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Video jeopardy
█ BY CHARLES RAMENDRAN
newsdesk@thesundaily.com oRecording police raids and arrests
can expose identities of undercover
KUALA LUMPUR: The Home cops to criminals: KL police chief
Ministry’s ban on taking videos
of police personnel during raids syndicate from finding out about the Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri
and executing arrests was operation and the police personnel Abdulla, who agreed with the Home
prompted by concerns of involved in it. Ministry’s move, said circulating a
misrepresentation and exposure of video without facts could impede
classified information, says Comm Datuk “This serves to enable us to conduct police work and the investigation
Azmi Abu Kassim. subsequent raids at other locations process.
without criminals being alerted and However, he said if an individual
The Kuala Lumpur police chief was escaping. There are also times when recorded a video to safeguard his
commenting on Home Minister Datuk police personnel arrest an aggressive position during a police encounter,
Seri Hamzah Zainuddin’s statement on suspect and subdue the person using then it should not be considered an
Monday banning the public from taking some force. offence as long as the footage is not
such videos. circulated.
“Without a full version of the situation, “If one’s house is raided or if a
Hamzah had said anyone who defied a video partly showing the incident may person is stopped by the police and he
the ban could face action for obstructing a be misconstrued by the public as police records the encounter as a defence in
public servant from carrying out his brutality. court or an alibi, it is fine. But it should
duties under Section 186 of the Penal not be made public and circulated.
Code and for misuse of network facilities “This not only puts a dent on the “As for taking videos of a police raid
under Section 233 of the image of the police force but also public and circulating it, this can hamper police
Communications and Multimedia Act. confidence in it,” Azmi said. investigations. The people
involved in committing
Explaining the reasons for such a ban, On police carrying out checks on crimes might destroy Turn to
Azmi told theSun that a video that is mobile phones, he said such inspections evidence at other locations
deliberately edited by an unscrupulous cannot be carried out randomly unless after being pre-warned by —
party can leave a negative impression of there are reasonable grounds to suspect
the police. the person has committed a serious page 3
offence and scrutiny of the mobile phone
Azmi said videos of police raids can will enable investigators to obtain crucial such a video,” he said.
also expose the identities of undercover evidence.
policemen, giving criminals an
advantage.
“There are times police raids are
carried out covertly to prevent a criminal
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Great potential for Eradicating human trafficking needs joint effort: Minister
transboundary
cooperation: PETALING JAYA: Efforts to Hamzah Zainudin said while “To ensure success in the matter, He said this after opening the
Sabah deputy CM eradicate human trafficking should enforcement activities are carried it is of utmost importance that all of “Aviation Against Trafficking in
not fall solely on the shoulders of out via air, sea and land, all parties us take an interest in the country’s Persons Conference 2022” held in
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has much the government as it needs the should give serious attention to the security and attract more foreigners conjunction with the World Day
potential for transboundary cooperation involvement of the people as well. issue as national security is a joint to come as investors, visitors and Against Trafficking in Persons 2022
involving economic sectors earmarked responsibility. workers.” yesterday.
by the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia- Home Minister Datuk Seri
Philippines East Asean Growth Area
(BIMP-EAGA), said Deputy Chief Urban farming the way
Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. forward for food security
He said the priority sectors █ BY SURAYA ALI o Govt must allow use of idle land for maintenance cost for both systems
earmarked by the BIMP-EAGA fit well newsdesk@thesundaily.com individuals or community groups to start would be between RM200 and
with the Sabah Maju Jaya initiative, the PETALING JAYA: Urban farming on gardens and farms, says aquaponics and RM500, depending on the size.
state’s strategic five-year development rooftops and car parks began due to hydroponics operator
plan. necessity and lack of land. Anuar said Malaysians should
long-term solutions to the food vegetable or one species of fish, the start by fully utilising land pockets
Bung Moktar highlighted priority But, that is not entirely the case security problem. owner would not be able to enjoy in urban areas and at their homes.
sectors such as transport, energy and in Malaysia, where even in urban much variety.
power interconnection, trade and areas, there are pockets of land He added that private home “Get comfortable with planting,
investment, agro-industry and fisheries, owned by authorities or developers owners should consider developing “How much baby pak choy can and then maybe we can adopt the
tourism, environment, education as well that are underutilised. their own gardens while housing one eat every day?” hydroponics or aquaponics system
as information, communication and communities should start to further strengthen our food
technology. “Our government must first community gardens. Anuar added that on the other security.”
allow the use of unutilised land for hand, if as few as five homes come
“The areas of cooperation should individuals or community groups to “The problem is that many together, plan and execute an Commenting on the Singapore
focus on economic growth, including start gardens and farms,” said people do not want to work aquaponics or hydroponics system, government’s move to rent out
human capital, people’s well-being, and aquaponics and hydroponics together, including government they can all enjoy five different types underutilised spaces to be used as
green infrastructure. operator Anuar Kamal Ismail. agencies.” of vegetables and fish. urban farms, he said some of them
produce up to 400kg of vegetables
“This is proof that we are on the right He said even underused areas in He shared how his aquaponics He said an aquaponics system per day.
track through our development agenda shopping malls have the potential effort hit a roadblock when staff at for a private home is achievable but
and other timely initiatives,” he said to become urban garden centres the Agriculture Ministry did not would not be practical if not done in The project that began in 2020 is
when opening the BIMP-EAGA 2022 that can feed the community. help much, saying the rearing of small groups. part of Singapore’s plan to increase
Exhibition and Conference yesterday. fish in his aquaponics system did local food production as the
“Most buildings have rooftop not come under the ministry’s “The cost of an aquaponics country imports 90% of its food.
The objective of the event is to gardens, but what is grown there is purview. system can start from RM3,000 and
promote as well as facilitate trade and purely for beauty and landscaping a hydroponics system, from Last week, theSun reported that
economic development throughout the and not edible. As such it is a waste He said if a home had a single RM1,000, depending on the size.” about 100 farmers and fishermen
BIMP-EAGA region through transport of space and resources.” system with just one type of gathered outside Parliament to
and logistics. – Bernama He added that annual highlight local food production and
Anuar Kamal said Malaysians do security issues.
Beauty industry not realise the urgency to resolve
guidelines the nation’s food security issues. The group called on the
under review government to recognise land used
He said people should focus on for food production as sensitive
land to maintain food security.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic PATRIOTIC FERVOUR ... Kpl Mohd Asraff Ali showing the right way to hold the national flag to cadet corps members of Sekolah Menengah Saujana Indah
Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is in Nibong Tebal, Penang yesterday. – MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN
reviewing and making improvements
to the Beauty Industry Guidelines AG’s Report finds aid for urban poor not distributed fairly
issued in 2013, the Dewan Rakyat was
told yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: Approved aid for by the Housing and Local from the programme although programme, Bernama reported..
the Urban Poverty Eradication Government Ministry, involves approval was given, because of the “The audit analysis also found
Deputy Domestic Trade and Programme, to raise the quality of several initiatives including the failure of the implementing agency.
Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Rosol life for B40 families in the city, was Urban Community Economic that a total of 2,193 participants who
Wahid said several engagement sessions not distributed evenly and Empowerment Programme. The implementing agency failed had the aid approved were out-of-
had been held with industry players and accurately to the target group, to carry out repair works that were town participants under the eKasih
the Health Ministry, including the despite reaching the targeted The report, released yesterday, approved for 113 participants. In system, 309 participants did not
Association of International Certified number of participants, according to said the performance of the addition, the remaining allocation manage to generate the minimum
Aesthetician (AICA). the Auditor-General’s Report 2021 programme was not fully achieved for 2016, amounting to RM1.08 income, 25 others did not make use
Series 1. because there were participants who million, was returned to the Finance of the equipment received, and
He said the review of the guidelines did not generate income to get above Ministry following the ministry’s another 36 still remained in the
is in line with the ministry’s The programme, implemented the poverty line and did not benefit failure to implement the poor/severely poor category.”
responsibility to prevent unregulated
activities and to boost the beauty
industry’s development based on
existing regulations and legislation.
He was replying to a question from
Datuk Seri Madius Tangau (Upko-
Tuaran), on whether the ministry
would recognise AICA as a
self-regulatory body for the beauty
industry in the country.
Rosol said the ministry welcomes
suggestions for improvements, which
will then be thoroughly refined
through engagement sessions with the
Health Ministry, Department of
Labour, industry players and non-
governmental organisations, to ensure
that the beauty industry can grow
rapidly in line with its global
development.
He added that the ministry also
encouraged the beauty industry to
move towards self-regulation in line
with the ministry’s Roadmap 2022-
2025.
“Since the beauty industry involves
procedures or activities related to
consumer safety such as invasive and
non-invasive treatments, the ministry
has and will hold further discussions
with the Health Ministry and related
bodies to find the best method to
regulate the beauty industry.”
He said to date the ministry had
recorded 661 cases pertaining to
beauty and aesthetic matters.
– Bernama
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IR4.0 to cut reliance on foreign labour
o Employers must prepare workforce with systematic and resilient for migration of using digital technology for key highly skilled workers.
skills to advance country’s economic to IR4.0. business operations, albeit at low “It must be recognised that not all
transformation agenda: MEF chief utilisation levels. processes can be automated, and
“The benefits derived from thus industries would have to identify
technological improvements include “The utilisation of digital the specific processes in their
efficiency, productivity, speed and technologies such as Customer production lines that can be
agility. These innovations could Relationship Management and improved through IR4.0.
make products safer, increase Enterprise Resource Planning is still “The adoption of IR4.0 in the
█ BY RAJVINDER SINGH changes in line with the digital industrial productivity and shorten low, at 12.5% and 10.5% respectively.” manufacturing sector is moderate.
newsdesk@thesundaily.com transformation of their operations to global supply chains.” Nearly 1,200 SME participated in the
PETALING JAYA: Companies need to remain agile and competitive.” Syed Hussain said the challenges Industry4WRD Readiness
adopt Industrial Revolution 4.0 He added that IR4.0 innovations He also said IR4.0 could resolve faced by SME in digitalisation include Assessment programme. Among the
(IR4.0) to reduce dependence on were penetrating every industry from common issues related to manpower, the lack of understanding of digital top three sub-sectors involved in
foreign workers due to difficulty in electronics, automotive and garment machine, material, marketing tools usage, technical knowledge, IR4.0 are food products, rubber and
hiring them. manufacturing to business processes, intelligence and data trends. awareness of financing options and plastic products and fabricated metal
logistics, finance, insurance and limited access to technology in products.
Malaysian Employers Federation healthcare. “Workers need to acquire different addition to facing a shortage of the “The adoption of IR4.0 will help
president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Hussain said with 2035 being and or new skill sets to stay relevant required skills, talent and knowledge industries overcome the ongoing
Syed Husman said employers need to the deadline for IR4.0 and employable. Employers on the to adopt IR4.0. labour shortage problem. Moving
change their mindsets and embrace implementation, Malaysia other hand, have to prepare their forward with it will present new skill
new technology under IR4.0. introduced Industry4WRD to assess workforce and ensure they have the Federation of Malaysian sets sought by industries. It is very
the readiness of the manufacturing necessary skills and competency to Manufacturers president Tan Sri Soh critical for the country to continue to
He said some sectors rely heavily and related services sector, adding advance the country’s economic Thian Lai said IR4.0, via the expand and improve its supply of
on foreign labour for low-skilled jobs that under Industry4WRD, the transformation agenda for IR4.0. implementation of automation and technically skilled workforce through
in the manufacturing, plantation, government provides incentives to the adoption of technology, can Technical and Vocational Education
construction and service sectors. help transform the manufacturing “SME technology adoption reduce the number of foreign and Training programmes,”
industry to be smarter, more remains low and utilisation of workers required. Soh added.
“IR4.0 presents new challenges to computers is limited to
all sectors. They are required to make administrative matters. A study by He said it would lead to enhanced
SME Corp revealed that 79.7% of SME productivity and the growth of skilled
entrepreneurs realise the importance talent as industries move to more
‘Stop recording video when ordered to do so’ Chance to win year’s
supply of rice
Haniff Khatri expressed confidence the videos of police operations should seek the such videos.
public would not want to be a party to truth behind the situation before He said the proposed body camera for KUALA LUMPUR: Padiberas Nasional Bhd
those out to destroy such evidence just choosing to circulate it. (Bernas) will be organising activities and
because they are so gung-ho about From He said the public should adhere to police personnel should be enforced as it will contests with attractive prizes at the Malaysia
recording everything they come front record police conduct and that of the public. Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro Tourism
across. page police orders to stop any video-taking exhibition being held at the Malaysia Agro
if ordered to do so, and that they could “This way, allegations made against either Exposition Park Serdang.
“In this sense, the Home Ministry is seek the advice of lawyers on the next party cannot be refuted as it will be in the
right,” he said, adding that those taking course of action when they possess video. The acquisition and use of such body Bernas said in a statement visitors to the
cameras should be expedited,” he added. exhibition, that begins today until Aug 14,
stand a chance to win a year’s supply of free
rice in the “Guess the Weight of Rice
Competition”.
The display for the competition is located
at Dewan A of the exhibition centre.
“The second place winner will win six
months’ supply of rice while the third place
winner will win three months’ supply.”
According to the statement, visitors need to
only answer several simple questions and
guess the weight of the display at the
exhibition area to participate.
Bernas will also organise a creative photo
competition with a rice or paddy field theme
on social media platforms, with cash prizes of
up to RM1,000.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to
test their strength lifting bags of rice in the
“Badang Bernas” competition at 2pm on
Aug 13.
Bernas will also display information about
its operations and responsibility in preserving
the country’s rice industry.
Visitors to the Bernas exhibition site at
Laman Padi can also enjoy bubur lambuk, in
addition watching a demonstration on how
rice is processed. – Bernama
Pupils at Sekolah Kebangsaan Islah gather to greet Bumblebee from the Transformers movies during the visit yesterday by Takiyuddin, who is also MP Move to promote
for Kota Baru. – BERNAMAPIX Sabah cuisine
Destructive activities at Tasik Chini stopped SANDAKAN: Tourism Malaysia (TM)
yesterday launched a gastronomy tourism
KOTA BARU: Any activity that could affect and restored to maintain its status as a Chini no longer meets the criteria to be part brochure to entice domestic travellers,
Tasik Chini in Pahang, including new biosphere reserve. of the World Network of Biosphere especially food enthusiasts, to explore Sabah’s
approval for sand and mineral mining, has Reserves. local cuisines.
been stopped, said Energy and Natural “Both the federal and state governments
Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin have taken measures to protect Tasik Chini,” However, Unesco has given the State TM director Ednie Rahma Ab Rahim
Hassan. he said after launching a sports tournament Malaysian authorities until Sept 30 to said the brochure, that can be obtained by
at Sekolah Kebangsaan Islah yesterday. inform the world body on how it plans to scanning a QR code on its website
He added that the directive was issued to nurse Tasik Chini and its surrounding www.malaysia.travel, provides a map of Sabah
ensure that Tasik Chini could be preserved According to Unesco’s first periodical wetlands back to health. – Bernama and Labuan titled “SeeEatFood” Trail Fun Map,
review of the lake released recently, Tasik showing culinary spots and a list of restaurants
to explore in Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Sandakan,
Lahad Datu, Semporna, Tawau and Labuan.
“This initiative is part of efforts to attract
tourists to Sabah and Labuan, which are well
known as seafood havens due to their
geographical location near the South China
Sea, Celebes Sea and the Sulu Sea.
“Gastronomy tourism is a main component
in domestic tourism that is worth the focus in
Sabah, as are the state’s rich cultural heritage
and ecotourism,” she said after launching the
brochure. – Bernama
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‘Orang Asli deprived of better GEG Bill seen as
life due to negligence’ effort to protect
new generation
█ BY SIVAA TANGAI RAJU o Development projects for community not been neglected for a long time while
newsdesk@thesundaily.com monitored, with contractors who failed to the community asks for fair SHAH ALAM: The Generational
PETALING JAYA: Jaringan Kampung deliver still appointed for subsequent works treatment. End Game (GEG) Bill tabled in
Orang Asli Kelantan chairman Parliament recently is seen as a
Mustafa Along has said government unresolved but what is more “I believe the Orang Asli “When the government talks right and timely move by the
efforts to raise the standard and surprising is that the contractors, community still needs to rely on about national development, it government to end risky
livelihood of Orang Asli communities who failed to complete previous government policies and decisions should include all communities in behaviour and provide protection
have failed due to negligence by the projects, were still appointed to regarding education, economic well- the country and no one should be for the new generation against the
Department of Orang Asli complete the same development being, job opportunities and social left out. harmful effects of tobacco
Development in monitoring projects works,” he said. development. But one thing they products.
that were approved to improve their Mustafa added that the main need to do is to become more active “The Orang Asli are humans too
lives. impediment to Orang Asli in policy implementation. and they have rights. They have the The GEG Bill, which was tabled
development is the allocation of right and entitlement to all facilities by Health Minister Khairy
Mustafa also responded to social-economic development “When they become active in and services that other Malaysians Jamaluddin for first reading on
comments by social and projects to inefficient contractors. policy implementation and are getting. So, authorities have to July 27, enforces a ban on
environmental activist Bavanie This resulted in a waste of energy development projects, their needs find a solution to their issues and individuals born in 2007 and
Suppiah, who pointed out the and resources due to repetition of can be addressed and protected,” address them,” he said. beyond, on smoking, buying or
absence of basic needs for Orang Asli awarding contracts for the same he said. possessing tobacco products or
communities, including water supply project. Lee added that the government smoking devices.
and electricity. He said the Orang Asli community Meanwhile, Alliance for Safe should work closely with active
must have a voice to discuss their Community chairman and social representatives of Orang Asli Malaysian Health Promotion
He said funds allocated by the needs with the government, since activist Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the communities and appoint them as Association president Dr
government were diverted and used most of them are still relying on the government must ensure that the mediators to the government so that K. Manimaran said it was
repeatedly to address the same issues department’s assistance to improve department, which was set up to look allocated funds can be used estimated that two million
due to a lack of efficiency in their social-economic standing. after the welfare of Orang Asli correctly. individuals could be saved from
monitoring development projects. Mustafa said it was important for communities, is performing its duties smoking-related disease deaths in
his community to be more actively effectively. “Federal and state governments the period up to 2040 if the Bill is
“Although the government has involved in policy-making decisions have the authority to direct the passed.
organised many development and voicing their concerns to the Lee, who noted that the welfare department to improve. If it is not
projects, we have yet to see a government to address their issues as and development of the Orang Asli monitoring development efforts for “This is because teenagers are
significant improvement in the they know their problems better relied on the government’s political the Orang Asli efficiently, then it must a vulnerable group to risky
welfare of the Orang Asli because the than anyone. will, said the communities should not be told to do so. smoking behaviour and this is
projects were awarded to contractors be overlooked since they are also supported by findings of a survey
which were not constantly Malaysians. “There must be determination in 2017, which revealed that 13.8%
monitored, especially by the and commitment to solving such of teenagers aged 13 to 17 were
department. “These Orang Asli people have problems. smokers,” he said in a statement
yesterday.
“For example, the water issue in “The government should work
Kuala Betis, Kelantan, remains with Orang Asli communities and He added that there was a high
elect representatives from among probability of seeing a steady
them to voice their problems and increase in the number of new
address their issues.” smokers every year if the Bill failed
to get the nod from Parliament.
Floods force evecuation of 41 villagers in Baling A resident surveying the damage to
her house yesterday. – BERNAMAPIX Manimaran said Malaysians
ALOR STAR: A total of 41 flood need to support and take the
evacuees from 12 families were matter seriously because based on
moved to two relief centres in the the National Health and Morbidity
Baling district as of 8am yesterday. Survey in 1986, 1996, 2015 and
2019, the decrease in the
Kedah Civil Defence Force percentage of smoking was
Disaster Management Committee insignificant and worrying, with
Secretariat chief Mejar Mohd Muaz an estimated five million smokers
Mohd Yusoff said heavy rain since aged 15 and above.
Tuesday evening caused several
houses at five villages in the district to “Studies also found that
be inundated. smoking was the main cause of
premature death and kills more
“The five villages involved were than eight million people a year
Kampung Rambong Batu, Kampung worldwide while in Malaysia, it is
Bendang Sera, Kampung Jernang, estimated that 20,000 deaths due
Kampung Seratus and Kampung to smoking occur every year.”
Tanjung Langsat. – Bernama
“A total of 24 evacuees from eight Only 42.3%
families have been evacuated to children fully
Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tengku vaccinated
Habsah while another 17 from four
families were moved to Dewan Tun KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1.76
Abdul Razak,” he said in a statement million or 49.8% of children aged
yesterday. Mohd Muaz added that between five and 11 in the
weather conditions in Baling were country have received at least one
overcast. – Bernama dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of
Tuesday, said Deputy Health
University to expand bee farming initiatives Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi
Ghazali.
SETIU: A kelulut (stingless bee) attracted the attention of bees and kelulut bees, has sought in Kampung Pengkalan Gelap
honey farming pilot project government-linked companies, funding under the Social on Tuesday. He said of the total, 1.5 million
initiated by University Malaysia especially Pharmaniaga Bhd, as the Innovation project from Yayasan or 42.3% of the population have
Terengganu (UMT) in 2019, with 15 organisation has come forward to Inovasi Malaysia, an agency under UMT had earlier carried out a completed the vaccination while
kelulut bee colonies, has now provide funding under their the Science, Technology and similar programme for single 1,030 children in the moderate to
increased to 200. corporate social responsibility Innovation Ministry. mothers at Kampung Jabi in Besut, severe immunocompromised
initiative to expand kelulut honey “The objective is to attract more tahfiz students in Kuala Nerus and category within the same age
The project initially involved one farming. villagers to the programme and farmers in Bukit Kor, Marang. range have received a third dose.
family, but now 20 families are UMT remains optimistic that the
involved. “The strategic partnership village would soon become a main One of the villagers involved in However, Noor Azmi said the
between UMT and Pharmaniaga hub for the production of kelulut the pilot project, Tengku Azam percentage was still low
The initiative by UMT to share has helped increase the production honey in Terengganu,” said Mazlan. Tengku Mat, 67, said he earned compared with the number of
knowledge and expertise involved of kelulut honey and honey-based He was accompanying the additional income of about vaccination facilities provided for
in bee farming with villagers in products. The increase in Tengku Puteri Utama Raja of RM1,000 a month from bee the group.
Kampung Pengkalan Gelap was productivity and products has Terengganu Tengku Nadhirah farming.
aimed at improving their certainly elevated the income of Zahrah, who is also UMT’s He said the Health Ministry
socio-economic status and villagers involved in bee farming. environmental conservation “The programme is very was continuing its efforts to
providing a source of income. ambassador, during a visit to the beneficial. If there are any encourage parents to get their
“UMT, through an association honey farming community problems, we will seek the children vaccinated.
UMT vice-chancellor Prof Datuk with a group of researchers assistance of the UMT researchers
Dr Mazlan Abd Ghaffar said the involved in studies related to honey and they will always offer us their He said to date, there were still
success of the pilot project also help,” he said. – Bernama 926 private premises that provide
vaccination facilities and 14
off-site vaccination centres.
– Bernama
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Contempt case ‘Make mental health look after the welfare of refugees
of ex-Umno services more accessible’ and migrants. If refugees could
official get access to low-cost medical
postponed o Measuresintroducedshouldalsoinclude urgently increased in Malaysia for the treatment, it will positively impact
refugees, marginalised groups: Foundation whole population, and in that their lives as they are vulnerable,”
KUALA LUMPUR: The hearing process, special measures should be she said.
of contempt proceedings █ BY SURAYA ALI statistics, mental health issues in put in place to ensure that
involving former Umno supreme newsdesk@thesundaily.com the country have tripled over the marginalised groups, including Rashidah added that medical
council member Datuk Lokman PETALING JAYA: A tragic murder- past two decades. refugees and asylum seekers, have expenses are very high for a
Noor Adam, who was accused of suicide involving three Myanmar adequate access to it as well.” refugee, and most of them cannot
insulting a court policeman and nationals, a father and his two “In addition, the pandemic effort to get medical treatment for
questioning the court system in children, in Kepong on Tuesday and ensuing lockdowns caused a Fan said this means taking into mental health.
the trial of Datuk Seri Ahmad shocked the nation. It is hard to surge in mental health issues, account language and cultural
Zahid Hamidi, has been imagine the kind of suffering and including stress, fear, anxiety, barriers to accessing mental health “I am asking Malaysians who
postponed to Aug 17 as the anguish he must have felt to decide depression and domestic services. Like all communities, have access to healthcare facilities
deputy public prosecutor (DPP) that death was the only option. violence. refugees should also be supported in to help support the mental health
is down with Covid-19. identifying and managing mental of refugees and migrants,” she
Vulnerable communities “We have also seen a spike in health issues and knowing where to said.
DPP Mohd Isa Mohamed welfare organisation Geutanyoe suicides and attempted suicides seek help.
informed High Court Judge Foundation co-founder Lilianne as well,” she told theSun. Meanwhile, checks by theSun
Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah Fan said as the nation mourns the She said granting refugees legal revealed that the father in the
that DPP Izalina Abdullah, who needless loss of life, there needs to “While there is increasing documentation and the right to work murder-suicide case was suffering
handled the case from the very be a study on how to prevent such recognition of mental health is equally important and would go a from depression because of the
beginning, was infected with the tragedies from occurring in the issues, our mental health and long way towards easing the daily uncertainty of survival in
virus on Tuesday and had to be future. psychosocial support services stress faced by the community. Malaysia as a refugee and the
self-quarantined for a week. (MHPSS) are not yet adequate to deteriorating security situation in
“The public should realise that support the growing need in the Meanwhile, the founder and Myanmar.
“Hence, My Lord, I requested mental health issues have been on country.” chairperson of the Myanmar Muslim
today’s (yesterday’s) proceedings the rise in Malaysia for some time. Refugee Community, Thuzar Maung Before the pandemic, the
to be postponed to another date,” Social stigma concerning @Rashidah, said Malaysians have a father worked as a wiring
said Mohd Isa. “According to government mental health also contributes to big heart for refugees and do a lot to technician.
the problem. support the community in the
Lawyer K. Balaguru, country. However, he lost his job during
representing Lokman did not “MHPSS services need to be the pandemic.
object to the postponement. “There are people from higher
social groups and the educated who The family came from Chin
On June 30, Lokman was State, which has been facing
issued a show-cause notice by intensified conflict and increased
Sequerah for verbally abusing a displacement after last year’s
court policeman and questioning military coup.
the country’s legal system at
Ahmad Zahid’s graft trial. theSun also learnt that the
children’s mother is in Kuala
This was after DPP Datuk Raja Lumpur as well.
Rozela Raja Toran raised the
incident involving Lokman and She has been the breadwinner
asked the court to cite the 49- for the family since her husband
year-old politician for contempt could no longer work.
of court. – Bernama
BEYOND CALL OF
Scheme to DUTY ... A traffic
help online policeman clearing
entrepreneurs damaged cans of
sardine scattered after
SHAH ALAM: The Entrepreneur an incident in which a
Development and Cooperatives lorry overturned at
Ministry will create a special Km265.9 of the North-
scheme to help the online South Highway
entrepreneurial community yesterday.
further stimulate and expand – BERNAMAPIX
their businesses.
Two detained for illegal possession of subsidised diesel
Its minister Tan Sri Noh Omar
said the special scheme to be KUANTAN: The Pahang branch of 9.30am on Tuesday. detected as it would take a long subsidised diesel.
proposed to the government the Domestic Trade and Consumer “Pumps used to transfer diesel time to fill up the tanks. The modus operandi of such
under the upcoming budget Affairs Ministry detained two men
would also assist the youth for illegal possession of subsidised into eight illegally constructed “They move from station to syndicates is to keep changing
community in particular, who diesel worth about RM59,000. tanks, each able to store 1,000 station to add on,” he said lorries or modes of transport to
seemingly tend to gravitate litres were found in the lorry. At yesterday. avoid being detected by the
towards online business. Pahang branch director Datuk the time of detention, seven tanks enforcement authorities, said
Mark Ujin said the men, aged 51 were each filled with 200 litres of Mark Ujin said the diesel was Mark Ujin.
Based on record (data) from and 21, were detained while filling diesel. believed to be destined for sale
the Companies Commission of diesel into illegally modified outside the state. The case is being investigated
Malaysia (CCM) during the compartments of a lorry at a petrol “We believe the suspects did under Sections 21 and 20(1) of the
period from March 1 to Oct 31, station in Indera Mahkota at about not fill the tanks to capacity at one He added that the suspects Control of Supplies Act 1961.
2020, a total of 373,213 entities particular station to avoid being could also be part of a syndicate – Bernama
registered their business with involved in the illegal possession of
CCM for the online business
category, Bernama reported.
Noh said the special scheme
plan would provide the
maximum allocation allowed
according to the respective
agencies under the ministry.
Ipoh crash first fatal incident in Malaysia involving Piper PA-28
IPOH: The crash involving a Piper On Monday, flying instructor (AOPA) website, the PA-28 family were reviewed by AOPA and they aviation company Muhammad
PA-28-161 Warrior II light aircraft in Fajim Juffa Mustafa Kamal, 52, of aircraft comprises all-metal, indicated that statistically, the PA- Rizarul Azim Hanan said that
Jalan Dr Nazrin Shah at Sungai from Semenyih in Selangor, was unpressurised, single-engined, 28 had numerous accidents Piper PA-28 is widely known all
Rokam in Medan Gopeng on killed, while another, identified as piston-powered aeroplanes with involving the utilisation of over the world as one of the best
Monday was the first fatal incident Muhammad Din Fikri Zainal low-mounted wings and tricycle Instrument Flight Rules, which is options for flight training aircraft.
in the country involving the aircraft Abidin, 62, from Bukit Damansara landing gear that can fly usually used when flying at night.
type. in Kuala Lumpur was injured. continuously for four to five hours “Even in Malaysia, we have a
with a maximum speed of 127 Another issue would be fuel number of the said aircraft safely
According to aviation website, The 8pm incident was the knots. starvation where AOPA stipulated flying for the Approved Flight
Aviation Safety Network, the crash 4,153rd recorded since the first that the fuel selector had to be Training Organisation. The rest of
was the fourth for the aircraft Piper PA-28 crash at San Commenting on the latest positioned or switched constantly the flight training organisations
model in Malaysia. There were two Bernardino in California on March crash, aviation expert Assoc Prof to funnel fuel from the source to are doing the same training
incidents in Kelantan and another 9, 1962. Major Dr Mohd Harridon the engine. routine as per the syllabus
one in Johor, all in 2014 but no Mohamed Suffian said the safety approved by our local authority,”
fatalities were reported. According to the Aircraft features of the Piper PA-28 series Meanwhile, an industry he said.– Bernama
Owners and Pilots Association professional from a local general
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NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS
Asean warns Myanmar against more executions
PHNOM PENH: Current Association spearheaded so far fruitless efforts to calls for an immediate end to and others for the death sentences to minister arrived in Myanmar
of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) restore peace to the country after a violence and dialogue between the be reconsidered for the sake of yesterday “for a working visit”.
chair Cambodia warned Myanmar military coup last year, and anger is army and coup opponents. political dialogue, peace and
yesterday not to execute any more growing at the junta’s stonewalling reconciliation”. “We are in solidarity with the
prisoners after the hanging of four tactics. “If more prisoners are to be efforts (by the junta) aimed at
people – two of them prominent executed, we will be forced to rethink But with no Myanmar stabilising the situation in the
pro-democracy figures – caused Myanmar executed four prisoners our role vis a vis Asean’s five-point representatives present for the country,” said Sergei Lavrov during
international outrage. last month in a move roundly consensus,” said Cambodian Prime summit – highlighted by the talks in Myanmar’s capital
condemned by Asean members, who Minister Hun Sen as he opened the country’s prominently placed empty Naypyidaw.
Foreign ministers from Asean are are voicing increased frustration at foreign ministers’ gathering. chair – Cambodia’s Asean
discussing how to address the the lack of progress on the regional spokesman admitted on Tuesday that Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was
growing crisis in Myanmar at talks in bloc’s “five-point consensus” plan on Hun Sen said the bloc was progress over the conflict might be in Moscow on a “private” visit last
Phnom Penh. Myanmar’s conflict. “disappointed and disturbed by the tricky. month and reportedly met with
execution of these opposition officials from Moscow’s space and
The 10-nation regional bloc has Agreed in April last year, the plan activists despite the appeals from me Meanwhile, Russia’s foreign nuclear agencies. – AFP
Pelosi pledges American Three killed, six hurt
solidarity with Taiwan in kindergarten
stabbing
o Beijing to hold military Defence Ministry, an unprecedented move a emerged as a far more powerful economic,
drills, patriotic frenzy on senior official described to reporters as military and geopolitical force during the past BEIJING: Three people were killed and six
Chinese social media “amounting to a sea and air blockade of Taiwan”. quarter century. others wounded in a knife attack yesterday at
a kindergarten in southeast China’s Jiangxi
TAIPEI: China furiously condemned the Pelosi arrived with a congressional Pelosi’s visit, which has been blasted in province.
highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as delegation on an unannounced visit on official Chinese news outlets, was the
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Tuesday night, defying China’s repeated dominant topic on China’s heavily censored A “gangster wearing a cap and mask”
Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as “one of the warnings, in what she said shows unwavering social media, with many users urging Beijing to stormed the private kindergarten in Anfu
freest societies in the world” and pledged US commitment to Taiwan’s democracy. invade the island in retaliation and expressing county at about 10am local time, said police
American solidarity. dismay that military action had not been taken in a statement published on China’s
“Our delegation came to Taiwan to make to block her arrival. Twitter-like Weibo.
Beijing demonstrated its anger with Pelosi’s unequivocally clear that we will not abandon
presence on an island that it said is part of Taiwan,” she told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. A live-tracker of her plane on China’s The 48-year-old suspect is still at large,
China with a burst of military activity in WeChat was watched by 22 million. said police.
surrounding waters, summoning the US “Now, more than ever, America’s solidarity
ambassador in Beijing and halting several with Taiwan is crucial, and that’s the message China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform crashed “Public security organs are making every
agricultural imports from Taiwan. we are bringing here, today.” just before Pelosi’s landing, which Weibo effort to hunt down the suspect,” said the
blamed on overstretched broadband capacity. statement.
Some of China’s planned military exercises Addressing Parliament, Pelosi said new US
will take place within Taiwan’s 12 nautical mile legislation aimed at strengthening the Shortly after Pelosi’s arrival, China’s military In a video of the scene shared by state-run
sea and air territory, according to Taiwan’s American chip industry to compete with China announced joint air and sea drills near Taiwan Beijing Daily, a police officer can be seen
“offers greater opportunity for US-Taiwan and test launches of missiles in the sea east of carrying a tiny child in his arms to an
economic cooperation”. the island, with state news agency Xinhua ambulance.
describing live-fire drills and other exercises
The last US House speaker to go to Taiwan around Taiwan from tomorrow to Sunday. The ages of the victims have not been
was Newt Gingrich in 1997. announced.
Chinese warplanes also buzzed the line
But Pelosi’s visit comes amid sharply dividing the Taiwan Strait. – Reuters Mass violent crime is rare in China, which
deteriorating Sino-US relations, and China has strictly prohibits citizens from owning
firearms, but there has been a spate of mass
stabbings in recent years.
And fatal attacks specifically targeting
kindergarten and school pupils have
occurred nationwide, carried out by people
reportedly wishing to wreak revenge on
society or because of grievances with
colleagues.
The attacks have forced authorities to
step up security and prompted calls for more
research into the root causes of such violent
acts. – AFP
BRIEFS 112 HOSPITALISED IN INDIA
INDUSTRIAL GAS LEAK
China supporters tearing a US flag during a protest against Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan outside the American consulate in Hong Kong yesterday. – REUTERSPIX
NEW DELHI: At least 112 women have
Lawyers decry ban on ‘menacing’ eyewear at Japan prison been hospitalised after a gas leak at an
apparel manufacturing plant in India,
TOKYO: A Japanese prison that banned a derision from” other prisoners, the association with limited vision, glasses can be tantamount said police yesterday. The workers
convict from wearing his glasses because they cited the jail as saying. to “a body part”. complained of nausea and vomiting at a
made him look “menacing” has come under plant in the Atchyutapuram district of
fire from lawyers who call the decision a rights The style of eyewear in question “could “For example, prisoners are entitled to the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on
violation. have a bad influence on his incarcerated life, by spend their days reading, but being deprived of Tuesday night. “The women are all
triggering undisciplined behaviour such as glasses renders such an act difficult, which stable. There are no deaths.
The jail in northern Japan stopped the fights and bullying”, it said. violates their rights to maintain a minimum Investigations are going on,” said senior
prisoner bringing in his half-rimmed standard of cultured living” as guaranteed by police official M. Upendra. The
spectacles – with a silver bar on top, and no The prisoner, a man in his 40s who has since the Japanese constitution, she said. hospitalisations follow a similar accident
visible frame underneath – while serving his been released, lived without glasses for months in June when around 200 women fell
sentence, according to the Sapporo Bar while jailed for a traffic law violation, said the Ito said it was just the latest instance of a unconscious after a gas leak in the same
Association, which has issued a warning to the lawyers’ official warning, filed in June. prison in Japan denying inmates access to area. In 2020, at least five people were
facility. glasses for various reasons. killed and hundreds were hospitalised
His eyesight was so bad that he ended up after a gas leak at a chemical plant in
Tsukigata Prison disallowed the glasses “bumping into other inmates” and suffering Tsukigata Prison was also called out by the Visakhapatnam, an industrial port city in
because they “lent a menacing aura” to the “bouts of strong headaches”. bar association in 2020 after it rejected another the same state. – AFP
man that risked “intimidating and inviting prisoner’s request to use his own Bvlgari glasses,
Sapporo Bar Association vice-president which it deemed “too ostentatious”. – AFP PAKISTAN INSURGENTS
Ayako Ito told AFP this week that for people CLAIM DOWNING OF COPTER
ISLAMABAD: Separatist insurgents in
Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan
province said they shot down a military
helicopter that went down during a
flood relief operation on Monday, killing
all six on board including a top army
commander. A senior military official
dismissed the insurgents’ claim as
propaganda and fake news. The military
said the helicopter crashed during bad
weather. The Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar,
an umbrella group of Baloch insurgent
groups, said in a statement to Reuters on
Tuesday that its fighters shot down the
“low-flying helicopter” with an
anti-aircraft weapon. It provided no
evidence and Reuters could not
independently verify the claim. – Reuters
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NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS
Sinkhole bigger Hacking fears delay Now, as part of the change of
than tennis court Tory leadership vote plan, the unique codes will be
perplexes Chile deactivated once they are used for
the first time with no option to
SANTIAGO: Experts in Chile on Tuesday oMembers of UK’s Conservative have less than a month to return change a vote before the contest
were investigating the appearance of an Party will also no longer be allowed their votes by Sept 2 for counting comes to an end.
enormous sinkhole, bigger than a tennis to change their votes before Boris Johnson’s successor –
court, that has appeared near a copper Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or “Defending UK democratic and
mine in the Atacama desert. LONDON: Voting in the Its general warning did not former chancellor Rishi Sunak – electoral processes is a priority for
Conservative Party leadership race make specific mention of hostile will be announced on Sept 5. the NCSC, and we work closely
Experts were dispatched to examine will be delayed by more than a countries such as China, Iran or with all parliamentary political
the hole, 32m across and twice as deep, week after GCHQ warned that Russia – the latter of which the US The GCHQ warning also means parties, local authorities and
which appeared in an area about 800km cyberhackers could meddle with has accused of interfering in its that the Conservative Party has had lawmakers to provide cybersecurity
north of Santiago over the weekend, said members’ ballots. 2020 presidential contest. to scrap plans that would have guidance and support,” a National
National Geology and Mining Service allowed its members to change Cyber Security Centre spokesman
(Sernageomin) in a statement. The National Cyber Security But the change of plan means their votes in the leadership contest. told The Telegraph.
Centre – the listening post of postal ballots will arrive at the
A 100m security perimeter has been GCHQ, one of the government’s addresses of about 160,000 Tory Originally, members would “As you would expect from the
erected around the hole in the Tierra three intelligence organisations members as late as Aug 11, after have each been issued a postal UK’s national cybersecurity
Amarilla municipality, near the alongside MI5 and MI6 – said there they were previously meant to be ballot with a unique code. authority, we provided advice to
Alcaparrosa mine operated by Canadian are vulnerabilities in the voting sent out from Monday. the Conservative Party on security
firm Lundin Mining. system, The Telegraph reported. They would have been able to considerations for online
This means that members will vote via post or – for the first time in leadership voting.”
The company said in a statement a Tory leadership contest – online.
there had been “no impact to personnel, New polls show that Sunak is
equipment or infrastructure”, and the Members would also have been trailing behind Truss.
sinkhole has remained stable since its allowed to change their vote later
detection. by post or online, but this has now YouGov conducted a survey of
been scrapped due to concerns 1,043 Tory members, in which they
As a preventive measure, that hackers could interfere. were asked who they will vote for in
“development work in an area of the the leadership contest.
Alcaparrosa underground mine has
been temporarily suspended”, said the Truss received the backing of
company. 60% of those polled between July
29 and Tuesday, while 26% of them
Sernageomin director David said they would choose Sunak.
Montenegro said experts would seek to
determine the cause of the collapse and Eleven per cent said “don’t
“ensure that all safety measures are taken know” and 3% said they would not
to safeguard the lives of workers and vote. – The Independent
communities close to the site”.
Cristian Zuniga, mayor of the Tierra
Amarilla municipality of some 13,000
inhabitants, told journalists the sinkhole
was unprecedented.
“We ask that the cause be clarified:
whether the collapse is the product of
mining activity or something else,” he
said.
Chile is the world’s largest copper
producer, responsible for a quarter of
global supply. – AFP
BRIEFS INCREASED VIOLENCE
RISK FOR AMERICANS
WASHINGTON: The US State
Department on Tuesday warned
Americans travelling abroad they
face an increased risk of violence
after American forces killed Al-
Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. His Ukrainian soldiers
death in a drone strike in Kabul firing a US-made
over the weekend dealt the biggest M777 howitzer
blow to Al-Qaeda since the killing from their position
of Osama bin Laden in 2011. on the frontline in
Following the strike, the State the Kharkiv region.
Department urged US citizens to – AFPPIX
“maintain a high level of vigilance
and practise good situational US sanctions Putin ‘girlfriend,‘ more oligarchs
awareness when travelling abroad”.
“Current information suggests that
terrorist organisations continue to
plan terrorist attacks against US WASHINGTON: The United States billionaire Andrey Grigoryevich The Treasury also imposed “The Treasury Department will
interests in multiple regions across blacklisted Russian President Guryev, who owns the Witanhurst sanctions on Alina Kabaeva, a use every tool at our disposal to
the globe,”said the department in a Vladimir Putin’s purported estate, the second-largest estate in former Olympic gymnast widely make sure that Russian elites and
statement. “These attacks may girlfriend and the tycoon owner of London after Buckingham Palace. described as Putin’s girlfriend, and the Kremlin’s enablers are held
employ a wide variety of tactics the second-largest estate in London Natalya Popova, the wife of Kirill accountable for their complicity in
including suicide operations, on Tuesday in the latest round of Guryev and his son were hit Dmitriev, the manager of the a war that has cost countless lives.”
assassinations, kidnappings, sanctions over the war in Ukraine. with financial sanctions, which ban Russian government’s massive
hijackings and bombings.” – AFP American businesses – including sovereign wealth fund. In a joint action, the State
Also hit with US business bans banks with US branches – from Department imposed sanctions,
MEXICO PROSECUTORS were several other oligarchs transactions with them, and freeze The Treasury said Popova including visa restrictions, on
PROBE EX-PRESIDENT believed to be close to Putin, four their assets under US jurisdictions. works for the technology firm oligarchs “running massive
officials Russia has named to Innopraktika, which is run by one revenue-generating companies”,
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Attorney administer occupied territories in The Treasury also blacklisted of Putin’s daughters. including Dmitry Aleksandrovich
General’s Office said on Tuesday it Ukraine, and around two dozen Guryev’s Caribbean-based 81m Pumpyanskiy, Andrey Igorevich
was investigating former president high technology institutes and yacht Alfa Nero, which puts it at “As innocent people suffer from Melnichenko and Alexander
Enrique Pena Nieto for suspected companies, including key risk of seizure. Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Anatolevich Ponomarenko.
crimes, including illicit enrichment state-backed electronics entities. Putin’s allies have enriched
and money laundering. The ex- However, the Treasury said Alfa themselves and funded opulent In addition, nearly 900 Russian
president, who was in office from The US Treasury announced Nero “has reportedly shut off its lifestyles,” said Treasury Secretary officials were placed on a US visa
2012 to 2018 and now lives in sanctions on Putin associate and location tracking hardware in Janet Yellen in a statement. ban list. – AFP
Madrid, has denied any order to avoid seizure”.
wrongdoing. Financial Intelligence
Unit head Pablo Gomez told Kansas votes to maintain abortion rights
reporters last month that Pena
Nieto had received 26 million pesos WASHINGTON: Abortion rights constitution guaranteeing the right Pro-abortion rights media, a number usually expected
(RM5.6 million) sent by a relative in advocates celebrated on Tuesday to the procedure and could have campaigners and supporters for a general election.
Mexico. The movements had come as the Midwestern US state of paved the way for stricter celebrated the win for their side of
under scrutiny because they were Kansas voted to maintain the right regulations or a ban. the hotly contested US debate. Poll worker Marsha Barrett said
cash transfers and the origin of the to the procedure, the first major “I’m just beside myself,” said some 250 voters had come to a
funds was unknown, he said. Pena poll on the flashpoint issue since The vote was seen as a test case campaign volunteer Anne Melia. station in the Kansas City suburb
Nieto is also believed to have ties the Supreme Court overturned for abortion rights nationwide, as When polls closed at 7pm (8am of Olathe by noon – the same
with two firms that won lucrative nationwide access in June. legislatures dominated by yesterday in Malaysia), Kansas number it might see all day in a
contracts with the Mexican state Republicans rush to impose strict Secretary of State Scott Schwab presidential election.
during his term, said Gomez. – AFP Kansans rejected an bans on the procedure following said turnout was as high as 50% on
amendment that would have the Supreme Court’s decision to “This election is crazy.
scrapped language in the state overturn Roe v. Wade. this referendum, reported local “People are determined to
vote.” – AFP
8 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 4, 2022
SPEAK UP
COMMENT by Dr Praveena Rajendra COMMENT by Muzaffar Syah Mallow
Dealing with Malaysia needs
a narcissistic boss Anti-Harassment Law
RECENTLY, the House of harassment, which can be in the
Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) form of violence, to both the person
passed the Sexual Harassment Bill or his property. It can also include a
2021. The Bill was passed after threatening behaviour.
IF you have ever had the debates involving 26 members of
misfortune of working for a you see the warning signs, and avoid to confront the issue. Keep in mind that Parliament (MP). Personal harassment is an act of
narcissist, then you already know getting drawn into a relationship with confrontation just gives the narcissist The Bill is important and bullying, whereby the victim may
how challenging it can be to work someone who does not care about additional ammunition. timely in putting an end to be subjected to unwanted remarks,
for one. While everyone has had bad anyone else but himself. 0 If you want to escape a toxic the normalisation of sexual insults and offensive or derogatory
bosses from time to time, a narcissist is A common trait shared by many personality, take control of the harassment in Malaysia. According statements. This type of
someone who tends to abuse his power narcissists is grandiosity. These situation. Remember that you have a to Women, Family and Community harassment can also include body
and position to get exactly what he individuals believe they deserve choice whether or not to stay in a Development Minister Datuk Seri shaming and stalking. Being
wants out of life, including control over respect simply due to the fact that they situation. By taking the initiative to Rina Mohd Harun, this is the first constantly put down with
other people. exist. As a result, they tend to think they leave. step for us to provide protection for condescending statements can be
are above the law, able to do anything 0 Do not give a narcissist power over victims against sexual harassment. considered personal harassment or
It can be difficult to determine if they wish without consequences. you. Do not let the narcissist use She went on to thank the bullying.
your employer is a narcissist. However, Other traits include entitlement, threats, guilt trips or manipulation to women’s rights groups, federal and
there are some telltale signs that will superiority and lack of empathy. control you. Know that if the narcissist state agencies, and MP for their Discriminatory harassment
give you an idea of whether he may be gains enough ground in your life, he or involvement in drafting the Bill. She happens when it is directed
suffering from this disorder: Managing your narcissistic boss she may threaten to ruin your career, added that the ministry will be at someone’s race, age, skin
Narcissists often demand praise Unfortunately, not family, finances or organising a nationwide tour to colour, nationality, academic or
They have no problem publicly “Set cleareveryone knows how to reputation. educate the public on sexual intellectual level.
praising others but expect those Be vigilant harassment.
around them to do so too. When this deal with a narcissistic Having a specific law to address Harassment can be
happens, it creates feelings of manager. Most people psychological in nature, and can
insecurity among others who may feel guidelineswho try to confront the If you find yourself in an the issue of sexual harassment in have a negative impact on the
as though they are not being abusive environment, the country is a positive step, and victim. Belittling or passing
appreciated on the job. problem only end up will show the world that Malaysia is negative remarks on a professional
regarding what youharming themselves. remember that you have as well as personal level can
Many narcissists also use threats options: serious in combating the issue. amount to harassment.
and intimidation to force others to Instead, learn how to 0 Leave. The best However, we also need a specific
comply with their demands. This tactic will and will notmanage a narcissist at option is to leave The emergence of the digital age
makes the narcissist seem powerful, law to prevent other types of has bred cyberbullying. It is a form
even when he is not. work through these tips: immediately. However, harassment, and not just sexual of harassment done online, where
tolerate. Make sure if you wait until you feel the harasser makes threatening
A narcissist will usually hire 0 Take Responsibility. that these rules are safer, you could end up harassment. There are various statements or spreads rumours
employees who are willing to flatter Do not allow your fear of being trapped by the kinds of harassment which can about the victim on social media
him constantly. If you feel like you are losing your job to cause narcissist’s behaviour. affect people, and they all need to platforms.
going to lose your job because the you to become a victim. be identified and tackled
narcissist does not like you, you should clearly understood.Take responsibility for You may also lose wages effectively through a In conclusion, we need a
listen carefully. or benefits during this comprehensive legislation, like the complete and comprehensive law
your actions and time. one being proposed to deal with that covers all types of harassment.
You may hear remarks such as “I Ask for clarificationadmit any mistakes you 0 Get legal counsel. As such, the Sexual Harassment
don’t understand why I hired you”, Talk to a lawyer sexual harassment. Bill needs to be revisited and
while never realising that these words make. Doing so will about your rights and If we focus solely on sexual reassessed to prevent harassment
were directed towards you. when you need it,make you appear effectively.
responsibilities. A good harassment without addressing the
A narcissist tends to be extremely more professional and lawyer can guide you other types of harassment, it can We cannot deny that sexual
demanding. Because of this, he can competent. so there are no through the process, so harassment and the other types of
make many demands without giving 0 Learn to set misunderstandings. you do not make costly hamper efforts to prevent the harassment are interconnected,
much thought to how he will affect the boundaries. Set clear mistakes. former and deny victims from and, hence, should be dealt with
lives of those around him. This means guidelines regarding seeking a suitable remedy. As such, collectively and given similar
that you will likely find yourself what you will and will the Sexual Harassment Bill should attention i.e. under one law, for
spending more hours than necessary not tolerate. Make sure 0 Contact Human be complete and comprehensive. example, an Anti-Harassment Law.
on something that is not essential to that these rules are Resources. If you It is important to realise that
your job. clearly understood. Ask for clarification know someone is harassing you, harassment covers a wide range of It is not too late to extend the
Narcissism comes in all shapes and when you need it, so there are no contact the human resources office behaviours and statements that can current Sexual Harassment Bill to
sizes misunderstandings. immediately. This will ensure no one be offensive in nature. Harassment include other types of harassment.
Narcissists come in all shapes and sizes. 0 Stop listening to gossip. Most of the gets hurt because of your inaction. is commonly understood as any act A special committee can be set up
Some are manipulative and cunning time, rumours about other people are 0 Be prepared for retaliation. If you that intends to demean, abuse, to analyse the subject in greater
while others exhibit dominance nothing more than idle speculation. confront a narcissist at work, you may hurt, insult, torment, humiliate or detail. A comparative study with
through sheer willpower alone. Even if you know that the information receive poor performance reviews or embarrass an individual. other countries, like New Zealand
Regardless of which type you are you are hearing has been exaggerated, even termination. Be ready for this In the legal sense, these are and the United Kingdom, can also
dealing with, understanding the traits ignore it. It will not help you get ahead possibility and protect yourself behaviours that may appear to be be done to evaluate its efficacy.
associated with narcissism will help in life. accordingly. disturbing, upsetting or even
0 Do not allow yourself to get sucked threatening to a victim. Harassment Assoc Prof Dr Muzaffar Syah
into arguments. The worst thing you Dr Praveena Rajendra is a evolves from discriminatory Mallow, Faculty of Syariah and
can do is argue with a narcissist for the Certified Mental Health grounds, and has an effect of
sake of arguing. It is best to ignore him and Awareness Practitioner. denying a person of his rights. Laws, Universiti Sains Islam
as long as possible until you are forced Comments: letters@thesundaily.com There is also physical Malaysia. Comments:
letters@thesundaily.com
9theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 4, 2022
SPEAK UP
No turning back from anti-smoking Bill
“NOTHING so needs reforming as
other people’s habits. Fanatics will recommended a few amendments to the If the Bill is
never learn that, though it be provisions in the Bill. passed,
written in letters of gold across the Malaysia will
sky. It is the prohibition that makes Any country that imposes a smoking be the first
anything precious.” – Mark Twain restriction is bound to see the table country in
unfairly tilted on the basis of “political the world to
The journey to a smoke-free nation correctness” and not wanting to infringe announce a
vis-a-vis policy changes and legislation on individual rights. decisive
began when the hornets’ nest was pathway
stirred, with the proposed Tobacco Agreed, enforcement should be towards
Products and Smoking Control Bill 2022. based on an educational approach and legislation.
not on a witch-hunt for smokers.
Though the Bill was not voted on Strategies for practical and humane “We live in a advertisements overtly indoctrinated Ireland was the first country to issue a
during this session in Parliament, it was enforcement need to be put in place. world where a smoking into our society. Addicts have full ban on smoking in all workplaces.
a battle won for the Health Ministry, billion lives are died after living in delusion that “some The tiny kingdom of Bhutan has
which spearheaded a strategic, Undoubtedly, this is not about the likely to be lost cigarettes are safer than others”. completely banned smoking and the
persuasive and committed national Health Ministry alone. Enforcement is a as a result of sale of tobacco, in spite of great
anti-smoking campaign over the last few collaborative effort that will include the smoking or Cigarette manufacturing not only opposition.
weeks. Reverting to the status quo now Education and Environment Ministries, vaping. Partial consumes our limited resources, which
will be unacceptable after this. schools, parents and the rakyat at large. bans around involves growing, curing, rolling, If the Bill is passed, Malaysia will be
the world are flavouring, packaging, transporting, the first country in the world to
The campaign gathered momentum Other critics claim that smoking bans steadily advertising and legal defence, but also announce a decisive pathway towards
as media, health experts, civic societies are an infringement of personal increasing. causes harm from massive pesticide use legislation.
and Malaysians were exposed to the freedom. The adage “first they come for and deforestation.
shocking data on smoke-related deaths, your cigarettes, then they will go for Hopefully, all parliamentarians will
child vapers and the health damage alcohol until we lose all liberties” is out Another objection commonly raised take time to read the Bill with genuine
resulting from smoking. of context and misrepresented here. to any call for a ban is that this would interest, so they can give valuable input
encourage smuggling or even illegal with effective solutions to ensure “the
The recognition that smoking is a If one is unable to take responsibility trade. Isn’t smuggling already rampant next generation is not addicted”.
serious problem, with a long-lasting for his or her own health and does not in the cigarette world?
impact, has been mooted. This brings us become an economic burden with a Constitutional implementation is
a huge step closer to the Generational preventable disease, the value of “his or We live in a world where a billion lives only the beginning of a long road to
End Game of smoking. her own right” will indeed become are likely to be lost as a result of smoking curbing smoking on the ground. We
questionable. or vaping. Partial bans around the world have begun the journey. There is no
However, the Bill has now been are steadily increasing. Countries that turning back.
referred to a Parliamentary Special The exposure of this Bill also directed are introducing legislation to curb
Select Committee for a month for further flashlights at tobacco manufacturers and smoking include New Zealand, Vasanthi Ramachandran is an author,
scrutiny. A 13-member committee of their indifference to the harms of Australia, South Africa, Tanzania and brand strategist and runs Helping Hands.
parliamentarians has been set up to look tobacco use. parts of the United States and Canada.
into the enforcement clauses and Comments: letters@thesundaily.com
proposed penalties under the Bill. The tobacco industry has
malignantly grown for years, without
It is not easy to wean a society from accepting responsibility for the related
the addiction of smoking. health diseases. Big tobacco has also
corrupted science by sponsoring a
Last week, a draft legislation was “decoy” or “distraction research”.
made available to both members of
Parliament and the public, and they For decades, Malaysia’s
advertisements on smoking were
the highest in the world. The
COMMENT by Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Neo-colonial currency enables French exploitation
COLONIAL-STYLE currency board France’s “incontestable advantages” matter how illicitly acquired, as long as they do After its creation, FCFA parity was fixed at 50
arrangements have enabled continuing As de Gaulle’s finance minister, (later President) not challenge the neo-colonial status quo. For to one FF. On Jan 12, 1994, the FCFA was
imperialist exploitation, decades after the end of Valery Giscard d’Estaing correctly complained decades, all manner of French governments devalued by half, as demanded by the
formal colonial rule. Such neo-colonial about the US dollar’s “exorbitant privilege”. But have consistently backed these elites, often International Monetary Fund and supported by
monetary systems persist despite modest he seemed blissfully ignorant of the French supporting despotic rule. France, following commodity price slumps and
reforms. Socio-Economic Council’s 1970 report on the related foreign exchange problems.
In 2019, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi CFA’s “incontestable advantages for France”. When its interests in Africa was threatened,
Di Maio accused France of using currency France unilaterally deployed combat troops and The devaluation shocked CFA economies as
arrangements to “exploit” its former African First, France could pay for imports from CFA superior armaments, always insisting on its the FCFA’s value fell by 50% overnight. This
colonies, “impoverishing Africa” and causing countries with its own currency, saving foreign “legitimate” right to do so. pushed up the prices of imported goods,
refugees to “leave and then die in the sea or exchange for other international obligations. especially food, while increasing the FF’s
arrive on our coasts”. This became especially advantageous when the France is alleged to be behind military purchasing power.
FF was weak and unstable. coups and even assassinations of prominent
Neo-colonial CFA personalities critical of its interests, policies and Meanwhile, eight FF devaluations between
As France ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement Second, the French Treasury often paid stratagems. 1948 and 1986 against the dollar and gold have
on Dec 26, 1945, it established the Colonies negative real interest rates for CFA reserves. also meant great losses to the value of CFA
Françaises d’Afrique (CFA) franc zone, enabling Thus, CFA countries have been paying it to hold On Jan 13, 1963, only two days after issuing its reserves.
France to update pre-war colonial monetary their foreign reserves. Investment income own currency, Togo President Sylvanus Olympio
arrangements. accruing is deployed as French aid to CFA was killed in a coup. The claim that CFA countries have benefitted
countries in the form of loans to be repaid from anchoring the FCFA to a supposedly stable
The ostensible intent of the “Franc of the with interest. In 1968, six years after withdrawing Mali from FF has been undermined by its 70% cumulative
French Colonies of Africa” (FCFA) was to the CFA, its independence leader and first devaluation over this period.
cushion France’s colonies from the drastic But CFA countries themselves cannot use president, Modibo Keita, was ousted in a coup No sovereignty, no development
French franc (FF) devaluation required to peg its their own reserves as collateral for credit as they after trying to develop its economy along more Former Socialist Party president, François
value to the US dollar, as agreed at Bretton are held by the French Treasury. Thus, during independent and progressive lines. Mitterrand, was no less neo-colonial. He
Woods. the global financial crisis, they had to borrow, Plus ça change, plus la meme chose warned France would become irrelevant in the
mainly from France, at commercial rates. When the CFA was first created in 1945, the 21st century without controlling Africa.
Then French finance minister, Rene Pleven, colonies deposited 100% of their foreign
claimed, “in a show of her generosity and Third, by supplying FCFA at the fixed rate, exchange reserves in a special French Treasury In 2008, former president, Jacques Chirac,
selflessness, metropolitan France, wishing not to seigniorage – the difference between the cost of “operating account”. reportedly said, “we have to be honest and
impose on her faraway daughters the issuing currency and its face value – effectively acknowledge that a big part of the money in our
consequences of her own poverty, is setting accrued to France and the European Central This requirement was reduced to 65% from banks comes precisely from the exploitation of
different exchange rates for their currency”. Bank. 1973 to 2005, and then to 50%, plus an the African continent.
additional 20% for daily foreign currency
In December 1958, the CFA franc became the For every euro so deposited, the FCFA transactions or “financial liabilities”. Without Africa, France will slide down [to] the
“Franc of the Communaute Financiere equivalent is issued and made available to the rank of a Third World power”.
Africaine” (still FCFA). In 1960, President Charles depositing country. When France joined the Thus, CFA states are still deprived of most of
de Gaulle made CFA membership a pre- euro in 1999, one euro fetched 6.55957 FF, or their foreign exchange earnings, retaining only Claiming to be from a different generation,
condition for decolonisation in French West 655.957 FCFA. 30%. Meanwhile, Banque de France holds 90% President Emmanuel Macron promised to end
and Central Africa. of CFA gold reserves, making it the world’s neo-colonial arrangements. Yet, at the 2017 G20
Fourth, French companies operating in the fourth largest holder of gold reserves. Summit, he patronisingly declared Africa’s
In recent years, the CFA has involved 14, CFA have been able to freely repatriate funds problem “civilisational”.
mainly Francophone sub-Saharan African without incurring any foreign exchange risk. The FCFA arrangement was supposed to end
countries in two currency unions, both using the for UEMOA countries from May 20, 2020. Such neo-colonial condescension only
FCFA: the West African Economic and Monetary CFA economies have, thus, effectively ceded However, the proposed West African “eco” means a refusal by France to acknowledge its
Union (UEMOA) and the Economic and monetary sovereignty to the French Treasury. currency is still not yet in circulation, while the continued exploitation of its West and Central
Monetary Community of Central Africa Unsurprisingly, France’s monetary control has transfer of euro reserves from the French African colonies. Clearly, CFA currency
(CEMAC). served its own, not CFA members’ economic Treasury to the West African Central Bank has arrangements have limited their economic
interests. yet to happen. policy space and progress.
UEMOA comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote CFA elites, French patrons
d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and The CFA not only benefits France, but also elites While only six former French colonies in Colonial style exploitation has thus continued
Togo, while CEMAC includes Cameroon, the in CFA countries. Their appetite for faux French Central Africa formally remain in the CFA, the in Africa long after decolonisation.
Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, lifestyles explains their preference for overvalued reform is less than meets the eye. France remains Unsurprisingly, Chad President Idriss Deby
Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad. exchange rates. UEMOA’s “financial guarantor”, appointing an declared, “we must have the courage to say there
“independent” member to its central bank is a cord preventing development in Africa that
The CFA also facilitates financial outflows, no board. must be severed”. – IPS
10 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 4, 2022
Housing affordability measures BRIEFS INGENIEUR GUDANG TO
– the developers’ perspective ACQUIRE INDUSTRIAL
LAND IN PUNCAK ALAM
Median
household PETALING JAYA: Ingenieur Gudang
income with Bhd’s (formerly Dynaciate Group Bhd)
respective wholly owned subsidiary Magnitude
housing Resources Sdn Bhd has entered into a
affordability at conditional sale and purchase
different scale of agreement with Yuwang
measurement Development Sdn Bhd and Global
Source: DOSM Bloom Sdn Bhd for the acquisition of
a leasehold industrial land measuring
THE move to develop an Affordable Housing the median household income alone, without thereby resulting in increased property values 9.32 acres for RM30.45 million in
Price Index – as suggested by the Housing and considering if these houses are even possible to in that particular neighbourhood – can no Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor.
Local Government Ministry (KPKT), so as to be built cheap enough to make it affordable in longer happen as the potential development Ingenieur Gudang intends to develop
guide developers, prospective buyers, and local the first place. Due to the escalating land cost value has been restricted. the land into warehouse storage
authorities to determine the appropriate price and soaring building material prices, new space targeting the courier and
of affordable housing in locality – offers an housing construction is usually more One must acknowledge that the existence of logistics market players in view of the
alternative to the currently widely used expensive, hence, the resulting house price a mixture of low, medium, and high-end strategic location of Puncak Alam.
national- and state-based housing affordability could become too costly for certain income properties in every area of the country reflects The proposed acquisition is subject to
measures. This is because, due to the dynamic groups in a particular location. As such, an the determination of the government in the approval of shareholders and is
and segmented in nature of the housing effective housing affordability measure should alleviating, if not totally eradicating the expected to be completed by the
market, as well as the spatial and not only be a reflection of the ability or problem of regional imbalances. Since third quarter of 2024. Commenting
socioeconomic characteristics of a location, willingness of purchasers to pay for a house, but independence, efforts have been taken to on the latest acquisition, executive
different scale of measurement (national, state, also take into account the varying production reduce the gap of income inequality through director Melvin Lim said it is looking
district, city, or community) could produce cost of building a house in a specific location. balanced town planning. As such, a deeper to make headways into the property
different set of households’ housing consideration is needed before undertaking investment market as it has stronger
affordability. As shown in the chart, housing Most importantly, the said housing any attempts that could contribute towards demand and commands better
affordability (calculated with Median Multiple affordability measure should only be treated as widening rich-poor disparity, and eventually margins. This marks the fourth
approach) tends to increase from national to a reference to help government and developers pushing our society towards class proposed property acquisition that
district level. monitor the socioeconomic characteristic of discrimination. Ingenieur Gudang is making in a span
locality. It should not be used as an attempt to of less than two months as it makes its
In fact, the intention of setting housing limit housing market development or to control From the microeconomics point of view, foray into the property investment
affordability threshold in an area, in order to house prices in locality, as like the one though the setting of the local area housing segment.
ensure no geographical mismatch in terms of mentioned under the Policy Action Plan 2.2.3: affordability threshold could reduce
housing accessibility and affordability, has To require approvals for housing development speculation in the short-term while ensuring MAKEOVER PLUS: HELPING
been stipulated in the National Housing Policy to take into account the housing affordability affordable houses to stay “affordable”, it could DEVELOPERS BUILD
(DRN) (2018-2025), under the Policy Strategy criteria of the local area; and Policy Action Plan have profound impact to the housing market BETTER DREAM HOMES
2.2: Developing localised housing affordability 2.2.4: To include the local area housing demand and sentiment in the long-run. For
measures to enhance the monitoring and affordability threshold as an assessment example, a starter house priced RM300k and PETALING JAYA: Property solutions
evaluation framework of states and local criterion in the APDL application of housing below is deemed sufficient for a couple that just company The Makeover Guys recently
authorities. If prices of affordable housing in an developers. started a family. Over the years, when the introduced a new service vertical –
area are to be reasonably set based on the family becomes stronger in terms of financial Makeover Plus. Through Makeover
median household income in that particular This is because once the local area housing establishment, coupled with a higher asset Plus, developers are now able to offer
area, the development of a localised and more affordability threshold is set, areas that are price through appreciation, the family is purchasers the ability to select
accurate housing affordability measure is defined as settlement of low-income groups financially eligible to switch to a new house furnishing packages beyond The
necessary. Not only that it can enhance the will definitely distract any high value with bigger living space, higher living standard, Makeover Guys’ existing signature
housing supply-delivery system, but also help investment or physical development, as the or better quality of life. This upgrading process designs, with greater flexibility and a
to alleviate the mismatch of product, location, likelihood of value appreciation in these areas will definitely not be possible if the housing wider range of options that cater to
and pricing – which has long been claimed as is close to non-existent. Not to mention the market is stagnant. different homeowner profiles. For
the culprit of overhangs. process of gentrification – where a previously This article is contributed by MKH Bhd manager ownstays, there are packages that fit
blighted neighbourhood becomes desirable young married couples, young
Having said that, it is unrealistic to due to wealthier people moving in, improving of product research and development families with children, upgraders, and
benchmark the prices of affordable housing on housing, and attracting new businesses, Dr Foo Chee Hung. many more. For homeowners who are
only planning to rent their property,
MIDF remains neutral on property sector there are also packages that can still
on expectation of further interest rate hikes offer quality items without requiring
them to fork out extra cash for the
KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Research has policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.25% expected to be partly cushioned by renovation. What’s better is that these
maintained a “neutral” rating on the on July 6, 2022. government incentives to support buying can all be done whilst the property is
property sector on the expectation of further interest. still being built. The Makeover Guys
interest rate hikes, despite strong loan “The hike in the OPR would increase the CEO Gavin Liew said Makeover Plus
applications and approvals registered in house instalments of property buyers “The government recently announced the empowers developers to offer
June. marginally and reduce the affordability of i-MILIKI programme which offers a 100% consumers something that is not only
property buyers,” the research house said in a stamp duty exemption for first-time different from the usual discounts and
The research house said while strong note. “We estimate that the housing loan homeowners who purchase properties features but also something highly
property loan applications in June 2022 were instalment for a loan of RM500,000 would priced RM500,000 and below. relevant and desired by potential
positive for the sector, the recent hike in the increase by 3% for every 25 basis points homeowners. Property purchasers are
interest rate and the expectation of further increase in the OPR.” “Overall, we see interest rates normalising able to utilise Makeover Plus by
hikes are slightly negative. with the expectation of further OPR hikes opting into packages that offer up to
Nevertheless, MIDF noted that the “slight dragging slightly on property demand going RM40,000 in credits to utilise on
Bank Negara Malaysia raised its overnight negative” from an interest rate hike is forward,“ it said. – Bernama various customisations and fittings
within the Makeover Plus ecosystem.
WCT LAND’S ADENIA
RECEIVES KEEN INTEREST
KLANG: WCT Land Sdn Bhd’s latest
development Adenia Apartments in
Klang, which is set to be completed
in 2025, has received more than
200% in registrations of interest.
Located within the Bandar Parklands
township, the new low-density
apartment comprises 181 units in a
single 22-floor tower. It offers a
variety of amenities including a
25m-length pool, children’s pool, sun
deck, pool deck, children’s
playground, garden, surau,
multipurpose hall with badminton
court, and gymnasium. WCT
Holdings Bhd deputy managing
director Peter Chow said it sees the
need to develop more affordable
housing properties, and Adenia is an
affordable property that caters to
the needs of the middle-income
society. Priced at RM375,000 per
unit, first-time home buyers can
apply for a 100% loan from Skim
Rumah Pertamaku to enjoy stamp
duty exemptions on both
memorandum of transfer and loan
agreement. Bumiputra units are still
available with a 7% discount.
S E C U R I T I E S S D N. B H D. THURSDAY
AUGUST 4, 2022
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KL MARKET SUMMARY KWAP eyes RM200b
August 3, 2022
INDICES 10,572.22 CHANGE -10.28 gross fund size by 2025
FBMEMAS
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1.908 BIL RM1.354 BIL
KUALA LUMPUR: The Retirement Fund
5 MOST ACTIVES (Incorporated) (KWAP) plans to achieve
August 3, 2022 RM200 billion in total gross fund size by
2025, from RM159 billion currently, through
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) increasing its investments in the private From left: Nik Amlizan, Tengku Zafrul and KWAP chairman Datuk Seri Asri Hamidin @ Hamidon,
BORNOIL 97,804,700 2.0 UNCH market, which include equity, infrastructure who is also Ministry of Finance secretary general of treasury & finance, at the launch of Teras 5.
GPACKET 84,268,200 6.0 +1.0 and property domestically and internationally.
ZENTECH 52,609,300 3.0 UNCH intends to stretch the total return to 7% a culture, corporate services, and risk,
PUC 43,172,400 2.0 UNCH KWAP CEO Nik Amlizan Mohamed said year in three years’ time, from 6% now, governance and oversight.
TOPGLOV 43,153,800 97.0 -1.0 it is seeing double-digit growth of return in which has been its annual return for the
the private market space while the return past decade. Nik Amlizan shared that the programme
5 TOP GAINERS from the public market has not been on a was entirely developed by the KWAP team
August 3, 2022 high trajectory. “Teras 5 is part of our long-term plan to with no involvement from external
increase the size of the fund more consultants.
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM “Currently our asset allocation is towards effectively and sustainably and further
SAM 2,143,200 4.63 0.30 the public market, that is listed equity as strengthen KWAP’s capability to benefit Earlier, Tengku Zafrul said the ministry is
MPI 213,700 31.70 0.18 well as the fixed income space. Moving government retirees at present and in confident that KWAP can increase its
HSI-HE9 102,000 1.03 0.16 forward our focus is very much on the future,” she said. number of property assets to over 30 from
PETGAS 492,100 17.06 0.14 private market side,” said Nik Amlizan at the 17 and have more than 35 subsidiaries by
CBIP 295,100 1.39 0.13 launch of KWAP’s three-year programme The programme is based on elevating five 2025.
Teras 5 yesterday, which was officiated by enablers, namely structure, governance,
5 TOP LOSERS Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul people, processes and digital to drive eight KWAP was appointed by the Public
August 3, 2022 Tengku Abdul Aziz. workstreams, including organisational Service Department in November 2015 as
structure, enterprise, investment, contribution the agency to process post-retirement
Currently, KWAP’s public and private and retirement services, digital, people and services. They include payment of pensions,
investment portfolios are at 90% and 10% rewards and other benefits to retirees.
respectively. Through Teras 5, it plans to
increase its private investments to 20% by 2025.
Nik Amlizan disclosed that KWAP
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM IJM partners CHEC for industrial, logistics hub venture
BKAWAN 3,100 23.10 -0.28
AEONCR 25,900 13.84 -0.22 PETALING JAYA: IJM Corp Bhd recently
DLADY 2,100 32.30 -0.20 entered into a partnership with China
HEXTECH 587,000 3.61 -0.14 Harbour Engineering Company Ltd
CHINHIN 845,100 4.81 -0.12 (CHEC) for the development of Malaysia-
China Kuantan International Logistics Park
EXCHANGE RATES AUGUST 3, 2022 (MCKILP), an integrated mixed
development and logistics hub in Kuantan,
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy Pahang. IJM marked another milestone with the signing of the Malaysia-China Kuantan International
Logistics Park joint venture and collaboration agreements via live video conference with CHEC
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD This marks IJM’s first foray into the and its counterparts in China.
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.5240 4.3910 4.3810 industrial and logistics market to meet the
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1350 3.0110 2.9950 growing logistics demands in the east coast such as MCKIP 1 and 2, Gebeng Industrial in the development of industrial parks in
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2660 3.1720 3.1640 region. Estate and Pekan Automotive Park. Bangladesh, Port City in Sri Lanka and ports
1 EURO 3.5060 3.4130 3.4010 in Africa and the Middle East will give future
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.5990 4.4520 4.4320 The agreement for a joint-venture On the same day, a collaboration investors and tenants considerable
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.8250 2.7220 2.7060 company (JVC) was signed between CHEC agreement for a proposed construction JV assurance about the quality of infrastructure
1 STERLING POUND 3.2660 3.1720 3.1640 and Asas Panorama Sdn Bhd, IJM Corp’s company was signed between CHEC and that will be available; as well as seeing to the
1 SWISS FRANC 5.4980 5.3250 5.3050 indirect subsidiary that is owned 60:40 by IJM Construction Sdn Bhd. The JV company implementation of MCKILP. Both Guangxi
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.7050 4.5970 4.5820 IJM Land Bhd and Guangxi Beibu Gulf will undertake construction works for the Beibu and CHEC will bring their vast
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 124.6100 118.1900 117.9900 International Port Group Co Ltd. CHEC will main infrastructure and facilities in MCKILP. networking and access to Chinese investors,
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 4.8610 4.5560 4.3560 hold an equity interest of 51% in the JVC which will be key in attracting investments
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 67.4700 64.4000 while Asas Panorama will hold the rest. “Together with MCKIP 1 and 2, we into MCKILP, while IJM Land will contribute
100 INDIAN RUPEE 58.2500 55.3700 N/A envision MCKILP’s complement to the its property development, operation and
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.8500 5.4900 55.1700 MCKILP will be developed on a proposed industrial ecosystem, catalysing more maintenance expertise gained through the
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0314 0.0285 5.2900 640-acre site in Malaysia-China Kuantan investments to the region in the future,” said development of MCKIP 1 and 2.
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.3870 3.2810 0.0235 Industrial Park 3 (MCKIP 3). The mixed IJM Corp deputy CEO & deputy managing
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 3.2710 property development and logistics hub will director and MCKIP chairman Lee Chun Fai, CHEC is a subsidiary of China
100 PHILIPPINE PESO N/A N/A comprise light and medium industrial, who signed the agreement on behalf of Asas Communications Construction Company, the
100 QATAR RIYAL 1.9300 1.8100 N/A logistics and warehousing, residential and Panorama. main contractor of the East Coast Rail Link.
100 SAUDI RIYAL 8.2600 7.7900 1.6100 commercial components. This ambitious
100THAI BAHT 124.2700 117.9800 7.5900 new development will turn MCKIP 3 into a CHEC’s track record and core capability
121.7700 115.6000 117.7800 premier industrial and logistics hub in the
13.0300 11.5600 115.4000 East Coast Economic Region.
11.1600
MCKILP is set to attract downstream
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama industries in logistics, automobile, marine
engineering, advanced steel materials,
palm oil processing, petrochemical and e-
commerce that could become value chain
suppliers to surrounding industrial parks
BRIEFS12 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 4, 2022 RM24b rubber glove export
SUNBIZ revenue achievable: Zuraida
JOE HOLDING ACQUIRES KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of o Margma has identified new countries that rubber gloves in the market,” she
DIPPING LINES Plantation Industries and Malaysia can penetrate as the products are said.
FROM FINTEC GLOVE Commodities (MPIC) is optimistic still in high demand Meanwhile, Margma president
that Malaysia will be able to achieve Dr Supramaniam Shanmugam said
PETALING JAYA: Joe Holding Bhd RM23.6 billion in rubber gloves that the industry players are
wholly owned subsidiary Joe Glove export revenue this year. navigating through a challenging
Sdn Bhd has entered into a sale and The Malaysian Rubber Glove time dealing with multiple
purchase agreement with Fintec Manufacturers Association dynamics with global risks
Glove Sdn Bhd for the proposed (Margma), in its Industry Brief 2022 including the prolonged Russia-
purchase of two nitrile rubber released yesterday, projected that Ukraine war.
/natural rubber powder-free double Malaysia’s rubber gloves export “The association is,
former dipping lines from Fintec revenue is expected to reach nevertheless, confident the
Glove for RM14.47 million. Joe Group RM23.6 billion this year, compared industry will see a demand growth
said in a bourse filing yesterday that to RM17 billion in 2019, and the of 10% to 12% in 2022.
the proposed acquisition could year-on-year demand growth rate “As a consequence of increased
benefit the company through cost for rubber gloves is 10 to 12% in global healthcare awareness and
savings by sharing resources with 2022. enhanced regulatory requirements,
Fintec Glove, saving time from “This projection is when, under such demand will grow by 12% to
modifying a factory into a rubber normal circumstances, we did not 15% in 2023,” he said.
gloves manufacturing facility. take into consideration the two The global demand for gloves is
years of Covid-19 where the export estimated at 399 billion in 2022,
MINISTRY TO SET UP of rubber gloves soared at that time. and Malaysia is estimated to
SCHEME TO HELP “So, this projection is very produce 240 billion gloves in 2022,
ONLINE ENTREPRENEURS conservative and I believe we can according to Margma’s report.
do better than that. Margma has “The Malaysian rubber gloves
SHAH ALAM: The Ministry of also identified new countries that players, given their experience and
Entrepreneur Development and we can penetrate into by ensuring long establishment, will be able to
Cooperatives (Kuskop) will create a that our rubber gloves are still in overcome these challenges but in
special scheme to help the online high demand,” said MPIC Minister Organising chairman of 10th IRGCE Denis Low (seated left) and deputy CEO of order for Malaysia to maintain its
entrepreneurial community further Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin. MRC Izwan Zarik Mohammad Sapari at the signing ceremony. Witnesssing the leading trade position as the
stimulate and expand their The minister said this at a press event are (standing from left) Deputy Secretary-General of MPIC Mad Zaidi world’s number one exporter of
businesses. Its minister Tan Sri Noh conference after witnessing a Mohd Karli, Supramaniam, Zuraida and MRC chairman Dr Daroyah Alwi. rubber gloves, there is room for
Omar said the special scheme to be memorandum of understanding improvement in the government’s
proposed to the government under (MoU) signing ceremony between from Sept 6-8. pandemic era is expected to business-friendly policies that can
the upcoming budget would also Margma, together with the Zuraida also said that the need increase by 10%. be favourable to manufacturers.
assist the youth community, in Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC), “The Malaysian rubber glove
particular, who seemingly tend to and 18 major sponsors of the to use rubber gloves, following a “I am positive and optimistic industry will work closely with all
gravitate towards online business. upcoming 10th International global increase in hygiene culture, because the culture of hygiene has stakeholders to strive to be
“Online business is extraordinary and Rubber Glove Conference and will simultaneously increase been adopted by people all over amongst the first industry in the
flexible so much so that one can Exhibition (IRGCE). demand in the rubber gloves the world, so the need to use region to have social compliance as
work from home. Hence, Kuskop has The IRGCE will be held at the market. rubber gloves as a way of life shows the industry’s unique selling
aksed all its agencies to provide a Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre that we are a clean society and this proposition,” he said. – Bernama
special scheme to help online “Margma has projected that the will increase the demand for
entrepreneurs,” he said. – Bernama use of rubber gloves in the post-
BIGPAY REMITTANCE Sarawak Consolidated in MoU with Indonesian
SERVICE COVERS companies to explore 4G telco towers venture
38 MORE COUNTRIES
PETALING JAYA: Civil engineering domestic projects. It will build and under the Ministry of The project supports our strategy to
PETALING JAYA: Fintech firm BigPay specialist Sarawak Consolidated install the 4G telecommunications Communication and Information diversify geographically by seeking
has added 38 countries to its Industries Bhd (SCIB) has entered towers, including site survey and Technology tasked to provide the opportunities for our engineering,
international remittance service: into a memorandum of under- acquisition as well as other telecommunications network. procurement, construction and
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, standing (MoU) with PT Semesta supporting infrastructure works. SCIB managing director and commissioning (EPCC) business,
and Wales in the UK, and 34 countries Noor Berkarya (SNB) and PT Envy EMK, which is involved in business CEO Rosland Othman said the and we will certainly take this
in Europe including France, Germany, Manajemen Konsultansi (EMK) to advisory, consultation, project project is part of the push to provide opportunity to also explore roles in
Italy, Belgium, and Spain. Offering a explore the formation of a management and other corporate internet accessibility to Indonesia’s the building of Indonesia’s
low-cost, transparent, and accessible partnership in relation to the management activities, will provide outermost, remote and multibillion-dollar new capital at
way of transferring money abroad construction of 4G telecom- project management services underdeveloped areas as part of the Nusantara.”
through its mobile application is a munications towers for Indonesia’s through operational and technical country’s national digital
cornerstone of BigPay’s financial outermost regions. supervision. transformation framework. SCIB leverages on its
inclusion strategy. The addition of the “SCIB is at a distinct advantage manufacturing business producing
UK and countries in Europe under its Under the MoU, SCIB will The project, which comes under for this project as more than 60% of building materials as well as
remittance feature plays a key role in anchor the formation of the Indonesia’s Telecommunications the proposed sites of the 4G telco Industrialised Building System to
further democratising the movement partnership as well as providing the and Information Accessibility towers are located in Kalimantan in complement the EPCC business.
of money across a brand new region. corporate management setup. Agency (Bakti), is expected to take Indonesian Borneo, which provides The company is the largest precast
BigPay first launched its international Indonesia’s state-owned SNB is an three years to complete and involves optimal opportunities to synergise and IBS manufacturer in East
remittance services in September engineering, procurement and the construction and installation of our business as our three factories Malaysia with the capacity to
2019 and has experienced double- construction specialist with 4G telecom-munications towers in are located in Kuching, Sarawak. produce 500,000 tonnes of building
digit growth despite the pandemic. expertise in handing large-scale 3,704 villages. Bakti is an agency materials annually.
BEST-SELLING VEHICLE IN
JULY – THE PROTON X50
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton X50 has set
a monthly sales record of 4,763 units
for July 2022 to be the best-selling
vehicle in Malaysia, retaining its pole
position in the sports utility vehicle
segment. In a statement yesterday,
Proton Holdings Bhd said this is also
the first time such a vehicle has led
in overall sales. The national
carmaker sold a total of 11,477 units
across six models in July, of which
Proton X50 was the best-selling,
followed by Proton Saga at 4,521
units. – Bernama
Widad Business Group partners European Wellness in bioregenerative R&D, medical courses
PETALING JAYA: Widad Business expertise through syllabus structure, able to cater to this growing industry Widad Education and European program with the introduction of
Group Sdn Bhd (WBG) through its labs and training to lecturers. by supplying trained professionals Wellness would be in line with its aim regenerative medicine-related
wholly owned subsidiary Widad Meanwhile, WESB through Widad and dedicated services. to integrate the wellness industry in courses such as biomedical
Education Sdn Bhd (WESB), have University College will provide the its developments. technology and holistic integrative
signed a memorandum of learning facilities as well as the This venture will also be in medical wellness therapies.”
understanding (MoU) with EW assistance in obtaining the tandem with WBG’s aim of Commenting on the WBG is a wholly bumiputra
European Wellness International certification and official accreditation establishing a wellness hub in the collaboration, Widad senior private company owned by Kedah-
GMBH (EW Group) with the aim to for the courses. The collaboration will upcoming Widad Langkasuka Project executive director Datuk Dr Nasir born Muhammad Ikmal, who is also
collaborate on the research and include short courses, undergraduate in Langkawi. WBG also intends to Mat Dam said this collaboration a majority stakeholder of Widad
development (R&D) in bio- and postgraduate programmes in the develop an education hub that would opens a new door in furthering the Group Bhd and Dataprep Holdings
regenerative sciences as well as field of bio-regenerative sciences. include a new main campus for research and development of Bhd.
providing higher education Widad University College. regenerative treatment and wellness EW Group ws founded by Prof
certificates in the field. As regenerative medicine research. Datuk Seri Dr Mike Chan and Prof
becomes a post-pandemic global Widad Business Group group Datuk Seri Dr Michelle Wong in the
Through this collaboration, EW interest, EW Group and WBG executive chairman Tan Sri “This will help us to develop a early 90’s in Switzerland.
Group will provide its knowledge and believes this collaboration would be Muhammad Ikmal Opat Abdullah further specialisation in its
said the collaboration between undergraduate and postgraduate
F&N’s Q3 net 13theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 4, 2022
profit rises * SUNBIZ
1.4% to RM97.5m
M’sia best partner for Taiwan
PETALING JAYA: Fraser & Neave to tap global halal market
Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) net profit for the
third quarter ended June 30, 2022 o Matrade urges companies from the island
increased 1.4% to RM97.50 million from to engage with enterprises here to venture into
RM96.16 million a year ago due to the growing industry
improvement in margins from price
adjustment. █ BY GLORIA HARRY BEATTY year’s 18th edition of Malaysia Sharimahton (second from left) and Hung visiting a booth at Taiwan Expo 2022.
sunbiz@thesundaily.com International Halal Showcase
Its revenue jumped 5.5% to RM1.12 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the (Mihas), the world’s largest halal have announced plans to make their organised by Taiwan External Trade
billion from RM1.06 billion thanks to best partner for Taiwan to grow its trade fair, will be held from Sept 7 to strategic moves to Malaysia. Taiwan’s Development Council and Taiwan’s
positive momentum from the recovery potential in the halal industry as the 10, in a hybrid format. largest warehousing infrastructure Bureau of Foreign Trade, where
of economic activities and the strong country is one of the main hubs in developer Ally Logistic Property, as Taiwan Excellence will showcase 16
festive sales in Malaysia as well as price the Asean region, said Malaysia “This year’s edition (Mihas) has well as Taiwan’s innovative cloud IT award-winning brands encompassing
adjustments. External Trade Development Corp confirmed the participation of 12 infrastructure provider for hyperscale smart living, future education and
(Matrade) export acceleration deputy companies from Taiwan. Additionally, data centres Wiwynn Cooperation, healthcare solutions.
For the nine months period, F&N’s CEO Sharimahton Mat Saleh. for the international sourcing are both set to invest in Malaysia.
net profit fell 15.5% to RM284.32 million programme of Mihas 2022, we have All are welcome to visit and
from RM336.47 million a year ago She explained that halal is one of two Taiwanese buyers for each Asked whether growing tensions immerse in Taiwanese culture and
mainly due to significantly higher the six main themes of the Taiwan physical and virtual platform,” she between Taiwan and China will offerings with themes ranging from
commodity prices, flood impact, and Expo this year, which signifies disclosed. impact the trade relationship between Industry 4.0 and green economy,
foreign exchange translation loss from a Taiwan’s interest in contributing to Taiwan and Malaysia, Hung opines smart medical, smart agriculture,
weaker Thai baht. the growing global halal industry Taipei Economic and Cultural that the relationship between both halal, Taiwan lifestyles, talent,
ecosystem that is worth more than Office in Malaysia representative countries is not affected currently. tourism and financial services,
Revenue grew 3% to RM3.33 billion US$1 trillion (RM4.45 trillion). Anne Hung said Malaysia has long including themed pavilions and
from RM3.23 billion amid recovery of been a close partner of Taiwan in “I don’t see anything now that will industry zones.
economic activities, lifting of travel “We have observed a greater terms of trade and investment and affect our bilateral relationship,” she
restrictions and strong festive sales in awareness of halal-related matters despite the Covid-19 pandemic, told reporters after the ceremony. Taiwan Expo 2022 is being held at
Malaysia. in Taiwan, beyond food and beverages. trade between Taiwan and Malaysia Sunway Velocity Mall until Sunday.
It encompasses pharmaceutical, continued to register impressive Taiwan Expo 2022 is jointly
The group anticipates the headwinds cosmetics, healthcare products, growth to nearly US$28 billion in
to continue into the last quarter of the fashion and financial services,” she 2021, an increase of 26% over 2020.
financial year, with ongoing disruptions said during the opening ceremony
in supply chain, raw material shortages, of Taiwan Expo in Malaysia 2022 “Taiwan served as Malaysia’s fifth
historically high input prices, and yesterday. largest trading partner, and
geopolitical uncertainties continuing to Malaysia was Taiwan’s seventh
put pressure on the group’s margin. “Given (Malaysia’s) more than 40 largest. Taiwan is also Malaysia’s
Additionally, rising inflation and ringgit years of experience in the halal eighth largest source of foreign
and Thai baht depreciation against the industry, I strongly encourage direct investment, with accumulated
US dollar will add further cost pressures. Taiwanese companies to engage investment reaching nearly US$14
Nonetheless, it is confident that the with Malaysian enterprises in billion (RM61.8 billion) to date,”
reopened borders in Malaysia and venturing into the growing global Hung said.
Thailand will spur tourist arrivals, market,” said Sharimahton.
consumer spending and economic On Taiwan’s investments in
activity. Additionally, she said that this Malaysia, she said several renowned
high-tech Taiwanese companies
“Moving forward, we will intensify
efforts on upholding our leadership
positions in the market and executing
the upcoming initiatives that will enable
us to boldly take steps toward new
product offerings, integrated farming
and potential partnership development,”
F&N said.
US-based InterVenn Biosciences BT Investment takes ILB Group to court
makes Malaysia regional delivery hub
KUALA LUMPUR: ILB Group Bhd transaction, which was announced income,” BT Investment said.
PETALING JAYA: US-based clinical a part of this growth was a result of minority shareholder BT Investment by Bursa Securities on April 16, 2020 Currently, BT Investment holds a
technology company InterVenn the support of regional collaborators Capital Ltd has taken the group to as a way to provide a relief measure
Biosciences has established Malaysia and partners as well as recognition court in an attempt to prevent ILB’s to public listed companies that need 11.2% stake in ILB which will be
as the regional hub for delivery of its given by the relevant government board of directors from conducting to raise capital in a timely and cost- diluted to 9.33% not through any
medical healthcare services and agency and research institutions. certain transactions. effective manner to be injected as action of its own but purely through
products in the Asean and Asia- working capital or for operational the proposed transaction.
Pacific regions. “InterVenn was certified as part of This came about following an expenditure to sustain the business
Bioeconomy Corp’s BBA programme announcement by ILB to fully fund during the pandemic. This interim “Directors have a duty to act in
InterVenn Biosciences’ key services last year, expanding and fostering this a RM15.9 million proposed measure was allowed until Dec 31, the best interest of shareholders.
and products are in research and interaction as aligned with our acquisition of nine parcels of 2021 and was then extended to Dec Regretfully, a minority shareholder
development, and revolutionising the vision,” said Fadzhairi. commercial land with shoplots in 31, 2022. such as us has to seek recourse in
fight against cancers and diseases Seksyen 19, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, court to protect ours and the rights
through deployment of emerging Utilising AI, InterVenn Biosciences via the issuance of 37.78 million new “Contrary to the intention of this and interests of existing minority
technologies such as artificial has developed a glycoproteomics- shares in ILB. 20% general mandate, the proposed shareholders by seeking an
intelligence (AI), spectrometry and based liquid biopsy solution to detect transaction does not result in funds injunction to restrain the proposed
machine learning (ML) algorithms to and diagnose cancers. Its AI-enabled “The proposed issuance of the being injected into the company, transaction from being executed,”
help cancer patients, doctors, mass spectrometry glycoproteomics new shares will enlarge the number nor does ILB appear to need to raise said BT Investment.
scientists and healthcare community. platform enables researchers at of issued shares to 232.81 million, cash as shown by its financial year
academic centres and biopharma- from the current 195.03 million, ended Dec 31, 2021 annual report At the same time, the minority
Preparing Malaysia to be the ceutical companies to assess post- which will dilute existing which recorded a cash and bank shareholder intends to requisition
regional hub, InterVenn Biosciences translational modifications. shareholding and does not create balance of RM86.03 million,” BT for an EGM for shareholders to
has secured a new 13,000 sq ft office value for shareholders as ILB’s Investment said. query the board on their rationale
and laboratory located at Technology Currently, InterVenn Biosciences earnings per share and any and proposes to revoke the 20%
Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The has a wide range of tests for various dividends, rights, allotments or It said that ILB positions itself as general mandate.
laboratory, outfitted with state-of-art types of cancers and diseases in the other distributions that ILB may active in the solar renewable energy
equipment, is the only other pipeline. InterVenn’s non-traditional declare will be negatively impacted. business following the divestment of Defendants named in the lawsuit
InterVenn laboratory outside of the approach to epi-proteomics is a This dilution impact was most of the group’s warehousing are ILB’s board of directors
US. This facility provides an opportunity marriage of mass spectrometry and announced by the board on July 15, and logistics operations over the comprising Tee Tuan Sem, Datuk
to tap into and grow the locally based, AI/ML. 2022 on Bursa Securities,” BT past few years. ILB cited a strategic Karownakaran @ Karunakaran
biomedical talent in Malaysia. Investment said in a statement plan to generate sustainable Ramasamy, Makoto Takahashi, Wan
Apart from its Malaysian yesterday. earnings (rental income) as the Azfar Wan Annuar, Datuk Wan
InterVenn CEO and co-founder expansion, InterVenn Biosciences has reason to acquire the commercial Hashim Wan Jusoh, Soh Eng Hooi
Aldo Carrascoso said the key also recently spread its wings in San At the same time, BT Investment land – a move inconsistent with its and Jamilah Kamal, as well as the
decisions in selecting Malaysia also Diego, South California, while its new said, the proposed transaction will core business focus. seller Impian Nuri Sdn Bhd, and
lies in his vision to be closer with the presence in Melbourne, Australia create a new single largest ILB.
patients and experts in the region. would enable it to increase scientific shareholder in the form of the seller “The commercial parcel only has
collaborations with talents in ML/AI of the commercial parcel, Impian an occupancy of 45% as announced In response to a query from
“We exist today to revisit the health- and informatics to have broader Nuri Sdn Bhd, which will have a by ILB. It yields RM324,600 return Bursa Malaysia Securities, ILB said it
disease spectrum with a focus on access to clinical samples and 16.67% stake in ILB. per annum for properties valued at will always consider corporate
‘glyco’ while incorporating the latest biobanking. Additionally, its expanded RM16.2 million. This translates to a proposals involving the businesses
technological advancements and fully presence in the Philippines offers The proposed 37.78 million new 2.2% gross revenue for ILB and does of the ILB Group in the best interest
supporting our Malaysian office with upscaling of its software engineering shares are equivalent to 19.37% of not make sound or sensible of ILB and all shareholders.
those tools,” shared Carrascoso. and IT capabilities to support current the current share base of ILB, just commercial reasoning for a
and future development and under the 20% general mandate. proposed acquisition meant to “The company is seeking legal
Meanwhile, InterVenn Malaysia commercial activities. ILB’s board cited the 20% general provide substantive recurring advice and will announce further
general manager Fadzhairi Jabar said mandate for the proposed developments to the matter
accordingly,” it told the stock
exchange.
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China’s services activity growth last month quickest since April 2021
BEIJING: China’s services activity grew growth from contraction on a monthly seventh successive month, the Caixin property market is in a deepening simply do not believe that their Covid
at the fastest rate in 15 months in July as basis. survey showed. slump and global demand is faltering. Zero nightmare is over.”
easing Covid curbs boosted consumer Many businesses have put big
confidence, but foreign demand fell The reading contrasted somewhat Meanwhile, the rate of cost inflation spending plans on hold and are trying Caixin’s July composite PMI, which
and companies cut staff for the seventh with China’s official services PMI on in the services sector picked up for the to cut costs. includes both manufacturing and
month in a row, a private-sector survey Sunday which showed growth first time since March as prices for services activity, fell to 54 from 55.3 the
showed yesterday. moderated, but both gauges still food, fuel, raw materials and staff “Beware the July rebound narrative. month prior. The Caixin PMI is
pointed to solid expansion in the hard- remained high. Markets are convinced that easing compiled by S&P Global from
The Caixin services purchasing hit sector while the country’s lockdowns mean the worst is over, but responses to questionnaires sent to
managers’ index (PM) rose to 55.5 in manufacturers struggled. But some market watchers are not July data show that firms are still largely purchasing managers in China.
July, the fastest growth since April 2021, sure how long the Covid reopening refusing to invest, borrow and
rising further from the robust reading A sub-index for new business boost will last. especially now, hire,“ said Leland Miller, The country’s top leaders last week
of 54.5 in June. soared to nine-month high, thanks to CEO at data firm China Beige Book. signalled their preparedness to miss
improved domestic demand, but new Fresh virus flareups have led to the government growth target of
The 50-point mark separates export business contracted for the tightening curbs on activity in some “This is likely because companies around 5.5% for 2022. – Reuters
cities in recent weeks, while the
Global central banks lift rates BRIEFS TOYOTA LIKELY TO POST LOWER
by nearly 1,200 bps in July FIRST-QUARTER PROFIT
o Lenders overseeing five Global inflation highest in decades TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp is expected to
of the 10 most heavily traded report a double-digit drop in first-quarter
currencies delivered 325 Inflation is at its highest level in decades, due to Russia’s invasion profit this week, as a chip shortage and
basis points of rate hikes of Ukraine hiking the cost of energy and food around the world supply-chain woes forced the world’s top
between them last month automaker by sales to repeatedly slash
INFLATION COMPARISON – SELECT GLOBAL ECONOMIES production targets. The Japanese car maker
LONDON: Major developed and emerging cut its monthly production targets three
market central banks around the globe delivered Change in consumer price index, year-on-year June figures (%) times during the April-June first quarter,
nearly 1,200 basis points in interest rate hikes in falling 10% behind its initial goals, due to
July alone, ramping up their fight against multi- Ukraine 9.5 21.4 shortages of semiconductors and the impact
decade high inflation with Canada surprising of Covid-19 lockdowns in China. Like other
markets with an outsized move. 2.4 manufacturers, Toyota is grappling with
higher costs and fears that global inflation
Central banks overseeing five of the 10 most Russia 6.5 15.9 2022 could put the brakes on consumer demand.
heavily traded currencies delivered 325 basis 2021 Toyota and its major Japanese rivals, Nissan
points of rate hikes between them last month. 3.2 2020 Motor and Honda Motor, are also grappling
This brings the total volume of rate hikes since with longer term challenges including
the start of the year across G10 central banks to Spain 2.7 10.2 electrification and automation of vehicles. –
1,100 basis points. 0.3 Reuters
However, July’s tally was less than the 350 UK 2.5 9.4 SRI LANKA TO RESTART
basis points seven central banks delivered in 0.6 BAILOUT TALKS WITH IMF
June.
U.S. 5.4 9.1 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will restart bailout talks
“We’ve reached peak hawkishness of the 0.6 with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
central banks,“ Christian Kopf, head of fixed in August, its new president said yesterday,
income portfolio management at Union Portugal 0.5 8.7 while calling on lawmakers to form an all-
Investment, told Reuters. 0.1 party government to resolve a crippling
economic crisis. In a speech in parliament,
“Central banks have made it clear that they Netherlands 2.0 8.6 President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that
will not overdo it with the rate hikes,“ Kopf said, 1.6 constitutional amendments were required
adding that was also the message conveyed by to curtail presidential powers – indicating he
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Canada 3.1 8.1 would meet a key demand of protesters who
forced out his predecessor, Gotabaya
There was no let up for policymakers in 0.7 Rajapaksa. Discussions with the IMF for a
emerging markets, where inflation had been on four-year programme that could provide up
a tear for much longer than in developed Germany 2.4 7.6 to US$3 billion (RM13 billion) would resume
economies. 0.9 in August, Wickremesinghe told lawmakers
in his first major address to parliament since
Nine out of 18 central banks delivered 850 India 7.0 taking over. he government is working with
bps of rate hikes in July. In total, emerging 6.3 its financial and legal advisers Lazard and
market central banks have raised interest rates 6.2 Clifford Chance to finalise a plan to
by 5,265 bps year-to-date - nearly double the restructure overseas debt, including about
2,745 bps for the whole of 2021, calculations China 2.5 US$12 billion owed to bondholders. –
show. 1.1 Reuters
2.5
“Emerging market central banks remain MAERSK EARNINGS DOUBLE
more worried about inflation than growth,“ Sources: Financial Times, inflation.eu © GRAPHIC NEWS ON HIGHER FREIGHT PRICES
BofA’s David Hauner said in a recent note to
clients. COPENHAGEN: Danish shipping giant
Maersk said yesterday its profits doubled in
Inflation pressures would remain a headache the second quarter as freight prices have
for policy makers, said Tobias Adrian, director at soared due to persistent bottlenecks on
the Monetary and Capital Markets Department trade routes. Demand for shipping plunged
at the International Monetary Fund. – Reuters at the start of the Covid pandemic, but it has
rebounded strongly since the second half of
OCBC’s second-quarter profit jumps 28%, upbeat on outlook 2020, causing massive disruptions in supply
chains. Maersk, the world’s largest container
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s second-largest headwinds in the operating environment,“ basis points net interest margin expansion in shipping line along with Italy’s MSC, has
lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd OCBC’s Group CEO Helen Wong, who took April-June on a quarter-to-quarter basis, the posted robust profits since the second half of
(OCBC) reported a stronger-than-expected charge last year, said in the results statement highest over the last eight quarters, 2020. Its net profit for the second quarter
28% jump in quarterly profit and gave a robust yesterday. outperforming Asian peers, JPMorgan analysts reached US$8.6 billion (RM38 billion),
outlook as rising interest rates pushed up its net said last month. compared to US$3.7 billion for the same
interest margins. She said growth in net interest income from period in 2021, up from record profits in the
rising interest rates is expected to make up for OCBC’s net interest margin, a key gauge of first quarter. The company’s revenue rose to
With Singapore relaxing most of its Covid-19 near-term pressure on non-interest income. banks’ profitability, increased 13 basis points to US$21.7 billion in the second quarter, up
local and travel restrictions since early April this She said credit costs are expected to be at the 1.71%, the highest level in two years, according from US$14.2 billion a year earlier. – AFP
year, banks are benefiting from the rebound in low end of its guidance. to Refinitiv data.
economic recovery of the Asian financial hub. UBER SELLS 7.8% STAKE IN
OCBC’s net profit rose to S$1.48 billion The bank said higher trading income and INDIA’S ZOMATO FOR US$392M
The bank’s shares rose 1.35% in a mostly flat (RM4.9 billion) in April-June from S$1.16 billion profit from its life insurance business boosted
market in early Singaporean trade yesterday. a year earlier and versus the S$1.22 billion non-interest income in the quarter but net fee NEW DELHI: Uber Technologies yesterday
average of five analysts’ estimates compiled by income fell 15%, mainly due to lower wealth sold its 7.8% stake in Indian food delivery
“Overall economic growth in our key Refinitiv. management, brokerage and investment firm Zomato Ltd for US$392 million (RM1.7
markets is expected to remain positive this year banking fees. – Reuters billion) via a block trade on local exchanges,
but at a slower pace due to the heightened Singapore banks are expected to report 10 two sources familiar with the matter told
Reuters. The deal was executed at 50.44
rupees per share, they said. Uber on Tuesday
reported a net loss of US$2.6 billion for
second quarter of 2022, of which US$1.7
billion was related to its equity investments,
including its Zomato stake. Its stake sale
comes at a time when Indian startups are
struggling to raise fresh capital amid a global
market slump and criticism of sky-high
valuations, after a blockbuster US$35 billion
in total fundraisings in 2021. – Reuters
T H U R S DAY
4 AUGUST 2022
█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR Folk music unlike others
LOOKS are certainly deceiving for Wan o Solo artiste Sounds of Kites on his unique second album
Umar Shahid, for when theSun met him,
the rising singer-songwriter was taller Faceless Name was completed last
than he appeared in photographs. November, but Shahid wasn’t “confident” in
And then, there’s how his boyish face betrays releasing it. – ALL PIX BY SOUNDS OF KITES
the timbre of his voice.
The new album’s concept is dreamy, and the
“I sing with a baritone voice,” Shahid says, songs are ethereal landscapes painted by
who sings folk songs under the stage name Shahid’s unique vocals.
Sounds of Kites. successfully fly a kite in a park surrounded by
towering trees.
“When I first played the guitar, truth be told,
I sang mostly pop songs, like [those by the band] “That’s the park,” he said, gesturing outside
Fall Out Boy. At one point, I tried to sound like the restaurant we were in, across the SS14 road.
Maroon 5. Then it was Arctic Monkeys, The
Strokes, but I couldn’t sing ‘good,’” he explained. Memories seem to be important for Shahid,
and they play an integral role in the concept
After finding out about and becoming behind Faceless Name.
enamoured with musician Richard Hawley,
who sang baritone, Shahid began The album’s cover art is a picture taken by
experimenting with singing in that range. Shahid’s wife, and the pictures within – behind
the cover and in the lyrics booklet – were taken
“I realised that when I sang (Hawley’s) songs during his travels.
back, I could reach the notes and it felt very
comfortable. It also felt like it also gave me a In the middle of the CD’s cover, are two
unique edge,” he said. pictures of a drag queen in Bangkok. Their eyes,
digitally scratched out.
However, anyone who has heard even one of
his songs would tell you that while they have “It’s a name, without a face. The album
folk undertones, Sounds of Kites distinguishes revolves around people that I’ve met and when
itself from other contemporary folk projects. I look at the pictures, I know the memory that
goes along with it, but I don’t actually know
In a way, Shahid’s baritone singing gives his their story. Like the drag queen.”
folk songs a unique edge.
No rushing quality In the new album, Shahid incorporates more
As Sounds of Kites, Shahid recently released his samples than he did on his first album.
second album, Faceless Name, after his debut
Remember Sycamore, four years ago. “I grew up listening to a lot of post-rock, like
Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sigur Rós.
Assuming the release gap were due to factors They would implement all these samples in
such as balancing an office job and making their songs, and I’ve always wanted to have an
music, or even possibly due to the pandemic, album with samples,” he says.
Shahid was quick to dispel the assumption.
The sample that stands out the most is on
“When I released the debut album in 2018, I Ipoh/Infinity, of a cendol seller, which was also
did not want to continuously release an album a memory.
year after year. I wanted to let it be.”
“When I played Infinity, it felt like something
“I plan to be forgotten when I’m gone,” was missing. So, I browsed through my phone,
Shahid says, quoting the song The Wild Hunt by because I like to go around and just turn on my
Kristian Matsson/The Tallest Man on Earth. sound recording, to record what I can”.
“That line was stuck in my head. “There was this one time I went to Ipoh, and
“When I released the first album, I thought I while walking through a street, an aunty was
was just going to tour, promote the album as selling cendol. It sounded nice, so I cut it out,
much as I can, but once I’m done, I’m just going put it in a loop and matched it (to the original
to let it be piled on by other albums. I became song)”.
content with the idea.” Never settling
Although it took some time for Faceless As a whole, Faceless Name marks a departure
Name to materialise, Shahid would not have from Shahid’s sophomore debut. A lot more
done it any other way. thought, effort and character was injected into
Stories and songs the album.
The project’s name – Sounds of Kites – came
from a memory the 32-year-old Shahid had “It wasn’t a conscious to have my second
from his teenage years, when he saw a man album sound different than the first. But I
would say over the years, I realised that I should
The second pay more attention to singing, rather than
album’s live playing the guitar”.
launch was
Shahid’s return Noting how short the lyrics were on the first
to stage after album, how little he sang and how much more
two years. focused he was on playing the guitar, Shahid did
the exact opposite for Faceless Name.
“I would like to think that I managed to pull
it off, although I’m still not the very best at it.
Still working on improving”.
While nothing is set in stone at the moment,
Shahid is planning a tour in Ipoh, Johor, Kedah,
Kelantan and Singapore sometime in mid-
September to October.
Faceless Name is available for purchase
through soundsofkites.com, with the album
also available for streaming on Spotify, Apple
Music and Youtube.
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Return of the king
o Kit Harington is set to reunite with his Game of Thrones
co-stars at an upcoming fan convention
THREE years after the series ended, received a number of accolades for its excellent (from left) Harington as Jon Snow, Allen as Theon Greyjoy and Gleason as Joffrey Baratheon. – HBO
most of the key cast of the HBO series storytelling and thrilling plot. The show also
Game of Thrones will reunite for the launched the careers of other cast members, Dragon, is expected to be aired this month. The is rumoured to reprise his role in a potential
show’s first official fan convention. including recently announced new addition Kit new HBO series is set to be hundreds of years sequel. It has not yet been established whether
Initially set for February 2022 in Las Vegas, Harington, who played fan favourite Jon Snow. before the events of Game of Thrones and will these spinoffs will achieve the same degree of
the previously announced Game of Thrones include an entirely new cast and characters. popularity as their original series. – by Hazique
Official Fan Convention now has a revised date Harington will now be joining other actors Zairill
and location. It will now take place at the Los who have been previously confirmed to attend, Speaking of Harington’s Jon Snow, the actor
Angeles Convention Center from Dec 9 to 11. including Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Isaac
Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Jack Gleeson
It will be the first studio-sponsored (Joffrey Baratheon), Kristofer Hiyiu (Tormund),
convention dedicated to the world of Game of Gemma Whalen (Yara Greyjoy), and Daniel
Thrones to be hosted by Warner Bros. Themed Portman (Podrick Payne).
Entertainment and Creation Entertainment.
The conference will be hosted by Jason
The popular HBO fantasy series, which was Concepcion and Greta Johnsen, the hosts of the
inspired by George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice upcoming Official Game of Thrones Podcast:
and Fire novels, aired for eight seasons between House of the Dragon.
2011 and 2019.
Along with the release of new information
Throughout its run, Game of Thrones about the fan convention, the anticipated
acquired a vast international fan base and prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the
MLK convinced
Nichelle Nichols to
stay on Star Trek
LATE actress Nichelle Nichols was once close
A official promotional image for ITZY’s campaign with Charles and Keith. – CHARLES AND KEITH to giving up her role as Lieutenant Uhura in the
Star Trek franchise. But thanks to advice from
ITZY named Charles and Keith’s global ambassador Reverend Martin Luther King, Nichols decided
to continue starring as the iconic character.
KPOP girl group ITZY has been announced as ambassadors of Charles and Keith. “As the voice of a new generation, the ITZY
the global ambassadors for Singaporean In a statement following their girls aren’t afraid to be true to themselves, In a 2011 interview with the US National
fashion brand Charles and Keith. The popular and that’s what makes them the perfect Public Radio (NPR), Nichols explained that she
brand sells shoes, bags, and wallets and has appointment, ITZY’s five members said: “We’re addition to the Charles & Keith family.” had lost interest in her character once the first
outlets all over the world, including Malaysia. so excited for this new relationship as we’ll be season wrapped in 1967. Despite breaking
able to show our unique chemistry and the ITZY recently released its fifth album barriers as one of the few Black actresses on TV
ITZY expressed that its an honour for them many new sides of ITZY to the brand.” Checkmate. Among the group’s famous songs at the time, Nichols thought Uhura did not align
to be introduced as the new global brand are Dalla Dalla and Icy. – by S. Tamarai Chelvi with her.
According to the Charles & Keith website:
“I grew up in musical theatre. To me, the
Studio fire delays The Old Guard 2 filming highlight and the epitome of my life as a singer
and actor and a dancer/choreographer was to
THE production of the Netflix action film The A fireman putting out the blaze at Cinecittà Studios. – AFP star on Broadway,” said Nichols, who passed
Old Guard 2, starring Charlize Theron, Kiki away at age 89 last Saturday.
Layne, and Henry Golding, was temporarily Hur and Federico Fellini’s Dolce Vita. Cinecittà, An earlier fire raced through one of
halted after a fire broke out on Monday at which translates as “the city of cinema” in Cinecittà’s warehouses in 2007, damaging She added: “I went in to tell Gene
Italy’s historic Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italian, has served as the setting for almost props and sets for the HBO-BBC big budget Roddenberry that I was leaving after the first
where the film is being shot. 3,000 films. show Rome. – by Thashine Selvakumaran season and he was very upset about it.”
The fire – which started on a set depicting However, he told her to “take the weekend
Renaissance Florence that was being and think about what I am trying to achieve
dismantled – was quickly brought under here in this show.” Roddenberry said in later
control by three teams of firemen, with no interviews that this was because Nichols was
accidents or severe damage. “an integral part” of the series.
“The fire has been extinguished. There are And that very weekend, Nichols bumped
no injuries, no poisoning, no serious material into Reverend King at a fundraiser.
damage,” a Cinecittà Studios spokesperson
said in a statement to AFP. King, who was a ‘trekker,’ also persuaded her
to stay in Star Trek when she told him her
While the source of the fire has not been plans to quit. Nichols recalled King telling her:
determined, one of the possible reasons that “Don’t you understand what this man
it may have started could be due to the (Roddenberry) has achieved? For the first time,
heatwave striking Italy right now. we are being seen the world over as we should
be seen.
The film production coordinator for The
Old Guard 2 said in a statement to the media “Do you understand that this is the only
that “two days of filming” were lost as a show that my wife Coretta and I will allow our
consequence of the incident. little children to stay up and watch?”
Cinecittà Studios, founded in 1937, has After much thought, she agreed to stay on,
hosted significant productions such as Ben and has since inspired generations of Black
viewers and women with her role. One of them
was Zoe Saldana, who later portrayed Uhura in
the J.J. Abrams adaptation. The actress hailed
Nichols as an icon who blazed the trail for many
women of colour. – by John Tan
Nichols almost decided to leave the series to
return to musical theatre. – AFP
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Unfortunately, The Gray Man ends with sequelbait. - ALL PIX BY NETFLIX
█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR Not up
to par
AGGRESSIVELY mediocre – that is the
only way to describe The Gray Man, o The Gray Man is
the latest ‘blockbuster’ action movie a mixed bag
from Netflix.
Based on a 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, The
Gray Man sees CIA assassin Sierra Six (Ryan
Gosling) on the run after coming in contact with
a storage device that holds information on the
corruption behind a higher ranked CIA official.
In order to effectively hunt down Six, the CIA
contracts former agent-turned-mercenary
Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans).
Due to Hansen’s actual lunacy, Six is forced
into several near-death situations that leave
countless others dead.
Honestly, The Gray Man is the kind of movie
you play on the television during a family
gathering, so that your uncle from the Steven
Seagal-era of straight-to-DVD action movies sits
quietly and watches it, instead of bothering
everyone else with his awkward “jokes”.
About star power Evans has the time of his life playing Lloyd,
It’s surprising how the movie was made by the pulling out fingernails, shooting crippled men,
same team behind the most successful movies throwing kids around, and all the while looking
by Marvel Studios. The Russo brothers directed like a sleazy adult film director with the tacky
the film, based on a screenplay by Christopher polo shirts and white pants.
Markus and Stephen McFeely.
Like the main leads, Ana’s character is also a
Yet, despite their experience in military and one-dimensional spy, but her performance
spy action filmmaking, they turned in The Gray elevates it, especially when she begins running
Man, which feels like an cheap action movie around full sprint, with a rocket and a grenade
from a bygone era, except it was made with a launcher strapped to her back.
US$200 million (RM891.3 million).
If anything, her role here is a good appetizer
A large portion of the budget most likely for when she leads Ballerina, the John Wick
went towards the Russo brothers roping in spin-off.
(primarily) Gosling, and the star-studded Average action filmmaking
supporting cast to back him, such as Ana de The remainder of the budget most likely went
Armas, and the brothers’ known Marvel into the VFX, and then set and costume design,
collaborator, Chris Evans. with the VFX, editing and action sequences in
particular making the film look cheap.
Fortunately, the clearly expensive casting is
where The Gray Man shines the brightest. In one setpiece involving a train, several cars,
a lot of bullets, some generic bad guys and
Gosling plays it mostly straight as the stoic Gosling, the VFX (digital smoke and dust),
Six, which is pretty much in line with his style incomprehensible editing and violent shaky-
that was cemented in Drive and Only God cam made the entire sequence painful to watch.
Forgives. Though he does crack sassy one-liners
once in a while, it’s Evans who elevates the film’s
comedy.
Departing from the boy scout image of
Captain America, Evans slips back into the
shoes of the many slimy characters he used to
portray during in the early days of his career,
and goes completely ham as the actual
pornstache-twirling villain in The Gray Man.
0Director: Joe Evans understood the assignment and turned his Indian actor Dhanush makes his Hollywood
and Anthony performance up to maximum ham. debut as a dangerous assassin.
Russo
0Cast: Ryan On another setpiece, a plane explodes while be, whether in its writing or action filmmaking.
Gosling, Chris Gosling’s character is fighting several generic You can almost hear the film going: “Do we
Evans, Ana de goons, and good luck trying to figure out what’s
Armas, Jessica happening with the camera suffering from go big scale action like the Bond films? Or are
Henwick and whiplash every second. we going for smaller action sequences like the
Regé-Jean Page. John Wick films? Is this an action-comedy with
The Gray Man has a lot of action sequences. how over-the-top Evans’ character is? Or is this
E-VALUE The big ones are terrible, while the smaller ones a serious action film with how many people get
4 with close-quarters combat are decent, like the shot, maimed, and blown up?”
fight between Gosling and Ana against
ACTING Kollywood actor Dhanush. The Gray Man doesn’t know, because it
4 exists in the gray area of action films, never
If it isn’t clear by this point, The Gray Man being one thing, because its a product of
PLOT suffers because it can’t decide what it wants to everything else overlapping each other.
8
Ana de Armas
plays yet
another spy.
Artwork by Johnny Depp sold for millions
JOHNNY DEPP on Thursday sold a a person”. US$10 million (RM44.6 million) in a Johnny Depp sold a collection of prints he created of Hollywood and rock icons
collection of prints he created of The gallery quoted Depp as defamation case against Heard in the for around £3 million (RM13.37 million). – AFP
Hollywood and rock icons for around United States, while she won $2
£3 million via a UK gallery chain. saying: “My paintings surround my million (RM8.91 million) in damages
life, but I kept them to myself and after counter-suing.
The 59-year-old Pirates of the limited myself. No one should ever
Caribbean star has spent millions on limit themselves.” Heard is appealing against the
a bitter legal battle with his ex-wife, verdict of the jury trial, which was
the 36-year-old actress Amber Heard. The works depict Dylan, the late live-streamed to millions and
actress Elizabeth Taylor, actor Al featured lurid and intimate details
Depp wrote on Instagram on Pacino and Rolling Stone Keith about the former couple’s private
Thursday morning that the prints Richards. The gallery chain later lives. Depp previously lost a libel case
were going on sale online at Castle posted a tweet saying that “Johnny against the British tabloid The Sun in
Fine Art, which runs a network of UK Depp broke the internet” and its London in 2020 for calling him a
galleries. website had crashed due to demand. “wife-beater”.
The art retailer posted a photo of All the prints were marked as “out In another creative venture, the
Depp working on a portrait of singer of stock” by Thursday evening. There actor this month released an album
Bob Dylan. were 780 pieces of art. with English rocker Jeff Beck.
It said that the collection of prints Buyers paid £14,950 (RM81,541) The record has been poorly
called Friends & Heroes was “a for a set of all four framed prints or reviewed by critics but broke into the
testament to those he has known well £3,950 (RM21,544) for a single print. top 40 in the UK. – ETX Studio
and others who have inspired him as
Depp in June won an award of
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█ BY S. TAMARAI CHELVI A pink halter neck jumpsuit.
A green sequin dress.
ONE would have thought
finding the right clothes
would be easy for a beauty
pageant finalist like Veena
Rajee – however, she reveals that this
is not always the case.
Despite having an hourglass
figure, the former Miss Malaysia
World 2015 finalist and second-
runner-up of Miss Malaysia Indian
Global 2013 says that she struggles to
find the right outfit that fits her
curvaceous silhouette.
“Finding an outfit became
challenging because of my
curvaceous body. The standard size
clothes available in the market were
always not right, whether it was the fit
or the material,” she said.
“I have a curvy figure, so I had to
be selective about what I could wear
and what would make me look
slender. I have even thought of losing
some weight (in certain parts) to fit
into certain types of clothes,” said
Veena.
Veena enjoys an active lifestyle
while her job requires her to network
and meet clients, which requires her
to dress well for meetings.
“It was a constant issue of finding
the right kind of outfit. I will order
online and when the outfit arrives,
the material will not look good or it
will not look appropriate for my
figure. Furthermore, the international
sizes are too big for an Asian body,”
Veena shared her frustration.
Often, Veena would have to hire a
tailor to alter the clothes to fit her
body. She grew increasingly
frustrated by the situation over the
years .
This eventually motivated her to
come up with her own online
clothing company and hence,
Femnine, a Singapore based brand,
which suits all local body types, was
born.
From five-figure job to fashion tFhiettcinugrves Veena Rajee wants to create Her clothes ranges from cocktail
designer dresses for curvy figures. – ALL PIX dresses, casual, semi casual,
Veena had been working in the field o A former beauty pageant finalist pursues COURTESY OF VEENA RAJEE workwear or fun clothes for having
of banking and finance for more than her dream of becoming a fashion designer brunch with friends.
a decade but in February 2021, she with her Singapore-based brand, Femnine hundreds of people, so when
was laid off from her five-figure attending a party, another person Before completing her collection,
corporate job in Singapore, which in like to dress up.” may appear in the same dress. she asks herself a few questions:
turn spurred her to pursue her real She added: “So, I wanted to create
dream that she had nurtured since Veena herself was caught in such a “Is it comfortable? Would a
she was young. clothes that are flattering, with the situation when one of her colleagues woman wearing these clothes feels
right design and fabric to ensure it fits wore the same dress to the office, and confident in them? Would I myself
Despite her interest in fashion the Asian body, but [that] also makes it was awkward for both of them, the wear the design?”
world, Veena confessed that it took a it more reasonable and accessible to whole day.
long time for her to acknowledge her middle income population, who are Veena said: “Femnine women are
dream. the largest market in this region and Fourthly, Veena observed a shift in essentially modern women living in
will continue to grow in years to the target consumers, with most cosmopolitan cities. They know what
Raised in a conservative family, come.” online buyers being in their 30s. “I am they want and are not afraid to
Veena was told to get ‘the right a millennial. We are the future and express themselves. [They are]
education’ and ‘the right job.’ Secondly, start-up companies our need are changing,” said Veena. empowered women.”
began booming when many 365 days of beautiful clothes
“So I studied accounting. For 11 countries went on a lockdown in Taking all this into consideration Veena’s latest collection is called 365
years, I worked in the banking and 2020. The lockdown has in fact, and realising the potential of her Days of Summer. It consists of a mix of
financing fields but just two years sparked renewed creativity in art, business, Veena decided to plunge cocktail outfits and semi-casual wear,
ago that I decided designing clothes is crafts, and food preparation, and into the new venture and set up the and is inspired by the warm climate
what I really wanted to do. So, it was while these new businesses started new clothing line. She also took a enjoyed in the Southeast Asian
now or never, [and] I took a leap of online, big companies were also huge risk by investing her entire regions.
faith,” revealed Veena. moving online to reach wider lifetime savings into Femnine.
audiences. Defining a Femnine Woman “We come from a region that is
“I personally prefer an elegant Veena believes in highlighting diverse warm throughout the year. We hardly
aesthetic, a minimal, classy Thirdly, Veena believes that no body shapes in her designs and as change our wardrobes for each
silhouette, which I reflect in my one would want to wear the same such she creates fashionable season. Our clothes are consistent
design. I am a very stylish person. I outfit as another person. collections, with simple silhouettes throughout the year.
One-shoulder sunshine midi dress. made from high-quality materials.
Some outlets or online clothing “So, I wanted to make the
businesses sell the same dress to She picks fabrics such as cotton, collection visible and vibrant with
satin, French crepe and viscose, colours and its wearable 365 days a
which fall beautifully on any body year and pick material suitable for
type and especially flatters a our climate.”
curvaceous body.
The new collection includes a
Describing her fashion designs as gold-studded black dress and one-
elegant and minimalist but also shoulder blue dress, which perfectly
stylish, comfortable and practical, fit the curvy figure – and are her
Veena said: “Anyone who wears it will favourite pieces. In fact, many
feel comfortable. And, most women who have tried them on have
importantly, it’s the kind of clothes praised her, saying that the dresses fit
that make someone confident them perfectly.
“Most of my customers prefer The current sizes available range
practical designs, and not everyone from XS to L, or UK 6 to UK 12, but she
wants to look like as if they have just plans to include more sizes in the
walked off the Milan Fashion Show future.
runway.”
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The party
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o A city refreshed – Heineken concludes two
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PERISYTIHARAN JUALAN Fed up PGA players unified for LIV Golf fight,
DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA DI PULAU PINANG says US Presidents Cup captain
PERMOHONAN UNTUK PERLAKSANAAN NO: PA-38-208-04/2022 LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES
Dalam perkara mengenai Seksyen 256 dan 257 Kanun Tanah Negara, 1965 The following Share Certificates have been reported lost or US PGA TOUR players are “fed up” Wyndham Championship, Love said he only
Dan destroyed: and uniting for a fight against the meant to remind PGA players of the power
Dalam perkara mengenai Gadaian Perserahan No: 37774/2008 (bertarikh : 29/09/2008), upstart Saudi-backed LIV Golf they have in a tough situation.
0799SC2012033907 (Bertarikh : 11/09/2012), 0799SC2014034497 (bertarikh : 03/09/2014) Name of Co: POLYCOOL HTE ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. Series, US Presidents Cup captain
ke atas semua bahagian tanah yang dipegang di bawah HSD 15727, PT 2625, Mukim 13, (CO. NO.: 198701006602 (165316-D)) “Nobody saw the extent of LIV coming. It’s
Daerah Timor Laut, Pulau Pinang
Dan
Dalam perkara mengenai Aturan 83 Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah, 2012
ANTARA Davis Love III said yesterday. hard to not be reactionary to something when
Public Bank Berhad (No. Syarikat : 6463-H) . .. PLAINTIF Certificate No. No. of Shares Love, who named Steve Stricker and Webb you’re blindsided,” Love said.
DAN ...DEFENDAN 001 1 Simpson as his final assistant captains for next “If the LIV guys sue and are allowed to play
002 1 month’s team event against the Internationals,
Yeoh Siak Kok (No Kad Pengenalan : 571105025175) 003 said he was shocked LIV Golf’s record rich on the PGA Tour, the players are fed up
Goh Saw Wah (No. Kad Pengenalan : 580710075992) 004 119,999 enough with it… we don’t want those guys
005 79,999
Menurut Perintah Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya di PULAU PINANG mengenai Perintah 006 180,000 purses lured away so many top PGA players. come and cherrypicking our tournaments.
Jualan dan Perintah bertarikh 18 November 2021 dan 14 Jun 2022, adalah dengan ini 120,000 “I told my own tournament, don’t worry “We hold all the cards… We don’t want
diisytiharkan bahawa Timbalan Pendaftar/Penolong Kanan Pendaftar Pusat Operasi e-Lelong
di Kuantan NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT if within fourteen (14) days about it, not going to happen. (Phil) those guys playing, we don’t care what the
from date hereof, no claims or representation in respect of Mickelson’s going down, but nobody else will courts say, our only option – really the nuclear
AKAN MENJUAL SECARA such certificates is/are made to the Company, POLYCOOL HTE
LELONG AWAM ENGINEERING SDN. BHD., the Company will proceed to issue
replacement certificates and the original certificates will be
Pada Hari Khamis, 25 Ogos 2022, Pada Jam 11:00 pagi, deemed cancelled and void.
SECARA ELEKTRONIK Dl LAMAN WEB e-LELONG, PUSAT OPERASI e-LELONG,
KOMPLEKS MAHKAMAH KUANTAN, PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR
NOTA: Bakal pembeli adalah dinasihatkan agar membuat carian Hakmilik secara jump ship,” Love said. “So I was wrong. option – is to say, well, fine, if they have to play
rasmi di Pejabat Tanah dan memeriksa semua tanggungan, bebanan serta mengenal “I don’t know what’s going to happen from in our events, we just won’t play.”
pasti dengan tepat hartanah tersebut sebelum jualan lelongan dijalankan. here on out, but I know it’s going to be a fight Love said he could see a walkout happen.
and the players are getting more and more “I think the undercurrent of guys are
Sila layari https://elelong.kehakiman.gov.my/bidderweb unified against it.”
getting more and more fed up with it, that
BUTIR-BUTIR HAKMILIK:
No. Hakmilik : HSD 15727 POLYCOOL HTE ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. LIV Golf staged its third US$25 million these guys are threatening our way of life,
No. Lot : PT 2625 Co. No.: 198701006602 (165316-D) (RM110m) event last week in New Jersey with they’re trying to take money out of our
Mukim/Daerah/Negeri : 13 / Timor Laut / Pulau Pinang No. 19 (1st Floor) Lintang Selat, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson winning his debut pockets,” Love said.
Pegangan : Hakmilik Kekal Taman Selat, after being axed as Europe’s 2023 Ryder Cup “The majors have to make their own
No. Petak/No. Tingkat/No. : 12000 Butterworth, captain. decisions… we support the rules and we need
Bangunan : Pulau Pinang.
Keluasan Tanah : 4098.61 kaki persegi
Pemilik Berdaftar : 380.77 meter persegi Date: 4th August 2022 Others making the move include Paul to stand up for them.
Syarat Nyata : Yeoh Siak Kok, Goh Saw Wah Casey, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, Bryson “They’re spinning their decision because
Sekatan Kepentingan : Tanah yang diberimilik ini hendaklah digunakan DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Lee
Westwood, Ian Poulter, Louis Ooosthuizen they know they’ve turned their backs on their
Bebanan / Lain-Lain untuk tujuan kediaman sahaja and Mickelson. friends and they’re taking the money and they
Kaveat : Tanah yang diberimilik ini tidak boleh dipindah milik, know it’s not the right thing to do.
Kawasan Rizab
dipajak, digadai atau apa-apa urusan jua tanpa
mendapat kebenaran bertulis dari Pihak Berkuasa
Negeri
:
:
:
LOKASI DAN PERIHAL HARTANAH : Love said last week he could see players “It’s their decision and they can do that.
Hartanah tersebut adalah “The subject property is a 3-storey twin bungalow house banding together and boycotting major events They just can’t come back and play The
identified as the postal address No. 15, Jalan Bayan Mutiara 3, D’Residence, Bayan DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI that allow LIV Golf players to compete. Players Championship. That’s just not fair.”
Mutiara, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang” yang beralamat pos di No. 15, Jalan Bayan DI SEREMBAN MALAYA DI KUALA LUMPUR
Mutiara 3, D’Residence, Bayan Mutiara, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang.
DALAM NEGERI SEMBILAN DALAM WILAYAH
HARGA RIZAB : DARUL KHUSUS PERSEKUTUAN, MALAYSIA As he prepared for this week’s PGA – AFP
Hartanah tersebut akan dijual atas “sepertimana sedia ada” tertakluk kepada satu harga
rizab sebanyak RM 3,500,000.00 (RINGGIT MALAYSIA: TIGA JUTA LIMA RATUS RIBU PETISYEN PENCERAIAN (BAHAGIAN KELUARGA)
SAHAJA) dan kepada syarat-syarat jualan yang dilampirkan. Pembida yang berminat NO: NA-33-56-03/2022 PETISYEN PERCERAIAN Kyrgios fired up since Wimbledon
hendaklah mendepositkan 10% daripada harga rizab dalam bentuk Bank Draf di atas Dalam perkara Seksyen 53 & 54(1)(d) Akta NO.: WA-33-136-03/2022
nama PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 1 HARI BEKERJA sebelum tarikh lelong awam. Baki harga Membaharui Undang-Undang (Perkahwinan
belian hendaklah dibayar oleh pembida yang berjaya kepada PUBLIC BANK BERHAD dalam & Penceraian) 1976.
tempoh seratus dua puluh (120) hari dari tarikh jualan. Untuk butir-butir selanjutnya, sila
berhubung dengan:- ANTARA Dalam Perkara Seksyen 53 dan
Firma Guaman : WONG-CHOOI & MOHD NOR ASHOK KUMAR A/L KERISNAN 54 (1) (b) Akta Membaharui
Alamat : NO. 27, 1ST FLOOR (NO. K/P: 780910-07-5061) Undang-Undang (Perkahwinan
JALAN MAJU JAYA dan Perceraian) 1976 A COUPLE of years ago Nick Kyrgios would find motivation, obviously probably a bit more
PUSAT PERNIAGAAN MAJU JAYA, 14000 BUKIT MERTAJAM, ... PEMPETISYEN have struggled for motivation following a big selfish.
PULAU PINANG DAN result at a Grand Slam but the Australian said
No. Telefon : 04-5398855 LALITA his mindset is completely different following “But now I feel like I had some time off in
No. Fax : 04-5395855 (NO.K/P: 851112-02-6172) ANTARA his runner-up finish at Wimbledon last month. Bahamas, but I was still forcing myself to train
No. Rujukan : WCMN(BM)/PBB-HL/2020-116B/YSK(RS/j) every day. Coming to these tournaments in
… RESPONDEN Tanking has been one of the many
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA IN THE MATTER OF IKLAN PENYAMPAIAN GANTI GOPINATH A/L SUBRAMANIAM accusations levelled in the past at the shape and ready to go… I just have so
JOHOR BAHRU THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 Berkenaan dengan Petisyen Penceraian, (NO. K/P: 841211-08-6067) 27-year-old, who delights fans with much motivation at the moment.”
IN THE STATE OF Afidavit oleh Pempetisyen bagi Menyokong his talent but draws criticism for his Kyrgios said he found it difficult to
AND IN THE MATTER OF Pempetisyen, Notis Prosiding dan Akuterima … PEMPETISYEN on-court antics and temperament. deal with the defeat to Djokovic,
JOHOR DARUL TAKZIM JVC CRYSTAL SDN. BHD. Penyampaian yang bertarikh 23.3.2022 who won his seventh Wimbledon
ORIGINATING SUMMON kepada:- DAN He breezed past Marcos Giron 6-3, title and 21st major overall when he
NO: JA-24F-59-03/2022 Company No: LALITA 6-2 in under an hour yesterday at the rallied to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) win.
201201024948 (1009438-T) (NO. K/P: 851112-02-6172) SIVA PRIYA A/P RAJAYOGAN Washington Open in his first singles “I think ever since I picked up a
In The Matter of Section 88 and 89 Law (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY No 32, Jalan Tasek Mutiara 6, Bandar (NO. K/P: 821224-07-5414) match since going down to tennis racket I had coaches in my
Reform Marriage Act 1976 (Act 164) Tasek Mutiara 6, Bandar Tasek Mutiara, Novak Djokovic in his maiden ear saying the Wimbledon trophy
WINDING UP) 14120 Simpang Ampat, Pulau Pinang. … RESPONDEN Grand Slam final at is the highest accolade you can
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Ambil perhatian bahawa suatu Petisyen Wimbledon. achieve in the sport,” he said.
And NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Penceraian, Afidavit oleh Pempetisyen bagi Kepada: NOTIS “To have that opportunity
pursuant to Section 459(2) of Menyokong Pempetisyen, Notis Prosiding “I’m and come up short wasn’t
In The Matter of Section 5,10,11 & 19A the Companies Act, 2016, a dan Akuterima Penyampaian telah difailkan SIVA PRIYA A/P RAJAYOGAN playing for a easy for me to stomach.”
Guardianship of Infant Act 1961 Final Meeting of the members terhadap kamu di dalam Mahkamah Tinggi 51, Jalan Setia Perdana U13/27a, lot more But the Australian was
of the Company will be held Seremban dalam Petisyen Penceraian No: Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam , than myself, confident he will have
And at 55-A, Jalan Perang, Taman NA-33-56-03/2022 oleh ASHOK KUMAR A/L Selangor Darul Ehsan. and I feel like I’m more chances at major
Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru, KERISNAN. Pempetisyen yang dinamakan just in a totally glory.
In The Matter Involving a child named Johor on Monday, 5 September diatas telah mendapat suatu Perintah AMBIL PERHATIAN bahawa different mindset,” “I don’t think we
YOSHVAN SAMY A/L R.DINESH (No. 2022 at 10.00 a.m. for the bahawa Mahkamah telah memerintahkan suatu tindakan telah dimulakan Kyrgios told reporters. thought it was
Birth Certificate No: D560388/ MYKID following purposes :- bahawa Petisyen Penceraian, Afidavit oleh terhadap kamu dalam Mahkamah possible to contend
No: 180504-01-0861 1. To receive the Liquidator’s Pempetisyen bagi Menyokong Pempetisyen, Tinggi Kuala Lumpur dalam “I think a for Grand Slams, but
Notis Prosiding dan Akuterima Penyampaian Guaman WA-33-136-03/2022 couple years now it’s a genuine
BETWEEN account of receipts and dan segala suratcara-suratcara dan oleh Pempetisyen yang beralamat ago, after thing,” he said. “I think
payments and statements dokumen-dokumen yang perlu diserahkan di No.51, Jalan Setia Perdana having a great (it’s) all about motivation
CHITRA A/P SEERANGAN of distribution among dalam prosiding tersebut disampaikan U13/27a, Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Grand Slam and we are on the same
(No. K/P: 860622-59-5134) the contributories and keatas kamu secara penyampaian ganti iaitu Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan yang result, I think I page.” – Reuters
to hear any explanations dengan penampalan sesalinan Petisyen mana tuntutan Pempetisyen would have Nick Kyrgios. – AFPPIX
…PLAINTIFF that maybe given by the Penceraian, Afidavit oleh Pempetisyen bagi adalah seperti berikut: struggled to
AND liquidator; Menyokong Pempetisyen, Notis Prosiding Suryakumar restores India’s lead
2. To resolve that under Section dan Akuterima Penyampaian tersebut BRIEFS
R. DINESH A/L RATENAM SAMY 518(3)(b) of the Companies dan sesalinan Perintah Penyampaian Osaka to face Gauff in San Jose SURYAKUMAR YADAV epitomised his
(No. K/P: 860623-38-5585) Act 2016, the books, Ganti di alamat terakhir Responden serta team’s new all-out attacking approach with
accounts and documents of mengiklankan Iklan Penyampaian Ganti di FOUR-TIME Grand Slam champion Naomi a blazing 76 at the top of the order as India
…DEFENDANT the Company be destroyed dalam akhbar tempatan harian The Sun dan Osaka made a triumphant return from a two- romped to a seven-wicket victory over the
after the expiration of three dengan menampalkan sesalinan Petisyen month layoff by defeating Chinese teen Zheng West Indies in the third T20 international in
SUBSTITUTE SERVICE – (3) months from the date of Penceraian, Afidavit oleh Pempetisyen bagi 1. Bahawa perkahwinan tersebut Qinwen yesterday at the WTA San Jose St Kitts yesterday. After his Caribbean
ADVERTISEMENT the final meeting. Menyokong Pempetisyen, Notis Prosiding dibubarkan di bawah Seksyen hardcourt tournament. The 24-year-old counterpart, Kyle Mayers, anchored the
(In the matter of Originating Summon KAM CHAI HONG dan Akuterima Penyampaian tersebut dan 53, Akta Membaharui Undang- Japanese star outlasted the gritty 19-year-old home side’s total of 164 for five with a
Dated 01.03.2022) Liquidator sesalinan Perintah Penyampaian Ganti Undang (Perkahwinan dan 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in a first-round match at the US boisterous 73 off 50 balls batting first,
Dated this 4 August 2022 di papan kenyataan Mahkamah Tinggi Perceraian) 1976 dengan serta Open tune-up tournament. Osaka had not Suryakumar’s effort off 44 deliveries with
To R. DINESH A/L RATENAM SAMY (I/C A member entitled to attend Seremban dan penyampaian tersebut merta; played a competitive match since losing in the eight fours and four sixes ensured the
No. 860623-38-5585) with the address and vote at the Meeting is dianggap sebagai sempurna dan mencukupi first round of the French Open due to a left visitors cantered to the target with an over
at No.2 Jalan Bestari 35, Rini Homes 5, entitled to appoint a proxy to kepada kamu empat belas hari selepas 2. Bahawa Pempetisyen dan Achilles tendon injury. “It’s really cool to be to spare to take a 2-1 lead in the series
Mutiara Rini, 81300 Skudai Johor. attend and vote in his stead. A penyempurnaan penyerahan ganti. Jika Responden tidak perlu saling back playing,” Osaka said after the victory. “I ahead of the final two matches at the
proxy need not be a member of kamu berhasrat untuk membela tindakan membayar nafkah; haven’t played since May. I didn’t know that. weekend in Florida. Yadav dominated an
KINDLY TAKE NOTICE whereby and the Company. The instrument tersebut,kamu bolehlah hadir sendiri Somebody told me that. It’s really good to be 86-run stand with Shreyas Iyer (24) which
action has been brought upon you appointing a proxy has to be atau melalui Peguam kamu di hadapan 3. Bahawa Pempetisyen dan back.” Former world No. 1 Osaka will play for a effectively ended the match as a contest. An
in The High Court of Malaya Johor deposited at the office of the Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban pada 16 Ogos Responden tidak membuat quarterfinal berth against 18-year-old unbeaten 33 from Rishabh Pant then
Bahru through Originating Summons Liquidator not less than forty- 2022 jam 9.00 pagi. Jika kamu ingkar apa-apa tuntutan antara satu American sixth seed Coco Gauff, this year’s formalised the win.
No. JA-24F-59-03/2022 by CHITRA eight hours before the time for hadir sedemikian, Perintah Mahkamah sama lain; French Open runner-up. Gauff routed Ukraine’s
A/P SEERANGAN (I/C No. 860622- holding the Meeting. boleh diberikan kepada Plaintif. Petisyen Anhelina Kalinina 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes.
59-5134) with the address No. 15, Penceraian, Afidavit oleh Pempetisyen bagi 4. Bahawa kos guaman ini boleh
Jalan Perubatan 28, Taman Universiti, Menyokong Pempetisyen, Notis Prosiding ditanggung oleh pihak masing-
81300 Johor Bahru, Johor where the dan Akuterima Penyampaian boleh masing; dan
action take upon you is the right for diperiksa oleh kamu dengan memohon
the guardianship of one child named kepada Mahkamah ini. 5. Lain-lain relif yang disifatkan
YOSHVAN SAMY A/L R.DINESH (No. adil dan sesuai oleh Mahkamah
Birth Certificate No: D560388/ MYKID Bertarikh pada 2.8.2022 Yang Mulia ini.
No: 180504-01-0861 and other relief …………tt…………
which the court deem fair and suitable. Peguamcara Pempetisyen Jika kamu ingkar apa-apa
AND it was ordered that the service of kehadiran yang demikian maka
the originating summons in this action IKLAN PENYAMPAIAN GANTI ini difailkan suatu penghakiman boleh dibuat
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STAR Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane The toast of Munich
has wasted no time fitting in with his new Former Liverpool star Mane feeling at home and ready for more honours with Bayern
teammates, revealing he brought his own
lederhosen with him to the Bavarian capital Mane, 30, will not only feature front and centre The Senegalese knack for scoring crucial goals told me everything about the team and the city.
this summer. when Bayern Munich make their annual in big games will come in handy as Munich look to Everyone knows Bayern’s identity.
pilgrimage to the festival this September, but he replace Lewandowski’s stellar output in front of
Speaking with Bayern Munich’s Member has already shown how crucial he will be to the goal. “For me, this ‘Mia san mia’ (Bayern Munich’s
magazine in an interview published yesterday, German record champions’ on-field plans in motto ‘we are who we are’) means that the team
Mane said he had held onto a pair of traditional 2022-23. Coach Julian Nagelsmann said this year’s always comes first. It’s the togetherness that
leather trousers given to him in his time at Red Bayern were “a little harder to work out” than counts, not the individual. That’s what makes FC
Bull Salzburg in the hope of one day wearing them Mane scored a goal in Bayern’s 5-3 Super Cup previous incarnations, while CEO Oliver Kahn Bayern so special.”
at Munich’s famous Oktoberfest. win over RB Leipzig on Saturday, his first said Mane’s arrival made the club less predictable.
competitive outing for the club. Not only has Mane brought with him blistering
“Unfortunately not yet, but I’m really looking “You could see how many opportunities we pace, a constant goal threat and experience at the
forward to it,” Mane said when asked if he had ever The two-time African Player of the Year sent had – (and) how surprising we can be.” game’s highest levels, but Bayern’s new No. 17 has
made an appearance at the 222-year old festival. out a stark warning after the game, saying Bayern swelled Munich’s supporter ranks by around 17
“can do better” despite lifting their 10th Super Cup Mane leant heavily on the advice of former million.
“I even have lederhosen at home from my time trophy. Bayern midfielder Thiago Alcantara, his teammate
in Salzburg. I kept them because I always liked at Liverpool, when deciding to make the move to “My country is made up of 17 million football
wearing them and I’m generally very interested in “It’s only the beginning of the season. We still the Bundesliga. mad people and they’re all Bayern fans now,”
other cultures. have time to work towards perfection.” Mane said.
“Before my transfer, I spoke with Thiago. He
“I’ve actually been to the city (Munich) several Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong celebrates his win “I think you’ll see a lot of Senegal flags in the
times, with friends. And once we were at the against India’s Srikanth Nammalwar Thumbs-up for Tze Yong Allianz Arena this season.”
Allianz Arena, at a Champions League game Kidambi (unseen) on Day five of the
against Arsenal. At that time, I simply couldn’t Commonwealth Games. – AFPPIX THE stunning performance of the country’s Bayern Munich kick off the 60th Bundesliga
imagine playing there myself one day.” lead men’s singles player Ng Tze Yong in the season on Saturday (2.30am Malaysian time) away
final of the mixed team event was the at Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt. –
5499/2022 03/08/2022 (WED) starting point for Malaysia’s glorious success AFP
in reclaiming the gold by defeating
8035 defending champions India 3-1 at the 2022 DrawDate:03/08/22(Wed) DrawNo:5446/22 Venue: PERAK TURF CLUB
5586 Birmingham Commonwealth Games last
8323 night.
8915 3892 7857 5152 Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) 8004
0341 3702 3539 7811 president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria
6672 8490 1477 9009 was very impressed by the fighting spirit 9998
3722 6203 6960 1653 shown by the player ranked 42 in the world
0654 9318 7157 1550 to pull of an upset against former world No. 9884
1 Kidambi Srikanth, winning in 21-19, 6-21,
8035 5586 3,130,707.49 21-16, thus contributing Malaysia’s second 8482 + 1285 8007 + 5602
8035 8323 5586 8035 point in the final held at Hall 5 of the 1272 + 6424 1972 + 0788
5586 8323 8323 8035 National Exhibition Centre yesterday. 0608 + 8368 8325 + 6387
8323 5586 6843 + 9147 2925 + 3358
517,477.07 “Tze Yong rose to the occasion by 4559 + 2761 8763 + 2742
performing very well and the momentum
was continued by our women’s doubles RM23,988,736.30
Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah who defeated Treesa
8035 Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, 21-18, 21-17 8004 + 9998 9998 + 8004
5586 to gift this incredible feat (the gold medal). 8004 + 9884 9884 + 8004
9998 + 9884 9884 + 9998
8323 “It must be remembered that we were
RABBIT the underdogs before the final and not RM330,810.70
favourites, but we managed to prove that
nothing is impossible,” he told reporters after
the medal presentation ceremony.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s
doubles bronze medallists Aaron Chia-Soh
Wooi Yik delivered Malaysia’s first point
when they defeated India’s top men’s
doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-
Chirag Shetty 21-18, 21-15. – Bernama
Divers looking for redemption 288 004 + GOAT RM2,173,333.30
31558 THE diving squad heading to the 2022 the men’s and women’s 10m Platform, 3m 299 998 + SNAKE RM260,000.00
1558 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is Springboard, 1m Springboard and
46564 558 confident of making amends for a poor Synchronised Diving. 269 884 + TIGER RM1,730,000.00
91089 58 outing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Diving competitions in Birmingham
681533 Diving head coach Li Rui said the begin at the Sandwell Aquatic Centre 198 482 251 285 558 007 305 602
diving squad heads to Birmingham with today with the men’s 1m Springboard 221 272 216 424 071 972 890 788
68153 81533 renewed momentum and confidence (preliminary) and women’s 10m Platform 830 608 808 368 878 325 056 387
6815 1533 following a good show at the June World (preliminaries). 556 843 139 147 422 925 253 358
681 533 Championships in Budapest, Hungary. 064 559 652 761 468 763 572 742
68 33 The 44-year-old coach said he was
At the World Championships, optimistic about winning at least a gold
13 16 35 39 45 48 Malaysian divers, namely Datuk Pandelela medal in Birmingham, but did not want 004 998 884
24,928,398.05 Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri won two to add pressure on the divers by naming
bronze medals – Pandelela in the any of them.
3 5 22 23 29 35 women’s 10m platform and
7,821,714.11 Pandelela/Nur Dhabitah Sabri in the However, Li Rui feels winning a gold
women’s 10m synchronised platform. medal would not be a ride in the park
3 10 37 40 44 48 32 since divers from Canada and Australia
3,714,089.58 “When we competed in the Tokyo would provide very stiff competition in all
149,584.88 Olympics, the divers had little training disciplines. – Bernama
time due to the restriction orders caused
by the Covid-19 pandemic. The divers MEDAL TALLY RM608,847.10
hardly had time to adjust themselves to a
major competition like the Olympics. BIRMINGHAM 2022 004 + 998 + 884 998 + 884 + 004
COMMONWEALTH GAMES (DAY 5) 004 + 884 + 998 884 + 004 + 998
“Lela (Datuk Pandelela Rinong) has Gold Silver Bronze 998 + 004 + 884 884 + 998 + 004
now regained her form and produced a
good performance in Budapest. I, Australia 42 20 20 3D Jackpot RM1,037,254.40 won on
therefore feel the divers will be in their England 31 22 11 02/08/2022!
best condition and form to put up a good New Zealand 13 7 4
show in Birmingham,” he told reporters Canada 11 16 19
recently. South Africa 6 5 5
India 55 3
The diving squad comprising Scotland 3 8 15
Pandelela, Nur Dhabitah, Muhammad Wales 32 8
Syafiq Puteh, Ooi Tze Liang, Gabriel Malaysia 32 3
Gilbert Daim, Chew Yi Wei, Jellson Jabillin, Nigeria 31 4
Hanis Nazirul Jaya Surya, Bertrand
Rhodict Lises, Ng Yan Yee, Kimberly Bong
Qian Ping, Ong Ker Ying are competing in
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RESULTS Impressive Arsenal
Gunners looking to build on fifth-placed finish last season, says Edu
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 3RD
QUALIFYING ROUND, 1ST LEG █ MARK MANN-BRYANS appointed in December 2019, Edu told the PA of the table.
Sheriff Tiraspol 1 Viktoria Plzen 2, news agency: “Yes, of course. The intention is to Edu, though, feels there will be no repeat this time
Ludogorets 1 Dinamo Zagreb 2, Monaco MIKEL ARTETA is working with the be better every season.
1 PSV Eindhoven 1, Union Saint-Gilloise best Arsenal squad of his tenure, around: “To be fair, if you remember how we started
2 Rangers 0, Benfica 4 Midtjylland 1. according to technical director Edu. “Your sense in terms of squad balance, in we had an issue about injuries, Covid stuff, some
The Gunners kick off the new terms of quality of the players, in terms of almost challenges in that period, which cost us being 100%
SIDENETTING Premier League campaign when they travel to everything. prepared.
Ronaldo, Maguire most Crystal Palace on Saturday (3am Malaysian
abused on Twitter time), looking to build on their fifth-placed finish “So I think so far we were doing quite well “I’m not saying we are better prepared, I think we
from last season. and I hope we will finish the transfer season the are in a different situation right now. I think our pre-
MANCHESTER UNITED’S Cristiano way we have planned it. season was great.
Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have Having finished eighth in the previous two
received the most Twitter abuse of any years, Arteta took Arsenal to the cusp of a “First of all I always have in front of me (in his “The strategy, our pre-season as well it was
Premier League players, a report Champions League return only to miss out to office) the squad – because I dream for the squad fantastic to play important games and to travel, it
published yesterday has found. Twitter rivals Tottenham by two points. every day I sit in my chair, I’m seeing there I’m gives us a chance to start well.”
was chosen due to its popularity with just working myself and how can we improve,
players, and because it makes data The club spent more money than any other how can you be better.” One slight dampener is the absence of England
available for research but the study does in Europe last summer and have broken the £100 international Emile Smith Rowe, who is missing with
not take into account the safeguards that million (RM540m) mark again this year to bring On the eve of their season-opener at Selhurst a groin issue.
are in place. “These findings shed light on in Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Park, a new documentary series All Or Nothing:
a dark side to the beautiful game,” British Vieira, Marquinhos and Matt Turner. Arsenal launches on Amazon. “I’m not fit yet but I’m getting there,” he told PA. “I
media regulator Ofcom said. “Online should be there soon, It’s frustrating, but these things
abuse has no place in sport, nor in wider Asked if this was the strongest squad since his It begins with a look back on the first game of happen.”
society, and tackling it requires a team own arrival, five months before Arteta was the previous campaign, a shock 2-0 defeat at
effort. Social media firms needn’t wait for newly-promoted Brentford, before losses to It is understood Smith Rowe is scheduled to begin
new laws to make their sites and apps Chelsea and Manchester City left them bottom full training next week, with Leicester the first visitors
safer for users. When we become the to the Emirates Stadium on Aug 13.– Agencies
regulator for online safety, tech
companies will have to be really open Talk between referees, VAR
about the steps they’re taking to protect could be made public soon
users. We will expect them to design
their services with safety in mind.” █ HARRY LATHAM-COYLE decisions are made, though the details must
RECORDINGS of conversations between still be figured out and will require approval.
‘The dream of a continent’ referees and video assistant referees (VAR) in
the Premier League could be made public in “There is a general view that [releasing the
ARGENTINA, Chile, Uruguay and the future. audio] is a good thing,” Masters told The Times.
Paraguay submitted a joint bid
yesterday to host the 2030 World Cup, The VAR system was introduced to the “There is a desire to be more open with
an effort that if successful would bring Premier League ahead of the 2019/20 season fans about referees’ decision-making and how
the global tournament back to Uruguay and has proved divisive. we do that precisely we need to work out.”
a century after it hosted the first World
Cup in 1930. “This is the dream of a Unlike in other sports like rugby and Football’s lawmakers do not currently allow
continent,” said Alejandro Dominguez, cricket, football has largely resisted calls for live broadcasts of discussions between match
president of the South American greater transparency over discussions officials.
Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). between officials, but this reportedly could
“There will be more World Cups, but the change in the English top tier. Major League Soccer (MLS) has already
Cup only turns 100 one time, and it trialled sharing recordings of conversations
needs to come home,” Dominguez said According to The Times, audio recordings between officials on YouTube.
in an event at Montevideo’s Centenario of the exchanges between the referee and his
Stadium, where Uruguay defeated video assistant may be shared publicly after The American league’s former head of
Argentina to win the first ever World the conclusion of matches. referees Howard Webb took up a role of chief
Cup. Argentina and Chile have since also refereeing officer at Professional Game Match
hosted the games, in 1978 and 1962, Richard Masters, the chief executive of the Officials Limited (PGMOL) this year after the
respectively. “It’s just for the World Cup Premier League, has suggested that most are departure of Mike Riley, who oversaw the
to be hosted where it all began 100 on board with the plan, with the hope that it implementation of VAR in 2019.
years later,” Ignacio Alonso, president of will better inform fans of the process by which
the Uruguayan Football Association, Webb refereed 296 matches in the English
told reporters. top tier between 2003 and 2014. – The
Independent
First champions
crowned in Liga
Suparimau Season B
NINE TEAMS lifted Liga Suparimau trophies This weekend will see more Liga Suparimau chance to qualify for the year-end National
last weekend as selected age groups and prize giving ceremonies in Penang, the Klang Finals. Teams who make it to the finals will
districts came to a close for 2022 Season B. Valley, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor, but the meet the champions from Seasons A and B
year of grassroots football is far from over. who have already booked their place at
First to be crowned were Lestari Beast who Malaysia’s crowning grassroots football
claimed the Kuala Lumpur U-14 division on Season C is set to kick off at the beginning tournament.
goal difference by a single goal. of September and will give academies a final
They were joined on Saturday by Sri
Permata in the Selangor U-14 division and
BOSS FC in Negeri Sembilan U-16.
Sumaki Junior and JJFC Tenom became
Liga Suparimau’s first East Malaysia champions
in the Sabah U-14 and U-16 competitions
respectively.
In the Kuala Lumpur Girls U-14 division, SSS
Leopard FC capped a perfect season with a 3-
0 win on the final day to lay their hands on the
trophy.
On Sunday, attention turned to the
younger age groups, with leagues finishing for
the U-8s and 10s in Kuala Lumpur and
Selangor, U-12s in Kuala Lumpur, and U-14s in
Penang.
MSRI Refugee Academy and KDH Global
took the honours in the two Kuala Lumpur U-
12 divisions, while Penang Panther B came out
tops in the island’s U-14 competition.
While there are no team placing awards
given to U-6, U-8 and U-10 academies in Liga
Suparimau, all players walked away with a
participation medal and certificate.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Yes, of course. The intention is to be better
every season. Your sense in terms of squad
balance, in terms of quality of the players, in terms of
almost everything. So I think so far we were doing
quite well and I hope we will finish the transfer
THURSDAY • AUGUST 4, 2022 season the way we have planned it.”
Arsenal Technical Director Edu
English Premier League: Opening fixtures
Premier
Champions Manchester City kick off their campaign against West Ham
as Premier League action returns. Eight clashes between the Best of League’stop
“Big Six” teams feature in the first 10 matchdays four hopefuls
primed for
MATCH SCHEDULE MATCHDAY “BIG SIX” CLASH
the rest tenserace
01 Aug 6-7 - Arsenal Premier League trophy (right) DESPERATE to close the gap on MANCHESTER UNITED
- Liverpool Solid sterling silver with crown Manchester City and Liverpool at the
Crystal Palace - Aston Villa cast from 24-carat silver gilt top of the Premier League, Chelsea, Erik ten Hag’s first pre-season as United
Fulham - Wolves and semi-precious malachite Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester manager has been overshadowed by Ronaldo’s
Bournemouth - Notts. Forest plinth base. Claimed by only United have spent the close season demand to leave Old Trafford.
Leeds Utd - Southampton seven teams since Premier aggressively pursuing new recruits with
Newcastle Utd - Chelsea League began in 1992 varying degrees of success. The studious Ten Hag is said to have
Tottenham - Brentford impressed his squad with his attention to detail
Everton - Brighton 2021-22 table Goal difference Pts All four have little margin for error if they and intense training sessions since arriving
Leicester City - Manchester City are to have any hope of rivalling champions from Ajax in May.
Manchester Utd 1 Manchester City 73 93 City and perennial contenders Liverpool in the
West Ham Utd 2 Liverpool 68 92 title race. But the Dutchman’s ability to lift United
3 Chelsea 43 74 from the depths of their dismal sixth-place
02 Aug 13-16 4 Tottenham 29 71 But even if the top two pull away once more, finish last season will hinge on how he handles
5 Arsenal 13 69 another tight race is expected for the final two the fall-out from Ronaldo’s bombshell.
Aston Villa - Everton 6 Manchester Utd 0 58 lucrative places in the Champions League.
7 West Ham Utd 9 56 Adding to Ten Hag’s woes, United have
Arsenal - Leicester City 8 Leicester City 3 52 CHELSEA found it impossible to land his top target –
9 Brighton -2 51 Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Brighton - Newcastle Utd 10 Wolves -5 51 Charged with ensuring Chelsea’s new era
11 Newcastle Utd -18 49 gets off to a flying start, Blues boss Thomas Instead, they have settled for Denmark
Manchester City - Bournemouth 12 Crystal Palace 4 48 Tuchel has showed signs of feeling the heat midfielder Christian Eriksen, Argentina’s
13 Brentford -8 46 during his club’s hectic summer. Lisandro Martinez – the Premier League’s
Southampton - Leeds Utd 14 Aston Villa -2 45 shortest centreback at 5ft 9in – and Dutch
15 Southampton -24 40 With former owner Roman Abramovich’s leftback Tyrell Malacia.
Wolves - Fulham 16 Everton -23 39 lieutenants all swept away as part of the house-
17 Leeds Utd -37 38 cleaning at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel took on A return to the top four cannot be
Brentford - Manchester Utd 18 Burnley -19 35 more responsibility as the German worked guaranteed against such a troubled backdrop.
19 Watford -43 23 with new co-owner Todd Boehly on
Notts. Forest - West Ham Utd 20 Norwich City -61 22 overhauling his squad. TOTTENHAM & ARSENAL
Chelsea - Tottenham First impressions have been mixed, with In north London, Tottenham and Arsenal
Boehly flirting with a move for Cristiano have been engaged in a frenzied arms race
Liverpool - Crystal Palace Ronaldo before Tuchel demurred at the after their battle for local supremacy reached a
prospect of handling the volatile Manchester dramatic conclusion last season.
03 Aug 20-23 08 Sep 17-18 United star.
Tottenham knocked Arsenal out of the top
Tottenham - Wolves Aston Villa - Southampton Raheem Sterling became Chelsea’s first four in the penultimate game of the season
Notts. Forest - Fulham signing of the Boehly era after a £47.5 million after reeling in Mikel Arteta’s side with a
Crystal Palace - Aston Villa Wolves - Manchester City (RM256m) move from Manchester City, but blistering run that included a 3-0 win over the
Brighton - Crystal Palace the England international has been the only Gunners.
Everton - Notts. Forest Everton - West Ham Utd addition to the attack as Tuchel looks set to
Newcastle Utd - Bournemouth start the season without a natural striker after Antonio Conte’s response to achieving
Fulham - Brentford Tottenham - Leicester City Romelu Lukaku was sent back to Inter Milan what he described as a “miracle” in qualifying
Brentford - Arsenal on loan. for the Champions League was to demand
Leicester City - Southampton Manchester Utd - Leeds Utd Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy loosen the
Chelsea - Liverpool Instead, Chelsea’s focus has been on purse strings, a request which has so far
Bournemouth - Arsenal replacing lost centrebacks Antonio Rudiger yielded the signings of Richarlison, Yves
and Andreas Christensen, who joined Real Bissouma, Djed Spence, Ivan Perisic and
Leeds Utd - Chelsea Madrid and Barcelona respectively on free Fraser Forster.
transfers.
West Ham Utd - Brighton Promoted teams 2022-23: Arsenal have bounced back from the bitter
Nottingham Forest, The Blues paid £33m (RM178m) for disappointment at how last season ended by
Newcastle Utd - Manchester City Bournemouth, Fulham Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and are reportedly splashing over £100m (RM540m) in new
close to a £50m (RM270m) deal for Brighton’s signings.
Manchester Utd - Liverpool Marc Cucurella.
Arteta raided his old club Manchester City
04 Aug 27-28 06 Sep 3-4 09 Oct 1-2 Tuchel has also been growing frustrated for Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus and Ukraine
with unsettled quartet Cesar Azpilicueta, defender Oleksandr Zinchenko in deals worth
Southampton - Manchester Utd Everton - Liverpool Arsenal - Tottenham Marcos Alonso, Timo Werner and Hakim a combined £75m (RM405m).
Brentford - Leeds Utd Ziyech, questioning his team’s commitment in
Brentford - Everton Newcastle Utd - Crystal Palace Bournemouth - Brentford a furious tirade after Chelsea’s 4-0 defeat Fabio Vieira, a £34m (RM183m) signing
Notts. Forest - Bournemouth against Arsenal in pre-season. from Porto, arrives heralded as a potential
Brighton - Leeds Utd Tottenham - Fulham Crystal Palace - Chelsea future star.
Wolves - Southampton
Chelsea - Leicester City Aston Villa - Manchester City Fulham - Newcastle Utd AFP
Brighton - Leicester City
Liverpool - Bournemouth Chelsea - West Ham Utd Leeds Utd - Aston Villa
Manchester Utd - Arsenal
Manchester City - Crystal Palace Leicester City - Notts. Forest
Arsenal - Fulham Liverpool - Brighton
Aston Villa - West Ham Utd Manchester City - Manchester Utd
Wolves - Newcastle Utd Southampton - Everton
Notts. Forest - Tottenham West Ham Utd - Wolves
05 Aug 31-Sep 2 07 Sep 10-13 10 Oct 8-11
Crystal Palace - Brentford Fulham - Chelsea Arsenal - Liverpool
Fulham - Brighton Bournemouth - Brighton Bournemouth - Leicester City
Southampton - Chelsea Leicester City - Aston Villa Brighton - Tottenham
Leeds Utd - Everton Liverpool - Wolves Chelsea - Wolves
Arsenal - Aston Villa Southampton - Brentford Crystal Palace - Leeds Utd
Bournemouth - Wolves Manchester City - Tottenham Everton - Manchester Utd
Manchester City - Notts. Forest Arsenal - Everton Manchester City - Southampton
West Ham Utd - Tottenham West Ham Utd - Newcastle Utd Newcastle Utd - Brentford
Liverpool - Newcastle Utd Crystal Palace - Manchester Utd Notts. Forest - Aston Villa
Leicester City - Manchester Utd Leeds Utd - Notts. Forest West Ham Utd - Fulham
Source: Premier League All fixtures subject to change to fit TV schedules Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS
Can a different, deep-lying Eriksen transform Manchester United?
█ MARK CRITCHLEY
IN THE ambulance that delivered to avoid relegation comfortably. Hotspur, but it is not clear that Ten Hag three and sometimes even the furthest United’s pre-season tour, Ten Hag
Christian Eriksen from Parken to the Now the question is whether his will use such a role, having typically set back, where he would collect reiterated that midfield was the area of
emergency department of up in a 4-3-3 at Ajax. Bruno Fernandes possession during the early stages of the pitch in which he needed
Copenhagen’s largest hospital, he told signing can have a similarly galvanising and Donny van de Beek would be in Brentford’s build-up play and direct the reinforcements.
the attendant paramedics that they effect at Old Trafford, his presence line to fill it, in any case. attack from his own half, albeit while
could take his boots because he would lifting another team up to Champions protected by one or both of Christian The need for a No. 10 in the mould
no longer be needing them. League standard. Eriksen could easily be viewed as a Norgaard and Vitaly Janelt on either of Tottenham’s Eriksen, or for a deep-
successor to Juan Mata, a player whose side. lying creator in the shape of Inter and
The cardiac arrest that almost With his Ajax connection, Eriksen’s absence will be felt at Old Trafford, but Brentford’s, is not as clear and obvious
tragically ended his life while he was arrival fits the Eredivisie-tinged one who managed a grand total of only This deeper role is not necessarily a as United’s lack of a true holding player.
playing in last summer’s European template of Erik Ten Hag’s summer 413 minutes last season. He hardly product of the events at Parken last
Championship had surely ended his targets to date. needed to be replaced. summer and his eight months on the His arrival does not fill one of the
career, he thought. And yet a little more sidelines. In fact, it predates them. squad’s more obvious holes and, unless
than a year later he has signed for Back in January, Eriksen was training Perceptions of Eriksen as a Eriksen’s 18-month spell at Inter was the another midfield signing is forthcoming
Manchester United. at Ajax’s De Toekomst headquarters playmaker operating further up the beginning of this evolution. or Ten Hag finds a workaround, that
with the youth team in order to pitch are based more on the player he perhaps puts a cap on ambitions.
Eriksen’s recovery and extraordinary maintain fitness. Ten Hag saw him at was rather than the player he has Still, even with this new version of
return to play was the feelgood story of close range during his recovery and become, though. Not one of those 11 Eriksen on board, striking the right But this different, deeper version of
last season, especially as it ended with knows what he is still capable of. appearances for Brentford came in his balance in the middle of the park will Eriksen has left his mark on two clubs –
him helping newly promoted Brentford No. 10 role of old. Instead, his string- not necessarily be straightforward for helping one to a long-awaited title,
That being said, this is not an pulling abilities were deployed deeper. United. steering the other clear of relegation –
obvious fit by any means. Eriksen’s and United hope he can do so again at
Premier League pedigree is built upon Eriksen was often used in a midfield In his opening press conference of a third. – The Independent
his seven years as a No. 10 at Tottenham
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