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TELLING IT AS IT IS Opposition: We More households
won’t make things falling below
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complicated for PM poverty line

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installs Jalur Gemilang of different sizes at Laman Santai
Merdeka, which is located in the housing areas,
yesterday. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

Keep it open

█ BY ALISHA NUR MOHD NOOR oRights groups: Allow walk-ins and stop raids to Its executive director, Glorene Das, told
[email protected] encourage vaccination theSun that many employers are reluctant to
have their employees register for appointments
PETALING JAYA: The government has or visit the PPV for fear that the undocumented
been urged to decentralise the workers can be traced back to them and they be
vaccination process to ensure more cited for employing and harbouring illegal
people, including migrants, are decision to close several Covid-19 vaccination Mahi said everyone in the country, including migrants.
covered. centres (PPV) and to put an end to the walk-in migrant workers, refugees and stateless “So they end up paying for the vaccination
vaccination drive. persons, should be accorded the right to get and then deducting the cost from the workers’
According to rights advocates, this could vaccinated at any PPV. salary,” she said.
better ensure that the country achieve herd Under the new rules, migrants, documented She said the best way to get around this is to
immunity against Covid-19. or otherwise, will have to register to get But the bigger issue is to convince the decentralise the vaccination process.
vaccinated. migrant workers, specifically the “We have already received requests from the
Over and above that, the government should undocumented ones, to get over their fear of migrant and refugee communities in Rawang
declare a moratorium on action against illegal Mahi said the walk-in strategy should be being detained when they leave the vaccination and Kajang to help them get vaccinated,”
migrants to encourage them to come forward to continued to encourage undocumented centre. Glorene said.
get vaccinated, they said. migrants to get vaccinated. She said community leaders
“The government should order the police could help with the registration Turn to
In a report on the front page of theSun “Having to register is a scary proposition for and the Immigration Department to stop any process as well as manage and
yesterday, a health expert warned that unless all the vulnerable population, particularly the raids to weed them out or use information on —
the undocumented migrants are accounted for, undocumented migrants. They are afraid that MySejahtera to locate them,” she said. schedule their appointments to page 4
Malaysia may not achieve herd immunity. the data collected through MySejahtera can be prevent overcrowding.
used by the authorities to hunt them down,” she Tenaganita said there should also be a new
Beyond Borders Malaysia founder Mahi told theSun. strategy to get all migrant workers vaccinated.
Ramakrishnan criticised the government for its

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Raja
Anwar likely to overcome Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah
rumblings within Pakatan Azizah Aminah Maimunah
Iskandariah yesterday expressed
█ BY RAJVINDER SINGH o Leadership change too risky with general bigger roles in the future. her utmost appreciation for the
[email protected] election less than two years away, say “If we look at PKR now, no one hard work by the country’s female
PETALING JAYA: There may be political analysts workforce, especially frontliners.
rumblings within Pakatan Harapan stands out as a future leader. For Tunku Azizah said these
(PH) over Datuk Seri Anwar hopes for the coalition to return to Mohamad could be honoured. voters, a leader must have frontliners such as nurses, doctors
Ibrahim’s leadership but he is power fades. Under the deal, Mahathir was to experience and wisdom, and this and policewomen were the
expected to weather any attempt to only comes with age.” nation’s fortress in breaking the
unseat him. Anwar was the only rival to Datuk hand over the premiership to Anwar Covid-19 infection chain by
Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for the two years into the PH government’s Jeniri added that Anwar should serving the people and country
Political analysts arrived at this premiership after Tan Sri Muhyiddin tenure. also be magnanimous and step sincerely, honestly and earnestly,
conclusion based on two factors. Yassin’s resignation early last week, down if he fails to take PH to victory armed with a strong fighting
Firstly, they said, the next general but he failed to get enough members Jeniri said that if Anwar left the in the next general election. spirit. “I would like to wish
election is less than two years away, of Parliament on his side. stage, the question before PH everyone, especially women
and a leadership change is risky. leaders would be who has the ability Universiti Teknologi Malaysia across the country, a happy
Even before last week’s events, to replace him. geostrategist Dr Azmi Hassan agreed Women’s Day celebration.”
Secondly, they added, there is no Anwar had announced more than that PH has yet to find someone – Bernama
one within the coalition who once that he had “the numbers” to “Perception is crucial. As long as good enough to replace Anwar.
possesses the experience and oust Muhyiddin and lead PH back to DAP is seen as the dominant party, it “There’s no one in the leadership PH CONSIDERING OFFER
qualities that Anwar has. Putrajaya. However, he has never will be difficult for PH to win Malay who stands out.” TO JOIN NRC
made good on any of those claims. votes.
“Anwar remains the Opposition’s He pointed out that PH would KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan
only choice for now,” Malaysian Jeniri said the “Sheraton Move” “To enhance its chances, PH need a leader with a proven track (PH) will consider Prime Minister
Council of Professors senior fellow that put Muhyiddin in power leaders will have to agree that Parti record and is able to get all the Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s
Dr Jeniri Amir told theSun. prevented Anwar from becoming Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) gets more component parties to work together. invitation for the Opposition to
prime minister. seats to contest in the next general join the National Recovery Council
He said it is not Anwar’s fault that election,” he added. PKR now has 35 Unfortunately, he said, the (NRC) and Special Committee on
he repeatedly failed to become The move led to the fall of the PH seats in the Dewan Rakyat versus coalition is fractured. “The calls for Tackling Covid-19. The PH
prime minister. “There are forces at government before the deal struck DAP’s 42. PH to look beyond Anwar is a sign presidential council in a joint
play that simply do not want him to between Anwar and then prime that not everyone is willing to statement yesterday stated the
take the nation’s top job.” minister Tun Dr Mahathir Jeniri said steps should also be support him.” importance of tackling the
taken to train young PKR leaders for pandemic and economic
MalaysiaNow reported last week Azmi said the problem that PH downturn together while not
that there have already been calls faces is that Anwar had failed to get being just a rubber stamp for the
within PH to look beyond Anwar as sufficient support despite the government’s views. In his maiden
numerous opportunities that came speech as prime minister last
his way. Sunday, Ismail Sabri offered the
olive branch to opposition leaders
to join the council. – Bernama

Pahang banking
on raft houses to
attract visitors

KUANTAN: Pahang is counting on Ismail Sabri during his
“rakitstay”, which refers to floating raft meeting with Anwar,
houses on rivers, to attract tourists by Guan Eng and Mat
giving them an incredible holiday Sabu yesterday.
experience.
We will not complicate matters for PM: Opposition
Pahang Tourism, Culture,
Environment, Plantation and PUTRAJAYA: The Opposition will Anwar said this in response to Maidin, who said that the motion of meet and discuss issues with the
Commodity Committee chairman not complicate matters for the demands for a vote of confidence in confidence must be tabled although Opposition, Bernama reported.
Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri to be made at the next the Bera MP has been sworn in as
Shamsuddin said that rakitstay is still Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said Parliament meeting. the country’s 9th prime minister. On whether the issue of the
under study by the Ministry of Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman National Recovery Council was
Tourism, Arts and Culture. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Two other PH leaders – Parti Anwar, who is also PKR president, discussed at the meeting, the Port
Amahan Negara president said during the meeting, which Dickson MP said it was not.
“We are of the view that this He said that the prime minister Mohamad Sabu and DAP lasted over an hour, he raised the
(rakitstay) is a good proposal, as was assured that if measures taken secretary-general Lim Guan Eng – need to have more effective On the proposal made by former
branding is an important aspect in are pro-rakyat, PH will not be against also attended the meeting. measures to handle the pandemic premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
the tourism sector. For instance, them. and comprehensive pro-rakyat for the opposition leader to be given
Kuantan is synonymous with Menara Gua Musang member of programmes focusing on issues similar perks as a senior minister,
Kuantan 188, Raub with Musang King “We also gave an assurance that if Parliament (MP) Tengku Razaleigh related to poverty and job losses. Anwar said the matter also did not
durian and Cameron Highlands a the programmes (implemented by Hamzah had called for a confidence come up at the meeting.
cool-climate holiday destination. the government) are pro-rakyat, or vote to be immediately tabled to “Those issues were stressed as
aimed at ensuring more effective prove that the newly-appointed priorities and they were agreed to in “I don’t want to make this an
“There are many raft houses in Covid-19 handling, then we have no prime minister commands majority order to pacify and reduce the issue. We have said from the start
Rompin, about 50 of them in Sungai problem,” he told reporters after support in Parliament. political heat.” that we did not come here to ask for
Pontian and Sungai Rompin. meeting Ismail Sabri at Perdana (Cabinet) posts. We specifically want
‘Rakitstay’ can give tourists the Putra yesterday. The sentiment was shared by Anwar also expressed gratitude to to focus on issues faced by the
experience of sleeping on floating raft Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Ismail Sabri for spending time to people and also Covid-19.”
houses.”
Bersatu submits names for Cabinet positions
Mohd Sharkar was replying to
Mujibur Rahman Ishak (PAS- IPOH: Bersatu has proposed to supreme leadership council meeting Ahmad Faizal, who is also prime minister, Ahmad Faizal said
Chenor), who wanted to know the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail recently. Chenderiang assemblyman, said his focus now is on discharging his
number of raft houses or ‘rakitstays’ Sabri Yaakob several names deemed this at a virtual media conference duties as an elected representative.
registered so far, at the Pahang state suitable to fill posts of ministers or “I believe the prime minister will after attending the opening of the
assembly meeting yesterday. deputy ministers in his Cabinet. make a wise decision and bring the state assembly meeting, which was “Everybody knows that I was
proposed names to the King for graced by the Sultan of Perak. once the Perak mentri besar and that
In another development, Pahang Bersatu deputy president Datuk consideration. If the process runs I do not hold that post any more. I
Agriculture, Agro-based Industries Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the smoothly, the prime minister will When asked whether he would believe that everyone can see that I
and Biotechnology Committee names were finalised at the party’s soon announce it.” be sad if not appointed as deputy am not sad.” – Bernama
chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abd
Razak said that the Pahang Fisheries
Department had no plans yet to
establish an udang galah (freshwater
prawn) sanctuary in Rompin, but is
ready to consider the proposal.

“To create a sanctuary requires
research as it involves standard
operating procedures, as the area will
be protected and usually no activities
would be allowed because the
species are protected or endangered,”
he said in reply to Razali Kassim (BN-
Muadzam Shah).

He added that an udang galah fry
release programme was also
implemented in the rivers around
Rompin on a regular basis to boost
the source of income of fishermen.
– Bernama

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Impartiality versus accountability

o Experts divided on option of appointing Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof as agreed that a non-politician would be support network among his peers to
non-politician instead of MP to post of “respected individuals with very best suited for the job, and a retired stand against the executive branch of
Dewan Rakyat speaker and deputy strong legal background”. senior judge not associated with any the government.
party would be most suitable.
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI statement by Datuk Seri Azalina Mohamad Ariff was an appellate “Moreover, non-politicians are not
[email protected] Othman Said that she had decided to court judge while Azhar was a lawyer. He said non-politicians could also necessarily non-partisan. While they
PETALING JAYA: Non-partisanship resign as deputy speaker because it Azhar also used to serve in Mohamad be seen as “less understanding” of do not have a political base, they may
and accountability are equally conflicted with her role as an Umno Ariff’s law firm when they was still in the people’s sentiments and the be obliged to the prime minister who
important qualities for the speaker supreme council member and an MP. private practice. political pulse in the constituencies. appoints them,” he said.
and deputy speaker of the Dewan
Rakyat, according to experts. Universiti Utara Malaysia senior Kamarul Zaman said Azhar’s Wong said Azalina’s statement “Unfortunately, for many
lecturer Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff reputation “took a slide” after he showed that there was a conflict of Malaysians, Azhar is a telling
While two political analysts expressed the view that a became the speaker, “but he has interest and expectations for her in example of such.”
theSun spoke to yesterday supported non-politician would be more shown some independence of late by her role as speaker and as an MP.
the option of appointing a inclined to ensure fairness and reporting the truth when the Yang He suggested that rather than
non-politician for the position of impartiality in decision-making. di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah “Her position may not agree with trying to make non-politicians better
speaker, a political scientist stressed Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah her political sentiments and that speakers, the strategy should be to
the importance of accountability to He said it is more crucial now, raised questions about the MPs after complicated her role as deputy make MPs impartial speakers.
the electorate that only a politician given that both the government and Umno’s defection from Perikatan speaker,” he said.
would be able to fulfil. the Opposition are separated by only Nasional”. “An MP who has been appointed
a few seats. Despite Azalina’s experience, speaker or deputy speaker should
Political scientist Dr Wong Chin However, Universiti Malaya Wong said only MPs should be relinquish his or her party
Huat pointed out that a “Having a non-partisan speaker political analyst Dr Awang Azman picked as both the speaker and membership while in office. This is
non-politician may not necessarily will ease tension between the two Awang Pawi said while he agreed that deputy speaker. the direction Azalina has proposed,
be non-partisan. sides,” he added. a non-politician would be perceived and I believe it is the way to go.”
as being better in ensuring “This will ensure that they can also
They were responding to a Kamarul Zaman described both impartiality, it is not proven as yet. be held accountable by the voters. He said the election of the speaker
current speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Furthermore, a speaker who is not an and deputy speaker should also be
Harun and his predecessor Tan Sri He added that Mohamad Ariff has MP may not win the respect of those made explicitly multi-partisan.
shown to be more professional, fair, he leads in the Dewan Rakyat.”
transparent and responsible than “For instance, in the 650-seat
Azhar in discharging his duties. Wong added that a non-politician House of Commons, a candidate for
could also be seen as an appointee of speaker must win the nomination of
Nonetheless, he said he still the prime minister, while an MP has 12 MPs, three of whom must be from
the option to build up his own other parties,” Wong said.

Kelantan taking precautions against potential flooding Children at risk
of cyber predator
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan government will government had a mechanism to monitor the making early preparations with the encounters
work with the Department of Irrigation and situation and to avoid such incidents. implementation of flood mitigation projects
Drainage (DID) and the Meteorological like the repairing of a collapsed wall at KUALA LUMPUR: Spending more time on
Department (Met) to identify flash flood In terms of planning and preparation for Kampung Pohon Celagi in Pasir Mas and online platforms can leave children vulnerable
hotspots in the state. the year-end monsoon floods, Mumtaz said Phase 1 of the Sungai Golok Integrated River to exploitation as predators look to exploit the
logistically, the state has prepared 44 Basin Development Project. effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
State Welfare, Family and Women four-wheel drive vehicles, nine lorries, two
Development Committee chairman Datuk heavy machinery, 13 boats with a capacity of Dredging, river and tributary cleaning, With schools closed and many working
Mumtaz Md Nawi said the move is a three to 10 people, two mobile pumps and 53 upgrading of the drainage system at Terusan from home during the movement control
preventive step to avoid disasters such as the life jackets, Bernama reported. Semerak and Sungai Kemasin, upgrading the order, cyber-criminals are taking advantage of
one that happened in Kedah recently. network and alignment of the Sungai Semerak the situation as children are more likely to be
“For non-structure preparations like data tributary in Pasir Puteh and several other using the internet unsupervised.
She was replying to a supplementary management and monitoring, Kelantan DID measures have also been put in motion.
question from Amran Arifin (BN-Paloh) in the has the Flood Control Operation Centre, a It is feared that the abundance of
state legislative assembly at Darulnaim telemetry station and Flood Forecasting and She said the state was also planning to information available on the internet could
Complex yesterday. Warning Programme station. introduce a drive-through aid distribution have negative implications on children, both
programme during the monsoon season. mentally and spiritually.
Amran had wanted to know if the state “In terms of physical preparation, DID is
The onus then falls on parents to protect
BRIEFS NO SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH their children from falling prey to cyber
ISSUES IN KELANTAN predators.
TROPICAL REFRESHMENT... A trader selecting coconuts for his customers at his stall in
KOTA BARU: Only 0.07%, or 30 out of Sungai Buloh, Selangor that offers iced drinks to passersby looking to cool off during the The Malaysian Communications and
44,003, of respondents involved in a survey current hot spell. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN Multimedia Commission (MCMC) plays a
on the mental health of residents here, significant role in combating cyber crime,
need to be referred to psychiatry experts, Finalists selection for oratory competition including those related to children.
the state assembly was told. State Local
Government, Housing and Health MALACCA: Ten video entries from appearance, including their presentation MCMC said the Ministry of Women, Family
Committee chairman Dr Izani Husin said throughout the country for the primary and performance,“ he said yesterday. and Community Development has drafted a
the assessment involved three categories of school category of the Malacca Yang National Child Protection Policy aimed at
respondents, namely Covid-19 patients, Dipertua Negeri Cup Rukun Negara He added that initially, 445 participants creating a safer online environment for
their close contacts and frontliners. The Oratory Competition are being vetted to registered for the primary school category children.
survey was coordinated by the state health select five participants for the finals. from all over the country but only 273
department mental health and complete videos were successfully The commission advises parents and
psychosocial support services. “Since the Primary school category jury chief evaluated at the screening stage. caregivers to keep abreast of developments
pandemic began in March last year until Khairiman Khazali said the evaluation was pertaining to online risks and threats as well
July 31 this year, tele-psychosocial done by nine jurors comprising teachers The final stage of the competition is as software control tools that can be used to
assessments had been conducted. No and officers from the Malacca Education expected to be held on Sept 16, depending monitor their children’s online activities.
suicide cases were reported,” he said during Department. on the Covid situation.
question time. Izani (PAS-Kijang) was MCMC has also tightened its regulatory
replying to Datuk Seri Md Alwi Che Ahmad “The score is assessed from the aspect of The competition offers prizes of measures as well as enhanced ties with the
(BN-Kok Lanas), who wanted to know the between RM300 and RM5,000. – Bernama ministry, government agencies and
level of mental health of Kelantan residents enforcement agencies such as the police,
during the pandemic. – Bernama while providing a platform for intervention at
the technical and policy level as well as
MCMC NOT BLOCKING enforcement efforts.
FOREIGN NEWS PORTALS
Through collaboration and sharing of
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian information between Interpol, police and
Communications and Multimedia MCMC, the commission has restricted access
Commission (MCMC) has denied to 407 websites related to pedophiles and
allegations that it had blocked access to child pornography between 2015 and July this
articles from international news portals. It year.
said in a statement that the claim was
untrue and was meant to mislead internet Dr Norhayati Mohd Noor, senior lecturer in
users in Malaysia. The commission said Counselling (Family and Marriage) at the
based on its investigations, the uniform Centre of Community Education and
resource locators (URL) for news articles Wellbeing at the Faculty of Education in
from Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News, Reuters, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, said children
Al-Jazeera, The Guardian and Washington by nature are attracted to fun activities.
Post had been intentionally or
coincidentally shortened or modified. She added that children are now more
“Because of that, any attempt to click on the exposed to gadgets and the internet either at
URL would take the user to a page that home, in school or any other place due to
shows like the articles do not exist anymore. more time spent indoors during the Covid-19
MCMC checks show that the articles still pandemic as schools conduct home-based
exist, can be accessed and were not erased online lessons.
or taken down by the news portals as
alleged.” MCMC urged the public to check Norhayati said the potential risk of
messages they receive and stop sharing exploitation would depend on where these
unverified news. – Bernama children are and the presence of their parents
or caregivers. – Bernama

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Double blow for the poor social spending over the next two to three
years.”
o Due to pandemic and economic fallout, more M40, B40 As a result of these two factors – loss of or
households falling below poverty line, say experts reduction in income and price increases – more He said more money should be invested in
people are now living in poverty. skills training and enhancement.
█ BY RAJVINDER SINGH He added as a result of the pandemic and the
[email protected] eventual economic fallout, the poverty level has Barjoyai said the government should act “With better skills, workers will be able to get
PETALING JAYA: While jobs have been lost and likely reached 11% to 12% today, up from 8.4% quickly to help those in need, adding that more better-paying jobs.”
incomes reduced by the Covid-19 pandemic, last year. The poverty rate in 2019 was 5.6%. than a million micro-businesses have already
the cost of living continues to rise. folded, leaving their owners without income. Yeah said for the long term, the government
Barjoyai said as a result of the economic should work on eradicating poverty through
As a result, more households are falling crisis, whole family profiles for those in the B40 “We should at least have a short-term plan to skills training.
below the poverty line. and M40 groups have been altered. help put food on the table for those most badly
affected,” he said. “The government has to accelerate income
For instance, economist Dr Barjoyai Bardai He added the lower demand for goods and growth but it must be even and across the
said more of those in the B40 group are now services as a result of the pandemic should have Sunway University economics professor board. The gross national income saw a 6%
living in poverty while many from the lower dragged prices down, but this was not the case. Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the Covid-19 pandemic drop, which means that everyone lost 6% of
M40 group have dropped into the B40 group. has also wiped out savings of those in the their overall income. The lower income group
“The problem is that the supply has also lower-income group, forcing many of them into was the hardest hit,” he said.
He said to make matters worse the health dropped and this has led to price increases,” he poverty.
crisis has diverted the government’s focus away told theSun. Yeah added as the economy recovers, the
from poverty eradication. “It will take them some time to rebuild their rich will reap the benefits whilst the B40 and
For example, the cost of mutton at a market savings and regain the loss of livelihood.” M40 will find themselves left behind.
is higher now than it was three years ago.
Yeah said the government will have to come He said the only means to overcome this is to
up with policies that will create more jobs and improve skills level and productivity.
return incomes to pre-pandemic levels.
One major problem that may arise is people
“We also need more funds allocated for may even accept jobs with salaries below the
pre-pandemic level just to get back into the job
market, he added.

“The pandemic has resulted in new
demands and new jobs with strong growth
prospects.”

‘Walk-in strategy can ease overcrowding’ Island residents to
undergo swab tests
However, Glorene added that although some
community leaders are prepared to help, their KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of
resources are limited. 1,124 residents in Pulau Perhentian
“It would be helpful if the Health Ministry or have been asked to undergo swab tests
organisations such as the Red Crescent could chip to curb the Covid-19 spike at the
in,” she said. popular resort island.
“We hope the government is prepared to
work with the Malaysian Red Crescent State health director Datuk Dr
Society, the UNHCR and other civil society From Kasemani Embong said the swab tests,
organisations to facilitate this process. front involving almost 70% of the residents,
Walk-ins are preferable.” page were expected to be completed
yesterday.
Former deputy health minister Dr Lee
Boon Chye, who also questioned the “The swab tests had to be
government’s directive to close several centres, conducted after 75 positive cases were
argued that these centres are good for massive recorded among the residents so far.
vaccination exercises. Restriction from or to the island had
“Thousands could be vaccinated each day, which also been enforced since Friday.
was essential at the initial phase of vaccination
exercise.” “The spread of Covid-19 cases in the
He said that it would have to be phased out island was not caused by movement of
anyway, especially when general practitioners and tourists, but by locals who travel
government clinics take over the task. frequently between the island and the
Universiti Malaya professor of epidemiology and mainland,” she told Bernama.
public health Dr Sanjay Rampal also agreed that the
walk-in strategy could ease overcrowding. She said those who were tested
He suggested centres adopt a ticketing system to positive have been sent to Setiu
limit the number of people for each time slot of the Hospital and Covid-19 quarantine and
day. low-risk treatment centre at the
“This will also ensure that some of them can be Wawasan Camp and Sultan Mizan
referred to other locations if a centre in their location A staff putting up a notice on the closure of the MINES vaccination centre in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Institute of Teachers Education.
is already filled to capacity,” he added. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN
She added those who had been in
close contact with Covid-19 patients
were told to undergo home quarantine.

Drug rehab inmates all set to be vaccinated

KUALA NERUS: Eighty-four inmates at the MySejahtera app but it is quite difficult to ferry about our limitations and have offered to Zack, said the digital vaccination certificate is
Pondok Remaja Inabah drug rehabilitation all of them to the nearest vaccination centre administer the vaccine at the centre,” he said. not a ticket for them to enjoy freedom like other
centre are ready to be vaccinated. because we do not have the means. people since they have to follow rules set by the
The rehabilitation centre, situated at rehabilitation centre.
The centre’s principal, Shah Amirudin Mohd “We are also worried that some of them Kampung Sungai Ikan here, is privately owned.
Usman, said the inmates understand the could be a flight risk if we let them out without It has been in operation since 1989 and is Muhammad Afzan Mohamed, 41, who has
importance of vaccination and the need to strict supervision. recognised for its excellent record in treating been receiving treatment at the centre since
break the Covid-19 transmission chain. addicts. 2012 said the Covid-19 vaccine would benefit all
“Fortunately, the integrated vaccination inmates. – Bernama
“We have registered all 84 on the centre at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin knows An inmate, who only wanted to be known as

PERLIS 44

1,616,244 KEDAH 2,279 KELANTAN 1,424 LABUAN 4
PENANG 1,427 TERENGGANU 744 3,224
PAHANG 522
264,292 1,337,134 14,818 PERAK 1,390 N.SEMBILAN 269
SELANGOR 6,325
22,642 20,798 265 342 SABAH
K. LUMPUR 1,128 JOHOR 1,832
PUTRAJAYA 21 SARAWAK 1,667

MALACCA

PROGRESS OF VACCINATION DRIVE UNDER As of August 24

1,003 THE NATIONAL COVID-19 IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME

Registered Received rst dose

21,102,655 18,631,593

Compounds issued 5theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
over encroachment NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS
of state land
Affliction leads trio to form
SHAH ALAM: Compounds have been issued centre for PCOS sufferers
in 169 out of 215 cases involving
encroachment on state land, based on o Organisation aims to raise awareness on disorder and “Other women just don’t understand what it
reviews by local authorities in Selangor from educate women on their responsibility for personal health means to have abnormal period cycles.”
last year to June this year.
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI in her teens. Deena said there was still little awareness of
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari [email protected] “My figure was considered unacceptable by this condition and even less information about it
said of the total, the highest number of PETALING JAYA: What began as a WhatsApp in Bahasa Malaysia.
encroachment cases detected were 52 under group among three women suffering from the Asian standards. I was five-foot-eight with broad
the Klang Municipal Council (MPK), 40 under same reproductive health problem has now shoulders and to top that off, I was chubby. I She said many were unaware that the
the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ) and 36 turned into an organisation for many others engaged in all types of sport but I was never as fit condition can be managed and even reversed.
under the Hulu Selangor District Council from which to seek comfort. as the other girls,” she told theSun.
(MDHS). “More often than not, doctors would
Spearheaded by president and co-founder Her struggle with her weight problem led to a recommend fertility treatment without a proper
“For MPK, out of the 52 illegal Deena Marzuki, “My PCOS I Love You” is seven-year spell of drug abuse, severe anxiety assessment. However, PCOS is a complex
encroachments that have been identified, 23 gearing up to build communities and act as a and depression. disorder and individualistic in nature. My worry
of them have been compounded. For MPKJ’s one-stop resource centre for women who suffer is that if healthcare professionals can
40 cases detected, all were compounded. For from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). In 2014, Deena experienced her worst flare- misdiagnose someone, what does that tell us
MDHS, we have 36 cases. All 36 cases were up of PCOS, causing her to gain an excessive about the general population,” she said.
issued with compounds,” he said when The organisation will be officially launched amount of weight, tipping the scale at 130kg.
replying to a question from Edry Faizal Eddy next month in conjunction with PCOS That was right after she sobered up. Deena added that for over a decade, she
Yusof (PH-Dusun Tua) at the state legislative Awareness Month. PCOS is a hormonal disorder depended on the internet for information on
assembly sitting in Shah Alam yesterday. usually found among women of reproductive “I felt lost and confused. My doctors would PCOS.
age. It manifests in irregular menstrual cycle or tell me to lose weight or prescribe birth control
Edry Faizal wanted to know how many an excess of male hormones. pills and metformin (a diabetic medication). It “I’m not saying there aren’t any good doctors,
encroachments (on state land) were detected didn’t help that the fitness trainers felt that I only that sufferers need to be made aware of who
and compounds issued from 2020 to June this Deena said the idea of they are,” she said. She hopes to achieve this
year. connecting women with wasn’t working hard enough,” through My PCOS I Love You.
PCOS began in August last she said.
Amirudin said that as of June, no cases of year when Ili Sulaiman, who She expects that the organisation will not only
encroachment have been prosecuted. is now the organisation’s dispel the misconceptions but also include men
ambassador, suggested that in the conversation.
Meanwhile, in an oral question session she connect with Dr
state Public Health, Unity, Women and Stephanie Yang, the “This is not just about PCOS. We also want
Family Development exco Dr Siti Mariah group’s adviser, which conversations about women’s health,” she added.
Mahmud said the state government had gave birth to their
developed a holistic initiative, Selangor WhatsApp group. Deena said they also hope to educate
Mental Sihat (Sehat), with an allocation of women, especially those who suffer from PCOS.
RM500,000. H o w e v e r,
Deena’s journey “They need to understand what to look out
She said that Sehat is a holistic and to My PCOS I for. We hope to see women gain responsibility
sustainable mental health programme, Love You began for their own health and truly love their own
covering aspects of promotion, awareness, 15 years ago, body for all that it is,” she added.
early screening, intervention, module when she was
development and counsellor training through More importantly, she said the three
collaboration with a research team from the From left: pioneers also hope to help men understand
International Islamic University, Universiti Co-founders Ili, the issue and to speak up on behalf of
Sains Malaysia and Universiti Tunku Abdul Deena and
Rahman. Stephanie want women.
other women to “My husband is a strong advocate of this
At the same time, Siti Mariah said that as of know that they
July, 17 cases among civil servants in the state are not alone. cause because he has seen first-hand the
with problems related to mental health were – SUNPIX real struggle a woman with PCOS goes
referred to the counselling management through daily,” she said.
branch, human resource management
division and Selangor State Secretary’s office. “I believe that for us to manage our
PCOS, we need to love ourselves first,
She said this in reply to a question from we need to listen to the needs of our
Mazwan Johar (PH-Sungai Ramal), who body and only then can we start our
wanted to know how many civil servants in healing journey. Hence, our
Selangor were referred for treatment due to organisation’s name,” Deena added.
mental health problems and the facilities For more information about PCOS,
provided by the state government. – Bernama visit www.mypcosiloveyou.com (coming
soon on Sept 1), @mypcosiloveyou on
Instagram or join “My PCOS I Love You”
and “MY PCOS ILY” support groups via
Facebook.

Zahid’s corruption case postponed to Sept 1 RM20m cigarettes,
beer siezed
SHAH ALAM: The High Court allowed an was represented by deputy public prosecutor company as the operator of One Stop Centre
application by the defence in a corruption Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin. in China and the VLN system as well as to SEMENYIH: Police police seized three
case involving Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid maintain the agreement to supply VLN containers laden with duty-unpaid cigarettes
Hamidi in connection with the Foreign Visa Ahmad Zahid on Tuesday also did not integrated system paraphernalia to the same and beer worth over RM20 million in separate
System (VLN) to vacate yesterday’s hearing. attend hearing of his corruption case company by the Home Ministry. raids in Shah Alam and Klang on Tuesday.
involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds and the
Justice Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa granted court was informed that the Umno president He allegedly committed the offences at Bukit Aman internal security and public
the hearing be vacated after Ahmad Zahid’s had been hospitalised due to a back injury. Seri Satria, Precinct 16 in Putrajaya and order director Datuk Zainal Abidin Kassim said
counsel, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, Country Heights in Kajang between October the seizure was the biggest this year for the
produced a letter from a hospital stating his Following which, High Court Judge Datuk 2014 and March 2018. General Operations Force.
client’s condition and injuries. Collin Lawrence Sequerah ruled that a
subpoena would be issued to Dr Mohd For another seven charges, Ahmad Zahid He said the raids were conducted following
“However, the hearing dates set for Sept 1 Shahir Anuar from Avisena Specialist was charged as the then home minister for two months of intelligence work.
and 2 remain. It will also depend on Ahmad Hospital in Shah Alam to explain the accepting cash in various currencies from the
Zahid’s condition. We can’t anticipate for procedure to be carried out on Ahmad Zahid same company, which he knew had a “In the first raid at 4.13pm on Tuesday, two
now how long he will take to recover. and the duration needed for the accused to connection with his function as then home container lorries were stopped on a road in
fully recover. minister. Section 33, Shah Alam, and upon inspection,
“However, this is a case of public interest 87,150 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were
and the trial should continue soon,” said the Ahmad Zahid, 68, is facing 33 charges of He was charged with committing the found. Both lorry drivers, aged 29 and 35, were
judge. receiving bribes amounting to SG$13.56 offences at a house in Country Heights arrested.
million (RM42 million) from Ultra Kirana Sdn between June 2015 and October 2017 under
Earlier, Ahmad Zaidi told the court that his Bhd as an inducement for himself in his Section 165 of the Penal Code which carries a “The unpaid tax of the seized cigarettes is
client had been admitted to a private hospital capacity as a civil servant and the then home maximum jail term of two years or a fine or estimated at RM12 million,” he told a press
after he fell down in his house last Sunday. minister to extend the contract of the both. – Bernama conference here yesterday.

At yesterday’s proceeding, the prosecution Zainal Abidin said investigation on the lorry
drivers led the police to a warehouse in Kapar,
Court to hear application by Muar MP to transfer case Klang, at 5.18pm the same day where another
container lorry laden with 1,295 boxes of beer
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed the court set the date yesterday after the to the High Court here on the grounds that worth RM1.4 million with unpaid tax of RM1.4
Nov 25 to hear an application by Muar MP matter came up for case management before there were constitutional issues that would million were found and seized.
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is High Court deputy registrar Catherine arise and it was more appropriate to be tried in
facing charges of criminal breach of trust, Nicholas. the High Court. “The lorry driver, aged 34, was also arrested.
misappropriation of funds and money The entire seizure during the two raids,
laundering, to transfer the cases from the “The application will be heard before Syed Saddiq was charged with withdrawing including two lorries, three containers and
sessions court to the High Court. Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan in an open RM1 million from the Angkatan Bersatu Anak three mobile phones is estimated at over RM20
court,” he said. Muda (Armada) and misusing RM120,000 in million,” he said.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad contributions to Armada for the 14th general
Asraf Mohamed Tahir, when contacted, said On Aug 19, the former youth and sports election campaign. – Bernama He said the initial investigation revealed that
minister applied for his cases to be transferred the three drivers received RM100 to RM200 to
deliver the items within the Klang Valley and up
to RM300 to other destinations. – Bernama

6 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 BRIEFS ROHINGYA CHILDREN
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS STAGE PROTEST

US, China accuse each other DHAKA: Thousands of children
of bullying nations yesterday defied a ban on
protests at Rohingya refugee
o Harris seeks to raise camps in Bangladesh to mark
pressure on Beijing the fourth anniversary of a
Myanmar military crackdown
HANOI: US Vice-President Kamala Harris laying flowers at the John McCain memorial site in Hanoi, where his aircraft was shot down by the North Vietnamese which sparked an exodus
Harris yesterday again charged in 1967, on the third anniversary of the US senator’s death yesterday. – AFPPIX across the border, community
China with bullying its Southeast leaders said. Thousands of
Asian neighbours, the second time in “While pointing a finger at China only commitment to Southeast Asia embassy in Vietnam said it had armed policemen and troops
two days she has attacked Beijing and accusing it of ‘coercion’ and is its dedicated efforts to drive a detected an “anomalous health patrolled the camps in the
during a regional visit, as Washington ‘intimidation’, Harris wilfully wedge between the Southeast Asian incident”, potentially related to the Cox’s Bazar district but did not
tries to rally regional partners to take ignored her own hypocrisy in nations and China.” mysterious Havana Syndrome. act against the children.
on China’s growing economic and attempting to coerce and intimidate Children as young as five took
military influence. regional countries to join The White House has called During the delay, Vietnam’s part in the surprise 15-minute
Washington in its scheme to contain rivalry with China “the biggest Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh march in the Kutupalong camp
The Chinese Foreign Ministry China,” said the state-run China geopolitical test” of the century as it and China’s ambassador to Vietnam to demand justice for the
shot back yesterday and accused the Daily in an editorial responding to cements its pivot towards Asia. held a previously unannounced thousands of Rohingya
US of meddling in regional affairs the vice-president’s comments in meeting, during which Chinh said reported killed in the
and disrupting peace. Singapore. Southeast Asia has seen a series Vietnam does not take sides in crackdown. Community leader
of high-profile visits by top foreign policy. Mohammad Osman said
Earlier in the day, Chinese state The editorial said her speech in administration officials, including between 3,000 and 4,000
media accused Harris of seeking to Singapore was a baseless attack on Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, Chinese ambassador Xiong Bo children took part, chanting
drive a wedge between China and China. who visited Hanoi late last month. promised a donation of two million “We want justice”. – AFP
Southeast Asian nations with Covid-19 vaccines during the
comments in Singapore that Beijing “It seems that the United States’ Harris’s arrival in Hanoi was meeting. – Reuters INDONESIA SEIZES
used coercion and intimidation to delayed on Tuesday after the US OIL HEIST TANKER
back its unlawful South China Sea
claims. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s navy said
yesterday it has detained a
Speaking in Hanoi yesterday, tanker, and its crew who were
Harris said there was a need to wanted on charges of stealing
mount pressure on China over its nearly 300,000 barrels of crude
maritime claims and offered to oil from Cambodia’s reserves.
support Vietnam in several key areas, The Bahamian-flagged MT
including enhancement of maritime Strovolos was stopped on July
security to take on Beijing’s 27 off the coast of Sumatra
increasing assertiveness in the South days after Phnom Penh issued
China Sea. an Interpol Red Notice to seize
the ship. Indonesia’s navy said
“We need to find ways to pressure, it was questioning the crew of
raise the pressure on Beijing to abide 13 Indians, three Bangladeshis
by the United Nations Convention on and a trio from Myanmar at its
the Law of the Sea, and to challenge base near Singapore. The navy
its bullying and excessive maritime said the 183m tanker had
claims,” said Harris during a meeting turned off its identification
with Vietnamese President Nguyen system and anchored illegally
Xuan Phuc. in Indonesian waters. – AFP

Harris offered Vietnam more visits Thai cops on the
by US warships and aircraft carriers, run after plastic
vaccines and aid to fight Covid and bag death
announced the launch of several
programmes to help combat climate BANGKOK: Thai authorities were
change, according to a White House yesterday hunting a group of
official, who requested anonymity. police officers wanted for allegedly
smothering a drugs suspect to
Biden confirms Afghan airlift deadline death with a plastic bag in an
incident captured on camera.
KABUL: Afghans yesterday faced an better. Each day of operations brings perimeter for evacuation flights, the charge again on Tuesday.
increasingly desperate race to escape added risks to our troops,” he said. surrounded by desperate Afghans. Biden said the Taliban were An investigation was ordered
life under the Taliban after President after video footage of the incident
Joe Biden confirmed America-led “We are currently on pace to Some have foreign passports, taking steps to assist, but there was went viral on social media.
evacuations will end next week. finish by Aug 31.” visas, or eligibility to travel, but most also an “acute and growing risk” of
do not. At least eight people have an attack by the regional chapter of The clip shows a group of men
More than 70,000 people have Many Afghans fear a repeat of the died in the chaos. the Islamic State group. – allegedly including the chief of a
already been evacuated, but huge brutal five-year Taliban regime that district police station in northern
crowds remain outside Kabul airport was toppled in 2001, and violent “Does anyone ... ANYONE ... have CIA director William Burns flew to Nakhon Sawan province –
hoping to flee the threat of reprisals retribution for working with foreign a contact inside the airport?” Kabul for a secret meeting with top wrapping a plastic bag around the
and repression in Taliban-ruled militaries, Western missions and the pleaded one American on a Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar, man’s head while questioning him
Afghanistan. previous US-backed government. WhatsApp group set up to share US media reported on Tuesday, the on Aug 5.
information on how people can highest-level meeting so far between
Biden said on Tuesday the United Washington and its allies have access the airport. the American government and the The suspect loses
States would stick to his Aug 31 been flying out thousands of such new rulers of Afghanistan. consciousness and some officers
deadline to completely withdraw its Afghans every day on hulking “My guy worked for us 2010 to try to resuscitate him, the footage
troops despite warnings from military transports, but it has 2015 and needs to get out with five of The New York Times newspaper shows.
European allies that not all become an increasingly difficult and his family. This is real bad.” said the spy chief was not there to
vulnerable Afghans would be able to desperate task. negotiate an extension to the pullout Police investigating the case
leave by then. The Taliban have also been deadline, but for general talks on said the station chief is suspected
The Afghan capital’s airport has accused of blocking or slowing “evacuation operations and terrorist of causing the man’s death while
“The sooner we can finish, the been gripped by chaos as US-led access for many trying to reach the threats”. – AFP trying to extract a two million baht
troops try to maintain a secure airport, although they denied (RM257,000) bribe.

Two injured in acid attack at Tokyo train station “Everyone involved with this
case will be probed. The process is
TOKYO: Two people suffered burns security in the capital. escalator and reportedly suffered month, 10 people were wounded – ongoing,” national police chief
in an acid attack at a subway station One of the victims, a 22-year-old minor burns to her legs. one of them seriously – in a Suwat Jangyodsuk told reporters.
in Japan’s capital, with the stabbing attack on a commuter train
perpetrator still at large, police said businessman, sustained burns to his The middle-aged suspect is still at in Tokyo. “We are not saying (the
yesterday. face after the suspect sprayed liquid large, said police, who are patrolling officers) are at fault, but evidence
at him on an escalator, said police. the area to find him. The suspect later handed himself is making us believe (that a crime
The attack took place at in after fleeing the scene. was committed).”
Shirokane Takanawa station in an Public broadcaster NHK said the Violent crime is comparatively
upscale part of Tokyo on Tuesday man was severely injured by the rare in Japan, which has strict gun About 60,000 police officers are Nakhon Sawan provincial
night, while the Paralympics opening liquid, which it named as sulphuric laws, although there are occasionally being deployed for the Olympics and court has issued an arrest warrant
ceremony was being held under tight acid. attacks involving other weapons. Paralympics, according to Japanese for seven police officers, with three
media. – AFP charges filed, including murder by
A 34-year-old woman fell from the During the Olympics earlier this torture or cruelty.

Four policemen have been
arrested so far, with the remaining
three still on the run, including the
police station chief.

As many as 13 officers could be
involved in the case, said Suwat.
– AFP

7theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Inconclusive report on Covid origins

o US spy agencies unable to reach consensus, say officials intense criticism over their administration’s Beijing has rejected calls from the United
handling of the world’s biggest outbreak, States and other countries for a renewed origin
WASHINGTON: A classified US intelligence They said parts of the report could be pointing the finger at Beijing, which strongly probe after a heavily politicised visit by a World
report delivered to the White House on Tuesday declassified in the coming days. denies the hypothesis. Health Organisation team in January also
was inconclusive on the origins of the Covid-19 proved inconclusive and faced criticism for
pandemic, in part due to a lack of information The debate over the origins of the virus that Despite Biden’s directive that the lacking transparency and access.
from China, according to media reports. has killed more than four million people and intelligence community “redouble their efforts”
paralysed economies worldwide has become to untangle the origin debate, the 90-day review Pressure has meanwhile increased to
The assessment, which was ordered by increasingly contentious. brought them no closer to a consensus, the evaluate the lab-leak theory more thoroughly.
President Joe Biden 90 days ago, was unable to officials told the Post.
definitively conclude whether the virus that first When Biden assigned the investigation, he At the outset of the pandemic, the natural
emerged in Wuhan, China had jumped to said American intelligence agencies were Part of the problem is a lack of detailed origin hypothesis – that the virus emerged in
humans via animals or escaped a highly secure split over the “two likely scenarios” – animals or information from China, according to The Wall bats then passed to humans, likely via an
research facility, two US officials familiar with a laboratory. Street Journal. intermediary species – was widely accepted.
the matter told The Washington Post.
Former president Donald Trump and his “If China’s not going to give access to certain But as time has worn on, scientists have not
aides had helped fuel the lab-leak theory amid data sets, you’re never really going to know,” an found a virus in either bats or another animal
official told the Journal on condition of that matches the genetic signature of
anonymity since the report was not public. SARS-CoV-2. – AFP

Vietnam pays
recovered patients
to help in hospitals

Fishermen arriving in their boats to receive HANOI: Vietnam is offering patients who have
the Sinovac Covid vaccine onboard a naval recovered from the coronavirus a monthly
ship off the coast of southern Riau. – AFPPIX allowance if they agree to stay on at stretched
hospitals to help health workers struggling to cope
Indonesia sets sail on maritime vaccination drive with an influx of infected people.

After successfully containing Covid-19 for much
of the pandemic, Vietnam is facing its worst
outbreak to date, driven by the virulent Delta
variant, with a surge in cases and deaths ramping
up pressure on health authorities.

The plan to bring in recovered patients was
launched this week in Ho Chi Minh City, which is
the epicentre of the current outbreak, accounting
for half of the country’s nearly 185,000 infections
and 7,302 deaths, or about 80% of total fatalities.

Working alongside health workers, the role of
the ex-patients, called “patient zero with patient
zero”, is to support public healthcare services.

“Participants will be provided with personal
protective equipment, food, accommodation and
a monthly allowance of eight million dong
(RM1,477),“ according to a letter that was sent from
the head of a hospital taking part in the scheme.

In recent weeks, the Health Ministry has
dispatched 14,600 additional doctors and nurses to
the city and its neighbouring provinces to support
an overwhelmed medical system.

“I don’t care much about the allowance, I just
want to help burned-out healthcare workers,” said
Nguyen Hoang Anh, who recovered from the virus
a few weeks ago.

“I believe my presence at the hospital will give
strength to patients who are battling against the
virus.“ – Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesia is taking its spokesman Laode Muhamad Holib, adding don’t have time to get one.” BRIEFS EX-NEW YORK GOVERNOR
vaccination drive to the sea as the world’s that the search area extended 24 nautical Meanwhile, a survey released yesterday STRIPPED OF EMMY
biggest archipelago nation ramps up miles off the coast.
attempts to innoculate its huge population. showed Indonesian President Joko WASHINGTON: Andrew Cuomo, who
“We’re just combing the sea.” Widodo’s approval rating has fallen to the resigned as New York governor over sexual
The navy has deployed 60 boats and Some Indonesian fishermen spend lowest level in five years on the back of a harassment allegations, was stripped on
warships to scour thousands of kilometres weeks or even months far from the coast. devastating second wave of coronavirus Tuesday of the Emmy he won for his
of coastline in search of unvaccinated Others closer to shore often leave for infections. primetime pandemic briefings. Cuomo
fishermen, from westernmost Sumatra to work before vaccination centres open and won global plaudits for his straight-talking
holiday island Bali and remote Papua. return home after they are closed. Conducted by pollster Indikator Politik television performances about the
“So that’s why we’re taking the initiative Indonesia, the survey showed that 59% of coronavirus as it raged though the United
A navy warship deployed a flotilla of to approach them at sea,” said Laode. respondents were satisfied with the States last year. His performances, which
rubber dingeys with crew and vaccines The world’s fourth most populous president, the lowest ranking since March came as then-president Donald Trump
aboard to jab willing fishermen in rickety nation has been hammered by the 2016. sowed confusion with incoherent
boats off Sumatra over the weekend. coronavirus pandemic. messages, earned him the International
But so far, only 12% of Indonesia’s 270 The survey, which involved 1,220 Emmy Founders Award. But on Tuesday,
About 1,000 seafarers have been jabbed million people have been fully vaccinated respondents, was conducted between July the International Academy said it was
since the nationwide programme kicked off with two jabs. 30 to Aug 4, while the country was in the taking back the gong. “His name and any
last week, although authorities admit they “Our lives depend on the sea,” said throes of a virulent virus wave that led to reference to his receiving the award will be
do not even know how many more might Sumatran fisherman Adi Putra Hasibuan, overflowing hospitals and oxygen eliminated from International Academy
be out there. who took up the navy’s offer. shortages on the densely populated island materials going forward,” it said. – AFP
“We know that the government is of Java.
“Bad weather is usually the biggest supplying vaccines on land but we just FUKUSHIMA OPERATORS TO
barrier, but the real challenge now is Indonesia has recorded more than four BUILD UNDERSEA TUNNEL
actually finding (them) because we don’t million cases of the coronavirus, and over
exactly know where they are,” said navy 129,000 deaths. – AFP TOKYO: Operators of Japan’s stricken
Fukushima nuclear plant unveiled plans
Thailand urges pregnant women to get vaccinated yesterday to construct an undersea tunnel
to release more than a million tonnes of
BANGKOK: Thailand’s coronavirus task force breathing more difficult,“ said Apisamai. A study by British scientists in April treated water from the site into the ocean.
yesterday called on pregnant women in the Thailand has fully vaccinated about 9.7% showed that pregnant women infected with Plans for the 1km tunnel were announced
country to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Covid-19 faced higher risks than previously after the Japanese government decided in
citing a higher risk of deaths among those of its overall population of over 66 million known such as premature birth, high blood April to release the accumulated water in
who become infected with the coronavirus. with a combination of China’s Sinovac vaccine pressure with organ failure risk, need for two years’ time. Tokyo Electric Power Co
and AstraZeneca shots. intensive care and possible death. said it will start building the tunnel by
“We have a target of vaccinating 500,000 March next year after carrying out
women who are at least 12 weeks pregnant, The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is being Women who are at least three months feasibility studies and obtaining approval
but only 2,078, or 0.4%, have received two offered to pregnant women and as a booster pregnant can safely get inoculated with any from authorities. It will have a diameter of
doses,“ Apisamai Srirangsan, a spokesman for to medical workers who had previously vaccine, said Apisamai, adding that immunity 2.5m and will stretch east into the Pacific
the coronavirus task force, told a news received two shots of Sinovac. could also be transferred to the child. from tanks at the plant containing 1.27
briefing. million tonnes of treated water. – AFP
Health Ministry data showed since April Thailand has reported 1.1 million cases of
“Pregnant women are 2.5 times more 2,327 pregnant women had been infected, of the coronavirus and more than 10,000
likely to die after an infection than others which 22 had received one vaccine dose. fatalities, the majority of which occurred after
due to changes to body shape that makes April. – Reuters
So far, 53 women and 23 unborn babies
had died, the data showed.

8 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
SPEAK UP

Voices of Reason byAkramAl-Khaled LETTERS

Banking on Islamic [email protected]
finance to turn the tide
AS the Covid-19 crisis is said to have Concerted effort needed
been induced exogenously, the among financial institutions as a result of the prepared for low profitability for long periods to reduce BiD cases
effect of the pandemic on Islamic pandemic in the future. due to the pandemic, and what is required is
financial institutions is regarded as an intervention in the form of a new method EVERY DAY about 10 to 20 people are brought in
comparable to that of conventional banks, Islamic micro-finance institutions are of finance that is perceived as being based on dead (BiD) and this is a frightening and worrying
due to the similarity of the business model. capable of attaining financial sustainability more ethical and just principles, which is scenario. Most of them passed on in their homes
by creating an income from the activities that Islamic finance. while some collapsed at public places.
Nevertheless, it is understood that allow them to satisfy their various
Shariah-compliant equities are said to be operational and financial expenses without The pandemic has brought greater Two weeks ago, a total number of 85 people were
performing remarkably well in contrast to obtaining external finances via grants or instability to the financial situation of various BiD. Last week a total number of 98 people were BiD,
conventional counterparts. Generally, the even donations. countries across the world. In practical the highest so far. These cases are generally patients
crisis will bring about challenges when it terms, it has resulted in economic shocks who tested positive for the virus but were in
comes to liquidity, resilience as well as In essence, Islamic micro-finance due to various measures implemented by Categories 1 and 2, who were either asymptomatic
capital for the banking sector, and these are institutions exhibit a high level of financial governments as a means of containing the or displayed minor symptoms of cold and fever.
all significant components of the financial innovations and these result in greater spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. These
industry. financial sustainability. measures have resulted in various economic Due to the overwhelming number of Covid-19
sectors in countries like Malaysia being cases in hospitals, with insufficient beds and medical
To address such a crisis, the Malaysian Islamic financial markets are regarded as significantly crippled and hampered, frontliners being over worked, these patients were
central bank has initiated various measures markets that are still quite young and in the creating numerous problems that has directed to monitor themselves in the confines of
for liquidity as a means of supporting the state of growth. Such growth would result in affected its economy as well as its financial their homes. They were told to report daily to the
banking sector, and this consists of efforts many competitors coming about and trying system. Health Care line via the MySejahtera application on
like the lowering of reserve requirements, to compete in order to get a portion of the their health status. Those who did not report daily
initiating Sukuk buying programmes, market share. Many organisations within numerous were called directly by the health authorities. Some
lowering regulatory capital buffer as well as industries across Malaysia were forced to answered while some of the calls went unanswered
making available a large amount of central According to statistical analysis, the close down and were unable to sustain their and could not be reached.
bank credit lines. market for Islamic finance products grew by business operations. Certain analysts
almost US$2.5 trillion (RM10.54 trillion) in pointed out that the vulnerability of a Some of these patients, due to health
Such measures tend to have significant 2018, and this exhibits an increase in financial system does have a role in helping complications and comorbidities, and the virulent
positive effects on the Islamic and contrast to the years before. countries overcome and withstand great infection, quickly deteriorated to Categories 3 and 4.
conventional banking systems, but some of financial and economic shocks due to Some of these patients are old and most of them are
these measures encounter various legal However, the growth of Islamic finance in problems like these brought about by the staying alone, or with an elderly spouse.
impediments. Malaysia and across the world has slowed pandemic.
down over the past few years due to the According to a media report, 30% of the BiD
There is obviously a need to enhance slowdown in the leading countries that are A number of researchers and Islamic cases were not aware of their symptoms and
sustainability of the financial system using labelled as proponents of Islamic finance, scholars have claimed that conventional infection, and they had taken them for granted. They
additional means, such as implementing and these include Malaysia, Saudi Arabia Western-based financial principles may thought it was a minor cold or fever, and that they
policies and principles contained within the and Iran. All these countries combined make contribute to the worsening of the financial would recover.
framework of Islamic finance. a contribution of more than 60% of the total and economic performance of a country,
Islamic financial assets in the world. The and that many of the principles connected to Since most of them are in their advanced age and
Some researchers have emphasised that slowdown is the result of a reduction in such financial systems are unable to assist living on their own, there was no one to monitor
financial system sustainability can be crude prices, together with various other the financial systems to withstand such them and to take them to a hospital when they
achieved post Covid-19 but it will require the economic-based factors. economic problems and also to become faced breathing difficulties. Many of these patients
implementation of sound financial efficient again post-Covid 19. do not know how to use the MySejahtera app. The
principles and practices, and it is believed Islamic finance does have a significantly hospital authorities should look into the status of
that Islamic finance would be capable of large market share within what is known as Certain scholars have stressed that the Categories 1 and 2 patients, case by case.
providing what is needed to aid the recovery the Other Islamic Financial Institutions nature of a financial system has a lot to do
process. (OIFI). The value of assets of OIFI has grown with the ability of a country to withstand If the patients are aged and living alone, or with
to almost US$150 billion in 2018, and OIFI economic shocks like this and to overcome their aged spouse, the health authorities should
Obviously, what is needed is the essentially includes institutions such as it, and come out stronger. assign them to a centre where they can be
implementation of various principles and microfinance, small- and medium-sized monitored and supervised.
practices within the realm of finance that are enterprises (SME) and also investment firms. They pointed out that the principles
capable of bringing about better connected with Islamic finance have a Loved ones should make regular calls to check on
sustainability through the practice of better All these institutions are some of the most means of helping countries to overcome the health status of these folks. Many of these
financial ethics among institutions. badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. A these sort of economic problems, and this is patients are not tech-savy and they may take their
significant decline in crude oil prices is also a due to its various characteristics, features infection symptoms lightly. There are three men in
Islamic micro-finance can act as a significant challenge for economies across and principles that can help financial their 50’s and 60’s living in my housing area. They go
developmental institution that can fund the world, and their forecast suggests a systems as well as economies to ensure out daily to buy their meals. The neighbours make it
better sustainability and ensure better further drop of more than 10% in the future. sustainability post Covid-19. a point to check on them regularly.
balance between bottomlines or selecting Dr Akram Al-Khaled, Senior Lecturer/Head
the correct learning models that are Government action in the form of relief We need to act on these BiD cases because these
available. provided and moratoriums placed on of MBA Programme, Faculty of Business patients can be saved, just with a little concern and
payment of loans has resulted in many banks BERJAYA University College. Comments: care. People should look out for neighbours who are
Many believe that the features and in Malaysia experiencing a drop in cash flow elderly and living alone with their spouse. Children
characteristics of Islamic finance will be and also facing liquidity problems. [email protected] living away should call daily to check on their aged
instrumental in facilitating the recovery parents. Patients from Categories 1 and 2 having
Financial institutions worldwide, breathing problems should refer themselves to
including banks in Malaysia, have to be health centres.

Hospitals should refer these patients to centres
where they can be monitored and supervised.

A concerted effort is needed to safe lives,
especially during these desperate times.

Samuel Yesuiah
Seremban

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Malaysian director Chiu Keng
Guan returns with a profound Oh Yean Lay crafts
new feature film, On Your Mark tempting loaves
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PICTURE COURTESY OF ASTROSHAW Leading the youth in
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SPOOKED by the pandemic and Covid protocols in place, including proof
streaming platforms, the of vaccination or a recent negative test
embattled movie theater industry for attendees.
called on new Ghostbusters and While Disney is largely absent, other
Spider-Man films as it vowed to fight back traditional major Hollywood studios
at a major trade summit in Las Vegas showing their wares this week include
Monday. Warner, Universal and Paramount.
Each of those studios has
CinemaCon – which typically sees experimented in some form during the
Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and pandemic with using streaming
never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas platforms to launch their movies – an
casino to woo theater bosses – did not ever-growing concern for big-screen
take place at all last year as the pandemic movie theater chains.
shuttered cinemas around the world. Sony, the only major Hollywood
studio without its own streaming service,
But with nearly 90% of domestic drew loud cheers with its “commitment
theatres now back open, Sony Pictures to preserving and protecting the
used its opening night presentation slot at exclusive theatrical window” – referring
Caesars Palace to set the tone for a to the traditional time-period in which
returning event that is determined to movies can initially only be shown in
prove the future of the big screen. theatres.
“Viewing movies simultaneously in
Studio bosses showed a new trailer for theaters, and in the home, is devastating
its much-anticipated Spider-Man: No for our collective industry,” said
Way Home superhero sequel, before Greenstein.
previewing Ghostbusters: Afterlife – a Sony movies CEO Tom Rothman
heavily nostalgic follow-up to the 1984 pointed to the recent success in movie
supernatural comedy classic – in full to a theaters of “Free Guy,” a comedy from a
rapturous crowd. Jason (left) and Ivan Reitman speak onstage during CinemaCon 2021 Opening Night Event: The Big Screen is Back rival Disney-owned studio.
and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation. – AFPPIX While other recent releases have
“Over the last 19 months, there’s been flopped, “that film has done great
a lot of doom and gloom,” said Josh Figahgtianignsbtapcakndemic business, because, number one, it’s
Greenstein, president of Sony’s motion terrific – and number two, you actually
pictures division. can’t watch it at home on television,“ he
said.
“But we know movie theatres, and the
theatrical movie experience, will “We’re not too bright out in
triumph,” he added. Hollywood, but we’ll figure it out,” he
added.
The presentation also squeezed in
brief footage of Bullet Train starring Brad CinemaCon runs until Thursday. –
Pitt, and future superhero fare including a ETX Studio
sequel to Venom, and Morbius.
o Sony rallies big-screen Stars like Tom
Clips from Denzel Washington’s A hopes with Spider-Man Holland have
Journal for Jordan and a movie and Ghostbusters at largely stayed
adaptation of bestselling novel Where the CinemaCon
Crawdads Sing produced by Reese away from
Witherspoon were also shown, before a some pandemic restrictions to be CinemaCon
longer Spider-Man trailer teased how the reimposed on Hollywood in this year, but
film will tie in with other popular Marvel California, and glitzy A-listers have a trailer for his
characters including Benedict largely stayed away from the Las Vegas
Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. event. upcoming
Spider-Man:
Attendees then settled in for Organisers have forged ahead with No Way Home
Ghostbusters: After Life, introduced by its sequel was
director Jason Reitman and his father
Ivan, who directed the original. shown. –
AFPPIX
Plot details are under strict embargo,
but the film, set almost four decades after
the first movie, finds young descendants
of the original’s wise-cracking ghoul
hunters picking up the mantle – and
vacuum backpack.
‘Not too bright’
CinemaCon is taking place despite fears
about the Delta variant that have caused

TikTok launches radio service with the help of Bella Poarch and Lil Nas X
THERE’S no escaping TikTok mania ... even (@dirrtykingofpop), and Taylor Cassidy Live shows and a chart creators like this amazing group of hosts to
on the radio! The Chinese social network (@taylorcassidyj). They will be presenting TikTok Radio On the programme, listeners will be able to new audiences. Now SiriusXM subscribers
has just announced the launch of its own music and revealing the stories behind the launched discover the top 10 trending songs on will have a new road to discover the latest
radio channel on the SiriusXM streaming trends on the platform. Aug 20 on TikTok with “The TikTok Radio Trending trends in music and get a first listen to
platform. Described as a version of the SiriusXM. Ten” every Friday at 3pm Eastern time. tomorrow’s musical superstars. The
app’s “For You” feed, many creators will Without going into details for the Replays will be available throughout the channel captures the song-breaking music
come to the airwaves to tell the stories moment, TikTok revealed that the most week and at any time on the SXM app. culture that creates so much joy and
behind songs that have gone viral on prolific creators of the platform will also entertainment on TikTok through video in
TikTok. take turns on TikTok Radio with the help of Another feature involving DJs sees DJ an all-audio format,” noted Ole Obermann,
Bella Poarch, Lil Nas X, Dixie D’Amelio and Habibeats and DJ CONST mixing viral global head of music, TikTok.
Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil even Ed Sheeran. The British singer songs from the platform, live and
Nas X, Inferno by Bella Poarch, Be Happy by recently set a live performance record on simultaneously on TikTok and TikTok Recently, TiKTok has sought to highlight
Dixie D’Amelio ... These are some of the the social network. Alex Warren, Ashnikko, Radio, every Friday and Saturday from 7pm its influence in the music industry. In a
songs that have become huge hits thanks to Dillon Francis, Just Stef, JXDN, Loren Gray, Eastern time. As for the Top 10, internet survey, 75% of users said they discovered
the trending powers of the social network. Noah Beck, Normani, Spencer X, Tai users will be able to find the replay on the new artists through TikTok, while 67% said
While TikTok continues to demonstrate its Verdes, Walker Hayes have also been cited SXM application. they were more likely to seek out those
influence in the world of music, the Chinese while the application has hinted that other songs on streaming platforms after hearing
giant is marking a significant turning point creators could appear on air. “We’re so excited to launch TikTok Radio them on TikTok. – ETX Studio
with the launch of its own radio channel, as on SiriusXM, which opens up artistes and
its official blog outlines.

Going by the name TikTok Radio, the
music channel is already available on the
paid streaming platform, SiriusXM,
whether via the mobile application, on the
web and even in vehicles, said the social
network.

Ed Sheeran is on board
TikTok Radio will function along the same
lines as the “For you” feed on the app,
which features diverse and trending videos
on the platform, the company said. Not
surprisingly, the station will play the most
popular songs on the app.
Several creators have already
been announced as hosts on the TikTok
channel.
For now, the social network has
mentioned TikTokers 8illy (@8illy), Cat
Haley (@itscathaley), Hindzsight
(@hindzsight), Lamar Dawson

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█ BY JOHN TAN Setting a new Chiu directing scene was done.
the crew What do you hope for Malaysians
FOR the longest time, local behind the to take away from this film?
filmmakers have struggled scenes. – I think I would want Malaysians to
to win the hearts of PHOTO appreciate their fathers after
Malaysian audiences. COURTESY watching the show. This is because
Considering the number of OF ASTRO most old-school fathers tend to not
foreign contenders, it can be SHAW express their affection. But
difficult for homegrown films to somehow, you can feel their love.
make their mark. pace
So, I hope the local audience
But since director Chiu Keng will feel how distant fathers show
Guan came to the scene in 2010, their love to their loved ones. The
things have drastically improved other thing I hope Malaysians
over the years. would take away is the `never
giving up’ attitude that is showed
As the man behind local between the father and son in their
masterpieces like The Journey and journey in accomplishing their
Ola Bola, Chiu has revolutionised goal.
the Malaysian scene with his What types of projects would you
blockbuster features that tackle like to work on next?
relatable themes like friendship I hope I will be able to direct more
and family. Both films have jointly local movies which focus on telling
grossed over RM16 million at the our unique and multiracial stories.
box office. Of course, I will also pursue
international productions if I have
Now, he returns and sets the the opportunity. In fact, I hope I
benchmark higher with his first will be able to bring back what l
Chinese production, On Your learned to help grow our local
Mark. Filmed entirely in China, the scene. And I am also open to try
feature follows a father’s journey in out different genres if the story is
helping his sick son realise his good. Maybe have movies with
dreams of becoming a marathon mixed genres – like horror mixed
runner. comedy or family.

“It was a new experience for me
as it was my first time directing
overseas. I had to work with new
creative talents and crews. It was a
big challenge that I was excited
about!”

What was your inspiration o Malaysian director Chiu Keng Guan returns
behind this feature film? with a profound new feature film, On Your Mark
It is a combination of a few real-life
events. We met one of the real-life as the local elements really happen on set that you still On Your Mark, starring Wang Yan Hui (left) and
marathon runners and his story resonated well with them. I felt remember? Zhang You Hao, will air on Astro First starting Aug 26.
really inspired me. Before thankful upon hearing this. The marathon scene required us to – PHOTO COURTESY OF ASTRO SHAW
becoming a marathon runner, he build the set from scratch. So, it
was at home a lot and did not However, I must say it was a was a special memory for me
socialise much with anyone. struggle for me to learn about the because I had over 2,000 extras
local culture. I had to spend some on set per day. Some were
But after he starting running for time living in Chongqing to learn runners while others were
marathons, his life changed and he more about the culture there. members of the audience. In
became healthier and more Aside from this, I had to also form a total we had over 9,000
confident. Hence, after meeting relationship with the actors as I extras. So that was
him, I realised his story is suitable needed to earn their trust. During something special to me
for the movie’s plot. And it inspired the first week of shooting, I had to as I never handled this
me to portray his story as a constantly discuss with them level of crowd scene
testimony of a father’s love in about the creative direction. before.
helping his son conquer the
obstacles in his life. Like why I wanted to shoot them It was also funny
Did you face any difficulties in at a specific angle and why they because we were shooting
the midst of filming the movie? needed to say certain lines. Hence, during winter. But the scene
Yea for sure! I had to learn some of it took a while to earn their trust. was set around spring or
the local dialects to make the show Fortunately, they were pleased summer. So, the actors had to
more believable to the audience. with the outcome and after four to wear shorts and sporty outfits.
And I think I succeeded because five days, they were fully following And it was quite tough because it
the Chinese audiences were my direction. was so cold. It was funny to see
shocked upon learning that I am Did anything funny or weird them rush to their coats once the
Malaysian. They could not believe
the movie was made by a foreigner

Malaysian artistes take centre stage
LIVE4MALAYSIA is a four-part, families and individuals affected by
virtual performance series, (from left) Zee Avi, Muzza, Zainal Abidin and Insomniacks. the Covid-19 pandemic. Part of the
featuring some of Malaysia’s leading proceeds from the project will
musical talents. Malaysia’s world to music fans across the Asia-Pacific budding, up-and-coming acts and better”. benefit The Hope Branch, an
music legend, Zainal Abidin, region,” said Para R., managing we choose the Merdeka month to While uniting the soul of the initiative to effectively raise funds
internationally popular Zee Avi, the director of PR Worldwide. launch this with the spirit of uniting and execute speedy aid delivery for
young, talented and charismatic all fellow Malaysians while we work nation during this month of those who need it the most. Full
rocker, Muzza and Malaysia’s rising He added, “This is a great together to come out of these ‘Merdeka’ through Malaysia Day in proceeds contributed using the
rock/punk rock band Insomniacks platform for us to showcase our very challenging times, stronger and September, the project also aims to donation feature of the stream
are set to share their love of great own, talented artistes, including lend a helping hand to the many platform will be channelled to The
music with fans all over the world. Hope Branch, established by Harith
Iskander and Dr Jezzamine Lim, to
PR Worldwide and Live Nation effectively raise funds for those
Malaysia are focused on keeping affected by Covid-19 pandemic.
artistes and fans connected through
music, and aligning their core LIVE4MALAYSIA will kickstart
business strategies for the strongest with its first stream performance
future possible. LIVE4MALAYSIA is by Zee Avi on Merdeka Day, at
an initiative that is aimed at 8.45pm, followed by performances
promoting Malaysia’s local talents by Muzza on Sept 4, Zainal Abidin
to a global fanbase. The virtual on Sept 11 and Insomniacks on
platform enables a greater reach for Malaysia Day, this Sept 16. Each
artists to share their music with fans 30-minute set will feature some of
outside of their borders. the best hits from each artiste with
quality production that will give
“The recently established fans a live performance feel. As the
partnership between PR Worldwide stream is available globally,
and Live Nation, with the setting up tickets are priced at only US$3.50
of Live Nation Malaysia, has given (RM15) for a 24-hour viewing
us the opportunity to expand our window.
fanbase and the ability to reach out

FOOD

4 theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021

Pair your burrata with tomotoes. Baking with passion
o Trend of eating healthy breads inspires Penang-
A food stylist’s tips for taking the best based baker to craft a variety of tempting loaves
photos of your burrata

EMILIE Franzo has been a photographer and take the mozza or the burrata in a top shot, █ BY S. TAMARAI CHELVI “I am very happy when
food writer for six years. On the social that is to say from above, vertically, so that other bakers use my recipes
networks she is known as “plus une miette”, you can see the creamy cheese flowing, or OH Yean Lay’s love for bread-making and tag me on Instagram,”
and some 160,000 food lovers follow her on you can take it from the front or from a 3/4 began with a “loaf” story in the she added.
Instagram. On a daily basis, she works as a angle, so that it opens towards you. This way, family. From there, her passion What is your signature
photographer and community manager. Not it looks plump and whets the appetite. grew as she taught herself to bake a bread?
to mention her blog, which she regularly Does the 3/4 angle for taking pictures work variety of beautiful loaves, especially My personal favourite so
updates. She shared with us her top advice every time? sourdough, adding her own unique twists to far is sourdough
for making our burrata pix the most liked on No. Depending on the dish you are taking a the recipes. shokupan (Japanese
the networks this summer. picture of, you have to ask yourself what will soft white bread). I
How can I take successful, professional- enhance it the most. For a pizza, you can “My family loves bread, especially a fresh use a sweet stiff
looking photos of burrata (or pizza, choose the shot from above, because it has loaf a day,” she said. starter (50% to 60%
burgers or tiramisu) this summer? no volume. A hamburger is the opposite. It hydration
First of all, it may seem obvious, but you have looks better from 3/4 because it has volume. She now has a “full-blown affair” with sourdough
to choose the right burrata! Plump and soft. You always have to think about volume. The breads, creating healthy low-sugar varieties starter
So either you choose a good restaurant, or flatter it is, the better it looks from the top. while experimenting with local ingredients to
you make your recipe at home, but you have How do you choose the right tableware for produce new flavours and textures that
to use quality produce. And if you pair it with your photo? appeal to the Malaysian palate.
tomatoes, don’t hesitate to place it at the top I’m very into ceramic. I like plain tones for
of the small pyramid for volume. dishes – white, cream, beige – to highlight Oh also extends her skill to baking
How can I best capture the moment when what’s in the dish. I try to keep it neutral, but sourdoughs, such as sourdough butterfly pea
the burrata is opened up with a knife? with a texture to enhance and highlight flower soft wool roll, orange sweet potato
If you are doing it in a restaurant, be careful! what’s in the plate. If there are patterns, we try soft sourdough and two-tone sweet
You mustn’t miss the opening. It should be not to have too many colourful things. If we potato.
opened in the middle and pay attention to have a salad with all the colours in a plate
how you are framing it because once it’s plus all those colours, the viewer doesn’t “I use a minimal amount of sugar and
opened up, it will go very fast. You can either understand the image. – ETX Studio fat. I believe that we don’t need so much of
that in our diet,” said the blogger and author
of the book Low Sugar Cakes and Bakes.

She began with basic yeast-based recipes.
After each bake, she picked up more ideas
and learnt to appreciate ingredients and
how they all worked together.

“I increasingly became adventurous,
cultivating a sourdough starter
(natural yeast). I began
to learn more about
ingredients used in
commercially-
made bread
and that
prompted me to
explore healthier
alternatives.

“Since then,
I have been
focusing on
baking
healthier
bread and cakes
with less fat and
sugar,” said the 51-year-
old.

Today, her baking repertoire covers more
than 200 recipes, including delightful cakes,
cookies and delicious pastries.

Singa- Singa-
Pandan Pandan
Lime. Shake.

A classic flavour reimagined in a cup

FANCY a dessert in a cup? Malaysians can also caramel, topped with cream and caramelised The all-new
look forward to a limited-edition drink menu biscuit for a crunch, and the refreshing Singa- McDonald’s
by LiHO TEA as part of the Singapore Food Pandan Lime. Rockin’ BBQ
Festival collaboration. Inspired by one of Burger available in
Singapore’s favourite flavours – Pandan, the Both the beverages will be available at LiHO both chicken and
menu includes the Singa-Pandan Shake, an icy TEA outlets across Malaysia at SS2 outlet beef.
pandan milkshake drizzled with salted (Petaling Jaya), Mid Valley Mall (KL) and R&F
Mall (Johor Bahru) from Aug 27 until Oct 8.

FOOD 5

theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021

Clockwise from top left: Japanese soft Grocery Meal Box.
white buns.
Sourdough cinnamon rolls.

with added sugar) and the Yudane Halloween pumpkin buns. Homemade comfort meals
method (pouring boiling water on Sourdough butterfly pea flower wool roll ASK any steak connoisseur worth his or her
a small portion of the dough). bread. salt for the best steak recommendations in
Two-tone purple sweet potato bread. town and chances are you will hear the
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A rockin’ good time

GOOD news for all the barbecue lettuce, all between a toasted
lovers out there! McDonald’s mixed herb and cornmeal bun.
Malaysia is firing up the grill and
introducing the all-new Rockin’ “McDonald’s Malaysia is
BBQ burgers! This mouth- always excited to delight and
watering burger will be available surprise customers with new
in not one or two but three choices explosive flavours, and we know
– Rockin’ BBQ, Double Rockin’ our brand-new Rockin’ BBQ
BBQ and Triple Rockin’ BBQ – in Burgers will be a welcome
both chicken and beef. addition to our menu offerings,
especially for barbeque lovers,”
With the Rockin’ BBQ Burgers, said Melati Abdul Hai, Vice
customers can look forward to President and Chief Marketing
juicy patties that come packed Officer, McDonald’s Malaysia.
with a sweet and smoky flavour.
The patties are grilled to “Whether you are a fan of beef
perfection before they are or chicken, we certainly hope
slathered with BBQ sauce, grilled customers will enjoy a rockin’
onions, a layer of melted cheese, good time with each bite of our
fresh red capsicum, and shredded Rockin’ BBQ Burgers,” added
Melati.

Next Gen YOUTH Mogesh is currently
volunteering at the
6 theSun LYFE ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 UiTM Puncak Alam
vaccination centre.
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o Marine biologist Mogesh Sababathy speaks
about his passion and fight for the environment

█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR
EARLIER this year, 23-year-old
Mogesh Sababathy was \TRIVIA
announced as a finalist for the
2021 Commonwealth Youth Are you still practising
Awards. At the end of June, Mogesh taekwondo?: Yes, but in my own
became a recipient of the prestigious capacity.
Diana Award. In between both, Mogesh What do you do in your free time?:
received the Royal Education Award and Before, I used to volunteer at soup
Mogesh will be Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s (UMT) kitchens. I enjoy going out and
leaving for Milan in Dean’s Award. meeting new people. I also watch
September for the The UMT marine biologist graduate’s movies and play video games.
Youth4Climate: achievements and undertakings are, to
Driving Ambition put it lightly, stacked. How did you love for marine biology
event. – PICTURES Currently pursuing his PhD in begin?
COURTESY OF molecular biology at Universiti Putra Both my parents served in the Royal
MOGESH Malaysia, Mogesh’s academic Malaysian Air Force, so I grew up in
SABABATHY direction has shifted toward stem Labuan. Because it is an island, we can’t
cell research. go anywhere. You pusing-pusing and will
“I’m going to be using stem cells reach the same spot. So on weekends, we
to see if there is hope to cure or at spent our time at the seaside.
least look for solutions for people
with lung disease. We’re also What inspired me in the
going to try and evaluate the environmental route was seeing a lot of
safety and efficacy of stem cells in trash like diapers, beer bottles and food
treating lung diseases,” he packaging piling up on the beach.
said. Throughout the years, we saw real
M o g e s h’s incidents of turtles eating plastic and
pursuit of stem how birds get choked by plastic bottle
cell research caps.
began a
decade ago These little moments led me to get a Do you think the awareness and In the future, we are looking at leveraging
when his marine biology degree. conservation efforts will be able to stem cells-based therapy for patients
father had What is Project Ocean Hope? reverse the damage? with lung disease. This is considering
an It was founded in 2017, with a group of According to a report presented during that in the last decade, we have seen a
accident, undergraduate marine biology students. the World Economic Forum, there is a huge increase of people with lung-
but the What we wanted to do was to translate particularly famous line that says by the related complications.
suggested what we learned in the classroom to the year 2050, there will be more plastic than
stem cell public, in the simplest terms possible. fish in the ocean. In the next decade, we are looking at a
therapy potential cure in repairing lung injuries,
was Project Ocean Hope covers marine So we not will be able to reverse the increasing survival rates and lowering
beyond his pollution, unsustainable fisheries and climate crisis, because climate change is healthcare costs of stem cell therapy.
family’s waste management, among other issues. not something that happens Why is it important for young people to
financial We also created modules for school immediately. It occurs over a long be involved in ocean conservation?
means. students, as the level of acceptance for period. What we are seeing now is the A lot of people think that the
In an environmental consciousness among consequence of what our ancestors did environment doesn’t affect them, until it
interview people of different ages is different. decades ago. happens. It’s important for us to tell them
with how they can play a part in ocean and
theSun, In our first year, we purposely selected What we are doing today won’t environmental conservation. I tell
Mogesh a religious school, a pre-school, a reverse what we are seeing today, but it is people that it’s about them identifying
also spoke common primary school and a private going to be for the betterment of the next what they really want to do, especially
about his pre-school, because we wanted to see generation in the future. It is also to when we are talking about the ocean.
other passion their acceptance. It allowed us to create a maintain the natural resources we have
– the environment, more flexible module for them to at the moment. Young Malaysians make up a large
particularly the understand better. What do you hope to achieve with your majority of the population, which means
ocean. work in molecular biology and stem they have the power to lead and steer the
cells? country in the right direction.

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Famous overnight
oIndonesia’s ‘YouTubeVillage’ banks
on homegrown video stars

SISWANTO was a down-on- of more than two million YouTube Siswanto, who have built their own channels, in the Southeast Asian immediately take to the spooky
his-luck mechanic until his subscribers. used to be a some with hundreds of archipelago where supernatural job.
improbable pivot to car mechanic, thousands of viewers. beliefs are widespread.
internet videos turned his He keeps up a hectic schedule now has more “I was scared to go to
neighbours into stars and vaulted with a small editing team, than two Among them was Tirwan, a But he didn’t the cemetery even during the
his poor farming community into pumping out videos of him fixing million 45-year-old snack seller who used day, let alone at night,” Tirwan
the limelight as Indonesia’s bikes or idyllic fishing trips at a YouTube to make 50,000 rupiah (US$3.50) said.
“YouTube Village”. local river. subscribers. – a day hawking doughy
AFPPIX dumplings known as cilok. The extra earnings bought a
The rags-to-riches tale begins Siswanto’s booming business, Siswanto faster Internet connection for
four years ago as he struggled to which he said can make his family recording one These days, he films Kasegeran, helping kids take
keep his auto shop business afloat up to 150 million rupiah of his videos at himself showing off his classes online after Indonesia
in Kasegeran – a remote town in (US$10,000) each month, didn’t his home in a cooking skills or hunting for closed its schools to fight the
Java that most Indonesians would go unnoticed for long in the farming graveyard ghosts, a big hit coronavirus pandemic.
struggle to find on a map. village. community in
Banyuwangi. – It has also been a big boost for
He was cash-strapped and Rumours swirled that the AFPPIX local pride.
desperate for extra income to feed cashed-up mechanic was dealing
his growing family, but side jobs in black magic, and some parents “Kasegeran was the poorest
scavenging junk and soybean barred their kids from his shop village in the whole sub-district,
farming were not earning enough fearing they’d be sacrificed for the but now we’re able to compete
to pay the bills. dark arts. with other villages,” community
head Saifuddin, who also goes by
Siswanto eventually tried “So there was a sit down in the one name, told AFP.
publishing short comedy routines village meeting hall and I
over Kasegeran’s glacial Internet explained that I have this business “It’s an inspiration for the
connection after watching a TV called YouTube,” Siswanto said. young people too. They’re not
show about an Indonesian using their cellphones for useless
influencer who made big money “Most of them had never heard
through online videos. of it.” things anymore. They can
earn money from them,” he
“But nobody watched them so He offered free lessons to prove added.
I stopped,” said the 38-year-old, his story, and now at least 30 K a s e g e r a n ’s
who like many Indonesians goes homegrown heroes say
by one name. others in Kasegeran there’s no magic to their
success.
He decided that it wasn’t his “It’s not an empty
“fate to earn a living” that way dream as long are
until, one day, he was struggling you’re willing to learn
to fix a customer’s pricey and work hard,“
motorbike and turned to online Siswanto said.
videos for help. “And you have to be
consistent.” – ETX
“Even as a mechanic I couldn’t Studio
understand them,” he told AFP.
“They were too complicated.”

A light bulb went off – Siswanto
decided to make his own easy to
follow fix-it videos.

Pawning the cellphone he
shared with his pregnant wife, the
mechanic upgraded and started
filming non-stop.

“I was shaking and talking
gibberish,” he said of his early
videos – but after a few years,
Siswanto had built up an audience

Dark days for tourism in the City of Light
FEW tourists are gazing at the Mona elsewhere in France, with revenues
Lisa or wandering the streets of Paris down 60 per cent. Paris is a mirror of the great European capitals.
this summer, dashing hopes that the
top tourist destination would see Romain Jouhaud, director general The company has adapted by The Eiffel Tower reopened in mid- the Grevin Museum, which features
brighter days after last year’s of 4 Roues Sous 1 Parapluie, a adding an “aperitif cruise” and July after a nine-month hiatus due to wax figures of famous people.
pandemic-linked desertion. company that offers guided visits in a installing an area to play petanque on the pandemic, but it has only had
classic French car in the capital, its dock. 13,000 visitors per day – half its usual Half of its visitors are usually
The City of Light has seen said he only had 120 customers number. foreigners. It is down to 10% this year,
between 3.6 million and 4.7 million this summer compared to 360 in “We learned to reinvent ourselves, according to Francois Frassier, a
visitors between June and August, 2019. give the Seine and Eiffel Tower back Some 50% are French compared director at the Compagnie des Alpes,
down from 10 million in 2019, before to Parisians,” said the company’s to 20% in the past. which owns the museum and theme
the coronavirus emerged and Most of his clients are from the director, Marie Bozzonie. parks. – ETX Studio
wrecked international travel, United States and Australia. Similar scenes have been seen at
according to tourism office figures.
“We’re trying to get a bit more
Only 2.6 million tourists visited French clients but our problem is that
Paris last year. our average price (150 euros) is a
little high,” he said, noting that the
“With clients from afar not French usually spend less than
coming, the impact is considerable,” foreigners.
Didier Arino, director of the travel
firm Protourisme, told AFP. Tour guides have also suffered
from the absence of tourists, with
France eased its travel rules ahead activity dropping by more than 80%
of the summer season, putting in the Ile-de-France region, which
countries in a red, orange and green includes Paris, according to the
colour-coded system that determines FNGIC association of guides.
if visitors need to take a Covid-19 test
before arriving, have a compelling “Paris is a mirror of the great
reason to visit or quarantine. European capitals,” Arino said. “They
all have problems and the more they
Museums and other cultural depend on foreign clients, the more
venues reopened after long closures, difficult it is.”
though visitors have to show proof of
vaccination or negative tests. On the river Seine, the sightseeing
boat company Vedettes de Paris has
But Paris visitor numbers still seen turnover drop 50% compared to
disappointed. 2019. French clients used to make up
half the number of passengers; they
Arino said occupancy rates at accounted for 65% this year.
hotels in Paris were worse than

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Public Bank The Wall Street Journal journalist Rachel
sponsors longevity of Feintzeig reports.
RM20k for
essay contest the “With rumours of an impending layoff, I
pandemic is started on my exit plan,” writes Isaac on
AFTER a successful run of the pilot Overemployed, the site he created. “After
programme in the 2019, UCSI University causing months of slogging through interviews, I
and Public Bank are bringing back the some landed a job offer ... Then it dawned on me,
National English Language Essay why quit my job at all? That’s when the idea
Competition to pique the interest and employees for an Overemployed community was born.”
love for the nation amongst the youth. to question A community that has spread on the social
network Discord, where nearly 5,560 people
This competition is held in their share tips and stories about their new life as
conjunction with the 64th Merdeka Day working multi-workers.
celebrations with the aim to encourage
Malaysian secondary school students to Home officefuture. Numerous studies on working from
be interested in social and community o Some workers in the US are holding down four jobs home suggest that employees overall feel
issues, and to express their thoughts more productive in such a context. A recent
through the art of essay writing using the WORKERS in tertiary sector with working from home, others don’t want survey of 2,000 individuals working from
English language. The topic of this year’s (office and admin jobs) are to go back to the office, while still others are home since the start of the pandemic
competition is “Malaysia celebrates its using the Overemployed.com afraid of being fired or find themselves in conducted by the Ten Spot platform reveals
64th Independence Day this year 2021. website to try to combine sectors impacted by the pandemic and that nearly half feel more productive working
To you, what does gaining several jobs. Out of boredom or fear of being facing layoffs. In order to find a way out from remotely.
independence mean and how does it fired, they test the limits of their productivity current, less than desirable situations, a
impact the future generation of the to double or even triple their pay. community of “overworkers” has formed in If the many testimonials are anything to
nation?”. the United States. Coming mainly from the go by, multi-working is a delicate and
The long duration of the ongoing technology, banking and insurance sectors, sometimes tricky exercise. “Earlier this week
UCSI University will be giving away pandemic has prompted some employees to these employees are combining two jobs, as I was presenting on one job, second job was
RM20,000 worth of prizes and tuition fee wonder about their future. Some are bored standup. Got to me and I couldn’t talk so I’m
waivers of up to RM100,000 to the dialed in with mute on my phone. I unmute
winners of the competition. ROBOTS START WORK ... Sunway Medical Centre (SMC) has introduced four new “cat-like employees” in and re-mute a couple of times. And then ask
their paediatric wards, drawing much excitement from its staff members and patients alike. These highly in the chat? Can you not hear me? I
As the main sponsor of this advanced robots will assist in delivering food three times a day to young patients and their caregivers during completely avoided talking during the
competition, Public Bank managing lunch, tea, and dinner hours. BellaBot has four stacked shelves where meal trays can be placed, customisable meeting,” says one Discord group member.
director Tan Sri Tay Ah Lek believes that delivery functions, and a navigation system that allows it to safely manoeuvre around the wards and its
this initiative would promote the use of human colleagues. But of course this exercise also brings
English language as it is an important benefits. A double job means double pay.
tool to equip the younger generation The creator also explains that he has earned
with English proficiency as a business an additional US$300,000 in income,
language used worldwide. “income I’d have forgone had I simply quit
my job”.
Tay also said that the bank’s
affirmative action in this continuous The discovery of this method has
collaboration is laudable as it will encouraged some members to look for other
definitely enhance the prestige and types of work depending on the pay of the
importance in promoting the use of position: “I was looking for accounting
English language amongst our youths, positions, but now I’m looking for well-paid
and enhance our competitiveness in the remote staff and senior accountant
long run which will benefit our country. positions,” says another Discord member.
Other workers, caught up in the cycle, hold
Public Bank has been active in the up to three jobs and even aim for a fourth. –
corporate social responsibility (CSR) ETX Studio
projects that are beneficial towards
nation building in various areas,
especially in the education sector.

UCSI University’s Centre for
Languages’ director Daria Morozova,
who is chairing the competition, said the
competition was quintessentially the
university’s way of inculcating the
expression of love for the country among
the younger generation.

“This essay writing competition is a
step in the right direction for students to
conspicuously articulate their ideas and
ideals for how a nation should move
forward,” she said.

This year’s competition is open to all
students between the ages of 16 and 20
and entries submission will be accepted
until Aug 31.

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COMMENT hovered around 12%-15%, which Better ventilation of public Covid-19, in a bid to save on vaccine
according to WHO (the World Health amenities should be spearheaded by use and supply,
by Dr Musa Mohd Nordin and Asst Prof Mohammad Farhan Rusli Organisation) means that our Human Resources Ministry (Akta 0 Heterologous prime boosting
pandemic has been out of control 446), Safety and Health Department, vaccine regimens (mix and match of
AS of Aug 17, 34% of coverage states, and even in high- since May 2021. and close collaboration with the vaccine types) to increase the
Malaysians had received both coverage states, as seen in Sarawak Housing and Local Government immune response in the face of the
doses of Covid-19 vaccines. recently. Though to a lesser extent, FTTIS (find, test, trace, isolate and Ministry. Delta virus,
That is virtually full protection Delta can still be transmitted by a support system) is a vital component The “S” of FTTIS, encompasses 0 Consider boosters for those with
against severe illness from the virus, vaccinated person. of the exit strategy, and the authorities social, financial, psychological two doses of inactivated vaccines,
requiring hospitalisation, thus need to seriously consider a national support, which should be jointly 0 Enhance uptake of vaccines in 12-
reducing pressure on our presently Therefore unlike the US, the UK testing policy, which among others coordinated across the various 17-year-olds and those under 12 with
overburdened healthcare services. and Israel, we have been smart to must undertake the following course agencies, notably: co-morbidities,
persist with the mandate on masking, of action, in the short, medium and 0 Finance Ministry 0 Better vaccination of gravid
We need to ramp up the uptake to both indoor and outdoors. This would long terms. 0 Health Ministry mothers across all stages of
other low-coverage states to prevent prevent the dispersion of the Delta 0 Social Welfare Department pregnancy,
a replay of the messy experience in variant to those unvaccinated, The slow, piecemeal and reactive 0 State Pusat Zakat and Baitul Mal 0 We do not agree with mandatory
the Klang Valley. Unvaccinated namely children and the vulnerable responses of the authorities in its 0 Relevant non-governmental immunisation policies. For the Malay
persons take up more than 95% of our and immuno-compromised. testing protocols have only fostered organisations. Muslims, whom we think are the
hospitals beds. the sporadic spread of the virus and majority of the vaccine deniers and
As we have seen in the highly enhanced the proliferation of VoC. And for those who are unable to hesitant, there is enough provision in
We still run the risk of vaccinated nations like Chile, isolate in their homes, better the fatwa which states that
breakthrough infections, with a Seychelles, Uruguay, Mongolia, UAE, This has led to an explosion of quarantine facilities should be made immunisation is harus (permissible)
conservative estimate of 0.29% of fully Bahrain, the US, the UK and Israel, the daily cases, which is overwhelming available by the relevant agencies to but it is wajib (mandatory) for those
vaccinated persons. That is 32,000 Delta virus can readily unleash our hospitals and intensive care unit prevent the spread and spillover of whom the government deem as high-
breakthroughs, milder than similar another Covid-19 wave due to its ease facilities, the quarantine centres, infections into larger communities. risk individuals. But we would like to
infections in unvaccinated persons. of transmission. leading to exponential death rates On the vaccination front, the Special recommend vaccine mandates, which
But these may pose a danger to larger and brought in dead (BiD) cases. Committee for Ensuring Access to would tie to employment in high-risk
communities within the context of the There is too much hope and hype The FTTIS framework of action Covid-19 Vaccine Supply needs to occupations e.g. healthcare workers,
more transmissible and virulent Delta placed in the vaccine basket. We must needs to be communicated be more proactive and consider caregivers in nursing care homes,
variant. And we must also be be holistic in our crisis management carefully and thoroughly to other promptly new strategies to better prison wardens, army personnel etc.
prepared for the Lambda and other and utilise every other anti-pandemic agencies responsible, notably: boost our population immunity.
VoC (Variants of Concern) that may tool at our disposal. 0 International Trade and Industry These among others include: Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Paediatrician
follow subsequently. Ministry Safe@Work campaign 0 Single-dose mRNA and adenovirus and Asst Prof Mohammad Farhan
And that is why our failure to ramp 0 Education Ministry Safe@School vector vaccines in persons post- Rusli, Public Health Physician.
First, those vaccinated and up testing to the basic minimum of policy
unvaccinated may continue to create 250,000 tests per day is not helping. At 0 Home Affairs Ministry Safe@Prison Comments: [email protected]
clusters and outbreaks in low- best, we were averaging 150,000 tests protocols and others
per day, and our positivity rate has

Resist, accommodate or flee: Tough choice for Afghans LETTERS

█ BY BORZOU DARAGAHI A family walking towards a US Air Force Boeing C-v Long-oppressed religious minorities, such as [email protected]
THE Afghan aid official and his family tried to dd 17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at the Shia Hazara, have gained social and
make it to Kabul airport. They wanted Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan economic status. People have become Cheer on our
desperately to get out of the country. But they on Aug 22. – PICTURE TAKEN BY US MARINE accustomed to a certain measure of political para athletes
were daunted by the massive, desperate crowds CORPS/SGT SAMUEL RUIZ/REUTERS rights.
outside and the presence of unruly soldiers LET us throw our support behind our
protecting the facility. Back then, the country was reeling from years Even if it manages to suppress street protests, national para athletes, who will be
of civil war, and its economy was ravaged. The the Taliban will be faced with demands from civil going up against the world’s best in the
The 52-year-old, who mostly lives in the Gulf, Taliban’s emergence and arrival was almost a service employees, soldiers and pensioners for upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
opted to keep himself and his family at their relief. But the Taliban now takes over from a their pay, even as the International Monetary
home in Kabul, at least for now. But instead of system that was built up over nearly 20 years, Fund, Western Union and other global financial Of course there are favourites, who
cowering in fear, he called relatives and members which – despite its many flaws and drawbacks – institutions cut the Taliban off. have been identified to bring back gold
of his extended family who are in touch with “the has provided a measure of stability and rights to medals for the nation, following our
other side,” as he describes the Taliban. the Afghan people. “They were trained to destabilise the fantastic outing at the 2016 Rio edition
government system, and they have been in Brazil. I, like all other Malaysians,
He implored them to vouch for him and his “When they took over before, the people practicing to demolish a system, but they are not would like to see them surpass the
family, and to win assurances that the militant didn’t need food, civil rights, jobs; they just familiar with operating a system of governance to target of three gold medals. It will surely
fundamentalists now in control of Afghanistan needed peace and the Taliban were able to provide services and financial stability to satisfy be a pleasant welcome ahead of our
would not harm him. provide a sense of security,” he says in a phone people’s demands,” says Tamim. Independence Day at the end of the
interview. month, and a breath of fresh air in the
They sent out feelers on his behalf: As an Some predict that this will force the Taliban to midst of the nation’s battle against the
executive running an aid organisation “The economy was already shattered, and the compromise with their predecessors, such as Covid-19 pandemic.
distributing help to the neediest in remote places people were going through a horrible life. So, Karzai and Abdullah, and to bow to some of the
like Khost, Kunduz and Baghlan, he would from nothing to nothing was OK.” demands of both the international community However, I urge everyone not to
contribute to the country’s success rather than its and the burgeoning Afghan bourgeoisie. But place too much pressure on our
failure. But Afghan people now have higher others are not so sure. athletes. Cheer them on no matter the
expectations. Women’s status has advanced, outcome. It will be a blessing if they
He has since been out and about, driving especially in the cities, where classrooms in Taqi Musharraf helped run a girls’ dance return with medals regardless of colour,
around the capital’s streets in his Toyota Corolla institutions of higher learning are filled with school in Kabul until he was hounded out of the but if things do not work out, there is
and taking strolls through marketplaces that are women. country after receiving threatening calls from the no need for unnecessary criticisms.
beginning to reopen. Taliban on July 12.
One would be ignorant to say these
“I think I should be okay,” he says in a phone “They wanted me to leave Kabul and meet criticisms and jeers do not exist. I do not
interview, requesting that his name and that of with them,” he says during a meeting in Istanbul. need to go way back to prove this. We
his organisation are not published. “We are one “They said if you don’t come, we know all your all know what happened in this year’s
people, after all.” addresses and your relatives’ addresses.” Tokyo Olympics where some Malaysians
took to social media to criticise our
With the Taliban now in control in He says he believes the Taliban has been athletes who did not win medals.
Afghanistan, thousands of negotiations like this planning for this moment for years, and has no
are unfolding every day, with ordinary Afghans intention of compromising with anyone, and that Please let us not repeat this mistakes.
struggling either to resist or to accommodate its forces are already too powerful to resist. The fact that our athletes will be at the
their new masters in order to pursue their own Olympics or Paralympics representing
lives and ambitions. “There is no such thing as Afghanistan any the country is already a proud feat.
more for me,” he says. “I don’t see anything to
For example, even as Afghanistan’s American- fight for.” Once again, the Jalur Gemilang will
backed president, Ashraf Ghani, fled the country be hoisted at the opening ceremony by
to the United Arab Emirates, his predecessor, Even optimists note that many of the our flag bearers. Let us be reminded
Hamid Karzai, and their arch political rival, behaviours of the current Taliban resemble those that our national contingent is a show
Abdullah Abdullah, stood next to each other in of the group that imposed a harsh, violently of not only Malaysia’s finest, but they
Kabul and announced that they would be staying punitive version of Islam on the nation during also represent unity, patriotism and the
put and trying to maintain the peace. the 1990s. Malaysian way of life.

Protests against the Taliban have erupted in a “They don’t look different,” says Tamim. “They Our athletes will not only be battling
number of cities – brave outbursts of defiance have the same clothes, same beards, they are for glory at the games. They will also be
that the group seems confused about how to armed without name-tags, and they play their facing a threat from the Covid-19
handle. music very loud. You don’t see a change of pandemic. While we hope for triumph at
behaviour. They remain in their old framework. the Tokyo meet, let us also keep our para
Meanwhile, the son of the late warlord Ahmad They have this old mentality and the same athletes in our prayers and thoughts.
Shah Massoud has vowed to rally armed behaviour.”
resistance against the group, from the Panjshir May they have a safe journey and a
Valley north of Kabul. For now and the foreseeable future, the safe return.
question in Afghanistan is how much the Afghan
Walid Tamim, a former deputy finance people are willing to challenge, question, push, Yeap Ming Liong
minister now living abroad, also predicts that the cajole and negotiate with the Taliban, and Subang Jaya
Taliban’s effort to consolidate power will not be whether the group will see any advantage in
nearly as easy as it was back in 1996. showing a measure of tolerance. – The
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KL MARKET SUMMARY Sime Darby: Industrial,
August 25, 2021 motor arms to drive growth

INDICES 11,449.40 CHANGE +84.11
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,569.80 +16.43
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 604.29 -0.34
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 194.59 +3.22
CONSTRUCTION 167.00 +1.39
FINANCIAL SERVICES 15,381.90 +45.52
ENERGY 745.73 +11.11
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 696.62 +5.73
HEALTH CARE 2,753.92 -12.70 oGroup’s FY21 net profit up 73.8% to RM1.43b, it says
TRANSPORTATION 873.04 -1.83 better conditions bode well for the two divisions in FY22
PROPERTY 722.68 +3.48
PLANTATION 6,663.01 +48.17
FBMSHA 12,551.90 +130.50
FBMACE 7,289.12 -38.30 █ BY AMIR IMRAN HUSAIN SAFRI recovery plan,” he said.
TECHNOLOGY 90.80 -0.88 [email protected] Meanwhile, the motor division has rebounded
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd, which posted
TURNOVER VALUE RM1.43 billion in net profit for the financial year strongly post-pandemic on the back of revenge
4.553BIL RM2.894 BIL ended June 30, 2021 (FY21), sees the pickup in spending by affluent consumers in China as
commodity prices, infrastructure development overseas travel restrictions have redirected
5 MOST ACTIVES and excess cash from border closure auguring some of their spending domestically towards
August 25, 2021 well for its industrial and motor divisions in luxury cars.
FY22.
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) “Due to strong demand and lower
KANGER 361,018,400 6.0 UNCH Nonetheless, group CEO Datuk Jeffri Salim inventory levels, discounting in China has
MMAG 171,896,200 10.5 -1.0 Davidson (pix) acknowledged that the lessened and this contributed to improved
FOCUS 139,288,700 5.0 +0.5 uncertainties from the Covid-19 pandemic margin for our business,” Mustamir
AVI 132,378,000 13.5 -2.0 remain as the number of active cases is still high. explained.
SAPNRG 119,082,500 12.0 UNCH
He noted that thermal coal and oil prices are Its Malaysian operations saw higher
5 TOP GAINERS beginning to move up, which will spur its sales, resulting from the sales and
August 25, 2021 industrial division as it is linked to mining service tax exemption introduced by the
activities. government under the Penjana
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM stimulus package.
NESTLE 63,400 134.70 0.80 “That is going to drive coal mining in our
KLK 736,300 20.90 0.40 territories in Queensland and demand for our With regard to mergers and
TENAGA 7,670,200 10.28 0.31 products and after-sales support,” he told the acquisitions, Jeffri said it has
DLADY 2,700 32.38 0.28 media at a virtual briefing on Sime Darby’s plans to undertake such
BAT 137,500 14.28 0.26 financial results yesterday. activities but the border closure
has thrown a spanner into the
5 TOP LOSERS “On car sales, demand will still be there as works. “There’s nothing out there
August 25, 2021 border closure remains, hence people will have at the moment, at least in the short
extra money to spend. I think that will also drive term.”
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM some of the growth for us.”
KESM 22,000 12.82 0.64 For the fourth quarter ended June 30,
GENETEC 384,600 27.18 0.62 To illustrate the prospects for the coming 2021, Sime Darby’s net profit rose 19.2% to
HSI-HGX 100 1.86 0.43 financial year, the group revealed that its RM211 million from RM177 million in the
PETDAG 201,900 19.02 0.38 industrial division order book stood at RM3.3 corresponding quarter of the previous year on
HSI-HMM 17,000 0.945 0.225 billion as of June 30, 2021. the back of a strong performance from its motor
division. Revenue for the quarter jumped 28.6%
EXCHANGE RATES AUGUST 25, 2021 Group CFO Mustamir Mohamad commented to RM11.34 billion from RM8.82 billion
that the division is strongly encouraged by the previously.
order book trend in Australia, signifying positive
momentum for heavy equipment demand For FY21, the group’s net profit stood at
driven by strong commodity prices. RM1.43 billion, a 73.8% improvement over the
preceding financial year. Revenue increased
“Besides mining, the order book is further 20.4% to RM44.48 billion from RM36.93 billion
supplemented by the construction sector as the previously.
Australian economy is showing healthy signs of
recovery backed by the government’s The board has declared a second interim
continued efforts in delivering its economic dividend of 8 sen per share and a special
dividend of 1 sen per share to be paid on Sept 30.

Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy IDEAS: GLICs hold high equity
stakes in capital-intensive sectors
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.2735 4.1485 4.1385 KUALA LUMPUR: The Institute for example of 78.6% cumulative stake held by “The review of golden shares is also
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1180 2.9950 2.9790 Democracy and Economic Affairs’ (IDEAS) Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Employees Provident welcomed to improve transparency in GLIC
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1540 3.0640 3.0560 latest research found that government-linked Fund, Retirement Fund (Incorporated), governance,” it said.
1 EURO 3.3910 3.3000 3.2880 investment companies (GLICs) hold high Lembaga Tabung Haji and Permodalan
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 5.0290 4.8670 4.8470 equity shareholdings in capital-intensive Nasional Bhd in telecommunications While GLICs have long contributed to the
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.9820 2.8720 2.8560 sectors such as telecommunications and company Axiata or GLICs’ near-majority stake economic development of Malaysia, Yeoh
1 STERLING POUND 3.1540 3.0640 3.0560 media, transportation and logistics, as well as in Malaysia Airports. said, their performance and contributions
1 SWISS FRANC 5.8730 5.6900 5.6700 utilities. have not been sufficiently measured,
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.6660 4.5560 4.5410 Thus, IDEAS has called on the government monitored and improved upon.
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 117.7300 111.6500 111.4500 The report, entitled “GLIC Footprint in the to provide more disclosure on what entails in
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 5.1280 4.7750 4.5750 Private Economy: Sectoral Concentration and the Perkukuh Pelaburan Rakyat (Perkukuh) “Perkukuh is a welcome initiative by the
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 66.1000 63.5000 Policy Dilemma”, is a research by IDEAS on programme announced on Aug 12, which was government to strategically streamline and
100 INDIAN RUPEE 55.4700 52.7100 N/A GLIC shareholdings in Malaysia’s top 100 designed to reform the mandate and roles of strengthen our GLIC and GLC ecosystem in
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.8600 5.5000 52.5100 public listed companies that highlighted the Malaysia’s GLICs to align them with the Malaysia.
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0307 0.0278 5.3000 outsized role they place in Malaysia’s economy. national agenda and to support the country’s
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.8970 3.7760 0.0228 economic recovery plan. “However, we must stress that there must
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 16.4000 3.7660 Its chief executive officer Tricia Yeoh said be political will to extricate unnecessary
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 2.6400 N/A the high concentration of GLIC shareholding IDEAS also welcomed measures under political influence from all government-
100 QATAR RIYAL 8.6700 2.4600 N/A in the same companies raises concerns about Perkukuh to differentiate between sovereign related entities or any reform measures
100 SAUDI RIYAL 117.6300 8.1700 2.2600 whether the outsized GLIC footprint in these wealth funds (SWFs) and institutional would come to nought,” she added.
100THAI BAHT 115.2200 111.6700 7.9700 industries ultimately poses concentration investors, as it will enable the latter to
13.5600 109.3800 111.4700 risks to their depositors given that their maximise investment returns, including IDEAS also called for the programme
12.0400 109.1800 savings have investment exposure to similar diversifying abroad, while SWFs will be able announcement to be accompanied by a
11.6400 company profiles. to invest in strategic sectors while acting as policy document that will detail how the key
stabilisers in the local financial market. outcomes will be achieved and how the 20
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama In a statement yesterday, she cited an key initiatives will be implemented through
2024. – Bernama

11theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021

* SUNBIZ

BRIEFS AIM SHAREHOLDER SEEKS
EGM TO OUST 3 DIRECTORS

PETALING JAYA: Advance Information

Heineken posts RM25.27mMarketing Bhd (AIM) has received a
notice from major shareholder Mak Siew
Wei to call for an EGM to remove three net profit in second quarter
directors of the company with immediate
effect and to replace the board with four
new directors. Mak, who was a former
AIM director, holds at least a 10% stake in
the company. Mak was not re-elected at
the AGM on May 27. Mak has called for
directors Ang Huat Keat, Lee Kean Teong,
Azizullaili Jalaluddin and any director o Improvement in Q2 and H1 indicates recovery and reflects and first half of 2021 indicated signs of recovery
appointed up to the time before the EGM the group’s continuous efforts to navigate a challenging and reflected the group’s continuing efforts to
to be removed with immediate effect; environment right size its cost base as it continue to navigate
while proposing the appointment of a challenging external environment.
Mejar Datuk Ismail Ahmad, himself,
Choong Mun Kit and Kang Teik Yih as “Unfortunately, for the second time in two
directors. The EGM will be held virtually years we faced another prolonged lockdown
and had to suspend our brewery operations
on Oct 8. The company is seeking legal from June to August, the effects of which are not
advice on the matter. PETALING JAYA: Heineken Malaysia Bhd interim dividend of 15 sen per stock unit for the fully captured in our Q2’21 results,” he said in a

BOARD REPRIMANDS posted a net profit of RM25.27 million for its financial year ending Dec 31, 2021 to be paid on statement.
second quarter ended June 30 (Q2’21) Nov 18, 2021. On the outlook, Roland said the Covid-19
AUDITOR FOR FAILURE TO compared with a net loss of RM18.19 million in For the six months period, Heinekan’s net pandemic and the prolonged restrictions and
COMPLY WITH STANDARDS the same quarter of the previous year profit more than doubled to RM98.81 from lockdowns have adversely impacted the group
mainly due to revenue growth driven by RM38.77 reported for the corresponding business performance and dampened the
PETALING JAYA: The Securities effective revenue management, quarter of the previous financial year. economy recovery in the country. For the
Commission Malaysia’s Audit Oversight optimisation of marketing spend and Revenue for the period grew 16.57% second time in two years, it faced another
Board (AOB) has publicly reprimanded on-going cost savings initiatives to RM897.16 million from RM769.63 prolonged lockdown and had to suspend its
Sharinah Mohamed Iqbal, a partner of implemented by the group as well as million reported previously mainly brewery operations from June 2021 to August
PKF, for breaching section 31Z(1)(b) of the the one-off settlement of the due to higher sales from increased 2021 due to the full movement control order
Securities Commission Malaysia Act 1993 Customs’ Bills of Demand of RM7.2 in-home consumption as business imposed nationwide, and restrictions were
(SCMA) when she failed to comply with million in June 2020. and economic activities started to imposed on F&B outlets.
the International Standards on Auditing recover in the beginning of the first
when auditing a public interest entity Its revenue grew 37.71% to RM349.42 half, as well as effective execution of “This has impeded the group’s ability to
(PIE). As the engagement partner million from RM253.74 million reported various commercial campaigns conduct its normal business operations,
responsible for the audit of the PIE, previously due to higher sales as and easing of social and including being able to satisfy domestic market
Sharinah had failed to perform sufficient businesses and consumers economic restrictions demand. The continued rising of daily infection
audit procedures and obtain sufficient gradually adapted to the new compared to the cases coupled with the uncertainties around the
audit evidence to support the audit normal despite the first half of 2020. political landscape will affect the market
opinion in relation to the PIE’s ability to intermittent lockdowns, Heinekan sentiment and challenge the market recovery
continue as a going concern. In particular, as compared to the Malaysia going forward.”
Sharinah had failed to follow up on the corresponding quarter managing director
status of the PIE’s bank loan and seek in 2020 when the Roland Bala (pix) Despite the negative impact from the full
further audit evidence to support her unprecedented first said the MCO and continued market uncertainties, it
conclusion in relation to the PIE’s ability to nationwide lockdown improvement in will continue its initiatives to right-size the
repay its bank borrowings. In addition, was imposed. performance for organisation and cost base to drive productivity
she did not perform quantitative the second quarter and efficiency across the organisation.
assessment to assess the PIE’s tight cash The group
flow position and its ability to fulfil all its declared a single tier As of Aug 20, 2021, more than 80% of the
commitments and obligations. company’s workers are fully vaccinated.

AIMFLEX SECURES RM1M Green Packet subsidiary gets Labuan Matrade ramping up
TEST MACHINE ORDER conditional investment bank licence JVs with mid-tier firms
to accelerate exports
PETALING JAYA: Aimflex Bhd’s wholly PETALING JAYA: Green Packet Bhd’s wholly specialising in digital asset portfolio advisory,
owned unit Aimflex Systems Sdn Bhd owned subsidiary Oasis Capital Investment management services as well as bespoke PETALING JAYA: Malaysia External Trade
yesterday secured a new order worth Bank (OCIB) has received a conditional structured products and services for high-net- Development Corp (Matrade) is committed
RM1 million for automated test investment bank licence from the Labuan worth individuals (HNWI), institutions’ and to intensifying collaboration with Malaysian
machine. The new secured order is from Financial Services Authority (LFSA) yesterday. enterprises. mid-tier companies (MTCs) as they are
a new customer who is involved in the among the prime movers to the nation export
electronic components for the The conditional investment bank licence is a It seeks to fill in this market gap by
automotive industry. The secured order greenlight by LFSA for OCIB to begin fulfilling positioning itself as a trusted gateway into the
is expected to be fulfilled in the financial
year ending Dec 31, 2021 (FY21).

CENTRAL GLOBAL, SMART operational conditions such as setting up the crypto finance world for HNWI and growth.
SABAH INK MOU ON required processes and technology platforms in institutional investors. As an offshore During the recent engagement session
STATE MOF DASHBOARD accordance with regulatory requirements. A full investment bank, OCIB will aggregate, deploy,
operating licence will be awarded by LFSA upon and optimise clients’ funds and digital assets with Malaysian Consortium of Mid-Tier
PETALING JAYA: Central Global Bhd’s fulfilment of these operationalisation activities. portfolios to ensure that clients can benefit Companies (MCMTC), both Matrade and
wholly owned subsidiary Central Global from this emerging asset class while being fully MCMTC agreed to undertake new initiative to
Technology Sdn Bhd (CGTSB) has signed a OCIB CEO Tan Kay Yen said OCIB will aware of the potential risks. OCIB will also scale up exports as well as to facilitate
memorandum of understanding (MoU) spearhead the group’s offerings within the provide conventional investment banking Malaysian small and medium sized
with Smart Sabah Corp Sdn Bhd to discuss blockchain technology space. services such as private wealth and corporate enterprises (SMEs) to be part of the latter’s
the set-up of a joint venture (JV) for the advisory and solutions in working capital global supply chain network.
construction of a dashboard for Sabah’s “We anticipate that digital assets and management and underlying trade services to
Ministry of Finance. The MoU, which is blockchain will have a far more disruptive its clients. Matrade CEO Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz
valid for six months from the signing, will impact compared to conventional fintech as it said through the Mid-Tier Companies
be the framework from which CGTSB and addresses the fundamental building blocks of Tan said cryptocurrencies and digital assets Development Programme (MTCDP),
Smart Sabah explore collaboration the financial ecosystem. We see tremendous have seen tremendous growth and adoption Matrade will continue its agenda, not only to
leading to a JV for the dashboard’s potential in this space and will strive to help our over the years and is now benefiting from create more global champions but also to
planning, design, development, clients to benefit from this transformational serious participation from mainstream players support SMEs’ immersion into international
implementation and maintenance. technology,” Tan said in a statement. such as central banks and established financial market. This augurs well with the objective set
institutions. by the new prime minister on strengthening
OCIB’s aims to be an innovative forerunner the private sector’s role as a significant driver
in Southeast Asia’s offshore neobank scene, of the nation’s economic growth.

Tri-Mode granted tax incentive, licensing approval from Mida “MCMTC will continue to support
Matrade in growing MTCs and towards the
recovery of the Malaysian economy,” said
MCMTC president Callum Chen, who is also
PETALING JAYA: Tri-Mode System (M) Bhd has In addition, it has to maintain at least 80% Tri-Mode in terms of operation efficiency and the CEO of LH Plus Sdn Bhd.
obtained the integrated logistic services (ILS) full time local employees and incur yearly improve overall revenue and profitability of MCMTC is a collaborative alliance
tax incentive and international integrated operating cost of at least RM5.96 million the group, as currently the custom declaration between mid-tier companies who have
logistics services (IILS) status from the during the incentive period as well as applying activities are operating under an associate graduated from MTCDP. Matrade has
Malaysian Investment Development Authority for a pioneer status certificate within 24 company of the group,” he said in a statement groomed 275 MTCs through MTCDP since
(Mida). months of its approval. yesterday. the programme started in 2014. It is one of the
Under the incentive, it has been granted a With the IILS status, Tri-Mode can be On Aug 12, the group unveiled its business government’s high impact initiatives in the
70% income tax exemption against statutory issued a freight forwarding agent/customs expansion plans to purchase 5.38 acres of Malaysia’s Development Plan aimed to
income for five years via the approved tax agent licence by the Royal Malaysian Customs industrial land near its headquarters and accelerate the export growth of MTCs to be
incentive-pioneer status under the Promotion Department with 100% equity ownership. facilities to expand its warehouse services regional and global champions.
of Investments Act, 1986. Its group managing director Datuk Hew business to cater for positive demand of MTCDP has become the springboard for
As stipulated by the conditions of the Han Seng said the approval is expected to add warehousing and third-party logistics services. Malaysian homegrown names to stamp their
incentive, the group has to maintain at least value to its services and contribute positively It intends to construct an additional mark as the globally recognised brands in
60% of its equity held by Malaysians, to its future earnings. warehouse-cum-distribution hub of 150,000 every corner of the world. In 2020, 142
undertake at least one value added activities “The IILS status will enable Tri-Mode to sq ft on the newly purchased industrial land to companies from MTCDP reported exports’
such as distribution and supply chain have 100% operating licence on customs cater for business expansion plans in the revenue of RM8.21 billion, an increase of 1.7%
management. declaration activities which will also benefit coming one to two years. compared with the year before.

12 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 China central bank
SUNBIZ injects more cash
into financial system
Fortescue, Tsingshan could invest billions in Kalimantan
SHANGHAI: China’s central bank increased
JAKARTA: Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group displayed by Luhut during a presentation on FFI has been announcing ambitious global short-term fund injections into the financial
and China’s Tsingshan Holding Group could Tuesday showed. green energy plans, mostly via green hydrogen. system yesterday, in a bid to soothe market
invest billions of dollars to build an industrial worries over tightening liquidity.
estate for metal smelting near a planned “Total investment, there will be US$100 “FFI is already conducting studies on
hydropower plant in Kalimantan, an billion, including the dam, and it will be potential projects in Kalimantan, and we look Primary interbank money rates eased after
Indonesian minister said. completed in 10 years,” the minister said, adding forward to continuing our positive engagement hitting multi-month highs earlier this week,
that groundbreaking was planned for October. with local stakeholders,” Shuttleworth told caused by mounting investor concerns over
The companies have been in talks since Reuters yesterday. accelerating local government bond supply and
early this year about the project and minister of In September, a Fortescue subsidiary, higher month-end cash demand.
maritime affairs and investment, Luhut Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), signed an Tsingshan already has large investments in
Pandjaitan, has said smelting of iron, nickel and agreement to conduct feasibility studies into Indonesia ranging from industrial parks to Yesterday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)
copper ores at the estate could start in 2023. the utilisation of Indonesia’s hydropower and stainless steel processing. A spokesman did not said it offered 50 billion yuan (RM32.5 billion)
geothermal resources for industrial operations, respond to a request by Reuters for comments. through seven-day reverse repos into the
Fortescue could invest US$12 billion for potential domestic supply and exports, FFI’s banking system, whereas it mostly only injected
(RM50.5 billion), while Tsingshan has the chief executive Julie Shuttleworth said in email The new metal smelting estate will be 10 billion yuan each day during the month.
“potential” to pump in US$30 billion, a slide in March. located near the 11,000MW Kayan hydropower
project in North Kalimantan province. The central bank on its website said the
move was to “maintain stable liquidity
‘US approves licences for conditions at the end of the month”.
Huawei to buy auto chips’
In a separate statement posted on late
o The products are Tuesday, the PBOC said it would auction
generally not considered another 70 billion yuan worth of one-month
sophisticated, thus lowering cash deposits tomorrow.
the bar for approval
Traders said although the volume was not
WASHINGTON: US officials have approved BRIEFShuge, the official intention was clear enough to
licence applications worth hundreds of support general liquidity and lift market
millions of dollars for China’s blacklisted An Arcfox Alpha-S HI (Huawei Inside) electric vehicle on display at the Auto Shanghai Show media sentiment.
telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its day on April 19, 2021. – REUTERSPIX
growing auto component business, two The volume-weighted average rate of the
people familiar with the matter said. A Huawei spokeswoman declined to Underscoring the shift into smart cars, the benchmark overnight repo traded in the
comment on the licences, but said: “We are company’s rotating chairman Eric Xu interbank market, fell to 2.2025% yesterday
Huawei, the world’s largest positioning ourselves as a new component announced pacts with three state-owned morning, down 6.6 basis points (bps) from its
telecommunications equipment maker, has provider for intelligent connected vehicles, Chinese carmakers, including BAIC Group, to previous close, which was the highest since
been hobbled by trade restrictions imposed and our aim is to help car OEMs supply “Huawei Inside”, a smart vehicle June 22. – Reuters
by the Trump administration on the sale of (manufacturers) build better vehicles.” operating system, at the Shanghai Auto Show
chips and other components used in its earlier this year. UK ACCOUNTING WATCHDOG
network gear and smartphones businesses. Citing threats to US national security and FINES ERNST & YOUNG £3.5M
The Biden administration has been foreign policy interests, the US has gone to In another sign of Huawei’s ambition in the OVER STAGECOACH AUDIT
reinforcing the hard line on exports to great lengths to slow the growth of Huawei’s space, after suppliers have received licences
Huawei, denying licences to sell chips to key communications-related business. authorising the sale of tens of millions of BENGALURU: Britain’s accounting
Huawei for use in or with 5G devices. dollars of chips to Huawei, the company has watchdog said yesterday it has fined Ernst &
After placing Huawei on a US Commerce requested they apply again and request higher Young LLP £3.5 million (RM20.2 million)
But in recent weeks and months, people Department trade blacklist in 2019, which values such as one or two billion, one source over the audit of transport firm Stagecoach
familiar with the application process told banned sales of US goods and technology to said. Licences are generally good for four years. Group’s financial statements in 2017. The
Reuters the US has granted licences the company without special licences, the US Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said Mark
authorising suppliers to sell chips to Huawei last year ratcheted up restrictions to limit the Richard Barnett, chief marketing officer at a Harvey, the auditing engagement partner,
for such vehicle components as video screens sale of chips made abroad with US equipment. global electronics consultancy called Supply has also been sanctioned and fined
and sensors. The approvals come as Huawei It also campaigned to get allies to exclude Frame, said Huawei is in the “early innings” of £100,000. There were admissions to failings
pivots its business towards items that are less Huawei from their 5G networks over spying trying to invest in the US$5 trillion (RM21 in specific areas of the Stagecoach audit,
susceptible to US trade bans. concerns. Huawei has denied the allegations. trillion) automotive market that has large according to the FRC. “Whilst it is not
potential growth both inside and outside China. alleged that the Financial Statements were
Auto chips are generally not considered Huawei reported its biggest ever revenue in fact misstated, in several material
sophisticated, lowering the bar for approval. drop in the first half of 2021, after the US “Cars and trucks are now computers on instances, the Respondents failed to obtain
One person close to the licence approvals said restrictions drove it to sell a chunk of its once- wheels,” said Barnett, “That convergence is sufficient appropriate audit evidence,“ it
the government is granting licences for chips dominant handset business and before new what’s driving Huawei’s strategic focus to be a said. EY did not immediately respond, while
in vehicles that may have other components growth areas have fully matured. bigger player in that area.” – Reuters Harvey could not be immediately reached
with 5G capability. for comment. – Reuters

Asked about the automotive licences, a US WE CAN INCREASE PUBLIC
Department of Commerce spokesperson said DEBT CEILING IF NEEDED:
the government continues to consistently THAI FINANCE MINISTER
apply licensing policies “to restrict Huawei’s
access to commodities, software, or BANGKOK: Thailand’s fiscal position remains
technology for activities that could harm US strong and it can raise its public debt ceiling
national security and foreign policy interests”. if necessary, Finance Minister Arkhom
Termpittayapaisith said yesterday, as the
The Commerce Department is prohibited country deals with its worst Covid-19
from disclosing licence approvals or denials, outbreak to date. Despite significant
the person added. borrowing to fund the outbreak
response,Thailand’s ratio of debt to gross
BOJ official warns of global impact from chip crunch, Asia plant closures domestic product was still low compared to
peers at 56%, and expected to remain
TOKYO: A shortage of semiconductor chips “If the pandemic suspends chip plants – have led to stricter curbs and below its 60% ceiling at the end of this fiscal
may persist for the rest of this year if the production in Southeast Asian factories, that compounded the crisis. year to September, Arkhom told a business
coronavirus pandemic keeps Southeast Asian will emerge as among source of uncertainty conference. “If there is a need to increase
factories shut, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker for the global economy,” Nakamura told an The disruption in output may hurt exports, our debt ceiling, the fiscal policy committee
said, highlighting supply constraints as among online news conference yesterday. “The chip which have been the key driver of Japan’s ... can revisit and raise this threshold,“ he
key risks to the global economy. crunch may not be fixed for the rest of this fragile economic recovery, and cast doubt on said. – Reuters
year.” the BOJ’s projection the world’s third-largest
BOJ board member Toyoaki Nakamura economy will improve as shipments offset the TAIWAN SAYS ECONOMY
said Japan’s economy is expected to recover as Nakamura’s remarks are the strongest weakness in consumption. NOT OVERHEATING,
the pandemic’s impact fades, pointing to the warning to date by a BOJ policymaker of the INFLATION REMAINS STABLE
boost to growth from robust global demand broadening impact of the chip crunch, which Nakamura signalled hope that
and a recovery in capital expenditure. has affected Japanese manufacturers consumption will get a boost from pent-up TAIPEI: Taiwan’s economy is not overheating
including auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. demand for services once households feel and inflation is well under control, central
But he warned the outlook was “highly safe to start spending off their record savings. bank governor Yang Chin-long said
uncertain” with risks skewed to the downside, Car makers worldwide have been cutting yesterday, as he responded to lawmakers’
as a worldwide resurgence in Covid-19 production due to the months-long chip But he said such an impact may not questions about prospects for an interest
infection cases force Japan to expand state of shortage. A resurgence in Covid-19 cases in heighten until around or after the year-end rate rise. The central bank cut the
emergency curbs and disrupt factory Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and holidays due to the resurgence of infections, benchmark discount rate to 1.125% in
production in Asia. Malaysia – home to auto factories and chip instead of around summer as initially March last year, a historic low, as the Covid-
expected. – Reuters 19 pandemic began to bite, where it has
remained ever since. Yang, asked by
lawmakers visiting the central bank when
Taiwan might raise rates, said it depended
on inflation. “On monetary policy you need
mainly to look at prices,“ he said.
“So far, (the economy) won’t overheat,“ he
said. The bank holds its next quarterly
meeting, where it makes rate decisions, on
Sept 23. – Reuters

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in newspaper and digital NOTICE OF RESOLUTION NOTICE OF RESOLUTION run victory at the “home of cricket”. “(Lord’s) just showed this team
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For Viewing Appointment, of August, 2021, the following special of August, 2021, the following special give you the details of the words that were spoken. It happens in
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AND Chee Seng (NRIC No. 790224-XX-XXXX) (NRIC No. 671103-08-6124) of No. 7, Yusoff (NRIC No. 791130-13-5012) of 341, Pakistan beat Windies to level series
pertaining to the estate of the late Wong Jalan Evergreen, Pasir Pinji, 31650 Ipoh, Jalan Terengganu, Taman Rakyat, 34600
IN THE MATTER OF Swee Chiu @ Wong Swee Chui. Perak having given her consent to act, be Kamunting, Perak having given her consent SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI completed a 10-wicket match haul to
COMPETENT CREATION SDN. BHD. Mr. Wong Swee Yin requests that Mr. Yap appointed as Liquidator of the Company to to act, be appointed as Liquidator of the bowl Pakistan to a series-levelling 109-run victory over the West
Chee Seng (NRIC No. 790224-XX-XXXX) act for the purpose of such a winding-up Company to act for the purpose of such a Indies in the final session of the second and final Test at Sabina
201301011267 (1041104 V) contact his solicitor Messrs. Justin Voon at a remuneration agreed upon and that winding-up at a remuneration agreed upon Park yesterday. Frustrated by the loss of an entire day’s play and
(IN MEMBERS’ Chooi & Wing on an urgent basis at +603 pursuant to Section 456 and Eleventh and that pursuant to Section 456 and another session to rain and a sodden outfield over the weekend,
2785 1015/23 or email Ms. Lee at cplee@ Schedule of the Companies Act, 2016, the Eleventh Schedule of the Companies Act, Shaheen kept Pakistan’s hopes alive with a devastating first
VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) jcw.com.my liquidator may exercise all her powers and 2016, the liquidator may exercise all her innings effort of six for 51 on day four – his best Test innings
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING duties. powers and duties. performance – and returned on the final day to strike critical
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant 322 Notices 322 Notices By Order of the Board By Order of the Board blows. “This was a very important win for us, especially given the
to the Companies Act, 2016 that a Final Lim Young Yeow Nor Zuraimy Binti Md Yusoff way we lost that first Test,” said Babar, reflecting on the heart-
Meeting of the abovenamed Company IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA AT DALAM MAHKAMAH SESYEN DI SELAYANG Director Director breaking one-wicket defeat at the same venue 10 days earlier. “My
will be held at No. 43, 1st Floor, Jalan SHAH ALAM DALAM NEGERI SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN, Ipoh Ipoh partnership with Fawad Alam and his brilliant century was of
Ros, 85000 Segamat, Johor Darul Takzim Dated this Dated this course valuable, but I have to give massive credit to the bowling
on 28 September, 2021 at 10.00 a.m. for IN THE STATE OF MALAYSIA 26th day of August, 2021 26th day of August, 2021 of Shaheen because he make things a lot easier for us.”
the purposes: SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN GUAMAN NO.: BD-A52NCC-13-06/2021 IN THE MATTER OF THE
(i) To receive and consider the Liquidator’s COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) NO: IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 Archer targets March return
Statement of Accounts showing the BA-28NCC-367-08/2021 Antara …Plaintif COMPANIES ACT, 2016
manner in which the winding-up has In the matter of Section 465(1)e and B2B FinPal Sdn Bhd AND ENGLAND’S Jofra Archer said he hopes to be fit for the Test series
been conducted and of hearing any 466(1)a of the Companies Act 2016 (No. Syarikat: 1192385-H) AND IN THE MATTER OF against the West Indies in March after the fast bowler was ruled
explanation that may be given by the IN THE MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP WORLD FIRST HARVEST SDN. BHD. out of this year’s Twenty20 World Cup and the Ashes due to a
Liquidator; and AND Dan (200401028708) (667216-H) recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow. Archer
(ii) To resolve under Section 518(3)(b) of In the matter of HABAJ VISION 1) SMKL Maju Enterprise BOND SDN. BHD. (In Members’ Voluntary Winding-Up) underwent an operation in May to remove a bone fragment from
the Companies Act, 2016 that after SDN BHD (Company No. 200401025771 (664279-M) NOTICE FOR CREDITORS his elbow and missed England’s two-Test series in June against
the expiration of three (3) months 201201039110/1023588-D) (No. Syarikat: 201303282627 (In Members’ Voluntary Winding-Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors New Zealand, which they lost 1-0. The 26-year-old was also ruled
from the date of the Final Meeting the [NS0122361-X]) of WORLD FIRST HARVEST SDN. BHD., out of the ongoing five-Test series against India. “The reason I had
books, accounts and documents of BETWEEN NOTICE FOR CREDITORS which is being wound-up voluntarily, an operation in May was because I wanted to sort out the
the Company and of the Liquidator be 2) Lingesraj A/L Moganasundaram NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors are required on or before 27th day of problem once and for all. I don’t want this thing hanging over
destroyed. (No. K/P: 951107-07-5015) of FRIENDSHIP BOND SDN. BHD., which is September, 2021 to send in their names and me,” Archer told the Daily Mail. “I’m trying to be cautious about
Dated this 26 th day of August, 2021 …Defendan-Defendan being wound-up voluntarily, are required addresses, the particulars of their debts or when I make my comeback, but I guess there’s a chance I’ll be
on or before 27th day of September, 2021 claims and the names and addresses of ready in time for England’s three-Test series against West Indies in
ONG CHEE YOW Kepada: NOTIS to send in their names and addresses, the their solicitors (if any) to the undersigned, the Caribbean in March. But I can’t make any promises.”
Liquidator particulars of their debts or claims and the the Liquidator of the said Company and, if
FLEXI VAN SERVICES SDN BHD SMKL Maju Enterprise names and addresses of their solicitors so required by notice in writing prove their Murray eliminated at Winston-Salem
322 Notices (Company No. (No. Syarikat: 201303282627 [NS0122361-X]) (if any) to the undersigned, the Liquidator debts and claims at such time and place
199301015845/270585-P) ... No.78, Jalan Batu Arang Batu 23, of the said Company and, if so required as shall be specified in such notice or in FORMER world No. 1 Andy Murray was ousted from the ATP
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONER Sungai Bakau, by notice in writing prove their debts and default thereof, they will be excluded from Winston-Salem event yesterday, falling to American Frances Tiafoe
COMPANIES ACT, 2016 48000 Rawang, Selangor claims at such time and place as shall the benefit of any distributions made before 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in a second round match at Wake Forest University.
be specified in such notice or in default such debts are proved. The 34-year-old Murray has been battling injuries of late,
and AND DAN thereof, they will be excluded from the Nor Zuraimy Binti Md Yusoff including a groin problem that has limited his time on the court
IN THE MATTER OF Lingesraj A/L Moganasundaram benefit of any distributions made before Liquidator this season and resulted in him needing one of the four wild card
CSF NETWORK SERVICES SDN. BHD. HABAJ VISION SDN BHD (Company No. (No. K/P: 951107-07-5015) such debts are proved. c/o 41 Jalan Medan Ipoh 6 spots to get into the Winston-Salem draw. “The positive thing is
Registration No: No. 34, Jalan Setia Permai U13/42M, Lim Young Yeow Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh that I moved well and served well but my level is up and down
199401016523 (302203-K) 201201039110/1023588-D) ... Setia Alam, Liquidator 31400 Ipoh with no real consistency,” Murray said. “There are moments in
(In Member’s Voluntary Winding-Up) RESPONDENT 40170 Shah Alam, c/o 41, Jalan Medan Ipoh 6 Perak Darul Ridzuan. matches where I play well and then I make mistakes or miss
At a General Meeting of the Company duly Selangor Darul Ehsan Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh Dated this 26th day of August, 2021 returns. I wish I wasn’t doing that. My level is around 50 or 60 in
convened and held at Wisma Goshen, 31400 Ipoh the world. It’s frustrating because if I wasn’t moving great and not
2nd Floor, 60, 62 & 64 Jalan SS 22/21, ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION AMBIL PERHATIAN BAHAWA suatu tindakan Perak Darul Ridzuan 322 Notices feeling good physically then I would be a bit easier on myself. But
Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, telah dimulakan terhadap kamu dalam Dated this 26th day of August, 2021 when I’m winning a low percentage of second-serve points, that’s
Selangor Darul Ehsan on Wednesday, 18th NOTICE is hereby given that a petition Mahkamah Sesyen Di Selayang dalam IN THE HIGH COURT OF got nothing to do with the physical side of things.”
day of August, 2021, the following special for the winding up of the abovenamed Guaman No: BD-A52NCC-13-06/2021 oleh DALAM PERKARA MAHKAMAH MALAYA AT SHAH ALAM
resolutions were duly passed: Company by the High Court at Shah B2B Finpal Sdn Bhd (No. Syarikat: 1192385- TINGGI MALAYA DI MUAR (COMMERCIAL DIVISION)
1. THAT, the Company will be liquidated by Alam was on the 16th August 2021 H) yang mempunyai alamat di Unit T2-L9, PENGGULUNGAN SYARIKAT COMPANIES (WINDING-UP)
way of Member’s Voluntary Winding Up. presented to the said Court by Flexi Level 9, Tower 2, PJ33 (Jaya 33), Jalan Prof NO. BA-28NCC-346-08/2021
2. THAT, Dato’ Ting Heng Peng of Wisma Van Services Sdn Bhd and that the said Khoo Kay Kim (Jalan Semangat), 46200 NO. JB - 28NCC – 6 – 07 / 2021 In the matter of Section 465 (1) (e) & Section
Goshen, 2nd Floor, 60, 62 & 64, Jalan Petition is directed to be heard before Petaling Jaya, Selangor yang mana Plaintif DALAM PERKARA SEKSYEN 465 466 (1) (a) of the Companies Act, 2016
SS 22/21, Damansara Jaya, 47400 the Court sitting at Shah Alam at 9.00 menuntut daripada Defendan-Defendan (1) (e) AKTA SYARIKAT, 2016
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan be o’clock in the morning on the 10th seperti berikut – And
appointed as Liquidator to act for the November 2021 and any Creditor or DAN In the matter of the Companies (Winding-Up)
purpose of winding-up the Company’s Contributory of said company desirous a) jumlah sebanyak prinsipal Issued Note DALAM PERKARA BPT ENTERPRISE Rules, 1972
affairs and distributing its assets. to support or oppose the making of an sebanyak RM100,000.00; SDN. BHD. (NO. SYARIKAT
3. THAT, the said Liquidator be authorised Order on the said Petition may appear 199601006695 [379041-K]) And
to divide amongst the member in at the time of hearing by himself or b) faedah pada kadar 18% setahun mengikut In the matter of PARDEX ENGINEERING SDN.
specie or kind, the whole or any part his Counsel for that purpose and a pengiraan faedah harian, ke atas jumlah ANTARA BHD. [COMPANY NO. 201301046076
of the assets of the Company and copy of the Petition will be furnished prinsipal Issued Note dari tarikh pinjamam RHB BANK BERHAD (1075900-K)]
may, for such purpose, set such value to any Creditor or Contributory of the diberi kepada Penerbit (“Issuer”) (NO. SYARIKAT 196501000373
as he deem fair upon any property to said Company requiring the same by (“Disbursement Date”); [6171-M]) BETWEEN
be distributed as aforesaid and may the undersigned on payment of the PAC LEASE BERHAD
determine how such distribution shall regulated charge for the same. c) faedah penalti lewat pada kadar 8% … PEMPETISYEN [COMPANY NO.: 199601014303
be carried out to the member. setahun ke atas setiap Issue Note dari DAN 386653-K)]
Leong Kok Cheng tarikh matang setiap Issue Note sehingga BPT ENTERPRISE SDN. BHD.
Director tarikh penyelesaian penuh dan muktamad (NO. SYARIKAT 199601006695 ... PETITIONER
Dated this 26th day of August, 2021. [379041-K]) AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE d) kos; danrelif-relif yang yang dianggap PARDEX ENGINEERING SDN. BHD.
COMPANIES ACT, 2016 sesuai dan berpatutan oleh Mahkamah … RESPONDEN [COMPANY NO.: 201301046076
yang Mulia ini. IKLAN PETISYEN (1075900-K)]
and NOTIS ADALAH DENGAN INI DIBERI
IN THE MATTER OF The Petitioner’s address is Suite DAN MAHKAMAH TELAH MEMERINTAHKAN bahawa suatu Petisyen untuk ... RESPONDENT
CSF NETWORK SERVICES SDN. BHD. 11.02, 11th Floor, Intan Millennium BAHAWA penyampaian Writ dan Pernyataan penggulungan Syarikat yang ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION
Registration No: Square, 68 Jalan Batai Laut 3, Taman Tuntutan tersebut dalam tindakan tersebut dinamakan di atas oleh Mahkamah NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for
199401016523 (302203-K) Intan, 41300 Klang, Selangor. disampaikan kepada kamu melalui Tinggi telah, pada 5 Julai 2021, the Winding-Up of the PARDEX ENGINEERING
(In Member’s Voluntary Winding-Up) The Petitioner’s Solicitors are Messrs penampalan salinan Writ dan Pernyataan dikemukakan oleh RHB BANK SDN. BHD. (“the Company”) by the High
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors T.F. Wong & Tee, No.37-1, 1st Floor, Tuntutan tersebut di atas berserta dengan BERHAD. Court was, on the 03rd day of August 2021
of the above Company are required to send Jalan Batai Laut 3, Taman Intan, 43100 salinan perintah untuk penyampaian ganti DAN bahawa Petisyen tersebut presented to the said Court by PAC LEASE
in their names and addresses and the Klang, Selangor. bertarikh 13.08.2021 dengan menampalkan diarahkan supaya dibicarakan di BERHAD of Level 12 & 13, Menara Haw Par,
particulars of their debts or claims and the (Ref : WW/LT/1184/2019) sesalinan serupa di Papan Notis Mahkamah hadapan Mahkamah yang bersidang Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur,
names and addresses of their solicitors (if Sesyen, Selayang dan serta mengiklankan di Muar pada pukul 12.30 tengahari Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (“the
any), to the undersigned (the Liquidator of ............................................... penyampaian dalam bentuk notis di dalam pada 5 Oktober 2021. Petitioner”).
the said Company) at the belowmentioned Solicitors for the Petitioner surat khabar harian tempatan untuk satu DAN mana-mana pihak Pemiutang AND that the said Petition is directed to be
address by 5.00 p.m. on 27th day of terbitan dan bahawa segala penampalan atau penyumbang Syarikat heard before the High Court sitting at Shah
September, 2021:- T.F.WONG & TEE dan pengiklanan setelah tamat tempoh tujuh tersebut yang ingin menyokong Alam, at 9.00 o’clock in the morning on the
c/o Norvic Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd. (7) hari selepas tarikh akhir penampalan dan atau menentang sesuatu Perintah 08th day of November 2021.
Reg. No. 200201033104 (600769-D) Note: Any person who intends to pengiklanan tersebut hendaklah disifatkan mengikut Petisyen tersebut AND any creditor or contributory of the
Wisma Goshen, 2nd Floor appear on the hearing of the said sebagai penyampaian yang sempurna dan boleh hadir dengan tujuan itu secara Company, desiring to support or oppose the
60, 62 & 64 Jalan SS 22/21 Petition must serve on or send by post mencukupi bagi Writ dan Pernyataan Tuntutan peribadi atau melalui peguambelanya making of an Order on the said Petition, may
to the abovenamed Messrs T.F. Wong tersebut ke atas kamu. Jika kamu berhasrat pada masa perbicaraan. Salinan appear at the time of Hearing by himself or
Damansara Jaya & Tee notice in writing of his intentions untuk membela dalam tindakan tersebut Petisyen tersebut akan dibekalkan his Counsel for that purpose.
47400 Petaling Jaya to do so. The Notice must state the kamu mestilah dalam masa tujuh (7) hari oleh pihak yang bertandatangan AND a copy of the Petition will be
Selangor Darul Ehsan name and address by the person, or dari tarikh tersiarnya iklan ini, memasukkan di bawah kepada mana-mana furnished to any creditor or contributory
The creditors (either through their if a firm, the name and address of kehadiran di Pejabat Pendaftaran Mahkamah pemiutang atau penyumbang Syarikat of the Company requiring the same by the
solicitors or personally) who do not the firm, and must be signed by the Sesyen, Selayang. Jika ingkar memasukkan tersebut yang memintanya dengan undersigned on payment of the regulated
file their debts and claims on or before person or firm or his or their solicitor (if kehadiran, penghakiman boleh diberikan atau membuat bayaran yang ditetapkan. charge for the same.
the specified date and time above will any) and must be served, or if posted, perintah dibuat terhadap atau berhubungan Alamat berdaftar Pempetisyen The Petitioner’s address is PAC LEASE
be excluded from the benefit of any must be sent by post in sufficient time dengan dirinya sebagaimana yang difikirkan adalah di Level 10, Tower One, RHB BERHAD of Level 12 & 13, Menara Haw Par,
distribution made by Liquidator. to reach the abovenamed not later adil dan suaimanfaat oleh Mahkamah. Centre, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur,
Dato’ Ting Heng Peng than twelve o’clock noon of the 9th Lumpur. Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Liquidator November 2021. Bertarikh pada 23 Ogos 2021 Peguamcara Pempetisyen ialah The Petitioner’s Solicitors is Messrs.
Dated this 26th day of August, 2021. Tetuan Taye & Co. yang beralamat di Abraham Ooi & Partners, Advocates &
..................t.t............. No. 23F, Taman Harta Pertama, Bukit Solicitors of 8th Floor, Wisma Harwant, No.
CALL Tetuan Maylee Gan & Tai Baru, 75150 Melaka. 106, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 50100
TO PLACE Peguamcara bagi pihak Plaintif ..............t.t............... Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala
CLASSIFIED ADS TETUAN TAYE & COMPANY Lumpur.
This advertisement of Petition is filed NOTIS ini dikeluarkan oleh Tetuan Maylee Gan Peguamcara bagi Pempetisyen
MS. SHOBA by Messrs TF Wong & Tee of No. 37-1 & Tai beralamat di No. 12, 1st Floor, Jalan BK PERINGATAN : Signed Illegible
Jalan Batai Laut 3, Tmn Intan, 41300 1/17, Bandar Kinrara Industrial Park, 47180 Sesiapa yang ingin hadir pada ……………………………
T 03 7784 8888 Klang, Selangor Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, peguamcara perbicaraan Petisyen tersebut Messrs. Abraham Ooi & Partners
F 03 7784 4424 (Ref : WW/LT/1184/2019) bagi pihak Plaintif yang dinamakan di atas. hendaklah menyampaikan atau Solicitors for the Petitioner
(Tel. No: 03-8071 5998 / Faks No: 03-8071 menghantar dengan pos kepada Note:-
5972). (Ruj: MG/349/(SMKL)21) Peguamcara Pempetisyen tersebut Any person who intends to appear on the
di atas suatu notis bertulis tentang Hearing of the said Petition must serve on,
niatnya sebegitu. Notis tersebut or send by post to, the abovenamed Messrs.
mestilah menyatakan nama dan Abraham Ooi & Partners, notice in writing of
alamat pihak berkenaan, atau jika his intention to do so. The Notice must state
ia sebuah firma, nama dan alamat the name and address of the person, or, if a
firma, dan mestilah ditandatangani firm, the name and address of the firm, and
oleh pihak atau firma berkenaan must be signed by the person or firm, or his
atau peguamcaranya, jika ada. Notis or their solicitors, if any. The notice must be
hendaklah disampaikan, atau jika served, or if posted, must be sent by post
dihantar dengan pos, hendaklah in sufficient time, to reach the abovenamed
dihantar dalam jangkamasa not later than 12.00 p.m. of the 07th day of
mencukupi, supaya sampai kepada November 2021.
pihak yang dinamakan di atas This Advertisement of Petition is issued by
sebelum pukul 12.00 tengahari pada Messrs. Abraham Ooi & Partners, Advocates
4 Oktober 2021. & Solicitors, solicitors for the Petitioner,
(Ruj : ALT/NZ/168/2020(1)) whose address of service is at No. 106, 8th
Floor, Wisma Harwant, Jalan Tuanku Abdul
Rahman, 50100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah
Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Tel No: 03-2691 0725
Fax No: 03-2697 0626
Ruj: AW/L/WC/LF/32122/20/HP/PL

14 theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
SPORTS

█ PHIL BLANCHE Page delighted with Bale’s impact on Real return Page insists Bale’s ambition to play
GARETH BALE will lead Wales into at a World Cup burns bright, saying:
World Cup action charged by having a Tottenham but has returned to Real and Estonia next month. been impressed in what he’s done in “As a player, manager and coach you
“positive impact” on his Real Madrid Madrid to see out the final year of his “Gareth’s not changed who he is. pre-season and watched him through want to be part of a World Cup. These
return, says manager Robert Page. contract at the Bernabeu. the Euros. boys will go down in history if they
Players will tell you different managers qualify.
Bale was the subject of fierce Bale has started the first two games have different thoughts in how they “That’s all he can influence. Give his
retirement rumours ahead of Euro under returning Los Blancos manager want to play and whether they take to best in training and show what he’s all “Of course he’s going to want to be
2020 this summer but said after Wales’ Carlo Ancelotti, scoring his first La Liga you as a person or as a player,” said about and he’s going to start playing a part of that. He’s no different, but to
round-of-16 defeat to Denmark that goal since September 2019 in Sunday’s Page, referring to Bale’s fall-out with games. do that you just can’t turn up and play
he would never end his international 3-3 draw at Levante, and Page has previous Real boss Zinedine Zidane. for Wales.
career as long as he is playing football. named him in his 27-man squad for a “Thankfully he’s had a positive
Helsinki friendly with Finland and “He probably found that before in impact on the manager and started “You’ve got to give it your best and
The 32-year-old Wales captain World Cup qualifiers against Belarus his experience at other clubs. the season in good form. He’s scoring play for your club. There’s no argument
spent last season on loan at goals, which is great for us.” there, he’s ticking all the boxes.” – The
“He’s got a manager now who’s Independent

Jon just wants a SHORTS
normal weekend Rahmdefendstitleon
Benfica reach Champions
new course as eventful League objective
year rolls on
WORLD NO. 1 Jon Rahm’s roller BENFICA captain Nicolas Otamendi said reaching
coaster year takes another wild just uneventful, we don’t have hurricanes, out on a win in the first PGA playoff event. the Champions League group stage was an
turn tomorrow when he defends Covid or anything like that,” Rahm said. “Simply because we had to get back, pack, “objective” after the two-time winners held onto a
the US PGA’s BMW Championship goalless draw in yesterday’s second-leg at
title on a course he hadn’t seen before Tuesday. “Luckily I can say there have been a lot more sleep, travel, I haven’t really had time to think Eindhoven, despite playing the final hour with 10-
positives than negatives. There were some about it,” Rahm said. men.
The 26-year-old Spaniard won last year’s moments that could have taken me down that,
FedEx Cup playoff event at Olympia Fields near if anything, lifted me up and pushed me “There are a lot more positives to take out of The Portuguese side defended superbly
Chicago, sinking a 66-foot putt on the first extra towards greater things. it than negatives. There are a lot of good things following Lucas Verissimo's red card after winning
hole to defeat Dustin Johnson in a playoff. I did last week and hopefully I can keep those the first leg 2-1 last week.
“The overall condition that the world is in going on.”
This week, he tries for a repeat on a course with Covid, I can be very glad that “The truth is that at the start we had chances
new to the tour, Caves Valley in suburban nobody in my direct family has The top 70 players in season points against us. Then we were more solid,” Otamendi
Baltimore, Maryland. had any problems and that advanced to the BMW with only the top told RMC Sport.
hasn’t been a stress,
“I know nothing about it. Absolute zero,” when I know a lot of 30 after Sunday’s final round “We’re growing a solid squad and we’ll need it
Rahm said on Tuesday. “I really know nothing. people have been qualifying for next week’s Tour as we’ll be in a lot of competitions.
For everybody I’ve asked that has played here, suffering. It could Championship at East
it’s a great golf course.” have been a lot Lake in Atlanta. – “We’ve just fulfilled the first objective. Now
worse. AFP we’ll rest and be ready for the competition,” he
Rahm’s season has included his first major added.
victory at the US Open in June at Torrey Pines “It has been a great year.
and the arrival of his first child, wife Kelley Still not over. A lot more things Elsewhere, Swiss champions Young Boys beat
giving birth to son Kepa just before the Masters to play for, and hopefully I can Hungarian title holders Ferencvaros 3-2 for a 6-4
in April. keep making it better.” victory.

But in June, Rahm had a six-stroke lead after Only a three-hour drive from Swedish side Malmo reached the top-tier
the third round as defending champion at the Liberty National, Rahm made a competition's group stages with a 3-2 aggregate
Memorial tournament when he was forced to quick exit to try and get two win over Ludogorets despite losing 2-1 in Bulgaria.
withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. practice rounds at Caves
Valley, giving little Clarke hoping to deliver more
In July, Rahm was forced to miss the Tokyo thought to success with Tartan Army
Olympics after again testing positive for Covid- missing
19. SCOTLAND boss Steve Clarke is looking to the
future after signing a contract extension that takes
And last week, Rahm led much of the way at him through to the end of the Euro 2024
the Northern Trust only for a hurricane to campaign.
postpone the final round to Monday, when
he settled for third. The former West Brom and Kilmarnock boss
took Scotland to the delayed Euro 2020 this
“I’m looking for just a summer, the national team’s first major
normal tournament week tournament since 1998.
at this point, just one
week where it’s His initial contract was due to expire at the end
of the current World Cup cycle but speaking at
Jon Rahm Hampden Park, after announcing his squad for the
matches against Denmark, Moldova and Austria
Hamilton boo-boys told to show some respect next month, he looked to build even longer term
on recent qualification success.
THE groups of F1 fans who have repeatedly Hamilton was loudly booed at the Hamilton’s current partner Valtteri Bottas
booed Lewis Hamilton have been warned Hungaroring in an angry response to the recently revealed that the seven-time world “It is obviously nice when your bosses think
by Damon Hill and former Dutch F1 driver pair’s now infamous crash at Silverstone, champion had expressed to him his desire you’ve done a decent job and they give you a little
Jan Lammers. despite interviewer Johnny Herbert for the Finn to remain at Mercedes. extension so it was nice to get that one put away,”
pleading with the baying crowd to stop. said Clarke.
Hamilton has often faced the jeers from “Yes, Lewis has told me quite directly
the vocal sections of title rival Max “We just have to hope we don’t see a that he would like me to be his teammate,” “The little taste we all got of the European
Verstappen’s supporters. repeat of the boos that Lewis got because Bottas told Finnish MTV Sport. Championships in the summer has made
of the massive support Max is getting everybody excited for more so hopefully we can
The crowd at the Belgian Grand Prix and everywhere,” former F1 world champion Hill “(But) there’s a bigger machine behind it deliver.
indeed the Dutch Grand Prix which follows said. that ultimately makes those decisions.”
it are likely to be heavily partisan in favour “It took me a little while to get to grips with the
of Verstappen given his nationality and the “Jan Lammers has appealed to the public The most important cog in that “bigger different aspects of the national job.
geographical proximity of the two and supporters in the Netherlands to give machine” is Wolff, who along with the
countries. Lewis a good welcome.” Daimler board will have the final say when it “You are basically borrowing a group of players
comes to the 2022 selection. and trying to mould them into hopefully a
Previous races at Spa-Francorchamps, Lammers made 23 starts during his F1 successful squad and a successful team.
the venue for the Belgian Grand Prix, have career, which began in 1979 and concluded George Russell has been frequently
been dominated by the orange-wearing in 1992. mentioned in conversations about that seat, “It is just a different job. I like to challenge
fanatics, some of whom follow the F1 having driven for Mercedes as a junior and myself and hopefully we can get more success.”
calendar across Europe and indeed the The Dutch Grand Prix weekend, which is with his three-year contract at Williams set
world to show their support for the 23-year- taking place from Sept 3-5, is returning to to expire this season. Call for collective action
old. the F1 schedule for the first time since 1985. after fan trouble in France
It could be wise for Wolff not to take
Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast with The race takes place at Circuit Zandvoort, heed of the requests of Hamilton and move THE French league (LFP) called for “collective
Tom Clarkson, Hill expressed his desire that not far outside Amsterdam. in a more youthful direction with his team, action” after ugly scenes caused the abandonment
the crowd backed Verstappen in a good- especially given the undeniable talent of of Marseille’s game at Nice, in a letter to the
natured manner, as opposed to hounding In related news, Mercedes team principal Max Verstappen and Red Bull causing country’s government and seen by AFP yesterday.
Hamilton and getting on his back. Toto Wolff could ignore Hamilton when it Mercedes to look over their shoulder for the
comes to selecting a teammate for the first time in years. – Express Newspapers On Sunday, home supporters invaded the pitch
English driver next season. and confronted the visitors' Dimitri Payet, who had
thrown back a bottle lobbed at him by the crowd.

A brawl then broke out involving players and
spectators.

“The very regrettable violent scenes… remind
us that safety at football matches and the control
of some supporters are particularly complex,” the
LFP’s president Vincent Labrune wrote to France’s
ministers of the interior, law and education as well
as its delegate in charge of sport.

“The LFP is quite limited in its ability to control
the problems of violence and public order.

“It is, in fact, essential that the troublemakers
are significantly sanctioned and that necessitates
collective action from the clubs, authorities, local
and national government and also, especially the
law,” it added.

Vieira’s problems 15theSUN ON THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021
Crystal clear FrenchmanurgesPalacetobemore * SPORTS

clinical after Watford cup defeat SIDENETTING
EPL clubs won’t release players
█ GEORGE SESSIONS “We have to change our mentality when we are doing things in the opposition box and at for red-list internationals
are in the opposition half. We have to be more times we were a little sloppy. This is what needs
PATRICK VIEIRA wants his players to be aggressive and determined to take those chances to change.” THE Premier League yesterday announced its
more clinical after his tricky start to life because today we didn’t do it,” he said. clubs will not release players for international
at Crystal Palace continued with a 1-0 Watford boss Xisco Munoz was delighted a matches played in red-list countries next month.
defeat at Watford in the Carabao Cup “There is a lot of frustration on our side stronger performance after the break was Amid frustration that players who travelled to
yesterday. because I think we created enough to win. I am rewarded late on to edge a typically high-tempo red-list countries would have to follow UK
disappointed because up front we have to encounter between two teams. coronavirus quarantine regulations ruling them
The Eagles dominated possession and improve ourselves. If we want to win football out of several of their club’s matches, the league
created the better opportunities in the second- matches, we have to score goals and this is not After making seven changes following has revealed a blanket ban for the September
round tie, but forward Jean-Philippe Mateta was the case.” Saturday’s defeat at Brighton, the Spaniard was fixtures. With tension mounting over the club
guilty of failing to make the most of three good happy to keep a clean sheet. versus country issue, the Premier League took
chances before half-time. The 45-year-old spoke prior to the campaign matters into their own hands. “Premier League
about the need to bring in another forward, but “I think we understand what is happening in clubs have today reluctantly but unanimously
Christian Benteke replaced the Mainz loanee with the transfer window due to shut in a week, the game because we knew we had difficult decided not to release players for international
during the second period, but he was denied by time is running out despite the best efforts of situations and we had balance,” Xisco said. matches played in red-list countries next
Ben Foster with quarter of an hour left before chairman Steve Parish and Dougie Freedman, month,” the Premier League said in a statement
Ashley Fletcher, on his full debut for the Hornets, the Eagles’ sporting director. “The last games we conceded a lot and today on their website. “The clubs’ decision, which is
provided the sucker-punch with a goal from we had more balance. We also had two or three strongly supported by the Premier League, will
close range in the 86th minute. Vieira added: “There is always two ways to chances in the game but it was important to wait apply to nearly 60 players from 19 Premier
watch games. There is the performance and for the moment to take our chance. League clubs who are due to travel to 26 red-list
It made it three competitive games without a today was good, but we missed some important countries in the September international
win for Premier League rookie Vieira, who has parts and one of them was taking the chances. “We can give a better performance with the window. This follows FIFA’s current position not
also seen his team not score this season. ball but it was a moment to improve our to extend its temporary release exception for
“We need to have more conviction when we situation. Well done to the guys.” – The players required to quarantine on their return
Independent from international duty.”

Everton’s Jean-Philippe Antonio keen to stay on top
Gbamin (left) in action with
Huddersfield Town’s Daniel MICHAIL ANTONIO has hungry eyes for more
Sinani (centre) during the goals after breaking West Ham’s Premier League
Carabao Cup second round scoring record. The 31-year-old had the time of
match at John Smith’s Stadium his life on Tuesday as his late double in the 4-1
yesterday. – REUTERSPIX win over Leicester City took him two clear of
Paolo Di Canio on 49 top-flight strikes. He told
Norwich thrash West Ham TV: “I don’t just want to beat the
Bournemouth, record by one or two – I want to beat it by loads
10-man so the next person trying to get up there isn’t
Everton win going to beat me. The (first) goal started off my
little roll to go. I beat the record, and now I’m
NORWICH CITY thumped second-tier offside and then was sent off after an off the ball Thomas Frank. beating it by two – hopefully I can beat it by,
Bournemouth 6-0 in the Carabao Cup second incident. Aston Villa thrashed fourth-tier Barrow 6-0 maybe, 20.”The striker was delighted to score in
round yesterday but some of their Premier front of a capacity crowd for the first time since
League rivals lived dangerously before “We created chances and took control,” said away, with teenager Cameron Archer netting a the 3-1 win over Southampton on February 29,
overcoming lowly opponents. Benitez. “They had more belief after they scored hattrick, while Leeds United left it late at Elland 2020 – 541 days previously. “It was amazing,” he
the goal. They were pushing after that and then Road before putting three past League One side added. “There’s no better feeling than scoring a
Rafa Benitez’s Everton were down to 10 men the sending-off changed things.” Crewe Alexandra in the last 11 minutes for a 3-0 goal in front of fans. I’ve been here for six years.
after 59 minutes at Championship side win. I’m in my seventh season, and I’ve never been
Huddersfield Town when forward Moise Kean Brentford, flying high on their return to the top of the table – so let’s all enjoy that together!”
was shown a straight red card with the score at Premier League, were a goal down at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers beat second-tier
1-1 but Andros Townsend grabbed a 79th fourth-tier Forest Green Rovers but ran out 3-1 Nottingham Forest 4-0 on the road, their first Bruce predicting quiet end
minute winner for the visitors. winners with three second half strikes. win of the season, with all the goals coming to transfer window
after the break.
The goal was new signing Townsend’s first Forest Green played with 10 men for the last NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Steve Bruce is
for the Toffees and came after a Tom Lees 10 minutes after Ebou Adams was sent off. Brighton & Hove Albion saw off not expecting a busy end to the summer
header on the stroke of halftime had cancelled Championship side Cardiff City 2-0 after Jakub transfer window at St James’ Park. Bruce is still
out Alex Iwobi’s 26th minute opener for Everton. “We made nine changes and changed the Moder scored from outside the box in the ninth on the look-out for a potential loan signing but
formation as well, maybe that didn’t help, minute and Andi Zeqiri doubled the tally in the has all but ruled out a permanent acquisition in
Kean had the ball in the net but was ruled maybe I didn’t help the boys as much as I 55th. – Reuters the final week of trading before next week’s
should have done,” said Brentford boss deadline. Bruce, who has already signed Joe
Willock from Arsenal, feels the club and the
Better times ahead for United’s Van de Beek market in general are being hampered by
financial issues. “If there is a loan deal (possible
DONNY VAN DE BEEK’S agent expects the for more action this term after being provided Albers’ comments come after Solskjaer for a player) who can help us that is what we will
former Ajax midfielder to get more game time with “clarity” over his role by manager insisted the midfielder is still in his plans try and do but, as for bringing in somebody
for Manchester United this season. Solskjaer. following Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Southampton. permanently, I can say that is probably not
going to happen,” Bruce said yesterday. “There is
Guido Albers has lifted the lid on what has “Everyone within the club knows that The manager said Van de Beek would be still a little bit of work to do but it has been
changed between his client and Ole Gunnar Donny cannot have another season like last “really important” – along wth summer signing difficult for all the clubs all summer. I have never
Solskjaer after Van de Beek made just four year,” Albers told De Telegraaf. “In preparation, Jadon Sancho – who has been limited to two known it so quiet and difficult for a lot of clubs
Premier League starts last term. clarity has been provided about his role. appearances off the bench so far since his with finances.”
move from Borussia Dortmund.
The 24-year-old endured a frustrating first “The fans had already embraced him RESULTS
campaign at United following his £35 million before, but the most important thing is that “Tell me what I should do differently in my
(RM203m) switch from Ajax last summer. the trainer has now provided clarity in the team now?,” Solskjaer said when quizzed about CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Playoffs, 2nd leg):
English press. Van de Beek. PSV Eindhoven 0 Benfica 0 ( Benfica win 2-
The Dutch international made just 15 starts 1 on agg), Ludogorets Razgrad 2 Malmo 1
in all competition – with most of those coming “We are happy with that. And I assume that “Matic was excellent, and so were others. (Malmo win 3-2 on agg), Ferencvaros 2
in Cup contests. Donny will play a lot in one of the positions in Jadon and Donny are going to be really Young Boys 3 (Young Boys win 6-4 on agg).
midfield in the coming period.” important to us.” – Express Newspapers CARABAO CUP (2nd round): Barrow 0
But Albers believes Van de Beek will be set Aston Villa 6, Blackpool 2 Sunderland 3,
Birmingham 0 Fulham 2, Brentford 3
Forest Green 1, Cardiff 0 Brighton 2,
Gillingham 1 Cheltenham 1 (Cheltenham
win 5-4 on pen), Huddersfield 1 Everton 2,
Leeds 3 Crewe 0, Millwall 3 Cambridge
Utd 1, Morecambe 2 Preston 4, Norwich
6 Bournemouth 0, Nottingham Forest 0
Wolves 4, Northampton 0 AFC Wimble-
don 1, Oldham 0 Accrington 0 (Oldham
win 5-4 on pen), QPR 2 Oxford 0, Sheffield
Utd 2 Derby 1, Shrewsbury 0 Rochdale
2, Stevenage 2 Wycombe 2 (Wycombe win
5-3 on pen), Stoke 2 Doncaster 0,
Swansea 4 Plymouth 1, Watford 1
Crystal Palace 0, Wigan 0 Bolton 0 (Wigan
win 5-4 on pen).

QUOTE OF THE DAY

THURSDAY • AUGUST 26, 2021 I’m looking for just a normal
tournament week at this point, just
one week where it’s just uneventful, we don’t
have hurricanes, Covid or anything like that.
Luckily I can say there have been a lot more
positives than negatives.”

World No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm

█ TONY BANKS Pressure rises on Arsenal chief Edu Joe Willock, who joined Newcastle
WHEN Edu was brought in as Arsenal’s as Overmars lined up as replacement last week in a £25m (RM145m) deal, is
very first technical director two years one of the few players from the
ago, he was heralded as a man who native Brazil with Corinthians on a free Emirates with no £42.5m (RM246m) in 2013. The north Gunners’ famed academy for whom the
understood the club and what they this week has highlighted the issue. money coming in for Londoners were still believed to be club has recouped cash, Alex Iwobi
needed. The 33-year-old only signed last them is a long one: paying part of the German leaving for Everton for £34m (RM197m)
summer on an eye-watering Sokratis to international’s salary until his exit in two years ago. The club are still
An ex-Gunners midfielder himself, £220,000-a-week (RM1.3m), three- Olympiakos after July of this year. desperately trying to sell their fringe
his experience of the international year deal. costing £17.7m players.
football scene – after his work with Former record signing striker (RM102m), It is not just the outgoings under
Corinthians, the Iranian national team Alexandre Lacazette, who cost Shkodran Mustafi increasing scrutiny, either. Defender It is little wonder that the likes of
and as general coordinator of the £46.5m (RM269m) when he to Schalke after William Saliba cost £27m (RM156m) in Marc Overmars, Ralf Rangnick and
Brazilian national side – seemed to joined in July 2017, is in the last costing £35m 2019, never played (he has gone out on Michael Emenalo – all of whom are
suggest exactly the level of global year of his contract. He too will (RM203m) in 2016. loan to Marseille) – and Arsenal then known to be canny operators – are
knowledge and contacts needed to leave on a free next summer if, as Mesut Ozil left paid £50m (RM290m) this summer for being touted as potential
turn Arsenal around in a turbulent expected, a new deal is not signed. Ben White from Brighton to play in the replacements.
period. Highly-paid winger Henrikh Arsenal for Fenerbahce same position.
Mkhitaryan left on a free last last summer after It was Chelsea, with their 2-0 win at
Two years on, as the man year after arriving in costing Arsenal Keeper Emiliano Martinez was the Emirates last weekend, who
responsible for recruitment, questions deemed surplus to requirements last rammed home the gulf between not
are being asked of the 41-year-old. It a swap deal as summer and sold to Aston Villa for just the teams, but also the clubs, right
coincides with the pressure on Alexis Sanchez £17m (RM99m). now – despite Arteta receiving cash to
manager Mikel Arteta, with the club went to spend on every position in his squad
out of Europe for the first time in 25 Manchester The Argentine was one of the stars this summer.
years and a poor start to the current United. of the season for the Midlands club,
campaign. The list going on to win the Copa America with As well as signing Romelu Lukaku,
of those Argentina and the Golden Glove award. European Champions Chelsea
Since Edu’s arrival, Arsenal have who have recouped more than £100m (RM580m)
spent more than £300 million exited Arsenal then brought in Icelandic in sales this summer.
(RM1.75b) on players – but, crucially, the Edu youngster Runar Runarsson as a
recouped only around £80m replacement No. 2 keeper – only to It has left the spotlight firmly on the
(RM464m). spend £24m (RM139m) last week on transfer policy lashed as “lazy” by ex-
signing Aaron Ramsdale. Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson last
The expected loss of the former week. It remains to be seen whether
Chelsea player Willian back to his Edu can turn things around. – Express
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Real Madrid make RM800m transfer offer for PSG forward Mbappe

REAL MADRID have made an official Mbappe’s first glamour of the Undoubtedly prompting the move, however, is
approach for Paris Saint-Germain choice club and his the willingness of the player’s camp to listen to
forward Kylian Mbappe, understood to due wish other approaches.
be an offer of €160 million (RM800m). to to
The French club are considering the proposal, the There have long been reports of Liverpool’s
and there is a feeling this is mostly a signal of historic succeed interest, but Madrid could well blow everyone out
intent from Madrid, but sources close to the player C r i sKtyiliaann o of the water.
were insistent late yesterday that the deal is likelier RMonbaaldpop.e
to happen than not in this window. The club see this as a good time to re-establish
their superiority in Spain, amid an ongoing crisis
The Independent has been told that Mbappe at Barcelona. That situation has seen Lionel
now wants to leave, preferably this window. The Messi leave for PSG, which may yet prove
22-year-old only has a year left on his contract
and has rejected three new contract offers from influential in Mbappe’s departure.
PSG. However, French outlet TF1 have claimed

That would create a huge rush for one of the that PSG have turned down the offer.
most valuable free transfers in history next Mauricio Pochettino has been making
summer, but it now appears Madrid are
attempting to get ahead of the game in what major additions to his squad this summer in an
would be a huge marker for La Liga as well as attempt to finally land the much desired
the club. Champions League.

The Bernabeu hierarchy have been one of Messi is the face of a star-studded list of
many badly hit by Covid, especially as they arrivals, which include goalkeeper Gianluigi
refurbish the stadium. Donnarumma, defender Ramos and midfielder
Gini Wijnaldum. Wing-back Achraf Hakimi has
They have nevertheless been reshaping their also arrived in a £53m (RM307m) move from
finances so they are in a position to go back in for Inter Milan.
a traditional Galactico signing.
Pochettino would ideally want Mbappe to
There have been no major purchases since stay and help him win back the Ligue 1 title from
2019, and a number of big earners have been shed Lille and compete for the Champions League.
from the wage bill, including Raphael Varane and
Sergio Ramos. However, PSG find themselves in a quandary
over Mbappe’s future due to his contract.
Many have long said it is Madrid president
Florentino Perez’s latest “dream” to unite Mbappe PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi ruled out a
and Erling Haaland at the club from 2022, but the possible departure for Mbappe this summer when
French international is by far the No. 1 target. he held a press conference to announce Messi’s
arrival.
It would naturally aid that if Mbappe arrived on
a free, which is why many in France are waiting to He said that there would be no reason for the
see whether this is really just a “first offer” – as has player to want to leave.
been leaked to the Spanish press.
“Everyone knows the future of Mbappe,” Al-
There had been a feeling this could be an Khelaifi insisted. “He is a PSG player.
attempt to show the player just how much they
want him ahead of a potential frenzy for his “Kylian is very competitive, he wants to win, he
signature in January, but repeated sources say that has publicly said that he does not want to leave the
isn’t the case. team and there are no doubts or excuses of any
other kind. Mbappe stays.” – The
On the other side, Madrid are known to be Independent/Express Newspapers

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