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www.thesundaily.my CHEERFUL WELCOME ... A teacher
wearing a mascot costume greeting a pupil as
she arrives for the first school session for the
year at Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Rumput
See also in Malacca yesterday. – BERNAMAPIX

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█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI Money talks
[email protected] Kuperan said the take-home message is that
oEconomist: Current minimum wage should be an increase in minimum wage is required and
PETALING JAYA: There is no better RM2,000, with adjustment to RM1,500 done in 2020 it is the best way to enable social justice and
approach to economic well-being than economic growth simultaneously.
paying workers better wages, say Meanwhile, Universiti Malaya professor of
economists. Economics Datuk Dr Rajah Rasiah said since
Universiti Utara Malaysia professor of overwhelming evidence that an increase in what economists call ‘cost push inflation,’ the minimum wage refers to remuneration needed
economics Dr K. Kuperan Viswanathan said the minimum wage was not the main cause of government could look at the constraints that to support essential consumption, it makes
government should have implemented the inflation. contribute to it, such as input costs or sense as the cost of essential items, including
minimum wage of RM1,500 in 2020 and that the import-driven costs. If inflation is due to food and fuel, has risen quite a bit.
current minimum wage should be RM2,000. He said an increase in minimum wage demand pull factors, the government could “In other words, the real income of those
results in an improvement in the welfare of help by finding ways to reduce demand and relying on minimum wage should be similar to
“The cost of living has increased significantly workers who are in need of higher earnings, and encourage consumers to reduce consumption the RM1,200 fixed following the rise. All
and inflation is real and is above 5%,” he told the move helps to distribute income equitably. in certain sectors to reduce the pressure on arguments on productivity not keeping pace
theSun. inflation,” he added. with wage rise does not hold as
“An increase in the earnings of the lower minimum wage is not
Kuperan added that any increase in income category of workers would help the “If inflation is due to hoarding or factors that performance-based wage,” he
minimum wage would benefit the lower nation to increase consumption and add to reduce competition in the market, the pointed out, adding that Turn to
income groups, especially the B40. overall economic growth. The government can government can take action to improve the workers currently earning more
manage inflation by monitoring its causes and competitive environment and encourage more than RM1,500 a month may not —
He was commenting on a recent taking the necessary steps to mitigate it,” producers to enter the market to supply more
announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri he said. goods and services.” page 2
Ismail Sabri Yaakob that the government will
implement the RM1,500 minimum wage “For example, if inflation is due to costs or benefit from the rise.
nationwide beginning May 1.

“A higher minimum wage will immediately
increase the income of workers. Up to 200,000
workers, or close to 40% of low income earners,
will benefit from the increase. This is a
substantial group and it would have a positive
impact on the economy through spending and
consumption.”

Kuperan also said that there was

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Don’t destroy harmony, stability to gain votes: Sultan Nazrin

KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders of religious sentiments raised during He said these aspects should Contest, choose, win, govern) be based on rational thinking and
political parties are responsible for campaigns to gain votes would never be dissolved, “by adopting a yesterday. facts, not on sentiments and
ensuring that elections do not complicate efforts to create unity, political approach that severs emotions.
become battlefields that could divide the people and strain relationships and friendships, and in The Perak ruler said choosing a
threaten the country’s stability and relationships among people from the end, nobody wins,” he said when government through an election is a He added that a free and fair
harmony, said the Sultan of Perak various backgrounds. launching a book on elections titled serious matter as the fate of the election allows the people, parties,
Sultan Nazrin Shah. Pilihan Raya Demokrasi Malaysia: people and country depends on candidates and media to enjoy their
Sultan Nazrin added that this Tanding, Pilih, Menang, Tadbir those who are given the mandate to basic human rights, involving
He said sensational issues that would nullify efforts to build a stable, (Malaysian democratic election: form a government. freedoms of speech, association,
ignite racial disharmony and peaceful and prosperous nation. movement and assembly. – Bernama
He said voting should therefore

Employers Work with NGO to create
want gradual safety culture, govt urged
minimum
wage hike o ‘Lack of awareness among Malaysians to deal with investigate the cause but do not share the
accidents, disasters and emergencies worrying’ findings or provide recommendations.
█ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI “Instead, they will wait for another one to
[email protected] █ BY MUHAMMAD YUSRY Lee said workplace accidents involving happen and this vicious cycle goes on.
[email protected] manufacturing industries and construction
PETALING JAYA: Employers want the PETALING JAYA: Government and sites as well as fires in residential areas are also “We have had so many landslides in the
government to reconsider the decision to non-governmental organisations (NGO) must issues of concern. past. By now, the authorities should have
increase the minimum wage to RM1,500 join hands to create a safety culture for monitored risk-prone slopes and determined
from May, and instead allow a gradual Malaysians, said Alliance for Safe Community “This matter has been raised by many earth movements to prevent major landslides
hike. chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. people, including ministers and NGO, but from occurring and harming the public.
there has been no follow-up to ensure that all
The Malaysian Employers Federation He said the current and previous necessary steps are taken to build a safety “We never seem to learn from past
said while it supported the hike in governments had overlooked this matter. culture,” Lee told theSun. incidents, and because of this, similar
minimum wage for Malaysian workers, it accidents and disasters continue to happen. I
wants the move to be implemented “Safety culture has not been given its He cited the example of an earthquake in am very disappointed as an advocate of safety
gradually. rightful place to create awareness among the Indonesia, the tremors of which were felt in and health.”
people. The high number of road and water parts of Malaysia, causing people to panic.
“A sudden increase of between 25% and accidents involving Malaysians are worrying. Lee said many accidents can be avoided in
36% will put a lot of financial pressure on “They did not know what to do. And the the future if the authorities join forces with
businesses, especially as most are trying to “There are so many accidents that happen. same goes with the recent landslide that relevant NGO to create a safety culture in the
rebuild after being hit by Covid-19 and Almost every week there are road accidents. occurred in Ampang. The Japanese, for country.
major floods” said its president, Datuk Dr Of this, almost 60% involve motorcyclists. instance, know what to do when natural
Syed Hussain Syed Husman, in a There are 600-700 cases of drowning each disasters occur because of the awareness of “As long as we don’t have a safety culture,
statement. year, too, and this is something we seriously appropriate steps to be taken.” accidents will continue to happen and lives
need to look into.” will continue to be lost.”
“Private sector employers urgently Lee said the problem with authorities is
require government intervention to that when an accident happens, they will He said the government, NGO, agencies,
mitigate the increasing cost of doing and the authorities must make safety a priority
business to ensure sustainability, and by educating and training people on how to
assist the government to create more jobs cope with accidents, disasters and
and stabilise the labour market. emergencies.

“There are many details that need to be Malaysia, Vietnam enhancing cooperation
discussed with stakeholders before the
RM1,500 minimum wage is implemented. HANOI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri the two leaders witnessed exchanges of Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son, while a
Yaakob and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham documents on various types of cooperation similar exchange of documents was held with
“Currently many stakeholders are still Minh Chinh yesterday witnessed several which had been signed earlier. Vietnam’s Labour Minister Dao Ngoc Dung on
in the dark on the details of the new initiatives aimed at enhancing cooperation the recruitment and repatriation of workers.
minimum wage implementation. Further, between the two countries in various fields. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin
the National Wages Consultative Council Abdullah exchanged a letter of intent on Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun
meeting is scheduled for March 24, and At a ceremony at the government office here, cooperation in diplomatic training with his exchanged documents on cooperation in legal
any announcement on the details of the matters with Vietnam’s Law Minister Le Thanh
RM1,500 minimum wage is premature Ismail Sabri receiving a souvenir from Pham in Hanoi yesterday. – BERNAMAPIX Long.
before issues are discussed at the meeting.”
Bernama editor-in-chief Khairdzir Md Yunus
Small and Medium Enterprises and Vietnam News Agency general director Vu
Association of Malaysia (Samenta) Viet Trang also exchanged documents on
secretary-general Yeoh Seng Hooi said its cooperation relating to news and photo
members are concerned about the sharp exchange, technical expertise and training.
hike in the minimum wage.
The two prime ministers had earlier led their
“Small and medium enterprises (SME) delegations in a meeting where they discussed
are currently facing a perfect storm of cooperation in trade and economy, regional
challenges in the form of rising material and international issues as well as efforts to
costs, supply chain disruptions, enhance bilateral ties.
inflationary pressures and global
economic uncertainties. Many SME are Ismail Sabri spoke in Bahasa Melayu
still reeling from the impact of Covid. throughout the meeting, which lasted
almost two hours, and it was translated into
“Our proposal to the government is a English.
two-step strategy, that micro-businesses
be exempted for a year and the minimum The premier, who is on a two-day official visit
wage increase should only take effect on to Vietnam, was given a red carpet welcome at
May 1 next year. the Presidential Palace in the morning, where
he was greeted on arrival by Pham.
“Small businesses should start with the
minimum wage increasing to RM1,350 The prime minister is making his maiden
from May 1 for a year and then to RM1,500 visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Pham.
the following year, while medium
businesses should start with RM1,350 and Ismail Sabri, who arrived on Sunday, is
then to RM1,500 from Nov 1.” scheduled to return to Kuala Lumpur today after
holding a media conference for Malaysian
Samenta South chairman Dr Louis Ooi journalists. – Bernama
said most SME are still in the recovery
phase from Covid-19, especially the Wage rise in line with our proposal, says MTUC
tourism industry.
“If the amount dispensed is big enough, it informal workers, to better ensure that some He added that the minimum wage needs to be
“With the opening of international could add to inflation of essential goods prices in workers are not discriminated against implemented more holistically and there was no
borders soon, the tourism industry could the short run as supply is unlikely to respond so unfairly.” need for conditions that burden workers.
find it difficult to cushion rising operating quickly to rising demand. The big problem is Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)
costs while expecting an influx of tourists enforcement and efforts to prevent profiteers acting president Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani said “The cost of living is rising and if this
into our country. seeking to raise prices to take advantage of a the minimum wage is in line with MTUC’s implementation is introduced to certain
wage increase,” he said. claims and other claims such as the cost-of- industrial sectors and only according to cities
“Mathematically, a 25% salary “I do not expect that rise to make a From living adjustment (Cola) allowance. and towns as with the previous implementation,
increment will require an additional 1.25 serious dent on inflation as the formal “Apart from minimum wage, MTUC’s then it would put pressure on workers (who are
times the revenue to cover the rate of income groups involved are not very front other claim from the government is a Cola trying) to survive, especially the B40 group.
salary increment. Otherwise, SME may
pass on the cost to customers, affecting our large. Perhaps the government should page payment of RM300 per month to “When the cost of goods rises, it will happen
country’s inflation rate.” in all corners, regardless of whether it is in the
apply the same rule to all workers, including employees in the private sector.” village or city.”
He expressed hope that the minimum
wage increase would be postponed to the
end of this year, giving SME more time to
increase productivity in stages.

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Parents relieved as face-to-face school session resumes

KUALA LUMPUR: Parents and students believe she can get along well with her secondary schools in Malacca began their He added that all teachers and other staff of
heaved a sigh of relief as the 2022/2023 school classmates,” said Nurul Aida Shahrol, 37, who is school session for the year. the school had received their Covid-19 booster
session started yesterday, enabling face-to-face Wan Alesha’s mother. doses.
learning. “Schools having an enrolment of more than
At SK Bandar Utama Damansara 4 here, 600 students each will implement the rotation Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi
A survey found that most schools had set parents were only allowed to accompany their system, involving Year Three, Four and Five Jidin, accompanied by Youth and Sports
strict standard operating procedures (SOP) for children up to the school gate. pupils.” Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu,
parents and students, including physical visited SK Pakatan Jaya in Ipoh to observe the
distancing and use of hand sanitisers before Hany Zainal, 35, said he was satisfied with In Johor Baru, SK (P) Sultan Ibrahim saw first day of school, before going to SK Syed Idrus
entering classrooms, to curb the spread of the SOP implemented at the school where his pupils arriving as early as 6.30am. They were Kampung Kuang Hilir, Chemor.
Covid-19. son, Shakur Zeyn Shahrir, seven, is studying. provided face masks and welcomed to the
school by Mickey Mouse, making their first day In Penang, SK Permatang Bertam in Kepala
Wan Alesha Medina Wan Fathi Amir, a Year In Malacca, state Education and Technology at school more lively and cheerful. Batas had implemented a drive-through
One pupil at SK Bukit Kemuning 2, Shah Alam, Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said concept for parents to send their children to
was excited to attend school. 149,378 students of 315 primary and secondary The school’s parent-teacher association school. Students are required to get their body
schools commenced their new school session president Mohd Hyffny Isa said no parent had temperatures scanned and use hand sanitisers
“She is a very friendly person and likes to yesterday. raised any concern about their children’s health before entering classrooms. – Bernama
make friends. I have no worries about her and safety at the school.
“A total of 238 primary schools and 77

‘Leave film making Assembly meeting put
to the professionals’ off after speaker,
deputy Covid positive
o Producer says netizens’ should reserve their comments until the Film Censorship Board that is under the
harsh words on Perempuan series is completed. Leave it to the Home Ministry’s purview. They can also SEREMBAN: The first meeting of the fifth session
Itu teaser unwarranted professionals (to complete their work). check with the National Film Development of the Negri Sembilan state assembly scheduled
Corporation (Finas) should they need advice.” to start yesterday has been postponed to a date to
█ BY ELLY FAZANIZA “The teaser is not even an official release, be announced after the speaker and his deputy
[email protected] therefore, it is unfair to pass judgement or As to the remarks made on the trailer, he tested positive for Covid-19.
PETALING JAYA: Filmmakers have said that debate the matter. said, “Everyone has their opinion, but
netizens should leave the art of film making to personally, if I were the producer, I would Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri
the professionals. “(From the clip), there is no nudity and no change it in an alternative way with the same Aminuddin Harun said he and State Secretary
vulgarity,” said Pansha, who is also the conclusion.” Datuk Dr Razali Ab Malik had an audience
Film producer Panchacharam Nalliah, also Malaysian Film Producers Association yesterday morning with the Yang Di-Pertuan
known as Pansha, told theSun that the harsh president. The teaser, which had reportedly been Besar Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku
criticisms that had been directed at the hotly debated, had even drawn remarks from Munawir to inform His Highness of the matter
producer and director for a teaser of the Meanwhile, Global Creative and Media Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s and to seek consent to adjourn the meeting.
drama Perempuan Itu “was not merited”. Agency Portal CEO Adam Ham said although Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad
the making of the film follows the director’s Marzuk Shaary. Tuanku Muhriz had been scheduled to open
“The pointed comments being directed at creativity, they must be mindful “and know the four-day meetting.
the producer, director, actor and actress are who the target audience is”. He said entertainment industry players
unwarranted. They (the netizens and public) should abide by the rules set by the “Apart from the two leaders, there are 23
“This film is meant for the local market and Communications and Multimedia Ministry officers, including department heads in the state
it is important to respect the cultural aspects (K-KOMM). who are infected with Covid-19. The
and the sensitivities of the people. postponement of this state assembly meeting is
Sometimes, there is a grey area (in film “We leave it to K-KOMM to take any action. the first time this has happened in the state, and
making), so directors are unsure (of what to From the religious point of view, such culture it is due to the pandemic.
do). should not be practised in our country,” he
said. “According to the Standing Orders, a
“In cases like this, they can check with the temporary speaker can be appointed but
because many state legislature staffers are also
Siti Fatimah and husband infected with Covid-19, the meeting had to be
Pengiran Muhammad postponed,” he told reporters. – Bernama
Adil pose in front of a
poster of their signature Telco equipment
product in Putrajaya. in flood-prone areas
– BERNAMAPIX to be modified

PASIR MAS: The Communications and
Multimedia Ministry plans to modify certain
equipment at telecommunication substations
in flood-prone areas and place them on higher
grounds.

Its minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said several
measures had been drawn up to ensure that
there would be no communication disruptions,
especially during floods.

“The ministry has been receiving periodic
reports of damaged substations, and
instructions have been issued to carry out
repairs immediately.

“The government strives to ensure that
communication problems, especially in rural
areas, are resolved immediately to enable
people to have access to good communication
networks,” he said after handing flood aid to 150
residents of Kampung Serongga near Repek
yesterday.

In another development, Annuar, who is one
of the Covid-19 quartet ministers, urged the
people of Kelantan, especially senior citizens
and those in high-risk groups, to immediately
get their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine jabs
and booster shots. –Bernama

Love for gula apong ice cream turns housewife into successful entrepreneur

PUTRAJAYA: During her two-year stay in share her love for this particular treat. Cream told Bernama in a recent interview. The same year, the enterprising woman
Bintulu, Sarawak, Perlis-born Siti Fatimah Adnan Its special ingredient is gula apong, a type of She opened a small shop, measuring three expanded her business to other states.
became a firm fan of aiskrim gula apong, a
hugely popular dessert. palm sugar made from the sap of the nipah palm metres by four metres, beside a convenience “I struggled quite a bit in the first two years
(Nypa fruticans) that grows abundantly along the store in a busy area in Jejawi, Perlis, where she after I embarked on my ice cream business but
When she returned to her village in Perlis in river banks in Sarawak, particularly in Kota plied her ice cream business. with the help of my husband (Pengiran
2014, she went in search of her favourite ice Samarahan and Betong, and is naturally sweet Muhammad Adil Awang Iskaderzulkarnain, 33)
cream but found none. and creamy and has its own distinctive aroma. “I didn’t even have a brand name for my ice and other family members, I now have 85 outlets
cream then. To get my business going, I tried throughout the country,” she said, adding that
She then decided to make her own aiskrim “When I was in Bintulu, it was easy for me to selling my soft-serve aiskrim gula apong priced at she has also franchised her business to other
gula apong to fulfil her longing and even went on get aiskrim gula apong. When I returned to RM2 a cup ... I just wanted to introduce the local interested entrepreneurs.
to create a thriving business out of the delicacy. Perlis, I longed to eat this delicacy but couldn’t community to the deliciousness of this particular
find any as it was not sold in the peninsula. ice cream,” said the mother of three who has a She intends to expand her premium ice
Today, the housewife-turned-entrepreneur degree in technology and plantation management cream range to Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu,
has 85 outlets all over the country offering “So I hit on the idea of making my own gula from Universiti Teknologi Mara. Sabah and Sarawak.
delicious aiskrim gula apong to customers who apong ice-cream,” the owner of Mokti’s Ice

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Teachers ‘aye’ for inclusive education

o Initiative aims to integrate ‘differently-abled’ ability to manage inclusive principal Dr Sunitha Sivakumaran accommodations, such as special
children with fully-abled students in regular classrooms. said it was important for a special pen and pencil grips for learners. A
classrooms and school communities needs child to attend a special special education teacher could also
Researchers surveyed 507 education programme at school. assist a child find his/her strengths.
█ BY EMILY JESSINTA The study found that teachers are participants and conducted Inclusion is about finding different
[email protected] ready for inclusive education, a interview studies on 16, including “This is because such a ways of teaching so that classrooms
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian teachers concept that integrates “differently- school administrators, teachers, programme can help children who actively involve special children.
are confident they are able to meet abled” children into regular parents, private institutions, non- struggle with developmental delays,
the requirements of special needs classrooms. governmental organisations and and/or those who experience “It is important because it allows
children in an inclusive education professional associations to identify challenges with literacy and all children, including special ones,
process. The initiative is based on the best practices for educating children numeracy because of a specific to participate and learn, develop
premise that students with with special needs. learning difference. friendships, relationships and
To facilitate this, the RYTHM disabilities are fundamentally as mutual respect between themselves,
Foundation engaged a team of competent as their “fully-abled” The study conducted by the UM “As every child is unique, the and between children and teachers
researchers from Universiti Malaya counterparts to participate in the researchers focused on gathering teachers trained to teach these in the school.”
(UM) to document the on-the- classroom and school community. data to support creating a school- programmes would be able to
ground reality of special needs based programme for enhancing the introduce targeted strategy training The method also allows special
education in the country. Teachers who have experience holistic development of children with that may assist with skills children to participate in co-
and training in special education special needs. development,” she said. curricular and extracurricular
were generally more adept in their activities and enables them to be part
The foundation aims to set up a “Children with motor skill of their community and develop a
world-class institution that caters to difficulties or those who find it sense of belonging and become
differently-abled children in problematical to hold a writing better prepared for life in the
Malaysia. utensil, for example, may be able to community as children and adults.
obtain access to the right
Taarana Special Needs School

Cases drop to below 20,000 SOP for Covid positive
GE15 voters
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 daily positive that day. (66%), Perlis (64%), Kelantan (58%) and
cases have seen a downward trend of below “Of the 19,105 positive cases recorded (on Selangor (56%). PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is in discussions
20,000 for four consecutive days, with 19,105 with the Election Commission (EC) to draw up safe
cases recorded on Sunday, compared with Sunday), 18,912 or 98.99% were in categories Noor Hisham said continuous genomic protocols for Covid 19 positive voters to cast their
22,341 on Saturday. One and Two. A total of 8,267 were in research and surveillance conducted by seven ballots in the 15th general election (GE15), said
Category One, while 10,645 were in Category universities and the Medical Research Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
Based on data on the CovidNOW website, Two,“ he said in a statement yesterday, adding Institute showed that the Omicron variant has
the last time the country recorded positive that the remaining 193 cases (1.01%) were in begun to replace the Delta variant as the main “Covid-19 will stay with us. If we deny them
cases of below 20,000 was on Feb 10, with categories Three, Four and Five. strain spreading among the population. their right to vote, we are denying a constitutional
19,090. right,” he told a media conference after launching
Of the 193 cases, he said 81 (0.42%) were in He also said the three Omicron variant the Clinical Research Malaysia 2021 annual report
The number subsequently increased to Category Three, 44 (0.23%) in Category Four sub-lineages in the country were the BA.1, and the Phase 1 Realisation Project report
20,939 on Feb 11 and continued on an upward and 68 (0.36%) in Category Five. BA.1.1, and BA.2. yesterday.
trend, recording 32,800 cases on March 11
before dropping to 26,250 on March 12. On the infectivity rate (Rt), he said Sarawak “For the period between March 1 and 17, it During the Johor state election on March 12, a
recorded the highest of 1.03 on Sunday while was found that the Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 voter was fined RM1,000 for showing up to vote
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Sabah had the lowest, at 0.64. variant increased to 27.1% compared with despite being under quarantine.
Hisham Abdullah said 28,250 recovery cases January and February, with reporting for the
were recorded on Sunday, which was higher He added that five states recorded more Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant at only Khairy said the ministry and EC were devising
than the number of positive cases detected than 50% bed usage at intensive care units 0.9% and 2.7% respectively. – Bernama the best measures for Covid-positive individuals to
(ICU), namely Kuala Lumpur (67%), Johor vote.

BACK TO NORMAL ... Chairman of the Kapitan Keling “Some (have suggested allowing) those infected
Mosque in Penang, Datuk Faruk Raja Mohamed, holding a to use postal voting, but how would it be for those
poster to announce that prayers at the premises will be who were infected one or two days before polling
conducted without the need for social distancing beginning day?
April 1. – MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN
“If they wish to vote, who is going to take them
and which channel should they use? Should we
have a special channel for Covid-19 patients? So,
this matter needs more time.”

Khairy said public health should be the priority
when discussing GE15.

“We need to find the most suitable timing and
period of lowest risk to hold GE15 as it involves the
people going out to campaign and vote.”

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
was earlier reported as saying the issue of
dissolution of Parliament to make way for GE15
would be discussed among the top five Umno
leaders and if the party was confident of winning, it
would not be delayed. – Bernama

Kedah, Perak record
highest deaths

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,263,287 children
aged five to 11 have received their first dose of
Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19
Immunisation Programme for Children as of
Sunday.

The CovidNOW website showed 2,942,399
adolescents aged 12 to 17 have received at least one
dose, including 2,843,805 who have been fully
vaccinated. A total of 15,483,571 individuals have
received their boosters and 22,943,182 have been
fully vaccinated while 23,219,105 received at least
one dose.

On Sunday, 27,330 doses were administered,
with 9,849 as first doses, 1,116 as second shots and
16,365 boosters, bringing the cumulative total
vaccine doses given to 68,484,635.

The Health Ministry GitHub portal showed that
71 deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded on
Sunday, with Kedah and Perak reporting the
highest number at 14 cases each, followed by Johor
with 11, Selangor with seven, while Kelantan,
Penang and Sarawak had five cases each.

Negri Sembilan reported four cases,
Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur registered two
cases each while Pahang and Malacca each
recorded one death. – Bernama

5theSUN ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022

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More time needed to resolve BRIEFS DRIVER NABBED
lawsuit by pensioners OVER DINER CRASH

KUALA LUMPUR: The government o Court sets May 26 for defendants to decide Remuneration Act 1971 (Act 45), has KUALA LUMPUR: Police have
needs more time to try to resolve on settlement through mediation violated Articles 125 (7) and 125 (9) of arrested the driver of an SUV
through a mediation process, a the Federal Constitution. that crashed into an outdoor
lawsuit filed by a group of 35 the first to fourth defendants. need to discuss it with other dining area of a restaurant in
individuals comprising former Counsel Christopher Leong, stakeholders. We (plaintiffs) have no The plaintiffs are also seeking an Jalan Klang Lama on Sunday.
members of the judiciary and seven objections,” he said. order that the second or third Kuala Lumpur traffic
widows of former judges over alleged representing the former judges, said defendant (prime minister and the investigation and enforcement
failure by the government to fix the court set May 26 for further case During the last case management Cabinet) shall advice the Yang department head ACP
appropriate increases in the pensions management and for the defendants on Feb 14, the High Court suggested di-Pertuan Agong to fix a higher Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said the
and benefits they received since 2015. to advise whether they would agree to parties in the lawsuit settle the case increment of more than 2% annually 57-year-old man, believed to
settle the case through mediation. through a mediation process and all on the pensions and other benefits have been drink-driving, was
The retired judges include former parties involved informed the court given to them, effective July 1, 2015 arrested at the scene yesterday
Court of Appeal president Tan Sri He was speaking after online case they did not have any objection to it. pursuant to Section 15B(2) of Act 45. morning. He said the man was
Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, former chief management before High Court In the suit, filed on Jan 24, the heading towards the city
judges of Malaya Tan Sri Siti Norma Judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan plaintiffs are seeking a declaration The plaintiffs also said in pursuant centre from Petaling Jaya
Yaakob and Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Salleh yesterday, Bernama reported. that failure to fix through a to Section 15B of the Judges’ when he lost control of his
Nor, and former Court of Appeal Government Gazette an appropriate Remuneration Act 1971, the pensions vehicle, causing it to crash into
judge Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md “At the case management today increment of more than 2% in their of retired judges and dependents of a luxury car that was parked by
Yusof, who is also former Dewan (yesterday), federal counsel pensions and other benefits pursuant deceased judges were adjusted the roadside. “The impact
Rakyat speaker. M. Kogilambigai (representing the to Section 15B (2) of the Judges’ automatically based on current caused the luxury vehicle to
defendants) informed the court that salaries of serving judges, which were ram into a car that was parked
They named the government, the they needed more time because they reviewed in stages from time to time, in front of the restaurant,
prime minister, the Cabinet and the as required under Articles 125(7) and which then crashed into two
director-general of Public Service as 125(9) of the Federal Constitution. pedestrians and customers at
the outdoor dining area,” he
said. Eight people were injured
in the incident. Sarifudin said
screening done on the driver
found that his blood alcohol
content exceeded the allowed
limit. – Bernama

FOUR FISHERMEN
FEARED DROWNED
KEPALA BATAS: Four fishermen
IMPOUNDED ... Penang police chief Datuk are feared drowned in two
Mohd Suhaily Mohd Zain (centre) inspecting separate boat capsize
one of five vehicles seized during a raid on a drug incidents in the waters off
processing lab last Thursday in George Town. Penang yesterday. In the first
– MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN incident, three fishermen went
missing after their boat
capsized in Kuala Muda waters
in Penaga. Penang Fire and
Rescue Department
operations officer Yusmin
Mohd Yusoff said a search-and-
rescue operation was
launched. “The missing
fishermen have been identified
as Mohd Firdaus Samsudin,
Hazizul Zakaria and Ruzidi
Saad,” he said. In the second
incident, a skipper is feared
drowned after a boat capsized
in Pulau Kendi waters at
8.15am. Penang operations
officer Mohd Awis Kharni
Abdul Rahman said two other
fishermen, Tan Soon Gin and
Thai national Pai San Chu Kaw,
were rescued. – Bernama

1,546 false reports made involving missing MyKads MAN HELD OVER
DANGEROUS DRIVING
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,546 importance of keeping the identity “Such actions are an offence Registration 1990, the National
false reports on loss of MyKads were card safe,” he said in Dewan Negara under Section 182 of the Penal Code. Registration director-general may BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police have
recorded throughout the country yesterday. The individual could face six months’ determine the rate of exemption and arrested a 4WD driver who
from 2019 to 2021. jail or a fine of up to RM2,000, or reduction of fees for applications for allegedly drove in a reckless
Ismail was replying Senator Datuk both,” he said. replacements only in criminal and and dangerous manner that
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri T. Mohan, who sought clarification disaster categories. almost caused an accident at
Ismail Mohamed Said said from the on the number of individuals who Meanwhile, Mohan also wanted Km138.7 of the North South
total, 806 reports were made last year, lodged false reports to avoid high to know whether the ministry was “A fine for negligence is divided Expressway (north bound) last
368 in 2020 and the remaining cases penalties. planning to reduce the fine to avoid into three parts – RM100 for first Friday. Central Seberang Perai
in 2019. false reports. application, RM300 for second and police chief ACP Shafee Abd
Ismail said the ministry took a RM1,000 for third. Samad said the 30-year-old
“The fine that we impose for loss serious view on the actions of Ismail replied that the ministry suspect, who is a local, was
of a MyKad, as stipulated under the individuals who made false police has no plans to do so. “However, persons with arrested at 11.30am on Sunday
National Registration Regulations reports to get exemption from the disabilities are allowed a fine when he surrendered at the
1990, is to educate the public on the fine due to their own negligence. “As stipulated under reduction,” he said. – Bernama district police headquarters.
Sub-Regulation 19 (2) of the National “The case is being investigated
under Section 42(1) of the
Four killed in highway collision Road Transport Act 1987,“ he
said. – Bernama
ALOR STAR: Four people were killed, call at 2.22am. Mohamad Syafiq Kassim, 26, and a control of his vehicle before it was hit
including one who was burnt to “One of victims was trapped in a woman identified only as Arni, 52. by the other car. The impact caused 30 GOATS KILLED
death, in a road crash involving two one of the cars to crash into a road IN SHED FIRE
cars at Km58.2 of the North-South car which was 90% burnt, while the The charred body of a male victim divider, while the other car burst into
Expressway (north bound) near three other victims were in the other has yet to be identified. The bodies flames. IPOH: More than 30 goats were
Pendang early yesterday. car which had overturned. were handed to police for further killed when their shed caught
action. Those with information are urged fire at Taman Temara in Pasir
Kedah Fire and Rescue “The fire was completely put out to contact Insp Muhamad Atiq Elias Putih yesterday. “Out of 57
Department director Sayani Saidon at 2.56am before efforts were made to Meanwhile, Pendang district from the Pendang police traffic goats that was in the shed, 35
said a team from the Pendang and extricate the victims from the police chief DSP Arriz Sham investigation and enforcement were killed, said Pasir Puteh
Jalan Raja Fire and Rescue stations wreckage,” he said. Hamezah said the crash was believed division at 012-777 8761 or 04-759 Fire and Rescue station
went to the scene following a distress to have occurred at about 2.30am 2122. – Bernama operation head senior fire
The deceased were identified as when the driver of one of the cars lost officer II Rozaidee
Shahrin Hafi Omar, 49, and Kamarulzaman. He said the
department was investigating
the cause of the fire. Retired
policeman Badrishah Zamzuri,
60 said his neighbour informed
him of the fire at about
11.45pm. He added that he
was at the shed earlier to feed
the goats and left at about
7pm after making a small
bonfire to keep them warm at
night. – Bernama

6 theSUN ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022
NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Modi thankful Plane carrying 132 apart” and he had seen forest areas
for return crashes in China destroyed by the fire it caused when
of artefacts crashing into the mountainside.
o Xi‘shocked,’ ordersprobeintocause small restaurant a few kilometres
NEW DELHI: Australia has returned from the crash site, told AFP by China Eastern changed its
29 religious and cultural artefacts to BEIJING: A China Eastern hub of Guangzhou “lost airborne telephone. website to black and white yesterday,
India, among them several stolen or passenger jet carrying 132 people contact over Wuzhou” in the and opened an emergency
illegally exported from the country, crashed onto a mountain in Guangxi region yesterday Fears for the fate of the jet spread assistance phone number.
earning thanks from Prime Minister southern China yesterday causing a afternoon, according to the Civil yesterday afternoon as local media
Narendra Modi during a summit large fire, shortly after losing contact Aviation Administration of China reported that China Eastern flight A January company report said
yesterday. with air traffic control and dropping (CAAC). MU5735 had not arrived as planned China Eastern had 289 Boeing 737
thousands of metres in under three in Guangzhou after taking off from aircraft in its 751-strong fleet.
New Delhi has pushed Western minutes. “This flight has crashed,” the Kunming shortly after 1pm (same
governments and museums to CAAC said, adding the jet was time in Malaysia). Xi called for “all efforts” towards
identify and return objects of India’s There was no immediate carrying 123 passengers and nine the rescue and to find out the “cause
“stolen heritage”, and hundreds of confirmation of the number of crew members. Flight tracking website of the accident as soon as possible”,
items from overseas collections have casualties, but the disaster FlightRadar24 showed no data for according to CCTV.
already been repatriated. prompted an unusually swift public Hundreds of firefighters were the flight after 2.22pm.
reaction from President Xi Jinping, dispatched to the scene in Teng “We are shocked to learn of the
Thirteen of the works returned by who said he was “shocked” and county near the city of Wuzhou, The tracker showed the plane China Eastern MU5735 accident,” he
Australia are connected to alleged ordered an immediate investigation state media reported, as nearby sharply dropped from an altitude of said, calling for “the absolute safety
trafficker Subhash Kapoor, a former into its cause. villagers rushed to help the rescue 8,870m to 982m in three minutes, of the sector and people’s lives”.
Manhattan art dealer who was the effort. before flight information ceased.
subject of a massive US federal The Boeing 737-800 flight from The arrivals board at Guangzhou
investigation known as Operation the city of Kunming to the southern “Everyone went to the State broadcaster CCTV said the airport showed the jet’s flight
Hidden Idol. mountains,” Tang Min, who runs a crash “caused a mountain fire” information for hours after it had
which was later extinguished. crashed, as airport staff held up signs
“I would like to especially thank to help relatives of the passengers
you for the initiative to return ancient One villager told a local news site assemble.
Indian artefacts,” Modi told his that the plane had “completely fallen
Australian counterpart Scott As dusk fell, there was still no
Morrison during a virtual meeting of information on the passengers.
the leaders.
A villager near the crash site
The objects – including sculptures, surnamed Liu said he had driven a
paintings, photographs and a scroll – motorbike to the scene after hearing
date back to the ninth century and a loud explosion.
were held by the National Gallery of
Australia. Liu said he saw debris on the
ground, including an aircraft wing
Kapoor was arrested in 2011 and is and fragments of clothing hanging
currently in jail awaiting trial. from trees. – AFP

BRIEFSExperts estimate that thousands of FIERY
artworks are stolen from Indian BEGINNINGS
temples each year and shipped to a ... Iraqi Kurds
thriving international antiquities carrying torches
market. as they
celebrate
These artefacts are generally Nowruz Day, a
smuggled out under fake festival marking
documentation and concealed in the first day of
furniture or garment consignments. spring and the
Persian New
Most never return to India. – AFP Year, in the
town of Akra
INDONESIA SCRAPS on Sunday.
VISITOR QUARANTINE – REUTERSPIX

JAKARTA: Indonesia has removed US rules Myanmar military committed genocide
its quarantine requirement for all
arrivals from overseas, Tourism WASHINGTON: The United States Washington, where an exhibit on Rohingya rights activist Thin Bangladesh, stories of violence and
Minister Sandiaga Uno said will officially declare early today that “Burma’s Path to Genocide” – using Thin Hlaing also welcomed the US crimes against humanity,” US
yesterday, responding to the violence against the Rohingya a former name for the country – is move. senator from Oregon Jeff Merkley
improvements in its containment minority committed by Myanmar’s on display. tweeted on Sunday evening about
of the coronavirus. The decision, military amounted to genocide, a “I feel like we were living through news of the genocide designation.
effective immediately, follows the move cautiously welcomed by Around 850,000 Rohingya are a blackout but now we see a light,
successful implementation of a activists and members of the languishing in camps in because they recognise our “Good to see the admin take this
quarantine waiver this month for beleaguered community. Bangladesh, recounting mass suffering,” she said. overdue step to hold this brutal
visitors vaccinated against Covid killings and rape, while another regime accountable, which I’ve
on the islands of Bali, Batam, and Hundreds of thousands of 600,000 members of the community The State Department released a pushed for years.”
Bintan, the minister said. “With the Rohingya have fled Myanmar since remain in Myanmar’s Rakhine state report in 2018 that detailed violence
handling of the pandemic more 2017 after a military crackdown that where they report widespread against the Rohingya in western A legal designation of genocide –
controlled, today we announce is now the subject of a genocide case oppression. Rakhine state as “extreme, defined by the UN as acts
that the policy of no quarantine at the United Nations’ highest court large-scale, widespread, and “committed with intent to destroy,
has been expanded across in The Hague. “This should have been done seemingly geared towards both in whole or part, a national,
Indonesia,” he said, adding a way before, however I believe the US terrorising the population and ethnical, racial or religious group” –
negative Covid test would still be US Secretary of State Antony decision will help the International driving out the Rohingya residents”. could be followed by further
required. Detailed regulations will Blinken is due to officially announce Court of Justice process for the sanctions and limits on aid, among
be published today. – Reuters the decision to designate that Rohingya,” said a Rohingya at a “I’ll never forget the painful other penalties against the
crackdown a genocide in remarks at camp for those displaced by the stories I heard in 2017 from already-isolated military junta, the
NORTH KOREA URGED the Holocaust Museum in crisis near Sittwe, capital of Rakhine. members of the Rohingya New York Times reported. – AFP
TO REOPEN TO AID community in Burma and

GENEVA: A United Nations human World ‘sleepwalking’ towards climate catastrophe: UN chief
rights investigator called on North
Korea yesterday to reopen its LONDON: United Nations (UN) sustainability conference in Agreement, emissions are still set to His comments came only hours
borders to aid workers and food Secretary-General Antonio Guterres London. rise 14% before the decade ends. before the 195-nation IPCC kicks off
imports, saying that its further said yesterday the world is a two-week meeting to validate a
self-isolation during the Covid-19 “sleepwalking to climate Keeping 1.5°C in play requires a “The problem is getting worse,” landmark report on options for
pandemic may have left many catastrophe”, with major economies 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and Guterres said in a pre-recorded reducing carbon pollution and
facing “hunger and starvation”. allowing carbon pollution to increase carbon neutrality by mid-century, video message. extracting CO2 from the air.
Tomas Ojea Quintana said chronic when drastic cuts are needed. according to the UN’s
food insecurity was already Intergovernmental Panel on “We are sleepwalking to climate The report is expected to conclude
widespread before the pandemic The planet-saving goal of Climate Change (IPCC). catastrophe. tahafetwCOye2aerms iisfstihonesPmaruissttpemeapkewraitthuirne
began two years ago. Only 29% of capping global warming at 1.5°C is targets are to be met. – AFP
children aged six to 23 months already “on life support”, he told a But even if nations honour newly “If we continue with more of the
receive the minimum acceptable revised pledges under the Paris same, we can kiss 1.5°C goodbye.
diet, he said. “Now with the
country still in the grip of strict “Even 2°C may be out of reach.”
Covid-19 measures, there are
serious concerns that the most
vulnerable segments of the
population may be facing hunger
and starvation,” he said. North
Korea’s anti-virus measures
included border closures and
domestic travel curbs. – Reuters

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NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Workers finally rotated at Chernobyl, says nuclear agency

VIENNA: Ukraine has managed to Sunday after working at the Russian- “They deserve our full respect and worst nuclear reactor catastrophe in “Before today’s rotation, the same
rotate staff working at the Chernobyl controlled site for nearly four weeks, admiration for having worked in these history. work shift had been on-site since the
nuclear power plant for the first time IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi extremely difficult circumstances. Around 100 technicians have day before the Russian forces entered
since Russia seized it last month as it said in a statement. “They were there for far too long. I been working under armed guard to the area,” it said.
invaded its neighbour, the United Those who left were replaced by sincerely hope that remaining staff maintain the site since then. It is unclear why Russia seized
Nations’ nuclear agency said. other Ukrainian staff, he said. from this shift can also rotate soon.” Grossi, who had expressed deep Chernobyl, where the destroyed
Ukraine told the International “It is a positive, albeit long On Feb 24, the day Russia invaded concern about the well-being of the reactor is kept under close supervision
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that overdue, development that some Ukraine, Moscow’s troops seized the Ukrainian staff at the site, “welcomed within a lead sarcophagus, and the
around half of the staff were “finally” staff have now rotated and returned Chernobyl compound, the site of the the news about the partial rotation of three other reactors are being
able to return to their homes on to their families. 1986 core meltdown that sparked the personnel”, the IAEA said. decommissioned. – AFP
Ukraine rejects ultimatum Russia’s security service
urges Meta ban
to surrender Mariupol MOSCOW: Russia’s FSB national security
service asked a court yesterday to
o EU official decries to leave Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his latest Putin’s war in Ukraine – providing a land “immediately” ban US tech giant Meta,
‘massive war crime’ video address. bridge between Russian forces in Crimea to the accusing it of working against the Kremlin’s
by Russian forces southwest and Russian-controlled territory to interests during its “special military
Ukrainian leaders also stressed they were the north and east. operation” in Ukraine.
KYIV: Ukraine rejected a Russian ultimatum to standing firm against invaders in Mariupol,
surrender the besieged southern city of which is suffering a critical humanitarian crisis. A Greek diplomat who remained in the city The court was considering a request by
Mariupol yesterday. through the bombardment said the prosecutors to designate Meta – the parent
Defenders of the port city have “played a devastation would rank alongside history’s company of Facebook, Instagram and
Almost 350,000 people are trapped without huge role in destroying the enemy’s plans and most ruinous wartime assaults. WhatsApp – as an “extremist” organisation
water and electricity in the port city, which has enhancing our defence”, said Ukraine’s and ban it.
been bombarded by Russian troops for almost Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. “Mariupol will be included in a list of cities
a month in what has been described as a in the world that were completely destroyed by “The activities of the Meta organisation are
“massive war crime” by European Union (EU) “Today, Mariupol is saving Kyiv, Dnipro and the war, such as Guernica, Stalingrad, Grozny directed against Russia and its armed forces,”
policy chief Josep Borrell. Odessa. Everyone must understand this.” and Aleppo,” said Manolis Androulakis, FSB representative Igor Kovalevsky told
believed to be the last EU diplomat to leave the Moscow’s Tverskoi district court, Russian
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky The Kremlin’s military command had city, as he arrived back in Athens on Sunday. news agencies reported.
urged Europe to significantly dial up pressure warned authorities in Mariupol had until “5am
on Moscow to halt its nearly month-long on March 21” to respond to eight pages of In the north, Ukrainians were told to “We ask (the court) to ban Meta’s activities
invasion, saying the continent must cease all demands, which Ukrainian officials said would temporarily take shelter on Sunday after an and oblige it to implement this ruling
trade with Russia. amount to a capitulation. ammonia leak occured at a nearby chemical immediately,” he said.
factory, amid intense fighting with Russian
“No euros for the occupiers. Close all of Rejecting the ultimatum by Russia to forces in the area. After President Vladimir Putin sent troops
your ports to them. Don’t export them your surrender Mariupol, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime into Ukraine on Feb 24, authorities blocked
goods. Deny energy resources. Push for Russia Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Moscow Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky access in Russia to Facebook and Instagram,
should instead allow the trapped residents to said “Russian artillery shelling” had hit the as well as to Twitter.
escape. Sumykhimprom fertiliser plant as he warned
residents within a 2.5km radius to seek shelter Meta had announced on March 10 that the
“We can’t talk about surrendering before an all-clear was sounded mid-morning. platforms would allow statements like “death
weapons,” Vereshchuk told the Ukrainska – AFP to Russian invaders” but not credible threats
Pravda online newspaper. against civilians.

Mariupol is a pivotal target in Vladimir But in what appeared to be damage
control, Meta’s global affairs president Nick
Clegg later said the laxer rules would only
apply to people posting from inside Ukraine.

In court, a Meta representative said that
“following public debate” the company had
now changed its policy and deemed that
“Russophobia and calls for violence against
Russian citizens are unacceptable”.

Russia’s Investigative Committee, which
probes major crimes, said it was launching a
probe “due to illegal calls for the murder of
Russian nationals by employees of the
American company Meta”. – AFP

BRIEFS GERMAN POLICE ISSUE
FAKE NEWS WARNING
A volunteer taking position at a checkpoint in a district
in Kyiv on Sunday. – AFPPIX BERLIN: A woman who made a video in
which she described a fatal attack by
Eight dead as shopping centre wrecked by shelling two Ukrainians on a Russian boy in
Germany later admitted that the story
KYIV: Shelling hit a Kyiv shopping centre on the moment, several homes and one of the of the Ukrainian capital, but defenders have so was incorrect, police said yesterday.
Sunday night, killing at least eight people, shopping centres (were hit in Podil),” Kyiv far managed to prevent Kyiv from coming The selfie-style video in Russian, in
wrecking nearby buildings and leaving Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his Telegram under the kind of full-scale assault that has which an unidentified woman breaks
smoking piles of rubble and the twisted channel. devastated eastern cities such as Mariupol and down as she relays a story she says was
wreckage of burned-out cars spread over Kharkiv. told her by a friend, comes as
several hundred metres. Six bodies were laid out on the pavement politicians warn against allowing
as emergency services combed through “Russia fired at our shopping centre. The Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to stoke
Firefighters were putting out small blazes the wreckage to the sound of distant artillery mall and the residential buildings around it anti-Russian sentiment in Western
around the smouldering rubble of a building in fire. have suffered terrible damage,” said army Europe. It was unclear if the woman,
the shopping centre car park and looking for chaplain Mykola Medinskiy. who in the video says she heard the
possible survivors yesterday. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said at least story from a friend, believed the story
eight people had been killed in the blast. He said there were no strategic military when she made the video, nor was it
“According to the information we have at objects in the area. – Reuters clear why she had made it. “Experts
Russian forces have pounded some suburbs believe this was a deliberate ‘fake
video’ designed to stoke hate,” police
wrote on Twitter. – Reuters

UK: RUSSIAN STATE BEHIND
HOAX CALLS TO MINISTERS

LONDON: The Russian state was
responsible for hoax calls to two British
ministers and an attempted call to a
third, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s
spokesman said yesterday. British
Defence Minister Ben Wallace and
Interior Minister Priti Patel both said
they had been targeted. Johnson’s
spokesman said a similar but
unsuccessful attempt to hoax Culture
Minister Nadine Dorries was also
made. “This is standard practice for
Russian information operations and
disinformation is a tactic straight from
the Kremlin playbook to try and
distract from their illegal activities in
Ukraine and the human rights
abuses being committed there,” the
spokesman said. – Reuters

8 theSUN ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022 COMMENT byYew Kam Keong
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Ways to create a
Protecting informal prosperous business
sector workers
THE Covid-19 pandemic, soon to be endemic, is
COMMENT government. Despite becoming an contributors, death benefits of RM2,500 and causing massive business disruption, endangering the
important source of income for many, 15% government contribution (a maximum existence of small and medium enterprises (SME).
by Norma Mansor workers in the informal sector are not of RM250 per year on top of their own
protected by any form of safety net. They are contributions). Many businesses can no longer thrive as before. A
RECENT data has shown that 77% of not covered by Socso and neither do they Nevertheless, the increasing prominence new approach is required, and it requires innovation.
the total persons employed in have to make the obligatory contribution to of the informal sector, combined with the However, innovation is generally associated with high
Malaysia fall under the category of EPF for retirement. increasing life expectancy of the country’s risks, long gestation period and requirement of special
employees. As employees in the The informal sector is essentially a population, affirm that social protection for talent.
formal sector, they are providentially non-contractual entity, with no obligations workers in the informal sector should be
protected by the Social Security other than payment for the services given serious consideration. Can SME afford these? Definitely not. So, what is
Organisation (Socso) and the Employees rendered. Such a business entity can either The most immediate solution is to ensure the solution? Normally, invention precedes
Provident Fund (EPF). be registered or not registered with any that the workers have adequate protection innovation, however, there is no need for this.
official authorities. against any injury or illness in
Socso is designed to protect employees in Yet, the nature of their work the course of their employment We invent to solve an existing problem. How about
the formal sector from vulnerabilities such may expose them to various “A social safety that can lead to invalidity for turning it around and getting a solution first, then
as injuries at the workplace, critical illnesses risks such as death or injury at net must be the rest of their lives. The safety looking for the problem? Though we may not realise
or loss of employment while EPF safeguards the workplace. An example of net should safeguard workers it, if we look at major breakthroughs, most of them
its members with financial security made mandatorysuch jobs are fishermen, who against depletion of income, follow this “solution first, then find the problem later”
following retirement. job security and absence of approach.
have to venture into the vast income during old age.
Informality and growth and automatic toseas for their livelihood. The When the first smartphone, the Blackberry was
On the other hand, 16.8% of the total Enhancing national resilience invented, the keyboard occupied nearly half of the
employed persons are made up of sea is their only source of A scheme that is eligible to all phone’s surface.
self-employed, or own-account, workers. cover all eligiblerevenue but fraught with perils
Representing the second biggest segment of working adults to protect The first thing that Apple did was to eliminate the
employment in Malaysia, these workers fall such as stormy weather, assault self-employed workers against most essential part of the smartphone, that is to take
under the category of employees in the working adults tofrom pirates or death from out the keyboard. So, now you have a much bigger
informal sector. Unlike their counterparts in display screen. This non-inventive solution created a
the formal sector, employees in the informal drowning. lot of benefits.
sector are not protected by either Socso or protectA popular occupation that various risks is commended.
EPF. This places them at a higher risk of However, the contributions First, it gave the phone a bigger screen. Now,
exposure to vulnerabilities. emerged from the Covid-19 exploring other uses – you can watch movies on it
pandemic is the food delivery self-employed must be carefully designed to more comfortably, it is easier to take photographs, you
The scope of jobs in the informal sector is service, where riders face the workers against ensure it does not burden the can enjoy video games, you can draw sketches, you
vast. The informal sector has gained risk of injury or death due to any injury or workers while concurrently, can see clearly who you are talking to. Doesn’t this
prominence, not merely due to the lack of road crashes while on the job. illness that can they are sufficient to secure simple principle of subtracting the most important
opportunities in the formal sector, but it is Voluntary measures: Is it lead to invalidity, their well-being in the face of component result in a practical innovation without
also fuelled by the current labour market sufficient? adversities. much effort?
development. Undeniably, the government
has taken some proactive Briefings and counselling How do you apply this to your business? Let us take
Historically, the informal sector was a sessions need to be further a look at the restaurant business. Take away the most
significant contributor to the labour market intensified to educate people essential component – its dining customers. Now
in the country before the rapid growth of the depletion ofmeasures to protect the welfare on the importance of examine its benefits: You can serve more customers,
export-oriented industries in the 1980s and protection against risks in their you save space, you need not employ so many waiters,
1990s, tracing back to the early days of of workers in the informal lives. At the same time, you cut operating costs. The answer is, of course,
pre-independence, where a large majority of income, jobsector. The Self-Employment incentives, ease of registration engage the services of a delivery company such as
the population worked as padi planters, and better payment methods Grab Food and Food Panda.
fishermen and other various types of Social Security Scheme, under are recommended.
informal jobs. security andSocso, has been enforced Even AirAsia has jumped on the bandwagon. The
In the long run, the social same principle can be applied in the retail business.
With the rapid advancement of the gig under the provisions of the safety net must be made You do away with your shopfront and use Lazada,
economy, and further accentuated by the Self-Employment Social absence of Shopee and Alibaba. Many international unicorn
impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a large Security Act 2017. businesses have adopted this technique too – AirBnB:
number of people has become self- income duringIn January 2020, the scheme mandatory and automatic. Largest hotel in the world without owning any rooms;
employed, either by choice or by force. The Getting every Malaysian Zappos: Largest shoes company in the world without
gig economy has subsequently become an extended its coverage to 19 any shops; Campbell Soup: Selling soup without
alternative option for many to earn income old age.other sectors listed under the adult covered would mean water; Dyson fans: A safer fan without visible blades;
and sustain their livelihood. having a steady income, even Virtual office: Office without workers.
informal sector. The scheme, as when faced with illness,
Flexibility versus fragility announced recently in the To apply this to your business, follow these steps:
However, the prominent rise of the informal Budget 2022 speech, will be work-related injury, invalidity, 1. Look at your business or any other business;
sector has raised some alarming concerns expanded to cover nine new unemployment and old age. This is a good 2. Take out a critical component;
that need to be addressed by the self-employment categories. The expanded strategy to advocate national development 3. Explore its benefits; and
coverage is expected to benefit more than to ensure shared prosperity. 4. Come out with a new way of doing business.
810,000 self-employed workers in the It is that simple!
country. Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Norma Mansor, Dr Yew Kam Keong, chief mind unzipper, Mindbloom
Similarly, the EPF voluntary scheme director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre, Consulting. Comments: [email protected]
i-Saraan has been extended to include the Universiti Malaya, president,
self-employed. Those who participate in this Malaysian Economic Association Academic
programme are entitled to receive annual Fellow, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
EPF dividends similar to regular Comments: [email protected]

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Nature’s guide for mentors

COMMENT catch the fish. Dolphin mentors never The wisdom and experience of the matriarch is passed to the calves
by Dr Gokul Shankar Sabesan give up on their mentees, even if they without any reservations. – IMAGE BY COCOPARISIENNE FROM PIXABAY
are slow progressors. If the mentee is
A MENTOR has experience and not up to the mark, they keep retraining “A mentor is In universities, students find it Reverse mentoring is another
skills developed over the years until knowledge or skill is acquired. someone who difficult to connect with their mentor important factor of mentoring. It can be
to train and groom mentees, Slow achievers need a dolphin mentor. sees more most of the time. One way of a two-way process of learning. Teachers
who seek knowledge in an The falcon: A challenger talent and overcoming this is to find the hobbies, should be open-minded to learn from
academic set-up e.g. school, college or Falcons have the habit of dropping ability within skills and interests of the mentees and their mentees, and to keep their
university. their dead prey while flying high to you, than you try to map them to the mentor. perspectives fresh and relevant, and
challenge their young to catch it in see in reflect on the effectiveness of their
The role of a mentor is not only to mid-air. Falcons throw opportunities at yourself, and For example, if the mentee is a chess leadership, mentoring and team skills.
guide mentees in academic matters but their young, to challenge them to take helps bring it player, he can be matched with a
also to realise the untapped talents and full advantage of them. Falcons do not out of you. mentor who is also a chess player. I Peer mentoring is another
hidden skills of mentees in order for spoon feed, but expect their young to have seen mentees who are Harry successful formula as the peers are
them to achieve their potential goals. In improve. Likewise, a falcon mentor will - by Bob Proctor Potter fans jelling instantly with a mostly batch mates or immediate
the words of famous author Bob challenge his mentee to rise to the mentor, who is also an ardent reader of seniors. Several universities have
Proctor, “A mentor is someone who occasion to reach certain standards. A the Harry Potter book series. successfully implemented peer
sees more talent and ability within you, proactive mentee, who gets bored with mentoring.
than you see in yourself, and helps the ordinary approach but need Another mentor, who is a musician
bring it out of you.” problem-based learning to progress formed a music club with his mentees, Peer mentors are of the same age
better, needs a falcon mentor. which became a famous band in group of their mentees but possess a
But in real practice in most The queen bee: An influencer college. little extra skill, knowledge or
educational set-ups, the role of the A queen bee has a phenomenal experience in a domain which they are
mentor is reduced to a bare minimum influence on her hive. Similarly, the The connecting point can be willing to share with their peers. Since
of guiding mentees to reach only their queen bee-type mentor can exert great anything from common interests, skills, there is no age barrier between them,
academic goals. influence on mentees who look up to ideas, philosophy etc. The salient the communication is effective without
the mentor for guidance and paternal ingredient for the chemistry of mentor- any compromise on self-esteem and
Most of the great achievers in care. These type of mentor is often a mentee bonding can be anything, even confidence. Peer-assisted learning has
science, philosophy, business, sports role model to the mentee, who is a similar liking for Starbucks coffee, a provided better results in many
and arts have had mentors who willing to meticulously follow in book, a movie, etc. medical schools across the world.
inspired them to accomplish their the footsteps of the mentor. The mentor
goals. Bill Gates admitted that he is empathetic and provides Nevertheless, it is always a challenge The author is a professor of
referred to his mentor, Warren Buffett, unconditional emotional support, to apply the jelling formula in an Microbiology at Faculty of Medicine,
for advice whenever required. career and personal counselling to the academic set-up as there may be Manipal University College Malaysia.
mentee for him to excel in the field of practical difficulties in finding suitable Comments: [email protected]
Many teachers have transformed the his interest. mentors with matching skill sets of
lives of their mentees. I have The elephant: A dynamic leader mentees.
experienced and witnessed the power The elephant mentor serves more as
of mentoring and how it helped a co-pilots in the journey along with their
second year medical student who mentee. The mentor and mentee
wanted to drop out, to successfully usually have similar wavelengths. The
pursue the postgraduate degree and wisdom and experience of the
doctoral research after completion of matriarch (an old elephant) is passed to
the Bachelor Degree in Medicine and the calves without any reservations.
Bachelor Degree in Surgery. Similarly, the elephant mentor shares
all his wisdom to train the student in
Mentoring is a natural trait and is the current journey and for the future,
well exhibited in the animal kingdom and will guide him on how to overcome
as well. Taking inspiration from nature, any challenges during adversities.
here are some classifications of
mentors in the animal kingdom that These classification of mentors are
can be exemplified. unique in their own way. It is in our
wisdom to mix and match the traits
The dolphin: A skilful trainer suitable to the situation to practise
Dolphins train their young by releasing “situational mentorship”.
live fish they have caught earlier to their
calves to fine tune their hunting skills. If
the calves fail in their endeavour, the
dolphin cow would continue the
process until the calves are able to

Choose chickpeas over chicken for healthier life

█ BY DR SHIREEN KASSAM Plant-based protein sources such as chickpeas The broader consequences to the planet of importance. Unless we address the fact that
WE have mistakenly been led to believe that reduce blood cholesterol levels. consuming chicken cannot be ignored either. three out of four new and emerging infectious
eating chicken is a healthy choice of protein. It disease, kidney failure and the risk of We are in the midst of a climate crisis. Farmed threats come from farming animals and
is certainly better than consuming red meat, premature death. chickens account for 70% of all birds on Earth. destroying their habitats, we will not be able to
but this does not mean that its consumption is Rearing these animals not only means we are return to a “normal life”.
beneficial. It is usually red meat that is considered a squeezing animals into a living space – in turn
risk factor for developing cancer, while decimating wildlife – but it also produces Intensive poultry farming continues to
An abundance of nutrition science chicken consumption has been associated excess nitrogen, which converts to ammonia generate new influenza viruses with the ability
demonstrates that we can make better choices with an increased risk of developing and nitrates, burning the fragile cells of land to infect humans. There have been 96
for our health. One of the main reasons people lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. plants and poisoning the surrounding ground outbreaks of avian flu since Oct 27, 2021, with
believe chicken is healthy is because it is lower But those avoiding chicken consumption have and waters. new outbreaks constantly being reported and
in saturated fat than red meat. This type of fat a lower risk of blood and lymphatic cancer and resulting in the slaughter of thousands of
elevates blood cholesterol levels, the main risk individuals who exclude meat from their diet In contrast, farming legumes such as chickens.
factor for heart disease. have a lower risk of cancer in general. chickpeas not only regenerates soil health as
they fix nitrogen in their root nodules, they We must not forget the harm we cause to
However, when this theory has been put to also have a far smaller impact on the our fellow sentient animals. Around 60 billion
the test, studies like the one published in The environment, generating less greenhouse gas chickens are reared each year for food. The
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have emissions and using less land and water majority of these are reared in factory farms
shown that white and red meat are equally resources. If we were to all switch to a and kept in dismal conditions causing painful
bad, elevating blood cholesterol levels to a plant-based diet we could release 75% of heart, skin, lung and bone problems, as well as
similar degree. farmland back to nature and reduce disease. Before slaughter, factory-farmed
food-related greenhouse gas emissions by chickens live 42 days on average. In the wild,
Swapping chicken for plant-based protein more than 60%. they can live for several years. Due to
sources such as chickpeas actually reduces increased growth rate and shortened life span,
blood cholesterol levels. Vegans, who Antibiotic-resistant infections resulted in chickens can look fully grown on the
consume no animal foods at all, have the almost 1.3 million deaths globally in 2019. A supermarket shelves, despite still being chicks.
lowest cholesterol levels of any diet pattern, major cause of these infections is the Chickens also love dust bathing to prevent
and research has shown that removing meat widespread use of antibiotics in animal disease and remove parasites but factory
from the diet can be as efficacious as agriculture, including poultry farming. chickens are prevented from doing this, so are
medications for lowering cholesterol levels. Globally, more than 70% of antibiotics often in bad condition.
produced are used in animal farming. Poultry
Similarly, studies have found that eating represents one of the fastest-growing animal We should be striving to support each other
chicken can lead to elevated blood pressure, farming sectors and one of the most common to make the best choices possible. When it
increasing the risk of developing heart attacks sources of multi-resistant bacteria. A key part comes to diet, swapping chicken for chickpeas
and stroke, and increasing the risk of type 2 of the solution is to reduce our consumption of is not only better for our health but better for
diabetes, in part due to excess weight gain. animals, switching to healthier sources of the planet and the animals. – The Independent
Importantly, swapping chicken for plant plant protein, including chickpeas.
protein such as chickpeas can significantly Dr Shireen Kassam is founder of
reduce the risk of chronic illnesses including While still in the midst of this pandemic, Plant Based Health Professionals
heart disease, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver preventing the next one is of paramount and is a consultant haematologist.

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MEDIA & MARKETING

EVENT LIST

Pre-launch & Free Jamming (Physical
and Virtual event)
Date: March 27, Sunday
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Venue/Platform: KongsiKL (physical
event) and Facebook Live via JFKL &
Kaleidoscope Japan FB Page (virtual
event)

Yvonne Tan - Reprise after the meeting of a Biwa hoshi and Penglipur Lara Dhan Illiani Yusof - Aisukurimu (Video art and performance work). – THE Oshaberi Supper Tour with Azzad
Shining a light on Malaysia-(writing).CoverartbyPerempuanLawanArt.–THEJAPANFOUNDATION JAPANFOUNDATION Diah, Roopesh Sitharan and
Japan conversations Katsuyuki Hattori
o The exhibition launches Linus Chung - Date: March 29, Tuesday
this March 28 with works Wondering if there Time: 9pm – 9.45pm
from 13 selected artists was one (video). – Platform: Virtual via Zoom and
THE JAPAN Facebook Live at JFKL & Kaleidoscope
FOUNDATION Japan FB Page
Oshaberi Supper Tour with Dhan
ATTENTION all art lovers. Kaleidoscope online, but with the situation easing, new Harold Egn Eswar - Illiani Yusof and Linus Chung
Japan: Online Exhibition is taking elements to the exhibition have been added. Dari Pagalan Ke Date: April 1, Friday
place in Kuala Lumpur from March 28 Motoyasu. – THE Time: 9pm – 9.45pm
to April 24, with works from 13 All 13 selected artworks, created by artists JAPAN Platform: Virtual via Zoom and
selected artists reflecting the artists’ personal based in Malaysia, were picked by a panel of FOUNDATION Facebook Live at JFKL & Kaleidoscope
perceptions and hopes of Japan and its juries who are experts in the art arena. Japan FB Page
relationship with Malaysia at forms including visual art, moving/static Obento Lunch Tour with Wong Xiang
www.jfklevents.my/kaleidoscopejp. Completed artworks were created in various images, film, music, performing arts, literature Yi
and architecture. Date: April 6, Wednesday
This exhibition will feature varied Time: 1pm – 1.30pm
conversations surrounding Malaysia-Japan For more details, visit Platform: Virtual via Zoom
created by ranging disciplines of artists with www.jfklevents.my/kaleidoscopejp. Oshaberi Supper Tour with Jun Ong
underlying observations of our social, cultural, and Shaman Tearoom
political and economic climate. Date: April 8, Friday
Time: 10pm – 10.45pm
Beginning with Week 1: Pandang Ke Mana?, Platform: Virtual via Zoom and
Week 2: Identity, Week 3: Myth and Facebook Live at JFKL & Kaleidoscope
Phenomenon to Week 4: Spatial Memory, a Japan FB Page
series of events is planned on virtual and Obento Lunch Tour with Yvonne Tan
physical sites to provide space for interactions. Date: April 12, Tuesday
Time: 1pm – 1.30pm
Throughout the exhibition period, visitors Platform: Virtual via Zoom
can dive into each artist’s narrative in small EveryThoughtI’veEverHad:
groups during the online Obento Lunch Tour Contemplating the origin of the sun
(non-video work) and Oshaberi Supper Tour 12-hour durational performance by
(video-based work), as well as watch a 12-hour Tung Jit Yang, Bryan Chang and Arief
durational hybrid performance by one of the Hamizan
selected artists. Date: April 16 – 17, Saturday to Sunday
Time: 7.18pm – 7.07am
A hybrid pre-launch/free jamming session Venue/Platform: KongsiKL (physical
will be held on March 27 at 6pm at KongsiKL, event) and Twitch (virtual event)
open to the public. Obento Lunch Tour with Harold
Reagan Eswar @ Egn
Kaleidoscope Japan began with an open call Date: April 19, Tuesday
held in November 2021. Planned during the Time: 1pm – 1,30pm
pandemic, it was meant to be showcased fully Venue/Platform: Balai Seni Sabah
(physical event) and Facebook Live at
JFKL & Kaleidoscope Japan FB Page
(virtual event)
Oshaberi Supper Tour with
Blankmalaysia and Ridhwan Saidi
Date: April 22, Friday
Time: 11pm – 11.45pm
Platform: Virtual via Zoom and
Facebook Live at JFKL & Kaleidoscope
Japan FB Page

A digital solution for migrants
TOUCH ‘n Go eWallet announced Pakistan, Myanmar, the Philippines, up as a merchant on Touch ‘n Go
that it is collaborating with Dotlines and Vietnam. merchants for Touch n go eWallet towards the cashless mode of eWallet.
to provide digital solutions for includes those that serve the migrant payment, the merchant migrants’
migrants in Malaysia. A cashless Danny Chua, Chief Commercial segment.” acquirer programme is a priority for Tareq Udden, Chief Commercial
society is now closer than before, and Officer of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, said: Touch ‘n Go eWallet and Dotlines. Officer & Head of SEA of Dotlines,
with this collaboration, the migrant “There is a significant number Touch Undoubtedly, Covid-19 has More SME merchants are coming said: “Our platform for migrant
community can fully embrace and be ‘n Go eWallet users from the migrant caused a surge in demand for forward (particularly those who are services, Sohoj, has helped millions
part of the cashless society. community now. With the surge in cashless and contactless payments. serving the migrants segment) to sign of blue-collar Bangladeshi, Nepalese
demand for cashless and contactless As more and more merchants head and Indonesian individuals to enjoy a
Features of Dotlines’ Sohoj app payments, we see this as an better digital life and stay connected
will be made available within Touch opportunity to further include them to their families back home. We
‘n Go eWallet, which serves the as part of the cashless society in patiently built a curated network of
purpose of enabling migrants to Malaysia. 12,000 touchpoints across Malaysia
reload and transfer top-ups to their to facilitate the life of these migrant
families back home. With these “Touch ‘n Go eWallet hope to workers in an assisted manner.
features, migrants can purchase continue bringing services that Touch ‘n Go is a strong impact brand
internet packs or airtime and send provide for our migrant friends’ in Malaysia, and with this
them to their family and friends back convenient and cashless way of daily collaboration, we will make the lives
home. The process is straightforward. living. Through this collaboration of the migrant workers even better.”
with Dotlines, they can easily transfer
Upon selecting the chosen top-ups, buy goods and services for Touch ‘n Go eWallet enables
country and preferred internet pack themselves and their loved ones back migrants to stay connected
or airtime packages, users will just home and ensure a safe transaction constantly, transfer top-ups, buy
need to key in the receiver’s phone with Touch ‘n Go eWallet. goods and services for themselves
number and proceed with paying and families back home, and transact
through their Touch ‘n Go eWallet. “We will introduce more and more securely. For more information
curated services to our migrant about the collaboration, visit
The services are available for friends in the coming months. At the www.touchngo.com.my to learn
countries such as Bangladesh, same time, we have also ensured our more.
Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, India, network of retail and reload

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% RM m RM m RM m

46.9 Institutions 1092.8 1034.4 58.4

26.1 Retail 567.4 617.2 -49.8

27.0 Foreign 609.3 617.9 -8.6

100.0 2269.5 2269.5 0.0 4.10 24.88 191.06 2.61 174.54 103.84 20.97 15.90
KLCI STI HANG SENG SCI NIKKEI TSEC KOSPI S&P/ASX200
Preliminary stats (excluding trade amendments). For final data, please refer to www.bursamalaysia.com 1,587.16 3,253.69 26,827.43 17,560.36 2,686.05
Source: Bursa Malaysia 3,355.51 21,221.34 7,278.50

KL MARKET SUMMARY Medium-term strategy to
March 21, 2022

INDICES 11,287.80 CHANGE +19.33 boost revenue in the works
FBMEMAS
FBMKLCI 1,587.16 -4.10
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 573.27 +4.21
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 203.16 -0.18
CONSTRUCTION 156.09 +1.46
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16,645.59 -86.20
ENERGY 718.58 -0.39
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 638.68 +2.89 o Govt also implementing
HEALTH CARE 2,084.81 +22.41 Public Expenditure Review
TRANSPORTATION 822.38 +1.55 to strengthen country’s
PROPERTY 698.84 +0.05 financialpositionto ensure
PLANTATION 7,868.86 -41.09 debts remain sustainable
FBMSHA 11,885.01 +67.02
FBMACE 5,413.58 +74.12
TECHNOLOGY 75.66 +2.70

TURNOVER VALUE
2.444 BIL RM2.269 BIL

5 MOST ACTIVES KUALA LUMPUR: The government is in
March 21, 2022 the midst of developing a Medium-Term
Revenue Strategy (MTRS) and
STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) implementing a Public Expenditure About 6.3 million EPF members are expected to benefit fro the government’s decision to allow
NYLEX 107,499,800 46.0 +2.0 Review to boost the country’s revenue a one-off withdrawal of RM10,000 from their respective EPF accounts. – SUNPIX
DNEX 81,709,700 103.0 +4.0 while ensuring efficient management of
FITTERS 76,199,200 18.5 -0.5 the government’s expenditure.
NWP 59,979,200 25.5 +0.5
XOX 56,797,800 2.0 UNCH Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk
Mohd Shahar Abdullah said these
5 TOP GAINERS measures are expected to strengthen the government’s total debt stood at RM979.8 increase and this will have a direct impact
March 21, 2022 country’s financial position to ensure that billion or 63.4% of GDP, while the on the country’s economy,” he said in
the government’s debts remain statutory debt ratio which includes reply to a supplementary question from
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM sustainable in the medium and long Malaysian Government Securities, Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Pokok Sena-PH) on
MPI 923,100 36.02 2.22 term. Malaysian Government Investment Issue the impact that the one-off withdrawal
F&N 305,300 22.36 1.16 and Malaysian Islamic Treasury Bills was would have on the EPF.
HEIM 154,300 22.44 0.76 “Currently, the government is using 59.7% of the GDP.
KOBAY 6,518,600 4.10 0.60 the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework as a However, he noted that this would
VITROX 2,193,200 7.65 0.40 guide in formulating strategies towards Meanwhile, Mohd Shahar said 6.3 affect the EPF’s investment ability in the
medium-term fiscal consolidation for a million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) short term.
5 TOP LOSERS period of three to five years, in line with members are expected to benefit from
March 21, 2022 the 12th Malaysia Plan. the government’s decision to allow a one- As such, the pension fund will
off withdrawal of RM10,000 from their rebalance its portfolio to reduce the
STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) +/– RM “Additionally, the enactment of the respective EPF accounts. impact on investment performance, the
KLK 1,471,100 24.98 0.32 Fiscal Responsibility Act is expected to deputy minister said, adding that the EPF
HAPSENG 1,319,700 7.46 0.30 strengthen governance, transparency of “This means that a total of RM63 is committed to ensuring that its
PMBTECH 64,200 16.88 0.28 public financial management and billion will be channelled to the people, members’ retirement funds remain
MAYBANK 8,993,500 8.85 0.17 government fiscal discipline,” he said in naturally their purchasing power will secure. – Bernama
TENAGA 4,878,900 9.25 0.17 reply to Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan’s
(Pontian-BN) question on the country’s
fiscal situation.

As at end-December 2021, the federal

EXCHANGE RATES Malaysia ratifies ILO’s 2014 forced labour protocol

MARCH 21, 2022

Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Saravanan (left) and ILO director-general Guy Ryder with the ILO documents.
government yesterday ratified the
1 US DOLLAR TT/OD TT OD International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) ILO and Malaysia have undergone collaboration with various stakeholders
1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4.2580 4.1330 4.1230 Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour significant development as demonstrated by including the source countries for migrant
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.1740 3.0490 3.0330 Convention, making it the 58th country in the the adoption in 2019 of the Decent Work workers by way of bilateral agreements.
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1390 3.0470 3.0390 world and the second Asean country to do so. Country Programme, which outlines the
1 EURO 3.3760 3.2850 3.2730 cooperation between our country and the “We appreciate the technical support
1 NEWZEALAND DOLLAR 4.7100 4.5580 4.5380 With this ratification, Malaysia has ILO until 2025,” he said. provided by the ILO throughout the process
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 2.9540 2.8460 2.8300 renewed its commitment to fight against of this ratification, which will pave the way
1 STERLING POUND 3.1390 3.0470 3.0390 forced labour in all its forms, including Saravanan pointed out that the forward in advancing social justice and
1 SWISS FRANC 5.6100 5.4340 5.4140 human trafficking. government has strengthened its promoting decent work in our country”.
100 UAE DIRHAM 4.5550 4.4490 4.4340
100 BANGLADESHTAKA 117.3000 111.2300 110.0300 The organisation elaborated that the
100 CHINESE RENMINBI 5.0370 4.7270 4.5270 protocol reinforces the international legal
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR framework, commiting states to take
100 INDIAN RUPEE N/A N/A N/A measures to combat forced labour,
100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 55.0100 52.2800 52.0800 including trafficking in persons, debt
100 JAPANESE YEN 5.6900 5.3400 bondage, or forced domestic labour,
100 NEWTAIWAN DOLLAR 0.0307 0.0278 5.1400 sanction the perpetrators, and protect
100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 3.4650 0.0228 victims, including by ensuring their access
100 PHILIPPINE PESO 3.5770 3.4550 to justice and effective legal remedies.
100 QATAR RIYAL N/A N/A
100 SAUDI RIYAL 2.2500 N/A On the ratification, Human Resources
100THAI BAHT 2.4000 7.7800 2.0500 Minister Datuk Seri Saravanan Murugan
8.2600 112.0100 7.5800 remarked that it is a testament to the
117.9900 108.9600 111.8100 country’s commitment in addressing and
114.7800 11.8400 108.7600 eradicating forced labour, an infringement
13.3600 11.4400 of human rights that should not be tolerated.

Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama “Malaysia has taken various initiatives to
address issues related to forced labour,
particularly in relation to migrant workers
due to their vulnerability and the country’s
high reliance on foreign workers in labour
intensive sectors and industries.

“In this regard, the relations between the

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CANSINO’S COVID-19
BRIEFS VACCINE APPROVED AS March export growth seen
HETEROLOGOUS BOOSTER soaring amid commodity rally

PETALING JAYA: Solution Group Bhd o Prices of palm oil, LNG, crude petroleum and refined It said due to a shorter month with festive
wholly owned unit Solution Biologics petroleum products have risen significantly following Russia’s season holidays, exports in February declined
Sdn Bhd, the Asean manufacturing invasion of Ukraine, says CGS-CIMB 7.9% month-on-month (m-o-m) in value, while
partner of CanSino Biologics Inc imports fell 10.8% m-o-m.
yesterday announced that CanSino’s KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s export growth is Malaysia’s February export value,” it said in a note
single-dose Convidecia vaccine has likely to soar this month amid sharp commodity yesterday. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, both exports
been approved by the Health Ministry price increases, said CGS-CIMB. and imports expanded at a slower-than-expected
(MOH) for use as a heterologous CGS-CIMB said the current robust export pace by 16.8% and 18.4%, respectively.
booster. A heterologous booster The research house said commodity prices growth is likely to be volatile, depending on the
refers to a booster vaccination including palm oil, liquefied natural gas, crude movement of global commodity prices as the Meanwhile, CGS-CIMB said a special
administered with a vaccine different petroleum and refined petroleum products have underlying demand remains muted. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal of
from the previously administered risen significantly following Russia’s invasion of RM10,000 could prop up imports of consumption
vaccine. Convidecia is an adenovirus Ukraine last month. On Malaysia’s trade surplus, CGS-CIMB said it goods.
type-5 vector-based vaccine for has widened slightly to RM19.8 billion in
Covid-19 while other vaccines “Commodities remained the star performers February, in line with market expectations but less “We suspect this (EPF withdrawal) could lend
available are mainly inactivated- or in February. These products accounted for 17% of than its forecast of RM21.6 billion. some support to the imports of consumption
mRNA-type vaccines. The MOH goods.
yesterday approved Convidecia for
use as a heterologous booster shot “Primary food and beverages imports had
for adults aged 18 and above who contracted in February (-13.8% y-o-y and -40.0%
have completed their two doses of m-o-m), leading to a slowdown in the overall
Sinovac vaccination at least three imports of consumption goods,” it said. – Bernama
months.
Rakuten’s US equity trade offering draws
TOUCH N’GO eWALLET, robust response of RM40m in first month
DOTLINES BRING DIGITAL
SOLUTION TO MIGRANTS PETALING JAYA: The launch of foreign acceptance by Malaysian investors to have a The feature is available via its Cash
equity trading into the US by Rakuten Trade balanced yet diversified investment portfolio Upfront Account which offers trading in both
PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go eWallet is Sdn Bhd has seen robust response with close of stocks not just by sector but by market. Malaysia and the US at the low brokerage of
collaborating with consumer and to RM40 million traded on the New York RM7 to RM100, competitive exchange
business solution group Dotlines to Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National “The equity trading landscape is changing rates and free access to real-time stock
provide digital solutions for migrants in Association of Securities Dealers (Nasdaq) in with a surge in retail investors in recent years prices, as well as access to research reports
Malaysia. The Singapore-based its first month of service. supported by digitalisation granting greater from their in-house research team and
Dotlines has developed many access to foreign markets. Motley Fool.
applications that include the Sohoj app, Rakuten Trade CEO Kazumasa Mise
enabling the migrant community to revealed that more than 16,000 US accounts “More Malaysians with an aptitude for Rakuten Trade had seen more than
stay connected, transfer top-ups, buy have been activated with more than 88% self-directed trading can take the next step 240,000 trading accounts activated as at Feb
goods and services for self and families trading first on Bursa Malaysia prior to towards becoming ‘global investors’ without 28 and handled almost RM100 billion in total
back home, and transact securely via its trading US stocks. high transaction fees and obstacles that were combined trading value in Malaysia and US
retail partners. The features will be more prevalent even five years ago,” said since business day one in 2017.
made available within Touch ‘n Go He stated that this reflects a growing Mise in a statement.
eWallet. The services are available for
countries such as Bangladesh, Redtone to host virtual conference on smart farming
Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, India,
Pakistan, Myanmar, the Philippines, and PETALING JAYA: Redtone Digital Bhd will be Conference intends to spur the adoption of Internet of things, artificial intelligence and blockchain in
Vietnam. TNG Digital Sdn Bhd chief hosting its inaugural smart farming virtual the local agriculture sector, as it is still at its infancy compared to developed countries. – REDTONE
commercial officer Danny Chua said conference themed “Emerging Tech & OFFICIAL IMAGE
there is a significant number of Touch‘n Innovation in Malaysian Agriculture” next
Go eWallet users from the migrant Thursday with the aim of propelling Malaysian level through embracing emerging smart He pointed out the world population is
community now. The e-wallet provider agriculture towards a more technologically- farming as a catalyst of growth and possible projected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, at
said Covid-19 has caused a surge in integrated future. solutions to the many challenges for this which point farmers must produce 70% more
demand for cashless and contactless sector,” she said in a statement yesterday. food than today, with the same or even less
payments and more SME merchants The conference is a collaboration with the natural resources due to urbanisation and
are coming forward, particularly those Ministry of Agriculture & Food Industries As a provider of smart farming solutions, climate change.
who are serving the migrants segment (Mafi), Department of Agriculture and Redtone is committed to growing a
to sign up as a merchant on Touch‘n Go Malaysian Digital Economy Corp, featuring 20 partnership ecosystem for technology Lau said agriculture needs to keep pace
eWallet. Dotlines chief commercial experts and bringing together over 300 adoption and collaboration as well as with a rapidly-evolving world.
officer & head of Southeast Asia Tareq delegates. awareness building through government
Udden said Sohoj has helped millions agencies, higher education institutions and “To survive and thrive in an increasingly
of blue-collar Bangladeshi, Nepalese The conference intends to spur the agricultural bodies. competitive and volatile market, it is
and Indonesian individuals to enjoy a adoption of Internet of things, artificial imperative that we redefine the way our
better digital life and stay connected to intelligence and blockchain in the local Redtone group CEO Lau Bik Soon believes farming industry operates. This is where smart
their families back home. agriculture sector, as it is still at its infancy technology can play a key role in taking the farming and precision farming hold the
compared to developed countries. agriculture industry to the next level. answers.”
SABAH’S G&A GROUP
JOINS BAKER TILLY Irrigation and fertigation systems usage in
MALAYSIA NETWORK Malaysia is below 10%. Automation is even
lower, while big data analytics of Malaysia’s 7.6
PETALING JAYA: The audit & tax million ha of cropland is virtually non-existent.
entities of Sabah’s G&A Group have
joined the Baker Tilly Malaysia Redtone highlighted that this current
Network and will now be known as situation presents a huge opportunity to realise
Baker Tilly Sabah. Established in 1999, untapped potential and growth.
Baker Tilly Sabah is a firm in Kota
Kinabalu lead by Datuk George Lim, Recently Mafi announced a RM4.82 billion
who has more than 30 years of allocation to drive the modernisation of the
experience in audit, and extensive agriculture sector in improving food security
experience in tax and business and safety, generating higher income and
consultancy. Under Lim’s leadership, attracting more young agropreneurs under
the group has made headways in the Budget 2022.
entrepreneurial and education sphere.
Baker Tilly Malaysia, who were also the Pandemic aside, Mafi secretary-general
reporting accountants with the Datuk Haslina Abdul Hamid said that the
highest number of listings on Bursa sector faced challenges such as depleting
Malaysia during the first two years of natural resources, growing population, low
the pandemic, has been looking production efficiency and high production
forward to welcoming Baker Tilly cost which affects the income of farmers,
Sabah into its network, and to assist among others.
companies in Sabah in their initial
public offering process. Baker Tilly “A recent study by the Malaysian
Malaysia was also the reporting Agricultural Research and Development
accountants for the listing of Kim Teck Institute to benchmark technology adoption
Cheong Consolidated Bhd, which is based on Fuzzy Logic suggests that
the last company from Sabah listed on technological adoption of farmers in our
Bursa Malaysia to date. Baker Tilly country is relatively low.
Malaysia is looking forward to lending
their capabilities as one of the top “This calls for an urgent and immediate
professional firms in corporate intervention to nudge the technology adoption
recovery mechanisms in Malaysia. This
is especially vital during a time when
many companies are looking for that
lifeline to survive through this
challenging period.

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PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Corp Bhd BCorp appoints Vivienne Cheng,
(BCorp) has appointed Vivienne Syed Ali as joint group CEO
Cheng Chi Fan and Syed Ali Shahul
Hameed as joint group chief oAbdul Rahim Mohd Zin is the new chief executive officer of BLand
executive officers (group CEO)
effective April 1, 2022. Carlton projects in Kyoto, Japan, and director of Berjaya Group Bhd, a position as executive director of BLand. Abdul Rasheed, due to his personal
Kuala Lumpur respectively. subsidiary of BCorp. Tee Ming was most recently pursuits. Jalil will relinquish his
Syed Ali has also been appointed senior general manager of the position as group CEO of BCorp as
as an executive director of BCorp. At the same time, BLand has In addition, BLand property sales and marketing well as all other positions on the
appointed Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd announced changes to its division of BLand. With over various boards of companies related
Both veterans of the group, Cheng Zin as CEO of BLand effective April 1, board of directors effective 20 years of experience, he has to BCorp effective March 31, 2022.
joined Berjaya in 1989 (33 years) and 2022. Abdul Rahim is a chartered April 1, 2022. held various positions in
Syed Ali joined Berjaya in 1997 (25 accountant and a member of the major private banks in BCorp founder and chairman Tan
years). Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Syed Ali has been Malaysia and Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun said both
He has 35 years of experience in redesignated as deputy Singapore, Cheng and Syed Ali are veterans of
Cheng has been an executive various fields, particularly in banking, chairman including Berjaya and bring with them vast
director of BCorp since 2005 with vast finance, oil and gas, shipping, and while Tan Tee experience that will be invaluable to
corporate experience in the area of food and beverage. He is currently Ming has Citi Private Bank and CIMB Bank. the BCorp group. He is equally
finance, especially project financing, the CEO of Landasan Lumayan been appointed as executive director. These movements follow the confident in the appointments of
capital funding, debt restructuring, Berjaya Sdn Bhd and an executive Consequently, Nerine Tan Sheik Ping Abdul Rahim and Tee Ming.
initial public offerings, risk will be stepping down from her resignation of group CEO Abdul Jalil
management and group treasury
cash management.

Syed Ali was most recently CEO of
Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand), a listed
subsidiary of BCorp, a position he will
now relinquish. In his 25 years with
the group, he has been responsible
for the development of several major
local and international projects
including the Inter-Continental and
Sheraton Hotels in Hanoi, Vietnam,
as well as the Four Seasons and Ritz-

Foreign funds A view of the
remain net Pegaga
buyers on Bursa integrated
central
PETALING JAYA: Foreign investors processing
emerged as the sole net buyers last platform.
week with RM1.18 billion net
purchasing of Malaysian equities on Mubadala Petroleum starts output from Pegaga gas field
the back of bargain-hunting activities.
PETALING JAYA: Mubadala bridge fuel in the energy transition, present in Malaysia since 2010 and condensate. The produced gas will
To date, foreign funds have taken Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi- this achievement reflects our is the operator of Block SK 320 with be evacuated through a new 4km,
the net buyer position for the nine headquartered international energy ambition for the future as a long- a 55% interest. Petronas Carigali Sdn 38-inch subsea pipeline tying in to
weeks out of the first 11 weeks of company, has commenced first gas term investor and strategic energy Bhd, a subsidiary of Petronas, holds an existing offshore gas network and
2022, according to MIDF Research’s production from the Pegaga gas partner,” he said. 25%, with Sarawak Shell Bhd subsequently to the onshore
fund flow report. field in Block SK 320, offshore holding the remaining 20%. Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu.
Malaysia. Petronas senior vice president of
It highlighted that last week’s net Pegaga will be supplying gas to Malaysia Petroleum Management The Pegaga gas field is located in At the height of the Covid-19
buying of RM1.18 billion was the Petronas LNG Complex, in Bintulu, Mohamed Firouz Asnan said the Central Luconia province, offshore pandemic in Malaysia, the jacket
highest by international investors for Sarawak. project, which went through its final Sarawak at about 108m water depth. and the wellhead deck, which were
the year, topping the RM1.08 billion Mubadala Petroleum CEO investment decision at a time when It has an integrated central constructed in fabrication yards in
net buying reported for the week Mansoor Mohamed Al Hamed said the oil market was still finding its processing platform (ICPP) Lumut and Kuching, were installed
ended March 4. the Pegaga achievement is a footing in 2018, demonstrates the consisting of an eight-legged jacket. in April 2020 followed by the Pegaga
landmark for the company. confidence that investors have in development drilling campaign. The
The research house said the week “With our focus on gas as a key Malaysia’s upstream industry. The facility is designed for gas ICPP float-over and installation were
started with foreign investors and throughput of 550 million standard then completed in August 2021.
retailers buying RM219.24 million Mubadala Petroleum has been cubic feet of gas per day plus
and RM35.27 million net of local
equities respectively. Meanwhile, Press Metal aims to raise RM1b through share placement
local institutions started the week as
net sellers with RM254.50 million. KUALA LUMPUR: Press Metal price of RM6.12 per placement funds,” the aluminium production drive. With only circa 25% of
Aluminium Holdings Bhd (PMAH) share, the proposed placement is company said. worldwide smelters running on
The largest foreign inflow was aims to raise RM1 billion via a expected to raise gross proceeds of hydropower, this could lead to a
registered on Wednesday at RM396.27 placement of up to 163.39 million approximately RM1.0 billion, to be Meanwhile, PMAH entered 2022 widening scarcity of low carbon
million while the smallest inflow was new shares. used for capital expenditure with higher production volume with aluminium in the future,” it said.
on Friday at RM31.81 million. (RM210 million), working capital its Phase 3 smelter at the Samalaju
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia (RM670 million) and repayment of Industrial Park in Bintulu, Sarawak, PMAH said the group will be
The week saw local institutions yesterday, it said the proposed borrowings (RM120 million). having achieved full commissioning enhancing its value-added
taking the role of active sellers with placement represents 2% of the total in the fourth quarter of 2021. capabilities while increasing its
the largest selloff of RM330.39 million issued PMAH shares, and the issue “The estimated expenses related extrusion product portfolio as it
reported on Wednesday and the price will be determined and to the proposed placement of RM8.0 “This is timely as PMAH will be strives to increase its presence in
smallest selloff of RM23.14 million announced later. million will be funded by the well-positioned to capture demand supporting consumer product-
reported on Friday. company via internally generated arising from the structural change related sectors. – Bernama
“Based on the illustrative issue driven by the global decarbonisation
MIDF Research said retailers were
net sellers every day of the week
except on Monday and Tuesday with
RM35.27 million and RM9.28 million
net buying, respectively. The largest
net selling was recorded on Thursday
at RM145.89 million while the
smallest net selling was on Friday at
RM8.67 million.

Overall, in the 11th week of 2022,
foreign investors finished strong as
net buyers at RM1.2 billion, while
local institutions were the strong net
sellers at RM1.0 billion followed by
retailers net selling amounting to
RM175.88 million.

In terms of participation, foreign
investors, local institutions and retail
investors recorded weekly movements
of +64.50%, -19.68% and -23.96%
respectively in average daily trade
value (ADTV).

“On a year-to-date basis, we have
observed RM1.3 billion in net inflows
from foreign investors and RM0.5
billion in net inflows from retailers.
Meanwhile, local institutions were
the only net seller, to the tune of
RM6.1 billion.”

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Volkswagen secures nickel, cobalt supplies

o German carmaker to form joint ventures with joint venture in Indonesia, where Shanghai Stock Exchange. Global nickel prices have surged
Huayou Cobalt, Tsingshan Group for EV materials more than 10% of the world’s laterite Volkswagen’s second joint venture almost 400% this year due to the
nickel ore reserves are located, to Ukraine crisis, as Russia is a major
SHANGHAI: Volkswagen will form (RM139 billion) push by the world’s focus on nickel and cobalt raw will be formed with Huayou in supplier and its invasion of Ukraine
joint ventures with Huayou Cobalt second-largest carmaker to build a material production. China’s southwestern Guangxi region and the subsequent imposition of
and Tsingshan Group to secure network of battery cell factories and for the refining of nickel and cobalt sanctions on Moscow by the West lit a
nickel and cobalt supplies for secure more direct access to vital raw At the final expansion stage of the sulfates, precursor and cathode fire under an already hot market.
electric vehicles (EV) in China, the materials that are needed to supply venture, it will be able to supply raw material production, it said.
world’s No. 1 car market, and to slash them. materials for 160 gigawatt hours Privately owned Tsingshan has
costs at a time of surging raw worth of electric vehicle batteries, “The cooperation aims to achieve become the world’s top nickel
material prices. Volkswagen, Huayou Cobalt and Volkswagen China Group said in a significant cost advantages, secure producer thanks to its development
Tsingshan have signed a statement. the raw material supply and achieve a of a low-cost process to make the
The move is part of a €30 billion memorandum of understanding for a transparent and sustainable supply metal. It already has major
This corresponds to an annual chain,” it said. “The two partnerships investments in Indonesia, including
output of around 120,000 tonnes of target to contribute to the group’s other joint ventures with Huayou. –
nickel and 15,000 tonnes of cobalt, long-term target of a 30-50% cost Reuters
Huayou said in a separate filing to the reduction on each battery.”

US SEC drafts greenhouse gas disclosure rule BRIEFS BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
TO BUY ALLEGHANY
WASHINGTON: The US securities regulator A wind farm is shown in Movave, California, USA. More than US$649 billion poured into environmental, IN US$11.6B CASH DEAL
was to unveil yesterday a landmark proposal social and governance-focused funds worldwide last year, – REUTERSPIX
requiring public companies to disclose BENGALURU: Warren Buffett’s
greenhouse gas emissions, part of President Joe feedback and probably finalised later this year. better climate-change data which is currently Berkshire Hathaway Inc said yesterday
Biden’s efforts to fight climate change. Any legal challenges will likely argue that the disorganised, patchy and difficult to compare. it plans to purchase Alleghany
Corporation, the owner of reinsurer
The long-awaited draft rule from the US SEC lacks the legal authority to require Scope 3 “We do have information. The problem is that TransRe, in an all-cash deal valued at
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) emissions data, something the agency’s one it’s a hot mess,” said Isabel Munilla, director of US US$11.6 billion (RM48.7 billion).
will likely require companies to disclose not Republican Commissioner has said. Financial Regulation at Washington-based Ceres Berkshire Hathaway has offered
only their own greenhouse gas emissions but Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets. US$848.02 for each share of Alleghany,
those generated by suppliers and partners, The SEC hopes to counter by showing a premium of more than 25% to the
known as Scope 3 emissions, six people with emissions data is crucial for investors trying to These issues show the SEC has sufficient company’s closing price on Friday.
knowledge of the proposal told Reuters ahead figure out how public companies will be grounding for its rule, say experts. Alleghany operates primarily in
of its announcement. affected by the physical and transition risks property and casualty reinsurance and
posed by climate change, the people familiar “I don’t think anyone considering the insurance through subsidiaries and
Reuters could not ascertain further details with the matter said. evidence fairly could have the tiniest doubt as to investments. The deal is expected to close
on how extensive such required disclosures whether investors have demanded disclosure,” in the fourth quarter of 2022 and
would be. With more than US$649 billion (RM2.7 said John Coates, a Harvard University Alleghany will operate as an independent
trillion) pouring into environmental, social and professor who worked on the early stages of the unit of Berkshire Hathaway after the
“This proposal will be the light in a pathway governance-focused funds worldwide last year, rule during his stint as the SEC’s acting director closing. – Reuters
toward addressing President Biden’s priority of investors have called for companies to provide of corporation finance last year. – Reuters
disclosing climate risk to investors and all areas TRADING IN EVERGRANDE,
of our society,” said Tracey Lewis, a policy SUBSIDIARIES SUSPENDED
counsel at Washington-based advocacy group PENDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Public Citizen. “There will be a lot of critics.
People are going to try to tear it down, even HONG KONG: Troubled Chinese
probably from the left.” property developer giant Evergrande
and all its units suspended trading in
Progressives and activist investors have Hong Kong yesterday morning,
pushed for the SEC to require Scope 3 emissions according to a notice to the stock
disclosure as the best way to slash emissions of exchange. The company announced
greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and that trading will be “halted” without
methane. Corporations have been pushing for a giving a reason. Shares of Evergrande
narrower rule that will not sharply boost Property Services Group and China
compliance costs. Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group
were suspended. The suspension – the
Given how contentious the proposal is second this year – comes ahead of an
expected to be, the SEC has spent the past week expected US$2 billion (RM8.4 billion)
shoring up the draft against potential legal repayment obligation tomorrow, and
challenges, especially from the oil and gas another next month of US$1.4 billion.
lobby, the people said. Evergrande shares traded at HK$1.65
(RM0.88) before the suspension. – AFP,
Corporate groups have argued there is no Reuters
agreed methodology for calculating Scope 3
emissions and that providing so much detail TAIWAN EXPORT ORDERS
would be burdensome and would expose SURGE IN FEBRUARY
companies to costly litigation if the third-party BUT OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN
data ends up being wrong.
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s export orders grew
The draft proposal will be subject to public much faster than expected in February
to a record high for the month
Oil leaps US$4 as EU mulls joining ban on Russian crude bolstered by sustained technology
demand, but the government warned
LONDON: Oil prices jumped more than US$4 aims to harden the West's response to Moscow The Kremlin said Europe would be hit hard of uncertainty due to the war in
yesterday, with Brent crude climbing above over its invasion of Ukraine. in the event of an embargo on Russian oil, Ukraine and its impact on global trade.
US$111 (RM467) a barrel, as European Union striking the continent's energy balance, but Taiwan’s export orders, a bellwether of
nations considered joining the United States in EU governments will consider whether to would not affect the United States. global technology demand, leapt
a Russian oil embargo and after a weekend impose an oil embargo on Russia. 21.1% from a year earlier to US$51.56
attack on Saudi oil facilities. “Such an embargo would very seriously impact billion (RM216.78 billion) last month,
With little sign of the conflict easing, the the global oil market, very badly impact energy data from the Ministry of Economic
Brent crude futures were up US$4.44, or focus returned to whether the market would be balance on the European continent,” Kremlin Affairs showed. It marked the 24th
4.1%, at US$112.37 a barrel by 1321 GMT, able to replace Russian barrels hit by sanctions. spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. straight month of expansion. The
adding to a 1.2% rise on Friday. US West Texas ministry said it expects export orders
Intermediate crude futures rose US$4.05, or 3.9%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander “Optimism is seeping away about progress in in March to expand between 9% and
to US$108.75, extending Friday’s 1.7% jump. Novak said yesterday that oil prices could reach talks to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine and that’s 11.8% from a year earlier. – Reuters
US$300 a barrel if Russian crude was shunned sent the price of oil on the march upwards”, said
Prices moved higher ahead of talks this week by the West, although he said that was unlikely, Susannah Streeter, senior markets analyst at UK- NIELSEN REJECTS US$9B
between European Union governments and US Tass news agency reported. based asset manager Hargreaves Lansdown. – TAKEOVER APPROACH
President Joe Biden in a series of summits that Reuters
Novak also said it was impossible for Europe BENGALURU: Nielsen Holdings said on
to refuse Russian oil and gas for now. Sunday that the company has rejected
an unsolicited acquisition proposal
Expect Europe, US central banks to be out of sync: ECB chief from a private equity consortium that
valued the TV ratings company at
PARIS: The world’s two top central banks will while it continues to unwind exceptional stimulus. “Our monetary policies won’t be running on US$9.13 billion (RM38.38 billion). The
move out of sync in the foreseeable future, as “Our two economies are in a different place exactly the same rhythm,” she said. consortium had proposed to acquire
the war in Ukraine has vastly different effects Nielsen at US$25.40 per share, which
on their economies, European Central Bank in the economic cycle, even before the war in As a consequence of the war, Europe will the board unanimously determined
(ECB) president Christine Lagarde said Ukraine,” Lagarde told a financial conference. need to speed up the greening of its economy to would significantly under value the
yesterday. “For geographical reasons, Europe is way more reduce its reliance on energy from Russia, its company, it said in a statement. –
exposed (to the war) than the US.” biggest supplier of natural gas. Reuters
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest
rates last week and signalled a string of future She said the US economy is less reliant than This transition will be inflationary in the
moves, just days after the ECB said it was in no Europe’s on commodity imports and its trade short- to medium-term, Lagarde warned,
hurry to raise its record-low deposit rate, even will also be less affected, so that the two central although the long-term impact of the transition
banks will need to move out of sync. will be to weigh on prices. – Reuters

T U E S DAY
22 MARCH 2022

IN order to raise awareness that there are 2
billion people currently living without
access to safe water, World Water Day is
celebrated on March 22 every year. The
theme 2022 is “Making the Invisible Visible”
and in its efforts to achieve this, the focus is on
highlighting the importance of groundwater
which is often invisible, but its impact is widely
visible.

What is groundwater? Leaving the water
Groundwater is the water found underground running while
in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock brushing your
beneath the surface of the earth. These teeth wastes an
geological formations of soil, sand and rocks are average of 15 litres
called aquifers. each time. – 123RF

The main processes of the groundwater Preserving our futures
cycle are the infiltration of rainwater into the
soil and its flow within the rocks and finally its o This World Water Day, let us explore the importance of groundwater
natural outflow at springs and into rivers. The
development in pumping technologies allows and preserve groundwater the use of pesticides or fertilisers while tending water resources.
us to reach and make full use of groundwater 1. Reduce household chemical use your garden. Choose safe and non-toxic 4. Properly dispose of toxic substances
where it can supplement water supplies in areas Reduce household chemical use or switch to biodegradable ingredients that don’t adversely Do not pour hazardous waste down the drain or
where surface water is limited. natural household cleaning products whenever affect nature. on the ground as this could eventually
possible. We are always in the mind that the contaminate groundwater. These hazardous
The utilisation of groundwater in Malaysia is harsher the chemicals, the better it is and the Reduce household chemical use or opt for wastes made of toxic substances include motor
still relatively low at only 3% because surface cleaner things get. You may think that harsh natural cleaning products to reduce harm to oil, paint, mothballs, household cleaners, as
water is the main source of water supply and chemicals can make your bathroom tiles groundwater. well as a number of medicines. We may want to
most of the states in the country are using shinier but it’s at the cost of the environment! 2. Install a water filtration system save time and just get rid of unwanted waste by
surface water to meet various water demands. To play your role in preserving our natural pouring liquids down the sink or just by
Household items such as lemon juice, resources, another useful tip is to install a water chucking items into the bin but these actions
The underutilisation of groundwater in baking soda, and vinegar make for great filtration system at home to filter used water are proven to be harmful and it’s best to dispose
Malaysia offers a high potential for future use cleaning too. Not only are they environmentally before draining it out. This can help of them properly or at designated areas as
and this is why it’s important to practise proper friendly but they also don’t break the bank! tremendously in sustaining the health of our advised by your local council.
preservation. groundwater, curbing contamination that may
For the green thumbs out there, try and limit come from our homes. Avoid disposing household chemicals and
“Groundwater utilisation in the country may toxic substances directly into the sink as it will
not be significant, but it is a potential resource “Every household could benefit from a contaminate water resources.
that we can utilise in the future. It is necessary to competent water filtration system to prevent 5. Reduce, reuse, and recycle
increase the awareness of groundwater among groundwater pollution. If every individual Reduce the usage of unnecessary products,
Malaysians as an effort to preserve the played their part in observing the practice of reuse what we can, and be in the habit of
resource,” said Mr Koo Zao Cheong, Regional preservation, we wouldn’t have to worry about recycling paper, plastic, cardboard, glass,
Business Development Manager of Waterco the sustainability of groundwater. Keeping it aluminium and other recyclable materials. By
Malaysia. free from pollution is one of the best ways to practising these 3 Rs, we are setting the motion
Why is it important to preserve groundwater? keep the natural system alive and well,” said to produce a cleaner and healthier water
Groundwater in underground aquifers is the Koo. environment by reducing harmful
most indispensable water resource on earth. It contaminants from advancing toward our
plays many important roles in various areas It is best to filter used water before draining it rivers, seas, and other water supplies.
where it preserves the environment and to curb contamination of groundwater.
recharges surface water resources while 3. Use water wisely to avoid water wastage If you want to do a little more to restore the
supplying daily household water needs and at One of the most common bad practices that we natural systems, why not try a compost bin
the same time, supports the economy in need to break when it comes to water usage is where you place organic waste to turn into
agriculture, food industry, irrigation and more. keeping the tap running while brushing your compost which is an organic material that is
teeth. According to the US EPA (Environmental added to soil to aid plant growth. When food
Our daily habits may incur unwanted Protection Agency), leaving the water running scraps and garden waste are composted, less
groundwater contamination which can drain while brushing your teeth wastes an average of waste would end up in our waters and landfills.
the aquifers faster than natural systems can 15 litres each time. In a four-person household, This sustainable way of life can leave a positive
replenish them and once an aquifer is dry, it is where each person brushes twice each day, impact on the environment as a whole.
often lost forever as a source of water. that’s 121 litres of water wasted. At the same
time, be sure to check all the faucets, fixtures, Groundwater is one of our most valuable
Groundwater makes up almost all of the toilets, and taps in your home for leaks to avoid and essential resources and it is our duty to
liquid freshwater in the world and is a valuable water wastage and fix them right away should protect and preserve this important resource
resource to mankind and the environment. you need to. for our children. Its vital role in maintaining the
planet’s ecosystem must be emphasised and we
Here are some ways we can help to protect As much as long showers are good for the must not take this important component of
soul, especially after a long day, challenge nature for granted. Groundwater needs to be
Groundwater stored yourself by limiting the time you spend in the properly managed and protected to ensure its
underground in shower. You may possibly be using more water sustainability and for individuals like you and
crevices or than you actually require. Also, remember to me to help bring the importance of
accumulate in the only press start on your washing machine when groundwater to the forefront, we need to get
gaps between it’s loaded to its full capacity for peak water involved in water education so that we are
gravel pits. –123RF usage! better equipped in making decisions toward a
clean and sustainable future.
Minimise water usage in daily routines such
as brushing teeth and showering to help sustain

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The picture Kravitz shared showing him and Momoa hanging out together. – INSTAGRAM

Moore and Willis have remained best friends over ON Saturday, Lenny Family forever
the years. – INSTAGRAM Kravitz shared a
photo on Instagram o Lenny Kravitz and Jason Momoa still bros after split from Lisa Bonet
Demi Moore’s of himself having a
birthday love for great time with his friend Jason revealed that they had split up including joining her boyfriend, half-sister.
ex Bruce Wills Momoa. after 16 years as a couple. actor Channing Tatum, for the The Aquaman star also
premiere of her latest film, The
ACTORS Demi Moore and Bruce Willis are the In the photo, the two of “We have all felt the Batman. addressed his split from Bonet in
epitome of a civilised and loving ex-married them were on their motorbikes squeeze and changes of these Though Bonet could not an Instagram post earlier this
couple. Despite their separation almost 20 years and the photo was captioned: transformational times … A attend the event, Momoa month. “Mahalo to the fans and
ago, the two have remained the best of buds and “Ride or die. Brothers for life.” revolution is unfolding and brought their children, 14-year- press for being generous and
kept their friendship intact. In fact, Moore our family is of no exception … old Lola Iolani Momoa and 13- giving us space for the children.
recently took her time to show Willis some love The comments section was And so we share our family year-old Nakoa-Wolf It’s hard enough separating in
on his birthday. full of positive messages news that we are parting ways Manakauapo Namakaeha the public eye. We appreciate the
including one from actress Zoë in marriage. The love between Momoa, to support their older continued privacy through these
In an Instagram post, the actress posted a Kravitz, Lenny’s daughter. us carries on, evolving in ways times.”
picture of herself and Willis celebrating his 67th it wishes to be known and
birthday. “Happy Birthday, Bruce!” she wrote in “Well, isn’t this just lived. We free each other to be
the caption. “Thankful for our blended family.” adorable,” she wrote. “Love who we are learning to
you both so much.” become,” the joint statement
The post was referring to the couple’s three read.
daughters – Rumer, 33, Scout, 30, and Tallulah, Momoa himself also
27 – and Willis’s children with current wife commented on the post: “love However, it was reported by
Emma Heming, Evelyn, nine, and Mabel, seven. u bro. ohana fo life (sic).” People that the former Cosby
Show star was spotted wearing
Moore’s heartwarming post prompted Their bromance is quite her wedding ring on Friday,
Heming to reply with heart emojis along with unique, as both men were sparking talk of a
her own tribute post to Willis. once married to actress Lisa reconciliation.
Bonet. She was married to
“I don’t just love him, I really, really like him,” Kravitz from 1987 to 1993, and Momoa has remained close
wrote Heming. started dating Momoa in 2005. to his stepdaughter Zoë,
After welcoming two children
Though this was indeed heartening, fans are in 2007 and 2008, the couple
not surprised considering how Moore has been formally tied the knot in 2017.
open about her friendship with Willis in the
past. In January, Bonet and
Momoa issued a statement
Appearing on the 2018 Comedy Central that has since been removed
Roast of Bruce Willis, Moore jokingly took a jab from Instagram, which
at their past marriage, saying how she was
“married to Bruce for the first three Die Hard
movies, which makes sense because the last two
sucked.”

She continued her roast by noting: “After our
divorce, he said he considered the end of our
marriage his biggest failure, but Bruce, don’t be
so hard on yourself, you’ve had much bigger
failures.

“I mean Planet Hollywood, Hudson Hawk,
Striking Distance, campaigning for Michael
Dukakis, turning down Clooney’s role in
Oceans’s Eleven to focus on playing the
harmonica?”

But of course, Moore concluded her ‘diss’ by
praising Willis as “easily one of my top three
husbands.”

ITZY lands fashion collab with H&M Fans have waited four years for the comeback. – YG ENTERTAINMENT

ITZY have cemented themselves as a group of Big Bang is making a big
influential young women. Not only are they comeback with a bang
insanely talented, they shine when they have a
chance to show off their incredible visuals and The girls of ITZY dressed in their H&M collaboration pieces. – H&M BIG BANG is making a service.
stylish fashion sense. comeback on April 5. The news Most recently, there was
was shared by YG
Their newest venture is a collab with clothing Entertainment, which posted a news that the group – now
brand H&M. The collection will be released through photo of polaroid with no comprising G-Dragon, T.O.P.
DIVIDED, H&M’s line aimed at a younger audience. images except a pitch-black Taeyang and Daesung –
image. completed filming an
Starting from March 24, the collection is upcoming music video.
expected to be available at H&M stores in Japan, Below, was a caption: “BIG
South Korea, and Taiwan, as well as online. BANG 0 AM APR 5, 2022”. Fans They were supposed to
took this as a clue that a single make a comeback in 2020 but
The collection is divided into two looks. The may drop on that day and time. that got cancelled due to the
“OFF DAY LOOK” is a casual and feminine spin on Covid-19 pandemic.
styles that one might wear on a day off, while the If true, the much-awaited
second is “DANCE PRACTICE LOOK”, which features release comes four years after There are also rumours
over-sized pieces that are both comfortable and the group’s last musical effort, about T.O.P’s contract coming
sporty. the track Flower Road, before to an end this year, however, he
going on hiatus to complete has said that he would
Images for the campaign show the girls all their mandatory military participate in the group’s
dressed in the latest collection, which give them an activities, whenever possible.
opportunity to showcase their individual
personalities, as well as the stunning, trendy outfits.

ENTERTAINMENT

17theSun LYFE ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022

Puss in Boots returns!

THIS fall, everyone’s favourite of Goldilocks (Oscar nominee The film questions the construct of family and value of life among many others. – A24
Leche-loving, swashbuckling, Florence Pugh) and the Three Thrroobuogth’saeyes
fear-defying feline returns. Bears Crime Family, “Big” Jack as being happy that they have Yang,
Horner (John Mulaney) and who at that point, serves merely as a
For the first time in more than terrifying bounty hunter, The Big walking and talking Google Search
a decade, DreamWorks Bad Wolf (Wagner Moura). that is also able to take care of
Animation presents a new household duties, while Mika, who
adventure in the Shrek universe Puss in Boots: The Last Wish grew up with Yang, sees him as a real
as daring outlaw Puss in Boots features an all-star comedic cast sibling and more importantly, as a
discovers that his passion for that includes Oscar winner human being.
peril and disregard for safety have Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone,
taken their toll. Puss has burned Samson Kayo, Emmy nominee This of course quickly unravels
through eight of his nine lives, Anthony Mendez and Tony
though he lost count along the nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
way. Getting those lives back will
send Puss in Boots on his The long-awaited follow-up to
grandest quest yet. the 2011 Academy Award-
nominated blockbuster, The Last
Academy Award nominee Wish is directed by Joel Crawford
Antonio Banderas returns as the and produced by Mark Swift, the
voice of the notorious kitty as he creative team behind
embarks on an epic journey into DreamWorks Animation’s smash,
the Black Forest to find the The Croods: A New Age.
mythical Wishing Star and restore
his lost lives. But with only one The character of Puss in Boots
life left, Puss will have to humble first appeared in 2004’s Oscar-
himself and ask for help from his nominated Shrek 2 and instantly
former partner and nemesis: the became a global, scene-stealing
captivating Kitty Soft Paws (Oscar sensation.
nominee Salma Hayek).
Puss then co-starred in two
In their quest, Puss and Kitty other Shrek sequels and his solo
will be aided – against their film, as well as in multiple
better judgment – by a ratty, DreamWorks Animation videos
chatty, relentlessly cheerful mutt, and TV series.
Perro (Harvey Guillén).
The Shrek and Puss in Boots
Together, our trio of heroes films have earned more than
will have to stay one step ahead US$3.5 billion (RM14.7 billion)
worldwide.

when Yang shuts down, and Jake – the
central figure in moving the film
forward – comes to realise that within
Scan the QR o After Yang explores social and the cyborg, lies a wealth of memories,
code to thematical questions on the Asian identity of its current and past life.
watch the And through those memories, Jake
trailer comes to see how Yang’s memories of
him, Kyra and Mika, are much more
█ BY MARK MATHEN VICTOR ilk in the past, such as Steven tangible, real and filled with more
Spielberg’s A.I. and most recently, human warmth than Jake’s own
SET in a future that might very Alex Garland’s Ex Machina. recollection of events in their lives.
well be our own, After Yang
tells the story of Jake (Colin Everyone in After Yang is a distinct Asian existentialism also plays a
Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie individual; Jake is a Caucasian man crucial role in this film, as Yang – who
whose trade involves Chinese tea, is first presented as a husk, a cyborg –
Turner-Smith), the adoptive parents Kyra is a succesful Black is quickly revealed to be slowly, but
of Mika (Malea Emma businesswoman, Mika is a Chinese surely spiraling down the “Am I just a
Tjandrawidjaja), and their attempts girl and Yang is a cyborg whose robot? Am I happy?” rabbit hole.
to have Mika’s cyborg “step-brother” artificial intelligence mainframe is It is these contrasting characters
and caregiver Yang (Justin H. Min) designed around the identity of “a and their relationships to each other
fixed when he abruptly stops Chinese person”. that buoy After Yang with real life
functioning. Due to the demands of Jake and poignancy and “comfy”
Though the film’s premise is Kyra’s work, they have little time to entertainment value, so much so that
science-fiction, writer and director spend with Mika. Using Yang as a even though the film is only an hour
Koganada’s focus is not on telling the crutch, the couple effectively neglect and a half long, time fleets by so
story about this fictional world, where their duties as parents beyond quickly.
cyborgs and human clones are making sure the young girl is fed. The film could also function as a
commonplace. Both Jake and Kyra also leave the commentary on Asian family units.
Instead, Koganada explores the duties of educating Mika on her How many of us have had
questions pertaining to the idea of ancestral, racial and cultural heritage caregivers or maids for our children?
“identity”, the sense of “self”, the Asian to Yang, who was specifically chosen How many of us actually share real
conundrum in films, and the due to the cyborg’s pre-loaded wealth moments with those same children,
construct of family. of knowledge about the Chinese. or are the caregivers the real ones
These are ideas that have already Not long after the film begins, a who share closer bonds with the
been presented in many films of this particular scene cements the couple children?

A feast for the ears with a new food-related podcast
IN collaboration with A+E Networks lifestyle blogger; along with the stories for local audiences in this part
Asia, the award-winning, global founder of popular restaurants in of the world and also bring those to
media content company, SYOK Malaysia including Andrew Lee, the world through international
brings Malaysians History On Our founder of VCR Café; and Chin Ren distribution. Our enduring
Plate, an original HISTORY channel Yi, founder of MyBurgerLab, and partnership with Astro marks yet
podcast series. History On Our Plate more. another significant milestone for our
reveals unique and compelling journey. We continue to work to
stories behind many local favourite Kenny Ong, CEO, of Astro Radio, nurture this trusted relationship and
and nostalgic dishes across states and said: “We are excited to expand our shared ambition to connect
cultures. This podcast series is podcast library to offer more relevant audiences, whenever and wherever
available exclusively in Malaysia on content catered to local audiences they are. We are thrilled to have
the SYOK website and app. while featuring various popular local collaborated with Astro’s talent and
talents across industries. As we debut on Astro’s SYOK platform and
Co-hosts of the podcast series, embark on this collaboration with hope this will be the first of many.”
Keanu Azman and Ili Ruzanna, Hitz A+E Networks for our first joint
FM announcers, will take Malaysians podcast series, we look forward to a The 10 episodes of History On Our Episode 5 : Cendol with Sue Lynn Prem Shanker, Mix FM radio
on an immersive audio journey robust partnership for a wider range Plate include: ‘Bangsar Babe, lifestyle blogger announcer
exploring the distinctiveness of local of quality content in the audio realm.” Episode 1 : Nasi Kandar with Anwar Episode 6 : Viral Foods with Ceddy, Episode 9 : Malaysian Brands with Ili
food while increasing awareness and Hadi, food vlogger food vlogger Sulaiman, TV personality
interest in the backgrounds of these Saugato Banerjee, Managing Episode 2 : Kopitiam Culture with Episode 7 : Street Burgers with Chin Episode 10 : International Brands
dishes. Listeners can also enjoy guest Director of A+E Networks, Asia, said: Andrew Lee, founder of VCR Cafe Ren Yi, founder of MyBurgerLab with Rod Monteiro, Lite FM radio
voices including Anis Nabilah and Ili “We are building on the tremendous Episode 3 : Laksa with Anis Nabilah, Episode 8 : Nostalgic Brands with announcer
Sulaiman, popular celebrity chefs; initial success of A+E Networks in the celebrity chef
Prem Shanker, Mix FM announcer; US as an originator of compelling Episode 4 : Mamak Culture with Kyle
Anwar Hadi and Ceddy, popular food original audio content. True to our Jacob, SYOK talent
vlogger; Sue Lynn (Bangsar Babe), storytelling DNA, we’ll seek to
illuminate local perspectives and

FEATURE

18 theSun LYFE ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022

Even the
masters doodle
o From Leonardo to Picasso, the artists’
doodles and scribbles are on display in Rome

HIDDEN on the backs of the artist’s hand has been liberated.”
canvases or scrawled on
scraps of paper, doodles Kids’ drawings
have allowed artists down Whether on the walls of artists’
the ages, from Michelangelo to workshops, underneath frescoes or
Picasso, to test, explore and unleash in the margins of other drawings,
their creativity. the doodles and sketches include
out-of-proportion figures, crude
Rome’s Villa Medici is renditions of heads and bodies,
showcasing this long-ignored facet comical caricatures and wobbly
of artistic production in a new lines, scribbles and hatchings.
exhibition spanning the period from These “experimental,
the Renaissance to the present day. transgressive, regressive or
liberating graphic gestures”, as the
Entitled Scribbling and Doodling catalogue describes them, are not Rome’s Villa Medici is showcasing the doodles and sketches by world-famous artists in a new exhibition. – AFP
– From Leonardo da Vinci to Cy
Twombly, the unusual collection of Sketches and scribblings on the back of two 1454-1460 panels by Italian painter Asger Jorn, L’Avant-garde se rend pas, part if the ‘Modifications’ series, 1962, Paris.
nearly 300 original works ranges Giovanni Bellini at the exhibition. – AFP – CENTRE POMPIDOU/MNAM-CCI
from playful and whimsical to
transgressive and political.

It brings to light delightful
discoveries never intended for the
public eye – with some even in the
most unexpected of places.

The wooden panels of the
majestic Triptych of the Madonna by
Giovanni Bellini conceal a world of
drawings on the back “that have
nothing to do with the front”,
Francesca Alberti, one of the show’s
curators, told AFP.

On close observation, one can
distinguish overlapping figures
sketched onto the raw wood, one
wearing a bishop’s mitre and
grimacing grotesquely.

“What we show in this exhibition
is a whole series of drawings where

A visitor admiring French artist Jean Dubufffet’s 1948 drawing Gazelle. – AFP subject to the rules and constraints Michel Basquiat, Jean Dubuffet, These sketches and doodles were
of academic art and call to mind Pablo Picasso and Cy Twombly. important to the artists, Alberti
children’s doodles. Putin out explained, as they allowed them to
Displayed in the villa’s wide, gently “release the tension accumulated
“It took me a lifetime to learn to rising staircase, originally built to while drawing”.
draw like them,” Pablo Picasso said accommodate horses, “a dialogue
of the freshness and creativity of between Renaissance drawings and “You also need to free yourself
children’s art. contemporary drawings” plays out, from drawing to be able to draw again
with 16th-century sketches with the same energy,” she said.
Less rigid and more juxtaposing doodles produced four
spontaneous, the works represent centuries later. Visitors to the exhibition are
the hidden side of the artists’ talent, themselves invited to unleash their
plunging the visitor into the heart of A Madonna and Child by the inner creativity in a charcoal grey
the creative process. Mannerist Taddeo Zuccari, who room, with chalk provided.
lived from 1529 to 1566,
The exhibit deliberately ignores “decomposes and unravels into a Current events have inspired
chronology and happily mixes eras, whole series of scribbled lines as if, many of the scribblings visitors have
proposing new connections in fact, the artist’s hand was left on the walls.
between Renaissance masters from completely free”, Alberti said.
Leonardo da Vinci and The slogans “Putin out!” and
Michelangelo to modern and “Long live peace” appear next to a
contemporary artists like Jean- depiction of Ukraine’s yellow and
blue flag. – ETX Studio

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19theSun LYFE ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022

A beautiful mindFriendship,1963. Untitled, 1959. With My Back to the World, 1997.

o The writings and paintings of artist mystic Agnes Martin,
reveal a profound insight into the human condition, which is
liberated through the medium of art

█ BY MARIETTA MU Agnes Martin in her studio, 1954. – MILDRED Untitled, 1952. people have taught us that just around the
TOLBERT find out what your reaction to life is. When you corner is happiness and contentment, and all
AGNES Bernice Martin was an everything you see and everything that your find out about yourself and your reaction to life, you have to do is be good and try hard and all
American abstract painter born on whole life goes through your mind, you know. then you will know the truth.” that. Well, you find out that you can be just as
March 22, 1912 in Macklin, But you have to recognise it and go with it.” good as you possibly can be, and I mean, you try
Saskatchewan, Canada. Her work has In 1994, the Harwood Museum of Art in as hard as you possibly can try, and you still
been defined as an “essay in discretion on Towards the end of her life, Martin became Taos, part of the University of New Mexico, have, you know, the same old thing. You have
inward-ness and silence”. Although she is often happier and more social and moved into a announced that it would renovate its Pueblo- failures and successes, no? Some things fail and
considered or referred to as a minimalist, retirement community in Taos, New Mexico in revival building and dedicate one wing to others succeed.”
Martin considered herself an abstract 1992. During that, she drove a spotless white Martin’s work. The gallery was designed
expressionist. BMW, one of the few extravagances in a life still according to the artist’s wishes to accommodate “Well, then you get quite desperate, you
dedicated to extreme material simplicity, to her Martin’s gift of seven large untitled paintings know. And you think, I’m going to work and
She once said: “To be an artist, you look, you studio each day. made between 1993 and 1994. work, and I’m not going to have any failures,
perceive, you recognise what is going through right? But then you find out that failures are
your mind. And it is not ideas. Everything you For Martin, artists need to be aware of the “The artist has to have an absolute inevitable. That you cannot possibly, none of us,
feel and everything you see and everything that inspiration that comes and go. “It changes our awareness of what he does. If you’re desperate you can’t even draw a straight line. You know
your whole life goes through your mind, but you expression. The best thing about it is that it tells and your inspiration is not coming through, that. And you can’t have things, and you can’t
have to recognize it, go with it and really feel it.” us the next thing to do. Without it, we feel lost. then you probably will fall back on the have all days in which you are sunny and good-
We think, oh, what shall I do and what shall I do, illustration of an idea.” natured and everything like that. And you can’t
Martin said that she believes in always living and why was I ever born and everything. But the be sweet to people. And you can’t please people
in happiness and love, and never going for thing is that not only in artwork but in life itself, “It all comes from attempting to illustrate either. Well, that is the development. The
anything lesser. we wait in readiness and with patience for the from an idea instead of the experience coming development is of oneself.”
next step in awareness of truth. Of reality. The right through. Now the way to have the
Despite her largely solitary daily life, Martin revelation of truth is the process of life. When experience come right through is that you Martin was adept at using language
shared her unique point of view in a number of you get distracted with this and that, and people simply have to be able to clear your mind so it opaquely, creating a screen of words that could
interviews and lectures over the last four say, look at this, and look at that, and you’re can get through.” veil her from the gaze of the world. Like her
decades of her career. In them, she consistently looking every way. And you’re spreading enigmatic, resistant paintings, her statements
advocated for an unburdened life and the yourself out, and you allow people to distract Like so many mystics before her whose quest are designed to express something beyond the
pursuit of an experience of perfection and your mind entirely, you will soon feel as though has been the pursuit of discovering the answer reach of ordinary understanding, weapons in a
beauty that results only from a deep state of self- you’re terribly lost and frustrated.” to the most fundamental question of all campaign to devalue the material and elevate
awareness. existence, Martin faced the all-pervasive fear the abstract.
“Because you have left the process of the inherent within the human psyche and
Instead of thinking that social understanding revelation of truth, or the seeking of truth, or transmuted it into a personal consciousness of “I don’t know why it is that people have a
will lead us to the truth, Martin believed whatever you want to call it. You have left the being, a poetic passage of exquisite colour on tendency to doubt their own mind. To neglect
otherwise. “It is understanding yourself. And to path of life. It isn’t the mysterious thing that the path to the threshold of the sublime. your own mind, that’s like to neglect your
start on that, you have to look in your mind and people make it out to be, the path. You have to consciousness. That’s like to give up all hope of
see what you are thinking about. Because the “Anger, all the passions, they’re not real. They joy and happiness.”
truth is, you are unconscious of your own are what I call the exhaustibles. All the
thoughts until you catch yourself.” exhaustible things, like anger, you know how “You’re the only one that can discover for
quickly it passes. Even the sense of seeing you the meaning of anything. What it means to
As an artist, Martin always advocated being beauty is a very exhaustible thing, seeing it with you. By that, I don’t mean intellectual meaning.
intentional with every painting. “You can’t be in your eye. If you see something that looks very, I mean, what it means, how it makes you feel.
an unconscious state and paint. Because very beautiful, but if you kept your eye on that You have to see whether you really are happy or
whatever is in your mind, and not the subject and looked and looked and looked, the beauty if you are sad. You have to investigate what goes
matter, but the feelings that you have related to would disappear from it, because the eye is through your mind.”
that subject matter, is what you’re going to exhaustible. But then the inexhaustibles, they’re
paint. So, the beginning is not actually painting. within the mind, you see. And the beauty that She wanted to be buried in the garden of the
The beginning of painting is not you putting you see within the mind, it really never Harwood Museum in Taos, near a room of
down green, and then thinking you like pink, so disappears. Now the inexhaustibles, they go on paintings she had donated, but New Mexico law
you put down pink. Painting’s not about that forever, that’s reality. They go on without forbade it, and so in the spring after her death, a
anymore than music is about this sound and change. But anything that is exhaustible is not group assembled at midnight and scaled the
that sound. It’s a whole thing. It’s something you real.” adobe walls with a ladder.
can’t resist representing. It’s something that
drives you to expression, and it’s irresistible.” Her final days in December 2004, were spent It was a full moon, and they dug a hole under
in the infirmary of the retirement home, the roots of an apricot tree, placing her ashes in
Martin left New York City abruptly in 1967, surrounded by a few of her closest friends and a Japanese bowl lined with gold leaf before
disappearing from the art world to live alone. family members. scattering them in the earth.
After eighteen months on the road camping
across both Canada and the western United “We start out with high hopes because
States, Martin settled in Mesa Portales, a remote
mesa outside of the small town of Cuba, New
Mexico. In 1974 and 1976, Lyn Blumenthal and
Kate Horsfield recorded two conversations with
her there. In these excerpts, Martin discussed
the concept of truth, the responsibilities of the
artist, handling failure, and the importance of
understanding one’s own mind.

“To be an artist, you look, you perceive, you
recognise what is going through your mind. And
it is not ideas. Everything you feel and

EDUCATION

20 theSun LYFE ON TUESDAY | MARCH 22, 2022

Inspiring women
entrepreneurs
oTwo MSU alumni were recently recognised for
their efforts to grow a successful business

RUNNING a successful business while Young CEOs is set to motivate other women the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and MSU’s
building a triumphant empire for entrepreneurs. One of Noorizlea and Graduate School of Management (GSM). entrepreneurs
themselves are entrepreneurial alumni Noorizraina’s subordinates, Teha Hashim, MSU currently ranks in the Top 100 among alumnus ...
of Management and Science reacted to their recognition with much joy. the world’s top young universities, Top 200 Noorizlea (left)
University (MSU), Noorizlea and Noorizraina among Asia’s best universities, Top 301+ for and
Mohd Izham, a pair of sisters. “Congratulations, my founder, My Acy. I Graduate Employability Ranking and Top 601+ Noorizraina
adore you a lot for your humility because you for University Impact. Ranked by both Mohd Izham,
Stamping their collective victory through are selfless and are passionate about helping Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher founders of
establishing such a thriving business, the sisters others earn a living,” she said. Education (THE), MSU’s world rankings place it Sugar Gold
founded Sugar Gold Group Sdn. Bhd., to help in the Top 47% of the world’s best universities in Group Sdn.
women sustain healthy skin and flawless outer Noorizlea was a progression student at MSU. the QS WUR 2022 and Top 200 for impact on Bhd have been
beauty. She graduated with two of the most popular gender equality and no poverty in THE recognised as
courses, a Diploma in Accountancy in 2008, University Impact Rankings 2021. two of
Crafting a trademark through their passion and a Master in Business Administration in MSU has also been awarded Platinum 5 Malaysia’s Top
transpired into a solid career, these siblings are 2013. Crowns by the UK’s Accreditation Service for Young CEOs.
shining their way through to making their International Schools, Colleges and Universities Development, Internationalization, Online
dream job a reality. Their compassionate heart Women entrepreneurs like this duo are (ASIC); and QS-rated 5-Stars on the metrics of Learning, Social Responsibility, Inclusiveness,
is extended to not just creating success for surely an inspiring achievement for many Overall as well as individually across Teaching, and Hospitality and Leisure Management.
themselves but other women in society. aspiring women in society. All these pair of Graduate Employability, Academic Also rated by the Ministry of Higher
sisters hope for is for other women out there to Education (MOHE) as SETARA Tier-5 Excellent
Developing and sustaining a business master stroke every opportunity to reach Status University as well as ranked The Most
independently is no easy feat. The amount of greater heights in their undertakings. Entrepreneurial Private University in Malaysia.
hard work and unceasing dedication invested In all, as an applied, enterprise, holistic and
into it manipulates the trajectory of its success. The postgraduate studies at MSU offer international university, MSU offers
This was true for these sisters when they were advanced degrees at MBA, MSc and PhD levels foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate and
awarded among the 100 Top Young CEO covering the wide areas including flexible programmes through an entry system
Awards 2020. Management/Business, Accounting/ Finance, that facilitates admission of students from all
Educational Management and Leadership, walks of life, where it aims to TRANSFORM
“It was such an honour receiving it in late Teaching English as Second Language, LIVES and ENRICH FUTURES.
March this year in Kuala Lumpur. We were International Business, Fashion Business, For more information on postgraduate
conferred under the category ‘Top Young CEO International Hospitality and Tourism programmes offered at MSU, please call 603-
in Beauty & Cosmetic Industry’. It was the Management, Early Childhood Education, 5521 6868, email [email protected] or visit
collective hard work of all our staff and affiliates, Counselling and Guidance, International Event www.msu.edu.my.
Sugar Gold Fighters, as we like to call them. This Management, Computer Science, Information
wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for their and Communication Technology, Food Service
continuous trust and support towards us and Technology, Biomedicine, Engineering,
the brand,” she said. Applied Science, Health Sciences, Biomedical
Sciences, Information Technology, Clinical
The award was presented by Datuk Seri Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Applied Science, Design,
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, Minister in the Prime Medical Physiology, Public Health and
Minister’s Department (Special Functions). Anatomy. These programmes are offered under
Their recognition as one of Malaysia’s Top

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* SPORTS

322 Notices SHORTS ‘Mamma Mia!’
Burns defends Valspar title Ferrari back at top of F1 as Leclerc throws down gauntlet
In the matter of the Companies in playoff FERRARI ended a 45-race
Act 2016 winless streak yesterday to start While Leclerc became the first again. They are such an historic, epic
And SAM BURNS sank a dramatic 35-foot birdie Formula One’s new era with a from the Mediterranean principality to team. It’s great to see Carlos and
putt on the second playoff hole yesterday flourish and a one-two finish in lead the championship, Spanish Charles up there as well.”
In the matter of TCO MARKETING to defeat rookie Davis Riley and capture his teammate Carlos Sainz made sure the
SDN. BHD. second consecutive US PGA Valspar A delighted Leclerc, who was also
Championship title. Bahrain that sent the sport’s oldest and team secured maximum points from voted “Driver of the Day” by fans, said
Reg. No. 201301039832 most glamorous team back to the top. the evening. the team could not have hoped for a
(1069655-T) “Man it was crazy,” Burns said. “Davis Charles Leclerc’s pole to flag “Ferrari is back and it’s properly better day.
played well, especially the way he finished. victory, with fastest lap, was a first for back, with a one-two and where the “The last two years have been
(In Members’ Voluntary Winding Hats off to him.” the Maranello team since Singapore team should have been the last two incredibly difficult for the team and we
Up) 2019 when four times world champion years,” said Sainz, who passed world know this was going to be a big
It was the third career PGA title for Sebastian Vettel led Leclerc in a one- champion Max Verstappen’s stricken opportunity,” he said after his third
NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Burns, who won by three strokes over two. Red Bull before it retired. career win.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant Keegan Bradley at Innisbrook last year and “Mamma Mia!” exclaimed the “The hard work is paying off and we “Now it’s starting in the best way
to Section 459 of the Companies took last October’s Sanderson Farms Monaco driver after crossing are there.” possible… we couldn’t hope for better.
Act 2016 that a Final Meeting of the Championship. the line to trigger wild Ferrari have not won a title since It’s incredible to be back at the top.”
members of the abovementioned celebrations and the 2008 and slumped to a 40-year low of Team boss Mattia Binotto said the
Company will held at 20-3A, Jalan Burns will jump from 17th to 10th in the sound of the Italian sixth overall in 2020 before moving one-two was a relief, and a big boost,
Pandan 2/1, Pandan Jaya, 55100 world rankings. “Just a lot of hard work,” anthem. back up to third last season. but also an unexpected outcome on a
Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the 23rd Burns said. “I’m so happy.” “A big, big congratulation to day that ended in a nightmare for Red
day of April 2022 at 11.00 a.m. for Ferrari,” said Mercedes’ seven times Bull with Sergio Perez also failing to
the following purposes: Burns fired a 2-under 269 to complete world champion Lewis Hamilton, who see the chequered flag.
1. To receive an account from the 72 holes on 17-under 267. joined the pair on the podium. Verstappen had challenged Leclerc
“So happy to see them doing well for the lead while Perez was heading
Liquidator showing the manner “I tried to stay steady. We didn’t make a for the podium before mechanical
in which the winding up has lot of mistakes,” Burns said. “On Sundays if issues sidelined both.
been conducted and to hear you can just plod your way around – make Binotto – in one of the hottest of hot
explanations that may be given a bunch of pars, throw in a few birdies here seats in world sport – said the closing
by the liquidator. and there –a lot of times it works well.” stages of the race, with a safety car
2. To determine by ordinary deployment 10 laps from the end, had
resolution in the manner in Root explains declaration almost given him a heart attack on the
which the books, accounts and against Windies pit wall. – Reuters
documents of the company and
the Liquidator thereof shall be ENGLAND captain Joe Root acknowledged Ferrari’s Charles BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RESULTS
disposed of. that he could have declared earlier on the Leclerc celebrates 1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. To accept the Liquidator’s final day of the drawn second Test against on the podium 2. Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari)
resignation in accordance with West Indies. with the trophy 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Section 513 (3) of the Companies after winning the 4. George Russell (Mercedes)
Act 2016. By leaving his somewhat conservative Bahrain GP at the 5. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
FOO POH KHEAN declaration until lunch, he left his bowlers Bahrain 6. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
Liquidator only 65 overs on a docile pitch to collect International 7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Kuala Lumpur the 10 second-innings West Indies wickets Circuit yesterday. 8. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
Dated: 22 March 2022 needed for victory. – REUTERSPIX 9. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
A member entitled to attend 10. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
and vote at the above meeting The hosts were never going to seriously 11. Mick Schumacher (Haas),
is entitled to appoint a proxy to chase the 282 runs they needed to win, 12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
attend and vote instead of him. and probably would not have gone for a 13. Alexander Albon (Williams)
A proxy need not be a member of somewhat smaller margin either. 14. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
the Company. The instrument of 15. Lando Norris (McLaren)
proxy must be deposited at the But Root in a post match interview 16. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
Liquidator’s office at No. 20-3A, sounded as though he did not want to give 17. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin)
Jalan Pandan 2/1, Pandan Jaya, the hosts even a sniff of a chance. Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
55100 at least 48 hours before the Retirements: Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri),
time fixed for the meeting. “It’s always a tricky one isn’t it… trying Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Sergio
to weigh that up,” he said. “Just with how Perez (Red Bull)
322 Notices small this ground is and how strong the
wind was, you don’t want to… give too
DALAM MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA many overs.
DI JOHOR BAHRU
“To look back in hindsight, could we
(BAHAGIAN DAGANG) have pulled out 10 overs earlier, would it
PENGGULUNGAN SYARIKAT have made much difference?”
NO.: JA-28NCC-23-02/2022
Dalam perkara Seksyen 466 (1)(a) dibaca A second straight draw in the series
bersama Seksyen 465 (1)(e) Akta Syarikat leaves everything up for grabs in the final
2016 Test in Grenada starting on Thursday.

Dan 322 Notices Hamilton happy with ‘really great result’
Dalam perkara Kaedah-Kaedah
(Penggulungan) Syarikat 1972 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA AT █ PHILIP DUNCAN Sainz home to claim Ferrari’s first victory, and have a result like this.”
SHAH ALAM LEWIS HAMILTON said every point counts as first one-two finish, since the 2019 Singapore From his starting spot of fifth, Hamilton
Dan his surprise podium at Formula One’s season Grand Prix. George Russell took fourth in the
Dalam perkara BCC BRIGHT CAPITAL SDN. IN THE STATE OF SELANGOR opener in Bahrain provided him with other Mercedes. briefly moved ahead of Perez, only to be
BHD. (NO. SYARIKAT: 201301021443 / DARUL EHSAN renewed belief that he can fight for a record gazumped by the Red Bull driver on lap 10.
1051273-K) eighth world title. “Every point can make a difference,” said Hamilton’s Mercedes team have struggled to
COMPANIES WINDING UP Hamilton. “I have lost world titles by one get on top of F1’s technical revamp and do
ANTARA NO. BA-28NCC-621-12/2021 Ninety-eight days on from the point, but, while we are not necessarily on a not have the speed to match Ferrari and Red
UNITED MAJUMAS SDN. BHD. In the matter of S. 466 (1) (a) of the contentious season finale in Abu Dhabi, par with the fastest guys, it is a really, really Bull.
(NO. SYARIKAT: 200401010934/ Companies Act, 2016 Hamilton spent 57 laps leading the great result.
649437-D) supporting cast to Charles Leclerc’s duel with But Hamilton was handed a major boost
AND world champion Max Verstappen. “Of course it was fortunate, but ultimately when Verstappen was denied second in the
… PEMPETISYEN In the matter of INTERNEXIA we have done a better job because we had first race of his championship defence as he
DAN SDN. BHD. [Registration No. But Hamilton benefitted from a dramatic better reliability. So I don’t say it is luck, but hit engine trouble with three laps left, and
BCC BRIGHT CAPITAL SDN. BHD. 199601031398 (403750-A)] double Red Bull DNF as both Verstappen and hard work. Perez stopped with a failure at the start of
(NO. SYARIKAT: 201301021443 / teammate Sergio Perez retired in the closing the penultimate lap.
1051273-K) BETWEEN laps. “It is such a long season and it is going to
SME GROWTH ACCELERATION be such a hard battle, but we love a Asked if it karma for Abu Dhabi, Hamilton
… RESPONDEN FUND SDN BHD Hamilton was suddenly promoted from challenge, I love a challenge and it is a replied: “I don’t have any response to that but
IKLAN PETISYEN [Registration No.: 200601003099 an underwhelming fifth to the final step on privilege to work with a team that is hungry to focus on our job. It was unfortunate for
NOTIS ADALAH DENGAN INI DIBERI (722846-T)] the podium, as Leclerc led teammate Carlos and focused on a common goal. There is no them today. I am here to look at the
bahawa suatu Petisyen untuk better feeling when you come together and positives.” – The Independent
penggulungan Syarikat yang dinamakan ... PETITIONER
di atas oleh Mahkamah Tinggi telah pada AND Red Bull say double retirement ‘worst nightmare’
28hb Februari, 2022 dikemukakan oleh INTERNEXIA SDN BHD
UNITED MAJUMAS SDN. BHD. [Registration No.: 199601031398
DAN bahawa Petisyen tersebut diarahkan (403750-A)]
supaya dibicarakan di hadapan
Mahkamah yang bersidang di Mahkamah ... RESPONDENT
Tinggi Johor Bahru, Menara MSC NOTICE OF
Cyberport, No. 5, Jalan Bukit Meldrum, WINDING-UP PETITION ORDER
80300 Johor Bahru, Johor pada 20hb In the matter of INTERNEXIA
April, 2022. SDN BHD [Registration No.:
DAN mana-mana pihak pemiutang atau 199601031398 (403750-A)].
penyumbang Syarikat tersebut yang ingin
menyokong atau menentang sesuatu Winding-up Order made on the 08th THE DREAM turned into a Team boss Christian Horner before something was last 18 points,” he added.
perintah mengikut Petisyen tersebut day of March 2022. nightmare for Formula One said it had been a “brutal finish” happening. Horner said it looked like
boleh hadir dengan tujuan itu secara Name and address of liquidator:- world champion Max and the double retirement was
peribadi atau melalui peguambelanya The Official Receiver Verstappen in Bahrain yesterday the team’s “worst nightmare”. “It was very hard out there, a both cars had suffered a similar
pada masa perbicaraan. Salinan Official Receiver’s Office when Red Bull’s challenge for lot of different issues we had to issue at the end, while
Petisyen tersebut akan dibekalkan oleh Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia victory in the season-opening Verstappen explained his deal with.” Verstappen’s steering problem
pihak yang bertandatangan di bawah Cawangan Selangor race ended in double car’s brakes were overheating stemmed from the car being
ini kepada mana-mana pemiutang atau Lot F21-F42, Level 1, Bangunan IDCC retirement. early on and then there was a The 24-year-old, who dropped at a pitstop.
penyumbang Syarikat tersebut yang Jalan Pahat L15/L, Seksyen 15 problem with its balance and suffered two retirements last
memintanya dengan membuat bayaran 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor The Dutch driver took the steering before what finally season on his way to the title, “The negatives are zero
yang ditetapkan. fight to Ferrari’s eventual race appeared to be a fuel system said the performance was in the points, that’s a brutal start. The
Alamat Pempetisyen adalah di No. 8A, t.t. winner Charles Leclerc early on issue. car but he had not been able to positives are we’ve got a great
Jalan Mutiara 1/3, Taman Mutiara Mas, ………………………. but his hopes died when he really show what it could do. car, we’ve got a car that’s
81300 Skudai, Johor. Messrs Md Tajuddin & Co retired from second place three “It was just almost impossible qualified on the front row and
Peguamcara Pempetisyen ialah Tetuan Solicitors for the Petitioner laps from the end. to steer and the faster I was “We already lost a lot of that’s fought with Charles for the
Dennis Nik & Wong yang beralamat di This Notice of Winding-Up Petition going, it felt also like there was a points again in one race win,” he said.
Suite 601-602, Level 6, Bangunan ANG, Order is prepared by Md. Tajuddin & Mexican team mate Sergio delay,” he told Sky Sports weekend so that’s really not
No. 1, Jalan Jeram, Taman Tasek, 80200 Co, Suite 1305, Tingkat 13, Menara Perez also failed to make it to television. “So every time I was good. Of course I know that with “We’ve got to get this behind
Johor Bahru, Johor. Teo Chew, No. 1 Jalan Lumut, 50400 the chequered flag. turning right it took a while one retirement it’s not over but I us and get stuck into the next
Kuala Lumpur, Tel: 03-4042 2005 / would have preferred to have at event.” – AFP
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PERINGATAN:
Sesiapa yang ingin hadir pada
perbicaraan Petisyen tersebut hendaklah
menyampaikan, atau menghantar dengan
pos, kepada Tetuan Dennis Nik & Wong
yang dinamakan di atas suatu notis
bertulis tentang niatnya sebegitu. Notis
tersebut mestilah menyatakan nama
dan alamat pihak berkenaan, atau jika ia
sebuah firma, nama dan alamat firma, dan
mestilah ditandatangani oleh pihak atau
firma berkenaan atau peguamcaranya,
jika ada. Notis hendaklah disampaikan,
atau jika dihantar dengan pos, hendaklah
dihantar dalam jangkamasa mencukupi,
supaya sampai kepada pihak yang
dinamakan di atas sebelum pukul 12
tengahari pada 19hb April, 2022.
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Fritz credits high pain Real humiliation
tolerance for success Clasico thrashing could change everything for Barca, says Xavi
XAVI HERNANDEZ said
TAYLOR FRITZ said his stubborn streak Barcelona’s 4-0 thrashing of superior. We deserved to score so “We played badly and I planned Pedri was outstanding again too –
and a high pain tolerance helped him win Real Madrid could be many goals.” the game badly,” said Ancelotti. “I am but this was a night for the bigger
the Indian Wells title yesterday after an transformative for the club sorry for the defeat and I am sad. But picture, as Barcelona’s revival made
ankle injury almost forced the American Asked if Barcelona are back, Xavi we have to keep it in perspective.” its biggest statement so far.
to pull out of the final against Rafa Nadal. said: “It can be. This is the right path.”
after their Clasico demolition at the And while the result might have Madrid were admittedly without When Barca were beaten by Real
Fritz overcame excruciating pain to Santiago Bernabeu yesterday. little bearing on the title race this the injured Karim Benzema and Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup in
snap Nadal’s 20-match winning run with Barcelona blew Madrid away as term, a defeat of this magnitude, at Ferland Mendy while there could January, the Catalans were criticised
a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory in the ATP Masters Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored home, and against Barcelona, will have been a degree of complacency, for celebrating the manner of their
1000 tournament, becoming the first twice either side of goals from Ronald cause serious reverberations at Real given they kicked off nine points clear narrow defeat.
American to capture the crown since Araujo and Ferran Torres. Madrid. at the top of the table after Sevilla
Andre Agassi over two decades ago. The match was billed as a test of It will go down with other historic were held to a goalless draw by Real “We are getting closer,” said
Barca’s progress under Xavi and they Clasico thrashings, like when Barca Sociedad. Gerard Pique.
“I’m an extremely stubborn person. I passed with flying colours, a won 6-2 at Real Madrid in 2009 under But none of that will excuse a loss
also think I have a very high pain humiliation of their fiercest rivals Pep Guardiola or 5-0 at home two as dramatic as this one, the only relief After five consecutive losses to
tolerance and not a lot of regard for suggesting they are primed to years later. now that a resurgent Barcelona are Madrid, a win of any kind was the
potentially damaging myself worse if I challenge again for La Liga next Questions will be asked about still 12 points behind, albeit with a next step for Barca but a hammering
think there’s a chance to get on the court season. Carlo Ancelotti’s future, with Madrid game in hand. like this could be transformative,
and play,” said Fritz, who suffered the “It can change the dynamics of the outplayed tactically and technically Aubameyang’s double means he delivering a huge boost to
injury on Saturday. present and the future,” said Xavi. by Xavi’s Barca, who were faster, now has nine goals in 11 games for confidence, vindication of Xavi’s
“We had lots of chances and we were slicker and, perhaps most worryingly, Barcelona and the Gabon striker is project and optimism for next season
“It’s probably a lot of not-so-good much better than Madrid, far could easily have won by more. looking like a superb January signing. all in one fell swoop.
things that get me on court. I was
thinking about what I was going to have Shortly after the final whistle here,
to say to the crowd if I pulled out… It Pique tweeted: “We are back.” – AFP
takes a lot to get me to not take the
court.” FROM LEFT: Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Torres celebrate after Aubameyang’s goal during yesterday’s La Liga
match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. – AFPPIX
… as sad Nadal contemplates
new injury concern Juve keep pressure on top three as Roma stun Lazio

RAFAEL NADAL is facing renewed injury JUVENTUS put their Champions League woes expected us to go out,” said Juve coach squad for the upcoming international break, has
concerns after his 20-0 unbeaten run to behind them to consolidate fourth place in Serie A Massimiliano Allegri. now scored 23 goals in 40 games in all
start 2022 ended with a straight-sets yesterday with a 2-0 win over basement club competitions for Roma this season.
defeat to 20th-ranked Taylor Fritz in the Salernitana, while Roma stunned city rivals Lazio “The boys reacted well. The important thing
ATP Indian Wells Masters final. 3-0 with three first-half goals. was to win, and to stretch the gap over those who “I demand a lot of Tammy because I know his
are chasing us.” potential,” said Mourinho.
The 35-year-old Spanish superstar was Days after their 3-0 European humiliation by
reluctant to discuss the upper body injury Villarreal, Juventus kept their push to recapture In Rome, Tammy Abraham bagged a brace, “Today is what Tammy is capable of and he
that hindered him against Fritz, insisting the Serie A title alive with a win which moves scoring the opener within the first minute at the needs to keep playing like this. I don’t mean the
“it’s his day,” but he couldn’t hide his them one point behind champions Inter Milan Stadio Olimpico. goals, because you can score one day and miss
disappointment and the worry about who are third, with a game in hand, and were held another, but he needs to have the attitude he
what it might mean for the claycourt 1-1 at home by Fiorentina on Saturday. The England striker quickly added a second showed today in every game.”
season and his chances of a 14th French before Lorenzo Pellegrini’s stunning freekick.
Open title.” Leaders AC Milan have a three-point Roma moved up to sixth at the expense of
advantage on Napoli, with Juve seven points off “Today was truly special, because it seemed Lazio who slipped out of the European places.
“Honestly, I wanted to make it perfect top spot. like the players were able to execute everything
before clay,” Nadal said of a 2022 we had planned out there on the pitch,” said Roma Atalanta jumped above Maurizio Sarri’s men
hardcourt run that saw him win an epic “There was a risk that the Champions League coach Jose Mourinho whose side had lost the first into fifth with a 1-0 win over Bologna, as 18-year-
Australian Open final against Daniil elimination would hit us, because no one derby 3-2. old Moustapha Cisse came on as a substitute and
Medvedev and lift the trophy in scored a late winner on his debut. – AFP
Acapulco. Abraham, who has been named in England’s

He said the first months of the year Mbappe frustrated after Monaco hammer PSG
“have been very, very, very beautiful.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN were beaten now Ligue 1’s top scorer with 17 goals Mbappe said the bitterness of the the defeat as a wake-up call.
“Honestly I am sad because the way I 3-0 at Monaco yesterday after a after his 25th-minute tap-in from a Champions League defeat earlier this “If we carry on like that the title
was not able to compete,” he said of his Wissam Ben Yedder double strike, as rebound, and an 84th-minute penalty. month was still felt at the club.
inability to finish off the run with a fourth Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were will be in danger. We have been
Indian Wells title. both booked in a feisty Ligue 1 Ben Yedder also helped in the “We could win 8-0 and nobody warned,” he said.
encounter. build-up for German striker Kevin would care, they’d just be thinking
“It is tough to have these feelings, Volland’s goal for Monaco, making it about the Champions League,” he “We came here to win and have
especially every day, but in the final is PSG remain 12 points clear of 2-0 on 68 minutes in what was the said. fun, but that was a catastrophe.”
very, very ugly, no? second-placed Marseille at the top real turning point of the game as PSG
after the fourth league defeat of the began to chase. “We need to remain professional, PSG coach Pochettino said it was
“I had pain, honestly,” Nadal said. “I season for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, think of our families,” said Mbappe, time his players picked themselves
have problem to breathe. I don’t know if who have been shaken since being Mbappe and Neymar started for who was full of praise for his old club. up.
it’s something on the rib, I don’t know dumped out of the Champions PSG and had a string of opportunities
yet. When I’m breathing, when I’m League by Real Madrid. as the visitors enjoyed the lion’s share “They are a great team, who were “On a sporting level, that was
moving it’s like a needle all the time of possession, but Lionel Messi was playing in European competition,” said shameful. We have to get over the
inside here,“ he said, indicating his chest. Monaco captain Ben Yedder is absent with the flu. the 23-year-old. disappointment of being eliminated
from the Champions League,” the
“I get dizzy a little bit because it’s PSG captain Marquinhos described Argentine said. – AFP
painful. It’s a kind of pain that limit me a
lot. Is not only about pain, I don’t feel very
well because affects my breathing.”

Bayern six points clear after
Dortmund held at Cologne

BORUSSIA DORTMUND were held to a
1-1 draw at Cologne yesterday as Erling
Haaland made his first start in two
months, leaving Bayern Munich six points
clear in the Bundesliga.

After Robert Lewandowski scored
twice in Bayern’s 4-0 thrashing of Union
Berlin on Sunday, second-placed
Dortmund lost ground in the title race
with seven games left.

“It was intense, there was a lot of back
and forth,” Dortmund centreback Manuel
Akanji told DAZN.

“We had a lot of chances, but in the
end we just didn’t score. That’s not
enough.”

Dortmund took the lead after just
eight minutes when Marius Wolf snapped
up a Jude Bellingham pass and scored his
second goal in as many games.

Cologne were level by halftime after
Anthony Modeste’s flick was tapped in at
the far past by his forward partner
Sebastian Andersson.

Dortmund showed few ideas of how
to break down the resilient Cologne
defence in the second half.

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RESULTS & STANDINGS Foden takes the plaudits

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE:
Leicester 2 (Castagne 20, Maddison
33) Brentford 1 (Wissa 85), Totten-
ham 3 (Zouma 9-og, Son 24, 88) West Pep praises England international as City reach FA Cup semifinals
Ham 1 (Benrahma 35).
P W D L F A Pts
Man City 29 22 4 3 68 18 70 █ SONIA TWIGG
Liverpool 29 21 6 2 75 20 69 are not many players in the world who can pull better and in the end the quality from Phil and
Chelsea 28 17 8 3 57 19 59 PEP GUARDIOLA hailed “brilliant” Phil off the strike of the 21-year-old England Riyad made the difference.”
Arsenal 28 17 3 8 44 31 54 Foden after his stunning strike capped international.
Tottenham 29 16 3 10 47 36 51 off Manchester City’s dominant 4-1 FA The result sees Southampton slump to a
Man Utd 29 14 8 7 48 40 50 Cup win over Southampton at St “A few, there are not many but a few, (he is) fourth successive defeat in all competitions but
West Ham 30 14 6 10 49 39 48 Mary’s. one of them who has it,” Guardiola said. manager Ralph Hasenhuttl praised his side for
Wolves 30 14 4 12 31 26 46 their passion.
Aston Villa 29 11 3 15 41 40 36 City remain on course for a treble after the “He has an incredible shot, he’s quick, fast,
Leicester 27 10 6 11 42 46 36 emphatic quarterfinal victory, capped off by he’s a fantastic player – we know it. Close to the “Everyone in this stadium enjoyed the game,
Southampton 29 8 11 10 36 45 35 Foden’s strike for their third goal. box he has a sense of goal, he was really everybody saw a team here fighting for
Crystal Palace 29 7 13 9 39 38 34 brilliant, he was really good.” everything,” the Saints manager said.
Brighton 29 7 12 10 26 36 33 Raheem Sterling had opened the visitors’
Newcastle 29 7 10 12 32 49 31 account when he tapped home in the 12th Southampton fought hard in the match, “This is what we want to do. It worked very
Brentford 30 8 6 16 33 47 30 minute but it was cancelled out by Aymeric having already achieved two draws against City well today. They tried everything against us and
Leeds 30 7 8 15 34 67 29 Laporte’s own goal just before the break. in the Premier League this season, and even it is super tough but they never found the
Everton 27 7 4 16 29 47 25 Guardiola admitted it was a closer-fought rhythm to play around us.
Watford 29 6 4 19 29 55 22 Kevin De Bruyne’s 62nd-minute penalty contest than the scoreline would suggest.
Burnley 27 3 12 12 22 38 21 restored City’s lead before their performance “After their first goal they wanted to go for
Norwich 29 4 5 20 18 63 17 was capped off by a Foden’s strike from the edge “It was a tight game, it was in the Premier the second goal immediately and we got the
of the box and Riyad Mahrez also putting his League games against Southampton because of equaliser and the game was open again.
ENGLISH FA CUP (Quarterfinals): name on the scoresheet in the 78th minute. the quality they have, they are incredibly
Crystal Palace 4 (Guehi 25, Mateta 41, organised and in front of the ball they are so “This is what you have to do against such a
Zaha 79, Hughes 87) Everton 0, The Manchester City manager believes there aggressive and of course have a good build-up. team – never hide, try to be brave and play
Southampton 1 (Laporte 45+2) football in the right moments. Very proud of
Manchester City 4 (Sterling 12, De “But after 2-1, the second half we were much what we have done today.” – The Independent
Bruyne 62-pen, Foden 75, Mahrez 78),
Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 1
(Jota 78).

LA LIGA: Espanyol 1 (Tomas 42) Real
Mallorca 0, Celta Vigo 0 Real Betis
0, Cadiz 1 (Sobrino 90) Villarreal 0,
Sevilla 0 Real Sociedad 0, Real
Madrid 0 Barcelona 4 (Aubameyang
29, 51, Araujo 38, Torres 47).
TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts
Real Madrid 29 20 6 3 59 25 66
Sevilla 29 15 12 2 40 19 57
Barcelona 28 15 9 4 56 29 54
Atletico 29 16 6 7 53 36 54
Real Betis 29 15 5 9 50 35 50
Sociedad 28 13 8 7 29 29 47

SERIE A: Venezia 0 Sampdoria 2 Manchester City’s Phil
(Caputo 24, 38), Empoli 1 (Di Foden (left) celebrates
Francesco 26) Hellas Verona 1 with teammates after
(Cancellieri 71), Juventus 2 (Dybala 5, scoring his team’s third
Vlahovic 29) Salernitana 0, Roma 3 goal during the English
(Abraham 1, 22, Pellegrini 40) Lazio 0 FA cup quarterfinal
Bologna 0 Atalanta 1 (Cisse 83). match against
TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts Southampton at St
AC Milan 30 20 6 4 56 29 66 Mary’s Stadium
Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 63 yesterday. – AFPPIX
Inter Milan 29 17 9 3 62 24 60
Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 59
Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 51
Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 51

BUNDESLIGA: RB Leipzig 0 Eintracht
Frankfurt 0, Wolfsburg 0 Bayer
Leverkusen 2, Cologne 1 Borussia Vieira dares to dream as Eagles take flight
Dortmund 1.
TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts
B. Munich 27 20 3 4 81 28 63
B. Dortmund 27 18 3 6 67 38 57
B. Leverkusen 27 14 6 7 66 41 48 █ GEORGE SESSIONS Will Hughes booked their spot in the we decided to go longer and wait to reflect on a sixth loss in 10 games
RB Leipzig 27 13 6 8 57 30 45 PATRICK VIEIRA believes anything is last four with a comprehensive until we could get back into the since his January appointment and
Freiburg 27 12 9 6 43 29 45 possible for Crystal Palace after they victory. game. questioned the mentality of a squad
Hoffenheim 27 13 5 9 49 40 44 emphatically progressed into the FA who languish perilously close to the
Cup semifinals with a 4-0 win over “Anything is possible,” five-time FA “We don’t want to get too excited, bottom three having never been
FRENCH LIGUE 1: Monaco 3 Paris Everton. Cup winner Vieira insisted. “When you what we want to do is enjoy the day relegated from the Premier League.
Saint-Germain 0, Angers 1 Brest 0, get to that level, anything can happen because it is a really good day for the
Lorient 0 Strasbourg 0, Bordeaux 0 The Eagles endured a tricky start at and that is the beauty of this game. football club but at the same time we “There is only so much you can
Montpellier 2, Rennes 6 Metz 1, Selhurst Park but Marc Guehi’s 25- only went one step forward,”Vieira keep trying to butter someone up to
Reims 0 Lyon 0, Marseille 2 Nice 1. minute opener helped settle any “What I really loved was how we admitted despite a fine debut give them confidence,” Lampard said.
TOP 5 P W D L F A Pts lingering nerves and Jean-Philippe managed the game. We went through campaign in the Selhurst Park dugout.
Paris SG 29 20 5 4 59 27 65 Mateta added a crucial second before a really difficult period in the first 20 “We didn’t play that badly today
Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 52 half-time. minutes but we managed to stick “When you come out of the and Palace didn’t play that well and
Marseille 28 14 8 6 43 26 50 together and we showed a lot of stadium and you see the fans, that is we lost 4-0 because of a lack of
Nice 28 15 6 7 38 21 50 It put the hosts firmly in the experience that wasn’t our strength something that as a player, or confidence. It wasn’t tactics. Tactics
Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 48 driving seat for a place at Wembley this season. manager and staff we want to make showed in the first 20 minutes Palace
and late goals from Wilfried Zaha and happen more often.” couldn’t get out of their half.” – The
“We accepted the fact they were Independent
on top of us and we couldn’t play so Toffees manager Lampard was left

Leicester boss Rodgers feeling optimistic after Foxes tame Bees

TIMOTHY CASTAGNE and James Maddison Kasper Schmeichel after the break, Brentford “It was an excellent win and we played saving either effort, just as with Youri
each produced superb first-half strikes as pulled a goal back through Yoane Wissa with some great football in the first half, but I Tielemans’ goal in their defeat to the same
Leicester beat Brentford 2-1 at the King Power five minutes of normal time remaining but demand more than what we produced in the team by the same scoreline back in October.
Stadium and moved into the top half of the they were unable to save themselves from second half.
Premier League. defeat. “We played Leicester two times and three of
“We have to be cleaner with our passing their goals were top-corner worldies,” Frank
Castagne marked his return from injury in A third victory in four league outings for and we can’t use tiredness as an excuse but we told the BBC, adding that he felt his side were
style by powering a shot into the top corner in Brendan Rodgers’ men sees them move up two showed a great resilience and mentality.” the better team in the second-half.
the 20th minute to put the Foxes ahead, and places to 10th in the table.
Maddison added a delightful freekick 13 Thomas Frank’s Bees, who were without “I knew Maddison could do it and (Youri)
minutes later. “I’m very optimistic we can finish the season Christian Eriksen due to coronavirus, remain Tielemans earlier this season. Maybe not
well,” said Rodgers. “The players coming back 15th, eight points above the relegation zone. Castagne, but fair play to him.” – The
Having brought some good saves out of will galvanise the squad again. Independent/Agencies
David Raya was left with no chance at

TUESDAY • MARCH 22, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY

A few, there are not many but a few, (he
is) one of them who has it. He (Phil
Foden) has an incredible shot, he’s quick, fast,
he’s a fantastic player – we know it. Close to the
box he has a sense of goal, he was really brilliant,
he was really good.”

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

Conte calls on Spurs to treat final nine games as cup finals

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR boss Antonio Arsenal is to get three points and to “For this reason I want to make this While Son was happy with his now six points behind Arsenal, having
Conte says his side have nine cup finals win,” Conte said. “There are nine games target, the race for fourth place. We double strike, which was set up by played two more games.
left as they try and earn Champions to go and for us every game has to be a know the difficulty to reach this target. skipper Harry Kane, he couldn’t help but
League qualification. final. Tottenham needs to have the ambition feel a little sorry for his strike partner They got themselves back into the
to play the best competition. who did not find the net in yesterday’s game through Said Benrahma but
Spurs kept themselves firmly in the “At the moment they have a good encounter. could not get anything out of it.
race for the top four with a 3-1 win over advantage, especially because they are “In England it is not simple, in this
West Ham, which came thanks to Son working with the same coach for many moment there are four teams that are “The relationship with Harry, I’ve “We hung in there and we stuck at
Heung-min’s brace and a Kurt Zouma years and they have had many transfer very, very top but if one of these four spoken about it maybe more than 100 it,” Hammers boss David Moyes said
own goal. markets with the same coach, maybe at teams has a struggle and then we have times now! It’s incredible having this after the game.
this moment they are more ready than to try and stay there. striker next to me,” the Korean told Sky
That moved them three points us. Sports. “At 2-1 down with five minutes to go
behind Arsenal, who have a game in “We know there is Arsenal that is – less than that – even at that point I
hand, but have to visit their north “But in five months we have done a taking advantage in the table and they “I feel bad and sorry for him (that) he thought we might go and nick a second
London rivals in a game that is yet to be fantastic job with these players and we are showing great stability and there is didn’t score. He had a couple of goal but we weren’t (able) to do so.
rescheduled. have reduced the gap with many teams West Ham and (Manchester) United. chances.
in England. “I think Tottenham were a big, big
Having distanced his side from the “We want to try to fight and to have “He looked sad! I feel sad for him as threat on the counter-attack. When we
race for so long, Conte says that top- “Now in our dressing room there is this ambition is important to ask all of well. He scores so many goals, he wants gave the ball away, they became a big
four qualification is now the only target only one target in our mind. I want this the players, especially the important everything as a teammate and as a threat.
going into the final run-in after the to happen because it is right, if you players because they are able to take friend.”
international break. want to improve the mentality it is right the responsibility to show this “I thought Harry Kane was
to start under pressure. message.” West Ham’s own top-four challenge exceptional with the way he played and
“The only way to put pressure on suffered a terminal blow as they are we found it difficult trying to deal with
him.” – The Independent/Agencies

Tottenham Hotspur’s
Son Heung-Min (right)
shoots past West Ham
United’s Kurt Zouma
(left) to score his team’s
second goal during the
English Premier League
match at Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium
yesterday. – AFPPIX

One game at a time

Klopp insists Liverpool won’t be distracted by Man City double header

LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp break),” said the Reds boss. you don’t use your chances,” added Klopp. “It’s the first time we’ve experienced it (VAR)
insisted his side were no-one’s “dream “From a Liverpool perspective these are all “We could have played better, but we should here and you have to trust the process of what it
draw” as he faced up to the prospect of is.
taking on title rivals Manchester City massive games and we try to play them one at a have scored in the first half. If we scored earlier it
twice in seven days in a League and FA Cup time and not all together. would be a completely different game. “I haven’t seen them back, but I think they
double. would have been interesting had they been at the
“We knew before the game City would be the “All respect to Steve (Cooper) and other end.
Diogo Jota’s 78th-minute goal secured a first opponent if we wanted to go to the final anyway. Nottingham Forest, a top, top performance,
win at Nottingham Forest’s City ground in 13 Now here we go. really professional, really well organised. “Yatesy is one of the most honest of players,
visits – succeeding where Arsenal and Leicester too honest, so the feeling was there was no way
had failed this season – to book a Wembley date “The further you go in whichever “It was a brilliant atmosphere. Everything was he would go down – plus could he go on and
with City on April 16. competition the more likely you are you will face prepared to give us a knock as well but because score?
City at one point. we were prepared for a fight we came through.”
They face Pep Guardiola’s team at the Etihad “I’m not going to talk about VAR, or what
Stadium the previous Sunday in a match which “I don’t think we are the dream draw for Cooper accepted that when you do not take a could have been in the game. On the whole I
could be crucial in the race for Premier League. anyone, but it will be a tough tie and we have to chance like Zinckernagel’s against a team like thought we handled them pretty well and
make sure it will be tough for City as well. But Liverpool you are always likely to pay for it. couldn’t make the most of the moments we
With the quadruple still on for Liverpool, there are a lot of games to play before that.” created.”
Klopp says they do not fear anyone but admits He also felt, however, the visitors were
they cannot afford to fixate on City as there are Getting past Forest, in the first meeting possibly fortunate with VAR decisions as Jota Regarding the close offside call for the goal,
other matches, particularly the Champions between the two clubs in 23 years, proved was ruled onside for his goal, while Alisson’s Liverpool goalscorer Jota said: “Yeah, I thought it
League quarterfinals, which are equally difficult enough. challenge on Ryan Yates was not deemed worthy was tight.
important. of a late penalty.
Had Philip Zinckernagel not missed a one- “They had one big, big chance. They gave us a
“We have Watford, Benfica, City, Benfica, on-one with goalkeeper Alisson Becker a couple “I think the game was decided on a defining proper challenge and their fans were
City, United, Everton (after the international of minutes before Jota struck the outcome could two minutes – we had a good chance that we outstanding. But we are in semifinals.” – The
have been different. didn’t take and they created one and did,” said Independent/Agencies
the former Liverpool academy coach.
“It was the game we expected, especially if

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