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TO QUEEN WITH LOVE ... The Raja Permaisuri Agong
Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria receives a kiss on the
cheek from a child at Taska Genius Perpaduan while visiting the
nursery at Taman Sri Rampai in Kuala Lumpur yesterday in
Story on conjunction with the King’s birthday celebrations. – BERNAMAPIX

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Test blood,
then marry
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI
[email protected] oThalassaemia costs RM1m every
10 years of life apart from treating
PETALING JAYA: Some 2.2 million complications ranging from diabetes
Malaysians, or 6.8% of the to heart failure
population, are carriers of
thalassaemia – an inherited Studies have also found that Chinese and “This can be done by knowing your haemoglobin, which is required by red
condition that will cause them to spend a Malays are more affected by the disease thalassaemia carrier status through a blood blood cells to transport oxygen throughout
lifetime going in and out of hospitals. compared with Indians and Orang Asli, with test, and if found positive, avoid marrying the body.
the Health Ministry estimating that between another carrier. Of course, this is easier said The most common thalassaemia in
If that is not bad enough, treating a child 150 and 300 babies are born annually with than done, but having a child with Malaysia are Beta thalassaemia
with thalassaemia will cost about RM1 severe thalassaemia syndromes. thalassaemia is a huge challenge to couples major, Hb E Beta thalassaemia
million for every 10 years of life. That does Ampang Hospital consultant and their families,” she said. and Hb H disease. Turn to
not include costs for additional medical haematologist Dr Jameela Sathar said
treatment arising from complications that awareness is very important because Thalassaemia is an inherited blood “The probability of having —
range from diabetes to heart failure. disorder caused when the body does not thalassaemia is one in four, or
make enough of a protein called page 3
Doctors said although one in 20
Malaysians is a thalassaemia carrier, they are thalassaemia can be prevented. 25% for every pregnancy.”
mostly asymptomatic and unaware of their
condition. As such, couples are being
advised to have a blood test done to check
for the presence of thalassaemia before
starting a family.

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Puspakom to Five new heads of mission
go cashless to get their credentials
from July 1
█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA o Envoys to fill posts left vacant due to Humanitarian Assistance to
KUALA LUMPUR: Payments for all [email protected] retirement, movement restrictions during Myanmar task force.
types of vehicle inspections at PUTRAJAYA: The process of pandemic, says foreign minister
Puspakom Sdn Bhd (Puspakom) will appointing Malaysian heads of “The Asean Coordinating Centre
go cashless from July 1. mission abroad is in its final stage conference yesterday after attending various screenings. for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA
and five representatives are the 50th anniversary of the Saifuddin had said recently that Centre) admitted that it is
Puspakom chief executive officer expected to receive their official International Committee of the Red inexperienced to help during flood
Shukor Ismail said the letters soon, said Foreign Minister Cross (ICRC) in Malaysia. the names of the individuals must and natural disaster situations.
implementation of cashless Saifuddin Abdullah. also be sent to the respective
transactions would be enforced at all It was attended by Malaysian Red countries for approval. “Thus, the ICRC’s expertise in
54 checkpoints of the agency He said the Malaysian Crescent Society national chairman sending humanitarian aid to conflict
nationwide from that date. representatives will fill posts that Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz On a question related to ICRC, he areas will help all parties.”
had been vacant due to the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah said that Asean may need to increase
He said customers can make retirement of officers and the Covid- and ICRC regional delegation head international presence in Myanmar Saifuddin said Malaysia will
payments online via e-wallets, debit 19 pandemic, which restricted Biljana Milosevic. following a coup in February last further stress in Singapore this week
cards or credit cards. movements of officers. year that overthrew a the need to implement a five-point
He said more than 20 vacant democratically-elected government. consensus (5PC) during a special
He added that Puspakom accepts “The five representatives are posts abroad have been finalised. session on the status and situation in
cashless payments through various expected to receive their letters of He said this would ensure that Myanmar.
e-wallet options including Puspakom appointment to Indonesia, Saudi He added that the process of humanitarian aid reached targeted
e-wallet, Maybank QRPay, GrabPay, Arabia and Japan, among others, appointing a head of mission takes a groups. The 5PC includes the immediate
Touch ’n Go eWallet, Boost, WeChat from the Yang di-Pertuan Agoing Al- long time, with nominated cessation of violence in Myanmar,
Pay and Alipay at all its checkpoints Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al- individuals having to go through Saifuddin proposed for the ICRC constructive dialogue among all
nationwide. Mustafa Billah Shah.” to be included as part of Asean’s parties concerned to seek a
peaceful solution in the interests of
“Since April last year, cashless Saifuddin was speaking at a news the people and humanitarian
payments, as well as the issuance of assistance provided by Asean’s
paperless electronic inspection AHA Centre.
reports and receipts, had been
implemented. However, cash High demand for passports causing congestion
payments were still allowed at that
time, considering that there were still PUTRAJAYA: The congestion it runs out, the supplier will add afternoon,” he said. operate until 6pm.
a small number of customers who did reported at immigration offices, more,” he said yesterday when asked From May 11, the operating Khairul Dzaimee advised the
not have e-wallets, debit or credit especially in the Klang Valley, is due to comment on the congestion at
cards,” he said in a statement to the sharp increase in renewals immigration offices. hours at six immigration offices were public to take advantage of the
yesterday. and applications for Malaysian extended to 10pm while at another current school holidays to apply for
international passports. Khairul Dzaimee said one of the six, working hours were extended to and renew their passports at
“Data shows that more than 90% reasons for the congestion is that 6pm to accommodate the sudden immigration offices outside the
of Puspakom customers now use the Immigration Director-General many people arrive at the same time, increase in applications. Klang Valley, Bernama reported.
cashless transaction method at all our Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud especially in the mornings.
branches. This clearly shows that said passport applications and The offices with extended “We have immigration offices
cashless payment is an option renewals had increased by 65%. “For example, at the immigration operating hours until 10pm are in that manage passport issuance, and
because it is easier, faster and safer in office in Shah Alam, the office is Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, they are not as busy as in Putrajaya
terms of hygiene during the “The supply of passports is narrow and many turn up in the Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca. or Shah Alam. Offices in Perlis,
pandemic.” sufficient. We have more than 1.2 morning to apply for passports, Those in Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kedah, Pahang and Terengganu are
million (passports) in the store and if when they can come in the Kelantan, Terengganu and Perlis will among those that are not busy.”
For more information, the public
can contact the Puspakom Customer
Service Centre at 03-5101 7000 or Live
Chat at www.puspakom.com.my or
follow the official Facebook of
Puspakom Sdn Bhd. – Bernama

GIANT Foreign Ministry
THREE- appoints
WHEELER ... new sec-gen
Tourists
captivated by a PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Amran
seven-metre- Mohamed Zin was appointed as
high trishaw at the new secretary-general of the
Taman Rekreasi Foreign Ministry effective
Kesang in Muar. yesterday, said Chief Secretary to
– MASRY CHE the Government Tan Sri Mohd
ANI/THESUN Zuki Ali.

Kelantan Socso expects to hit target of 40,000 employers Prior to his appointment,
Amran was the deputy secretary-
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Social employees in various sectors Security Act 2017 (Act 789). “All employers or individuals who general (Bilateral Relations) of
Security Organisation (Socso) throughout the state as of May. “Act 4 and Act 800 stipulate two hire a local or foreign worker must the ministry. He is replacing Tan
expects to reach a target of 40,000 register and contribute to Socso Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram
employers in the state to register their She said employers must register in main offences, namely the failure of under Act 4 and Act 800. This includes Yaakob, whose service contract
businesses and employees by the end accordance with the provisions of an employer to register and the individuals who hire domestic expired on May 31.
of this year. Sections 4 and 5 of the Employees failure of the employer to register workers such as maids, personal
Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4), employees. Socso will also issue helpers, gardeners and babysitters,” Mohd Zuki said yesterday the
Its director Nora Yaacob said Sections 14 and 16 of the Employment compliance instructions and take she said at a press conference here appointment of Amran, 55, was
based on records, 30,949 employers Insurance System Act 2017 (Act 800), stern action if they still fail to yesterday. – Bernama based on his qualifications and
had registered their businesses and and the Self-Employment Social contribute. extensive experience in the field
of international relations and
foreign affairs.

“I believe with his experience,
knowledge, and credibility, he
will be able to realise the
ministry’s mission in formulating
and implementing foreign policy
as well as advancing and
protecting Malaysia’s interests
through dynamic and proactive
diplomacy.”

Amran, who has been in the
civil service for more than 27
years, had served as Malaysia’s
permanent representative to the
United Nations in Geneva,
Switzerland, and as the
Malaysian ambassador to Turkey.

Mohd Zuki expressed his
highest appreciation and thanks
to Muhammad Shahrul Ikram for
his contributions and service to
the nation. – Bernama

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Queen, princesses visit premier childcare centre Patients require
blood transfusions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Tengku Puteri Jihan Azizah ‘Athiyatullah. secretary-general Datuk Noridah Abdul Rahim. for life
Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah The royal family spent about an hour Taska Genius Perpaduan was inspired by
Iskandariah yesterday visited the Taman Sri “But it does not mean that out of four
Rampai Taska Genius Perpaduan here, in with the children and teachers at the the Permata Negara programme, that focuses children, one will be affected. It could be
conjunction with the official birthday childcare centre. on early care and education for children under that every child may be affected, if the odds
celebration of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong the age of four by applying noble values and are against the carrier couple,”
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa This year, a total of 18 multiracial children living in a community. Jameela said.
Billah Shah. received care and education from four
educators and two assistants at the centre. The centre was established in 2010 with 15
Her Majesty was accompanied by her Permata Negara pilot projects and to date, a
princesses Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Tunku Hajah Azizah also presented a total of 41 Taska Genius centres operate
Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah and Tengku Puteri donation of RM30,000 to the National Unity nationwide with 917 children aged two to four.
Ministry to its minister Datuk Halimah – Bernama
Mohamed Sadique and the ministry’s

Zuraida receiving her membership From She added that a child
papers from Sng. – SURAYA ALI/THESUN front suffering from thalassaemia
page will have his whole life
centred around the hospital,
with repeated and painful
venous punctures for blood tests
and blood transfusions.
“The lifetime cost to treat a single child
with thalassaemia is RM1 million for every
10 years of life. This covers only the cost of
blood transfusions and iron chelation,
which is the removal of excess iron from the
body with special drugs.
“It does not include the cost of transport,
time off work, reduced productivity and
other medications to treat the many
complications of iron overload from regular
blood transfusions, such as diabetes
mellitus, growth failure, delayed puberty,
liver cirrhosis and heart failure,” she said.
Jameela also said some women may opt
for Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis,
which is a procedure to select embryos that
are free of thalassaemia and implant them
in the womb.
However, this is an expensive procedure.
“The carrier couple have to bear the
costs as it is currently not subsidised by the
government. The procedure is invasive and
has its own complications as well. Hence, it
is much easier to avoid marrying another
carrier if you also carry the thalassaemia
gene.”
Jameela said the only treatment to cure
thalassaemia is a bone marrow transplant
from a suitable donor. However, only a few
are eligible.
I will continue serving “Most patients with severe thalassaemia
the rakyat: Zuraida will require regular blood transfusions
throughout their lifetime as well as iron
chelation therapy to remove the excess iron
built up in the body as a result of blood
transfusion.”
Haematologist Dr Veena Selvaratnam,
who is also from Ampang Hospital, said
there is a need to aim to “prevent”
thalassaemia, if possible.
“If patients are carriers of the same type
discuss the matter at length this week. of thalassaemia, B-B or A-A, there is a 25%
o Ampang MP willing to complete term as Cabinet “The transition for Zuraida to take over as chance of each pregnancy producing a
minister, open to work with Barisan Nasional child with thalassaemia major or
president-designate will take some time and transfusion-dependent thalassaemia,”
we expect it to be completed by August.” she said.
She added that to reduce the numbers of
█ BY SURAYA ALI Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob agrees to it. He said PBM received Zuraida’s those who are born with this common
[email protected] On whether she was also open to a PBM application to join the party on May 26, and autosomal recessive disorder, couples
KUALA LUMPUR: Ampang member of it was accepted on June 9. should get tested and avoid having children
Parliament Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has proposal to join the Barisan Nasional (BN) if they are found to be gene carriers.
assured her supporters and voters that she coalition, Zuraida said she was willing to do “After a meeting with our political bureau
was still serving the people despite anything for the rakyat. and supreme council, we decided to appoint Taylor’s ranked top
having quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. Zuraida as president-designate to continue 1% worldwide
“I want to serve the rakyat no matter our main ‘Reset Agenda’.
“Rest assured, I’m still here for the what, and that has always been my focus.” KUALA LUMPUR: Taylor’s University has
people, just as I have been for the past three “We will amend the party’s constitution been named the number one private
terms,” she told a press conference to PBM president Larry Sng earlier to ensure a smooth transition for Zuraida to university in Southeast Asia for a third
announce that she had joined Parti Bangsa announced her membership and be officially appointed president-designate,” consecutive year by the Quacquarelli
Malaysia (PBM) and would soon be officially appointment during a press conference, he said. Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
appointed president-designate in a adding that the party has decided it will
transition process. work with BN and an official letter would be PBM was founded as the Sarawak Ranked 284th, the institution broke into
sent to BN shortly. Workers Party. the top 1% of universities worldwide, Taylor’s
Zuraida said she was open to completing said in a statement yesterday.
her term as the Plantation Industries and “Discussions are ongoing and on PBM’s Zuraida, who is linked to Penggerak
Commodities minister if Prime Minister side, we have decided we want to work with Komuniti Negara, said all 50,000 members Its vice-chancellor and president Prof
BN,” he said. are now supporting PBM. Michael Driscoll expressed appreciation for
the trust of the community of academics,
Sng, who is Julau member of Parliament, At the press conference, PBM also students, alumni and industry partners which
said the party will hold a special meeting to announced it has approved 15,000 new led to the university’s unprecedented leap of
membership applications, with over 100,000 349 rungs in the global rankings in just five
registered with the Registrar of Societies. years.

No need for special Parliament sitting on anti-hopping Bill “Despite being a young university, Taylor’s
has proven its mettle alongside some of the
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need for the of the fifth session of the 14th Parliament trips until mid-July, including the Finance and most elite institutions around the world,”
government to convene a special sitting of starting July 18. Economic Select Committee and the Security Driscoll said.
Parliament to table and debate the Select Committee.
Constitution (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2022 Wan Junaidi said several factors had Taylor’s was also ranked 16th in the world
regarding the prohibition on switching parties been considered during a discussion with He added that tabling of the Constitution for the Hospitality and Leisure Management
by members of the Dewan Rakyat, said Ismail Sabri. (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2022 according to category and 97th in Business and
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department the calendar of the upcoming Dewan Rakyat Management Studies, making the university
(Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan “Overall, the government will have to bear and Dewan Negara meetings would give the leading Southeast Asian private university
Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. an estimated cost of RM1,077,600, not sufficient time for the Bill to be studied by the in those fields this year. – Bernama
including operational costs, if the special MP before it is debated.
He said the matter was decided by Prime sitting for both the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan
Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the Negara is held,” he said in a statement “This cannot be done if a special sitting is
head of the House, adding that the Bill would yesterday. held, as it can only be held in mid-July, given
be tabled and debated at the second meeting the absence of many MP before then.”
Wan Junaidi also said many members of – Bernama
Parliament (MP) were still on official overseas

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Khairy
Govt decision to grant
housemen benefits lauded ALOR STAR: The Health Ministry expects
cases of hand, foot and mouth disease
o Move to provide incentives would improve workforce “These benefits are not meant as a (HFMD) to decline in the next two to three
morale and service levels, says MMA president breather or break from work to re-energise. weeks.
Special medical assignment leave only applies
█ BY MUHAMMAD YUSRY Koh was commenting on Health Minister for work done in certain high-risk units and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the
[email protected] Khairy Jamaluddin’s announcement on the tuberculosis, leprosy and cancer leave spread of the disease is usually seasonal and as
PETALING JAYA: The government’s move to Wednesday that the government has agreed only applies to those who suffer from such the level of children’s immunity increases, the
extend the “Fare to Return to Region of to extend benefits and special medical ailments,” Koh told theSun. number of cases would decrease.
Origin” facility to contract healthcare assignment leave and tuberculosis, leprosy
workforce officers undergoing housemanship and cancer leave to medical, dental and He said all housemen were still required to “HFMD is usually seasonal, it will start and
has been a long time coming and will show pharmacy officers on contract service who fulfil the term requirements of the housemen become a wave and in less than a month, it will
that they are being appreciated, said were undergoing housemanship. training period to be eligible for full go down significantly on its own.
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) registration as a medical doctor.
president Dr Koh Kar Chai. Koh said the benefits may serve as an “When many children are exposed to this
incentive to improve productivity, which Khairy said the Cabinet on July 14 last year virus, their immunity level will increase and
He said the move was a welcomed could lead to an improvement in services at agreed to extend the benefits to officers who the number of cases will then decrease, while
decision as the association has been asking public hospitals. had their contracts extended after completing intervention in terms of personal hygiene,
for benefits for contract doctors. their housemanship. disinfection of nurseries, childcare centres and
However, he added that this was only one so on also helps,” he told a press conference
“For housemen, having special medical of the many steps needed to further improve “In line with continuous efforts and our yesterday.
assignment leave and tuberculosis, leprosy workforce morale and satisfaction. commitment to improving the welfare of
and cancer leave will show that they are being contract officers, the Health Ministry at the Earlier, he attended a ceremony for the
appreciated as part of the healthcare “Burnout is an entirely different issue that Cabinet meeting presented another presentation of medical equipment donated
workforce. This sort of leave had never been may need to be looked at objectively. With the memorandum for their consideration so that by the Japanese government through the
given to housemen before.” transition to the endemicity of Covid-19, we existing benefits are improved.” Japanese Grant Aid to the ministry. Japanese
hope that incidences of burnout can be ambassador to Malaysia Takahashi Katsuhiko
reduced further. He expressed hope the decision to extend was also present.
the leave benefits would address the
imbalance among contract officers currently The medical equipment, worth RM19.3
undergoing housemanship and those who million, would be distributed to all
have completed it. government hospitals nationwide.

WHO warns of ‘real’ monkeypox risk Khairy said the ministry has a theory for the
sharp increase in HFMD cases this year
GENEVA: There is a “real” risk of monkeypox He also said no deaths have been reported non-endemic countries “suggests that there compared with pre-pandemic 2019.
becoming established in non-endemic in the outbreaks, adding that the UN health might have been undetected transmission for
countries, the World Health Organisation agency “does not recommend mass some time”. He added that during the pandemic period
(WHO) warned yesterday, while also vaccination against monkeypox”. for the past two years, children spent less time
reiterating that the Covid-19 pandemic “is “The risk of monkeypox becoming outdoors and thus were not exposed to the
not over”. “Cases have been reported mainly, but not established in non-endemic countries is real.” HFMD virus, resulting in low immunity.
only, among men who have sex with men.
“More than 1,000 confirmed cases of Some countries are now beginning to report He pointed out that the virus “has been “Hence, due to the lack of exposure to the
monkeypox have now been reported to WHO cases of apparent community transmission, circulating and killing in Africa for decades,” virus, immunity level goes down. The child has
from 29 countries that are not endemic for the including some cases in women.” with more than 1,400 suspected cases and 66 never encountered the virus. This is the
disease,” said WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus. deaths across the continent just this year. classical theory of natural immunity. When not
He said the spread of the disease to several – Bernama exposed to the virus, immunity will be low.

NEVER TOO LATE ... Fajinah Jaafar, 61, celebrates at a ceremony yesterday where she received her boat pilot licence after passing an examination “That is probably why the number of cases
certified by the Maritime Department. – BERNAMAPIX is quite high now, because the Coxsackie
HFMD virus is invading our children who only
Women pilgrims allowed to wear facemasks have naive virus (with no previous encounter
to build immunity), so that is why there will be
MAKKAH: Female pilgrims will not be imposed the use of face masks during the haj subject to dam (penalty). a lot of cases at this point.”
penalised for wearing a face mask while in season, Bernama reported. “The Haj Muzakarah has decided that if
ihram (state of consecration), said Lembaga He also said most cases of HFMD in the
Tabung Haji (TH) operations director Tengku Aziz said during the pandemic, it is the authorities have ordered that everyone country were not serious, but parents are
(Guidance) Tengku Aziz Raja Abdullah. permissible for women to wear a face mask must wear a face mask because of the advised to immediately take children for
and as such, it is not a violation. pandemic, it is therefore permissible and no treatment if they have symptoms and stop
He said this was among the resolutions dam will be imposed,“ he said. sending them to daycare or childcare centres
adopted through the 37th National Haj “According to the rules of ihram, it is alright or kindergarten if they are infected. – Bernama
Muzakarah after several questions were for men to cover their face while in ihram and Dam is a penalty or compensation which
raised when the Saudi Arabian government they will not be penalised. But for women, this one has to offer if he or she breaks any rule Shortage of meds not
is one of the prohibitions and they will be while performing haj or umrah rituals. due to panic buying

ALOR STAR: The short supply of medicines,
especially at certain pharmacies and private
health facilities, is not due to panic buying by
the public, said Health Minister Khairy
Jamaluddin.

He said the situation was due to the high
demand for certain medications following the
spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and
rising cases of hand, foot and mouth disease
(HFMD).

While giving an assurance that the supply of
medicines in the country was adequate, he said
the shortage was not experienced nationwide
as it only involved several locations and certain
medicines.

“Many of the medications were said to be in
short supply but have not run out of stock and
the medicines are for common illnesses such
as flu, fever, headache and so on.

“So maybe this is related to the time when
many were infected with Covid-19 and after
that HFMD spiked the demand for such
medicines.”

Khairy said his ministry was conducting a
review with medicine manufacturers and
importers to obtain detailed information on the
supply of such medications, apart from
obtaining feedback from the Malaysian
Medical Association as well as private clinics.

“We will work with pharmaceutical
manufacturing companies on whether to
provide alternative medicines or to import
medicines from other countries.

“But now, we are receiving several
complaints daily and we will try to assist them
to obtain stocks. Government facilities do not
have such problems,” he said. – Bernama

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Prison initiative Risky to hire illegal maids
for inmates
praiseworthy, o Bringing undocumented stranger into home bring strangers into their homes and performance of the individual.
says minister poses dangers and employers could they could be charged under human “I had a bad experience before,
be charged under human trafficking laws trafficking laws for bringing
KAJANG: The Prison Department’s undocumented foreign workers into when our helper ran away after just
achievement in creating skilled █ BY IMAN MUTTAQIN run away from employers or misuse the country. three months and the agency
inmates is worthy of praise, said [email protected] their tourist visa to work in the did not reimburse us the costs of
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah PETALING JAYA: Hiring illegal country. “For the last two years, we have hiring her.
Zainudin. maids may be slightly cheaper but had a shortage of domestic workers
the public has to be aware of the “Employers usually would not in the country due to Covid-19 but “The total loss to us was
He said this was proven by the consequences. mind hiring illegal maids because with the reopening of our borders, it RM14,000.
international acknowledgment that they do not have to worry about should get back to normal,” he said,
the department received at the 5th Association of Employment agency fees or the hiring processes. adding that the association “Now I have a helper, who has
International Craft Awards 2021: Agencies Malaysia president Datuk Sometimes, they are in immediate appreciates the government’s efforts been working with me for six years,
Lifetime Achievement for Foo Yong Hooi said although cases need to have a helper, for example, to solve the issue. with a work permit. I pay her salary
Contribution to the Sustainable of illegal domestic workers were not people with health conditions. directly to her because we are no
Development of the Craft Sector and rampant at the moment due to strict He said the cost of hiring maids in longer tied to any agency.”
Social Inclusion and by the enforcement, the public needs to be “They also do not have to pay the Malaysia range between RM14,000
department’s participation at London reminded that they should not hire agencies’ costs such as levy and RM15,000. Tina said some employers may
Craft Week in May, that exhibited the illegal maids. payments to the government, not use agencies because they have
work of inmates. processing fees at the embassy, the “Indian and Sri Lankan maids are connections in the home country of
Commenting on a recent case of transport of maids from airports, slightly more expensive because the helpers to scout for the right
He said the department is in the an Indonesian maid without a work medical examinations, insurance, they are the dominant countries and candidate.
midst of a transformation aimed at permit stealing from her employers employment contracts and others,” we are planning to bring in
improving various aspects, including and abducting their son, he said he told theSun. Cambodian maids soon. “It is not necessarily taking them
programmes that benefit both the most illegal maids were those who in illegally but the initial documents
inmates and society. However, Foo said without “Although it is slightly more processed may not permit them to
agencies, employers are agreeing to expensive to hire maids through an work in Malaysia.
“We can see from the things the agency, that is the proper way.”
department has done, that it has “For example, they may first
reached a level worthy of praise as An employer, who wished to be come into the country using a
many inmates have acquired new known as Tina, said some agencies tourist visa,” she said, adding that in
skills that they can use upon their charged exorbitant fees and there is most cases, the employers would
release. rarely any guarantee on the change the visa into a work permit
later on.
“This is something that is very
good, and I understand that with such HANDS-ON
programmes, the number of inmates MONITORING...
who return to jail has dropped.” Terengganu Domestic
Trade and Consumer
Prisons Director-General Datuk Affairs Ministry director
Nordin Muhamad said the Saharuddin Mohd Kia
department’s transformation process (centre) checking on
covers security, rehabilitation, service delivery of petrol at a
and treatment, reintegration, kiosk in Wakaf
probation and community correction. Mempelam yesterday
– Bernama to ensure compliance
to regulations.
Driver charged – BERNAMAPIX
with drug
possession

KUALA PILAH: An unemployed
man, who is believed to have caused
a crash involving five vehicles on the
North-South Expressway (NSE)
near Rembau on Sunday, was
charged at the sessions court here
with possession of ganja.
According to the charge sheet, the
accused, Munzir Azmeer Abd
Rahim, 28, was charged with
possessing dried plants suspected to
be ganja, with a net weight of 3.39g in
a car at Km242.9 of the NSE
(southbound) at about 10.25am on
June 5. RTD to revoke expired driving licences not renewed by month-end
The charge was framed under
Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act
1952, which provides for a fine not █ BY CHARLES RAMENDRAN years ago. for over three years. records and carrying out operations
exceeding RM20,000 or [email protected] It said holders of expired driving The department said those across the country, RTD found that
imprisonment not exceeding five PETALING JAYA: The Road thousands of motorists had not
years, or both. Transport Department (RTD) said licences have until June 30 to renew affected by the revocation will be renewed their licences.
No plea was recorded and the those holding expired driving them, after which they can be fined required to undergo the full process
accused nodded when the charge licences may have them revoked for not possessing a driving licence if of obtaining a driving licence again. Many told RTD personnel that
was read to him before assistant if they do not renew them by they are found behind the wheel. they were under the impression that
registrar Che Ku Nor Azlinda Che Ku month-end. Due to the Covid-19 movement the moratorium was still in effect.
Mahmood. RTD said the revocation applies control order, the Transport
No bail was proposed by deputy RTD listed four driving licence to those who have not renewed their Ministry issued a moratorium that “After the Dec 31 deadline last
public prosecutor Yap Tsu Sheng and classes yesterday that may be learner’s driving licence for over a allowed the renewal of driving year, RTD can fine them for driving
the court set June 14 for mention. – revoked if they are found to have year, probationary driving licence licences to be delayed until Dec 31 with an expired licence. If they are
Bernama expired between a year and three for over two years, competent last year, enabling motorists to drive caught driving after June 30, they
driving licence, public service with expired licences. will be issued a summons for driving
vehicle and goods driving licence without a licence,” said RTD.
However, after checking its

Money given to boost firm’s position as ministry contractor
SHAH ALAM: Former director of Ultra Kirana assistance, so we gave him assistance. What was given cash to Ahmad Zahid on several VLN contracts.
Sdn Bhd (UKSB) told the High Court yesterday important to us was to ensure that our business occasions. Ahmad Zahid, 69, is facing 33 charges of
that funds given to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid was not disrupted since there were several
Hamidi was aimed at strengthening the other companies lobbying for the same job.” “The cash was given after he (Ahmad Zahid) receiving bribes amounting to S$13.56 million
company’s position as a home ministry asked UKSB to make a political donation for from UKSB as inducement for himself in his
contractor. Wan Quoris Shah was replying in his witness Umno. He did not ask openly, but by the way he capacity as a civil servant and the then home
statement during the examination-in-chief by spoke, I understood that he was expecting a minister to extend the contract of the company
Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani, 42, said deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan monetary contribution from UKSB,” he said. as the operator of a one-stop centre in China
with the remittance, the company did not just Shaharuddin Wan Ladin. and the VLN system.
secure the support of the former deputy prime Earlier, the 15th prosecution witness, Harry
minister, but reduced competitive disruptions He said without Ahmad Zahid’s support, the Lee Vui Khun, who is a former director of UKSB, On another seven counts, Ahmad Zahid was
from other companies in the same business. company would not have been able to retain or told the court that from 2014 to 2018, the charged to have obtained S$1.15 million,
extend the contracts relating to the foreign visa company had sent cash in Singapore dollars to RM3 million, €15,000 and US$15,000 in cash
“Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid asked for (VLN) system, adding that the company had Ahmad Zahid in connection with the from the same company. – Bernama

6 theSUN ON FRIDAY | JUNE 10, 2022
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Parts of Shanghai return to lockdown

BEIJING: Shanghai and Beijing went transmission chains as soon as subject to two days of confinement residents in and triggering fresh districts in the past eight days, it said.
back on fresh Covid-19 alert possible. and another 12 days of rigorous public anger. “When is this ever going to end?”
yesterday after parts of China’s largest testing starting yesterday.
economic hub started imposing new The sprawling Minhang district in A Shanghai government media commented one Weibo user on a
lockdown restrictions while the most Shanghai, home to more than two According to notices issued for at outlet The Paper said one of the media report on the Red Rose.
populous district in the Chinese million people, said yesterday it will least three neighbourhoods, Xuhui outbreaks was traced to a well
capital shut entertainment venues. conduct nucleic acid tests for all residents must stay indoors until known beauty parlour, the Red Rose, “I just want to have a normal life.”
residents on June 11 and ordered Saturday, and complete five rounds in the city centre which reopened on Meanwhile, authorities in
Both cities had eased widespread residents to stay home during of compulsory tests ending on June 1 when the city-wide lockdown Chaoyang, a Beijing district of more
Covid curbs recently after a decline in the period. June 23. was eased. than three million people, ordered
new cases. entertainment venues and internet
Several other street-level Many of these were in the central Three workers there had tested cafes to shut yesterday, and patrons
However, the country has government authorities in other district of Xuhui, where green fences positive for Covid-19, it said. of four specific bars were told to
stuck with a “dynamic zero-Covid” districts of the city have also issued and red wooden boards have sprung identify themselves and self-isolate.
policy aimed at shutting down notices saying residents will be up over the past week, barricading The shop had received 502 – Reuters
customers from 15 out of the city’s 16

Thailand legalises growing, Sri Lanka president’s
consumption of marijuana brother resigns
from parliament
o Smokingforrecreational might be found in hemp, a cannabis variety “We will have additional Ministry of
purposes still forbidden mostly grown for fibers that are used for Health notifications, by the Department of COLOMBO: The brother of Sri Lanka’s
industrial purposes. Health. president and former finance minister Basil
BANGKOK: Thailand has decriminalised the Rajapaksa said yesterday he had resigned from
cultivation and possession of cannabis, However, it is still a major policy shift for ”If it causes nuisances, we can use that parliament, the second from the influential
becoming the first nation in Asia to do so, the country that is known for its harsh drug law (to stop people from smoking).” family to step away from government amid a
with the aim to encash business control laws. severe economic crisis.
opportunities in food and medicinal use of He said the government prefers to “build
the drug. This is the first time people in Thailand an awareness” that would be better than “From today I will not be involved in any
would be legally allowed to grow marijuana patrolling to check on people and using the government activities but I cannot and will not
However, the law passed yesterday only at home. law to punish them. step away from politics.
allows the use of cannabis for medicinal uses.
With this change in law, Thailand is “Everything should be on the middle “The aim is to allow someone else to be
Recreational smoking will still be a legal seeking to get a piece of the pie out of the path,” Charnvirakul said during a news appointed to parliament in my place from the
offence. growing market for medicinal cannabis, conference ahead of the decriminalisation party,” he told reporters.
whose benefits are generally derived from yesterday.
Recreational cannabis smoking in other cannabinol chemicals the plant President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s elder
Thailand can get people a potential contains. Charnvirakul took to Facebook last month brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned as prime
three-month jail sentence and a fine of 25,000 to declare his intention to give away one minister last month after prolonged protests
Thai baht (RM3,200). Thailand already has a well developed million cannabis plants to members of the against the economic crisis turned deadly.
medical tourism industry, and its climate is public.
Extracted content remains illegal if it ideal for growing cannabis. Mahinda remains a member of parliament.
contains more than 0.2% of “It is an opportunity for people and the The three Rajapaksa siblings have been key
tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical “We should know how to use cannabis,” state to earn income from marijuana and players in Sri Lankan politics for decades, but
that gets people high. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, hemp,” he wrote, alongside a photo of cooked are blamed by protesters who have taken to the
the country’s biggest marijuana booster, said chicken seasoned with cannabis. streets in their thousands in recent months for
That is roughly the same amount that recently. mishandling the island nation’s economy.
“Roasted marijuana chicken, 300 baht Infighting between the brothers has also
“If we have the right awareness, cannabis (RM38) per piece. played a part in Sri Lanka’s slide into turmoil but
is like gold, something valuable, and should Basil is likely to retain influence.
be promoted. “Anyone can sell it if they obey the law,” he Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil
said. – The Independent Wickremesinghe is now leading efforts to find a
way out of the crisis, with negotiations
underway with the International Monetary
Fund for a loan programme and support from
friendly countries, including India and China.
However, with only one seat is parliament,
Wickremesinghe is dependent on the ruling Sri
Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, which Basil
has helped rebuild into a political force.
“BR will continue to remain a force in Sri
Lankan politics,” said Centre for Policy Analysis
senior researcher Bhavani Fonseka, referring to
Basil by his initials. – Reuters

Chokwan Kitty BRIEFS W.H.O. WORKER KILLED
Chopaka with IN MYANMAR
cannabis candies
at her shop in YANGON: A driver for the World Health
Bangkok. Organisation (WHO) in Myanmar has been
– REUTERSPIX shot dead, his employer said, adding that
the circumstances of the killing were not yet
Cabinet to address KFC ‘cabbage-gate’, quips Aussie PM clear. Myo Min Htut was killed on
Wednesday night while riding his motorbike
CANBERRA: Australia’s prime minister quipped the situation had become a national As a result, KFC told Australian customers home after work in Mawlamyine township
joked he would huddle with top officials “crisis”. it would reduce the lettuce in its products in in Mon state, the WHO said in a statement.
yesterday to discuss the soaring cost of favour of a 50-50 lettuce-cabbage mix. “We are all deeply saddened by his tragic
lettuce and local KFCs’ decision to replace Lettuce prices have soared by as much as death and extend our deepest condolences
the verdant leaf with a cabbage mix on their 300% in Australian cities thanks to recent “Cabbage isn’t the same as lettuce. That’s to the family of our colleague,”WHO said on
Zinger Burgers. flooding and high global fuel prices. just wrong,” Albanese told Sydney’s KIIS FM Facebook. He served as a driver for nearly
radio. five years, the organisation said. Deadly
Dubbing the fast-food chain’s decision A single head of iceberg lettuce that once clashes have ravaged swathes of Myanmar
“crazy”, centre-left leader Anthony Albanese sold for about A$3 now goes for close to A$11 “I’ll put it on the list for the Cabinet since the country’s military staged a coup in
in Sydney and Melbourne. meeting today. Cabbage-gate.”– AFP February last year. – AFP

HEAVY RAINS LEAVE 10 DEAD
IN CENTRAL CHINA

BEIJING: Ten people have died in central
China as torrential rains lashed Hunan
province, forcing the evacuation of
hundreds of thousands, state media
reported. The downpours, which began on
June 1, have forced the evacuation of
around 286,000 people, with more than
2,700 homes collapsed or seriously
damaged, the official Xinhua news agency
reported. As of Wednesday, 10 people were
killed and three were missing, Hunan
provincial official Li Dajian said, according to
the agency. The rains have impacted almost
all of Hunan province with some weather
stations reporting “historic levels” of
precipitation, Xinhua said. – AFP

7theSUN ON FRIDAY | JUNE 10, 2022

* NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

‘Severodonetsk battle may American with
decide east Ukraine’s fate’ monkeypox
flees Mexican
o Ukrainian soldiers fighting very difficult Vladimir Putin’s troops have – some of which have been detected hospital
battles against Russians, says Zelensky refocused their offensive on the near the Turkish coast.
Donbas region, comprising Lugansk MEXICO CITY: A US citizen with
KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers in Ukrainian officials conceded that and Donetsk. “We are ready to do this in monkeypox escaped from a
Severodonetsk are fighting “one of Russian troops control a large part of cooperation with our Turkish hospital in a Mexican resort and
the most difficult” battles against Severodonetsk, and that their forces The cities of Severodonetsk and colleagues,” Russian Foreign Minister fled the country, local health
Russian troops since the start of the might have to pull back due to Lysychansk, which are separated by a Sergei Lavrov told reporters. authorities said on Wednesday.
war, President Volodymyr Zelensky constant shelling. river, were the last areas still under
said in an address to the nation, Ukrainian control in Lugansk. Kyiv said it would not demine The 48-year-old man,
adding the fate of the whole Donbas Zelensky said the battle for the waters around the port of Odessa to originally from Texas, fled the
region rests in the eastern city. city was “very fierce ... very difficult. Lysychansk is still in Ukrainian allow grain exports, citing the threat hospital in Puerto Vallarta on
Moscow’s forces are Probably one of the most difficult hands but under fierce Russian of Russian attacks on the city. Mexico’s Pacific coast last
concentrating their firepower on the throughout this war. bombardment. weekend despite having been told
strategically important industrial Lavrov’s Turkish counterpart by medical staff that he should be
hub as part of efforts to capture a “In many ways, the fate of our At talks in Ankara, Russia and Mevlut Cavusoglu called Russian tested for monkeypox and kept in
swathe of eastern Ukraine. Donbas is being decided there.” Turkey made little headway in demands for an end to sanctions to isolation, the state health
After days of raging street battles, striking a deal to secure safe passage help grain onto the world market department said in a statement.
After being repelled from Kyiv and for grain exports stuck in Ukraine due “legitimate”.
other parts of Ukraine following their to a Russian sea blockade. When he arrived at the hospital,
February invasion, Russian President “If we need to open up the the patient had symptoms of
At the request of the United international market to Ukrainian “cough, chills, muscle pain and
Nations, Turkey has offered to escort grain, we see the removal of obstacles pustule-like lesions on his face,
maritime convoys from Ukrainian standing in the way of Russia’s exports neck and trunk”, the agency said.
ports, despite the presence of mines as a legitimate demand.” – AFP
After fleeing the medical
facility, the Texan then went to the
hotel where he was staying with
his partner and caught a flight out
of Puerto Vallarta on June 4, before
authorities were able to locate
him.

The US Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention confirmed
to Mexican authorities on Monday
that the patient had returned to
the United States where a test
confirmed he had monkeypox.

Prior to arriving in Puerto
Vallarta on May 27, the individual
was in Berlin, Germany, between
May 12 and 16, and subsequently
in Dallas, Texas. – AFP

AGAINST THE BRIEFS PROBE ON‘COVER-UP’
WATER ... A man AT NUKE PLANT
riding his bicycle
along a flooded PARIS: French prosecutors are
street in Havana. investigating claims that
Heavy rains from officials at a nuclear power
the remnants of station covered up incidents of
Hurricane Agatha malfunction at an ageing plant,
flooded much of a source close to the probe said
western Cuba last yesterday. The move follows a
week, killing at legal complaint filed by a
least three people whistleblower, an engineer at
in the capital. the Tricastin power station in
– AFPPIX the southeast of the country. In
his complaint to police in
Mega-church leader gets 17 years for child sex abuse October last year targeting
nuclear plant operator EDF, the
WASHINGTON: The leader of a abuser to face trial and the maximum sexual acts by telling them that going felony crimes of sexual assault of engineer said he had
Mexican mega-church who pleaded possible sentence. against his wishes would be acting three minors. repeatedly alerted his employer
guilty to sexually assaulting three against God, prosecutors said. to the incidents. Events that
young girls was sentenced in Los One victim in court on Wednesday These included forcible oral EDF failed to declare to national
Angeles on Wednesday to nearly 17 condemned officials for “negotiating He was arrested at a Los Angeles copulation and a lewd act upon a safety agency ASN, or played
years in prison. with this rapist” while another said in airport in June 2019. 15-year-old, but not counts of rape, down, include an unexplained
a statement read to the court that the extortion and child pornography. power surge at one of the
But the ruling, following a plea justice system “failed us”. An initial human trafficking and station reactors in 2017 and
deal Naason Joaquin Garcia struck child rape case was thrown out on a California attorney-general Rob flooding inside the station the
with prosecutors last week, was met Garcia, head of the La Luz Del technicality, and charges were Bonta hailed the sentence. following year, according to the
with anger by victims, who at an Mundo church, which claims five refiled. engineer. – AFP
emotional hearing called for their million followers worldwide, coerced “This sentence makes it crystal
underage girls into performing Last Friday, on the eve of his trial, clear that abusers, no matter who they U.S. MILITARY PLANE
the 53-year-old pleaded guilty to are, will be held accountable.” – AFP CRASHES

Iran disconnects nuclear site cameras WASHINGTON: An American
military aircraft with five
TEHRAN: Iran said it disconnected AFP, after it was submitted by Britain, resolution “responding to Iran’s Iran earlier said the cameras it marines on board crashed in
some International Atomic Energy France, Germany and the United insufficient cooperation with the had disconnected had been southern California on
Agency (IAEA) cameras monitoring States. IAEA on serious and outstanding operating as a “goodwill gesture”, Wednesday, a spokesman said.
its nuclear sites on Wednesday, safeguards issues”, surrounding its outside its safeguard agreement with There was no immediate word
hours before the nuclear watchdog The censure – the first to criticise nuclear activities. the IAEA. on casualties, but the military
adopted a resolution criticising the Iran since June 2020 – was approved denied reports the MV-22B
republic for failing to cooperate. by 30 members of the IAEA board of “The overwhelming majority vote “As of today, the relevant Osprey had been carrying
governors, with only Russia and at the IAEA board of governors today authorities have been instructed to radioactive material when it
The move by Iran’s atomic agency China voting against it, according to sends an unambiguous message to cut off the On-Line Enrichment came down near Glamis, just
came in anticipation of ratification of two diplomats. Iran that it must meet its safeguards Monitor and the flow meter cameras 35km from the Mexican border.
the censure, drafted after the obligations and provide technically of the agency,” said the Atomic “We can confirm that an aircraft
Vienna-based IAEA raised concerns After the adoption of the credible clarifications on Energy Organisation of Iran. belonging to 3rd Marine
about traces of enriched uranium resolution, the US, Britain, France outstanding safeguards issues. Aircraft Wing crashed near
previously found at three sites and Germany urged Iran “to fulfil its It added that Iran’s agreement to Glamis,” a spokesman told AFP.
Tehran had not declared as having legal obligations, and cooperate with “We urge Iran to heed the call of allow the cameras to run was not “Five marines were onboard the
hosted nuclear activities. the IAEA”. the international community to fulfil “appreciated” by IAEA but aircraft, and we are awaiting
its legal obligations, and cooperate considered an “obligation”. confirmation on the status of all
The IAEA formally adopted the The foreign ministries of the four with the IAEA to fully clarify and members of the crew,” he said.
censure, diplomatic sources told Western nations issued a joint resolve issues without further delay.” It did not specify how many “Military and civilian first
statement welcoming the IAEA’s cameras had been turned off. – AFP responders are on site. Contrary
to social media rumours, there
was no nuclear material on
board the aircraft.” – AFP

8 theSUN ON FRIDAY | JUNE 10, 2022
SPEAK UP

COMMENT by M. Santhananaban

Hate speech has no place anywhere
FROM May 26, an inclusive, incredible
and colossal India has been in the can be trusted to handle tactfully and with established and secure in the inner core of Needless to say, in non-democratic
news for all the worst and wrong aplomb this fallout, fester as it might for their professional, political and social countries, no member of a minority can
reasons. weeks and months. setting. Such security derived somewhat initiate and harness a minority to prevail
Two apparatchiks of the country’s from belonging to the larger Hindi-speaking against the dictates and decisions of a
governing party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, The two party apparatchiks responsible Hindu community of north India had majority community bent on asserting the
or BJP, had made inexcusable incendiary and for this kerfuffle must not only be held perhaps blinded them to the reality of a illusory and innate refinements of
insulting remarks that have offended more answerable but must be seen to be penalised multicultural,multilinguistic, multireligious majoritarianism. Minorities cannot
than 10% of the country’s minority and the for their irresponsible actions. That is for the and multilayered India. realistically raise questions and quota issues
adherents of one of the world’s largest appropriate Indian authority to act on in these societies.
practised religious faiths. expeditiously. India is proudly plural and perhaps the
most cosmopolitan country in terms of the India is a grand civilisation embracing
The many countries in which the The action by these two apparatchiks is broadest diversity of humanity, and has yet diversity, democracy and different strands of
coreligionists of this minority live have incomprehensible in a cosmic and colourful fully embraced the difficult demands of cultural strength and complexity. Surely the
protested and have received a rather belated, civilisation that goes back hundreds of years, being a functioning democracy. country can tide over the current difficult
laconic and lukewarm response, and are where destitute and displaced minorities patch by asserting its time-honoured
seething with anger, disgust and frustration. have been welcomed, embraced and Every resounding election victory perhaps Upanishadic dictum rendered in Sanskrit as
accepted as nationals of Bharat. unleashes a new and renewed sense of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, which translates
It is likely that the repercussions of these power and righteousness in the majority in inadequate English as “The world is
offensive and inflammatory remarks will be One can only venture a guess as to what community, which invariably leads to one family”.
felt for a long, long time. prompted these rash, reckless and insane haughtiness and hubris.
comments from the apparatchiks. They Datuk M. Santhananaban is a retired
India, including its highest level obviously enjoyed pride of place, prestige, This kind of feeling can easily overwhelm Malaysian ambassador with 45 years
government officials, must assume full confidence and security about their even a majority community in a relatively
responsibility for this uncouth and uncalled respective role and significance in the small country, which begins to imagine its of public sector experience.
for conduct. India’s External Affairs Ministry political party’s hierarchy. acceptance, authority and its powerful sway Comments: [email protected]
over the minorities.
They must have felt that they were

COMMENT by Dr Praveena Rajendra LETTERS [email protected]

Narcissistic personality disorder Going for GST?

MALAYSIA’S finance minister government, which took government reaches for the
INDIVIDUALS with narcissistic help someone else. Communal said that the Fiscal power in 2018, opted to zero- GST as a tool to help plug the
personality disorder (NPD) love narcissism is on the rise as people seek Responsibility Act will be rate the GST before shifting deficit once again. Given the
themselves a little too much, while social media validation for their tabled in the next Parliament completely to the Sales and prospect of a general election
exhibiting anti-social behaviour. They actions - even if those actions are small session (Jul 18 - Aug 4. The Act Services Tax system. that needs to be called by
may seem extreme or even flat-out ones like buying coffee for someone is said to broaden the tax base September 2023, the timing of
rude, but most people suffering from else or commenting on a friend’s and improve tax compliance – Fast forward to where we the roll-out is obviously tricky,
NPD will never admit to these signs. Instagram post. Psychologists believe all uncontroversial stuff. are now, the fact that oil price especially given that the
social media has created a generation Still, when it comes to has stayed lofty may have economic recovery is just
These actions are simply of people who constantly want to feel Malaysia’s fiscal discussions, rendered the need to diversify gaining momentum and
exaggerations of normal behaviour good about themselves! the reintroduction of the revenue sources once again inflation is being increasingly
that many people display daily. 5. Malignant Goods and Services Tax (GST) is less dire on the surface. felt on the ground.
Characterised by grandiosity, need for The most dangerous and destructive of never far away. For one, Prime
admiration and lack of empathy, all personality disorders, they will take Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Still, the uptick in To that end, should GST
people with NPD believe that they are advantage of anyone to get their needs Yaakob noted his support last commodity prices is a double- return, the government is likely
superior to others and have little met, have no empathy or compassion, week, admitting its edged sword, since it causes an to “ease it in” by setting a more
regard for feelings for others. But lack feelings and emotions, and are unpopularity but saying that unexpected ballooning of palatable rate of, say, 4% to
behind this mask of ultra confidence incapable of love or intimacy. They there are limited fiscal options. subsidy bills – on items start with. Given how the first
lies a fragile self-esteem that is have extreme self-absorption, a sense First introduced in April ranging from fuel to cooking episode of GST roll-out was
vulnerable to the slightest criticism. of entitlement, jealousy, and rage 2015 under former prime oil, chicken feed to raw chicken replete with delays – causing
Types of narcissists: make them difficult to be around - yet minister, Datuk Seri Najib – by approximately RM30 the refund backlog to snowball
they often do not seem disturbed by billion. to RM19.4 billion – the
1. Grandiose/Overt/Agentic this fact. Abdul Razak’s administration, government will have its work
Grandiose Misconception of narcissism the GST – set at 6% at that time Crucially, the Finance cut out in convincing
Narcissists are typically viewed as The word “narcissist” is thrown around – grew to contribute as much Ministry said that higher businesses that it has a better
arrogant, manipulative and a lot these days. It has become as RM44.3 billion, or over 20% commodity revenue was system in place now.
demanding. They often display synonymous with self-centred and of total revenue in 2017. insufficient to offset the spike,
behaviours such as bragging about vain, but that is a misconception. It went some ways to signalling that the fiscal gap Wellian Wiranto
their accomplishments, seeking Narcissism is a personality disorder broaden the revenue base and may widen from the current Economist
constant admiration from others and that affects 1% of the population, and it trim the dependence on the projected 6% of GDP this year
exaggerating their skills and can cause severe problems in volatile petroleum receipts. if commodity price upticks Global Treasury –
achievements. These individuals have relationships, work and other areas of However, the Pakatan Harapan persist. Research and Strategy
an inflated sense of self-worth, life. The reality is that not everyone is a
narcissist. Get help from a professional Hence, investors should not OCBC Bank
if you “think” you may be a narcissist. be too surprised if the
Narcissism versus self-esteem
believing that they are superior to Narcissism is the need to dominate Take it easy policy best stress reliever
others and deserve special treatment. others and achieve superior
resources. It is associated with feelings
2. Covert of grandiosity and self-importance. MENTAL health issues among sport, so be it! You know you recent post-match interview at
Often challenging to pick out of a High self-esteem is a healthy feeling of top sportspersons like tennis have done your best and you are the French Open tennis
crowd, they use their charm to hide self-worth based on realistic player Naomi Osaka and one of the best, if not the best. tournament. She said that one
that they see themselves as better than perceptions of one’s positive qualities, cricketeer Ben Stokes have been That is what matters most. That should not be too focused on
others. Covert narcissists can be shy performance and potential. A person the talking point for quite a should make you proud of trying to live up to other
and withdrawn, but they also tend to with high self-esteem feels good about while. yourself. people’s expectations, and
be self-deprecating. People with this themselves while being aware of their instead she just wanted to enjoy
type of narcissism can be susceptible limitations. Coping with the vagaries of Remember The Beatles song, her tennis.
to criticism, making them difficult to Final thoughts stress is the focal point. When Let It Be?
deal with if they do not get what they Narcissists are common and they can the expectations are high from Gauff went on to say that:“No
want. be anywhere. They could be your all quarters, there is a likelihood If you cannot win a Grand matter how good or bad my
friend, your coworker, or even your for mental health matters to Slam tournament in tennis, it is career is, I think I am a great
3. Antagonistic family. Spotting them may be a resurface. not the end of the world. The person. Your results or your job
Antagonistic narcissists are not challenge at first; however, if you prize money that you will net or how much money you make
necessarily evil people, but they tend recognise someone with such traits, or Everyone is bestowed with during the course of the does not define you as a person.
to have a low tolerance for anyone who if you are a victim, do not delay in some form of talent or skill in tournament and others, many As long as you love yourself, who
challenges their authority. They tend seeking help. this world, and should be can only dream about. cares what anyone else thinks!”
to be self-centred and insensitive to grateful for that. Nurture it to the
the needs and desires of other people, Dr Praveena Rajendra is a optimum. As long as your There is nothing wrong in Though Gauff is only 18 years
displaying a lack of empathy. They also certified mental health expectations are within limits, aiming high in your sport. It old, she spoke with maturity
tend to undermine others, sabotage you will reap its rewards would motivate you to gain beyond her age. One should
their success and feel contempt for and awareness practitioner. bountifully. success. But, it should not go spare a few minutes to ponder
them. Comments: [email protected] along with the throwing of on her wise thoughts and live
In my opinion, coping with tantrums, smashing of racquets life to the fullest.
4. Communal stress to a certain extent is in on the court, arguing with the
Communal narcissists tend to feel the hands of the individual. Of umpire or even sulking. At the end of the day, the
good about themselves for doing course, everyone aspires to wise old saying of “Health is
charitable deeds and are more reach the pinnacle of the sport One should have a “take it Wealth” should take pole
motivated by the praise they receive that they are good at. But, it is a easy policy”. The song Que Sera position and reign supreme.
from others than any actual desire to fact that not everybody can Sera, whatever will be, will be, by
achieve greatness. Doris Day sums it up. Thiagarajan
Mathiaparanam
As such, if you cannot I am quite impressed by what
achieve the ultimate in the Coco Gauff, a budding American Klang
tennis player had to say in a

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Classroom of the Elite. – ANI HORIZON Rent- A- Girlfriend. – ANI TRENDZ Made in Abyss. – ANI TRENDZ Dr. Stone: Ryusui. – COMIC BOOK

o The Summer 2022 anime season has officially begun, with
the pending arrival of these amazing titles

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN demon lord from another world, times over to fight against their
working in a fast-food restaurant. mutual enemies, all the while
SUMMER has arrived, which navigating their new lives in our
means we have another Satan was vanquished in his home world. The anime series was a hit
season of anime to look realm by the hero Emilia Justina and when it first aired in 2013, with many
forward to. Check out our forced to flee to Tokyo, together with fans spending years waiting patiently
selection of the finest upcoming his general Alciel. Ultimately, they are for a new season.
summer anime series of the year, all forced to assume new identities: 0 Rent- A- Girlfriend
schedduled to premiere in July 2022, Satan is now Sadao Maou, while Rent-A-Girlfriend follows Kazuya
to see if you can find what you are Alciel is Shiro Ashiya. To make ends Kinoshita, a 20-year-old man who
looking for. meet, Maou begins working at a local decides to utilise a dating app that
0 The Devil is a Part Timer S2 MgRonald’s. allows him to rent a girlfriend. He
The anime series The Devil is a Part- ‘rents’ the gorgeous Chizuru
Timer is based on Satoshi Wagahara’s Meanwhile, Emilia was also Mizuhara but gives her a negative
novel of the same name. The plot sucked into the human world, and is rating after pondering on the
centres around Satan, a powerful now an office worker named Emi inauthenticity of the experience. The
Yusa. scenario changes when Kazuya
brings Chizuru to his hospitalised
The first season saw both demon grandmother, and she likes the girl.
lord and hero joining forces many
Kazuya and Chizuru then find out
they are neighbours as well. Season
one of Rent-A-Girlfriend concluded at
chapter 50 in the manga, and the
upcoming season two is planned to
continue where season one left off.

The Devil is a Part Timer. – ANIME MAOUSAMA 0 Overlord S4 Overlord. – ANI TRENDZ The examination hampered
Overlord is based on the Japanese On their journey, they encounter competitiveness between classes,
light novel series of the same name, in and the elite soon realise the purpose
which an online role-playing game is other monsters that resemble Reg of the exam, and began their
permanently shut down, but one final (the name Riko gave to the robot), as machinations to manipulate the
player remains logged in, and is well as a princess who appears to outcome.
transferred to a new world. know important information about 0 Dr. Stone: Ryusui (special)
Reg’s origins. The two also learn One of the hottest anime series of the
With nothing to lose, the young about the other denizens of the past decade, Dr. Stone has kept fans
man sets out to establish his own Abyss. captivated with two seasons of high-
empire in the fantasy world, earning powered action and drama. Now,
the loyalty of animals, monsters, and The series received praise due to fans can look forward to a special
humanoid beings along the way – and its unique story and beautiful series focusing on one of its breakout
eliminating those who oppose him. animation. The first season covers the characters – Ryusui Nanami is a
first three volumes of the manga, powerful character in Dr. Stone and
As the Lich monarch of the while the second season will pick up the son of the owner of Nanami
Sorcerer Kingdom, Ainz Ooal Gown where it left off. Conglomerate. Senku (the main
pursues his ambitions in the 0 Classroom of the Elite S2 protagonist of the Dr. Stone) revived
continuing warfare between Human, Classroom of the Elite is a well-known him due to his sailing ability.
Demi-Human, and Heteromorphic light novel. The manga version of the
game characters in the video game series began in 2016, while the anime The main voice cast of Dr. Stone –
environment he now inhabits. adaptation of the series launched in Yusuke Kobayashi as Senku, Gen Sato
2017. The story follows students on a as Chrome, and Kengo Kawanishi as
The first season premiered in journey in which they must not only Gen Asagiri – are expected to reprise
2015, and two more seasons followed withstand a rigorous academic their roles in the anime special, which
in 2018. The upcoming fourth season programme but also overcome acts as a bridge between the second
will continue our complex problems outside of the classroom. and third seasons.
protagonist’s adventures. The show is renowned for addressing
0 Made in Abyss S2 issues that today’s teens face. Incidentally, Dr. Stone’s third
Made in Abyss is a one-of-a-kind season is expected to premiere in
story in the huge world of anime. First Season 2 focuses on the students 2023, and will continue the storyline
aired in 2017, the story is set in the who are divided by their zodiac signs. of the original manga’s Age of
depths of the Abyss, a place which This challenge will put their minds to Exploration arc.
harbors artifacts and remnants of the test, as students must figure out
civilisations long gone, a girl called who the VIP is in the other groups.
Riko discovers a robot that resembles
a small boy. Riko and her companion
fall into an atmosphere that becomes
increasingly hazardous as they go
deeper.

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Rurouni
Kenshin
franchise
(2012-2021).
– WARNER
BROS. JAPAN

█ BY MARIETTA MU o Live-action anime adaptations do not
usually end well, but there are a few that are
ADAPTING any long-form actually worth watching
story for the screen is
always tricky, as the adaptations of anime that are worth capture the style, costumes, and Blade Of The Immortal (2017). – WARNER BROS. JAPAN
(usually) shorter run time checking out. colourful environments of the
makes it harder to cover the depth of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond manga and anime. incredible sword fighting skills with twisted the story in their own way to
the plot. Anime has revolutionised Is Unbreakable Chapter 1 (2017) Death Note (2006) the Sakabato, or a reversed blade deliver what actually sounds like a
art, creating a myriad of styles and With a 100% rating on Rotten Not to be confused with the US katana, one of the most enigmatic blockbuster-scale superhero origin
techniques in the world of motion Tomatoes, this remake is a live- Netflix remake, the Japanese live- swords in popular story. If you enjoy
picture animation, filled with action adaptation of the hit manga action remake is about Light Yagami culture. The first special-effects-
beloved characters who boast an by Hirohiko Araki is about a teen (Tatsuya Fujiwara), a normal, movie was a filled action
assortment of human and inhuman with supernatural powers undistinguished college student, success, and was fantasies, Bleach is
experiences, which is what makes discovering not only unexplained until he discovers an odd notebook followed by four for you.
them so beloved. evil lurking within his town, but lying on the ground. more films, known
mysteries within his bloodline. as Kyoto Inferno, Blade Of The
Previously, directors and He soon discovers that the The Legend Ends, Immortal (2017)
producers have tried and failed at Written by Itaru Era and directed notebook has magic powers, and if The Final, and The A samurai film
successful live-action adaptations of by legendary director Takashi Miike, someone’s name is written on it Beginning, which starring Takuya
anime – for instance Dragon Ball the film is one wild ride, a typical while the writer imagines that was a prequel. Kimura and Hana
Evolution and Attack On Titan – Miike film in that it is completely person’s face, he or she will die. Sugisaki, and the
because they only managed to nuts, insane, and fun. Intoxicated with his new godlike Bleach (2018) second film on this
scratch the surface of the story and power, Light kills those he deems
failed to capture what made fans He takes this story and adds his unworthy of life. But a mysterious
love them in the first place. personal touches, and manages to
detective known only as L
Anime can be considered (Ken’ichi Matsuyama) Based on the list directed by
especially risky to adapt, given that becomes manga and anime Takashi Miike,
most fans might prefer that many of determined to put series of the same Blade Of The
their favourite characters stay in 2D a stop to his reign. name, Netflix‘s Immortal is based
form, but despite this hesitant A sequel titled Bleach follows the on the successful
audience, the film industry never The Last Name life of Ichigo manga series by
stops trying to find the perfect was released in Kurosaki, a young Hiroaki Samura.
balance of bringing anime to life and 2006. man who can see Bleach (2018). – WARNER BROS. The story is about
capturing these characters’ Death Note ghosts. But when JAPAN the samurai Manji
emotions, actions, and stories, so does a good job his supernatural (Kimura) who is
here are the best live-action of summarising prowess puts him in touch with a turned immortal by an 800-year-old
the entire story
JoJo’s Bizarre without making you
Adventure: feel it’s lacking
Diamond Is
Unbreakable something. In a lot of
Chapter 1 ways, the Japanese live-
(2017). – action of Death Note is an
WARNER immense success for live-
BROS. JAPAN action anime adaptations,
and it went on to become
Japan’s number one woman who’s essentially a Grim nun, and ends up becoming the
blockbuster. Reaper, his life changes forever. bodyguard of an orphan teenager
Ichigo will have named Rin Asano
to decide whether (Sugisaki). The duo
to listen to this go on a journey of
Reaper and revenge against the
embrace his members of the
destiny, or try to Itto-ryu, the band
return to his old of mercenaries
life, possibly risk who killed the Rin’s
preventing her parents.
from ever This blood-
Rurouni Kenshin franchise returning home. soaked action epic
(2012-2021) This live-action is a must-watch for
Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese adaptation of die-hard fans of
period action-adventure film Bleach is more the genre. The
based on the manga of the same faithful to the movie is intense
name written and illustrated by manga than the from the very
Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is set in anime itself, with beginning, and is
1868, after the Bakumatsu war the casting reminiscent of
ends, and follows the ex- working as a major Leon: The
assassin Himura Kenshin (also plus to match the Professional, given
likeness of most of Death Note (2006). – WARNER BROS. the unlikely father-
known as Battosai) who the characters JAPAN daughter bonding
traverses Japan with an from the source between the two
inverted sword to defend material. Instead of struggling to lead characters. All in all, the movie
the needy without killing. contain the entire manga or anime is terrifying and above all, pure
The live-action film into a sub-two-hours-long film, they unadulterated, action-packed fun.
showcases Battosai’s

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(left) The Straw
Hat Pirates. –
PINTEREST

(right) The boy
who would be
King ... The
adventures of
Monkey D.
Luffy and his
crew have
entertained
fans for 25
years. –
SHONEN JUMP

(below) Oda
earned his first
acclaim at 17
for his work,
Wanted! before
conquering the
seven seas with
One Piece. –
INSTAGRAM

█ BY JOHN TAN o BUZZ presents Eiichiro Oda, the mastermind
behind the successful franchise, One Piece
LIKE many otakus out there, my
childhood identity was influenced by a Early life and career beginnings his one month tenure, he moved on to working And Kushima’s truth rang true as
series of anime and manga shows. I Oda was born on Jan 1, 1975, in Kumamoto, with Masaya Tokuhiro for 18 months on Jungle Oda found success immediately
remember vividly, as a child, that I Japan. Even from a young age, Oda had always King Tar-chan and Mizu no Tomodachi with his then one-shot manga,
desperately wanted to be like the characters of known his calling was in manga. According to Kappaman. Romance Dawn.
my favourite anime and manga programmes. him, this path allowed him to escape the The one-shot issue, which was
“mundane” life of an average white-collar This partnership had a lasting impact on Oda’s published twice, was a pirate
Whether it was Pokemon, Fate/stay night or worker. Hence, he set out to become a mangaka. artistic style. “During my time as an assistant for manga. To his relief, Romance
One Piece, each of the universes gave me a sense Tokuhiro-sensei, I was really schooled on the Dawn impressed Kushima enough
of fulfilment and security. It didn’t matter that the Some of his early and biggest influences are thickness of lines. to approve further development.
shows were in Japanese, fans around the world Akira Toriyama and his series Dragon Ball. But And soon, it was published in that
had no problem being entertained thanks to a unlike his idol, Oda’s rise to stardom was “He yelled at me saying ‘Why (do you draw) year’s Shonen Jump Summer
thriving scanlation community. considered pretty quick. At only 17, the the lines of the people right in front of the screen Special, to general praise from
Kumamoto native scored the prestigious Tezuka so thin!?’ That was something that really dug readers.
Hence, works by mangakas such as Eiichiro Award for his short story, Wanted! deep,” shared Oda in his interview published in But sadly, the pair had to bid
Oda have influenced generations of fans. the Jump-Style! Manga Course Fascicle with DVD. farewell as Oda was placed under a
The then-high school senior wrote the story new editor, Takanori Asada.
Oda, the legendary creator behind the under the pseudonym, Tsuki Himizu Kikondo. He continued: “He also said other things like Nonetheless, Asada was
massively popular One Piece has positively This was due to his fear of his parents and ‘If you put a lot of effort into your drawing, then
impacted millions with his epic story of a boy teachers finding out. But little did he know, his readers will, without a doubt, understand it,’
named Monkey D. Luffy and his quest to become hidden identity would only last so long. [which] really stayed with me.”
the Pirate King.
His submission for Wanted!, for instance, not Although Oda was busy assisting industry
Along the way, Luffy recruits strong ‘nakamas’ only earned him ¥500,000 but also a job in the veterans, he also put in the time to produce his
(comrades) for his crew, each with their own Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. own material with his editor, Kushima. Their
unique background story. Working behind the scenes sessions according to Kushima, were most times
There, Oda worked as an assistant to Shinobu quite heated as Kushima rejected the majority of
Oda’s style of storytelling is able to draw the Kaitaini. During his stint with Kaitini, Oda helped Oda’s ideas.
reader in and make them truly care for the put together the last few chapters of Kaitaini’s
characters he puts into his pages, not only series Midoriyama Police Gang. After completing Yet, Oda did not take any of this personally. In
touching the lives of fans but also revolutionising fact, he acknowledged his editor’s role in realising
the anime and manga industry as a whole. his mangaka dreams. “It was necessary for us to instrumental as he was the one who
‘clash’ so we could draw interesting manga. Plus, arranged for Oda to fill an upcoming
One Piece birthed numerous comic book it wasn’t like we weren’t getting along. gap in Weekly Shonen Jump.
editions, films, video games and even a theme Seizing this rare opportunity,
park dedicated to the show called Tokyo One “Though, back then, well, I did lose my Oda produced the second draft of
Piece Tower. And a Netflix live-adaptation series temper about more than a few things, of course Romance Dawn’s second version in
has also been in the making since last November. (laughs). But now, those are all nothing but
memories I’m grateful for, and honestly speaking,
Therefore, in conjunction with the series’s I really feel indebted to Kujima.”
upcoming 25th anniversary, we at BUZZ have
decided to pay tribute to the legend, and his Career break though just two weeks. As expected, it was
journey to becoming the person whom we have This sense of appreciation is understandable published to renewed acclaim. And
all come to know and love. considering the hard work and patience that was while it initially was delayed, the
required for Oda’s success. While he did have a success of Romance Dawn
Oda’s hard work finally paid off taste of success very early on, his breakthrough eventually resulted in One Piece’s One Piece has
when his story about a rubber took a while. serialisation. of all-time, wi
boy was serialised by Shonen
Jump. – EIICHIRO ODA “No matter how much I’d draw, I couldn’t get And the rest is history
any series I was confident about accepted, which Since its publication in 1997, One Piece has
really got me down.” The constant rejection was become the best-selling manga series of all time.
so bad that it made him question his future in the As of July 2021, the sales for the manga’s volume
industry. exceeded over 490 million worldwide. It even
earned the Guinness World Record for having the
But fortunately, Kushima stood by him and largest number of copies of a comic published by
shouldered him through. “That’s when Kujima, a single author.
with whom I’d been having discussions the whole
time, told me, ‘I’ve never seen anyone who works Its legacy carries on as it continues to evolve as
as hard as you and doesn’t get rewarded for it.’ a media franchise around the world. Even though
Those words are what saved me. he never anticipated its success, Oda is grateful to
fans for keeping it alive after all these years.
“I cried. After that, I felt better, and was able to
set my mind on continuing to work hard.”

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Most stores carry all sorts of merchandise. – HOBILITY FACEBOOK An anime scale figure is a fixed-pose figure
based on the character’s actual dimensions. –
Feed your habit otaku to shop for their favourite merchandise. COMIC PARADISE FACEBOOK
Hobility is a fairly widespread anime Instagram.
█ BY HAZIQUE ZAIRILL merchandise store in Malaysia, with locations Address: Overseas Union Garden, 2A Jalan
in Bangsar, Sungei Wang Plaza in KL, and 1 Hujan Rahmat 3, Jalan Klang Lama, 58200
AS demonstrated by the massive crowds at Utama in Petaling Jaya, catering to fans across Kuala Lumpur
recent anime festivals and cosplay events, the country. 0 AF-Hobby
Malaysia has a huge fanbase for Japanese AF-Hobby’s store in Ampang, Selangor, has
anime and manga, which is one of the country’s In addition to its physical stores, Hobility shelves full of figurine boxes and walls covered
best known cultural exports. has a website where you can pre-order future with posters of upcoming products. Their
products, browse new arrivals, or view their impressive collection of figurines includes
Besides binge-watching anime series and current stock. complex Gundams, detailed scaled figures, and
flipping through the latest manga titles, there’s cute Nendoroids, making it easy for you to
nothing fans love better than collecting Each type of product is organised into satisfy your desire to take home your favorite
merchandise of their favourite characters to named categories on the website, providing a anime characters.
decorate their own personal spaces. After all, streamlined buyer experience.
who doesn’t enjoy seeing the smiling faces of Address: Menara Mutiara Bangsar, LG-5, And what if you don’t wish to travel all the
their favourite waifus and husbandos, or find Jalan Liku, 55100 Kuala Lumpur way there? AF-Hobby also has a website where
inspiration in recreating fight scenes with 0 Susanoo you can order products online, with a
figuras. If you are a big fan of the Naruto anime series, streamlined display that groups products into
Susanoo, an anime-themed Japanese Yakitori tabs at the top of the page.
Consequently, there are many great places & Izakaya restaurant in Taman OUG, is a must- Address: 36A & 38A, Jalan Bunga Tanjung 10,
for Klang Valley-based otakus to visit, whether visit. The restaurant’s interior design is full of Taman Putra, 68000 Ampang Jaya, Selangor
they are looking for the latest manga and anime interesting designs, including Sasuke’s 0 Comic Paradise
merchandise, or want to hang out at an anime- Susanoo, which is one of the strongest powers With plenty of manga series collections ranging
themed restaurant. Here is the list of notable that are available to the Uchiha clan. from classic to recent titles, Comic Paradise is a
places for you to explore: place that you will not easily forget. There are
0 Hobility Susanoo’s concept was inspired by the six locations in the Klang Valley and Seremban
Hobility is not your typical store; it is a haven for owners’ passion for playing with fire and the where you can pick up your favourite manga
lesser-known Japanese cuisine of skewered comics.
chicken, which they describe as “the best“,
according to Susanoo crew members on They are currently operating both in their
physical stores, and online on their official
Facebook page. Just message them on
Facebook or Whatsapp for inquiries.
Stores: Sunway Pyramid, One Utama,
Seremban Palm Mall, IOI City Mall, AEON
Shah Alam and Eko Cheras.

A collection of 0 OH! Gatcha
the manga As its name suggests, the store has Gatchapon
series Bleach, capsule machines for you to try to get your
available at favourite miniature figurines and special items.
Hobility. – These capsule toys, which are imported from
HOBILITY Japan, consist not just of popular anime or
FACEBOOK manga characters, but also some interesting
collectibles such as the Sumikko Gurashi or
Tama-kyu Galma series.

Oh! Gatcha is a small store located on the
second level of IOI Mall in Puchong,
immediately recognisable by its bright yellow
facade and anime miniatures on display.
Address: Lot S27, Level 2, North Court, IOI
Mall, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong,
Selangor

s gone on to become the best-selling manga series Sasuke-lovers seeking an instagrammable restaurant with tasty food should Some places offer beloved characters you can decorate your home
ith 102 volumes as of April 2022. – PINTEREST check out Susanoo. – EATDRINKKL with. Others compete to bring in items that can challenge seasoned
collectors. – COMIC PARADISE FACEBOOK
“I love being number one. I will not forget the
feeling of gratitude. I will make every effort to
make One Piece the best manga on record
issues and also in people’s memories. Thank you
so much!”

Oda recently announced that One Piece will be
going on a month hiatus from June 27 to July 25 so
that he can prepare for the final saga. It looks like
the journey of Luffy’s Straw Hat Pirates is finally
coming to a close and fans who have been on this
epic voyage are indeed waiting with bated breath
for its eventual conclusion.

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Simply the best oPacked with power and features, the newW206
Mercedes-Benz is also bigger and better

█ KESHY DHILLON @PISTON.MY

WHILE a Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the steering wheel for example are haptic.
ultimate symbol of success, the C-Class is a Personally, haptic buttons work fine but
loud statement of intent.
they attract smudges and highlight dust
Before the rise of the A-Class and CLA, it particles like moths to a light bulb.
was the C-Class that was the entry level model
to the wonderful world of Mercedes-Benz. Perhaps Mercedes-Benz designers could
take a card from Lexus designers who believe
It was the car to buy for young executives that the essential controls such as air-
who had just received their first big pay day. conditioning and volume still warrant physical
buttons since the driver will be reaching out to
The C-Class took over from the iconic 190E them while driving.
and the new W206 is the fifth-generation
model, and is arguably the best C-Class ever The interior differences between the two
made. cars are also vast, such as the fact that the C300
comes with a moon and a sunroof while the
As handsome as the new design may be, C200 does not.
Mercedes has opted for a similar design lingo
across the board. It is now difficult to tell the
new E-Class and C-Class apart from a distance.

The rear is where all new Mercedes-Benz
models are painfully identical.

I personally can’t stand the fake exhaust
tips moulded into the rear bumper, while the
real exhaust are neatly tucked away behind the
bumper.

But the C300 makes up for that with the
sportier look and feel of the two C-Class
models currently on offer. The C300 comes
with an AMG body kit and sportier 19-inch
wheels.

And it is most loveable in Spectral Blue. It is
unfortunate though that this colour is only for
the CBU models, and will not be available in
the upcoming CKD models.

The C200 on the other hand seems
mundane in comparison. The Obsidian Black
doesn’t do much to accentuate the design lines
of the car, while the 18-inch wheels look
common in comparison to the ones on the
C300.

Both cars also feature the iconic power
dome bulges on either side of the bonnet, a
feature that was once reserved for the fire-
breathing AMG models only.

The C-Class now offers the most spacious
interior ever seen in a C-Class, ever. The rear
seats are especially comfortable for taller
passengers while the front seats feel as
spacious as the W124 E-Class.

However, a tall driver and the front
passenger will find their knees rubbing against
the sides of the centre console.

The quality of the buttons are typical of
modern Mercedes-Benz,’ which means they
are neither great nor lacking.

Most buttons are now of the haptic type,
which means they are piano black in colour
and touch operated. All of the buttons on the

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Back in the driver’s seat
oProton ups production after
overcoming parts shortage

The steering wheel too is different, with █ CHIPS @ PISTON.MY Proton X50 has been in great comes as it switched from the
the C200 getting a leather wrapped demand and continues to dominate the SUV previous version to the 2022 models
multifunction steering wheel while the PROTON sales have been steadily segment of the market. Over 2,770 units were which was launched on May 12.
C300 gets an AMG steering wheel wrapped rising as the company ramped up registered nationwide in May, and Proton
in nappa leather. production after overcoming its believes that it is the leader for B-segment SUVs Over 12,000 bookings have been
parts shortage issues. as well as the overall leader for the SUV market. received for the new model which
It doesn’t just end there, even the It had the problem for many months, has improved features, safety and
trimming is different, with the C300 getting resulting in longer waiting periods for The company also states that the X70 and quality in a refreshed design.
the sportier trim. customers as less vehicles were Exora continue to lead their respective
completed. segments with sales of 692 units and 387 units, The Saga has also been doing very
However, both models get the utterly respectively. Sales of the X70 will no doubt get a well in export markets. The export
dominating 11.9-inch portrait oriented The Malaysian carmaker reports that boost this month with the launch of an updated volume for the first 5 months of this
touchscreen display. This may seem a little for the month of May, its sales totalled version with minor changes. year now stands at 1,482 units, an
distracting at first, but key controls such as 9,792 units (inclusive of export sales), increase of 71% compared to the
air-conditioning settings are on permanent which was 10.8% higher than the month As for the Saga, the company’s perennial previous year.
display, which makes them easily before, and 3.7% more than the volume bestseller, 3,996 units were delivered in May,
accessible. in May 2021. which the company said placed it in second Export sales for May were reported
position for A-segment sedans. to be 513 units, an increase of 12.5%
Accessing the menus takes some getting The brand retains its No. 2 position overall in compared to previous month while the
used to, but having such a large screen at the domestic market sales and with the May The continuing popularity of the model cumulative total is 2,086 units is an increase of
centre can definitely be distracting when volume accounting for an estimated market 47% compared to the same period in 2021.
driving. share of 19.6%, the market share after 5 months After the first 5 months of this year, Pakistan
is estimated to be up to 17.1%. has emerged as the biggest export market with
There are other nitty gritty details around 1,350 units.
the interior that distinguish one from the “The increase in sales for Proton in May is a The first units of the Saga which are
other, but the biggest difference is of course direct result of the company boosting its assembled there began to come off the lines last
the powertrain. production volume to catch up to market October, setting a new milestone for Proton.
demand,” said Roslan Abdullah, deputy CEO of The Saga is the first Proton model to be
Both C-Class models share the same 9- the company. assembled by Al-Haj Automotive, the exclusive
speed gearbox, which Mercedes calls 9G- distributor of Proton models in Pakistan.
Tronic. It was specifically developed to “As with the rest of the automotive industry, Their new plant, built with an initial
adapt to something called the Integrated we are continuing to try and secure sufficient investment of US$20 million (RM88m), has an
Starter Generator (ISG) which is basically parts supply to clear our backlog of orders. initial capacity of 25,000 units a year. The X70
an electric motor installed in both models will be the next model to be assembled.
as well. “While that is happening, Proton would like
to express its gratitude to customers who have
The new gearbox is said to be 30% more supported us in bearing with the long waiting
efficient thanks to an optimised mechanical period.”
pump. And it also comes with a new multi-
core electronic processor that can manage Locally developed automotive operating system launched
an increased amount of computing power.
This has thus reduced the amount of hefty ACO TECH has launched ATLAS, experience, ATLAS is a scalable Malaysia, Fass Payment Solutions refuelling experience at FIVE
electrical components by a staggering 30%! an automotive operating system ecosystem that can be Sdn Bhd, and FIVE Petroleum petrol stations.
solution which it led and customised into the automaker’s Malaysia.
The engines of both cars though are developed locally. development cycle. The “As auto manufacturers strive
totally different. operating system uses the open- ACO Tech, UOB Malaysia and to deliver a connected and
ATLAS aims to shape a new source Android 10 platform and Fasspay will work together to personalised driving experience
The C200 is powered by a 1.5-litre automotive ecosystem of above. implement a car-based digital to the consumers, it is imperative
turbocharged powerplant that puts out a connected software and wallet system and an integrated for ATLAS to be agile, scalable
hearty 201hp and 300Nm of torque. This hardware, including an in- There are more than 10,000 automotive payment system and ever-evolving,” said Li Pu,
hike in power is achieve with the integration vehicle infotainment system, a vehicles on the road equipped that are tailored for the in-car CEO of ACO Tech.
of the aforementioned ISG motor. This lets mobile application (ATLAS Auto) with ATLAS and ATLAS Auto App. environment. These features will
the C200 accelerate to 100kph in just 7.3 and a human-touch It is now available in vehicles be available by the fourth “Essentially, our vision for our
seconds and a 246kph top speed. communication such as fitted with the ATLAS quarter of 2022. technologies is to enrich and
wearable technology that Infotainment Head Unit. complement every part of our
The C300 on the other hand gets a 2.0- connects with the vehicle and The collaboration with FIVE users’ lives in the best way
litre turbocharged engine that puts out an the mobile application. ACO Tech has also established will further strengthen ATLAS’ possible,” he explained.
impressive 255hp and 400Nm of torque. a partnership that will provide user experience by offering
This is good for a six second charge to Specifically designed to end-to-end in-vehicle connected nationwide automotive-related He added that a global
100kph and tops out at 250kph. integrate the concept of services using its ATLAS support through a network of partnership which focuses on
humanised connected lifestyle proprietary technology. The approved service providers, audio streaming experience is
All in all, the new W206 C-Class is into the drivers’ automotive strategic partnership is with UOB automotive merchants and well under way and will be
undoubtedly the best C-Class ever. The announced soon.
C200 is the thinking man’s choice while the
C300 is for those who prefer a sporting flair
to their car.

Either model offers an armada of
features that includes a meter panel that can
be individualised with three display styles,
and you can change that according to your
mood so you never get bored.

The CBU C-Class is available in eight
different colours while prices stand at
RM288,334 for the C200 and RM330,681 for
the C300.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Let the festivities begin
o Toyota GAZOO racing carnival opens doors to public again

█ CHIPS @ PISTON.MY media reach has exceeded 19 million, making it Zizan Razak, Nabil Ahmad, Janna Nick, Wany format of a one-make series to make it
one of the most viewed domestic motor-racing Hasrita, Nabila Razali, Khai Bahar, Ahirine affordable and accessible for those who want to
THE Vios Challenge One-Make Race events. Ahiruddin, and Ain Edruce. compete,” said Ravindran K, President of UMW
originally started as the highlight of the Toyota Motor.
Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival. Besides Besides young drivers, amateurs and It has always been Toyota’s objective from
the racing, there was also other professionals taking part, there are also local the onset to contribute to and bring about New blood for motorsport
activities for the whole family, including an celebrities who have a category of their own to greater excitement in Malaysian motorsports.
opportunity to experience the latest Toyota race in. “To attract more new and young drivers to
models. “The Vios Challenge continues to evolve drive at a competitive level, we have even
For this season, the Season 4 champion and every year since we started the series in 2017. invested in the GAZOO Racing Young Driver
Unfortunately, restrictions caused by the actor Shukri Yahaya is among them along with We established and until today, retain the Development Programme to enable those
Covid-19 pandemic meant that the event could between the ages of 15 and 20 to transition
not be held with public attendance, and the into saloon car racing from karting or
Vios Challenge was also restricted only to simulator racing, and we have even
participants. introduced a Rookie Class for young drivers
in the Vios Challenge race,” he added.
Now with restrictions lifted, it is possible for
events such as the Toyota GAZOO Racing For those who are unable to race but still
Festival to be held again and “The People’s want to be intimately involved in the Vios
Race”, as UMW Toyota Motor refers to it, will be Challenge, there is the GAZOO Racing
on again during the weekend of June 25/26 at Dream Team TGR Fantasy Game.
the Sepang International Circuit.
This is a racing platform where players
Entrance free but register first sign up and compete against each other by
creating their very own TGR Dream Team of
The weekend festival (entrance is free) will racers they think will perform best
be bigger than ever before with lots of activities, throughout the season.
including concerts and lots of food and drink
for visitors when they get hungry and hot. Participants will have to select 3 drivers
from each of the 4 classes of racing, and their
Those who wish to attend must first register team will accumulate or lose points based on
at the Toyota GAZOO Racing Malaysia website the real racing results throughout the 3
(https://toyota.com.my/ tgrmalaysia/) to gain rounds in Season 5.
access at the circuit.
The player with the most number of
Currently into its fifth season/year, the Vios points will be declared the winner at the end
Challenge has become well known for its of the season for a chance to win attractive
wheel-to-wheel racing because all the Toyota prizes.
Vios cars are prepared identically with the same
performance levels. The‘People’s Race’

Therefore it is all about driver skill, “This is what we mean by the ‘People’s Race’
experience and strategy rather than just who – it is not only intended to change the dynamics
has the most powerful car. of local motor racing, but it is also a festival to
celebrate the people and hopefully entice them
It is the most lucrative motorsports event in to learn, understand and appreciate
the country, with more than RM500,000 in prize motorsports as we do with traditional sporting
money offered. events such as football and badminton,”
Ravindran added.
Vios Challenge in Season 5
For those who are too far away or unable to
Season 5 of the Vios Challenge has 3 rounds go to the venue, the weekend’s racing action
with a total of 6 races; Round 1 was run recently and stage performances will also be streamed
and Round 3 will be held in September. live on the Toyota GAZOO Racing Malaysia
website and the Toyota Malaysia and TOYOTA
In 4 seasons of the Vios Challenge so far, GAZOO Racing Malaysia Facebook pages.
more than 8 million spectators and online
viewers have followed the races, and social

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42.3 Institutions 936.7 807.7 129.0

28.1 Retail 567.3 507.2 60.1

31.6 Foreign 556.3 745.4 -189.1

100.0 2060.3 2060.3 0.0 14.15 16.18 145.54 24.84 12.24 49.17 0.71 101.40
KLCI STI HANG SENG SCI NIKKEI TSEC KOSPI S&P/ASX200
Preliminary stats (excluding trade amendments). For final data, please refer to www.bursamalaysia.com 1,509.71 3,209.62 28,246.53 16,621.34 2,625.44
Source: Bursa Malaysia 21,869.05 3,238.95 7,019.70

KL MARKET SUMMARY M’sia’s Forbes 50 richest see
June 9, 2022

INDICES 10,841.60 CHANGE -91.31 slight fall in collective wealth
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,509.71 -14.15
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 579.13 -2.94
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 194.04 -2.22
CONSTRUCTION 160.72 -1.72
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16,521.70 -57.39
ENERGY 801.28 -3.15
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 581.06 -6.48 o Robert Kuok retains
HEALTH CARE 1,857.10 -0.11 top spot, fortune dips for TOP 10 RICHEST IN MALAYSIA
TRANSPORTATION rubber-glove makers –
PROPERTY 856.24 -6.53 last year’s biggest winners 1. Robert Kuok US$11.00 billion
PLANTATION 669.90 -1.34
FBMSHA 7,665.37 -146.40 PETALING JAYA: The combined wealth of
FBMACE 11,108.70 -124.60 tycoons on the 2022 Forbes list of Malaysia’s 2. Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan US$10.10 billion
TECHNOLOGY 5,169.94 -64.16 50 richest fell 10% from a year ago to 3. Tan Sri Koon Poh Keong & siblings US$6.20 billion
68.57 -0.42 US$80.5 billion (RM353 billion) and overall,
30 on the list saw their wealth decline.
TURNOVER VALUE 4. Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow US$5.70 billion
2.884 BIL RM2.06 BIL Kuok group’s founder Robert Kuok held 5. Tan Sri T. Ananda Krishnan US$5.00 billion
on to his long-standing No.1 spot although
5 MOST ACTIVES his fortune dropped to US$11 billion from 6. Datuk Lee Yeow Chor & Lee Yeow Seng US$4.80 billion
June 9, 2022 US$12.2 billion last year.
7. Tan Sri Chen Lip Keong US$2.70 billion
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, chairman of
YEWLEE 252,309,400 30.5 +1.5 Hong Leong Company (Malaysia), was the 8. Tan Yu Yeh & Tan Yu Wei US$2.40 billion
DYNACIA 226,784,100 14.5 UNCH biggest gainer in dollar terms and 9. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay US$2.35 billion
EAH 151,694,700 1.0 -0.5 consolidated his position as Malaysia’s
LGMS 126,490,500 71.5 -13.0 second-richest person with US$10.1 billion. 10. Tan Sri Lau Cho Kun US$2.00 billion
GPACKET 73,161,400 7.0 -0.5 He added US$500 million to his net worth of
US$9.6 billion last year.
5 TOP GAINERS percentage drop in their wealth, which shares a US$380 million fortune with two
June 9, 2022 Tan Sri Koon Poh Keong and his siblings, shrank by more than two-thirds to US$340 siblings, onto the list for the first time. The
who control the aluminium giant Press million. The collective wealth of this group company, which Loi and his brother Tuan
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM Metal, remained in the third position with of five, which includes Kossan Rubber Kin started in 2007 and which went on to get
DIN045801028 100 102.50 1.00 US$6.2 billion, nearly flat from a year ago. Industries’ Tan Sri Lim Kuang Sia (No. 24, the backing of the Malaysian sovereign
PETDAG 495,100 21.72 0.62 US$740 million) and Wong Teek Son of wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, has five
RAPID 33,400 12.46 0.28 Rounding out the top five are Public Bank Riverstone Holdings (No. 30, US$565 dairy farms in Malaysia and one in Australia.
PETRONM 1,459,600 7.34 0.18 founder and chairman Tan Sri Teh Hong million), was down more than US$5.7
CCB 46,100 2.75 0.15 Piow (No. 4, US$5.7 billion) and Tan Sri billion. The minimum net worth to make the list
Ananda Krishnan (No. 5, US$5 billion), was US$255 million, down from US$315
5 TOP LOSERS whose holdings include stakes in telecom Meanwhile, Indonesia’s temporary ban million in 2021.
June 9, 2022 outfit Maxis and oilfield services provider on edible oil exports amid a drop in
Bumi Armada. Malaysia’s palm oil production resulted in This list was compiled using
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM windfall gains for tycoons in that sector. The shareholding and financial information
MPI 126,900 32.64 0.56 Malaysia’s rubber glove makers, who fortune shared by brothers Tan Sri Lee Oi obtained from the families and individuals,
BKAWAN 12,300 26.84 0.48 were among last year’s biggest winners, Hian and Datuk Hau Hian (No. 12, US$1.6 stock exchanges, annual reports and
KLK 1,238,100 25.14 0.32 faced a stark reality check as demand for billion) got a boost of more than a third as analysts. The ranking lists both individual
HSI-HEF 31,000 0.30 0.28 personal protective gear deflated since the shares of their company Batu Kawan and its and family fortunes, including those shared
QL 584,900 4.95 0.25 pandemic has abated, knocking down plantation subsidiary soared on rising among relatives. Private companies were
shares of these companies. The wealth of profits. Tan Sri Ling Chiong Ho (No. 36, valued based on similar companies that are
EXCHANGE RATES JUNE 9, 2022 Kuan Kam Hon of Hartalega Holdings (No. US$425 million), one of two returnees this publicly traded. Net worths were based on
11, US$1.9 billion) and Top Glove’s Tan Sri year, makes his comeback after a stock prices and exchange rates as of the
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy Lim Wee Chai (No. 14, US$1.4 billion) fell four-year gap as shares of Sarawak Oil close of markets on May 20, 2022. The list
the most in dollar terms. Palm, the flagship of his Shin Yang group, can also include foreign citizens with
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD rallied. business, residential or other ties to the
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.4600 4.3270 4.3170 Husband and wife duo Datuk Seri country, or citizens who don’t reside in the
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.2220 3.0950 3.0790 Stanley Thai and Datin Seri Cheryl Tan of The March listing of dairy producer Farm country but have significant business or
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2380 3.1460 3.1380 Supermax (No. 45) saw the biggest Fresh propelled Loi Tuan Ee (No. 43), who other ties to the country.
1 EURO 3.5480 3.4540 3.4420
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.7840 4.6300 4.6100 Petronas’ RM60b FY22 capex includes
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.8850 2.7790 2.7630 maiden allocation of RM6b for clean energy
1 STERLING POUND 3.2380 3.1460 3.1380
1 SWISS FRANC 5.5990 5.4230 5.4030 KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd said at a virtual MIDF Conversations session would average over US$140 per barrel, we
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.5410 4.4380 4.4230 (Petronas) has set aside a higher capital with MIDF group managing director Datuk just need to be agile enough to capture the
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 122.8300 116.4900 116.2900 expenditure of nearly RM60 billion for the Charon Mokhzani today. upside while the upside is still there,” she said.
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 4.8790 4.5780 4.3780 financial year ending Dec 31, 2022 (FY22), of
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 66.7000 64.2000 which 10% will be spent on non-traditional On the RM60 billion capex, Liza said it was Meanwhile, Liza agreed that the
100 INDIAN RUPEE 57.4300 54.5800 N/A spaces such as specialty chemicals and solar doubled from the RM30 billion in FY21 due weakening ringgit against the greenback,
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.8400 5.4800 54.3800 energy to achieve its net-zero carbon to the catch-up and return of economic coupled with the high crude oil prices, had
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0318 0.0288 5.2800 emissions target by 2050. activities. given a double bonanza for the oil and gas
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.3210 3.2170 0.0238 giant thus far.
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 16.1000 Group chief financial officer (CFO) Liza She said the capex would be utilised for
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 2.2700 N/A 3.2070 Mustapha said the 10% allocation is the ongoing and new projects, of which half of it Moving forward in FY22, she expects
100 QATAR RIYAL 8.5400 2.1200 N/A national oil company’s inaugural capex for being spent on domestic projects while the Petronas to continue registering a triple-digit
100 SAUDI RIYAL 123.5400 8.0500 clean energy spaces. remaining for overseas projects. growth in earnings, tracking Q1 FY22 growth
100THAI BAHT 120.2100 117.2800 1.9200 that saw the net profit surging 154.15% to
13.5000 114.1100 7.8500 “Previously, I think there was never a plan On the current soaring crude oil prices, RM23.44 billion from RM9.22 billion in the
11.9700 117.0800 on what rate it should be (for the clean energy Liza said Petronas remains prudent in terms same period last year.
113.9100 segment) because there was no allocation of predicting the crude oil prices and would
11.5700 from the top, so it didn’t really take off. stick to the fundamental price of US$50-60 On the Pengerang Integrated Complex,
per barrel in the long run. Liza said the 50:50 joint venture between
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama “So, we need to deliberate in terms of our Petronas and Saudi Aramco had resumed
capital allocation decision, and set it aside... “That is the basis of how we sanction our operations, and both companies had been
because if we just leave it and let them go with projects, therefore, the projects should be working closely together, especially towards
the flow, then we will be one year behind robust regardless of the oil price volatility. the start-up of the refinery and petrochemical
(from achieving the target) all over again,” she businesses. – Bernama
“If the prices go up, like what Goldman
Sachs Group expected that Brent crude

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Razer Fintech acquires Indonesia’s E2Pay

PETALING JAYA: Razer Fintech, the financial country. Through this acquisition, Razer Fintech and accounts, offline points, and personal
technology arm of gaming company Razer Inc, Razer Fintech CEO Lee Li Meng said the E2Pay look to contribute Indonesia’s expected financing to provide a comprehensive local
yesterday acquired Indonesia-based B2B2C GMV of US$124 billion (RM544 billion) by payment platform for more than 500
digital payment facilitators and e-money firm, acquisition of E2Pay grants the company entry 2025, at a 23% compound annual growth rate, merchants in the region.
PT E2Pay Global Utama. into Indonesia where it believes has one of making it one of the largest growing digital
SEA’s fastest-growing digital economies. economies in Southeast Asia. “We hope that the synergy between E2Pay
Razer Fintech is a O2O (offline to online) and Razer Fintech will enable both
digital payment network in Southeast Asia “E2Pay is one of Indonesia’s very few digital E2Pay’s payment gateway supports high- organisations to tap on our merchant base to
(SEA), and this acquisition marks its further payment players that has a comprehensive set growth e-commerce verticals including online grow, expand and scale our platform’s reach
expansion into Indonesia. of licences across various payment gateway marketplaces, professional services, travel & across Southeast Asia,” said E2Pay chairman
services, e-money, and remittance. The tourism, as well as other segments throughout Rudy Danandjaja.
Founded in 2012, E2Pay provides payment acquisition of E2Pay allows us to accelerate our Indonesia, with some of E2Pay’s most notable
solutions to merchants and financial entry into Indonesia, one of the fastest-growing merchants consisting of Tokopedia, Internet usage in Indonesia has been
institutions, including payment gateway, e- digital economies in Southeast Asia, as well as Bukalapak, Traveloka and Blibli.com. steadily growing, with a gross merchandise
money, and remittance services licenses in be able to better serve the digital payment volume (GMV) of US$40 billion in 2020, mainly
Indonesia. These services complement Razer needs of our regional and global merchants as The Indonesian fintech player also driven by e-commerce, even offsetting declines
Merchant Services, Razer Fintech’s business- the single partner of choice. I look forward to connects major payment channels and in travel, transport and food delivery industries
to-business arm regionally, as it facilitates working closely with the E2Pay team to grow supports local and alternative payment throughout lockdown periods according to the
cross-border payments for its 60,000 our presence in Indonesia considerably in the methods including card schemes, internet e-Conomy SEA Report by Google, Temasek
merchants to the region’s largest populated years to come,” said Lee in a statement. banking, mobile banking, e-money, virtual and Bain & Company.

PRG unit buys rest of stake BRIEFS PROTASCO ARM’S ROAD
in energy savings company MAINTENANCE JOB
INCREASED TO RM171.8M
o Group says ESGL will be a wholly owned subsidiary of if, and only if, ESGL achieves the profit
its HK-listed Furniweb and will contribute more than 25% guarantee that the audited consolidated profit KUALA LUMPUR: Protasco Bhd announced
ofPRG’sprofitsin future after tax of ESGL for the period from Jan 1, that its 70%-owned subsidiary Permint
2022 to Dec 31, 2023 is not less than RM18.6 Granite-HCM Sdn Bhd, has entered into a
PETALING JAYA: PRG Holdings energy efficiency business. million. If ESGL fails to achieve the profit supplementary agreement with the
Bhd’s 54.19% subsidiary Furniweb To recall, back on Nov 1, 2021, PRG guarantee, the vendor will compensate Terengganu state government to
Holdings Limited is acquiring the Furniweb for the differences. supplement the principal agreement
remaining 62.75% equity interest had announced the acquisition by signed by the parties in 2017. In a filing
in smart saving solutions company Furniweb of a 37.25% equity interest in Commenting on the latest corporate with Bursa Malaysia, Protasco said the
Energy Solution Global Limited ESGL for up to HK$9.56 million via exercise, PRG group executive vice-chairman supplementary agreement comprised the
(ESGL) for HK$58.19 million cash from vendors Pua Lay Cheng and Datuk Lua Choon Hann (pix) said ESGL is an addition of emergency works for minor
(RM31.42 million) from Datuk Ng Lee Eng Lock. That initial acquisition energy services company accredited by the road in facilities and maintenance services;
Yan Cheng. was completed on Dec 13, 2021. National Environment Agency of Singapore change of contract period from five years
with an orderbook of S$50 million (RM160 to 10 years until 2027; and the change of
This proposed acquisition will For this further purchase, PRG is million). This comprises job wins from data contract sum from RM49.9 million to
be satisfied via cash and the looking to satisfy this acquisition via a centre projects such as AirTrunk, and RM171.843 million. Under the principal
issuance of new Furniweb shares. combination of shares and cash. Some contracts from big corporations in Singapore agreement, the state government
25% of the purchase consideration HK$14.55 such as Changi Airport and Systems on awarded Permint Granite-HCM a five-year
A filing with Bursa Malaysia showed that million will be satisfied by the allotment and Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd. contract to maintain minor roads in
upon completion of this acquisition, ESGL issuance of 41.57 million Furniweb shares at Terengganu, for a total contract sum of
will be a wholly owned subsidiary of an issue price of HK$0.35 per share. “This proposed acquisition is part of the RM49.9 million, which had expired in April
Furniweb hence will allow Furniweb to fully The next 25% of the purchase group’s long-term strategy to venture into the 2022. – Bernama
recognise ESGL’s earnings. consideration in the sum of HK$14.55 million energy efficiency business and improve the
will be paid by cash on a date six months from financial position of PRG group. As energy PROTON TARGETS TO SELL
As it is anticipated that ESGL’s business will the completion date. prices will be on the rise in the future, saving 2,000 UNITS OF X70 A MONTH
likely contribute more than 25% of PRG’s Lastly, the remaining 50% of the purchase energy will be the main focus of many
profits in the future, PRG is also proposing a consideration or HK$29.1 million will be paid companies as their cost-cutting measures. KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is
diversification of its business to include the Moreover, reducing energy consumption is targeting to sell about 2,000 units of the
also a sustainability initiative as it helps to 2022 Proton X70, driven by overwhelming
reduce the greenhouse gases that contribute demand for the variant. Deputy CEO
to global warming.” Roslan Abdullah said for production
capacity amid chip supply issues, the
Kerjaya Prospek forges long-term alliance with Samsung C&T national carmaker is aiming to produce
around 3,000 units per month. “If there
were a higher demand, we would be able
to meet the booking. For this model, we
expect a waiting period of about two
months,”he told a virtual media briefing on
the new model launch yesterday. Roslan
said the company is also experiencing an
improvement in its supply chain, as the
country moves towards the endemic phase
of Covid-19 and the overall stable
economic situation in China. – Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Construction outfit Kerjaya Prospek From left: Kerjaya Prospek Group executive director Tee Eng Seng, chairman Datuk Tee Eng Ho, Tee Eng Tiong, Samsung C&T (KL) Sdn Bhd managing
Group Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary Kerjaya director Jong Eun Kim, Samsung C&T Corp executive vice-president (head of building division) Hyuk Shin and executive vice-president (head of global
Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd yesterday signed a framework operations) Jung Wook Kim at the signing ceremony.
agreement with Samsung C&T (KL) Sdn Bhd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Samsung C&T Corp (Engineering
& Construction Group) to embark on a long-term
alliance that is expected to accelerate growth for both
companies in the construction industry in Malaysia.

The partnership aligns both companies for the
long-term by combining the strengths of Kerjaya in
high-rise constructions with Samsung C&T’s expertise
in complex and sophisticated buildings.

Under the agreement, both parties will jointly
pursue various types of business opportunities for
construction contracts exceeding RM300 million. The
agreement will remain in force for a period of five
years and will automatically be renewed on a rolling
basis after the expiry for subsequent periods of one
year until the agreement is terminated by either party.

In an effort to align long-term interest, Samsung
will subscribe to Kerjaya’s proposed private
placement of 25.2 million new shares (2.04% of
Kerjaya’s existing issued share capital) at RM1.60 per
share, via their wholly owned subsidiary Vista
Contracting & Investment Global Pte Ltd. Kerjaya will
raise RM40.4 million through this private placement,
which will be utilised for working capital for on-going
projects and expenses in relation to the private
placement.

Kerjaya CEO and executive director Tee Eng Tiong
said with this partnership, it will gain access to
Samsung’s construction expertise, further sharpening
its competitiveness to stay at the forefront of the
construction sector.

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MBSB forecasts
Top Glove to reduce output asset growth of
as ASP nears bottom 10% by year-end

█ BY HAYATUN RAZAK oGlove maker weathering the effects escalating costs resulted in margin KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Building
[email protected] of normalisation compression, as the group was Society Bhd (MBSB) expects asset
PETALING JAYA: Top Glove Corp unable to fully pass cost through growth of 10% by year-end, driven by
Bhd, which posted a net profit of deferred capacity increase to align year’s corresponding quarter. amid the ongoing oversupply fee income and trade financing
RM15.29 million for the third quarter with current demand and market For Q3’22, the average natural situation. business.
ended May 31, 2022 (Q3’22), is conditions.
reducing production of gloves as the latex concentrate price rose 17% Top Glove managing director Acting CEO
average selling price (ASP) is close to COO Ng Yong Lin said the focus is quarter-on-quarter to RM6.50/kg. Datuk Lee Kim Meow said the Datuk Nor Azam
bottom and is expected to drop below on in-house raw materials supply Meanwhile, the average nitrile latex quarter’s results are not reflective of M Taib (pix) said
the pre-Covid pandemic level in 2019 and its gamma sterilisation plant to price was US$1.11/kg, 3% lower its usual business performance, the growth of the
due to oversupply. reduce dependency and improve compared with Q2’22. owing to the ongoing normalisation new progressive
cost and operational efficiency. trend coupled with demand supply Islamic bank will
“At the moment ASP is around For the nine months period, Top imbalance. However, it will press on also be driven by
US$25. We have to reduce (the “These are our key areas of focus Glove’s net profit fell to RM288.56 and continue to focus on the the group’s retail
supply) so that ASP will come down in our capex (capital expenditure), million from RM7.26 billion a year fundamentals: delivering quality and commercial
and price will be more stable which we have budgeted about earlier. Revenue for the nine months products at an efficient cost. side.
especially for nitrile glove. Supplies RM500 million for financial year decreased 68.52% to RM4.50 billion
do not only come from Malaysia but 2023,” Ng said. from RM14.29 billion in the On outlook, the group expects the From the retail
also China, Thailand and Vietnam so preceding year’s corresponding challenging business environment to side, the growth will definitely come
the pricing is very aggressive. So it’s When asked about competition period. persist in the near term, but from personal financing, montages
not easy to increase price now,” from Chinese glove makers for the emphasised the situation as a and home financing, while from
executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Lim US market, Lim said Top Glove still The softer performance occurred temporary setback. Lim said that commercial and corporate, it will be
Wee Chai told the media at Top Glove’s has a tariff advantage of 25% for non- amid a convergence of headwinds, glove is a necessity and demand is trade business.
Q3’22 results briefing yesterday. medical gloves and 7% advantage for with production costs moving growing and will continue to grow
medical gloves. upward due to global inflation and as every year at a rate of 10% to 12%. “MBSB is just a new bank coming
Due to the significant drop in ASP, the Russia Ukraine conflict drove up to the industry. So, for us to grow by
he said, the margin is very close to Top Glove’s net profit for Q3’22 crude oil prices. “We just have to manage the 10% there is still a lot of room to grow,
bottom. “We will have to see the was lower at RM15.29 million against current supply and demand unless we are a much bigger bank
supply and demand situation in the RM2.04 billion a year earlier on The group contended with problem,” he said. where market share is already
next few months to see if it has escalating costs and drop in revenue. increases in natural gas and touching 40% to 50%. To bring
bottomed out,” he added. Revenue was RM1.46 billion, a electricity tariffs, as well as minimum Additionally, he said the current another growth might be another
decrease of 64.9% compared with wage implementation which came glove industry utilisation rate is about challenge.
Meanwhile, the group has put RM4.16 billion in the preceding into effect May 1, 2022. The 50 to 60% and demand should
expansion plans on hold and increase as more business open up “So, for us to create a new growth
especially for food services and of 10% for 2022, it would be possible,”
hospitality industries. he said after MBSB’s 52nd AGM
yesterday.
BRIEFS
Nor Azam said the group aims to
Top Glove will reach RM20 billion trade volume by
continue to year-end. As at May, MBSB has
focus on the already reached RM12 billion trade
fundamentals: volume, he added.
delivering
quality Nor Azam said MBSB aims to
products at an enhance its existing business to
efficient cost. – improve competitiveness and meet
TOP GLOVE evolving market expectations.
WEBSITE PIX
For the year ended Dec 31, 2021, the
Malaysia’s jobless rate at lowest since start of pandemic group registered a net profit of
RM438.7 million, a 62.9% increase
PETALING JAYA: April’s unemployment rate to ease further MIDF Research said Malaysia’s pandemic level 3.4%.” from RM269.3 million in the previous
unemployment rate dipped to 3.9%, but remain above the pre-pandemic unemployment rate is expected to It views Malaysia’s labour market corresponding period. Revenue
below 4.0% for the first time since levels at 3.6% by end-2022,” it said in trend lower this year underpinned declined by 16.6% to RM2.6 billion
the Covid-19 outbreak, as economic a report yesterday. by a further recovery in the domestic to stay in steady recovery trend as from RM3.2 billion last year. – Bernama
activities continued to flourish as economy, continuous upbeat indicated by job-vacancy rate
Malaysia reopened the international It added that the nine straight momentum in global trade, and registered at 70.5% in March, slightly HAP SENG CONSOLIDATED
borders at the beginning of April. months of improvement across most coupled with elevated commodity lower than record high 74.9% in BRINGS MARRIOTT
UOB Research said although the labour market indicators suggest a prices. With the announcement of February. EXEC APARTMENTS TO KL
labour market continued to show sustained labour market recovery international borders reopening,
signs of strength, the recovery is through 2022. Key positive drivers of Malaysia’s labour market recovery “With international borders PETALING JAYA: Hap Seng
facing significant headwinds due to the recovery include Malaysia’s remains on steady path following the reopened, more businesses can Consolidated Bhd has signed an
factors such as global recession transition to endemicity with full possible return of non-citizens workers. reach higher operating capacity in agreement with Marriott
fears, elevated business costs, reopening of economic activities the domestic economy such as International Inc to bring the first
prolonged supply chain bottlenecks, and country borders between April “However, we view the return of aviation, tourism, construction and Marriott Executive Apartments,
and China’s economic slowdown. and May, higher national foreign workers would be in modest manufacturing sectors. As an oil- Marriott International’s elevated
“Hence, a full labour market vaccination rates against Covid pace amid labour rules and Covid- exporting economy, we expect serviced apartment brand, to
recovery back to pre-pandemic pandemic, the government’s 19 measures that need to be labour demand for primary sectors Kuala Lumpur. Standing tall at 41
levels is still unlikely for now. We ongoing policy support for targeted satisfied. Hence, we keep our particularly oil and gas and oil palm storeys and located at the
and vulnerable groups, as well as average unemployment rate forecast plantation to rise significantly amid intersection of Jalan Kia Peng
resilient global demand. at 4.0% for this year, higher than pre- elevated global commodity prices Road and Jalan Stonor Road, the
effects,” said MIDF. project features 352 apartments
and is expected to open in 2024.
Marriott Executive Apartments
Kuala Lumpur will be located in
the city’s central business district,
close to the Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre as well as two
newly opened metro rail stations.

RM162M BOOST FOR
PAHANG GREEN TECH
PARK FROM NEXTGREEN

PEKAN: Pahang’s GreenTechnology
Park (GTP) has been given a major
boost involving an investment
value of RM162 million by
Nextgreen Global Bhd, said
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan
Rosdy Wan Ismail. The investment
involves the development of
Nextgreen’s tissue factory, which
is expected to be completed next
year, and its fertiliser factory and
animal feed factory, both to be
completed by the end of this
year. Besides that, he said,
Nextgreen and Perbadanan
Kemajuan Negeri Pahang are
discussing expanding the GTP by
increasing the area from 165.9ha
to 1,214ha. – Bernama

maintain our outlook for the

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INDIA’S RUPEE HITS NEW
BRIEFS LOW AGAINST US DOLLAR Indonesia launches scheme
to speed up palm oil exports
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee hit a
record low against the US dollar o Aims to ship at least 1 million tonnes of CPO and derivatives, effective global uncertainty over vegetable
yesterday as the relentless surge immediately until July 31 oil supply.
in global crude oil prices raised
concerns about a sustained rise in JAKARTA: Indonesia has launched 1 million limit, said the regulation, farmers, who have struggled to sell The government is also lowering
imported inflation, while choppy an export acceleration scheme which was signed on June 7. palm fruits with many storage tanks the maximum rate of export tax and
domestic shares also hurt. The aimed at shipping at least 1 million at mills full. levy for crude palm oil to US$488
partially convertible rupee was tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) and Indonesia, the world’s top palm (RM2,144) per tonne from US$575
trading at 77.79/80 per dollar derivatives following a recent oil producer, allowed exports to “The acceleration programme is per tonne to encourage shipments.
after touching a record low of export ban, according to a trade resume from May 23 following a conducted by the government in
77.81. The previous low of 77.7975 ministry regulation made public three-week ban aimed at shoring order to maintain production Companies joining the export
was touched on May 17. – Reuters yesterday. up local supplies of cooking oil and stability and prices of fresh fruit acceleration programme must
keeping runaway prices in check. bunches at planters level,” the provide information on their
YEN’S FALL REFLECTS The regulation is effective regulation said. storage inventory, among other
FUNDAMENTALS: IMF immediately and the acceleration Shipments have been slow to data, to the trade ministry’s online
scheme applies until July 31. restart, however, as exporters faced Indonesia’s palm oil exports platform.
TOKYO:The yen’s recent“significant” hurdles with new requirements averaged between 2.5 million and 3
depreciation reflects fundamentals, If a larger shipment quota is designed to ensure domestic million tonnes per month prior to After lifting the export ban, the
such as market expectations of required, the quota can exceed the supply. The bottlenecks have irked the ban, which came at a time of government introduced a domestic
differing monetary policy paths sales requirement whereby palm
between Japan and the US, Ranil oil exporters are given an export
Salgado, International Monetary quota only after selling some of
Fund (IMF) Japan mission chief, their products locally. – Reuters
said. Rising global raw material
prices had also weighed on the China’s May exports surge on easing Covid curbs
yen, he said. “We believe the yen’s
movements reflect fundamentals,” BEIJING: China’s exports grew at a Nonetheless, the outlook for were up 3.9% in April. Yesterday’s data showed imports
Salgado told an online seminar. double-digit pace in May, shattering China’s exports, closely watched by “We believe this recovery can rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier,
The yen dropped to a fresh 20- expectations in an encouraging sign investors as a gauge of world the first gain in three months, driven
year low of 134.56 per dollar for the world’s second biggest economic health, still points to risks continue if there are no further by easing logistics bottlenecks and
yesterday. – Reuters economy, as factories restarted and from a months-long Ukraine war lockdowns,” said Iris Pang, Greater imports of raw materials and
logistics snags eased after authorities and rising raw material costs. Those China chief economist at ING, intermediate goods as domestic
BLACKSTONE CLOSES IN relaxed some Covid-19 curbs in same factors, along with rising adding the rebound in both exports production resumed. That compared
ON US$6.3B CROWN DEAL Shanghai. interest rates in the United States and imports was mainly due to the with flat growth in April and forecasts
and Europe, have raised concerns port recovery in Shanghai in the last of a 2.0% rise.
SYDNEY: Australian gambling Imports also expanded for the about a global recession. week of May.
regulators have cleared private first time in three months, providing China posted a trade surplus of
equity giant Blackstone Inc to run welcome relief to Chinese policy Outbound shipments in May Official data showed the daily US$78.76 billion (RM346 billion) last
the troubled casinos of Crown makers as they try to chart an jumped 16.9% from a year earlier, container throughput at Shanghai month, versus a forecast for a US$58
Resorts Ltd in the country’s two economic path out of the supply- the fastest growth since January this port, which was running at severely billion surplus in the poll. The
largest cities, a crucial but largely side shock that has rocked global year, and more than double analysts’ reduced capacity in April, returned country reported a US$51.12 billion
expected step in its US$6.3 billion trade and financial markets. expectations for a 8.0% rise. Exports to 95.3% of the normal level in late surplus in April. – Reuters
(RM27.7 billion) buyout. The new May.
approvals from regulators
covering Sydney in New South
Wales and Melbourne in Victoria
take Blackstone a step nearer to
closing the deal. Regulators in Perth,
Western Australia, where Crown
operates its third casino, which is
also under state supervision, have
not made a decision about
Blackstone. – Reuters

HSBC shutters Hong Kong-based trade startup Serai

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong-based independently operating startup in protests that dealt a blow to One of the sources said the impacted during the hit to business
trade platform launched by HSBC the last three years, two sources businesses, followed by the Covid-19 company was unable to attract activity in Hong Kong and then the
Holdings three years ago with much familiar with the matter said, adding pandemic that battered global supply enough paying customers, though it global pandemic.
fanfare has shut down after failing that Serai had started to wind up its chains. had signed up many firms based in
to build a commercially viable business over the last few weeks. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Hong Its platform connected buyers
business. Serai also confirmed its closure in Kong and elsewhere. and sellers in the highly fragmented
“The decision to wind down Serai a notice on its website and said its clothing and garments industry.
Serai, a wholly owned subsidiary follows a thorough business review services would not be available from Serai employed about 100 staff,
of Europe’s biggest bank, that and is a purely commercial decision,” June 25. mostly in Hong Kong. Some of the Sheng Lu, an associate professor
connected small- and-medium-sized HSBC said in a statement to Reuters employees are joining HSBC and in the department of fashion and
apparel makers with component on Wednesday. It did not provide “Despite a huge amount of some were laid off with severance apparel studies at the University of
suppliers worldwide, was HSBC’s first details about Serai’s business or progress made by the team, it has packages, the sources said. Delaware, said that while there was
investment in a non-banking tech investment in the company. proven difficult to build a demand for such technology, it
startup. commercially viable business. As a Serai’s initial business plan needed “substantial capital
Just months after Serai was result, we’ve made the difficult included disbursing small loans to investment and profound technical
HSBC had invested around US$70 launched in June 2019, political decision to close our doors,” Serai Hong Kong-based firms to finance knowledge” about the industry and
million (RM305 million) in the unrest in Hong Kong triggered said. their purchases but that was regulations. – Reuters

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NOTICE 322 Notices 322 Notices
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR
It is hereby notify that Ku Chin Khean, I/C NO: IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE HIGH COURT OF
690807-07-5283 trading under the trade name COMPANIES ACT, 2016 MALAYA AT SHAH ALAM
of Mega Sunray Sdn Bhd (1027932-V) intent to
apply to the Chairman, Excise Licensing Board of AND IN THE STATE OF
Langkawi District Office, Persiaran Putra, 07000 IN THE MATTER OF SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN,
Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman for the sale HUEMECH INDUSTRIES
of Liquor, Type Retail and Wholesale at Langkawi MALAYSIA
Nature Park, Jalan Ayer Hangat, Kuala Kisap Forest SDN. BHD. COMPANIES (WINDING-UP)
Reserve, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah. [201001017815 (901520-T)] NO. BA-28NCC-269-04/2022
Any objection from the public should be forwarded
302 Jobs to the said Board at the above address. (In Members’ Voluntary In the Matter of Sections 465(1)(e) &
Winding UP) 466(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2016
WE ARE HIRING
At a General Meeting of Members And
ADVERTISING SALES & of the Company duly convened and
MARKETING IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF held at 182A, Jalan Raja Uda, 12300 In the Matter of Hatimuda Sdn Bhd.
THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 Butterworth, Penang on the 7th day of (Company No: 199401029755
1)ASSISTANT MANAGER / MANAGER June, 2022 at 11.00a.m. the following (315436-K)
2)EXECUTIVE / SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND IN THE MATTER OF AND IN THE MATTER OF Special Resolution was duly passed:
DIVA VALLEY SDN BHD SIERRA EIGHT SDN BHD “MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY Between
Job Description: WINDING-UP OF THE COMPANY
Company No. Company No. IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF That, the Company be wound up Landasan Angsana Sdn Bhd
• Building and sustaining strong working relationships with 201001031916 201101017470 THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 voluntarily pursuant to Section 439(1) (Company No. 201001019291
advertising clients. of the Companies Act, 2016 and that (903000-K))
(915839-W) (945606-V) AND IN THE MATTER OF AND IN THE MATTER OF Ms. Tang Yin Kham (NRIC No. 510610-
• Plan and executive new, creative, exciting and innovative (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY SIERRA GARDENS VIRGO STRAITS SDN BHD 07-5414) be appointed as Liquidator .. Petitioner
marketing campaigns for the company SDN BHD for the purpose of such winding up.” And
WINDING-UP) WINDING-UP) Company No. Company No. SIM YEE FUAN
• Develop and continuously improve marketing materials, At a General Meeting of the At a General Meeting of the 201001032790 201001029549 Director Hatimuda Sdn Bhd 199401029755
product/service presentations and proposals. members of DIVA VALLEY members of SIERRA EIGHT (916713-H) Dated this (Company No. .. Respondent
SDN BHD (201001031916 SDN BHD (201101017470 (913470-P) 10th day of June, 2022 (315436-K))
• Passionate in serving client accounts to improve sales revenue (915839-W)) duly convened (945606-V)) duly convened (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
and held at Level 11, Menara and held at Level 11, Menara WINDING-UP) Creditors of the Company which ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION
Requirements: BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof, BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof, WINDING-UP) is being voluntarily woundup, are
Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 At a General Meeting of At a General Meeting of the required on or before 10th day of NOTICE is hereby given that a petition
• Minimum Diploma/Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah the members of SIERRA members of VIRGO STRAITS July, 2022 to send their names and for the winding-up of the above-
or any other related field. Persekutuan (KL) on 3rd Persekutuan (KL) on 3rd GARDENS SDN BHD SDN BHD (201001029549 addresses and the particulars of their named company by the High Court
June 2022, the following June 2022, the following (201001032790 (916713- (913470-P)) duly convened debts or claims and the names and was, on the 26th day of April 2022,
• Assistant Manager/Manager: minimum 5 years of experience in Special Resolution was duly Special Resolution was duly H)) duly convened and and held at Level 11, Menara addresses of their solicitors (if any) presented by Landasan Angsana Sdn
sales and marketing in media industry passed:- passed:- held at No. 43-M, Jalan BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof, to the undersigned, the Liquidator Bhd (Company No. 201001019291
THAT pursuant to Section THAT pursuant to Section Thambypillai, Off Jalan Tun Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 of the Company, and, if so required (903000-K)) and that the said petition
• Executive/Senior Executive: at least 2 years of sales and 439 of the Companies Act, 439 of the Companies Act, Sambanthan, 50470 Kuala Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah in writing from the Liquidator, are, by is directed to be heard before the
marketing experience in media industry 2016, the Company be 2016, the Company be Lumpur, W.P. Kuala Lumpur Persekutuan (KL) on 3rd their solicitors or personally, to come in Court sitting at Shah Alam at 9.00
wound up voluntarily AND wound up voluntarily AND on 3rd June 2022, the June 2022, the following and prove their debts or claims at the o’clock in the morning, on the 11th
• Good communication, presentation, problem solving and THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p following Special Resolution Special Resolution was duly Liquidator’s office of 184A, Jalan Raja day of August 2022 (Thursday); and
organizational skills Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan was duly passed:- passed:- Uda, 12300 Butterworth, Penang, or in any creditor or contributory of the
Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 THAT pursuant to Section THAT pursuant to Section default thereof they will be excluded said company desiring to support
• Possess own transport and willing to travel Shah Alam, Selangor be Shah Alam, Selangor be 439 of the Companies Act, 439 of the Companies Act, from the benefits of any distribution or oppose the making of an order
• Able to start work immediately. and is hereby appointed as and is hereby appointed as 2016, the Company be 2016, the Company be made before such debts and claims on the said petition may appear at
Liquidator for the purposes Liquidator for the purposes wound up voluntarily AND wound up voluntarily AND are proved. the time of hearing by himself or his
DIGITAL MARKETING of such winding-up and of such winding-up and THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p TANG YIN KHAM counsel for that purpose; and a copy
the Liquidator be hereby the Liquidator be hereby Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan Liquidator of the petition will be furnished to
EXECUTIVE / SENIOR EXECUTIVE authorised to exercise the authorised to exercise the Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 Dated this any creditor or contributory of the
powers of the Liquidator as powers of the Liquidator as Shah Alam, Selangor be Shah Alam, Selangor be 10th day of June, 2022 said company requiring the same by
Job Description: set out in Section 456 of the set out in Section 456 of the and is hereby appointed as and is hereby appointed as the undersigned on payment of the
Companies Act, 2016. Companies Act, 2016. Liquidator for the purposes Liquidator for the purposes DALAM MAHKAMAH regulated charges for the same.
• Design and develop online marketing strategies, digital roadmap YAP CHOON FON YAP CHOON FON of such winding-up and of such winding-up and TINGGI DI SHAH ALAM
and creative campaigns that aligned with the business goals and Secretary Secretary the Liquidator be hereby the Liquidator be hereby DI NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN The Petitioner’s address is GF-9,
directions. Dated this 10th June 2022 Dated this 10th June 2022 authorised to exercise the authorised to exercise the SAMAN PEMULA NO.: Taman Intan 5/1, Taman Intan, 43800
powers of the Liquidator as powers of the Liquidator as BA-24NCVC-503-04/2022 Dengkil, Selangor.
• Provide creative ideas for content marketing. IN THE MATTER OF IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA AT set out in Section 456 of the set out in Section 456 of the Dalam hal perkara mengenai Seksyen
• Manage all digital marketing channels THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 KUALA LUMPUR Companies Act, 2016. Companies Act, 2016. 528(4) dan 528(5) Akta Syarikat 2016; The Petitioner’s solicitor is Messrs.
• Plan and manage social media platforms. LIM SUAT CHUI YAP CHOON FON Rohamat & Ling, Advocates &
• Able to create content & produce graphics for social media AND IN THE MATTER OF IN THE FEDERAL TERRITORY OF Director Secretary Dan Solicitors, of 1009, 10th Floor, Menara
SECA CHEMICALS AND CATALYSTS KUALA LUMPUR Dated this 10th June 2022 Dated this 10th June 2022 Dalam hal perkara mengenai Seksyen 323 PJ, Pusat Perdagangan Amcorp, 18
postings. dan 327 Kanun Tanah Negara; Jalan Persiaran Barat, 46050 Petaling
• Prepare copywriting for the marketing campaign. SDN. BHD. (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) Jaya, Selangor
200501028637 (710772-A) COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) Dan
Requirements: (In Member’s Voluntary Winding Up) NO.: WA-28NCC-382-05/2022 Dalam hal perkara mengenai hartanah Dated 10th day of June 2022
At a General Meeting of the Member In the Matter of Ace Construction & dipegang dibawah HSD 17190, PT 5989,
• Diploma/Degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing or equivalent. of the abovenamed Company held Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (Company No.: Mukim Petaling, Daerah Petaling, Negeri Rohamat & Ling
• At least 2 years of experience in implementing digital marketing on 07-06-2022, the following special 511810-H) Selangor Darul Ehsan Petitioner’s Solicitors
resolution was duly passed:-
strategies “THAT the Company be wound up And Dan Note --
• Excellent understanding of digital marketing concepts and voluntarily pursuant to section 439(1)(b) In the Matter of s. 465(1)(e) and s. Dalam hal perkara mengenai Kaveat
of the Companies Act 2016 and that Mr. 466(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2016 DALAM MAHKAMAH MAJISTRET DI DALAM MAHKAMAH Persendirian Perserahan No.: 43836/2019 Any person who intends to appear on
best practices. Lai Chung En and Ms. Chan Bee Lee (f) of PETALING JAYA MAJISTRET SEPANG dimasukkan oleh Wan Mohamad Shukri the hearing of the said petition must
• Required Skill(s): Google Adwords, Google Analytics, SEO/SEM, StanleyCo Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd., BETWEEN DALAM NEGERI SELANGOR Bin Wan Ab Kadir bertarikh 22.8.2019 serve on or send by post to the above-
Suite 15, 6th Floor, IOI Business Park, VAG-VALVES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. DALAM NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL DARUL EHSAN, MALAYSIA named Solicitor, Messrs. Rohamat &
social media marketing and optimization. Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong, (Company No: 855899-K) EHSAN, MALAYSIA Dan Ling, notice in writing of his intention
• Team player Selangor be and are hereby appointed GUAMAN SIVIL GUAMAN SIVIL Dalam hal perkara mengenai Syarikat so to do. The notice must state the
• Great interpersonal and communication skills as Liquidators for the purpose of such … PETITIONER NO: BK-A72NCvC-161-12/2021 Serdang Baru Properties Sdn Bhd (No. name and address of the person,
winding up with all powers given under AND NO: BB-A72NCvC-143-02/2022 Syarikat: 16558-W) (dalam penggulungan) or, if a firm, the name and address
Office based in Petaling Jaya (5 days a week) section 456 and the Eleventh Schedule ACE CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING ANTARA ANTARA of the firm, and must be signed by
Closing date - 30 June 2022 of the Companies Act 2016.” SDN. BHD. TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD ANTARA the person or firm, or his or their
Dated this 10-06-2022 (Company No.: 511810-H) TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD (No. Syarikat: 199001009294) 1. LEE CHAI HEE solicitor (if any) and must be served,
Send in your CV with your photo via email to : DATUK LIM THEAN SHIANG (No. Syarikat: 199001009294) or if posted, must be sent by post in
Director … RESPONDENT … PLAINTIF (NO. K/P: 681021-10-6928) sufficient time to reach the above-
[email protected] ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION … PLAINTIF DAN 2. LEE BENG ONG named not later than twelve o’clock
IN THE MATTER OF NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a DAN ABD LATIP @ ABDUL GHANI BIN SIBON noon of the 10th day of August 2022
THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 Petition for the winding-up of the CHARK CHEE KEONG (No. K/P: 511010-10-6461) (NO. K/P: 730715-10-6007) (the day before the day appointed for
abovenamed company by the High (No. K/P: 610126-10-6221) … PLAINTIF-PLAINTIF the hearing of the petition). [LIT/2021
AND IN THE MATTER OF Court was, on the 11th day of May, … DEFENDAN DAN 1015_HSB_LASB]
SECA CHEMICALS AND CATALYSTS 2022, presented by VAG-VALVES … DEFENDAN NOTIS PENGIKLANAN
IN THE MATTER OF IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. (Company No: NOTIS PENGIKLANAN (Dalam Perkara mengenai Penyampaian WAN MOHAMAD SHUKRI BIN WAN AB IN THE MATTER OF
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 MALAYA AT SHAH ALAM SDN. BHD. 855899-K). (Dalam Perkara mengenai Penyampaian Ganti Writ Saman dan Pernyataan KADIR (NO. K/P: 700223-03-5399) THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
200501028637 (710772-A) AND that the said Petition is directed Ganti Writ Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan bertarikh 13.12.2021 melalui (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PENGAWAI LIKUIDASI
AND COMPANIES (In Member’s Voluntary Winding Up) to be heard before the court sitting at Tuntutan bertarikh 25.2.2022 melalui Perintah Mahkamah bertarikh 25.3.2022) KEPADA SERDANG BARU PROPERTIES SDN AND
IN THE MATTER OF (WINDING-UP) PETITION Notice is hereby given that the Insolvency Court, Level 5, Left Wing Perintah Mahkamah bertarikh 12.5.2022) Kepada:- BHD (DALAM PENGGULUNGAN) IN THE MATTER OF
JACKSON ENTERPRISE SDN. BHD. NO. BA-28NCC-143-03/2022 Creditors of the above Company, which at the High Court, Kuala Lumpur, at 9 Kepada:- ABD LATIP @ ABDUL GHANI BIN SAIBON ERMS SOLUTIONS SDN. BHD.
Registration No: 200901007695 In the matter of Sections 464(1) is being voluntarily wound up, are o’clock in the forenoon on the 11th day CHARK CHEE KEONG (No. K/P: 511010-10-6461) … DEFENDAN [Co. No. 200401024695 (663202-T)]
(b), 465(1)(e) and 466(1) of the required on or before 10-07-2022 to of October, 2022. (No. K/P: 610126-10-6221) Lot 4024, Jenderam Hilir Batu 27 DI HADAPAN PENOLONG KANAN (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation)
(850670-W) Companies Act 2016 (Act 777); send in their names and addresses with AND any creditor or contributory of the G-17, Jalan Karunmas 10 43800 Sepang PENDAFTAR SYAHDATUL KAMILAH At a Meeting of Members of the above
(IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY particulars of their debts and claims and said company, desiring to support or Taman Desa Karunmas Selangor BINTI ZAKARIA named Company duly held at Suite 12B-
And of any security held by them and the oppose the making of an order on the 43300 Seri Kembangan AMBIL PERHATIAN bahawa satu Writ 23, Level 12B, Wisma Zelan, No. 1 Jalan
WINDING-UP) In the matter of JSK Industries Sdn names and addresses of their Solicitors said Petition, may appear at the time Selangor Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan DALAM KAMAR Tasik Permaisuri 2, Bandar Tun Razak,
At a General Meeting of the members of Bhd [Company No.: 199901019230 (if any) to the undersigned Liquidators of hearing by himself or his counsel dan/atau bertarikh 13.12.2021 (“Writ tersebut”) SECARA E-REVIEW Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur on 3 June
JACKSON ENTERPRISE SDN. BHD. duly (494130-V)] at Suite 15, 6th Floor, IOI Business Park, for that purpose. A copy of the Petition CHARK CHEE KEONG dan satu Perintah Untuk Penyampaian PADA 27 APRIL 2022 2022 the following resolutions set out
convened at No. 121A, Jalan Raja Ekram, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong, will be furnished to any creditor or (No. K/P: 610126-10-6221) Ganti bertarikh 25.3.2022 (“Perintah below were passed:
30450 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan on 7th BETWEEN Selangor and if so required by notice in contributory of the said company No. 22, Jalan USJ 6/6H tersebut”) telah dikeluarkan terhadap NOTIS PENYAMPAIAN GANTI Special Resolution
June, 2022 at 9.00 a.m. the following DWITASIK PROJECT DEVELOPMENT writing from the said Liquidators are by requiring the same by the undersigned 47610 Subang Jaya kamu di Mahkamah Majistret Sepang oleh YANG AMAT ARIF HAKIM BESAR MALAYA, “That the Company be wound up
Special Resolution was duly passed: - SDN BHD their Solicitors or personally to come on payment of the regulated charge for Selangor Tenaga Nasional Berhad (No. Syarikat: ATAS NAMA DAN BAGI PIHAK SERI PADUKA voluntarily, as a Members’ Voluntary
That the Company be wound-up by way of [Company No.: 200701019785 and prove their debts or claims at such the same. AMBIL PERHATIAN bahawa satu Writ 199001009294) yang mempunyai alamat BAGINDA YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG. Liquidation, pursuant to Section 439(1)
members’ voluntary winding-up pursuant (777801-T)] time and place as shall be specified in The Petitioner’s address is L.509 Level Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan bertarikh penyampaian di Pejabat Setiausaha Kepada: (b) of the Companies Act, 2016.”
to Section 439(1)(b) of the Companies Act, such notice or in default thereof they 5 Wisma BU8, NO. 11 Lebuh Bandar 25.2.2022 (“Writ tersebut”) dan satu Syarikat, Tingkat 2, Ibu Pejabat Tenaga WAN MOHAMAD SHUKRI BIN WAN AB Ordinary Resolution
2016 and that pursuant to Section 445(1) … PETITIONER will be excluded from the benefit of any Utama, Bandar Utama PJU6, 47800 Perintah Untuk Penyampaian Ganti Nasional Berhad, No. 129, Jalan Bangsar, KADIR “That Mr. Surdass @ Vipin Kumar of
of the Companies Act, 2016, Mr.Chew AND distribution made before such debts or Petaling Jaya, Selangor. bertarikh 12.5.2022 (“Perintah tersebut”) 59200, Kuala Lumpur dan Mahkamah (NO. K/P: 700223-03-5399) Suite 12B-23, Level 12B, Wisma Zelan,
Choon Seong of 12A (Room 2), Medan JSK INDUSTRIES SDN BHD claims are proved. The Petitioner’s solicitors are Messrs telah dikeluarkan terhadap kamu di telah memerintahkan supaya Writ dan TETUAN WMS ASSOCIATES No. 1 Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 2, Bandar
Bendahara 2, Medan Bendahara, 31650 [Company No.: 199901019230 Dated this 10-06-2022 Louis Ambrose & Partners of Unit Mahkamah Majistret Petaling Jaya oleh Perintah tersebut disampaikan keatas 6-3 Main Tower, Sunsuria Avenue, Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan be appointed (494130-V)] CHAN BEE LEE (F) A1-9-13A, Arcoris Mont Kiara, No. 10, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (No. Syarikat: kamu secara penyampaian ganti Persiaran Mahogany, PJU 5, be and is hereby appointed Liquidator for
as Liquidator for the purpose of such LAI CHUNG EN Jalan Kiara, 50480 Mont Kiara, Kuala 199001009294) yang mempunyai alamat dengan menampalkan sesalinan Writ Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, the purpose of such winding up.
winding-up and the Liquidator be hereby … RESPONDENT Liquidators Lumpur. penyampaian di Pejabat Setiausaha tersebut berserta dengan menampalkan Selangor. It was further resolved that the
authorised to distribute surplus assets of NOTICE OF WINDING-UP ORDER Syarikat, Tingkat 2, Ibu Pejabat Tenaga sesalinan Writ tersebut berserta dengan AMBIL PERHATIAN bahawa suatu Liquidator be empowered to distribute
the Company in specie and to exercise IN the matter of JSK CALL sgd. Nasional Berhad, No. 129, Jalan Bangsar, sesalinan Perintah tersebut di alamat tindakan telah dimulakan terhadap to the members in specie any part of
the powers of the Liquidator as set out in INDUSTRIESSDN BHD Winding-up TO PLACE ………………………… 59200, Kuala Lumpur dan Mahkamah telah Defendan seperti yang tertera pada kamu di Mahkamah Tinggi Shah the assets of the Company and that the
Section 456 of the Companies Act 2016. Order made on the 7th day of June, CLASSIFIED ADS Messrs Louis Ambrose & Partners memerintahkan supaya Writ dan Perintah Writ Saman tersebut yang merupakan Alam dalam SAMAN PEMULA NO.: BA- Company shall indemnify the Liquidator
Dated this 10th June, 2022 2022. Solicitors for the Petitioner tersebut disampaikan keatas kamu secara alamat Defendan tersebut yang terakhir 24NCVC-503-04/2022 oleh LEE CHAI HEE against all costs, charges, losses,
LEONG TAK LANG @ LEONG TUCK LANG Name and address of liquidator MS. SHOBA NOTE: penyampaian ganti dengan menampalkan diketahui, dan dengan mengiklankan (NO. K/P: 681021-10-6928) dan LEE BENG expenses and liabilities to be incurred
Director Any person who intends to appear sesalinan Writ tersebut berserta dengan satu Notis sekali dalam akhbar “The ONG (NO. K/P: 730715-10-6007) yang or sustained by him in the execution and
THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER, T 03 7784 8888 on the hearing of the said Petition sesalinan Perintah tersebut di papan Sun”. beralamat di No 1, Jalan BS 5/18B, Taman discharge of his duties in relation thereto
IN THE MATTER OF MALAYSIA F 03 7784 4424 must serve on, or send by post to, notis Mahkamah Majistret Petaling Jaya, DAN BAHAWA penampalan dan Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan 43300 but shall not include any costs, charges,
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 the above-named Messrs Louis dengan menampalkan sesalinan Writ pengiklanan tersebut hendaklah Selangor Darul Ehsan dimana tuntutan losses, expenses and liabilities that may
Malaysia Department of Insolvency Ambrose & Partners notice in writing Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan tersebut dianggap sebagai penyampaian Plaintif-Plaintif adalah seperti di dalam arise as a result of his negligence as
AND Selangor Branch of his intention to do so. The notice berserta dengan sesalinan Perintah ini di yang sempurna dan mencukupi Writ Permintaan Untuk Saman Pemula. Liquidator of the Company.”
IN THE MATTER OF must state the name and address alamat-alamat terakhir Defendan yang Saman dan Pernyataan Tuntutan DAN BAHAWA Mahkamah Yang Mulia ini Dated : 10 June 2022
JACKSON ENTERPRISE SDN. BHD. East Entrance, Lot F23-F45 of the person, or if a firm, the name diketahui, dan dengan mengiklankan satu tersebut keatas Defendan tujuh (7) telah memerintahkan bahawa Saman LIM CHOON SAN
Registration No: 200901007695 Level 1 Bangunan IDCC Shah Alam and address of the firm, and must be Notis sekali dalam akhbar “The Sun”. hari selepas pelaksanaan terakhir Pemula ini diserahkan kepada kamu Director
signed by the person or firm, or his DAN BAHAWA penampalan dan tindakan penampalan-penampalan dan secara Penyampaian Ganti dengan IN THE MATTER OF
(850670-W) Jalan Pahat L 15/L, Seksyen 15 or their solicitors (if any) and must pengiklanan tersebut hendaklah dianggap pengiklanan tersebut. menampalkan sesalinan Perintah THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
(IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY 40200 Shah Alam be served, or, if posted must be sent sebagai penyampaian yang sempurna dan DAN AMBIL PERHATIAN SELANJUTNYA Penyampaian Ganti dan sesalinan Saman
by post in sufficient time to reach the mencukupi Writ Saman dan Pernyataan bahawa Saman tersebut tersebut Pemula di Papan Tanda Notis Penyampaian AND
WINDING-UP) Selangor Darul Ehsan above-named not later than 12 o’clock Tuntutan tersebut keatas Defendan tujuh akan didengar di Mahkamah Majistret Ganti di Kompleks Mahkamah Shah Alam IN THE MATTER OF
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Dated this 7th day of June 2022. noon of the 10th day of October, 2022 (7) hari selepas pelaksanaan terakhir Sepang, Lot 1180C, Jalan Taman Seroja, dan melalui pengiklanan dalam Surat ERMS SOLUTIONS SDN. BHD.
Creditors of the abovenamed Company, (the day before the day appointed for tindakan penampalan-penampalan dan Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, 43900 Sepang, Akhbar tempatan iaitu ‘The Sun daily’ [Co. No. 200401024695 (663202-T)]
which is being voluntarily wound-up, are - sgd - the hearing of the Petition). pengiklanan tersebut. Selangor pada 25.5.2022, pukul 9.00 untuk satu hari (1) dan penampalan- (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation)
required on or before the 9th July 2022 …………………… DAN AMBIL PERHATIAN SELANJUTNYA pagi di hadapan Majistret Puan Ayuni penampalan dan pengiklanan tersebut Notice is hereby given that the creditors
to send in their names and addresses bahawa Saman tersebut tersebut akan Izzaty Binti Sulaiman di mana kamu perlu hendaklah dianggap dan/atau diambil of the abovementioned Company which
with particulars of their debts and claims Shin Shin & Co didengar di Mahkamah Majistret 5, menghadirkan diri pada tarikh tersebut. sebagai sempurna dan cukup terhadap is hereby wound up voluntarily, are
and of any security held by them, and Solicitors for the Petitioner Tingkat 3, di Mahkamah Majistret Petaling Jika kamu gagal menghadirkan diri Defendan selepas tamat tempoh Tujuh (7) required on or before 11 July 2022 to
the names, addresses of their solicitor (if This NOTICE OF WINDING-UP ORDER Jaya, pada 17.6.2022, pukul 9.00 pagi pada tarikh tersebut, suatu penghakiman hari daripada tarikh terakhir penampalan- send in their names and addresses
any) to the undersigned Liquidator at 12A is filed by Shin Shin & Co, solicitors di hadapan Majistret Puan Sara Zuriati ingkar boleh dikeluarkan terhadap kamu. penampalan dan pengiklanan tersebut. of their solicitors (if any) to the
(Room 2), Medan Bendahara 2, Medan for the Petitioner abovenamed, with binti Zaharifudin di mana kamu perlu Sesalinan Writ Saman dan Pernyataan Jika kamu berhasrat untuk membela undersigned, the Liquidator of the said
Bendahara, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, and if so an address of service at A-5-10 menghadirkan diri pada tarikh tersebut. Tuntutan tersebut dan Perintah tersebut dalam tindakan tersebut, kamu Company, and, if so required in writing
required by notice in writing from the Empire Tower SS 16/1, 47500 Jika kamu gagal menghadirkan diri pada boleh diperiksa oleh kamu atas mestilah dalam masa Tujuh (7) hari from the said Liquidator, are by their
said Liquidator, are by their solicitors or Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. tarikh tersebut, suatu penghakiman permintaan di Mahkamah ini. daripada penampalan-penampalan dan solicitors or personally, to come in and
personally to come and prove their debts [Tel: 03-5033 1658; Fax: 03-5033 ingkar boleh dikeluarkan terhadap kamu. Bertarikh 24 haribulan Mei 2022 pengiklanan tersebut, termasuk hari prove the said debts or claims at such
or claims at such time and place as shall 1659] Sesalinan Writ Saman dan Pernyataan pengiraan itu, memasukkan Kehadiran di time and place as shall be specified in
be specified in such notice or in default [E-mail: [email protected]] Tuntutan tersebut dan Perintah tersebut t.t. Pejabat Pendaftaran Mahkamah Tinggi di such notice, or in default thereof, they
thereof they will be excluded from the [Ref: L20.279] boleh diperiksa oleh kamu atas ............................. Shah Alam. Jika ingkar apa-apa kehadiran will be excluded from the benefit of any
benefits of any distribution made before permintaan di Mahkamah ini. Peguamcara Plaintif yang sedemikian maka penghakiman distribution made before such debts are
such debts or claims are proved. Bertarikh 8 haribulan Jun 2022 NOTIS PENGIKLANAN ini telah boleh dibuat terhadap kamu. proved.
Dated this 10th June, 2022 dikeluarkan oleh Tetuan Vin Law Co. Dated : 10 June 2022
CHEW CHOON SEONG t.t. yang beralamat di Suite 6.05, Tingkat Bertarikh pada 8 Jun 2022 SURDASS @ VIPIN KUMAR
Liquidator ............................ 6, Wisma E&C, No. 2, Lorong Dungun …………………………….. Liquidator
Peguamcara Plaintif Kiri, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Suite 12B-23, Level 12B, Wisma Zelan,
NOTIS PENGIKLANAN ini telah dikeluarkan Lumpur, peguamcara bagi pihak Plaintif. Penolong Kanan Pendaftar No. 1 Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 2,
oleh Tetuan Vin Law Co. yang beralamat di Tel: 03-2093 3300 Faks: 03-2093 2200 / Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras,
Suite 6.05, Tingkat 6, Wisma E&C, No. 2, emel: [email protected] 56000 Kuala Lumpur
Lorong Dungun Kiri, Damansara Heights, (Ruj: VR/LIT/102/2020/TNB-LATIP)) Shah Alam
50490 Kuala Lumpur, peguamcara bagi NOTIS PENYAMPAIAN GANTI ini difailkan
pihak Plaintif. Tel: 03-2093 3300 Faks: 03- oleh TETUAN OOI’S CHAMBERS,
2093 2200 / emel: [email protected] peguamcara bagi Plaintif-Plaintif dan
(Ruj: VR/LIT/08/2021/TNB-CHARK) mempunyai alamat penyampaian di No.
E-28-05, Menara Suezcap 2, KL Gateway,
No. 2, Jalan Kerinchi, Gerbang Kerinchi
Lestari, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
(Tel: 012-3148 012
Emel: [email protected])

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Murray turns spotlight on Raducanu’s team SHORTS

JUDY MURRAY claims that Emma Raducanu’s week before the action at SW19 begins. players, it shouldn’t be a case of patching them Broad wants the
recurring injury woes are common for a player With fans concerned over the youngster up and preparing them for the next high-profile Nottingham roar
earning their stripes on the senior circuit, but event just because a sponsor or a federation
questioned whether her raft of sponsorship deals fitness, Murray has urged her team to think wants to ensure their branding is visible. ENGLAND will aim to carry on from where
have been beneficial for her development. carefully about how they handle Raducanu’s they left off under their new leadership duo
young career. “I’ve seen it before – a sponsor might have a of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon
The Brit was forced to retire from the campaign to activate at the next slam, so they McCullum, the former New Zealand skipper,
Nottingham Open on Tuesday after suffering a “Raducanu’s team will be mindful of all the put pressure on the agent, who puts pressure when they face the Black Caps in the second
side injury but remains on course to play at savvy sponsorship deals and marketing on the coach, who in turn pressurises the Test in Nottingham starting today.
Wimbledon later this month. campaigns she has astutely tapped into over the fitness trainer to make sure the player is ready.
past eight months,” she wrote in The Telegraph. But is that keeping the athlete’s best interests They are 1-0 up in this three-match series
She will not feature in next week’s at heart?” – Express Newspapers/The after a five-wicket victory over New Zealand
Birmingham Classic but could enter the “They will no doubt bring her huge financial Independent at Lord’s last week gave England just their
Eastbourne International, which takes place a rewards, but at what cost to her body? second win in 18 matches at this level.

“I say this because as with most young Now Stuart Broad wants to gee up the
crowd at Trent Bridge, his home ground, just
Max warning as he did in changing the momentum at
Verstappen cautions Hamilton, Leclerc Lord’s, when New Zealand lost three wickets
of ‘unfinished business’ in Baku in three balls to spark a collapse of six for 34
coastline fresh from his Monaco on the third day.
MAX VERSTAPPEN has warned Lewis triumph and with the ink barely
Hamilton and Charles Leclerc that he has dry on a two-year extension to his Broad is now looking to capitalise on a
“unfinished business” at the Azerbaijan Red Bull contract. party atmosphere created by football club
Grand Prix after a run of bad results at the “He’s in this championship just as Nottingham Forest’s recent promotion to the
circuit. Premier League.
Verstappen was on course to win the race last year much as Max is,” Red Bull boss Christian
before a late puncture saw him crash out towards the Horner stated in the aftermath of Perez’s “I ran in and felt the ground was a bit
end of the race. third career win after Azerbaijan in 2021 quiet, so let’s get this ground going,” said
It was the Dutchman’s third retirement from four and in Bahrain the season before. Broad as he reflected on the first Test.
starts at the Baku circuit as his terrible run continues. Perez was helped in Monaco by his
He has only crossed the line once, to finish fourth, team’s pit stop prowess with Ferrari bungling “I know that’s when I’m at my best… I
meaning he has never secured a win or podium there. theirs but Horner warned the Italian need to take that into Trent Bridge, because
“I’m looking forward to returning to Baku, we have constructor’s faster car will be hard to stop “over if I get that Nottingham roar, with the party
some unfinished business there after last year. the coming races”. mode the Forest fans are in, it could have a
“It’s a tricky track with big braking zones and a tight Baku has a reputation for serving up the huge benefit.”
run-off, finding the best set-up for the car will be difficult unexpected, with cars hurtling down the Neftchilar
in terms of making sure we get the correct wing level. Avenue, the longest straight on the calendar, at Azam trumps Hope and
“It will also be interesting to see if we can make our 350kph, before snaking through the sinuous Windies in first ODI
one lap performance better for qualifying as we’ve been old town framed by Baku’s
lacking a little.” medieval city walls. PAKISTAN skipper Babar Azam became the
In comparison, Hamilton has had better success It’s unpredictable nature is first batter to knock three successive one-
with one win and a second-place finish to his name. borne out by the results, with a day international hundreds twice as he
However, the seven-time champion also had a race different driver winning each anchored a five-wicket win over the West
to forget last season after blowing his chance to score big edition since Nico Rosberg won Indies in Multan yesterday.
points. the first Grand Prix held there,
Hamilton messed up the restart after Verstappen’s the European, in 2016. – Ranked No. 1 batter in both limited overs
crash, going straight on at turn one to blow his chance of Express Newspapers/AFP formats, Azam cracked a brilliant 107-ball
a win or at least a podium. 103 with nine boundaries to help Pakistan
The incident dropped him outside the top 10 and he overhaul a tough 306-run target in 49.2
came through to score no points in 15th place. overs.
However, Verstappen’s biggest threat this weekend is
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc who lies just nine points Opener Shai Hope knocked a 134-ball
behind him in the world championship. 127 for his 12th one-day international
The pressure is now on Ferrari with the century to help the West Indies post an
Monegasque not winning since the Australian Grand impressive 305-8 – their highest against
Prix back in April. Leclerc also has demons he will want Pakistan in Pakistan.
to get the better of this weekend.
The Ferrari star looked on course for pole at the The win gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the
2019 race before crashing out in Q3, scuppering his three match series and 10 crucial points in
chances of securing a first career win. the ODI Super League, a qualification
He has also never scored a podium at the process for 2023 World Cup (50 overs) to be
Baku circuit with fourth last year his best result. hosted by India.
Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate
Sergio Perez has fond memories of But once Azam and Mohammad Rizwan
last year’s Azerbaijan Grand (59) fell in quick succession, Pakistan were in
Prix and returns to the a spot of bother with 50 needed off 32 balls.
fast and furious streets
of Baku as a viable Khushdil Shah lived up to his big hitting
contender for the and carted four sixes in his 23-ball 41 not out
world – three successive in Romario Shepherd’s
championship. 47th over before Mohammad Nawaz hit the
“Checo” FROM LEFT: Hamilton, winnings six in the final over.
Leclerc and Verstappen.
arrives on the The second match is today and third on
Caspian Sea Sunday, also in Multan.

Loyal PGA players say LIV Golf ‘stinks’ Australia take winning
lead in Sri Lanka
MULTIPLE major winners Rory McIlroy and cohesive and I think it was on a pretty good going on, on a tour that has been around for a
Justin Thomas declared the Saudi-backed LIV trajectory until this happened.” very long time and is in one of the best places it SRI LANKAN spinner Wanindu Hasaranga
Golf Invitational Series “a shame” and “a has ever been. It’s just a bummer those guys took four wickets in Colombo yesterday but
bummer” yesterday for fracturing the sport at its The upstart series, offering a combined won’t be a part of it.” could stop Australia grabbing an unassailable
peak. US$255 million (RM110m) total prize money for 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series.
its eight events, has lured such stars as Phil 8th ranked McIlroy, a four-time major winner,
Along with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia. repeated his US PGA support and warned that Hasaranga took 4-33 in his four overs of
pair spoke at the US PGA Tour’s Canadian Open, choices made only for money tend not to work wily leg-spin after Sri Lankan batters had
which starts today in competition LIV Golf’s Multiple reports yesterday said that US major out. once again failed to fire.
debut event outside London. winners Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau
will join LIV Golf next month for its first US event. “Any decision you make in your life purely for The hosts only managed 124-9 after
“It’s a shame that it’s going to fracture the money usually doesn’t end up going the right visitors won the toss and chose to field in the
game,” McIlroy said. “The professional game is In the meantime, the PGA has said there will way.” second T20. It was their second ordinary
the window shop into golf. be consequences for those who play in England batting performance in the series after they
since the tour refused releases for PGA players to Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes was upset at LIV were out for 128 on Tuesday.
“If the general public are confused about compete in an event opposite this week’s stop at Golf’s timing opposite the Toronto event.
who is playing where and what tournament’s on par-70 St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Australia then scored 126-7 in 17.5 overs
this week and oh, he plays there and he doesn’t Toronto. “It stinks,” Hughes said. “There wasn’t really for a tricky three wicket victory.
get into these events, it just becomes so going to be good timing for that, but as a
confusing. “It’s a bummer,” said Thomas. “The decision is Canadian, yeah, it’s a bit disappointing. “There was a bit going, and we know Sri
theirs, but I just wish it wouldn’t be taking away Lanka are a difficult team to face at home,”
“Everything needs to try to become more from the great story lines and things that are “I think most of the eyes will still be here. The Matthew Wade said.
top part of this field is really great.” – AFP
“We just knew we needed to get through
their two main spinners and tick off the runs.
It certainly helped that guys got off to a flyer
at the start, so the run rate wasn’t really an
issue,” he added.

Earlier, Maxwell opened the bowling for
Australia with his off-spin and took 2-18 in his
three overs to lead a tight Australian bowling
performance.

Maxwell was well supported by pacers
Jhye Richardson, who finished with 3-26 in
his four overs, and Kane Richardson, who
took four wickets and only gave away 30 runs
in his spell.

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Clarke hails ‘outstanding Robertson TOUCHLINES

STEVE CLARKE hailed the leadership qualities week and had to go again. I have to mention Scotland and indeed the latter would have had CHELSEA have told their Belgium striker
of captain Andy Robertson following Scotland’s the captain, I thought he was outstanding. a double had he not been offside when he Romelu Lukaku, 29, he can rejoin Inter
2-0 win over Armenia at Hampden Park. knocked the ball over the line again just before Milan on loan if the finances are right for
“He was outstanding in the dressing room the break. the Premier League side.
A week after 2022 World Cup hopes ended before the game, himself, John McGinn, Callum HOWEVER, Inter are not confident of reaching
with a demoralising defeat to Ukraine in the McGregor, leaders, taking us on the pitch in a Clarke said: “I had no real doubts about Tony an agreement with Chelsea because of the
playoff semifinal at the national stadium, the good frame of mind and with three good because he plays for Celtic and they come up finances involved.
Scots had to host the Armenians in their performances. against opposition who sit and defend and BENFICA’S Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez,
Nations League Group B1 opener. make it difficult for them. 22, is hesitant to join Manchester United
“But I thought the captain was exceptional. because they are not in the Champions
Celtic fullback Anthony Ralston, making his It was just in general, as a captain, leader. “I knew he would find the right position on League next season.
first Scotland start, headed home in the 28th the pitch and certainly when he got the goal it LIVERPOOL have pulled in front of the Red
minute before Nottingham Forest defender “It is a role that Andy has really grown into was definitely the right position. Devils in the race for Nunez.
Scott McKenna doubled that lead with a header and sometimes he doesn’t quite get the NUNEZ has informed Liverpool manager
from a corner five minutes from the break. mentions that maybe he should do. “Scott did well, I thought the whole back- Jurgen Klopp that he would prefer to move
three did well as a unit and obviously for Scott to Anfield.
Clarke, who made six changes, revealed that “And captains are important at this time, to get the goal. MANCHESTER UNITED have made an initial
Liverpool leftback Robertson had played a true people you are looking for to step up, John offer of €60m (RM282m) – plus €20m
captain’s part on and off the park. McGinn, Callum McGregor that was important “If he hadn’t been quite so impetuous and (RM94m) in add-ons – for Barcelona’s 25-year-
as well.” got himself half a step offside he would have old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong,
He said: “It was important to refresh it and had a double tonight. It was a good night for who has been contacted by manager Erik ten
also important for the boys who played last Clarke was happy to see Ralston and everyone.” – The Independent Hag.
McKenna both getting off the mark with WALES striker Gareth Bale, 32, could sign
for Madrid-based Getafe because of a
Bushwhacked in Brussels desire not to uproot his family following his
Belgium bounce back to hit Poland for sixELGIUM tore Poland Real Madrid exit.
apart to win their Leandro Trossard replaced BUT Bale’s agent Joshua Barnett has dismissed
Nations League match any link between the La Liga club and his
client.
B6-1 in Brussels BRAZIL forward Richarlison, 25, has told
injury at Real Madrid this season Hazard and scored twice in 4 opener to the Netherlands, sit Everton he wants to leave the club.
and was an unused substitute in second behind their neighbours ENGLAND striker Harry Kane is optimistic
the Champions League final, seven minutes. and ahead of Poland on goal about his Tottenham future under manager
came off after 66 minutes. Defender Leander difference. Antonio Conte – and could be persuaded to
yesterday. “I am extremely happy that I Dendoncker then “Nobody should be finish his career at the club.
Belgium lost their opening could be important to the team, struck his first worried about the LIVERPOOL turn down deal worth £30m
game to neighbours especially after international goal future of Belgian (RM168m) for Sadio Mane from Bayern
Netherlands but responded with m y from long range. football. We have Munich.
an increasingly dominant season,” Lois Openda, immense talent but MANCHESTER CITY’S Brazil forward Gabriel
performance and finished the he said. who came off the we have to be Jesus has been offered to Tottenham in a blow
game with five goals in just over bench to make patient,” said to their north London rivals Arsenal, who have
30 minutes. his international Martinez. also been linked with the 25-year-old.
“It brings extra emotion when debut with six “We finally have the CITY are set to make contact with Leeds
you lose against your rivals so minutes left, structure in place. The rest United over a transfer for 26-year-old
that was definitely a motivator rounded off the rout in will follow, but the talent is England midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
tonight,” said Belgium coach added time. definitely there.” – WEST HAM will listen to offers for Algeria
Roberto Martinez. “It was a match that AFP winger Said Benrahma, 26, this summer.
“Against The Netherlands we will give us a lot to think FORMER Manchester United manager Louis
were passive, waiting, insecure. about, a lot of question van Gaal has warned Ajax and Netherlands
Now we were a team instead of marks in various parts of defender Jurrien Timber, 20, against a
individuals.” our game plan and overall move to Old Trafford this summer.
Belgium suffered another strategy, but also a lesson TOTTENHAM have had their attempt to sign
early setback yesterday as the on how to play against Manchester United’s England striker Marcus
visitors took the lead after such teams,” said Rashford, 24, rejected.
28 minutes as star striker Lewandowski. JUVENTUS have cooled their interest in
Robert Lewandowski Belgium, who former Manchester United forward Jesse
struck with his 22nd lost their Lingard after initially expressing an interest
goal for club and Group in signing the 29-year-old England interna-
country in 2022. The tional on a free transfer.
hosts levelled three
minutes before RESULTS
half-time.
Kevin de NATIONS LEAGUE
Bruyne cut League A, Group 4: Belgium 6 (Witsel 42, De
through Poland’s Robert Lewandowski Bruyne 59, Trossard 73, 80, Dendoncker 83,
the Polish (right) heads the ball next to Openda 90+3) Poland 1 (Lewandowski 28),
defence. Belgium’s Jan Vertonghen Wales 1 (Norrington-Davies 90+2) Nether-
After his during their Nations League lands 2 (Koopmeiners 50, Weghorst 90+4).
drive was match. – AFPPIX League B, Group 1: Republic of Ireland 0
Ukraine 1 (Tsygankov 47), Scotland 2 (Ralston
parried, Timothy 28, McKenna 40) Armenia 0.
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
Castagne rolled the ball back to Group F: Uganda 1 Niger 1, Tanzania 0
Axel Witsel who swerved a drive Algeria 2.
inside the post. Group G: Congo Brazzaville 1 Gambia 0.
Belgium took the lead after 59 Group I: Gabon 0 Mauritania 0, Sudan 2
minutes on the counter-attack. DR Congo 1.
Captain Eden Hazard found De Group L: Benin 0 Mozambique 1.
Bruyne free in the box and he
slid a shot past Bartlomiej
Dragowski.
Hazard, who struggled with

Ireland boss Kenny has no time to dwell on defeat

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND boss Stephen Kenny wanted to do that and we haven’t done that, Tsygankov’s 48th-minute freekick, which
has told his players they do not have time to that’s for sure, particularly with the game in caught out keeper Caoimhin Kelleher as it
be hurt over their pointless start to the new Armenia. curled towards his far post without getting
Nations League campaign. the touch he expected from any of the men it
“We always knew that Ukraine would be a passed.
Ireland slipped to a second successive 1-0 tough game – they got to the quarterfinals of
defeat yesterday when a much-changed the European Championships, they’re a Shane Duffy might have snatched a draw
Ukraine side won at the Aviva Stadium four quality team, so that was always going to be 11 minutes from time when he rattled the
days after Kenny’s men lost in Armenia to a tough game. crossbar with a header, but it was the visitors,
leave them at the foot of League B, Group 1. roared on by 3,500 Ukrainians now living in
“But of course we would want points. I’m Ireland among a crowd of 40,111 at the Aviva
The manager, whose side welcome just raging that we didn’t get at least one win Stadium, who prevailed.
Scotland to Dublin on Sunday, said: “We’re there in the two narrow games.”
hurting at the moment and we don’t have Kenny said: “The goal itself was a fluke, it’s
time for that because such is the quick turn- Kenny’s men have now not won any of the just a freekick that took a massive jump off
around here. We’ve got to get ourselves ready 12 games they have played in the the ground into the net.
for Scotland.” competition and his hopes of topping the
group lie in tatters. “I can’t fault the players, the players left
Asked if he was surprised his side had not everything out there. They gave absolutely
opened their account, Kenny added: “We Ukraine ultimately secured victory everything.” – The Independent
courtesy of half-time substitute Viktor

FRIDAY • JUNE 10, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY

It was important to refresh it and also
important for the boys who played last
week and had to go again. I have to mention the
captain, I thought he was outstanding. He was
outstanding in the dressing room before the
game…”

Scotland manager Steve Clarke

Dragons need to learn dark
arts to see out games: Bale

GARETH BALE says Wales must learn more than a competitive fixture.
“the dark arts” after conceding a last- Both teams fielded shadow sides – in
minute goal that saw them beaten 2-1 Holland’s case they made 11 changes
by Nations League opponents Holland. from the side that had thumped Belgium
The Red Dragons looked to have 4-1 in their Nations League opener.
earned a point as Rhys Norrington- Bale won his 104th cap after being
Davies headed home his first sent on for the final 13 minutes, but
international goal in the 92nd minute Wales slid to a second Nations League
after Teun Koopmeiners fired Louis van defeat following last week’s setback in
Gaal’s men ahead early on in the second- Poland.
half. Wales manager Robert Page said: “I
But Wout Weghorst headed beyond am coming away disappointed that we
Adam Davies at the death to earn the haven’t got at least a draw.
visitors all three points in the Nations “We gave ourselves a great
League contest at Cardiff City Stadium. opportunity, then showed a little bit of
In the build-up to Netherlands’ naivety, but that is a lesson we have got
dramatic winner, substitute Frenkie de to learn.
Jong charged beyond Chris Mepham “I can’t fault the effort of the players
and Harry Wilson before teeing up Tyrell again. I am really proud of them for that
Malacia who crossed for Weghorst to performance against a very good Dutch
bag the winner. team.”
And Bale, along with boss Rob Page, Page revealed that goalkeeper Wayne
believes a foul should have been Hennessey was ruled out by a knock,
committed to prevent the late winner. while his replacement Danny Ward then
“It was a difficult game. We didn’t went off at halftime.
have our full-strength squad,” Bale told “The Poland game and this game
Sgorio. were influenced by a final (against
“The boys who came in worked very Ukraine) in between,” Page said.
hard to get the equaliser then to “The team against Poland was one
concede so early after that was gutting, eye on the final, and the team today was
but it’s something we have to learn, because of the final.
maybe the dark arts of taking him down, “If you have got a squad of 50 players,
we need to learn from this. great, it is no problem. We haven’t got
Wales defender Rhys “They’re a world-class team and we’re the luxury of changing all 11 players like
Norrington-Davies (left) in this A league now because we deserve Holland did tonight.
vies with Netherlands to be testing ourselves against the best. “Wayne has picked up a knock and he
striker Cody Gakpo “I think if you’re the tier below you get couldn’t play, and Danny came off at
during the Nations away with that at the end. You play the halftime. We’ve just got to get on with it.
League, League A top teams, you don’t do the things you “Danny has a slight issue with his
Group 4 match at need to do and you get punished. knee. It flared up at half-time and he
Cardiff City stadium “It’s hard to take but it’s something couldn’t carry on.
yesterday. – AFPPIX we need to learn from, we’re still a young “We had a plan in place. I wanted to
team we have to learn from stuff like that give Gareth some minutes and we were
New and take it forward.” able to do that,” the head coach said.
Four days earlier Wales had qualified “These Nations Leagues have always
for their first World Cup for 64 years and been about preparation. We’ve got four
this was definitely a case of after the Lord games before Nov 21 (Wales’World Cup
Mayor’s show with the intensity of the opener against the United States in
occasion often resembling a friendly Qatar).” – The Independent/WalesOnline
pride of Lions
Southgate welcomes fringe players willing to ‘die for’ England

GARETH SOUTHGATE insists he will minded. Bukayo (Saka) came out of the pack “So it’s not only the quality and experience of Pickford having started against both Hungary
not be too loyal to the England players and we didn’t hesitate putting Jude playing in an environment like that, but the and Germany.
who have been integral to his team in (Bellingham) into the fray, which was an spirit they’ve got and the fact they’re going to
recent years as he claimed the current incredible experience for him. die for each other on the pitch. “I think we will (make alterations) because I
crop would “die for each other” on the pitch. think you have seen right across Europe: France
“But to win big matches there’s a huge “They could barely walk in the dressing changed 10, Spain changed eight, Portugal
The Three Lions battled back from a goal amount of qualities that are needed. It’s not just room. It’s a phenomenal effort they’ve given, changed seven,” he added.
down to draw 1-1 with Germany in their about talent. You’ve got to have knowhow and particularly after some of them having to play
Nations League group clash on Tuesday night. awareness. longer than we’d hoped on Saturday (against “So this is quite a unique set of games where
Germany), at this stage of the season. teams are thinking about player welfare to a
Harry Kane’s late penalty, his 50th England “Of course we want to try to develop others degree, freshness, but also they are preparing
goal, cancelled out Jonas Hofmann’s opener as and bring that competition and to give them the “What I would say is that we’ve clearly got to for a World Cup because they know what’s
Southgate’s side extended their unbeaten run similar sorts of experiences, which indirectly look after the welfare of the players. That’s part coming and what they haven’t got in terms of
against Germany to three games. Jude ended up getting. But that’s a process.” of what we were doing on Saturday, with a view friendlies ahead of the tournament.
to having the freshness we were going to need
Of the 14 players who featured in the draw at Southgate has long been a champion of the tonight to compete.” “So strategically it’s a bit of a unique
the Allianz Arena, West Ham forward Jarrod spirit and character among his squad, a belief situation and I think you are seeing it right
Bowen was the only one who was not part of the backed up by his core members who regularly Southgate confirmed he will make changes across Europe.
squad beaten on penalties in the final of Euro get the call-up. for Sunday’s (2.45am malaysian time) visit of
2020 last summer. Italy as the European champions visit Molinuex “I’m not going to give everything away but
He believes that determination was once in a Nations League meeting that will take place we will have a look at another goalkeeper at
Seven of the starters against Germany were again on show in Munich as he praised the behind closed doors. least once in this period.
also in the line-up that lost to Croatia in the last effort of the players at the end of a long season.
four of the 2018 World Cup. He also hinted that either Arsenal’s Aaron “We felt that was the right way to approach
“So many of them, when picking the team, Ramsdale or Nick Pope of Burnley could be this set of games and we also know that we need
Asked if he can be too loyal to those players, you look at it and they’ve been to a World Cup given a chance to impress in goal, with Jordan to try and give those boys more experience as
Southgate replied: “No. We’re totally open- semifinal and Euros final,” he added. well.” – The Independent

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