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Humanity YOUNG PATRIOTS ... Children
█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA
[email protected] from various races display the national flag at a
fly the Jalur Gemilang event in Taman Damai,
PETALING JAYA: A viral video clip Labuan yesterday. Some 300 children took part
that showed an immigration in the event aimed at instilling the patriotic
officer using a large hammer to spirit among pre-schoolers. – BERNAMAPIX
break down a door during a night
raid to round up immigrants has caused needed
much consternation among the public.
oImmigration officers must be clear on
The video clip included a woman differences between irregular migrants,
holding a baby in her arms and a scene in refugees and asylum-seekers
which a man was caught attempting to
flee the authorities. futile,” he told theSun. most of whom have been forcibly
He said the long-standing issue is that displaced.
One must acknowledge that “Engagement with stakeholders must
immigration officers have to check on Malaysia is not a party to the 1951 be done with a sense of
migrants, undocumented persons and Convention Relating to the Status of humanitarianism as this could happen
refugees, as it is incumbent upon them to Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, in to us,” he said.
carry out their duties in the interest of addition to human rights abuses, which Similarly, the officers cannot be
national safety and security. include not having access to education blamed for carrying out their duties, he
and basic facilities such as a home, said. “We can’t blame them for doing
However, doing so with a sense of electricity and water. their job. But we must differentiate
humanity will endear themselves to the between migrants, undocumented
public and immigrant-based NGO, “Apart from the government, NGO persons and refugees.”
instead of further frightening those who also need to mobilise themselves at the Ong pointed to reports of the overall
have already been through the trauma of grassroots level to teach them their cost of detaining a person in detention
fleeing their native lands for various rights,” he said, adding that a pragmatic centres, which is estimated to be RM100
reasons, including persecution. approach is urgently required on per person per day, stressing that
migrant-related issues. members of Parliament need to include
Commenting on the two-minute this in their discussion with stakeholders
forty-six-second video clip on the night “It’s time to find a mutual point as it pertains to taxpayers.
raid, Migrant Care coordinator Alex Ong instead of escalating the issue further. Human rights lawyer Charles
stressed that tackling migrant issues with There’s no point in blaming each other,” Hector echoed Ong’s sentiments,
a sense of humanity is critical. he said, adding that raids, such as saying Malaysia is a magnet for Turn to
depicted in the video, are common and undocumented persons due to
“A holistic approach and change in done in the wee hours. geographical proximity and —
government policy are needed because
continual efforts to run them down is “In tracking down and arresting page 3
undocumented persons, the officers
must be clear to note if they are irregular cultural affiliations.
migrants, refugees, or asylum-seekers,

2 theSUN ON FRIDAY | AUGUST 12, 2022 The Yang di-
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Move to close Al-Sultan
Jalan TAR to traffic Abdullah
on Sundays Ri’ayatuddin Al-
Mustafa Billah
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Shah and the
Hall plans to close Jalan Tuanku Abdul Raja Permaisuri
Rahman, better known as Jalan TAR, to Agong Tunku
traffic every Sunday from Sept 28. Hajah Azizah
Aminah
Federal Territories Deputy Minister Maimunah
Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said this is to Iskandariah
encourage the culture of walking among arriving for the
city folk. convocation
ceremony at the
He said City Hall is conducting World Trade
engagement sessions with parties in Centre in Kuala
affected areas to enable the road closure Lumpur
to be realised. yesterday.
– BERNAMAPIX
“We want to close Jalan TAR from the
junction of Jalan Esfahan to Jalan Tun Govt considering proposal for new UniKL campus in Kuala Lumpur
Perak from 6am to midnight so as to
encourage the culture of walking among KUALA LUMPUR: The government Rural Development Minister he said at UniKL’s 17th and 18th including opening new campuses
the public,” he said during the question is considering the proposal for the Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the convocation. in Perlis and Pahang.
and answer session in the Dewan construction of another Universiti new campus would boost UniKL’s
Negara yesterday. Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) campus in role as an instrument of national Mahdzir, who is also UniKL pro- A total of 10,547 graduates of
the federal capital to support the economic growth. chancellor, said the government UniKL will receive their scrolls at
He was replying to a question by university’s internationalisation would continue to help with the the convocation ceremony being
Senator Datuk Dr Dominic Lau Hoe mission. “It is also to attract more development of Technical and held in 13 sessions, from yesterday
Chai on efforts to upgrade the pedestrian international students to Malaysia,” Vocational Education and Training, until Aug 17. – Bernama
infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur and the
culture of “willingness to walk among Men can seek help from
city folk”. women’s organisations: NGO

Jalaluddin said various programmes █ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI o ‘While majority of adult survivors cannot be victims of abuse”, “men
are being planned for implementation [email protected] seeking assistance are female, there are are not real men if they can’t take it”
when the road is closed, including PETALING JAYA: While the also men who face physical, psychological and and so on.
performances by buskers, creative arts common belief is that women’s emotional abuse’
performances and traditional sports organisations are for women, men “Reaching out to NGOs such as
programmes. can also seek refuge with them. when his son was reacting violently anyone below the age of 18 is the All-Women’s Action Society will
towards him and his wife. entitled to special protection and at least allow survivors to be
He said City Hall is also studying Women’s Centre for Change providence. pointed in the right direction for
plans to do the same from the junction of (WCC) programme director Karen All-Women’s Action Society support.”
Jalan Pudu to the Jalan Bukit Bintang Lai said her centre is against any programme manager Lilian Kok “Such importance is necessary
intersection. form of sexual violence, regardless said the Selangor State Public as a special set of skills and Kok added that last year, the
of gender. Health, Unity, Women and Family knowledge are required to remedy society’s hotline, Telenita, handled
On the pedestrian infrastructure Development Committee reported and rehabilitate children from a record 952 survivors, including
upgrading project, Jalaluddin said a total “Men can seek help from us and that between January and trauma. We will refer such cases to males.
of 23 areas had been identified. we will assist them also. Quite a September last year, 30 cases of children’s rights NGOs for further
number of our victims are actually domestic violence were reported, action.” She said, in the same year, 19
“These projects are being planned to boys below the age of 18. We with men being the survivors. cases of domestic violence, and two
create a complete network and, once understand that they are just as Kok said the culture of patriarchy rape cases where the survivors were
ready, will give a new image or vulnerable to sexual violence as “These men who are husbands, had blurred men from fully males, were reported.
rebranding of the areas involved, girls,” she told theSun. fathers, sons, or grandfathers, were comprehending that what they
indirectly serving as tourist attractions.” subjected to physical injuries, were experiencing was GBV. “Although the recorded number
While the majority of adult threats of physical injury as well as of male survivors are lower, it does
Replying to a supplementary survivors they help are female, they psychological and emotional abuse. “Patriarchy enables men to be in point to the existence of GBV cases
question by Senator Datuk Seri Zurainah occasionally come across male a position of power, and therefore involving men. But underreporting
Musa on steps taken to ensure the safety survivors, too. “Support for survivors of Gender creates an expectation of emotional is prevalent amongst male GBV
of pedestrians, Jalaluddin said about Based Violence (GBV) does not and mental superiority in them.” survivors.
5,000 closed-circuit television cameras “They come to us for various involve age or gender. Furthermore,
have been installed throughout Kuala reasons. Domestic violence is wider under the Malaysian Child Act 2001, She added that common “It is high time the traditionalist
Lumpur City, with 2,062 of them focused than just husband against wife. It misconceptions were that “men notion of GBV as ‘women’s issues’ is
on pedestrian walkways, and 250 can be any family member initiating removed. We need to create
enforcement officers conducting patrols violence against another.” discourse on how our culture of
from time to time. – Bernama patriarchy enables GBV towards
She recalled a case where a women and disables men from
Power tariff father had sought help from WCC getting the same kind of sensitivity
subsidies remain and help,” she said.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will
be spending RM6.51 billion in electricity
tariff subsidies this year to ensure that
there is no increase in electricity tariffs,
to help the people deal with inflation.

Energy and Natural Resources
Deputy Minister Datuk Ali Biju said
this follows Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement
that a rebate of two sen per kilowatt hour
(kWh) for all domestic consumers and a
surcharge of RM3.70 sen/kWh for all
non-domestic consumers in the
peninsula would be maintained from
July 1 until Dec 31, Bernama reported.

“This means that all users in the
peninsula will pay electricity tariffs at the
same level as they have been paying
since January 2022,” he said in the
Dewan Negara in reply to a question
from Senator Khairil Nizam Khirudin.

No plans to peg ringgit to US dollar, says finance minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The government overnight policy rate would have to Dewan Negara yesterday. implemented, it would have to be stable and efficient, and we will take
has no plans to peg the ringgit to the follow that of the US Fed, which will He added that the strength of a accompanied by capital controls to proactive measures to ensure
US dollar since such a move is fraught raise interest rate by 325 basis points, prevent capital outflows, and that sufficient liquidity and resilience to
with high risks and a large trade-off, or 3.25 percentage points overall in currency depends on strong would affect foreign investor prevent destabilisation in the ringgit’s
said Finance Minister Datuk Seri 2022, although Malaysia’s economic economic fundamentals, noting that confidence. value.
Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. recovery and inflation levels are Malaysia has solid fundamentals
different than that of the US. supported by strong demand He added that a flexible ringgit “Continued monitoring will be
He said a peg would not be the domestically and overseas, as well as exchange rate is important to balance done by BNM to ensure an orderly
best move for the economy as it “Malaysia would face constraints rising commodity prices. the need to absorb external shocks forex market and prevent volatile
would require Malaysia to follow the in setting its monetary policy and and support the Malaysian economy moves of the ringgit,” he said, adding
monetary policy of the country to Malaysians would have to bear the He said this was reflected in a first amid global uncertainty. that the central bank is ready to use
which the ringgit is pegged to. high financing cost although the quarter gross domestic product policy instruments in the forex
economic situation here is different growth of 5%, with an expected better “Hence, the government through market to prevent the ringgit’s
“For example, if the ringgit is from that of the US,” he told the performance in the second quarter. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will volatility. – Bernama
pegged to the US dollar, Malaysia’s ensure that financial markets are
Tengku Zafrul said if the peg is

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Malaysia Agro Exposition Park in Serdang yesterday. – AMIRUL SYAFIQ/THESUN NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

‘Promote awareness ‘Improve quality
towards healthy lifestyle’ of public service’

oEducating publictobeproactiveinmanaginghealthcanhelp way to reduce the costs of treatment for NCD. He proposed that a Royal Commission of
fightrisingnumberofnon-communicablediseasescases:MP Awareness of the impact of one’s lifestyle on Inquiry be formed to study and suggest
health and policies that support a healthy
█ BY RAJVINDER SINGH needs to go all out to promote a healthy lifestyle is necessary. improvements in the conduct
[email protected] lifestyle through the ministry’s Health of raids. “The fact is that
PETALING JAYA: Education about a healthy Education Division. “The public should see their family doctor
lifestyle will help fight and reduce the growing for a medical check-up at least once a year to From we do not have a law that
number of non-communicable diseases “People should be encouraged to exercise, check their health status. This simple habit of front protects migrants and
(NCD) cases in the country, especially in such as taking 10,000 steps a day. Parents and managing health will show that better page asylum-seekers.”
three categories – cancer, diabetes and primary school children need to learn how a outcomes can be achieved by being proactive.
cardiovascular disease (CVD). healthy lifestyle can help prevent NCD.” He said the quality of
“Healthy lifestyle habits should be adopted public servants, which in this
Former deputy health minister, Lee Boon Lee said educating children from young while a person is still healthy. Many only start case are immigration officers, needs to be
Chye, said while vaccines have helped reduce about healthy living will save the ministry thinking of their health when they have an improved.
most infectious diseases, NCD are growing money in the long term as fewer people will issue. We need to move towards becoming “They represent us as Malaysians and
and becoming a significant healthcare threat. fall victim to NCD. more prevention-centric.” they are part of the government. They need to
be humane. Manners should not be
“The public must be educated about the The total direct healthcare costs of the He said the problem of obesity in Malaysia sidelined,” he said, adding that the authorities
importance of a healthy lifestyle, and fight three NCD categories were estimated at is worrying as it can lead to many other should be clear as to why a person is being
obesity by following a healthy diet. There is RM9.65 billion in 2017. The total healthcare serious issues such as type 2 diabetes, arrested.
also the need to catch NCD at an early stage to cost for diabetes was RM4.38 billion; followed hypertension, heart disease and certain He said having a specific Malaysian law
prevent it from taking hold. by CVD, with RM3.93 billion; and cancer, cancers. that identifies and defines the different classes
RM1.34 billion. Hospitalisation costs for the of migrants in the country will be an extension
“Free medical check-ups for the B40 group three categories totalled RM1.58 billion. “Obese individuals must know that of the Federal Constitution to provide care for
will help the Health Ministry keep track of lifestyle changes are important to manage this everyone.
NCD among those from the lower income. With these estimated costs, coupled with condition. Awareness is also important or “Once the law is introduced, Malaysia has
The network of government clinics the loss of productivity costs of RM12.88 they may not see it as a problem. We know the the inherent duty of care to provide
nationwide can play an important role in billion, the combined cost burden was main contributor to obesity is poor eating accessibilities that include registration of
combating NCD, by advising the most RM22.53 billion to the Malaysian economy. habits.” births and deaths for persons without proper
vulnerable.” This is equivalent to 1.56% of Malaysia’s 2017 documentation,” he said.
gross domestic product. Koh said it does not help that eateries in
Lee, who is Gopeng MP, said the ministry our country are mushrooming, but with Mohd Zuki’s term as
Malaysian Medical Association president certain lifestyle adjustments, people’s health chief secretary extended
Dr Koh Kar Chai said prevention is the best conditions can improve.
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali has been
He advised those wanting to join any reappointed as chief secretary to the
weight loss programme to first seek medical government on a contract basis for two years,
advice. effective yesterday, the Prime Minister’s Office
announced.
Chemical pollution causes water disruption to 397 areas
The reappointment of Mohd Zuki was
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 397 areas in Hulu Langat and three in Petaling. informed that the 188 areas in Hulu Selangor consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Petaling, Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Langat are “The LRA Langat 2 is expected to resume that were affected due to upgrading Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa
expected to experience water supply improvement works and maintenance of Billah Shah on the recommendation of Prime
disruption, starting from 10am, following operations at 3.30pm, to enable the raw water assets at the Sungai Rasa LRA on Tuesday have Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
temporary work stoppage at the Langat 2 treatment process to begin. started receiving water supply as of 3am through the Public Service Commission.
Water Treatment Plant (LRA Langat 2) yesterday.
yesterday. “Treated water supply will be channelled to “The reappointment of Mohd Zuki is in the
users in stages once the water distribution “Air Selangor would like to thank users for national interest because his service as the
Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) in a system has been stabilised. Alternative their patience and cooperation throughout the chief secretary to the government is still
statement yesterday said the disruption is due assistance through tankers will be deployed to period of the scheduled disruption.” needed,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a
to an incident of chemical pollution in Sungai users, with priority given to critical premises,” statement.
Semantan, Pahang as a result of an accident it stated. Users are advised to obtain official
on the Karak-Bentong Highway on information on water supply interruptions Mohd Zuki, 60, who has extensive
Wednesday. Air Selangor is also taking every effort to from Air Selangor’s official communication experience in public service, was appointed as
minimise the impact of the disruption to mediums, namely its app, Twitter, Facebook, chief secretary on Dec 31, 2019.
According to the statement, out of the affected users and will update developments Instagram or www.airselangor.com website.
affected areas, 172 are in Kuala Lumpur, 222 in from time to time. – Bernama He holds a bachelor’s degree in business
management from Nanyang University in
In another development, Air Selangor has Singapore, and has served in various
ministries namely, Finance, Education, Rural
and Regional Development, Home Affairs and
Natural Resources and Environment.

He has also served at Istana Negara and the
Prime Minister’s Department, and has held
positions as the Sarawak Federal secretary
and secretary-general of the Defence
Ministry. – Bernama

Govt agencies tasked
with food safety control

KUALA LUMPUR: The Veterinary Services
Department and Department of Statistics
Malaysia (DOSM) have been tasked
with collecting data related to chicken supply
to ensure food safety control is managed
in an orderly manner, Communications
and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar
Musa said.

“Without clear data, the issue of food safety
cannot be managed comprehensively,”
Annuar, who is also Special Task Force on
Jihad Against Inflation chairman, said.

He added that this is to prevent the
government from adopting ad hoc measures
and flip-flop policies.

Annuar said the Veterinary Services
Department has been given a week to propose
a data management pattern on chicken
production and chicken import, and provide
the latest data on import permit records, to
track the total amount of chicken imports.

Meanwhile, DOSM will need to prepare a
monthly Chicken Production Cost Index,
where the figure will be used as a benchmark
to determine fair pricing at retail and sales
levels, he said yesterday after chairing the 10th
series of the Special Task Force on Jihad
Against Inflation meeting. – Bernama

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KELUARGA MALAYSIA
- A MERDEKA TRIBUTE

Blending differences
to create own traditions

█ BY SURAYA ALI o Interracial couple overcomes challenges by making
[email protected] compromises to make marriage work
PETALING JAYA: A chance encounter at their
workplace brought together a couple from Canada, and they will never see me again,” The freelance engineer said marriage Johan and Julainie met while they were working at
different races, religions and cultural she told theSun. between two people of very different racial and an international oil and gas company in Kuala
backgrounds. religious backgrounds is just a part of being Lumpurl – COURTESY PIX
Julainie can now laugh about their early years Malaysian. Mat Salleh (Caucasian man) who likes tempe
Julainie Bakar, 44, met her husband as a couple. She also shared her experiences and nasi lemak, while Julainie enjoys pasta and
Muhammad Johan Abdullah @ John R. with friends and relatives who are also in Julainie’s children from her previous salads.
Maloney, 65, when they were working at an interracial relationships. marriage, now aged 17 and 19, have adapted
international oil and gas company in Kuala well to both cultures. Their favourite activity together as a family is
Lumpur in 2007. “It was only the first few months that my food hunting in small towns outside of Kuala
family and friends had doubts about us. But Julainie said having a good support system Lumpur.
“I was asked to help Johan and his friends, eventually, after seeing how happy I was with helped her children balance the two cultures
who were in Malaysia for the first time. I took Johan and how well he got along with my and traditions. They also visit Julainie’s hometown in
them around the city, introduced our culture children, they slowly accepted him,” she said. Bentong, Pahang whenever opportunity arises.
and different foods, as well as suggested places Johan said he had his worries, but the warm
to visit,” she said. Julainie, who was a single mother before she welcome from his wife’s family and their Just like typical Malaysians, Johan and
met Johan, said one of the main challenges she mutual friends melted away his concerns. Julainie are active members of their
The couple, who live in Taman Melawati, had was blending two cultures and creating their community, helping those in need whenever
faced several obstacles when they started their traditions. “Not only am I from a different country, but they can.
courtship. of a different religion. Our age difference might
“I don’t want Johan to give up what he is used have been seen as a problem too, but as it In jest, the couple’s friends would say that
“Not everyone was happy, especially the fact to just as much as I don’t want to give up my turned out, Malaysians are just, as they say, Johan is more Malaysian than his wife.
that Johan was not a Muslim and from a culture and traditions. So we compromised a lot welcoming and accepting,” he said.
different continent. to find ways that would work for us.”
Johan is now known among friends as the
“Everyone in my family was worried he was
going to take me away to his home country,

‘Majestic ship’ More than 7,000
send-off for Jalur Gemilang flying
departed souls in Labuan

█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI LABUAN: The Jalur Gemilang can be seen
[email protected] fluttering in all corners of the duty-free
island as the local community prepares to
PETALING JAYA: A majestic dragon-shaped we managed to make it a more commendable Loh putting the finishing welcome and celebrate the month of
paper ship (Say Hong Chun) will be sending off paper ship over the years,” he said. touches to the paper ship independence.
departed souls at the Sian Chye Tong temple in yesterday. – MASRY CHE
Air Itam, Penang on Aug 20. During the Cheow Thor celebration, paper ANI/THESUN Along the main roads leading to the city
tablets, containing names of the dead and the festival as it represents Amitabha Buddha’s centre, the Jalur Gemilang is displayed and
The ship will be burnt as a final send-off departed dates, will be placed in front of a effort to ferry the deceased to Buddha Pure hung on all the street lamp posts,
ritual for the departed, culminating in the decorated Amitabha Buddha altar for daily Land for repentance and rebirth,” said Loh. showing that Labuan does not want to miss
seventh lunar month Cheow Thor celebration, offerings and chanting. He added the celebration is very significant out on the launch of the Month of
which is being held at the temple until Aug 20. as it reminds descendants to be grateful and Independence and “Fly The Jalur
The temple’s religious adviser, the Venerable express their filial piety to ancestors and loved Gemilang” campaign.
The brainchild behind the paper ship Seck Chin Sooi, together with other monks and ones even in the afterlife.
construction is the temple’s youth section nuns, will conduct a special day-long chanting A vegetarian buffet dinner will be served on Labuan Corp chairman Senator Datuk
chairman, Loh Choon Teik. and prayers on Aug 20, and all the paper tablets Aug 20 at 7pm and all are invited. Those Bashir Alias said 4,330 Jalur Gemilang have
will be placed in the Say Hong Chun and burnt. interested to participate in the Cheow Thor for been affixed along all protocol roads,
He suggested that the boat’s frame be made their deceased family members can contact government premises and the Botanical
of bamboo and cardboard, with the exterior “The Say Hong Chun is symbolic of the the temple at 04-8283296 or Linda at 010- Garden, bringing the total number of Jalur
fully covered with more than 6,000 pieces of 3372747. Gemilang already up and flying in the island
folded Ong Seng Jee (joss papers with Buddhist to 7,180.
scriptures imprinted on them).
He also said about 1,350 Jalur Gemilang
It took a month for eight temple youth were handed to 27 village heads to be
members to complete the 16-foot-long, distributed to the community. – Bernama
five-foot-wide and 16-foot-high dragon-shaped
ship. 90% of public
complaints resolved:
Joss paper was folded into various designs Malacca CM
such as lotus leaves, roof tiles, dragon scales,
and lotus flowers to make it more meaningful. MALACCA: The state government resolved a
total of 90.19% out of 5,627 complaints and
“We improvised the ship’s design, shape and issues faced by the public from Jan 1 to July
structure by adding a dragon head and tail to 31.
make it appear more impressive, like an
emperor’s ship,” Loh said. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md
Ali said 9.81% or 502 complaints are still
He added the tradition of paper ship making being processed as relevant agencies require
existed for over 20 years. more time to resolve the issues.

“Initially, the paper ship was only eight feet He added complaints are related to
long. With experience, dedication and interest, various issues involving land, welfare,
assistance and amenities in housing estates,
32.8% of Sarawak Covid-19 cases due to BA.5 subvariant among others.

KUCHING: The BA.5 subvariant accounted for were sequenced from April 3 to July 13, all of was observed. “Today’s Meet the Clients Day platform
32.8% or one-third of the Covid-19 cases in which were detected to be from the B.1.1.529, “From early June, approximately one third allows the public to communicate and
Sarawak from June, according to the Universiti Omicron variant of concern. interact face-to-face with the Chief
Malaysia Sarawak (UniMas) Institute of Health (32.8%) of all detections were of the subvariant Minister’s Department complaint
and Community Medicine (IHCM). He said from these samples, 121 were BA.5,” he said. coordinator,” he said after officiating at the
multiple minor sub-lineages of BA.2 subvariant, event and the state-level Organ Donation
This was stated in a report submitted to the 43 of the BA.5 subvariant and a first reported Perera added this was consistent with the Awareness Week yesterday.
State Disaster Management Committee BA.4 case. global distribution of the highly infectious
chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Omicron, which has seen a rapid increase in Also present was State Secretary Datuk
“While the BA.2 continues to be the detection rate in many countries. Zaidi Johari. – Bernama
UniMas IHCM director Prof Dr David Perera predominant detected subvariant, a rapid
said a total of 165 samples obtained statewide increase in infections of the BA.5 subvariant “The public is strongly advised to be aware of
the heightened risk ” he added. – Bernama

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Najib’s appeal hearing for Four nabbed for
bank documents postponed allegedly
exploiting foreign
oAppeals court panel grants decision of the High Court on July Parliament also filed a second workers
adjournment as ex-PM’s senior counsel 12 last year in dismissing two of his application on April 7 last year
Muhammad Shafee down with fever discovery applications to compel seeking to obtain the confidential SHAH ALAM: Police arrested four
the prosecution in his 1MDB trial to settlement agreement between the individuals, including two foreign
disclose banking documents linked government and the Goldman nationals, for allegedly exploiting
to Zeti’s family on claims that her Sachs Group entered in 2020 and foreign workers in an operation in
family allegedly received monies transcripts or forensic report on the Kampung Sungai Udang in Klang.
from fugitive financier Low Taek phones of former Goldman Sachs
Jho, also known as Jho Low. partner in Asia, Tim Leissner. South Klang district police chief
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime together with Mohamad Mustafa P. Najib filed a court order on Najib is on trial on four charges of ACP Cha Hoong Fong said the
minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Kunyalam, did not object to the March 24 last year to compel the using his position to obtain bribes operation was conducted by the D3
Razak’s appeal hearing to get postponenment but left it to the prosecution to provide several totalling RM2.3 billion from 1MDB Anti-Trafficking and Migrant
banking documents involving the court pertaining to the request to banking statements from funds and 21 charges of money Smuggling Division of the Criminal
United States investment bank dispense Najib’s attendance in the companies, including Aktis Capital laundering involving the same Investigation Department in Bukit
Goldman Sachs and former Bank court proceedings. Singapore Pte Ltd, Country Group amount. Aman, led by senior assistant
Negara (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Najib is seeking to obtain Securities Public Company Ltd, The trial is ongoing in the High director SAC Fadil Marsus, together
Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family was banking documents for use in his ACME Time Ltd (BVI), Butamba Court before Judge Datuk Collin with the South Klang Criminal
postponed yesterday as his senior trial involving misappropriation of Investments Ltd, and Central Lawrence Sequerah. Investigation Division on Tuesday.
counsel is unwell. RM2.3 billion funds from Holdings Ltd, believed to be related In yesterday’s proceedings, Sofea
A three-member Court of 1Malaysia Development Bhd to Jho Low and Zeti’s family in his Shereen Mohamed Salim appeared During the raid, police arrested
Appeal panel comprising Justices (1MDB). 1MDB case. as watching brief counsel for Zeti four suspects, aged between 38 and
Datuk P. Ravinthran, Datuk Abu He is appealing against the The Pekan member of and her husband. 43, including two foreign nationals,
Bakar Jais and Datuk Hashim a man and woman, believed to be
Hamzah granted the adjournment employment agents.
requested by Effa Azuin Aidrul
Hisham who is one of the lawyers in In the operation, Cha said six
Najib’s defence team. victims, including three foreign
Justice Ravinthran, who led the women, aged between 24 and 44,
panel, directed that a case were rescued under Section 44 of
management to be held yesterday to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and
fix for an early appeal hearing date. Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act
The court also allowed Effa 2007.
Azuin’s application to exempt Najib
from attending yesterday’s court Police also seized 20 passports
proceedings which was conducted and RM13,600, he said, adding that
online via Zoom, Bernama reported. preliminary investigations revealed
Effa Azuin had informed the that the victims were working at a
court that senior counsel Tan Sri cement factory.
Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is
down with a fever caught from staff He said the suspects were in
at his law firm. remand for six days until Aug 15 to
She said Muhammad Shafee was assist with investigations under
feeling unwell yesterday morning Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in
and had gone to a clinic and he Persons and Anti-Smuggling of
obtained a medical certificate. Migrants Act 2007 and Section
She requested the court for a 12(1)(f) of the Passport Act 1966.
short adjournment of the hearing of – Bernama
the appeal.
Effa Azuin also asked the court to Man fined
exempt Najib’s presence in RM7,000 over
yesterday’s court proceedings. tweet calling
Deputy public prosecutor SUCCESSFUL RAIDS ... Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (right) at a press conference yesterday for protest
with some of the drugs worth RM1.1 million seized in three raids in Johor Baru, Iskandar Puteri and Pekan Nenas on
Ahmad Akram Gharib, who Aug 9. – BERNAMAPIX KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed
appeared for the prosecution man was fined RM7,000 by the
sessions court yesterday for
MACC officer confirms receiving instructions to arrest Labuan MP improper use of network facilities by
making and sending threatening
KUALA LUMPUR: An officer of arrest, he had read the notice to first day of the trial, where Rozman chairman to solicit bribes, namely communications via Twitter by
the Malaysian Anti-Corruption arrest the politician. is facing a charge of using his to secure a contract as an calling for a rally during the Covid-19
Commission (MACC) told the position to secure a contract operator of Dermaga Merdeka pandemic last year.
sessions court yesterday that he “I told him that I had received in 2018. Pelabuhan Labuan for Labuan
received an instruction to arrest instructions to read the arrest Liberty Port Management Sdn Judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak
Labuan MP Datuk Rozman Isli notice under Section 53(3) of the Deputy public prosecutor Bhd, which his father and younger handed down the fine, in default six
when he came to MACC office to MACC Act 2009. Datuk Rozman Abdul Muntaqim Abdul Aziz brother have an interest in. months’ jail, on Muhammad Nur
give his statement on July 16 understood the matter and then appeared for the prosecution, Taufiq Azhar, 27, who pleaded guilty
last year. signed the notice,” he said, while lawyer Muhammad Rafique The charge provides for a to the charge. The man paid the fine.
Senior Assistant adding that his role in this case Rashid Ali represented Rozman. maximum jail term of 20 years and
Superintendent at the Labuan was just that of an arresting a fine of not less than five times Muhammad Nur Taufiq was
MACC Investigation Unit, Kamal officer. Rozman, 57, was charged with the value of the gratification, or charged with making and initiating
Ag. Besar, 42, said before the using his position as an officer of a RM10,000, whichever is higher. the transmission of a posting
Kamal said this when reading government agency or as the – Bernama “Saturday Riot?! TURUN” with intent
out his witness statement on the Labuan Port Authority deputy to threaten or annoy others through
the Twitter account “Tulangkata @
tul4ng” at 4.44pm on July 13 last year.

It was the read by the Bukit Aman
commercial crime investigation
department, at 10.15am the
following day. – Bernama

Prosecution closes Zahid graft case on foreign visa system

SHAH ALAM: The prosecution in (MACC) investigating officer Earlier, Mahendran told the He disagreed with the lawyer’s (RM60.27 million) from UKSB for
the corruption trial of former V. Mahendran, 38, finished court that he did record the suggestion that Ahmad Zahid only himself as home minister to extend
deputy prime minister Datuk Seri testifying. testimony by Senior Defence received RM100,000 twice from the contract of the company as the
Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin UKSB and the testimony by the operator of One Stop Centre in
facing 40 charges in connection Mohd Yazid then ordered the Hussein because there was no main witnesses could not be China and the VLN system as well as
with the Foreign Visa System (VLN), defence to file its written witness statements nor information trusted. to maintain the contract to supply
yesterday closed its case after submissions on Aug 29 and the in the UKSB ledger regarding the VLN system to the company by
calling 18 witnesses. prosecution on Sept 5. The judge payments to the politician. The witnesses referred to are the Home Ministry.
also set Sept 1, 2, 5 to 8 to hear the former UKSB administrative
Deputy public prosecutor Datuk oral submissions before deciding He said this when cross- manager David Tan Siong Sun and For another seven counts, he was
Raja Rozela Raja Toran, who led the whether to acquit or order Ahmad examined by lawyer Datuk Ahmad two former UKSB directors, Harry charged with obtaining for himself
prosecution team, told High Court Zahid to enter his defence on the 40 Zaidi Zainal on why he did not Lee Vui Khiun and Wan Quoris S$1,150,000 (RM3.71 million), RM3
Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa charges. record the testimony by Shah Wan Abdul Ghani. million, €15,000 (RM68,225) and
that the prosecution closed its case Hishammuddin even though the US$15,000 (RM66,802) from the
after the 18th witness, Malaysian Raja Rozela informed the court name of the senior defence minister Ahmad Zahid, 69, is facing 33 same company which has links with
Anti-Corruption Commission that the prosecution had offered 27 was on the MACC complaint form. charges of receiving bribes his official duty. – Bernama
witnesses to the defence. amounting to S$13.56 million

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Taiwan rejects ‘one country, two systems’

o Policymaking body says China’s white paper rejected the paper and said the Artillery tucked in from the coast second is to confirm the results of last
is ‘wishful thinking’ and ‘full of lies’ document was “full of lies that are was lined up side by side, with armed year,” said Lou, referring to annual
wishful thinking and disregarding the soldiers in units firing the howitzers drills.
TAIPEI: Taiwan rejects the “one In the white paper, China’s Taiwan facts”. out to sea one after the other, a live
country, two systems” model Affairs Office said Beijing would stream showed. Taiwan routinely stages military
proposed by Beijing in a white paper “not renounce the use of force” Meanwhile, Taiwan’s army held drills simulating defence against a
published this week, the island’s against its neighbour and reserved another live-fire drill yesterday after Taiwan held a similar drill on Chinese invasion.
Foreign Ministry said yesterday. “the option of taking all necessary Beijing ended its largest-ever military Tuesday in Pingtung.
measures”. exercises around the island and The latest exercise came after
Only Taiwan’s people can decide repeated threats to bring the Both involved hundreds of troops, China’s military indicated its own
its future, ministry spokesman “We are ready to create vast space democracy under its control. the military said. drills had come to an end on
Joanne Ou told a news conference. for peaceful reunification, but we will Wednesday, saying its forces
leave no room for separatist activities Eighth Army Corps spokesman The military has played down “successfully completed various
China was using US House of in any form.” Lou Woei-jye said its forces fired the exercises’ significance, saying tasks” in the Taiwan Strait while
Representatives Speaker Nancy howitzers and target flares as part of they were already scheduled and vowing to continue patrolling its
Pelosi’s visit to Taipei as an “excuse to Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs the defensive drill. were not in response to China’s war waters.
create a new normality to intimidate Council, the island’s top games.
Taiwan’s people”, said Ou. policymaking body on China, The exercise in Taiwan’s But in the same announcement,
southernmost county Pingtung “We have two goals for the drills, China said that it would “continue to
began at 8.30am and lasted about an the first is to certify the proper carry out military training and
hour, he said. condition of the artillery and their prepare for war”. – Agencies
maintenance condition and the

Kim seriously ill during Covid outbreak: Sister Five dead in attack
on Indian army base
PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong But it has registered no new such cases She did not elaborate on Kim’s health but
Un has declared victory over Covid-19 and his since July 29. blamed propaganda leaflets from South NEW DELHI: Militants attacked an Indian army
sister indicated that he too caught the virus, Korea found near the border for causing the base in the disputed Kashmir region yesterday,
while vowing “deadly retaliation” against Kim made his declaration in a speech on coronavirus outbreak. killing three soldiers, while two attackers died in
South Korea, which the North blames for Wednesday at a meeting on Covid policy with the shootout that came amid heightened
causing the outbreak. thousands of unmasked officials sitting indoors, North Korean defectors and activists in the security ahead of India’s independence day
according to footage from state broadcasters. South have for decades floated balloons celebrations.
Kim ordered the lifting of maximum carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the
anti-epidemic measures imposed in May Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, also addressed North, at times along with food, medicine, The attack in the Rajouri area of India’s only
though adding that North Korea must the gathering and said the young leader money and other items. Muslim majority region took place in the early
maintain a “steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier himself had suffered from fever symptoms, hours, and the area around the post was
and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until according to KCNA, indicating for the first Yo Jong criticised South Korea’s new cordoned off afterwards as security forces
the end of the global health crisis”, the North’s time that he was likely infected with the virus. government of President Yoon Suk-yeol for conducted searches, an army official told
KCNA news agency reported yesterday. seeking to lift a 2020 ban on the leaflet Reuters.
“Even though he was seriously ill with a campaigns, calling the South an “invariable
North Korea has never confirmed how high fever, he could not lie down for a principal enemy”. “Three soldiers were killed and two were
many people caught Covid, apparently moment thinking about the people he had to injured in the attack. However, troops fired back
because it lacks the means to conduct take care of until the end in the face of the “We can no longer overlook the and killed two militants,” said the official, asking
widespread testing. anti-epidemic war,” she said in remarks uninterrupted influx of rubbish from South not to be named as he was not authorised to
broadcast on North Korean state television. Korea,” she said, threatening to “wipe out” speak with the media.
Instead, it has reported daily numbers of South Korea’s authorities.
patients with fever, a tally that rose to some Some of the officials at the meeting were Coming just days after the third anniversary
4.77 million. shown wiping away tears as she spoke about “Our countermeasure must be a deadly of the revocation of Kashmir’s constitutional
her brother’s illness. retaliatory one.” – Reuters autonomy by the Indian government, the attack
was sandwiched between two significant dates,
Kim greeting participants in the Covid with India set to celebrate the 75th anniversary
policy meeting. – AFPPIX/KCNA VIA KNS on Monday of independence from British
colonial rule.

The Himalayan region has been disputed by
India and Pakistan since the end of colonial rule
in 1947, with both countries claiming it in full
but ruling it in part.

India holds the populous Kashmir Valley and
the Hindu-dominated region around Jammu
city, while Pakistan controls a wedge of territory
in the west and its ally China holds a thinly
populated high-altitude area in the mostly
Buddhist northern Ladakh region. – Reuters

BRIEFS DOZENS IN CHINA INFECTED
WITH LANGYA VIRUS
South Korea flooding death toll rises to 11
BEIJING: Dozens of people in China have
SEOUL: The death toll from South Korea’s waist-deep water and overflowing metro apartment, known as a banjiha, according to fallen ill with a new virus that is also found in
record-breaking rains and flooding has risen stations, with the posh Gangnam district the ministry. shrews, a report has said, but there is so far
to 11, officials said yesterday, with eight more particularly hard hit. no evidence of human-to-human
people still missing as Seoul struggles to clean Local reports say the victims were a transmission. The infections were found in
up after the deluge. Of the 11 dead, six were in Seoul, three in teenager, her mother and her aunt. China’s eastern Shandong and central
Gyeonggi province and two in Gangwon Henan provinces, affecting 35 people,
Two days of torrential rain flooded streets province, according to Interior Ministry data. One victim is believed to have been according to a report in the New England
and subway stations in the capital, with electrocuted while removing a tree that had Journal of Medicine this month. The virus is
President Yoon Suk-yeol saying it was the Three of the eight missing were from the fallen onto a sidewalk while another died when called Langya henipavirus or LayV, and
heaviest rainfall since Seoul weather records capital. a landslide buried his home in Gangwon. patients reported symptoms that include
began 115 years ago. fever, fatigue, cough, nausea and
More than 5,300 people were forced to At an official meeting on relief efforts, headaches. Some people also developed
Images shared on social media earlier this evacuate their homes, the ministry added. South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo blood cell abnormalities and impaired liver
week showed people wading through said the government had already completed and kidney functions, said the report. – AFP
Among the 11 victims, three died while the bulk of emergency repair work. – AFP
trapped in their flooded semi-basement ‘EXTREME’WEATHER WARNING
IN FORCE IN BRITAIN

LONDON: A four-day“extreme heat”warning
came into force in parts of England and
Wales yesterday, with temperatures poised
to exceed 35°C in another heatwave that
could pressure water supplies and transport
services. The Met Office said its amber
warning, its second-most severe after red,
will last until the end of Sunday, and
cautioned that people vulnerable to extreme
heat could face adverse health effects.
Temperatures are expected to peak at 35°C
today in most areas but may hit 36°C in some
places tomorrow. Other European nations
have also faced a scorching heatwave in
recent weeks with temperatures often
exceeding 40°C. – Reuters

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LONG FIGHT ... The Woman arrested
Mexican firefighting vessel for stealing
Bourbon Artabaze and mother’s artwork
helicopters battling to
contain the days-old blaze at BRASILIA: Brazilian authorities
a fuel depot sparked by a arrested a late art collector’s
lightning strike in the Cuban daughter on Wednesday for
port of Matanzas. The massive allegedly orchestrating a scam in
fire has destroyed four tanks which a supposed psychic moved
and was threatening four into her octogenarian mother’s
more and left a 60-year-old home and stole millions.
firefighter dead and 14
colleagues missing, according The woman from Rio de Janeiro is
to authorities. – AFPPIX accused of deceiving and extorting
her 82-year-old mother out of
Trump declines to answer paintings, jewels and cash valued at
questions in New York probe a total 725 million reais (RM645
million) in a months-long scheme,
oEx-president says he had ‘no choice’ onlookers as his motorcade pulled James suspected the Trump police told AFP.
but to invoke Fifth Amendment away. Organisation fraudulently
overstated the value of real estate The 16 paintings stolen by the
“A very professional meeting,” he properties when applying for bank woman and five alleged accomplices
wrote his Truth Social site. loans, while understating them with – three of whom were also arrested –
tax authorities to pay less in taxes. included works by Brazilian masters
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on privileges afforded to every citizen “Have a fantastic company with If James, a Democrat, finds any Tarsila do Amaral and Emiliano Di
Wednesday declined to answer under the United States great assets, very little debt, and lots evidence of financial misconduct, Cavalcanti, local media reports said.
questions under oath about alleged Constitution,” he said in a statement. of cash. Only in America!” she can sue the Trump Organisation
fraud at his family business, as legal for damages but cannot file criminal The arrested woman is reportedly
pressures pile up for the former “When your family, your The deposition followed a charges, as it is a civil investigation. BRIEFSthe daughter of Jean Boghici, a
president whose house was raided company, and all the people in your Federal Bureau of Investigation Meanwhile, The Manhattan famed Brazilian art collector who
by the FBI just two days ago. orbit have become the targets of an search earlier this week at Trump’s district attorney’s office is running a died in 2015.
unfounded, politically motivated Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, parallel probe into the Trump
Trump said he had “no choice” witch hunt supported by lawyers, signaling an escalation of legal woes Organisation that does have the Her mother, Boghici’s widow and
but to invoke the Fifth Amendment – prosecutors, and the fake news for the 45th president. potential for criminal charges. heir to his collection, was allegedly
which allows individuals to remain media, you have no choice.” That investigation could be a tricked into believing her daughter
silent under questioning – during Trump on Wednesday again took reason Trump’s legal team advised was sick, and then persuaded to hire
hours of deposition at the New York After about six hours, Trump aim at the search, decrying what he him to remain silent, as his a woman with supposed healing
attorney-general’s office. emerged from the office building called a lack of “moral and ethical deposition could energise the case. powers to administer a “spiritual
where the deposition took place, bounds of decency”. – AFP treatment”, according to news site G1.
“I declined to answer the waving through the closed windows
questions under the rights and of his vehicle at a small crowd of Trump had arrived in a convoy of The mother made some payment
cars guarded by Secret Service from January to February 2020, but
agents at the offices of New York became suspicious and stopped.
Attorney-General Letitia James.
The “psychic” and her
‘N. Korea offers Russia 100,000 troops to fight Ukraine’ accomplices then allegedly
threatened and attacked the widow,
MOSCOW: North Korea is ready to Calling the North Korean troops a desire to meet its international for Foreign Relations has said. isolating her at home for nearly a year
send 100,000 soldiers to its ally “resilient, undemanding and duty to fight against Ukrainian Additionally, 600,000 serve as as they stole her artworks and jewels.
Russia as military assistance for motivated”, the Russian journalist fascism, we should let them” and
boosting its invasion of Ukraine, said that the Kremlin “shouldn’t be added that both nations hold the reserve soldiers in the army. The stolen paintings included O
Russian military expert Igor shy in accepting the hand extended sovereign right to sign the relevant However, a South Korean report Sono and Sol Poente by Do Amaral, a
Korotchenko said on state TV. to us by Kim Jong Un”. agreements. master of Brazilian Modernism.
stated that the North is already
“There are reports that 100,000 “If North Korean volunteers with It is not immediately clear how preparing to dispatch its workers to The latter, a famed 1929 oil
North Korean volunteers are their artillery systems, wealth of North Korea has offered military the pro-Russian Donbas region in painting, was found under one
prepared to come and take part in experience with counter-battery assistance to Russia as its war on eastern Ukraine to help rebuild the suspect’s bed, according to G1.
the conflict and North Korean warfare and large calibre Ukraine has dragged on for more region.
builders are ready to work alongside multi-launch rocket systems made than five months. Other works had been sold to art
ours (to repair war damage),” he said in North Korea want to participate in Pyongyang is planning to send galleries. – AFP
in a live panel discussion on Russian the conflict, well let’s give the green Ranked as the world’s fourth these workers at an appropriate time
Channel One, reported the New light to their volunteer impulse.” largest, the North Korean military as they continue to monitor the 42 MALI SOLDIERS
York Post. force has nearly 1.3 million active situation on the ground, a North KILLED IN ATTACK
He said if “North Korea expresses personnel, New York-based Council Korean source said in the report.
– The Independent BAMAKO: Forty-two Malian
soldiers died in a sophisticated
US charges Iranian with plot to kill ex-White House official weekend attack by suspected
militants using drones and
WASHINGTON: The US Justice The plan was likely set in That person passed the Iranian informant for the US Federal Bureau artillery, authorities said on
Department said on Wednesday it retaliation for the US killing of top onto another contact, whom of Investigation, according to the Wednesday, the latest violent
had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill Guards commander Qasem Shahram then asked to kill Bolton court filings. incident to rock the troubled
former White House national Soleimani in Iraq in January 2020, for US$300,000. Sahel country. The toll is one of
security adviser John Bolton, and the department said. Shahram was charged with the use the bloodiest in Mali’s
announced charges against a He also dangled the possibility of of interstate commerce facilities in the decade-long insurgency, which
member of Iran’s Revolutionary According to the charges, a second target which would earn commission of murder-for-hire, has spread from the north of the
Guards. Shahram is a member of the Guards’ the ostensible assassin US$1 million. which brings up to 10 years in prison; country to the centre and south
elite Quds Force. and with providing and attempting to and into neighbouring Burkina
The Justice Department said The court papers did not identify provide material support to a Faso and Niger. A document
45-year-old Shahram Poursafi had US court filings said Shahram, that target, but according to US transnational murder plot, which naming the dead was
offered to pay an individual working from inside Iran, contacted media outlet Axios, it was former carries a 15-year sentence. authenticated to AFP by several
US$300,000 (RM1.3 million) to kill an unidentified person in the United secretary of state and CIA director senior military officials, while the
Bolton, who is also the former States in October, claiming he Mike Pompeo. The Justice Department said he government later confirmed the
ambassador to the United Nations. wanted to commission photographs remains at large, presumably in Iran. toll in a statement that said 22
of Bolton. However, the person Shahram – AFP soldiers were injured and 37
was dealing with was actually an “terrorists” were neutralised. The
attack occurred on Sunday in
the town of Tessit. – AFP

‘I.S. BEATLE’ CHARGED
WITH TERRORISM

LONDON: British police charged
a 38-year-old man who is
accused of being a member of
an Islamic State (IS) cell dubbed
The Beatles with terrorism
offences yesterday after he was
deported to England from
Turkey. After being deported by
Turkish authorities, he was
arrested on his arrival at Luton
Airport. The IS cell was called
“The Beatles” by hostages in
Syria because of their British
accents. The BBC reported
yesterday that Davis had denied
being part of the group. “Mr
Davis, 38, has been charged with
terrorism offences and
possession of a firearm for a
purpose connected with
terrorism,” said the Crown
Prosecution Service. – Reuters

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SPEAK UP

COMMENT Dark horizon looming
for country’s reading culture
by Faiz Al-Shahab
of education only, which many find to “When you that reading reduces the level of beta- Borrowing eBooks from digital
IT is time for Malaysia’s decision be painstaking. are reading, amyloid, which is a protein in the libraries reached a new peak during
makers and the leadership to you have the brain that is connected to the pandemic and have remained
craft a strategy that includes On other matters, we can also all opportunity to Alzheimer’s. high ever since.
reading as a pillar in boosting agree that smoking is bad for one’s think about
levels for creativity. Creative health, that eating green vegetables things in new Reading boosts communication However, procurement from
manpower will create a progressive help digestion and provide vitamins ways, learn skills. Both reading and writing work libraries to keep this reading
and dynamic nation. for our bodies, that exercise is good to about to improve one’s communication momentum have literally gone down
keep the blood flowing and workout cultures, skills. the drain.
There is no point in promoting IR the heart, that exercise makes your events and
4.0, if we have a nation that is lacking body sweat and reduces body weight, people you That’s why if you’re looking to The National Library for instance
the fundamentals of a civilisation, that eating rich food excessively can may have become a better writer, many of the has skipped procurement for local
which is the ability to think and lead to fat and cholesterol problems never suggestions will include reading ebooks this year due to no budget
create. in our body and so forth. otherwise more. allocation.
heard of.
The ability to think can only be The government and citizens are Reassuringly, reading helps in self- The nation keeps arguing about
enhanced through reading. more conscious about physical health exploration. Books can be both an this matter, but when the opportunity
today compared with the early days escape and an adventure. arrives at our doorstep we just brush it
Dark horizons await the Malaysian after Merdeka, but when it comes to off and create a seminar to talk about
reading culture if our leaders do not mental health, the awareness is still When you are reading, you have the importance of the opportunity that
address this issue with awareness and limited. the opportunity to think about things we just sidelined.
also a serious budget to cultivate in new ways, learn about cultures,
reading habits among Malaysians. This can be narrowed down to the events and people you may have My fear is that Malaysia will have a
point that it is due to our people and never otherwise heard of. future generation that cannot read
Not everything can be cured using government’s lack of understanding and write well.
vaccines, antidotes and medicines as the importance of reading as a form of Through reading one can adopt
some things are much deeper than exercise for the brain. methods of thinking that help to This will result in incompetent
this. reshape or enhance your identity. thinking, weak thought processes to
Similar to the heart, our brain write well and speaking fluently.
When talking about reading, it requires a good work out as well. For example, you might read a
reminds most of a nagging mother. Strengthens brain activity mystery novel and learn that you have Perhaps this might be good for
Inevitably, reading strengthens brain a knack and interest in solving cases political parties as citizens are not
But this problem is much more activity. Reading gets your mind and paying attention to clues. smart enough to think, perhaps it will
serious than one can imagine. working across different areas. Be well read intellectuals also be good for banks and insurance
Reading will also make one for selling loans and policies, perhaps
Reading is an action that a person For starters, it involves intellectually smart. When you read a it will also be good for product
does to obtain a wider knowledge comprehension to process the words lot, you undoubtedly learn a lot. manufacturers as people become
through his or her experience and this you read. shallow and use material to be
process may lead that person into an The more you read, the closer you differentiators.
eye-opening self-discovery. Reading also helps in your can make it to the level of being
analytical abilities, stimulate considered “well-read”. But in tandem with this, we will
After 65 years of independence memories and even broadens your have a generation that has a deficit in
from colonial power, the country’s imagination by reading words off a Some people may argue that logic and creativity, meaning we will
reading habit rate is still low. page. “ignorance is bliss”, but the truth is be sluggish in productivity and are
“knowledge is power”. The more you only producing human resources that
Some studies have shown that a Reading is a neurobiological read, the more you get to know. are dependable and are end users.
Malaysian on average reads only two process that exercises brain muscles.
books per year, but I believe that it is The Malaysian problem is not I urge Malaysian leaders to
even lower. As you read, you can help slow literacy, because of our free formulate a blueprint to seriously
down cognitive decline and even education, we can all read. salvage Malaysian reading habits.
Snowballing the problem is about decrease the rate at which memory Faiz Al-Shahab is the Co-Founder and
80% of Malaysian university students fades. But do we read long-form material CEO of e-Sentral, which is the biggest
are reluctant readers. such as books?
Scientists at the University of ebook store in South East Asia.
They can read but choose not to California, Berkeley have even found The government, especially after Comments: [email protected]
read long form, usually limiting Covid-19 has slashed spending on
themselves to reading social media education and libraries tremendously.
postings.

While I think we can all agree that
reading is important, many in
Malaysia – including leaders – do not
understand why it is important.

Usually the benefits of reading are
perceived as a method to read and
memorise to pass exams.

Reading is understood as a process

COMMENT by Rajasingham Muthaly

Malaysia needs to beef up on digital upskilling

MALAYSIA’S economy is growing again, as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. role in realising the government’s aspirations in adopted and expanded more widely to other
evidenced by the recent figures published by As such, Malaysia needs to focus its journey the MyDigital Blueprint by supporting sectors such as agriculture, poultry,
Bank Negara Malaysia, where the economy advanced technology, pursuing digital manufacturing as well as education.
indicated a growth of 5% in the first quarter of towards digital transformation like never upskilling and reskilling.
2022, an increase from 3.6% in the fourth before as digitalisation is one of the main This will ensure Malaysia is on par with its
quarter of 2021. drivers of technological change in the Digital upskilling does not simply mean neighbours, increases economic productivity
foreseeable future. teaching people on how to use a new device or in all sectors as well as to foster structural
This positive outlook is attributed to how to code. Rather, it is fundamentally about change.
improved domestic demand and normalised Digitalisation will accelerate labour a radical mindset change.
economic activities with the easing of the productivity where output can be produced The latter part is especially crucial, it is our
movement control order as the country with less input. We want Malaysians to be able to gateway to making living just a little easier,
prepares to transition to the endemic phase. understand artificial intelligence (AI), data especially for the most disadvantaged in our
If nothing else, this will help Malaysia break analytics, autonomous vehicles as well as other society, and perhaps even provide
The Covid-19 pandemic, as we all know, its reliance, some would say addiction, to advanced technologies that will be invented in opportunities to truly uplift themselves.
created massive, history-changing upheavals foreign labour which in the long run is the future.
to the global economy, unsettling the work of unsustainable. Indeed, many have claimed that
individuals, businesses and governments alike. It also means that they will need to be able digitalisation may exacerbate inequality,
To be sure, the government through the to think multi-dimensionally, critically as well making technology yet another thing that
The old certainties over how we can make Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint or as express themselves coherently. widens the chasm between the haves and
money and remain competitive have gone out MyDigital aspires to transform the country into have-nots in our society.
the window, it has already happened and a high-income nation that focuses on It also means to aspire and empower people
whether we like it or not, we have to adapt or digitalisation and is a regional pioneer in to continue learning and make good use of But if the digitalisation and upskilling
die. digital economy. technology. process is truly inclusive and human-centric –
which the MyDigital Blueprint arguably is – it
Chief among the new order is that Of course, there have been many high- This in itself is a goal worth achieving, would also mean that we would be able to
technology and its adoption, is paramount. minded plans for transformation in Malaysia. because it will endow us with human capital insulate Malaysians with so-called low- or
that can compete if not beat the world. semi-skills from job losses and hence
Technology helped us keep commerce, Many a time, they fall through because degradation in their lifestyles due to
public services and even social relations going, those plans were not well executed. Some building blocks for digital upskilling is technological change.
even when the deadly coronavirus arguably indeed already taking place in Malaysia.
killed people for doing the one thing that made One would argue that the MyDigital It would empower these low-skilled workers
us human: social interactions. Blueprint deserves the support of all For instance, our banking sector has been as well as the unemployed to gain the skills
Malaysians, whatever their background or actively adopting AI to reach out to its existing they need to have in today’s digital age.
Technology was so crucial in times of political beliefs. as well as potential customers.
disaster, what more during times of growth and It is imperative that all stakeholders,
transition. Its success or failure would also mean the Apart from that, AI also helps in fraud including the rakyat, band together to ensure
success or failure of Malaysia navigating the detection as well improving decision making or that the MyDigital aspiration does not fall by
This adds to the challenges facing Malaysia. digital future, hence, leading to whether our application approvals. But again, so much the wayside. The choice is ours and ours alone
We need to move faster in terms of increasing country goes into decline or forges ahead. more can be done. to make.
economic competitiveness and adapting to However, this cannot be the work of the
technological change or risk trailing behind government alone. As harsh as it sounds, complacency and Comments: [email protected]
our regional peers such as Singapore, even worse, hesitancy are the enemies of
Both multinational companies operating in survival, whether for a company or a nation.
Malaysia as well as local firms ought to play a
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hypnotise you

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█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN

WE have always been
fascinated by the
mystery surrounding
seemingly
incomprehensible events. Whether
utilised for good or evil, the notion of
magic has spawned a plethora of
legends and myths, as many sought to
find a deeper meaning to the world of
magic.

The films we selected explore
magic in different ways, whether they
are set in a fantasy world where magic
is the norm, or feautre a more realistic
behind-the scenes look at the art.
Either way, the viewer is transported
into an entirely new world.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Harry Potter
Stone (2001) and the
This is the first film of an eight-part Philosopher’s
blockbuster film franchise based on Stone. – ALL
J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same PIX VIA IMDB
name, introducing children and
adults to some of the greatest o Here is a list of movies about magic that you
magicians since Merlin. Harry Potter should watch if you want to blow your mind
and the Philosopher’s Stone took fans
on a magical journey alongside Harry,
who starts out as a typical first-year
student at the famed Hogwarts school
for magic. While the series eventually
takes the story to greater heights, if
you’ve not seen the Harry Potter films
yet or have not rewatched the in a
while, there’s no better starting point
than at the beginning.

returning to Spare Oom as children
on the same day they left.
The Illusionist (2006)
Eisenheim, a great magician,
competes with Crown Prince
Leopold of Vienna for the marriage of
noble family Sophie, the girl he once
loved. He wields great authority over
the prince, who is going to be
proclaimed royal fiancée. However, a
police investigator named Uhl
attempts to warn Eisenheim that he is
engaging in a risky game.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Illusionist. Now You See Me. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
the Ring. Hugo (2011)
The Lord of the Rings: The Martin Scorsese adds purity to the Hugo. horrible and the mystical
Fellowship of the Ring (2001) exquisite story adapted from the book Now You See Me (2013) components are imaginative, the
The Middle Earth established by The Invention of Hugo Cabaret. Asa After Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg storyline is, at best, unintentionally
author J.R.R. Tolkien has become Butterfield is great as the twelve-year- and Woody Harrelson teamed to star silly. Now You See Me is great movie
famous among fantasy lovers, with a old child who lives alone behind the in one of the strangest films in recent entertainment, and it inspired its own
plethora of movies and other media confines of a 1930s Paris railway memory. Now You See Me centres series, but everything under the
all based on his original works. Some station and steals food to survive. around four magicians known as the glossy surface is a fantasy.
fans may be surprised to learn that When his devoted watchmaker father Four Horsemen who pull off
much of the source material for the died, he was separated from him and spectacular heists in the hopes of Fantastic Beasts. Fantastic Beasts (2016)
series is already well over 50 years forced to fix clocks for his drunken joining The Eye, an order of real This is an obvious choice. The
old, with one of Tolkien’s first novels, uncle. Hugo devotes his attention to magicians. Many excellent trickery Fantastic Beasts films are the ideal
The Hobbit, first released in 1937. his father’s final project: restoring a tricks moments appear in the film. cure for Harry Potter withdrawal
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of broken automaton, a mechanical Along with Michael Caine and problems. Fantastic Beasts, a prequel
the Ring is the first instalment in a man with the ability to write. Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo plays trilogy to Harry Potter, pits a younger
three-part epic that follows an an FBI agent on the trail of the Robin Dumbledore against the greatest
unusual company of heroes from The film’s cinematography are Hood-inspired Four Horsemen. Dark Lord who ever lived (before
Middle Earth who band together to noteworthy. The picture also includes Voldemort), Johnny Depp’s Gellert
destroy a magical ring that has a the automaton, which was a common While the acting are really not as Grindelwald.
significant effect on its wearer and is part in late-nineteenth-century magic
capable of twisting them beyond performances. Automatons were The story’s protagonist, though, is
identification. This acclaimed film complicated mechanical constructs Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander,
series promises a wide and that were frequently portrayed as who adores wonderful animals and
fascinating universe that transcends “characters” that could write, draw, seeks to eradicate discrimination
usual fantasy stereotypes. anticipate, and even appear to bake against them among people,
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, cakes chosen by the public. magicians, and within Hogwarts.
The Witch and The Wardrobe
(2005)
The Pevensies in The Chronicles of
Narnia do not have magical powers,
but the world to which they flee
through the wardrobe is filled with
them. Any universe featuring a lion
voiced by Liam Neeson, especially
one where the beast is a deity, is
destined to be full of adventure.
Narnia, with all of its wonderful
animals, is one of the finest fantasies
ever created. Add to that the fact that
the “Daughters of Eve and Sons of
Adam” spend complete lives before

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█ BY JOHN TAN Cody Tan has been a magician and Tan learned
hypnotist for over 13 years. – ELYSE LUI magic from a
MOST of us are pretty friend in school.
familiar with the concept o Cody Tan bends minds through an infusion of hypnosis and magic – BENGGY
of magic. Thanks to YEONG
figures like David other people. So, I don’t have my own not? This is because, with magic, I hypnosis but it’s not. It is just magic better. Number one is because they
Copperfield and David Blaine, the trick per se, but I have my own know it is a trick. tricks and mind mentalism act.” are real with their emotions. They
idea behind it does not seem too far- presentation. I have my own tweaks What kind of audience is the most give out genuine reactions.
fetched. Even if we do not particularly and outs (magic presentation). Like “I know I can buy a secret but if I difficult to entertain? “Whereas the obedient ones,
enjoy their tricks, the majority of us how I would perform my magic. can hypnotise someone, then that is “Definitely the obedient ones! would come on stage and just play
are in tune with the nature of their really magic to me. So, I started They’re not noisy at all. In fact, over along. Everything is in your control.
work. “So, for instance, for each trick, I looking and fortunately, it was a lot time, I came to love the noisy ones Like when you crack a joke, they
could come up with different stories. easier for me to pick it up since I have don’t laugh much because they want
Yet, when one hears of hypnosis, This is because I don’t think I am a foundation in psychology, to be nice and proper. So, they don’t
oftentimes, nothing much comes to smart enough to invent a magic trick neurolinguistic programming and exactly make the show extraordinary.
mind. Thus, this sense of mystery has but I love to craft different chemotherapy.” They don’t make it more
been an instrumental factor in Cody presentations.” Do you infuse both of them a lot in entertaining.”
Tan’s success as a local magician and Is that allowed in the magic world? your performance?
stage hypnotist. “It is. It should be encouraged. “I combine both of them actually. For
Personally, I enjoy the creative part of my hypnosis shows, I usually have a
For the past thirteen years, the the presentation and the backup plan just in case my hypnosis
Batu Pahat native has successfully showmanship. But of course, they are fails. So, I would have a few magic
been shifting paradigms with very pure magicians out there who tricks planned. This is because how it
sophisticated and entertaining tricks. are really focused on inventing and usually works is that we invite 20
improving new tricks.” people on stage.
In fact, Tan has performed in front Why did you pick up hypnosis?
of over 30,000 people throughout his “I was involved in a lot of seminar “And from there, we filter down to
showbusiness career. work. Like I train companies, I do the people who are qualified for it.
team building and I do mindset stuff. Sometimes it can be 15 and
But what sets him apart from other But what developed my interest was sometimes only five people who are
magicians is his speciality in dabbling my curiosity. To know if it is real or truly hypnotised. But just in case I
in both hypnosis and magic. At his have none, I would then go into
shows, Tan not only performs pseudo hypnosis, where it looks like
elaborate magic tricks but also
delivers compelling hypnotic (left) Tan
suggestions to his audiences. enjoys a
certain
“I would say I specialise in what amount of
magicians would call mentalism, spontaneity
which is magic made up of the mind. when
And the first one essentially is the planning for
ability to plant a thought in a person’s his shows. –
mind,” said the country’s first stage ELYSE LUI
hypnotist.

“Then the next one is the ability to
plug a thought on the person’s mind.
So, it is like two ways – you read minds
or you influence minds.”
How did you first get into magic?
“I had a friend back in high school
who taught me magic. He showed me
this one trick and I learned it. He
bought a DVD, which he didn’t study
but passed it to me. And I studied the
whole DVD and I started performing
tricks for my friend.

“But what kept me interested
initially was that it made me look cool.
This is because I knew something that
other people didn’t know. Though I
was a quiet person in school, I
enjoyed showing off quietly to friends.
To show them something that they
couldn’t figure out.

“But over time, that developed my
love to perform on stage. And so, I
started studying showmanship and
studying other performers.”
How do you constantly come up
with new tricks?
“The fact is I don’t come out with new
tricks all the time. But when I do, it’s
usually referring to other magicians’
work. And that has been the way since
the beginning of my journey.

“Most of it comes from modelling

Tan has
performed for
over 30,000
people to
date. –
BENGGY
YEONG

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Criss Angel. – TWITTER

Derren Brown. – THE DAILY BEAST

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN o These are some of the best professionals in the field of magic their dead r
known for h
THE art of magic has long captivated audiences. Magic, spectator to respond. Although it appears des Sociétés Magiques (FISM) competition. Las Vegas hired Criss Angel
formerly supposed to represent true supernatural easy and straightforward, this was ground him for a then-record-breaking 13 years because of his Angel is a c
powers, has been proved in recent decades to be breaking in 1997 and revolutionised the amazing résumé of escapes and deceptions, and his routine dangerous
simply trickery, yet we still enjoy the face of magic on television. was widely regarded as the greatest family act. automobile
shows and cunning methods in which moving airc
magicians deceive us. We’ve put up a list of television
greatest magicians. They could be successful magicians a
magicians or not, but the best magicians are of all time, h
not born that way. Mastering magic tricks Castle H
involves more than just curiosity. It takes a lot magician o
of research, study, and practise to perfect each year awards
trick. Read on to learn more about them.

Penn and Teller Apollo Robbins Derren Brown
Penn and Teller seem to be popular for their Apollo Robbins is a world-class prankster Derren Brown, a British magician, has established himself as
TV show Fool Us, in which magicians attempt who incorporates pickpocketing into his one of the greatest in his profession. He is well-known for his
to perform magic that the dynamic duo magic show. His approach is distinctive television series, specials, and live stage performance. Some of
cannot explain, which isn’t always easy given and engaging, but that’s not all. He knows these shows have included convincing people that
the duo’s vast magical expertise. Teller is nearly all there is to know about magic he was psychic! As a well-known
known for his silent personality, preferring to tricks, including those that have been sceptic, he frequently does
but leave showman Penn to do the passed down through generations of his performances
conversing, which adds mystique to their magicians. Apollo Robbins, a master of to demonstrate
performances as well as comedy. They are Apollo Robbins. – TWITTER pick-pocketing, deception, and how fake
also notorious for revealing the secrets of some psychology, refers to himself as the psychics prey
of their effects, even those that are their own creations, just to “Gentlemen Thief”; he will take from audiences just to astound on the
perform a new and more complicated version later. them when he returns their belongings. In reality, he rose to helpless by
prominence by stealing numerous goods from former allegedly
David Blaine President Jimmy Carter’s Secret Service personnel (he later pretending
David Blaine, in contrast to other TV returned them), prompting law enforcement authorities to call to talk to
stage magicians, introduced magic him and request him to assist them in training against true
to the streets. David performed thieving.
card tricks, coin magic, and other
tiny illusions to ordinary people Lance Burton
on the streets rather than in a Burton, a passionate stage performer,
studio, with no large boxes or favoured entertaining live audiences
glamorous helpers. Furthermore, to filming broadcast programmes,
his acts were more concerned but he has participated in a
with the reaction of the person number of TV specials. Even more
with whom he was doing the trick, astonishing, he was named
rather than with the trick itself. “Magician of the Year” by The
There were no witty comments or Academy of Magical Arts twice,
comedic asides; it was and he was the youngest person
simply displaying ever to win the grand prize
a piece of in Switzerland’s
magic, worldwide
and Fédération
waiting Internationale
for the

Penn and Teller. – PENN AND TELLER

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Tips: find a small
light and long
pencil so that it
would be break
easily. – HOWCAST

How to float a pencil.
– PINTEREST

Lance Burton. – TOM DONOHUE Easy magic tricks for beginners & kids
relatives. Derren is also a well-known artist, well
his big caricature drawings of celebrities. █ BY HAZIQUE ZAIRILL
l
controversial person who performs extravagant, YOU don’t need to take extreme measures to As soon as you pretend to pass the coin to the other hand, grab it tightly in the palms of your
feats like tying himself to the side of a blazing impress your friends or family. In fact, with hands. – YOUTUBE.COM
e full of explosives, or hanging himself from a proper knowledge and practice, you can learn
craft with fish hooks through his flesh. He has used to perform numerous jaw-dropping ‘magic’
to widespread magic more than any other acts that will leave your audience in wonder.
and is one of the most hugely successful magicians Even kids are able to do these simple tricks.
having three Magic
Hollywood Believing in magic is one of the greatest
of the pleasures of childhood, whether one is
s. witnessing a simple card trick or a complex
disappearance. However, kids are always
David Blaine. – anxious to discover the secrets of magic tricks
BIOGRAPHY and master the art of illusion. These simple
tricks for children will allow them to achieve
that.

Those who work to perfect these simple
magic tricks, whether they are children or
amateurs, will develop the patience,
dedication, and, most importantly, the
confidence required to act in front of a large
audience, which is similar to public speaking.
Therefore, experience is certainly the source
of boldness.

1. Make a coin vanish
The coin-vanishing trick should be the first
simple trick you will learn. The steps are fairly
straightforward. First, place a coin in the palm
of your dominant hand and inform the
audience that you will make it vanish. Ensure
that it is centred between your middle and The trick is
ring fingers. This will allow you to cup the simple, yet so
edges with your index and pinky fingers in difficult for
secret. people to
Pass your dominant hand over your perceive. –
opposing hand as if you’ve transferred the YOUTUBE.COM
coin, and then allow your dominant hand, coin at a time.
which is still palming the coin, to fall to your Once you are ready, start counting First, switch the bottom-left coin with the
side. Enjoy the look on your audience’s faces downwards, like 3,2,1 and snap the card, second coin from the top row on the right.
as they struggle to figure out where the coin mainly using your index finger to cut the Then, slide the bottom-right coin to the right-
went when you open your empty palm. pencil. The pencil will actually be broken by most position in the second row from the top.
This technique can be performed with any your finger, not the card. The final step is to slide the coin on top to the
sort of coin, as long as it is large enough to be centre of the coin on the bottom. It will then
gripped in the finger-palm position. This 3. The coin pyramid result in pyramid becoming ‘inverted.’
disappearing coin trick is one of the oldest The coin pyramid trick is the next surprise! 4. Pencil floating in the palm of your hand
tricks in the book, so a large number of people This trick does not appear to be particularly This trick is as simple as it gets. Simply grasp a
already know how to perform it. “magical,“ but it is an excellent way to test and pencil in one fist with the back of your palm
Try it out on the younger generations, such annoy your audience. To construct the facing the audience, and then grab your wrist
as young preschool-age children, who may pyramid illustrated in the illustration, ten with the other hand as though you’re
have a greater ability to be left wondering at coins are required. preparing for a heroic act. After showing that
your ‘magic skills.’ The trick is simple, yet difficult for people a pencil sticks to your hand as you grasp your
to perceive. The first step is to arrange your 10 wrist, you suddenly let go of your “grabbing”
2. Breaking a pencil with an index card coins into a pyramid, as seen in the image. hand and the pencil mysteriously stays in
This next trick is going to be a little bit painful, Then, explain to your audience how to invert place.
so you should practice it first. Swapping from the pyramid in three moves by sliding one Slowly extend the index
pencils to carrots could finger of your supporting hand
also work wonderfully and and use it to pin the pencil to
be easier to break, thus not your palm while you open
really hurting your finger. your fist without attracting
The first step is that you attention. Correctly executed,
have to tell someone to it will appear as if the pencil is
hold a pencil, and make hovering in front of your hand.
sure the person holds it Another secret is to hide a
really tight. Then tell them second pencil on the inside of
that you’re going to break your wrist, beneath the band
the pencil using an index of a watch or bracelet, and use
card. Hold the card above it to maintain the ‘floating’
the pencil, making pencil in place when you
downward motions remove your supporting hand.
toward the pencil as you
count off. There are two methods for this trick. – KMART

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Mother of all gathering
oWorld DucatiWeek a must attend for all motorcycle fans

█ KESHY DHILLON

FEW brands enjoy a brand loyalty as Up close and personal with the fans. Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller.
fierce as Ducati does. And no where is that Danilo Petrucci. Ducati Panigale V4S rides ahead of the Lenovo Race of Champions.
loyalty more evident than during the bi-
annual World Ducati Week (WDW) held The Race of Champions is an
in Misano, Italy. exhibition race meant to get the fans
closer to their racing idols.
First held in 1998 as a way of getting
closer to its fan base, Ducati has been The only difference here is that every
organising the WDW every year since. rider is on a road going Panigale V4S and
Unfortunately the Covid-19 pandemic a Panigale V2 which can be bought at any
put an end to that run. Ducati store anywhere in the world.

But what a comeback it has been. And the only modification done is that
According to Ducati, the 2022 and 11th- the tyres have been swapped for full slick
edition of WDW, held from July 22 to 24, race tyres and the standard exhaust
welcomed over 80,000 attendees from 84 swapped for a full Akrapovic titanium
different countries. exhaust while certain parts from the
Ducati Performance Parts catalogue were
The Misano World Circuit “Marco sprinkled on for good measure.
Simoncelli” was also opened for guests to
ride or drive on and a total of 5,805 laps MotoGP rider Pecco Bagnaia of the
were recorded by cars and motorcycles. Ducati Lenovo factory team won the
Panigale V4S category while the Panigale
The cars were mostly Audis and V2 category was won by Italian rider
Lamborghinis, understandably so since Federico Caricasulo.
Ducati is owned by Lamborghini, whose
German parent company is Audi. The best part of the Lenovo Race of
Champions was that the bikes that were
The WDW is a true gathering of Ducati raced by the champions are available for
enthusiasts and 235 official Ducati clubs sale to select customers almost
from around the world attended the immediately after the race.
event, a mega testament to the love and
passion Ducati enjoys from its fan base.

The great thing about this unique
relationship is that Ducati loves to give
back to its fans as well. As part of the
WDW, the iconic Lenovo Race of
Champions is also organised as a sub-
event.

The 2022 Lenovo Race of Champions
is where official Ducati riders (the highest
number ever) from MotoGP, Superbike
and Supersport Championship Series
compete against each other on equal
bikes.

This year’s starting grid included 21
champions such as Pecco Bagnaia, Jack
Miller, Michele Pirro, Johann Zarco,
Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and even

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Stuck in A now-familiar soft-top
design mechanism was
envisaged: the
luggage
compartment lid of
the Cayenne-PFM
was attached at the
front and rear,
allowing it to be
opened in both
directions.
The roof would
o The Porsche travel over the fixed
Cayenne Convertible roll-over bar and be
that was never built “swallowed” in the
rear by the luggage
compartment lid,
which opened in the
SHORTLY after its world opposite direction, folding
premiere at the Paris Motor in a z-pattern.
Show in September 2002, when the roof It has worked in a very similar way to
Porsche’s first SUV – the tapers in a more this on the 911 Targa since the 991-
coupe-like way towards generation model.
Cayenne – became a worldwide the rear and when the The mechanism never got past the
windscreen and A-pillars are computer simulation stage for the
success, exceeding sales expectations. shortened? Cayenne convertible, however, and was
The carmaker, better known for its How practical is the never fully constructed.
Cayenne as a 2-door Today, the fabric top is stowed in the
sportscars, had never before model with doors luggage compartment of the museum
developed or offered such a which are 20 cm piece and must be fitted manually if
vehicle. longer? required.
While the coupe idea of 2002 was
Originally, Porsche expected Is it possible to later taken up again and implemented
to sell 25,000 units a year but in accommodate an in 2019 in a production model, Porsche
the 8 years of the first generation, elegant, high-quality did not pursue the convertible idea
276,652 SUVs were sold – just soft top that can also be further.
under 35,000 vehicles per year. folded quickly? Forecasts regarding profitability
approximately And how should the rear were not particularly promising and
By 2020, the one-millionth 4.8m long – was not end be designed? doubts remained as to whether the car
Cayenne left the factory. In 2021, immediately discarded. There was still disagreement would look as appealing as a Porsche
just over 83,000 units were delivered removed, but dispensed with the body- on the final issue in 2002, and should.
worldwide, with the US market alone In fact, it was discussed at length stiffening measures necessary for a two different rear sections were “An SUV as a convertible is a
taking around 21,000 units. and design studies produced – and a convertible. designed for the Package Function challenge both aesthetically and
full-sized prototype was even built. Model. formally,” said Michael Mauer, chief
The Cayenne was Porsche’s first Incapable of providing a safe and The left-hand tail light was set low designer at Porsche today (he was not
SUV and in the 20+ years it has been on Today, there is still a single example stable drive, the vehicle was on the rear of the car, while the right- there in 2002).
sale, it has had only one bodystyle – that of the open-top Cayenne kept in transported to its destination when hand one was noticeably higher. “An SUV always has a large and
of a 5-door SUV. storage at the Porsche Museum. It is not required. Test drives were never Had the car reached production, a heavy body. You combine this with a
a roadgoing prototype, however, but is planned, as the convertible PFM was single rear design would, of course, small top half and then cut off the roof –
However, in the early years, other a “Package Function Model” (or PFM only built to assess four criteria. have been settled on in the end, and the fyrooumgtehtavt!e”r–y strange shapes emerging
bodystyles were also considered – a for short) for designers to get a better technical issues would undoubtedly PISTON.MY
coupe, a version stretched by 20 cm perspective. The criteria were: Is the seating have been resolved.
with an additional row of seats, and comfortable throughout the vehicle
even a convertible. The designers had the roof

Surprisingly, what might have
appeared the least conventional option
– a Cayenne-based convertible

Astonishingly, all bikes that were raced Beetle with a difference
during the exhibition were sold in just a few
hours. The first to be snapped up in mere THESE DAYS, it seems that reviving iconic models than the metal monocoque section of body and Porsche designs, enabling them to respect and
minutes was Jack Miller’s No. 43 bike is a growing trend and while doing so, designers the floorboards with the donor. Even these areas embrace the design vision of the car’s original
followed by the No. 63 bike of Pecco Bagnaia also use the opportunity to re-imagine the model. are significantly modified from the original car. creator – Ferdinand Porsche.
and the No. 5 of Johann Zarco.
While retaining the iconic elements, they make The aim was also to provide a driving feel that The 904 bodyline elements lead into the
Each bike was characterised by the riders subtle (or not so subtle) changes to modernise is tactile, active and agile, hence every single distinctive ducktail; the 935 echoes in the exhaust
racing livery with the triple clamp bearing a the design which still remains immediately component has been enhanced with a spec list tips; and the 956 in the high-cut rear fenders and
lasered logo of the rider’s name. recognisable. that rivals the ultimate performance classic. bumpers. The 964 inspired the concave indents of
the rear fenders.
But the World Ducati Week is not only The Milivie 1 is such a car, instantly The chassis is enhanced and onto it goes an
about motorcycles and races, it’s also about recognisable as the legendary Volkswagen Beetle air-cooled 2.28-litre flat four powertrain, precision- The slightly lower and more centred
celebrating Ducati. but evolved in various ways. built for each car, tuned to the specific car’s use placement of the actual headlights and turn
case and eventual environment. signals are inspired by the Rallye and buggy
During every edition of the WDW, It is the brainchild of Jonathan Engler, an culture of the donor and once again evoke the
thousands of Ducati fans gather together to artistic engineer with the vision to celebrate The Carrera 2-sourced ZF 4HP transmission is 718, whilst the high-tension running lights are the
collectively ride the Misano World Circuit. extinct German automotive icons and discreetly totally reworked to deliver the engaging, thrilling stretched oval outlines of the Porsche RS Spyder
re-engineer them anew as an exclusive machine drive that will be the car’s signature. headlights.
There were so many motorcycles gathered for the very select few.
together on track this year that it took a full 33 For those who ever drove the original Beetle, The execution of painstaking design and
minutes for them all to snake out of the Engler and his team started with a carefully the smoothness of this transmission would artfully considered evolution delivers an initial
circuit. selected donor VW 1303 model. While many will certainly be a big difference! silhouette that seems immediately familiar, whilst
think of the Beetle as a product in the 1950 or the detail intrigues and draws in the passionate
From the circuit, the thousands of bikes 1960s, the 1303 in particular was actually The body, at first glance seemingly driver for closer inspection.
then rode on parade to the coastal town of produced in the 1970s when the model was given unchanged, is elegantly and artfully crafted to
Riccione for the Scrambler Beach Party. a bigger engine. produce a smoother, more contemporary Twenty-two cars will be offered for sale, each
silhouette that combines shared DNA with a priced from €570,000 (RM2.6m), and the first car
And at the head of the “big red snake” was Once the unit was acquired, it received over a unique stance. The interior echoes familiarity but will be delivered in July 2023 with subsequent
Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati who rode thousand hours of craftsmanship and offers modernity. units going to customers thereafter up till May
together with MotoGP and superbike riders engineering. 2025. – PISTON.MY
as well as Ducati management, leading the Complementing their evolution study,
way for the thousands of Ducatisti. This evolved it into a car that shares little other references were drawn to pay homage to early

The Scrambler Beach Party is another
must attend event. Held exclusively in
Riccione, this year’s party was headlined by
legendary Italian DJ Benny Benassi.

The Week ended with a mega barbecue
party held on the pit straight of the Misano
circuit. The barbecue was headed by three-
star Michelin chef Enoteca Pinchiorri who
was assisted by the top management of
Ducati in one of the largest barbecue party
this writer has ever seen.

The day ended with the Ducati race riders
meeting their fans, an incredible firework
display and a DJ set from Meduza.

The WDW is a must attend event for every
self-respecting biker. It is not only an event for
Ducati owners or fans, but it has a culture of
inclusivity that celebrates the spirit of riding.

Among the thousands of Ducatis there
were BMWs, Kawasakis, Yamahas, Aprilias
and other brands. They parked among the
Ducatis and made merry with Ducatisti. –
PISTON.MY

8 theSun on friday
AUGUST 12, 2022

THE new vehicle market in Made specially for China
China is the biggest in the
world, having overtaken the o Ford tweaks Explorer’s appearance and features to woo world’s biggest market
US market in 2009.
Last year, around 26.3 million new China design centre. proportion and form language, presence of the exterior, giving the technology.
vehicles were sold, about 15 million The Explorer design fully Chinese customers pay close Explorer a “masculine presence” This was achieved via the
more than the US volume. integrates the design DNA of the attention to the mastery of while ensuring it lives up to the “tech harmonious integration of the
Explorer and combines it with craftsmanship and are more willing enhanced” demands for well- technology itself and its intuitive
Every manufacturer would like to modern Chinese aesthetics. to embrace new, advanced integrated high technology. usages, combining them with
sell in China as even a small share of The key visual signatures of the technologies. That’s further heightened through experiences that stimulate the senses.
the market still means big volumes.
Explorer heritage – such as the The overall interior architecture the newly designed instrument panel In order to improve physical
However, apart from its own connected grille to lamps, C-clamp and wide 27-inch touchscreen both and centre console with its strong comfort, designers came up with new
regulations, the China market also rear lighting signature and an open reflect the commanding horizontal emphasis. seating with wider seat dimensions
has some specific requirements and expansive cabin – Driving the Explorer had to and fuller side bolsters to enable an
which need to be met if a model is to are all retained in remain a rewarding optimally comfortable seating
appeal to the consumers and sell the latest experience, which posture for the Asian frame.
well. Explorer. necessitated finding a A standout feature is the unique
Aside balance between China seat material and patterns
Because of the potential volumes, from the comfort and designed in cooperation with Eagle
foreign manufacturers are willing to overall Ottawa.
develop models or alter existing
models to meet the tastes of the Via the application of
Chinese customer. These tastes high-definition
extend to styling and also size, with technology, the design
extended wheelbases being favoured. team was able to
express extremely fine
One example is the new Ford detailing and new
Explorer recently unveiled in China. innovative patterns
The model, an extremely popular that would not have
SUV in America, has been sold in been possible using
China since 2012 and for the latest traditional quilting
generation, Ford has given it an techniques,
appearance and features that are resulting in a
specifically for the market. design that is
immaculate in its
The Explorer for China was precision without
developed in China at Ford’s state-of- sacrificing
the-art facility design centre in functionality.
Shanghai.
Bacalar in a class of its own Hydrogen power
“Being the first time the Explorer for Hyundai trucks
was designed outside of North
America, it was important that it THE Bentley Bacalar by Mulliner was unveiled in engine. Claimed to be the most advanced 12- EVEN before full electrification with battery electric
continues its successful heritage of March 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic was cylinder engine in the world, it produces vehicles (BEVs) has gone mainstream in global
pioneering innovation and adventure starting to sweep across the world. 659ps/900 Nm. markets, some manufacturers are already moving
whilst being modernized for the ahead with fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
progressive China market,” said Though a model of significance, it was An advanced Active All-Wheel-Drive System
Simon Brook, chief designer of Ford overshadowed by global affairs that included varies the torque split between front and rear Hyundai Motor was among the first with
shutdowns of industries and businesses in many wheels. It allows the Bacalar to use rear-wheel production FCEV passenger models and is steadily
A challenge countries. Nevertheless, when introduced, it drive as much as possible during normal driving growing its hydrogen fuel cell commercial trucks
like no other already found customers for all 12 units to be built. for optimum efficiency and dynamic performance. with the Xcient Fuel Cell model.

BMW Motorrad Malaysia recently This exceptionally rare car is appropriately Uniquely designed details and features in the Fuel cell (FC) technology is particularly well-
hosted over 150 adventure bikers named after Laguna Bacalar in Mexico’s Yucatan cabin emphasise the coachbuilt character of the suited to commercial shipping and logistics due to
and enthusiasts at the first-ever BMW peninsula, a lake renowned for its breathtaking car, with an almost infinite number of ways for the long ranges and short refuelling times.
Motorrad GS Challenge, celebrating natural beauty, continuing Bentley’s strategy of 12 customers to express their personal taste and
the true spirit of GS with a thrilling naming cars after remarkable landmarks which commission a unique interior. The dual-mounted fuel cell system provides
weekend off the beaten path. started with Bentayga in 2015. enough energy to drive the heavy-duty trucks up
From the use of precious inlays and unique and down regions with mountainous terrain.
The challenge saw participants The Bacalar represents the first in a new series finishes to the driver controls, to the 148,199
tested on their riding and of pinnacle bespoke projects that have individual stitches needed to embroider the Hydrogen does not generate carbon dioxide
navigation skills as well as spearheaded a return to coachbuilding by Bentley unique Bacalar quilt on each seat, owners will find which is known to cause negative climate change. It
individual challenges across off- Mulliner – the oldest coachbuilder in the world. details and components not seen before on a thus has great potential as a zero-emission energy
roading obstacles from which top Eight units have been delivered to customers, with Bentley. source for a variety of products.
finalists were chosen to compete four more to soon be finished.
on Day 2 for an exclusive “Xcient Fuel Cell is a present-day reality, not as a
opportunity to participate in the The Bacalar also launched a new Bentley mere future drawing board project. By putting this
“Follow the Trails” (FTT) Tour of the Mulliner operation, part of a new strategy that will groundbreaking vehicle on the road now, Hyundai
International BMW GS Trophy in see the division offer three different portfolios: marks a significant milestone in the history of
Albania which will take place in Classic, Collections and Coachbuilt. commercial vehicles and the development of
October. hydrogen society,” said In Cheol Lee, executive vice-
With the level of handcraftsmanship, president and head of commercial vehicle division
The FTT offers riders the each car has taken around 6 months to at Hyundai Motor.
opportunity to experience the complete. Needless to say, each one is unique
thrilling route the competitors in more than just the colour as each “Building a comprehensive hydrogen ecosystem,
need to get across at the customer has chosen from a myriad of where critical transportation needs are met by
International BMW GS Trophy options and materials. vehicles like Xcient Fuel Cell, will lead to a paradigm
2022 competition. shift that removes automobile emissions from the
A roofless Barchetta design with all- environmental equation,” he added.
“The BMW Motorrad GS new and highly muscular coachwork, the
Challenge is reminiscent of our Bacalar has a carbonfibre bodyshell. The trucks, manufactured in Korea, are marketed
well-known International GS a joint venture company which has Swiss company
Trophy that takes place across The car sits on unique 22-inch Tri-Finish H2 Energy as a partner.
extreme locations worldwide,” said wheels, with polished faces, dark grey
Hans de Visser, managing director satin spokes and accent highlights to The Xcient Fuel Cell, the hydrogen FC version of
of BMW Group Malaysia. complement the exterior. its Xcient truck, is equipped with a 180-kW
hydrogen FC system incorporating two 90-kW fuel
“We are thrilled to bring back a The Bacalar is powered by an
taste of this pure off-road enhanced version of Bentley’s 6.0-litre, W12 TSI cell stacks.
motorcycle adventure to GS riders With a 350-kW e-motor, the vehicle is
here, having hosted a regional claimed to be able to travel
qualifier back in 2017 to pick our 400km on a full tank and
representatives for the requires only 8 to 20 minutes
competition. to fill up. Seven large
hydrogen tanks offer a
“I believe our participants combined storage capacity
enjoyed the riding fun, adventure of around 32.09kg of
and challenges – all of which are hydrogen.
what a GS motorbike is made for.” To date, Hyundai has
exported Xcient FC trucks to
After two days of intense Switzerland, where it has 23
competition, four finalists have corporate fleet clients, and
emerged as winners of the more recently, to Germany
challenge and will be making their where 27 units will be used by 7
way to Albania for the exclusive companies in the logistics and
FTT Tour! manufacturing sectors.

In no particular order, the
winners were Muhairi bin
Muhammad, Rosmadi bin Saad,
Niranjan a/l Visuvalingam and Elis
Suriani binti Johari.

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50.9 Institutions 917.5 1088.5 -171.0

26.1 Retail 482.9 544.8 -61.9

23.0 Foreign 569.3 336.4 232.9

100.0 1969.7 1969.7 0 13.23 15.63 471.59 51.65 180.63 258.83 42.90 78.30
KLCI STI HANG SENG SCI NIKKEI TSEC KOSPI S&P/ASX200
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Source: Bursa Malaysia 7,071.00

KL MARKET SUMMARY KAF-led digital bank sets
August 11, 2022

INDICES CHANGE
FBMEMAS 10,683.00 +121.30 sights on small businesses
FBMKLCI 1,505.56 +13.23
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 575.52 +5.23
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 184.02 +3.07
CONSTRUCTION 160.39 +2.33
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16,776.00 +126.41
ENERGY 658.92 +12.28
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 582.62 +3.86
HEALTH CARE 1,650.59 -12.02 o Such firms need to do
TRANSPORTATION 809.64 +6.13 cost savings and they want
PROPERTY 643.58 +5.15 cheaper transactions for
PLANTATION 7,156.25 +32.38 cash management, says
FBMSHA 10,810.10 +140.81 investment bank deputy CEO
FBMACE 4,949.10 +117.47
TECHNOLOGY 67.19 +2.74

TURNOVER VALUE
2.548 BIL RM1.969 BIL

5 MOST ACTIVES █ BY HAYATUN RAZAK
August 11, 2022 [email protected]

STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) PETALING JAYA: The consortium led by From left: Thariq, Cheng and FinTech Association of Malaysia president Wilson Beh at the
MTRONI 154,389,200 5.0 -0.5 KAF Investment Bank Bhd, which won one ‘Fireside Chat with KAF Investment Bank and Carsome: Shaping Fintech to Drive Greater
SFPTEC 74,024,600 113.0 +19.0 of the five Malaysian digital bank licences, Financial Access in Malaysia’ event yesterday.
G3 69,814,600 3.0 -0.5 has mapped out its strategy to target small
FINTEC 67,511,600 1.0 UNCH businesses, said KAF Investment Bank
GPACKE 57,256,600 5.5 +0.5 deputy CEO Thariq Usman Ahmad.

5 TOP GAINERS “We look back at the scene, of the 30% of on the ecosystem,” he added. and now we’ve established ourselves in our
August 11, 2022 the (digital) banks (globally) that are On competition to attract talent, Thariq own space,” Thariq said.
profitable, most of them focus on small
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM businesses banking rather than full-on said it has not found itself competing with The KAF-led consortium consists of
MPI 429,700 32.20 +1.38 consumer banking. Not to say that the rest other banks, including incumbents such as household names such as Carsome,
SAM 3,200,000 4.59 +0.74 has failed, just not yet profitable,” he told Maybank or RHB. MoneyMatch and Jirnexu.
HEIM 270,700 24.38 +0.62 SunBiz at “Fireside Chat with KAF
F&N 118,200 23.02 +0.52 Investment Bank and Carsome: Shaping “Because we are Islamic banking Carsome co-founder and CEO Eric
NESTLE 32,400 135.80 +0.50 Fintech to Drive Greater Financial Access in focusing on small businesses banking, we Cheng said it is expanding its offerings into
Malaysia” yesterday. are attracting talent who are looking to do financing and mobility financing.
5 TOP LOSERS something new and are excited about
August 11, 2022 Thariq said the challenge for digital digital banking as well as Islamic digital “We have a lot of value adds that we can
banks globally is that 75% of them are not banking which are syariah-compliant,” he contribute, from our technology offerings,
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM profitable, and that how much investment is said. beta ownerships that we have. It’s going to
SP500-H13 721,200 1.61 -0.21 made must commensurate with the cash be a powerful asset,” he said during the
HARTA 23,359,200 2.28 -0.17 flow that the bank has. Additionally, in its 51st year at the fireside chat.
HSI-HEI 947,700 0.695 -0.16 moment, KAF has been in the scene longer
HSI-HKA 740,000 1.51 -0.16 In consumer banking, he said, banks compared with the other four digital bank Cheng said its role and unique value
HSI-HEN 901,300 0.625 -0.155 spend a lot of time doing marketing while licensees. proposition in the consortium is to be the
for small businesses enterprise banking, growth engine as Carsome has a substantial
EXCHANGE RATES AUGUST 11, 2022 these businesses will come to the bank. “We’ve been a traditional wholesale market share in the country as well as
financial business for a long time ... started experience working with digital banks in
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy “For that reason, the focus is on these more than 50 years ago and expanded from other countries. Carsome is the largest
small businesses. They need to do cost what was initially a money-broking integrated automotive e-commerce
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD savings. Credit is one thing, they also want business towards a discount house then platform in Southeast Asia with operations
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.5045 4.3715 4.3615 cheaper transactions for cash management stockbroking and eventually investment across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.2070 3.0820 3.0660 compared to consumer banking where bank in fixed income and the bond market Singapore.
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2870 3.1920 3.1840 people borrow money to buy cars or get
1 EURO 3.5210 3.4270 3.4150 personal loans.
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.6450 4.4960 4.4760
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.8960 2.7910 2.7750 “And because our partners are in the
1 STERLING POUND 3.2870 3.1920 3.1840 ecosystem, we do not have to spend much
1 SWISS FRANC 5.5080 5.3350 5.3150
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.7640 4.6550 4.6400 Proactive monetary policy ensures stable
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 124.0700 117.6700 117.4700 ringgit and financial market: Tengku Zafrul
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 4.8220 4.5270 4.3270
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 67.4500 64.6100 KUALA LUMPUR: The government the government’s measures to minimise the and opined that, on average, the ringgit’s
100 INDIAN RUPEE 58.0100 55.1400 N/A remains proactive in ensuring the stability impact of aggressive monetary tightening exchange rate is not too affected compared
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.7900 5.4400 54.9400 of the ringgit and the financial market, measures by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). with Malaysia’s trading partner currencies.
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0313 0.0284 Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.3950 3.2890 5.2400 Tengku Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Negara In addition, the government also Tengku Zafrul stated several external
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 0.0234 yesterday. maintains the strength of BNM’s factors that caused the value of the ringgit to
100 PHILIPPINE PESO N/A N/A 3.2790 international reserves estimated at US$109 decline in line with most other major and
100 QATAR RIYAL 2.0700 1.9400 He said the government, through Bank billion (RM484.5 billion) as a liquidity regional currencies.
100 SAUDI RIYAL 8.2500 7.7800 N/A Negara Malaysia (BNM), maintains buffer to ensure an orderly adjustment of
100THAI BAHT 123.8700 117.5900 1.7400 domestic financial stability through the the ringgit’s exchange rate, especially “Firstly, the sudden increase in
121.1600 115.0200 7.5800 implementation of prudent monetary during periods of large and uncertain inflationary pressures especially in the United
13.3500 11.8500 117.3900 policies, including minimising the exposure capital flows, the minister noted. States, where we can see inflation rising by
114.8200 of the federal government’s debt to the risk approximately 9%. This has prompted the Fed
11.4500 of currency fluctuations through the setting “Lastly, we must ensure that Malaysia’s as well as several central banks to increase
of foreign loan limits. banking institutions remain resilient policy rates faster which can lead to the
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama against external and domestic risks through financial environment being tighter globally.
“We also ensure that the flexible robust risk management practices,” he said.
exchange policy remains Malaysia’s first “The second factor is the geopolitical
line of defence to absorb external shocks, The value of the ringgit decreased by situation in Russia and Ukraine, and the
while at the same time, ensuring that 6.5% against the US dollar from January to third factor is the economic slowdown in
domestic lending activities continue to be Aug 9, 2022, in line with the movement of China, because China is Malaysia’s main
supported,” he said in reply to Senator regional currencies. trading partner and its conservative Covid-
Jefridin Atan’s supplementary question on 19 policy has caused the supply chain to be
Tengku Zafrul said the ringgit’s somewhat disrupted,” he said. – Bernama
performance needs to be looked at holistically

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BRIEFS KAB SECURES RM17M
CONDO PROJECT Local SME in hiring mode
as labour shortage bites
PETALING JAYA: Engineering and
energy solutions provider PETALING JAYA: Majority (90%) of o Insufficient workers is one of the major machinery and factories with
Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has the SME are on a hiring mode with factors affecting business performance, higher advance margins;
secured a letter of intent (LOI) worth 44% planning to hire from five to 25 Samenta survey reveals implement integrated industrial
RM16.7 million from Land Marker additional workers, as almost half hubs or flatted factories to be rented
Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Bon Estates are grappling with labour shortage, to SME while working together with
Sdn Bhd to undertake electrical according to Small and Medium its state government; and increase
services installation works for the Enterprises Association of Malaysia government procurement of goods
proposed 44-storey Bon Kiara (Samenta). and services to support all SME.
condominium project in Mont Kiara.
The scope of works involves the According to its latest survey, Samenta also called for double
supply, delivery, installation, testing, three top categories of workers that deduction on remuneration for the
and commissioning of electrical SME are hiring are semi-skilled, hiring of skilled workers and
services installation and pile cap skilled or technicians (36%), service professionals, which would enable
lightning protection earthing. and sales (18%) and professionals SME to pay a higher salary to attract
(12%). these talents. For export funding,
TREASURE GLOBAL pre-shipment funding as per the
ISSUES PRICING OF “The findings reflect the attempt export credit refinancing should be
UPSIZED US$8M LISTING of SME to expand their sales team reintroduced; and implement post
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian e- and to strengthen their skilled should expedite the processing of that the scenario is rather subdued recovery incentive to alleviate SME
commerce platform Treasure Global workforce and management team,” foreign workers to ease the labour with almost 60% of respondents cost of doing business by reducing
Inc (TGI) has announced the pricing said the Samenta-Affin Survey on shortage; enhance the supply of reporting a “fair” assessment. Only statutory fees by 50% for six months
of its upsized initial public offering Business Conditions and Economic blue collar or skilled workers with 1.89% answered “excellent”, while from Jan-June 2023. It also
(IPO) of two million shares at US$4 Outlook for SME 2022-2023. more polytechnics, as well as 25.74% replied “good” (25.47%). suggested that the government
per share, for aggregate gross greater emphasis on technical & About 13.21% responded that defer the levy of sales tax on low
proceeds of US$8 million before Additionally, 41% of the vocational education and training; business is “bad”. value e-commerce imports if GST is
underwriting discounts, respondents invested 1-5% of staff continue to provide fiscal incentives to be reintroduced; implement
commissions, and other offering salaries on human resource through double deduction for “About 50% expect a turnaround more allocation for development
expenses. The shares are set to start development per annum. This is in industrial interns. It also suggested to pre-Covid performance from budget that are productive and
trading on the Nasdaq Capital excess of the mandatory 1% that the state level’s Skills 2023 onwards. On a positive note, lesser amounts to GLC and
Market yesterday under the ticker contribution to HRDF and negates Development Centres should 24% have recovered and achieved agencies that are not performing
symbol “TGL” and the offering is the perception that SME do not assign at least 20% of their industrial the pre-Covid results at present. well.
expected to close on Monday. invest in staff training and trainees for internships at SME. However, about 2% do not expect to
development. recover,” it explained.
MGB SECURES RM172M Labour shortage is one of the
SEPANG CONTRACT Samenta said the government major factors affecting business Meanwhile, for Budget 2023, it
performance cited by respondents. recommended that the government
PETALING JAYA: Construction and Others include the minimum wage lower corporate income tax to 15%
property development solutions of RM1,500, political instability, for SME for profits up to RM1
provider MGB Bhd, via its wholly rising raw material costs and million; increase grants for
owned subsidiary MGB Construction interest rates. automation or digitalisation;
& Engineering Sdn Bhd has won a implement grants and workshops
contract worth RM172.3 million On the current business on ESG compliance; implement
from Kita Sejati Sdn Bhd. The job assessment, Samenta remarked soft loans for acquisition of
entails the provision of main
building works for two 24-storey Banks take security of cardholders seriously,
apartments, and one eight-storey have appropriate safeguards in place
building which comprises common
area facilities and car parks in
Cybersouth, Sepang.

KPMG, FAOM TO GROW PETALING JAYA: The Association recent announcement by iPay88 on risks that may arise from this It added that banks have
LOCAL FINTECH SECTOR of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the cybersecurity incident where incident. These include, but are not implemented robust multi-layer
Association of Islamic Banking and card data may have potentially limited to heightening of real-time security measures such as dual-
PETALING JAYA: KPMG in Malaysia Financial Institutions Malaysia been compromised. fraud monitoring to detect factor authentication to prevent
and Fintech Association of Malaysia (AIBIM) have reaffirmed that banks fraudulent and out-of-norm card unauthorised credit card and debit
(FAOM) has entered into a take seriously the data security of “The banks have taken usage behaviour,“ ABM and AIBIM card transactions. Banks would
memorandum of understanding to their cardholders in light of the additional countermeasures to said in a statement. contact their cardholders directly
catalyse the growth of Malaysia’s protect cardholders from potential through the banks’ official channels
financial technology (fintech) sector Banks have taken should they detect unusual
and the digital players in the additional transactions which may require
financial services space. Through countermeasures added verification. Cardholders
this collaboration, KPMG and FAOM to protect may also reach out to their
will support each parties’ programs cardholders which respective issuers via call centres or
and initiatives that aim to bring include branches for any assistance related
together players in the fintech heightening of to this matter.
ecosystem. real-time fraud
monitoring and “ABM and AIBIM member banks
FUNDING SOCIETIES implementation of reassure cardholders that they may
LAUNCHES BIZFUND multi-layer security continue to use their bank cards as
measures such as normal. As usual, cardholders are
PETALING JAYA: Funding Societies dual-factor reminded to closely monitor their
has launched term financing authentication. – bank statements and transaction
BizFund to support creditworthy AFPPIX alerts that they receive from their
underserved Malaysian small and banks. In the event cardholders
medium enterprises (SME) returning detect any unauthorised
to their full economic potential as transactions, they should
markets recover following the immediately contact their bank at
pandemic. The zero-collateral the number printed on the back of
BizFund provides financing up to the bank card for assistance.
RM300,000 with repayment up to 18 Cardholders are reminded that in
months. It is offered for SME that light of more sophisticated cyber
have been in operation for at least security threats, it is important to be
12 months, with a minimum of 30% vigilant at all times.”
local shareholding by Malaysians
through Funding Societies’ online
platform.

PropertyGuru’s report sees more positive outlook for property landscape

KUALA LUMPUR: PropertyGuru’s improvements could be attributed to the overnight policy rate and 12.89% q-o-q growth and a massive It said the slow but steady growth of
Malaysia Property Market Report Q3 the transition of the Covid-19 endemic affordability issues weighed on the 96.83% rise in the second quarter (Q2) asking rental prices is also leading to
2022 revealed that the property sale stage, allowing for the reopening of market conditions. of this year. growth in the supply of rental
market index, demand index and borders and increased productivity, properties as landlords would be
supply index across the landed and leading to better consumer confidence. “While we have seen more activity “With the ongoing inflation and taking the opportunity to leverage the
high-rise sectors showed an upward PropertyGuru.com.my and in the last quarter, it will take some worries of rising purchasing costs rising demand trend and
trend as consumer confidence iProperty.com.my country manager time before consumers are more taking effect, potential homebuyers enthusiastically listing properties.
improved. (Malaysia) Sheldon Fernandez said confident in making large property will gravitate towards rental as a short-
the property market in the second decisions. term alternative and the rental market “Based on our observations with
In a statement yesterday, the online quarter of the year saw a gradual trend will likely continue to expand to the the recent Malaysia Property Market
property marketplace said the overall of improvements although it might not “The full impact of these factors will year’s second half,” it said. Report, we can see that current
demand index moved upwards by be fully out of the woods yet. most likely be seen in the current conditions are now more favourable
7.93% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) He said several ongoing factors quarter’s performance,” he said. Meanwhile, it said the rental price than market conditions during the
despite being in negative territory in such as the rising inflation, increase in index saw an increase of 2.82% q-o-q pandemic,” Fernandez said. –
the previous quarter and PropertyGuru said the report also and 4.46% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q2 Bernama
disclosed that rental demand of this year.
continued on an uptrend, registering a

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PETALING JAYA: Kim Hin Joo Mothercare Experience
(Malaysia) Bhd, a retailer of Store is back at Suria KLCC
maternity, baby, children’s clothing
and toys, yesterday unveiled its o Kim Hin Joo reopens
second experiential concept outlet flagship outlet and
with the reopening of its Mothercare launchesThe
flagship store at Suria KLCC in Kuala Entertainer Toy Shop,
Lumpur. its fifth in Malaysia

Spanning 13,000 sq ft, the newly The opening of these stores is in From left: Suria KLCC senior manager of retail Priscilla Hiew, general manger Ameer Thajudeen, Pang, Mothercare brand
renovated flagship store features line with the company’s omni- ambassador Nur Anzalna Md Nasir and Kim Hin Joo executive director Goh Poh Teng at the reopening of Mothercare
several key experience zones. These channel strategy to improve all its Experience Store.
include a stroller test track that consumer touchpoints in the
allows customers to try out different country.
strollers on the platform with
different terrains, replicating various Kim Hin Joo group managing
strolling simulations; a baby- director Pang Fu Wei hopes the
wearing zone where customers can Mothercare Experience Store in
use the store’s weighted baby dolls Suria KLCC will replicate the
to replicate carrying a real baby, and success of its first experience store
select baby carriers best suited for in Tropicana Gardens Mall in
their needs; and a “Sparkle Clean” Petaling Jaya.
zone for baby gear cleaning
services. “Our Mothercare Experience
Store offers a one-stop solution for
The Mothercare Experience all baby and parenting needs.
Store in Suria KLCC also features Moving forward, we plan to
Mothercare’s nursery advisers, continue rolling out the experience
whereby trained and certified in- store concept to more Mothercare
store staff will guide shoppers, outlets as part of our Retail 2.0
especially new parents, on what to strategy to improve all our
buy and how to better prepare for consumer touchpoints.”
the arrival of their little ones. The
brand new Mothercare Experience
Store is home to more than 300
brands of baby and children’s
products, maternity essentials, and
toys.

Concurrently, the company also
launched The Entertainer Toy Shop
at Suria KLCC, its fifth such store in
Malaysia. The Entertainer Toy Shop
sells a wide range of exclusive toys
for children and it is located next to
the Experience Store as an added
attraction to complement Kim Hin
Joo’s “under one roof” concept.

Greatech proposes to acquire 60% Ministry focusing on expanding
stake in Ireland’s Kaon Automation downstream oleochemicals industry

PETALING JAYA: Greatech Kaon Automation is principally Greatech, this will leverage the KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of She also said that at the moment,
Technology Bhd has inked a involved in the provision of strengths of the two companies both Plantation Industries and Commodities the existing 65 refineries in the
memorandum of understanding automation solutions for leading in the business aspect as well as in (MPIC) is focusing its efforts on country are enough to process CPO
(MoU) with vendors for the proposed manufacturing companies globally in the internal cohesiveness environ- expanding the local downstream produced locally.
acquisition of a 60% stake in the medical device, automotive, ment. oleochemicals industry, especially on
Ireland’s Kaon Automation setting up oleochemicals factories to “Currently, these refineries are
Ltd to grow its business by electronics and consumer goods “I trust that greater synergy for process crude palm oil (CPO) into mostly managed by major estate
widening its product and sectors. In the life science longer business sustainability will non-food products like cosmetics management companies such as
service offerings. industry, Kaon Automation and detergents. Sime Darby. So, the price and the
specialises in the pharmaceutical derive from this strong production of cooking oil are still
Customers of Greatech and medical device sectors. partnership,” Greatech Minister Datuk Zuraida not affected.”
Technology and its “With the combined solid executive director Datuk Kamaruddin said palm oil is a very
subsidiaries are mainly expertise from Kaon Automation and Tan Eng Kee said in a versatile commodity as it could be Zuraida said this in response to
multinational corporations statement. processed into both food and non- Senator Datuk Mohd Ridhwan
that are manufacturers of The Irish medical technology food products. Mohd Ali’s supplementary question
solar panels, electric vehicles, medical sector is recognised as being one of on the need to increase the number
devices, smart devices, computers the top five global hubs and is “So in planting oil palm trees, the of cooking oil refineries owned by
and computer peripherals. reputable for world-class expertise target is zero waste,” she said during government-linked companies or
with research centres and initiatives. Dewan Negara’s question-and- bumiputras to balance the price of
answer session yesterday. cooking oil in the market. – Bernama

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Fed officials say more rate hikes needed, despite slowing inflation

WASHINGTON: Slowing US inflation prices suggesting the economy needs 2.5% range. point, and then three-quarters-of-a- income families in particular.
may have opened the door for the more of the cooling that would come Calling inflation “unacceptably” percentage point in both June and Data on August consumer
Federal Reserve (Fed) to temper the from higher borrowing costs. July.
pace of coming interest rate hikes, high, Chicago Fed President Charles inflation will be released on Sept 13,
but policymakers left no doubt they The Fed is “far, far away from Evans said he believes the Fed will For the Fed to scale back, fresh the week before the Fed meets, and
will continue to tighten monetary declaring victory” on inflation, likely need to lift its policy rate to inflation data will need to confirm given recent trends in energy and
policy until price pressures are fully Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank 3.25-3.5% this year and to 3.75-4% by the idea that price increases are some other prices the report “should
broken. President Neel Kashkari said at the the end of next year, in line with what slowing. also be friendly to the disinflation
Aspen Ideas Conference, despite the Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled path and should make a 50 basis
A US Labour Department report “welcome” news in the CPI report. after the Fed’s latest meeting in July. The consumer price index rose point hike the preferred option.”
Wednesday showing consumer 8.5% in July from a year earlier,
prices didn’t rise at all in July Kashkari said he hasn’t “seen Still, he said, the CPI report marks Wednesday’s report showed. While Still, the Fed’s battle with high
compared with June was just one step anything that changes” the need to the first “positive” reading on that marked a drop from June’s 9.1% inflation is far from over.
in what policymakers said would be a raise the Fed’s policy rate to 3.9% by inflation since the Fed began raising rate, prices are still rising at levels not
long process, with a red-hot job year-end and to 4.4% by the end of interest rates in March in increasing seen since the 1970s and early 1980s. The Fed targets 2% inflation based
market and suddenly buoyant equity 2023. increments – a quarter of a Food prices in July were up 11% from on a different index that is rising at a
percentage point to start, then a half a the year before, devastating for lower lower, but still high, rate of more than
The rate is currently in the 2.25- 6%. – Reuters

Singapore downgrades Q2 BRIEFS CHINA’S JULY AUTO SALES
GDP, outlook as risks grow EXTEND RECOVERY, JUMP
30% AS COVID CURBS EASE
o City state’s economy
grew 4.4% year-on-year in SHANGHAI: China’s auto sales surged 29.7%
the second quarter, less in July from a year earlier to 2.42 million
than official estimates units, extending a recovery that began in
June with the help of eased Covid curbs and
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy Singapore’s inflation hit more than a decade-high in recent months as its central bank tightened government incentives. Sales for the first
expanded less than initially estimated in the policy in July in an off-cycle move to bring down cost pressures. – AFPPIX seven months, though, were still 2% lower
second quarter and the government revised than the corresponding period in 2021, data
its growth projections for 2022 lower, flagging year,” said Yong Yik Wei, chief economist of treasury research and strategy at OCBC. from the China Association of Automobile
risks to the global outlook from the Ukraine MTI at the media briefing “So in other words “We are still seeing consistent and elevated Manufacturers showed yesterday. Sales of
war and inflation. we do not expect technical recession.” new energy vehicles, which include pure
inflationary pressure, both on the headline electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and
GDP grew 4.4% year-on-year in the second Singapore defines two consecutive and the core side. And until we see signs, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, increased 120%
quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry quarters of quarter-on-quarter economic which is tight labour markets cooling off, that in July from the previous year. China has
(MTI) said, slower than the 4.8% growth seen contraction as technical recession. would still drive cost pressures in the tried to revive auto demand with incentives
in the government’s advance estimate. Singapore economy,” she said. such as a lower sales tax for small-engine
The MTI said it would narrow its 2022 GDP vehicles and subsidies to spur trade-ins of
“Downside risks in the global economy growth forecast range to 3% to 4% from 3% to “The defensive move for MAS is to tighten gasoline vehicles for electric ones. – Reuters
remain significant...further escalations in the 5%, adding the external demand outlook for in October. It is more to keep pace with the
Russia-Ukraine conflict could worsen global the economy has weakened compared with global tightening and also because we haven’t THAILAND TO SELL 21B BAHT
supply disruptions and exacerbate three months ago. seen that cooling off in terms of our GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BONDS
inflationary pressures through higher food inflationary pressures yet,” she added.
and energy prices,” said Gabriel Lim, Singapore’s inflation has reached a more BANGKOK: Thailand will sell 21 billion baht
permanent secretary of MTI at a media than one decade-high in recent months and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien (RM2.6 billion) worth of government savings
briefing. its central bank tightened monetary policy in Loong this week warned “low inflation levels bonds later this month to help finance a
July in an off-cycle move to bring down cost and interest rates that we have enjoyed in budget deficit, a finance ministry official said
The weaker growth was partly due to the pressures. recent decades” were unlikely to return yesterday. The 5-year and 10-year bonds will
slowdown in electronics manufacturing, anytime soon. be offered to the public between Aug 22 and
according to MTI. The ministry said weakness The central bank’s next policy statement is 24, with a yearly average coupon of 2.9% and
in China’s economic outlook, a key market for scheduled for release in October, according to He added the country of 5.5 million must 3.6%, respectively, said Patricia
petroleum and chemicals products, had also the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). plan far ahead and transform industry, Mongkhonvanit, head of the ministry’s public
adversely affected Singapore’s growth upgrade skills and raise productivity. – debt management office. The country’s
prospects. “Our baseline is for the MAS to further Reuters public debt to GDP ratio is expected at 61.3%
tighten in October,” said Selena Ling, head of at the end of the current fiscal year to
The Southeast Asian financial hub is often September, down from a previous forecast of
seen as a bellwether for global growth as 62.69%, she told a briefing. The approved
international trade dwarfs its domestic debt ceiling is 70% of GDP. As rising interest
economy. rates will affect public borrowing costs, the
government has tried to adjust its existing
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally debt to fixed interest rates and turned to
adjusted basis, the economy contracted 0.2%, longer-term debt, she added. – Reuters
compared with the government’s advance 0%
estimate and the 0.8% growth in the first COCA-COLA HBC TAKES ONE-TIME
quarter. €190M HIT FROM RUSSIAN OPS

“Our current baseline is that GDP will BENGALURU: Coca-Cola HBC AG said
return to a slight positive (quarter-on-quarter) yesterday it incurred a one-time hit of €190
growth in the third and fourth quarter of this million (RM870 million) in the first half due to
costs related to its Russian business after it
Caymans gives Hong Kong tycoons a head start stopped sale of Coca-Cola drinks in the
country following the Ukraine war. HBC also
HONG KONG: A tweak to an archaic takeover present, as well as by ownership. Joseph Lau’s Caymans hosts 59% of them while Bermuda, reinstated its forecast, expecting comparable
rule in the Caribbean will help Thomas Lau to family failed to buy the 25% it didn’t own in domicile of Chinese Estates and around a fifth operating profit for 2022 to be between €740
succeed where his sibling did not. The Hong developer Chinese Estates, valuing it at of Hong Kong-listed companies, still requires million and €820 million, dented by a smaller
Kong billionaire is offering US$240 million US$979 million, after a majority in the room the test. presence in Russia and inflation woes. That is
(RM1.1 billion) to buy out minority blocked the deal despite holding just US$8.4 lower than €831 million it reported in 2021.
shareholders in Caymans-registered Lifestyle million worth of shares. Many tycoon buyouts come at notably weak The soft drinks bottler, which once counted
International, his department store chain. His moments for the shares. The Chinese Estates Russia as one of its biggest markets, said it
timing means the deal won’t have to pass the It’s a rule open to abuse. Richard Li’s 2008 offer was a 38% premium to the undisturbed expects to sustain financial charges of about
so-called headcount test that ended a similar privatisation offer for his telecoms operator price, but a massive 69% discount to the net €82 million in the second-half as it depleted
tilt at developer Chinese Estates by the family PCCW passed the test but he dropped the bid value of the company’s prime properties. all its stocks and would no longer make or sell
of his brother Joseph. Dropping the rule after it was revealed shareholdings had been Lifestyle shares last week hit their lowest in at Coca-Cola or other brands of the Coca-Cola
makes governance sense, although it removes split to boost headcount support. least a decade when Thomas Lau made his Company in Russia. – Reuters
one means for small shareholders to scupper offer for the 25% he does not already own.
poor offers. The tests – and failures – have been SIEMENS REGISTERS FIRST
common in Hong Kong because of the Hong Kong replaced its headcount test QUARTERLY LOSS IN 12 YEARS
Several Hong Kong tycoons have fallen foul number of tycoon-controlled companies and with a rule allowing 10% of minority
of the notorious tests, which the Cayman their use of schemes of arrangement, a court- shareholders by ownership to block a scheme ZURICH: Siemens said yesterday it continued
Islands will scrap at the end of this month. The supervised process where disinterested of arrangement, regardless of domicile. to see strong industrial demand during its
rule stipulates that a deal needs to be shareholders, but not the bidders, vote. Hong Resistance under that rule is perhaps harder to third quarter, as costs related to its Siemens
approved by a majority of voting shareholders Kong dropped the rule in 2014, but is home to organise than mobbing a meeting, but it’s Energy investment and decision to quit Russia
just 8% of the city’s listed companies. The fairer on fellow shareholders. – Reuters pushed the engineering group into the red for
the first time in nearly 12 years. The maker of
industrial software and trains reported higher
revenue and orders for the three months to
the end of June. CEO Roland Busch said
demand was still strong, despite an
environment affected by sanctions on Russia,
high inflation and ongoing effects from the
pandemic. End-markets, such as automotive,
machine building and electronics, showed
“continued underlying growth momentum
with signs of a certain normalization”, Siemens
chief financial officer Ralf Thomas told
reporters. – Reuters

322 Notices Red-hot Kyrgios 13theSUN ON FRIDAY | AUGUST 12, 2022
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and-volley masterclass to topple say McIlroy
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in Montreal yesterday. opportunities there as well so hopefully I role of spokesperson for the PGA Tour, Rory
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handle, putting Kyrgios up a service break Alcaraz earned a match point during the
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NNOOTTEE:: that wasn’t going to give him too much LIV Golf members Talor Gooch, Hudson
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4400115500 SShhaahh AAllaamm,, SSeellaannggoorr,, yyaanngg mmaannaa DDaann I2CIC2NN0A0A11KK66ETET00HH11EE00SS33DD55MMNN55AA00TT11TTBB/E/EHHRR11AADD22NN00OODD66FF44((CC44OO22TTM-M-WWDDPP))AANNOOYRYRIIGGIINNNNAOAO.L.L:: wish I could have played better but Belinda played so well
IN THE MATTER OF THE ttuunnttuuttaann PPllaaiinnttiiff ddaallaamm WWrriitt bbeerrttaarriikkhh
COMPANIES ACT 2016 55..77..22002222 ((WWrriitt)) ddaann PPeerrnnyyaattaaaann D(D(PPaaeellnanagmgmgguulluunnggaannpp))eeSSrryykkaaaarrrriiakakaatt 11997722 KKaaeeddaahh--KKaaeeddaahh today. It’s been an interesting 24 hours.
AND IN THE MATTER OF TtTteeuurrnnhhttaauuddttaaaannpp kkaabbmmeeuurrttaaaadrdriiaakkllhhaahh ss55ee..pp77ee..22rrtt00ii22bb22eerriikk(u(uPPttTT––)) “As I said in the article, I’m terrible at goodbyes. But,
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(In Members’ Voluntary
((aa)) DDeeffeennddaann mmeemmbbaayyaarr jjuummllaahh GGOOLLDDEENN SSTTAARR MM&&CC SSDDNN.. BBHHDD.. BBEETTWWEEEENN “Anyways, this is what it is,” she told the crowd in
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NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ((bb)) DDeeffeennddaann mmeemmbbaayyaarr ffaaeeddaahh ppaaddaa CCHHIINNAA CCOOMMMMUUNNIICCAATTIIOONNSS CCOONNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONN front of you guys, thanks for the support,” she said,
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Companies Act, 2016 that a PPeenngghhaakkiimmaann ddaarrii 11..1111..22002200 AANNDD
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purposes: ppeennoollaakkaann ddaarriippaaddaa mmaannaa--mmaannaa AADDVVEERRTTIISSEEMMEENNTT OOFF PPEETTIITTIIOONN
1. To receive an account from ppiihhaakk ddii bbaawwaahh sseekkssyyeenn 552266 AAkkttaa
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up has been conducted and of her career, but the 23-time Grand
property of the Company ((dd)) kkooss ttiinnddaakkaann iinnii;; ddaann Slam champion’s aura remains,
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and the Liquidator be pkkpaeaemnmnyyuuaammppkkaaeeiinnaaanan ddggiillaaaannkkttssiiaannaasskkeeaaccnnaarraasseeccppaaoorrasas
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ppeennyyiiaarraann iittuu mmeemmaassuukkkkaann kkeehhaaddiirraann (8-10), 7-6 (7-3) while Swiatek defeated
Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 6-2 in
ddii PPeejjaabbaatt PPeennddaaffttaarraann MMaahhkkaammaahh
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Top-seeded Swiatek, with six
titles this season, faced nine break
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aaddiill ddaann ssuuaaii mmaannffaaaatt oolleehh MMaahhkkaammaahh.. points, saving six.

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“Even though there was jet lag and I was
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yyaanngg ddiinnaammaakkaann ddii aattaass.. [[NNoo.. TTeell..:: losing to Belinda Bencic during the
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14 theSUN ON FRIDAY | AUGUST 12, 2022 READ OUR HERE SCAN
SPORTS ME
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SIDENETTING
World Cup set to Hope springs eternal
kickoff a day earlier
Barcelona sell assets to make signings in attempt to restore glory days
THE World Cup in Qatar is set to kick off a day
earlier than originally planned to allow the host BARCELONA’S attempts to establish unveiled Lewandowski as a Barcelona have been called economic “levers”.
nation to play the first game of the tournament. themselves once again as a force in La player. In the space of a few weeks, €600
The original plan was for the opening ceremony Liga and the Champions League this
to be held before Qatar’s game against Ecuador season have seen the heavily- Euphoria was the headline on the million (RM2.7b) had been brought
– which created the unusual situation of two indebted Catalans gamble with their future to cover of local daily Sport the same day. in to fill the coffers.
matches being held before the ceremony. The enable a striking summer spending spree.
Group A match between Senegal and the Even partisan Madrid-based sports The aim was to clean up the club’s
Netherlands and the Group B match between A year after being forced to let Lionel Messi daily Marca admitted that Barca were finances, make it possible to increase
England and Iran were scheduled to take place go as eye-watering reported debts of €1.35 “frightening” in the wake of their the salary limit set by La Liga and
before the ceremony. The plan has to be voted billion (RM6.1b) crippled the club, Barcelona drubbing of Pumas UNAM last weekend, allow the new signings to all be registered for
on by the heads of FIFA’s six regional have spent €153 million (RM689m) on transfer when Lewandowski scored his first goal since the start of the season.
confederations and president Gianni Infantino fees alone to strengthen their squad, with his arrival from Bayern Munich. On top of that, Barca signed the biggest
but, despite the late notice, is expected to win Robert Lewandowski the most notable new sponsorship deal in their history with Spotify,
support. The switch to an opening ceremony arrival. Yet how Barcelona have gone about raising bringing in a reported €435 million (RM1.95b)
and game on Sunday Nov 20 would allow the the funds to sign Lewandowski, as well as for the music streaming giant to feature on the
Senegal vs Netherlands match to kick off later in “This is a really exciting season. Nothing centrebacks Jules Kounde and Andreas club’s shirts and to have naming rights to the
the day. The Group B matches on that day, would give me more pleasure than to make all Christensen, AC Milan midfielder Franck Nou Camp.
which also includes the United States vs Wales, the fans happy,” coach Xavi Hernandez said Kessie, and Leeds United’s Brazilian winger And so Barcelona look well placed to
would be unaffected. before last weekend’s 6-0 friendly win over Raphinha has raised eyebrows. become serious title contenders again as they
Mexican side Pumas UNAM. prepare to host Rayo Vallecano this weekend.
Brazil against replaying qualifier Faced with severe limits on spending in Only time will tell if mortgaging part of the
“That means winning trophies. That is our order to comply with La Liga’s financial club’s assets in exchange for an immediate
THE Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said main objective.” controls, Barcelona knew they needed to raise influx of cash will bear fruit.
yesterday it did not want to replay an money quickly to be able to invest in any Barca’s “economic miracle”, as the press
unfinished World Cup qualifying match with After three years of struggles, on and off the signings and, crucially, to register any new have called it, still has to be transformed into a
Argentina. The original fixture, in September field, the summer has seen hope return to the players. footballing miracle. – AFP
last year, was halted when Brazilian health Nou Camp, with president Joan Laporta
officials stormed on the pitch after seven talking of an exciting “new era” when the club They quickly set about selling off assets to
minutes in Sao Paulo, alleging Covid-19 bring in money by activating a series of what
quarantine breaches by the visitors. World
football’s governing body FIFA ruled in February Real defeat Frankfurt to win fifth Super Cup
that the game must be replayed in September.
Since February, both nations have made sure of GOALS from David Alaba and Only Cristiano Ronaldo, who team’s determination to continue Frankfurt captain Sebastian
qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar. “The CBF Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a scored 450, has more Real goals their stellar form from last season. Rode lamented his side’s failures to
will accept the agreement proposed by FIFA 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt than Benzema. “We were here to win and to take their opportunities.
and the AFA for the national team not to play and a fifth UEFA Super Cup collect the next title… We want to “Against the Champions League
the match against the Argentines in yesterday. “Now he’s in line for the Ballon pick up where we left off last winners you have to take your
September,” said CBF president Ednaldo d’Or. Is there any doubt? For me, season,” Alaba told RTL. chances. We didn’t take ours in the
Rodrigues. “We are now going to ask FIFA to While Frankfurt were no,” added Ancelotti. “It’s always nice to score goals - decisive moments,” he told
cancel the match. Our priority is to win a sixth dangerous, particularly in the first it doesn’t happen so broadcaster DAZN.
World Cup in Qatar.” half, Madrid’s experience and Frankfurt fought hard in the often for The triumph in Helsinki’s
individual quality saw them closing stages but Madrid were me.” Olympic Stadium makes Ancelotti
Lukaku reveals ‘anger’ at through, as it did so often in their able to dominate the game to win the first coach to win the Super
return season at Chelsea victorious 2021-22 Champions Cup four times, and Real
League campaign. their fifth Super Cup midfielder Casemiro does not
ROMELU LUKAKU is determined to use the from eight think the Italian is planning to
“anger” from an underwhelming campaign at “It wasn’t an easy game, they attempts. stop collecting the silverware
Chelsea to impress again with Inter Milan. were entrenched in their own half, Alaba
but we managed to score and we praised his
The Belgium striker has returned to Inter on controlled it well afterwards,” Real
loan for the new season, moving back to the club Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti anytime soon.
he left to re-join Chelsea in a £97.5 million told Movistar TV. “I’ve spoken many times
(RM527m) deal during the summer of 2021. about Carlo Ancelotti, he’s a
“At the start of the season, footballing legend,”
Former Everton and Manchester United forward you can’t expect the team to Casemiro, who was
Lukaku failed to hit the heights of previous spells be already at 100 named man of
in England, but still finished with 15 goals. percent, but we won the match after a
and we have started dominant
Lukaku, 29, intends to prove the critics wrong the season well. midfield
by having an impressive second spell with the display, told a
Nerazzurri. “I believe it can media
help us achieve conference.
“The (last) season at Chelsea gave me extra better results and “I speak
motivation to do even better than before,” Lukaku winning helps with my heart
said in an interview with DAZN Italia. motivate the when I say
players.” how much I
“I think in one year everyone has forgotten admire him. I
about the things I am capable of doing on the It was a think he’s 63
pitch. That is a kind of anger that I have inside me. particularly now, but he
memorable still wants to
“That now the (Inter) team has it too, which evening for win.
didn’t win last year, all together we hope to do veteran French “He has
better and bring something home.” striker the desire of a
Benzema child to keep
Lukaku had a spell at Chelsea as a teenager, but whose goal Real Madrid’s Luka Modric winning, so
was let go by the club in 2014, eventually joining took him to (left), Casemiro, and Toni that’s great
Everton after successful loan spells with both West 324 for the Kroos celebrate with the for us.” – AFP/
Brom and the Toffees. Spanish side, UEFA Super Cup. – AFPPIX Agencies
one more
A £75 million (RM405m) move to United than Raul.
followed in 2017, before Lukaku completed
another big-money switch to Inter two years later. Rivals jostle for Milan’s Scudetto crown

Reflecting on his earlier career at Stamford AC MILAN have their Serie A rivals snapping at but unproven forward Charles De strengthen to the point of being hot
Bridge, Lukaku said: “I think before, when I left, I their heels ahead of their title defence, with the Ketelaere. favourites to retake the title but are
wanted to take revenge at Chelsea because when I big boys bolstering their squads over an newly worried about the financial
was young it was my team for 11 years. eventful summer which has left the league with Inter, meanwhile, started the summer stability of the club’s Chinese owners
no clear Scudetto favourite. with a bang by bringing back Romelu Suning.
“I had the opportunity to go back there and Lukaku on loan from Chelsea but were
thought I would be a hero, but that wasn’t the Stefano Pioli’s side kick off the new season beaten to the punch by Roma and Juve Juve have also brought in star names
case. In March, I heard there was an opportunity to against Udinese at the San Siro on Sunday respectively for key targets Paulo Dybala Paul Pogba – now out until September
come back here (to Inter). (12.30am Malaysian time) as teams gear up for a and last season’s best defender, Gleison Bremer. with a knee injury – and Angel Di Maria, and are
15-match sprint between now and the World going after Leandro Paredes, Filip Kostic and
“Slowly I didn’t say anything, but toward the Cup in Qatar. The loss of Bremer to their biggest rivals was mercurial attacker Memphis Depay.
end of the season we did a very good job with the a blow for Inter, the inability to strike a deal with However, Sunday’s 4-0 friendly thrashing at
club and I was able to come back here. Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma and Lazio have Paris Saint-Germain for the sale of Milan Skriniar the hands of Atletico Madrid was exacerbated
all made interesting moves, meaning that the holding up the purchase of the Brazilian from by old boy Alvaro Morata’s hattrick and has
“I make reflections only at the end of the race is likely to be as open as last year’s, which Torino and allowing Juve to bring in a sound caused murmurings about the future of coach
season, so after the last game I put myself to think went down to the wire. replacement for Matthijs de Ligt and Giorgio Massimiliano Allegri, who needs a big campaign
what my situation was – I saw that as a player with Chiellini. after finishing 16 points behind Milan last time
Inter I did well, the season at Chelsea for me was Milan have lost Franck Kessie to Barcelona out. – AFP
difficult. but brought in free-agent striker Divock Origi It dented the enthusiasm among fans who
and spent €35 million (RM158m) on promising had thought Simone Inzaghi’s team would
“I had no doubts, that is why I made the
decision to come back here (to Inter).” – The
Independent

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PREMIER LEAGUE Werner coup ends in failure
PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS

MATCH-BY-MATCH facts and stats ahead of the second █ RICHARD JOLLY winner to show for a mixed time at Chelsea, Portuguese had been still better than he
round of English Premier League fixtures (10pm IT WAS day two of Project Restart in the along with the possibility potential will be expected.
Malaysian time unless stated). Premier League. As grounds were emptied, realised.
belts were tightened. Or most of them, Rewind two years and Klopp explained
TOMORROW anyway. Werner has the medal but as he retreats to Liverpool pulled out of a move for Werner
back to Leipzig, it is for around half his initial because they could not commit £50 or £60
ASTON VILLA VS EVERTON (7.30pm) Chelsea took advantage of others’ inability price. million (RM270-RM324m) to the striker
Everton have not tasted victory in 16 of their last 17 away to spend, turning to the bank of Roman. They without knowing what their income would
matches in the Premier League while the Villan have not won activated Timo Werner’s release clause at RB Werner was the coup who wasn’t. In all be.
their last five Premier League matches (D2 L3). The Toffees will Leipzig. competitions, he ended with 23 goals in 89
be without defender Ben Godfrey for three months following matches for Chelsea: underwhelming but not They eventually acquired Jota for a low
leg surgery but new arrivals Conor Coady and Amadou It was a time when deploying Roman as bad as his Premier League return of 10 in up-front fee and far smaller wages. He duly
Onana could feature. Abramovich’s funds seemed more of a 56. delivered far more goals.
ARSENAL VS LEICESTER legitimate ploy.
Arsenal have won their last three Premier League games His last Bundesliga season left him second Werner’s 23 goals at least included two
against Leicester by a difference of two goals. The Foxes will And, as budgets were frozen amid only to Robert Lewandowski for goals, with against Real Madrid, they were glimpses of
play their first away game since 2011 without Kasper uncertainty elsewhere, Chelsea stole a march 28. Over two years in the Premier League, he the player he can be.
Schmeichel in goal after the Denmark international left for on the European elite by snapping up the was in a class of his own, albeit as an
Nice. Bundesliga’s two most coveted young talents. expected goals underachiever. Perhaps the familiar environment of
BRIGHTON VS NEWCASTLE Leipzig will enable him to recapture that
Brighton have not been beaten by Newcastle in their last five A seemingly Real Madrid-bound Kai Along the way, there are comparisons and ability to trouble defences more often.
home Premier League meetings (W2 D3). Following a 2-1 vic- Havertz was redirected to Stamford Bridge. consequences. A week before Werner’s
tory in March, Newcastle are looking to secure consecutive Werner, who had long looked headed for departure, Diogo Jota signed an improved If so, the winners from Werner’s Chelsea
League wins over Brighton for the first time since beating Liverpool, joined his compatriot in London. contract with Liverpool. career may be the club who have re-signed
them twice in the 2016-17 Championship campaign. him for half the price and the one who
Havertz has a Champions League final He had three years left on his previous decided, in 2020, they could not afford him
deal but, as Jurgen Klopp explained, the then. – The Independent

MAN CITY VS BOURNEMOUTH Clean up at the Bridge
City have won all 10 of their Premier League matches against Chelsea boss Tuchel ready to sell Pulisic and Ziyech
Bournemouth, scoring 30 goals and conceding five while also
keeping five clean sheets. Bournemouth have only led for CHELSEA manager Thomas Tuchel Ziyech is attracting serious interest from wing-back Ben Chilwell.
eight minutes in their 16 league meetings against Manchester reportedly does not trust Christian AC Milan and the Serie A champions have Chelsea’s struggles in attacking areas have
City between 1987 and 2020, with Charlie Daniels giving Pulisic and is willing to listen to offers engaged in a summer long pursuit for his
them the lead in August 2017 before Gabriel Jesus equalised. for the winger. services while Newcastle are said to have been noticeable for some time. England
City have only lost their first home League game in one of the Hakim Ziyech could follow the American enquired about the former Borussia international Mount was the only Blues star to
previous 22 seasons (W15 D6), a 5-2 loss against Leicester City through the exit of Stamford Bridge with the Dortmund man. hit double figures last season despite the
in 2020-21. German happy for the unsettled duo to club’s third-place finish, with most of the
SOUTHAMPTON VS LEEDS depart. They are not the only attacking players
Southampton have won their first home League game in only Tuchel has spent the summer trying to who could be on their way out of the side’s creativity coming from the
three of the past 31 seasons. The last team they beat in their rebuild his frontline following the team’s club after Callum Hudson Odoi asked fullback area.
first home League game was Leeds in 2011. Leeds won three struggles in front of goal over the past two to leave on loan after he was Speaking after the
of their past five away League games in 2021-22 (D1 L1), seasons. completely omitted against Everton Everton game, Tuchel
having won only two of their first 14 on the road last term Raheem Sterling has arrived in a £45 on the opening day. joked it had been a
while The Saints have lost their last five matches in the Premier million (RM243m) deal from Manchester City classic Chelsea
League. while the club have allowed strikers Romelu Tuchel began the performance given
WOLVES VS FULHAM Lukaku and Timo Werner to return to their match at Goodison their attacking
Wolves have lost their first home League match in the last two former clubs Inter Milan and RB Leipzig. Park with a front struggles.
seasons, losing to Manchester City and Spurs while Fulham Aston Villa winger Carney three of Sterling, “We were joking at
have won their first away game in only two of their previous Chukwuemeka has also joined the club as Mason Mount halftime and saying
27 top-flight campaigns (D6 L19), against Portsmouth in an option for the future. Now, Ziyech and and Kai Havertz. maybe it is a typical
2009-10 and Sunderland in 2013-14. Wolves have won nine of Pulisic look set to join the striking duo in The trio failed to Chelsea game we win 1-
their previous 12 League games against Fulham (D2 L1), win- leaving the club. create too many 0 and Jorgi scored with a
ning their last three in a row all by a 1-0 scoreline in the Neither player has impressed during chances with the penalty,” he told the
Premier League between May 2019 and April 2021. their time at Stamford Bridge. The game’s sole goal Evening Standard. “It is
Moroccan has scored just 14 times in 83 coming as a result of what it is.
SUNDAY appearances while the a penalty won “I think Raheem
by (Sterling) will lift
BRENTFORD VS MAN UNITED (12.30am) Kai (Havertz)
Brentford have not lost their first home game in any of their six American has a similarly and Mason
previous top-flight campaigns while United, who lost 2-1 at poor record finding the (Mount).
home to Brighton in their Premier League opener, have not net on 25 occasions in Our
started a season with two consecutive defeats since 1992. 115 performances. formation is
Since the start of last season, only Liverpool (21) and The Guardian a deep
Tottenham (17) have picked up more points from losing posi- reports that both formation
tions in the Premier League than Brentford (16). players have because the
FOREST VSWEST HAM (9pm) become centre of the
This will be the first meeting between Nottingham Forest and unsettled at formation is in
West Ham in any competition since January 2014, when Chelsea with the three
Forest won 5-0 in an FA Cup tie. West Ham have won 10 of Tuchel no centrebacks and
their past 14 Premier League games against promoted sides. longer the two No. 6s, so
Forest’s Jesse Lingard was involved in 13 goals in 16 Premier trusting it is a deep
League appearances for West Ham in 2021 (nine goals, four Pulisic, in formation in which
assists). particular, you rely heavily on
CHELSEA VS TOTTENHAM (11.30) to play in the two wing-
Since losing consecutive Premier League games against the first Ziyech backs.” – Express
Tottenham in 2018, Chelsea are unbeaten in seven games team. (left) and Newspapers
against them, conceding only one goal in that run. Pulisic.
Tottenham have won just one of their previous 37 away
matches against Chelsea in all competitions. Spurs striker SHORTS champions are reportedly set to business and they want the right five-year contract with the Bees
Harry Kane has scored 41 Premier League London derby City know what I want, demand a fee in excess of £80 amount of money for letting us and will link up with the squad
goals. However, he has failed to score in any of his past five says Silva million (RM432m) that Barcelona go, but personally it’s a in training ahead of Sunday’s
appearances against Chelsea. will struggle to match unless relationship with the club that is home clash against Manchester
BERNARDO SILVA revealed there are a number of significant very respectful. United. The move is subject to
TUESDAY yesterday he has been open with departures from the Nou Camp. international clearance.
Manchester City over where he “I will always respect my
LIVERPOOL VS CRYSTAL PALACE (3am) sees his future amid speculation “My relationship with the club relationship with Man City, with Brentford head coach
Liverpool have won 10 straight Premier League games he could be Barcelona’s next big is very honest. I’ve been open the fans, with the staff, with my Thomas Frank told the club’s
against Crystal Palace since losing 2-1 to them in April 2017 money signing. with them and they know what I teammates, so whatever website: “Mikkel is, in my
while Palace lost their last five Premier League games in a row want,” Silva told ESPN. happens happens and for sure, it opinion, another classic
at Anfield. The Reds Mohamed Salah has been involved in 11 The Portuguese midfielder will happen in a very respectful Brentford signing.
Premier League goals in 10 appearances against Palace, net- has been a vital part of the City “If I stay, I’m very happy, and I way.”
ting seven times and registering four assists. side that has won four Premier will always respect this club and “He is a young player with
League titles in the past five give all my best. If not, it’s Frank hails‘another big potential to develop
Reuters seasons. football and we’ll just see what classic signing’ further. We know we can help
HOME DRAW AWAY happens. Mikkel reach his highest level.
City boss Pep Guardiola said BRENTFORD have signed
on Friday he would not stand in “It’s a big club and they don’t Denmark midfielder Mikkel “Mikkel is capable of
Silva’s way should he wish to want players who are not happy Damsgaard from Sampdoria for creating and scoring goals and
leave Manchester. at the club. They always say to all an undisclosed fee. he has the ability to run with
of us that if you’re not happy, the ball past players. That is a
However, the English you can go. The 22-year-old has signed a great asset to have in the
squad.”
“Of course, they are in

FRIDAY • AUGUST 12, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY

We were joking at
halftime and saying maybe it is a
typical Chelsea game we win 1-0
and Jorgi scored with a

penalty. It is what it is.”

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel

Serena begins countdown towards New York finale

█ ELEANOR CROOKS the family and followed Venus in seven titles at each followed by six at Flushing
Meadows and three at Roland Garros.
WITH the imminent end of Serena Williams’ everything, including picking up a tennis
racket and learning the ropes on glass- She completed the Serena slam for a second
career comes the time to reflect on not just one strewn courts in Compton, California. time in 2014 and 2015, narrowly missing out on
of the most successful but one of the most The dynamic has played out through their the calendar Grand Slam in 2015 when she fell
important figures in tennis history. professional careers, with Venus leading the to a shock loss against Roberta Vinci in the US
The emergence and subsequent dominance way but swiftly being overtaken by Serena, Open semifinals.
of Serena and sister Venus forced tennis to the younger sister’s determination to have
confront, not always willingly, its attitudes to things her way making her a ferocious and, Past her 30th birthday, and after losing in
race and strong women. at times controversial, competitor. the first round of a slam for the first time at the
There has never been a tennis champion like While Venus was the stately, calm French Open in 2012, Williams turned to French
Serena, and there may never be again. presence on court, Serena gestured, roared, coach Patrick Mouratoglou and began the most
The 40-year-old, who is expected to hang up screamed – and won, beating opponents dominant period of her career, winning 10
her racket after the US Open later this month, is through sheer force of will when her tennis slams in four and a half years prior to the birth
the owner of 23 grand slam singles titles, the misfired. of daughter Olympia in 2017.
most in the Open era, and 39 slam titles overall. Serena was the first of the pair to win a slam
That she has achieved such success despite singles title, at the US Open in 1999, a couple of It is her desire to have a second child that
serious health problems, struggles with fitness weeks short of her 18th birthday. has persuaded Serena that, a month short of
and motivation and, most significantly, a year- The excitement around the sisters was
long break to have her first child, makes her enormous but, as they turned into the her 41st birthday, the time has come to
story all the more remarkable. dominant forces in the women’s game, tennis wave goodbye to a sport that will
It is a story that has often been told but grew less welcoming. forever remember her as one
of the greatest. – The
Independent

perhaps is still undersold. Tennis is very familiar Venus and Serena not only looked different,
with the narrative of the driven parent seeing their brand of athletic power tennis shook up
the lucrative possibilities in a tennis career for the sport and forced their rivals to try to match
their offspring but no one has done it better it.
than Richard Williams. After her first title in 1999, Serena had to
And it is to the credit of all three of them wait nearly three years for another one, but two
that they remain close despite everything that quickly became five as she swept all four slams
has played out over the past two decades. between the French Open in 2002 and the
There is only 15 months between Venus and Australian Open in 2003, dubbing her
Serena, and the sisters’ relationship is at the achievement the “Serena slam”.
centre of Serena’s life and career. Melbourne Park and Wimbledon would
She delighted in being the spoiled baby of prove her most successful venues, winning
Crystal clear
Milner sure Reds will ‘hit
their levels’ sooner
rather than later Liverpool
midfielder
LIVERPOOL midfielder James James Milner.
Milner insists they have to
continue adapting if they are not to Liverpool
be caught by the Premier League’s dropped points
chasing pack. at Anfield only
four times in the
The 36-year-old believes the summer League last season,
all draws, but Milner is
signing of striker Darwin Nunez, who eager to improve that
scored and provided an assist on his record and establish a
Premier League debut, will help with their “fortress mentality.”
development. “We’ve been working hard
But he accepts they also have to raise in training this week and we will thisisanfield.com.
their levels after a disappointing opening continue to do so going into the “I think that’s what it’s always about,
draw with newly-promoted Fulham. next game,” Milner told Sky in the
lead up to Tuesday’s (3am Malaysian get through Christmas, hopefully, still be
“Obviously we didn’t get the result we time) game against Crystal Palace. in the League Cup and get yourself in a
wanted first game of the season but it is good position in the League and then see
down to us to rectify that, bounce back “Home games are always very what happens from there.
and make sure we hit our levels sooner important on the first one and to try and “I don’t think you go into the season
rather than later,” he told Sky Sports. build that fortress mentality and winning thinking, ‘we’re going to go for this trophy
“We have to get the performance to the games are very important at home. or that trophy.’ We try and win every single
where we want to; it wasn’t there at the “It’s not going to be easy, we know that, game that is in front of us.
weekend so we have to improve on that. they obviously didn’t get the three points “I think it’s important that we start well
“We will adapt our style of playing but in their first game either. and we’ve had a pre-season and come
through that and people are trying to find
having him (Nunez) means different “For us, we have to try and get the their feet, it’s the same for every team.
players bring different things and that’s performance where we want it, it wasn’t “I think it was disappointing,
important. there at the weekend so hopefully we can
“Teams watch us, they know how we improve on that and get the three points.” obviously not getting the result (against
want to play. We have to keep adapting, As for the way Liverpool started the Fulham). I think we probably did not
they are going to keep improving so it’s season, Milner knows the Reds “were not deserve to win the game so you could
important we keep adapting and getting good enough” but no trophies are won this look at the result as positive, I suppose,
better also.” early and the Reds can still build strong that we weren’t good enough but we got a
When the margin for error is so slim foundations. point out of it.

any dropped point is felt and Liverpool “At this time of the season it’s always “It was always going to be a tough place
know the only response is to head to just trying to hit the ground running and to go but I think looking at ourselves we
Anfield and collect all three points, start well, you can’t win any trophies in the didn’t play the level we would like, but that
marking the start of a formidable home first part of the season but you can get happens sometimes in football.” – The
campaign. yourself in position,” Milner said via Independent/Agencies

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