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Call to amend laws
█ BY ARINA MUSTHAFA oLawyer wants changes to Law Reform
[email protected] (Marriage and Divorce) Act and Financial
Services Act to protect non-Muslim
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer is fighting divorcees, children
to have the Law Reform (Marriage
and Divorce) Act 1976 and Financial become more important since former prime sighted by the local councils, and needs to be done to assist spouses who have
Services Act 2013 amended to ensure minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in (even then), details of properties been financially neglected after divorce, she
non-Muslim spouses and children are not the parliamentary session on Sept 15 last year are limited only to those disagreed with the development of a mobile
financially neglected in the event of a divorce. that 76,786 divorce cases were recorded situated in the local councils’ app that monitors divorce settlements.
nationwide since the Covid-19 pandemic hit area of jurisdiction.”
Rachel Chan said it began when a single the country. “I believe producing a mobile app for this
mother with an autistic son was neglected by Chan also said banks are purpose would be inefficient and I suggest
her ex-husband, who refused to visit the child Ismail Sabri also said between March 2020 prohibited from making Chan propose another way to monitor the
or pay for child maintenance. and August 2021, a total of 10,346 divorces disclosures in a family court assets of irresponsible spouses,” she said.
involved non-Muslim couples while 66,440 as under the Financial
Now, she is calling on the public and other cases involved Muslims. Collectively for Services Act 2013, details of
lawyers to band together to ensure such a Muslims and non-Muslims, Selangor recorded bank accounts and bank
situation does not befall other divorcees. the highest number with 3,160 cases followed statements are private and
by Kuala Lumpur, with 2,893. confidential.
Chan wants an amendment to the Law
Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 to Chan urged the government to develop a Chan’s call to amend the laws
include an additional subsection (6) so that a mobile app that is automated and backed by has gained the support of social
free app owned and managed by the computerised systems so that relevant activist Kuan Chee Heng, better
government can be installed to monitor asset information involved in a divorce can be known as Uncle Kentang, and
division and alimony payments to the children uploaded and monitored for adherence to the human rights lawyer Siti Zabedah
of a divorced couple. law and terms of the divorce settlement. Kasim.

She also wants sections 134(1) and (2) and On identification of matrimonial assets “This is an honorable cause and a way to
Schedule 11 (6) of the First Column of the subject to division, she said: “At the moment, help single parents raise their children without
Financial Services Act to be further enhanced there is no way to determine if either spouse being financially neglected by their
with respect to disclosures of money in owns landed assets in Malaysia and what are irresponsible ex-spouses. I have seen cases
Malaysian banks so that spouses are forced to the bank account assets and the details thereof, where parents who raise their children alone
be transparent and cannot hide their banking unless the parties involved divulge them. were helpless and suffered in silence. Chan’s
account details when filing for divorce, since effort to get the existing laws amended could be
banks would then be duty-bound to disclose “Local councils may be able to ascertain the a way out of their predicament,” Kuan said.
the assets to the court. properties held by one spouse if the other
provides details of the (MyKad) and name. But However, while Siti Zabedah expressed
“The proposed changes are one of the ways this is subject to a letter of authorisation being support for Chan’s cause in that something
to eradicate financial hardship among
non-Muslims as they ensure single parents and
children from broken families receive
monetary compensation from errant ex-
spouses who fail to adhere to their child
maintenance payment obligations.”

She said making the amendments has

2 theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022 ROYAL
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS TOUCH ... The
Tunku Mahkota of
Ministry to Johor Tunku Ismail
focus on Sultan Ibrahim
flood, energy trying his hand at
and climate fabric printing at
change issues the Hab Hab
Hooray exhibition
yesterday at
Kompleks Sukan
EduCity in Iskandar
Puteri, Johor.
– BERNAMAPIC

SHAH ALAM: The Natural Resources, 24 federal housing projects
Environment and Climate Change dormant in Johor
Ministry will focus on issues related to
floods, energy use, climate change and ISKANDAR PUTERI: Twenty-four o Figure based on ministry statistics, says at the two main hospitals in Johor
environmental protection, said its new problematic housing projects Local Government Committee chairman Baru, namely Sultanah Aminah
minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. under the federal government Hospital and Sultan Ismail
were identified in Johor, the state Datuk Jefridin Atan (BN-Kukup), involving 639 housing units and Hospital, has exceeded 80% and
He said the four main issues are in his assembly was told yesterday. who wanted to know the number the Kota Jaya Park project, with could no longer accommodate
portfolio as minister and are matters that of abandoned and sick housing 87 units. patients.
Malaysians care about. State Housing and Local projects under the federal
Government Committee chairman government there were in the state. “One more sick project, the “We need a new hospital, given
“This is a huge responsibility ... Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said Taman Residensi Kota Tinggi the density at these hospitals. As
challenges concerning current issues, for of this, 17 were categorised as “sick To a question from Hahasrin project (which is currently in the such, I hope the new government
instance climate change, floods and projects” and seven as abandoned. Hashim (BN-Panti) on measures to rehabilitation phase) is scheduled and Health Minister Dr Zaliha
energy,” he said, adding that these are address the issue of ailing housing to be completed early next year.” Mustafa will help us realise the
issues youths are very concerned about. He said the figure was based on projects, Mohd Jafni said the state Sultanah Aminah Hospital 2
statistics released by the Housing government would work with The state government project.”
“I will try to look at issues that are and Local Government Ministry on relevant parties to facilitate efforts expressed hope that the
priorities, and what the government can its website. to revive them. construction of the Sultanah He was speaking to the media
do to shore up our readiness. We will not Aminah Hospital 2 would be outside the state assembly
just talk about tackling climate change. He added that sick projects “The state government will act included in the new government’s yesterday.
We need to adapt ourselves to it and try were those that have been delayed as facilitator or mediator to help upcoming budget, Bernama
our best before it gets worse.” by more than 30% of their liquidators and ‘rescue reported. “I was informed that there were
scheduled progress, or those contractors’ to deal with local several reasons the construction of
He was speaking after the launch of whose Sale and Purchase authorities, technical agencies and State Health and Unity the hospital was not included in
his book, Anak Malaysia: Sebuah Agreement period has expired. stakeholders.” Committee chairman Ling Tian the budget, one of which is that the
Perjalanan Politik Progresif in Soon said it is hoped that the new location of the proposed site is
conjunction with the Selangor “Abandoned projects are Mohd Jafni also said through hospital would become a reality near a squatter area. However, the
International Book Fest at Wisma Majlis projects that are not completed by the state government’s after it was not listed in Budget state government is proposing
Bandaraya Shah Alam yesterday. the delivery date stated in the Sale commitment, several sick projects 2023 presented at the Dewan another location for its
and Purchase Agreement, with no have been revived, such as the Rakyat on Oct 7. construction.”
“I will go to the office at Wisma significant activity at the Taman Setia Indah project
Sumber Asli in Putrajaya at 8am and construction site for six He said the bed occupancy rate Ling said the building of the
listen to a briefing by the ministry’s top consecutive months.” Pasir Gudang Hospital is
management. progressing smoothly and is
He was replying to a expected to be completed in 2024.
“I will also have a special Cabinet supplementary question from
meeting to seek guidance from Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and M’sia-UAE bilateral trade expected to reach US$7 billion, says envoy
I will see if there is a need to announce
any plans.” KUALA LUMPUR: Bilateral trade contributed extensively to the said he looked forward to further achievements in economy,
between Malaysia and the United increase were petrochemical, enhancing the strong bilateral science and technology, as well
His book details the story of the Arab Emirates (UAE) is estimated jewellery, machinery and relations between UAE and as cultural diplomacy.
Setiawangsa MP and his reflections on to reach US$7 billion (RM30.7 electrical appliances. Malaysia.
Malaysian politics, and was launched by billion) by the end of 2022 – a The two countries established
former education minister Dr Maszlee remarkable increase from US$5.4 He was speaking at UAE’s 51st He highlighted UAE’s guiding bilateral ties in the early 1970s,
Malik. – Bernama billion (RM23.7 billion) last year. National Day reception held here principles for the coming 50 followed by the opening of the
recently, years, known as “Principles Malaysian diplomatic mission in
Former minister UAE ambassador to Malaysia of 50”. Abu Dhabi in 1983 and the UAE
congratulates Khalid Ghanim Alghaith said Alghaith also congratulated Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in
successor among the sectors that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar He also spoke about his 1995. – Bernama
Ibrahim on his appointment and country’s development and
KEPALA BATAS: Former Housing
and Local Government minister
Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina
Merican yesterday congratulated his
successor Nga Kor Ming on his
appointment.

Reezal Merican, who is also former
Kepala Batas MP, expressed thanks to
staff of the Housing and Local
Government Ministry for their
commitment and cooperation during
his tenure from September last year.

“Alhamdulillah, we were able to
implement many initiatives as a team
under the Liveable Malaysia agenda,”
he said in a post on Facebook.

He also said he prayed that the
ministry would continue to excel and
drive Malaysia forward.

Nga, who is also Teluk Intan MP, is
one of the 28 Cabinet members
appointed in the unity government
led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Anwar Ibrahim. – Bernama

Zahid’s appointment based on party hierarchy: Umno sec-gen

ROMPIN: Umno president Datuk second-highest office was also aimed “If we give it (the position) to attending a ceramah in Kampung Regional Development minister.
Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s at stabilising the unity government, someone other than the president Pianggu yesterday. On whether Umno accepted the
appointment as deputy prime which was formed after no party won (Ahmad Zahid), that stability is
minister was not made based on a simple majority of 112 seats in the somewhat in question. Firstly, the Ahmad Zahid, who is also Barisan Cabinet line-up, Ahmad said there
political interests but in Dewan Rakyat. strength of Umno and secondly, the Nasional chairman, was among the was positive feedback from the
consideration of his position in the unity government itself. 27 Cabinet members who took their party’s rank and file.
hierarchy, said party secretary- “There has never been a Cabinet oaths of office before the Yang
general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. that has not been criticised. How “That is why we want stability, and di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah “We are aware that we have only
often do we see something that is the party hierarchy is the right thing Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah 30 seats and six representatives (as
He said the appointment of 100% perfect? There must be to follow now.” at Istana Negara on Saturday. ministers), although we demanded
Ahmad Zahid to the country’s disagreements here and there. more. We are waiting for the list of
Ahmad Maslan was speaking after He also holds the post of Rural and deputy ministers.” – Bernama

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Call for more focus on disabled

█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA o Room for improvement in access to public amenities, He also shared concern about the low rate
[email protected] transport facilities and jobs in civil service in employing visually impaired people.
PETALING JAYA: While policies to uphold the
rights of persons with disabilities (PWD) exist, Mariah said in her speech during an “This is a communication problem,” she said, “There is a lack of awareness on the
gaps remain in terms of infrastructure, International Disabled Day event organised by adding that issues focused on PWD have since capability of the blind, despite MAB
employment and access to health, said Selangor the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB). shifted from welfare-based to ensuring their championing their efforts since it was
executive councillor and chairman of the state rights are met. established in 1951 to look after the general
Public Health, Unity, Women and Family She also said the target to have 1% well-being of blind people.
Committee, Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. employment of PWD in the public service The 1% employment policy was introduced
was lacking. in 1988 and was strengthened through Circular “The words ‘physically disabled’ or ‘blind’
She urged local authorities to study, adopt No. 16 on Dec 15, 2010. still leave some employers reeling as they
and implement universal design standards that “Although the Women, Family and would have to make the workplace
are used in public amenities to ensure easy Community Development Ministry has stressed Siti Mariah said a national disability environment suitable for them. Employers
access for PWD, adding that engagement with that 1% of vacancies in the public sector is meant insurance scheme that provides support to PWD lack awareness about how to handle those
contractors on meeting specifications would for PWD, this has yet to gain traction,” she said, based on individual needs would be a boost in who are visually impaired, although we have
also be necessary. adding that a solution must be implemented to terms of support. been trying to educate and create public
ensure such job placements are met. awareness,” he said.
“I realise there is a gap and although we There are 579,150 PWD registered under the
trained local council officers, there are still no “The problem does not lie with the PWD, but Social Welfare Department, which manages the Meanwhile, former senator Bathmavathi
specifications for design (for PWD with those who are able-bodied. They do not PWD registry. Krishnan said Malaysia should place greater
accessibility). This must be rectified. know how to interact with a PWD.” emphasis on improving the first-mile and last-
MAB chief executive officer George Thomas mile transit connectivity for PWD.
“Each development must be inclusive and She said the onus is on the public to have lauded the call to create a more inclusive
based on universal design concepts that can be the right information through awareness considerations for PWD, especially in the She said the government should roll out
accessed by the 7,000 people who are registered programmes aimed at educating the public. workforce. door-to-door transit services, which include
as being visually impaired in Selangor,” Siti vans with hydraulic ramps, to take physically
impaired people to and from public transport
Appointment of Youth and Sports minister lauded stations.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Paralympic Council of that YB Hannah would understand better the country,” he said yesterday. Orang Asli pinning
Malaysia (PCM) believes that newly minted needs of PWD and provide appropriate Shahriman also congratulated Education hopes on new govt
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh will support to further drive the Paralympic
elevate the country’s “Paralympic Movement” Movement in our country and eradicate the Minister Fadhlina Sidek and Women, Family GUA MUSANG: The Orang Asli community
to greater heights. marginalisation of PWD. and Community Development Minister Datuk here is hoping that the new government will
Seri Nancy Shukri on their recent continue to focus on its infrastructure and
PCM president Datuk Seri Megat “We shall continue to play our part to appointments. socioeconomic development issues.
D. Shahriman Zaharudin said he was confident support government initiatives to uplift the
that Yeoh’s experience as Women, Family and well-being of PWD through sports. We have He said the two ministries were also key Kelantan Orang Asli chief penghulu Bidi
Community Development deputy minister world-class para-athletes who have achieved stakeholders of PCM in the development of Ronggeng said they also hope the government
would help her to understand the challenges numerous successes. para-sports for children with disabilities in could speed up the paving of connecting roads
faced by Persons with Disabilities (PWD). special schools and the rehabilitation of PWD to settlements such as in Pos Balar, Pos
“We also have a strong government support through the Social Welfare Department. Belatim, Pos Hau, Pos Bihai, Pos Gob, Pos
“With her experience, it is my sincere hope system in place to promote para-sports in the – Bernama Simpor, Pos Pasik and Pos Tohoi, which are
currently only accessible via logging tracks.
BIKER
ADVENTURER ... “Previously, residents in the involved areas
Penang resident risked their lives when passing through
Hishamuddin Md damaged timber lorry tracks, especially during
Rashid, who is the monsoon season.
known as ‘Kojeq’,
has become a “I am confident some of the issues faced by
celebrity of sorts us, like the education of Orang Asli children
after he embarked and infrastructure, can be appropriately
on a solo ride on addressed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk
his classic 1974 Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also
Honda S90 Rural and Regional Development minister,” he
motorcycle to said yesterday.
Taiping in Perak,
which he hopes to Penghulu Kampung Perawas in Pos Balar,
complete by Dec 8. Alek Busu, 60, hopes the integrated
– MASRY CHE ANI development project can be implemented in
/THESUN Gua Musang as soon as possible.

Govt urged to review checks at ferry terminals “Complaints about the need for tarred
roads or at least bulldozed tracks have often
LABUAN: Sabah and Labuan PKR have this matter seriously and we look forward to control at the two Labuan ferry terminals, been raised by the residents to the authorities,”
appealed to the Home Ministry to review the discuss this issue with him. especially for non-Sabahan travellers bound he said. – Bernama
newly enforced immigration checks at the ferry for the Sabah mainland.
terminals in Labuan and Menumbok, claiming “It is troublesome for travellers having to Johor to patent
that the checks slow down the boarding and queue for nearly an hour for the immigration Its former minister Datuk Seri Hamzah gambier, pepper
disembarking process, leading to a decline of checks. There must be free flow for Sabahans in Zainudin said stricter control was needed to motifs
visitors to the duty-free island from mainland Labuan to travel in and out of the island,” he ensure there would be no free flow of travellers
Sabah. said yesterday. at the main gate of the ferry terminals to JOHOR BARU: Motifs of gambier and pepper
mainland Sabah via the Tanjung Pagar plants that are featured in the Johor royal
Sabah PKR state leadership council Simsudin added that the soon-to-be- Sipitang, Menumbok and Jesselton jetties. insignia and coat of arms will be patented as
secretary Simsudin Sidek said the checks at the implemented drive-through immigration being exclusive to the state.
two terminals caused long queues and checkpoint at the Labuan roll-on roll-off ferry He added that the stricter checks at the
inconvenience to travellers, especially senior terminal was not practical due to the limited terminals were at the request of the Sabah In a Facebook post, Johor Council of Royal
citizens and parents with young children. space at the terminal building and the narrow government, as there had been issues with the Court president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Ramli
road leading to the ferry. abuse of the free flow policy at the terminals, said this was aimed at recognising and
“We hope newly-appointed Home Minister which resulted in entry into Sabah being out of maintaining its role in Johor’s economic
Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution will look into On Sept 10, the Home Ministry directed the control. – Bernama progress and development.
Immigration Department to enforce stricter
“The patent will be in the Johor Emblems,
Titles and Awards (Prevention of Improper
Use) Enactment 2017 to ensure that no party
misuses the motifs.

“The gambier and pepper are synonymous
with the early social-economical development
in Johor,” said Abdul Rahim yesterday at the
launch of the book Perkembangan
Penanaman Gambir Di Johor, published by
the Johor Bahru Tiong-Hua Association.

The post added that the book, published in
Malay and Chinese, tells the story of the
introduction of the two commodities in Johor
from the time of Temenggong Daing Ibrahim’s
rule in 1885.

The book also explains the important role
played by the Chinese community in
positioning Johor as a world leader in the
production of gambier and pepper.
– Bernama

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WE BUILT THIS NATION National
recycling rate
First Dayak woman MP on target
proves persistence pays
ARAU: The national recycling rate
o Incumbent for Sri Aman Doris has increased to 33.17% this year,
shows women capable of speaking to a with the total amount of recycled
being equally good as men constituent goods reaching 4.626 million
if given the chance in Sri Aman tonnes.
while
█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA campaigning Solid Waste and Public Cleansing
[email protected] for GE15 Management Corporation (SWCorp)
recently. chairman Datuk Rizalman Mokhtar
said the increase is in line with the
PETALING JAYA: The 15th general election deputy speaker of the Dewan Negara. Agency was formed in 2019. 12th Malaysia Plan target of
(GE15) has ended and a new government has Issues that are linked to the Sarawak “With that, I will have a clearer picture of the reaching a 40% recycling rate
been formed. But little do people realise that by 2025.
GE15 was also a watershed for the Dayak community and involve their welfare, way forward, bearing in mind that as we
community in Sarawak, thanks to the election of infrastructure, education and healthcare are progress, there will be an emergence of new “The Housing and Local
Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie, 62, as MP for close to her heart. needs to be looked into and incorporated into Government Ministry is drafting a
Sri Aman. the masterplan. management policy towards a
“Being a woman in a male-dominated world circular economy that emphasises
Standing on a Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is challenging but that does not (stop) me from “Only then can we become a socio- the practice of ‘Sustainable
ticket, she won the seat in a four-cornered speaking up. Sometimes, my voice is drowned by economically developed division by 2030, in Consumption and Production’.
fight and garnered 14,131 votes for a 4,039 their numbers and male chauvinism but I never tandem with Sri Aman’s vision. Infrastructure
majority. give up. Persistence pays, and what is important and especially education and healthcare will “This is to ensure efficient solid
is that I always make sure my delivery is concrete remain close to my heart and will be among my waste management, that will
Doris said she attuned herself to politics in and of substance, and men accord respect when prime focus. reduce the increasing cost as well
1985 when she was first introduced to women speak up and prove a point.” as the negative impact on society
Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), of which “I will also strive to work hand-in-hand with and the environment,” he said
she became a member. She was barely 26 years Doris said she intends to study the our GPS assemblymen within the Sri Aman during the 3R Family Appreciation
old then. development masterplan for Sri Aman, that has parliamentary (constituency) to make it a place ceremony in conjunction with
been in place since the Sri Aman Development to be reckoned with,” she said. National Recycling Day on
After PBDS was dissolved, she continued her Saturday.
journey with Parti Rakyat Sarawak, an offshoot
party, of which she was a founding member. He added that the ministry is
However, she found it hard to rise through the also developing the Extended
ranks. Producer Responsibility (EPR)
framework for implementation in
“It is tough, especially when it is a Dayak- the country.
based party. The Dayak always regard men as
figureheads and superior to women, who play EPR is a basic approach for solid
second fiddle. But now, that mindset is waste management that places the
changing. However, it has taken a lot of energy to responsibility of managing
drive through and prove my point that women post-consumer products on
can be equally good, if not better, if given the producers.
chance,” she told theSun.
He also said EPR would reduce
Where the party is concerned, she holds to its the government’s financial burden
decisions although it can be difficult sometimes. involving waste management.
– Bernama
“But I learned to bite the bullet and
compromise,” she added. Mini mart
expands
Doris is by no means a new face in politics, be business as
it in Sarawak or on the national stage. She is the one-stop store
first Sarawakian woman to be appointed a
senator and also the first Dayak to be appointed LABUAN: Fasarina Express Mart
has expanded its business from a
High demand for National dragon, lion dance sundry shop to a one-stop
dried fish during competition draws 65 teams convenient store, offering
monsoon season products from small and medium-
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 65 teams have over 15 years. sized enterprises (SME) from
PASIR MAS: Every monsoon season, dried fish confirmed their participation in the 11th “The winner of each category at the Labuan and Sabah.
trader Che Yah Che Lah from the Bandar Tasek National Dragon and Lion Dance
Raja market runs short of supply of ikan kering Championship, that will take place from Dec national level will represent Malaysia at the Its founder Fauziah Datuk Mohd
Gelama sungai (dried river Silver White Croaker) 16 to 18 at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium Dragon and Lion Asian Games, to be held in Din said Fasarina Express Mart
due to high demand. in Alor Star, Kedah. Malaysia next year. would not compete with the other
mini-markets or sundry shops on
Che Yah, also known as “Mok Yoh”, said the A total of 400 participants from 10 states “However, we do not have a date yet but it the duty-free island but would
price can reach up to RM100 per kg because it is and two federal territories will compete in is likely to be between October and serve as a convenient store
difficult to obtain and highly sought after. eight categories, namely Luminous Lion November,” he said after the launch of the offering different products.
Dance, Traditional Lion Dance, Acrobatic tournament at Wisma OCM (Olympic
“There are various types of Gelama, but the Pole Dance: Lion Dance on Stilts, Acrobatic Council of Malaysia) yesterday. “We can see products from
river species is scarce and only available once a Dragon Dance, Luminous Dragon Dance, Sabah and Labuan SME scattered
year, which is in April. The fish is then processed Northern Lion Dance, Racing Dragon Dance Meanwhile, OCM secretary-general in many sundry shops and mini
before being sold during the monsoon season. and Obstacle Southern Lion. Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib said he marts but they are not properly
is happy that many sports associations have displayed for customers to
“Its unique and delicious taste makes it highly The 10 states are Johor, Malacca, begun to hold various tournaments to appreciate,” she said after signing a
sought after, even when the price reaches Selangor, Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, ensure the country does not lack talent at memorandum of understanding
RM100 per kg,” she told Bernama at the Bandar Pahang, Sarawak, Sabah and two Federal the international level. with the Sabah Entrepreneur
Tasek Raja market yesterday. Territories, namely Kuala Lumpur and Chamber of Commerce to market
Putrajaya. “I am happy with the Dragon Federation products from Sabah SME in
Che Yah, who has been in the dried fish that have become more active after the Labuan.
business for 40 years, said the ikan kering Gelama Dragon and Lion Dance Federation of Covid-19 pandemic. It has started holding
sungai has more flesh and is bigger in size Malaysia chairman Datuk Martin S.S. Lim many events and this time in Kedah, where The event was held at the
compared with other dried fish. expressed hope the competition would the winner will represent Malaysia in Asia Fasarina Express Mart in Jalan
produce more international-level next year. I wish all the teams participating Patau-Patau yesterday.
“The taste of the Gelama is also fresh and less performers after it was disrupted for almost in the national level tournament all the
salty compared with the Gelama bekok (partially two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. best,” he said. “We are taking this initiative to
dried salted fish), which is easily available,” she promote and market products
said, adding that the fish is best served with rice. “It is important for Malaysia to retain the Mohd Nazifuddin also expressed hope from local entrepreneurs,” Fauziah
world champion title because it is the OCM representatives could meet Segambut said, adding that more than 200
“The dried fish comes in three different prices, founder of the lion dance competition, and MP Hannah Yeoh, who is minister of Youth products are being offered
ranging from RM50 to RM100 per kg,”she added. we have been the world champion for and Sports, to discuss the direction of at Fasarina Express Mart and
athletes for next year. – Bernama Melati Inn.
In addition to ikan kering Gelama sungai, Che
Yah also sells 30 other types of dried fish. She also said more than 90% of
– Bernama the products are from Sabah while
the rest are sourced from Labuan.

“We sell dry and instant
products, and also ready-to-cook
frozen products,” she added.
– Bernama

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Cops arrest Fugitive businessman Teow
man, seize to be deported to China
drugs worth
RM643,000
BANGKOK: Fugitive businessman o Thai police say there is no arrest making headlines in the kingdom.
SIBU: Sarawak police seized drugs Teow Wooi Huat is expected to be warrant issued for Penang-born In 2011, he was sentenced to a
worth RM643,157 after detaining an deported to China before the end of entrepreneur in Malaysia
unemployed man here on Thursday. this month, said Thai assistant day’s jail and fined RM160,000 on
national police chief Pol Lt-Gen entrepreneur, dubbed Jho Low 2 in It is learnt that China was the first two counts of cheating investors of
Sarawak Police Comm Datuk Surachate Hakparn. reference to fugitive businessman to request Teow’s extradition. more than RM1 million.
Mohamad Azman Ahmad Sapri said the Low Taek Jho, who is linked to the
drugs seized on Thursday at a Although Malaysian police had 1MDB scandal, is on the Interpol Beijing police reportedly wanted In 2017, the Malaysian
condominium unit in Lorong Sena can also requested Teow’s repatriation, Red Notice list for questioning. him for questioning following a suit authorities froze a total of 91 bank
be used to provide 50,423 doses. Surachate said “there is no arrest filed by about 400 investors to accounts with RM177 million
warrant issued against Teow in On July 22, Teow, who is MBI recover investments worth some linked to MBI International.
“The drugs seized include syabu, Malaysia”. Group founder, was taken into Thai RM100 million.
ketamin, Eramin 5, ecstasy juice, ecstasy immigration police custody after his In 2019, hundreds of Chinese
pills and Magic Mushrooms.” He said Thai police had received visa was revoked and since then he On July 25, the Malaysian police nationals staged a peaceful protest
an extradition request from the has been awaiting deportation by said they were applying for Teow to outside the Chinese Embassy in
Mohamad Azman said a drug Chinese government. the Thai authorities. be repatriated to assist in Kuala Lumpur claiming that they
distribution syndicate, which has been investigations under Section 420 of had been cheated in an online
active in and around Sibu, Kuching, “We have been working on Malaysia and China are both the Penal Code for cheating. pyramid scheme operated by MBI.
Bintulu and Miri, is believed to have Teow’s extradition for more than a after Teow, Bernama reported.
obtained its supply from drug traffickers month. We have forwarded the Meanwhile, Teow has been Last year, Malaysian police said
based on the mainland and that the request to the attorney-general. Teow and his two sons were
drugs are sent by courier. Once it is completed, he will be involved in a RM336 million Macau
deported to China.” scam. Police believe Teow fled and
He said the 29-year-old suspect, who was hiding at Dannok in Sadao in
was detained near a double-storey The 55-year Penang-born South Thailand.
terrace house in Jalan Bunga Raya,
would be remanded until Dec 7 to assist MASSIVE Span probing
in investigations. DAMAGE ... incident at
The front of a Semenyih plant
The suspect would be investigated terrace house
under sections 12(2) and 15(1)(a) of the collapsed at PUTRAJAYA: The National Water
Dangerous Drugs Act. Taman Sri Services Commission (Span) is
Anggerik in investigating the dumping of
He added that the suspect is believed Rantau, banned effluents that is believed to
to have been involved in distributing the Seremban have led to the odour pollution in
drugs for the past two months and paid following a Negri Sembilan and Selangor on
RM1,000 a week. landslide that is Thursday and Friday.
believed to have
Upon receiving instructions from the been caused by The commission said it and
syndicate, the suspect, who used the continuous other enforcement agencies will
condominium unit to store and pack the heavy rain since conduct site visits to nearby
drugs for distribution, would drop off the noon on industrial areas to identify the
drugs at locations that had been Saturday. substance and perpetrators.
identified by the syndicate. – BERNAMAPIC
Span said the incident is being
Once the drugs were dropped off, he investigated under Section
would inform the syndicate and it would 121(1)(c) of the Water Services
contact the buyers to pick up the “stuff”. Industry Act 2006 for the pollution
of water supply systems that
Mohamad Azman said police were is punishable with up to RM100,000
currently carrying out investigations to in fines or not more than a year’s jail
identify the mastermind behind the or both.
syndicate, believed to be a local man in
his 40s. – Bernama “Span views any dumping of
banned effluents into water
80 saplings planted at Sungai Sendat Forest Eco Park sources, deliberately or otherwise,
seriously and would like to remind
BATANG KALI: Eighty saplings, by Avisena Healthcare Sdn Bhd chosen as the eco-tourism More than 60 volunteers, the public to preserve water
comprising various species (Avisena) in collaboration with the destination was located in the including doctors, nurses and resources. Such irresponsible acts
including Tualang, Merawan Siput Hulu Selangor District Forest Office permanent forest reserve area. pharmacists, were involved in will inconvenience the community
Jantan, Kapur, Meranti Temak Nipis was in line with the government making the programme a success. and disrupt the economy if not
and Kelat Jambu Laut were planted campaign to plant 100 million trees “Organising an environmental stopped.” – Bernama
at the Sungai Sendat Forest Eco Park over five years from 2021 to 2025. care programme for a greener future In addition to tree planting, there
here yesterday. is very important to expose were initiatives to beautify the eco
Avisena Group chief executive participants to the importance of park, including the provision of
The corporate social officer Elina Nadia Omar said the planting trees for a sustainable recycling bins and the repainting of
responsibility programme organised Sungai Sendat Forest Eco Park was ecosystem.” existing huts. – Bernama

7theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Russia rejects oil price cap BRIEFS 70 ROHINGYAS
agreed by EU and G7 ARRESTED IN MYANMAR

o Plan stops into effect today or soon after, and be responsible for all crimes,” energy markets and to minimise YANGON: Seventy Rohingyas
countries paying more alongside an EU embargo on Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff negative economic spillovers of hiding in a truck transporting
than US$60 per barrel maritime deliveries of Russian crude Andriy Yermak said on Saturday. Russia’s war of aggression”. ginger were arrested after the
oil. vehicle crashed into a roadside
KYIV: Russia on Saturday rejected a Poland, which initially refused to The White House described the canal, the Myanmar junta said
US$60 (RM263) price cap on its oil The embargo will prevent back the price cap over concerns the cap as “welcome news” that would yesterday. Rohingyas are widely
agreed by the European Union (EU), seaborne shipments of Russian US$60 ceiling was too high, help limit Russian President regarded as illegal immigrants in
G7 and Australia, which Ukraine crude to EU, which account for two- eventually confirmed its agreement Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund the Myanmar and have long faced
said would contribute to the thirds of the bloc’s oil imports from on Friday evening. Kremlin’s “war machine”. discrimination, restrictions on
destruction of Russia’s economy. Russia, potentially depriving Russia’s travel and been denied
war chest of billions of euros. Yermak noted a cap of “US$30 Russia has threatened not to citizenship, healthcare and
“We will not accept this price would have destroyed it (the Russian deliver to countries that adopt the education. The arrests took place
cap,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Kyiv welcomed the price cap, economy) more quickly”. measure. north of Yangon a week ago, the
Peskov told domestic news agencies. which stops countries paying more junta said in a statement. The
than US$60 a barrel for Russian oil The market price of a barrel of The G7 and Australia said they group of mostly men were hiding
Russia, the world’s deliveries by tanker vessel and is Russian Urals crude is currently were prepared to adjust the price under ginger bags in the truck
second-largest crude exporter, was designed to make it harder for Russia around US$65, just slightly higher ceiling if necessary. when it crashed into the canal, the
“analysing” the move, he said. to bypass EU sanctions by selling than the US$60 cap, suggesting the statement said. A Bangladeshi
beyond the European Union at measure may have only a limited Russia has earned US$71 billion citizen was also arrested and
The US$60 oil price cap will come market prices. impact in the short term. (RM312 billion) from the sale of oil authorities were searching for two
to the European Union since the Myanmar nationals who were
“We always achieve our goal and The G7 said it was delivering on its start of the war in February. driving the truck and riding in the
the economy of Russia will be vow “to prevent Russia from profiting cabin. Rohingyas convicted of
destroyed, and Russia itself will pay from its war of aggression against In all, more than 90% of Russian violating immigration laws face
Ukraine, to support stability in global deliveries to EU will be hit, according two years in jail. – AFP
to the bloc. – AFP
I.S. CLAIMS ATTACK
Hot smoke ON PAKISTANI ENVOY
and ashes
from Semeru’s KABUL: The Islamic State (IS)
eruption hitting group claimed responsibility on
the Glada Perak Saturday for an attack on
Bridge Pakistan’s embassy in the Afghan
yesterday. capital. A security guard was
– AFPPIC/ wounded in the attack on Friday.
INDONESIA In a statement, the Islamic State’s
GEOLOGY regional chapter said it had
AGENCY “attacked the apostate Pakistani
ambassador and his guards”.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif called it “an assassination
attempt” on the head of the
mission, and demanded an
investigation. An embassy official
said a lone attacker “came behind
the cover of houses and started
firing”, but that the ambassador
and other staff were safe. A Kabul
police spokesman said one
suspect had been arrested and
two light weapons seized. – AFP

Xi unwilling to
accept Western
vaccines: US

Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts WASHINGTON: President Xi Jinping
is unwilling to accept Western
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities The plume from the volcano Mitigation raised the level of “Therefore Semeru’s hot clouds vaccines despite the challenges
raised the warning on Semeru reached a height of 15km, said volcanic activity to IV from III, its could reach further (this year) and at China is facing with Covid-19, and
volcano on the island of Java to the Japan’s Meteorology Agency, which chief Hendra Gunawan said. that distance there are many while recent protests there are not a
highest level yesterday after an was monitoring for the possibility of residences,” he said. threat to Communist Party rule, they
eruption spewed a column of ash a tsunami there. With the raised alert level, could affect his personal standing, US
high into the air. authorities warned residents not to “Most of the roads have been Director of National Intelligence Avril
The eruption on the eastern part conduct any activities within 8km of closed since this (Sunday) morning,” Haines said on Saturday.
The evacuation of people, which of Java, 640km east of the capital Semeru’s eruption centre, adding said local volunteer Bayu Deny
includes children and seniors, living Jakarta, follows a series of hot ash clouds had reached as far as Alfianto. “Now its raining volcanic Although China’s daily
near the volcano in East Java earthquakes on the west of the 19km from the centre of eruption. ash and it has covered the view of the coronavirus cases are near all-time
province had also begun with 93 island, including one last month that mountain.” highs, some cities are taking steps to
residents evacuated to shelters so far, killed more than 300 people. Hendra said the agency saw the loosen testing and quarantine rules
disaster mitigation agency BNPB potential for a bigger supply of Small eruptions were continuing after Xi’s zero-Covid policy triggered
said in a statement. Indonesia’s Centre for magma this year compared with and it was raining in the area, he a sharp economic slowdown and
Volcanology and Geological Hazard previous eruptions in 2021 and 2020. said. – Reuters public unrest.

Iran abolishes morality police, reviews headscarf law Haines, speaking at the annual
Reagan National Defence Forum in
TEHRAN: Iran has scrapped its quoted as saying by Isna news abolition came a day after changed, especially under former California, said that despite the social
morality police after two months of agency. Mohammad Jafar said that “both moderate president Hassan Rouhani, and economic impact of the virus, Xi
protests triggered by the arrest of parliament and the judiciary are when it became commonplace to see “is unwilling to take a better vaccine
Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating His comment came at a religious working (on the issue)” of whether women in tight jeans with loose, from the West, and is instead relying
the country’s strict female dress conference where he responded to a the law requiring women to cover colourful headscarves. on a vaccine in China that’s just not
code, local media said yesterday. participant who asked “why the their heads needs to be changed. nearly as effective against Omicron”.
Women-led protests, labelled morality police were being shut But in July this year his successor,
“riots” by the authorities, have swept down”, the report said. President Ebrahim Raisi said in the ultra-conservative Ebrahim, “Seeing protests and the response
Iran since the 22-year-old Iranian of televised comments on Saturday called for the mobilisation of “all to it is countering the narrative that
Kurdish origin died on Sept 16, three The morality police – known that “there are methods of state institutions to enforce the he likes to put forward, which is that
days after her arrest by the morality formally as the Gasht-e Ershad or implementing the constitution that headscarf law”. China is so much more effective at
police in Tehran. “Guidance Patrol” – were established can be flexible”. government.
“Morality police have nothing to under hardline former president In spite of this, many women
do with the judiciary and have been Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to “spread The hijab became mandatory continued to bend the rules, letting “It’s, again, not something we see
abolished,” Attorney-General the culture of modesty and hijab”, the four years after the 1979 revolution their headscarves slip onto their as being a threat to stability at this
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was mandatory female head covering. that overthrew the US-backed shoulders or wearing tight-fitting moment, or regime change or
monarchy. pants, especially in major cities and anything like that. How it develops
The units began patrols in 2006. towns. – AFP will be important to Xi’s standing.”
The announcement of their Clothing norms gradually
One US official said there was “no
expectation at present” that China
would approve Western vaccines.

“It seems fairly far-fetched that
China would greenlight Western
vaccines at this point.

“It’s a matter of national pride, and
they’d have to swallow quite a bit of it
if they went this route.” – Reuters

8 theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022
SPEAK UP

COMMENT by Dr Rais Hussin

Adhere to the Malay Rulers’ call
THOSE who claim to uphold
Malay supremacy and logic suggest an intimate relationship “All Malaysians However, the problem is that it of worldly desires and extravagance,
extremist religious ideologies between identity politics and should adhere often goes awry when political outlets especially at the expense of others,
are now challenged when the corruption. to the call of become the vehicle of such an have gone beyond identity politics and
very symbol they claim to defend – The the Malay assertion. are repugnant to the tenets of Islam.
Malay Rulers – have urged the new Identity politics and corruption are Rulers and
government to instil a “spirit of twin evils that need each other to enter uphold the More importantly, this is not an Any parties or individuals claiming
togetherness” among Malaysians. and entrench themselves in society principles of excuse for discriminatory and to represent the ummah or are
and continue robbing it of its national the Rukun polarising racial and religious rhetoric. defenders of Islamic principles must
Specifically, Negeri Sembilan Yang future. Negara which not be plagued with such “diseases”.
di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz forms the Make no mistake, Islam is against
Tuanku Munawir reportedly said: “I The hypocrisy of the same people foundation of racism, chauvinism or religious Can political parties with
hope that there will be no more who claim to fight for Malays and national unity extremism. questionable leaders, who are deeply
leaders who raise racial or religious therefore, should support royal in Malaysia. involved in such practices, acting as
issues intending to incite the decrees, was observed when they The Almighty declares in the Holy merchant traders of the religion for the
community” after chairing the 260th challenged the choice of Yang di- Quran: “O mankind, We have created sake of political power confidently and
Council of Rulers meeting on Nov 30. Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah you male and female and appointed truthfully make this claim?
Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah you races and tribes, so that you may
This is timely advice and a stern when His Majesty picked Datuk Seri know one another. Surely the noblest As such, capitalising on identity
warning from the Malay Rulers given Anwar Ibrahim to become Malaysia’s among you in the sight of God is the insecurities and demographic nature
the sharp rise of ethnocentric and 10th prime minister. most God-fearing of you …” Chapter at the expense of others, and using
theocentric narratives from certain 49, Verse 13 (49:13). race and religion to push forward
political sides aiming to fan hate, In an act of open defiance against personal interests and political gains
racism and discrimination by using the Royal Institution and the “And one of His signs is the creation are wrong.
dirty tactics of instigation, fake news democratic process, we observe of the heavens and the earth, and the
and slander, all of which are against increasing narratives and slander to diversity of your languages and There is no moral basis for
the true teachings of Islamic delegitimise the current government colours. Surely in this are signs for accentuating the trend of ethnic
leadership. through the use of identity politics. those of sound knowledge …” (30:22). polarisation and divisive identity
politics capitalising on race and
This is an example of the disease “Identity politics” denotes the use The Prophet Muhammad was religion.
that has plagued society as mentioned of a category common to a particular reported in an authentic Hadith
by Prof Kamal Hassan in his book group of people, such as specific (narration) to have said, “There is no Racism is not supported by Islamic
Corruption and Hypocrisy in Malay- demographics (ethnicity, religion, superiority of an Arab over a non- teachings, value-based leadership or
Muslim Politics published by EMIR gender etc) or associated unique life Arab, or of a non-Arab over an Arab, even science.
Research. experiences, to mobilise political and no superiority of a white person
support from that group, frame over a black person or of a black Given the vast disparity and
The book, launched by Sultan of political rhetoric and pursue power. person over a white person, except on fractured society evident from the
Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah the basis of personal piety and outcome of GE15, it is crucial that we
in September this year, is yet another In Malaysia’s historical context, the righteousness.” resist the voices of discord.
example of exemplary and pioneering fact that Malays make up nearly 70% of
leadership by the Malay Rulers when the population by race and Muslims These undisputed sources for the All Malaysians should adhere to the
speaking on the issue. make up 63% of the population by Islamic perspective on the matter call of the Malay Rulers and uphold
religious beliefs provides the provide clear confirmation of racial the principles of the Rukun Negara
Sultan Nazrin Shah has been at the demographic basis for Malay rights, equality and that the true measure of which forms the foundation of
forefront of this battle when the ruler leadership and the protection of the one’s superiority over another is one’s national unity in Malaysia.
urged all parties to stop fanning the Islamic faith as enshrined in the spiritual and moral standing.
flames of racism and inter-religious constitution. Dr Rais Hussin is the President and
enmity back in 2019. Therefore, as far as political Chief Executive Officer of EMIR
On this note, voicing out and morality goes, it is clear that sowing
Theory, empirical evidence and asserting someone’s rights is a noble hatred, promoting distrust and Research, a think tank focused on
act we should applaud. discord, inciting violence, promoting strategic policy recommendations
injustice, corruption and blind pursuit
based on rigorous research.
Comments: [email protected]

COMMENT byYSChan

Open letter to the new minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

DATUK Seri Tiong King Sing, congratulations especially those with only the “inbound” As long as tour operators do not offer Over the next few days, I will forward to the
on your appointment as the Tourism, Arts and licence for handling incoming foreign tourists products needed by domestic tourists or that media “Is our tourism industry reaching
Culture minister. that also allows them to offer domestic tours are beneficial to domestic excursionists, the maturity or still in its infancy?”
and operate excursion buses, tour vans and car demand for their services by domestic visitors
Unlike before, ministers in the new Cabinet rental services. will remain low. This will be followed by “The best way to
are likely to receive greater respect and the develop tourism is through shopping”.
rakyat will be looking forward to changes and In the decade between 2010 and 2019, The few takers will be those going to remote
not more of the same. foreign tourist arrivals have plateaued, places where public transport is scarce or non- The last will be “Virtually everyone can
averaging 25.8 million per year. existent, such as visiting national parks or provide tourist accommodation.’
While you may not be able to hit the ground exploring caves that also require entry permits
running, many quarters are ready to pounce Before Covid-19 struck in early 2020, and nature guides. These ideas, when implemented, would
on any action or inaction from you. arrivals totalled 26.1 million in 2019. put Malaysia on the tourism map.
Domestic tourism may have a huge
What awaits you will be the customary Sadly, foreign tourist arrivals dropped to 4.3 potential, but opportunities will remain Hundreds of tour buses would be busy
getting-to-know-you meetings with the staff of million in 2020 and only 134,728 in 2021, hidden and untapped if tour operators are running daily on new tours and excursions for
your ministry and leaders of many tourism severely impacting tour operators and hotels unable to think outside the box. foreign tourists and domestic visitors.
associations. that have been relying largely on foreign
tourists. Nothing less than a paradigm shift is And tourism will be brought to the
Although engagements with the private needed to create completely new tour doorsteps of many homes nationwide.
sector must continue, the ministry should not While domestic tourism expenditure was a packages and travel services that are wanted
carry on with business as usual by limiting massive RM103.2 billion in 2019, about 86% of by locals. Three days after the movement control
itself to leaders of NGOs. the total was spent on shopping, automotive order was first introduced on March 18, 2020,
fuel, food and beverage, visited households To incubate ideas, tourism operators need my article “Torchbearers can help boost
You ought to reach out to individuals that and accommodation. the right environment such as labs with domestic tourism” was published in my
possess some of the best brains in the around 30 participants each. column in the New Sarawak Tribune.
tourism business but who have not seen the The share for tour operators was minuscule
limelight. at less than a quarter of 1% because public After a brainstorming session in the But I never get to conduct the proposed
transport and accommodation could be morning, they are to be separated into six one-day “torchbearers” workshop that I have
Many tourism industry players have a booked directly by domestic tourists and the groups, each to work on at least one new conceptualised to train tour operators,
distaste for politicking to compete for elected majority of domestic visitors drove their project and to prepare slides for a tourism frontliners, civil servants and
office. vehicles, spending a whopping RM15.5 billion presentation. community leaders.
on fuel alone.
They have little or no interest in jockeying Participants will be tasked to work on So far, nothing new has been introduced to
for positions and spend precious time and As international tourism is expected to fully something they could have dismissed as develop domestic tourism to its fullest
energy running the affairs of tourism and recover only by 2024, it would be difficult for impossible on their own. potential.
travel associations. tour operators to survive the four-year drought
until next year. But when collaborating with others, they However, if your ministry were to embark
Instead of dishing out empty rhetoric are to attempt to make them possible by on a new initiative such as organising one-day
without proposing concrete steps, successful A few hundred tour companies have closed, assuming that all obstacles and challenges tourism labs nationwide, tourism in Malaysia
entrepreneurs would rather concentrate on while a lesser number of new companies have could eventually be removed or overcome. could be raised by several notches.
their businesses. been set up but with hardly any business.
There are bound to be many interesting This would revitalise domestic and
With a sharper focus, they have better ideas I should know as I am a trainer for the proposals put forward by tourism lab inbound tour operators, benefitting many
and clarity to overcome the many challenges Travel and Tours Enhancement Course that participants and I alone have a handful of industry players and visitors.
and issues besetting the tourism industry. tour operators must attend to renew their ideas.
TOBTAB licences and the Travel and Tours YS Chan is the master trainer for Mesra
This is more so for travel and tour operators. Management Course that successful I spelt out some of them in writing many Malaysia and Travel and Tours Enhancement
The number of companies currently registered applicants must attend before receiving their months ago and have been waiting for the Course and an Asean Tourism Master Trainer.
under Tour Operating Business and Travel new licences. right time to share them by getting them
Agency Business (TOBTAB) regulations is 4,773. published for public consumption. He is also a tourism and transport business
consultant. Comments:
But most of them are barely surviving,
[email protected]

M O N DAY
5 DECEMBER 2022

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN Dare to dream

ONE of the oldest and most o We spoke to Malaysian Musician NYK
natural forms of human to learn more about his journey to
expression is singing. Every become a singer-songwriter
age group, every culture,
and every level of ability may Creativity is a subjective,
appreciate this form of art. Because of ambiguous concept that is difficult to
their music, singers have a huge describe. Music functions as an active
impact on the public. component in self-care, allowing one
to maintain a consistent vision of
theSun recently spoke with themselves and comprehend who
Penang-born singer-songwriter NYK they are.
(real name Nicholas Ng Yungkit),
who has been making waves with his NYK describes his music as a
songs. “struggle of identity” that’s finally
taking shape in the form of R&B,
On Aug 27, NYK released his latest indie and hip hop.
track, I Wanna Be With You. This is
his third single of the year, following When asked what was the biggest
I’m Fine, which was released in June, highlight of his career thus far, NYK
and Heaven, which was released in says: “I just played to the biggest,
April.
NYK has collaborated with artistes NYK performing at the Good Vibes Weekender at Sunway Lagoon in September.
Music has unavoidably been a from Indonesia, Taiwan, and China. – – GOOD VIBES WEEKENDER
part of his life, and NYK considers NYK
himself lucky because he was Other than his love to music, NYK also most loving crowd at Good Vibes “In a career as volatile as mine, individual engaged in the
fortunate enough to make a career quite likes cooking. – GOOD VIBES Weekender [in September]. I there are periods of intense work and development of his songs was a
out of a hobby. WEEKENDER honestly had no expectations (and then longer periods of absolutely pleasure to deal with.
maybe some self-esteem issues about nothing going on that can breed
NYK clarified: “I just really liked my music), so seeing the crowd laziness. I’m working on staying As I concluded my interview, I
listening to music, and I recall screaming and singing along to my disciplined even during those asked NYK one final question.
watching some production videos by music was truly something else.” downtimes.”
Pharrell and realised you could do it I asked what is the one message he
yourself; you could actually write The life of a musician includes Speaking of his music, NYK said: would like to give to his fans.
your own music. benefits and drawbacks, much like “I made some already. And for once I
many creative careers. There are have to say I’m pretty happy with He replied: “ I love you guys, and
“So, I gave it a shot, and the rest some unseen stories hidden what I’ve been writing.” it’s literally not possible to keep this
has been flowing as it is, while still underneath all the songs and music going without you. I do it for love of
setting rough goals to aim towards.” that we listen to. NYK stated that he believes his music, but I also do it for you. It’s the
lyricism, which allows him to express least I owe you.”
NYK classifies himself as a tenor. A There is also no lack of stories his message, is one of his best
tenor is a classical male singing voice about artistes who committed their qualities. He remarked: “I’m Some lucky fans will next be able
with a vocal range that falls between entire lives to music. Only they are incredibly skilled at expressing my to see NYK share the stage with
counter-tenor and baritone. It’s also aware of the histories of each of their ideas in words.” international pop duo The
sometimes referred to as the highest professional trajectories. Chainsmokers and fellow Malaysian
male chest voice type. NYK also addressed those who rapper Yunohoo at the Skytropolis
When he first began his career in have helped him in his journey, such Indoor Theme Park at Resorts World
In 2017, NYK made his initial foray this field, NYK had his own as his crew, stating that every single Genting on Dec 9 as part of the
into the local music industry with his hardships. Heineken Refresh event.
single FWB. He also opened for and
performed alongside artistes
including HONNE, James Arthur, and
The Sam Willows.

Whatever you call it – the muse,
inspiration, vision – creativity may
sometimes be in short supply. A lot of
artists would concur that this is a
bothersome aspect of their
professional existence. The good
news is that there are usually
workarounds.

As stated by NYK: “My inspiration
for songs comes from anything,
anywhere and anytime. Internally,
externally, past, present and future.”

NYK, like the most of excellent
musicians out there, has a list of
several artistes who have motivated
him to pursue a music career.

“It’s probably John Mayer that got
me into song writing, and Frank
Ocean and Sampha that guided the
direction of how my music sounded
like,” he remarks.

Music has
been a part of
his life from a
young age. –
GOOD VIBES
WEEKENDER

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10 theSun LYFE ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022

Towards another 100 years of magic
o Disney’s Content Showcase APAC 2022
unveils a game-changing slate of theatrical
and streaming content

T█ BY PAUL NG Asian stars, stories shine with Mickey Mouse at the Disney Content Showcase in Singapore.
HE Walt Disney Company
Asia Pacific presented a Luke Kang and Mickey Mouse opens 0 j-hope Solo Documentary
mind-boggling roster of 50 the Disney Content Showcase in
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More than 400 members of the with
media were treated to a sneak peek of The partnership will see the director ANZ:
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Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Kodansha, starting with the popular Yunsung 0 The Clearing
Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm Tokyo Revengers: Christmas graced the
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and Disney+ Hotstar. Disney+ Hotstar in January 2023. Q and A singer/actress Halle Bailey’s
session. stunning and emotional rendition of
Also in attendance at the star- The showcase featured a slate of Part of Your World from the
studded Content Showcase was the global tentpole titles first presented at upcoming live-action adaptation of
company’s top APAC management D23 Expo in Anaheim, including: The Little Mermaid drew some of the
including Walt Disney Asia Pacific Marvel Studios: Ant-Man and the Volume Two, The Acolyte, Indiana Japan: biggest praise from the event. Guests
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head of content and development, Walt Disney Animation Studios: the Asia Pacific region to be a key 0 Dragons of Wonderhatch in 3D.
Jessica Kam-Engle. Wish, Iwaju pillar for the next 100 years,” said 0 House of the Owl The star-studded show cemented
Pixar: Elemental, Win or Lose, Elio, Choi. “Our curated content from Korea: Disney’s commitment to establishing
“Last October, at our first APAC Inside Out 2 APAC is a key part of the unparalleled 0 Call It Love itself further in the streaming market
Content Showcase, we made our first Walt Disney Pictures: Haunted storytelling and creative excellence 0 Worst of Evil in 2023, with its sights squarely
step into local content production Mansion, The Little Mermaid, Snow The Walt Disney Company is known 0 RACE aimed at taking the top spot. And
with an ambitious, long-term plan to White, Mufasa: The Lion King, Peter for, and we look forward to further 0 SUPER JUNIOR: THE LAST MAN considering the big budgets and even
uncover the world’s best stories from Pan & Wendy showcasing storytelling excellence STANDING bigger IPs it has in its arsenal,
this region, and to showcase creative Lucasfilm: The Mandalorian Season from the region on the world stage.” 0 BTS MONUMENTS: BEYOND audiences are definitely looking
excellence that can shine on the Three, Ahsoka, Star Wars: The Bad THE STAR forward to what’s in store for them in
world stage,” said Kang. Batch Season Two, Star Wars Visions Key highlights of the new APAC the future.
content slate include:
With so many titles and movies
announced, anime fans were not left
behind as delighted as Choi
announced an expansion of Disney’s
fruitful relationship with Japanese
publishing house Kodansha.

“We are thrilled to deepen our
strategic collaboration with our long-
standing partner Kodansha on such
an exciting genre. Japanese anime
fills the white space in our content
development plans and we believe
this expanded collaboration will be a
game changer in Disney’s future
animation strategy in Japan. We look

hBerirtnfaemy islhyaorneshleorvbinirgthmdeasysages to Selena Gomez teases her new
music direction

COULD a Spears family reunion Britney wanted to celebrate. She Britney Spears OVER the weekend, singer Selena love to collaborate with fellow
be on the cards, just in time for the also posted a photo of her 17-year- appears to be Gomez was honoured with the Hitmakers honouree Lipa. Gomez
Christmas season? That might just old son, Sean Preston, dressed up extending an Hitmakers Film Song of the Year award praised the British-Albanian singer’s
be what we could be getting, for a formal event. In the caption, olive branch to for My Mind & Me at Variety’s Hitmaker’s ability to bring dance music back in
thanks to a few recent surprising Britney declared her love for both her estranged brunch. such a big way, calling her “such a
Instagram posts by pop star Sean and her younger son Jayden family. – REUTERS breath of fresh air.”
Britney Spears. James, 17. media about their estrangement The one-time Disney darling
from their mother, who was joined fellow pop stars Dua Lipa and “I just think she’s powerful,” Gomez
Last Friday evening, Britney “To both of my boys. I love you,” mostly absent from their Jack Harlow, among others, to said. “I think she’s beautiful.”
celebrated her 41st birthday with a she wrote in the caption. “I would childhood due to her infamous celebrate the year’s best songs at the
series of posts in which she die for you! God speed my conservatorship, which ended a event. During her acceptance speech, Gomez’s song My Mind & Me has
thanked her family members, precious hearts! I would give year ago. However, they both insist Gomez thanked her fans for “letting also become a part of this year’s Oscar
including her younger sister Jamie anything just to touch your face! that they would still like to have me be myself” in her new Apple TV+ chatter as a possible original song
Lynn, with whom she has had a her in their lives. documentary, which chronicles her nominee alongside tunes by Taylor
famously difficult relationship. “I send my love. Mamasita.” Fans are hoping that Britney’s struggles with fame and mental
Both boys have spoken to the latest posts indicate a thawing of health issues. Swift, Rihanna, Lady
Sharing photos of her sister, the relationships between Britney Gaga and Joe
Britney wrote in the caption: “It’s and her immediate family, and are In a later interview at the Jonas.
my [birthday] but you’re my heart hoping that 2023 will see everyone event, Gomez also teased “That’s so
so I’m thinking about you.” finally get along as a family. new music on the way, i n t i m i d a t i n g ,”
which she described as Gomez says of
She also mentioned her sister’s “powerful, empowering” the
participation in an upcoming and “really happy.” possibility.
reality show, which will see “That
celebrities participating in a series “I am so happy, and definitely
of endurance challenges, saying: you’re going to be so happy wasn’t on
“If anybody knows what that feels when you hear the music, I my radar.”
like, I get it. My baby sister! I love promise,” Gomez said. “I want Selena Gomez
you!” everyone to feel good when is getting ready
to release new
The interaction has surprised they hear the music.
fans and observers. The two sisters new record.” – REUTERS
had previously been feuding ever Gomez also
since Jamie Lynn published a tell- said she would
all book in January that Britney
said contained “lies”, calling her
sister a “scum person”.

It wasn’t just Jamie Lynn who

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KL MARKET SUMMARY Three top priorities to face
December 2, 2022

INDICES 10,653.20 CHANGE -41.00 looming global slowdown
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,481.80 -9.71
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 585.48 +0.94
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 181.82 -1.40
CONSTRUCTION 157.00 -0.50
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16,446.40 -120.00
ENERGY 800.11 +14.80
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 603.80 -1.80 o Maintaining trade as ensure that his ministry continues to be the Universiti Putra Malaysia Centre for Co-
HEALTH CARE 1,660.82 -1.70 key growth driver, boosting focal point to make Malaysia a preferred Curriculum and Student Development deputy
TRANSPORTATION 829.37 +1.99 foreign direct investment investment destination and among the most director Noor Mohamad Shakil Hameed said
PROPERTY 664.91 +0.96 and restoring investor globally competitive trading nations. the approach will bring a positive impact on
PLANTATION 6,807.85 -13.00 confidence: Tengku Zafrul the country’s financial situation if it can be
FBMSHA 10,877.90 -25.00 “Through the 2023 Budget that will be implemented consistently.
FBMACE 5,365.89 +74.90 KUALA LUMPUR: International Trade and presented again to Parliament, Miti will
TECHNOLOGY 67.26 +0.29 Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul propose the creation of a special investment He said that every ministry and
Abdul Aziz has listed three top priorities to fund to attract more high-value-added government agency also needs to re-
TURNOVER VALUE restore investors’ confidence in light of the investments to generate higher-paid evaluate their expenditure planning,
3.346 BIL RM2.283 BIL expected global economic slowdown in professional employment opportunities,” especially their budget for 2023, by taking
2023. the statement said. into account the economic crisis expected
5 MOST ACTIVES to occur next year.
December 2, 2022 In a statement yesterday, he said there is The statement highlighted several
need to ensure that trade remains a robust industries, namely, the electrical and Lecturer in the Department of History,
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) key growth driver, to restore investors’ electronics (E&E), aerospace, chemical and Faculty of Human Sciences, Universiti
ASB 227,081,500 19.0 +1.5 confidence, and to look at the various petrochemical, nanotechnology, health-tech, Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Prof Dr Ishak Saat
MQTECH 199,489,300 5.5 +0.5 bilateral and multilateral agreements to medical devices and smart manufacturing. said the cost-saving measure is timely in
VELEST 154383200 16.0 +1.0 ensure that their formulation and/or preparation to face the global economic
INFOM 77,402,500 82.5 +0.5 implementation is of real value and Tengku Zafrul said there is a need to slowdown in 2023.
BJASSE 68,795,800 1.0 +0.5 advantage to participants in the Malaysian attract investors to the country’s E&E sector,
supply chain, particularly the micro and including the development of applications “The call to save money should be
5 TOP GAINERS small & medium enterprises. based on radio frequency and bluetooth welcomed not only by the Cabinet but also
December 2, 2022 technology for the automotive industry. by government departments and agencies
He said there is a need “to increase so that we can address the inflation issue
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM foreign direct investment, which has been a He said these efforts will be matched and economic downturn. Furthermore, the
DIN045801028 100 102.50 +0.50 key building block of economic resilience, with human capital development measures government ‘inherited’ a significant amount
HEIM 34,100 25.98 +0.50 providing the country with one of the to contribute to the restructuring of of national debt.
NESTLE 111,800 138.00 +0.50 largest sources of foreign exchange.” Malaysia’s trade ecosystem in the medium
CARLSBG 399,000 23.34 +0.36 and long term. Sharing the same sentiment is senior
AEONCR 26,600 13.32 +0.30 Leveraging on his previous experience in political lecturer from Universiti Malaya, Dr
the Finance Ministry, and his past corporate In another development, academicians Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub, who opined
5 TOP LOSERS experience, Tengku Zafrul said he will have described Prime Minister Datuk Seri that the cost-cutting measure was justified
December 2, 2022 Anwar Ibrahim’s call for Cabinet ministers to reduce the government’s financial burden
not to waste government money on and channelling funds to other needs.
unnecessary expenses as a positive move to
begin his premiership. He said among the measures that should
be taken is reducing political appointments
They said this reflected the prime such as special officers or political secretaries.
minister’s concern with the country’s – Bernama
economic and financial situation.

STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM TNB calls on global energy players to
MPI 662,300 30.20 -1.50 work together towards sustainable future
KLK 988,800 20.80 -0.60
PANAMY 29,200 23.40 -0.50 KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd
HSI-HKH 3,500 1.29 -0.25 (TNB) has called on energy players as well
HEXTECH 46,300 13.20 -0.22 as public and private sectors around the
world to continuously engage, collaborate
EXCHANGE RATES DECEMBER 2, 2022 and leverage each other’s best practices in
the journey towards a sustainable future.
Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy High-tension electricity cables at the largest electricity storage plant in continental Europe,
Speaking at ENLIT Europe 2022 in near Lessines, Belgium. For TNB, energy transition represents both a challenge and an
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD Frankfurt, Germany, TNB president and CEO opportunity. – AFPPIC
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.4570 4.3210 4.3110 Datuk Indera Baharin Din said energy has
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.0470 2.9230 2.9070 become the biggest driver of transformation we believe that managing these challenges gained by early adopters of renewable energy
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2890 3.1910 3.1830 with the rapid changes in the world. will require a gradual transition. in Europe in the past two decades, Baharin
1 EURO 3.3100 3.2200 3.2080 Governments will be key in this transition said TNB has been working with regional
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.6920 4.5380 4.5180 At the same time, he said, the trilemma by helping introduce innovative financing Asean power grids to strengthen the
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.8450 2.7380 2.7220 of energy equity, environmental and energy schemes and policies that ease the interconnection to obtain a similar advantage.
1 STERLING POUND 3.2890 3.1910 3.1830 security remains “the biggest challenges in transition and reduce risks,” Baharin said.
1 SWISS FRANC 5.4620 5.2870 5.2670 energy transition”, TNB said in a statement ENLIT Europe is a gathering of thought
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.7370 4.6250 4.6100 yesterday. On another note, he said Asean leaders, visionaries, top officials and experts
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 122.7400 116.3300 116.1300 recognises that the strong interconnection in the energy industry. This year’s three-day
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 4.4280 4.1440 3.9440 For developing nations, Baharin said, among European countries has led to the summit, which ended on Dec 1, brought
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 63.3000 60.8000 the core of an ideal energy system remains delivery of several values including sharing together over 4,000 delegates of like-
100 INDIAN RUPEE 57.8900 54.9800 N/A in balancing the energy trilemma, where of resources while managing the variability minded organisations and industry players
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 5.5800 5.2400 54.7800 access to affordable energy and security of of renewable energy. worldwide to collaborate, innovate and
100 JAPANESE YEN 0.0299 0.0271 5.0400 supply are key. discuss the most pressing issues in the
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 3.3040 3.1970 Referring to cost-savings benefits – energy sector. – Bernama
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 15.6000 0.0221 “Malaysians benefit from among the particularly during this year’s energy crisis,
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 2.0300 N/A 3.1870 most competitive electricity tariff in
100 QATAR RIYAL 8.0400 1.8900 Southeast Asia and TNB’s System Average
100 SAUDI RIYAL 122.5700 7.5700 N/A Interruption Duration Index is 45 minutes
100THAI BAHT 119.8200 116.3600 1.6900 which is at par with that of the best-
13.3800 113.7500 7.3700 developed countries in the world,” he said.
11.8500 116.1600
113.5500 For TNB, he said, energy transition
11.4500 represents both a challenge and an
opportunity. The challenge is the need to
Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama rapidly transition to a lower carbon world
while meeting the growing expectations of
TNB’s shareholders and stakeholders.

“The scale and speed of energy
transition is a question of economics. Thus,

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SUNBIZ

SUCCESS:
THE INSIGHT STORY

Mentorship plays key role in
building strong fundamentals

How has your life experience made o Glocomp Systems (M) Sdn Bhd executive director Alex Liew tells instead, look at ourselves to find
you the leader you are today? SunBiz heisblessedtohavemanymentorswhoassistedhimindifferent what are the factors that need
My entrepreneurship journey started stages of his career improvement. How do we do better
25 years ago and it was not all the next time? It is also important
smooth sailing. As the saying goes, be more competitive and efficient. back-end processes. determination are also important. In that as a team, together do a post-
“When the going gets tough, the The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a What advice can you offer those every journey, there are always going mortem to find weaknesses
tough get going”. lot of digital transformation among looking to start their career/own to be a lot of challenges. You need to be collectively to improve.
organisations, be it the government, business? persistent to go through the journey.
In the beginning as a startup, we corporations, government-linked Focus on what you do best – that is The important thing is to learn from Move away from our comfort zone
needed to handle many departments companies or small and medium- crucial. Not everyone succeeds in mistakes and improve. This is part of to keep enriching anything that we
ourselves, from sales to order sized enterprises. entrepreneurship. Some will be the ingredient for success. do. When we feel comfortable and
processing, delivery of project, successful at building their career as How has mentorship made a stay in our comfort zone, that is the
finance, credit, collection, cash flow Take e-wallet as an example; the an employee and some excel at difference in your professional life? start of trouble. When we think that
and we gained a lot of experience adoption rate is high. However, there entrepreneurship. It is extremely Mentorship has been a key factor we have no reason to improve, this is
along the way. are many areas in digital important to focus on your strengths that has made me what I am today. It when we fail. We need to keep
transformation that every to excel. has given me a lot of insights into improving, and learning new trades
As the business started to grow, organisation needs to embrace. building strong fundamentals. that we are not comfortable with.
we realised that we needed to hire Digital transformation and However, in building a pathway to Experiences shared by mentors
people with the necessary expertise, technology is an investment to grow success, one key is leadership. In any helped forge a much shorter path to No pain, no gain!
those who were smarter than us, to the business to be more competitive; area that you pursue, leadership is making improvements. Even when Who is your most-admired
focus on different departments to it is not an expense. important to set direction and help the we are making the same mistakes, we business leader? And why?
make the company more efficient. team to achieve success. A good leader know where the path is heading to. Steve Jobs. He never gave up despite
Cloud adoption is increasing as it always has a successful team. the huge challenges that he faced.
Working with more experienced gets business applications and I am blessed to have many Every time he failed, he came back
team members is an example of workloads running in a short time. Resilience and mentors who assisted me in different stronger.
leadership. Empowering team Upgrades and lead time for stages of my career. I learnt so much
members to excel to greater heights equipment are no longer a concern. from these experiences. He also brought a lot of new ideas
is key. When there are roadblocks, I However, there are still some What do you want to accomplish in to the team, and most importantly,
always work together with others to workloads that are crucial that need the next five years? he was able to lead the team to
solve problems as I believe that more to be done on the premises. And Here at Glocomp, we see that digital revolutionise innovation.
minds are always better than one. some workloads require different transformation is key. Besides What has been the biggest
What traits do you look for in your cloud service providers. For example, striving to greater heights in our core challenge you have faced? What
talent? How do you decide who is primary workloads will be with the business, we are committed to did you learn from it?
right for a job? main cloud service provider, but your building international-level skillsets Human relations are the biggest
For talent, there are three important disaster recovery workloads would with local talents. We will be challenge I’ve faced. Working with
areas that I look at – qualification, be with your secondary cloud investing heavily in improving different individuals is challenging,
attitude and ambition. We need to be provider. This makes a hybrid multi- human capital and increasing talent everyone has different characters
clear that qualification is not cloud environment. We see that and personalities.
certification. For those who are hybrid multi-cloud is the future. skillsets to enable Malaysia to be a
certified, it does not mean that they talent hub for the region. Areas Patience, better communication
have the qualifications to do the job. Embarking on digital of automation, analytics, skills, trust and relationship building
A qualified person is someone who transformation, there is a lot of artificial intelligence and are some keys that can help make
can do the right job with the right automation with RPA that can be hybrid multi-cloud will better connections.
experience. done to improve efficiency to be the focus of key
automate repetitive workflows. RPA growth for us. We look Sincerity, which I feel gives
Attitude is important to achieve cuts human capital as organisations forward to working comfort and commitment, is also key
greater heights; individuals with a scale while also minimising human closely with the public to building good human relations.
good attitude are deep thinkers, errors.The key benefits of RPA and private sectors for key What are the top three factors you
hardworking and driven. Ambitious include a productivity boost, digital initiatives. would attribute your success to?
people have the desire to learn, excel creating a better customer What’s the best piece of 0 Hard work – I am a strong believer
and be successful. They too have a experience and producing data advice you have received in
strong desire to achieve goals. With for analytics. Some successful your career? in that the harder you work, the
ambitious team members, we can examples of automation Never blame others for our luckier you will be.
steer the team in the right direction are in finance, accounting, failures. When we fail in 0 Empower team leaders – Team
and ensure they deliver their healthcare, insurance, leaders are often smart and
objectives. manufacturing and anything that we do, we should capable people. Believe strongly
How do you think the industry you pharmaceuticals. In all never blame anyone else but in empowering team leaders for
are in will evolve? these industries, one them to excel and bring
A few keywords, namely, digital common use case is to teammates and company to
transformation, hybrid multi-cloud, automate accounting and greater heights.
robotic process automation (RPA). 0 Keep striving for improvements –
Digital transformation is key to Never be comfortable, never think
helping organisations to step up and that we are at the top but always
strive to improvise and make
changes for the better.

Malaysia cannot afford to withdraw from CPTPP, says mid-tier firms body

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia cannot parties urging the government to
afford to withdraw from the withdraw from the long-awaited
Comprehensive and Progressive CPTPP, which took effect from Nov The Malaysian
Agreement for Trans-Pacific 29, 2022,” president Callum Chen said Consortium of
Partnership (CPTPP) as the in a statement yesterday. Mid-Tier
agreement is crucial for the country’s Companies
trade moving forward. He said the delay in ratification says the CPTTP
The Malaysian Consortium of has already caused Malaysia to lose does not only
Mid-Tier Companies (MCMTC) said ground in terms of foreign direct open up trade
unlike other trade agreements, the investment, where Vietnam, which but also brings
CPTTP does not only open up trade signed earlier in January 2019, has about technical
but also brings about technical become the springboard for Canada assistance and
assistance and technology/know- into the Asean market via the CPTPP. technology
how transfer, which are critical for & know-how
capacity building for the local “Much has already been said about transfer.
businesses the costs versus benefits of the CPTPP.
“The MCMTC stands with the Malaysia is a small country in terms of
Federation of population and land area but in terms
Malaysian of trade, we are ranked 25th in the
Manufacturers
(FMM) against the World. We have
call from certain become an integral
part of the global
supply chain,” he
added. - Bernama

THERE are many individuals who live 13theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022
in Malaysia and work for foreign * SUNBIZ
employers. It may due to the fact that
the family is in Malaysia or Malaysia is Malaysian tax can apply to
a suitable, cost-effective location to foreign employment income
service the region for the foreign
employers. There are also individuals However, in the modern age
living in Malaysia who may be where it is common to use
simultaneously working for a internet and virtual
Malaysian employer and a foreign
employer. meetings, it may be difficult
to entirely dissect the
In such situations, there is a activities relating to the
possibility that the individuals exercise of employment
living in Malaysia may be overseas from the work done
brought to tax on the foreign in Malaysia. The burden of
income on the basis that proving to the authorities lies with
the income is sourced from the taxpayer and when the situation is
Malaysia or arises in blurred, the Inland Revenue Board (
Malaysia. This is an area that IRB) will challenge such taxpayers and
can be misunderstood by attempt to bring the whole of that
taxpayers who may be relying foreign income into the Malaysian tax
on the latest announcements that net on the basis the duties performed
foreign-sourced income received by overseas are incidental to the
Malaysia resident individuals until end employment exercised in Malaysia.
of 2026 will not be taxed despite the In the case where the taxpayer has a
monies being remitted into Malaysia. dual contract with separate
When will the problem arise? employment contracts for the duties
The key question the taxpayer has to performed in Malaysia and overseas,
address is whether he is exercising the tax position will follow the same
employment in Malaysia. Exercising tax treatment. The taxpayer has to
employment means discharging the prove that the contract relating to the
duties of employment. If the taxpayer foreign employment has to be fully
is located in Malaysia and is performed overseas.
performing his duties of employment
for the foreign employer from What should you do to enjoy the tax There are individuals living in Malaysia who may be simultaneously working for a Malaysian employer and a foreign
Malaysia, then the taxpayer will be exemption? employer. – AFPPIC
regarded to be exercising his If you wish to benefit from the foreign- support of your company or staff
employment in Malaysia, and the sourced income exemption which is overseas. The number of days that you
whole of his income will be taxed in related to the exercising of spend overseas should be
Malaysia as the source of that income employment overseas, you should be commensurate to the activities you
is derived from Malaysia. very disciplined and organised to perform overseas and the
prove to the authorities that you are remuneration you receive for the
Another scenario is where the exercising your employment overseas overseas duties. There must be clear
individual is employed by the foreign and the work done in Malaysia is evidence to support the segregation,
employer who has operations in both entirely incidental to the work done otherwise you will be challenged by
Malaysia and overseas and the overseas. You should keep records of the IRB.
individual covers both Malaysian and your travel in and out of Malaysia, a log The article is contributed by .Thannees
overseas operations. If the individual of the activities you carried out
can prove that his duties relating to the overseas, be able to show that you have Tax Consulting Services Sdn Bhd
overseas operations are entirely physical places that you can work managing director SM Thanneermalai.
performed overseas, and the work he overseas, and you have the necessary
performs in Malaysia is only minimal
or incidental to the foreign operations,
the portion of income can be regarded
as foreign source on the basis that that
part of the employment is exercised
overseas.

WARRANTS WATCH KMI Kuantan general manager Muhammad Ghazali Zainal Yusof cutting the
cake in the presence of guests of honour to commemorate the hospital’s
HSI in spotlight with Hengyuan, Silver Jubilee celebration.
UEM Sunrise and Genting popular too
TDM’s KMI Healthcare
LAST week, the Malaysian warrants Top warrants by volume traded records RM78m revenue in Q3
market saw a decline in overall
trading activity with turnover at Warrant Volume Issuer Exercise Expiry date KUANTAN: TDM Bhd’s by TDM chairman Datuk Tengku
RM228.4 million in value, slipping name (mil) Macquarie level/price 30 Jan 2023 healthcare arm, Kumpulan Medic Farok Hussin Tengku Abdul Jalil.
8.5% week-on-week (w-o-w) taking HSI-CJ5 180.3 Macquarie 27 Feb 2023 Iman Sdn Bhd (KMI Healthcare),
into account the special public HSI-CLC 141.8 Macquarie 21,400 29 Dec 2022 recorded a revenue of RM78.1 Dr Rayney Azmi said
holiday on Monday, Nov 28. HSI-HE1 125.5 Macquarie 20,000 27 Apr 2023 construction of a hospital in
However, the average daily turnover HSI-HKS 94.1 17,600 27 Jan 2023 Kemaman, Terengganu is
rose from RM49.9 million in the HENGYUANC24 70.4 RHB 14,600 expected to start next year,
previous week to RM57.1 million last RM4.15 making it an addition to the five
week. existing hospitals managed by
million in the third quarter (Q3) KMI Healthcare.
Trading continued to be traded respectively while put posting a net loss of RM640.48 of 2022, a 38% increase
dominated by warrants over the warrants HSI-HE1 and HSI-HKS saw million for Q3’22. compared with RM56.4 million in Besides KMI Kuantan, KMI
Hang Seng Index (HSI) with a total of 125.5 million and 94.1 the same period the previous Healthcare manages four
RM178.9 million in value traded, million units changing hands Other popular warrants last week year. hospitals, namely KMI Kuala
representing 78.3% of the total respectively. It is worth noting that were the call warrants UEMS-C81 KMI Healthcare CEO Dr Terengganu (Terengganu), KMI
weekly market turnover. HSI-HE1 will be expiring on Dec 29 and GENTINGC1T with 23.9 million Rayney Azmi Ali said various Kelana Jaya (Selangor), KMI
with its last trading date on Dec 27. and 23.2 million units transacted for factors contributed to the Taman Desa (Kuala Lumpur) and
It was another turbulent week for the week, respectively. financial result, including an KMI Tawau (Sabah).
HSI futures as prices started 1.5% All structured warrants on Bursa increase in the use of beds and
lower on Monday before staging a Malaysia must stop trading one To view the full list of structured ownership of insurance. Meanwhile, Tengku Farok
steep rally from Tuesday through business day before their expiry warrants available on Bursa Malaysia, “This is an achievement for Hussin said KMI Kuantan will
Thursday and ending Friday flat at date, which means the last day a visit malaysiawarrants.com.my. the healthcare division to record improve its services by adding
18,770 (-0.1%), bringing its weekly warrant can be transacted will be the such income, which if we look at expertise besides constructing a
gains to 6.8%. second business day before its expiry Provided for Malaysian residents’ the reasons are from the addition building next to the hospital
date. Investors may check their information only. This commentary has of outpatients and inpatients in next year. It is expected to start
HSI futures also saw their best warrants portfolio and plan their not been reviewed by the Securities addition to bed utilisation up to operations in early 2027.
month in 24 years with prices trading strategies accordingly as Commission Malaysia. It is not an offer 60% in Q3,” he said at the 25th
wrapping up November with a 26.6% warrants expiring soon will or recommendation to trade and is not Anniversary of KMI Kuantan He added that the building,
surge owing in part to improved experience a higher rate of time research material. Medical Center (KMI Kuantan) which involves an estimated cost
sentiment as China provided more decay. and the Malaysian Society for of RM100 million, will be built on
support to the property sector. Past performance is not indicative of Quality in Health (MSQH) a 1.011-hectare site, will house
On the local scene, call warrant future performance. You should make accreditation ceremony here on an additional 80 patient beds. –
The volatile moves in HSI futures HENGYUANC24 was popular among your own assessment and seek Saturday. Bernama
had investors actively trading both investors, logging up to 70.4 million professional advice. The event was also attended
the HSI call and put warrants. For the units traded after its underlying
week, call warrants HSI-CJ5 and HSI- plunged 21.5% on Wednesday after The warrants will not be offered to
CLC topped the most active list with any US persons.
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BOJ warns global central BRIEFS ARAMCO’S LUBEREF
banks of ‘Japanification’ risk STARTS IPO PROCESS

TOKYO: Even as cost-push factors o Deputy governor says even as inflation soars, avoid rushing into raising capital DUBAI: Saudi oil giant
boost inflation, global central banks possibility of prolonged low prices and gains tax as doing so could send a Aramco's base oil subsidiary
must be vigilant to the risk of stagnation has not gone away wrong message to markets when Luberef expects to raise up to
“Japanification”, in which their Japan is encouraging financial 4.95 billion riyals (RM5.5
economies face prolonged low economic stagnation, or instead of spending it. investment, billion) from its initial public
inflation and stagnation, said Bank of ‘Japanification’, has not been After heavy money printing failed offering, it said, if it prices at the
Japan (BOJ) deputy governor dispelled,” he said. “Strengthening taxation could top of a range announced
Masazumi Wakatabe. “What Japan’s long experience with to fire up inflation to a 2% target, the send a wrong signal that runs counter yesterday. Luberef will sell
deflation shows is that it’s quite hard to BOJ shifted in 2016 to a policy to our aim of expanding investment,“ nearly 30% of the company's
Various structural factors could eradicate fears of deflation,” said targeting interest rates. It continues to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji issued share capital, or 50.045
weigh on the neutral rate, or the rate Wakatabe, who is known as a vocal maintain ultra-low rates, even as Kihara said in a programme on million shares, at between 91
at which monetary policy is neither advocate of aggressive monetary easing. rising raw material costs push broadcaster FNN, referring to capital and 99 riyals each, the
stimulating nor restricting growth, BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda inflation above the target. gains tax. company said in a statement.
across the globe, he said. deployed a massive asset-buying A minimum of 75% of the
programme in 2013 to pull Japan out Wakatabe, whose five-year term as In Japan, differences between the Luberef shares being sold will
That means the main challenge of nearly two decades of deflation, deputy governor ends in March, has income tax and capital gains tax rates be offered to institutional
for central banks would be to which was blamed for prolonging its consistently stressed the need to keep causes what is known as the wall of investors, with bookbuilding
effectively push down real interest economic stagnation because firms monetary policy ultra-loose to put a ¥100 million (RM3.27 million), at getting under way on Sunday
rates to reflate their economies, and households hoarded cash sustained end to deflation. which the effective tax rate on financial and running until Friday. The
Wakatabe told an academic investment income starts to decline. final share price will be
conference, according to a text of his Separately, a senior government announced next Sunday, with
speech released on Saturday. official said yesterday Japan should Kihara’s comment comes as the subscriptions for individual
tax commission of Kishida’s Liberal investors running from Dec. 14
“When looking at history, the mild Democratic Party is debating the to Dec. 18. A date has not yet
inflation regime has not ended and issues as part of an annual tax-code been set for shares to begin
the potential danger of prolonged review. – Reuters trading on Riyadh's Tadawul
exchange. Aramco owns 70% of
S’pore-based hedge fund gets reps on board of Fuji Soft Luberef and Saudi investment
bank Jadwa Investment the
TOKYO: Singapore-based hedge fund if they have close ties to management or “has been ensured with no conflict of withdrew a proposal to re-elect its remaining 30%. – Reuters
3D Investment Partners got two of its fail to give proper oversight. interests with shareholders. They have chief executive to the board following
nominees on the board of software given objective opinions and have revelations of real estate transactions DEEPER, LONGER UK
developer Fuji Soft Inc yesterday, in 3D, which owns more than 20% of contributed to fostering active debate”. involving his family. The board then RECESSION WARNING
the latest proxy fight by activist Fuji Soft, has nominated four appointed him unelected chairman.
investors seeking more independent additional members for the company’s 3D this year sought an EGM at LONDON: Bank of England
oversight of Japanese firms. nine-member board at yesterday’s Toshiba Corp to restart a strategic Oasis, which owns 16.5% of Fujitec, (BoE) rate-setter Swati Dhingra
extraordinary general meeting (EGM), review of the conglomerate to explore said the board had “decided to said in an interview published
Three battles in recent months saying existing outside directors have options including going private. egregiously breach shareholders’ most on Saturday that higher
have questioned how independent failed to address years of inefficient basic right – the right to vote and hold interest rates could lead to a
from management Japan’s outside capital allocation. Hong Kong-based Oasis directors accountable”, demonstrating deeper and longer recession,
board members really are after nearly Management on Thursday asked a complete lack of independent adding there were few signs
a decade of governance reform has Fuji Soft has endorsed two of the Fujitec Co Ltd to hold an EGM to counterbalancing power. that demands for higher wages
sharply increased the number of fund’s candidates. remove all six incumbent outside risked a wage-price spiral. “You
independent directors. directors and appoint seven new Fujitec declined to comment, do see a much deeper and a
The Yokohama-based firm ones nominated by the fund. saying the company has not yet longer recession with rates
Governance experts say outside defended its current board, telling confirmed the content of Oasis’s being much higher,” she told
directors are only nominally independent Reuters in a statement that the The elevator maker, just an hour EGM request. – Reuters the Observer newspaper. “That
independence of its outside directors before its June shareholders meeting, is what I think we should all be
worried about ... are we going
to end up lengthening and
deepening the recession if the
tightening continues at the
pace it is?” She also said there
were few signs in the labour
market that workers' demands
for pay increases would lead to
persistently high inflation. –
Reuters

Opec and allies agree to stick to production targets

LONDON/DUBAI: Opec+ agreed to the Group of Seven (G7) nations day (bpd), about 2% of world outlook. Oil prices have declined continuing at 1210 GMT.
stick to its oil output targets at a agreed a price cap on Russian oil. demand, from November until the since October due to slower Chinese Opec met virtually on Saturday
meeting yesterday, two Opec+ end of 2023. and global growth and higher interest
sources told Reuters, as the oil Opec+, which comprises the rates, prompting market speculation without Russia and allies and did not
markets struggle to assess the impact Organization of the Petroleum Washington accused the group the group could cut output again. discuss the Russian price cap,
of a slowing Chinese economy on Exporting Countries (Opec) and and one of its leaders, Saudi Arabia, sources have said.
demand and a G7 price cap on allies including Russia, angered the of siding with Russia despite “It’s a rollover until the end of 2023,”
Russian oil on supply. United States and other Western Moscow's war in Ukraine. an Opec+ source said after the group’s On Friday, G7 nations and
nations in October when it agreed to key ministers reached a decision. The Australia agreed a US$60 per barrel
The decision comes two days after cut output by two million barrels per Opec+ argued it had cut output Opec+ full ministerial meeting was still price cap on Russian seaborne crude
because of a weaker economic oil. – Reuters

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█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR Johnson said he
will keep making
FROM the hardboiled Brick, to the Knives Out sequels
critically and commercially successful as long as he and
yet fan controversial Star Wars: The Last Craig are still
Jedi, writer-director Rian Johnson has having fun.
proven his ability to create unique stories and
subvert audience expectations through The
dramatic pivots. performances do

The extent of Johnson’s filmmaking and not miss a beat
storytelling prowess were laid bare two years under Johnson’s
after The Last Jedi, in the form of Knives Out, in
what many consider to be the modern direction.
renaissance of murder mystery films.

Though Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the
Orient Express came several years before
Johnson’s Knives Out, the latter is often cited as
the film that truly reinvigorated interest in
‘”whodunit” films.

This year, Johnson will be following up Knives
Out with a sequel; Glass Onion: A Knives Out
Mystery.

Having watched the film, theSun spoke to
Johnson to find out how the writer-director goes
about creating captivating whodunit films.

Story at the core Johnson will
As opposed to the huge cast of Knives Out, Glass direct at least one
Onion is markedly smaller, while the story is still more Knives Out
as grand and seamlessly woven. For Johnson, it’s sequel. – NETFLIX
the first thing he figures out: the story.
A whodunit renaissance
“I start with not even necessarily the mystery. o Director Rian Johnson speaks about his Knives Out sequel the jawdropping US$469 million (RM2.06
I try and figure out first what the story is. That, to billion) deal, Johnson explained that Netflix was
me, is the essential part in making these movies,” it’s very tempting to have audiences learn more “I think the big benefit in that and why I think a terrific partner to him and long-time producer,
he says, pointing out how these particular films about the character, specifically because Blanc is its necessary is we’re coming in and learning Ram Bergman.
have to be a rollercoaster ride and not a puzzle played by an actor as magnetic as Craig, but the about the mystery through the detective
the audience has to solve. focus has to remain on the story as a mystery. investigating it, and that means its very “We had total creative control for the first
beneficial from a storytelling point of view that movie and had a great experience with
To do so, he first thinks about what the “The detective has to play his part in that.” he’s an outsider and that we learn it with him. Lionsgate Films. It wasn’t so much about that.
audience cares about and “what is going to be As the films have been about Blanc “looking
satisfying at the end, beyond just the reveal of in” on the main story’s mystery, Johnson was “If it were a world he already knew a lot “They’ve let us do our thing creatively. I’m
who did it”. asked if there would be a sequel where the about, then we’d need another character who is also excited with Netflix; first of all that [they put]
mystery is centred around Blanc instead. an outsider”. the movie into theatres for a week starting from
The mystery and the weaving of it through “I’m never going to say never, because that Knives out and onwards Nov 23, and I’m very excited with the reach that
the aforementioned comes afterward. would be a very interesting thing to attempt but Glass Onion was the product of Netflix buying they have with people having Netflix in their
I think generally, I would say I like to be very the sequel rights to Knives Out after the first homes, so that on Christmas, many people will
Having said that, while both films have a traditional with these movies, which means the film’s success in 2019. be able to see this one with their families.
central mystery, there is also the somewhat detective is outside of it,” he explained with a
unintentional mystery behind Benoit Blanc, the slight chuckle. Queried on how the sequel benefited from “For me, that’s the huge benefit of working
detective played by Daniel Craig, in both (and with them and being able to get into that many
upcoming) films. homes so more people can experience it.”
Layers to the onion
Like Craig’s other famous film roles, his Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will
interpretation of Blanc was an instant hit with stream on Netflix from Dec 23.
fans, particularly after the bizarre, improvised
monologue Craig delivers about a donut. The
character is bound to receive just as much love
once Glass Onion premieres worldwide, but the
lack of background information on Blanc
persists despite the sequel revealing a small
amount of new information.

Questioned on whether this would continue
in further sequels, Johnson said it would be the
best way to do it.

“I think its fun to get little glimpses of what his
life is like and who he is outside of the mysteries,
but I think it’s also very important to always
remember that the story of each of these films is
going to be the mystery itself. The detective is
interesting because of the part that he plays in
solving the mystery”.

In the same breadth, Johnson still admits that

Slumberland: An amazing ride from start to finish
SLUMBERLAND, which was inspired
by the enduring Little Nemo in Momoa shows 0Cast:
Slumberland comic strips by Winsor a different side Jason Momoa,
McCay, centres on a teenage girl of himself in Marlow Barkley,
named Nemo (Marlow Barkley), who Slumberland. Kyle Chandler,
is forced to live with her uncle after – NETFLIX Weruche Opia,
losing her father. Nemo spends her Chris O’Dowd
days trying to fit in, but at night she Barkley and Momoa are such captivating leads that they make it worth watching. – NETFLIX 0Director:
spends her time exploring weird new Francis
realms with Flip (Jason Momoa), a clear-cut as Nemo’s. Adults, in my novel kind of character that will allow The CGI and scenery are very Lawrence
partner she never imagined. opinion, would identify with Phillip, him to showcase his more varied stunning to look at. The basic idea of
whilst kids would gravitate toward skills. the movie is brilliantly captured by the E-VALUE
Using a secret map of Nemo. film’s use of constant, beautiful 8
Slumberland, Nemo and Flip travel Barkley is equally as impressive as colours, which may put us viewers in a
through dreams and avoid dangers as Momoa is entertaining as the his younger partner in this role, and state of wonder and amazement that ACTING
they search for her father. cheeky Flip, and despite the surreal based on the level of her work here, it resembles a dream. 8
nature of his role, he manages to can be presumed that she will go on to
Slumberland is nearly entirely set provide a convincing and emotional have the acting career that she has Slumberland is more than simply a PLOT
in computer-generated settings, yet portrayal. For Momoa, playing Flip is a always envisioned for herself. straightforward action movie. It 7
the action is straightforward, the goals
are obvious, and Nemo is always the explores the dread and anguish of
main emphasis. The main takeaways losing a loved one as well as adjusting
are about grieving, the use of fiction to to your new existence.
dull our suffering, and the necessity of
accepting truth in order to move on. While Slumberland does not offer
anything particularly remarkable, it
However, there is also a discussion would still be an excellent choice to
of loneliness and how dreams may watch as a family.
encourage a lonely existence. It’s
commendable of the movie to resist Slumberland is now available on
making Uncle Phillip (Chris O’Dowd) Netflix. – by Thashine Selvakumaran
into some sort of evil character.

Instead, his storyline is nearly as

FOOD

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█ BY HAZIQUE ZAIRILL

THE Middle East is home to
some of the world’s most
ancient civilisations and
holds a long history. In
addition, their cuisine is also well-
known throughout the entire world,
and people adore it. Due to the
abundance of spices, herbs, and
natural ingredients in their culinary
heritage, this cuisine is set to take its
place among the world’s finest.
Today, the Klang Valley alone is
home to various restaurants serving The real taste of Kunafa is here and its
Middle Eastern food, with the best enjoyed hot off the fire. –
majority of it located in the Kuala HAZIQUE ZAIRILL/THESUN
Lumpur area. In spite of that, the
recently-opened Al-Sultan fire.
Restaurant located in Glenmarie, A wide variety of desserts can be
Shah Alam is set to stand out due to found at the restaurant, including
its unique design, concept, and banana splits, baklawa, and fruit
scrumptious meals that elevate the platters that consist of a varied mix of
dining experience. fruits.
The fact that the name “Sultan” But the best thing here is the
refers to the “king” or “sovereign” of a Kunafa (Knafeh). The iconic Middle
Muslim country fits perfectly with the Eastern dessert is made from
environment as soon as you step shredded phyllo dough, stuffed with
inside. Not only will you enjoy their cream, baked to golden brown ad
delectable cuisine, but you will also topped with chopped pistachios, and
receive the best service, and dine in also served with burning fire.
the most beautiful settings. While many others used
Constructed on a corner and A restaurant with the lavish furnishings and ample space suited the Sultan of the Middle East. – HAZIQUE ZAIRILL/THESUN mozzarella cheese to make Kunafa,

intermediate lot, this two-story likDeinae king Al-Sultan utilises pure cheese –
restaurant offers multiple dining or Kabsah rice, you should try their cream cheese – in its own Kunafa,
environments for guests to choose best seller which is the Zerbian rice. thereby making it distinct from other
from. establishments.
The person in charge of Originating from Yemen, the meal I had the chance to witness the
establishing the restaurant, Anas is cooked and prepared authentically chef baking it in the kitchen, which
Fadhl Abdo Saif Alfaqih, is believed to by the restaurant’s Yemeni chef, with was a completely new experience.
have an extensive amount of several spices and yogurt, topped Seeing how the Kunafa was made
experience in the Middle Eastern with roasted onion and served with really impressed me, and I was
cuisine industry. chili sauce and gravy. convinced that the rest of their food
Anas claims the uniqueness of this was also good.
It comes with two meat options
which are chicken and lamb. Its
restaurant is that it not only attracts appearance does slightly resemble Aside from the usual Middle
local Muslim residents, but also our local biryani rice, but the taste is Eastern dishes, Al-Sultan
people from other cultural o Everything on the menu at Al-Sultan different, and absolutely amazing. differentiates itself from other typical
backgrounds. Al-Sultan also had a varied menu restaurants by offering chocolate.
“Our target market is people of all Restaurant, from Kunafa to Lamb Mandy, will in the grill section. All of the meats, There is a decent chocolate menu,
generations, no matter what religion including mixed grilled, lamb cubes, including crepes, brownies,
or race, from the young to old, kids, have an authentic, savoury Mediterranean flair kebab, and shish tawooq, were pancakes, and waffles. The taste is
families, couples, and everyone – we charcoal-grilled to a perfect ‘well- identical to something found in
welcome everyone here and serve done’ level. True Mediterranean famous chocolate stores located in
them well,” Anas said. than just good food, but also the The menu at Al-Sultan features a flavour from the first bite. various shopping malls, but the price
Anas then talked about how the smiles that we give and also the wide variety of delicacies, including Not forget to mention Kufta, the is far lower.
goal of this Mediterranean restaurant peaceful environment for the salads, appetizers, soups, kebab most popular option in the grill Anas added that Al-Sultan’s lavish
is to focus primarily on the customers. After all, it’s all beyond the sandwiches, grills, family dishes, section. This cuisine is now part of concept design is to particularly show
customer’s dining experiences. food, it’s all about the experiences seafood, hot dishes, and chocolates, their guest recommendations. the quality they hold for their
“We are strongly focusing on our you have here that make you want to among other things. Minced and marinated lamb cooked business.
quality which I believed to be more come back for it,” he added. For those who are fans of Mandy in the oven and freshly served with “People are scared by the
appearance of our restaurant and
believe it to be an exclusive, super
expensive restaurant, but we’re
actually not that pricey. We are
slightly cheaper than the others
because we are located in Shah Alam,
[and] the location also plays an
important role.
“I just want people to come here
for a wonderful eating experience,
perhaps to celebrate birthdays or
other special events. It’s true that this
restaurant may look like a five-star
hotel, but trust me, we’ve priced it
affordably,” he said.

Al-Sultan promises you authentic middle east cuisine at reasonable prices. – Anas has extensive experience managing and serving Middle Eastern cuisine. – Al-Sultan Restaurant
HAZIQUE ZAIRILL/THESUN HAZIQUE ZAIRILL/THESUN 36, Jln Penguasa B U1/53B, Kawasan
Perindustrian Temasya, 40150 Shah
Alam, Selangor
Operating Hours: 11am - 2am

Has AI found the perfect formula for chocolate? An AI was
used in
WHEN it comes to chocolate, we all More than one and a half million Finland to find
have our preferences: the French comments and opinions posted on a chocolate
prefer dark chocolate, in social networks about milk chocolate formula with
concentrations of up to 30% while the were integrated into a software mass appeal. –
European average is 5%. program to develop a recipe based on ETX STUDIO
the most commonly shared taste
Some prefer to bite into a bar preferences.
while others instead salivate for
chocolate spreads, or even candy The result is a bar composed of
bars with various fillings. five layers, each with a different
flavour and texture, based on AI’s
Therefore it can be difficult for recommendations.
brands or chocolate makers to come
up with a creation that appeals to the Moreover, this milk chocolate bar
greatest number of people. contains 30% less sugar than regular
chocolate and is lactose-free. And
In Finland, Valio – a company these characteristics are not
specialising in dairy products and afterthoughts for the Finnish
byproducts – has found a way to company, which has developed a
design a chocolate that has as technology to remove lactose from its
universal an appeal as possible: unique milk powder solution, which
through the use of artificial it used in this creation. – ETX Studio
intelligence.

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Stand up We face challenges everywhere, at work, at home and
for yourself in our daily lives. –123RF

o You deserve to have your voice heard, and
here are some tips for what to do when you feel
you are being ignored

█ BY THASHINE SELVAKUMARAN Saying no to demands that you can’t Pick your battles the danger of making yourself feel provoked or assaulted. Speaking
meet or lack the power to fulfil is, While it is always a good idea to more stressed and anxious. Learn to your mind is far preferable to simply
THE capacity to advocate for nonetheless, a healthy and defend oneself, there will be recognise your limits and standing there fuming in anger. You
oneself is beneficial in many acceptable reaction. Saying no moments when you must consider boundaries. To stand up for have shown yourself and to others
spheres of life. Individuals might be more challenging in a your alternatives and select your yourself, you must first identify what that you will not tolerate disrespect,
should always treat one working context. Instead of saying fights. For instance, you can decide to causes you discomfort. even if the outcome stays the same.
another with love, compassion, and “no”, try asking a colleague for help, or keep your mouth shut if you know Body language Most of the time, especially when
justice in an ideal society. There asking your manager to prioritise that you will not need to engage with It might be beneficial to pay closer there is a crowd, a courteous but clear
would be no dishonesty, deceiving, assignments if you have been someone again. You could decide to attention to your body language if description of the disrespectful
or other types of fraud or malevolent overburdened. you struggle with assertiveness to statement or behaviour will be
behaviour. Learning to advocate for go directly to HR or another give yourself a small confidence sufficient to attract focus to the need
oneself is a life skill that will come in Learn to set boundaries and to third-party mediator if you boost as well as to make sure you are for it to change. Clearly defining what
handy in a variety of scenarios. defend yourself. –123RF have prior experience with a communicating with others clearly. you require and how confident you
person who you know is not This might entail having open body feel depends in large part on the
Sadly, such a world does not exist. receptive to feedback or has language so you look more receptive voice you use and the pace of your
Even while there are many of ethical behaviour issues. to discussion during work purposes. speech. Ultimately, how you protect
people, they frequently have Identify what bothers you But working on how you feel about yourself will rely on the
questionable rivals who engage in Understanding your priorities yourself might help you actually circumstances, and if the other
deceitful and generally distasteful present an authoritative image. Start person is aggressive, put your safety
actions that can lead to as well as the statements or by being positive on the inside. Get first. It’s not worth it.
unfavourable outcomes. We are behaviours that irritate you enough rest, eat well, take care of
likely to encounter some might assist you in your emotional wellbeing, and Being able to advocate for oneself
persons who will try to harm us establishing appropriate establish relationships with people is really important as you go through
in some way at some point or limits for yourself. around you. It should be noticeable this life. Keep your identity in mind
another. Recognise your own on the outside if you are feeling and understand that you are capable.
requirements to stop happy within. Life can be difficult at times, and
There are typically two choices always caving in to other Defend yourself calmly that’s okay. What seems to be a
available when this happens. Either people’s demands. Helping Take control of yourself when challenging situation is frequently
you choose to remain invisible others and making concessions someone attempts to bring you down just a chance in disguise. Despite of
and allow mishaps to might be advantageous in some or even hurt you physically, and what challenges life presents, you can
continue, or you choose to circumstances, but if you defend yourself vocally when keep your objectives and needs from
be bold and defend consistently put your needs last being undercut if you know who you
yourself. Here are seven in order to appease or are, and when to say no.
suggestions for defending accommodate others, you run
oneself in any
circumstance.
Learn when to say “no”
This is an important key point.
Many individuals agree to
everything because they are fearful
of disappointing other people.
Some of us try our best to avoid
conflict because we don’t enjoy it.

Bad brushing habits you need to break

EVERY morning, we wake up, brush It’s time to form better oral hygiene biting surfaces as well as tilting your your teeth and maintains healthy gum recession over time, causing pain-
our teeth, and go to work. At night and a healthier smile! – FREEPIK toothbrush vertically for the insides of gums. Using toothpicks can actually ful issues like gingivitis or gum disease.
before we sleep, we brush our teeth head of your electric toothbrush every the incisors. damage your teeth and gums, and is Use soft-bristle toothbrushes. To put
and go to bed. Since we were young, four months. 3. Rinsing after brushing not a substitute for flossing. Of course, less pressure on your teeth, try using
we were taught to brush twice a day, 2. Not brushing long enough Although most of us will have a natural good flossing technique is key, so your thumb and two fingers only,
but what about the nuances and Yes, most of us have experienced rush- strong desire to rinse out our mouth always move the floss in between your instead of a clenched fist when brush-
rules of teeth brushing? Did you ing in the morning to go to work, but with water after brushing, rinsing your teeth gently without irritating the ing. – by Marietta Mu
know that bad brushing habits can that’s no reason to brush inadequately. mouth can prematurely wash out the gumline. As for your tongue, use a
actually wear away your gums and Your teeth should be brushed for a full fluoride that is working on your teeth. tongue scraper to clean your tongue Toothpaste contains fluoride
cause gum recession, which two minutes, and the average time The fluoride in toothpastes need a bit after brushing as that will reduce the that helps prevent tooth decay.
contribute to tooth sensitivity? As we most people spend brushing is 45 sec- of extra time on the surface of your number of germs in your mouth and – FREEPIK
look forward to the next year, here onds. If you’re racing through cleaning, teeth for you to get their full benefit prevent bad breath.
are the bad brushing habits to leave try setting a timer. Start by tilting the like strengthen your tooth enamel. So 5. Brushing too hard
behind to get a healthier smile. toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to the after brushing, just spit out any excess The most common mistake people
1. Not changing your toothbrush gum line against your teeth and move saliva or toothpaste and avoid eating make when brush-
frequently enough your toothbrush in small circular or drinking for at least 10 minutes. ing their teeth is
A brand new toothbrush or a replace- movements. After you’ve covered the Using a mouthwash that contains fluo- thinking that
ment head for electric toothbrushes is outer side of your teeth, don’t forget ride can help prevent tooth decay, but harder means
engineered to remove bacteria and the insides! Remember to brush the don’t use mouthwash (even a fluoride cleaner. In fact,
plaque buildup on teeth. After months one) straight after brushing your teeth brushing too hard
of daily use, the bristles of your tooth- or it’ll wash away the concentrated can wear out
brush will wear out and warp, becom- fluoride in the toothpaste left on your your tooth
ing less effective at removing foreign teeth. Instead, you can choose a differ- enamel and
matter from tooth enamel. Did you ent time to use mouthwash, such as gums and
know that a single toothbrush can after lunch. cause
have over 10 million germs and bacte- 4. Neglecting gum and tongue tooth
ria present? In addition to oral bacteria, hygiene sensitiv-
old toothbrushes also contain larger You might think brushing your teeth is ity. It can
amounts of fungus, mould, and micro- enough, but don’t forget that your damage your
organisms that can negatively impact your tongue and gum makes up your delicate gum
your oral health, so it is recommended oral hygiene as well. Flossing removes tissue,
that you change your toothbrush at the plaque from below the gumline of which can
least once every three months, and the lead to

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322 Notices

322 Notices 322 Notices 322 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 2016
322 Notices 322 Notices IN THE MATTER OF
THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 AND
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR 322 Notices IN THE MATTER OF
VOLUNTARY WINDING UP OF AND IN THE MATTER OF CUBILITY MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP IN THE MATTER OF U-CHUAN PROPERTY SDN. BHD. 201401030946 (1107032-X) 322 Notices
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 Reg. No. 200601019565 (739318-P) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY
(Section 50(4)(a) of the DALAM MAHKAMAH
Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012) AND IN THE MATTER OF (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) TINGGI DI KUALA LUMPUR
Notice is hereby given that NEKO F&B PLT (LLP No. LLP0021685- KEY FORWARD SDN. BHD. WINDING-UP) At a General Meeting of the members
LGN) (“LLP”) will be making an application to the Registrar of REGISTRATION NO. 200601033766 (753525-A) of CUBILITY MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. (BAHAGIAN DAGANG)
Limited Liability Partnerships for a declaration of dissolution (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to [201401030946 (1107032-X)] held at PETISYEN PENGGULUNGAN SYARIKAT
pursuant to section 50(2) of the Limited Liability Partnerships NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 459 of the Companies Act, Section 439 of the Companies Act 2016, Suite 2-2-12, Menara KLH, Off 2 ½ Mile,
Act 2012 within seven (7) days after the publication of this 2016, the FINAL MEETING of the abovenamed Company will be convened that the Special Resolutions set out Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur, W.P. NO.: WA-28NCC-904-11/2022
notice. Any partner or creditor of the LLP desiring to object and held at 1B, Level 1, Wisma Tan Cheng Tiong, No. 1A, Jalan Tun Sri below were duly passed by the Members Kuala Lumpur on 2 December 2022
to the application may do so in writing to the Companies Lanang, 75100 Melaka on Thursday, 05th day of January, 2023, at 9.00 a.m. of the Company on 1 December 2022. at 10.00 a.m. the following Special IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA Dalam perkara Access Benefit Sdn. Bhd.
Commission of Malaysia within thirty (30) days from the date for the following purposes:- 1. THAT the company be liquidated by Resolutions were duly passed:- AT SHAH ALAM (No. Syarikat: 201301006790 (1036630-K))
of this notice. (i) THAT the Company be wound up
Dated this: 5 December 2022 AGENDA way of members’ voluntary winding voluntarily pursuant to Section 439(1)(b) IN THE STATE OF SELANGOR Dan
1. To lay before the Meeting, the Accounts of the winding-up of the Company up pursuant to Section 439(1)(b) of the of the Companies Act 2016. (ii) THAT Mr. DARUL EHSAN
Companies Act 2016 (“the Act”). Yap Chee Keong (NRIC No. 560113-10- Dalam perkara Seksyen 465(1)(e) dan
by the Liquidator for adoption and or giving any explanation thereof; 2. THAT Chan Eng Mat of 4-5-3A 5331) of Suite 2-2-12, Menara KLH, Off 2 COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) 466(1)(a) Akta Syarikat 2016
2. To resolve under Section 518(3)(b) of the Companies Act, 2016, that the Kompleks Kantonmen Prima, 698 ½ Mile, Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur, NO.:BA-28NCC-497-09/2022
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 51200 Kuala W.P. Kuala Lumpur be and is hereby In the Matter of Section 465(1)(e) Dan
books, accounts and documents of the Company and of the Liquidator Lumpur be appointed as Liquidator to appointed liquidator of the Company and 466(1)(a) of the Companies Act
thereof, be destroyed after the expiration of three months from the date act for the purpose of winding-up the for the purpose of such winding up. (iii) 2016 Dalam perkara Kaedah-Kaedah
of the Final Meeting. company’s affairs and distributing its THAT authority be given to the Directors (Penggulungan) Syarikat 1972
assets to the members and to exercise to fix the Liquidator’s fee. (iv) THAT And
Dated this 05th day of December 2022 the powers of the Liquidator as set out the said Liquidator be indemnified by In the matter of Bina Puri Properties ANTARA
Tan Saw Gin in Section 456 of the Act. the contributors against all the costs, Sdn. Bhd. (Company No.: 246157-M)
25 Bank Repossessed cars, bikes, Tan Kong Huat 3. THAT the Liquidator be indemnified charges, losses, expenses and liabilities GOLDEN STAR M&C SDN. BHD.
and trucks for sales by auction, Liquidators by the company against all costs, incurred or sustained by him in the BETWEEN (No. Syarikat: 201501033236 (1158556-P))
all at attractive reserve prices. All charges, losses, expenses and execution and discharge of his duties in SOONG SUEH HAU @ MATTHEW
are invited, come join our PUBLIC 1B, Level 1, Wisma Tan Cheng Tiong, liabilities sustained by him in the relation thereto. (v) THAT the Liquidator DANIEL SOONG ...PEMPETISYEN
AUCTION on Wednesday, 7th No. 1A, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang, 75100 Melaka execution and discharge on his duties be and is hereby authorised to divide (NRIC: 860923-23-6303)
as liquidator and in relation hereto. all or such part of the surplus assets of DAN
December at 11.00am - 12.00pm. YAP CHIN HUAT the Company as he thinks fit in specie …PETITIONER
Viewing and inspection on Tuesday, Director or in kind amongst the members of the AND ACCESS BENEFIT SDN. BHD.
Dated: 5 December 2022 Company. BINA PURI PROPERTIES SDN. BHD. (No. Syarikat: 201301006790 (1036630-K))
6th December from 9.30am - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TANG AH HA (f) (COMPANY NO: 246157-M)
5.30pm. creditors of the abovementioned Director ...RESPONDEN
Company, which is being wound up Kuala Lumpur, W. P. Kuala Lumpur …RESPONDENT
Download Pickles Auctions app to voluntarily, are required on or before Dated:5 December 2022 ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION IKLAN PETISYEN
view all auction listings or visit 5 January 2023 to send in their names NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition
www.pickles.my IN THE MATTER OF THE IN THE MATTER OF and addresses and the particulars of IN THE MATTER OF THE for the Winding-Up of the above NOTIS ADALAH DENGAN INI DIBERI bahawa
COMPANIES ACT, 2016 THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 their debts or claims and their names COMPANIES ACT, 2016 named by the High Court was on suatu Petisyen untuk penggulungan
Item Reg No Make Model Price AND IN THE MATTER OF and addresses of their solicitors (if any) the 12.09.2022 presented by Soong Syarikat yang dinamakan di atas oleh
TBA HARTA BARAT (M’SIA) SDN. BHD. AND IN THE MATTER OF to the undersigned, the Liquidator of AND Sueh Hau @ Matthew Daniel Soong Mahkamah Tinggi telah, pada 14 November
TBA SYARIKAT PEMBINAAN the said Company, and if so required in IN THE MATTER OF (NRIC: 860923-23-6303) whose 2022, dikemukakan oleh GOLDEN STAR
51000 Registration No. writing from the said Liquidator, are by CUBILITY MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. address at No.19, Jalan Songkit 8, M&C SDN. BHD..
2000 197901001143 (45416-U) LAL SDN. BHD. their solicitors or personally, to come in 201401030946 (1107032-X) Taman Sentosa, 80150 Johor Bahru,
1 WUP362 2010 DUCATI MONSTER 696 3500 (Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) Registration No. 199601015022 and prove the said debts or claims at (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY Johor. And that the said Petition is DAN bahawa Petisyen tersebut diarahkan
5000 NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING such time and place as shall be specified directed to be heard before the Court supaya didengarkan di hadapan mahkamah
2 VBC1884 2017 KTM 250 DUKE 8000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT (387372-A) in such notice, or in default thereof, they WINDING-UP) sitting at High Court, Shah Alam on yang bersidang di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala
3500 pursuant to Section 459 of the (Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) will be excluded from the benefit of any NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 17.01.2023 at 9.00 a.m. and any Lumpur pada pukul 9:00 pagi pada 27 Jun
3 BQA4309 2019 HOHAN ZZ4255 15000 Companies Act, 2016, a FINAL distribution made before such debts are creditors of the abovenamed company Creditors or Contributories of the 2023.
12000 MEETING of the members of the NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING proved. which is being wound up voluntarily are said company desiring to support
4 BQC3513 2019 HONDA DASH 28000 above Company will be held at 110A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CHAN ENG MAT required on or before 4 January 2023 or oppose the making of an Order DAN mana-mana pihak pemiutang atau
8000 & B, Jalan Melaka Raya 25, Taman pursuant to Section 459 of the Liquidator to send their names and addresses on the said Petition may appear at penyumbang Syarikat tersebut yang ingin
5 VHC2470 2021 YAMAHA LAGENDA 5500 Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka on 6th Companies Act, 2016, a FINAL 4-5-3A Kompleks Kantonmen Prima, 698 with particulars of their debts or claims the time of hearing by itself or its menyokong atau menentang sesuatu
TBA January 2023 at 11.00 a.m. for the MEETING of the members of the above Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, and the name and addresses of their Counsel for that purpose; and a copy perintah mengikut Petisyen tersebut boleh
6 BPV1342 2019 YAMAHA Y15ZR TBA following purpose :- Company will be held at No. 32, Jalan 51200 Kuala Lumpur solicitors (if any) to the undersigned, the of the Petition will be furnished to hadir dengan tujuan itu secara peribadi
TBA 1. Having an account laid before TR 3/1, Tropicana Golf & Country Dated: 5 December 2022 Liquidator of the said Company; and if any Creditors or Contributories of the atau melalui peguambelanya pada masa
7 SMB1567 2019 KTM RC390 TBA them showing the manner in Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor so required in writing from the said, are said company requiring the same by perbicaraan. Salinan Petisyen tersebut akan
TBA which the winding-up of the Darul Ehsan on 6th January 2023 at 322 Notices by their solicitors or personally come in the undersigned on payment of the dibekalkan oleh pihak yang bertandatangan
8 VDM6092 2018 HONDA VARIO 150 ACB150CBTK 217000 Company has been conducted 11.30 a.m. for the following purpose :- and prove their debts or claims at such regulated charges for the same. di bawah ini kepada mana-mana pemiutang
TBA and the assets of the Company 1. Having an account laid before them DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA time and place as shall be specified in The Petitioner’s Solicitors is Messrs atau penyumbang Syarikat tersebut yang
9 BMM7757 2014 NISSAN ALMERA TBA disposed off and hearing any DI KUALA LUMPUR such notice or in default thereof they Freda Sabapathy & Co whose memintanya dengan membuat bayaran
TBA explanation that may be given by showing the manner in which the (BAHAGIAN DAGANG) will be excluded from the benefits of address is at Unit UG-02, Ground yang ditetapkan.
TBA the Liquidator winding-up of the Company has any distribution made before such debts Floor, Menara TJB, No. 9, Jalan Syed
10 KEX6422 2020 YAMAHA YZF-R25 TBA 2. Directing the manner in which the been conducted and the assets DALAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN and claims are proven. Muhd Mufti, 80000 Johor Bahru, Alamat berdaftar Pempetisyen adalah di
TBA books of accounts and documents of the Company disposed off and KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur, W. P. Kuala Lumpur Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia No. B3-3-3, Block B, Megan Salak Park,
11 WVP9439 2011 NISSAN TEANA of the Company and of the hearing any explanation that may be PENGGULUNGAN SYARIKAT Date: 5 December 2022 Jalan 1/125E, Taman Desa Petaling, 57100
Liquidator shall be disposed off given by the Liquidator NO: WA-28NCC-780-09/2022 YAP CHEE KEONG Dated this 21.11.2022 Kuala Lumpur, manakala alamat perniagaan
12 SYN7796 2021 MODENAS KRISS pursuant to Seksyen 518 (3) (b) of 2. Directing the manner in which the Liquidator ............ t.t............ Pempetisyen adalah di Suite 8.01-802, 8th
the Companies Act 2016. books of accounts and documents Dalam Perkara Mengenai WENGKON Suite 2-2-12, Menara KLH, Floor, Menara IGB Mid Valley, Lingkaran
13 BQD1152 2019 YAMAHA Y15ZR YEO OOI LENG of the Company and of the ALUMINIUM & GLASS SDN. BHD. (No. Off 2 ½ Mile, Jalan Ipoh, Signed Petitioner’s Solicitors Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
(Liquidator) Liquidator shall be disposed off Syarikat: 745573-M) 51200 Kuala Lumpur, NOTE-Any person who intends to
14 VN4448 2016 MITSUBISHI FUSO Melaka pursuant to Seksyen 518 (3) (b) of W.P. Kuala Lumpur. appear on the hearing of the said Peguamcara Pempetisyen ialah Tetuan
Date : 5th December 2022 the Companies Act 2016. Dan Petition must serve on or send by Chong + Kheng Hoe yang beralamat di A3-
15 PPA6660 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 Note : LIM AI HONG Dalam Perkara Mengenai Seksyen 465(1)(e) IN THE MATTER OF post to the above named Messrs 3-6, Solaris Dutamas, No.1, Jalan Dutamas
1. A member entitled to attend and (Liquidator) Akta Syarikat 2016; THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 Freda Sabapathy & Co notice in 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
vote at this Meeting is entitled Selangor Darul Ehsan writing of his intention so to do.
16 BPG8003 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC to appoint a proxy to attend and Date : 5th December 2022 Dan AND IN THE MATTER OF The notice must state the name and Chong + Kheng Hoe
vote in his stead; such proxy may Note : Dalam Perkara Mengenai Kaedah-Kaedah KAI SIK LATEX PRODUCTS SDN. BHD. address of the person, or if a firm, …………………..………………
17 VAD14 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 but need not be a member of the 1. A member entitled to attend and (Penggulungan) Syarikat-Syarikat 1972 dan the name and address of the firm,
Company. vote at this Meeting is entitled Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 198401006461 (118976-K) and must be signed by the person Tetuan Chong + Kheng Hoe
2. The instrument appointing a to appoint a proxy to attend and (In Member’s Voluntary Winding Up) or firm, or his or their solicitor (if Peguamcara Pempetisyen
proxy shall be deposited to vote in his stead; such proxy may ANTARA Notice is hereby given that pursuant to any) and must be served or if posted
18 WC2579R 2015 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE71PB8SRDG1 Liquidator’s address at 110A & but need not be a member of the KENG YING GLASS SDN. BHD. Section 439(2) of the Companies Act, must be sent by post in sufficient NOTA - Sesiapa yang ingin hadir pada
B, Jalan Melaka Raya 25, Taman Company. (No. Syarikat: 581319-P) 2016, that the Special Resolution set to reach the above named not later perbicaraan Petisyen tersebut hendaklah
19 VH9090 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka, not 2. The instrument appointing a proxy out below was duly passed by the sole than twelve o’clock of 16.01.2023. menyampaikan, atau menghantar dengan
less than 48 hours before the time shall be deposited to Liquidator’s …PEMPETISYEN member of the Company on the 1st day pos, kepada Tetuan Chong + Kheng Hoe
20 BJS2301 2006 MITSUBISHI L200 K64TJENMR of meeting or adjourned meeting. address at No. 32, Jalan TR 3/1, DAN of December, 2022: yang dinamakan di atas suatu notis bertulis
Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, WENGKON ALUMINIUM & GLASS SDN. BHD. That the Company be wound up tentang niatnya sebegitu. Notis tersebut
21 VU7287 2017 NISSAN ALMERA 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor (No. Syarikat: 745573-M) voluntarily and that Tan Gnear Eng of mestilah menyatakan nama dan alamat
Darul Ehsan, not less than 48 3771 Jalan Siram, 12100 Butterworth, pihak berkenaan, atau jika ia sebuah firma,
22 WTA2512 2009 PROTON SAGA hours before the time of meeting or …RESPONDEN Pulau Pinang and Yeoh Hon Lin nama dan alamat firma, dan mestilah
adjourned meeting. BENTUK PENGIKLANAN of Suite I, 2nd Floor, Wisma Lister ditandatangani oleh pihak atau firma
23 WXG521 2012 NAZA FORTE NOTIS ADALAH DENGAN INI DIBERI bahawa Garden, 123 Jalan Macalister, 10400 berkenaan atau peguamcaranya, jika ada.
suatu Petisyen untuk Penggulungan George Town, Pulau Pinang be and are Notis hendaklah disampaikan, atau jika
24 W8543F 2013 PROTON PREVE Syarikat yang dinamakan di atas hereby appointed as Liquidators and dihantar dengan pos, hendaklah dihantar
oleh Mahkamah Tinggi telah, pada 21 that any one (1) of the Liquidators be dalam jangka masa mencukupi, supaya
25 MCA8642 2011 TOYOTA VIOS September 2022 dikemukakan oleh and is hereby authorised to exercise sampai kepada pihak yang dinamakan di
Keng Ying Glass Sdn.Bhd. (No. Syarikat the statutory power in relation to the atas sebelum pukul 12:00 tengah hari pada
For more information contact us at Scan QR to download 581319-P) dan bahawa Petisyen tersebut Company member’s voluntary winding 26 Jun 2023 (sehari sebelum tarikh yang
016-6999170 | 012-5553727 (WhatsApp) Pickles Auctions App diarahkan supaya dibicarakan di hadapan up. ditetapkan untuk perbicaraan Petisyen
www.pickles.my | [email protected] Mahkamah Tinggi Insolvensi yang That in consideration of the said tersebut).
bersidang di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Liquidators, the Company hereby
PICKLES ASIA SDN BHD [1231292-D] Lumpur pada pukul 9.00 pagi pada hari irrevocably and unconditionally IKLAN PETISYEN ini diisukan oleh oleh
Lot 19391, Batu 8 ½, Jalan Klang Lama, Selasa,16-5-2023; dan mana-mana pihak undertake to pay, satisfy and discharge Tetuan Chong + Kheng Hoe, peguamcara
Taman Desaria, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Pemiutang atau Penyumbang Syarikat at such times hereafter to keep them Pempetisyen yang dinamakan di atas yang
tersebut yang ingin untuk menyokong and their estates and effects fully beralamat di A3-3-6, Solaris Dutamas, No.1
atau menentang pemberian suatu and effectually indemnified and held Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Perintah bagi Petisyen tersebut boleh harmless from and against all actions, [Tel: 03-6205 3928 / E-mel: [email protected] /
hadir dengan tujuan itu secara peribadi proceedings, claims, demands, cost, Rujukan: 22111661]
atau melalui peguamcaranya pada masa damages and expenses properly
perbicaraan; dan sesalinan Petisyen incurred by the Liquidators in the
tersebut akan dibekalkan oleh pihak yang performance of their duties as
bertandatangan di bawah ini kepada Liquidators.
mana-mana Pemiutang atau Penyumbang And that the Liquidators be and are
Syarikat tersebut yang memintanya dengan hereby authorised pursuant to Section
membuat bayaran yang ditetapkan. 456 of the Companies Act, 2016 (“the
Alamat Pempetisyen ialah di Lot 33, Jalan E Act”) to exercise any power and duty
1/4, Taman Ehsan Industrial Area, Kepong, specified under the Eleventh and
52100 Kuala Lumpur. Alamat Peguamcara Twelfth Schedule of the Act.
Pempetisyen ialah di No. 168-1, Jalan Dated this 5th day of December, 2022
Sultan Alam Shah, 42700 Banting, Selangor Tan Choo Eng
Darul Ehsan. Director
Bertarikh pada 22 November 2022
IN THE MATTER OF
..........T.T.......... THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016
TETUAN ONG SIEW MING & ASSOCIATES
AND IN THE MATTER OF
Peguamcara Pempetisyen KAI SIK LATEX PRODUCTS SDN. BHD.
Peringatan : -
Sesiapa yang ingin hadir pada 198401006461 (118976-K)
perbicaraan Petisyen tersebut hendaklah (In Member’s Voluntary Winding Up)
menyampaikan atau menghantar secara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the
pos kepda Peguamcara Pempetisyen creditors of Kai Sik Latex Products
yang dinamakan di atas di No. 168-1, Sdn. Bhd., which is being wound up
Jalan Sultan Alam Shah, 42700 Banting, voluntarily, are required on or before 4
Selangor Darul Ehsan suatu notis bertulis January 2023 to send in their names
tentang niatnya sebegitu. Notis tersebut and addresses with particulars of
mestilah menyatakan nama dan alamat their debts and claims, and the names
pihak berkenaan atau jika ia sebuah firma, and addresses of their solicitors (if
nama dan alamat firma, dan mestilah any) to Tan Gnear Eng and Yeoh Hon
ditandatangani oleh pihak berkenaan atau Lin of Suite I, 2nd Floor, Wisma Lister
firma berkenaan atau pegumcaranya (jika Garden, 123 Jalan Macalister, 10400
ada) dan hendaklah disampaikan, atau, George Town, Pulau Pinang, and if so
dihantar secara pos, hendaklah dihantar required by notice in writing from the
secara pos dalam jangkamasa mencukupi said Liquidators or by its solicitors, to
supaya sampai kepada Peguamcara come in and prove their said debts and
Pempetisyen yang dinamakan di atas claims at such time and place as shall
sebelum pukul 12.00 tengahari pada hari be specified in such notice or in default
Isnin, 15-5-2023. thereof, they will be excluded from the
BENTUK PENGIKLANAN ini difailkan oleh benefit of any distribution made before
Tetuan Ong Siew Ming & Associates, such debts and claims are proved.
Peguamcara bagi Pempetisyen yang Dated this 5th day of December, 2022
mempunyai alamat penyampaiannya di Tan Gnear Eng
No. 168-1, Jalan Sultan Alam Shah, 42700 Yeoh Hon Lin
Banting, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Liquidators
Tel: 0163131911
Faks: 03 3853 0060
Emel: [email protected]
(No. Ruj: OSM/46/22/DC) //osm

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES 19theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022
ACT, 2016
Van Gaal masterclass * SPORTS
AND IN THE MATTER OF █ MARK CRITCHLEY Veteran manager flips tactical plans to show
KIEN WAH DEVELOPMENT he’s still capable of new tricks Oranje improving
IN A WAY, this was a victory for with every
SDN. BHD. the man but not the idea. This Dutch players thrown together at territory, Daley Blind added the game, says Cody
Registration No. was not your typical Louis van random but one whirring, fizzing second.
197701003011 (34019-H) Gaal performance. orange hivemind at work, then THE Netherlands are growing in confidence
(Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) For the first time at this World Cup witness Denzel Dumfries not crossing This fast, fluid style of Van Gaal’s is at the World Cup and getting better with
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING and for only the second since Van into the penalty area but to the edge of not entirely new, to be fair – and not a every game, star forward Cody Gakpo said
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Gaal accepted a third stint in charge, it, where Memphis had intelligently dissimilar set-up to the one employed yesterday after they put some
pursuant to Section 459 of the the Netherlands ended a game held his run to emerge unmarked and during the 2014 finals, on the way to underwhelming group-stage performances
Companies Act, 2016, a FINAL without dominating the ball. in space. He knew he would be there. the semifinals. behind them to beat the United States and
MEETING of the members of the above ease into the quarterfinals.
Company will be held at 110A & B, Even when they had a lead to The entire move, starting at the Yet there were times when you had
Jalan Melaka Raya 25, Taman Melaka protect against a competitive and rim of one penalty box and ending at to remind yourself which of these two The Dutch secured a last-eight spot with
Raya, 75000 Melaka on 6th January combative United States in the first the other, consisted of 21 expertly- teams was a Van Gaal side. The States a 3-1 victory which was set up by a
2023 at 10.00 a.m. for the following last-16 tie of this World Cup they timed, perfectly-weighted passes. excelled at long spells of safe, wonderful opening goal, finished by
purpose :- struggled to hold onto what they had pedestrian possession without any Memphis Depay after a 21-pass move.
1. Having an account laid before them and safely see the game out in the With the threat of Memphis’ off- inkling of how to use it once they
showing the manner in which the manner Van Gaal watchers have ball movement and Gakpo’s running entered the final third. “We’re growing in the tournament, we’re
winding-up of the Company has become accustomed to. in behind, Van Gaal showed off his improving every game and this was another
been conducted and the assets counter-attacking chops. As they pressed for a route back step,” said Gakpo, who has been strongly
of the Company disposed off and And yet in another way, it was the into this contest, it was telling that linked with a move to the Premier League
hearing any explanation that may idea that got the man into that That pair combined on one quick their goal did not come from any after the tournament.
be given by the Liquidator position. And once he had got there, transition at the end of the first half,
2. Directing the manner in which the he seemed pretty comfortable with it. Gakpo dominating Walker deliberate, “We have a great team spirit, we really
books of accounts and documents Zimmerman then narrowly coordinated fought for each other today, together. The
of the Company and of the The Netherlands took a lead that failing to find Memphis. sequence of play spirit is really good.
Liquidator shall be disposed off they never relinquished through the From the resulting Dutch but a Christian
pursuant to Seksyen 518 (3) (b) of best team goal this tournament has throw-in deep in Pulisic cross “We came here with one goal and that’s
the Companies Act 2016. seen to date – the goal deflecting in off to become world champions and we have
YEO OOI LENG that, you might say, the American Haji Wright’s to win every game and that’s what we’re
(Liquidator) 36 year-long coaching heel. That brief trying to do.”
Melaka career of Aloysius Paulus hope of a
Date : 5th December 2022 Maria van Gaal has always comeback lasted Prior to facing the Americans they had
Note : been threatening. five minutes, come in for criticism for their group-stage
1. A member entitled to attend and extinguished by displays after needing two late goals to beat
vote at this Meeting is entitled Then, they always stayed one step Dumfries’ Senegal before a fortunate draw with
to appoint a proxy to attend and ahead of Gregg Berhalter’s side with clincher. – The Ecuador and a laboured 2-0 win over hosts
vote in his stead; such proxy may a game plan that could hardly Independent Qatar.
but need not be a member of the have been more different.
Company. “In the first few games they (critics) were
2. The instrument appointing a proxy First to that goal, though. right, we didn’t play our best football,”
shall be deposited to Liquidator’s It started slowly but built Manchester City defender Nathan Ake told
address at 110A & B, Jalan Melaka into a crescendo once reporters.
Raya 25, Taman Melaka Raya, Frankie De Jong’s
75000 Melaka, not less than 48 conducting of the build- “But we got the points and we qualified
hours before the time of meeting or up play allowed the first.
adjourned meeting. ball to break wide left.
“But we knew we had to play better and
JASA LENCANA The pace today we showed much more what we can
SDN. BHD. quickened, from do in different phases.
Daley Blind to
(Registration No. Memphis Depay to “In some situations we had to defend a
199701014045 Marten De Roon to little bit more but we know that we’re very
Davy Klaasen, this burst dangerous on the counterattack.
(429541-A)) of exchanges eliminating
(Incorporated in a United States midfield “We haven’t shown that too much in the
that had exceeded first few games but today we showed that.”
Malaysia) expectations at this
Members’ Voluntary tournament up until that point. Louis van Gaal’s men will face Lionel
Messi’s Argentina in the quarterfinals on
Winding Up Cody Gakpo, still Saturday (3am) as they continue their
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING some 45 yards out
UNDER SECTION 459(1) OF from goal, briefly bid for a maiden World Cup title.
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 looked tempted to “That’s what you play for all the
Notice is hereby given try and score but
that the Final General when the Netherlands time, to play in a World Cup and in
Meeting of the members are midway through a the end to win the World Cup,” said
of the company will be move like this, any midfielder Davy Klaassen.
held at the office of the individual urge is “We’re getting closer and
Liquidator, B-2-13, Tingkat quashed for the good of closer and we have to be better
2, Intan Business Centre 2, the collective. and better.
Lebuh Medan Ipoh, Bandar “Today we could’ve played
Baru Medan, 31400 Ipoh, If you needed any further evidence our plan better but I think it also
Perak on 9th January, that this was not simply 11 of the best shows that we’re really hard to
2023 at 10.30 am for the beat as a team.” – AFP
purpose of receiving the
accounts and reports of the USA’s Walker Zimmerman (left) fights for the
Liquidator in relation to the ball with Netherlands’ Memphis Depay
winding up of the Company during their round of 16 match. – AFPPIX
in pursuant to Section
459(1) of the Companies Future bright but exit stings: Berhalter Van Dijk weighs in on
Act, 2016 the books and United’s Gakpo interest
papers of the company UNITED STATES coach Gregg Berhalter said play at this level, against high quality
and or subsequent to the their World Cup last-16 exit after a 3-1 loss to opponents, that’s what happens. NETHERLANDS and Liverpool star quarterfinals in Qatar.
commencement of the the Netherlands yesterday was difficult to Virgil van Dijk may have subtly tried United have been heavily linked
company be destroyed accept but he took heart from the progress “It’s unfortunate that it happens in the to steer his international teammate
accordingly. made by his young squad after their baptism knockout game, but it did and we’ve got to Cody Gakpo away from bitter rivals with a January move for Gakpo as
CHAN WAI MENG of fire on the big stage. learn from it.” Manchester United after a string of manager Erik ten Hag looks to
Liquidator impressive World Cup performances. replace Cristiano Ronaldo, who left
Date: 5th December, 2022 The Americans made a bright start to the In a performance that encapsulated both the club after lashing out in a
match and almost took an early lead through the positives and weaknesses of the Real Madrid are also believed to controversial interview with Talk TV
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(IN MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) by goalkeeper Andries Noppert before the not lack chances but struggled to finish suggesting that Spain may be a
Dutch punished them with their first attack. them off and were made to pay for their better destination for Gakpo to take However, Netherlands captain
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(1148841-H)] Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored see his countryman change course
almost identical goals, finishing off precise Berhalter recognised it as a clear Gakpo has arguably been the from Old Trafford, hinting that the
Liquidators’ Office: 12th Floor, and free-flowing team moves, to deliver a weakness of his young and inexperienced Netherlands’ standout performer Bernabeu could be a better fit for his
Menara Symphony, No. 5, sucker punch and although Haji Wright side and highlighted the gulf in quality over their four matches in Qatar so talent.
pulled one back for the Americans, Denzel between them and the Netherlands, but said far. He notched in each of their
Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim, Seksyen 13, Dumfries swiftly extinguished any hopes of a he believed they were not too far off from group games with his passing and “Are Manchester United and Real
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan comeback by restoring the two-goal competing with the world’s best. pace also catching the eye. Madrid on the same level?” he
cushion. queried to reporters after the USA
Tel: 03-7890 4800 Fax: 03-7890 4650 “What I would say is, when you look at His stellar showings will have game.
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING “The first half was a great indication of the difference, to me there was offensive come as no surprise to followers of
the game being about moments,” Berhalter quality that the Netherlands had that we’re the Dutch Eredivisie, with the PSV “No disrespect, not at all. I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section told reporters. lacking a little bit,” said Berhalter after the Eindhoven ace sitting on an definitely think he has that next step
459(1)(b) of the Companies Act 2016, a Final match. astounding 21 goal contributions in in him. I definitely feel like it could
Meeting of the Company will be held at 12th Floor, “We were on top for a lot of the first half 14 matches this campaign. happen… time will tell.
Menara Symphony, No. 5, Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay and two moments come and all of a sudden “It’s normal. We have a young group,
Kim, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor we’re 2-0 down. The message was football players beginning their careers and we’ll The 23-year-old forward featured “He is a great boy who works hard,
Darul Ehsan, Malaysia on Thursday, 5 January can be cruel sometimes. catch up to that, but we don’t have a yesterday but Denzel Dumfries took very talented and definitely there is
2023 at 10.00 a.m. for the following purposes: - Memphis Depay right now, who plays at centre stage as the Netherlands beat more in him. We are so pleased he is
1. To receive the Statement of Account from the “It’s just moments that the players were Barcelona and has played in the Champions the USA 3-1 to advance to the doing so well for us. Long may it
(switched) off a little bit here and there and it League for years. Those are not excuses, that continue.” – Express Newspapers
Liquidators showing the manner in which the ends up in the back of the net. When you stuff is going to come.” – Reuters/ Agencies
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Now show us the money Aussies bow out with heads held high

COACH Graham Arnold made an AUSTRALIA’S fairytale finally came to an end Aussie grit had earned them back-to-back victories gathered early yesterday morning in front of big
impassioned plea to the Australian yesterday but the unfancied and unheralded squad at the World Cup finals for the first time, surpassing screens for the Argentina match were alone a sign
government for money and “a that headed to Qatar a few weeks ago will go home even the hallowed “Golden Generation” side of of success.
home” after his Socceroos exited the to a hero’s welcome after going as far at a World 2006.
World Cup with a fighting 2-1 loss to Cup as any Socceroos team has ever been. Arnold, who could now step away from his post,
Argentina in the last 16 on This squad was not made up largely of English was immensely proud of his players. They beat
yesterday. The 59-year-old Arnold They fought to the bitter end in their 2-1 loss in Premier League starters, however, but was a Denmark and Tunisia on the way to a surprise spot
hopes this Australian team will the last 16 against Argentina yesterday – their hotchpotch of A-League stalwarts, bench players in the knockout phase.
inspire a future generation. But he fourth game in 12 days – but were just unable to and reserves in Europe’s less glamorous leagues
also said the government needs to snatch an equaliser that would have taken the along with a couple plying their trade in Asia. But he was frustrated too after their defensive
do more if the Socceroos are to match to extra time. solidity deserted them against Argentina, especially
perform well again at future World They just scraped into the tournament via two for the second goal.
Cups, starting with investment. “I just hope that everyone back in Australia playoffs and departed for Qatar with the lowest
“There’s an expectation that it really respects what we’ve done,” said coach expectations of any of the six Australia squads who “I felt like we failed tonight because I wanted to
should just happen every time,” he Graham Arnold. “I’ve got to be very, very proud of have embarked on World Cup finals campaigns win so bad,” he said.
said, adding: “We’ve got to look at the boys. Just so grateful at the effort they’ve put in since 1974.
Australian football. We need to for me.” “The last 16 wasn’t enough, I wanted more. I
spend money and get help from the In a country where football struggles for profile know a lot of people will be
government to put money into the Indefatigable running, cohesiveness and pure among more popular sports codes, the crowds that happy with it, but that’s just
game and help develop kids.” Arnold the way I am.” – AFP
also wants somewhere that can be a
centre for Australian football. “The Australia’s Harry Souttar
government need to build us a (right) in action with
house,” he said. “We need a home, Argentina’s Alexis Mac
something that the government can Allister (centre) and
help fund for the development of Nicolas Otamendi (2nd
the national team and the good of right). – REUTERSPIX
Australian football.”
‘We’re through’
Buenos Aires erupts Messi relieved as Argentina advance past Australia
LIONEL MESSI was left
JUBILANT fans celebrated across relieved after helping through, that’s the important fans are living each game and the World Cup for you. The
Argentina after the country defeated Argentina past Australia thing.” transmitting so much passion and matches are always difficult.
Australia yesterday and advanced to and into the quarterfinals energy. I thank them because it’s
the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Argentina’s matches in Qatar incredible. “We’ve taken another step and
Cup in Qatar. “If Messi is there, have felt like home games such is now another difficult one is
nothing can go wrong,” said Lucila of the World Cup 2022. the volume and vociferousness of “It is unbelievable the fans’ coming.”
Bustamente, who was wearing an Messi scored the first goal at their support at each. passion, energy and joy. It is Former England captain Alan
Argentina jersey and celebrating on Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, his first in Fans were left chanting “Messi, unbelievable. They are living it Shearer said on BBC One: “We’re
the streets of Buenos Aires after the the knockout stages at a ninth Messi, Messi” at the final whistle from inside and I see how they so lucky to be in this stadium to
game. Argentina fans, some of attempt, before Julian Alvarez and he joined his teammates in suffer and enjoy it. That is watch him. What a performance
whom even put off buying homes to added a second in the second- jumping up and down in front of spectacular. They are excited, as from him, we’ve talked about his
see Messi play in the World Cup, half. their adoring following long after all Argentinians are.” ability, the hunger and desire.
hope the country will win the third Craig Goodwin’s late deflected the end. After a hectic tournament with “The ability to run with the ball
World Cup. Argentina won its first strike ensured they would need it He praised the waves of blue games coming every four days, which attracts so many players,
world championship at home in but dogged defending and a and white in the stands for Argentina will now face the allowing him to free up his
1978 and its second in Mexico in stoppage-time Emiliano Martinez helping to drive his team on. Netherlands in the next phase on teammates.
1986, where Diego Maradona was a save saw them through to the last “These are incredible Saturday (3am). “The way Messi works that
key player. “I had a lot of faith that eight. moments. We want to thank all “We had played very recently, space, the way he carries the ball
we were going to win, it’s “It was a tough game, a tough the people who are here. The we didn’t have much time to rest when there is much going on
inexplicable what it feels like, and day,” Messi said afterwards. “We whole of Argentina would love to up. We were concerned. They around him. He’s got everything.
even more with all these people like had very little time to rest. We be here,” he added after leading were very strong,” Messi added. “Whenever he gets the ball the
that, excited,” said Fabian Riveros, 51, were tired. It was a very physical celebrations on the pitch. “Luckily, we found the goal whole stadium gets on its feet. It
after watching the game in a public game. “This unity that we have and we were one goal ahead and doesn’t matter where he is on the
plaza in the capital along with “We’re happy with this victory enjoyed for a while is very then we were two goals ahead. pitch, the whole stadium rises.” –
45,000 people. and another step forwards. We’re beautiful. It’s incredible how the And then we had a setback. That’s The Independent/Agencies

‘I hope we made
everyone proud’

AUSTRALIA midfielder Jackson
Irvine choked back tears after the
Socceroos’ World Cup exit at the
hands of Argentina as Australian
football opens its eyes to a hopeful
future. Fresh optimism surrounds the
sport after defeating Tunisia and
Denmark, and pushing France and
Argentina, with a team that was on
the rocks in qualifying and not
expected to contend in Qatar. “When
Argentina are celebrating like this
after a victory against Australia I
think it shows what kind of
opposition we gave them today,”
Irvine told SBS. Irvine put his hands
to his face and wiped away tears
when he was asked about the love
from fans at home: “It’s difficult to
comprehend anything at the
moment when it’s all quite raw. But I
hope we made everyone proud.”

LIONEL SCALONI said he was Scaloni excited to take on his idol Van Gaal themselves the nervy finale.
looking forward to taking on “The team didn’t deserve those
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal in “I was at Deportivo La Coruna talented as previous generations but to a plucky Socceroos side who
the World Cup quarterfinals after his when he was Barcelona coach and he will nonetheless provide Argentina pushed their more illustrious closing minutes because we had
Argentina side beat Australia 2-1 on was already a leading figure, I’m with a stern test. opponents all the way, even forcing chances to increase the lead,” he
Saturday. proud to take him on, everyone goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez into a added.
knows what he’s done for football,” “It’s not as brilliant as previous late save to prevent the tie heading
Argentina will face the Dutch in said Scaloni of the 71-year-old Van Dutch teams, but they are very clear into extra-time. And he paid tribute to Argentine
the last eight on Saturday (3am) after Gaal. on what they do,” said Scaloni. fans who once again took over the
the Netherlands beat the United “We’re satisfied, above all because majority of the stadium in Qatar and
States 3-1 earlier in the day. Scaloni was actually part of the “It will be a great match between today’s match was very difficult, their created a vibrant atmosphere
Deportivo side that pipped Van Gaal’s two historic teams. One will be pressing was asphyxiating,” said throughout the game.
It will give Scaloni, 44, the chance Barcelona to the La Liga title in 2000. knocked out, we hope we go Scaloni, who felt Argentina should
to come up against a coach he through.” have put the game to bed and saved “It is a true injection of morale, I
already idolised when he was still a He said this Dutch side is not as would like the whole world to
player. The Argentina coach paid tribute experience what a player feels when
he goes to these people.” – AFP

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CROATIA’S squad features Leading by example SPORTS
only a few of the players Modric defying time as Checkered Ones faceoff with Blue Samurai
which led them to the World The midfielder spoke to reporters
Cup final in 2018, runners-up get (to be part of) this once in our Even though some of his Sitting beside him at Croatia’s at the start of the tournament and said
to France, but Luka Modric is defying lifetime. contributions are subtle, and training hub in Doha, Juranovic the glory of reaching the final four
time to be one of those few constants. “I can’t wait for the game to start. thankless at times, they have been agreed. years ago in Moscow was irrelevant
When you see people like Luka rewarded in Qatar, not that his “When you have world class now.
The 37-year-old Real Madrid Modric running and dying on the teammates need any reminders of his players playing at the highest level for
midfielder worked tirelessly across pitch, it gives us younger players extra quality. 10 years, that helps a lot, so we believe “Whatever we’ve been through
the full 90 minutes of the 0-0 draw energy to run. Asked about Croatia’s winning we can turn around any situation on during the 2018 World Cup was an
with Belgium last week to book “We have a great combination of mentality, midfielder Lovro Majer the pitch,” said the defender. unforgettable experience but we need
Croatia’s place in the last 16, where said it was innate, but also down to to put it aside and focus on what is
they face Japan today (11pm experience and younger players in older players like Modric offering Modric is among the tournaments ahead of us,” said Modric.
Malaysian time). the team.” best passers, driving Croatia up the
Croatia finished second in Group F years of experience to the team. pitch with clever balls, while “Many players from Russia are not
The captain leads by example, and Juranovic, 27, played 90 minutes “We have a winning mentality in maintaining his defensive discipline. here. We have new players, fresh
showing the younger players what is in all three games, while Modric also our blood,” said Majer on Saturday. The former Tottenham player has blood and new energy.
possible and how much effort played 90 minutes against Morocco in “I think we have an excellent mix made several important
achieving it takes. the goalless opener, and 86 against of experienced players who have interceptions, presses well and is also “We also have some veteran
Canada, in the team’s thumping 4-1 done excellent things in their careers capable of deciding when to drop players who have helped the young
If the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, win. and younger players with new energy. deeper alongside Marcelo Brozovic. ones adjust. This is a new tournament
with five Champions League titles to and we have to look at it this way.”
his name, still toils selflessly in In the Belgium and Morocco “A combination of something Perhaps what helps keep Modric
midfield, there can be no excuses for games, Modric was awarded man of that’s innate and that mix of running, fighting and competing at an Since gaining independence in
anyone else not to follow suit. the match. experience and youth.” elite level is his mindset. 1991, Croatia have only missed the
2010 tournament in South Africa.
Croatia defender Josip Juranovic
believes Modric is setting an example In 1998 they went on a surprise
to the squad’s younger players to fend run to the semifinals, where they were
off World Cup fatigue. beaten by France.

“In my tank, my reservoir (of gas) Les Bleus were again their
is full,” the Celtic defender told a press executioners in 2018, and if they face
conference yesterday. France in this tournament, it would
mean they have reached the final.
“It is a World Cup – we may only
Modric will have to cover a lot
SHORTS more ground before that can happen,
Majer concern for Lovro starting against Japan today. – AFP

CROATIA midfielder Lovro Majer Super-sub Doan out to sink Croatia
hailed World Cup surprise package
Japan for having “heart and courage” WORLD CUP super-sub Ritsu FIFA World Cup 2022 Doan said he had learned
ahead of their last 16 confrontation Doan believes the strength of how to make an impact coming
today. Japan’s bench could prove off the bench from his club
decisive as they prepare to face career in Germany and the
Majer said he did not expect Japan 2018 finalists Croatia in the last Japan vs Croatia Netherlands.
to finish top of the group but that 16 today. “I have scored a lot of goals
they deserved their achievement. Last 16, Dec 5 @ 11pm in Malaysia
The Freiburg forward has Al Janoub Stadium after coming on as a sub,” said
“I have to be honest, I didn’t played a crucial role as a the 24-year-old. “At PSV
expect that, no one expected them, substitute in Qatar, scoring the Eindhoven I started playing
in the world of football,” Majer told a equaliser in Japan’s shock wins HEAD-TO-HEAD more as a sub and I know how
press conference yesterday. over both Germany and Spain,
which helped them top Group All-time to prepare to come on.
“But kudos to them, they showed E. meetings “Of course as a player I’m not
that in football they don’t just play happy about starting on the
with names, but with heart and Doan took four minutes to Away kit Japan 1 Croatia 1 bench but as the manager says,
courage. They deserved this. find the net after coming on
against Germany and just two we need to play with all 26
“We expect a tough game, it’s the after entering as a halftime players at this tournament.”
knockout phase. substitute against Spain. Doan was picked to start
Japan’s match against Costa
“We expect a very tough game He believes Japan’s options Rica, which finished in a surprise
with a lot of running and fighting, we on the bench can help them go 1-0 defeat.
feel that we are ready and we are even further as they seek to Coach Draws 1 Coach He struggled to break down
looking forward to the game.” reach the World Cup Hajime Recent meetings Zlatko
quarterfinals for the first time. Moriyasu the Costa Ricans’ stubborn
Majer says there is no chance his Dalic defence and was replaced with
team will underestimate Japan, “It’s 11 against 11 but as
having seen plenty of shocks at the players we talk about us playing Captain 2006 Japan 0-0 Croatia Captain around 25 minutes left to play.
tournament, with Saudi Arabia with 26 against 11,” he said Maya Yoshida 1998 Japan 0-1 Croatia Luka Modric Croatia will pose a different
beating Argentina, Tunisia yesterday. Best finish
overcoming France and Brazil Best finish kind of test and Doan is prepared
tumbling against Cameroon. “The rules changed to allow Final for a tough war of attrition.
five substitutes and I think we Round of 16 “My impression of them is
“If you underestimate someone, should be thankful for that. We 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022 2018 that they’re a tough, dogged
today, it will bite you back,” added have players who can change Group E W Germany ROAD TO LAST 16 0-0 Group F team,” he said of Croatia, who
Rennes midfielder Majer. games.” 2-1 Match 1 D Morocco

“We have seen there have been Japan coach Hajime winner L Costa Rica 0-1 Match 2 W Canada 4-1 runner-up lost to France in the World Cup
immense surprises at the World Cup – Moriyasu has won praise final in Russia four years ago.
what does it mean to be a favourite in for his substitutions and W Spain 2-1 Match 3 D Belgium 0-0 “They have a lot of veteran
that context? tactical changes in
Qatar. Source: FIFA Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS players and they have experience
“The most important thing is to
get ready for the match and the Three of Japan’s been scored by players pass that set up the fourth. of how to handle a game.
opponent.” four goals at the “If you look at the last World
World Cup have who started on the Moriyasu has likened his men to Cup, they got through twice on
Race for Golden Boot heats up bench, and baseball players, saying they all penalties and once after extra time,
World Cup substitute Kaoru have roles to play including as so they all work hard and grind out
FRENCHMAN Just Fontaine holds the Mitoma played the “starters, relievers and closers”. the win.” – AFP
record for the number of goals scored
in a single competition after finding starts from now, says Asano
the net an impressive 13 times during
the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. JAPAN have already by a shock reverse at the hands of Costa Rica in speaking, I think everything starts from now.”
scripted one of the their second group game. Attacking midfielder Daichi Kamada started
Hungarian Sandor Kocsis with 11 best stories of the Another upset against Spain, however, sent
and German legend Gerd Muller with World Cup with Japan into the last 16 as group winners all three group games and believes progressing
10 just behind the forward with those comeback and set up a date with 2018 losing despite having been drawn in a so-called “Group
competing in Qatar dreaming of victories over finalists Croatia at Al Janoub of Death” had given the players confidence they
equalising their number. former Stadium on Monday. can take on and beat Europe’s best.
champions “Even though we didn’t
BBC presenter Gary Lineker is the Germany win them all, I think the “We managed to win the games in a very
only Englishman to have won the and Spain most important thing difficult group and came this far,” he said. “We
golden boot other than Harry Kane, but Takuma is that we made it advanced to the next round as the group top
scoring six times in Mexico in 1986. Asano says through the group and Croatia advanced as the second. Of course,
they have not stage,” Asano told they have many good players, and they are a
The players still with a chance to achieved reporters at the good team.
grab the highly sought after prize for anything yet. team training
football’s elite in Qatar 2022 are: camp “But our team is also great, so I think we have
Winger yesterday. a big chance to win. I hope we can fight as one
THREE GOALS: Kylian Mbappe Asano scored “Now I and achieve a good result.”
(France), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), a brilliant started feeling
Marcus Rashford (England), Lionel winner in it’s becoming Today will be Japan’s fourth last 16 clash at
Messi (Argentina). the Germany a great the World Cup finals but they have never yet
win that World Cup. been past the opening round of the knockout
TWO GOALS: Bruno Fernandes kickstarted But we stage.
(Portugal), Bukayo Saka (England), Japan’s haven’t
Olivier Giroud (France), Ferran Torres campaign achieved Asano said improving that record was not the
(Spain), Breel Embolo (Switzerland), but that Ritsu anything yet, full extent of their ambitions.
Andrej Kramaric (Croatia), Cho Gue- was DOAN so honestly
sung (South Korea) 2, Ritsu Doan followed “I think it would be great if we could make a
(Japan), Julian Alvarez (Argentina). breakthrough to the last eight which we have
never achieved before,” he added.

“But it’s just simply one of our goals. We will
put on our best performance to win the next
game.” – Reuters

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BRAZIL head into tomorrow’s (3am Headache for Brazil have recent experience of how chastening an
Malaysian time) World Cup last-16 tie Tite sweating on Neymar return ahead of South Korea clash experience it can be to take on Brazil.
against South Korea preoccupied by the
health of the great Pele and with coach since Neymar came off with a sprained ankle in “I hope he comes back. Everyone saw how The teams met in a friendly in Seoul in June
Tite wondering whether to recall the Selecao’s their opening 2-0 win over Serbia on November much we missed him in the last two games. I and Brazil romped to a 5-1 victory with Neymar
current No. 10 Neymar after an ankle injury. 24. think him coming back will make me better.” scoring two penalties.

Tite used his press conference prior to He watched the Cameroon game from just On paper Brazil could surely not have asked “They are an aggressive and strong team. We
Saturday’s final group game against Cameroon to behind the Brazilian bench at the Lusail Stadium for a kinder draw at this stage than South Korea, can’t afford to make mistakes,” warned
wish Pele a speedy recovery after the all-time and was back training with his teammates who qualified for the last 16 thanks to a last-gasp Richarlison, who was also on target in that
great was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo yesterday, raising hopes he would be on the field winner by Hwang Hee-chan against Portugal. friendly clash.
during the week. against the Koreans.
If they win at Doha’s Stadium 974 they will Brazil are desperate to rediscover the form in
There would be no better way for Brazil to pay “I feel good, I knew that I would now,” he advance to a quarterfinal against Japan or front of goal that saw them score a remarkable 26
tribute to their greatest ever player than by going wrote on Instagram yesterday with a reference to Croatia, with a last-four showdown against great times in their seven games preceding the
on to win a record-extending sixth World Cup on James Brown. “With his return the whole team rivals Argentina still on the cards. tournament, but aside from Neymar they have
Dec 18, and the draw appears to have opened up will improve,” said Richarlison, scorer of both injury concerns in defence.
favourably for them. goals against Serbia, on Friday. Korea were the second lowest-ranked side to
make the knockout stage and Paulo Bento’s side Alex Telles, who replaced Alex Sandro at left-
They topped their section despite scoring just back against Cameroon, is out of the tournament
three goals in three games in Qatar, their worst FIFA World Cup 2022 with a knee injury.
showing in front of goal in the group stage of a
World Cup since 1978. Alex Sandro himself has been recovering from
injury while, on the other side, rightback Danilo
Brazil have a fearsome range of attacking could make his return from an ankle problem.
options, even with Gabriel Jesus having gone
home injured, but they have scored just once “All going well, the expectation is that he will
be available for the next match,” said Rodrigo
5561/2022 04/12/2022 (SUN) Brazil vs South Korea Lasmar, Brazil’s team doctor who regularly
appears before the media to provide updates on
Last 16, De 6 @ 3am in Malaysia the health of the team’s stars.
Stadium 974
Yet the reality is that whoever plays will be
expected to be too strong for South Korea, even if
in Son Heung-min the Asian upstarts have their
own superstar attacker. – AFP

1549 HEAD-TO-HEAD
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Away kit Brazil 6 S. Korea 1

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4728 0686 1970, 1994, 2002
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winner Match 2 L Ghana 2-3 runner-up
W Switzerland 1-0 Match 3 W Portugal 2-1

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17 76 rounds and a daunting date with Brazil, coach Paulo Bento was suspended,
one of the pre-tournament favourites. resisted such talk.
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19,057,018.22 But skipper Son, who has “I cannot compare because I watched
been playing in a mask the World Cup in 2002 on TV and didn’t RM1,240,791.20
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5,940,538.40 month for a fracture know them personally,” said Costa, 709 + 336 + 138 336 + 709 + 138
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17 19 21 30 39 43 28 said they are not over his native Portugal in his
6,610,476.70 ready to go home Don’t miss out December’s Special
478,276.99 just yet. boss’s absence. Draw: 6­12­2022!
“I’ve seen a few games from
Toto 4D Jackpot 2 After what has
been a tournament the past but I cannot make a
RM235,558 of surprises, the comparison because I didn’t
Toto 4D Jackpot 2 (i-System) Koreans now want to know the Korean team back then.
RM151,447 pull off another one.
“I can tell you what it is now –
won on 03/12/2022 ! “This is great but it’s a team that is very honest.
our tournament is not
over,” Spurs attacker Son “That is something that we are
said following the very proud of, we see those
emotions of the players with a strong
dramatic win over personality and they
Portugal. deserve what we have
accomplished,” he
“We’ve always added. – AFP
talked about Heung-min
reaching the round
of 16 as our objective
but we should now
try to go beyond
that,” Son, who shed
tears of joy, told
Korean media in
Doha.

█ RICHARD JOLLY 23theSUN ON MONDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2022
SPORTS
GREGG BERHALTER could
not be accused of a lack of Reality bites for Stars & Stripes
ambition. The United States
departed the World Cup at a Netherlands’ tactical dissection end USA dream at familiar stage
familiar stage, the last 16 proving their
last stop, as it did in 2014 and 2010. identity of what we are trying to do.” enough craft. The United States had Van Gaal identified twin areas to US coach Gregg
The United States have been the vast majority of possession but be exploited: the space behind Berhalter and Christian
Maybe their manager’s sights were the Dutch were more precise when it Antonee Robinson and the area
set only a second quarterfinal pressing monsters, allying energy mattered. The Americans made a towards the edge of the penalty Pulisic (right) look
appearance or simply proving a point with industry. In the group stage, they host of runs, but the Netherlands had area when low balls were cut dejected after the
to the global audience that the were hard to play against and hard to a playmaker. back from the flanks. It match against the
political, economic and cultural beat. brought two first-half Netherlands yesterday.
superpower could be a footballing It is scarcely Berhalter’s fault that goals. A fightback was in
force as well. In the knockout rounds, they were he does not have a passer of Frenkie vain. – REUTERSPIX
out-passed and outclassed when the de Jong’s calibre. Yet if the Barcelona
Either way, he said: “We set out Netherlands scored a goal from a 2o- player was an aesthete among the Showing the world
with a goal to show the rest of the pass move, outflanked and athletes in midfield, Berhalter can be they can really play
world we can play soccer and we outthought. faulted for other aspects of the Dutch entails getting further.
partially achieved that.” superiority. If they will never get a
“Can we win and perform against better chance than
But only partially. Defeat to the top teams?” Berhalter asked With his future uncertain, there is with their best
Netherlands was the old order, the rhetorically. “I think today is a strange a question if he is good enough; he generation and on
European aristocracy, exerting their type of outcome when we performed has overseen an improvement but he home soil in 2026, the
authority over the new. really well and I think this group is was outwitted by Louis van Gaal. It United States leave
close.” was a tactical dissection. Qatar with plenty still
The World Cup as a whole has to do to make the rest
offered an illustration of what the That may have been a flattering “Team USA didn’t adjust or adapt of the planet sit up and
United States can do, and where they interpretation: the Dutch were and we based a tactical plan on that take notice. – The
still struggle. comfortable for much of the match, and that probably allowed us to win,” Independent
more clinical and more technical. The said the Dutchman, in an unwittingly
“I think we are a very difficult team USA were not that close. damning comment.
to play because of the intensity we
play at,” Berhalter said. “When you Berhalter’s team were all graft, not
look at our team, it is a very clear

Group stage 0 FIFA rank (Aug 2022)

A 48 44 18 8 B 5 22 14 19 C 3 53 12 26

P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts
321092 7
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 1 England 312021 5 1 Argentina 3 2 0 1 5 2 6
2 USA 310247 3
2 Senegal 3 2 0 154 6 3 Iran 301216 1 2 Poland 311122 4
4 Wales
3 Ecuador 311143 3 3 Mexico 311123 4

4 Qatar 300215 0 4 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 3

D 4 39 10 30 E 6 34 11 24 F 2 43 23 15

P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts
320163 6 321041 7
1 France 320134 6 1 Japan 320143 6 1 Morocco 312041 5
2 Australia 311111 4 2 Croatia 311122 4
3 Tunisia 301213 1 2 Spain 311193 4 3 Belgium 300327 0
4 Denmark 4 Canada
1 25 16 38 3 Germany 3 1 1 1 6 5 4 9 60 13 28
G H
4 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 11 3

P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts

1 Brazil 320131 6 1 Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 6

2 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 3 South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 4

3 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 Uruguay 311122 4

4 Serbia 301258 1 4 Ghana 310267 3

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Round of 16

Dec 3 11.00pm Dec 5 3.00am

Netherlands 3 QF2 QF4 England
Dec 10 Dec 11
USA 1 3.00am 3.00am Senegal

Netherlands Semifinal Semifinal

Dec 4 3.00am Argentina Dec 4 11.00pm

Argentina 2 France
Poland
Australia 1 SF1 Dec 14 3.00am SF2 Dec 15 3.00am

Dec 5 11.00pm FINAL Dec 6 11.00pm

Japan QF1 Dec 18 11.00pm QF3 Morocco
Croatia Dec 9 Dec 10
11.00pm 11.00pm Spain

Dec 6 3.00am Dec 7 3.00am

Brazil Dec 17 Third-place playoff 11.00pm Portugal

South Korea Switzerland

Top two from each group progress to knockout stage If scores level after 90 minutes, knockout stage matches go into extra-time. Matches remaining level decided on penalties

MONDAY • DECEMBER 5, 2022

Messi magic Lionel Messi (right)
Argentina survive high-wire act of hope and fear for one more day celebrates scoring
█ BEN BURROWS Argentina’s first goal with
Netherlands, foes so many times on this grandest rounds in this most famous of tournaments at the teammates druring the
THE reaction said it all, Emiliano Martinez of stages, their next step on their journey towards ninth attempt, number 789 in career appearance FIFA World Cup Qatar
sprawled, spent, his very last drop given the trophy they crave the most. 1,000. 2022 Round of 16 match
in the cause of his country. against Australia at the
That desire can be felt at all of these Argentina Australia coach Graham Arnold had earlier Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Nicolas Otamendi knew it too, collapsed games at this World Cup, a feeling in the air you promised, after a chastening opening they were in Al Rayyan, Qatar
alongside his goalkeeper, a win and a place in the just can’t shake. well and truly in the game. Then it changed. Aziz yesterday. – REUTERSPIX
last eight of this World Cup only then finally and Behich got firmly into Messi’s face and it would Ryan to score the second goal that Craig
mercifully secured. You could feel it outside the stadium walking prove, almost instantly, a mistake. Goodwin’s late deflected strike would ensure they
in for this last-16 tie, the supporters here at this would need.
It had taken every effort, every sinew of the tournament as so many before perpetually The Dundee United fullback doesn’t come up And Martinez’s stoppage-time save from
two-time winners, dreamers of a third in a caught between hope and fear. against all-time greats too often in the Scottish Garang Kuol with the last kick was greeted by
fortnight’s time, to survive an onslaught from an Premier League, but, with a fist full of the shirt so teammates around him as if it were a goal itself,
Australia that never thought they would be here Hope that this time, finally, might just be their many here were wearing, he got firmly into sealing it, the high-wire act of emotion bound to
at all. time. Fear though, that, again, it won’t be once Messi’s face who responded in kind. continue, this rollercoaster of rollercoasters in
more. Qatar rolling on for one more day at least.
Their fairytale tournament is now over, the The first touch was from a higher plane, The conflict at the heart of this team remains,
stadium they qualified for Qatar in against Peru That feeling, one that sticks to the very bones pulling the ball out of the sky without a care. though, the desire to deliver what they so want
back in June, now the scene of their exit from it. of every Argentine, one that is born into them, Otamendi thought about shooting himself after lifting them up while at the same time weighing
had soon permeated into the Ahmad bin Ali Alexis Mac Allister’s pass but Messi seized the them down, the burning will that underpins
It took Lionel Messi to save Argentina again, Stadium here as the Socceroos, having weathered ball from him, shifted it to one side, before everything they do also somehow the biggest
Julian Alvarez too, and Martinez alongside them an early storm, were beginning, just maybe, to obstacle to them getting it.
at the last to get them there but there they are, the believe. passing it past Mathew Ryan and The Netherlands and the quarterfinals await, a
into the goal. much sterner test than any faced here. The hope
INSIDE That early belief was ended by a brilliant Alvarez would later punish is still alive, the driving force that could fire this
Messi goal, a first in the knockout team all the way still as strong as it ever was. The
Skipper Son fear that it won’t, though, remains too. – The
‘We’re World Cup starts eyes ‘another Independent
through’ from now, miracle’
page 20 says Asano page 22 Reality bites
page 21 for Stars
& Stripes
page 23

Netherlands must improve in latter stages, warns Van Gaal
LOUIS VAN GAAL was critical of his countries, you simply can’t make those to the Inter Milan rightback. trophy despite reaching the final three “First of all congratulations to
Netherlands football side despite their mistakes. “Yesterday or the day before times – most recently when they lost 1- Holland for the victory and for
3-1 victory over the USA sealing a place 0 to Spain in 2010. advancing to the next round,” he said.
in the quarterfinals of the World Cup “In the second half they did a much yesterday I gave him a big, fat kiss and
2022. better job I think even though I’m going to give him another big, “A few top countries are no longer “This is a tough one to swallow for
we scored fewer goals. fat kiss,” said Van Gaal before here and we have three more games to us. The guys put everything they had
The Dutch were on the back foot for Nonetheless we were all very, leaning over and giving go,” coach Van Gaal said. into it. Such a good group of guys, such
much of the first half but went into very pleased and it gives us Dumfries a peck on the a close-knit group of guys, you just
half-time 2-0 up thanks to fine goals incredible confidence. cheek. “I’ve been saying this for a year: we want more for them.
from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind. The 26-year-old was can become world champions – not
“I think we have big named after American actor that we will – but we can.” “Tonight we came up short. We
Haji Wright pulled one back for the chances here. We still have Denzel Washington, and he talked about the game being about
USA late on but Denzel Dumfries struck three matches to go. I’ve said: “I’m incredibly proud of The Netherlands have only moments and I think the first half was a
a third for Van Gaal’s men to prevent a been talking about this for a that because Denzel conceded two goals in the tournament great indication of that.
nervy finish. year that we can become Washington is a really strong so far but will face Lionel Messi and a
world champions.” personality who voices his star-studded Argentina side on “We were on top for a lot of the first
“I was very critical at half-time in my views on certain issues Saturday (3am Malaysian time) for a half and two moments come and all of
analysis that I share with my players,” Dumfries set up the and I see that as an semifinal spot. a sudden we’re down 2-0.
said the 71-year-old. “Although we first two goals and example.”
were in the lead 2-0, I think they were prevented the USA The Dutch, who It would be a rematch of the last- “Overall I’m extremely proud of this
fantastic goals with beauty and team scoring with a last- failed to qualify for four clash between the two in 2014, group for the way they handled
spirit. gasp clearance, the 2018 which the Argentinians won on themselves both on and off the field.
leading Van Gaal tournament, have penalties following a goalless draw.
“However, in the first half we were to pay a special never lifted the “We set out with a goal to show the
dispossessed so much and it was not tribute in the The USA went into the game with rest of the world how we can play
necessary. That’s simply not acceptable press conference high hopes and coach Gregg Berhalter soccer and I think we partially achieved
at a World Cup. If you play top-notch was left disappointed with the result, if that, although we fell short of our
not the efforts of his players. goals.” – The Independent/AFP

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