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TELLING IT AS IT IS 2page Ruffled feathers 4page Scientist
over RFID proposes ‘Soil
implementation Museum’ for UPM

ON THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2022

No. 7955 PP 2644/12/2012 (031195) www.thesundaily.my

UNSTABLE SLOPE ... Several
vehicles are seen in a ravine after a landslip
occurred in Lestari Perdana, Seri Kembangan
on Tuesday evening. No
casualties were reported.
– ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN Story on

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Lifestyle malady

█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI oPoor eating habits have led to increase in hormone goes into the bloodstream, a condition
[email protected] cases of non-communicable diseases called hyperinsulinemia, which is associated
with Type 2 diabetes.
PETALING JAYA: Healthy eating is an “This insulin encourages the conversion of
oft-touted lifestyle advice. Yet, it is sugar to fat through a process called lipogenesis.
seldom heeded. As a result, This promotes obesity.”
non-communicable diseases (NCD) Diets rich in carbohydrates may also lead to
such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular accounts for 8.1% of the adult population. This leads to weight gain, diabetes, heart hyperinsulinemia.
diseases as well as some types of cancer and Cardiovascular diseases take 17.9 million diseases and even some form of cancers. Kamalanathan said insulin resistance, that is
bone conditions have become humanity’s mainly caused by obesity and lack of physical
greatest health threat. lives worldwide each year, making it the leading Kamalanathan added that while a activity, is responsible for 46% of coronary
cause of death globally, according to the World low-carbohydrate diet is recommended to help arterial diseases in non-diabetics.
Physician Dr Kamalanathan S.P.S. said Health Organisation. maintain a healthy life, those who are already He said vegetables are ideal for those on a
diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are among diabetic should adopt a zero-carbohydrate low-carbohydrate diet.
the biggest health problems today. However, there are ways to avoid these regimen. “They contain a lot of fibre, which keeps your
lifestyle diseases, and it is as simple as eating stomach full. Whole plant-based
Recent data shows that diabetes cases have healthy. Snacking between meals is another habit foods are important. The
reached alarming levels. For instance, 50% of to avoid. microbiome in the gut feeds on Turn to
Americans are diabetic or pre-diabetic, while Kamalanathan’s advice is to reduce the the soluble and insoluble fibre
16% to 25% are insulin resistant. consumption of refined foods and “Every time food enters the stomach, the —
carbohydrates such as rice and bread, that pancreas reacts by pumping out insulin,” that we consume from page 3
Data released in conjunction with World contain high levels of sugar, salt and fat, while Kamalanathan explained. plant-based foods.”
Diabetes Day in November last year showed 1.7 carbohydrates are converted into sugar in
million adults in Malaysia have diabetes. That the body. Frequent intake of food produces more
insulin and an excessive amount of the

2 theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022 Plans for Kudat
port to continue:
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS Bung Moktar

Experts urge authorities KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah
to improve RFID system government will continue its plans
for the construction of a new port
KUALA LUMPUR: Are Malaysians oHighwayusersexpress preferenceto collection system. in Kudat to boost the local
averse to innovation and more continue using SmartTag for toll transactions Considering that the barrier toll economy and state revenue, said
comfortable using existing Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri
technologies? This was among the technology which they said claiming that the tags could be easily system is part of RFID, it requires Bung Moktar Radin.
questions that arose after many inconvenienced them, as many damaged. vehicles to slow down when going
highway users made it clear that they found themselves stuck at toll booths past the toll booth, Bernama He said the district is
prefer to stick to SmartTAG rather as their RFID sticker tags could not be Several engineering experts reported. strategically located for port-
than the radio frequency read by scanners. This ran contrary to contacted said people are willing to based economic development.
identification (RFID) system for their the RFID goal of easing traffic accept any new technology, provided Meanwhile, Universiti Putra
toll transactions. congestion and speeding up toll it is truly effective and benefited Malaysia faculty of human ecology “I have discussed the matter
transactions. them. senior lecturer Dr Irwan Syah Md with the Sabah chief minister and
PLUS Malaysia Bhd’s rollout of the Yusoff said the RFID tag, priced at decided to continue with the plan.
RFID system from Juru in Penang to The challenges that arose Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia RM35 each, is not only costly but
Skudai in Johor on the North-South following the implementation of faculty of engineering and built vulnerable to damage as well. “We hope the federal
Expressway from Jan 15 has drawn RFID have also affected PLUS’ efforts environment senior lecturer Assoc government will not only agree
less than favourable response from to phase out the use of Touch ‘n Go Prof Dr Sawal Hamid Md Ali said He said prolonged exposure to with the plan but also provide the
road users who questioned the and SmartTAG and eliminate toll people have the right to question the extreme heat may affect its necessary allocation to implement
effectiveness of the new toll collection barriers by 2023. rationale behind replacing the effectiveness. it.”
system. existing toll collection system with
Apart from the RFID tag detection the new RFID technology if the latter Malaysian Muslim Consumers He was speaking after
Considering the massive traffic system that malfunctioned, other is beset with weaknesses and is not Association chief Datuk Nadzim officiating at the Sabah Ports
congestion that built up at various toll issues raised by motorists included very different from the earlier system. Johan had recently voiced Authority Excellent Services
plazas on the first day of its the steep cost of installing the RFID dissatisfaction over the price of the Award 2021 ceremony at the
implementation, the road users’ tags as well as their poor quality, He added it is more practical to RFID tag, saying that a reasonable Sabah International Convention
concerns were legitimate. implement a barrier-free toll price would be RM1 or RM2. Centre yesterday.

They disputed PLUS’ rationale Following public complaints, the Bung Moktar, who is also Sabah
behind using the RFID digital data government decided on Jan 19 that works minister, is optimistic that
highway users can continue using the plan will be able to stimulate
Touch ‘n Go or SmartTAG. local development as many areas
near Kudat, such as Kota Marudu,
Deputy SCRUMPTIOUS ... Hee Swee Matunggong and Pitas, lack
minister’s Yen with kuih kapit she made at adequate infrastructure facilities.
Jordan, her home in Penang. The
Azerbaijan visit popular snack is well sought “If the plan comes to fruition, I
boosts ties after during Chinese New Year. am optimistic that the area will
– MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN experience rapid development.
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy
Foreign Minister Datuk Canal City project to spur Batu Gajah “At the same time, the
Kamarudin Jaffar made a working growth, says mentri besar implementation of the Pan
visit to Jordan and Azerbaijan Borneo Highway project will
from Jan 15 to 19 and Jan 21 to 23 BATU GAJAH: The RM1.5 billion catalyst for Batu Gajah to become one indicator that the state government is further facilitate the connection
respectively, to strengthen Canal City development project here of the leading tourist destinations,” he on the right track in implementing system between Kudat and other
bilateral relations in various fields. will change the landscape of the area said after visiting the Spanish measures to facilitate Perak’s towns, especially Kota Kinabalu,
and spur the local economy over the Gardens by the Water site yesterday. economic recovery.” which is the catalyst for the
During his visit to Jordan, next few years, said Perak Mentri development of Kudat and the
Kamarudin had a meeting with his Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Saarani said the construction of The construction of the first phase surrounding areas.”
counterpart, Yousef Bataineh. the RM500 million Spanish Gardens of the shopping mall, Silverlakes
He said the project by Team Keris by the Water project, that sits on 52ha, Village Outlet, covering an area of He said the port is an inclusive
Among important issues Bhd and Silverland Capacity Sdn is now in full swing as Perak had 13.2ha began in April 2017 and is development project as the
discussed were strengthening Bhd, spanning an area of 202ha is entered Phase Four of the National expected to be fully operational this government will build a new town
bilateral relations in trade, expected to be completed within five Recovery Plan, which saw the year. and special trade zone. – Bernama
investment, health, education, years. resumption of more economic
people-to-people relations as well activities, including the property The project’s first phase will Applications for
as tourism. He added the project, among development sector. include the construction of a extension of
others, involves the construction of four-star hotel with 220 rooms, and a visa letters
“The two leaders shared views housing projects, known as Spanish He said since it was launched in convention centre that can
on international issues, especially Gardens by the Water and shopping the first quarter of last year, the accommodate 1,200 people at any PUTRAJAYA: Eligible employers
the situation in Palestine,” said a mall Silverlakes Village Outlet, would project has recorded good sales, one time. can submit applications for the
Foreign Ministry statement. have complete infrastructure for the reflecting the potential for more rapid extension of Visa with Reference
convenience of the people, investors development in the Batu Gajah area. The mall, which will have 150 (VDR) letters for foreign workers
It added that Kamarudin, while and the business community. shops featuring local and (various sectors) from Feb 15 to
in Jordan, paid a courtesy call on “The rapid development in Batu international brands, is expected to Sept 30.
Palestine Deputy Minister of “The project can be a great Gajah and other areas has become an create up to 1,000 jobs. – Bernama
Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr According to an Immigration
Amal Jadou Shaka, with the two Department foreign worker
exchanging views and opinions on division notice, eligible employers
the current situation in Palestine. include those who have been
issued VDR letters from Nov 1,
“The Palestinians expressed 2019 to Dec 31, 2020, or those who
their appreciation for Malaysia’s have made VDR payments from
strong and undivided support in Nov 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020 but the
the struggle of the Palestinian letters have not been printed.
people, who continue to be
victims of the Israeli regime’s Employers should have
tyranny.” obtained extension of letters of
conditional approval for
Malaysia-Jordan bilateral trade employment of foreign workers
volume for 2020 was US$146.5 from the Home Ministry’s
million (RM615.5 million), with one-stop approval centre.
imports of US$56.3 million
(RM237.5 million) and exports of Employers are also required to
US$90.2 million (RM377.9 submit valid biomedical
million). examination reports, insurance
including Covid-19 coverage and a
In Azerbaijan, Kamarudin met new Health Insurance Protection
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Scheme for Foreign Workers,
Bayramov and discussed except for the plantation sector.
measures to strengthen bilateral
relations in economy, investment, An employer or his
education, tourism as well as representative must also be
people-to-people relations. present at the immigration
headquarters in Putrajaya or state
“The two leaders exchanged immigration offices according to
views on regional and the employer’s address to submit
international issues.” the required documents.

Kamarudin also met the The notice said that VDR
foreign policy adviser to the extension period letters were for
Azerbaijan president, Hikmat four months from the date the
Hajiyev. – Bernama letters were issued.

“Employers do not need to
apply for a MyTravelPass for
foreign workers with new or
extended VDR letters.” – Bernama

‘Fast to avoid 3theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022
liver diseases’ NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

However, it is different with fruits. While Giving hope to
they are also healthy, excessive amounts of Orang Asli community
fruit in the diet can be detrimental to health.
Kamalanathan pointed out that 55% of
the content of most fruits is fructose, an
excessive amount of which causes fatty liver
disease. oSocialactiviston drivetoensureMahMerihave the Covid-19 pandemic. The floods left them
Citing research by Japanese cell biologist sustainable livelihood feeling even more helpless,” Norlia said.
Dr Yoshinori Ohsumi, he said one should
fast monthly or weekly to avoid liver She said the deluge made it impossible for
diseases. the villagers to cook so they had to have meals
“Those who have diseases must fast for delivered to them.
at least 16 to 18 hours every day and have █ BY ELLY FAZANIZA essentials to the six Orang Asli villages caught in
their last meal of the day at 7pm. You may [email protected] the floods on the island. “However, they complained that the meals
skip breakfast and start lunch at PETALING JAYA: Just over two years ago, there often arrived late,” she said.
noon.” was a lot of optimism in the Mah Meri “Most of the villagers had been without clean
He said fructose also raises community in Carey Island, Selangor. water and electricity supply. These six villages, Nonetheless, Norlia and her fellow
the level of uric acid in the From located far away from other communities, were volunteers persevered, and in those few days,
body, leading to gout and front The Mah Meri Cultural Village, which was the most isolated,” Norlia told theSun. managed to deliver 110 boxes of dry food, milk
kidney stones, apart from page opened to its first visitors in 2017, was attracting and sanitary pads.
many tourists. For Norlia, the sights were devastating when
precipitating hypertension. Too she arrived. The roofs of most of the homes had “With our resources so scarce, we had no
much fructose in the body also However, the good times did not last. collapsed and the villages were in chest-deep choice but to be very selective in deciding who
impairs memory. Tourists stopped visiting when Covid-19 spread water. to help,” she said.
“Fructose is also an energy source for across Malaysia. When the floods hit in
cancer cells, helping them to thrive and December last year, it almost swept away “A Mah Meri girl who joined us as a volunteer Norlia said that in response to an appeal for
proliferate very well in the body,” whatever little hope the village had left for a just could not contain her emotions. She said help, two other non-governmental
Kamalanathan said, adding that many NCD recovery. this was the first time that her community had organisations reached out to join in an effort to
can be avoided with a change in lifestyle. faced such devastation,” Norlia said. create a recovery plan for the community.
“Losing weight and fasting is one way to However, social activist Norlia Samsi would
go. When we fast, the body goes into a state not give up on the community she had put in a Norlia and her fellow volunteers passed the Together, they managed to distribute
of autophagy, a condition where excess fat lot of effort to promote for tourism. hat around and managed to pool together essential supplies to 400 families through a
is broken down and used by the body.” RM400 to purchase a boat that they then used to grocery store.
He noted that many religious practises In an immediate response to the floods, she ferry supplies to one of the villages, Kampung
organised a food bank and a drive to get Sungai Kurau. Now that the waters have receded, the
immediate plan is to help them return to work.
“The villagers were already badly affected by
“We want to ensure that the women find jobs
can also help the body recuperate. that will pay at least RM500 a month and the
He lamented the fact that over the men RM2,100 a month to meet their monthly
centuries, eating had been turned from a expenses on essentials such as food and milk for
way to ensure sustenance into a pastime. children,” Norlia said.
“In the process, food has turned
‘poisonous.’” Norlia’s first encounter with the Mah Meri
But it does not have to be that way. community happened six years ago when she
Quoting advice by the Father of Medicine, visited a Mah Meri village with her husband.
Hippocrates, Kamalanathan said we should
“let thy food be thy medicine and medicine She was swept away by their arts and culture.
be thy food”. “Their wood carving and weaving skills were
spectacular. The gentle, yet strong communal
MBSJ installing steel Mah Meri Cultural Club president Norlia says rebuilding the community is an uphill battle. vibes were amplified by their story-telling,” she
piles at Serdang – SYED AZAHAR SYED OSMAN/THESUN recalled.
landslip area The community celebrates two important
festivals each year. The first is the Puja Pantai, a
SERDANG: The Subang Jaya City Council thanksgiving ritual to appease the guardians of
(MBSJ) is installing steel piles to reinforce the sea, which is celebrated in January.
the bank of a large drain near the location of In March or April, the community marks
a landslip at Jalan LP 1A/2, here. Hari Moyang or Ancestors Day. This is when the
Mah Meri women put on their woven headgear
Petaling district officer Datuk Johary and perform a traditional dance to welcome the
Anuar said works to install the piles were spirits of their ancestors.
being carried out by the contractor Tourism took off in 2017 with the opening of
appointed by MBSJ since Tuesaday night. the cultural village where the community’s
woven palm items and wood carvings were a hit
He said monitoring conducted by MBSJ with visitors.
engineering department found that there Norlia conceded that rebuilding the
was still ground movement in the area. community and ensuring that they have a
sustainable livelihood is an uphill battle.
“The contractor came to see (the area) Recently, a club has begun promoting the
and carried out the procedure to install community’s crafts at the City@ Gallery Budi in
sheet piles at the landslip area to act as a Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur.
retaining wall, besides also installing piles
in the nearby area,” he told reporters here. Trader has her hands full making CNY choice snack

Johary said a discussion would be held KOTA BARU: With Chinese New Year to make the crackers. and RM34 for the L size (320g),” she said.
with the council to decide on a long-term celebrations around the corner, kerepek “This arrowhead is seasonal, only once a Rohayu said the process to make
solution to the situation. ngaku or Chinese arrowhead chips is
definitely the choice snack for the Chinese. year. That is why it is unique and many arrowhead chips was similar to making other
“This is the second time of such incident people do not know about it,” she said when potato chips.
occurring in this area and we view this The reason being that the arrowhead, met by Bernama at her house near Kampung
matter seriously (and will work) to identify which is a type of sweet potato, is only in Panji, here. “I skin the potato (arrowhead), wash and
the cause of the landslip,” he said. season once a year between December and then slice it thinly before deep frying it. For
February. The woman, who is from Bukit Sagu in those who prefer the original taste, there is
Police said 26 owners of business Kuantan, Pahang, but has been residing in no need to sprinkle the chips with salt,” she
premises in nearby areas were ordered to Trader Rohayu Wahidin, 35, said she had Kelantan since nine years ago, said after added.
temporarily cease their operations to her hands full meeting demand for the chips posting a picture of the arrowhead chips on
ensure their safety. from her customers who have been waiting Facebook, she got more orders for it For this season alone, she has made more
for the arrowhead season. although the price was more expensive than 70kg of arrowhead chips.
In the 6.38pm incident on Tuesday, five compared with other types of chips available
vehicles were damaged, however, no “I came up with the idea of making the in the market. The chips can be ordered online or
casualties were reported. – Bernama arrowhead chips after watching how to make through cash on delivery method, she said
it on YouTube. “The price of my arrowhead chips is and expressed hope that she would be able
reasonable, depending on the size of the to expand her business with the assistance of
“It so happened that I went to a containers, which is RM10 for the S size and the relevant agencies that could provide her
supermarket in Kota Baru one day and saw weighing 80g, RM17 for the M size (130g) with the necessary equipment like slicer and
the potato sold there, so I bought some to try kitchen set. – Bernama

No need to relocate Orang Asli facing tiger threat: Deputy MB

KOTA BARU: There is no need to by the Kelantan Department of own village. So, we have advised Bihai here turned into a tragedy when permanent forest reserve.
relocate the Orang Asli in Gua Wildlife and National Parks. them not to leave their homes a man was killed by a tiger on Jan 7. “Illegal logging exists ... there are
Musang who have been affected by unnecessarily,” he told reporters after
the tiger threat since last December, “These tigers are under Perhilitan, attending the state executive council Last Friday, residents at Pos Ber villagers who plant durian trees, oil
said Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar and we are trying to solve this meeting here yesterday. faced anxious moments when tigers palms and maybe cut down forest
Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah. problem. So far, we have not received were seen roaming in the area. reserves. Even until yesterday
information of tigers encroaching The media had previously (Tuesday), we received information
He said the state government was into Orang Asli villages. reported that the festive celebration Asked about allegations by some that the two tigers that are still
confident the matter could be of the rice harvesting and river fishing parties that tigers are roaming in roaming (in the area) have not been
resolved with the various efforts and “Going by experience, the Orang by the Orang Asli community of the Orang Asli settlements due to illegal detected yet or encroached into the
initiatives that are being undertaken Asli do not like to move to other Temiar tribe in Kampung Sau, Pos logging, Mohd Amar admitted that village.” - Bernama
places and prefer to remain at their there was illegal logging in the

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NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Hulu Langat film locations destroyed in floods

KUALA LUMPUR: The massive floods that hit “The unique thing about Hulu Langat is that repair his house “Teratak Haslam”, which was Totalccaosnefisrmed
Hulu Langat near here last Dec 18 not only it is a peaceful area and relatively isolated from often used as a location for filming of his
destroyed residents’ properties, including the hustle and bustle of urban life, despite dramas and films such as Gerak Khas, Gerak 2,844,969
homes, but also locations normally used by being close to the federal capital. Khas Undercover and Khurafat.
production crew for shooting of films or Totalactive Newcases
dramas. The area has lost its scenic beauty and “Our alternative locations for rural settings The floods also damaged a 100-year-old cases
peaceful rural atmosphere. are Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang or house in Kampung Batu 18, which Saininah 4,744
places outside the Klang Valley,” he told Sarit, 59, inherited from her parents. 45,699
Hulu Langat, which is about 27km from the Bernama.
federal capital, looks different now as mud and For Ruslaini Mohd Said, 68, her house in
dust cover the area, with piles of wood waste Along, who is also a director, said the Batu 16, Dusun Tua, a favourite location for
and other debris strewn everywhere. situation also affected the livelihoods of house film and drama shooting, was also affected by
owners who had allowed their premises to be the floods.
Production company Layar Ceritera Sdn used for his drama productions such as Cukup
Bhd owner Along Kamaludin said he is forced Derita Itu, Beret Hijau, Rumah Buat Ibu and However, she was prepared to lease it to
to look for other locations as it would take at Abang Ngah. film/drama directors or producers for their
least six months to a year for Hulu Langat to shooting location if they did not mind the poor
return to normal. Film director and producer Datuk Yusof condition of her house, which she shared with
Haslam said he needed about RM80,000 to her husband and three children.

‘Set up Soil Museum as Currentrecovery Totalrecoveries
rate cases

97.11% 2,762,608

reference centre’ Deathtoll Brought-in-Dead

31,918 6,432

oFacility could promote sustainable land use management and conducted by a team of experts for any future PERLIS 17
development in their areas that involve soil KEDAH 455
create awareness, especially among younger generation: Expert movement.
PENANG 183
KUALA LUMPUR: A veteran soil scientist has He said if the facility is established, it Recommendations based on scientific PERAK 148
proposed the establishment of a “Soil would be backed by various divisions such as facts should be strictly followed to avoid
Museum” at the Universiti Putra Malaysia geology, agronomic, advisory and research. recurring problems related to terrain in the SELANGOR 1,318
main campus in Serdang to serve as a country, Bernama reported. K. LUMPUR 390
reference centre for sustainable land use for “We have noticed that the lack of basic
agriculture, food security and soil agricultural knowledge such as on soils and Ahmad said he had formed a PUTRAJAYA 38
conservation. land topography, where new areas have been four-member team comprising soil scientists PAHANG 256
bulldozed for agricultural development, to lobby for the project to be implemented.
UPM science department former head creates problems and causes significant MALACCA 153
Ahmad Ebon said such a facility could financial loss and environmental damage.” On possible sources of funding, Ahmad N.SEMBILAN 311
provide leadership to promote sustainable said the national oil corporation Petronas,
land use management and public awareness “The proposed centre could give proper Sarawak’s own oil company Petros, as well as
on the role of soil resource for human planning and advice to avoid such situations. multinational Shell would be the ideal
survival, especially to the younger Prevention is better than cure,” Ahmad said. contributors.
generation.
He also suggested that all state “Other sources of funding would be the
governments pass a law that surveys must be timber companies, which have built their
wealth from trees that have grown naturally
over 100 years on the ‘soils of Malaysia’,”
he added.

Flood aid
application
open until Jan 31

KUALA LUMPUR: The BSN JOHOR 700
MyRinggit-i Banjir aid initiative will be KELANTAN 357
open to flood victims until Jan 31.
TERENGGANU 69
Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN)
said in a statement it has approved a LABUAN 1
total of 22,887 applications totalling
more than RM221 million as of SABAH 335
Tuesday.
SARAWAK 13
“Those affected by the floods can
apply online via the BSN website at PROGRESS STATISTICS FOR THE NATIONAL COVID-19
www.bsn.com.my. Complete and
authentic documents are to be IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME As of January 25
included with the application,”
the statement said. Mohamed Hidzir (right) handing nasi kandar packs to a food delivery rider. – BERNAMAPIX 26,062,066 Received second dose

Documents to be submitted 25,702,311
include a copy of the applicant’s
identity card, a copy of an electricity Bringing taste of Penang ‘nasi kandar’ to Selangor
bill of the affected house and a
confirmation letter from the district KUALA LUMPUR: Want to enjoy a plate of mouth-watering meal. he imposes a service charge of RM10 on his
officer/JKKK/police report regarding original nasi kandar in a restaurant setting Mohamed Hidzir told Bernama he came up customers.
the affected house. without having to travel all the way to Penang?
with the idea after the government lifted “When I first started a delivery service, I used
JKKK refers to the “Jawatankuasa An enterprising man is making this possible interstate travel restrictions and demand for his to bring only 24 packs of nasi kandar to Kuala
Kemajuan dan Keselamatan by bringing freshly-cooked nasi kandar from nasi kandar deliveries dropped. Lumpur each time I made a trip to Penang.
Kampung” or Village Development Penang and serving it to customers at a
and Security Committee. restaurant in Equine Park, Seri Kembangan in Every Saturday, Mohamed Hidzir would pick But the response was so good that the orders
Selangor. up the food from a Penang restaurant and went up to 2,000 packs a day at one time,” he said,
Completed applications with the transport it to the restaurant in Taman Equine adding that these days, he only makes deliveries
required information, authentic Penang-born Mohamed Hidzir Mohamed where he would serve his customers between to customers in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor on
documentation and application Nordin, who is also known as Mamu Zir, 5pm and 7pm. Sundays and would receive orders for 400 to 500
form, that fulfil the necessary introduced this service a month ago through his packs each week.
conditions received before Jan 31, company Nasi Kandaq Transporter (NKT) and it “I would order rice, dishes (such as fish curry,
will be processed accordingly to has been drawing positive response from people mutton curry and fried fish) and different types NKT also delivers Penang nasi kandar to
reduce financial hardships. craving for the original nasi kandar. of gravy from the restaurant in Penang.” customers in Kelantan, Terengganu, Malacca
and Johor on alternate weeks, as well as to Kedah
“Other forms of assistance such as Mohamed Hidzir, who collaborated with the Each week, he brings enough food for 200 to and Perlis every Thursday, and Perak on Friday.
deferment of monthly financing owner of the Equine Park restaurant to serve nasi 300 servings. Each serving is priced at between
instalments involving personal loans, kandar every Saturday, said customers have to RM7 and RM14. Customers can place their orders via NKT’s
housing, hire purchase, credit cards pre-order a week earlier to enjoy the Facebook page and Instagram. They can also join
and micro enterprises of those He said the prices are the same as those NKT’s Telegram and WhatsApp groups.
affected by the floods are also charged by the restaurant in Penang, adding that
available to BSN customers.” More
information is available from
www.bsn.com.my, or the BSN
customer contact centre at
1300-88-1900. – Bernama

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Bid to reinstate conversion dismissed

o Federal Court disallows appeal application by who presided with Federal Court meet the threshold requirement of day converted his five children to
state Islamic council involving five chidren made judges Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Islam without the mother’s consent.
Muslims by father without mother’s consent and Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohammed Act 1964 for leave to be granted.”
Hashim. The eldest child was then 10 years
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court The three-member bench, led by She ordered Mais and the old, while the other children were
yesterday dismissed an application Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun In the Indira Gandhi case in 2018, Registrar of Muallaf to pay costs of nine, six, five and three.
by the Selangor Islamic Religious Tuan Mat, unanimously decided that the Federal Court ruled that the RM30,000.
Council (Mais) and its Registrar of the issues raised by lawyer Mohamed consent of both the father and The mother only found out about
Muallaf for leave to appeal to Haniff Khatri Abdula, who acted for mother were required to change the Mais and the Registrar of Muallaf the conversion after receiving a letter
reinstate the Islamic conversion of Mais and the Registrar of Muallaf, had children’s religion to Islam. had sought leave to appeal after the from Mais in 2019, confirming the
five children by their Muslim-convert been settled by the decision of the 33-year-old mother of the children registration.
father in 2018 without the consent of Federal Court in the M. Indira Gandhi Tengku Maimun said the filed a judicial review application,
their non-Muslim mother. conversion case, Bernama reported. provision of Section 117 of the among others, seeking court orders In allowing the mother’s judicial
Administration of the Religion of to revoke the registration and review, High Court Judge Datuk Seri
Without the leave, the decision “The (Appeals and High) courts Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment declaration on the children’s Tun Abd Majid Tun Hamzah held
made by the Court of Appeal and the were, therefore, correct in following 2003 clearly states that a person who conversion to Islam. that the Federal Court’s decision in
High Court to nullify the children’s the Federal Court’s decision in Indira is not a Muslim may convert to the the Indira Gandhi case was binding
conversion to Islam stands. Gandhi’s case,” said Tengku Maimun, religion of Islam if he is of sound She named her former husband, on the lower courts and that the
mind and has attained the age of 18, the chairman of Mais, the Registrar of Selangor enactment clearly states
or if he has not attained the age of 18, Muallaf, the director-general of the that both father and mother must
the mother and father must consent Education Ministry and the consent to their children’s
to the conversion. government as defendants. conversion.

“The application also does not On Nov 1, 2018, the father The Court of Appeal upheld the
converted to Islam and on the same decision of the High Court last year.

Retired judges sue govt over pension, benefits Man dies after jab
to enlarge muscles
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 35 individuals, gazette on the appropriate increment of more to be affected when the salary of a
comprising former members of the judiciary than 2% in their pension and other benefits serving judge was increased with effect from IPOH: A man who took an injection to enlarge
and seven widows of former judges have filed pursuant to Section 15B(2) of the Judges’ July 1, 2015. his back muscles in an apparent cosmetics
a suit against the government and three Remuneration Act 1971 (Act 45), has violated surgery procedure was found dead in a hotel
others over failure to fix appropriate Articles 125(7) and 125(9) of the Federal “Under the provisions of Section 15B of the room in Teluk Intan on Monday.
increments in the pension and benefits they Constitution. Judges’ Remuneration Act 1971 (before it was
received since 2015. amended), the plaintiffs’ pension would be Hilir Perak police chief ACP Ahmad Adnan
The plaintiffs are also seeking an order that automatically adjusted in line with the salary Basri said the 31-year-old man had gone to the
The retired judges include former Court of the second or third defendant (prime minister increment of the serving judge. hotel with a friend at 9am to take the injection.
Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd and the Cabinet) advise the Yang di-Pertuan A woman from Malacca did the procedure at a
Sheriff, former chief judges of Malaya Tan Sri Agong to fix a higher increment of more than “However, in accordance with the cost of RM500.
Siti Norma Yaakob and Tan Sri Haidar 2% annually on the pension and other provisions of Section 15B(1) (after the
Mohamed Nor, and former Court of Appeal benefits given to them, effective July 1, 2015 amendment, and calculated retrospectively), “The deceased wanted to rest in the room as
judge Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yunos, who pursuant to Section 15B(2) of Act 45. the pension of retired judges is adjusted every he was feeling lethargic after the injection at
is also a former Dewan Rakyat speaker. year with a 2% increase, and no longer takes about noon. His friend accompanied him while
The plaintiffs also said that pursuant to Act into account the salary increment received by the woman left the hotel to return to Malacca,”
They filed the originating summons last 45, the pensions of retired judges and serving judges,” as stated in the suit. he said in a statement on Tuesday.
week in the High Court here through the legal dependents of deceased judges were adjusted
firms of Messrs Chooi & Company and automatically based on the current salaries of The plaintiffs said the situation resulted in Ahmad Adnan said at about 3pm, the friend
Cheang & Ariff. serving judges, which were reviewed in stages a judge, who was appointed before Jan 1, noticed that the man had stopped breathing.
from time to time, as required under Articles 2014, receiving a lower pension. His friend then summoned the woman back to
They named the government, the prime 125(7) and 125(9) of the Constitution. the hotel. Upon her return, she found him
minister, the Cabinet and the director-general According to them, Article 125(7), read motionless.
of Public Service as the first to fourth According to the plaintiffs, the method of together with Article 125(9) of the
defendants. calculating the adjustment is stated in the Constitution, states that the pension rights Police rushed to the scene as soon as they
Third and Fourth Schedules of the Act, but it of a judge shall not be altered to his were informed of the incident. Ahmad Adnan
In the suit, the plaintiffs are seeking a was deleted from the Act, causing their rights disadvantage after his appointment. said they found the deceased lying on the bed,
declaration that failure to fix a government – Bernama clad in a shirt and towel, and covered with a
blanket.
HIDDEN HIGH ...
Insp Noor Hafizah He said the man was confirmed dead by a
Hashim of the health officer, and the body was sent to the
Narcotics Crime Teluk Intan Hospital forensic department for an
Investigation autopsy. He said the cause of death was due to
Department swollen lungs with fluid build-up, but the
holding two packs BRIEFSdoctor could not link the death to the injection
of tea containing taken by the deceased. The case has been
drugs that were classified as sudden death. – Bernama
among a RM2
million haul seized BROKER HELD OVER
during Ops Tapis PURCHASE OF COMBAT SHIPS
Khas, at the Penang
Contingent Police PUTRAJAYA: A broker was arrested by the
Headquarters in Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
George Town (MACC) yesterday for allegedly submitting
yesterday. – MASRY false documents over the procurement of
CHE ANI /THESUN six littoral combat ships. MACC has
obtained a remand order on the 62-year-
Cops tracing building manager over missing funds old man for five days until Jan 30, to
facilitate investigations under Section 18 of
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are looking for a the maintenance fees paid did not tally with resolving the case. The residents claimed that the MACC Act. According to an MACC
former building manager who absconded the sum that was deposited into the building they had lodged a police report in September source, the suspect is believed to have
after allegedly siphoning about RM500,000 management’s bank account. 2020 when the suspect left the management submitted the documents to a shipping
in maintenance funds belonging to OG office with piles of files. company through three firms. He was
Heights condominium in Taman Yarl. Amihizam said investigators are arrested at the MACC headquarters here
ascertaining the actual funds taken, and will They claimed the woman was no longer after providing his statement. – Bernama
Brickfields police chief ACP Amihizam obtain relevant documents from the reachable, and on scrutinising the financial
Abdul Shukor said yesterday investigations management. records of the management with the help of PROBE ON ALLEGED SEXUAL
are ongoing and police are looking for the an accountant, they found discrepancies HARASSMENT COMPLETED
female manager, who had gone missing since “We have called several witnesses to assist indicating a loss of RM600,000.
September 2020. in the investigations, and a search for the JOHOR BARU: The investigations into an
whereabouts of the suspect is ongoing.” The residents pleaded with police to alleged sexual harassment case involving a
He said investigations showed that expedite investigations as the condominium state assemblyman against a woman, who
between July 2016 and September 2020, It was reported yesterday that residents of urgently requires funds for maintenance. is a member of a political party, has been
receipts issued by the suspect to residents for OG Heights condominium took their woes to – by Charles Ramendran completed. Johor police chief Datuk
Seputeh MP Teresa Kok to assist them in Kamarul Zaman Mamat said yesterday the
investigation papers have been submitted
for further action. He said 11 individuals
had provided statements, including both
the assemblyman and the woman. On Jan
17, Kota Tinggi police chief Supt Hussin
Zamora said they received a report from a
26-year-old woman, claiming that she was
sexually harassed several times by the
assemblyman. The report had been widely
shared on social media. – Bernama

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Covid-hit Aussie Riyadh and Bangkok
warship delivers restore diplomatic ties
aid to Tonga
o Thaw in relations comes three decades Saudis had flagged that they were gem – a rare 50-carat blue diamond
NUKU’ALOFA: A coronavirus-hit after gem theft from Saudi palace seeking eight million skilled workers, – remains unknown.
Australian warship docked in Tonga including in hotels, healthcare and
yesterday, delivering desperately RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and full re-establishment of diplomatic construction projects. Riyadh sent a businessman to
needed aid to the Pacific nation Thailand have announced the relations” during a visit by investigate in 1990 but he
under strict “no-contact” protocols. resumption of diplomatic ties, after Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Thailand indicated it had a ready disappeared in Bangkok days after
more than three decades of frozen Chan-O-Cha to Riyadh. supply of skilled workers to help fill three Saudi diplomats were shot
Tongan Health Minister Saia relations linked to the theft of jewels the need, Thai deputy government dead in the city.
Piukala said the crew of the HMAS from a Saudi palace. “This historic step is the result of spokesman Rachada Dhanadirek
Adelaide would follow drastic health long-standing efforts at different said in a statement. In 2014, due to a lack of evidence,
protocols to ensure the kingdom Thai-born janitor Kriangkrai levels to re-establish mutual a case was dropped against five
remains one of the few places in the Techamong stole US$20 million confidence and friendly relations,” Thailand had repeatedly sought men, including a senior Thai
world still free of Covid-19. (RM84 million)worth of precious the joint statement said, following a to restore ties, in part to benefit its policeman, accused of involvement
gems in 1989 from the home of a meeting between the Thai premier crucial tourism industry. in the Saudi businessman’s murder.
“The ship will berth and no Saudi prince, triggering a spate of and Saudi Crown Prince
contacts will be made. Australians murders in Bangkok and a feud Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia had long accused A Thai government spokesman
from the ship will unload their between the countries dubbed the Thai police of bungling their said Prayut had expressed regret over
cargoes and sail from port.” “Blue Diamond Affair”. The two countries agreed to investigation into the jewel theft, the 1989 and 1990 incidents and
appoint ambassadors in the near with allegations that the stolen gems promised to reopen investigations if
The Adelaide was deployed as part The two countries announced in future. were snapped up by senior officers. any new evidence came to light.
of an international aid effort after the a joint statement on Tuesday “the
Jan 15 volcano eruption that The Thai government said the Thai police later returned some Kriangkrai sold most of the gems
generated massive tsunami waves of the jewels but Saudi officials before his arrest.
and blanketed Tonga in toxic ash. claimed most were fakes, while the
whereabouts of the most precious He served five years in jail and
The warship is carrying about 80 became a monk in 2016. – AFP
tonnes of relief supplies, including
water, medical kits and engineering
equipment.

Despite all crew members testing
negative before departing Brisbane,
officials in Canberra on Tuesday said
23 coronavirus cases had been
detected on the vessel.

Piukala said the number had
increased to 29 yesterday.

The warship’s 600-plus crew are
fully vaccinated, and the Australian
Defence Force said on Tuesday that
the initial 23 patients were
asymptomatic or only mildly
affected. – AFP

BRIEFS U.S. MULLS LETTING
DIPLOMATS LEAVE
Performers
WASHINGTON: The State dancing during
Department is considering the parade in
whether to authorise departures New Delhi
for American diplomats and their yesterday.
families in China who wish to – AFPPIX
leave due to the US government’s
inability to prevent Chinese India showcases military might in Republic Day parade
authorities from subjecting them
to intrusive pandemic control NEW DELHI: Lumbering tanks and battles a resurgence of Covid-19 commemorate 75 years since the soldiers before the parade began,
measures. Two sources said the the deafening roar of fighter planes infections. end of British colonial rule and just days after his government
US embassy on Monday had sent echoed through the Indian capital several of the displays dramatised provoked a minor storm by
the request to Washington for yesterday as the military showcased Audience numbers along the events from the nation’s long extinguishing the nearby “eternal
formal sign off. The sources said its might on Republic Day. usually crowded sidelines of the independence struggle in the first flame” that served to commemorate
some staff are upset the US procession were capped at 4,000 half of the 20th century. Indians who died on the battlefield.
government has been unwilling The annual Jan 26 event marks people and eminent spectators sat
or unable to exempt them from the adoption of India’s constitution spaced far apart, with authorities Modi’s government announced it The flame had been burning for
strict quarantine measures, with missile launchers, jet flyovers, announcing overnight that India would posthumously award former 50 years but has now been merged
including forced admittance to motorcycle stunts and the brass had surpassed 40 million Covid-19 defence chief General Bipin Rawat with a new war memorial,
Covid fever clinics and separation band of the camel-mounted Border cases since the pandemic began. with India’s second-highest civilian inaugurated in 2019.
from children. – Reuters Security Force. honour, the Padma Vibhushan.
Yesterday’s ceremony also Modi’s government has
DENMARK PLANS TO Military and police battalions featured mobile parade floats Rawat was seen as close to the embarked on an extensive
LIFT CURBS ON FEB 1 marched down a boulevard past highlighting the country’s history nationalist premier and supportive remodelling of key sites in New
Prime Minister Narendra Modi but and cultural diversity alongside of his political agenda but died in a Delhi and has been accused of
COPENHAGEN: Denmark aims to without the customary foreign traditional dancers. helicopter accident in November. seeking to stamp its own identity on
scrap all remaining domestic dignitary guests of honour, as India the city. – AFP
Covid-19 restrictions next week, India is preparing to Modi also paid tribute to fallen
following similar announcements
in the UK, Ireland and the
Netherlands in the past week
despite high numbers of Omicron
infections in Europe. The country
already loosened restrictions two
weeks ago after a month-long
lockdown, allowing cinemas to
reopen, but some rules remain,
including mandatory face masks.
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke
said the government intends to
follow recommendations issued
by an expert panelto scrap all
restrictions by Feb 1. – Reuters

China restricts activists’ social media accounts

BEIJING: Human rights activists and Eight individuals said their “This storm of shuttering WeChat Tencent’s app WeChat is a said her WeChat group chat and
some academics in China have had WeChat accounts had been restricted accounts is too strong and mainstay of daily life in China, with Moments functions, similar to
their WeChat messaging app in some form since last month, with unprecedented,” said veteran users relying on it for a range of Facebook’s Wall or Instagram Stories,
accounts restricted in recent weeks, some unable to use their accounts journalist Gao Yu, whose account services including payments and were restricted on Jan 8.
multiple people affected have told entirely and forced to re-register. had features like group chat scanning health codes that permit
AFP, as Beijing cracks down on messaging permanently disabled for entry to public venues. Tsinghua University sociology
dissent before the Winter Olympics. The restrictions came as the first time on Dec 20. professor Guo Yuhua confirmed her
authorities detained two prominent “I know many people who’ve been account was permanently blocked
China hopes to make next week’s human rights activists, lawyer Xie “The government now wants to banned from posting in group chats the same day, while prominent legal
Games a soft power triumph, Feng and writer Yang Maodong, make sure that people don’t cross the or posting WeChat Moments lately,” scholar He Weifang said he
although the lead-up has seen some while a third rights lawyer missing line online to poke the facade of a said a Beijing lawyer whose account encountered the same on Jan 9.
Western powers launch a diplomatic since early last month is believed by perfect Games,” said Human Rights was restricted last month.
boycott over Beijing’s rights record. relatives to be in secret detention. Watch China researcher Yaqiu Wang. “The space for public discourse is
Beijing-based writer Zhang Yihe getting smaller,” said He. – AFP

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Johnson braces for ‘partygate’ report

o Police also investigating revelations that recovery, and “bringing the West years while the rest of the country A tweet from Johnson re-emerged
Downing Street staff broke lockdown rules together” against Russia’s threats to was in lockdown. from March 2020 in which he told a
Ukraine – was not going anywhere. seven-year-old girl that she was
LONDON: British Prime Minister London’s Metropolitan Police force Johnson, the populist architect of setting a “great example to us all”,
Boris Johnson yesterday defended has now started its own investigation “We’ve got the big calls right and Britain’s Brexit split from the after she cancelled her own birthday
his government’s record and vowed could complicate the release of Gray’s we, and in particular I, are getting on European Union, has faced public party.
to fight on as he braced for a report, but opposition parties with the job,” said the prime minister, outrage over the parties.
potentially damning report into insisted on its publication in full. who is sometimes nicknamed BoJo. At least seven backbench
lockdown-breaching parties. The prime minister attended Conservative MPs have called
Johnson, in a bad-tempered Opposition Labour leader Keir several events, including a crowded publicly for Johnson’s resignation.
The final report from an session of weekly questions in Starmer called anew on the gathering held for his birthday in
investigation by senior civil servant parliament, said he could not Conservative leader to resign, June 2020 at a time when indoor A total of 54 letters are required to
Sue Gray has not yet been submitted comment further on the “partygate” arguing he had “shown nothing but socialising was banned. trigger a party vote of no confidence.
to Downing Street, the government revelations pending the investigations. contempt for the decency, honesty
said. and respect that define this country”. Many on social media have But Johnson’s Cabinet ally
But he said the government – from highlighted how they missed Jacob Rees-Mogg warned wavering
The explosive confirmation that its pandemic response to economic Gray, described as an iron-willed significant life events themselves out Tories that any successor would face
enforcer of probity in government, of respect for social distancing rules, strong pressure to call a snap election
has been investigating revelations and were unable to comfort sick and – a perilous step with Labour surging
that Downing Street staff held dying loved ones struck down with to double-digits in opinion polls.
frequent parties over the past two Covid. – AFP

Iran detains 17 over social media pranks Cardi B wins US$4m
in defamation lawsuit
TEHRAN: Iranian police have arrested 17 who amused themselves by playing on increase the number of followers on my
university graduates on suspicion of filming people’s nerves and the peace and security Instagram page,” he told Shahab newspaper. WASHINGTON: Cardi B has won US$4 million
candid camera horror pranks that boosted of the public by filming candid camera (RM17 million) in a libel lawsuit in the United
their social media followings but “sowed footage of horror gags on the streets of the But the head of Tehran’s cyber police States against a celebrity gossip blogger who
panic” in Tehran streets, reports said on capital,” Tehran police chief General Colonel Davoud Moazzami expressed posted claims that the superstar rapper was a
Tuesday. Hossein Rahimi told Iran newspaper. outrage that educated people would scare “prostitute” who had herpes and used cocaine.
the public for personal gain in this way.
Gags included mock murders and a “We arrested 17 people who perpetrated The 29-year-old, born Belcalis Almanzar,
suicide as well as throwing cakes in the faces these illegal acts.” “They filmed these candid camera videos had sued YouTuber Tasha K in 2019 for posting
of passengers on the escalators of the to attract followers and advertising on “malicious rumors” and “degrading and
Tehran metro, Iranian newspapers reported. The author of the gag filmed on the Instagram and Twitter. All 17 of those harassing” claims in some 20 videos that
Tehran metro was open about his motives. arrested had received university educations referred to the famous artiste, according to the
“Police have arrested some individuals and worked for respected companies.”– AFP lawsuit filed in Georgia’s northern district.
“I wanted to make people happy and
Cardi B was awarded US$2.75 million,
including punitive damages and medical
expenses, and an additionally US$1.3 million
over legal fees, according to court filings.

The YouTuber, born Latasha Kebe, made
claims that the rapper had oral herpes and that
her children would be born with intellectual
disabilities, assertions that brought her millions
of views on YouTube.

According to the lawsuit, these caused Cardi
B to “suffer embarrassment, humiliation,
mental anguish and emotional distress”.

They also brought damage to her
“reputation and character within her profession
and industry”. – AFP

BRIEFS CAMBODIA URGES MYANMAR
TO ALLOW AID, ENVOY VISIT
FESTIVE PLAYTIME ... A male Malayan tiger named Sulong reaching for his treat in a firecracker-shaped feeder at the Singapore Zoo yesterday.
– AFPPIX PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s Prime Minister
Hun Sen urged Myanmar’s military ruler to
20 arrested over dead baby found in Mexican jail garbage allow a visit by a special envoy of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
MEXICO CITY: More than 20 officials and infection on Jan 6 and was buried in Mexico people had been arrested so far, after warrants (Asean) and support humanitarian aid
prison guards have been arrested in Mexico City, prosecutors said. were issued for 23 suspects, including access, an official said yesterday. Hun Sen,
over the gruesome discovery in a jail’s garbage supervisors and guards at the prison. as Asean chairman, held a video call with
of a dead baby removed from its grave, Days later, its body was found by an inmate Min Aung Hlaing and appealed to him to
authorities said on Tuesday. looking for recyclable material in a garbage He branded those responsible “demonic” follow a five-point agreement to address
container in a prison in the state of Puebla, and fired his security and penitentiary chiefs. the Myanmar conflict, said Cambodian
Investigators are seeking to establish how 130km away. Foreign Ministry secretary of state Kao Kim
the body was moved to the jail as well as the Mexican prisons are rife with crime and Hourn. The consensus, which Min Aung
motives behind the unusual case, which has “It’s an atypical case and there’s no record violence due to the presence of members of Hlaing agreed to in a meeting with Asean
triggered shock and condemnation. of one with similar characteristics,” Mexico rival criminal gangs. leaders last year, commits to ceasing
City prosecutor’s office spokesman Ulises hostilities, granting humanitarian access
Born with congenital problems, the Lara told reporters. Clashes between inmates at a jail in the and supporting inclusive dialogue. Hun Sen
three-month-old baby died of a generalised western state of Colima on Tuesday left eight invited him to join Asean countries in
Puebla Governor Miguel Barbosa said 21 people dead and seven injured. – AFP providing aid “to Myanmar people who
need it the most”, the official said. – Reuters

BACKLASH IN GREECE OVER
SNOW STORM‘FIASCO’

ATHENS: Outrage against the government
and transport operators grew in Greece
yesterday after a major snow storm
stranded thousands of motorists on the
country’s most modern motorway, which
remained blocked for a third day. As Greek
dailies headlined with a “fiasco” and the
chief executive officer of the private
company running the Attiki Odos ring road
resigned, work crews struggled to free
hundreds of immobilised vehicles
abandoned by their drivers around the
capital. “A government buried in snow,” said
leftist Efsyn daily, while even
pro-government Eleftheros Typos daily
spoke of “mistakes that brought chaos”. The
snow storm also knocked out power in over
a dozen Athens neighbourhoods, with
repairs still ongoing as snow continued to
impede access to some areas. – AFP

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SPEAK UP

Stop the neocon from starting a war

█ BY ERIC S. MARGOLIS Polls show Germans have very little “America’s The US has been unwise to provoke a Russian power in its traditional sphere
interest in confronting Russia. media and confrontation with Russia in its of influence.
AMID surging tensions over Memories of World War II are still raw. politicians backyard.
Ukraine, the head of strongly Admiral Schonbach is quite right.
Germany’s navy had the Today’s Germans live in a nation that support the Though Russia has lost much of its Russia will never relinquish Crimea any
courage to voice Europe’s fears was 50% destroyed by US and British military Soviet-era military power, it would be a more than Germany would give over
over this totally unnecessary, contrived bombing. confrontation mistake to underestimate its combat Hamburg or the US cede Baltimore to
crisis. with Russia, a capabilities and overestimate those of Cuban control.
Millions of Germans come from low-cost way Nato.
In a speech to an Indian think tank, families driven out of eastern Europe. of being loudly Luckily for us, Russia is currently
vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach patriotic Remember, Napoleon (who was being run by hard men from the old
proposed the Western powers “respect” There is not a lot of sympathy for without seriously defeated in Russia) prayed, KGB who are experienced and cautious.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s current government that was actually doing “Oh Lord, if I must go to war, please
accept that Crimea would remain in installed by a US-financed and stage- anything make it against a coalition.” It is well that they are because Russia
Moscow’s hands. managed coup in 2013-2014. serious. has thousands of nuclear weapons
Washington’s sofa samurais are pointed at the US and its allies.
The German admiral’s remarks Germany’s US-dominated media playing with fire.
produced a major uproar in Washington and government support Washington’s No one in their right mind should
and tut-tuts in Europe where hatred of hard line on Ukraine, but many ordinary The neocons’ latest effort to contemplate a nuclear confrontation.
Russia has become a state fetish. Germans and French don’t agree. overthrow Putin risks backfiring badly
by drawing China into the fray and Russia has repeatedly made clear
Most aggrieved were the British and America’s media and politicians undermining US domination of the that if backed into a corner, it may well
Americans who deeply fear an alliance strongly support the military continent. use tactical nuclear weapons.
or at least entente between Germany confrontation with Russia, a low-cost
and Russia that might undermine US way of being loudly patriotic without Let’s say US-led NATO forces thrash China is coming around to the same
domination of the continent. actually doing anything serious. the 106,000 Russian troops around thinking.
Ukraine’s borders.
Germany, Europe’s leading military Only Poland, the Baltic states and Beaten in Vietnam, Iraq and now
force and mainstay of Nato, has American neocons really hunger for What then? An advance on Moscow? Afghanistan, the US is seeking a cheap
hollowed out its military power. war, provided it is waged by the US. An assault on Crimea? Might Romania victory in Ukraine.
join the war to recover Moldova lost in
Thanks to unqualified female US Secretary of State Anthony WWII? Or tiny Finland? But the northern rim of the Black Sea
defense ministers, Germany’s armed Blinken, a rising star among the pro-war is not known for its low-hanging
forces have degenerated into parade neocons, is pushing the confrontation The Russians are unlikely to be geopolitical fruit. And Russia always
troops. with Russia, yet another bureaucrat with quivering in their boots. surprises.
no military experience.
Armour and aircraft, once hallmarks Romanian troops, let’s recall, were Mr Blinken, be cautious lest a
of German military power, have become Military men quickly understand the defending the flank of Germany’s 6th hypersonic Russian missile comes flying
feeble toys, lacking in munitions, spare logistic and climactic problems of Army at the Stalingrad disaster. through your office window.
parts and capable crews. fighting in the Black Sea region, but not
Washington’s desk warriors and their We are not going to see a rerun of the Eric S. Margolis is a syndicated
European satraps. Great Northern War of the early 1700’s. columnist. Comments:

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Pristine forests are the most ideal habitats for tigers LETTERS

COMMENT Active steps are needed to address threats to the Tigers require large areas of habitat for their [email protected]
Malayan tiger. – CHRISTOPHER WONG/WWF- survival since they have large home ranges and
by WWF-Malaysia MALAYSIA are very territorial. Maintenance and
the global call for 30% of every country’s land checks should be
WWF-MALAYSIA would like to clarify our mass to be established as protected areas by It has been estimated that the roaming area all year round
stance on recent news reports that “logging is 2030. for a male tiger is 300 sq km, and for females 100
good for tigers”. sq km. THE letter “Enforce speed limits in
Sabah has taken the policy decision to have residential areas and highways”, dated Jan
As a research-based organisation, we believe 30% of their land area as protected areas, and Forest degradation and deforestation 24, certainly needs looking into.
in learning and understanding conservation hence this policy can be implemented resulting in habitat loss is the biggest and most
science and its methods. nationwide. Why is it important to look into immediate threat to wild tiger populations. I would like to add my views on this for
these two policies and how could they form the the betterment of all.
Our study published in 2009 entitled The basis for Tiger conservation? The other threat is poaching and hunting of
importance of selectively logged forests for tiger tigers to feed into the international wildlife The road bumps aka “sleeping
Panthera tigris conservation: a population Malaysia needs a combination of protected trade. policeman” are speed deterrents and there
density estimate in Peninsular Malaysia by D. areas and forest reserves because effective tiger are many in housing areas and within the
Mark Rayan and Shariff Wan Mohamad was conservation requires a large landscape. For that reason, WWF-Malaysia’s tiger vicinity.
done to obtain information on density of tigers conservation work consists of several
specifically in selectively logged forests. While protected areas such as Taman components, all of which are designed to But, sad to say, many of them need to
Negara, Royal Belum State Park and Endau reduce threats towards tigers and other wildlife have a new coat of paint.
It is important to note that the study refers to Rompin National Park form the core areas for living within the same landscape.
selective logging, not indiscriminate logging. tiger conservation, all adjacent forest reserves On many occasions, I have had to make
constitute the natural tiger habitats. We wish to highlight that the Malaysian an abrupt stop upon realising the presence
Selective logging is a forestry practice that government with the collaboration of tiger of a bump, as the yellow marker on it is
only cuts a select number of trees annually in a As such, all these forest reserves must be conservation organisations has taken up active practically not visible even during daytime,
forest compartment instead of the whole forest managed in compliance with the principles of steps to address the threats. let alone at night where the safety of
at once, in line with Sustainable Forest SFM. motorcyclists is under serious threat.
Management (SFM) practices. On Jan 10, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail
One principle is to conserve biodiversity Sabri Yaakob chaired the first meeting of the It is imperative that the authorities
The 2009 study found a density estimate of including tigers and their prey and other animal National Tiger Conservation Task Force concerned take immediate action to prevent
2.59 adult tigers per 100 sq km. species collectively known as fauna as well as (MyTTF) in Putrajaya. any untoward incidents of motorcyclists
plants categorised as flora. performing an unexpected somersault.
This indicates that selectively logged forests, Apart from agreeing to the 10-year Strategic
such as Gunung Basor Forest Reserve, have the All other forms of forest management, Actions for Conservation of the Malayan tiger, We shouldn’t act on it only after
potential to accommodate a high density of including harvesting of trees and transportation MyTTF also agreed to preserve and strengthen something serious has taken place.
tigers. of logs must not negatively impact the tiger habitat through sustainable land use
habitat. management and cease encroachment and Another thing about the bumps is the
The study concluded that further research illegal hunting activities; as well as increase the culture of present day motorists gliding over
was urgently needed to understand the ecology It is important to differentiate SFM that current forest cover in Peninsular Malaysia it like a gazelle without slowing down, like a
of tigers and their prey in selectively logged complies with the principles of sustainability from 43.41% to 50% by 2040, in line with the hurdler in a 110m hurdles competition.
forests. from conventional logging where Fourth National Physical Plan.
indiscriminate logging takes place. It doesn’t seem to be a deterrent and
This was to ensure that tiger-friendly The plan is in place, and we Malaysians both doesn’t seem to concern them if the joints
management guidelines can be recommended It is this indiscriminate logging that leads to as individuals and corporate citizens must rally and suspensions of their vehicles are
for SFM and therefore, significantly contribute forest degradation and eventually behind the efforts of our government led by the damaged or not.
to tiger conservation in Malaysia. deforestation, when the forest has lost its prime minister to avert further loss of tigers.
functions and values, and therefore converted With regard to highway usage, it is with
We believe that pristine, undisturbed forests into other land use. Crucially, conservation must be for the long dismay to see shredded tyres strewn across
are the ideal habitat for tigers. term and best practices including enlarging our the highway.
While SFM retains the integrity and protected areas and forest reserves must be
Protected areas in the form of wildlife functions of a forest, a degraded forest is bad for adopted to conserve tiger habitats. It is certainly cause for concern for
sanctuaries and national parks are necessary. biodiversity and only generalist species that motorists plying the highway when they
have adapted to it – such as the leopard cat and The Year of the Tiger in 2022 calls for greater have to put their driving skills to good use
However, very few countries can afford to the common palm civet – can survive in such learning and understanding of this majestic when manoeuvring around to avoid them at
devote all their forests exclusively for tiger and conditions. national icon. short notice.
other species’ conservation. Bhutan, for
instance, has 60% forest cover. We need more than just a declaration of Besides checking on the speed of heavy
commitment, but immediate action and vehicles plying the highways, the tyres too
In Malaysia, our National Forestry Policy is stronger collaboration with all agencies, need to be inspected as the retreaded tyres
to have at least half of our total landmass conservation non-governmental organisations could pose a serious threat to other
covered with forest, while our National Policy and Corporate Malaysia. motorists if it shreds and gets strewn all over.
on Biodiversity calls for 20% of our land as
protected areas. More importantly, we need the support of We don’t need a major crackdown of
the public to ensure its survival as a species in heavy vehicles to take place only after a
A combination of these two policies would the wild. major accident involving many vehicles.
mean that the remaining 30% of our land
covered by forest would have to be in the form WWF-Malaysia is part of WWF, the It should be an ongoing exercise
of forest reserves managed for the production of international conservation organisation. Their throughout the year.
timber and other forest products.
mission is to stop the degradation of the Thiagarajan Mathiaparanam
Any decision to increase the percentage of earth’s natural environment and to build a Klang
forest cover into protected areas requires policy future in which humans live in harmony with
decisions, and we hope Malaysia will support nature. Comments: [email protected]

10 theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022

Look north and look south, BRIEFS ASTAKA, DMR IN MOU
real estate investors advised FOR POSSIBLE JOINT
PROJECTS IN JOHOR
PETALING JAYA: Singapore
Exchange-listed Astaka
Holdings Ltd has, through
subsidiary Astaka Padu Sdn
Bhd, entered into a non-
binding memorandum of
understanding with DMR
Holdings Sdn Bhd for potential
o Properties located in these two parts of an collaboration to undertake
area will bring most luck and money, say feng projects in Johor with a total
shui experts estimated gross development
value of RM1 billion. The group
will be looking to jointly
develop 42 acres of land in
various cities in Johor,
including Iskandar Puteri,
█ BY JUNE MOH Tampoi and Pengerang. The
[email protected] Property Take. joint development projects are
PETALING JAYA: Real estate located She advised property developers expected to be completed
in the southern and northern parts of over five years and comprise
Peninsular Malaysia will generate the to focus on building studio units as mixed commercial projects
most luck and money for property well as to include commercial and a light industrial park.
investors and buyers in the Year of the components in residential
Tiger, according to feng shui master developments. Hor advises investors to buy Loh says developers should incorporate JUWAI IQI: FED RATE
Jane Hor. commercial properties smart technology in their projects HIKES UNLIKELY TO
“Developers should emphasise art components into the development. township and refrain from projects HIT M’SIAN MARKET
Hor said commercial and more cultural and art events in with ‘promised’ infrastructure and
residential properties in the northern shopping malls to increase sales and “I mean solid and real inclusivity; development. PETALING JAYA: The US Federal
region such as Penang and the footfall. For instance, events or for example, if a developer wants to Reserve’s (Fed) impending
southern region such as Johor Baru campaigns with cultural and incorporate gaming as a selling point “For home buyers, the most move to lift interest rates poses
are bound to bring ong (prosperity, educational elements such as the for the property, he has to build a important thing is your feeling when a potential threat to economic
fortune and auspiciousness) to history of dinosaurs exhibition corner that is soundproof for gaming, you step into the property you want to growth in emerging market
investors. instead of campaigns that highlight not just decoration for the buy. Generally, a property facing economies, but new analysis
new brands or products,” she said. properties,” Loh told Property Take. south or north direction is a good released by Juwai IQI suggests
“If you are not looking for choice for Period 9 (a cycle in feng that despite these challenges,
properties in these states, you are For home buyers, Hor said the He said property is a good shui from 2024 to 2044),” he Malaysia is well positioned for
advised to zoom in on the northern good feng shui of a house depends on investment during inflation, and is explained. economic growth and an
and the southern parts of an area. For the buyer’s and the property’s bazi one of the tools to retain value. improving real estate market.
example, focus on properties at (which means eight characters or However, investors are advised to be Loh said the property segment will Juwai IQI co-founder and
Bangsar South if you are looking for a words in Chinese, relating to the Four careful when choosing the location of show some green shoots in 2022 but group CEO Kashif Ansari said
property in Bangsar or Kinrara in Pillars of Destiny). It is advised that the property due to oversupply in not a rapid increase in sales. that when income and
Puchong. Prioritise the southern and home buyers seek personal advice Malaysia. employment climb in Malaysia,
the northern parts of a township, from feng shui masters. On commercial and residential there is generally a positive
district, or region. “In feng shui, property investment property segments performance this impact on the real estate
Concurring with Hor is feng shui location is of paramount importance. year, Hor said the residential property market. “That’s why our
“I advise investors to buy master Louis Loh, who advised Investors are advised to buy property market will be stable while Loh forecast for 2022 predicts
commercial property such as factory bringing in more cultural-based from a matured neighbourhood and foresees a stagnant market. increasing transaction flow.
or warehouse and rent to businesses uniqueness to a property Our agents are already seeing
because 2022 is the year of development. an increase in activity. Prices
technology, factory and warehouse are still stable, but transactions
type of properties will be good as e- “Property developers are advised are increasing.”
commerce is booming,” Hor told to incorporate technology in their
developments, for example, smart I-CITY, CHINA MOBILE
home and animal-friendly elements,
to residential developments. You can
incorporate one or more cultural and

PKNS sets RM1.18 billion sales target this year TEAM UP TO BUILD
SMART GREEN BUILDING
PETALING JAYA: i-City
Properties, a subsidiary of I-
Bhd, yesterday announced a
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor State outlook briefing here yesterday. units and RM550,000 for landed partnership with China Mobile
Development Corporation (PKNS) He said PKNS is set to develop 12 houses.
aims to achieve a total of RM1.18 Mahmud said PKNS, with a to enhance i-City by building
billion sales this year, including new projects with an estimated the first smart green building
RM584 million sales for residential RM690 million in gross development landbank size of 2,416.79 hectares as in Malaysia. “The corporate
homes, backed by better prospects value (GDV) this year and they are at Jan 21 this year, sees opportunity
and improving marketing strategies. expected to be completed within two for growth with the right mix of tower will be equipped with
to three years. 5G internet-enabled cameras
CEO Datuk Mahmud Abbas (pix) developments to match emerging and sensors to monitor the
said this would surpass the RM905 Mahmud said the 12 projects are market demand.
million sales recorded last year. located in Kota Puteri (four), Bernam “The composition of PKNS’ environment, energy consumption
Jaya (three), Shah Alam (two), and and human traffic flow for data
“For the financial year ended Dec Antara Gapi, Bangi dan Selangor landbank represents 44% gathering purposes. With the
31, 2021, PKNS recorded a total of Cyber Valley (one each). commercial, 13% residential and 43% artificial intelligence
approximately RM905 million in sales mix developments with the largest technology incorporated into
against the backdrop of the pandemic The projects comprise a mix of parcels located strategically around the building fabric, energy
and challenging market conditions,” affordable, mid-range to high-end used to power lights, air-
he said at the corporation’s 2022 residential developments with prices economic gateways in Klang, conditioning and other
starting from RM400,000 for high-rise Bernama Jaya and Hulu Langat,” he
added. – Bernama electrical equipment can be
tuned automatically based on
the weather and number of
Teladan Setia plans launches with GDV totalling RM1.04 billion in 2022 people inside the building,”said
i-City director Monica Ong.

PETALING JAYA: Malacca-based the locals,” said managing director comprises two-storey terraced a couple of affordable housing LAGENDA, INTA BINA
property developer Teladan Setia Richard Teo Lay Ban yesterday. houses and two-storey semi- projects in Malacca on the horizon. SET UP JV COMPANY
Group Bhd is eyeing to roll out new detached houses, and the per unit
developments valued at RM1.04 Included in the pipeline of new selling price of the project ranges With incentives such as the PETALING JAYA: Affordable
billion in gross development value launches for 2022 is the group’s between RM500,000 and RM750,000. Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme housing and integrated
(GDV) in 2022. maiden development in Klang Valley. for gig workers as well as the township developer Lagenda
The project is a two-towered serviced “Since the Covid-19 pandemic, allocation for low-cost homes under Properties Bhd and Inta Bina
The group is offering an array of apartment in Seri Kembangan, demand for spacious homes with all- Budget 2022, the group opines that Group Bhd yesterday signed a
residential projects encompassing Selangor, and is estimated to be rounded amenities has been on the the affordable housing market will shareholders’ agreement to
high-rise serviced apartments, worth RM574.5 million in GDV. rise as people are spending more enjoy a successful year. incorporate a joint venture
luxurious gated and guarded (G&G) time at home. Our G&G township is company named Lagenda Inta
townships, and affordable homes. “The time is right for Teladan Setia designed with these features in mind, “By and large, we are positive with Sdn Bhd (JV Co). Lagenda
to venture out of our stronghold in offering ample space and a myriad of the outlook of the property market in Properties and Inta Bina will
“Since our formation in 1997, we Malacca. After having established a clubhouse facilities. 2022 as it looks set to rebound in line have equal ownership of the JV
have completed 20 projects valued at solid brand presence in our home with the national economy. Co, which is to carry out the
an aggregate GDV of RM2.12 billion. state, we want to broaden our reach “Furthermore, while the project is construction activities of
This year alone, we plan to launch to capitalise on other locations that located in the Melaka Tengah district, “Besides that, the overnight policy Lagenda Properties. The joint
RM1.04 billion worth of residential offer even higher growth prospects.” it is a slight distance away from the rate is expected to remain at the all- venture taps into Inta Bina’s
projects as we believe the market is hustle and bustle of the city and time low of 1.75% for at least the first expertise to scale and expand
poised for a turnaround. Looking at In the near term, Teladan Setia closer to nature. This is consistent half of the year. This bodes well for Lagenda’s affordable township
Malacca specifically, the state’s will launch Phase 1B of Taman with what people are looking for home buyers as they get to enjoy low development nationwide in the
tourism sector is set to rejuvenate, Bertam Heights next month, a G&G these days.” borrowing rates that will, in turn, most expeditious manner.
and in turn, the purchasing power of township in Melaka Tengah with a drive demand for properties,” Teo
GDV of RM242.7 million. This phase Other than that, Teladan Setia has said.

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KL MARKET SUMMARY Khairussaleh resigns as RHB MD/CEO effective March 25
January 26, 2022

INDICES 10,888.12 CHANGE +64.79 PETALING JAYA: RHB Banking Group appointed as the officer-in- 2015; before that he was RHB deputy group
FBMEMAS managing director and CEO Datuk charge/principal officer of the managing director (2013-2015).
FBMKLCI 1,515.76 +6.85 Khairussaleh Ramli (pix) has tendered group,“ RHB said in a statement
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 565.75 +4.54 his resignation effective March 25. yesterday. Earlier this month, Malayan Banking
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 200.29 +1.67 Bhd’s Datuk Seri Abdul Farid Alias
CONSTRUCTION 147.37 +0.94 “The group has initiated its transition According to RHB’s stock indicated that he would not be seeking a
FINANCIAL SERVICES 15,746.89 +85.99 plan and the selection process is ongoing. exchange filing, the reason for renewal of his contract as group
ENERGY 727.34 +7.80 In the interim, Mohd Rashid Khairussaleh’s resignation is to president & CEO, which is set to expire
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 604.42 +1.91 Mohamad who is the on Aug 1, 2022. The process to identify a
HEALTH CARE 2,124.40 +23.29 managing director, group “pursue other opportunities”. group president & CEO of Maybank is
TRANSPORTATION wholesale banking, has been Khairussaleh, 54, has under way.
PROPERTY
PLANTATION helmed RHB group since
FBMSHA
FBMACE 849.45 +4.62 Perodua not increasing
TECHNOLOGY 693.30 +5.46
6,597.98 -33.33
11,570.19 +69.40
6,084.01 +113.01
81.08 +1.91
prices of its cars
TURNOVER VALUE
2.362 BIL RM1.844 BIL

5 MOST ACTIVES o Says it will absorb any jump in raw material costs, internal projection as we believe the market
January 26, 2022 hints at possibility of cheaper spare parts could surpass the 600,000 TIV target set by
the Malaysia Automotive Association.
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) █ BY JUNE MOH parts prices this year.
DNEX 127,717,200 94.5 +8.5 [email protected] “We should give Malaysian the “The increased production will result in
DNEX-CG 109,334,100 6.0 +1.5 PETALING JAYA: Perusahaan Otomobil the increase in locally sourced automotive
CORAZA 78,853,100 90.0 +9.0 Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) will not increase opportunities to service their cars after two parts by 41.5% to RM7.5 billion from RM5.3
SMTRACK 65,763,500 18.0 -1.0 the prices of its cars this year even though years of lockdown and encourage them to billion purchased in 2021,“ he said.
BINTAI 52,226,900 15.5 +1.5 the price of steel is expected to go up more go back to authorised service centres,“
than 30%, according to Perodua president Zainal Abidin told reporters at a press Perodua will solidify the capabilities and
5 TOP GAINERS and CEO Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad. conference on Perodua 2022 Outlook resilience of its suppliers and dealers. It will
January 26, 2022 yesterday. not reduce the number of dealers.
He said this year’s challenge is the
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM increase in raw material prices. Based on Perodua expects to increase its market “We aim to support local Perodua
PMBTECH-WA 38,500 11.00 0.80 Perodua’s current plan, benchmarking, and share to 40.6% in 2022 from 37.4% last year enterprises and target to upgrade them to
PMBTECH 352,300 14.00 0.72 competitiveness study, the group will by registering sales of 247,800 vehicles 3S centres which offer sales, service, and
PMBTECH-LA 8,800 13.82 0.62 absorb the cost following any raw material against an estimated 610,000 total industry spare parts,” Zainal Abidin said.
KESM 6,200 10.80 0.60 price increase. volume (TIV).
DLADY 300 32.60 0.58 Perodua’s other key activities this year
“We do not intend to transfer the Zainal Abidin said Perodua is targeting are strengthening its information
5 TOP LOSERS increase in raw material costs to customers. to produce 265,900 vehicles in 2022, which technology network, communication
January 26, 2022 Besides, we will retain or reduce our spare is 37.5% higher than the 193,400 vehicles infrastructure, digital transformation,
produced in 2021. enhancing research & development (R&D)
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM work and expanding R&D infrastructure.
RAPID 65,500 8.44 0.40 “The 610,000 TIV forecast is Perodua’s
FANG-2XL 700 11.84 0.26 Zainal Abidin Perodua’s order book for new vehicles is
GENP 109,700 6.55 0.11 says Perodua still healthy with the guarantee that
MBSB-C43 60,000 0.045 0.105 expects to production will go uninterrupted and it can
HSI-HA3 6,000 0.86 0.085 increase its fulfil the outstanding orders on time.
market share to
EXCHANGE RATES JANUARY 26, 2022 40.6% in 2022 On 2021’s performance, Zainal Abidin
by registering said it was a challenging year as the country
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy sales of 247,800 and various main industries had to cope
vehicles. – with various crises.
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD ASYRAF
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.2510 4.1260 4.1160 RASID/THESUN “We have learnt a lot from those
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.0600 2.9390 2.9230 situations and have incorporated effective
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1620 3.0700 3.0620 measures to ensure that we will be able to
1 EURO 3.3640 3.2750 3.2630 deal with similar situations should they
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.8130 4.6580 4.6380 occur,“ he said.
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.8560 2.7510 2.7350
1 STERLING POUND 3.1620 3.0700 3.0620 Perodua vehicle’s sales slid 13.6% to
1 SWISS FRANC 5.7520 5.5720 5.5520 190,291 vehicles in 2021 from 220,163 units
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.6180 4.5130 4.4980 in 2020. Last year, Myvi registered 47,525
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 117.1100 111.0500 110.8500 units followed by Axia 43,080 units, Bezza
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 5.0340 4.7180 4.5180 42,698 units, Ativa 26,847 units, Aruz 15,313
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 67.2000 64.6000 units, and Alza 14,828 units.
100 INDIAN RUPEE 55.1900 52.4500 N/A
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.7800 5.4300 52.2500 Perodua received 2,103 vehicle damage
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0306 0.0278 5.2300 cases related to the floods in December
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.7390 3.6230 0.0228 2021 and January 2022. It repaired 366
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 16.4000 vehicles and returned them to the owners.
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 2.4500 N/A 3.6130
100 QATAR RIYAL 8.4300 2.2900 N/A MoF confident Customs Dept can achieve VA programme target
100 SAUDI RIYAL 118.0700 7.9500
100THAI BAHT 114.6000 112.0900 2.0900 KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance one of the important agencies that drives in terms of transshipment, as well as
13.4700 108.8000 7.7500 (MoF) is confident that the Royal Malaysian government policies and initiatives. For import duty exemptions following free-
11.9500 111.8900 Customs Department will be able to example, it has made a significant trade agreements,“ he said.
108.6000 achieve its target of collecting between contribution in realising the National
11.5500 RM1 billion and RM2 billion under the VA Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana). However, he is confident that the
Programme from early this year until Sept department will be able to achieve better
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama 30, 2022. “This includes the granting of penalty targets, as the country’s trade volume
remission, as well as exemption of sales tax, continues to increase and rise more than
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri service tax, tourism tax and export duty,“ he RM2 trillion for the first 11 months of 2021.
Zafrul Aziz said the department has been said in conjunction with the 40th World
given the mandate to implement the VA Customs Day yesterday. “Of the total value, RM1.1 trillion is
(voluntary disclosure and amnesty) exports and RM894 billion is imports,“ he
programme, a government effort in tax Tengku Zafrul said the achievement said.
reform to encourage taxpayers to come made in the collection of customs and
forward voluntarily and properly report other import duties could be further Tengku Zafrul expects the value to
taxes. improved from the point of view of revenue continue to increase as the global and the
collection. country’s economies are poised to stage a
“The department has played its role as recovery this year.
“I understand that there are challenges
“I am also confident that higher targets

12 theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022
SUNBIZ

AirAsia X partners Geodis to strengthen Asia-Pacific logistics footprint

PETALING JAYA: AirAsia X (AAX) yesterday the partnership with Geodis will not only disruptions that have negatively affected both Covid. It has been our lifeline over the past two
announced a major new air logistics complement the existing AAX network but will air and sea cargo flows historically. years. We expect that our cargo operations
partnership with global transport and logistics also stimulate additional air-cargo traffic in a moving forward will contribute at least 40% to
provider Geodis, providing additional cargo number of markets that they both operate in. This partnership is the first of many that 50% of our total revenue. Importantly we are
capacity and boosting revenue during the Through its hub and spoke model, including will be finalised in coming months. These now perfectly hedged to take advantage of the
downtime in commercial flying. the ability to switch transport modes at the augment the significant short term cargo huge surge in air transport demand.
Kuala Lumpur facility, the network also charters completed in recent months and Furthermore, passenger revenue will offset
This agreement is set to run for an initial benefits from Geodis’ expansive road network represent a rapid financial turnaround post a any drop in cargo rates when we start normal
period of six months commencing from Jan 20 to ensure that cargo from its flights to comprehensive restructuring of the airline. scheduled flights again.
with further extensions to be contemplated. Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Under the agreement, AAX will provide are able to be transported across the whole of AirAsia X Malaysia CEO Benyamin Ismail “We have operated ad hoc charter services
regular dedicated scheduled cargo flights Southeast Asia. With highly integrated, said air cargo rates will continue to remain for Geodis in recent months but this new
between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, multimodal transport solutions, Geodis aims robust as long as planes remain grounded. arrangement provides better certainty on
Chennai, Shanghai and Sydney. to help more customers circumvent utilisation of our planes and better visibility of
“We intend to capitalise on this earnings.”
With an extensive footprint in Asia Pacific, opportunity for as long as it lasts. Cargo
revenues were 4% of our total revenues pre-

MARC sees upward shift in MGS BRIEFS HL-MANUFACTURING SIGNS
yield curve with flattening bias LONG-TERM LAND LEASE FOR
EXPANDING PRECAST FACILITY
o Retreat in foreign holdings of local government debt to MARC Ratings noted.
continue along with weakening ringgit as investors “As it is, several countries have already PETALING JAYA: Senai Airport Terminal
contemplate timing and pace of US lift-off Services Sdn Bhd (Senai International
seen inflation rise to well above their Airport), a member of MMC Corp Bhd, has
PETALING JAYA: Going into 2022, MARC On sovereign supply, it envisages total monetary policy targets. We opine that Bank signed a long-term lease with HL-
Ratings Bhd foresees an upward shift of the gross issuance of MGS/Government Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) lift-off which Manufacturing Industries Sdn Bhd (HLM)
Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) Investment Issues (GII) to come in within could come in during H2’22 to be ahead of for HLM to expand its precast facility. The
yield curve with a flattening bias. the range of RM160 billion to RM170 billion the curve in dealing with rising prices and lease of land parcel measuring 5 acres is
in 2022. This is premised on the capital outflows,“ it added. expected to increase HLM’s monthly
It said the retreat in foreign holdings of government’s projected budget deficit of production capacity and manufacturing of
local government debt would continue in RM97.5 billion, as well as the RM65.3 billion The capital-raising environment is precast concrete building components
the near term, along with a weakening worth of MGS/GII that will mature in the expected to become less conducive in 2022 including household shelters, bathroom
ringgit as investors contemplate the timing same year. amid rising financing costs as central banks unit, façade, water tanks, ducts, parapet,
and pace of US lift-off. scale back their monetary stimulus. refuse chute and planks to cater for
“That said, we see an upside potential to “Notwithstanding this, with Malaysia’s development projects in Singapore. HLM is
“Nevertheless, we believe that the rise in its projection this year given the long-term economy expected to remain on track for the Malaysia’s branch of Singapore’s HL
MGS yields would not be too significant in economic scarring and lack of funding recovery, we predict corporate bond Building Materials Pte Ltd, wholly owned
view of the widening yield spreads between sources.” issuance to moderate only slightly in 2022 to subsidiary of Hong Leong Asia Ltd. HLM
MGS and major sovereign bonds which between RM100 billion and RM110 billion,” director Woo Min Fong noted that Senai
could be alluring to yield-seeking investors. Concerns are growing across the globe MARC Ratings said. International Airport’s strategic location
The presence of a large pool of domestic that more supply side issues would push and accessibility to highways are the key
institutional investors will also lend some inflation to levels where central banks find It added that the current trend of negative factors on why they select the area for their
support to MGS,“ MARC Ratings said in a uncomfortable and, on top of that, dampen rating actions outpacing positive ones in business expansion.
statement yesterday. the already fragile economic recovery, MARC Ratings’ universe will prevail as rising
financing costs weigh on corporates’ credit MDEC, AFG TEAM UP TO
metrics. This is especially the case for TAKE M’SIAN FINTECH
sectors that have been severely impacted by COMPANIES TO HIGHER LEVEL
the lockdown measures and where the
recovery will likely remain protracted. KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital
Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Asean
From left: CGB executive director Tobby Tan Yeang Tze, Chew, and RYRT directors Jacky Lee Chee Vui and Danny Soo Yu Chai. Fintech Group (AFG) have formed a strategic
partnership to enhance initiatives aimed at
Central Global acquires 70% stake in RYRT International for RM30m scaling up Malaysian financial technology
(fintech) companies. The collaborative
PETALING JAYA: Central Global Bhd (CGB) government project referred to as Project business segment, which will inevitably efforts will focus on three key areas, namely
wholly owned subsidiary CIC Construction Lahad Datu Phase 1 involving the upgrading enhance our revenue and profitability moving deal flows, fintech ecosystem support and
Sdn Bhd has entered into a sale and purchase of water supply infrastructure in Lahad Datu, forward. We see a huge potential in this joint amplification. “MDEC will curate deal
agreement yesterday with RYRT Holdings Sdn Sabah. company and this is an opportunity for us to flows and funnel potential Malaysian fintech
Bhd to acquire a 70% stake in RYRT embark with RYRT and elevate the company companies to AFG. AFG via its regional
International Sdn Bhd for RM30.1 million to The acquisition is consistent with the to another level – be it areas of its business, its network, will explore funding facilitation
be satisfied wholly via issuance of shares in vision and intention of CGB to expand its approach and also its outlook.” opportunities for Malaysian technology
CGB at the price of RM1.04. construction segment into infrastructure companies – especially fintech startups – for
projects to create long-term revenue growth Malaysia’s construction sector is projected potential investment and acquisition,” the
As part of the acquisition, the group also and income sustainability. During the signing to turn around in 2022, following the parties said in a joint statement yesterday.
entered into a profit guarantee agreement ceremony, CGB managing director Chew continuation and acceleration of major According to the statement, the synergistic
whereby RYRT Holdings guarantees that Hian Tat said CGB had ventured into the infrastructure projects in Malaysia such as the partnership will provide an opportunity for
RYRT will achieve an aggregate audited profit construction segment in 2017 and it recently LRT3, MRT3 as well as Pan Borneo Highways AFG to propel start-ups and add value to the
after tax of RM43 million for a period of two expanded its construction activities to include in Sabah and Sarawak. robust Malaysian fintech network through
years for the financial year ending Aug 31, infrastructure projects. efficient capital provision, technology,
2022 (FY22) and FY23. Through this acquisition, the group can infrastructure support, and an extensive
“The opportunities from this sector is immediately create business synergies by network of key decision-makers and
RYRT headquartered in Kota Kinabalu is appealing to us. The acquisition of RYRT combining its existing platform and network industry leaders from various sectors and
an established infrastructure construction enables the group to establish a presence in with RYRT’s existing orderbook. companies. – Bernama
player with an extensive clientele. RYRT’s the construction industry in Sabah.
existing orderbook is RM262 million with Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the HONG SENG HEALTHCARE ARM
contracts including, among others, a “We are excited to include RYRT as part of group expects this development to contribute BUYS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
our efforts to solidify our construction positively towards its future earnings.
PETALING JAYA: Hong Seng Consolidated
Bhd’s healthcare arm HS Bio Sdn Bhd has
entered into a shares sale agreement (SSA)
with the shareholders of Premiumway
Development Sdn Bhd (PDSB) to undertake
a proposed acquisition of 100% equity
interest for RM1.09 million through its
wholly owned subsidiary NeoGenix
Laboratoire Sdn Bhd (NeoGenix Lab).
Pursuant to the SSA, HS Bio intends to
acquire the properties owned by PDSB to
allow HS Bio to grow and expand its
healthcare operations in particularly its lab
coverage to help the nation fight against
Covid-19. PDSB is the registered proprietor
and beneficial owner of two units of
industrial properties located at Section 51,
Petaling Jaya comprising a single-storey
detached factory, and a single-storey
detached office warehouse with an annexed
two-storey office block. Hong Seng
executive director and HS Bio director
Christopher Chan said: “The proposed
acquisition is aimed at obtaining the
properties belonging to PDSB for the
purpose of setting up HS Bio’s head office
following the group’s progressive expansion
which requires a larger operating space.”

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China’s Realme Evergrande hopes to have
targets Europe’s revamp plan within 6 months
high-end
smartphone market oFinancially
distressed Chinese
SHENZHEN: China’s Realme will developer starts
enter Europe’s high-end handset long-awaited talks
market next month with its priciest with creditors
ever device, its CEO told Reuters, as it
looks to expand beyond its budget HONG KONG: China
offerings and sell 50% more Evergrande began long-awaited
smartphones globally this year. talks with creditors yesterday as
the property developer struggles
The Shenzhen-based company is under debt of more than US$300
among several Chinese handset billion, saying it aimed to have
firms that have been making an initial restructuring plan
aggressive moves to seize global within six months, a participant
market share from Huawei said.
Technologies, after stepped-up US Evergrande Group, once
sanctions hobbled the former top China’s top selling developer
smartphone maker’s supply chains and now struggling to repay its
and forced it to retreat. creditors, suppliers and
investors in wealth
Realme plans to start selling its management products, missed
premium GT 2 Pro phone across some dollar bond payments last
Europe in February for US$700-800 month, triggering calls for Evergrande also asked bondholders to disclose their holdings, and hired more financial and legal advisers to follow up with
(RM2,930-3,300), founder and CEO negotiations. demands from creditors. –AFPPIX
Sky Li said. Nearly US$20 billion (RM84
billion) of Evergrande’s financial markets in the past aimed to propose within six confidentiality constraints.
This is almost double the €349 international bonds are now year and contributed to a slump months, adding that Evergrande Evergrande set up the risk
(RM1,650) suggested price of the GT deemed to be in default. in China’s property market, hoped to work with its creditors
Master Edition it currently sells On Monday, Evergrande which accounts for a quarter of to achieve a risk management management committee in
through Amazon and near the prices sought more time from its its economy. solution. December with mostly
of other high-end phones from offshore bondholders to work members from state enterprises,
market leaders Apple and Samsung. on a “comprehensive” debt The company’s newly- A member of the developer’s as the Guangdong provincial
restructuring plan, after a group appointed executive director Siu risk management committee, government leads work on the
“We think it’s a very important, of creditors said they were ready Shawn, who is also the chairman Chen Yong, joined the call, the firm’s restructuring.
BRIEFSmarket, and a big market for high- to take “all necessary actions” to of Evergrande New Energy participant added.
end phones,“ Li said. defend their rights if it did not Vehicle Group Ltd, said that Evergrande has also asked
show more urgency to resolve a Evergrande and its advisers have Chen is a compliance director the bondholders to disclose
He expects the G2 Pro phone to default. been actively in contact with of state-owned Guosen Securities. their holdings by the middle of
appeal to European customers Evergrande’s debt crisis has creditors, the participant said. Andrew Huang, Evergrande’s this week to identify investors
because it is one of the first phones to engulfed other Chinese Hong Kong branch general for communications, and hired
launch with Qualcomm’s new developers, roiled global Siu also said the group was manager, was also be present on more financial and legal
flagship Snapdragon 8gen1 working on a comprehensive the call, said the participant, advisers to follow up on creditor
processor, which promises higher restructuring plan, which it declining to be named due to demands. – Reuters
speed and power efficiency.
Investors worry Fed’s hawkish stance will hurt growth
Realme sold 60 million handsets
in 2021 globally and aims to sell 90 NEW YORK: Laser-focused on how curve on US Treasuries. as it plans to start draining International Monetary Fund’s
million this year and over 100 million aggressive the Federal Reserve will “I am intently focused on the pandemic stimulus liquidity from Monetary and Capital Markets
in 2023, Li said. – Reuters be in tightening policy, some US the markets to fight surging Department, said while there was
investors and strategists are starting yield curve,“ said Matthew Nest, inflation. some talk in the market about
EARNINGS AT DUBAI’S to worry about what may seem a global head of active fixed income recession due to the yield curve’s
LARGEST BANK JUMP distant threat: a sharp economic at State Street Global Advisors. “The “The markets seem to be pricing flattening, it was not expected.
AS ECONOMY REBOUNDS slowdown or even the next only way the Fed can bring down concern about a localized, relatively
recession. inflation is to slow demand, ... and short-term inflationary problem The last time the yield curve
DUBAI: Dubai’s largest bank, in doing so it risks causing a that results in Fed action that is went negative, which historically
Emirates NBD announced Investors have been unnerved in recession or a sharp slowdown in ultimately damaging to the has been an indicator that a
yesterday that its net profits recent days about the potential for a growth. This dynamic is causing the economy,“ said Michael de Pass, recession will follow in one to two
jumped in 2021, as the economy more hawkish Fed than previously yield curve to flatten and increasing global head of US government bond years, was in 2019. The coronavirus-
of the Gulf city state rebounded expected. Some are concerned an strain in risk markets more trading at Citadel Securities. driven US recession lasted only two
following a slump due to aggressive interest-rate-hiking broadly.” months, ending with a low point in
coronavirus. The bank, the cycle, combined with a reversal of David Kelly, chief global April 2020.
second largest lender in the UAE, the US central bank’s bond-buying The yield curve between 2-year strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset
said its net profits rose 34% to program, could cause too sharp a and 10-year notes flattened to less Management, said last week in a Still, some investors said the rally
US$2.5 billion (RM10.5 billion), slowdown. than 75 basis points on Tuesday, the research note that Fed tightening in US Treasuries over the past few
from US$1.9 billion in 2020. It said smallest gap since Dec 28. could lead to a correction in days was a normalisation after
the bank has set aside US$1.6 A hawkish stance by the Fed, financial markets, though he said if yields spiked too quickly since the
billion in impairments, covering which concludes its latest two-day US benchmark 10-year yields this were to result in a US recession beginning of the year, and that
loan losses, a 26% decrease from policy meeting yesterday, has retrenched this week as stocks it would be “shallow and short- economic data do not point to an
last year, due to improving pushed up short-term rates, tumbled, which was partly seen as a lived.” impending risk of recession. –
economic conditions. – AFP flattening the closely followed yield flight to safety but gave a measure of Reuters
the delicate tightrope the Fed faces Tobias Adrian, director of the
TOSHIBA RESTARTS
SOME CHIP OUTPUT
AT QUAKE-HIT PLANT

TOKYO: Toshiba Corp yesterday
said it had partially restarted
production at a semiconductor
plant in Oita, southern Japan, that
was halted after a strong
earthquake hit the area at the
weekend. One of the two
production lines at the factory
was restarted yesterday, Toshiba
Electronic Devices & Storage Corp
said. It did not say when the other
line would reopen. – Reuters

LG DISPLAY Q4 PROFIT Business investment into Singapore down 31% in 2021
DROPS 30% ON-YEAR
SINGAPORE: Business investment medium-to- long-term goal of S$8 expenditure, which includes wages biomedical manufacturing and
SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Display commitments into Singapore billion to S$10 billion, according to and rental, fell about 24% to S$5.2 electronics, which includes
Co Ltd posted yesterday a 30% dropped about 31% last year, marking the Economic Development Board billion. semiconductor and biotech firms,
drop in quarterly operating profit the first decline in five years and after (EDB). forming more than a half.
on the year, hit by a steep decline hitting a more than decade high in Most of the 2021 commitments
in TV panel prices that offset solid 2020, government data showed “2021 was an unusual year, (there came from the bio- and medical Semiconductors will still be a
shipments of smaller screens yesterday. were) many disruptions as a result of technology fields, and EDB is “very strong contributor to investment
used for computers, laptops and Covid... the numbers in 2020 were optimistic” about further growth this commitments in the next few years,
smartphones. The Apple Inc Commitments for investments in actually quite exceptional. And we year, Jacqueline Poh, managing Poh said.
supplier posted an operating fixed assets such as facilities, did not expect to repeat that in 2021,“ director EDB, said.
profit of 476 billion won (RM1.7 machinery and other equipment Beh Swan Gin, chairman of the EDB, Singapore’s economy grew 7.2% in
billion) for the October- shrank to S$11.8 billion (RM37 said. Commitments in 2021 are 2021, its fastest pace in over a decade,
December period, down from billion) in 2021, but remained above a projected to directly contribute S$16.8 rebounding from a record 5.4%
678 billion a year earlier. – Reuters Commitments on total business billion annually to the economy with contraction in 2020. – Reuters

14 theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022 BRIEFS GOLDMAN SACHS: MARKETS
SUNBIZ HAVE NOT REACHED
‘DANGER ZONE’LEVELS YET
Investors seek refuge in China
as Fed, inflation roil markets LONDON: High valuations and one of the
strongest recoveries from a bear market in
o Global fund managers betting on Beijing’s stability manager at Manulife Investment history have left equities vulnerable to a
pledges, monetary and fiscal easing to shield them against Management, who expects more rate cuts. correction but the recent fall is not
volatility in other markets indicative that markets have reached
China’s “inflation concern is not as “danger zone” levels yet, Goldman Sachs
SHANGHAI: Foreign investors are piling into maintain stability in a year widely expected to alarming as in other countries”, and its bonds said in a note. “While it has not reached
China at the start of 2022, seeing it as a haven confirm President Xi Jinping’s unprecedented are a good hedge, she said. danger zone levels that typically precede a
from the inflation, growth and pandemic third term. bear market (a fall of at least 20%), it has
problems plaguing most other markets. Robust foreign inflows have helped push reached levels which have typically been
Fidelity International also sees China stocks the Chinese yuan to its highest level against the consistent with corrections and relatively
Despite seeing returns last year eroded by as attractive from a global perspective. dollar in nearly four years this week, despite a low returns over the next one and five
Beijing’s regulatory and policy purge, global slew of cuts in key interest rates to support the years,“ the US investment bank said
fund managers are pumping money into “China’s policy shift is very clear. And recent economy. yesterday. US stocks fell on Tuesday,
mainland equities and bonds, betting China’s data offers signs that the economy has notching up losses of nearly 9% so far this
stability pledges, monetary and fiscal easing stabilised,“ Fidelity’s Shanghai-based fund In contrast, foreign money inflows into month as uncertainties surrounding an
and subdued inflation could shield them manager Zhou Wenqun said. emerging markets outside China has “come to increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve and
against volatility in other markets. an abrupt standstill”, the Institute of rising geopolitical tensions prompted
Evidence of that bullishness is in foreign net International Finance (IIF) said. investors to dump high flying tech shares.
That’s in stark contrast to conditions inflows into Chinese stocks via the Stock Goldman Sachs said markets are in a
elsewhere. Major central banks are preparing Connect scheme, which hit a record-high daily In December, emerging markets (EM) correction phase within a bull market cycle
to withdraw the excess stimulus measures of average of US$413 million (RM1.7 billion) outside China suffered an outflow of US$9.6 and current levels signify relatively low
the past couple of years, and the Federal during the first three weeks of 2022, according billion, compared with an inflow of US$10.1 returns over the next one to five years. –
Reserve is hastening monetary tightening to to Morgan Stanley. billion for China. Chinese equities saw an Reuters
tame runaway inflation, potentially inflow of US$12.5 billion, contributing to most
undermining stock values and earnings. Flows were strong in 2021, with a record of the EM inflows. SHENZHEN GETS GREEN LIGHT
US$67 billion invested through the Connect FOR NEXT WAVE OF REFORMS
For David Dali, head of portfolio strategy at channel in onshore equities. But the mainland For non-China EM, we believe that the
Matthews Asia, China is the “single favourite blue-chip index lost 5.2%, in contrast to a near outlook is worsened by the Omicron variant SHENZHEN: China’s state planner has given
country” in 2022 among the roughly 30 27% rise in the US S&P 500 and double-digit and expectations of a stronger dollar and its blessing for the southern city of Shenzhen
investible emerging equity markets. gains in most European indices. higher US interest rates,“ IIF said, in its latest to pursue reforms in areas such as relaxed
capital flows tracker report. “Markets see China market access for cross border data trading
“We believe Chinese valuations are some of Bond investors, too, are drawn toward rebounding more quickly than other EMs.” and an electronics trading platform,
the least risky and most attractive of all major China, against the backdrop of a widening guidelines published yesterday show.
markets,“ Dali said. Sino-US monetary policy divergence. Foreign buying at the start of the year was President Xi Jinping has given Shenzhen
concentrated in banking, materials and capital greater autonomy for pursuing reforms,
He cited factors including lesser regulatory Bond markets typically perform badly in a goods sectors, according to Morgan Stanley, praising it for “achieving miracles” while on a
headwinds, government readiness to stimulate rate hike cycle, but in China, “we see that the which noted top stocks included China visit two years ago to mark the establishment
the economy, and a political mandate to monetary policy easing cycle is only at the Merchants Bank, NARI Technology and Ping of the country’s first economic zone in the
start,“ said Paula Chan, senior portfolio An Insurance Group. southern city four decades earlier. Shenzhen
would become a “model city for a strong
UBS Securities said both foreign investors socialist country,“ Xi said in October 2020. The
and domestic mutual funds had allocated to new guidelines from the National
what they deem are hot themes, such as new Development and Reform Commission
energy and manufacturing. – Reuters (NDRC) further spell out where the city
should pursue reforms, across finance, data,
Microsoft offers strong forecast, lifting shares medicine, education and elderly care. The
guidelines call on Shenzhen to develop
NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp on Tuesday Microsoft has become one of the most valuable companies in the world by betting heavily on corporate standards for cross-border data transactions,
forecast revenue for the current quarter software and services, especially its cloud services , Outlook email and calendar software. –AFPPIX with an eye to transfers between the Greater
broadly ahead of Wall Street targets, driven in Bay Area, which includes Hong Kong and
part by its Intelligent Cloud unit. areas, too. heavily on corporate software and services, Macau. It also calls on the city to develop
The More Computing unit expects revenue especially its cloud services and the movement trading products related to yuan settlements,
The outlook soothed concerns about to the web of its Outlook email and calendar and an offshore trading platform, though
growth sparked by results for the December of US$14.15-14.45 billion for the third quarter, software, known as Office 365, which benefited details are not spelled out. – Reuters
quarter, which initially dragged on Microsoft’s ahead of the Wall Street target of US$13.88 from the switch to working and learning from
shares in after-hours trade. But the shares billion, and Productivity and Business home during the pandemic. Demand for cloud BOEING NEARS QATAR FREIGHTER
reversed course following the outlook, trading Processes of US$15.6-15.85 billion compared services from Microsoft and rivals DEAL AHEAD OF EMIR VISIT
3% above the closing price. with the consensus target of US$15.72 billion. Amazon.com and Alphabet also benefited
from the pandemic-fueled shift online. SEATTLE: Boeing Co is in advanced talks with
Investors were seeking assurances that the Full-year operating margins are forecast to Qatar Airways to secure a launch order for a
enterprise cloud business is still growing be up slightly from the previous year. Revenue from Microsoft’s biggest segment, proposed new freighter, and a deal could
strongly and got it from Microsoft. which offers cloud services and includes come as early as next week when the
Microsoft’s total second-quarter revenue Azure, its flagship cloud offering, rose 26%, country’s ruling emir visits Washington, two
“So the quarter itself was, ho hum. Good, beat expectations but Azure revenue growth of while the business that houses its Office 365 people familiar with the matter said on
but not as great as we’ve seen past quarters,“ 46% was only in line with analyst expectations services increased 19% in the quarter. Tuesday. Qatar Airways is looking at
said Brent Thill, an analyst at Jefferies. “But as compiled by Visible Alpha. The Azure renewing its existing fleet of around 34
then the guidance for the third quarter really growth showed a steady drop from fiscal 2020 Net income rose to US$18.77 billion, or freighters with the larger new 777X version
turned the tape around and saved the Nasdaq, when growth was in the 60% range. US$2.48 per share, from US$15.46 billion, or in a deal potentially worth US$14 billion
if you will.” US$2.03 per share, a year earlier. – Reuters (RM59 billion) at list prices, the people said.
Microsoft has become one of the most Qatar has indicated it is willing to look at
Thill said Microsoft’s guidance that Azure valuable companies in the world by betting buying as many as 50 freighters, with the
revenue would be up sequentially was strong larger number likely to include options. –
assurance that cloud demand was solid. Reuters

Microsoft forecast Intelligent Cloud CRYPTO EXCHANGE FTX US VALUED
revenue of US$18.75-19 billion (RM79-79.6 AT US$8B AS FIRST FUNDRAISE
billion) for its fiscal third quarter, driven by DRAWS SOFTBANK, TEMASEK
“strong growth” in its Azure platform. That
compared with a Wall Street consensus of WASHINGTON: Cryptocurrency exchange
US$18.15 billion, according to Refinitiv data. FTX US said yesterday it had notched a
valuation of US$8 billion (RM33 billion)
Thill said the strong momentum for cloud after raising US$400 million in its first
computing benefiting Microsoft will likely also funding round from investors including
be reflected in upcoming results for rivals Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp and
Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. The Series A
funding also includes investments from
Microsoft delivered strong outlooks in other crypto investment firm Paradigm and
Multicoin Capital. “What this raise means to
Taiwan Q4 growth seen restrained, full year could exceed 6% us is that we are officially establishing
ourselves on the stage of the largest
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s trade-reliant economy is Policymakers have said they expect full-year exports during the work-and-study-from-home competitors of cryptocurrency exchanges
expected to have expanded at a slightly faster 2021 growth to slightly exceed 6%, which would trend. in the US, and signaling to the world that
pace in the fourth quarter supported by strong be the fastest pace in over a decade, since a we are going to continue to expand very
tech exports though unable to match the 10.25% expansion in 2010. Firms like Taiwan Semiconductor rapidly,“ FTX US president Brett Harrison
burning pace of earlier in the year, a Reuters poll Manufacturing Co Ltd have also seen demand said. FTX US said it intends to use the funds
showed. Economists’ forecasts for preliminary GDP soar due to a global shortage of chips that has to grow its user base and launch new
data due today varied widely from growth of shuttered some auto production lines and business lines, and will also consider
Gross domestic product (GDP) likely grew 2.7% to as high as 4.9%. affected consumer electronics. strategic investments and acquisitions.
3.8% in October-December versus a year earlier, Chicago-based FTX US was launched in
the poll of 25 economists shows, after it rose As a key hub in the global technology supply Taiwan’s exports rose 29.4% in 2021 to a 2020 by former Wall Street high frequency
3.7% year-on-year in the third quarter. chain for giants such as Apple Inc, Taiwan’s record high. trading executives, and competes with
economy has outperformed many of its regional leading crypto exchanges Coinbase and
But that would still lag the 7.43% growth in peers during the Covid-19 pandemic as it The economy in China, Taiwan’s largest Binance. – Reuters
the second quarter and 8.92% in the first quarter. benefited from robust demand for its tech trading partner, grew 8.1% in 2021 and 4% in the
final quarter, faster than expected. – Reuters

T H U R S DAY
27 JANUARY 2022

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN

CHINESE New Year is
approaching! It’s time to
prepare your home for the
Spring Festival and decorate
it with traditional Chinese New Year
decorations! You may have questions
on why we have to decorate our
house on Chinese New Year? Do we
really need it? YES!

The main reason why decorations
plays a big role during this festive
season is to make sure your home
attracts good energy and is filled with
prosperity. The occasion is mainly
associated with the beginning of a
new year that symbolically discards
the previous year and brings health,
good luck and prosperity.

Couplets
Start with a few Chinese New Year
couplets. They are also known as
door couplets. They are made from
large red paper strips with Chinese
calligraphy written in black ink. In
Chinese culture, even numbers are
associated with good luck and
auspiciousness, so New Year’s wishes
are usually sent in pairs. They are
placed next to the door to wish good
luck in the coming year.

Lanterns SNiemwpYleeaCrhdineecsoerationsRed lanterns add a unique atmosphere to any home. – UNSPLASH media platforms.
The main decorations of Chinese o Get into the mood by decorating your house for the festive season Kumquat Trees
New Year are red Chinese lanterns. In Cantonese, kumquat is “gam gat
During Chinese New Year, it is patterns cut out of red paper. Pictures perched on the branch of a plum tree good luck and drives away evil spirits. su”. The word “gam” means “gold”
common to see lanterns hanging of auspicious plants or animals are presages a lucky event that will If you don’t have the time or budget and the word “gat” sounds like “luck”.
from trees on streets, office buildings usually the subject of New Year’s happen soon. to paint your home, you can always Similarly, in Mandarin, kumquats are
and doors. The most common form is paper cutting. Each animal or plant The colour red bring your interior design to life by called “jinju shu”, and the word “jin”
a traditional lantern with a tassel represents a separate wish. For We all are aware that red is an simply purchasing new red curtains, in Chinese means “gold”. “Ju” has a
underneath it. The lanterns come in a example, peaches symbolise auspicious colour. During Chinese sheets, bowls or pillowcases in similar pronunciation to the Chinese
variety of sizes, from small to large. longevity; the pomegranate, fertility; New Year, red is also the most shades of red to complement your word for “good luck”. So, having a
These are believed to bring good luck the mandarin duck, love; the pine popular colour. This is because festive decorations. kumquat tree in your home means
and chase off bad luck, and are tree, eternal youth; the peony, people believe that this colour brings Red packets wishing you both wealth and good
usually hung from the front door. honour, and wealth; while a magpie The red packets are versatile. While it luck. The kumquat tree is a very
Fu is nice to receive them during festive popular plant that is display around
(Fu) means wealth, and the character seasons, however they serve more homes to bring in good fortune.
will be seen on various decorations than one function. Red packets can Blooming flowers
during Chinese New Year. also be used to decorate your house. Lunar New Year is celebrated in
Occasionally, Chinese characters can From lanterns to the zodiac animal spring. As you know, spring is a time
be turned upside down and placed for the year, there are plenty of of renewal of life. Flowers are a good
on the doorstep. The reason the tutorial guides to follow from social choice for decoration, especially the
character is upside down is that the one that blooms, as there is a Chinese
word “upside down” in Chinese can proverb that says: “If it blooms, you
also mean “poured out”. Therefore, are lucky”. Orchids, peach and plum
(Fu Dao) can be directly translated as blossoms are the popular ones.
“Wealth has arrived at your door”. Remember to only look for the bright
Paper cuttings colours as dull colours are not
Paper cutting techniques date back to welcomed during festive seasons.
the 2nd century. This elegant paper You can also add lush greenery in the
craft makes pretty Chinese New Year form of lucky plants or lucky
decorations. They usually consist of bamboos. These beautiful flowers are
auspicious Chinese characters a good symbol of new beginnings and
surrounded by amazingly intricate a wonderful decorative element.

Red is seen as an auspicious colour to decorate your home. – KAODIM MALAYSIA Red packets can also be used as decorations. – TESSELAARFLOWERS

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Ji-A’s dad comes
under fire

IN the past week, Single’s Inferno’s most popular Jafar bids goodbyeJonathan Freeman after his final Broadway show on Jan 23. –BROADWAY.COM
contestant, Song Ji-a, has been battling the
wrath of the internet following her knock-off
controversy.

Now, controversial reporter Kim Yong-ho has
come out of retirement with a video sharing
some intel that he had received about the
reality star’s life way before her fame.

Now that she’s getting more popular, Kim
revealed that amongst the online community,
her father is thought to be a dentist and that’s
why many believed that was how the family
were able to live a luxurious lifestyle.

However, he revealed that that is not the
case. While the reporter never goes into actual
details about Ji-A’s father’s real job, he subtly
alleges that it’s a bit “suspicious”.

“I know what Ji-a’s father actually does for
work. The fact that she knew about her dad’s
real job and decided to remain quiet is the same
as lying,” he said

Kim went a step further by giving Ji-A an
opportunity to talk about her father’s real
occupation herself before he reveals, it since he
believes that she “won’t be blamed for her
father’s mistakes”.

oAfter 30 years , Broadway star
Jonathan Freeman takes his final bow

Ji-A and her ‘dentist’ father, in a since-deleted THEATRE actor Jonathan said he did not want things to end Dennis Stowe will now take on the role. – BROADWAY.COM
Instagram post. – INSTAGRAM Freeman has been like that, in the middle of the
synonymous with Jafar, pandemic. enjoys seeing the audience’s years – the beloved actor looks at
Percy Jackson series the loveable villain from honest responses from their each piece and finds it
for Disney+ Aladdin, for over 30 years. He “Drawn to it” was how seats. One can tell he truly fascinating that children decide
voiced the character in the 1992 Freeman described his attraction appreciates the art he has on specific parts of the character
FANS of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the movie and continued to do to the role. He had always loved received from children over the to focus on.
Olympians book series are finally getting a voiceover work for several related villains in Disney animated
television series they’ve longed for on Disney projects. movies, and his interest simply
Plus. grew as he grew up too.
In 2011, he took on the live-
With casting currently underway, Riordan action role for the Disney Freeman said: “I’ve come to
further revealed that he will be co-writing the Theatrical Production stage have a very fine appreciation for
pilot episode with Jon Steinberg and James adaptation. villains, they’re like the gasoline
Bobin as the pilot director. that fuels the story forward. The
On Jan 23, Freeman took his heroes just get to look nice and
“With Rick Riordan, Jon Steinberg and Dan final bow as Jafar, symbolically sing nice songs and then
Shotz leading our creative team, we’re deep into handing over his cobra staff to characters like the Genie just get
creating a compelling TV series worthy of the fellow original Broadway cast to have a ball from the start, so
heroic mythological characters that millions of member Dennis Stowe, who you have to find a way to have a
Percy Jackson readers know are well-worth takes over his role in future ball and be a villain.
caring about, and we’re eager to invite Disney+ productions.
audiences into stories that are true to the “I say don’t go bigger, go
blockbuster franchise and full of anticipation, Freeman described his deeper … that will make the
humour, surprise, and mystery,” said Ayo Davis, emotions as “a mixed bag”. He character delicious enough that
president of Disney Branded Television. explained that he just felt like it an audience wants to love to hate
was time for him to move on. you.”
The live-action series centres on the Originally supposed to retire
fantastical story of the titular 12-year-old from his role in 2020, Freeman Negative reactions make him
modern demigod, who’s finally coming to terms chuckle, and the actor genuinely
with his newly discovered supernatural powers
after the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing BLACKPINK thrill fans with joint livestream
the master lightning bolt. Percy now has to
travel across America to search for the master FANS around the world have been voicing BLACKPINK reunite in new livestream for fans. – INSTAGRAM
lightning bolt and return the order to Olympus. their disappointment with YG Entertainment
since it has been over a year without a because of the interview. Jung Hae-in is the Before ending the livestream, Jennie
However, no further details are revealed so BLACKPINK comeback, and no future plans definition of a successful Blink, no one is on shared about their BLACKPINK’S group
fans will have to wait a bit longer for the official have been confirmed ever since The Album his level.” comeback by saying: “I cannot tell you the
casts and premiere date. There were two film that was released back in October 2020. exact time of the comeback. But we are
adaptations released in 2010 and 2013, starring During the livestream, BLACKPINK also practicing really hard. We will meet each
Logan Lerman as the eponymous character. Well, it looks like BLACKPINK have heard sang a part of Kill This Love to celebrate the other again soon. Wait for us, BLINKs!”
their BLINKs’ cries for them to reunite! On Jan song reaching 1.5 billion views.
Lerman in 2013’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. – 25, BLACKPINK did a livestream after a long
20TH CENTURY FOX hiatus with all four members.

The livestream started off with Jisoo and
Lisa, who were then joined by Rose and
Jennie.

During the livestream, although no
information was given about their new
comeback, fans were satisfied to see the girls
interacting happily. When asked about their
comeback Jisoo jokingly replied: “Never,
Never!”

The members continued to tease Jisoo on
her role on Snowdrop which made BLINKs
happy about how the members seems so
comfortable talking about the series.

One comment read: “Sorry but we have a
winner now! Friends and worked with Jisoo,
Lisa called him oppa, Rose talked about
Youngsoo kiss, Jennie is jealous of him

ENTERTAINMENT

17theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022

Melding gaming and storytelling

o What would a pair of gamer siblings do
when they find out they can mind-control
their parents? Find out in Take CTRL

█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR quality original series which offers an (from left) Khairudin, Najib, Nadira, Fauzana, Yaw and GenNext Studios Originals Content Assistant Vice President Edison
epic gaming adventure, plot twists, Cheam at the Take CTRL press conference.
PREMIERING on Jan 29, positive life lessons and ultimately the real and virtual world. The latter is
Astro’s Take CTRL series is a what being part of a family means. infused with gaming elements to
collaboration with Graph which young audiences can relate
Studios that will see the Farah further stated that the with.
platform further expanding their company hopes customers will enjoy
series lineup and original ideas to a the first of their original series, and At the same time parents will be
wider demographic. that they are looking forward to able empathise with the struggles of
working local content creators on Papa and Mama trying to balance
Directed by Derrik Yaw, Take more original ideas that are relevant being the fun parent versus the
CTRL will revolve around Sky (Faiz to Malaysian families. disciplinarian exacerbated by their
Najib) and Ramunah (Sry kids’ digital and gaming habits.
Khairudin), siblings who find a mind- “It feels good to be back and
control video game that gives them working with young actors,” Sam The series is also the first local
the power to control their parents, explained during the series’ press production to utilise ‘Unreal Engine,’
Papa (Shaheizy Sam) and Mama conference, which he joined an advanced real-time 3D creation
(Hana Nadira). remotely. technology.

Take CTRL will portray the love- The series will also be a comeback Sponsored by TIME Internet,
hate relationship and family of sorts for the famous actor who customers can enjoy the new
dynamics between siblings and hasn’t been on a television series for episodes of Take CTRL at 9pm, every
parents, and how they come to terms five years. Saturday on TA-DAA! (Ch 612), Astro
in a world where digitalisation has GO or On Demand.
taken over. For Nadira, Najib and Khairudin,
the series will be their debut in lead Peacemaker is gleefully, irreverently adult
In line with the show’s tagline roles. Take CTRL will also have a
“with control, comes chaos”, the kids diverse lineup of talents in
ultimately learn that having control is supporting roles, including Gabriel
not as easy as it seems, and that there Pountney, Rika Adrina, Marianne
are always consequences. Tan, Farid Azmeir, Phoon Chi Ho, and
Prakash Daniel along with special
“For us, its all about wanting to cameos by popular local content
create more localised shows with creators, Jenn Chia and Jin Lim
relevancy that Malaysians can relate (Jinnyboy).
to. It’s always trying to keep with the
local, latest trends,” explained Astro “The series is something new that
Kids Business Head Farah Fauzana. hasn’t been done in Malaysia before,”
Sam continued.
“Together with TIME Internet, we
are excited to present this high- The six episode series will present
a unique concept; the exploration of

AFTER the success of The Suicide depth of his talents that lies under his rated, Peacemaker makes no
Squad last year, which was a win that overdeveloped muscles. The first compromises either; it’s truly for
Warner Bros. and DC Comics sorely three episodes of Peacemaker also adults, or maybe, adults with a
needed, director James Gunn has make it clear that the series will teenager’s sense of humour. The first
created more or less the perfect definitely develop the character of three episodes had violence, gore,
adult-themed spinoff series based on Smith at an intrinsic level, nudity, drug usage, swearing, racism,
one of the surviving members of the particularly his relationship with his misogyny, sexism, “kids” getting
Suicide Squad, Peacemaker for HBO father. killed etc. You name it, Gunn
Max. probably incorporated it into more
Reprising his role as the foul- Following the events of The than one episode.
mouthed, nationalistically-proud, Suicide Squad, Smith makes a swift
do-anything-to-preserve-peace recovery and promptly escapes the The direction the series is headed
antihero, John Cena comfortably hospital and certainty of going back towards and what ramifications it will
slips back into the appropriately to prison. Predictably, the mentally have on the greater slate of DC
jingoistic costume of immature Smith simply ends right Comics films, if any, is unknown at
Peacemaker/Christopher Smith. back under the authoritarian thumb this point.
Cena’s early films (and some of his of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) and
recent ones) featured him in basically A.R.G.U.S. But based on the three episodes,
straight-cut action films, but in the which I personally found to be more
films where he flexes his comedic Now under a new handler, Smith entertaining than the entirety of The
muscles, it’s very clear that Cena has as Peacemaker has to work with other Suicide Squad, it’s exciting to think
an unabashed talent for comedy and A.R.G.U.S. members and supporting where Gunn is going to take both the
an impeccable comic delivery of lines characters (like the equally immature character and series.
and facial gestures. Vigilante) on “Project Butterfly”. It’s a
In Peacemaker, Cena has probably project that no one bothers to explain Peacemaker’s first three episodes
found the best outlet for showing the to Smith what it is about until several premiered on Jan 13, and the final
episodes in. episode can be streamed on Feb 17
exclusively and only on HBO Max. –
In line with how the film was R- by Mark Mathen Victor

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Painful American jingoism meets intentionally Beyond the cast that
shallow comedy on Peacemaker. – has been introduced,
DCEXTENDEDUNIVERSE.FANDOM.COM one has to wonder
who else will appear in
Gunn’s spinoff. –
MENSHEALTH.COM

FASHION & BEAUTY FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM SCAN
ME
18 theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022 @thesundaily

While the
Rose Toner
can be
applied with
a cotton pad,
for bets
results, you
should use
your palms
to apply it to
your face.
– MAMONDE

█ BY MARINA MUHTAR Spritz your dry skin away!TheMamondeRoseWaterToner.–MAMONDE
oMamonde’sRoseWatertonerisheretoprovidethehydrationthatyouneed
ROSE water has been
treasured over the years the Rose Water Toner. After a few second thoughts about using it. I produces which doesn’t irritate Rose water is renowned
for the wide array of releases, the product has been wasn’t worried about getting any my skin like most fragrant toners for anti-inflammatory
benefits that it offers. upgraded to enhance customers’ breakouts considering how all the do. I haven’t had any issues or properties. – MAMONDE
Whether it is utilized for health experience. vital ingredients are in it and I’ve small breakouts with this toner
purposes or beauty, this ‘magical’ always been a fan of rose-infused after a week of using it, so I
water has been proven to be a The Rose Water Toner is made products. As someone with recommend those who have dry
eudemonia potion for centuries. from 90.97% real rose water. sensitive combination skin, and sensitive skin to try this out!
Mamonde puts the cherry on top hydration is key and this toner
The history of rosewater dates by infusing five different types of provides just what I needed. However, the texture of the
back to the Middle Ages in Persia hyaluronic acids and allantoin. If liquid evaporates fast when
(modern Iran). Due to its highly you’re someone who always does No burning or stinging signs applied to a cotton pad. I
expensive and taxing method to your research on the ingredients were felt, just felt hydrated and recommend pouring the product
manufacture rose oil, this divine present in a skincare product less oily throughout the day. I’d directly on your palms and
product was only made to cater before purchasing, you’d know spritz this toner on my face every dabbing it on your face or you can
for the elites. As the product made that hyaluronic acid is a crucial morning to feel fresh and awake. simply store it in a spray bottle
its way to Egypt and Rome ingredient! Another reason why this toner is and spritz it on your face for a full
through trading, the Romans included in my skincare routine is hydrating experience. Remember,
started making full use of the When I first got my hands on the subtle rose smell that it a little goes a long way!
rosewater. For example, it was Mamonde’s toner, I didn’t have
used as a handwash and to scent
their wines.

Soon enough, rose water was
used for beauty purposes and has
become the talk of the town since
then due to its anti-inflammatory
properties. Even the most
powerful woman of all time,
Cleopatra, drenched herself in
rose water, milk and honey to
soften and cleanse her skin!

Fast forward to the 2000s, rose
water has become the epitome of
beauty in the skincare industry.
To illustrate, a South Korean
skincare company called
Mamonde made its name by
creating flower-based products.
One of its holy-grail products is

UNIQLO’s new perspective on Louvre masterpieces
UNIQLO recently announced the collections illustrated with the simple painting, and Egyptian art. I use today, the first painting I process of finishing the pieces while
continuation of its UT (UNIQLO T- and soft touch characteristic of The illustrations by Yu Nagaba are emulated was the Mona Lisa. I closely examining the characteristics
shirt) collaboration collection with graphic artist Yu Nagaba, presenting thought the best way to show off this of the original artworks.“
the Musée du Louvre, with the a fresh perspective on Western art. minimalist while conveying respect style would be through an image that
launch of The Louvre x Yu Nagaba and admiration for the original people already know and love. The Louvre x Yu Nagaba
collection. The collection draws on a variety pieces. collection will be available at all
of motifs from the more than 35,000 “So it was deeply meaningful for UNIQLO stores in Malaysia and
The new UT range features works displayed in the Louvre, Commenting on the collection, Yu me to return to the Mona Lisa for this through uniqlo.com from now until
masterpieces from the museum’s including Greek sculpture, European Nagaba said: “When I started project and I really enjoyed the Jan 31.
expressing myself in the simple lines

HEALTH

19theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN Processed food contribute to period pain and cause inflammation. – UNSPLASH Dark chocolate works wonders in chasing away those dark PMS moods. – 123RF

PERIODS aren’t easy. They Keep the pain at bay levels in the body. Estrogen is one
can cause pain and severe of the two main female sex
discomfort for many hormones that keep a girl’s
women. That’s why it’s menstruation regular. It also
important to maintain a proper regulates cholesterol and blood
diet during your period. This is sugar levels, which is very
mainly because an inadequate diet important to maintain for a
can lead to pain, headaches, smooth period process every
nausea, diarrhea and many other
symptoms. And because
menstruation cramps are so bad, it
is important to eat well and take
good care of yourself during this
time.

Many women are unable to
control their cravings and to let go
of their bad habits. This means we
are tempted to eat more unhealthy
foods. However, finding healthy
alternatives to unhealthy snacks
can satisfy your cravings!

So, if you’ve been through or are
going through a painful period,
you can review your diet and make
some changes. To help guide you
along the way, here is a list of what
to eat during periods and foods to
avoid during the period.

Processed foods o When those period cramps kick in, you might want to choose
Frozen foods, fast foods, and month. Of course, alcohol is
canned items contain ingredients healthier comfort foods another obvious reason to cause
and preservatives that are bad for bloating and causes you high
menstruation. It can interfere with discomfort.
hormones and increase PMS
(premenstrual syndrome) Fruits
discomfort. Processed foods are If you’re tempted to combine
also a huge source of sodium, a cakes, ice cream, and even the
major cause of bloating and water sweetest things in the fridge, stop
retention, and are best avoided immediately and buy some fruit
during menstruation and for a few instead. I get it, it seems like an
days before menstruation. This is almost impossible task, but let’s
because we are constantly exposed give it a try. We never know, you
to a wide variety of foods, it is might actually love the option of
difficult to tell whether a particular switching to fruits from the sugary
food has been processed or not. cookies. Fruits are rich in nutrients
However, you should always read and vitamins that can help reduce
the ingredients on the packaging. fatigue and weakness. The natural
sugars in these foods can quench
Spicy and salty foods your sugar cravings. The fruit is
Spicy foods are a big no because also rich in vitamins that can help
you are already burning with bloating. Watermelon, for
emotionally on the inside. You may example, also has a high-water
be tempted to eat spicy, especially content and can help keep the
if you like fried foods and ready-to- body hydrated, which can reduce
eat snacks. Many people find that swelling and bloating.
spicy foods will cause stomach
upset, leading to diarrhoea, Alcohol can dehydrate you, which can worsen menstruation Fruits are Fish and chicken
stomach pain, and even nausea. If pains. – 123RF great to Craving chicken to curb cramps?
your stomach is uncomfortable or temporary relief from cramps, but stay Good news! This is another iron
unfamiliar with spicy foods, it’s despite the temporary relief, there hydrated. and protein-rich food you can add
best to avoid them during your are too many negative effects that – 123RF to your diet. Consuming protein is
period. This is because excess salt is hard to ignore. Not only can this essential for overall health and
can water retention and cause cause irregular periods, but it can helps keep you full during your
bloating. If you can’t control your also make menstrual symptoms period by reducing cravings for
love for spicy food, consider worse by increasing oestrogen food. Just don’t eat too much fried
healthy options like fresh chilis on chicken and oily chicken. Stick to
your food. dry forms and salads. Meanwhile,
if you are someone who loves
Alcohol seafood, fish is an alternative that
Please avoid drinking alcohol helps you through all your
during your period, even if you had menstrual troubles. Fish is rich in
a really though day at work. Even iron, protein, and omega-3 fatty
though alcohol can provide acids, and it definitely nourishes
your diet.
Dark chocolate
Saving the last option for the best!
Did you take a double-take when
you saw the word chocolate? Does
this option make all your struggles
of having your periods worth it? If
you need an excuse to eat more
chocolate, here’s a good choice.
You can eat dark chocolate
completely without guilt! Dark
chocolate contains many

beneficial minerals such as iron,
magnesium, antioxidants, and
flavanols. The latter can
improve blood flow and relax
blood vessels. Dark chocolate
is good because it is low in
sugar and helps with severe
PMS. Not to mention the magic
of boosting your mood.

TRAVEL

20 theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022

Modern day travellers are no longer
there to sightsee; instead they want
to immerse themselves in the local
community. – G ADVENTURES

█ BY LUCY THACKERAY One with the world enterprise.
One of his favourite social
THINKING over some of the o Why people-empowering adventures are the latest travel trend
most vivid days I’ve had on enterprise partnerships is Sólheimar
my travels, they’re nearly This homestay in Nepal allows visitors to live among the locals and learn about their customs and culture. – G ADVENTURES in Iceland, an eco-village that is home
always the ones spent with to a mix of disabled residents, their
locals. Knocking back chai at the owned by women or minority groups. customs and eat home cooking, while in Peru,” says Kritikides. families and carers.
crack of dawn with a Mumbai In Morocco, 90% of its suppliers are the income has funded a fence for the For G Adventures, community
student, brimming with enthusiasm locally-owned. village to protect locals from wild Tour groups are taken for lunch
and caffeine. Stumbling into a animals wandering in. support is such a priority that, in stops at its café – which the company
ceramics workshop in deepest Bali However, the recent travel slump 2018, it came up with the “Ripple helped to develop – and can peruse
and buying lovely homewares direct offered a golden opportunity to In Jaipur, it works with the Pink Score” – a figure showing customers the art and handicrafts in its gallery,
from the makers, the chalky wet-clay scrutinise this area of the business. City Rickshaw scheme, which trains what percentage of their tour’s spend buy toiletries made by the residents
scent in the air. Being kindly up women from low-income will stay in the local economy. from Icelandic plants and herbs, or
instructed by a junior jimador It gave us an opportunity to really households, training them in English, take workshops with the locals.
(tequila farmer) in central Mexico as I review our trips and ask, are we doing guiding skills and helping them get a One trip that achieved 100 on the
hacked amateurishly at an agave as much as we possibly can in that driver’s licence. For travellers, it Ripple Score is its “Hike, Bike and Crucially, the travel companies
stump. space?” says Kritikides. “At the end of means a fun, local’s view tour on an Kayak Thailand” itinerary – one that’s leading on these positive community
2020 we undertook a review of our eco-friendly electric rickshaw, heavily focused on community-led visits want to ensure they don’t drift
On one particularly memorable top-selling 100 trips, because if we picking up street food and chatting experiences, such as hill-tribe into something more voyeuristic, or
day, my tour group in Thailand was can make any difference on those about their guide’s experiences in the trekking and kayaking trips with rural tourists gawping at conditions of
hosted by several local women in trips, we can make a really big city. communities. poverty.
Baan Talay Nok, a village on the difference to those places.”
country’s west coast that was ravaged Feedback wise, the company finds “From the outset, it was about “We’ve really tried to create an
by the 2004 tsunami, leaving many of One example is Madi Valley this sort of experience is often a transparency – some of our tours are opportunity where people own their
its residents widows. During our tour, Homestay, a village-run community highlight of their trip. already at 100%, but for others we’re own business, they’re hosting you in
we chatted to the women with our of homestays and activities in Nepal, not doing so great and we’re holding their village, their own way,” says
Thai guide’s help as they taught us where locals earn a sustainable wage “[Clients] might book a trip for ourselves accountable, working to Sweeting. “You’re a guest, and you
how to cook piquant curried fish and by hosting, feeding and guiding Machu Picchu, but they’ll go home improve those numbers,” says Jamie should act like a guest.”
barbecue sweet dough sticks Intrepid guests. It’s win-win: guests talking about Manos Unidas, a Sweeting, the company’s VP of
wrapped in banana leaves. love the opportunity to learn local fantastic social enterprise we support responsible travel and social He gives an example of a Rio de
Janeiro tour which takes groups to a
They showed us how they make locally developed brewery – owned
soap from cooking oil – setting up and run by local people – in a favela.
shop so we could bring home
cinnamon and turmeric-infused It’s less about wandering into the
treats – and how to de-flesh a coconut favela taking photos and leaving – it’s
on a traditional Thai ‘toothed’ stool about meeting and supporting the
like a pro. Despite the language locals with direct spend, as well as
barrier, what I remember was a lot of trying a tasty local product.
laughter.
Sweeting is not a fan of
The new question from travellers “voluntourism”, a term much bandied
seems to have shifted from “How can about over the past decade. In fact,
I meet locals?” to “How can I meet he’s eradicated it from the company’s
locals in a way that will directly tours, determined to focus on more
benefit them?” It means not just sustainable experiences.
engaging with local people, but
buying from them – using their So what’s the difference?
transport services, restaurants, “Community tourism is by
accommodation and guiding skills in definition community owned, led
a sustainable way. and run”, says Sweeting. It’s locals
being “invited to share their culture
And, as a raft of new multi-stop and their history, their way”.
and adventure tours shows, travel You’re not there to “fix” anything
companies are taking this demand or “build” anything, he explains –
seriously. unless it’s by spending your holiday
cash in a way that then feeds directly
Erica Kritikides – senior brand and back into local infrastructure and
product manager at Intrepid Travel – employment.
calls this type of visit an “impact Above all, these community
experience”. From day one, all the experiences should be enjoyable and
company’s trips have been designed inspiring for travellers, emphasises
to empower local communities in Kritikides – there’s no need to make
general: your tour leaders are always tours heavy or sombre in order to
local to the destination, and wherever connect with and support locals.
possible they work with locally “These experiences need to be
owned suppliers, particularly those great fun – if they’re not, they don’t
resonate as strongly. It’s key to them
being memorable and powerful.” –
The Independent

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• Develop, design & implement of HR policies to support the company business JJoohhoorr BBaahhrruu to hear any explanations to the Ukrainian last year, while one, you pack of wet lettuces.”
NNoottee :: that may be given by the Whyte is Fury’s mandatory WBC
objectives and compliance with law and regulatory. AA mmeemmbbeerr eennttiittlleedd ttoo aatttteenndd aanndd vvoottee aatt Liquidator. challenger. In a follow-up post soon after,
• To handle disciplinary matter including staffs counselling, grievances handling, tthhee aabboovvee mmeeeettiinngg iiss eennttiittlleedd ttoo aappppooiinntt 2. To determine pursuant to he said: “I’m just going to keep
aa pprrooxxyy ttoo aatttteenndd aanndd vvoottee iinnsstteeaadd ooff Section 518(3)(b) of the There have been reports videoing until one of these
domestic inquires & termination process & other industrial relation procedures in hhiimm.. AA pprrooxxyy nneeeedd nnoott bbee aa mmeemmbbeerr ooff Companies Act, 2016 the Joshua has been offered a £15 cowards decides to fight.
compliances with local Labour Law. tthhee ccoommppaannyy.. manner in which the books, million (RM87m) deal to step
• To handle standard HR letters, documents, memorandums and other accounts and documents aside, although the 32-year-old “You’re all cowards, s***house
correspondences, such as warning letters, appointment letters, confirmation IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF of the Company and of the has angrily denied suggestions he bums. I don’t care who I fight – AJ,
letters and related correspondence as requested. TTHHEE CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS AACCTT 22001166 liquidator thereof, may be has agreed to anything of the sort. Usyk, Dillian Whyte, or any of
• Other administration duties where required and part of the scope. GGRRTTOORRIUIUNANAPPVVTOTEOEHHNLNLEE(I(IMAMNMAMNNTNT)A)AEDEDTSTSRRTDTDNENENNARAR..TTBOBOIIOHOFHFNDNDA.A. LL destroyed. them. Fight me.” – The
• Any other duties as assigned by the superior/ management from time to time. RREEGGIISSTTRRAATTIIOONN NNOO..:: 220011330011001177116633 Dated this 27th day of Whyte, meanwhile, is Independent
January, 2022 reportedly involved in a dispute
Requirements: ((11004466999966--VV)) Lam Suk Kham
((IInn MMeemmbbeerrss’’ VVoolluunnttaarryy WWiinnddiinngg UUpp)) Liquidator Aussies nervous about Pakistan tour
• Candidate must process at least Professional or Degree in Finance / AAtt aa GGeenneerraall MMeeeettiinngg ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy dduullyy AUSTRALIAN cricketers are on “I believe the boards are still
Accountancy or equivalent. ccoonnvveenneedd aanndd hheelldd eelleeccttrroonniiccaalllyy vviiaa vviiddeeoo IN THE MATTER OF THE edge barely a month before their working through some of the
ccoonnffeerreenncciinngg aatt BBOO33--BB--1133--11,, LLeevveell 1133,, COMPANIES ACT, 1965 first tour of Pakistan in 24 years minor details around that tour, so
• At least 5 Year(s) managerial / supervising of working experience in audit, MMeennaarraa 33AA,, KKLL EEccoo CCiittyy,, NNoo.. 33,, JJaallaann BBaannggssaarr,, amid an uptick in terror attacks in once that gets the formal tick of
financial accounting and HR. 5599220000 KKuuaallaa LLuummppuurr oonn 2200 JJaannuuaarryy 22002222,, tthhee AND the Asian nation, the Sydney approval then we’ll announce the
ffoollloowwiinngg ssppeecciiaall rreessoolluuttiioonnss wweerree dduullyy ppaasssseedd:: IN THE MATTER OF Morning Herald reported yesterday. squad post that, but we’re
• Familiar with Accpac, ERP Accounting & HR software would be an added RREESSOOLLVVEEDD::-- K.M. YONG BROTHERS reasonably well down the track,”
advantage. 11..TTHHAATT tthhee CCoommppaannyy bbee wwoouunndd uupp vvoolluunnttaarriillyy “We’re all toey about it,” a he added.
ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo SSeeccttiioonn 443399((11))((bb)) ooff tthhee SDN. BHD. source close to the team told the
• Computer literate and knowledgeable of Ms Excel, Word & Power Point. CCoommppaanniieess AAcctt 22001166 aanndd tthhaatt NNgg HHeenngg HHooooii Registration No. newspaper, using an informal Australia has not toured
• Good command of written and spoken in English. Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia ooff 446622AA,, JJaallaann 55//4466,, TTaammaann PPeettaalliinngg,, 4466000000 198101010119 Australian term for being anxious Pakistan since 1998 due to
PPeettaalliinngg JJaayyaa,, SSeellaannggoorr DDaarruull EEhhssaann bbee or worried. security concerns, instead playing
& Mandarin will be an added advantage. aanndd iiss hheerreebbyy aappppooiinntteedd lliiqquuiiddaattoorr ffoorr tthhee (76243-W) its away matches in the United
CCoommppaannyy ffoorr tthhee ppuurrppoossee ooff wwiinnddiinngg uupp ooff (In Members’ Voluntary Australia are scheduled to play Arab Emirates.
Office based in Petaling Jaya (5 days a week) tthhee CCoommppaannyy.. three Tests, three one-day
22..TTHHAATT tthhee lliiqquuiiddaattoorr bbee aauutthhoorriisseedd ppuurrssuuaanntt Liquidation) internationals and one Twenty20 Though some international
Send in your CV with your photo via email to : ttoo SSeeccttiioonn 445566 ooff tthhee CCoommppaanniieess AAcctt 22001166 ttoo NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN match in Pakistan starting March touring sides have returned to
[email protected] eexxeerrcciissee tthhee ppoowweerrss llaaiidd ddoowwnn iinn EElleevveenntthh that pursuant to Section 3. Pakistan in recent years, New
SScchheedduullee ooff tthhee CCoommppaanniieessAAcctt 22001166.. 272 of the Companies Act, Zealand abruptly halted a tour
DDAALLAAMM MMAAHHKKAAMMAAHH TTIINNGGGGII MMAALLAAYYAA DDII IIPPOOHH SSUUNNGGAAII NNIIPPAAHH RREESSOORRTT SSDDNN..BBHHDD.. 33..TTHHAATT tthhee lliiqquuiiddaattoorr bbee aauutthhoorriisseedd ttoo 1965 the Final Meeting Selector George Bailey told there in September citing security
PPEENNGGGGUDUDLALAUULLNANAGMGMAANNNNEESSGGYYEEAARRRRIIIIPKPKEAEARTRTAANNKKOO:D:DAAAAARAR-U-U22LL88RNRNICICDDCCZZ--UU66AA--0N0N22//22002211 ((IInn MMeemmbbeerrss’’ VVoolluunnttaarryy WWiinnddiinngg--uupp)) ddiissttrriibbuuttee eeiitthheerr iinn ccaasshh,, ssppeecciiee oorr iinn kkiinndd of the members of the reporters yesterday that security issues and England shortly
aannyy ssuurrpplluuss aasssseettss ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy aass hhee Company will be held at arrangements would be “very, afterwards cancelled a planned
CCoommppaannyy NNoo..119988990011001100336633 tthhiinnkkss ffiitt ttoo tthhee ccoonnttrriibbuuttoorryy ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy 2-B, Club Block, Mahkota very robust and very, very tour. – Reuters
((118877666655--WW)) iinn aaccccoorrddaannccee wwiitthh hhiiss rreessppeeccttiivvee rriigghhttss aanndd Wira Condominium, Jalan thorough”.
iinntteerreessttss tthheerreeiinn.. Dato Khong Kam Tak,
DDAALLAAMM PPEERRKKAARRAA MMEENNGGEENNAAII SSEEKKSSYYEENN 446655((11)) ((IInnccoorrppoorraatteedd iinn MMaallaayyssiiaa)) TThhee BBooaarrdd ooff DDiirreeccttoorrss 31400 Ipoh, Perak on 28
((ee)) AAKKTTAA SSYYAARRIIKKAATT,, 22001166 [[DDIIBBAACCAA BBEERRSSAAMMAA NNOOTTIICCEE IISS HHEERREEBBYY GGIIVVEENN tthhaatt ppuurrssuuaanntt DDaatteedd tthhiiss 2277tthh ddaayy ooff JJaannuuaarryy 22002222 February 2022 at 11.00 a.m.
DDEENNGGAANN SSEEKKSSYYEENN 446666((11))((aa)) AAKKTTAA SSYYAARRIIKKAATT,, ttoo SSeeccttiioonn 445599 ooff tthhee CCoommppaanniieess AAcctt for the purpose of having
22001166]] 22001166,, tthhee FFiinnaall MMeeeettiinngg ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF an account laid before
wwiilllbbeehheellddaatttthheeLLiiqquuiiddaattoorr’’ssOOffffiiccee,,4477AA TTHHEE CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS AACCTT 22001166 the members showing
DDAANN JJaallaann CChhuunngg AAhh MMiinngg,, PPaassiirr PPuutteehh,, 3311665500 the manner in which the
IIppoohh,,PPeerraakk DDaarruull RRiiddzzuuaann oonn MMoonnddaayy,,2288 AANNDD winding up had been
SDSDDADALNNLAABBMMHHPDPDEE((RNRNKKOOAA..RSRSAYAYAAMMRREIEIKKNNAAGGTTE:E:N6N61A1A7I7I4G4G6U6U22NN--APAPW)W) AANNHHIITTEECCHH FFeebbrruuaarryy 22002222 aatt 1100..0000 aa..mm.. RREEGGIIGSGSRTRTTTRORORRIAUIAUNANATPTPVVITOITEOOEOHHNLNNLNEE(I(INMMNNMMNOTOT)A)A.E.E:TS:TSRRT2DT2DNEN0EN0NAR1AR1..T3T3BOBOI0I0OHOFHF11NDND00A.A.11LL77116633 conducted and of giving IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE MATTER OF THE
any explanation thereof COMPANIES ACT 2016 COMPANIES ACT 2016 COMPANIES ACT 2016
AAnnttaarraa AA GG EE NN DD AA ((11004466999966--VV)) and to determine the AND IN THE MATTER OF AND IN THE MATTER OF AND IN THE MATTER OF
11..TToo rreecceeiivvee aanndd ccoonnssiiddeerr tthhee ((IInn MMeemmbbeerrss’’ VVoolluunnttaarryy WWiinnddiinngg UUpp)) manner in which the books, SILVER ELEMENT SDN BHD
YYUUEENN TTUUNNGG RREESSOOUURRCCEESS SSDDNN BBHHDD((NNoo..SSyyaarriikkaatt::448800885555--KK)) ......PPEEMMPPEETTIISSYYEENN NNOOTTIICCEE IISS HHEERREEBBYY GGIIVVEENNTTHHAATT tthhee CCrreeddiittoorrss ooff accounts and documents IMPRESSIVE ASMARA
LLiiqquuiiddaattoorrss’’ aaccccoouunntt ooff rreecceeiippttss aanndd tthhee aabboovveemmeennttiioonneedd CCoommppaannyy wwhhiicchh iiss bbeeiinngg of the Company and of the PACE SDN BHD Company No.: KENNY HILL SDN BHD
DDaann ppaayymmeennttss aanndd ssttaatteemmeenntt ooff ffiinnaall wwoouunndd uupp vvoolluunnttaarriillyy aarree rreeqquuiirreedd,, ttoo sseenndd iinn Liquidator shall be disposed Company No.: 199901018518
ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn aammoonngg tthhee ccoonnttrriibbuuttoorriieess tthheeiirr nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess oonn oorr bbeeffoorree 2266 off. 199901017346 (492246-U) Company No.:
GGUUNNAAWWAANN HHIITTEECCHH SSDDNN BBHHDD ((NNoo.. SSyyaarriikkaatt:: 661177446622--PP)) ......RREESSPPOONNDDEENN aanndd aannyy eexxppllaannaattiioonnss aarriissiinngg FFeebbrruuaarryy 22002222,, wwiitthh ppaarrttiiccuullaarrss ooff tthheeiirr ddeebbttss LAI YAM CHIN (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY (493418-P) 198201003673
tthheerreeffrroomm.. oorr ccllaaiimmss aanndd tthheeiirr nnaammeess aanndd aaddddrreesssseess ooff Liquidator WINDING-UP) (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY
PADPDAABIAIBDHDDHDAAUAAUDLDL22AA9W9WPPADADAAHIHINNSSAAEEHHBBMMAABBBKBKIEIIENINMMRRMM22O0O0H2H21A1AMMEEDD MMEELLAALLUUVVIIIIDPDPELELOAOADTDTSSFAFAEEOLOLCCRARAAAMMMMRRAASKSKIAIZAZDDMOMOAAOONANAMMRGRG 22..TToo rreessoollvvee tthhaatt uunnddeerr SSeeccttiioonn 551188((33)) tthheeiirr ssoolliicciittoorrss ((iiff aannyy)) ttoo::-- Dated this At a General Meeting (83418-W)
((bb)) ooff tthhee CCoommppaanniieess AAcctt 22001166,, tthhee 27 January 2022 of the members of WINDING-UP) (MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY
((LLPaPamEmERRppIIiiNrNraaTTnnAA1H1H44)) bbooookkss,, aaccccoouunnttss aanndd ddooccuummeennttss ooff TThhee LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr IMPRESSIVE PACE SDN BHD At a General Meeting of the
tthhee ccoommppaannyy bbee ddeessttrrooyyeedd aafftteerr tthhee GGRROOUUPPOONN IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF (199901017346 (492246- members of SILVER ELEMENT WINDING-UP)
1A1A4T4TA)A) SDSDAAPPNNEERRSSMMEETTOOEEHHLLOOAANNHHAAMNMNEEPPMMeemBmBApApeCeCtAtAiissyAyAeeffininddaammvvieiettllaaSSllououkikioSoSnnaaggmmaaanannnddDiDiikakarlrlaaaamrmrkkaaKKnnaamomolleaeahrhr bbCCeehhrratataaGrGriiukukahahnn88gg..99LL..i2i20p0p2a2a1d1daa((LL77aa..m9m9..p2p2i0i0rr2a2a1n1n eexxppiirraattiioonn ooff tthhrreeee ((33)) mmoonntthhss ffrroomm tthhee BBRROOee33gg--iiBsBsTTt-t-rR1rR1aaA3A3tt-Vi-Vio1(o1(EE1n1,n,LL0L0LNN4(e4(eMoM6vo6v.e9.)e9:):l9lS29S216106D0D3-31-N1NV,V,33.)M.)M0B0B1e1HeHn0n0DDa1a1..r7r7aa1163633A3A,, TTHHEE CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS AACCTT,, 22001166 U) duly convened and SDN BHD (199901018518 At a General Meeting of
((LLaammppiirraann 1155)),, AAffiiddaavviitt JJaawwaappaann ddiiikkrraarrkkaann oolleehh AAhhmmaadd ZZaaiidd BBiinn ZZaakkaarriiaa ppaaddaa 2288..1100..22002211 ddaattee ooff tthhee ffiinnaall mmeeeettiinngg.. KKLL EEccoo CCiittyy,,NNoo..33,,JJaallaann BBaannggssaarr,, held at Level 11, Menara (493418-P)) duly convened the members of ASMARA
((LLaammppiirraann 1188)),, AAffiiddaavviitt BBaallaassaann ((11)) ddiiikkrraarrkkaann oolleehh CChhaa GGuuaanngg LLii ppaaddaa 1122..1111..22002211 ((LLaammppiirraann NNGGYYUUEETT SSEEAAMM AANNDD BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof, and held at Level 11, Menara KENNY HILL SDN BHD
HBOP1HOBP19einA9einAnn)mg)mRg,R,YpYIppIHpuHueIeeIeunNuntNgtgijuijuIsauIsausyshDyahDaeaemaIpmIpnPnnPniichcEhEbbaaaBRaBReerkrkaIaraIarNtlNtlaPaaPaPTPTsresreeAeiAigkgmkmHPHahPahKepwKepw1ne1AneAa7ayt7ytNiiNi.ius.us11PmyPbmy2b2eeeea.ab.bnn2nn2hhaa,e0,e0aannrK2rKw2wigig1mo1moaanna((:a((:g-LLg-LLaaaadYdYmmmmaiaittrpprppiHiHiiiirrJrraJaaaaaararnnnnbbppa2a2e2e2t1tg10ag0a)u)n)un)DaDabIbmAImAnneeNsNcrscrotaotaaaSlrSlvrrvarEaiEeiekkTnTPnhPhEsEeseLiLni1n1AAyM7yM7HuHu..a1am1ml2Mla2Mabb.y.y2Ea2Eass0nN0niNia2ag2DgD,1,1EdEdMMNaNdadAnGAanGaKnAKnAMMARARoHoHhuhJAuJAaajaajDaDmammmhAhAaaeaLaeLdnsdAnsAHHHHHHBBauaueePmnPmnrrAttAttdzudzuDDealealiAinnAsnns LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr 5599220000 KKuuaallaa LLuummppuurr IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof, (198201003673 (83418-
DDaatteedd:: 2277 JJaannuuaarryy 22002222 aanndd iiff ssoo rreeqquuiirreedd bbyy nnoottiiccee iinn wwrriittiinngg ffrroomm CCEENNDDAANNAA MMAAJJUU SSDDNN.. BBHHDD.. Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 W)) duly convened and
((aa)) PPeeggaawwaaii PPeenneerriimmaa MMaallaayyssiiaa,,ppeelliikkuuiiddaassii ssyyaarriikkaatt rreessppoonnddeenn ddii aattaass,,ddiiggaannttii ddeennggaann EEnncciikk NNoottee::-- tthhee ssaaiidd LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr,, oorr bbyy tthheeiirr ssoolliicciittoorrss oorr Persekutuan (KL) on 19th Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah held at Level 11, Menara
OOnnggTTeeeeCChheeww((NNoo..KK//PP::448811220022--7711--55009999))sseebbaaggaaiippeelliikkuuiiddaassiiyyaannggbbaahhaarruuuunnttuukkssyyaarriikkaatt SSuubbjjeecctt ttoo AArrttiiccllee 7700 aanndd ttoo aannyy ssppeecciiaall ppeerrssoonnaalllyy,, ttoo ccoommee iinn aanndd pprroovvee tthheeiirr ddeebbttss ((221144228855--VV)) January 2022, the following Persekutuan (KL) on 19th BRDB, 285, Jalan Maarof,
RReessppoonnddeenn mmeennuurruutt SSeekkssyyeenn 448822((bb)) AAkkttaa SSyyaarriikkaatt 22001166 ddeennggaann sseerrttaa mmeerrttaa;; ddaann rriigghhttss oorr rreessttrriiccttiioonnss aass ttoo vvoottiinngg aanndd ccllaaiimmss aatt ssuucchh ttiimmee aanndd ppllaaccee aass sshhaalll bbee ((IINN MMEEMMBBEERRSS’’ VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY Special Resolution was duly January 2022, the following Bukit Bandaraya, 59000
aattttaacchheedd ttoo aannyy ccllaassss ooff sshhaarreess iissssuueedd oonn ssppeecciiffiieedd iinn ssuucchh nnoottiiccee,, oorr iinn ddeeffaauulltt tthheerreeooff,, passed:- Special Resolution was duly Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah
((bb))aKaKsosoesest-t-krkreoeossssppdodoananrdrdiipepeanand.d.aa ddaann bbeerrbbaannggkkiitt ddaarriippaaddaa ppeerrmmoohhoonnaann ddii ssiinnii ddiibbiiaayyaaii ddaarriippaaddaa aasseett-- aa sshhooww ooff hhaannddss eevveerryy mmeemmbbeerr wwhhoo iiss tthheeyy wwiilll bbee eexxcclluuddeedd ffrroomm tthhee bbeenneeffiitt ooff aannyy LLIIQQUUIIDDAATTIIOONN)) THAT pursuant to Section passed:- Persekutuan (KL) on 19th
pprreesseenntt iinn ppeerrssoonn oorr bbyy pprrooxxyy sshhaalll hhaavvee ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonnmmaaddeebbeeffoorreessuucchhddeebbttssaannddccllaaiimmss NNOOTTIICCEE OOFF FFIINNAALL MMEEEETTIINNGG 439 of the Companies Act, THAT pursuant to Section January 2022, the following
BBeerrttaarriikkhh ppaaddaa 2299 hhaarriibbuullaann DDiisseemmbbeerr,, 22002211 oonnee vvoottee ffoorr eevveerryy sshhaarree ooff wwhhiicchh hhee iiss aarree pprroovveedd.. NNOOTTIICCEE IISS HHEERREEBBYY GGIIVVEENN TTHHAATT 2016, the Company be 439 of the Companies Act, Special Resolution was duly
tthhee hhoollddeerr.. NNGG HHEENNGG HHOOOOII ppuurrssuuaanntt ttoo SSeeccttiioonn 445599 ooff tthhee wound up voluntarily AND 2016, the Company be passed:-
NNUURR LLAAIILLAA BBIINNTTII MMOOHHAAMMEEDD NNAAZZIILL AAnn iinnssttrruummeenntt aappppooiinnttiinngg aa pprrooxxyy sshhaalll LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr CCoommppaanniieess AAcctt,, 22001166 tthhee FFiinnaall THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p wound up voluntarily AND THAT pursuant to Section
TTiimmbbaallaann PPeennddaaffttaarr bbee iinn wwrriittiinngg aanndd::-- DDaatteedd tthhiiss 2277tthh ddaayy ooff JJaannuuaarryy 22002222 MMeeeettiinngg ooff tthhee MMeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p 439 of the Companies Act,
((aa)) iinn tthhee ccaassee ooff aann iinnddiivviidduuaall sshhaalll bbee CCoommppaannyy wwiillll bbee hheelldd oonnTTuueessddaayy,,11 Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan 2016, the Company be
MMaakkhhaammaahhIIppTTooiinhnhggggii MMaallaayyaa ssiiggnneedd bbyy tthhee aappppooiinnttoorr oorr bbyy hhiiss IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF MMaarrcchh,, 22002222 aatt 1100..0000 aa..mm.. aatt SSuuiittee Shah Alam, Selangor be Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050 wound up voluntarily AND
aattttoorrnneeyy;; aanndd TTHHEE CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS AACCTT,, 22001166 ##88--1133--66,, MMuuttiiaarraa BBaannggssaarr,, 88,, JJaallaann and is hereby appointed as Shah Alam, Selangor be THAT Ms. Vigneswary a/p
PPeerriinnttaahh iinnii ddiiffaaiillkkaann oolleehhTTeettuuaann CChhaann &&AAssssoocciiaatteess,, ppeegguuaammccaarraa bbaaggii PPeemmppeettiissyyeenn ddii aattaass yyaanngg ((bb)) iinn tthhee ccaassee ooff aa ccoorrppoorraattiioonn sshhaalll LLiikkuu,, 5599110000 KKuuaallaa LLuummppuurr ffoorr tthhee Liquidator for the purposes and is hereby appointed as Sangaren of No. 6, Jalan
bbeerraallaammaatt ddii,, NNoo.. 11,,TTiinnggkkaatt 11,, JJaallaann TTuunn SSaammbbaanntthhaann,, 3300000000 IIppoohh,, PPeerraakk DDaarruull RRiiddzzuuaann.. bbee eeiitthheerr uunnddeerr iittss ccoommmmoonn sseeaall oorr AANNDD ffoolllloowwiinngg ppuurrppoosseess ::-- of such winding-up and Liquidator for the purposes Hijau Alam U9/14G, 41050
NNoo.. TTeell:: 0055--22554455229933;; NNoo.. FFaakkss:: 0055--225533 44009911;; EE--mmeell:: cchhaanniippoohh22@@ggmmaaiill..ccoomm ssiiggnneedd bbyy iittss aattttoorrnneeyy oorr bbyy aann ooffffiicceerr IINN TTHHEE MMAATTTTEERR OOFF 11..TToo rreecceeiivvee aanndd ccoonnssiiddeerr tthhee the Liquidator be hereby of such winding-up and Shah Alam, Selangor be
((RRuujj::JJHHOO//ttcc//1144332266//22002211)) oonn bbeehhaallff ooff tthhee ccoorrppoorraattiioonn.. KKAAGGOOMMEE LLOONNGGSSOONN SSDDNN.. BBHHDD.. LLiiqquuiiddaattoorr’’ss SSttaatteemmeenntt ooff authorised to exercise the the Liquidator be hereby and is hereby appointed as
AA pprrooxxyy mmaayy bbuutt nneeeedd nnoott bbee aa AAccccoouunnttss sshhoowwiinngg tthhee mmaannnneerr powers of the Liquidator as authorised to exercise the Liquidator for the purposes
AANNDD IINN TTHHIINENE MTMTHHAAEETTTMTMEEAARRTTOTOTEFEF((RURUGGnnOUOUddFNFNeeArTArTWHWHLLEiAEiAqqNCuNCuOiOiHdHdMMaIaITTtPtPEiEiAoAoCCnNnNHH))IIEESSSSDDNANA.C.CBTBT,H,H11DD99..66((65651177446622--PP)) mmeemmbbeerr ooff tthhee CCoommppaannyy aanndd aa ((11113322224455--DD)) iinn wwhhiicchh tthhee wwiinnddiinngg uupp hhaass set out in Section 456 of the powers of the Liquidator as of such winding-up and
mmeemmbbeerr mmaayy aappppooiinntt aannyy ppeerrssoonn ttoo ((IINN MMEEMMBBEERRSS’’ VVOOLLUUNNTTAARRYY bbeeeenn ccoonndduucctteedd aanndd tthhee pprrooppeerrttyy Companies Act, 2016. set out in Section 456 of the the Liquidator be hereby
NNOOTTIICCEE IISS HHEERREEBBYY ggiivveenn tthhaatt tthhee ccrreeddiittoorrss ooff tthhee aabboovveennaammeedd CCoommppaannyy,, wwhhiicchh iiss uunnddeerr bbee hhiiss pprrooxxyy wwiitthhoouutt lliimmiittaattiioonn.. ddiissppoosseedd ooff aanndd ooff hheeaarriinngg aannyy YAP CHOON FON Companies Act, 2016. authorised to exercise the
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22 theSUN ON THURSDAY | JANUARY 27, 2022

SPORTS

FTER a phenomenal
performance against Jannik
Sinner yesterday, Greek

A Tsitsipas in the zoneStefanos Tsitsipas feels as
though he is in the zone to produce
something special at the 2022
Australian Open. Greek cruises in Melbourne while top seep Medvedev survives slugfest
The fourth seed credited his 6-3,
6-4, 6-2 defeat of the Italian in just
over two hours on Rod Laver Arena “It is important, in that process, to doctor who had suggested to the “I’m pretty sure my doctor is game,” Tsitsipas said.
to adopting a more humble remain on the ground and to remind Greek that taking part in the first watching right now,” the 23-year-old “So far it has been the most
approach to tennis after some yourself that you are a human being grand slam of 2022 was a remote said in his on-court interview.
setbacks. who is aiming for something great, prospect. “We both didn’t expect for me to consistent and the best match I’ve
Injuries, including the elbow and you’re headed towards that be here, it was not part of our had in the tournament.”
problem that threatened his direction and you’re doing plan. He told me he didn’t
participation in Melbourne this year, everything possible in order to see me playing in Australia In a later match, Russia’s second
and difficult defeats had taught him achieve that greatness. Danielle but I proved him wrong.” seed Daniil Medvedev staged a
the importance of remaining “Perfection doesn’t exist, but Collins His tennis in the stirring comeback from two sets
grounded. close to perfection (does), and (below, left) quarterfinal was not down to reel in Canadian 21-year-old
“You know when you’re dancing that’s what I meant by that.” to face Iga perfect, but he did Felix Auger-Aliassime and claw his
and when you’re doing well, you The world No. 4 revealed Swiatek in the manage to leave a rival way into the last four.
tend to glorify yourself, as if you are he had defied the Austalian Open tipped to be a future Grand
untouchable,” he told reporters. expectations of his semifinals today. Slam winner helpless at Medvedev looked out for the
times. count as ninth seed Auger-Aliassime
“I feel like I’m held match point in the fourth set,
in the zone. I but the world No. 2 battled back to
have no plans of win 6-7 (4-7), 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5, 6-4.
getting out of it.
It’s part of my Asked how he managed to win,
5409/2022 26/01/2022 (WED) the US Open champions admitted: “I
have no idea.

“I just fought to the last point and
manage to raise my level.” – AFP

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to continue her resurgence after surgery have been focused on the next point. And
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about the matter. mistakes, too, when I was younger, and
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Watford’s extreme short-termism
Ranieri was the 14th permanent manager appointed by the Pozzo family

█ TONY EVANS An atmosphere of fingerpointing grew at that led to the sacking were established well a variety of styles.
Vicarage Road after Ranieri took over in before the latest wave of the pandemic. Ranieri The rationale for employing managers
CLAUDIO RANIERI was always October. The mood became rancid. The former deserves a proportion of the blame for the
doomed to failure at Watford. The 70- Chelsea boss gives the impression of being an team’s headlong fall towards the drop. appears to be based on kneejerk reactions
year-old has been sacked after a avuncular sort but he has a hard edge. Players rather than considered thought.
shambolic run that generated just one can deal with that. What they did not like was Pozzo bears much more responsibility. In
point in eight Premier League games and the way he operated. They saw their boss as the decade of the family’s There is a fine balance between keeping
culminated in the embarrassing 3-0 defeat by tactically backward, disorganised and out of ownership, the club have things fresh in the dressing room and letting
Norwich City on Saturday. step with the modern, 24/7 manager. appointed 14 permanent things grow stale. Players do stop listening to
managers. their bosses if familiarity is allowed to drift into
When the floodlights failed at Vicarage Road The squad disruption and glut of The chaos theory of contempt.
with Watford trailing to their relegation rivals, it postponements caused football is at work in
was already clear. The lights were going out for by Covid have not Hertfordshire and has But what is happening at Watford is beyond
Ranieri. helped matters delivered two promotions and that and verges on ridiculous. It is taking short-
but the five seasons in the top flight. termism to the extreme.
The Italian was in charge for just 13 League patterns There is little logic at work,
games. He is well-liked and respected across the though. The moment of failure is not when a
sport but he was just about the worst Looking at the past six managers manager is dismissed. It is when the wrong man
appointment that Gino Pozzo, the club’s owner, – Javi Gracia, Quique Sanchez is appointed. Even the most perfunctory due
could have made. Flores, Nigel Pearson, Vladimir diligence should have told Pozzo that Ranieri
Ivic, Xisco Munoz and Ranieri – was a bad fit for the club.
To even imagine he would have the appetite there is no common thread, only
for a bottom-half battle at Watford is It was over for Ranieri before it even started.
mindboggling. Good luck to Roy Hodgson. He has about as
much chance of success as the team have of
staying up. – The Independent

SIDENETTING

Martial goes on loan to Sevilla

MANCHESTER UNITED striker Anthony
Martial has completed a six-month loan
move to Sevilla, the clubs announced
yesterday, as the France international
looks to revive his career in La Liga.
Martial will join Sevilla’s title charge in
Spain, with the club in second place
and trailing Real Madrid by four points.
The 26-year-old told United’s interim
coach Ralf Rangnick that he wanted to
leave in January after growing
frustrated with a lack of playing
opportunities. “He’s a great player, one
of the best strikers in the Premier
League, but we have other players in
his position. It’s his wish that he wants
to leave,” Rangnick said.

Eriksen on comeback trail Mane ends goal drought, Senegal’s Sadio Mane
Morocco fight back controls the ball
DANISH footballer Christian Eriksen,
who went into cardiac arrest at last during the Africa Cup
year’s European Championships, is of Nations 2021
training with Ajax as he seeks a new
club, the Amsterdam side said round of 16 match
yesterday. Eriksen, 29, who has been against Cape Verde at
fitted with a pacemaker, joined Jong
Ajax, the reserve team of his former Stade de Kouekong
club after terminating his contract with yesterday. – AFPPIX
Inter Milan by mutual consent in
December. Italian league rules bar LIVERPOOL star Sadio Mane ended a 243- “We expected Cape Verde to be very
players with pacemakers. “I am very minute Senegal goal drought by scoring in a 2- defensive and that is what transpired,” said
happy to be here. At Ajax I know the 0 win over nine-man Cape Verde in a fiery Senegal coach and former star Aliou Cisse.
people, it feels like coming home Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash in
because I was here for so long. All Bafoussam on Tuesday. “I told my players to be extremely patient
facilities are available here and with and they followed instructions perfectly. Even
Jong Ajax I can train at a high level in a The goal came on 63 minutes after the when Cape Verde had 11 players, we
group,” Eriksen said. “I want to be at my islanders had goalkeeper Josimar ‘Vozinha’ Dias dominated the match.”
best again as soon as possible.” and midfielder Patrick Andrade sent off.
In a later match, Achraf Hakimi curled in a
RESULTS Mane was forced to leave the field soon long-range freekick as Morocco came from
after breaking the deadlock as his face was behind to beat Malawi 2-1 and stay on course
CHAMPIONSHIP: Birmingham City 2 swollen following a collision with Vozinha, for their first African title in over 45 years.
Peterborough 2, Coventry City 1 Stoke City which led to the second red card.
0, Luton Town 2 Bristol City 1, Nottingham Fullback Hakimi’s precise strike completed
Forest 3 Barnsley 0, QPR 0 Swansea 0. Bamba Dieng, who replaced Mane, added a the turn around at the Ahmadou Ahidjou
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: Senegal 2 second goal two minutes into added time after Stadium after Youssef En-Nesyri had equalised
Cape Verde 0, Morocco 2 Malawi 1. a breakaway left a single Cape Verde defender on the stroke of halftime.
facing two Senegalese attackers.
Malawi went ahead early after a world class
Senegal, seeking to win the flagship African goal from Frank Mhango, who hit a speculative
competition for the first time after twice left-footed effort from some 40m out and
finishing runners-up, will meet Mali or watched in delight as the swerving ball caught
Equatorial Guinea on Sunday in the quarter- out Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and
finals. crashed into the top of the net. – Reuters/AFP

South American stars sweating on WC qualification

THREE of South American football’s biggest get out the calculators,” said Cavani when he They travel to Paraguay tomorrow (7am
stars – Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Alexis arrived in Uruguay on Sunday after his crucial Malaysian time) before hosting Venezuela on
Sanchez – risk missing out on the World Cup in assist in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over West Feb 1. But they are not the only ones sweating.
Qatar as South American qualifying enters its Ham a day earlier.
final straight. Third-place Ecuador are well set to join the
“Other times it’s been a bit calmer but that’s continent’s two heavyweights, sitting six points
With Brazil and Argentina already qualified, the way it is: difficult. We can’t afford to drop ahead of the chasing pack. The next five teams
seven nations are battling it out for the final two points and need to get as many as possible.” are separated by just two points.
automatic qualifying spots with just four
matches remaining. Uruguay are currently seventh and have Chile will travel to Bolivia – a point behind
changed coaches since the last round of them – on Feb 1. Colombia, Peru and Bolivia are
Right now Suarez and Cavani’s Uruguay and matches in November with Diego Alonso taking amongst the six teams separated by two points
Sanchez’s Chile are both sitting a point outside over from veteran coach Oscar Tabarez. with Paraguay a further two points adrift and
the crucial fourth spot held by Colombia. needing to make up some ground after seven
Twice former winners, Uruguay have not draws in their 14 matches. – AFP
“Many times in the qualifiers we’ve had to failed to qualify for the World Cup since 2006.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I’m ready to fight this weekend. I’ve

been training three weeks. How long

does a man need to train? Joshua is a coward,

Usyk is a p***y and Dillian Whyte doesn’t want

to fight… Either fight or do one, you pack of wet

THURSDAY • JANUARY 27, 2022 lettuces.” Tyson Fury

England focusing on ‘small details’ in quest to win World Cup

█ JONATHAN VEAL balancing that with (the fact that) we’re still 10 in an England shirt and thrive on those big were excited about the game and with the

months away (from Qatar) and form and fitness nights?” team.
GARETH SOUTHGATE is focusing on the “small can fluctuate a lot over that period. Southgate was speaking at the “You don’t often hear the crowd from the
details” that will help England in their bid to win “There are things we want to get right in announcement of his induction into the dressing room but when they were playing that
the World Cup later this year. March and in the summer which are important Legends of Football later this year – an and people were singing along, you could feel
The Three Lions have been the nearly men in building blocks and we need to pace ourselves achievement due to his exploits as England this was going to be a good day.”
the last four years as they were semifinalists in over the year to peak at the end of the season.” manager. England will play their first senior fixture this
Russia in 2018 while also losing the Euro 2020 The big game experience over the last two He has been instrumental in reconnecting year against Switzerland on March 26 and then
final last summer. tournaments will stand the Three Lions in good the national team with the fans, with the whole host two-time African Cup of Nations
Southgate knows his side are not far away stead, while their players are getting regular country swept up by their Euro 2020 champions Ivory Coast on March 29.
from ending a 56-year trophy drought and exposure to huge occasions at their clubs. achievements. The Three Lions have never played the
intends to use the time before the winter Southgate says that build-up of experience And a major part of that was the emergence Ivorians at senior level and the friendly marks
tournament to get everything in order. could be a key factor. of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline – the fans’ new the first time they have faced non-European
“It’s firstly a brilliant challenge for us,” he said. “The team are improving, gaining more anthem – and when Southgate heard it being opposition since November 2018.
“The team have got to a certain level and there experience as a collective and individually. sung ahead of the last-16 tie with Germany he The Football Association describes the
is a lot more expectation and evidence that Form in the league is important and form in the knew it was going to be a good day. match as “an important test for the Three Lions
they can do well. big matches, even more important,” he added. “I was in the dressing room and the team on the road to this year’s World Cup”.
“We’re focusing on the small details that can “(Big matches) are about performing under were out on the pitch warming up,” he added. They play four Nations League fixtures in
take us from a team that are really competitive the most extreme pressure and intensity and “We were only about 40,000 at Wembley for June, then complete Group A3 in September –
to a team that can win. you learn more about the players in cup the Germany game but that was the first time I the final international meet-up before the
“We know we’ve still got a step to take to semifinals and final matches with their club. started to hear that in the stadium. tournament in Qatar. – The
beat the best of the rest consistently. You’re “Have people got the resilience to stand up “It was powerful. I could tell that people Independent/Agencies
Fine-tuning the Blues

Tuchel’s tactical tweaks give air to Chelsea’s wings

█ TOM KERSHAW that Hugo Lloris remained rooted to the arrogance, so direct it would paralyse sense of urgency added underneath
spot. defenders. Whether it has been each wing felt like a breath of fresh air.
IT IS customary for any great trilogy through a lack of confidence,
to feature some sort of It was a cathartic moment for a instruction or a lasting consequence of The biggest and most obvious
redemption, revenge, or at least a player who for the vast majority of his his Achilles injury, Hudson-Odoi conundrum that remains unsolved for
fitting finale. time at Chelsea has blown hot and seemed to have somewhat lost that Tuchel, though, still centres around
In truth, the clinical nature of cold, often through various instinctive threat. Romelu Lukaku.
Chelsea’s three victories over expressions of sulk and strop.
Tottenham this month left no room for The manner in which he tore down He had some bright moments
such drama. But almost as impressive the wing at the beginning of the second against Spurs and should have scored
was Hudson-Odoi’s run in half better resembled those brazen in the first half, but still looked lost in
It has been a course of unerring the build-up. Those who days of old. the system for long stretches. And for all
superiority, requiring just five minutes watched the 21-year-old Tuchel’s expert tweaking against Spurs,
for Thomas Tuchel’s side to assert their at youth level were After what has felt like his clash of styles with Lukaku remains
dominance in the first leg of the regularly amazed by his such a repetitive
Carabao Cup semifinal and ability to stand players cycle of Chelsea without a simple solution.
culminating in Tuesday’s clinical 2-0 up and take them on. dominating Yesterday marked the
victory at Stamford Bridge. possession but one-year anniversary of
It was a skilful lacking the Tuchel’s tenure at
After what has been the most and imagination Chelsea and such a
exacting period of Tuchel’s tenure, even combative to make it landmark provides
if Chelsea’s title hopes are still all but a good point for
redundant, it felt somewhat like natural count, perspective.
order had been restored. the The longer
course of a Premier
And although victory offered few League season is
great revelations for the months ahead, likely to prove that
as a fatigued squad now welcome a Chelsea remain well
much-needed winter break, it did adrift of Manchester
illustrate Tuchel’s continued attempts City.
to evolve a tactical system that had But despite the
turned a little stagnant. immediate high of
Chelsea’s Champions
The Chelsea coach described his League glory, crafting
side’s set-up on Tuesday as a 4-1-4-1,
with Malang Sarr and Cesar Azpiluceta something closer to a
playing as more traditional finished article like Pep
conservative fullbacks. Guardiola’s side is a
meticulous process of tinkering and
And while it is no secret how sorely tweaking.
Chelsea have missed the threat of Three efficient victories over a
Reece James and Ben Chilwell down beleaguered Spurs might not have
the wings in a back-five, the new elicited huge excitement, but there
formation did give considerably more was plenty of evidence Tuchel can
licence to Callum Hudson-Odoi and continue to fine-tune his system
Hakim Ziyech to attack – as Mateo away from its slump. – The
Kovacic and Mason Mount overloaded Independent
central midfield – without such an
urgency to track back. Chelsea head coach Thomas
Tuchel (left) celebrates with
The result, in terms of the opening Thiago Silva after the English
goal, was the sort of firework that can Premier League match
help to pierce through and alleviate so against Tottenham Hotspur at
much of the gloom that has Stamford Bridge in London
encumbered Chelsea of late. on Tuesday. – AFPPIX

Of course, the highest praise was
reserved for Ziyech’s breathtaking
strike from the edge of the box, curling
into the top corner with such precision

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