported that policy measure is also considered as part of an
would have critically declined by 90% in weight harassment of our fishermen by Indonesian Asean action plan to promote the recovery of fish
biomass due to overfishing and the authorities continued. There have been stocks in the South China Sea and Straits of
Malacca, etc.

Currently, Asean only has a Strategic Plan of
Action on Asean Cooperation on Fisheries 2021-
2025. Notwithstanding, we should still strive for a
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), similar to the

Rehumanising education for holistic development of students

COMMENT with the accelerated incorporation of living on campus should be made available to balanced educational experience and
technology. students beyond just the first year as studies have opportunities to forge lifelong friendships based
by Prema Ponnudurai indicated that stronger relationships are built by on shared interests.
Highly technology-infused education often students living on campus as opposed to those
DIGITAL technology consumption is rapidly leads to an isolating learning experience, with a who live off campus. As we prepare students for the future
growing, with over 26 million Malaysians remotely accessible teacher and distant workforce, we are witnessing transformations in
utilising the internet today for numerous online classmates. Recently, studies in technological Teaching and learning should also take place work trends in the forms of remote and hybrid
activities. This is in line with the 12th Malaysia usage and loneliness have been rampant, off campus by way of visits and excursions to working cultures. Therefore, as we battle the dual
Plan 2021-2025, which focuses on transforming leading to the term “technolonely” being coined. related sites, so learning takes place implicitly, disruption of the pandemic and automation,
Malaysia into a digitally and technology-driven and opportunity to build social capital by a universities have equal responsibility to prepare
nation by 2030. Friendships are the foundation of growth at shared lived experience increases. Interestingly, students with the knowledge and skills but also
university, where connections are made by a 2017 study has found that significant social in navigating relations and communication for
By embedding digitalisation, the education students having shared interests and on a similar capital leads to improved employability among this work environment.
sector is equipping students to achieve path of intellectual and personal growth. university students.
Malaysia’s aspirations. Empirical studies have also indicated that friends By nature, the human mind is designed to be
are the central social support system for The philosophy of human-centric education creative, problem solve and be innovative for
It also ensures they remain competitive adolescents compared to family. is beyond just imparting academic knowledge survival. While it is important to develop digital
through various cross-discipline teaching and skills but also centring on a “value-based” skills for the future, technology is always evolving
pedagogies, which employ the latest innovations According to the World Health Organisation, approach. It places importance on nurturing and society will need to continuously keep
in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and among the top causes of mental health issues in human virtues and cultivating qualities of upskilling and relearning digital skills to keep up
Augmented Reality. youth today is due to isolation and loneliness, “being human”. with trends and remain competitive. However, it
which can also lead to suicidal deaths among is imperative that the ever-consistent human soft
Nevertheless, this feverish inclusion of youth globally. Through curriculum enhancements, skills of respect, communication, collaboration,
digitalisation must be coupled with the universities should offer credit-bearing electives listening, empathy, resilience and so on are also
nurturing of basic human skills and tread with In Malaysia, a national study found that youth in non-academic areas, but which contribute to inculcated in students as these are, in essence,
caution to stay true to visions of holistic between the ages of 16 and 24 are 4.8 times more the overall growth like sports, service learning, what it means to be human.
development. likely to attempt suicide than other age groups. volunteering and community projects as they
Some of the leading causes of suicide attempts contribute to the development of the student’s As quoted by Mahatma Gandhi, “the
Through the growth of technology over the noted are academic pressure, lack of peer or social and affective domains and as a whole greatness of humanity is not in being human, but
years, educational philosophies have evolved parent connectedness and prolonged online person. For instance, Durham University in UK in being humane”. So, next time you are in class,
from teacher-centred to student-centred and interaction leading to decreased human offers Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion instead of starting by asking your students to log
now to “self-centred” learning. communication. Based on these facts, it is crucial modules, the Liverpool Hope University in UK into the learning portal to access your lecture
that universities play a central role in developing provides courses on The Beatles, Cornell notes, take a few minutes to ask them, “how can
As online delivery, remote learning, human connections for their students and grow University in the US offers a course on I help make you a better person?” and it could
self-directed learning, personalised and a more robust human-centric teaching and Recreational Tree Climbing and many more. mean a world of difference.
independent learning expand, the central role of learning environment to ensure the overall Hence, as universities are often viewed as
the teacher is quickly diminishing. wellbeing of students is maintained. societal gatekeepers, an equilibrium needs to be Prema Ponnudurai, Head of School, Media and
maintained for students to build and maintain Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences and
Education of yesteryears was filled with fond At present, an array of co-curricular activities human connections for social support as these
memories of bonding with friends, playing and clubs are available at universities. However, relationships are the foundations of a well- Leisure Management,Taylor’s University.
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(left) The Hot
Chick. – WALT
DISNEY
STUDIOS
MOTION
PICTURES

(right) Never
Been Kissed. –
20TH
CENTURY
STUDIOS

█ BY MARIETTA MU o Come revisit these classic and iconic films
with costume designs that were the epitome
Y2K – or the late 90s and early of fashion from two decades ago
00s – has made a comeback.
To revisit this era known for a student at her former high school to ends up working at the rowdy bar,
excess and driven by pop research contemporary teenage and Tyra Banks also plays one of the
culture, we can look back on the culture. Take inspiration from all the bar crew. From low-rise jeans and
iconic fashion films from then to get students’ outfits and hairstyles as she belly-button piercings to fringed
some inspiration on how to make a infiltrates the inner circle of the most halter-neck tops, the looks served in
loud statement. popular clique on campus, including Coyote Ugly were Y2K realness. At the
Jessica Alba, who plays Kirsten, one of time of shooting, Marlene Stewart,
If your wardrobe could use a dash the three mean popular girls. Of the film’s costume designer, had been
of movie magic, check out this list of course, being a bully is so out of trend working with artistes such as
fashion films with your favourite now, with cancel culture on the rise, Madonna, Cher, and Janet Jackson.
character to mix up your look this but the popping outfits and hairstyles Stewart was also familiar with the
season. are definitely here to stay. original establishment that the
Clueless (1995) Coyote Ugly bar was based on,
At the top of the list, of course it’s Jawbreaker (1999) including the biker-inspired aesthetic
Alicia Silverstone’s Cher Horowitz, Jawbreaker walked so Pretty Little worn by many of the staff there. For
the it girl of a Beverly Hills high school Liars could run. The dark cult the movie adaptation, Stewart
who becomes matchmaker for her comedy follows a group of popular, combined rock-and-roll with
teachers and gives hopelessly klutzy exceptionally-dressed teenage Westernwear and Americana details,
new student Tai a makeover. Coming socialites who accidentally murdered so big belt buckles and cutoff tees - be
out at a time when grunge was the one of their best friends and dealt it ripped, sliced, embellished with
dominant trend among teenagers, with the dilemma by plucking up a rhinestones, or worn backwards.
the clothes in Clueless were bold, fun, female dork with deeply-buried prom Legally Blonde (2001)
aspirational, and highly feminine – queen potential and of course, giving Legally Blonde has influenced a
the force that drove fashion into the her a makeover. With colourful tight generation of women to become
start of the Y2K trend. Despite its pants, kitten heels, and tube tops, the lawyers, challenging preconceived
small budget, the film grossed girls always strut the hallways in stereotypes about girly girls. To quote
US$56.1 million (RM250.7 million) in perfectly coordinated outfits, like a Elle Woods: “What, like it’s hard?”
the United States during its theatrical runway, with a plethora of style Her journey from California socialite
run and a 70-outfit fashion legacy that inspiration for you to take from. with a good wardrobe, to California
would pay off for years to come. socialite with a good wardrobe and a
Polish costume designer Mona May Coyote Ugly (2000) Harvard Law degree taught a lesson Clueless. – PARAMOUNT PICTURES
selected the quintessential yellow Coyote Ugly tells the raunchy story of in female empowerment and is a forced to appreciate the importance
plaid suit as Cher’s first outfit, which a cowboy-themed dive bar in beloved movie after all these years of treating others with kindness by
has gone on to become the world’s Manhattan’s East Village that hires later. If you’re looking for ideas for an inadvertently consuming a bunch of
best-selling Halloween costume for beautiful bar staff. Piper Perabo stars all-pink ensemble, look no further Kälteen bars, gaining a ton of weight,
over twenty years. as the aspiring singer-songwriter who than Woods’ vibrant outfits that and then getting hit by a bus, Spencer
Never Been Kissed (1999) perfectly capture the Y2K bubblegum comes to realise the importance of
The early Y2K era was all about being aesthetic. being a good person when she swaps
playful and rebellious with your hair, bodies with an incompetent middle-
and Olivia Rodrigo was just seen
sporting the iconic Y2K spiky buns at
the MTV Movie & TV Awards in June.
In Never Been Kissed, Drew
Barrymore plays Josie Geller, a baby-
faced junior copy editor who poses as

The Hot Chick (2002) aged criminal named Clive. The
Before her iconic portrayal of Regina comedy is chock-full of Y2K pieces
George, Queen of the Plastics, Rachel like halter tops, denim vests, mini
McAdams played yet another skirts, boot-cut jeans, silver chain
beautiful yet evil high school girl: belts, and baby tees, and The Hot
Jessica Spencer. Rather than being Chick should definitely be on the list
of movies to watch for any Y2K
fashion lover.

Coyote Ugly. – WALT DISNEY STUDIOS Legally Blonde. – METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Jawbreaker. – TRISTAR PICTURES

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THIS week’s issue of BUZZ is
dedicated mostly to the now-
classic styles of the 1990s,
and no one carries them
better than the men who brought
fashion into the spotlight globally.

Early Years VARENNE Top Handle Bag and LIYA pumps Jimmy Choo Spring Summer 20118 collection “Iwantchoo” featuring Chloë Grace Moretz.
Datuk Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat, better #JCCoreCollection. – FACEBOOK JIMMY CHOO KL – AVVENICE
known as Jimmy Choo, is a
Malaysian-born designer who o Dive deep into Jimmy Choo’s extraordinary journey, from his humble Honour and Purpose
currently resides in London. His beginnings to his current position as the global leading luxury Choo holds both an Order of the
brand, Jimmy Choo Ltd, is renowned brand – a biography of the man himself British Empire (OBE) and a Dato title,
for its high-end, artisanal footwear for which is the Malaysian equivalent of
women. Choo was born into a family In 1990, the classy footwear without relying on the sensuous. Choo loves sparkling a peerage. His more traditional
of shoemakers in George Town, Princess of notion that each pair must be colours like crystalline hues, aqua, business approach, reminiscent of his
Penang, on Nov 15, 1952. Wales, Lady handcrafted by Choo. They worked bright orange, and fuchsia and father’s artisanship, suits him better
Diana, bolstered with Italian manufacturers and built drenches all sorts of luxurious fabrics. than designing large-scale, fashion-
Choo, who lived in a time without his career and their first boutique in London’s He also utilised all kinds of healing driven collections.
the Internet or any other modern reputation. She Motcomb Street. gemstones and Swarovski crystals in
technology, found a way to make his wore shoes by Designs and Prominent Figures his designs. Stilettos by him have “Shoes are a personal thing, a
day more delightful. His formative Choo wherever It was not only Princess Diana who been called both lethal and delicate. personal touch,” he said in an
years were spent at his father’s she went. generally adored Jimmy Choo’s brand Choo maintains that footwear can interview with Rose Shepherd of
shoemaking workshop, where he H o w e v e r, but also a number of notable figures serve the dual purpose of being both London’s Mail on Sunday. “Everyone
developed his skills and nurtured his Choo’s relationship with and celebrities, including Renee comfy and aesthetically pleasing. can sketch them, but to understand
unquenchable curiosity. Having that Vogue was crucial to the evolution of Zellweger, Julia Roberts, Madonna, where they’re comfortable, where
kind of exposure would make one Victoria Beckham, Halle Berry, Khloe Jimmy Choo: they fit, where’s the balance, that’s
develop an intense appreciation for and Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, “Anyone can important.”
classic, handcrafted shoes. Cameron Diaz, Beyonce, Jessica design, but
Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, and dozens could they be Choo is presently planning,
When Choo was seven years old, more, who have been spotted a craftsman?” developing, and establishing a
he would watch his father and other wearing Jimmy Choo’s designs. – COURTESY shoemaking educational institute in
craftsmen assemble beautiful, OF JIMMY Malaysia. Today, the designer has
handmade shoes every day when he Jimmy Choo’s shoe designs are CHOO returned to the origins of his trade at a
returned from school. Choo made his feminine as they are always London store where he manufactures
first pair of shoes for his mother’s stereotypically associated with hand-made shoes and which also
birthday when he was 11 years old. women: pretty, elegant, and serves as the brand’s fashion design
He stated that it was a pair of leather headquarters.
slippers, as that would be a lot easier
than the proper shoes. For him, education is the key to
success in life, and he not only
“My parents were manufactures shoes but also instructs
shoemakers, and I others in the art of crafting luxury
have followed my footwear.
father’s lead. He
inspired me,” said the Jimmy Choo brand.
Choo. Jimmy Choo teamed up with
Tamara Mellon, British Vogue
He gained an magazine’s accessories editor, to
interest in the art of establish Jimmy Choo Ltd. in
shoemaking, which response to the overwhelming
then forced him to demand for his exquisitely crafted
learn more from his shoes.
father and decide that Together, Choo and Mellon built
he would want to study the business rapidly, maintaining a
abroad. Choo attended focus on manufacturing high-end
Cordwainer’s Technical
College in London, Today, not only shoes, but also fragrances, bags, and accessories are among the
England, in the 1980s (now part of the most popular purchases among shoppers. – TRIPADVISOR
London College of Fashion). Since
the 12th century in Britain, the term
“cordwainer” has been used to refer
to shoemakers who use new leather,
as opposed to cobblers who work
with used material.

After graduating in 1983, Choo
decided to stay and rounded out his
education in shoemaking at the
school before attempting to return to
Penang. In an interview with James
Fallon for Footwear News, he
recalled: “going home for a year, but I
had gotten used to the life here and
came back.”
Career Beginnings and Success
Choo’s parents moved to Britain to
help him open up his business and
his initial investment came from his
mother’s retirement fund. In 1984,
Choo began selling his first shoe
designs under the brand name Lucky
Shoes. Two years later, he established
a custom shoe business under his
own name in the former
Metropolitan Hospital in the
Hackney district of east London.

At the time, future Gucci creative
director Alexander McQueen sold
some of his earliest creations in a
building that had been turned into a
marketplace for craftsmen and small-
scale garment merchants.

His quality and craftsmanship
were instantly recognised at London
Fashion Week in 1988, and he
reached the peak of global renown
when Vogue magazine featured his
masterwork in an eight-page spread.
Choo also stated that the Vogue
article significantly increased the
recognition of his designs.

This contributed to his rise to
notoriety, which earned him the
patronage of Princess Diana of Wales.

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Bodysuits have
been trendy
since the
1940s, peaking
in popularity in
the 1960s. –
REEBOK

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN o Here are some 90s fashion trends that never go out of style

FASHION trends change over time, to be more attractive and in a vibrant plaid. The subdued
yet the majority of them make a convenient for many, as well as and minimalistic tones of greys,
return. Trends evolve in the same having a remarkably ageless vibe. browns, and beiges appear to be
way that fashion does. Just like giving way to vivid colours and
polka dots from the 1950s and 1960s Linen lively designs. Putting on a plaid
continue to be popular, we have a few On social media, there is a growing shirt is a quick way to channel the
fashion mainstays from the 1990s that trend of linen apparel, which is aggressiveness of ‘90s fashion.
have remained popular. From baggy suitable for tropical areas. Linen,
sweatshirts to skinny jeans, there are a while more pricey than cotton or Bodysuits
variety of ensembles that are finding synthetic materials, has certain In the 1990s, the bodysuit
their way back into our closets. These significant advantages that make it provided casual clothes a more
clothes do not have to be worn in the a must-have. Linen is naturally put-together look when matched
same way as when they first came on breathable, making it ideal for with high-waist jeans. While
the scene. These ‘90s styles are here to staying cool in the searing heat. some may snicker at the difficulty
stay with some creative styling. Linen pants in simple colours like of wearing a bodysuit to the
‘Mom’ Jeans white or beige are wardrobe restroom, these body-conscious
Jeans have gone from being derided essentials that are both comfy and items are making a comeback.
to a cool-girl staple. Jeans were simple to style. Influencers use
formerly high-waisted and them with button-down shirts for a Scrunchies fit in easily with the Crop Tops
inflexible by default, but as more simple, put-together look. loose, colorful, casual look of We’ve all been rocking crop tops
elastic materials were available, the 90s as demonstrated here with jeans, as sportswear.
tight-fitting skinny jeans Cut-off jean shorts by Hailey Baldwin. – GETTY However, we were unaware
grew trendy, and by the One of the most cost-effective that crop top culture began
‘00s, they were things you can do is cut an old pair of jeans above in the 1990s. Crop tops would
unavoidable. Low- the knee and call them shorts. The issue was that it subsequently be worn with short skirts
rise jeans were also was unfashionable for a while. They are, however, and broad pants. Today, however, we
popular at the time, making a comeback. may match our crop tops with a wide
and the high-waists range of clothing.
of so-called Mom Ornaments
jeans have proven

Most women enjoy adorning themselves with Bike shorts
jewellery. Earrings may provide a glamorous These skin-tight, flexible shorts were the
touch to a casual outfit. Hoop earrings were ideal of sportswear before the term even
popular as a defining fashion choice for ladies in existed. Bike shorts, which are often combined
the 1960s. Hoop earrings were popular in the with oversized T-shirts or hoodies, are comfy and
fashion industry from the early 1960s until the late casual. People may also have a modest, stylish
2000s. Hoop earrings are trendy and represent appeal, as proven by the numerous Instagram
infinity and completion. Big hairbands were photos of 90s style queen Princess Diana out and
popular among 90s fashion models. about wearing bike shorts.

Plaid Scrunchies
The famous early-90s look is regaining popularity A scrunchie is the only item that goes with that

Crop tops, (above) The ‘90s saw a lot of
made popular plaid especially darker
in the 90s, are colored plaid flannel shirts. –
well loved by UNIQLO
celebs like (left) Cut off jeans were
Taylor Swift. – popular in the late 1980s
GETTY during the hard rock/heavy
metal era. – CALVIN KLEIN
(right) High-waisted blue
jeans for women were
everywhere in the 90s, and
are now a must have item
for the wardrobe. – UNIQLO

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(left) The
supermodels
of the 90s. –
PAUL MASSEY

high ponytail. This elastic hair tie has now Cindy Crawford
resurfaced in popularity. The scrunchie has been (right)
rediscovered for its adaptability, simplicity of appeared in
wear, and ability to provide an unfussy extra piece Pepsi
of elegance to a casual look. It is more gentle and commercials. –
tolerant on delicate look than the typical elastic. INSTAGRAM

The 1990s were Faces of the 90s Oakland, California, Christy
definitely a golden Turlington was discovered while
age for style and
street fashion,
and it is still
widely
referenced
today.

riding a horse in Miami, Florida.
The 14-year-old then started
█ BY JOHN TAN All thanks to her modelling but her presence
blonde locks and smoky solidified at the age of 18.
ALMOST anyone can be considered a eyes – who scored her Turlington moved to New York to
‘model’ in today’s society. With the right the opportunity to front pursue modelling full-time.
features and a high number of social media numerous campaigns Nonetheless, Turlington
followers, one is more likely to get for brands like Chanel, eventually decided to part ways
approached for a modelling opportunity. Versace and more. She with her glamourous life. In 1994,
even caught the Christy Turlington quit she left to pursue a study in
Be it on social media, TV commercials or attention of Karl modelling to pursue education. comparative religion and eastern
even on billboards, the route to discovery as Lagerfeld who was a – WIKIMEDIA philosophy. And since graduating
major fan of hers. in 1999, Turlington has lent her
a model seems a lot faster these days. Yet, And though Schiffer has laid low voice to important causes like maternal
many are unable to attain the same level throughout the years, the German model still health. Her involvement with Every Mother
of stardom as their seniors in the past. holds the record for the model with the most Counts, for example, works to “make
Models like Gigi Hadid and magazine covers. pregnancy and childbirth safe for
Kendall Jenner, for instance, come every mother, everywhere.”
nowhere close to the “Big 5” of the 90s 4. Linda Evangelista
in terms of popularity. In fact, many Among all the girls on Claudia
still obsess over the ladies from the the list, Linda Schiffer holds
“Big 5” even up to this day. Evangelista arguably is the record for
So, without further ado, here are the the best at being a fashion
chameleon. Throughout model with
five women who ruled the runways in the her early years of modelling, most
90s and continue to do so today. the Canadian native rocked
various fashionable looks. But magazine
1. Cindy Crawford covers. –
By the 90s, Cindy Crawford was already a INSTAGRAM
household name in the fashion industry. The
model had already appeared on over 500 it was only when she embraced
magazine covers. However, it was not until two particularly looks that her
the 90s that her body of work cemented her career really took off.
supermodel status. One is the bob haircut, which
was suggested by photographer
Not only was Crawford gracing magazine Peter Lindbergh. The other is the
covers, but she was also appearing in iconic short gamine hairdo, which was
Pepsi commercials. In addition, the Illinois recommended by French hairstylist
native even hosted MTV’s House of Style. Julien d’Ys. The latter was so successful
that it was known as “The Linda”.
Although Crawford eventually quit full- Aside from her stunning appearance,
time modelling in 2000, her legacy still lives Evangelista will also be forever remembered
on in the industry. And now, her daughter for her iconic phrase – “we
Kaia Gerber is following suit.

2. Naomi Campbell don’t wake up for less
Discovered at the age of 15, Naomi than US$10,000
Campbell’s success was like no other! As the a day.”
only few Black models around then, the
British beauty helped set a new beauty 5. Christy
standard in the fashion industry. Her success Turlington
as a model indeed paved the way for other Born in
Black models like Tyra
Banks. Naomi Campbell
But apart from her was discovered
distinct features, at the age of 15.
Campbell also stood out – INSTAGRAM

for her fierce personality
on and off the runway.
Though at times, it has
drawn her some
controversy, most times,
it gave her an edge over
the other models.
As what Campbell’s
current activities are,
the British beauty has
been busy at home
since welcoming her
one-year-old daughter.

3. Claudia Schiffer
In 1987, 17-year-old Linda Evangelista was
Claudia Schiffer’s life known for her
changed forever when hairstyles. – RON
she was discovered at a GALELLA
Dusseldorf nightclub.
The model scout who spotted her persuaded
her to move to New York to pursue a
modelling career. And upon doing so, the
German darling found instant success in the
city of lights.

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Complete long-distance drives.
pick-up The driver’s seat is electrically adjustable in
oGreat value in the
Isuzu D-Max XTerrain 8-different ways with impressive thigh support,
which is important for long drives.
█ KESHY DHILLON
What I really appreciate about
THERE are a lot of expectations levelled on the A good warranty matters more in this It is a reputation that has been built on the seating position is the
pick-up truck segment. Decades ago, a truck segment than any other segment as well, simply decades of use and abuse in some of toughest
only had to be tough and reliable, able to carry because the truck needs to be able to do what conditions around the world. steering wheel that is
as well as tow heavy things, and not break the manufacturer says it is able to do; if it does adjustable for reach and
down. break down – the manufacturer needs to fix it Good looks, creature and technology are not height. Which means you are
fast. things that are usually associated with an Isuzu. never left uncomfortable
Manufacturers had little to worry about in The D-Max X-Terrain is, however, different. Very when driving. The Isuzu is
terms of design and creature comforts. They Which takes me to the one pick-up truck that different. the only truck to offer such
focused on bomb-proof reliability and go- seemingly has it all – the latest Isuzu D-Max X- adjustability as well.
anywhere capability such as a robust 4x4 Terrain. Take the interior for starters. The seats are
system and durable engines. among the most comfortable in its segment, The entertainment
Isuzu vehicles have always been tough and and extend support to the shoulders, which system is accessible via a 9-
But in today’s world, manufacturers have a reliable. Basic machines with a singular isn’t something you get very often in a truck. inch touchscreen that
lot to do. They not only have to make sure their purpose of carrying out the toughest jobs in dominates the dashboard.
product is tough and reliable, but also some of the harshest terrains. The tanned brown leather doesn’t only look The software that gives you
comfortable with convenience features and great but is super comfortable especially during access to navigation and
safety technology like a regular sedan. other controls such as air-
conditioning is easy to use.
Good looks matter now more than ever Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
before as well. Not to mention top-notch are standard so your smartphone
aftersales service. apps can also be mirrored on the
screen.
The back seat occupants will appreciate
the rear air-conditioning vents and the single
USB slot to charge electronics. The interior is
generally well thought out and doesn’t seem to
lack anything.
Then there is the powertrain which is a 3.0-
litre turbocharged 4-cylinder turbodiesel mated
to a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
Rather conventional, but it is a tried and
tested powertrain that has been in the market
for sometime.
It’s surprisingly economical and ranges a
little over 750km with a full 76-litre tank. In fact,
on a trip to Penang, a range of 850km was
displayed but as always, it depends on driving
style and conditions.

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ANEW generation of the Toyota Yaris Ativ A Vios by any other name...
was unveiled in Thailand recently and
while it is known by that name there, o Toyota Yaris Ativ with DNGA launched across the border whether Malaysia will continue with the 1.5-litre 2
Malaysians know it as the Vios, one of NR-VE unit (107ps/140NM) in the current Vios.
the best-selling sedans in the non-national brand Thai Yaris Ativ model are available and the engine
segment. fitted is the 3NR-VE 1.2-litre petrol engine which is The suspension remains straightforward with
partly dictated by the need to meet the country’s MacPherson struts in front and a torsion beam
With this new DNGA-based Yaris Ativ, the Vios Eco Car requirement for incentives. with coil springs at the rear. Some versions come
goes into its fourth generation since 2002. To date, with rear disc brakes as an extra selling point
around 3.5 million units have been sold This engine produces 94ps/110Nm which although most engineers will tell you that drum
worldwide, with a large number in Asean. flows through a Super CVT-i transmission to brakes are good enough.

DNGA – Daihatsu New Global Architecture – is the front wheels. As we’ve seen in the new models launched in
a platform and structure which is used for the It’s not known recent times, Toyota’s design approach has
smaller models in the Toyota Group which become more ‘aggressive’ with a bolder
Daihatsu is part off (and which is also extended to appearance. Where appropriate, models are also
Perodua since it is partnered with Daihatsu). given a sportier image and in the case of the new
Vios/Yaris Ativ, the profile has gained a sleeker
DNGA has been developed with weight-saving fastback style which brings the Cd down to 0.284.
approaches while the rigid structure and
suspension geometry provide high standards of The frontal appearance, now more angular
stability and comfort. and chiseled, has hints of the larger Camry with
the dominant grille. Sequential turn signals and
Besides giving much attention to LED headlamps/tail lamps have now come down
aerodynamics, DNGA also provides generous in price that they can be offered in this class.
interior space with a quiet environment.
With each new generation, the level of quality
Size-wise, the new Vios (we’ll call it that since has risen and texturing is even finer. Adjustable
the name is more familiar to Malaysians) is almost ambient lighting, common in more expensive
the same as its predecessor with 5mm more models, has now trickled down to the Vios and the
length, 10mm more width and an extra 5mm in driver can choose from 64 colours to set the mood
overall height. for each journey.

Of greater significance is the widening of The dashboard layout follows current trends
the wheelbase by 70mm to 2620mm with a tablet-like touchscreen display to show
which will have positive infotainment and navigation information.
implications on handling
and stability and more Depending on the version, the new Vios comes
importantly, cabin with features such as automatic air-
spaciousness.
conditioning, a PM 2.5 air filtration system
For now, and an electric parking brake.
only the Connectivity with smartphones is easily
specs done with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.
for
the An extensive Toyota Safety Sense
package (which includes Adaptive
Cruise Control) is provided to reduce
drive workload as well as help avoid
accidents.

There’s also the Panoramic View
Monitor which provides an all-round
view and Toyota also has its own DVRs
(dashcams) that are installed as standard
or offered as accessories, depending on
the version. – PISTON.MY

Electrifying Zoe breaks
new ground

The X-Terrain isn’t exactly the most powerful TC EURO CARS (TCEC), the sole 100kW and maximum torque of previous generation battery recovers up to 145km of driving
in its class. The engine puts out 190ps and franchise holder of Renault 245Nm. The official price for the without any increase in physical range in 30 minutes. With AC Type
450Nm, which may not seem like much but it is vehicles in Malaysia, this week R135 has yet to be confirmed but is dimensions. 2 charging, it achieves zero to
still plenty for real-world usage. announced that the new Renault estimated at RM175,000. 100% capacity in three hours (on
Zoe is available for sale in the The new Renault now also the 22kW charger) and 9 hours 30
This powertrain also gives the X-Terrain the country and open for registration Both cars are powered by features direct current (DC) rapid minutes (on the 7.4kW charger).
ability to tow anything that weighs up to 3.5 of interest. Renault’s new 52kWh Z.E. 50 charging capability via the new
tones and up to 1 ton in the rear bed. battery, which gives it a Combo CCS2 plug in addition to its On the inside, the Zoe’s freshly
Those who are keen to take a considerable range of up to 395km Type 2 alternating current (AC) redesigned cabin features a wide
In terms of drive, the X-Terrain feels more closer look at the new Zoe can visit on the WLTP driving range This is a charging option. 10-inch customisable full TFT
refined, able to comfortably cruise at about 140- the Renault flagship showroom 2% improvement over the instrument cluster and the Renault
150 km/h with no drama. along Jalan Kemajuan in Seksyen With DC charging, the new Zoe Easy Link multimedia system with
13, Petaling Jaya where there is a six audio speakers.
One area that the X-Terrain impresses is unit on display.
safety. It has ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist The updated infotainment
System) which is a suite of active safety systems This latest generation Renault system also features a seven-inch
that alert the driver of a dangerous situation and Zoe takes the pleasure of driving a central touchscreen with
help avoid it. 100% electric car to a new smartphone replication that is
dimension. compatible with Android Auto and
Even if a collision cannot be avoided, the Apple CarPlay.
autonomous emergency braking will reduce the With its increased power and
impact speed which could mean less severe range, host of engineering and Renault has also made smart
damage to the vehicle. technological enhancements and use of ethical and sustainable
distinctive French styling, the new materials in the interior, featuring
ADAS also helps reduce the driver workload Zoe is more high performing than tactile textiles on key touch points.
as the Adaptive Cruise Control will maintain a ever.
safe gap while the Blind Spot Monitor Meanwhile, new Zoe’s
constantly watches out for other vehicles in the Since its mass production enhanced comfort and
blind spot next to the vehicle. Not surprising launch in 2012, the Renault Zoe ergonomics deliver a more
then that the truck has the full 5-star crash has continued to win over drivers, pleasant ride for driver and
rating Asean NCAP. with almost 380,000 units sold by passengers alike.
the end of May this year.
Simply said, the D-Max X-Terrain is almost
perfect for a pick-up truck and there’s lots that Two variants will be available in
other manufacturers can learn from it. the Malaysian market with
different motor configurations –
Priced from RM146,938, it’s undoubtedly the the R110 and R135. These updated
best value for money pick-up truck in the powertrains promise a smooth and
market right now. – PISTON.MY responsive driving experience.

Priced at RM163,000, (stated are
on-the-road, inclusive of SST,
without insurance, for Peninsular
Malaysia only) the new Zoe R110
delivers a maximum output of
80kW and 225Nm of torque for
efficiency.

Meanwhile, the more powerful
R135 provides peak power of

8 theSun on friday New Lamborghini sets
AUGUST 19, 2022 record before launch

Recharging without cables A NEW Urus SUV will make its debut in
o Volvo testing wireless charging technology with taxi company the near future but even before its world
premiere, this new Lamborghini has
ELECTRIC vehicles and the it more widely. wirelessly at special stations To easily align the car with the already collected a new record in the
technologies associated However, it may have been the around the city. charging pad, there is a 360-degree production SUV category on the track
with them are still pandemic that has delayed those camera system showing the driver used for the Pikes Peak International Hill
developing and evolving. plans as nothing else has been Taxis are ideal for such the position of the vehicle. This Climb (PPIHC) in America.
And just like the early years of heard about it. testing as they are continuously camera system is also available in
the auto industry over 100 years In the meantime, Volvo Cars is being used, day and night. the standard XC40 Recharge. Yet to make its formal debut, the new
ago, there’s fragmentation as testing wireless charging Urus was not entered in the official race
different approaches are taken and technology and is running a 3-year In total, the cars will be used How long a taxi will spend over but the time was recorded by the official
different technologies are programme with a taxi company. for more than 12 hours a day the charging pad would depend on timekeepers of the event. Its record time
explored. The company has a small fleet and each will cover at least how much “refuelling” is needed. was quicker than both the previous
of fully electric Volvo XC40 100,000km per year. PPIHC-sanctioned non-race day
That’s part of the reason why EV Recharge cars which will be run in For the fully electric XC40 manufacturer record of 12:35.610 set by
technologies are still costly – Volvo’s home city of Gothenburg in This also makes the Recharge, the wireless charging Paul Dallenbach in 2014, and the current
because they cannot reach a point Sweden. They can be charged programme the first durability test power will be more than 40kW, race day record of 10:49.902 held by Rhys
where they are stable and of fully electric Volvo cars in a making the charging speeds Millen, set in 2018, in a Bentley Bentayga.
economies of scale can start to kick commercial usage scenario. around 4 times faster than a wired
in to lower costs. 11kW AC charger, and almost as The Urus was piloted by hillclimb
The charging starts fast as a wired 50kW DC fast- champion and Pirelli test driver, Simone
Even with recharging the automatically when a compatible charger. Faggioli, holder of the rear-wheel drive
battery packs, there are different vehicle parks over a charging pad record set in the 2018 “Race to the
systems and connectors. In China, embedded in the street. The “Testing new charging Clouds”, the name given to the PPIHC.
swapping entire battery packs is drivers can remain in their car technologies together with
one approach. While the ideal is to while charging takes place – which selected partners is a good way to Because it has not made its official
enable owners to recharge their would be appreciated in winter. evaluate alternative charging debut, the SUV was covered with a
vehicles at home, it is not entirely options for our future cars,” said camouflage wrap to conceal some of its
practical and outdoor charging Electric energy is sent through Mats Moberg, head of research & styling features.
stations are still needed. the charging pad, which is picked development at Volvo.
up by a receiver unit under in the The timed drive took place on the
The common approach has car. same route as the race, with the road
been to provide a station and a closed to traffic for the occasion.
cable connects to the charging
point on the vehicle. The annual hill climb race has been
one of the sources of attraction for many
So far, we haven’t heard of since 1916, due to its challenging turns
cables being stolen but there is a and steep 4.3km elevation. It’s 19.99km
possibility of that happening in long and the course starts at a height of
future as more EVs are use, and 1,440m above sea level, which rises
cables (which are not cheap) gradually to 4,300m at the finishing line.
become valuable items.
“The decision to test ourselves at
In most cases, the cable system Pikes Peak reflects the Lamborghini spirit
will likely be the common method of ‘expect the unexpected’, and
for charging but some companies demonstrates the outstanding
are also looking at wireless performance of the new Urus model to
charging which will not require be presented shortly,” said Rouven Mohr,
cables. The technology is already Automobili Lamborghini Chief Technical
available for smartphones so Officer.
applying it to EVs should also be
possible. “Pikes Peak is the most famous
hillclimb event in the world, as well as
BMW was the first carmaker to being extremely challenging for the car.”
offer wireless charging and ran a
pilot program in America three A movie car comes to life
years ago.
PORSCHE and Pixar Animation Studios
Its system used a wireless have revealed a special Porsche inspired
charging from a pad on the ground by one of the most beloved 911 models
and there were plans to introduce of all – Sally Carrera, from Disney and
Pixar’s Cars.
Electric tuk-tuks to the rescue
THE sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in high Named the “911 Sally Special”, only
volumes began 12 years ago, when Nissan the car. But even after their initial use in a At the same time, rickshaw drivers charge will ever be made – and its creation
introduced its LEAF. vehicle, they still have a lot of their power,” their vehicles primarily with public grid marks the first time Pixar has
Chatterjee explained. electricity, which has a high proportion of coal- collaborated on such a project.
Since then, the number of EVs in use has fired power in India. Nunam has a solution for
grown rapidly and the question of what to do “For vehicles with lower range and power this as well. The project, which began in
with the batteries at the end of their life requirements, as well as lower overall weight, November 2021, reunited members of
powering vehicles is becoming a serious matter. they are extremely promising.” The e-rickshaws charge using power from the original Cars team who created both
solar charging stations. The solar panels are the movie car and the life-size Sally
The batteries can still be used for other E-rickshaws have an ideal eco-efficiency. located on the roofs of the local partner’s Carrera based on a 2002 Porsche 911
purposes and some manufacturers are With a high-energy-density battery pack and premises. During the day, sunlight charges an Carrera two decades ago.
exploring practical ways of reusing them. comparatively low vehicle weight, the electric e-tron battery, which acts a buffer storage unit.
motor doesn’t have to be particularly powerful And in the evening, the power is passed on to Over a span of 10 months, the team
One possible second-life use is being tested – especially since rickshaw drivers in India travel the rickshaws. worked together to create just one
in India by a German–Indian start-up called neither fast nor far. unique car.
Nunam. This approach makes local driving largely
While electrically-powered rickshaws are not carbon-free. The benefit is that the electric “The Sally Special is based on the
The aim of the project is to explore how an uncommon sight on the roads of the sub- rickshaws can be used throughout the day – fastest, most engaging and agile 911
modules made with automotive high-voltage continent today, they often run on lead-acid and still be charged with green power during Carrera there is – the 473bhp 911
batteries can be reused by installing them in batteries, which have a relatively short service the evening and night. Carrera GTS – equipped with a manual
electric rickshaws. life and are often not disposed of properly. gearbox to appeal to those who love
driving. The changes to transform it into
“The old batteries are still extremely the ‘Sally Special’ proved to be
powerful,” says Nunam co-founder Prodip extensive,” explained Boris Apenbrink,
Chatterjee. director of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur
Vehicles.
“When used appropriately, second-life
batteries can have a huge impact, helping “This was one of the most intense,
people in challenging life situations earn an emotional and detailed Sonderwunsch
income and gain economic independence – projects our team has ever worked on.
everything in a sustainable way.”
“For example, the car is finished in a
The non-profit start-up based in Berlin and new and unique colour – Sally Blue
Bangalore is funded by the Audi Environmental Metallic – developed specifically for the
Foundation. 911 Sally Special.

Nunam has developed the three prototype Porsche designer Daniela Milosevic
rickshaws powered by used batteries taken led the team working with Pixar to
from test vehicles in the Audi e-tron test fleet. develop not only the unique paint
colour but also almost every surface
They will appear on Indian roads in early inside the car. All of which was either re-
2023 when the pilot project gets underway trimmed or changed in some way.
with a non-profit organisation.
Two charities will be the beneficiaries
The start-up’s primary goal is to develop of the sale of the 911 Sally Special, with
ways to use old batteries as second-life power the entirety of the sale price being
storage systems, thus both extending their lives donated.
and using resources more efficiently.
The project will also support USA for
“Car batteries are designed to last the life of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, which
is working to provide urgent help to
nearly 6.2 million refugees who have
been displaced across Europe since the

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28.1 Retail 522.7 575.2 -52.5

22.0 Foreign 495.7 363.1 132.6

100.0 1951.2 1951.2 0 1.54 10.72 158.54 14.98 280.63 68.69 8.42 14.90
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Source: Bursa Malaysia 19,763.91 7,112.80

KL MARKET SUMMARY Proton seals EV deal
August 18, 2022

INDICES 10,730.00 CHANGE -13.81 with Smart Automobile
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,516.62 -1.54
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 582.34 -0.14
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 183.03 -0.54
CONSTRUCTION 159.49 -0.04
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16,819.30 +30.56
ENERGY 667.53 +7.93
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 592.89 -5.30 o It will market, sell and us and give better access to export markets said some 10,000 Smart EV units are
HEALTH CARE 1,616.63 +12.64 service premium electric like Thailand that has a well-established EV targeted to be sold until 2027, or around 800
TRANSPORTATION 807.99 -8.00 vehicles in Malaysia and policy and consumer exposure. to 1,000 units per year in the Malaysian
PROPERTY 645.68 -3.01 Thailand, first model to be market.
PLANTATION 7,288.95 -5.77 launched in Q4 2023 “This also an opportunity for Proton to
FBMSHA 10,870.90 -29.28 push the development of Automotive High The first EV Smart model would be
FBMACE 4,972.15 +22.89 SUBANG JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd Tech Valley in Tanjong Malim, Perak while available in Thailand in the second half of
TECHNOLOGY 66.42 -0.18 yesterday signed a general distributorship creating opportunities in the national 2024, he added.
agreement (GDA) with Smart Automobile automotive ecosystem,” he said in his
TURNOVER VALUE Co Ltd (Smart) to sell premium electric speech at the GDA signing ceremony Meanwhile, Perusahaan Otomobil
2.513 BIL RM1.951 BIL vehicles (EV) and provide services in yesterday. Nasional Sdn Bhd CEO Dr Li Chunrong
Malaysia and Thailand. said: “Today marks a big step for entry into
5 MOST ACTIVES He said the experience derived from the new EV market.
August 18, 2022 Chairman Datuk Seri Syed Faisal Albar selling and service Smart vehicles as well as
Syed Ali Rethza Albar said via the managing the operations of an EV business “The first phase of business with Smart is
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) agreement, the first Smart model to be sold would pay dividends when it comes to focused on retailing but it provides us with
MTRONI 17,535,100 5.0 UNCH by Proton during the first phase of the developing Proton’s own EV offerings. valuable knowledge and experience not
CNERGE 15,705,800 91.0 +18.5 collaboration would be launched in early only on how to service and charge EVs but
AGMO 14,898,000 78.5 +52.5 fourth quarter of next year. Syed Faisal Albar said Proton also also on how to transform the way we
HARTA 65,161,500 180.0 +6.0 planned to invest in a charging network and interact with our customers.”
PHB 63,765,300 1.0 -0.5 He said Proton and Smart would able establish its own charging system for both
to expand their customer base and gain private and public charging. Proton’s progress into this market
5 TOP GAINERS new revenue stream from more affluent segment would also help to drive its move
August 18, 2022 and younger buyers in Malaysia and “This includes the provision, towards being more environmentally-
Thailand. installation, and maintenance of a charging friendly in all facets of its operations as the
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM wall box for home use while partnering with car maker works to help Malaysia achieve
KOTRA 74,900 4.44 +0.28 “We will also gain critical knowledge on a local charging player for public charging its carbon neutrality target by 2050, Li
PETGAS 390,700 17.30 +0.28 how to market, sell and service new energy service. added.
MASTER 1,850,700 1.88 +0.21 vehicles, which is a new business market for
SUNMOW 6,000 0.95 +0.20 “Our public charging service plan is to Smart is a joint-venture between
CNERGEN 157,058,100 0.91 +0.185 cover the most popular driving routes to Mercedes-Benz and Geely Group, with both
ease customer journeys and we need to parties leveraging synergies in research and
ensure EV customers in more rural settings development, manufacturing and supply
are served as quickly as those in more chain to develop Smart into a world-
densely populated urban areas,” he said. leading, premium EV technology brand. –
Bernama
Proton deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah

5 TOP LOSERS MISC posts net loss in Q2, declares 7 sen dividend
August 18, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: MISC Bhd swung to a
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM net loss of RM19.1 million for the second
HEIM 89,300 24.60 -0.36 quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Q2) from a
MISC 2,451,900 6.87 -0.35 net profit of RM538.8 million in the same
NESTLE 25,800 136.10 -0.30 period last year.
CHINHIN 1,055,800 2.42 -0.21
ORIENT 96,200 6.61 -0.15 MISC said the net loss was mainly due to
impairment of ships, higher finance costs
EXCHANGE RATES AUGUST 18, 2022 from borrowings, and a lower share of
profit from joint ventures in the current
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy quarter. Outlook for LNG shipping market remains positive due to strong global demand for LNG,
especially from Europe as a result of the push toward energy security. – MISC WEBSITE
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD According to the company’s filing with
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.5335 4.4005 4.3905 Bursa Malaysia yesterday, impairment of as adjustments made to the finance lease upstream oil and gas sector continues to
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1660 3.0420 3.0260 non-current assets posted a pre-tax loss of accounting for its ongoing Mero 3 floating remain optimistic, backed by the
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2810 3.1860 3.1780 RM309.8 million in Q2 versus a pre-tax loss production storage and offloading (FPSO) combination of high oil prices, improved
1 EURO 3.5050 3.4130 3.4010 of RM42 million in the same period last project that is presently under execution. global oil demand and increased capital
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.6260 4.4770 4.4570 year, and pre-tax loss from finance costs expenditure spending.
1 PAPUA N GUINEA KINA 2.8590 2.7550 2.7390 ballooned to RM147.5 million from RM97.9 “Moving forward, we remain focused on
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR million previously, while its share of joint ensuring the successful execution of our However, it noted that the petroleum
1 STERLING POUND N/A N/A N/A ventures slipped into a pre-tax loss of ongoing projects and consistently shipping market rates for very large crude
1 SWISS FRANC 3.2810 3.1860 3.1780 RM10.3 million from a pre-tax profit of delivering our solutions safely, efficiently carriers remained weak due to the easing of
100 UAE DIRHAM 5.4720 5.3010 5.2810 RM44.7 million previously. and reliably to support the needs of the premiums in Russian cargoes and lower oil
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 4.7570 4.6480 4.6330 global maritime ecosystem,” he said. supply due to production disruptions in
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 124.8800 118.4400 118.2400 The international energy-related some countries.
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 4.8560 4.5510 4.3510 maritime solutions and services provider, According to the group, the outlook for
100 INDIAN RUPEE 66.9000 64.3000 however, posted a higher revenue of the LNG shipping market remained “The marine and heavy engineering
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 58.4100 55.5300 N/A RM3.21 billion against RM2.35 billion positive due to strong global demand for segment remains cautiously optimistic on
100 JAPANESE YEN 5.8100 5.4500 55.3300 previously, contributed by higher revenue LNG, especially from Europe as a result of the outlook due to prolonged supply chain
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 0.0318 0.0288 5.2500 from all segments. the push toward energy security. disruptions and volatile commodity prices,
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 3.3650 3.2600 0.0238 despite continuing high oil prices that will
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 16.2000 3.2500 The company declared a second tax- It said demand for FPSOs is expected to further support higher capital spending by
100 SAUDI RIYAL 2.1500 N/A exempt dividend of seven sen per share, stay firm with increasing project awards energy majors,” it said. – Bernama
100THAI BAHT 8.2500 2.0100 N/A payable on Sept 14, 2022. expected over the next few years, as the
122.1100 7.7800 1.8100
13.3600 115.9300 7.5800 For the cumulative six months ended
11.8600 115.7300 June 30, 2022, MISC saw its net profit
11.4600 narrowed to RM357.3 million from
RM968.6 million in the same period last
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama year, while revenue widened to RM6.08
billion from RM4.89 billion previously.

President and group CEO Datuk Yee
Yang Chien said it is unfortunate that the
overall Q2 performance had been
negatively impacted by accounting
impairment of some of the company’s older
liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, as well

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MAA: JULY SALES JUMP
BRIEFS SIXFOLD TO 48,922 UNITS Agmo sizzles in debut, opens
at 80 sen for 208% premium
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales for July
2022 increased sixfold to 48,922 units PETALING JAYA: Digital solutions o Listing gives digital solutions and and enlarge footprint in Southeast
from 7,499 units in the same and application development applications development specialist financial Asia via its Singapore expansion.
corresponding period last year, specialist Agmo Holdings Bhd flexibility to pursue expansion, says CEO
according to the Malaysian sizzled in its debut on the ACE “With demand for digital
Automotive Association (MAA). The Market of Bursa Malaysia yesterday, shares made available for the subscribed, while the 62.25 million solutions, including mobile and
total industry volume (TIV) of opening at 80 sen for a 54 sen or Malaysian public being shares made available by private web applications, among
passenger and commercial vehicles 208% premium over its initial public oversubscribed by 120.15 times. placement were fully placed out. businesses of all sizes growing at an
for July 2022 was 23% lower than June offering (IPO) price of 26 sen. The 6.50 million shares made accelerated pace, a lot of new
2022’s 63,563 units. MAA correlated available to eligible directors, key Agmo CEO Tan Aik Keong said opportunities have emerged for our
the “exceptionally high” TIV in June The stock closed at 78.5 sen, 52.5 senior management, employees, the IPO has given it financial group,” he added.
2022 to car companies fulfilling sen higher than its IPO price. It was and business associates were fully flexibility to pursue objectives of
bookings for the bookings received the third most actively traded stock expanding operations in Malaysia Of the RM22.1 million in
prior to June 30, 2022, which was the of the day with 148.98 million proceeds raised, Agmo has
last day of sales tax exemption shares changing hands. allocated RM9.47 million for
incentive period. Meanwhile, year-to- investments in research &
date sales volume for July 2022 was The IPO registered a positive development (R&D) and sales,
48% higher at 380,595 units start, with the 16.25 million new marketing, and business
compared with 256,677 units in the development teams; as well as a
similar corresponding period in 2021. From left: Agmo director Lau Cher Han, directors Datin Yap Shin Siang and Fairuz Azrul, chairman Datuk Andy Low technical support and maintenance
Hann Yong, Tan, COO and director Low Kang Wen, CTO Tham Chin Seng and head of finance Cynthia Wong Yoke Wah services division.
NCER ATTRACTS RM17B IN at the listing ceremony.
APPROVED INVESTMENTS It will invest RM6.22 million as
working capital and related capital
PETALING JAYA:The Northern Corridor expenditure to cater for the
Implementation Authority (NCIA) as of expansion of its mobile and web
July 31 has secured RM17.25 billion in application development and
approved investments and created digital platform-based services as
12,315 new jobs supported by well as the setting up of a new office.
sustained growth in the electrical &
electronic, mechanical & electrical and About RM2.54 million of the
medical devices sectors in the proceeds will be utilised for
Northern Corridor Economic Region establishing a training and
(NCER). “To support the increasing development centre, to be known as
industry requirements coming from Agmo Academy, while RM690,000
these investments, NCIA is focused on has been allocated for the group’s
further strengthening the talent eco- regional expansion to Singapore,
system to ensure the integration with and the remaining RM3.18 million
the industry’s supply chain to increase for listing expenses.
NCER’s comparative advantage and
address any post-pandemic gap in the “We believe that the listing will
eco-system,”said NCIA CEO Mohamad give the group more recognition
Haris Kader Sultan. locally and regionally, and enhance
our reputation among customers
KAB ACQUIRES SOLAR PV and potential leads while boosting
PROVIDER FOR RM5.3M our appeal as an employer so that
we can continue to attract and
PETALING JAYA: Kejuruteraan Asastera retain talented and productive
Bhd (KAB) wholly owned sustainable employees.”
energy unit KAB Energy Holdings Sdn
Bhd has signed a share sale agreement Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd
with Unique Forging & Components is the principal adviser, sponsor,
Sdn Bhd to acquire Matahari Suria Sdn underwriter and placement agent
Bhd (MSSB) for RM5.3 million. MSSB of Agmo’s IPO.
generates and sells solar energy. It
owns a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) Federal Court rules in favour of SC against audit firm
system on the rooftop of Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and has an PETALING JAYA: The Federal sanctioned by the SC’s Audit Aftaas was ordered to pay costs With this, the stay on AOB’s
ongoing power purchase contract to Court yesterday dismissed the Oversight Board (AOB) for several of RM30,000 to the SC. enforcement decisions until the
supply energy to Tenaga Nasional Bhd application for leave to appeal by an breaches involving non- disposal of the leave application to
under a feed-in tariff concession of 98 audit firm Afrizan Tarmili Khairul compliance with the auditing The firm and its partners were the Federal Court obtained by
sen per kWh up to 2037. KAB Azhar (Aftaas) and its partners, standards on fundamental and prohibited from accepting as clients Aftaas and its partners at the Court
managing director Datuk Lai Keng namely Datuk Mohd Afrizan basic audit procedures during the and auditing public interest entities of Appeal on Feb 11, 2022 has
Onn said the latest acquisition brings Husain, Tamili Dulah Kusni and inspection period between Feb 14 or schedule funds for a period of 12 lapsed. As such, the sanctions
its solar PV portfolio coverage to three Khairul Azahar Ariffin and ruled in and March 5, 2019. The AOB found months. In addition, the AOB also imposed by the AOB in its
states in Malaysia, spanning Kuala favour of the Securities that some of the findings were imposed fines of RM455,000 on enforcement decision including the
Lumpur, Selangor, and Kelantan. Commission Malaysia (SC). recurring from the AOB’s previous Aftaas, and RM88,000 each on prohibitions will take effect from
inspection on the auditors. Mohd Afrizan and Khairul Aug 17, 2022.
MANULIFE LAUNCHES Aftaas and its partners were respectively.
MULTI-ASSET FUND
TO STANCHART CLIENTS Malaysian Genomics, Mahsa Health to explore partnership

PETALING JAYA: Manulife Investment PETALING JAYA: Malaysian for its local and worldwide efforts in many areas, both in
Management (M) Bhd yesterday Genomics Resource Centre Bhd customers. health care and education
launched the Manulife Global Multi- wholly owned subsidiary MGRC industry in providing an
Asset Diversified Income Fund to Therapeutics Sdn Bhd has signed a Mahsa Health is a Malaysia- ecosystem of teaching, training,
Standard Chartered Malaysia clients memorandum of understanding grown company, part of healthcare and producing services to the
with a targeted gross distribution yield (MoU) with Mahsa Health Sdn Bhd entity Mahsa Group of Companies. country nationwide.”
of between 7% to 8% per annum. The to discuss the formation of a Since its inception in 2017, Mahsa The MoU is a
fund aims to provide income partnership promoting practice- Health has been striving to be in framework through
generated from a diverse range of based education, research and the forefront of primary healthcare, which MGRC Therapeutics
global income sources including knowledge exchange. focusing on family health and and Mahsa Health can explore
traditional and non-traditional income Malaysian Genomics has wellness. opportunities for health and
assets such as securities, real estate pioneered genomics and genetic wellness-related services;
investment trusts and option writing. screening in Malaysia for over 17 Malaysian Genomics executive create opportunities for
The fund also is designed to provide a years. Since then, it has expanded director Azri Azerai said: “Through students’ clinical
stable net asset value, cushioning the its offerings in other important this collaboration we also hope to placement, internship
downside as non-traditional assets areas in the healthcare and identify opportunities to improve and employment;
have a relatively lower correlation with wellness that include cancer the delivery of integrated, holistic identify opportunities
other asset classes. immuno-therapy, cell primary healthcare services, for conducting
manufacturing services and kidney including genetic screening collaborative research
RHB PARTNERS PAYNET IN dialysis. Malaysian Genomics services to improve the lives of and develop-ment; and Malaysian Genomics believes partnership will
‘GO CASHLESS’CAMPAIGN continues to strive to provide the individuals in the long run.” create opportunities in enable it to improve delivery of integrated,
latest in precautionary, preventive training, seminars and holistic primary healthcare services, including
PETALING JAYA: RHB Banking Group and curative healthcare services Mahsa Health CEO Datin Dr con-ferences. genetic screening services.
has partnered with Payments Maya Kumutha said: “Through
Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) this collaboration, we foresee
to further accelerate the delivery of opportunities and collaborative
financial services to underserved
communities, through the
nationwide “Go Cashless” initiative.
The “Marih Go Cashless in Bario”
campaign marks the first of a series of
Go Cashless campaigns that focus on
digital payment adoption to drive
greater financial accessibility in rural
communities.

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AME Elite in JV to build SP Setia’s Q2
industrial park in Penang net profit rises
to RM80.09m
oPartners Majestic Group unit to form special industrial parks of i-Park@Senai Airport City
purpose vehicle, buy land for RM1b GDVproject and i-Park@Indahpura. PETALING JAYA: SP Setia Bhd’s net profit for the
second quarter ended June 30, 2022 increased
PETALING JAYA: Industrial space solutions Sdn Bhd to acquire a 175.98-acre freehold Majestic Builders is a significant division 6.59% to RM80.09 million from RM74.81 million
provider AME Elite Consortium Bhd and development site for RM130 million. of Majestic Group, which as diversified in the same period last year, due mainly to
Majestic Builders Sdn Bhd are jointly businesses across property development, foreign exchange gain.
developing an integrated industrial park in The acquisition will be satisfied partly with hospitality, leisure, and food and beverage
Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang, with gross cash of RM80 million, while the remaining sectors in Malaysia as well as overseas. Revenue for the quarter decreased to RM1.02
development value (GDV) of RM1 billion. RM50 million is to be settled in-kind via billion from RM1.08 billion in the previous year.
industrial properties from the intended The group recently completed Annex @
AME Elite’s wholly owned subsidiary industrial park development within 24 months Cheras, Residensi Medan @ PJS4 and Bukit For the six months period, its net profit fell
Northern Industrial Park Sdn Bhd and upon fulfilment of conditions of the SPA. Rampai Industry Park @ Malacca. Its ongoing 1.63% to RM147.59 million from RM150.04
Majestic Builders have formed a special development projects include D’Cendana @ million previously while revenue dropped
purpose vehicle (SPV) to undertake the AME Elite intends to replicate its proven Bandar Tasik Kesuma, Selangor, as well as 11.68% to RM1.89 billion from RM2.14 billion.
industrial park development. Yesterday, the fully integrated industrial park model in two serviced apartments developments, on
SPV, Suling Hill Development Sdn Bhd, Penang, with custom-built industrial Jalan Klang Lama and off Jalan Tunku Abdul In the first half of the year, the group secured
entered into a sale and purchase agreement properties amply supported by fit-for- Rahman in Kuala Lumpur. total sales of RM1.67 billion, mainly from local
(SPA) with landowner Waz Lian Holdings purpose workers’ dormitories. AME Elite’s projects, which contributed RM1.38 billion or
expertise includes developing integrated AME Elite group managing director Kelvin 83%, while the remaining RM294.0 million came
Lee Chai said: “This acquisition is consistent mainly from international sales.
with AME Elite’s strategy of expanding our i-
Parks beyond Johor.” SP Setia president and CEO Datuk Choong
Kai Wai said in a statement yesterday RM272
The proposed acquisition is targeted to be million of completed inventories were sold, and
completed by the third quarter of 2023. RM559 million of bookings were secured during
this period.
Yinson to develop smart mobility ecosystem in Cyberjaya
“Our key focus remains steadfast on the swift
PETALING JAYA: Yinson Holdings Bhd’s From left: Yinson group CEO Lim Chern Yuan, Barclay, Mohd Najib and Cyberview division head of conversion of the latter into sales,“ he said,
wholly owned subsidiary, Yinson Green technology hub development Siti Shafinaz Md Salim at the signing ceremony. adding that it is on track to hit the RM4 billion
Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd (YGT), has sales target set for the year. Choong said potential
signed a memorandum of understanding operationalising of the master plan,” he masterplan that focuses on emerging buyers are still seeking landed properties in
(MoU) with Cyberview Sdn Bhd to added. technologies and the applications of these established townships despite challenges faced
develop a smart mobility ecosystem in technologies in three areas, including by the real estate industry due to elevated
Cyberjaya. Part of a larger revitalising Cyberjaya smart mobility. building material costs, labour shortage, interest
initiative involves the introduction of a rate upcycle and inflationary pressure.
Under the agreement, the parties will
implement smart mobility technologies “The recently announced 100% stamp duty
such as electrification of vehicles, exemption for first-time home buyers of
autonomous vehicles, mobility-as-a- properties priced RM500,000 and below through
service and intelligent transport systems in the i-Miliki will assist in expediting the property
Cyberjaya. The collaboration supports market’s recovery,” he added.
Cyberjaya’s ambition to establish itself as a
global tech hub and preferred investment SP Setia has partnered with Tenaga Nasional
location for technology companies. Bhd to provide electrical vehicle (EV) port and
renewable energy solutions to potential home
Yinson executive vice president of buyers to promote green energy and reduce
technology and new ventures Eirik Barclay carbon emissions.
commented that YGT has been investing
in novel green technologies within the Choong said the group will continue to
marine, mobility and energy segments monitor the current challenges disrupting the
since its inception in 2020. world economy.

“This has resulted in our ability to offer The group has 47 ongoing projects with a
smart mobility technology systems to remaining landbank of 7,042 acres. Gross
businesses; delivering integrated digital development value was at RM120.88 billion as of
solutions and platforms that fully support June 30, 2022, backed by unbilled sales totalling
their sustainability objectives,” he said. RM8.71 billion.

Cyberview managing director Datuk Bursa onboards
Mohd Najib Ibrahim explained that it CGS-CIMB Securities,
considered the entire mobility ecosystem Kenanga IB
in the design, including the participation for syariah trading
of leading players within the space.
PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has
“Thus, the collaboration with YGT will welcomed CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd and
provide a significant headway in the Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) as
approved suppliers and user representatives
under the Islamic Securities Selling and Buying –
Negotiated Transaction (ISSBNT) Framework.

As suppliers and user representatives, CGS-
CIMB and Kenanga IB will act as agents to
facilitate buying and selling of syariah-compliant
securities, as well as enable hedging and risk
management activities for market participants
while adhering to syariah principles.

Bursa Malaysia CEO Datuk Muhamad Umar
Swift said the facilitation of buying and selling of
syariah-compliant securities is paramount to
fostering a more conducive Islamic capital
market ecosystem.

“We look forward to support from other
market players and investors to strengthen
Malaysia’s position as the world’s leading Islamic
syariah-compliant equities market,” he added.

CGS-CIMB CEO Ruzi Rani Ajith said as one of
ISSBNT’s pioneering suppliers and user
representatives, CGS-CIMB has already onboarded
clients with operational systems in place.

“CGS-CIMB’s facilitation of the buying and
selling of syariah-compliant securities will create
a more enabling trading environment, increase
market liquidity and make the syariah-
compliant equity market more attractive to
market participants,” said Ruzi.

To date, there are 179 syariah-compliant
securities eligible for ISSBNT transactions, as
reviewed and approved by the Securities
Commission Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council.

12 theSUN ON FRIDAY | AUGUST 19, 2022
SUNBIZ

China regulator probes banks’ property loan exposure

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s banking ongoing property sector turmoil in the world’s for Beijing in its efforts to encourage banks to respond to requests for comment.
regulator is scrutinising property sector loan second-largest economy, two of the sources extend fresh loans to embattled real estate The debt crisis in China’s property sector
portfolios of some local and foreign lenders to said. It was not immediately clear what action developers, while managing lending risks.
assess systemic risks, sources with knowledge the regulator might take after the investigation. worsened in recent weeks after a large number
of the matter said, as the real estate sector’s debt Property loans accounted for 25.7% of total of home buyers threatened to stop making their
crisis worsens. The CBIRC did not respond to Reuters banking sector credit in China as of end-June, mortgage payments for stalled property
requests for comment. Chinese central bank data showed. The projects, aggravating a crisis that has already hit
As part of their assessment, the China banking sector’s total outstanding loans was the economy and could lead to social
Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission All the sources declined to be named due to 206 trillion yuan (RM135.6 trillion) at the end of instability.
(CBIRC) is looking at banks’ loan book exposure the sensitivity of the matter. the first half.
to developers to find out if those credit decisions The CBIRC is also asking some developers
were made according to the rules, one of the The move comes as policymakers have been While Chinese banks have the biggest for details of their cash positions and the source
sources said. trying to stabilise the property sector that exposure to local developers and homebuyers, of money for debt repayments, a third banking
accounts for a quarter of the economy after a foreign lenders including HSBC Holdings and source said. The probe is different to the routine
The aim of the latest regulatory probe is to string of defaults among developers on their Standard Chartered lend to property firms. self-reporting the regulator requires from
measure risks to the financial system from the bond repayments and a slump in home sales. banks. – Reuters
HSBC and StanChart spokespeople did not
The investigation underscores the challenges

Geely speeds up EV journey BRIEFS US, TAIWAN TO START TRADE
TALKS UNDER NEW INITIATIVE,
o China carmaker aims to CHINA VOICES OPPOSITION
increase proportion of
electric vehicles in its total TAIPEI: The United States and Taiwan have
sales to 50% in 2023 agreed to start trade talks under the US-
Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade to
SHANGHAI: China’s Geely Automobile Geely’s Geometry A is presented during the Shanghai auto show in April 2019. Geely said previously its total reach agreements with “economically
Holdings Ltd aims to increase the proportion annual vehicle sales including EV brands Zeekr and Geometry would hit 3.65 million units by 2025. – REUTERSPIX meaningful outcomes”. The office of the US
of electric vehicles (EV) in its total sales to 50% Trade Representative said it was expected
in 2023, as it accelerates a transition to electric fell 9% in the first half in China, were below Southeast Asia and Europe. Its exports that the first round of talks would take place
power amid weakening demand for petrol- management expectations, citing Covid-19 increased 64% in the first half and accounted early this autumn. In Beijing, the Chinese
driven cars. curbs and shortages of semiconductors. for 18% of total sales. foreign ministry said yesterday China will
take resolute measures to defend its
Sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrids Geely posted a 29% rise in six-month Geely said previously its total annual territorial integrity and urges the United
will already account for more than 30% of revenue though June to 58.18 billion yuan, vehicle sales including EV brands Zeekr and States not to make a wrong judgement, after
Geely’s monthly sales in the second half of thanks to better product pricing and product Geometry would hit 3.65 million units by Washington and Taipei agreed to initiate
this year, chief executive Jerry Gan told mix which offset the sales declines. 2025, with more than 30% of them electrified. trade talks. – Reuters
reporters in an online event yesterday. – Reuters
Geely is also seeking to expand further into SRI LANKA CENTRAL BANK
One out of five vehicles Geely sold in the first HOLDS RATES, SAYS
half were full electric or hybrid, sales of which ECONOMY COULD SHRINK 8%
increased nearly fourfold, compared with a
20% slump in sales of vehicles with combustion COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank held
engines, according to the company. rates steady yesterday and the governor
sounded a note of cautious optimism about
Hangzhou-based Geely posted a first-half the damaged economy, saying foreign
net profit of 1.55 billion yuan (RM1.02 billion), exchange reserves were on the mend and
versus 2.38 billion yuan in the same period a runaway inflation could peak as early as
year earlier, down 35%. September. Still, the economy is likely to
contract 8% this year and growth is not likely
The company said its vehicle sales, which until the second half of 2023, Nandalal
Weerasinghe said at a news conference. The
Indonesia calculating cost of maintaining fuel prices central bank kept the Standing Lending
Facility rate at 15.50% while the Standing
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president said repeatedly said the energy subsidy budget, to continue? We are calculating,” he said. Deposit Facility Rate remained at 14.50% as
yesterday his government was calculating which has been tripled to 502 trillion rupiah Indonesia is also considering restricting predicted. – Reuters
how much longer it can sustain a policy of (RM150 billion) this year, is too large.
keeping fuel prices unchanged, while the the number of people who receive fuel AUSTRALIA’S JOBLESS RATE
central bank governor hinted at keeping rates “This is such a large figure and we must subsidies, the president said in an interview FALLS TO FRESH 48-YEAR LOW
steady at an upcoming policy review. know what this is for: to hold back a steep rise with CNBC Indonesia earlier yesterday.
in inflation,” Jokowi, as the president is SYDNEY: Australia’s jobless rate dropped to a
President Joko Widodo signalled earlier popularly known, told a national coordinating Indonesians currently pay 7,650 rupiah per fresh 48-year low in July even as
this week that the government was meeting on inflation management. litre for subsidised petrol,while subsidised employment broke a super-strong run with
considering raising fuel prices. He has also diesel is sold at 5,150 rupiah per litre, less than the first fall this year, a mixed report that
“But can the state budget be strong enough a third of market price. – Reuters might hint at some cooling in the red-hot
labour market. Figures from the Australian
Bureau of Statistics showed the jobless rate
dipped to 3.4%, the lowest rate since August
1974. Yet net employment also surprised by
falling 40,900 in July, missing forecasts of a
25,000 increase and the first drop since
October last year. – Reuters

13theSUN ON FRIDAY | AUGUST 19, 2022
* SPORTS

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hheennddaakklalahhddibibaayyaarroolelehhppeennaawwaarryyaannggbbeerjrajayyaakkeeppaaddaaAAMMBBAANNKK(M(M))BBEERRHHAADDddaalalammtetemmppoohhsseeraratutussdduuaa aappppooiinnttiinngg aa pprrooxxyy hhaass ttoo bbee tthhee LLiimmiitteedd LLiiaabbiilliittyy efforts and there was a
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LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr nnoott lleessss tthhaann ffoorrttyy--
NNaammaaPPeelelelolonngg::AAZZHHAARRININBBININSSHHAAAARRI I FFirimrmaaGGuuaammaann: : eeiigghhtthhoouurrssbbeeffoorreetthheettiimmeeffoorr NNoottiiccee iiss hheerreebbyy ggiivveenn smattering of boos at the
MMFFPPRROOJJEECCTTMMAANNAAGGEEMMEENNTT TTEETTUUAANNLLEEEEYYUUEENNSSYYAAKKIRIRAA&&NNGG hhoollddiinnggtthheeMMeeeettiinngg.. tthhaatt NNEEWW LLIIFFEEWWAAYY end of the one-sided affair.
NNoo. .TTeel:l:0044--55775555889977//001199--33333311446699 PPLLTT [[RReeggiissttrraattiioonn “He doesn’t look
FFAAXX: :0044--55775555889977 NNoo. .TTeel:l:0044--22229911882233 332222 NNoottiicceess NNoo.. 220011880044000000003311
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AAkkttaaPPeemmeeggaannggPPaajajakk--GGaaddaaii((8811))11997722 LLiiaabbiilliittyyPPaarrttnneerrsshhiippssffoorraa week in, week out,”
SSaannddaarraann--ssaannddaarraannyyaannggttididaakkddititeebbuussPPeemmeeggaannggPPaajajakkGGaaddaaii AANNDD ddeeccllaarraattiioonn ooff ddiissssoolluuttiioonn former US Open finalist
IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo sseeccttiioonn 5500((22)) Greg Rusedski noted on
yyaannggtteerrsseebbuuttddibibaawwaahhininii LLTTTTRRAADDIINNGGSSDDNN..BBHHDD.. ooff tthhee LLiimmiitteedd LLiiaabbiilliittyy
AAkkaannDDi-i-jujuaallDDeennggaannLLeelolonnggUUmmuumm PPaarrttnneerrsshhiippss AAcctt 22001122
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TTmmnnMMeerraakk1144110000SSimimppaannggAAmmppaatt WWaakktutu44.3.300PPeetatanngg tthhiiss nnoottiiccee.. AAnnyy ppaarrttnneerr
((IINNMMEEMMBBEERRSS’’VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY oorr ccrreeddiittoorr ooff tthhee LLLLPP
NNEEGGEERRIIPPUULLAAUUPPININAANNGG WWIINNDDIINNGG--UUPP)) ddeessiirriinngg ttoo oobbjjeecctt ttoo tthhee “You can hear the
aapppplliiccaattiioonn mmaayy ddoo ssoo iinn
NNAAMMAAPPAAJJAAKKGGAADDAAII AALLAAMMAATTPPAAJJAAKKGGAADDAAII NNootticicee isis hheerreebbyy ggiviveenn ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo wwrriittiinngg ttoo tthhee CCoommppaanniieess boos around the
SSeeccttioionn443399((22))oofftthheeCCoommppaannieiessAAcctt,, CCoommmmiissssiioonn ooff MMaallaayyssiiaa
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiEEmmaassJJaayyaaSSddnnBBhhdd 2299JJaalalannUUssaahhaawwaann441133220000KKeeppaalalaBBaatatass 22001166,, tthhaatt tthhee SSppeecciaiall RReessooluluttioionn wwiitthhiinn tthhiirrttyy ((3300)) ddaayyss stadium. They didn’t feel
sseett oouutt bbeeloloww wwaass dduulyly ppaasssseedd bbyy ffrroomm tthhee ddaattee ooff tthhiiss
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiYYSSSSddnnBBhhdd 444422JJaalalannPPeennaanngg1100000000PPeennaanngg tthhee mmeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee ccoommppaannyy oonn nnoottiiccee.. like he’d given his best
1133.0.088.2.2002222.. effort out there. But I
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiKKaahhHHininSSddnnBBhhdd 66668888JJaalalannBBaaggaannAAjajamm1133000000BBuutteterrwwoorrthth TThhaatt tthhee ccoommppaannyy bbee wwoouunndd uupp DDaatteeddtthhiiss think you’ve got to give
vvoolulunnttaarriliyly ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo SSeeccttioionn 1199tthhddaayyooffAAuugguusstt,,22002222..
YYMMCCCCaappitiatallSSddnnBBhhdd 4477JJaalalannPPeerrmmaatatannggRRaawwaaBBaannddaarrPPeerrddaa 443399((11))((bb)) ooff tthhee CCoommppaannieiess AAcctt him some slack… he’s
1144000000BBuukkititMMeerrtatajajamm 22001166 aanndd tthhaatt LLeeee PPitit NNyyuukk,,ooff NNoo.. LLEEEECCHHUUAANNHHWWAA
5533,,TTininggkkaatt22,,BBaannddaarrRRaauubbPPeerrddaannaa,, CCoommpplliiaanncceeOOffffiicceerr
SShhuunnCChhaannggSSddnnBBhhdd 222288JJaalalannPPaassaarr1144000000BBuukkititMMeerrtatajajamm 2277660000 RRaauubb,, PPaahhaanngg bbee aanndd isis given it a go.”
hheerreebbyy aappppooinintteedd lilqiquuididaattoorr ffoorr tthhee IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFFTTHHEE
SSininggTTaaiiFFoohhSSddnnBBhhdd 771166JJaalalannRRaayyaa1144220000SSuunnggaaiiBBaakkaapp ppuurrppoosseeooffssuucchhwwininddiningguupp.. CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESSAACCTT,,22001166 Fritz will next meet
TThhaatt tthhee ssaaidid LLiqiquuididaattoorr bbee AANNDDIINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiLLiaiannHHininSSddnnBBhhdd 11007788JJaalalannCChheeAAhhmmaadd1144330000NNibiboonnggTTeebbaall ininddeemmnnififieiedd bbyy tthhee ccoonnttrribibuuttoorrieiess SSAADDIISSTTRRIIBBUUTTOORRSS((MM))SSDDNN..BBHHDD.. Russian sixth seed Andrey
aaggaaininsstt aalll tthhee ccoossttss,, cchhaarrggeess,, Rublev who ground out a
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiSSuunnHHeenngg 1166JJaalalannKKeerruuininggKKaawwaassaannPPeerrnniaiaggaaaann lolosssseess,, eexxppeennsseess aanndd lilaiabbiliiltitieiess ((RReeggiissttrraattiioonn 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 6-2 win over
SSimimppaannggAAmmppaatt ininccuurrreedd oorr ssuussttaainineedd bbyy hhimim inin NNoo..::220011220011000066331188//997799884433--MM))
tthhee eexxeeccuuttioionn aanndd ddisiscchhaarrggee ooff hhisis
YYoonnggCChhaannggDDaannggSSddnnBBhhdd 229933JJaalalannBBuurrmmaahh1100335500PPeennaanngg dduuttieiess inin rreelalattioionn tthheerreettoo aanndd hhisis ((IINNMMEEMMBBEERRSS’’VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY Italy’s Fabio Fognini.
rreemmuunneerraattioionnbbee ffixixeedd oonn tthhee ssccaalele WWIINNDDIINNGG--UUPP))
CChhuunnggHHininPPaajajakkGGaaddaaii 331133LLeebbuuhhCChhuulilaia1100220000PPeennaanngg ooffhhisisuussuuaallpprrooffeessssioionnaallcchhaarrggeessffoorr Fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas
tthheewwoorrkkininvvoolvlveedd.. NNOOTTIICCEEOOFFFFIINNAALLMMEEEETTIINNGG
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiZZilililoionnWWoorrththSSddnnBBhhdd 22888899JJaalalannBBaarruuBBaannddaarrPPeerraaiiJJaayyaa1133660000PPeerraaii TThhaatttthheelilqiquuididaattoorrbbeeaannddisishheerreebbyy NNootticiceeisishheerreebbyyggiviveenntthhaattppuurrssuuaanntt 332222 NNoottiicceess sailed into the third round with a business
aauutthhoorrisiseedd ttoo ddivivididee aalll oorr ssuucchh ttooSSeeccttioionn445599((22))oofftthheeCCoommppaannieiess like 6-3 6-4 victory over Serbian Filip
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiBBuukkititMMeerrtatajajammSSddnnBBhhdd 7755GGJJaalalannPPeerrnniaiaggaaaannGGeemmilialanngg11PPuussaattPPeerrnniaiaggaaaann ppaarrtt ooff tthhee ssuurrppluluss aasssseettss ooff tthhee AAcctt,,22001166tthheeFFininaallGGeenneerraallMMeeeettiningg Krajinovic while eighth-seeded Pole Hubert
1144000000BBuukkititMMeerrtatajajamm CCoommppaannyy aass hhee tthhininkkss ffitit inin ssppeeccieie ooff tthhee mmeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee ccoommppaannyy IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFFTTHHEE Hurkacz, runner-up in Montreal on Sunday,
oorrininkkininddaammoonnggsstttthheemmeemmbbeerrssooff wwilill bbee hheeldld aatt NNoo.. 77007799,,11sstt FFlolooor,r, CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESSAACCTT,,22001166 lost to his doubles partner this week, big-
PPaajajakkGGaaddaaiiBBuutteterrwwoorrththSSddnnBBhhdd 777766GGTTaammaannKKeekkaayyaaJJaalalannBBaaggaannAAjajamm tthheeCCoommppaannyy.. JJaalalann KKaammppuunngg GGaajajahh,, 1122220000 hitting American John Isner, 7-6(5), 6-7(5),
1133000000BBuutteterrwwoorrthth FFOONNGGMMAANNFFOOOO BBuuttteerrwwoorrtthh,,PPuulalauuPPininaanngg,,oonn1199tthh AANNDD
DDirireeccttoorr SSeepptteemmbbeerr 22002222 aatt 1100.0.000 aa.m.m.. ffoorr IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF 6-2.
SSininggYYeeeeLLiiSSddnnBBhhdd 4466JJaalalannTTooddaakk22PPuussaattBBaannddaarrSSeebbeerraannggJJaayyaa RRaauubb,,PPaahhaanngg tthheeffoollolowwininggppuurrppoossee:: KKEEMMUUDDIIBBAARRIISSAANNSSDDNN..BBHHDD.. In an all-British clash, ninth seed
1133770000PPeerraaii 1199tthh..AAuugguusstt,,22002222 11..TToo rreecceeivivee aanndd ccoonnssidideerr tthhee ((119999440011003344116611((331199884444--UU))) Cameron Norrie fought back to
Rafael Nadal returns a beat former world No. 1 Andy
SSaannddaarraann--ssaannddaarraann teterrsseebbuutt bboolelehh ddipipeerrikikssaa ddeennggaann PPeemmeeggaanngg PPaajajakk GGaaddaaii bbeerrkkeennaaaann IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF LLiqiquuididaattoorr’s’s FFininaall AAccccoouunnttss ((IINNMMEEMMBBEERRSS’’ shot during his match Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. –
ddiaiatatassppaaddaa2222hhbbOOggooss22002222sseehhininggggaa2244hhbbOOggooss22002222,,ppuukkuull1100.0.000ppaaggiisseehhininggggaa44.0.000 TTHHEECCOOMMPPAANNIIEESSAACCTT,,22001166 sshhoowwiningg tthhee wwininddiningg uupp hhaass VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYYWWIINNDDIINNGGUUPP)) against Borna Coric at Reuters
ppeetatanngg,,sseebbeelulummtatarrikikhhjujuaalalannlelelolonnggitiutu.. bbeeeenn ccoonndduucctteedd aanndd ttoo rreecceeivivee NNOOTTIICCEEOOFFRREESSOOLLUUTTIIOONN the Western & Southern
AANNDD aannyyeexxpplalannaattioionntthheerreeoonn;;aanndd AAtt aann ggeenneerraall mmeeeettiningg ooff tthhee Open. – REUTERSPIX
IkIklalannBBeerrtatarrikikhh1199--0088--22002222 CCHHOONNGGKKIAIANNCCHHOONNGG IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF 22..TToo rreessoolvlvee uunnddeerr SSeeccttioionn 551188((33)) mmeemmbbeerrss ooff KKeemmuuddii BBaarrisisaann SSddnn..
PPeelelelolonnggBBeerrlelesseenn LLTTTTRRAADDIINNGGSSDDNN..BBHHDD.. ((bb)) ooff tthhee CCoommppaannieiess AAcctt 22001166,, BBhhdd..dduulylyccoonnvveenneeddaannddhheeldldaattNNoo..
0044--55779922662288 119999660011000022449933((337744883399--WW)) tthhaatt tthhee bbooookkss,, aaccccoouunnttss aanndd 1133AA,,PPeerrssiaiarraannGGrreeeennttoowwnn55,,PPuussaatt
((IINNMMEEMMBBEERRSS’’VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY ddooccuummeennttssoofftthheeCCoommppaannyysshhaalll PPeerrddaaggaannggaann GGrreeeennttoowwnn,, 3300445500
IINNTTHHEEMMAATTTTEERROOFF bbeeddeessttrrooyyeeddaafftteerrtthheeeexxppiriraattioionn IpIpoohh,,PPeerraakkDDaarruullRRididzzuuaannoonntthhee1188 Ruthless Raducanu
TTHHEECCOOMMPPAANNIIEESSAACCTT22001166 WWIINNDDIINNGG--UUPP)) ooff33mmoonntthhssffrroommtthheeddaatteeoofftthhee ddaayyooffAAuugguusstt22002222,,tthheeSSppeecciaiallaanndd
NNOOTTICICEE ISIS HHEERREEBBYY GGIVIVEENN tthhaatt ddisisssooluluttioionnoofftthheeccoommppaannyy.. OOrrddininaarryyRReessooluluttioionnsssseettoouuttbbeeloloww
AANNDD tthhee ccrreeddititoorrss ooff tthhee aabboovveennaammeedd LLAAUUTTHHEENNGGCCHHIIMM wwaassaaggrreeeeddttoo:-:-
TTOOPPMMOOLLDDSSDDNN..BBHHDD.. ccoommppaannyy wwhhicichh isis bbeeiningg wwoouunndd uupp LLiqiquuididaattoorr
vvoolulunnttaarriliylyaarreerreeqquuirireeddoonnoorrbbeeffoorree DDaatteeddtthhisis1199tthhAAuugguusstt22002222 11..TTHHAATT,, tthhee CCoommppaannyy wwilill bbee storms into third round
((RReeggiissttrraattiioonnNNoo.. 1199tthh.. SSeepptteemmbbeerr 22002222 ttoo sseenndd PPrrooxxieiess:: lilqiquuididaatteedd bbyy wwaayy ooff mmeemmbbeerrss’’
220000660011000000226666((772200001133--HH)) tthheeirir nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess wwitithh AAmmeemmbbeerroofftthheeCCoommppaannyyeennttititleledd vvoolulunnttaarryywwininddiningguupp..
((IINNMMEEMMBBEERRSS’’VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY ppaarrtticicuulalarrss ooff tthheeirir ddeebbttss oorr cclalaimimss ttoo aattteenndd aanndd vvoottee aatt tthhee aabboovvee
aanndd tthhee nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess mmeeeettiningg mmaayy aappppooinintt aa pprrooxxyy ttoo 22..TTHHAATT,,LLeeee CChhaann HHiningg ooff NNoo.. 1133,, EMMA RADUCANU stormed in that last game was really
LLIIQQUUIIDDAATTIIOONN)) ooff tthheeirir ssoolilcicititoorrss ((ifif aannyy)) ttoo tthhee aattteenndd aanndd vvoottee inin hhisis bbeehhaalflf aanndd PPeerrssiaiarraann GGrreeeennttoowwnn 55,, PPuussaatt into the third round of the difficult.”
NNOOTTICICEE ISIS HHEERREEBBYY GGIVIVEENN uunnddeerrssigignneedd,, tthhee LLiqiquuididaattoorr ooff tthhee ssuucchh pprrooxxyy nneeeedd nnoott bbee mmeemmbbeerrss PPeerrddaaggaannggaann GGrreeeennttoowwnn,,3300445500 Cincinnati Open with a 6-0, 6-2
ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo SSeeccttioionn 445599 ooff tthhee ssaaidid CCoommppaannyy;; aanndd ifif ssoo rreeqquuirireedd ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy.. TThhee ininssttrruummeenntt IpIpoohh,, PPeerraakk DDaarruull RRididzzuuaann bbee thrashing of Victoria Azarenka Raducanu, who has not
CCoommppaannieiess AAcctt,, 22001166 tthhaatt tthhee ininwwrrititininggffrroommtthheessaaidid,,aarreebbyytthheeirir aappppooininttiningg aa pprrooxxyy mmuusstt bbee aappppooinintteedd aass LLiqiquuididaattoorr ttoo aacctt yesterday, signalling she will be won a tournament since
FFininaall GGeenneerraall MMeeeettiningg ooff tthhee ssoolilcicititoorrss oorr ppeerrssoonnaallyly ttoo ccoommee ddeeppoossititeedd aatt tthhee RReeggisistteerreedd OOffficicee ffoorr tthhee ppuurrppoossee ooff wwininddiningg-- well prepared for her US Open capturing last year’s title at
mmeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee aabboovveennaammeedd inin aanndd pprroovvee tthheeirir ddeebbttss oorr cclalaimimss aatt leleaasstt 4488 hhoouurrss bbeeffoorree tthhee ttimimee uupp tthhee CCoommppaannyy’s’s aafffaairirss aanndd title defence. Flushing Meadows as a 150th-
CCoommppaannyy wwilill bbee hheeldld aatt BBlolocckk aatt ssuucchh ttimimee aanndd pplalaccee aass sshhaalll bbee aappppooinintteedd ffoorr hhooldldiningg tthhee mmeeeettiningg ddisisttrribibuuttininggititssaasssseettss.. ranked qualifier, appears to
CC,, LLoott CC--77--11 ((LLeevveell 99)),, MMeennaarraa ssppeeccififieieddininssuucchhnnootticiceeoorrininddeeffaauultlt oorraaddjojouurrnneeddmmeeeettiningg.. For the second straight again be hitting her stride with
UUnnccaanngg EEmmaass ((UUee33)),, 8855,, JJaalalann tthheerreeooff tthheeyy wwilill bbee eexxccluluddeedd ffrroomm LLooooFFooooKKooooii match Raducanu delivered a the season’s final Grand Slam
LLookkeeYYeeww,,5555220000 KKuuaalala LLuummppuurr tthheebbeenneeffititssooffaannyyddisisttrribibuuttioionnmmaaddee DDirireeccttoorr dominating display, the 10th running from Aug. 29 to Sept.
oonn 1199 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 22002222 aatt 1100..0000 bbeeffoorreessuucchhddeebbttssaarreepprroovveenn.. IpIpoohh,,PPeerraakk seed needing just 62 minutes 11 in New York.
aa..mm..ffoorrtthheeppuurrppoosseeooffhhaavvininggaann RRaauubb,,PPaahhaanngg DDaatteedd::1199AAuugguusstt22002222 on centre court to dismiss the
aaccccoouunnttlalaididbbeeffoorreetthheemmeemmbbeerrss 1199tthh..AAuugguusstt,,22002222 twice Australian Open winner She next takes on American
sshhoowwininggtthheemmaannnneerrininwwhhicichhtthhee LLEEEEPPITITNNYYUUKK NNOOTTICICEEFFOORRCCRREEDDITITOORRSS from Belarus after thumping seventh seed Jessica Pegula.
wwininddiningguupphhaassbbeeeennccoonndduucctteedd LLiqiquuididaattoorr NNOOTTICICEE ISIS HHEERREEBBYY GGIVIVEENN tthhaatt Serena Williams 6-4, 6-0 in the
aannddtthheepprrooppeerrttyyoofftthheeCCoommppaannyy NNoo..5533,,TTininggkkaatt22,, tthhee ccrreeddititoorrss ooff tthhee aabboovveennaammeedd first round. In a later match, two-time
ddisisppoosseedd ooff aanndd ttoo hheeaarr aann BBaannddaarrRRaauubbPPeerrddaannaa,, CCoommppaannyy wwhhicichh isis bbeeiningg wwoouunndd major champion Simona Halep
eexxpplalannaattioionntthhaattmmaayybbeeggiviveennbbyy 2277660000RRaauubb,,PPaahhaannggDDaarruullMMaakkmmuur.r. uupp vvoolulunnttaarriliyly aarree rreeqquuirireedd oonn oorr “I was playing a great match was forced to withdrawn due
tthhee LLiqiquuididaattoorr aanndd ttoo ddeetteerrmmininee bbeeffoorree1199SSeepptteemmbbeerr22002222ttoosseenndd for sure and to play Vika I had to a thigh injury.
tthhee mmaannnneerr inin wwhhicichh tthhee bbooookkss,, tthheeirir nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess wwitithh to stay focused throughout,”
aaccccoouunnttss aanndd ddooccuummeennttss ooff tthhee ppaarrtticicuulalarrssoofftthheeirirddeebbttssoorrcclalaimimss said Raducanu in a post-match The 30-year-old Romanian
CCoommppaannyy aanndd ooff tthhee LLiqiquuididaattoorr aanndd tthhee nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess on court interview. “In the was set to face Russian
sshhaalllbbeeddisisppoosseeddooff.. ooff tthheeirir ssoolilcicititoorrss ((ifif aannyy)) ttoo tthhee second set I could feel the Veronika Kudermetova, who
CCHHUUNNCCHHIAIAKKAAII uunnddeerrssigignneedd,,tthhee LLiqiquuididaattoorr ooff tthhee important moments and a will receive a walkover into the
LLIQIQUUIDIDAATTOORR ssaaidid CCoommppaannyy;; aanndd ifif ssoo rreeqquuirireedd couple of turning points that round of 16.
DDaatteeddtthhisis1199AAuugguusstt22002222 ininwwrrititininggffrroommtthheessaaididLLiqiquuididaattoor,r, could have made the second
AA mmeemmbbeerr eennttititleledd ttoo aattteenndd aarreebbyytthheeirirssoolilcicititoorrssoorrppeerrssoonnaallyly set really difficult. Halep recently won
aanndd vvoottee aatt tthhisis mmeeeettiningg isis ttooccoommeeininaannddpprroovveetthheeirirddeebbttssoorr Canadian Open, putting her
eennttititleledd ttoo aappppooinintt aa pprrooxxyy ttoo cclalaimimss aatt ssuucchh ttimimee aanndd pplalaccee aass “I am really pleased with back in the top 10 in the world
aattteennddaannddvvootteeininhhisissstteeaadd.. AA sshhaalll bbee ssppeeccififieiedd inin ssuucchh nnootticicee how I dug in and serving it out rankings for the first time in a
pprrooxxyy nneeeedd nnoott bbee aa mmeemmbbeerr ooff oorr inin ddeeffaauultlt tthheerreeooff tthheeyy wwilill bbee year. She is now ranked sixth. –
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Bungling ‘Alpha’ Tiger leads LIV fight
Ferrari get
reality check
█ PHIL CASEY McIlroy hails Woods after players meet to discuss rebel tour
FERRARI have been told to fire all their
strategists following an “unbelievable” series RORY MCILROY has hailed it, which I think was the purpose, is “He is the hero that we’ve all undertaking extensive preparations
of mistakes this year. the role of Tiger Woods as all the top players on this Tour are in looked up to. His voice carries at Wilmington Country Club, where
the “alpha” figure in the agreement and alignment of where further than anyone else’s in the the top 30 in the FedEx Cup
The Italian team enjoyed a superb start to PGA Tour’s fight against LIV we should go going forward, and that game of golf. His role is navigating us standings on Sunday will advance to
the season but have fallen off the pace in the Golf. Woods flew to Wilmington on was awesome. to a place where we all think we the Tour Championship.
driver and team standings over the summer. Wednesday for a private meeting of should be. “It’s a good golf course,” McIlroy
top players to discuss the threat of “We need to get the top guys added. “It’s a golf course that is a
Charles Leclerc won two of the first three the Saudi-funded breakaway ahead together more often than we do.” “I think it’s pretty apparent that little more up my alley compared to
Grands Prix of the season as drivers got to of the BMW Championship. whenever we all get in the room say last week in Memphis.
grips with their new-look cars following a Asked about the presence of there’s an alpha in there, and “I was a little rusty
winter of upgrades. And it appeared that The 15-time major winner had Woods, who made the journey from it’s not me.” last week as well, but
Ferrari would dominate for the first time not qualified for the second FedEx his home in Florida alongside Rickie a lot more drivers off
since the late 2000s. Cup playoff event after playing just Fowler, McIlroy added: “It’s McIlroy missed the cut the tee (here), a lot
three times in 2022 following the car impactful and I think it shows how in the first play-off event of room off the tee.
But the team have missed out on a whole accident in February much he cares about the Tour. in Memphis last week “Length is an
host of points because of decisions they have 2021 which almost but has turned that to advantage here,
made. resulted in his “I think it shows how much he his advantage by
right leg being cares about the players that are
Leclerc found himself leading the amputated. where in Memphis
Monaco, British and Hungarian Grands Prix coming through and are going to be it’s not really. Just my
earlier this season but failed to finish on the Players in the next generation. sort of golf course that
podium in any of the races as a result of the meeting “Like it or not, they can’t I feel like I can excel on.
either being called in to pit at the wrong time were really sell Tiger Woods “It’s nice to get back
or being left out on the track on the wrong reluctant to anymore. The Tour had an out and prepare and get
tyres. divulge details easy job for 20 years. to know a new golf
of what was “They don’t have Tiger – course, get a little
And former F1 ace Marc Surer thinks discussed, but yes, they’ve got a bunch of us bit of a head
heads should roll as a result. “The strategists McIlroy said: “I and we’re all great players, start on
should be fired,” the 70-year-old said. think the one but we’re not Tiger Woods. everyone
thing that “We’re moving into a else.” – The
“You can really only shake your head at came out of Independent
the fact they just manage to make the wrong different era, and we just have to
decision again and again. I’d fire all the think about things a little
strategy people. How you can get so much differently.
wrong – it’s unbelievable.”
Oleksandr Usyk (left) and Anthony
Ferrari have also been made to pay for Joshua go head to head during the
power failure and driver errors this year. And press conference. – REUTERSPIX
in Hungary last time out, Leclerc and his
teammate Carlos Sainz saw Max Verstappen Usyk hits right notes ahead of AJ fight
pass them to win the race, despite the fact
the Red Bull ace had started the day in 10th █ DUNCAN BECH Russia’s invasion. “We’ve had enough time to study
position. OLEKSANDR USYK performed a Usyk served as a military volunteer each other and Saturday will be a
Ukrainian anthem about fighting for great, great fight.
Scuderia chief Mattia Binotto had insisted independence after warning Anthony in Kiev before being told he would
the pace of the car was to blame for his Joshua he faces a continuation of the better represent his nation by “We were born to compete at life,
team’s lack of podium place on that occasion. dismantling he endured in their first successfully defending the WBA, IBF for belts, for anything. The one who
But Surer has refuted those claims with a clash. and WBO titles he seized from Joshua does not compete, does not live.
sarcastic quip. almost a year ago.
Dressed in a traditional Cossack “All our lives are competitions – for
“Yeah, if you put the wrong tyres on,” he outfit for yesterday’s head-to-head The rivals collide in Jeddah anything, for someone – that’s why
continued. “He (Leclerc) was leading the race press conference, the unified world tomorrow and the undefeated 35-year- we’re competing.”
before – it’s really too slow!” champion remained on stage after he old has told Joshua to expect more
had faced off with Joshua to sing Oi u punishment from his fists. In contrast to the colourful Usyk,
Ferrari have fallen 97 points behind Red luzi chervona kalyna. Joshua cut a subdued figure three days
Bull in the Constructors’ Championship, while “We learned a lot about each other out from the biggest fight of his life as
Leclerc trails Verstappen by 80 points in the The 1875 call to arms was inspired in the first fight. He learned about me he attempts to become a three-time
Drivers’ Championship. And Surer believes by Ukraine’s 18th century battle for and I learned about him,” Usyk said. world heavyweight champion.
more questions should be asked. independence and is now intoned as a
display of defiance in the face of “But this is not going to be a new “It’s a must-win. I like the pressure. I
“Somehow someone from the top should bout, it’s going to be the last bout want to compete. You’ve got to have a
actually say something - ‘what are they continued for rounds 13,14,15 – for competitive spirit,” Joshua said. – the
actually doing? We have the fastest car in the however long it lasts. Independent
field,’” he added.

Leclerc has three race victories to his
name this year after triumphing in Bahrain,
Australia and Austria. And the 24-year-old will
be looking to claim a fourth win when the F1
season resumes in Belgium at the end of the
month. – Express Newspapers

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Reed files RM3.3b lawsuit suggestions he could hang up his gloves if he loses respect him, but I never talked to him and I was has been ranked as high as fourth in the world
over‘malicious attacks’ to Oleksandr Usyk again this week. not in contact with any other driver. but is recently back from an injury layoff and
now ranks 412th.
US golfer Patrick Reed, who departed the US Joshua, 32, is bidding to reclaim the world titles “Lewis and I, even in the face of a not-so-
PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, he lost to Ukraine’s Usyk, who beat the Briton by encouraging scenario like the beginning of this Brooks powers Windies over NZ
has filed a US$750m (RM3.3b) defamation unanimous decision in London last September. season, we are always aligned in wanting to try
lawsuit against The Golf Channel and to make things better and to be together next SHAMARH BROOKS played the sheet anchor role
commentator Brandel Chamblee. Some experts have said a third professional year. to perfection in guiding the West Indies to a five-
defeat could end the career of the former Olympic wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a
The US District Court filing in Houston, Texas, heavyweight gold medallist – a claim dismissed by “And we’ve been telling each other for a low-scoring opening day-night One-Day
says “calculated, malicious, false and reckless Joshua. couple of months that we could go on, maybe International of a three-match series at Kensington
attacks” have caused Reed major damages, five or 10 years, right? So none of that is true.” Oval in Barbados yesterday.
including multiple multi-million-dollar “I’m competing with a pound-for-pound (one
sponsorship deals. of the most skilled across all weight classes) Wild cards for Thiem, After the home side’s bowling combination
fighter,” he told AFP. Venus and Kenin pace and spin dismissed the visitors for 190 off
Reed, 32, won the 2018 Masters and was 45.2 overs batting first, Brooks’ 91-ball 79 with nine
nicknamed “Captain America” for his emotional “I’m not losing against some has-been. It’s crazy DOMINIC THIEM, the 2020 champion, and fours and one six provided the much-needed
performances on US Ryder Cup and Presidents to suggest I should retire. Grand Slam title winners Venus Williams and solidity to take his team to 193 for five off 39 overs
Cup teams from 2014-2019. He joined the LIV Sofia Kenin were among those named in reply.
Golf Series in June. “If I would lose to one of the top fighters of the yetserday as wild cards for the US Open main
world today (people would say) ‘Oh he should draw. His 72-run fourth-wicket partnership with
Reed claims in the lawsuit that Chamblee, a retire, he lost to one of the best’. What type of captain Nicholas Pooran (28) steadied the chase
former PGA player, has a history of dubbing nonsense is that? Austrian Thiem, the former world No. 3 and ensured there would be no repeat of the
Reed a cheater and criticising all players who now ranked 228th, has returned to collapses which have become an all-too-common
leave the PGA for LIV Golf. “I still want to compete. I love it. It’s challenging, competition after a long layoff due to a wrist feature of their game in recent years.
I love the challenge. It’s not an easy job but I’ve got injury.
Reed accused Chamblee of “misreporting the will, I’ve got the strength to keep on pushing.” “It was important just to get a start because this
information” with “reckless disregard of the Williams, 42, has won seven Grand Slam was not the easiest pitch to bat on,” said Brooks
truth” and targeting Reed since he was 23 to Wolff rubbishes Perez link singles titles, including back-to-back US Open after receiving the “Man of the Match” award.
“destroy his reputation, create hate and a hostile titles in 2000 and 2001.
work environment for him.” MERCEDES boss Toto Wolff has strongly Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and fast bowler
dismissed claims that he has spoken to the likes She returned to competition after missing Alzarri Joseph claimed three wickets each as the
Joshua brushes off retirement talk of Sergio Perez about the prospect of replacing nearly a year due to injury. Black Caps, winners of the preceding T20
Lewis Hamilton as “complete bulls**t.” International series in Jamaica 2-1, laboured in the
HEAVYWEIGHT boxer Anthony Joshua called Her sister Serena, a 23-time Grand Slam conditions earlier in the day with captain Kane
retirement speculation “nonsense” yesterday after “It’s complete bull****”, Wolff said of the Perez singles champion who turns 41 next month, Williamson top-scoring with 34.
to Mercedes rumours, in an interview with has hinted at retirement after the US Open.
motorsport.com.
Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion,
“I never called Sergio, he’s a good guy and I

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Spurs players willing to run through brick wall for Conte, says Davies
FACTS AND STATS ahead of the third round of TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR defender
English Premier League fixtures (10pm Malaysian Ben Davies says the players would help but just sit there and listen.” making sure that we don’t go behind.
time unless stated). “run through a brick wall” for Spurs’ performance was not one of “But we showed a lot of character, a lot
manager Antonio Conte.
TOMORROW their best and they looked off the pace and of fight. It wasn’t a great performance by us
passive for long periods despite Chelsea but we stuck with it,” he said.
TOTTENHAM VS WOLVES (9.30pm) Conte took over as boss last season and failing to test Hugo Lloris for much of those “It’s a tough place to come. We were
Wolves have won three out of their last four away saw them finish the Premier League spells. probably second best in the first half. We
League games against Spurs but are on a nine- fourth, bagging Champions League Davies, who set up Pierre-Emile were disappointed to concede from a set-
game winless streak in the Premier League. (D3, football. Hojbjerg’s goal and played his part in piece.
L6). Spurs have invested heavily in the close He has continued his impressive tenure winning the corner that led to Harry Kane’s “On a different day, you can go in 0-0
season, bringing in Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, with a win and a draw in the League seeing equaliser, believes the team needs to having not performed the best and you can
Djed Spence and Destiny Udogie. Ivan Perisic and the club fourth this season. manage situations better but did point to look at it again, but it does give you a lot of
Fraser Forster joined on free transfers, and His passion, which saw him in a spat the impact of Spurs’ confidence knowing the quality we’ve got
Clement Lenglet was signed on loan. with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel in improved bench as that can come off the bench and change
CRYSTAL PALACE VS ASTON VILLA the London derby on Sunday, is part of the the substitutes all the game for us.
Palace have won three out of their last four home reason he has done so well at the side made an “The boys who came on I thought they
fixtures against Villa. The teams’last six League according to Davies. impression. did exactly what we wanted them to,
meetings at Selhurst Park have all been decided “We’re used to seeing that passion from “Once we got which was to have an impact.”
by a one-goal margin. Villa, who beat Palace 2-1 at him!” he said via Goal. “His record speaks our equaliser, Davies believes Kane is in the best
Selhurst Park last season, have never won back-to- for itself. and got it to 1-1, shape he has seen him in the eight years
back away games against the London side. “He’s a world-class manager, but as a it was a tough they have played alongside each other.
EVERTON VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST person and as a man on the side, you can’t game and “I think he’s looking as good as he ever
This is the first time the teams have met since help but want to run through a brick wall probably those has. He’s a top player. He’s shown time and
January 1999, when Forest won 1-0 at Goodison for him. are the moments time again the class that he’s got and he’s
Park. The Toffees have lost their two opening “He’s animated, he’s very clear in what that we have to be off the mark again. Let’s hope he can have
League games this season. They last lost their first he wants from his team. He’s very better at a successful season,” he said. – The
three League matches in a campaign in the 1990- passionate. When he speaks, you can’t managing and Independent/Agencies
91 season but have kept clean sheets in six out of
their 10 games against Forest in the Premier Ronaldo offered exit route by Sporting
League.
FULHAM VS BRENTFORD SPORTING have offered but none of the super been cautioned by police
This will be the first top-flight meeting between Manchester United and clubs want the 37- after appearing to smash
Fulham and Brentford. Brentford are unbeaten in Cristiano Ronaldo the option of year-old, and few a fan’s phone following
their last 11 away matches in all competitions taking their former prodigy on a below that would be Manchester United’s
against Fulham and have won eight of their last 13 free transfer, at least clearing a able to afford a fee or defeat to Everton in
games in the Premier League. way out for one of the his wages. April.
LEICESTER VS SOUTHAMPTON summer’s most contentious Footage of a
Leicester have not lost against Southampton in sagas. Sporting can frustrated Ronaldo
their last four Premier League games. Both teams make a deal work if appeared to show him
are bottom of the goals conceded list, with six The Portuguese has made they can sign strike the phone out of
goals in deficit in the last two games. Leicester’s clear his desire to leave the club Ronaldo on a free. a young Everton fan’s
Ayoze Perez has played 13 Premier League games amid a disastrous summer on Atletico Madrid, hand as he left the
against Southampton and scored nine goals. and off the pitch, culminating in who also have a Goodison Park pitch at
Saturday’s 4-0 defeat at strong relationship full time.
SUNDAY Brentford. with Mendes, have Merseyside Police
been considering opened an investigation
BOURNEMOUTH VS ARSENAL (12.30am) Ronaldo’s behaviour in that a similar move
Bournemouth have only one victory in their 10 game formed part of the but are still with the 37-year-old later
Premier League games against Arsenal. (L7, D2). discussions the United staff had mindful of publicly apologising on
With a victory tomorrow, the Gunners will have in the aftermath, as they backlash for social media, describing the
won their opening three Premier League games attempt to work out how to their fans. incident as an “outburst”.
for the first time since 2004-05. Bournemouth navigate the team back to good
have not conceded a goal in their last three home form. In related And yesterday, police
games. news, the confirmed Ronaldo has been
LEEDS VS CHELSEA (9pm) There is increasing debate Portugal interviewed by officers and a
Leeds have not won against Chelsea in the within the club over whether it forward caution had been made.
Premier League since late 2002. If The Blues wins, would be better to get rid of has “We can confirm that a 37-
it will be the first time they have won two con- the megastar, although the year-old man voluntarily
secutive away-League games against Leeds. hierarchy have so far been attended and was interviewed
Chelsea beat Leeds 3-0 at Elland Road last season. completely resistant. under caution in relation to an
Only Manchester City have won more Premier allegation of assault and
League games away (23) than Chelsea (19) since Sporting have criminal damage,” a statement
Thomas Tuchel took over the club in early 2021. approached United about read.
WEST HAM VS BRIGHTON (9pm) a deal, though.
West Ham have not won a single game against Ronaldo’s agent “The matter has been
Brighton in the Premier League. (D6, L4) while the Jorge Mendes dealt with by way of
Seagulls have not lost the last seven Premier has spent the conditional caution. The
League games. The match will be The Hammers’ summer
500th home game in the Premier League. investigating matter has now
NEWCASTLE VS MAN CITY (11.30pm) potential concluded.” – The
City have only lost one of their last 29 Premier options, Independent
League games against Newcastle. (D4, W24) and
Pep Guardiola has never lost one of the 10 Blackburn lose perfect RESULTS & STANDINGS
matches against Eddie Howe. The Magpies and Championship record
the Cityzens have yet to concede a goal in the ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Premier League this season. BLACKBURN ROVERS lost their 100% record 2-1 home victory against 10-man Stoke 2 Middlesbrough 2, Reading 3
in the English Championship yesterday when Sunderland. Blackburn 0, Sheffield Utd 2 Sunderland 1,
TUESDAY they were defeated 3-0 at Reading. West Brom 0 Cardiff 0.
Goals from Anel Ahmedhodzic and Max
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have only won one of their last 12 Premier League League. added-time equaliser for Stoke as they Sheff Utd 42204 2 8
games against Liverpool (D6, L5). The Reds will be snatched a 2-2 draw at home to Millwall 42116 4 7
without Darwin Nunez, who is serving a three- By contrast, Reading had lost two of their Middlesbrough. Cardiff 42117 6 7
game ban after his red card against Crystal Palace. opening three games, including a 4-0 rout at Preston 42113 2 7
Rotherham at the weekend. Former England centre-half Phil Jagielka’s Reading 41301 0 6
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But they were deservedly in front points. Rotherham 42022 3 6
HOME DRAW AWAY yesterday with Tom McIntyre heading them 31205 1 5
ahead on the quarterhour mark. But with Chris Wilder’s side ready to
celebrate their first victory of the season, 20- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFF 1ST LEG
Junior Hoilett added a second on the year-old sub Wright-Phillips – grandson of Qarabag 0 Viktoria Plzen 0, Dynamo Kyiv 0
hour with substitute Lucas Joao tucking Arsenal legend Ian Wright – snatched a point. Benfica 2, Maccabi Haifa 3 Red Star
away the third. Belgrade 2.
Jacob Brown’s second goal of the season
Despite the defeat, Blackburn stay top of had put Stoke in front before Duncan
the table with a one-point lead over Hull and Watmore made it 1-1.
Watford.
West Brom and Cardiff drew 0-0 in the
Sheffield United climbed to fourth after a yesterday’s other game. – AFP

FRIDAY • AUGUST 19, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY

We’re used to seeing that passion
from him! His record speaks for itself. He’s a
world-class manager, but as a person and as a
man on the side, you can’t help but want to run
through a brick wall for him.”

Tottenham Hotspur defender Ben Davies

Nunez and
Liverpool
left to rue
unwanted first

█ RICHARD JOLLY

Manchester United JURGEN KLOPP has seen his Liverpool players win
supporters stage the Premier League and the Champions League,
protest against club’s watched them beat Barcelona 4-0 and Manchester
owners at Old Trafford United 5-0, but there was something he had never
on April 16, 2022. witnessed in his first 383 games as Liverpool manager.
United fans display
banners in protest of That changed on Darwin Nunez’s Anfield bow as,
the Glazer family’s in something that had never happened in a reign that
ownership of the club began in 2015, one of his charges was dismissed for
outside the stadium. – violent conduct.
REUTERSPIX/FILEPIX
Joachim Andersen may have been the agent
Deal of the provocateur but the reality Nunez had attempted a
century Buyers circle around OldTrafford as butt with the back of his head seconds earlier meant
there was still less mitigation.
Glazers consider selling Devils
“It was provocation and definitely the wrong
█ MIGUEL DELANEY asked by The Independent whether the club is The Chelsea price is all the more promising reaction but he will learn off that,”said Klopp.
for sale. for owners given the failure of the initial
AT LEAST three consortiums are European Super League project, which was And it is not how his players have tended to
circling Manchester United with a The lack of commentary from United is in seen as one of the few remaining ways to inflate behave. Nunez has looked a natural fit, a
view to a formal bid, as belief grows stark contrast to the wildfire discussions on the a mature market. quintessential Klopp player, from his dynamic debut
the Glazers would sell the club for issue in private. It is why Elon Musk’s joke on in the Community Shield, but this was not merely the
US$6 billion (RM26.8b). social media caused such ructions. So many There is a fair expectation the Glazers could wrong sort of explosive introduction. It was out of
figures are now so hair-trigger about the get more than Chelsea, which would represent character for the team.
Whether the bidders are willing to pay that situation. a significant return on their investment.
price remains to be seen, but The Independent Liverpool’s outstanding record has not been
has been told of a number of meetings While clubs like this are rarely “officially” on It all comes amid an increasingly hostile confined to numbers of wins or points, to unbeaten
between high-net-worth individuals and the market, there has been a perceived shift in atmosphere around the club. A disastrous runs and records of achievement.
brokers since at least May, due to a growing the Glazers’ position. summer both on and off the pitch will bring
feeling in industry circles that “the deal of the much greater support for a protest against the They have been chart toppers, finishing first in the
century could be on”. A series of industry sources insist the owners at Tuesday’s home match against fair-play table – if cards are the criteria – in five of
biggest takeover in global sports history is a Liverpool. Klopp’s six full seasons and second in the other.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has confirmed his interest if strong possibility within the next one to two
the Glazers are willing to listen to offers for the years. There has been a feeling among other Klopp can whip a crowd up into a frenzy. His
club. officials around the Premier League that the players tend to be motivated, but intensity and
Whereas the Glazers had previously been situation is becoming increasingly untenable. energy had never spilled over into that type of
A spokesperson for the Ineos owner told reluctant to entertain offers, and United itself It all depends on decisions in Florida. indiscipline.
The Times that the billionaire is a “potential has been dismissing such rumours up to this
buyer” if a minority stake in the club is up for week, a number of factors are understood to Even if the Glazers did ultimately settle on a Liverpool’s gegenpressing often makes them
sale. have been influencing their stance. sale, though, the process would take much unpleasant to play against but has nevertheless
longer than Chelsea’s. brought relatively few bookings and a small number
“If something like this was possible, we The most relevant is the €5.24 billion of sendings off; even then, they have tended to be for
would be interested in talking with a view to (RM23.8b) price paid by Todd Boehly, The due diligence on a club of this size two yellow cards.
long-term ownership,” added the Clearlake Capital Group for Chelsea, which would take six months in a non-geopolitically-
spokesperson for Ratcliffe, who has previously very few in the industry expected. strained situation. Even a straight red for a tackle, like Andy
made his interest in United publicly known. Robertson’s hack at Tottenham in December, stands
The figure was seen as all the more striking One feeling is that the next few months will out for its rarity.
“This is not about the money that has been because it was a forced sale due to the involve “war games” as the various parties
spent or not spent. Jim is looking at what can be sanctioning of Roman Abramovich after stake their positions, and jostle for value, Sadio Mane’s dismissal at Manchester City in 2017,
done now and, knowing how important the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. before any process properly begins at the start for a rather high boot, was an attempt to play the ball
club is to the city, it feels like the time is right for of 2023. and score a goal. The same could not be said for
a reset.” A widespread expectation was that it would Nunez as he made his ignominious exit.
go for half that figure. It was seen as a “game Right now, though, it is one of the football
Manchester United did not comment when changer” and made many in the game, industry’s major talking points – and it didn’t As a loss of control, it was unprecedented in
including the Glazers, take note. need a Musk tweet for that. – The Independent Klopp’s reign; for the striker, it should be
unrepeatable, but he is permitted to make his
comeback in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park
and his temperament will be tested there.

Dodge suspensions to score sufficient goals and
he may become Liverpool’s record scorer. As it is, he
already has an unwanted place in their history.

No Liverpool player had previously received a red
card on his first appearance at Anfield; even Joe Cole,
sent off on his Premier League bow, had previously
figured in a Europa League qualifier against
Rabotnicki. Cole’s crime was a mistimed challenge.

Some worse offences at Anfield since then have
gone unpunished at the time and Nunez somehow
went further than Liverpool’s last Uruguayan forward:
Luis Suarez’s many misdemeanours brought other
punishments but no red cards.

For Nunez, perhaps the pressure of a price tag got
to him, perhaps the frustration of failing to break
down Palace’s blanket defence.

Neither is an excuse. His immediate reaction, of
disbelief and dissent, was one of delusion. It may have
been replaced by realism.

They nevertheless salvaged a point, through Luis
Diaz’s outstanding goal, but dropping two means
they have already given Manchester City a huge
headstart in the title race.

Nunez has already dented Liverpool’s chances of
becoming champions. And for a striker who deals in
goals and after a weekend that featured one
calamitous defensive performance, perhaps the
greatest punishment is that suspension means he is
denied the chance to face Manchester United next
week. – The Independent

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