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THE Bersih 2.0 rally has a huge impact on city life even before it kicks off at 4pm tomorrow. From midnight tonight to 10pm tomorrow, KL centre will turn into a castle of sorts with police making a big presence to ensure public order.
the 22-hour period with stops restricted to the city limits. Taxis, however, operate as usual but cabbies are told to be alert for any trouble. Already, most interviewed by The Malay Mail
The public, except for 91 individuals linked to the rally and counter-rally, are free to enter but expect layers of checks by the authorities along the way. KL’s major bus hubs – Puduraya, Putra and Pekeliling – will be closed during
are mulling over staying home, and skipping work, classes and appointments. Traders, food and entertainment outlet operators and the like are moaning over the anticipated poor weekend business.
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Quick buck trick By THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN thasha@mmail.com.my
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FOLLOWING yesterday’s The Malay Mail report on locals still falling prey to telephone and SMS scams, we chose to investigate one such scam to see if how one could be convinced to part with a large sum of money so easily. Our crime journalist THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN decided to “sell her soul to the devil”, so to speak, just to see how much she could get. WORLD
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I WOULD have been RM17,000 richer yesterday, if only I had a local bank account. I had apparently “participated” in a lucky draw, about which I have no knowledge of, but I was still told the
money would be in my bank account in a couple of hours. But I am no fool like those, who, despite not taking part in telephone and SMS competitions, still parted with a hefty sum to claim their socalled “prizes”.
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Fatally-shot Sabahan had gone beserk before, says cousin By AIZAT SHARIF aizat@mmail.com.my
THE 42-year-old Sabahan, Darwis Dusa who turned amok and shot dead by a crime analyst on Tuesday night at the Valencia apartments in Section 25, Shah Alam, had previously gone amok too, says the Sabahan's cousin who was his flat-mate.
The cousin, an odd-job worker, who preferred to be known as Jumaidy and also in his early 40s, said: "Darwis was suffering from epilepsy since his early 20s back in Sabah. Five years ago, he ran amok at Padang Jawa in Shah Alam following an argument with his neighbour but police managed to calm him down." Jumaidy said Darwis, who
received medical attention, moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2001 finding work here in a factory. "But after his amok incident in 2006, his family advised him to return to their home at Kampung Merotai in Tawau. No further action was taken against Darwis after his family obtained a letter from hospital to confirm he suffered from
epilepsy," said Jumaidy. "Whenever Darwis had an epileptic fit, he would break into a rage or pass out. Last year, without first telling his family, he flew back to KL." Jumaidy said when Darwis was his normal self, he behaved accordingly. "He was hardworking, kindly and helpful to his factory colleagues," he said.
Crime analyst: I shot to save myself and others CRIME analyst Kamal Affendi Hashim (pic), who shot dead a Sabahan who went amok, said he did it in self-defence. "The amok man slashed my right knee and right hand fingers forcing me to save others and myself," Kamal, 43, told The M a l a y Mail. " Us i n g my left hand, I pulled out my pistol and fired
several times." Kamal, who is licensed to carry a German-made Heckler & Koch HK P30 pistol, said his office is quite near the Valencia apartments in Section 25, Shah Alam, where the incident took place on Tuesday night. "When I saw a chaotic situation on the second floor of the flat, I tried to help and advised residents at the scene to go back inside their apartments," he said. "Suddenly, I saw three policemen trying to restraint a fourth man who was berserk. He broke free and ran down the staircase when I was acci-
In the Tuesday incident, three policemen tried to restrain Darwis who broke free to attack and wound the crime analyst, Kamal Affendi Hashim who fired several shots, killing Darwis. Several shots richoted into a nearby apartment and grazed the right hand and right thigh of Indonesian housewife Rosita Mohamad Rafie, 24.
Waiting for post-mortem reports
dentally knocked down. I lay on the floor when the parangwielding amok stood before me and he savagely attacked and injured me and that was when I had to shoot him." Kamal was then rushed to the KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital in Section 20, Shah Alam. "I underwent two surgeries on my right knee and right hand, including attaching a piece of steel to the tendons on my hand," he said. "The doctor said it would take from two weeks to two months for my injuries to heal and I have to undergo rehabilitation treatment too."
POLICE are waiting for a forensics report from the Chemistry Department and a post-mortem report from the hospital concerning the fatal shooting of an amok Sabahan. Shah Alam district police chief, ACP Zahedi Ayob said these reports are necessary before the investigation into the case can be concluded. The hospital pathologist said he needed to make another examination of the Sabahan's body to determine the cause of death. "Meanwhile, we have statements from all parties involved, including the crime analyst who shot the Sabahan."
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Playing fields needed to raise sportsmen of calibre By HARESH DEOL haresh@mmail.com.my
SPORTS officials have condemned the lack of playing space at the temporary KL Sports School (MSSKL) sports excellence centre in Jalan Maran near Titiwangsa here. The centre, which will serve as a temporary place for KL sportsmen, lack basic facilities, including the absence of a football field. Yesterday, The Malay Mail front-paged a report on the plight of KL's future sportsmen who are used to training at the country's largest state-level training facility at its former site at Jalan Cochrane here which, however, has to make
way for redevelopment. The city athletes will be based at the Jalan Maran centre for the next two years or until the new facility, also at Jalan Cochrane, dubbed "Plot C", is completed. "I have been keeping tabs on this since The Malay Mail wrote about this a few months ago. Since state players train at the Education Ministry turf and the KL Hockey Stadium at Jalan Pantai, it will not have much of an impact," said Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) general manager Maninderjit Singh. "But a field is important for a healthy body and mind. Kids
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need space to run around... something we had when we were young." Maninderjit, a former hockey international, said facilities in schools need to complement the Youth and Sports Ministry's 1Student 1Sport campaign. KL football coach Razip Ismail said sportsmen need facilities to train daily. "If this carries on, we won't be going anywhere. We need to train everyday, so there should be a proper replacement of a place for children to train," said Razip, who played for the national team in the 1980s. Federal Territory Amateur
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centre at Jalan Maran, depriving the city athletes for the next couple of years. The centre at Jalan Cochrane boasts two football fields and an array of other sporting facilities. The temporary centre in Jalan Maran has one sepak takraw court, one basketball court, one multi-purpose outdoor court and one indoor badminton court. MSSKL were promised a "better centre equipped with running tracks" at the new centre in Jalan Cochrane. Work at the new centre will take between 18 to 24 months to complete.
I received a text message saying my SIM card had won a 'lucky draw'. When I contacted the listed mobile number, a man answered and asked for the code number given in the SMS. Within seconds, the man congratulated me and told me I'm the contest's "11th winner". "You are very lucky, Miss, to be the 11th winner. The cash will be transferred to your bank account within two hours." The 'trick' came when he asked for the bank's ATM card number instead of an account number. I did not have an account with the particular bank, but I played along. When I asked him why the need for the ATM card number, he said he needed it to check with Bank Negara if it was genuine. At the start of the conversation, the man maintained no payment was needed to retrieve the prize money, but as the conversation developed, he said payment was needed for "Bank Negara taxes and administration fees". He did not reveal more, as he insisted I called him back with the said bank's ATM card number if I wanted my prize. He tried to convince me by saying once the card number was given and fees paid, the cash prize would be in my account in "less than an hour". During the conversation, I overheard noise from children in the background, as if the man was at home.
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If you don't have any urgent matters in the city, stay out of it — Acting KL police chief Amar Singh
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KUALA LUMPUR: 22-HOUR LOCKDOWN Reports by G. PRAKASH, ANDREW SAGAYAM, JOSEPH KAOS JR, CECILIA VICTOR and AIZAT SHARIF
No fear, taxis still here
91 individuals banned from these areas
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jalan Raja Bot Jalan Haji Taib
AS the city braces for the Bersih 2.0 rally tomorrow, taxi operators say they intend to operate as usual, despite the road closures and roadblocks. However, they will make a final assessment of the situation before starting their trips. Malaysian As s o c i at i o n o f L i mous i ne and Hired Car Drives a n d O p e r at o r s (Petekma) vicepresident Mohd S h a h r i l Ab d u l Aziz (pic) told The Malay Mail: "Our members have decided to operate and will not be choosy about their intended destinations. "However, we will reassess the situation tomorrow to see how serious the situation is. If there is a rally and it gets out of hand, we will radio our mem-
bers to avoid the city centre." Koperasi Pengangkutan Putrajaya dan Cyberjaya Berhad secretary Mohd Salleh Mat Zain said their members would carry on as usual if everything was under control. "However, if there are massive traffic jams, our members will advise the public to take other public transport such as the LRT," he said. KLCC taxi stand concessionaire Awana Sutera Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Sham Ismail Tom said cabbies plying KLCC and nearby Mandarin Oriental Hotel KL would continue to operate. "But if there's chaos in the area, we will only resume operations after everything has settled down."
Different kind of Friday night for outlets ENTERTAINMENT outlets and night spot operators in the city's Golden Triangle are worried about poor business if patrons don't turn up tonight. A spokesman for an entertainment outlet in Jalan Sultan Ismail said the outlet could stand to lose a lot of money as Friday nights are peak profitmaking times. "Our club makes money on Fridays and we can touch tens of thousands of ringgit in profit on a good night. We are worried foreigners and tourists will not turn up. Not only are we going to lose money, they may not come back to our country again because of such rallies." The spokesman said because the outlet opened after 5pm, he
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hoped the gathering would be over by then. A spokesman for a nightspot in Jalan P. Ramlee said although concerned customers might not turn up, he was also worried the "wrong" type of people would instead. "I am afraid certain people will take advantage of the tense situation and cause problems at the outlet." A spokesman for Yassen Nasi Kandar restaurant in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman said the 24-hour restaurant would close at 6am tomorrow. "We will have to close our shop. We don't want to take any chance. Even before the previous 'Reformasi' gathering, we closed our outlets."
Jalan Raja Muda Musa
Jalan Sultan Ismail
Jalan Kuching
Jalan Dang Wangi
SOGO Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Munshi Abdullah
City Hall
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Masjid Jamek Dataran Merdeka
Jalan Gereja Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Tun Perak
Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin Jalan Kinabalu Jalan Cenderasari
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Jalan Raja Abdullah
Jalan Sri Amar
Operators say business as usual unless things get out of hand
Masjid Kampung Baru
Central Market
Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
Jalan Lembah Perdana Masjid Negara
Jalan Istana
POLICE have obtained a restriction order preventing 91 individuals from three main groups — The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih), Malay rights group Perkasa and Himpunan Patriot formed by Umno Youth and the Putra 1Malaysia Club — from entering the city centre tomorrow. Those who disregard the order can be charged under Section 188 of the Penal Code with disobeying a lawful order of the court which carries a maximum six months imprisonment or a fine or both upon conviction. Among prominent figures who are barred from entering the city include Bersih chief Datuk S. Ambiga, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali. The order was obtained by the police under Section 98 of the CPC. SECTION 98 of the Criminals Procedure Code (CPC) states that in cases where in the opinion of a Magistrate, immediate prevention or speedy remedy is desirable that Magistrate may, by a written order stating the material facts of the case and served in the manner provided in Section 90, direct any person to abstain from a certain act or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or under his management if the Magistrate considers the direction is likely to prevent or tends to prevent obstruction, annoyance or injury to any persons lawfully employed, or danger to human life, health or safety, or a riot or any affray.
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Deepika only choice for 'Rana', says director THE movie Rana doesn’t stop making news. Even as the film's mega star Rajinikanth recuperates in Singapore, reports have emerged that Sonakshi Sinha — and not Deepika Padukone — was the first choice for K.S. Ravikumar’s big-budget directorial venture, the Hindustan Times reports. Ravikumar is not amused with such talk. “Where do they come from? We didn’t even think of Sonakshi or chat with her about Rana,” he said. Sources close to Deepika too are surprised with the emergence of such reports. Ravikumar adds that Rajinikanth was keen on Deepika joining him in the film.
DEEPIKA: Star of 'Rana'
Internet Protocol Television the latest choice of today's youths to watch television via smart phones — Information Communication and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang
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KUALA LUMPUR: 22-HOUR LOCKDOWN
Midnight start
EWE: May not go to work
Major security operations to run till 10pm
WHEN the clock strikes midnight tonight, the city centre will be transformed into a "fortress" to steel itself against the expected onslaught of the public rally by Bersih 2.0. From midnight to 10pm tomorrow, the public may have to think twice about entering the city. Although the decision on whether the rally will be held at the Malawati stadium in Shah Alam or Merdeka Stadium has yet to be made, police are taking no chances and are beefing up security measures. Express b u s e s headed for the city will be diverted to terminals outside the city,
while bus routes have been limited towards the city limits. Yesterday, police announced it had obtained a court order to prevent 91 individuals related to the three rallies from entering the city. The 91, which included Bersih 2.0 chairperson Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali, are barred from being at several main locations in the city centre such as areas surrounding Istana Negara, the National Mosque, Dataran Merdeka, Masjid Jamek Jalan Raja Laut, and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, or face arrest. (For full list of restricted areas, see page 4) Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Amar Singh also warned the public to stay away from the city centre “if they did not have any business to attend to”.
Three bus terminals in the city — Puduraya, Putra and Pekeliling — will be closed from midnight to 10pm. Buses headed to Hentian Putra will be diverted to the Integrated Transport Terminal-Bandar Tasik Selatan (ITT-BTS), while those headed to Puduraya (except for the KL-Seremban route) and Pekeliling terminal will be diverted to Hentian Duta — the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) announced yesterday. LRT services into the city will operate as usual. However, a Prasarana spokesman cautioned operations will also depend on instructions from the authorities. Skybus, a shuttle bus service from Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) to KL Sentral and vice versa, will operate normally tomorrow. “The same goes with the One Utama-LCCT route,” said Skybus chief executive officer Chris Thiagarajah.
FINAL BUS STOPS FOR stage buses headed into the city, the final stops for the bus routes are as follows: • Titiwangsa LRT and KL Monorail station – for buses coming from Jalan Semarak, Jalan Setapak/ Genting Klang, Jalan Ipoh, Jalan Kuching and Jalan Duta • Datuk Keramat LRT station – for buses coming from Jalan Ampang • Maluri LRT – for buses coming from Jalan Kg Pandan and Jalan Cheras • KL Sentral Monorail station – for buses coming from Federal Highway via Jalan BangsarJalan Travers-Jalan Tun Sambanthan and Jalan Damansara
INCONVENIENT: Many may still be unaware of the changes
Shock over bus terminal closure PUTRA and Puduraya bus terminal operators are howling in protest over the inconvenience they will face tomorrow. Due to the terminals' closure, buses heading to Puduraya and Putra stations will be diverted to Hentian Duta Bus Terminal in Jalan Duta. At Puduraya, operators say they were only informed of the terminal's closure yesterday afternoon.
A Transnasional bus driver, who only wished to be identified as Johari, told The Malay Mail the management alerted them about 2.30pm. "I understand this is a safety measure. If Puduraya were to operate as usual, bad things could happen." Plusliner ticketing officer Mohd Halim Hassan, 17, said the shift would cause them to lose a lot of business.
"Revenue is one thing but I'm also concerned for my customers as many are still unaware of the shift." However, Konsortium Bus Express Semenanjung ticketing officer Rafee Rahman, 49, remained optimistic. "With the rally mess going on, diverting traffic to Hentian Duta is good. We may not make as much money there but there is still profit to be made."
NURZURA: Will have to skip class
Public wary of movement tomorrow THE public are still unsure of how to go about their business in the city tomorrow. Housewife S. Devi, 50, said she would not be leaving her house in Klang. "I'm not worried for myself but for the safety of others. My children still need to go to work. My son takes the LRT and I fear for him," she told The Malay Mail when met at Klang Bus Stand yesterday. "If the rally happens, it is going to trouble a lot of people." Restaurant waiter Ewe Cheong Fook, 44, said he may not go to work. "I don't want to skip work but I don't want to be involved or risk my life. I usually drive but seeing that I can't do that on Saturday, I may need to take public transport." Student Nurzura Sakinah, 20, said she may have to skip classes as her college is near Petaling Street. "I usually take the bus to college but that will be a problem if there's going to be roadblocks everywhere. I believe taking the LRT won't be much better either, seeing as so many people are going to be in the city."
BUS FACTS THERE are three express route services, 15 city shuttle services, 19 trunk route services and 140 local shuttle routes in total. As of September 2006, 849 buses operate on these routes. In 2008, 650 buses operated along 167 routes covering 980 residential areas, with a ridership of about 400,000 per day.
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will launch the MY Rapid Transit (MRT) today — Land Public Transportation Commission (SPAD) CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal
No deal KUALA LUMPUR: 22-HOUR LOCKDOWN
Police offer Stadium Malawati but Bersih prefers Stadium Merdeka By ANDREW SAGAYAM andrew@mmail.com.my
THE police have offered the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections to hold their Bersih 2.0 rally this Saturday at Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam instead of Stadium Merdeka in KL to ensure a peaceful gathering. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar (pic), who had an impromptu Press conference at Bukit Aman yesterday afternoon, told the media police had met with the Bersih 2.0 steering committee earlier yesterday. "In view of public order and security, we made the proposal to use Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam. The group will still have to apply for a permit through the Shah Alam police chief ACP Zahedi Ayob. As the OCPD, Zahedi will make a
decision on whether the group would be issued a permit or not." However, he said the Bersih 2.0 committee, led by Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, preferred holding the rally in Stadium Merdeka. Ismail said police were against the rally being held in Stadium Merdeka as it would cause traffic congestion. The stadium is also undergoing renovations. When asked if roadblocks and police checks throughout Klang Valley would inconvenienced the public, Ismail said police were not going to restrict movement but regulate it. "We will guide motorists in and out of the city. We will be monitoring the roads and
places of interest on that day. Our job is to maintain peace and order and we will do whatever necessary to make sure of that." Bersih 2.0 committee member Wong Chin Huat, a political scientist, told The Malay Mail there was no reason why the rally could not be held in Stadium Merdeka as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had allowed them to have the rally in a stadium. "We are doing exactly what the Prime Minister has told us to do and we chose Stadium Merdeka as it is the most convenient and everyone knows its location. Also, there is enough public transport to ferry Bersih supporters without them having to use their vehicles and causing more traffic jams."
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Cops check if rifles have Bersih links By AIZAT SHARIF aizat@mmail.com.my
A LARGE yellow plastic bag at the staircase of a threestorey shoplot at Jalan PJS 3/36, Taman Sri Manja, Jalan Klang Lama, caught the eyes of a gymnasium owner at the same building. When he opened it, he saw four homemade weapons resembling hunting rifles. He lodged a police report. Petaling Jaya distric t police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamad said the guns were found at 4.30pm yesterday when the gymnasium owner went to his premises on the third floor of the building. “He first spotted the yellow plastic bag at the staircase as he was going up but only became suspicious when the same plastic bag was still at the staircase as he came down later.” A team from the police's
Forensic Department found the four weapons were modified rifles. "The weapons are malfuctioned and cannot be u s e d any m ore, " s ai d Arjunaidi. “We did not find bullets or notes but we are still investigating if the weapons are linked to the upcoming illegal Bersih rally on Saturday." The weapons have been sent to the Chemist r y D ep ar t ment to be analysed and the case is being i n v e s tigated u n d e r Section 36 of the Firearms Act 1960.
ARJUNAIDI: We did not find bullets but we are still investigating
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Two factors causing bottleneck below LRT station
BANGSAR LRT FACTS • OPENED on Sept 1, 1998, Bangsar LRT station is the Kelana Jaya line stop for Bangsar. The station is the RapidKL bus hub for local shuttle bus route number T634 which serves the Bangsar Park and Pusat Bandar Damansara areas. It is also accessible via other RapidKL buses.
congested: Slow-moving traffic under the Bangsar LRT station a daily occurrence
AFTER observing the constant traffic jam below the Bangsar LRT station heading towards the New Pantai Expressway, IZRAN KASSIM attributes the bottleneck to two factors: First, the pedestrian crossing near the Shell station, which interrupts traffic flow when the traffic light is red, and Second, the haphazard pick-up of passengers by private cars and taxis at the
bus stop. IZRAN feels Kuala Lumpur City Hall should segregate the lanes for stopand-go traffic for the bus stop and maintain smooth flowing traffic on Jalan Bangsar. The road is wide enough to accommodate five lanes, which could easily be divided into two lanes for stop-and-go traffic, and three lanes for smooth flowing traffic, he says.
"Perhaps construction of lane dividers will ensure buses do not stop in the middle of the road for pick-ups, which slows down traffic coming from the newly-constructed flyover," says IZRAN. "The divider should be shoulder-high and long enough to discourage pedestrians crossing over them, thus discouraging buses that stop on the fastmoving lanes for pick-ups.
Tough time for loyal customer
DESPITE being a customer for the last five years, PHILIP KOH is upset DiGi is still giving him a tough time. He says he signed up with the telecommunications company under a special promotion five years ago and renewed his contract for another three years in 2008. That year, however, he had a dispute with DiGi after the company claimed he did not settle his bill for a different mobile number. "I thought the bill had been settled as I didn't receive any further notice or bills all this while," says PHILIP.
When he applied to change to another service provider, he was informed by that company he had been blacklisted by DiGi and needed to get a release letter from them first. He then went to a DiGi centre to pay the outstanding amount and clear his name from the blacklist. But
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DIGI Telecommunications Sdn Bhd spokesman says they regret the inconvenience and confirms that PHILIP has successfully ported out on
"Traffic segregation will create dedicated drop-off and pick-up lanes and also minimise taxis waiting in the area, hence allowing more space for smoother traffic."
● KUALA LUMPUR City Hall corporate communications head Anwar Mohd Zin, says: "Based on our studies and traffic reports, an overhead pedestrian crossing would be
PHILIP says he got another shock when he discovered his existing line had been 'autorenewed' by DiGi without him giving any permission. "I've been paying an average of RM350 to DiGi for my monthly phone bills for more than five years. I certainly do not deserve to be treated like this." June 26. "We thank the customer for bringing this matter to our attention and we have taken this feedback seriously," says the spokesman.
underutilised as the need for it is low." However, City Hall will keep monitoring and reconsider the idea if the need for it increases, he says. Anwar says the traffic congestion below the Bangsar LRT station is not because of the road designs but the irresponsible attitude of taxi drivers and private car owners who park and wait for pas-
sengers in the bus lane. To address this, enforcement will be increased. He also says IZRAN's suggestion for a road divider will be seriously considered. When contacted, IZRAN says the only way City Hall can increase enforcement in the area is to place an officer there at all times. He is happy City Hall is taking his complaint seriously.
Issued summons despite leaving
CHOONG MENG CHEE is in disbelief after he found out about a traffic summons he received. On May 27 at 11am, CHOONG, of Kuala Lumpur, says he was waiting for his wife in his car in Jalan Ampang, near Plaza OSK. There is a yellow line on the road. He says when he noticed a policewoman issuing summonses to motorcycles parked there, he quickly drove off. CHOONG says he re-
cently went online and checked MyEG and was shocked to see he has been slapped with an RM100 summons. "How is this possible? I didn't even get down from my car. The policewoman must have
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police traffic chief ACP Rusli Mohd Noor says according to the rules, it is wrong for motorists to wait on a yellow line. "Even though
taken down my vehicle number as soon as she saw me, which is ridiculous," he says. He claims it is an infringement of rights by forcing motorists to pay for 'invalid' summonses.
CHOONG has sped off, it does not mean he did not wait on the yellow line," he says. "Hence, it is not wrong for the policewoman to issue him a summons."
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Applying for Ivy League study award ALL she wants is to find out the status of her scholarship application from the Public Service Department (PSD). B. NIDHISH says after scoring 10 A1s and an A2 in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia in 2007, she applied for a PSD scholarship to study medicine but failed to secure it. However, the department has advised her that if she gets a place in a premier university overseas, she will be awarded a scholarship under the Ivy League and Equivalent Universities Programme. Upon completing her National Service training, the Batu Caves resident enrolled in a private col-
lege in July 2008 to do her A-Levels and scored well in her exams. In March 2010, NIDHISH managed to secure a conditional offer to study medicine at University College London (UCL). "The offer was on the condition that I achieve 3As for my A-Levels. I handed in my application to PSD for the Ivy League and Equivalent Universities Programme. But PSD said since it was only a conditional offer and that it is only for 2011, they can't review my application and can only do so this year. Although my offer was for 2011, I still had to provide financial guarantee to UCL by Aug 1, 2010," she says.
She says after PSD informed her of the 2011 review, she appealed to UCL for a deadline extension and got a new date — May 31, 2011. She says scoring straight As for her A-Levels has made the UCL offer "unconditional". "All I need now is the financial backing — the scholarship," says NIDHISH. She submitted three more applications to PSD from ● A SPOKESMAN from the Public Service Department's corporate communications unit says the notifications on the Ivy League and
last December and got a reply on March 30 that the Ivy League and Equivalent Universities Programme is under review. NIDHISH inquired the status again in May but was informed the programme is still being reviewed. Worried because of the deadline, she appealed to UCL again and was granted an extension till Aug 1. "I really hope PSD can give me a reply soon, before it's too late." Equivalent Universities Programme will be published on the PSD website at www.jpa.gov. my in the first week of July.
Tilting no more TNB straightens up electric pole in busy Changkat Raja Chulan
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Online Hotline comments www.mmail.com.my Still waiting for concert refund (July 7) BE more careful next time and act immediately! RM600 is not an amount to be scoffed at. Whatever busy schedule you may have, it is still worth adjusting to get that hardearned money back. Nobody can stop you from doing that. — Anonymous Should I surrender MyKad? (July 7) WE have been reminded again and again not to surrender our Identity cards to security guards or others who are not authorised. Never, I repeat, never ever surrender your documents. They must have other ways to control and monitor visitors. They have CCTV, mobile guards, record books, registers, patrol teams, motion scanners and all sorts of systems and it is not our problem should none of those work. So leave the car in front of the guard house. — Nawawi TO anyone reading this article, please forward or post it to your respective residents associations and joint management boards. Many of them seem to be unaware of this law. — Anonymous WHO should be responsible for educating the 'house rules' people pertaining to this Act? It is rather obvious that a vast majority of people are unaware of this Act. Even my building manager is still adamant that the guards should at least hold a visitor's driving licence while, at the same time, acknowledging that only MyKad and passports should not be surrendered. — Anonymous Parking nightmare (July 7) THE YMCA car park used to be open to the public but recently, they decided to close it and open it only for members. This has significantly added to the parking woes at Brickfields. City Hall should talk to the management of YMCA to urge them to re-open the car park to the public until the multi-storey car park is opened. — Anonymous SO we just have to be patient, suffer getting summonses day in and day out as a result of the lack of public transport and parking woes while City Hall laughs all the way to the bank. — Anonymous It’s not a car-stop (July 7) AS LONG as the government refuses to designate the city zone as a restricted zone, like what's done in Singapore, which requires payment upon entry into the city, there will always be traffic congestion. Increasing the number of buses will only add to the already choking city roads. — Good advice
The electric pole on the verge of collapsing
MOTORISTS along Changkat Raja Chulan in the city centre may have been too busy keeping their eyes on the road but a concerned reader spotted a Tenaga Nasional Berhad electric pole on the verge of collapsing. S.A. FERNANDEZ immediately alerted Hotline
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on the leaning electric pole located opposite Menara Aik Hua and MCB Plaza. "The tilting pole looks like it may fall anytime. It's surprising that nobody noticed it, it's on a busy road," says FERNANDEZ, who had stopped there on July 4 to drop off a friend. "The pole is dangerous and should be fixed immediately." FERNANDEZ also says part of the pole is hidden by creepers.
Now, it is back to its normal position
ROAD FACTS • CHANGKAT Raja Chulan was formerly called Hicks Road, named after Sir Michael Hicks Beach, who was the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Office buildings there include Bangunan KWSP ● A TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD spokesman says the pole has been reverted to its upright position.
(Pudu office), Plaza See Hoy Chan, Menara Aik Hua and MCB Plaza. Changkat Raja Chulan is also linked to Changkat Bukit Bintang, the upmarket gastronomy district of Bukit Bintang. "We have acted on it. The repair works were completed on the night of July 6."
A sticky situation (July 5) THE menace of stickers advertising Ah Longs, satellite dish contractors, lorry rentals, male enhancement product sellers, gas delivery services, massage service, work from home scams and some other illegal businesses, being stuck everywhere must be stopped. They have vandalised our lifts, doors, walls, trees, signages and bus stops long enough. Stopping these means stopping rogues, gangsters and conmen from conducting business in our neighbourhood. Once in a while I remove these illegal ads myself. But I fear for my safety while cleaning up their mess. The local council and MCMC should create a portal or MMS facility that allows us to take pictures of the illegal ads and report the vandalism. MCMC could then immediately take these numbers offline. I think we shouldn't just ignore the ads. We should ignore the content of the ads but take action to preserve the cleanliness of our country and keep our neighbourhoods safe. RakanCop, Rela, Rukun Tetangga could all join forces to curb this menace. — Rafiq
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KL Fools rush in (July 7)
Governed by greed
ALBERT EINSTEIN was right when he said three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. It is really baffling that despite so many warnings issued by the police, banks and the government, there are still people gullible enough to fall for tricks like these telephony and SMS competition scams. What actually was running through the minds of these 'victims' when they answered that call, or SMS, from an unknown source? I guess when it comes to money, logic does not exist anymore and is taken over by these three great forces. Many of us may still
The Malay Mail Thursday 7 JULY, 2011
WWF-Malaysia has asked the Malacca government to gazette Pulau Upeh as a turtle sanctuary as the island's beaches are popular nesting sites for the Hawksbill turtle — WWF-Malaysia
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The saddest part remember a few years of all is that it is the ago the Jolie, Swisscash Parker tie MAIL EXCLUSIVE KUALA LUMPUR senior citizens and investment scheme for top-earning p eople with low which took Malaysia actress incomes who are by storm. Almost SARAH JESSICA PARKER tied Angelina Jolie for top How they were cheated honours on Forbes’ often easy targets everybody was in2010 it Gullible victims losing big bucks after ● ONE victim lost RM66,270 to a man she got Highest Paid Actresses List. to know through the Internet. He had called her Jolie and Parker each took to these people. and almost everyand claimed he helped her take part in a lucky being declared competition 'winners' in US$30 million (RM90mil) draw and that she needed to bank in the amount last year, but for very I have a few body gotindifferent the short into four different local accounts. After the victim By THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN thasha@mmail.com.my reasons, reports banked in the money, the conman disappeared. Entertainment Weekly. The f riends w ho fell end of the stick from DESPITE not taking part in teOut of the 15 cases reported to conman would 'disappear' and magazine credited Jolie’s ● The victim paid RM35,840 to retrieve RM4.2 lephony and SMS competitions, the bureau, 10 victims attempted only then would the victim realise success to her viability as an victims to these it. million from a lucky draw he did not even attend. many people are still parting with to claim the winning money out they had lost a hefty sum of monaction star in films like Salt He received an SMS saying he won first prize and their money to claim their so- of sheer greed even though they ey," Chong said. and The Tourist.payOn the other scams and parted Initially, the ended up losing money. called "prize". did not take part in such compe"I urge the public to use comhand, Parker kept things MCA Public Services and titions. However, in the end, they mon sense. If they have never takdecidedly girly, not only with quite a hefty ment was good and ● The victim received a call from someone claimComplaints Bureau chief Datuk parted with a hefty sum. en part in any competitions, they making bank on her leading ing to be from a bank in Hong Kong. She was givChong expressed his conChong said most of the victims should think twice about how amount of cash. t h i s e nrole c inotheuSex r aandgthe e d Michael en a code to claim a HK$380,000 (RM146,922) cern to The Malay Mail as more banked in a sum of money into a they could have won." City sequel but also with a prize. She lost RM77,939 in "administration fees" given account of the conman to Chong said companies, event designing gig high-fashion fall trap to these conmen. Nowadays, havmore people toat sign in a bid to claim her prize. His records showed at least sev- retrieve their prize money. and online sites should not sell house Halston people had lost RM122,668 to Victims were duped into trans- people's personal details to third Our through ing learned my lesup untiland the gov- ensuchFLASHBACK: scams this year. ferring their money to pay for parties, adding Internet users her line of Last year, eight report people lost stamp duties, legal fees, bank taxes should also filter details they exclusive sons from them, ernment signature put a stop RM506,610 after receiving "win- and other payments if it involved shared online to ensure it did not fragrances. ning" messages through phone conmen who were foreigners. fall into the hands of unscrupuyesterday I avoid all sorts to it. calls and SMSes. "After settling all the fees, the lous parties. of attempts from S ome Angelina s ay it i s Jolie KUALA LUMPUR p e ople t r ying to nearly over now but Nowadays, there are all depensing machines. RM5bil to upgrade garbage trucks could spell trouble there are still many similar sorts of scams going around, There is just no end to make me part with my By MARHALIM ABAS mabas@mmail.com.my (read: copycats) and smaller from swiftlet farming Housing and and Local theGoverncreativity of these scam money. THE planned implementation The Malay Mail. waste disposal and public vironment Idaman Sdn Bhd of the Key Performance In"For example, to comply ment Minister artistes. Datuk Chor cleansing management will for Kedah and Perlis —My would friends (the victims) ones that are still running. arowana breeding to water dex (KPI) on three companies with the KPI, the conces- Chee Heung told The Malay take effect on Sept 1, the day be given a year's grace period
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awarded concessions to manage solid waste disposal in the peninsula could turn out to be a fiasco, says an industry source. "Such a move is overly optimistic and without consideration for the huge financial costs," a source, who requested anonymity, told
Sarah PJ SPAD: Public transport’s 2020 goal achievable (July 6) Jessica
sionaires and their sub-contractors need to buy new garbage trucks that do not leak leachate and are equipped for automated garbage bins collection. These trucks cost more than RM500,000 each and to change all trucks in use now would cost more than RM5 billion.
Mail yesterday he was confident of the smooth implementation of the full privatisation programme. When told about the cost of the new trucks, Chor said: "I know but I am confident there will be no problem." He had earlier announced the full privatisation of solid
the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007 will be enforced. However, the three concessionaires — Alam Flora Sdn Bhd, responsible for Putrajaya, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan; SWM Management Sdn Bhd in Johor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan; and En-
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before the KPI is enforced. "In the second year, they will need to abide by the KPI, supply 30 per cent of the areas under their control with 120-litre garbage bins and new trucks, and this goes up to 75 per cent for the third year and 100 per cent by the fourth year," said Chor.
Do away with bureaucracy Hopeful for transport future to achieve target What happened THE Land Public Transport as planned because Malaysia Young mum escapes Parker
are now more wary and prefer the conventional ways of making money ; savings, unit trusts, properties, etc. Surely, it will take longer to enjoy the returns but we believe it is worth it. My advice is simple: if the offer is too good to be true, then it usually is. If you decide to consider the offer, ask someone you trust for a second opinion before you sign up. Also, have common sense. If you have never signed up for any competition, then how on earth can you win anything?
THE MALAY MAIL-DUTCH LADY HAMPER FOR CHARITY
THE best opinion of the week as decided by the editor will win a hamper from Dutch Lady Malaysia TRANSIT proposed Commission (SPAD) is, as far is in dire need of a reliable thathas night for charitable institutions. Readers deathpublic bytransport stray system. bullets the four-stakeholders model, You IN the Tuesday night incident at Block E of theas I can see, moving in the Valencia apartments in Tamanall Sri Muda, Section By AIZAT SHARIF aizat@mmail.com.my which brings together the are encouraged to nominate charidon't expect every Malaysian 25, Shah Alam, the parang-wielding Sabahan hadright direction. attacked his housemate on the second to floor of the major stakeholder groups AN Indonesian housewife legedly ran amok. on my right hand and saw blood As a single government ties to drive to work in 2020. apartments during an argument, as well as three who gave birth to her Rosita Mohamad Rafie, 24, oozing when another bullet hit deserving of this gesture. The who arrived to defuse the situafind wayspolice toofficers improve public child last week from eastern Java, was in con- my right thigh. I screamed for agency mandated tofirst transThe congestion will be tion. Malay Mail will deliver the winning was almost killed by finement and under the care of help." While trying to avoid the attack, a police officer ricocheting bullets her sisters and other relatives in At the time, six other people transport. unbelievable... Federal accidentally knocked down a crime analyst whoform and continually improve on Tuesday night their unit at Block E of thethe Va- were in the apartment hamper. and all tumbled believe in the corridor. Thepublic amok then slashed when a 21-year-old lencia apartments at Taman Seri rushed out of their rooms. We also SHAH ALAM
TRANSIT appreciates the positive enthusiastic view of SPAD chief operating officer Azhar Ahmad that public transport usage goals can be achieved by 2020. Unfortunately, we cannot share his enthusiasm. The fundamental problems of the public transport industry relate back to policy and there has been no clear direction from SPAD about changing and improving our public transport policy. SPAD has yet to figure out a vision for public transport that includes MRT, LRT and buses. What is worse is they have not asked for feedback from public transport users on this either. There is a lot of room for improvement in the public transport industry that would be found through better policy, clearer regulations and stricter enforcement.
public Highway, by25,then, probthe crime analyst, who suffered injuries to a fingerthe country’s land man from Sabah alMuda in Section when herwill "When my relatives opened the right knee. best when right hand and right thigh were door, they found a man lying on transportandThehis works ably longest crime analyst, who had a valid firearms li-transportation, it has indeed grazed become by stray bullets thatthe pen- the floor in a pool of blood and cence, then whipped out his German-made Hecketrated her room door. policemen standing around the it is organised and managed Cops: Bersih link to weapons find (July 6) parking lotandin the country, ler & Koch HK P30 pistol and fired several shots atbeen doing its job since "It was 9.30pm I was taking body," said Rosita, whoPJ has been Sabahan, killing him. some clothes from a wardrobe in living in the apartment for a year at a localtheItlevel. is learnt the crime analyst had followed thebecoming fully operational worthy of the Book the living room when IGuinness heard sev- with her 28-year-old Indonesian policemen to the scene as one of them was eral bangs. At first, I thought the husband Rudy, a construction SPAD three and many in the on Jan 31. his friend. of Records. neighbour's children were play- worker. Police had classified the fatal shooting as ating with firecrackers," she told "Police checked my apartment government seem to think tempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal From what I have read, the SPAD chief operating offiThe Malay Mail yesterday. for spent bullets before taking me Code. "When some bullets went to the hospital for treatment. the only Shah solution towards Alam district police chief ACP Zahedi Ayobcommission has its hands cer Azhar Ahmad was right through the door and hit the "I feel fortunate the bullets did CLOSE CALL: Rosita's said they had taken statements from the crime THIS the rally be held in a stasomething not cause any serious injuries and face-off between the right hand and thigh were improving public analyst, the Sabahan's transport housemate and Indonesianfull byby the delving into the MRT whenwall, heIwasrealised said there bad happening out- are that mynine baby, my sisters and relagrazed bullets — Rosita Mohamad Rafie. government and Bersih 2.0 dium instead. Perkasa and Pic: SAMSUL SAID side. Suddenly, I felt pain tives are all safe." is to put housewife it into the hands of project, intergrated trans- years left to achieve the tarPrasarana, the Government- port terminals, commercial get. By then, the population supporters is like a game Umno Youth then decided of chess being played on a to call off their rallies. Linked Company which vehicles registrations, etc. would have increased and as giant television screen. City folk were in jubilaoperates the RapidKL, KL Another area which I felt part of urbanisation, more The participants, for the tion, to say the least. Why? Monorail and RapidPenang needed close attention is people will move into the past month or so, have Because they could go now services. the rail service, especial- city. Car prices would also Unfortunately, this will ly Keretapi Tanah Melayu have risen and more people been moving their pieces on with their lives and of rooks, bishops or knights enjoy the weekend. just end up creating a bigger Berhad. will have to rely on public on the chess board trying It was shortlived. With bureaucracy, marginalises The MRT infrastructure is, transport. to outdo one another. Merdeka Stadium declinexisting stage bus operators, no doubt, a necessary project Right now, it is learnt We've seen Bersih mak- ing to allow Bersih to hold and does not guarantee the solely because the general that the utilisation rates are public transport goals will population within the Klang low. Only 16 per cent of ing its move, slowly accu- the rally on their premises, mulating support, mainly ever y b o dy seems to b e be achieved. Valley is expected to increase the population uses public from the Opposition. And caught in a quandary. from six million to 10 million transport. then, there were Perkasa Personally, I don't know Moaz Yusuf Ahmad between now and 2020. and Umno Youth, oppos- whether to laugh or cry TRANSIT I hope everything will go Mok ing the street rally and seeing all these happening planning to hold rallies of in front of my eyes. KL UN honours Shahrizat with Family Award (July 5) their own. One thing for sure, now The police also came into everybody is angry ; the the picture with numerous city folk, Bersih supporters, warnings and arrests made Perkasa supporters and also I THINK congratulations Award on Thursday for improve educational access developing strong, resil- against those tr ying to Umno Youth supporters. There are a lot of angry are in order to Women, her contributions towards for all levels of society. ient and healthy families show their support for the p e opl e out t he re. A nd Family and Community women's welfare and famThis is the second of to achieve the Millennium Bersih rally. When things grew hotter angry people can't make D e v e l o p m e nt M i n i s t e r ily development. such awards by the UN. Development Goal 2 Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul It is in recognition of the Sha h r i z at has a lw ay s (achieving universal pri- last week, we witnessed a good judgments. move being made that was I pray the game will end Jalil, who was awarded the women and family policies highlighted the role her mary education). United Nations Economic implemented by the min- m i n i s t r y h a d p l a y e d , She has done us proud. supposed to give a new per- peacefully, for the good of spective to the whole game the country. a n d S o c i a l C o u n c i l istry and Shahrizat's com- t h r o u g h t h e Na t i o n a l Thank you, madam. when Prime Minister Datuk ( E C O S O C ) an d Wor l d mitment in strengthening Popu lat ion and Fami ly Seri Najib Razak suggested Watcher Family Organisation Family regional cooperation to Development B oard, in Bulbir Singh
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Some 300 cases investigated until June after the Sexual Harassment Code in the Workplace was implemented in 1999 — Human Resource Deputy Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan
SUBANG JAYA
Money for the taking Contest offers daily cash prizes plus free online advertising platforms for merchants By Faizal Nor Izham faizal.nor@mmail.com.my
ONLINE coupon distribution website CouponHouz. com kicked off its "Join & Win RM1,000 Everyday" contest yesterday by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with partners and sponsors at the Subang Parade. The contest, which offers up to RM2 million in cash prizes and gifts to members, is part of the Coupon Houz Sdn Bhd new marketing campaign to increase membership to 500,000 before the year-end. Since its official launch a month ago, Coupon Houz has gained 70,000 members. Guest of honour was Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Corporation Malaysia chairman Datuk Dr Mohamed Al-Amin Abdul Majid, who signed the MoU. Other signatories included
UP FOR GRABS: Scha at the launch of the contest yesterday
new partners and sponsors Malaysian Formula Bikes Sdn Bhd, Burger King, BizzyBody The Slimming Expert
KUALA LUMPUR
Playing their hearts out
GOLF DIGEST MALAYSIA has joined hands with IJN (Institut Jantung Negara) Foundation to raise funds for those that need urgent heart care. To help fight the number one killer in the country, the magazine organised the Golf Digest Corporate Challenge in aid of IJN Foundation 2011. This popular team event was held at the prestigious Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The event patron, the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah, granted his royal seal of approval, and it was hosted by the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. The event raised RM544,500 for the IJN Foundation through contributions from generous corporations and individuals such as Yayasan Sultan Azlan Shah, CIMB, Grand Dorsett Hotel Subang, SME Bank, Land & General and Sunsin. The event, which has grown in stature, appeals to organisations who wish to participate and contribute funds as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. “This month marks Golf Digest Malaysia’s fourth anniversary and it is an honour for us to do our part by providing an effective platform to raise
awareness of the IJN Foundation. As Malaysians, doing our bit for a good cause is common practice. The generous support and involvement of everyone offers hope for needy heart patients to receive heart transplants, basic heart care and medical treatment”, said Datuk Ibrahim Mohd Nor, chairman of Blu Inc Media. The event offered the allnew Volvo S60 T5, sponsored by Wearnes Automotive, as the main hole-in-one prize. Syarikat Faiza also sponsored one ton of rice for every Par 3 hole-in-one achieved. Team Solar Alert Sdn Bhd was crowned the winning team. Rosdin Mohd Yusup, a member of the team, emerged as the individual champion. Lina Ismail from the Sunsin team was crowned the Ladies Champion. The event was supported by main sponsors Sime Darby, MST Golf, Cuffz, CIMB Bank and official partners Bernas, Bursa Malaysia, Concept 1010, Ebene, Esplanad Holiday, Garuda Indonesia, Grand Dorsett Hotel Subang, 100 Plus, Ice Mountain, Impiana, Kenko Fish Spa, Mentos, Mazola Oil, PenDrive, Active Guard by Shokubutsu, SME Bank, Sunplay and Senjyu Sushi.
and d’Tandoor. Actress-model Scha AlYahya also signed a one-year contract as the brand ambas-
sador for CouponHouz.com. "I will also be representing CouponHouz.com through my Facebook and
Twitter accounts." Coupon Houz CEO Firdaus Akbar Khan said: "The support of world-class brands is testimony of belief in the business model of CouponHouz.com. We are adopting a similar strategy to link up with more than 150 merchants from our current base of 70 by sealing a partnership with the Malaysian RetailerChains Association (MRCA) and the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA). We hope to offer five deals for each working day." Coupon Houz intends to tap into the MRCA and MFA networks to provide more value to members of these associations. MRCA has more than 200 retail chain stores and operators covering more than 10,000 outlets nationwide, and the MFA has about 600 members.
PETALING JAYA
Mobile service for distant PJ areas RESIDENTS of low-cost houses in far-flung areas of Petaling Jaya, can now conveniently pay their local council bills and file complaints with the "Mr EZ Pay" mobile van, newly introduced by the Petaling Jaya City Council. For a start, the van will be making its rounds in PJU 10/4C, Damansara Damai (in front of the Shell station and McDonalds) from July 4 to 10; Jalan Camar, PB4/05, Kota Damansara (in front of Gugusan Melati) from July 11 to 17; Jalan Cecawi 6/19A, PB6, Kota Damansara (in front of Restoran Jasmina) from July 18 to 24; and Pusat Dagangan NZX Ara Jaya, Jalan PJU 1A/41, Ara Damasara from July 25 to 31. The van, with a cashier each for the licencing and supervision counters, respectively, will operate from noon to 5pm on weekdays, and 9.30am to 5pm on weekends.
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Services offered are payment of assessment bills, compounds, licences, rental, online bills, change of address, ownership transfers and filing of complaints. The council will publicise the locations to be covered before the commencement of each month. City council customer service officer Johari Ahmad Zaini told The Malay Mail the service is aimed at assisting those living far from the
council's headquarters. "We chose Damansara Damai as our first stop because it's one of the furthest, about 35km away from our headquarters," he said. "Those who have problems paying lump sums can also apply to pay in monthly instalments, subject to approval from our headquarters, with payments accepted in cash, credit cards and cheques."
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Depp to return as Capt Sparrow JOHNNY DEPP (pic) is set to star in a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film — after it was revealed he has already earned a staggering £200m (RM962m) from the movies, the Daily Mail reports. With the four previous films taking over £2b at the box office, Depp's deal means he has earned close to £200m for his part of swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow — way ahead of any other actor who has appeared in multiple films.
Man dies after casino fray A MAN has died in hospital after a violent confrontation with bouncers at Crown Casino, in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday night, The Age reports. Police are investigating the incident, in which they say that Anthony Dunning, 40, became unconscious as he was restrained by security about 10.30pm. Paramedics said Dunning went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated before being taken to The Alfred hospital in critical condition. He died yesterday.
Drugs giant GSK to shed 130 jobs
ROLL OUT: Mr EZ Pay van at Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya
IN our article headlined 'Keeping abreast of child care' (July 5), we had erroneously named the company in the story as Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad. It should have read Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd. The error is deeply regretted.
HEALTHCARE giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to cut its workforce by 130 in Ireland as it moves some manufacturing to Spain, the Irish Independent reports. The Unite trade union, which represents more than 500 of the 700 workers at the two plants, said its representatives were told 48 jobs will go as manufacturing of some Panadol products moves to Spain and another 82 will be lost in a cost-cutting drive.
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Lightning struck twice near the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center yesterday but NASA engineers said they saw no damage to the shuttle Atlantis ahead of its historic last mission today -- AFP
Scandal spells end of 'The World' MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch dramatically ordered the closure of the News of the World tabloid yesterday as a spiralling scandal over illegal phone hacking threatened to taint the rest of his business empire.The axing of the 168-year-old tabloid, comes after claims it hacked the phones of a murdered girl, dead soldiers' families, celebrities, politicians and royals. Murdoch's son James, chairman of News International, said: "This Sunday will be the last issue of the News of the World."–AFP
Leave Social Security out of US debt US negotiators should not consider cuts to the Social Security retirement programme and the Medicare as they examine ways to narrow budget deficits, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday: "We are not going to balance the budget on the backs of seniors, women and people with disabilities."— Reuters
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Goodbye Harry! Stars and fans gather for final 'Potter' premiere THE stars of the Harry Potter films worked the red carpet for the last time together yestersday before the world premiere of the saga's final installment in London. Thousands of fanatics screamed as the stars of the epic movie series gathered for the launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, the action-packed finale to one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. The film sees boy wizard Potter take on the evil Lord Voldemort in a climactic showdown, the second of two movies based on the seventh and final Potter book by British author J. K. Rowling. Fans from around the world have slept out in London's Trafalgar Square, some for more than six days, desperate to catch a last glimpse of the film's stars all together. Organisers said 8,000 people had gathered at the event. Despite the excitement, some fans could not hide their sadness at bidding farewell to the Potter magic. T i f f a n y M i l o w, 2 2 , a London-based student from Dallas, Texas, said: "I've been reading the books since elementary school. I'm torn apart that this is the last one, I'm devastated." Rowidah Alnajar, a 20-year-
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Goodluck with Kuku, Jonathan NIGERIA'S President Goodluck Jonathan swore in more than a dozen advisers yesterday including new aides for energy and the media. Kingsley Kuku was retained as special adviser on the restive Niger Delta oil region. Mike Oghiadomhe was retained as Jonathan's chief of staff but he changed his special adviser on energy, a powerful figure in Africa's biggest oil and gas producer, naming Abubakar Sambo. Sambo was the head of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), a government body tasked with planning and implementing energy sector policies. Jonathan was sworn in for his first full term on May 29 and his choice of advisers and ministers is being closely watched by Nigerians and foreign investors keen for a team capable of driving badly needed reforms in Africa's most populous nation. —Reuters
REVERED: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (centre) is held by her son Kim Aris (back) as she is greeted by supporters during a visit to a market in the country's ancient temple city of Bagan yesterday. Suu Kyi has refrained from making political comments during her trip, in an apparent attempt not to antagonise government figures, who have warned they can't guarantee her safety on her travels. — AFPpic
old Saudi woman who lives in London, said she had spent the night in a sleeping bag to be in position. "It's really important for me. It's the end of my childhood. I can't believe it," she said.
Rupert Grint, who plays Potter's sidekick Ron Weasley, said it was an emotional time for the actors too. "These last few months I've been in a bit of denial, I think, accepting the fact that it really is over," he told BBC television. Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger, spent hours signing autographs on the red carpet, and described making the films as "the best part of my life". Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Potter, is taking time off from appearing in a Broadway musical to attend the premiere alongside Watson and Grint. T h e s t a r s w a l k e d f rom Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square – the traditional home of movie premieres in Britain through streets transformed into Diagon Alley, the London hub of the fictional wizarding world, with shops selling cauldrons, pumpkins and wands. They began greeting fans three hours before simultaneous screenings in three Leicester Square cinemas. The film will hit British and US cinemas on July 15 and is the first Potter movie in a 3D version besides the regular 2D release. — AFP SAD FINALE: Radcliffe, Watson and Grint at the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 yesterday. — Getty Images
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Don't dam the Mekong! S E NAT O R S i n t h e U S yesterday urged greate r e nv i r o n m e nt a l s a f e guards for dams on the Mekong River, calling on Wa s h i n g t o n t o u s e i t s influence through global l e n d e r s t o e n c ou r a g e a sustainable approach. A bill introduced in the S enate applauds the delay in Laos of construction of the US$3.8 billion (RM Xayaburi project and called for further delay in Mekong River dams until a s s u r a n c e s o f a d e q u at e planning and regional cooperation. Senator Jim Webb, a member of President Barack Obama's Democratic Party who heads a subcommittee on East Asia said: "I hope a l l count r ies w i l l abide by their commitments to complete a robust assessment of this dam before moving for ward on any construction. Absent such a collaborative approach, the ecological and economic stability of Southeast Asia is at risk," Webb said in a statement. Enviromentalists say dams on the river would trap vital nutrients, increase algae growth and prevent dozens of sp e cies of mig rator y fish, including the giant catf ish, f rom swimming upstream to spawning grounds. — AFP
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New BMW limited By SHAMSUL YUNOS lifestyle@mmail.com.my
ON Monday, BMW Group Malaysia introduced the New BMW 1 Series Coupe and 1 Series Convertible on the heels of the launch of the Audi A1. Like the A1, the 1-series will compete in the premium compact car segment. Geoffrey Briscoe, Managing Director of BMW Group Malaysia, because premium compact cars have a niche following in Malaysia, BMW Group Malaysia has only brought
All Proton cars to include CVT CONTINUOUSLY Variable Transmission or CVT is a great way to improve a car’s fuel economy and soon Proton will introduce this type of transmission on their cars. CVT transmissions allow the engine to remain at the optimum operating speed while the gearing is constantly adjusted to suit speed and driving conditions. “We have been conducting comprehensive development and integration tests of the CVT with our CamPro engines and we are happy to be able to provide this option to future buyers soon,” said Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin Mohamed Tahir, Group Managing Director of Proton Holdings Berhad. “In the near future, CVT
will be mated to our CamPro engines as an option to our range of cars along with the conventional four-speed automatic gear transmission that is currently being used,” Syed Zainal said. “This feature will not only provide more than just a smoother drive but it will also contribute towards fuel efficiency and sav-
ings to the user,” he added. Tests conducted by Proton showed that the CVT transmission can reduce fuel consumption by up to 4 per cent in urban driving and almost up to 10 per cent for highway driving. Due to their simpler nature, CVT transmission can be 20 per cent lighter than conventional gearboxes and newer designs have eliminated most of the load limitations faced by early models. “In view of fuel price pressure on consumers, we know that the introduction of CVT will contribute significantly to im-
Japan gets sleeker-looking Demio THE Mazda 2, which is also known as the Demio in Japan, was given a facelift and went on sale earlier this week with a sales target of 6,000 units per month. Fitted with the new 1.3-litre Skyactiv engine, the fresh Demio can now travel up to 30km on a single litre of fuel, making it one of the class leaders. Mazda also increased body rigidity by using localised reinforcements and retuned the suspension to give it better handling, improved high-speed stability and heighten ride comfort. The Demio also enjoys lower wind noise thanks to soundinsulating glass, and more controlled airflow across the top and bottom surfaces of the body. Externally, the car gets the revised Mazda family face while inside the cabin gets new seat materials chosen to improve
quality perception. Mazda says the Skyactiv engine also helps to reduce noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels. The new drivetrain comes with a new technology called intelligent-Drive Master (i-DM) that supports economic and enjoyable driving. Its extensive list of standard features also include i-stop, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Traction Control System (TCS) and exclusive 14-inch alloy wheels. The impressive fuel economy of the Skyactiv engine family relies on the very high compression ratio of 14:1 and the use of recirculated exhaust gas to suppress knocking. The new Demio also comes with enhanced safety equip-
ment which include passive safety features such as Mazda’s Advanced Impact-energy Distribution and Absorption System, that provides high-level protection in the event of a collision. The centre rear seat now gets three-point seatbelt and head rest.
proving their lives as it not only provides them with a smoother drive but also helps reduce fuel consumption. “Lower fuel consumption also impacts the environment significantly by reducing CO2 emissions,” he said, adding that the efficiency of the CVT technology integrated into Proton engines has resulted in a 5 per cent emissions improvement.
in the cars in limited numbers to ensure its exclusivity. “We only delivered over 30 units of the previous edition of the BMW 135i Coupe and BMW 120i Convertible here in Malaysia and our strategy for these cars would remain the same to ensure its distinctiveness in the premium segment,” said Briscoe. At a glance, the new BMW 135i Coupe and BMW 120i Convertible sport strong defining lines with larger air inlets, muscular definition, new headlights and taillights as well as the
aerodynamic innovation at the redesigned air dam. Additionally, two new exterior colours of Vermilion Red and Marrakesh Brown are also added to the colour range of the new compact BMW cars. The new BMW 1 Series Coupé is without peer in the premium compact segment with its unique, powerful design that radiates sporting ability.
Tan Chong to assemble Subaru compact SUV KUDOS to Edaran Tan Chong for getting a major brand to make Malaysia one of their production centres, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the parent company of Subaru. There is no word which model they mean exactly, so we are hazarding a guess that it would be the Impreza XV or the Forester. Our money is on the XV as the Forester moved out of the compact category with the current model. It's a relatively small number — 5,000 units a year — but the good thing is that the majority will likely be exported as Subaru sales in Malaysia is a fraction of that and most of them are of the Impreza. It's a small step forward against our regional competitors like Thailand and Indonesia, but still a nice move. According to a Subaru Press release, production will begin in October 2012 at Tan Chong’s assembly facility in Serendah, near Rawang.
The compact SUVs will be locally-produced and marketed in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia through the Subaru sales and distribution network of Tan Chong Group. FHI has established a strong partnership with Edaran Tan Chong since 1987, when it was appointed the Subaru distributor in Singapore. The Tan Chong Group has been expanding the sales and distribution network of Subaru vehicles across ASEAN countries that now include Cambodia, Southern China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Since its foundation in 1974, Tan Chong Motor Assemblers has engaged in the local assembly of Japanese and European automobiles.
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d 1 series collection This sporting potential is combined with four full-sized seats and 370 litres of luggage capacity in the boot which is handy for everyday use. The BMW 1 Series Convertible, meanwhile, embodies the ideal proportions of an open top four-seater car with a capacity of 260 litres with the top down and 305 litres with the top up.
The top opens and closes in a mere 22 seconds. Engine-wise, the BMW 135i Coupé features a powerful and efficient three-litre inline sixcylinder engine that produces an impressive maximum output of 225kW/ 306hp, allowing the car to achieve 0-100km/h in 5.2 seconds, while only consuming 9.2 litres per 100km of fuel and emitting only 214g of CO2.
The BMW 120i Convertible, on the other hand, features a twolitre inline four-cylinder engine that produces a maximum output of 115kW/156hp, enabling the car to reach a 0-100km mark in just 10 seconds. In terms of consumption, the premium compact convertible only consumes 8.3 litres per 100km of fuel and emits 193g of CO2.
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The retail prices (on the road, without insurance, with BMW Service Inclusive + Repair) for the new BMW 135i Coupé and BMW 120i Convertible are as follows: t BMW 135i Coupé — RM423, 800 t BMW 120i Convertible — RM319, 800
Continental wins 'Auto Express' award CONTINENTAL has been named the best of the best in the 2011 Auto Express Product Awards. The magazine has revealed the top motoring products that can really add value to your car and has rated the ContiSportContact 3 as the best summer tyre to do just that. Auto Express said: “Unlike their rivals who design products to excel in certain areas, Continental has an all round approach to performance which helps it take
its second win here. Top five or better finishes in all disciplines saw the ContiSportContact 3 edge the rest.” The ContiSportContact 3 is available in a wide range of sizes from 16” to 22” to suit vehicles from an executive saloon to a sporty hatchback. Continental has strong relationships with vehicle manufacturers and its tyres can be found on all popular brands in the market, including Audi, BMW and Ford.
Steering axle tyre for superior city driving
Family drivers in for a treat THE Ford S-Max is a popular compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle that has been popular in Europe and its launch has been anticipated much. Sime Darby Auto Connexion recently gave the Press an exclusive preview of the S-Max and facelifted Mondeo with the carmaker’s new 2.0-litre EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engines. In the Mondeo, the two-litre turbo engine would replace the 2.3 litre engine that was offered with the model in Malaysia. Engine and drivetrain specifications for
both models are identical with the motor cranking out 203PS at 6,000 rpm and 300Nm between 1,750 and 4,500rpm. The EcoBoost engine features high-pressure direct injection, low-inertia turbocharging and twin independent variable camshaft timing. The engine is matched with a six-speed Powershift dual-clutch transmission. Key new features include push-button ignition, Bluetooth with voice command, rear air-condition vents, auto dimming rearview mirror, and Alcantara mix/ Ebony leather interior. It
also comes with the Ford Convers+Human Machine interface, which is basically an interactive touch screen panel that allows drivers to customsie their cars and check on its health status. Safety-wise, there’s ESP, TC, ABS with EBD, EBA and hill launch assist, along with seven airbags in the inventory. For entertainment, there’s a MP3 CD player audio system with eight speakers as well as an aux port. Five colours will be available for the car, being Parkside, Ice White, Midnight Sky, Moondust Silver and Panther Black. Pricing for the Ford
Mondeo 2.0L with EcoBoost is estimated to be between RM180,000 and RM185,000 (on the road with insurance). Key feature of the S-Max is a Fold Flat Seating system that gives the vehicle the level of versatility that is expected among MPVs. With all seats used, the SMax has room for 285 cubic litres of luggage but if only five seats are in use, the load carrying capacity increases to 1,171 cubic litres. Meanwhile, the S-MAX 2.0L with EcoBoost is estimated to be between RM185,000 and RM188,000, on the road with insurance.
CONTINENTAL Sime Tyre is presenting the HSU 1 steering axle tyre specificallydesigned for city driving for heavy vehicles. With excellent handling characteristics, it makes for enhanced braking and steering safety, giving drivers peace of mind in heavy downpours and passengers a smooth ride. Driving in cities is totally different from long distance driving as vehicles constantly change speed, so direction and braking is more sudden and forceful. These conditions call for the special design of the HSU 1’s tread. This special tread pattern provides a wider margin of steering and braking safety than a regional tyre tread would. This comfortable and quiet rolling is achieved by using high tech design, coupled with special compounds. Inner city driving means a
strong emphasis on handling. Continental’s HSU 1 does this effortlessly, thanks to the tyre contour with an optimum layout, special tread composition with high tread depth and additionally reinforced sidewalls. Thanks to the wear- resistant rubber compounds in the reinforced sidewalls, the HSU 1 is also resistant to kerbing. The HSU 1 is available in size 11R22.5 and 275/70R22.5. The Continental Truck Tyres roadshow is in its final leg this weekend in Klang. For those who are interested to attend the roadshow, go to www.continentaltruck-tyres.com/my for more information.
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Extra speed, less fuel
EASY ON THE GAS: If you really apply yourself and keep a light foot, the Forte will return less than 10 litres per 100km quite easily
Kia Forte 2.0 six-speed gets fuel economy boost Test Drive By SHAMSUL YUNOS lifestyle@mmail.com.my THE Kia Forte has been turning heads and emptying pockets since it was launched at the end of 2009, and now with a six-speed transmission, it has become an even stronger money magnet. The addition of the six-speed automatic transmission and paddle shifter has not only made the Forte even more attractive to keen drivers but also a more logical purchase for those looking to maximise fuel economy. With the four-
ENGINE ▪ Type: 2.0 DOHC MPI CVVT THETA II ▪ Displacement: 1998cc ▪ Horsepower: 156ps @ 6200rpm ▪ Torque: 194.2Nm @ 4300rpm ▪ Transmission: 6 - Speed Automatic ▪ Fuel Tank Capacity (Liter): 52 litre SUSPENSION ▪ Front: MacPherson Strut ▪ Rear: Coupled Torsion Beam Axle (CTBA)
ContiMax Contact MC5 Recommended Fitment 205/55 R16 91V
speed variant, the Forte stayed firmly in the middle of the pack with their fuel economy, returning on average between 10 and 11 litres per 100km under normal driving conditions but the new model will see your average fuel consumption easily reduced by half a litre for every 100km. If you really apply yourself and keep a light foot, the Forte will return less than 10 litres per 100km quite easily. On our weekend session, which included some heavy acceleration and keen cornering and slow cruise through the city, the Forte returned 11 litres per 100km, but when the trip computer was reset for the lightfooted driving session, it burned 9.6 litres per 100km. Apart from the sixspeed transmission, the reverse camera with display embedded into the rear-view mirror was also a much appreciated addition to the car. Other cars offer rearview cameras but they display the image in the centre console, not a natural place to look at when reversing. Most people look at the rear-view camera when going backwards so the position of the Forte’s display screen is perfect.
We continue to be impressed by the quality of materials and assembly. The Forte 2.0 six-speed is one of the few models under RM100,000 that come fitted with a traction and vehicle stability control (VSC).
When we tested the system with a 65 km/h mid corner lift-off and Scandinavian flick, the system allowed for limited rear-end slide. In fact, it felt as if the system would let you hold a controlled drift into a high-speed corner. When we turned off the VSC, it stayed off, unlike in some cars where the system can never be fully deactivated. Some drivers will like this feature while others may prefer the system to automatically kick in when the brakes start locking or the car starts to slide uncontrollably. Keen drivers will appreciate the clean and crisp handling which makes the Forte a joy to drive on twisty roads. The keen handling characteristics is a major leap forward for the Korean carmaker. Kia tuned the chassis to have a bit of understeer , which is a sensible approach for a family car that would have a wide spectrum of drivers, the majority of whom may not be sporty and keen motorists. While the steering is accurate, it could use a bit more feedback. When you push the car near the limit, the warning signs come late and this saps a bit of the driver's confidence. The Forte will continue to command strong sale figures and this will help the brand grow significantly this year. If you are in the market for a family car, this is definitely one that is worth considering since the company has made multiple pledges to improve their after-sales support.
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By SHAMSUL YUNOS lifestyle@mmail.com.my THE Race of Portugal which marked the end of the first half of the 2011 WTCC season gave Chevrolet another double win, courtesy of British drivers, Alain Menu in the first race and Robert Huff in the second race. In Race 1, Alain Menu made perfect use of the pole position and pulled away to take a flagto-flag win while Yvan Muller and Rob Huff put on a show with their fight for second. Race 2 was definitely more lively, with Muller and Huff battling for victory. Contact could not be avoided when the Briton overtook the Frenchman at mid distance of the race, but the stewards saw no reason to launch any investigation on what could be seen as a normal racing incident. Menu finished sixth in the second race. “A good weekend for Chevrolet and for myself and a result that is the best reward for my crew, which did an exceptional job,” said Huff. “I enjoyed fighting with Yvan
Cruze scores another double in Porto
in Race 1, it was hard because I was so close to him that I could hardly see anything else than the back of his car, which led me to make a couple of mistakes. “Eventually, I preferred not
is racing and these things can happen.” Muller was understandably less elated. “I am not entirely happy with my weekend. Although two seconds is not necessarily a bad result, I leave
PORTO RACE 1 RESULT 1. A Menu Chevrolet Cruze 11 laps in 22m22s763 2. Y Muller Chevrolet Cruze + 1s262
3. R Huff Chevrolet Cruze + 1s519 4. T Monteiro SEAT SR León 1.6T + 5s710 5. G Tarquini SEAT SR León 1.6T + 10s457 PORTO RACE 2 RESULT
WELL DONE: The drivers basking in glory at the podium
to take any risk and stay with third, which means good points for the championship. In Race 2, the car was really awesome and I could take the lead and win the race. “It’s a shame, of course, that there was contact with Yvan when fighting for the lead, but I don’t think there was anything wrong by either me or him. This
with the impression of having lost an opportunity. “In Race 1, there was nothing I could do to keep the pace of Alain, I did not have the speed, so I focused on defending second from Rob, which was tough, but I succeeded. “In Race 2, there was this contact with Rob, the only thing I can say is that I was holding my line going through the chicane and Rob gained the position cutting the chicane.”
1. R Huff Chevrolet Cruze 11 laps in 3m24s533 2. Y Muller Chevrolet Cruze + 1s797 3. T Monteiro SEAT SR León 1.6T + 8s728 4. N Michelisz BMW 320TC + 9s752 TIGHT RACE: Menu, Muller and Huff leading Race 1
5. T Coronel BMW 320 TC +10s059
6. A Menu Chevrolet Cruze +11s114 DRIVERS POINTS STANDINGS AFTER RACE 12 OF 24: 1. R Huff (Chevrolet), 227 points; 2. Y Muller (Chevrolet), 198; 3. A Menu (Chevrolet), 167; 4. T Monteiro (SEAT), 101; 5. T Coronel (BMW),100; ... 10. D O’Young (Chevrolet),39; 12. C Bueno (Chevrolet), 25; etc. MANUFACTURERS POINTS STANDINGS AFTER RACE 12 OF 24: 1. Chevrolet, 491 points; 2. BMW, 279; 3. SEAT SR, 276; 4. Volvo, 76. NEXT RACE: Round 7, Race of the United Kingdom, Donington, July 16 and 17
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Naza World-Taylor’s solar vehicle unveiled
By Shamsul Yunos lifestyle@mmail.com.my
Naza World and Taylor’s University is working together to take part in the Shell Eco Marathon Asia competition and earlier this week, they unveiled
the racing machine. The fuel sipper was designed and built by a five-memberteam of first-year chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering students from the university’s School of Engineering.
“NAZA is proud to support and encourage the aspirations of Malaysia’s youth. Our contribution in this endeavour is well worthwhile as it is in line with our hopes that one day our roads will have
energy efficient vehicles that enable better conservation of our environment,” said Joint Group Executive Chairman of Naza Group of Companies
Datuk Wira SM Faisal Nasimuddin. Taylor’s Eco Team leader, Low Kean Peng, said they were the only team in the competition which consisted of first-year students. “We are driven by a single dream which is to build cars that are incredibly efficient and have the potential to impact our world positively,” he said.
INNOVATIVE BUNCH: (Standing from left) First-year students Nur Fatinah Abd Aziz, Chia Wai Kit Louis, Wong, Low and Firnaaz Ahamed (in the vehicle)
STRONG SUPPORT: Taylor’s University Vice Chancellor and President Professor Datuk Dr Hassan Said (standing third from right) receiving a mock cheque of RM65,000 from SM Faisal to fund the students' creative efforts
Adi Haslam Motorsports gets K4GP-winning Picanto Naza Kia Malaysia Sdn Bhd had recently donated the Picanto which won the GP-4 category at this year’s K4GP Sepang 24-Hours Endurance Race, to the team that drove it, Adi Haslam Motorsports. Naza Kia Malaysia’s Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar said:
"The Picanto was donated to the team which will in turn use it to enter more motorsport events in the country." Adi Haslam Motorsports is led by Adi Haslam Abdullah and former TV3 host, Ras Adiba Radzi. In February, Adi Haslam Motorsports entered the
PROUD LEADER: Adi Haslam's team intends to enter two races next year
K4GP Sepang 24-Hours Endurance Race 2011 with the Picanto and won first place in the GP-4 category. The Picanto, which was sponsored by Naza Kia Malaysia Sdn Bhd, completed 378 laps to win the GP-4 class, which is for cars with automatic transmissions, at the endurance race. In addition to winning its class, the Picanto also made history for being part of the first Malaysian team with disabled drivers to participate in the K4GP Sepang 24Hours Endurance Race and as the first ever Korean car to enter the race. Adi Haslam said the team intends to enter the Picanto into the K4GP Malaysia 4-Hours Challenge in Sepang in December as well as two other races next year. The Picanto will compete in the GP-4 category. These races will serve as a prelude to the K4GP Sepang 24-Hours Endurance Race in 2013. He said the team is looking to field a team comprising of only disabled drivers for the K4GP Malaysia 4-Hours Challenge in December. The Picanto driven by the team, features hand-operated throttle and brakes for the drivers.
Shell Eco Marathon Asia competition is being held for the second time in Malaysia, from Wednesday to Sunday at Sepang International Circuit. Naza World-Taylor’s Eco Team is one of 121 teams from different universities taking place in this challenge which has two categories — Urban1 and Prototype. The winning vehicle is the one that achieves the farthest distance using the least amount of energy. “Our team opted to go for the prototype category as we wanted to test new design concepts,” said Wong Zhou Hong, the team’s chief designer. “We are confident that our car is going to perform well as we ensured that our computerbased design was verified using experimental techniques and tests.” Built out of mild steel and fibreglass, the solar car design was inspired by the dolphin’s shape. The car uses a rear wheel drive and steering system.
Hyundai Sime Darby is Distributor of the Year
PRESTIGIOUS EVENT: Distributors from all over the globe at the 2011 Global Distributors Convention
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) was recently awarded 'Distributor of the Year 2010' by Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) at the 2011 Global Distributors Convention in Banff, Canada. A spokesperson of Hyundai Motor Company said: "The award is well-deserved as HSDM has demonstrated its ability to increase Hyundai’s market share in Malaysia within a short period of time through its innovative services and creative marketing activities." The award was presented to HSDM by Vice Chairman of HMC, Eui-Sun Chung. Datuk Lawrence Lee, Sime
Darby’s Executive Vice-President, Motors Division; and Dennis Ho, Managing Director of Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors Sdn Bhd, received it on behalf of the company. “I am proud of the team at HSDM and the milestones that the company has achieved through its efforts to change the brand value and positioning of the Hyundai brand,” said Lee. He also noted that the consolidation of Hyundai operations in Malaysia and the 2010 launch of the YF Sonata and LM Tucson, were milestone events that contributed to the dramatic sales growth achieved by HSDM.
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) recently reported that Hyundai vehicle sales had increased by more than 38 per cent from 2009 to 2010. For the period from January to May 2011, more than 5,400 Hyundai vehicles were sold, which equates to a 36.7 per cent growth yearon-year. In conjunction with the recent award, HSDM is rewarding all its customers by giving out service discount vouchers with a minimum spend when they visit any of Hyundai’s authorised service centres between Aug 1 and Oct 31.
What’sUp KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia International Jewellery Fair
It's all about the bling bling at the fair till Sunday at KL Convention Centre from 11am to 7pm. Visit http://www.elite.com.my for more details or call 0358911157 for enquiries.
KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Mega Sale The 1Malaysia Mega Sale is on until Aug 31 in participating stores and malls all over Malaysia. Get your bargain shopping now! For more information, contact 03-26158188 or visit http://www.tourism.gov.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Charity Carnival
There will be a Real Community Charity Carnival at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil car park A on July 17 from 10am to 4pm, to garner donations and more for the underprivileged and orphan homes. If you like to help out, email Molly Brown at targ3t@gmail. com.
SELANGOR: Help the animals at PAWS
The PAWS Animal Welfare Society would appreciate your household throwaways for the centre.
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So if you have some cash to spare, donations to be used for food, medicines, shelter repairs and more, bring them over to PAWS today! Other items needed include newspapers, canned or dry pet food, pet toys, pet milk powder, flea powder or shampoo, large plastic rubbish bags, old clothes, detergent, soap and brushes, cat litter and if you have time, do volunteer to help out to make a difference to these animals' lives. Visit PAWS at Pilmoor Estate, Subang Airport Road, Subang, Selangor on Monday to Sunday (closed on Wednesdays) from 9am to 4pm. For more info, contact 03-78461087 or visit www.paws.org.my/
KUALA LUMPUR: Arsenal FC Malaysia Tour 2011
Attention footballers! Arsenal Football Club will be heading down to Malaysia for a friendly match with our national football team at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 13 at 8.45pm. Tickets are priced at RM58, RM68, RM108 and RM388 at selected Nike stores and Ticketpro outlets. Go to http://www.ticketpro.com.my or contact 03-78807999 for details.
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Uplifting the less-fortunate
By JEREMY TAN lifestyle@mmail.com.my IT'S nice to lend a helping hand to those in need. For The Choir of The Philharmonic Society of Selangor (The Phil), they plan to lend a helping voice instead, using the therapeutic sounds of music to administer aid. Producing a series of backto-back charity concerts from July 21 to 24, The Phil hopes to influence the betterment of several local charities. The series of concerts, entitled Heart & Soul 2011, will take place in the performer’s podium of the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac). A choir of around 120 people will entertain audiences with a myriad of timeless hits throughout the almost two-hour session. It is an ample amount of time to showcase their harmony of voices in medleys from the likes of Michael
PERFECT SERENADE: A choir of around 120 people will entertain audiences with timeless hits
Jackson, Bee Gees, and the Beatles. From Man in the Mirror to other classic gems like Let It Be, this musical blast from the past will thrill all but the most pop-culture conditioned individuals. In addition, the line-up also has the harmonious One Voice from Barry Manilow and the ethereal sounds of Enya’s May It Be. The audience can also look forward to He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother; Lean On Me; You Are So Beautiful / Wind Beneath My Wings medley and Uniquely You, a song written by the late Ken Low, an alumnae from The Phil. Backing-up the concert will be a five-piece band, led by Nish Tham who has worked with the choir on previous
Unusual dietary habits GWYNETH PALTROW (pic) would rather "smoke crack" than eat unhealthy food. The 38-year-old actress is well known for her unusual dietary habits, previously being on the extremely strict macrobiotic eating plan, and speaking at
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the Roundhouse Studios for the iTunes Festival recently, she revealed she was not a fan of tinned snacks. She said: "I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can." The Iron Man star — who recently unveiled her first cook book My Father's Daughter… — also revealed she wouldn't take her kids to McDonalds, but may find it difficult if they knew about the toys that come with some meals. Paltrow — who has two children — added: "I take them to Pizza Express because I think that's much healthier. Don't tell them about the toys!" Despite not being a fan of calorific treats from a can, Paltrow has previously revealed she loves "well-made" cheese, and prefers it to chocolate. She said: "OK, it may not be the healthiest of indulgences, but cheese, really beautiful, well-made cheese, has to be one of the best things on the planet. Give me a slice of Camembert over chocolate cake any day." — Bang Showbiz
concerts. In other words, the small stage will see an excess of people contributing to beautiful sound waves. “This is our first concert for the year and needless to say we are thrilled about it,” said Cheryl Teh, Choir Director and Chairperson of The Phil, while adding that “members, who are all volunteers, have been working hard for a few months now to give audience the kind of show that The Phil is known for.” The charities affected are All Women's Action Society (AWAM), the SIC–PIHD Children Learning Centre (For the Poor) and Hospis Malaysia, among others. Each day, the concert held will solely benefit one of the
respective organisations. Being an invitation-only event, those interested will have to contact the relevant people depending on which show they are attending. For shows at 8.30pm on July 22 and 23 as well as the 3pm one on July 24 — call Kok Wing at 012-2139333. For the show on July 21 at 8.30pm benefiting AWAM, give Bernie a ring at 03-78774221. For the show on July 23, at 3pm benefiting the SIC–PIHD Children Learning Centre (For the Poor), call Peter at 0198554888. Last but not least, for the show on July 24 at 8.30pm benefiting Hospis Malaysia, call 03-91333936 and ask for Carol or Li Ping.
Sheen to star in new show THE 45-year-old actor (pic) — who was axed from hit show Two and a Half Men earlier this year due to his erratic behaviour and turbulent personal life — is in talks to appear in a new show based on the 2003 movie Anger Management. Producer Joe Roth wants Sheen to portray an athleteturned-counsellor — originally
played by Jack Nicholson in the movie — who enrages his patients more than calming them down and has his own problems with rage, the Hollywood Reporter states. Though the planned programme has not yet received a finance or distribution deal, the hope is for a pilot episode to be ready for autumn 2012. — Bang Showbiz
Muse want to sing in space THE Knights of Cydonia hitmakers are keen to travel on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic commercial intergalactic flight when the scheme takes off, and would use the experience to add a new dimension to their career. Muse frontman Matt Bellamy said: “We're trying to bag a free trip on it (Virgin Galactic). I'm going to try to convince Branson to let us make a music video or record a song up there.“
Matt has previously spoken of his fascination with the moon, saying: "The crowd in Moscow were probably the most intense we've ever had. They were going mental and they bought me a big telescope. "I set it up when I got home and looked at the moon. Have you ever looked at the moon through a telescope? It's all mountains and stuff, it's unbelievable." — Bang Showbiz
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ALL NEW CARS/ MPV available for rental. We are also looking for vehicles under 5 years for long term lease (pajak) Call: 012-241 7736
J/N Ampang Holiday Villa near LRT Ampang Park 1080sq ft Freehold Renovated F/F/Facilities & 1Car Park RM580K Call-012 2883978
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A PRIVATE MASSAGE Done by full or part time young models. Sure quality. Out call only : 019-255 6622
GOLDEN MERMAID. Out call Relaxation massage by Male & Female masseurs. Call: 012-907 5995 / 03-2021 7637
A FULL GLAMOUR Massage (001711965-V) by female. 234,Tmn Maluri, 55100 KL. Call: Stella 017-2555 844
INDIAN AROMA TRADITIONAL Massage by local Indian girl. Relaxing for male & Female. 1pm -11pm. Appointment DIVYA 016-309 5232
SHAH ALAM, Tmn Sri Muda,Sec 25. Double sty house for sales, RM160K Nego. Fully renovated. Interested call: Shanthi 017-352 1239
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Houses wanted
GOOD PRICES OFFERED for land / houses and Apt in Shah Alam, PJ & KL. Quick sale. Owners TEL / SMS 019-228 6666
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Apartments for sale K.LUMPUR Jalan Alor. Wisma City Tower Apparment, 15 floor. 4r2b. Price Nego. Interested call: Jack Lee 016-380 8951
SYMPHONY HEIGHT Batu Caves Unit Terhad Utk Bumi Shj tanpa bayaran muka tanpa SPA fees Tel: 03-6187 7888 / 012-953 6189 Azman
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SUBANG Bungalow 10000sf. Interested Mustaffa:
JAYA SS19 Lot for SALE, Prime location. please contact 019-389 0325.
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AUSTIS MORRIS (LONDON TAXI) 1981/2007. 2.5 Liter diesel, very economical 6 seaters, Road tax RM930.00 per yr.Collectors item RM 55K ONO Call: MR.LIM 0123319225 ( LOC. BANGSAR)
NEW MYVI 1.3 (A&M) Book now for fast delivery. Int 3.25% 9 yrs. Free gifts. Call: Salim 012-203 8434
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TOYOTA NEW, All models. Vios, Altis, Camry, Prius, Avanza, Inova, Rush, Hilux, Fortuner, & Hiace Van. Full & Islamic loan, Int rate at 2. ++%, Special discount + free acc @ service @ tinted vou etc. Fax 03-6201 7113 @ email: shaharudin.toyota@gmail.com
CHEAPEST RATE Car rental in KL. Many types of Cars & MPV. (Pajak- accepted) Call for booking: 012-987 7756
EURO RENT (KKKP4225) New fleet of Proton cars, MPV & vans. Long/ short term rentals. Corporate/ expats. Credit card accepted. Call Fabian: 037877 1834/5, 012-238 1769. www.euro-rentacar.com.my
Car for sale
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‘0’ DEPOSIT ALL PROTON Models, no license can buy, 100% loan for gov. & private staff, int from 3.0%, loan fast approval, high trade in. Meet at your place. Free smart tag, touch n go, full fuel, steering lock, tinted. Open everyday.Mr Lim 012-214 0207
d’HAVEN CONDO - Klang, 4r 4b, security, swimming pool and many other facilities. 1719 sq ft floor space. contact 03-3381 2332
M40 0 DOWNPAYMENT. ALL CAR MODELS 2011. Full loan arrangement, graduated scheme. No-license accepted. All INSPIRA rate from 2.33%, SAGA BLM RM378 (Best). FREE gifts given. Call 019-321 3100
LIFESTYLE STUDIO & duplex office. Easy ownership scheme with Special Promotion. Size from 479sf - 2100sf. Call for more information CK Tan 012345 1236 / Sean Teo 016-778 3386 / Coral Chong 012-933 8788 / Office - 03-8945 8878
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KL SG Wang Plaza (2nd floor). 2 Shop lots to let. Free Basic Renovation Interested please call: Grace 017-350 1044
GOOD NEWS !!! Great promotion. Immediate stock , Fast approval. High trade in. Low d/ payment. Free body kit & sport rim for Forte. All new Sorento ready stock. Sportage, Citra RS, Rondo, Picanto, Pregio. Call: 03-4256 5556 Ampang
HYUNDAI PROMOTION !!! Sonata, Tucson, Santa Fe, Starex, Avante, i30, Accent, Getz, i10. Special discount. Super high trade in (any car). Low d/p & interest. Easy loan approval. Mystery gift. Beautiful plate no. Fast delivery. Excellent customer service. HQ 012-381 0737
NISSAN all models, MERDEKA RAYA PROMO, Brokers welcome, the cheapers deal, Livina, Teanna, Sylphy, Immediate stock, Nationwide delivery, Fast loan approval, Free aerokit. RM28 per day monthly installment, Call: Rizal 0179913286, Hafiz 0192955679, Hairul 0126653746
AAAAA QUEENS SPA Male and female masseurs, out call service available. Private & Cosy. Call: 03-9057 1336/ 016-646 9891 www.klqueensland.com
(NEW) HICOM, High discount, high trade in, cheapest in town. Call: 016248 8363 / 012-676 3609.
NISSAN ALL NEW Models Promotion. Full loan. Debit cash RM3k - 10K. 100% ready stock with impuls earo kit. Leader seats, tinted. Guarantee 1 week delivery. High trade in. 24 hrs approval. Door to door service. Call: Junson 016-6666 132
(NEW) INOKOM & HINO Special promotion, free body. Call:0123211 453/ 012-3225334
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ALL NEW MODELS. Attractive promotion. Lancer. Fast delevery, max loan. Good service. Pls call: 012-326 9849, 012-6961 552
MITSUBISHI ALL new models. Fast loan & fast delivery, (Triton max loan accpt), Grandis, Pajero, Lancer, ASX, Sport back. Good trade in, Attractive promotion, good deal in town. All models stock available. 24 hrs in call. Oscar Tan 012-388 5897
PERODUA MYVI Lagi best kini dipasaran, Viva, Alza. Int 3.5%. Mystery prize waiting for you.Call: Mr Arshad 010367 5694/ 0122614857 RAYA PROMO. ‘0’ d/p.for Grad scheme & Gov staff. Islamic loan.High trade in. Free Smart tag,TN Go, Steering Lock&Tinted Voucher.Discount ,depend models. Nazim 012548 1686. Pls visit: www. wanrosnah.com/protonpj.htm
MASSAGE THERAPY: Out call only, male/ female, KL/ PJ area. (710929-04-5280) Pls call Mas 012-931 2133
SALES, SERVICE & REPAIR available for Isuzu D-Max pick-ups and N-Series lorries. Call Today: 019-329 2222
M138 OUT DOOR/ HOTEL Package massage by young Chinese, Indo, Thai girls. Please Call: 016-245 1749
Financing/insurance service AKS BEAUTY CENTRE INDIAN Traditional Hot stone oil massage. Come Experience our exciting services. Call: 037984 3077 for appointment.
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HYUNDAI SONATA 2.4 (A) 03. Black, one owner. Full service record. RM28.9k. Interested call: MAT KLANG 017-224-7997
ASX. MIT TRITON. PAJERO Sport, Lancer & Grandis. Trade in accepted . Call: 012-977 6961 HARUN
MASSAGE BY Indian girls. Contact us Shalini 016-224 2495, Renu 010-773 2927.
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AA MASSAGE: By young female. Rest and relax. Just call: 017-296 3930/ 017-296 3068
A DAILY, WEEKLY, MTLY. RM50-RM300. All types of cars. MPV, Van & 4 x 4. Call: ARI 016683 2111 / BEN 016-901 2276
CAR LOAN Refinancing,Buy Used car / New car Blacklisted name are qualified to apply. Aerowatts Auto S/B(678070-M) Tel:03-6185 8982 012-308 3528,019-314 3601
AROMA ASIAN Massage. For outdoor only. With Promotion price. Interested please Call Julie: 016-293 1051
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Fashion/health & beauty BLUE ROSE AROMAS 24A, Lrg Ara Kiri 2, Lucky Gdn Bangsar.Therapist local Indian g i r l s . P r i v a t e & c o s y. 1 1 a m 11pm. Ms Meera 0320945542/ 016-2056003 0 AARON MASSAGE Services (1606620-V) by Female. Privacy assured. Out call service available. +6012-393 0136
STRAWBERRY MASSAGE (1452468-W) Massage done by young girls. Relax & release tensions. Out call Tel: 011-1229 2872 THAI MASSAGE Jln Tun Razak, near Pasar Pudu Wisma Indah, Interested please call: Erna 016-963 6465
7 STAR MASSAGE by young female. Relaxing out call / hotel. 016-375 2233, 012-340 3399.
ALL MODELS CAR Van & MPV, Toyota Alphard, Wish, BMW, Naza Ria, Kia Spectra, Vios, Waja & Perdana V6 etc. Reasonable price. Free delivery. Tel: 019-599 9973 / 012-2532 566 Roadster Travel (KPL/LN 3540)
SAUNA D’ HOME BEAUTY and Health care. Agent required. 019-735 5295 www.saunaku. com 2011 Great Promotion!
CUSTOMIZE HAIRPIECE / Toupee / Wig - RM1,700 only. More info : www. hairsetup.com Call: 0193118916 , 03- 9274 7857
99 MASSAGE & SPA (1452468-W). Massage done by young girls. Release your tensions. Tel: 014-2288 921
GENUINE MALAY Healthy Trad Massage. Any Gender. RM100- 2 hours. 9am-7pm. Antah Tower Condo, Jln Kuching. Alia 019-248 0412
TRADITIONAL MASSAGE in Cheras & Serdang. Call Sonia,Hanisha, Julia, Mira & Rosa. 0123676 780. 012-258 1334
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A/C, ASTRO, Install/remove &repair, TV, TV8, wiring, tel, w/ heater, plumbing, w/ machine, fridge.Call: 017-345 6618 Ah Seng
FANTASTIC WITH ONLY $10++ earn RM5K & more for life time passive income. Call: 014-629 1808
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Services ACCOUNTS, AUDIT ,TAX, Secretarial, MOF & Register co..Door steps service. Lembah Klang.03-5511 5922 / 03-4107 8457 Sainy. Visit www.mhmfirm.com
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Pets
TRADITIONAL MASSAGE Newly Opened in Damansara .Call Sandra,Nancy, or Fifi, Cindy.Tel: 012-258 1334 ( Just Relax Massage Centre ) PORTABLE AIR COND Italian design. 4 in 1 function cooling,heating, dehumidifying & fan. 1.0hp RM1388, 1.5hp RM1488. Call: 019-334 3997/ 03-7983 3993
M414 UNIQUE BIDAYUH Traditional Massage using the purest essential oils to relieve stressrelated tension at Cah’ya Aromatherapy Centre Plaza Mont’ Kiara. 40% Off Full Body Aromatherapy Treatment (Normal Price RM120 p/ hr) OR 45mins Bidayuh Traditional Treatment for only RM68 (Normal Price RM80). Please call 03-6203 4500.
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Photography
VIDEO to DVD Conversion. Video filming & Photography Svs. 03-4041 6850 / 6277 4991 / HP 012-235 5190. w w w. s h e e l v i s i o n . c o m
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Education BRANDED IMPORTED models. Split A/ C. 9k Btu with 5 years warranty compr. 1.0 RM798. 1.5 RM988 Sales & service. Call: 019-334 3997/03-7983 3993
KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN MOF Registration, Bumi status. Call: 03-40434000 / 019-3840000. www. Ready Companies.com
MORE THEN 15 Millions latest Malaysian emails for your promotions products - business. (Mixed: 11,32,161 million, Yahoo: 142,611, TMnet: 129,204, Hotmail: 80,038, Gmail: 15,931, Streamyx: 7,650). Free “Emails collector system” RM250 (Nego) Call: 013-278 8841 Aida
COMPUTER COURSES, International Certs. School leavers / students / adults / seniors / corporates. Authorized training centre for UBS, Adobe, Cambridge ICT and ICDL. MetaTrader Training. PJ SS2. Tel: 03-7877 9216 MQA APPROVED DIP.in accountancy (ACCT) & Mgt (FT / PT) RM 400 p/m - PTPTN & EPF claimable. Call: 0360925254 / www.asa.edu. my / SMS: 012- 656 1160.
CENTURY ROLLER SHUTTER specialist. Installation, service & repairing all kind of door roller shutter. Call Lee 012-649 9238
IMPORTED MANGO Juice for retail, wholesale, caterers or for individual consume. For more info call Ms. Wan 012296 9458 / Sue 016-913 0622
MQA/ JPA recognised MBA programme.Credit transfer and exemptions acceptable.P/T weekends.EPF withdrawable. Shree 0126561160
M370 OWN A COMPUTER, put it to work, Part/ full time income RM1000 - RM8000 . Training provided. SMS 012-4444 033
RETIREES, HOUSEWIFE, Single mum, others. Learn & earn to make money online simplified. Call/ Sms 010246 3106 ctlmsb@gmail.com
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SBP (UK) - Society of Business Practitioners offers internationally recognized Diplomas. Upgrade yourself for promotions and salary increment. Weekend classes at Mâ ™ Sian Approved Study Centre (Reg:M/242/2/11). SMS <name> SEND TO 33310
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Home furniture/furnishing
CO FORMATION RM1,400. Work permit, shelf co., rep. of office, MOF, close down, secretarial & audit. Call: 012-696 3631. MUSLIM COMPANY Secretary New & Shelf Co. ROC, MOF Bumi Kem. Kewangan Call: 03-40410000 / 0162860000
Articles for sale
CHECK OUR NEW arrival (2000 pcs each branch). Latest fashion of dresses, blouses, shirts, jeans & pants (all sizes). In big varieties & best price in town, available here. Hurry up while stock last. Lot 142, Ground Floor, Ampang Park Shopping Centre, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KualaLumpur Malaysia. Lot 222 1st floor, Ampang park shopping Centre, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lot 2.28 2nd Floor, The, Mall. Jalan Putra, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 03-4044 8091. Samad 017-696 4657
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING for business success. Learn how to use FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, TWITTER, LINKEDIN etc: to market your business and interact with your customers. Tel: 03-7877 9216 UNLEASH THE MUSIC INSIDE YOU. Classes for-guitars, drums, saxophones, keyboards, Piano, violin.Call 03- 7873 6388.
REPAIR ON THE SPOT., Air cond, fridge, water heater, & w/machine. 24hrs & 7 days operation. Call: Syed 017-388 3154
2 MONTH OLD Toy poodle puppies for sale price: RM600 RM800 call: 012-249 5424 www. puppiesglobe.blogspot.com
7 WEEKS GERMAN Shepherd puppies for sale. With MKA cert price: RM1600- 2200 call 012-249 5424 www. puppiesglobe.blogspot.com
Business Services
PAINTING,PLUMBING, tiles installer, toilet blockage, roof Leaking,carpentry works, masonry, Water proofing,Plaster ceiling, electrical wiring works. Water heater & A/ condition installer. Low price offer. En Hadi 016-2522 388
2 MONTH OLD Siberian husky for sale price RM1200 to RM1300 Call : 012-249 5424 www. puppiesglobe.blogspot.com
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Computer FREE ON SITE Checking for all kind of computer problem. Instant & on the spot repairs & services. 019-245 3889 Lee
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Business opportunities
TANNET (M) SDN BHD. Unit 17.03, Level 17, Amoda 22, Jalan Imbi, 55100, Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 603 - 2145 5360 www.tannet.my
MAMYPOKO/ HUGGIES/ MAMAN, Korea/ USA/ Europe. Direct from factory! Packing 80 pcs. From RM28 SMS: 012-624 9699 Ms Lim
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BUSINESS SERVICES Auditing & Taxation Services. Incorporation of company. Doing Backlog accounts. Please contact:03-9101 9178 / 012-388 5294 Web Site : www.hylmanagement.com.my
LEARN HOW TO Make fast $$$ from your credit cards!! Reply SCC/NAME/AGE/LOCATION to 013-277 8625 for a 20 min FREE presentation. *100% legal + proven method *terms & condition apply. Bumiputera only!
IMMEDIATE VACANCIES FOR 1.Administrative Executive. Min SPM / Dip. Good verbal & written English & Mandarin.2. Event team personnels. Male only (Chinese/Malay). Willing to travel outstation. Possess driving license. Minimum SPM. Computer literate in Microsoft Office Applications. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply. Location in Sungai Long. Interested, please contact Ms.Karen Chow at 03-9019 2560 / 2566 or email to: ee_cue@yahoo.com
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Home electrical appliances A/C, ASTRO, dismantle/ reinstall, t.v, tel, water heater, wiring, plumbing, lights & W/ machine. Sam 012-201 8305
BIO - YOUNG Anti Aging & Antioxidant Product Available. Joint our new partners program. SMS or Call: 012-213 1335 DO YOU speak English? Work from Home or Office. P / T 1K - 8K / Mth. SMS: 012-940 5754 Mr. Rob Or www.wfhweb.com/eastasia
T SHIRT EMBROIDERY & Printing. Requires Agents/ Distributors. Free postage. w w w. t s h i r t o n l i n e 2 u . c o m Email: isminutara@gmail.com
UP TO 5000 pcs of latest designs Carpets (in all sizes) are now on SALE! Hurry! While stock lasts. Lot 106, Ground Floor, Ampang Park Shopping Center, Jalan Ampang. 50450 Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. Tel / fax : (603)- 2166 4584
ORIENTAL TRAINING Centre real estate career path to Registered Estate Agent, Project Marketing 012-214 0161/ 012-3200 757/ 8023 0816
RECOVERY OFFICERS Supervisors/ Managers/ Clerical needed. Attractive basic salary, commission and performance bonus provided. Loc: near the Pudu LRT station. (walking distance) Call: 03-9195 5551 @ 5552 or E-mail gtr@galatrack.com
03-7495 1273
SALES PROMOTERS wanted to promote and sell health supplements at retail outlets throughout Selangor & Klang Valley. Basic salary (min. RM 1,500, based on years of related working experiences), allowances, commissions, guaranteed bonus, annual monetary incentive & incentive trips. Contact Ms Catherine at 03-7729 3873.
SECURITY OFFICERS English speaking, experienced and presentable wanted at high rise building in Kuala Lumpur. Age 25 - 45 years Starting salary RM1800 . EPF, SOCSO, Medical, Insurance & Hostel Provided. Contact Chandran 012-376 0640, 03-2282 7055 & 2282 7044
INHOUSE SECURITY Wanted for Condo at Jln. Kelang Lama. 20 - 55 yrs. Retiries welcome. Hostel provided. Call 012-328 3306 INTERIOR DESIGNER cum supervisor urgently required. Interested kindly call Mr. David at 012-3999899 or send your resume to flairline@gmail.com LAW FIRM based in Plaza Pantai (Kerinchi LRT station) has 1 immediate vacancy for Litigation Clerk. Candidate would be expected to handle order for sale, bankruptcy and winding up matters. Salary commensurate with experience. Contact Vivian at 03-2282 6399 OR send your resume with photo and expected salary to vivian@lewlaw.com.my
LEGAL FIRM (Phileo D’sara, P.J) require Chambering Student / General Clerk. Please contact Cik Puteri at: 03-7958 1313
LEGAL FIRM in Selayang required Conveyancing Clerk (with experience). Call 03-6136 2377 or send your resume & application to tmc7327@gmail.com
LORRY DRIVER needed urgently. Familiar with Klang Valley area and with experience. Contact 036274 2163
SPECIALIST IN REPAIR cushion sofa, curtains, car seat & new sofa, in Jalan Kuchai Lama. Tel: 012313 0778 / 03- 7981 1898
Receptionists, Bellman. Walk in interview: Cardogan Hotel, 64 Jln Bukit Bintang, KL. 032144 6722 / 016-682 0316
IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR General Clerk. Malay Female. Age from 20-30 years. Salary RM1000 and above. Interested, please call Mr Rabani 039285 8036 / 012-382 1026
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PART TIME/ FULL TIME 1. Promoters(KL,Balakong, PJ) 2. Hamper Packers (Kepong area) We also sell ribbons, organzas and hamper baskets. Agents are welcome to call: 012 337 3310/ 03-6277 7248
IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR CREDIT RECOVERY OFFICERS leader & Age below 37. Min SPM. Male / female. Indoor / outdoor. With / Without experience. Urgently required in Tmn Shamelin, Cheras. Good basic salary + high commision. Call Ms.Yatie 03-9285 0500.
LEGAL FIRM IN KL required experience Banking Litigation Clerk urgently.Good remuneration.Call:012-2514 297
TOMAZSHOES! Leather Shoes! RM69 - RM89! High Quality and Comfortable! Come to USJ9 Mall, Puchong 017-707 8383
Million Dollar Income For further info www.blogmaa.com FREE REGISTRATION as a Licensed Takaful Financial Advisor. Register at www.blogmaa.com
DRIVER WANTED with working experience and valid license, possess road courtesy, always drives carefully. Preferably stay at Subang. Pls call Mr Steven 03-4253 4319
DRIVERS FOR SCHOOL bus & van needed urgently (Male/ female drivers welcomed) Call: 03-4044 8081 / 012-234 8081
MEDIA SALES Executive (3 Positions). Min. Diploma. Experience in media and advertising will be an added advantage. Skilled in customer relations, marketing and communications. Possess own transport & willing to travel. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply. Pls call Mr Steven 034253 4319 or send resume to stevenng@digistar.com.my
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SALES COORDINATOR, computer literate, 5 days week, medical and other fringe benefits, apply online at www.novarl.com or tel 03 5637 8232 for an appointment
APARTMENT FOR RENT. Location Bangsar, nearby NSTP. With 4 Rooms + 4 Bath. Call: 03-7876 6255 / 03-7877 1606
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PROCLAMATION OF SALE
In exercise of the rights and powers conferred upon the Assignee/Bank by the Assignors/Borrowers, It is hereby proclaimed that the Assignee/Bank with the assistance of the undermentioned Auctioneer WILL SELL BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2011, AT 11.00 IN THE MORNING AT HERITAGE AUCTION HOUSE AUCTION CENTRE, LOT 3.36, 3RD FLOOR, WISMA MPL, JALAN RAJA CHULAN, 50200 KUALA LUMPUR % "% '" ' ( ' "! & !' ! ! %& % ) & '" !&# ' ' &( ' #%"# %'+ "! ( ' ! ", ' ' & % !$( % %" ' ) "# % %"#% '"% ! "% ! "% "' % % ) !' (' "% ' & ) " ' ! "#+ " ' "! ' "!& " %" ' ( ' "! % & ' % & & (#"! ! "% ' "! * * "!& % % & ' & ! &(## + ' % + ' % # %' & * !!"' % #% & !' ' ' ' & (% ' "% " # ' & &( ' & &( ' '" %%"%& "% " && "!& & ' ( ' "! ' "!& !' ## %" ' ) "# % %"#% '"% ! "% ' "% ' % ) !' (' "% ' & & + ' '" " ' ! "* ) % ' & ' % &#"!& '+ ! '+ " &( && ( % '" " ' ! ' "!& !' '% !& % ## # %' ! ! ' ( ' "! ! %" ) "# % %"#% '"% ! "% ' % ) !' (' "% ' &
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RM48,600.00
RP :
HAH/1410/AMBB/11 Assignor/ Borrower : LEE NGAIN LOY Property Type : A Three Bedroom Condominium Unit Property Address : No. A10-5, Palm Villa Condo, Jalan Cempaka 6, Taman Cempaka, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 1, 207 sq. ft. (112.13 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Azhar & Wong - (Ref: RL/AMBB-LIT/4884-856) Bank Ref : 803-505-00023419
HAH/1353/AMBB/10 Assignors/ : 1. JOHARI SUAINIH BIN ABDULLAH Borrowers : 2. HALIMAH BINTI KAMARUDIN Property Type : An Apartment Unit Property Address : A-G-07, Pangsapuri Mutiara, Persiaran Kesuma Selatan, Bandar Tasik Kesuma, 43700 Beranang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 764.0 sq. ft. (70.97 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKLPJ/AMBB/HL/443-10/gee) Bank Ref : 803-501-19959679 Note : The sale is restricted to Bumiputra purchaser only Successful bidder has to pay an outstanding sum of RM 1, 581.00 equivalent to 2.5% of the purchase price due to Developer under the Principal Sale and Purchase Agreement.
HAH/1420/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : SYED MAHAZIR BIN SYED BAKRI Property Type : An Apartment Unit Property Address : No. D4-17, Block D, Jalan Awana 13, Taman Cheras Awana, 43200 Cheras, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 731.95 sq. feet (68.0 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Nik Hisham, Fakihah & Co - (Ref: 9701075.2007) Bank Ref : 803-501-02010381
HAH/1356/AMBB/10 Assignor/Borrower : NASIR BIN AB HAMID Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : No. 11-2B, Block N, Jalan Seksyen 3/12, Taman Kajang Utama, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 712.0 sq. ft. (66.14 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs N. K. Tan & Rahim - (Ref: AMFB/56/0550/04/NAH (lit)) Bank Ref : 803-501-00190399
HAH/1397/AMBB/11 Assignors/ : 1. PUNIA BINTI ABAS Borrowers : 2. RAIMI BIN RAMLI Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Walk-Up Shop Apartment Property Address : Unit No. 5-3B, 3rd Floor, Block L, Kayangan Apartment, Jalan Seksyen 3/10, Taman Kajang Utama, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 712 sq. ft. (66.15 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKL/AMBB/10487/03) Bank Ref : 803-593-00076807
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Klang
RM36,450.00
RP :
Klang
RP :
RM93,150.00
HAH/1388/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : YEOH TEONG SENG Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : No. 39D-2B, Jalan Datoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dagang 31, Taman BK Sentosa, 41200 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 730 sq. ft. (67.85 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKLPJ/AMBB/HL/908-11/gee) Bank Ref : 803-501-19934672
HAH/1394/AMBB/11 Assignors/ : 1. MOHD FAIZAL BIN MD AMIN Borrowers : 2. JAMALIAH BINTI MOHD SHARIF Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : Unit No. D-3A-1, 4th Floor, Block D, Jalan Temenggung 19, Off Jalan Sungai Jati, Pangsapuri Perdana Villa, 41200 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 1, 102 sq. ft. (102.38 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates- (Ref: KKL/AMBB/4011/10) Bank Ref : 803-505-01488228
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Puchong
RM40,500.00
RP :
Puchong
RP :
Kuala Lumpur
RP :
RM100,000.00
HAH/1417/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : CHEAH SWEE KUIN Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : Unit No. 61, 3rd Floor, Block B2, Riviera Apartment, Jalan Bunga Mewah 5A, Taman Muda, 56100 Kuala Lumpur. Floor Area : 883 sq. ft. (82 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Norahayati Deol Partners - (Ref: M/LIT/AMBB/5/SHL/00) Bank Ref : 803-501-19872547
RM126,000.00 13
Puncak Alam
RP :
RM55,080.00
Kuala Lumpur
RP :
RM230,000.00
Morib
RP :
RM76,764.00
HAH/1421/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : HAMZAH BIN AHMAD Property Type : A 3-Bedroom Condominium Unit Property Address : Unit No. A-13-02, Block A, Danau Idaman Condominium, Jalan 2/109F, Taman Danau Desa, Off Jalan Klang Lama, 58100 Kuala Lumpur Floor Area : 938 sq. ft. (87.14 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Nik Hisham, Fakihah & Co - (Ref: 910678.2003) Bank Ref : 803-505-00050231
HAH/1360/AMBB/10 Assignor/Borrower : TANG HUAN GUAN Property Type : A Parcel Of Vacant Detached House Lot Property Address : Long Beach Orchard Resort, Morib, Kuala Langat Land Area : 5, 005 sq. ft. (465 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKLPJ/AMBB/HL/5188-08/gee) Bank Ref : 803-521-0031199
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Petaling Jaya
RP :
RM72,900.00
Petaling Jaya
RP :
RM349,920.00
HAH/0132/AMFB/04 Assignors/ : 1. MOHD JAMIL BIN AHMAD TARD Borrowers : 2. SITI AZIZAH BINTI SAIMON Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Flat Property Address : Unit No. E-3-05, 3rd Floor, Block E, Rumah Pangsa Bandar Bukit Puchong, Jalan Bukit Puchong 1/2, Bandar Bukit Puchong, 47120 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.39 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Naimah & Partners - (Ref: NCL/AMFB(HL)/Lt-2727/03/ANN/su) Bank Ref : 803-501-001581184 Note : The sale is restricted to Bumiputra purchaser only
HAH/1409/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : SATHISH A/L SREEDHARAN NAIR Property Type : A Condominium Unit Property Address : No. B-09-09, Block Bougainvilla, Vista Millennium Condominium, Jalan DM 1, Taman Desa Millennia, 47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 1,000.0 sq. ft. (92.90 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKL/AMBB/5043/10) Bank Ref : 803-503-00098190
HAH/1398/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : LIZAWATI BINTI MOHAMED SHARIF Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : No. 04-20, 4th Floor, Block Astana Permata, Pangsapuri Astana Alam 3, Jalan Astana 13/2, Section 13, Bandar Puncak Alam, Kuala Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 760 sq. ft. (70.61 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Mimirahayu Haniff Heng & Partners - (Ref: MHHP/AMB/HL/S0574/10/lia) Bank Ref : 803-501-19938737 Note : Successful bidder has to pay an outstanding sum of RM1, 699.70 equivalent to 2.5% of the purchase price due to Developer under the Principal Sale and Purchase Agreement
HAH/1382/AMBB/11 Assignor/ : 1. MOHD IBRAHIM BIN AHMAD Borrowers : 1. MOHD IBRAHIM BIN AHMAD 2. SALEHUDDIN BIN AHMAD Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : No. D-2-05, Block D, No. 2A, Jalan PJS 2/1, Taman Medan Jaya, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 793.0 sq. ft. (73.67 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKLPJ/AMBB/HL/1542-07/gee) Bank Ref : 803-501-00179147
HAH/1392/AMBB/11 Assignors/ : 1. CHEAH ENG HAI Borrowers : 2. ENG CHIN HOE (T/A CHEAH HOE HARDWARE TRADING) Property Type : Retail Premises Property Address : No. K-BG-03, Ground Floor, Block Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aman Kasih, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aman Crimson, No. 1, Jalan PJU 1A/41, Ara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 1, 830 sq. ft. (173 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Goh & Partners - (Ref: GP/AB(HL)/8066-09 (01670B)) Bank Ref : 803-521-00238767
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Petaling Jaya
RP :
RM108,000.00
Petaling Jaya
RP :
RM70,000.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM528,525.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM31,886.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM54,000.00
HAH/1405/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : POONGUNDRAN A/L S MANICAM Property Type : A Shop Unit Property Address : Unit No. C-G-3, PU Low Cost Flat, Block C, No. 9, Jalan PJS 1/52, Taman Petaling Utama, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.38 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Goh & Partners - (Ref: GP/AB (HL)/9525-10 (01918B)) Bank Ref : 803-521-121461
HAH/1415/AMBB/11 Assignors/Borrowers : 1. CHUNG KOK KEONG 2. YEE PIK YOKE (F) Property Type : A 3-Bedroom Low-Cost Apartment Property Address : Unit No. B-10A-10, Lestari Apartment, No. 1, Jalan PJU 10/1B, Damansara Damai, 47830 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.38 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Nik Hisham, Fakihah & Co-(Ref: 910294.04) Bank Ref : 803-501-00141072 Note : The sale is open to all races
HAH/1383/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : CHEAH CHIN HENG Property Type : A Three Storey Semi-Detached Cluster House Property Address : No. 10, Jalan Kuning Padi U9/42, Acacia Subang, Seksyen U9, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Land Area : 226.00 sq. metres Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates â&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: KKL/AMBB/4207/10) Bank Ref : 803-502-00652373
HAH/1344/AMBB/10 Assignors/ : 1. CHINNAMAH A/P GENGIAH Borrowers : 2. MARIMUTHU A/L DORAISAMY Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : Unit No. 3-3-4, 3rd Floor, Block 4, Pangsapuri Teratai, Jalan U16/3A, Taman Bukit Subang, Seksyen U16, 40160 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 657 sq. ft. (61.00 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Azhar & Wong - (Ref: RL/AMBB-LIT/6935-3902) Bank Ref : 803-503-00086667 Note : The sale is open to all races.
HAH/1399/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : IBRAHIM BIN ABDUL MAJID @ MOHIDEEN Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : Block 09-06-20, Pangsapuri Subang Hijauan, Jalan Bintang U5/33, Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 655 sq. ft. (60.85 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Azhar & Wong - (Ref: RL/AMBB-LIT/6927-1970) Bank Ref : 803-501-19968132 Note : The sale is restricted to Bumiputra only
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Shah Alam
RP :
RM49,500.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM26,573.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM40,500.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM300,000.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM44,000.00
HAH/1411/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : KUMARAVALOO A/L S. MUTHU Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : Unit No. 02-03-B3, Block 3, Pangsapuri Seri Era, Jalan Nagasari 36/2, Seksyen 36, 40470 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 683.8 sq. ft. (63.53 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Zain Megat & Murad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (Ref: ZMM/MAM/1.3/1589/06/803-501/HL/PA/AMBB) Bank Ref : 803-501-19961517 Note : The sale is open to all races
HAH/1033/AMBB/07 Assignor/Borrower : CHENG KONG WAH Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : No. 12-01, Block 5, Pangsapuri Seri Era, Jalan Nagasari 36/2, Seksyen 36, 40470 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 683.80 sq. ft. (63.53 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Aizul Rohan Anuar & Associatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: ZA(L) 2K6-11265/AMB/CKW) Bank Ref : 803-502-00492250 Note : The sale is open to all races
HAH/1395/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : UMI KALSOM BINTI SHAMSUDDIN Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Apartment Property Address : No. 9-5-4, Block 4, Pangsapuri Teratai, Jalan Metafasa U16/3, Taman Bukit Subang, Seksyen U16, 40160 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 657.00 sq. ft. (61 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: KKL/AMBB/7909-08) Bank Ref : 803-503-01483649 Note : The sale is restricted to Bumiputra only
HAH/1414/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : SAVITHIRI A/P R NARAYANAN Property Type : A 2-Storey Intermediate Terrace House Property Address : No. 12, Jalan Sungai Congkak 32/51B, Bukit Rimau, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Land Area : 1, 916 sq. ft. (178 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Azhar & Wong â&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: RL/AMBB-LIT/6373-245) Bank Ref : 803-502-00238382
HAH/1416/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : PATCHAYAPPAN A/L KOOTULINGAM Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Apartment Property Address : No. A-17-32, Seventeenth Floor, Block A, Pangsapuri Rimba, Jalan Lengkuas 16/19, Section 16, Shah Alam, selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.39 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates â&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: KKL/AMBB/4349-09) Bank Ref : 803-502-00532893 Note : The sale is open to all races
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Shah Alam
RP :
RM42,647.00
Shah Alam
RP :
RM52,488.00
HAH/1213/AMBB/08 Assignors/Borrowers : 1. MUNISAMY A/L DORAISAMY 2. M RAMESHWARAN A/L MUNISAMY Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : Unit No. 10-2-6, Block 6, Pangsapuri Teratai, Jalan Mentafasa U16/3A, Section U16, Taman Bukit Subang, 40160 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.38 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Abd. Aziz Chen & Co â&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: AMFB-459/LTG/03/SCY/rar) Bank Ref : 803-501-00128800 Note : The sale is open to all races
HAH/1370/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : ROHAYA BINTI OTHMAN (F) Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Low Cost Apartment Property Address : Unit No. 02-05-10, 4th Floor, Block 2, Pangsapuri Rimau Indah, Jalan Sungai Gombak 32/69, Section 32, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 650 sq. ft. (60.39 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Zain Megat & Murad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (Ref: ZMM/MAM/1.3/1633/06- 803-501/HL/PA/AMBB) Bank Ref : 803-501-00153725 Note : The sale is restricted to Bumiputra purchaser only
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Sepang
RP :
RM108,000.00
HAH/1404/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : SHAHRIZAL AZNIL BIN MOHD RASIDI Property Type : An Intermediate Unit Single Storey Terrace House Property Address : No. 71, Jalan Vista 2/12, Taman Desa Vista, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Land Area : 1, 432 sq. ft. (133 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates- (Ref: KKL/ABBA/4320/09) Bank Ref : 21-980-30012202 Note : Malay reserve land
Seremban
RP :
RM40,500.00
HAH/1247/AMBB/09 Assignors/ : 1. ABD RAUP BIN OSMAN 2. NORZILAH BINTI MOHD NOOR Borrower : 1. ABD RAUP BIN OSMAN Property Type : A Three (3) Bedroom Apartment Property Address : S1-2-08, Seroja Apartment, Jalan Bunga Raya 21, Taman Tasik Jaya, 70400 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Floor Area : 645 sq. ft. (59.922 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Goh & Partners - (Ref: GP/AB(HL)/6641-08 (01159B)) Bank Ref : 803-501-19905429
Shah Alam
RP :
RM73,000.00
HAH/0012/AMFB/03 Assignors/Borrowers : 1. ARUN A/L SUBRAMANIAM 2. NAGAMMAL A/P MUNIANDY Property Type : A 2-Bedroom Low Cost Flat Property Address : Unit No. 105, Block 4, Flat PKNS, Jalan 17/2, Section 17, 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 594 sq. ft. (55 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Azaine & Fakhrul â&#x20AC;&#x201C;(Ref: KP/L/19318/01/AB-HL(503) Bank Ref : 803-503-00095427 Note : The sale is open to all races
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Assignee: AmIslamic Bank Berhad (295576-U)
Cheras
RP : RM137,000.00
HAH/1419/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : MOHAMAD KAMAL BIN HAMDAN Property Type : A 3-Bedroom Condominium Unit Property Address : Unit No. 27 D2-10-6, Block 27D2, 10th Floor, Miharja Condominium, Taman Miharja, Off Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur. Floor Area : 959.38 sq. feet (89.13 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Zain Megat & Murad (Ref: ZMM/MAM/1.3/0434/09-828-517/HL/PA/AMBB) Bank Ref : 828-517-00018573
Semenyih
RP :
RM90,000.00
HAH/1406/AMBB/11 Assignors/ : 1. MATHURAVEERAN A/L PALANY Borrowers : 2. PARVATHY A/P KARUPPIAH Property Type : An Intermediate Unit Single Storey Terrace House Property Address : No. 4, Jalan 4/6, Section 4, Bandar Rinching Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan Land Area : 1, 195 sq. ft. (111 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs K. K. Lim & Associates - (Ref: KKL/AMBB/10007/03) Bank Ref : 803-502-00320975
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Semenyih
RP :
RM91,854.00
HAH/1357/AMBB/10 Assignor/Borrower : ASMUNGI BIN JOHDI Property Type : 2-Storey Intermediate Terrace House Property Address : No. 8, Jalan 2/3A, Section 2, Bandar Rinching, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan Land Area : 1, 302 sq. ft. (121 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs Shahrizat Rashid & Lee - (Ref: 20540626/ARA/AMBB/AJ/fie) Bank Ref : 803-503-00064834
Assignee: AmIslamic Bank Berhad (295576-U)
Petaling Jaya
RP :
RM250,000.00
HAH/1418/AMBB/11 Assignor/Borrower : ARIFF BIN AHMAD Property Type : A 2+1 Bedroom Condominium Unit Property Address : Unit No. B-12-15, 12th Floor, Block B, Shang Villa Condominium, No. 2A, Jalan SS7/15, Kelana Jaya, 47310 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Floor Area : 1, 212 sq. feet (112.59 sq. metres) Solicitors : Messrs B.H. Gan, Nor & Kim - (Ref: 104106.10/2/3/AIB(CL)) Bank Ref : 828-517-00031051
RESERVE PRICE: The subject properties will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is where is basisâ&#x20AC;? and subject to the respective reserve prices and to the Conditions of Sale and by way of an Assignment from the above Assignee subject to the consent (if applicable) being obtained by the Purchaser from the Developer/Proprietor and other relevant authorities. All costs and expenses in obtaining the Consent from the relevant authorities shall be borne by the successful bidder/purchaser. All intending Bidders are required to deposit five per centum (5%) of the fixed reserve price for the said property by bank draft or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order only in favour of AmBank (M) Berhad / AmIslamic Bank Berhad (whichever is applicable) on the day of auction sale. Such payment can be made by MasterCard/Visa Card. For payment via Credit Card a surcharge of 2% shall be imposed and the balance of the purchase money shall be paid by the Purchaser within Ninety (90) days from the date of auction sale to AmBank (M) Berhad / AmIslamic Bank Berhad (whichever is applicable). FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, please contact the Solicitors acting for the Assignee herein or the undermentioned Auctioneer. HERITAGE AUCTION HOUSE ENTERPRISE (001269594-A) Lot 2-14, 2nd Floor, Complex PKNS, 40505 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: 03-5518 1442, Fax: 03-5518 1443 0R Lot 3.36, 3rd Floor, Wisma MPL, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur Tel/Fax No.03- 2148 2439 OR 03-5518 1442
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sports
Perak football team manager Khairul Azwan Harun has quit his post after the team failed to achieve a top five finish in the Super League — Bernama
Kim Swee: We'll surprise them BUKIT JALIL: FOOTBALL
The Malay Mail Friday 8 JULY, 2011
BackToSchool with Vijhay Vick
vijhayvick@mmail.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR
Lack of response defeats league's purpose Olympic coach fancies Malaysia's chances By HARESH DEOL haresh@mmail.com.my
MALAYSIA have been drawn in Group C alongside Japan, Bahrain and Syria in Round 3 of the Olympic qualifier. And national Olympic football coach Ong Kim Swe e is
KIM SWEE: Admits Japan are favourites — FILEpic
hoping his boys will relish the opportunity to test their mettle against the continent's best. "We’ll play in Japan on Sept 21 but I’m looking forward to our two home matches against Syria (Nov 23) and Bahrain (Nov 27)," said Kim Swee. When asked if the lads will be taxed with two big matches within four days, Kim Swee added it was actually to their advantage. "Bahrain will play their home match against Japan on Nov 23 and travel to KL to play us four days later. We'll be playing both matches at home and this will certainly be to our advantage. Their players will need to adapt quickly, and we can capitalise on this." Kim Swee was realistic about the team's chances against the region’s heavyweights. "Japan are clear favou-
Schedule Japan v Malaysia (Sept 21) Malaysia v Syria (Nov 23) Malaysia v Bahrain (Nov 27) Bahrain v Malaysia (Feb 5, 2012) Malaysia v Japan (Feb 22, 2012) Syria v Malaysia (March 4, 2012)
Round 3 Group Group A Korea, Qatar, Saudi, Oman Group B Australia, Iraq, Uzbekistan, UAE Group C Japan, Bahrain, Syria, MALAYSIA
r ites but I'm conf ident we'll spring some surprises against the Middle Eastern teams. The players need to understand that this is the real deal and learn from this experience." The draw was conducted at Asian Football Confederation headquarters in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
BUKIT JALIL: SWIMMING
Kevin hopes to record personal best KEVIN YEAP will be representing Malaysia in the 800m freestyle at the World Championship in Shanghai later this month. However, he does not even know his best timing for the event. The 22 year-old is not to be blamed though. Despite being an internationally competed category, the 800m freestyle is frequently left out of Opens across the globe. Even the Malaysia Open a few
months back did not feature the category. In fact, the 800m freestyle is not Kevin's pet event. He usually swims in the 1500m freestyle. His timing of 15:52.84s at the Malaysia Open was split and the 800m mark time was taken. Kevin had broken the Malaysia Open meet record with that timing. A s f o r t h e Wo r l d Championship, Kevin is hop-
ing to come out tops — but only among the Southeast Asia countries. "We have good freestyle swimmers in our region. I hope I can record my personal best as well," said Kevin The national swimmer was realistic of his chances as even in Asia he trails swimmers from China, Korea and Japan. Kevin missed out on the last World Championship but did represent Malaysia in
Melbourne in 2007. "I was only 18 then. The exposure I got was great. I learned a lot from just seeing how some of the world's best swim," said the Perak lad. He admitted to changing his techniques in hope he could swim faster. Kevin is excited participate at the highest stage again and said he has not felt the nerves yet. "I'm just getting on with my daily routine," said Kevin. KEVIN: Best event is 1500m freestyle — FILEpic
KL Ho ckey Asso ciation (KLHA) will be holding its Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 competition for a month, starting next week. However, it is seen as a farce as only four teams will be competing. "There is nothing much we can do. We have sent a circular to schools via the ministry, inviting them to participate. But there wasn't much response," said KLHA secretary V. Rajamanickam (pic). The four participating teams are SMK Maxwell, SMK Setapak and two teams from SMK Kepong Baru, Kepong Baru Red and Kepong Baru Green. KLHA has decided to exclude the project schools in the city as they do not want to disrupt their training. They reasoned that the purpose of the league is to unearth new talent. However, one may wonder if the inclusion of such schools can only improve the competitive level of the league. "A bulk of the finest players in KL are already with the project schools and are already active in hockey on a daily basis. "This league is meant to find new talent. It's surprising that some schools, who have been active in hockey,
have declined to participate," he added. The schools Rajamanickam were referring to was Victoria Institution and St. John's Institution. He hopes they will take initiative to improve their hockey. Rajamanickam is certain their students would want to play in the tournament. "The teachers should give them the chance." Rajamanickam admitted perhaps transport was an issue for the schools. KLHA could not offer any subsidy for travelling due to limited budgets. The league is scheduled to begin on July 12 and will end on July 28 but it was learnt KLHA are considering having a second round of matches to provide more games for the players.
"IT will be an improved league next year," said KL Hockey Association (KLHA) secretary V. Rajamanickam. He insists the lack of participation this year will not deter them from organising it next year. "This is the first time we are having it after four years. We'll have to rethink many aspects for next year's league," he said. Amongst the things that KLHA will consider is the timing of the league, as well as funds and ways to attract more teams to compete. T h e l a s t t i m e K L HA organised the Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18
league, there were an average of 10-12 teams in each division. "If we have proper funding, we can give subsidies to the teams as well. We will look for donations and sponsorships next year." KLHA might also bring forward the next edition as some schools opted not to participate this year due to its timing. Some schools rather their students focus on studies this time of year. However, KLHA will also have to take into consideration the schools' meet, which is usually held from March till June.
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The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics flame could be heading for space as part of the 120-day torch relay — AFP
Silverstone showdown
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Agassi set for Hall of Fame induction EIGHT-TIME Grand Slam singles champion Andre Agassi (pic) will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Sunday. Agassi, among only seven men to achieve a career singles Grand Slam, spent 101 weeks ranked No. 1 in the world during a 20-year career that also included a 1996 Atlanta Olympic singles title. The 41-year-old American is the husband of another Hall of Famer, 2004 inductee Steffi Graf. "I'm truly honoured to be recognised alongside the greatest players of tennis," Agassi said. "Tennis has given me everything in my life. It has given me my wife. My tennis career afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in other people's lives." The induction will come in a ceremony during the semifinals of the ATP Hall of Fame Championships grasscourt event. "We are looking forward to a great weekend at the International Tennis Hall of Fame as we celebrate the induction of one of the most exciting athletes of our sport," Hall of Fame chief executive Mark Stenning said. Agassi won 60 career titles, including the 1995, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Australian Opens, the 1994 and 1999 US Opens, the 1992 Wimbledon and 1999 French Open crowns. Agassi's 1999 French Open triumph made him the first man to have won a career Grand Slam on three different surfaces — grass, clay and hardcourt. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Fred Perry are the other men to complete the career Grand Slam. Agassi, who played for Davis Cup-winning US teams in 1990 and 1992, turned professional at age 16 in 1986, won his first ATP crown the following year and retired in 2006 after a third-round loss at the US Open. — AFP
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Drama expected as flying Vettel guns for seventh win SILVERSTONE is truly a quick circuit, with lots of long sweeping corners. Aeroefficiency is the key here and when I say efficient, I mean you need a car that generates a lot of down-force without creating too much drag. Another circuit like that is Barcelona and we all know how quick the Red Bull cars were there. What will hinder the teams will be the banning of the exhaust blown diffuser which is in place this weekend.
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Pretty much all the teams use it, and not being allowed to use the exhaust gasses to make their diffuser work better, and therefore create more down-force, will hurt all the teams. Some have estimated
it to be up to 1.5 seconds a lap around a high down-force track like Silverstone. But will it change the order of the cars? I'm not so sure, even though Red Bull have said it will hurt them as they
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Schumacher prays for rain
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER believes he can finish this weekend's British Grand Prix on the podium... if it rains. The 42-year-old Mercedes driver has yet to finish higher than fourth place since his return to Formula 1 and conceded that in spite of upgrades to his car, it would be very difficult to challenge rival teams in dry conditions. However, the seven-time world champion said he would relish the opportunity of competing on a wet Silverstone track and believes he could secure a top
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three finish in front of his team's home crowd. "I hope it rains," said Schumacher. "I think in the rain we could physically talk about a podium. Whereas in dry conditions, although we may have an improvement in the car, I guess a podium would be out of reach. "The guys have been working very hard, I would obviously like to give them a good moment when we have our Sunday evening barbeque. It would be great to come back to the home base with something in my hand." — AFP
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have designed this year’s car around the exhaust blown diffuser, and they seem to have such an efficient car. What will make a difference will be the upgrades brought to the race as all of the teams will be expected to do. For some of the smaller teams like Team Lotus and Virgin, this will be the last round of updates before fully concentrating on next year's car. Fo r t h e b i g g e r t e a m s like Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren, the updates will be significant as they push on for the championship. We are now almost halfway through the season and it is really crunch time for the teams. If Red Bull continue to dominate like they did in Barcelona, then it is really all over and I don't think anyone will touch Sebastian Vettel for the championship this year. But if Ferrari or McLaren make a big enough step to overhaul Red Bull, then with 10 races left there might still be a fight for the championship. If not the drivers’ then at least the constructors championship. As for Silverstone, this year we see the pits being moved to the back part of the circuit and pretty much everyone involved has praised the new facilities. But for the drivers, once you are on the track, it is pretty much the same as last year. Look out for the Maggots-
Becketts complex, because there is no other sequence of corners like those ones. These four corners switch quickly left to right and back with up to 4.8 Gs and speeds of up to 240km/h. Historically, Silverstone has not been an easy circuit to overtake on, but with the new rules for this year, including DRS and the Pirelli tyres, it certainly should be pretty exciting to watch. And with the pressure building amongst the top teams, expect drama this weekend.
or take a break altogether, and still be leading the standings at the end of August. Formula 1's youngest ever champion is about as likely to do that as ask anyone the score, however. "To be honest, I don't really think about the gap," he said. "I don't want you to tell me now, after my answer," he added firmly. "I don't even know the gap. I think Jenson is second behind. "There is no importance leading the championship now. The most important time is
after the last race. I think we learned that last year." Vettel has won six out of eight races and finished second in the other two. Even a poor student of mathematics should not take long to figure out the tally given that he has dropped just 14 points from a maximum of 200. Last season was a different story, with four drivers taking the title battle down to the wire with Vettel leading the standings for the first time only after the finale in Abu Dhabi. — Reuters
Catch former Formula 1 driver Alex Yoong on STAR Sports’ coverage of this weekend’s British GP on Race Day and Chequered Flag.
STANDINGS DRIVERS 1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 186 2. Jenson Button (McLaren) 109 3. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 109 4. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 97 5. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 87 6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 42 7. Nico Rosberg (Petronas) 32 8. Vitaly Petrov (Lotus) 31 9. Nick Heidfeld (Lotus) 30 10. Michael Schumacher (Petronas) 26 CONSTRUCTORS 1. Red Bull — 295 2. McLaren — 206 3. Ferrari — 129 4. Lotus Renault — 61 5. Mercedes GP Petronas — 58 6. Sauber — 27
Vettel happy not knowing the score
SEBASTIAN VETTEL knows the score about most things in Formula One, including statistics dating back decades, but not the extent of his championship lead. Or so he says. The 24-year-old Red Bull driver, who will start Sunday's British Grand Prix 77 points clear of McLaren's Jenson Button and his own teammate Mark Webber with 11 races remaining, professed ignorance and said he had no desire to find out either. The German could pootle round for the next three races,
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French great Zinedine Zidane said he will be the new sporting director of Real Madrid's first team next season — AFP
Messi Argentina Illustrious 'Albiceleste' must stop torturing fans and start performing
HOLA! What's wrong with Argentina? They have been a real pain to watch so far in the Copa America, which they are hosting. Argentina produced another mediocre performance in the 0-0 draw against Colombia at Brigadier Gral Estanislao Lopez in Santa Fe yesterday. The Argentines were held to a 1-1 draw by Bolivia in their opening match after a drab show as well last weekend. The determined Colombians were performing much, much better and could have easily won if not for them missing two golden opportunities. Argentina must also thank goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who made a couple of crucial saves which saw him named Man-of-the-Match. The L ionel Messi-le d Argentina were booed by their disappointed, disgusted and angry fans off the pitch after the match. These fans, already freezing because of the cold weather, were fed up as a much better performance was expected after the Bolivia misery. Argentina fans all over the globe must be cursing as well, including in Malaysia, where an upset fan broke a cup while watching the match-cumbreakfast at a mamak. Coach Sergio Batista understood the fans' action. Again, what else could he say? It was not the Argentina we used to know, really. Instead, it was a team lacking in cohesion and ideas on how to get the better of the Colombians. The Albiceleste must now
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win over minnows Costa Rica in their final match to avoid an unthinkable elimination from the group stages. Can't imagine how the fans will react if Argentina fail to make the last eight. It would be a massive humiliation. And what will legend and former coach Diego Maradona say? "The fans come to watch us win. We don't like that sort of thing (the boos and abuses) but it is understandable," said Batista, who insisted on starting with Messi, Carlos Tevez and Ezequiel Lavezzi again upfront. This combination fell flat against Bolivia, remember? For the second game in a row, Messi failed to inspire his side, showing only glimpses of his true form as he was marshalled by Carlos Sanchez in midfield. The Barca superstar only managed to create one great chance but Lavezzi squandered it. Batista chose to praise the Colombian defence for making life difficult for Messi. "They closed down Leo very well. Things did not go his way today, but that is a compliment to our opposition," he said. Agreed, the Colombians were compact defensively. But Argentina are not all about Messi. There are others who must play their roles well
to get the team moving in their bid for results. And yes... Tevez was disappointed his team could not break down an excellent Colombia but affirmed Argentina still have time to turn around a disappointing tournament. "They didn't let us play, and they knew exactly how to stop us," he said. But Tevez and company must be more creative to split open a solid defence — especially with t he k i nd of quality players they have. They need to think deeper as not to be so predictable. There must be that element of surprise to catch the opponents. Enough of whether the fans are going to cry or not for Argentina. But still deep down, they must be wishing the team will bounce back strongly, begin-
Fixtures
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SATURDAY GROUP C Uruguay v Chile (6.15am) Peru v Mexico (8.45am) SUNDAY GROUP B Brazil v Paraguay (2am) Venezuela v Ecuador (4.30am)
Standings GROUP A
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ning with the match against Costa Rica. If not, it may well be bye-bye for Batista as Argentina start preparing for the tough 2014 World Cup South American qualifier. It's a big, big sin if they can't even beat the Central Americans. Adios!
Colombian youngsters solid, says Moreno
NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Argentine forward Carlos Tevez gets away from Moreno (right) but could not prevent a scoreless draw — AFPpic
COLOMBIA striker Dayro Moreno is delighted by the effort they showed in the 0-0 draw with hosts Argentina in their second Group A match yesterday, praising the maturity of the young side in staying firm against their more illustrious opponents. The Colombians put in a stellar defensive effort to squeeze out the rich attacking talent of Argentina, and could have taken all three points were it not for the golden chances spurned by Adrian Ramos and Moreno himself. "We knew it would be hard. Argentina are one of the best teams in the world," said Moreno. "However, Colombia are always prepared to take matches on as if they're finals, just like the coach tells us to." The vast majority of the MESSI SITUATION: Argentina must Colombian squad are aged bounce back 25 and under and Moreno against Costa was thrilled with the compoRica or face sure and maturity shown in early elimination matching the hosts through— AFPpic
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Sanchez will be deadlier, says Isla
VERSATILE Chile star Mauricio Isla (pic) praised Udinese and international teammate Alexis Sanchez, saying the interest from Barcelona has only made the 22-year-old attacker a better player. Both players started in Chile's 2-1 win over Mexico last Monday evening, a result
which put them at the top of Group C. Sanchez could not find the score sheet, but impressed in San Juan and demonstrated flashes of the ability which have led to strong interest from Barca to secure his signature. Most recent reports suggest the Catalans are on the verge
of sealing a €40m (RM173m) deal for the Tocopilla native, although Udinese still appear reluctant to release their most precious gem. Isla is delighted with how Alexis is dealing with the pressure of being linked with the European champions. "Sanchez is relaxed and
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working hard, and since he found out Barca want him he has grown a great deal as a player," said Isla, who can either play in defence or midfield. "The problem is we have a president at Udinese who is pretty tough," he joked. Isla also played down the se-
verity of an injury to Sporting Lisbon playmaker Matias Fernandez as they prepare for the big clash against formidable Uruguay tomorrow (6.15am). Fernandez, or "Matigol", hobbled off the pitch in the final minute of the match against Mexico.
out the 90 minutes in this scoreless thriller. "Organisation is vital for us when we play, we have experience despite the fact that we are young. We demonstrated great organisation and were able to get the result," he said. Coach Hernan Gomez also praised his men. "It was a very tight game, dynamic and exciting. Colombia kept their order well and from there, always tried to attack on the break," he said, before singling out Carlos Sanchez, entrusted to mark Lionel Messi, for special attention. "Sanchez did a fine job, he was loyal. Messi couldn't complain or protest. Sanchez was a star." Colombia stay on top of the group with four points, and will confirm their passage into the quarterfinals as leaders if they beat Bolivia in their final group game.
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DAILY MIRROR
Inter offer United Sneijder
MANCHESTER UNITED were last night given the green light to make a £35m (RM168.2m) bid for Wesley Sneijder, after Inter Milan admitted they are considering selling the Dutch midfielder. Sir Alex Ferguson's quest for Sneijder appeared to have gone cold when the former Real Madrid schemer suggested he planned to stay at the San Siro. But new Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini is now ready to sell the 27-year-old after completing the £10.8m capture of Arsenal target Ricky Alvarez from Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield. That opens the door for Fergie to make his move and land Sneijder as the final piece of his summer transfer jigsaw.
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In a bizzare twist, former Inter Milan coach Leonardo is not certain he will move to Paris Saint-Germain — Reuters ROME: FOOTBALL/ SERIE A
owes €17.2 million (RM74.3m) in damages to Chelsea, his club at the time. Meanwhile, French international striker Djibril Cisse is poised to join Lazio from Greek giants Panathinaikos, the Roman club's coach Edy Reja said. "(Cisse) has always been our top target, but first we need one of our strikers to find another team," said Reja. "Usually I only talk about players who have officially been transferred, but if he does come, we'll have a player capable of making a difference." Lazio are reportedly looking to sell their Argentine forward Mauro Zarate.
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, 29-year-old Cisse will arrive for a fee of €6 million and will signing a four-year contract worth €2.1 million per season. The former Liverpool striker would become Lazio's sixth summer signing, after German striker Miroslav Klose, Italian goalkeeper Federico Marchetti, Albanian midfielder Lorik Cana, Bosnian full-back Senad Lulic and French full-back Abdoulay Konko. — AFP
ROMA goalkeeper Alexander Doni (pic) is expected to complete a move to Liverpool, according to his agent. The 31-year-old rejected the initial terms for a move to Anfield but appears to have accepted an improved offer. "We should close the deal by the end of the day," his agent Ovidio Colucci said. "Of course anything could happen before the signatures are added to the contracts but I can confirm that there is only Liverpool for Doni. "The only concrete offer has come from Liverpool and we hope to wrap everything up by this evening."
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Wenger's double swoop
ARSENAL are hoping to pull off an audacious double swoop this week for Gervinho and Ezequiel Lavezzi. Ivory Coast striker Gervinho is already in London for a medical as he wraps up an £11m (RM52.8m) move from Lille. And boss Arsene Wenger is also chasing £25m-rated Napoli striker Lavezzi, who has been on Manchester City’s radar for months. Arsenal are now favourites to land him because while City have been tracking him for months, they feel he is overpriced. Lavezzi is playing at the Copa America but sources in Italy claim his future could be decided within 24 hours.
Germany's Prinz ready to sit out quarters
GERMANY captain Birgit Prinz expects to start Sunday's quarterfinal on the bench again as her side look to beat Japan and book a semifinal berth at the women's World Cup. The 33-year-old, the most capped player in women's football with 214 caps and 128 goals for Germany, was dropped for the final Group A game against France and does not expect to start against the Japanese. "I've always been part of the team. Of course, I want to play again, but if not, I'll find other ways to help the team," said Prinz, the three-time winner of Fifa's women's Player-ofthe-Year award. Below par-performances against both Canada and
Appreciative Terry
FOOTBALL/ CHELSEA'S TOUR OF MALAYSIA SPECIAL
Doni set for Kop switch
Chelsea defender loves passionate Asian fans
RETURNING for pre-season training, John Terry has spoken once more of his excitement at Chelsea's pre-season tour of Asia, which begins in under two weeks. The team fly to Malaysia on July 17, and Terry is already looking forward to seeing some new faces, both in the camp and out. "They're always great trips," he said, when asked about life on tour. "There are often new signings who come on board and they're great for those guys. We are away for two weeks and from a football perspective it's a great chance for everyone to get to know each other. "Then on a different level we go to a lot of events, and you get to meet some great people who are sometimes in a similar environment, but in different professions. It's great to talk to people like that, and they are always really down to earth and like to show their support for the football club. "We've met some great people over the years, Will Ferrell, Tony Blair, Snoop Dogg, the Williams tennis sisters. "We talk about nice places to go to eat or something like that, you make general chit-
chat, and sometimes it's just nice to talk about something other than football!" But then, of course, it is the football that is the main reason for the trip, to promote the club to the hundreds of thousands of fans that turn out to see the team in action, and with four games to come inside a 10-day period, Terry is well aware of the levels of support that await. "It always surprises me with the fans, I've seen myself how much bigger the club have got commercially. It's nice to see us grow and the players know how important these tours are and embrace it as much as possible," he said. "Fans in Asia show a real passion and I know they have to sit up at three or four in the morning to watch games in England, and I just love that commitment so it will be great to get out there and reward them for that." NOTE: Chelsea begin their Asia pre-season tour in Malaysia on July 21, before matches in Bangkok (July 24) and Hong Kong (July 27 and 30). For more information on the tour and tickets, visit www. chelseafc.com/ontour.
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Mutu seeks to re-launch career at Cesena ROMANIA striker Adrian Mutu (pic) says he hopes to re-launch his tainted career after joining modest Italian outfit Cesena from Fiorentina this morning. "I've come here to set an example and help the team progress," said 32-year-old Mutu, who was once suspended for using cocaine. "As a player, I've not made many mistakes. As a man, in contrast, I've made a lot. But I assume my responsibilities." After returning from a ninemonth doping ban in October, Mutu was involved in a bar brawl a few days later and was almost forced to leave Fiorentina during the winter due to his poor attitude in training. Mutu was suspended for taking cocaine in 2004 and still
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READY FOR MAGIC: Terry and wife Toni attend the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows — Part 2 at Trafalgar Square — GETYYpic
Nigeria in Germany's opening wins saw Prinz face criticism in the German Press. Having won her first cap in 1994, she will end her career after the tournament and briefly considered calling it quits after being taken off during the 1-0 win over Nigeria. "The first emotions which went through my head were: Why should I (keep playing)? Why do I do this to myself?" she admitted. "But that was only the initial reaction." Prinz sat out the 4-2 win over France as replacement Inka Grings netted twice. "I do not think I'm going to play from the beginning," she said. "There is no reason to change anything in attack." — AFP FRANKFURT: FOOTBALL/ WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
Equatorial Guinea boss dreams of Brazil job
EQUATORIAL GUINEA coach Marcello Frigerio admitted he would love to one day lead the national team of his native Brazil and praised the performance of his captain Anonman at the 2011 Women's World Cup. The Brazilian-Italian coach, who took over from Jean-Paul Mpila in March, said hearing the Brazilian national anthem before the Equatorial Guinea v Brazil Group D match had a special meaning. "When they played the Brazilian national anthem that was a special moment for me because it's the national anthem of my home country," said the 40-year-old. Frigerio also admitted it would be a huge honour to hear the anthem as boss of the Brazilian national team. "Of course that's the goal of everyone — to be the coach of the Brazilian national team," said Frigerio. "I'm a coach and now I have a World Cup on my CV. And if one of these days they ask me, it might be an opportunity. But at the moment I'm not really thinking about that. This World Cup is a huge milestone in my career." Looking back at Equatorial Guinea's first World Cup, Frigerio said he was pleased with the showing of his starlet Anonman. "It's obvious what qualities she has. She scored two goals (the team's only two goals scored). She's an excellent player. She's a very ambitious player, very technical too." — AFP
Hall of Fame beckons ANDRE AGASSI is set to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Sunday
GERMANY captain Birgit Prinz will be benched for Sunday’s quarterfinal against Japan
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DOHA: FOOTBALL/ WOrld cup
motorsport
Surprise factor
Qatar denies split games
ONG KIM SWEE reckons Malaysia could be the surprise package of Group C in Round 3 of the Olympic qualifying tournament
ORGANISERS of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied any discussions on splitting games into three 30-minute periods if temperatures in the stadiums become dangerously high for the players. “Splitting the games held during the Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar has not been discussed at any time,” the organising committee said in a statement this morning. “All 64 games in 2022 will be played in carbon neutral cooled stadiums in two halves of forty-five minutes as per regulations.” Qatar says all matches will be played in air-conditioned stadiums in which the temperature will be maintained at around 24° degrees Celsius. Michael Beavon, a director of Arup Associates who helped to develop the zerocarbon solar technology that will cool the 12 stadiums, said in London yesterday that matches could be split into three periods if, for some reason, the temperature reached 32 Celsius. Fifa denied yesterday the possibility had been discussed and Qatar said the comments were “without any foundation.” Qatar was controversially awarded the finals last December, beating off bids from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States. The decision came despite Fifa’s own technical report saying that summer heat in the country could be a potential health risk for officials, players and spectators and required special precautions to be taken. Both Qatar and Fifa have also rejected the idea the tournament could be held in the milder months of January and February. — Reuters
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Buzzing British GP
THRILLS and spills on the cards at Silverstone this weekend as Sebastian Vettel searches for his seventh victory this season
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Skipper sits out
PRESSTALK
Sneijder to complete jigsaw
WESLEY SNEIJDER’S rumoured move to Manchester United could be back on after Inter Milan admitted they could sell him
LATIN HEAT
Catastrophic Copa so far for hosts ARGENTINA’S Copa America campaign must get back on track against Costa Rica following two draws in their group
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Devils see Light LIVERPOOL: FOOTBALL/ PREMIER LEAGUE
Brown, O’Shea leave Manchester United for Sunderland
SUNDERLAND this morning completed a double swoop of Manchester United defenders, bringing Wes Brown and John O’Shea to the Stadium of Light on four-year contracts. Brown, 31, and 30year-old O’Shea joined for undisclosed fees, after United last month accepted an offer of around £12 million (RM57.7m) for the pair and midfielder Darron Gibson, O’Shea’s Ireland international teammate. Brown, who can play at centreback or rightback, made his United debut in the club’s 1998-99 treble-winning season and went on to make 361 appearances. “We are delighted to welcome a player of Wes’ ability, experience and character to the club,” said Sunderland coach Steve Bruce, himself a former United centreback. “He has been a fantastic professional for Manchester United through the years and not only will he strengthen our defensive options, he will also bring with him a winning mentality and level of maturity which can only be positive for the players around him.” Brown won two Champions League titles, five
Premier League winners’ medals, two FA Cups and two League Cups with United and has been capped 23 times by England. “Last season, I was fine, I just didn’t get into the team, so it was a little bit frustrating. But that’s football and you move on,” said Brown, who has endured an injury-riddled career. “I am just delighted to be here now to help Sunderland push forward. “Personally, it would be good to be playing every week, trying to help the team win and playing well.” O’Shea accumulated one Champions League title, five league successes, one FA Cup winners’ medal and three League Cups during a 12-year Old Trafford tenure that saw him make almost 400 appearances. “Once I’d heard reports about the club and the people here, the ambitions and what the manager was all about, it was the only place I was going to come to,” said O’Shea, who can also play as a holding midfielder. Bruce said: “John has been a solid, consistent part of Manchester United’s squad for well over a decade, which goes to
show the fantastic pedigree of player we have signed. “He is a wonderful professional both on and off the field and his wealth of experience and versatility will be great attributes for us. “I’m delighted with the players we have been able to secure ahead of the new s e a son.” The pair follow in the footsteps of Connor Wickham, Craig Gardner, Ji Dongwon and free signings Keiren Westwood and Sebastian Larsson, who have all signed for Sunderland since the end of last season. — AFP
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