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OCTOBER 2018

Get acquainted with Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods

MY Guide to Mumbai ■ Interview with Self-Portrait’s Han Chong

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Can North Korea’s Naengmyeon noodles unite the peninsula?

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Contents EXPLORE | Inner City Charm 38

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Getting to know Hong Kong through its neighbourhoods

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FROM THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

Our exclusive digital content

MY GUIDE 32 Mumbai, India

EDITOR’S NOTE

MAIL ROOM

THREE TO WATCH

TRAVEL CONCIERGE | SEE

TRAVEL CONCIERGE | DINE

TRAVEL CONCIERGE | STAY

TRAVEL CONCIERGE | ART

WINDOW OR AISLE

Our in-flight movie recommendations Events taking place this month

What’s new in the world of dining Hospitality news and options

What to see in the art world this month

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PHOTOBOOK | Yangon, Myanmar 48

From vibrant, bustling markets to majestic pagodas

FASHION + ACCESSORIES 68

The globetrotter’s styling guide

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EXPLORE | Naengmyeon 42 The North Korean noodles uniting a divided peninsula

CHEF’S CUT 54

Lee Che Liang, the Malaysian chef cooking up a storm in London’s fine dining scene

Features EXPLORE | Community

WARISAN

THE CURE

MALAYSIAN ICON

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SEEN + HEARD

Dine with refugee families in Malaysia and help empower them Kenali pembuat songkok tersohor dari Pulau Pinang, Haja Mohideen Lotions, potions, spas, and more Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng

Your in-flight entertainment guide Events in Malaysia and around the world

Inside Malaysia Airlines NEWS

#LIFEENRICHED IN AUSTRALIA

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SAFETY + SERVICE INFO

WHERE WE FLY

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IN PROFILE 34

Han Chong, the Malaysian designer dressing royalty and celebrities

GIZMOS + GADGETS 67 Cool gadgets in focus this month

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Art For The Senses Most fine art museums have a ground rule of ‘look, don’t touch’. But in Tokyo, Japan, where the world’s first digital art museum recently opened, every piece is an adventure waiting to be discovered. The MORI Building Digital Art Museum is home to over 50 interactive artworks housed in a 10,000-square-metre space, where visitors can ‘walk’ in a sea of stars, ‘bend’ space and time in a vortex, and experience a stunning Forest of Lamps, where dozens of lamps emit bright colours that ripple in response to the interaction between a person and a lamp.

Hidden Gem Did you know that the state of Sarawak in Malaysia has a legendary monster crocodile? It is said to still lurk in the murky waters of the Rajang River, the longest river in Malaysia. The state is also known as ‘Bumi Kenyalang’ or ‘Land of the Hornbills’, where eight of the world’s 54 species of the bird can be found. To help you understand Sarawak better, we uncover some interesting facts about this beautiful land blessed with a rich ecosystem and biodiversity as well as an incredibly diverse culture and heritage.

Animals Roam Free Even on a guided trip to the savannah or a wildlife reserve, it’s often difficult to spot animals in the wild. There are however, islands and areas that by chance or design have become sanctuaries for some animals to roam freely without fear of being caged, hunted or hurt. Check out our list of four magical places in Japan where you can have an upclose and personal encounter with cats, deer, rabbits and even foxes.

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maps that you would plot the flight’s journey on. Of course it is all digital now, uploaded on screens. Technology moves at an exhilarating pace. The speed and pace is often faster than what we can actually consume and deploy in our day-to-day life. In any business, we need to embrace this fast, and empowering consumers is definitely the future. At Malaysia Airlines, we have been investing heavily in technology and digitisation. We have been aggressively introducing new digital services to enhance the travelling experience of the connected customers of today. This includes our latest service on WhatsApp where our guests may receive their flight booking confirmation and flight status directly through the messaging app. We are the first airline in Malaysia, and amongst the very few in the world, to integrate with the WhatsApp Business solution. We were also the first airline in Asia to roll out an interactive Facebook Messenger BOT, MHchat, which allows passengers to make bookings, payment and retrieve their flight itineraries. goingplacesmagazine.com | 8 | October 2018

We have several more in the pipeline which we will be progressively rolling out. This includes our very own internally-developed MHguardian, which will enable parents or guardians to track unaccompanied minors throughout their travel with Malaysia Airlines. The app, expected to be rolled out towards the end of the year, can also be extended to support unaccompanied elderly passengers and passengers who require special assistance. These digital innovations are of course all centered on the customer, to ensure a seamless and consistent experience across all touchpoints. Technology has made life more convenient. We are all more connected than ever before but, as any parent with a child and device knows, human interaction is also important. We use technology to make life easier but at Malaysia Airlines, we do not forget the warmth. Alongside digital advances, as the national carrier, we strive to ensure our service reflects the friendliness and humility that Malaysia is known for. Malaysian Hospitality is our brand promise and everything we do must reflect this.

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Whether you are flying for the first time today or as a frequent flyer, rest assured that teams across Malaysia Airlines are working hard to make your journey with us more seamless and memorable, so sit back and enjoy the Malaysian Hospitality. To those who are flying home, I wish you Selamat Pulang and for those who are travelling for holidays, an adventure or for work, Selamat Jalan from all of us at Malaysia Airlines. ■

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the tram from one end of Hong Kong island to the other to soak up the city’s atmosphere. And let’s not forget retail therapy! You can buy anything in Hong Kong! But one of my happiest things to do on the weekend is exploring the neighbourhoods, especially the ones where you can still catch a glimpse of the real Hong Kong, for instance, in the Western District or in Kennedy Town. Here is where you will find East meets West. Old meets New. This inner-city charm is why I love Hong Kong, and forms the basis of our cover story this month. In her article, writer Jennifer Johnston takes us through Hong Kong’s best-loved neighbourhoods and what they have to offer.

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I had the privilege of interviewing Han Chong, the hugely successful Malaysian designer based in London for this month’s edition. In a few short years, his Self-Portrait fashion label has become a celebrity and royalty staple for its guipure lace and lattice-embroidered designs. But what stood out for me was his philosophy of creating designer fashion that’s accessible to everyone, not just the privileged few. I’d like to think it’s his Malaysian upbringing that has grounded him even after he found success. Turn to pages 34-37 to read the full interview.

Julie Goh Editor

Hong Kong is not for the faint-hearted. The city is densely

populated. People are constantly in your face and you have to queue for everything. When you have a population of more than 7.4 million living in an area of just 1,104 square kilometres, you’ve got to pick up the pace. I used to live in Hong Kong in the early 2000s. I loved the city’s fast-paced lifestyle. It kept me on the go the whole time, and according to research, people are happiest when they’re occupied. There is always something to do in Hong Kong if you want to. Work consumed me from Mondays to Fridays, but weekends were always filled with some leisurely activity or another. It could be spending time at the beach, hiking one of the many trails or riding

For something a little heartwarming, writer Josh Doyle reports that in April this year when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un crossed the military line into South Korea for the historic summit between the two countries, he brought with him Pyongyang Naengmyeon, a handmade buckwheat noodle dish served cold in beef, pork or chicken broth. His gesture sparked a craze for the noodles, leading to long queues outside cold noodle shops in South Korea and becoming a trending topic on social media. But more importantly, it solidified hopes among their people for a unification of the two Koreas. To know more of this very interesting story, read it on pages 42-45. We have more engaging stories in this month’s issue, including a travel guide to Mumbai if you’re planning a visit in the near future, the story of how Lee Che Liang, a chef, found success in London, and an article on a sustainable food catering service that’s empowering refugee families in Malaysia. We hope you will enjoy reading them. Happy travels, and see you next month! ■

OCTOBER 2018

Get acquainted with Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods

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MY Guide to Mumbai ■ Interview with Self-Portrait’s Han Chong

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Can North Korea’s Nangmyeon unite the peninsula?

On The Cover Without a doubt, Hong Kong's charm lies in its neighbourhoods. Turn to pages 38-41 to find out more.

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Letter Of The Month Saya adalah seorang penjawat awam yang kerap menaiki pesawat MH sekiranya ada tugasan luar. Saya seorang mengalami masalah “fear of flying” dan pastinya majalah Going Places menjadi salah satu bahan untuk mententeramkan diri terutamanya apabila pesawat sedang “take off”. Saya gemar membaca paparan di ruangan ‘Warisan’ yang memaparkan pelbagai budaya dan tempat-tempat menarik di Malaysia. Syabas buat Editorial team kerana ruangan tersebut dipaparkan dalam dwibahasa yang mana dapat memartabatkan bahasa kebangsaan yang tercinta! Sedikit cadangan dari saya, mungkin Going Places dapat menyelitkan ruang untuk syorkan hotel-hotel tiga bintang atau hotel bajet di Malaysia yang menarik dan sesuai untuk golongan sederhana yang mempunya bajet yang terhad melancong ataupun sering “outstation” seperti saya. FARHANA BINTI ABU SAID, Putrajaya, Malaysia

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It was mid-way through the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage matches that I came across a copy of Going Places during my flight from Kuala Lumpur to Miri, Sarawak. Impressed with the tournament quality so far and having a glimpse of the cities in the host country Russia on television, I was thrilled to find a travel guide focusing on Moscow. After reading the article, my perception of Russia being a very grey, cold and dull country changed and I suddenly had the urge to include Russia in my bucket list to visit. The Kremlin would be at the top of my list, with the building appearing in so many movies throughout the years, though usually associated with the bad guys! I also liked that there was a special feature on the World Cup itself in the magazine reminiscing on the history of the tournament, past winners and memorable matches that had been played, some which I remember watching live during my student days. I had wondered how far the stadiums were from each other since Russia is a huge country and I learned that all are situated on the west side of the country to ensure travelling times for the players would not be too taxing. The article served as a good appetiser going into the knockout stages. To top it all, a subtle recommendation was provided in the footnote to catch a documentary of the tournament in the in-flight entertainment system, which tied everything together to make a very enjoyable flight for me. IZWAN NIZAM MAHBOB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

It has been a while since I last flew with Malaysia Airlines. Hence, I was quite surprised to see the new and refreshed Going Places magazine. In the June issue, I was touched by the Editor’s Note, where she mentioned her Hari Raya experience of being reunited with her childhood neighbours. This reminded me of my own experience, where via Going Places, I was reunited with my long-lost friend as he was featured in the magazine. What a nice reunion it was for us! Content-wise, I find the magazine very informative; for example, the feature “Around the World in Five Eids” gave me an insight into how other Muslim communities around the world celebrate Eid. It was such an enlightening article. Such comparisons of different cultures should be highlighted more often. Another section that I like is “Chef’s Cut”. I might not be a chef, but I can at least try to cook like one with the recipes given! I would suggest such recipes be linked to QR codes, so that we can save them interactively for future use.

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As I was passing through immigration on a recent trip back to Kuala Lumpur from Miri in Sarawak, I heard my name being called over the public address system. I walked quickly to the counter to check with the officer, who said that the key to my luggage was still attached to the lock of the bag. How careless of me! Upon reaching the loading bay, the officer smiled and told me to check if anything was missing before removing the key. While some travellers may complain about the airline mishandling their bags, I have witnessed a group of responsible officers who really cared about us. That’s why Malaysia Airlines will always be my preferred carrier. Thank you! LEE HUI YEE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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THREE TO WATCH Our pick of movies to watch in-ﬂight this month

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Five adult friends go to serious extremes at a game of ‘tag’. Held for a month every year, the friends risk it all to take one another down. This time, they hope to tag the only undefeated player at his wedding. The movie is based on a true story about long-lasting friendships that never cease, like the game itself.

Adam is a rebellious professional hockey player who meets Mary, a struggling bookstore owner trying to keep her shop afloat. The pair are made to work together to help fix each other’s image and branding. They start out hating one another but soon find themselves unexpectedly becoming closer and ultimately falling in love.

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This is a story of two estranged brothers – Maaran, a good samaritan and noble doctor, and Vetri, a magician who is behind several murders. After being reunited, they work together to seek revenge against corrupt practitioners in India’s medical field who are responsible for the murder of their father.

For more in-flight entertainment selections, please see pages 87–94 of our Going Places Entertainment Guide.

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The inside track on the best accommodations, dining options and calendar of events from Malaysia and around the world.

With Love, Giselle Based on the original by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, the Hong Kong Ballet proudly presents Giselle, a passionate tale of love, betrayal and forgiveness. Widely considered one of the greatest romantic ballets of all time, the show will feature a fresh new staging by Hong Kong Ballet artistic director Septime Webre and South African ballet artist Charla Genn, with coveted virtuoso roles and an iconic ballet blanc (white act). Featuring stunning sets, costumes and live accompaniment by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the show is classical ballet at its finest, and a guaranteed treat for ballet enthusiasts. When: 26 - 28 October & 3 - 4 November | Where: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong hkballet.com

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Rockin’ Weekend The CIMB Classic is set to return for its ninth edition in Kuala Lumpur this month. As the only PGA TOUR FedExCup tournament held in Southeast Asia, the prestigious event will feature leading men golfers from the PGA TOUR and from around the world as they vie for the title won by American Pat Perez last year. Former champions have included Justin Thomas, who is the 2018 FedExCup champion, and Ryan Moore.

Immerse yourself in all things country at the Mount Hunter Country Music Stampede, a three-day festival that celebrates country life and music. Catch powerhouse performances by some of Australia’s leading country artists, including Drew McAlister, Adam Harvey, Christie Lamb and Adam Brand, and enjoy a line-up of events such as a showcase of traditional cowboy skills and an equestrian contest. Back for its second year is the Maton Rising Star competition, with both a junior and senior section where aspiring country musicians can battle it out for a coveted cash prize.

When: 11 - 14 October Where: TPC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

When: 12 - 14 October Where: K Ranch Arena, Mount Hunter, Australia

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LIGHT NIGHT

HANDEL & HENDRIX IN LONDON

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Wolf Alice

Creative Fest After Hours Why wait for the weekend when you can go after dark? Museums At Night is a three-day biannual festival that sees participating museums and galleries across the U.K. opening their doors to visitors till late. Those who enjoy a spooky setting will find the latenight exhibitions, Halloween-themed events, quirky workshops and talks, as well as torch-lit tours the perfect opportunity to soak in English culture and history – with a dash of eeriness.

Urbanscapes, Malaysia’s longest-running creative arts festival, is back with a well-curated citywide celebration spanning three weekends. Themed #REIMAGINEKL, the festival stays true to its roots of inspiring character, culture and community building through accessible arts, ideas and music, all set against a backdrop of Kuala Lumpur. Highlights include performances by international music acts, such as five-time Grammy nominee and R&B sensation Khalid, British alternative band Wolf Alice, South Korean outfit Se So Neon, and Thai soul artist Phum Viphurit. There will also be a series of art exhibitions, dance and theatre performances, puppetry shows, and more.

When: 25 - 27 October Where: Participating museums and galleries across the United Kingdom

When: 3 – 18 November Where: Various locations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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A Taste of Xi’an Nestled in the heart of Mayfair in London is Murger HanHan, specialists in cuisines from Xi’an City, home of the Terracotta Warriors. The signature ‘murger’ – stewed meat in crispy bread – is the Chinese version of the Western hamburger and is the favourite of regulars to the restaurant looking for an introduction to cuisine from China’s Shanxi Province. Another crowd-favourite is the hand-pulled wheat noodles, made fresh every morning and personalised according to diners’ selection of the sauce, soup and toppings chosen from the menu. Try the braised pork Bian Biang noodles with chilli oil, topped with tomato and egg for its full sweet and spicy flavour. Portions are large and it’s advisable to share. Claimed to be the only restaurant in Europe to serve beverages from Xi’an City such as the Tsingtao No. 9 beer (named for its strict serving temperature of nine degrees) and a lightly brewed osmanthus-flavoured rice wine, it sees a steady stream of patrons, both Asians and non-Asians, during lunch and after office hours. murgerhan.com

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MALAYSIA

Top Notch

One of Kuala Lumpur’s hotspots, Mr Chew’s Chino Latino Bar in Bukit Bintang just got even better with a new range of cocktails. These four new cocktails use exotic ingredients and flavour combinations that you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else, starting with the Fogueira, a beach holiday-inspired cocktail that mixes gin, dry vermouth and Bitter Bianco infused with pineapple and coconut, served with a garnish of edible sand and burnt cocoa husks. Another refreshing drink is Jungle God, made from gin and a kombucha mix made from fermented jasmine and rose tea – the perfect antidote to waiting out the city’s jams. Looking for a drink with a kick? Take the Inferno, which is made from Japanese whisky, ginger wine, spiced pomegranate juice, red dates and ginseng liqueur that’s set alight before your eyes. Finally, there’s Celestial 5, a surprisingly pleasant savoury-bitter-sweet cocktail that uses duck fat-washed dark rum with Guinness reduction, orange bitters and a splash of hoisin sauce.

Fine dining in Resorts World Genting Malaysia just got elevated as The Olive, the resort’s upscale Continental restaurant at Genting Grand, proudly presents Miyazaki wagyu beef on its menu. Winner of Japan’s prestigious Wagyu Olympics for three consecutive tournaments, Miyazaki wagyu – from the Miyazaki prefecture on Kyushu island – is held in higher esteem than the Kobe variant. Genetically predisposed to contain a higher percentage of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids and intense marbling, the beef yields an unbelievably delicious flavour and melt-in-the-mouth texture. For a complete three-course meal, opt for an appetiser of quinoa and kale salad with pomegranate, feta cheese and maple dressing, before indulging in the star of the show – the A5 Miyazaki beef with roasted root vegetables, apple and cherry tomato. The beef is seasoned with two types of flavoured salt to bring out the best taste. Pair it with a shot of Chivas Regal Mizunara for the ultimate experience, rounded off on a sweet note with a chocolate fondant with dark cherries and smoked cigar ice cream.

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Restaurant Openings, News+Reviews

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POKE BAR

OTTOMAN

JAR STORY

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NEW ZEALAND

Laneway Dining

The culinary stars continue to shine bright on Anne-Sophie Pic, the only French female chef with three Michelin stars, as she opens her third La Dame de Pic restaurant at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Featuring a menu of refined Valence-style cooking, Pic’s restaurants – which are also found in London and Paris – are known for several signature dishes like Berlingots, a pasta dish served with lightly smoked and creamy Banon goat's cheese, ginger and bergamotinfused cress sauce, white mille-feuilles made with light Tahitian vanilla cream, as well as Cornish crab and Brixham Dover sole. The restaurant also features a drinks menu comprising wines, cocktails, whisky, sake, tea, coffee, dashi, broth and consommes.

Newly open in Auckland’s iconic 125 Queen Street is Queen’s Rise, a new laneway-style dining precinct boasting world-class design, an impressive ambience and worldly cuisine. Expect to find 11 of Auckland’s best independent restaurateurs as they present innovative and authentic dining experiences. There’s Lowbrow, an understated yet quirky establishment serving fresh and seasonal food with an edge, and Grace, a culinary twist on elegant yet affordable dining with clean flavours and locally sourced produce. Another major highlight is the Ottoman Mezze Lounge, a Turkish-inspired concept featuring a laidback lounge, traditional Turkish dishes and an emphasis on shared eating. Also in the mix are Italian cuisine specialists Dante’s Pizzeria, Nourish Pod – the original Acai bowl dealers, potato joint and watering hole Potato & Me, as well as fresh and healthy options at Poke Bar. Complete the experience with dim sum and dumplings at Panda Town, clever takes on donburi from Tokyo Loco Bowl, guilt-free goodness at Jar Story and deli-style sandwiches from Dolly Bird.

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Hospitality News+Reviews

UNITED KINGDOM

Quintessentially British Tucked away in the leafy Westbourne Terrace of Paddington is the luxuriously appointed Roseate House London. Quintessentially British in hospitality, the intimate auberge features 48 individually designed rooms and suites spread over three delightfully restored 19th-century townhouses. Each dwelling highlights classic Victorian furniture, handcrafted Bellestrata beds, original oil paintings from the era, and limestone bathrooms with Penhaligon’s toiletries. It is located close to some of London’s top landmarks, such as Kensington Palace, the Royal Albert Hall, Park Lane and Oxford Street, and is a short walk to Hyde Park and the Paddington train station, which offers connections to anywhere in the city, including to the airport via Heathrow Express. The hotel’s Hyde Bar, offering rare whiskeys, including pre-prohibition American Whiskey, and other handpicked spirits, is perfect for casual, private or business meetings and can seat up to 50 guests. For guests needing to remain connected, there is high-speed broadband throughout the property. The buffet breakfast is Continental, though a warm meal can be ordered from the a la carte menu. Room service is available 24 hours a day. roseatehouselondon.com

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TRAVEL CONCIERGE | STAY

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SINGAPORE

Idyllic Escape Sitting tranquil amidst nature, the Capella Singapore welcomes guests to over 12 hectares of lush landscaped grounds on Sentosa Island, surrounded by verdant rainforest and the South China Sea as its backdrop. Its 112 rooms, suites and villas are thoughtfully designed to combine bespoke, contemporary comforts with natural materials and touches of Asian tradition. Dining at Capella is a delicious journey of flavours, from authentic Cantonese to Mediterranean cuisine. Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar is where guests can relax and mingle over a few cocktails, whilst marveling at the sunset. Alternatively, book a treatment at Auriga, an award-winning wellness spa that will leave you feeling refreshed and renewed. The luxury hotel, known for hosting celebrities like Madonna and Lady Gaga, was the venue for the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June this year.

In the heart of Bangkok lies Okura Prestige Hotel, with 240 stylish rooms and suites, offering panoramic views of the city skyline. Resplendent in elegance and luxury, sink into the comfort of fine Egyptian cotton bed linen and fluffy duvets, while enjoying movies on demand on a 42-inch flat screen TV. The bathroom comes with a rain shower, separate bathtub, powder room with Japanese-style bidet and bespoke amenities. Gastronomic delights await at any of the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Elements restaurant, which serves French cuisine with a Japanese influence. If relaxation is what you seek, find peace and tranquility at The Okura Spa, which offers a selection of rejuvenating treatments.

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THAILAND

Urban Retreat

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Hospitality News+Reviews

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MALAYSIA

Intimate Experience Excellent “hostmanship” is the mantra at the RuMa Hotel and Residences, where guests are invited to an intimate urban resort experience right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Coming into the market towards the end of this year, each of its 253 elegant guest rooms and suites are furnished tastefully with handcrafted, artisanal furniture, blending Kuala Lumpur’s rich tin mining heritage and colonial influence with the modern and contemporary. Aside from complimentary access to a fully stocked mini-bar in each room, guests will also enjoy the seamless convenience of 24-hour check-in and check-out services. Taste the best of Malaysian food at ATAS restaurant with a seasonal menu that highlights the unique flavours of local produce and ingredients, before working off the calories at the hotel’s 24-hour state-of-the-art gym or treating yourself to a session at UR Spa after a long day of exploring the city.

Strategically located between the French Quarter and the Old Quarter in Hanoi, the Lapis Hotel is an ideal base for both business and leisure travellers, being close to local attractions as well as major offices and embassies. Rooms and suites boast a classic design, but come with modern conveniences such as sumptuous beds, large TVs, and a safe for keeping valuables. Unwind at the Lobby Bar with a drink or two, or dine at Gambetta Restaurant, which serves exquisite Vietnamese cuisine alongside international favourites. Gym enthusiasts can keep fit at the hotel’s fitness centre or take a cooling dip in the pool. A fully equipped conference centre is also available to cater for business meetings and corporate events.

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VIETNAM

Relaxing Refuge

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Exhibitions, News+Reviews

The Right Price The Affordable Art Fair first launched in London in 1999 and has since grown into a travelling international show that visits New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and this month, Sweden. The fair is dedicated to showcasing the best in affordable contemporary art. In Sweden, being its seventh visit to Stockholm, it has already become a staple art show. Thousands of artworks from established artists and emerging talents are available at prices that suit every visitor’s budget. This year, the fair’s charity partner Non-Violence Art Project will be selling a reproduction of Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd’s iconic sculpture Knotted Gun, which the late Swedish artist created after the death of his friend John Lennon. When: 11 - 14 October | Where: Nacka Strandsmässan, Augustendalstorget 6, 131 52 Nacka Strand, Sweden affordableartfair.com/fairs/Stockholm

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Life Drawing

Till Death Us Do Part

Portuguese artist Paula Rego has been working as a painter, printmaker and illustrator for over 50 years, and her latest exhibition in London focuses on her drawings. Paula Rego: From Mind to Hand, Drawings from 1980 to 2001 presents 60 of Rego’s drawings from the last three decades, most of which depict her oft-visited themes of folklore, fairy tales, the female form and sexuality. As curator and artist Colin Wiggins describes it, Rego's work "is a combination of direct observation in the studio together with her imagination and those childhood memories that have stayed very much alive for her.” For fans of her work, the show demonstrates how Rego’s sketches form the foundation of all her works and are key to understanding the finished pieces.

The Foam photography museum in Amsterdam presents a huge retrospective of late Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase’s life’s works. One of Japan’s greatest post-war experimental photographers, Fukase began helping out in his family photography studio at the age of six. His very first exhibition, a photojournaliststyle exhibit called Kill the Pigs, was highly acclaimed and brought him into the public eye. Fukase continued to produce thoughtprovoking and challenging works until 1992, when a fall put him in a coma for the next 20 years. Since his death in 2012, the Masahisa Fukase Archives have slowly released his vast back-catalogue, and now at Foam, visitors are able to view a wealth of work that’s never been shown before. Masahisa Fukase: Private Scenes is truly a unique exhibition that’s not to be missed.

When: Until 27 October Where: Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BY, United Kingdom

When: Until 12 December Where: Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Keizersgracht 609, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Exhibitions, News+Reviews

Larger Than Life Those visiting the Finnish capital Helsinki must check out the recently completed EUR50 million (USD57 million/RM234 million) project Amos Rex, a new private museum. Architects JKMM have spent the last five years refurbishing and rebuilding the Lasipalatsi building, a former 1930s landmark in central Helsinki. The building is a one-ofa-kind facility, with a 2,200-square-metre gallery space that will be used for housing large-scale works and performances. “The opening of Amos Rex is one of the biggest events to occur in the cultural life of Helsinki for a generation and will offer unrivalled facilities for the display of art, exhibitions, film and performance,” says Kai Kartio, Director of Amos Rex. “Art used to be something you hung on the wall and went respectfully to contemplate. Today, art is increasingly interactive and conversational. It is something people make and experience together.” Currently showing at the museum until January 2019 is Massless, a huge digital exhibition by Tokyo-based art collective teamLab.

Visitors to the Tate Modern can see Christian Marclay’s internationally acclaimed 24-hour video installation, The Clock. The Clock is a video montage that combines 24 hours’ worth of film and TV clips that depict the clock or refer to time. Films and TV shows featured span the last 100 years and combine every genre, from tragedy to comedy, experimental to blockbuster. The installation is also set to local time where ever it is on display and acts as a functional timepiece as well as a cinematic journey. The Tate Modern will also host a 24-hour viewing on 6 October so that visitors can see the installation in its entirety.

When: Until 6 January 2019 Where: Amos Rex, Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100, Helsinki, Finland

When: Until 20 January 2019 Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG, United Kingdom

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Time Goes By

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WINDOW OR AISLE

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In The Ballad of East and West, the British poet and author Rudyard Kipling wrote, “East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” It may have been true that there were unbreakable cultural differences when he wrote that back in 1889, but since then, The Beatles have swept the world and Chicken Tikka Masala has a good claim to being the most popular dish in Britain. Cultural barriers have broken down, but as a Malaysian who grew up in England, I have discovered that there are still some telling differences between East and West. Of course, Britain is no more representative of the West than Malaysia is of the East, but I’m going to attempt some sweeping cultural generalisations anyway. After all, making sweeping cultural generalisations is a Malaysian tradition that the 19th-century Kipling would have understood. How many times have you said, “Typical Malays, always have to …” And then when you discover that the subject of the story was actually Chinese, “Typical Chinese, always have to …” SHE’S (NOT) LEAVING HOME. In the AngloAmerican world, it is embarrassing, even shameful, for the child (boy or girl) to not leave home when they reach adulthood. It is seen as a lack of maturity. Thousands of Hollywood movies are about young people leaving home to find their own way in the world. In these comingof-age stories, they make rudimentary mistakes, get lousy advice from other young people and just make it up as they go along before finally learning a valuable lesson and reaching true adulthood. They are completely unsupervised and do not take any advice or guidance from their parents. This would not happen in Asia, where children are expected to stay at home, including boys but especially girls. In Asia, an equivalent movie would be a long and quite boring montage scene of young people sitting around at home watching TV or in their rooms on the Internet, while parents are satisfied that their kids are safe and under watchful eyes until it’s time to

East & West get married. And there’s also the understanding that paying rent is a waste of money when they could be living at home. Times have changed and are changing again. The old P. Ramlee movies from the 1960s were filled with young people who move to the big city without their parents. They get jobs, find a place to live, go to nightclubs, do the Twist, chase girls, make mistakes, and all without the guidance of their parents who are presumably back in the village. By the 1970s, Kuala Lumpur had become settled by families and the age of free-wheeling P. Ramlees was over, along with the genre of young people with absolute freedom. And now a similar thing is happening in the West. It is now impossibly expensive for young people to live in central London, where even a car park space was recently bought for £350,000 (RM1.85 million), on the same street where friends of mine once lived for free in an abandoned house in the 1980s. Increasingly in the West, young people have to live at home because they can’t afford to do otherwise, and West has become East.

fundamentally different in the East and West, or at least in Malaysia and Britain, and here I side with the East. When I first came back to Malaysia, I was instantly struck by how old people are given a good measure of respect because of their age. It’s just good manners. Meanwhile, in the AngloAmerican world (though probably not countries like Italy), old people tend to become a forgotten community. It would be sad if East becomes West in attitudes to old people. TRAGICAL HISTORY TOUR. Europeans live in an ancient landscape. Old battles are constantly being discussed and refought, but this is not the case in Malaysia, where today is so much more important than yesterday. Back in the 1990s, I was given a history lesson by a Malaysian who told me how Mahathir had fought and won independence from the Americans. I asked him when this war of independence had happened, and he said, “Those days, last time.” But I was talking to an Englishman once about King Arthur and Merlin and he said, “Sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know much about history.”

WHEN I’M 64. Attitudes towards old people are

In the Anglo-American world, it is embarrassing, even shameful, for the child (boy or girl) to not leave home when they reach adulthood. It is seen as a lack of maturity … This would not happen in Asia, where children are expected to stay at home, including boys but especially girls.

AND IN THE END. In the popular British comedy TV series Goodness Gracious Me, a surly Indian father constantly claims that everything is Indian, including Leonardo da Vinci and the British royal family, “Think about it,” he tells his son, “They all live in the same family house together, Indian. All work in the family business, Indian. All have arranged marriages, Indian!” Perhaps East and West are not so different after all. ■

Kam Raslan is the author of Confessions of an Old Boy: The Dato’ Hamid Adventures. He is also a columnist, and a writer and director working in film, TV and theatre in Malaysia. He will one day make his own feature film. His column is written exclusively for Malaysia Airlines.

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MY GUIDE | Mumbai, India

Maximum City With a population of over 20 million people, life is buzzing at every hour in Mumbai. Words Sonia Sahni | Illustration Josephine Skapare | Art Direction Euric Liew

Mumbai… For The Tourist

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For centuries, the Fort area of Mumbai has been the centre of development, art and architecture. The Fort and Colaba areas in Mumbai have examples of Gothic architecture that entwine themselves into the everyday lives of the locals. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is one such building – a railway station that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. The keen eye of an observer, comfortable shoes to walk in, and light clothing to combat Mumbai’s humid weather are the must-haves to take on the lanes that house the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings in Mumbai.

Mumbai… For The Shopper Mumbai is India’s fashion capital. Colaba Causeway is a bustling street, lined with stalls that sell everything, ranging from trousers that cost USD5 (RM20.50) to a rare gemstone that can cost USD5,000 (RM20,500)! Another great location to shop is the suburb of Bandra, where stylish clothes and accessories can be bought at reasonable prices. Striking a good bargain is the way to shop in Mumbai, and most street vendors mark up the price and are happy to do a quick round of “negotiations”. Selecting all that you want and then bargaining for a better total price usually yields the best results.

Mumbai… For The Foodie When in Mumbai, sampling the street food that the city is known for is a must. The vada pav is popular, comprising a spicy potato ball, coated in a gram flour batter and fried, served in a piece of soft bread, with sweet and spicy chutneys. Another dish that you must try in Mumbai is pav bhaji, a tangy concoction of vegetables served with buttered bread.

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Mumbai… For The Movie Buff Mumbai, also known as the city of dreams, is home to Bollywood, which is the prime movie-making hub of the country. In 2017, there were over 350 Hindi movies released in the country – that’s an average of nearly one movie per day. While you can make your way to a movie hall anywhere around the world to watch a Bollywood release, Mumbai is the best place to watch movies being made. Film City, an integrated film studio complex, has several man-made shooting locations that include mansions, gardens and lakes. The location can be visited in an organised tour, and chances are high you will run into Bollywood celebrities while they are filming.

Mumbai… For The Offbeat Traveller Mumbai never sleeps. It’s a city that is always on the move. If you want to feel the pulse of the city and know what makes the city move and the locals tick,

Malaysia Airlines operates 10 times weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Mumbai (BOM), India

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Seasons hotel, is a must-visit. If dressing up and dancing to some good music is what you’re after, head to Asilo, the highest rooftop bar in Mumbai.

Mumbai… For The Culture Vulture Mumbai is a melting pot of cultures and has developed a culture that is unique to itself. If you wish to get a glimpse of the elements that add colour and vibrance to this city and give many “Mumbaikars” faith, the Siddhivinayak Temple is a mustvisit religious site. Dedicated to the Lord Ganesh, the temple is visited daily by thousands who offer their prayers and traditional sweets to the deity and seek his blessings.

hop on a local train and travel from Churchgate to Bandra. Often, locals spend hours while commuting to work and make friends en route. It is common to see people playing cards, saying their prayers and studying for an exam on the local train. Be warned that local trains are extremely crowded and the best time to travel is possibly midday.

This is the service that delivers fresh home-cooked food to offices or schools. The Dabbawalas do not use technology to execute their services, yet the system is Six Sigma-compliant and has impressed many, including Britain’s Prince Charles and Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson.

Another experience worth your time is watching the Dabbawalas.

If you’re not travelling on a budget, the Taj Palace is the place to stay.

Mumbai… For The Luxury Seeker

The hotel first opened its doors in 1903. The Taj Group is known for its hospitality; staying in such an iconic property elevates the experience by a notch. Another property known for its views and service is The Oberoi at Nariman Point. Both the Taj Palace and The Oberoi have restaurants that can please even the pickiest eaters. If you enjoy a drink while watching the sun go down, Aer, the luxe open-air rooftop bar at the Four

Mumbai is a city of contrasts. It is home to Mukesh Ambani, who has beaten Jack Ma to become the richest Asian. It is also home to one of the largest slums in Asia, Dharavi. If your soul is driven by social impact and you want to know more about the living conditions in the slums of Mumbai, join a walking tour through Dharavi. The tour will help you understand the daily lives of the locals as well as give you a peek into the thriving cottage industries such as the manufacture of leather goods, pottery and embroidery, to name a few. ■

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Mumbai… For The Socially Conscious

About the writer Sonia Sahni is an entrepreneur, speaker, and keen traveller who has been to nearly 50 countries. Her articles and photos have been published widely in magazines, including in Lonely Planet. tickingthebucketlist.com

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BEST TIME TO VISIT The best time to visit Mumbai is the winter season in November, December and January, when temperature is moderate, humidity is low and the skies are blue. The temperature seldom falls below 18 degrees Celsius and chances of rain are slim.

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MOVING AROUND While locals travel extensively using the suburban trains, all areas of the city are very well connected by road. However, budget extra time if you are travelling by road as the traffic is notoriously bad. Uber works well in the city, as does Ola, a local competitor of Uber. Hailing a yellow and black cab or a rickshaw is also an easy option to move around.

WHERE TO STAY Bandra and Colaba are two of the best areas to stay in Mumbai. Taj, Oberoi and ITC hotels are well-known for their luxurious properties and impeccable service levels. The city also has international hotels such as Hyatt, Novotel and Sofitel. If you are on a tighter budget, The Fern, Ibis and Ginger are good and safe hotels to spend a few nights.

UPCOMING FESTIVAL Mumbai will be alive with festive fervour during the Hindu festival of Navratri on 9-18 October, when devotees fast and worship the nine manifestations of the Goddess Durga. The festival symbolises the triumph of good over evil.

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IN PROFILE

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Han Chong

Dressing

Royals& Celebrıtıes From Penang to London, Han Chong is the Malaysian designer celebrities and royals want to wear.

Han Chong, the Penang-born founder of the fashion label Self-Portrait, has found success in five short years with a client list that includes royals and celebrities such as the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sussex, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Priyanka Chopra. The graduate of Central Saint Martins started the London-based label in 2013 offering designer womenswear at affordable prices. Han believes that anyone can be fashionable, not just the privileged few. Self-Portrait is inclusive, and the look is lace, which Han has modernised and incorporated into dresses that make women feel feminine and confident.

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Interview Julie Goh | Photography courtesy of Self-Portrait

What made you decide to become a fashion designer? Was there a defining moment?

My tutor introduced me to Fashion while I was studying Art in Penang. I became really curious and interested about the industry, coming from a small town. You grew up in Penang. Did your childhood have any bearing on your interest in fashion?

My aunt was a local artist. She taught me to open my eyes to the world around me, viewing art and design in new ways. The saying ‘the devil is in the details’ is something that really resonates with me. I’m obsessed with analysing and perfecting the tiny details as they are what can make a piece so special. Fashion is something I naturally gravitated towards and I worked in various positions in the industry to gain experience. This knowledge and experience have made me a better fashion designer today. What’s the story behind naming your label Self-Portrait?

It is a play on the modern and traditional. Historically, artists have always painted self-portraits. Today, we have the selfie culture, it’s a reinterpretation of the classic self-portrait. I’ve always been intrigued by the self-portrait as a form of personal expression. Why did you choose London to pursue a career in fashion? Why not Paris or New York, even Japan?

I originally came to London to study at Central Saint Martins. It’s an inspiring city to live in as it is so diverse. There’s always

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IN PROFILE | Han Chong

I think inspiration can come from anywhere and anyone. It’s so important to keep an open mind. I like to bounce ideas off people to help me realise an idea. Even the most casual of conversations can inspire you.

something happening and exhibitions to see. For me, it was the best place to continue my career in fashion.

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Your success has been meteoric since SelfPortrait was founded in 2013, with royalty and A-list celebrities among your fan followings. Did you ever expect it to turn out this way?

No, not at all! I started Self-Portrait to bring something new to the industry by making fashion more accessible. I’m still shocked and excited when I see a new celebrity wearing one of my designs and have to pinch myself to see if it is real. More people are discovering the brand every day, and it’s so interesting to see how they choose to wear it. Why did you choose to focus on lace in your designs? Your dresses are super-feminine and they flatter the female body, but do you agree that not everyone can carry off a lace design? How do you get around this?

What is your philosophy in fashion?

I think fashion is not for the privileged few. It should be inclusive. I’ve worked really hard to prove that a brand in the contemporary price point doesn’t have to sacrifice design and quality. From where do you get your inspiration?

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There was a fabric market close to where I grew up. I always found the intricacies of lace to be so beautiful. It was a material I wanted to explore in greater detail. I don’t necessarily agree that not everyone can carry off lace. Instead, I believe in refreshing the way women wear it. The modern woman is sophisticated and driven. I try to design pieces she can incorporate into her everyday wardrobe and feel feminine and confident.

You have fans back home. Have you ever thought of opening a standalone store in Malaysia?

We opened our first standalone store in London in March this year. The experience was a learning curve for myself and everyone on my team. There is so much involved! That being said, it’s so great to have a space to interact with our customers. I love popping in to speak with them. Their feedback is so key when I’m designing; it is all for them after all. For now, we are still refining how we work in the store but hopefully we’ll be able to open more in the future.

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Malaysia must feel like a long way away. Do you keep abreast of what’s happening back home? How often do you go back to Penang?

I speak with my family often. I try to visit as often as I can, even if it’s only for a few days between business trips. They often send me articles they think I would be interested in or should be aware of.

How do you see women’s fashion changing in the next couple of years?

1. The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton is a huge fan of Han's and is wearing one of his designs 2. Dresses from Self-Portrait's Autumn/Winter 2018 Ready-To-Wear collection

5. Actress and singer Zendaya wears Self-Portrait at the premiere of Hateful Eight

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4. Priyanka Chopra in one of Han's designs

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3. Han believes fashion should not be limited to the privileged few

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I think it will be about breaking down the relationship between the customer and the brand. Through social media, you can have a more honest relationship. They give me lots of feedback and that has an impact on how I design. I want my garments to make them feel confident. That being said, you can’t forget to offer them a bit of a surprise each season. Offering them something new keeps people excited. ■

Han takes our quiz on the twin cities of Penang and London

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LONDON

What do you love most

Food and family

Culture and variety

One thing about the locals People are honest and warm with plenty of positive energy

Creative energy and free spirits

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Favourite restaurant Hawker stalls C&R Café Restaurant (A Malaysian restaurant)

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Favourite food

Wonton mee

Lobster pasta

Best place to hang out

China House

Shoreditch House

Best thing you can do for free Go to the beach

Walk in Columbia Road Flower Market

Souvenirs to take home

Peranakan porcelain vases (I hand-carried a few back to London on my last trip)

Some Self-Portrait dresses for my sister and mum. English tea for the family

A lesson learnt

Stay grounded and work hard

Nothing is impossible if you work hard for it

One word that sums up the city Passionate

Creative

Where might we find you at 1 am

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EXPLORE

Inner City

Charm

Hong Kong is a forward-thinking city brimming with cultural experiences. A walk through three of its neighbourhoods reveals their history, heart and character. Words Jennifer Johnston Photography Getty Images, 123rf

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Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong's Central-Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system covers over 800 metres in distance and over 135 metres in elevation 2. Lin Heung Tea House is popular for its dim sum

The iconic towering skyscrapers hugging Victoria Harbour are a permanent reminder that Hong Kong has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier business capitals. When it comes to non-business activities, Hong Kong delivers a dizzying assortment of dining, shopping and leisure choices. Finding them is often like being on a treasure hunt, where the journey can be just as exciting as the prize. Stepping into and exploring some of Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods unlocks a mixture of new and old experiences, unlikely to be found in any other part of the world.

Mid-Levels - Hong Kong Island The name gives away its location. Mid-Levels is located half-way up Victoria Peak, which at 552 metres above sea level is the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island. The predominantly residential area in Hong Kong Island’s Central

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and Western District enjoys an elevated position above the business heart of Hong Kong. Founded before the arrival of the motor vehicle, Mid-Levels meandering streets are narrow. And due to the nature of the location, many have a steep incline.

Where To Eat & Shop Aberdeen Street, named after the Earl of Aberdeen, who played a critical role in the development of Hong Kong as a British Colony, is one of the steeper streets. At the junction of Aberdeen and Hollywood Road is the PMQ Building, a hub for Hong Kong’s creative Industries. Built in 1951, this four-storey building was originally used to house local police officers and their wives. It’s now home to over 100 small galleries and design stores showcasing local designers selling merchandise (jewellery, clothing, sunglasses, kitchen accessories) vastly different in quality (and price) from the markets.

Aberdeen Street Social is a two-storey colonial house with a terrace within the PMQ building. The restaurant serving modern British cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner is the ideal place to stop for a moment, refuel and contemplate where to go next. For a more traditional food experience, the century-old Lin Heung Tea House on the corner of Wellington Street and Aberdeen Street is one of the city’s most popular dim sum restaurants. Empty seats are rare.

Steep Inclines There are two choices to get up or down MidLevels on foot. One, use the streets with hundreds of stone steps, requiring effort and a certain level of fitness. Far less strenuous is via the Mid-Levels escalators. This series of 20 escalators and three inclined travelators covers over 800 hilly metres, taking over 85,000 pedestrians daily from Conduit Road in Mid-Levels to Queens Road Central.

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of the Peak mountain. These trails provide the perfect sanctuary to escape the bustle of a heavily populated metropolis. Another serene escape is the Man Mo Temple. One of Hong Kong’s oldest temples, built in 1847 during the Qing dynasty, the temple is dedicated to the God of Literature (Man) and the God of War (Mo). If you’re unsure where to find the temple, follow the sweet smell of incense. Large incense coils suspended from the ceiling of the inner main hall emit ethereal plumes of smoke, burned by worshippers as offerings to their respective gods.

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Northwest of the Kowloon peninsula, Sham Shui Po is where you’ll find many authentic experiences. Getting to Sham Shui Po is an easy 20-minute MTR ride from Central station. This predominantly working-class neighbourhood has the second largest number of elderly persons living among the 18 Hong Kong districts, the lowest income per capita and the cheapest prices of goods. Sham Shui Po is where Hong Kong locals come to shop. As the centre for the city’s fabric trade, fashion designers and keen sewers head to Yu Chau Street (Bead street). On this street are countless shops selling materials and clothing components (buttons, zippers, ribbons beads and sequins). From fabric to leather, Alri Star Leather Factory is packed with leather goods as well as the tools to create your own special piece.

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Sham Shui Po is also the go-to place for second-hand electronic goods. The Apliu Street flea market is a strip of open-air stalls selling everything from vintage cameras, fishing rods and phone accessories to second-hand power tools. If you’re into recycling and are prepared to rummage through piles of used equipment, this could be your shopping haven.

Snake Soup Walking the streets of Sham Shui Po is where you’ll discover local street food packed with Cantonese flavours and Hong Kong history – including a cafe selling snake soup. In traditional Chinese medicine, snake is used for warming the body, especially in colder weather, promoting blood circulation and easing arthritis. Shia Wong Hip has been serving snake soup since 1965, and its proprietor, Chau Ka-Ling, known as Hong

Kong’s ‘‘snake queen’’, is a second-generation server of the local favourite. For something sweeter, Kung Woo Bean Curd Factory offers fresh tofu and home-made sugarfree soy bean milk drinks. Established in 1893, this is one of the oldest shops in Hong Kong selling traditional soy bean curd. Its deep-fried tofu puffs and fried tofu topped with fish paste are delectable. As with many Hong Kong diners, seating is limited, but the wait is worth it. Sham Shui Po is a district filled with history. In 1955, an archaeological tomb dating back to the

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3. Apliu Street Flea Market in Sham Shui Po is the best place to shop for cheap, second-hand or new electronics 4. The 19th century Man Mo Temple is the oldest and most revered temple in Hong Kong

6. Kennedy Town is a foodie's paradise and one of the most photogenic areas for shutterbugs

grow up to 20 metres in height, clinging to masonry walls originally built to help retain the steep slopes of Hong Kong Island. The seeds lodge between the cracks in the walls, take root and grow. The Banyan trees are not protected in Hong Kong and the recent removal for safety reasons of two trees on Bonham Road in MidLevels indicates they may not be around forever.

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Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220) was discovered accidentally when workers were levelling land for a construction project. It revealed the area was occupied almost 2,000 years ago. The Lei Cheng Uk Han tomb is classified as a monument but is closed to the public for preservation reasons. The contents of the tomb and its history can be viewed in a museum opened next to the tomb on Tonkin Street, a five-minute walk from the Cheung Sha Wan MTR Station.

Kennedy Town – Hong Kong Island As the westernmost point on Hong Kong island, Kennedy Town quickly moved from a sleepy little outpost to a popular district when its MTR station opened in 2014. Until the metro opening, the only access to Kennedy Town, named after Arthur Kennedy, a governor of Hong Kong in the 1870s, was by bus or tram. The city’s slaughterhouse, the contagious diseases hospital and the public mortuary were located within its perimeter, leaving little enticement to

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visit Kennedy Town. The closure of the hospital and slaughterhouse and the easy access via the MTR (a few stops from Central) has transformed Kennedy Town from a predominantly workingclass neighbourhood into a trendy quarter where modern and old coexist.

Sunset Views You can travel on the MTR Blue Line to Kennedy Town, but if time is of no consequence, a half hour on a double-decker tram from Central takes a more scenic route. Kennedy Town is the last stop on the line. As the closest town to Victoria Harbour, the town has a seaside village atmosphere. Praya Street adjacent to Victoria Harbour offers clear views of Kowloon. The Kennedy Town Shipping Dock has become a popular place to view a Hong Kong sunset.

The Tree Wall The century-old Banyan trees on Forbes Street are part of Chinese culture and popular with tourists. These trees (usually Chinese Banyans)

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5. Aberdeen is a pretty spot that mixes tradition and modernity and popular for its seafood

Kennedy Town has an eclectic combination of dining options. Hau Wo street is filled with a variety of restaurants offering cuisine ranging from Italian and Mediterranean to Japanese and Belgian. Catchick Street is where you’ll find trendy cosmopolitan eateries. Purchase gourmet takeaway sandwiches at the hipster Sunday’s Grocery.

Happy Coexistence Hong Kong is like any modern city, constantly evolving to accommodate growing residential populations and change. Reminders of the past are often removed as developers move into the older neighbourhoods, buying up businesses and buildings, replacing them with new apartments. This process of gentrification is changing the face of traditional Hong Kong, making it harder to experience the way of life that once was. But in these three neighbourhoods, the old and the new prosper harmoniously together, effectively encapsulating Hong Kong’s enduring spirit. ■

About the writer Jennifer Johnston is an Australian freelance writer and blogger based in Brisbane. She has travelled widely and is inspired by the opportunity to learn about new cultures and places. Jennifer dabbles in photography and is always keen for adventure.

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From The North Naengmyeon, the classic North Korean noodles in cold broth, is awakening a new hunger across Korea, bringing together a divided people.

A man in a blue suit jacket stands on a grand wooden staircase overlooking the crowd. In one hand is a clipboard full of names — our names. In the other, a pink highlighter. On his hip is a walkie-talkie, which every now and then spews crackly messages in Korean. The crowd is dense, and it’s not getting any smaller. We’re all waiting in here, hot and impatient, for this well-dressed man to call us, to choose us from his list. I’m straining to hear him over the restless crowd, because I know what happens when you miss your name. “Going once. Going twice …” There is no third chance. Two calls, and your name is scratched away with pink highlighter.

It’s a cutthroat business. The crowd knows the stakes. Finally, his lips start to move. A woman upstairs calls his walkie-talkie, and his eyes go to the list. He browses for the right name and starts to speak. “Joshua?” he says, struggling with my foreign name. I throw up my hand, and he smiles and waves me toward the back. The crowd watches in envy as I go. A hostess with gentle eyes leads me to a polished wooden table overlooked by classical Chinese paintings. I sit down, relieved. It is finally time to eat naengmyeon. Korea’s answer to Japan’s ramen or Vietnam’s pho, these cold noodles are a subtle art. Thin chewy wheat noodles (or sweet potato noodles, depending on the region), slices of beef, half a

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boiled egg, a couple of julienned cucumbers and a few slices of Korean pear, all soaked in a tangy icy broth and served in a stainless-steel bowl. A dollop of mustard and a splash of vinegar are added at the table, and what you get is the perfect solution to Seoul’s blistering summer heat. This might explain the hour-long lunch lines at Seoul’s best naengmyeon spots, but there’s more to it than that. In recent months, this dish has attracted the attention of the nation – and the hope that maybe a bowl of good noodles can bring a divided country together. When Kim Jong-un came to South Korea in April, becoming the first North Korean leader to do so in nearly 60 years, he brought a few things with him: a chance at peace, an end to months of nerve-wracking tension, and a bowl of cold noodles. goingplacesmagazine.com | 44 | October 2018

The Twitter-verse went wild when Kim brought with him a bowl of Pyongyang Naengmyeon, named after the North Korean capital where the dish originated. The hashtag #pyeongyangnaengmyeon caught fire that day. Restaurants in Seoul selling the dish were lined up down the block. Office workers dedicated their lunch hours to it, coming in droves to celebrate the historic day one slurp at a time. “Now there are way more people coming to our shop,” said Jung-sook Hong, a third-generation naengmyeon shop owner, a smart-looking woman with curly black hair and dark-rimmed glasses. “People thought, ‘What is that? We have to try it, too.’” Fortunately, the dish is not hard to find. Most of Seoul’s best naengmyeon restaurants are scattered along the Cheongyecheon, a historic stream and now a popular tourist site running through the heart of Seoul. It’s like the Fifth Avenue of great noodle shops, and it didn’t happen by chance. “During the Korean War, many North Koreans escaped and came here,” said Hong. “There was a market here, and a stream. The people had nothing to do, so they started making noodles.” Hong’s parents were part of that crowd. They fled the North, bringing their food knowledge with them, and have been keeping it alive ever since, passing down the recipe from generation to generation without ever once writing it down. “It’s all in my head,” Hong says, pointing a finger at her dark curls. From behind her glasses, she’s smiling. “The whole recipe. We never wrote it down. I just learned it from watching my mother.”

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3 3. Some of Seoul's best naengmyeon restaurants are located along the Cheongyecheon stream

4. Many shop owners hand down their recipes through the generations 5. Naengmyeon restaurants are often filled with older patrons, but they are slowly gaining popularity among young men and women 6.~8. The process of creating the noodles

Even as the lines outside her restaurant grow, she’s maintaining the decades-old recipe for these noodles, which have a controversial history of their own. Everyone is aware of Japan’s geisha, the talented women who, from behind white painted faces, hypnotise audiences with their musical and dancing charms. But Korea had its own version of geisha, known as gisaeng. They worked in high-end restaurants around the country called yojeong, entertaining royalty and the country’s uber-rich. This is where naengmyeon first became popular in the 1920s, starting in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital where it’s cold enough to grow the buckwheat and to find ice for the broth – and where the largest schools for gisaeng were located. The gisaeng have all but disappeared, but great restaurants have held on to the same flavour all these decades. “Our mother is still alive,” said Hong. “So we’re trying to keep the flavour just the way she started making it.” Trouble is, this isn’t the same world her parents found when they came to Seoul those 60-plus years ago. Farming has changed – and so has the supply chain. There’s hardly any buckwheat left in South Korea, so now she orders from China. With international shipping and modern

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farming, that hometown flavour is harder and harder to maintain. “We grow more crops, we grow bigger crops, so the flavour is slightly different now,” she says, showing me with her hands and a rattling voice just what she means. “A little different.” Tastes in Korea have changed as well. In a generation where salty, spicy, even cheesy foods have taken over the menus, the subtle flavours of naengmyeon are a tough sell. That could be why until recently, naengmyeon never really caught on with the younger crowd. These cold noodle restaurants tended to be full of men with fedoras and women with curly perms. Daniel Gray, who runs Seoul Eats, a food website and tour company in Seoul, says part of it was nostalgia, a “longing for the past” that drew the older crowd. But things have changed recently. Ever since Kim came to the South, offering noodles as a gesture of good faith, naengmyeon restaurants have found a more youthful glow. Girls in office attire take their lunch breaks here.

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Young men in suits wait in the heat for a table. They endure the line-ups, maybe even enjoy them. It’s all part of the excitement of eating something coveted, something that is not only delicious but also has a meaning behind it. “It is a hope for unification, and belief that Korea is and will be ‘one country’,” Gray says of the new crowds. Could a bowl of cold noodles really help unite a country? Maybe that’s asking for too much, but it’s not impossible to think they could play a part. Good food is known for bringing even bickering relatives to the same table. And if you can slurp cold noodles together, there’s no telling where things might go. A bit of grilled beef, a shot or two of soju, and we might just find we’ve got more in common than we thought. ■

About the writer Josh Doyle is a Canadian journalist living in Seoul, where he writes on culture and global affairs, and tries to speak Korean.

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Yangon, Myanmar

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Rising From vibrant, bustling markets to colonial buildings and majestic pagodas, Myanmarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city has it all. Photography Kyaw Kyaw Winn

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Sule Pagoda (left) and the Yangon City Hall, reflected on the surface of the pond at Maha Bandula Park, a public park in downtown Yangon An intricately decorated roof of a traditional Burmese house

Devotees 'bathing' a statue of Buddha at a corner of Shwedagon Pagoda. Burmese people believe that placing offerings at the corner dedicated to their birth day is considered good luck

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Scene along the Sule Pagoda Road and Strand Road at sunset

Malaysia Airlines operates 11 times weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Yangon (RGN), Myanmar.

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The colourful market near the staircase to Shwedagon Pagoda is only open on full moon days

Buddhist nuns crossing the train tracks at Hletan Station, one of the stops along Yangon's Circular Railway network

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Playing chinlone (cane ball) is a favourite past time among the city's dwellers

The Independence Monument (left) at Maha Bandula Park, flanked by modern skyscrapers Street vendors selling all kinds of everything are a common sight after dark

Locals sit with the owner of a shop on 29th Street, in the heart of Yangon's Indian quarter, waiting for customers

About the photographer Kyaw Kyaw Winn has been an avid photographer for more than two decades. No stranger to accolades and awards, he has won over 600 of them in local and international photography contests. Today, Kyaw Kyaw tutors at the Myanmar Photographic Society, where he is president. He is also an official FUJIFILM X-Photographer. myanmarphotoartist.com

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1. The entrance to Park Chinois, a fine dining Chinese restaurant and entertainment space that pays homage to the dinner-dance scene of the 1930s

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Cooking from the heart lands Lee Che Liang in London’s fine dining scene. Words Julie Goh | Photography courtesy of Park Chinois

As I was about to tuck into Park Chinois’ famous dim sum, a man in a chef’s uniform rushed to our table, apologising profusely for arriving late for our interview. “I am so sorry. This is unacceptable. Please accept my apologies,” he said. For someone who has been working in the kitchen since he was 10 years old, Lee Che Liang knows a successful restaurant needs to be run with military precision. But the Executive Chef of the fine dining Chinese restaurant and supper club in Mayfair in London can be forgiven for his tardiness. He was kept busy by an officer from the city’s food safety department, who had been in the restaurant since morning conducting their regular checks. The timing of our interview couldn’t have been worse as the lunch crowd was streaming in. When Lee finally sat with me, it was worth the wait. The down-to-earth chef, originally from the southern Malaysian state of Johor, said his on-the-job training in the kitchen at the tender age of 10 came of necessity rather than by choice. His extended family had owned a seafood restaurant in the state of Melaka, where the young Lee helped out, doing everything from washing the dishes to serving food to earn some money. “I did everything there – washing, cleaning, serving, learning how to cook, everything!” he said. Two years later, he left to work in restaurants in Singapore, where his mother is from.

cooking. “The golden age for me was between 17 and 19 years old, when I represented Malaysia in cooking competitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan,” he said. In 1996, Lee was crowned champion in a World Chinese Cuisine competition in Taiwan. “I was very proud to win awards for my country. I did it without any formal training. I studied on my own and experimented with the processes until I perfected them,” he added. It was in Singapore that Lee became the master of his profession. As junior sous chef at the RitzCarlton, he learned the importance of having the highest level of quality, service and hospitality to succeed. It was also at the Ritz-Carlton that fate would eventually bring him to London, the city he has called home for more than 20 years. Lee met and befriended Alan Yau, the London restaurateur famed for founding the Wagamama food chain and Hakkasan restaurants at the hotel. Yau persuaded Lee, then 25 years old, to move to London to help him set up the first of his group’s Hakkasan restaurants in 2001. “I had only planned to be there for two years.

Lee, who does not have formal training at a culinary arts school, does not believe in hiring someone based on their academic qualifications. “I’ll give you a scenario between an American company and a Japanese company. An American company will look at your CV and hire you based on your CV. But a Japanese company will put your CV aside, tell you to start work and then evaluate your performance in three months. That’s the Asian style. And this is how I hire my kitchen staff. I give them three months to prove themselves. You can’t tell if a person can do the job from an interview. What if that day wasn’t his good day? Maybe he didn’t get enough sleep because he was nervous about the interview. So he fails the interview, but does that mean he can’t do the job?” asks Lee, who runs a 65-person kitchen at Park Chinois. A real chef cooks from the heart, a trait that is sorely lacking in young chefs today, said Lee. “They can cook but without any soul. There is no heart, no culture. Even for something as simple as fried rice, you have to look at the fundamentals, not just the presentation. You need to understand your ingredients, know where they are from or how they are grown and cultivated.”

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From Johor To London

At the end of the term, I handed Alan my resignation letter. I didn’t like London then. At that time, I hadn’t experienced the real London. But Alan refused to accept my resignation, so my wife and I ended up staying another four years. By that time, my wife and I had started to really love the city and the quality of life here. So we bought a property and my son, who was born here, is already 11 years old,” said Lee.

Prior to the opening of Park Chinois, Lee and his team spent three years sourcing for all the ingredients in their menu, taking time to understand the origins of each of the components they required for their dishes. For

While Lee was initially not keen for a life in the kitchen and saw it only as a way of making a living, that changed when he attended a food and hospitality exhibition in Kuala Lumpur when he was 16 years old. That visit would become the turning point for him, igniting his passion for cooking. “I saw so many different and interesting aspects of cooking such as carving, plating and pastry-making, and it really opened my eyes. It was then that I fell in love (with cooking),” he said. At 16, Lee applied to work in the kitchen of a hotel, which became the launchpad for his introduction into the world of competitive

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Cook Like A Chef

Chef Lee shares his recipe for Chao Zhou-Style Wild Seabass, a classic homecooked dish. (Tip: To achieve the perfect base for the broth, boil the chicken stock with all the bones of the ﬁsh at high temperature for 15 minutes.) Ingredients: n 100g Chinese cabbage n 15g Chinese celery leaves n 20g Chinese celery stems n 50g taro n 30g whole dried shrimps n 600g wild seabass (deboned)

2. Lee's Chao Zhou-style Wild Seabass dish (see recipe)

3. The chef believes in cooking from the heart in order to be successful

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example, for the restaurant’s stand-out dish, the Duck de Chine or Cantonese-style roast duck, Lee spent three days at Silver Hill Farm assessing its processes, from breeding the waterfowl to cooking and packaging. The team still travels the world to sample different produce. They work closely with their suppliers to gain insights into new produce or emerging food trends. For Lee, passion is everything, for which he has paid with his health. He was hospitalised and diagnosed with pulmonary edema in 2015, the year Park Chinois was launched, and is still recovering from it. “It started as a minor flu. I didn’t take care of it and continued to work. The lung became infected and it took me nearly a year to recover. I still need to be careful because it hasn’t completely gone away,” he said, adding that the incident has taught him to appreciate life and the need to have a healthy balanced diet. It’s clear that Lee is a traditionalist at heart. His menus display dishes that combine Eastern traditions and ingredients with fresh European

produce to create the flavours of the season. “I usually create my own recipes. I modify traditional dishes by keeping the (Eastern) sauce and seasonings, for instance har cheong, har kow and mui choy, and combining them with European ingredients to make contemporary Chinese cuisine,” said Lee, who scoffs at cooking techniques such as molecular gastronomy. “The only kind of molecular cooking I will allow in my kitchen is in the making of pastries,” he said. Lee cautions that there is a difference between a chef and a cook, saying a chef needs to have a fondness for the arts and music. Someone who appreciates music knows how to sway to the rhythm and that means he enjoys what he does, while someone who appreciates art will have a keen eye for detail. “If you don’t like these two, don’t be a chef, be a cook. A cook needs only to follow the formula, while a chef needs to manage. That’s the difference.” Lee speaks from experience, having been invited to cook for heads of states, including twice for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Downing Street when the latter visited London. Singers Rihanna and Rita Ora as well as Hong Kong artists Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung are fans of his and regulars at Park Chinois. Now 42, Lee wants to return to Malaysia one day to impart his knowledge to others in the industry but says it would depend on the opportunities available. “I want to share my experience, maybe do a bit of lecturing or write a book. I also want to start a restaurant school, where anyone can come in to learn how to be a chef,” he said. But all that will have to wait. For now, Lee’s priority is to train more chefs for the restaurant market in London, which he says is facing an acute shortage. Perhaps along the way, he will have time to live a little according to his philosophy in life. No doubt he deserves it. ■

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n 40g rice wine

Method: 1. Steam taro paste for use

in stock. 2. Cut taro into small square

pieces. 3. Cut the leaves of the Chinese cabbage into squares. 4. Dice the stem and shred

the leaves of the Chinese celery. 5. Debone the wild

seabass and cut into squares. 6. Deep-fry the dried

shrimps, taro and wild seabass. 7. Wok-toss the stems

of the Chinese celery and Chinese cabbage. 8. Pour the chicken stock

into the wok. Add taro paste, sea salt, sugar, rice wine and five-spice powder. 9. Boil for one minute. 10. Add in all the fried

items. Slow cook for one minute. 11. Remove from fire and serve.

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I arrive at an apartment building in an unfamiliar suburb of Kuala Lumpur with nothing more than my curiosity and an address for an open house. Climbing the stairs to find the unit number, I notice two things; the mouthwatering smell of home-cooking and the sound of happy chatter, both of which fill the stairwell. The apartment I'm looking for belongs to Rania, a refugee from Syria, and her six-year-old son Taim. Rania and Taim are one of 11 families who work with The Picha Project, a unique social enterprise that empowers refugees to earn much-needed income by hosting dinner parties, catering for events and preparing lunch boxes for corporate clients. Tonight, Rania is feeding a dozen guests in her tiny home, and her table is laden with a feast of Middle Eastern fare, including hummus, moussaka, tabbouleh and falafel. She speaks little English but welcomes us warmly with her smile. We pile our plates high and, at our host's insistence, return for second helpings. The food is delicious.

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After dinner, while Rania serves us cups of herbal tea and squares of sugary basbousa, a sweet, homemade coconut cake, we hear her story through an interpreter. Once a teacher, Rania fled her home in Syria with her husband and baby five years ago. Her home city of Raqqa, on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, 160 kilometres east of Aleppo, now lies in war-torn ruins, and Rania worries daily for her friends and family still living there. The family settled in Kuala Lumpur, where they declared themselves to the United Nations as asylum seekers. They are among 158,620 refugees registered in Malaysia as of June 2018. Last year, Rania's husband passed away, leaving her to raise their son alone. Her status means she cannot gain employment in Kuala Lumpur while

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2. Refugees and their families not only earn a living through catering, but can also be part of the local community by sharing their culture and stories 3. Guests enjoying a meal at the home of a refugee host

The groundbreaking social enterprise was started in 2016 by Kim Lim, Swee Lin and Suzanne Ling, three students who set out to help refugee families living near their university. “Five years ago, while studying, we started volunteering at a nearby refugee school. Because refugee children are considered illegal immigrants in Malaysia, they're not allowed to attend public schools here, so they are largely taught by volunteers,” says Ling. she awaits resettlement, though there are no guarantees that resettlement will ever happen. Despite the enormous challenges she has faced, Rania concludes her tale by saying that she believes “what's coming will always be better, if you have faith and smile.” While their future is still uncertain, through The Picha Project, Rania, Taim and other families like them have been given a lifeline for the present, a chance to earn a sustainable living, to be part of a community and to have their stories heard.

Ling and her fellow founders not only volunteered their time to teach, they also raised funds for the school to help with materials and running costs. It was during this time that they began to realise the wider issues affecting their students. “After a couple of years of teaching, we noticed that a lot of children would drop out of school at around 13 years old because that's when they would start working illegally in order to help support their families,” she says. “We realised that unless we did something to alleviate the

financial pressures of these families, many of their children would not be able to remain in education or even have a proper childhood.” Being students, Ling and her co-founders were acutely aware of the importance of education and of every child's right to attend school. They resolved to come up with a sustainable solution to the financial shortfall facing so many refugee families. “By this point we had gotten to know some of our students' families and they were always so welcoming and generous with their amazing food,” she recalls. “We realised that this was something unique that they could offer and that we could monetise for them.” “Hospitality is also a way for them to change perceptions of their community,” she continues. “Refugees are often poorly stereotyped because they don't have a way to speak out for themselves, and so people make assumptions about them. By giving them a chance to tell their stories at our open houses, we hope to change some of those assumptions.” Two years on, The Picha Project now works with 11 families from five countries, benefitting 60 refugees in total. Their menu includes Afghan flatbreads and dumplings, Iraqi shawarma, Syrian biryani, Burmese Turmeric Chicken and Palestinian Chicken Mandi. They cater for everything from large corporate events to family weddings, Lunar New Year to birthday parties. Their business model means half of all proceeds, whether it's from catering or open houses, go directly to the family hosting or cooking, while the other half covers The Picha Project’s cost for supervising, quality control and marketing. Their open houses cost RM80 (USD19) per head, while meal boxes and event catering are available from RM20 (USD5) ringgit per head with a minimum spend of RM1,500 (USD362).

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1. The Picha Project caters for everything from corporate events to family gatherings and birthday parties

Lim, The Picha Project’s Chief Executive Officer, says their ambition is to grow the enterprise to encompass a greater number of those in need. They're also diversifying the business to include selling sauces, condiments and sweets to give families more ways to earn incomes. “We're working to improve the technology side of our business right now to make online ordering easier and to automate some processes to allow us to scale up the work we do,” she says. “Our ambition is to support 1,000 refugees in Kuala Lumpur by the year 2025.” ■ About the writer Sharon Crowther is a Scottish travel writer currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She balances her love of food with a love of running and takes her appetite and running shoes everywhere she travels. Her work has appeared in publications across Europe, North America and Asia. sharoncrowther.com

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Strategically located next to the Multimedia Super Corridor in Cyberjaya and Putrajaya, Malaysia Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) is only 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur and 30 minutes from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Set in 130 hectares of rolling green countryside in Serdang, combined with flexible Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) facilities with a unique agro-showground setting, MAEPS is the perfect venue for exhibitions and corporate events, both indoors such as product launches, trainings, seminars and workshops as well as outdoor recreational activities. With the tagline “Your events, the MAEPS way”, MAEPS is leading a new era for the development and expansion of the MICE Industry. It is one of the largest and most flexible event venues in Malaysia that encompasses exhibition halls within a park. With more than 7,000 parking bays, it boasts four buildings comprising large column-free multipurpose halls with a total area of 42,000 square metres; eight showgrounds to showcase agricultural products;

a lifestyle park with bistros, cafés, an amphitheatre, a lookout tower, lakes, jogging tracks and a fresh market; pavilions depicting the culture, history, architecture, and agro-businesses of the thirteen Malaysian states; arrival squares at entrances with tram rides around the park; and Laman Agro, its latest attraction. Consisting of eight showgrounds – Herbs, Vegetables, Paddy, Fisheries, Pineapple, Livestock, Machinery and Floriculture – Laman Agro offers visitors a first-hand experience of Malaysia’s agricultural technology and innovation. It also serves as an Agrotourism destination for visitors to see how agricultural products are made. The edutainment concept of combining education and entertainment makes learning about agriculture more fun and exciting. With the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, the continuous enhancement and development of Laman Agro is set to make every visitor’s journey a memorable one. For more information, visit maeps.com.my

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Raja Songkok | WARISAN

Raja Songkok Kenali pembuat songkok tersohor dari Pulau Pinang, Haja Mohideen. Teks Alexandra Wong | Terjemahan Yeo Li Shian | Foto SooPhye

Sepasang pakaian tradisional lelaki Islam bagaikan tidak sempurna tanpa songkok. Sebagai sejenis hiasan kepala yang tinggi saiznya, pemakaian songkok mula menjadi satu kebiasaan di Kepulauan Melayu selepas penyebaran agama Islam pada awal abad ke-13. Songkok lazimnya dipakai ketika menghadiri majlis rasmi atau menunaikan ibadah di masjid. Lagipun, penggunaan songkok masih dianggap relevan pada zaman kegemilangan fesyenfesyen moden hari ini. Walaubagaimanapun, teknik tradisional penghasilan songkok dilihat kian pupus. Namun, tradisi ini masih dipertahankan oleh seorang pembuat songkok, Haja Mohideen. Pada usia 70 tahun, Haja Mohideen masih beroperasi dari sebuah ruang sempit yang terletak bersebelahan dengan Kuil Nagore di Little India, Pulau Pinang. Agak terlindung oleh bidai-bidai lama, ruang jahitan kecil seluas setengah meter persegi itu lazimnya akan menjadi sesak dan hangat ketika cuaca panas. Beliau bagaimanapun belum bersedia untuk berpindah.

A Muslim man's traditional attire is deemed incomplete without the songkok, a tall headdress commonly sighted in the Malay Archipelago after the introduction of Islam during the early 13th century. Typically worn during ceremonial occasions or during prayers at the mosque, the songkok shows no signs of going out of fashion anytime soon. The same, however, cannot be said of the traditional techniques of making songkok. One person who is trying to keep the tradition alive is Haja Mohideen Mohd Sharif. The 70-year-old songkok maker operates from a narrow alcove on the side wall of

the Nagore Shrine at the entrance of Little India, Penang. Barely protected by blinds that have seen better days, the half-squaremetre working space can be cramped and hot on a sunny day, but Haja Mohideen has no intention of moving. The shop is a precious legacy from his late father, OSM Mohd Shariff Mohideen Rawhter, who started the business and worked at the same premises for 40 years until his death in 1973. He would be proud of his son. One of the most celebrated songkok makers in Malaysia, he was recognised with the prestigious Living Heritage Treasures Awards

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Iconic Headgear. Meet Haja Mohideen, Penangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most celebrated bespoke songkok maker.

Kedai yang diwarisi daripada arwah ayahnya OSM Mohd Shariff Mohideen Rahter ini adalah legasi yang tidak ternilai harganya. Arwah ayahnya merupakan pengasas perniagaan tersebut dan mengelolakan rangkaian kedai mereka selama empat dekad sehingga kematiannya pada tahun 1973. Agaknya arwah pasti kagum dengan kesungguhan anaknya mempertahankan seni warisan ini. Sebagai salah seorang pembuat songkok tersohor tanahair, Haja Mohideen telah menerima pengiktirafan tertinggi iaitu Anugerah Khazanah Warisan Pulau Pinang 2017. Melalui pengiktirafan tersebut, beliau menerima ganjaran tunai tahunan bernilai RM2,000 (USD486) seumur hidup.

1.~2. Haja Mohideen masih giat beroperasi dari ruang kecil yang diwarisi arwah ayahnya Haja Mohideen still operates from the small work space he inherited from his late father

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Songkok lazimnya dipakai ketika menghadiri majlis rasmi atau menunaikan ibadah di masjid. Lagipun, penggunaan songkok masih dianggap relevan pada zaman kegemilangan fesyen-fesyen moden hari ini.

Penglibatannya dalam dunia penghasilan songkok bermula seawal usia 12 tahun. Sering membantu ayahnya di kedai selepas waktu sekolah, Haja Mohideen bermula dengan tugasan ringkas yang biasanya dilakukan oleh orang-orang baharu – menjahit dasar songkok. Menariknya, beliau pantas mempelajari jahitan pelbagai gaya songkok – songkok lipat, songkok karzi dan songkok Melayu. Biarpun boleh memperoleh kerjaya yang lebih baik dengan kelayakan akademiknya, Mohideen nekad untuk mengikut jejak arwah ayahnya. Pada tahun 1973, beliau mula mengambil alih perniagaan ayahnya ketika berusia 24 tahun.

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Di dalam ruang sempit yang dikelilingi timbunan kain baldu, kotak-kotak bujur dan karton kertas, beliau memberitahu, proses penghasilan songkok memerlukan kemahiran praktikal dan juga gaya artistik. Rangka songkok dihasilkan daripada kadbod atau kotak karton lama. Bahan-bahan ini akan digunting kepada bentuk bujur atau tampuk. Bahan yang sama akan digunakan bagi membentuk rim songkok yang bersegi empat tepat. Pada proses terakhir, tampuk akan dicantumkan dengan rim. Bak cincin dan permata, hasil karya Mohideen sememangnya licin dan sempurna. Sebuah songkok yang bagus mampu berdiri kukuh di atas permukaan rata sebelum dipadankan pada kepala tuannya. Setiap proses – daripada memotong kain baldu sehinggalah menyiapkan jahitan dasar songkok, dilakukan sepenuhnya oleh Haja Mohideen. Senario ini semakin jarang dilihat pada masa kini memandangkan pengeluaran songkok komersial berskala besar kini dipermudahkan dengan bantuan mesin berteknologi tinggi. Biarpun proses penghasilan songkok memakan masa yang lama dan rumit, harga pembuatan songkok Haja Mohideen cukup munasabah. Kos penghasilan sebuah songkok kanak-kanak adalah RM20 (USD5) manakala songkok orang dewasa pula melebihi RM25 (USD6), setiap satu bergantung kepada saiz dan bentuk yang dikehendaki.

Typically worn during ceremonial occasions or during prayers at the mosque, the songkok shows no signs of going out of fashion anytime soon.

Kini, pasaran dipenuhi dengan lambakan pilihan songkok-songkok komersial. Bagi kebanyakan pelanggan setia Haja Mohideen, khususnya golongan yang mengutamakan kualiti, songkok tempahan khas keluarannya dianggap menepati citarasa mereka. Lagipun, setiap songkok yang dihasilkan akan diberi sentuhan peribadi. Lubang-lubang kecil akan dihasilkan pada permukaan songkok Haja Mohideen bagi melancarkan aliran udara, sekali gus memberi keselesaan kepada si pemakainya. Selain itu, kain satin juga digunakan untuk menggantikan pengalas plastik pada rim rongkok bagi mengurangkan masalah berpeluh. Hari ini, Haja Mohideen turut dibantu oleh menantunya, Abdul Kader Mydin sejak empat tahun lalu. Kini, beliau tidak seaktif dulu ekoran faktor usia dan masalah penglihatan

of Penang in 2017, which ensures an annual cash subsidy of RM2,000 (USD486) every year for the remainder of his life. Haja Mohideen’s love affair with the songkok started at the age of 12, when he would help his father at the shop after school. From sewing the base of the songkok – a simple task reserved for novices – he quickly progressed to making a variety of songkok styles, from songkok lipat, songkok karzi and songkok melayu. Despite having the paper qualifications to secure a more stable job, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. He was only 24 when he took over the business from his father in 1973. Surrounded by piles of velvet cloth, oblong boxes and paper cartons, Haja Mohideen

3. Setiap songkok memakan masa kira-kira dua jam untuk disiapkan Each songkok takes about two hours to complete 4. Haja Mohideen membantu seorang pelanggan muda memilih songkok yang sesuai Haja Mohideen helps a young customer choose the right songkok 5.-6. Setiap proses pembuatan songkok dilakukan sepenuhnya oleh Haja Mohideen The entire process of making a songkok is done by Haja Mohideen himself 7. Songkok yang bagus mampu berdiri kukuh di atas permukaan rata A good songkok should stand firm on its own on a flat surface

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explains that the process of making songkok requires both practical skills and artistic flair. The inner frame is created using cardboard or paper from old carton boxes, then cut into an oval shape (tampuk) for the top, and a long rectangular piece of the same material is used to form the rim of the songkok. Finally, the tampuk is joined with the rim; the two must fit like a glove so that the final product looks and feels smooth and seamless. A good songkok should stand steadily on a flat surface before it can fit properly on the wearer’s head. From cutting the velvet cloth to sewing the base, Haja Mohideen does it all – which is no longer common these days, with the dawn of retail giants with the economies of scale to do mass machine production. Despite the long hours and hard work, he tries to charge a reasonable rate for his songkok. Depending on the size and shape, he charges RM20 (USD5) for a child’s songkok, and upwards of RM25 (USD6) for adults. Despite the widespread availability of commercial songkok, long-time customers – more discerning ones, you might say - prefer the work of bespoke songkok-makers like Haja Mohideen, who can incorporate personal touches. For the wearer’s comfort, he may drill small holes at the top of the songkok to let air in or use satin instead of plastic to line the songkok’s rim to minimise sweating.

7 yang lemah. Setiap songkok kini memerlukan kira-kira dua jam untuk disiapkan. Meskipun begitu, beliau nekad untuk mempertahankan seni warisan pembuatan songkok tangan yang dilihat kian pupus. Wajahnya terus berseri saat seorang pelanggan berusia 20-an menjejakkan kaki ke kedainya. Daripada gaya selorohnya, pelanggan muda itu jelas sekali adalah pelanggan tetapnya. “Masa kecil, atuknya selalu bawa beliau ke sini. Saya pun dah masuk bidang ini sejak hari pertama dia bersekolah dan menyaksikan beberapa generasi pelanggan saya membesar. Sebahagian mereka dah macam keluarga sendiri. Jadi, macam mana nak lepaskan semua ini?” Ujarnya menoktahkan perbualan. ■

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Haja Mohideen’s son-in-law Abdul Kader Mydin has been helping him for the last four years. He admits that age and a weak eye have slowed him down. He takes almost two hours to churn out a songkok these days, but he is determined to champion this fading art. His face lights up when a twenty-something customer drops by to buy a songkok. From their banter, it’s obvious the young man is a regular. “His grandfather brought him here as a kid, and I’ve been making his songkok ever since his first songkok for school. I’ve watched multiple generations of my customers grow up. Some of them are like family. How can I give this up?” ■

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THE CURE

Inspiring Health+Wellness

Eye Attention

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Say goodbye to dark eye circles with the Renee Rouleau Overnight Eye Serum. The exfoliating serum is gentle enough to use under the eyes without damaging the thin, delicate skin around them, while the blend of lactic and glycol acids gradually dissolves dead cells to give you smoother, brighter skin. reneerouleau.com

Blissful Retreat If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re losing ground, spend some time to recentre yourself at the COMO Shambhala Retreat at COMO Uma Canggu in Bali, a beachfront destination equipped with the facilities, therapies and experts needed for a total wellness overhaul. Through the combination of yoga and Pilates classes, the resident specialists and teachers will ensure that focus is given to both mind and body for an overall holistic experience. comohotels.com/en/wellness

Bath Essentials Unwind from the stresses of daily life with The Bath Nectar, a luxurious bath oil from Seed to Skin. This beautiful bath oil packaged in an opulent green glass bottle contains jasmine, neroli and damask oil, working to revitalise the skin and helping to relax the mind after a long day. Just close your eyes and envision the heady air of mid-summer Tuscany.

Healthy Glow Shu Uemuraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil combines eight exquisite botanical origin oils to form the ultimate skincare solution that moisturises, softens and smoothens dehydrated skin. The beauty of the cleansing oil is that it is effective at removing impurities and leaves the skin in its best condition. shuuemura.com.my

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GIZMOS+GADGETS

Our Pick Of Gadgets To Have For more gadget selections, visit goingplacesmagazine.com

The Right Time The fourth generation of Fossil smartwatches certainly does not sacrifice fashion for function. Powered with Wear OS by Google and the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 Platform, they offer enhancements to every facet of the day. Hardware includes heart rate tracking, NFC, untethered GPS and swim proof functionality.

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Well Connected Master & Dynamic’s lightning cable allows for compatibility between headphones with 3.5mm inputs and Apple devices that lack the standard input. The brand claims that it also optimises the connection (an advanced digital to analog converter provides acoustic benefits), while heavy-duty woven fabric ensures durability.

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Close In On The Action Sony has recently launched the RX100 VI, a compact camera with a really long zoom lens. It reaches from 24mm to 200mm equivalent, providing a huge magnification for taking snapshots from afar. The latest upgraded image processing system maximises processing speed and optimises image quality in all shooting environments as well.

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Bigger, Bolder, Better The Galaxy Note 9 is Samsung’s latest high-end smartphone. This new 6.4inch device features an upgraded camera that takes sharper photos, as well as a 4,000mAh “all day battery” – reportedly the largest ever on a flagship Galaxy phone. The stylus even allows users to remotely control the phone’s camera to take the perfect selfie. samsung.com/my

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FASHION+ACCESSORIES

Disco Revival Braun Buffel’s latest bags are inspired by the underground culture of the 1970s – in particular, Studio 54. A sophisticated colour palette of deep blue and forest green is juxtaposed against kaleidoscopic hues influenced by the pop-art works of Andy Warhol, articulating youthful energy. braunbuffel.com

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New Bloom Tiffany & Co’s Paper Flowers collection is inspired by the idea of petals, cut from paper and delicately pinned together. Constructed and engineered with a platinum pin at its centre, this organic, floral motif is reimagined through a playful and modern graphic lens. tiffany.com

Stylish & Sporty

Historical Yet Timeless

The new F-05SP series of eyewear from Japanese brand 999.9 (pronounced as Four Nines) is made for those who enjoy the outdoors. Each model incorporates rubber twin nose pads that prevent slipping when running or sweating, but comes in a trendy, retro silhouette – perfect for everyday use.

Visionary style icon Diana Vreeland is the inspiration for Roger Vivier’s current collection. Titled Mystery Kiss, it introduces an oriental angle to the style of the 1960s, bringing with it rhinestones, gold braiding, pompom tassels and sparkly brooches.

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The Globetrotter’s Styling Guide

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Colour Me Bold

Bally’s Autumn/Winter 2018 collection is strongly trans-seasonal, while retaining a fresh, young attitude. It offers a unisex charm and the continued sense of fluidity, showcasing loose, unstructured outerwear, layered over knitwear and zip tops in youthful self-expression.

Carolina Herrera’s Autumn/Winter 2018 collection is a celebration of all things colourful. Petunia pink, amber and emerald green are highlighted over a navy background, which serves as the perfect canvas to develop floral prints and weaving, featuring different textures and finishes.

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Unstructured Beauty In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the muchloved Peekaboo bag, Fendi presents the X-Lite. While maintaining its emblematic look and allure, the creation takes on a more deconstructed look. The hobo-shaped silhouette works effortlessly in representing an edgy yet timeless aesthetic.

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Everlasting Design The Juste Un Clou, Cartier’s iconic bracelet, has received an update. It now comes in a slimmer, more flexible version in both yellow and pink gold. The original design debuted in the 1970s, and was celebrated for embodying an assertive, rebellious and carefree attitude. cartier.com

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MALAYSIAN ICON | Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng

was shot and injured barely a year after joining the force and just three months into a posting in Grik, at the time a tiny settlement surrounded by deep jungle in northern peninsular Malaysia. Yuen had tracked a group of communist guerrillas for two days, aided by the trail of peas they kept dropping, having harvested a crop planted by others. The trail led to a large guerrilla camp, and while Yuen and his men were planning an ambush, they faced gunfire from higher ground. “PC Lope and I were both struck down by shotgun fire as the heavy thud of heavy tommy gun bullets also hit the ground around us,” Yuen wrote in his autobiography. Yuen was hit in the chest and took a month to recover but was back in the fray by January 1952, this time escaping a burst of gunfire unharmed.

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There were other near misses too. A tiger escaped from a trap meant for wild boar and leapt at Yuen and his men but fell just short. On another occasion, friendly fire left him with a flesh wound in his arm. Yuen was able to thwart assassination attempts with the help of colleagues and careful planning.

Stellar Career

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If communism was the scourge of newly-formed Malaysia, then Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng was one of its greatest adversaries, a role that put his life in constant danger. Words Siva Sithraputhran | Photography The Star, Malaysia

A career policeman and a stalwart of the special branch, the intelligence unit of Malaysia's police force, Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng's life’s work revolved around tackling the communist threat faced by the country. Yuen joined the police force towards the end of 1950. From the very beginning, he was called upon to deal with what was considered the greatest menace facing the soon-to-be independent nation. It was a threat that persisted well after independence in 1957, ending in a peace accord in 1989, in which Yuen

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played a crucial role as negotiator. In his autobiography Nation Before Self, Yuen talks about his life carefully and matter-offactly, but the details are as startling as they are courageous. By 1951, Yuen was involved in heavy battles with communist guerrillas and sympathisers, exchanging rapid fire and narrowly escaping injury on more than one occasion.

Injury & The Trail Of Peas The inevitable happened in December 1951. Yuen

Yuen's career was marked by steady progress. He quickly became known for his dependability in the most delicate operations and his ability at intelligence gathering. Starting as a trainee inspector in 1950, he went on to become the Chief Police Officer of Perak state and the Commissioner of Police for Sarawak state, retiring in 1984 after a career than spanned 34 years. “Yuen is an intrepid survivor of Malaysia's life-and-death struggle against the Communist Party of (Malaya),” Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar, former Inspector-General of Malaysian Police, said in a foreword to Yuen's autobiography. He was a soldier's soldier, who was greatly admired by his men and led from the front, added Tun Hanif. Not bad for a man whose initial application to work for the police was delayed because he was colour-blind. Yuen was born into a poor working-class family in 1927. He went to King Edward VII School in Taiping, Perak, but his education was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. At the end of the war, Yuen travelled to China in the hope of finding a naval scholarship. It never materialised. He returned to Malaya, finished school and won a scholarship to the Kuala Lumpur Technical College, the country's highest institution of learning at the time, but was forced to leave for financial reasons. He worked as a clerk and teacher before becoming a policeman. He succumbed to heart disease in October 2015. He was 88. ■

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Malaysia Airlines

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National Pride The Malaysia Aviation Group was a proud participant of the 2018 Merdeka Day celebrations to mark the 61st anniversary of the Federation of Malaya’s independence on 31 August. Representing the Group were 20 uniformed employees from Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, MASwings, MABkargo and Aerodarat Services, who joined the march together with 824 contingents from 23 government-linked investment companies and government-linked companies, as well as 14 private companies. The Group’s participation in the parade is a show of solidarity, love and support for the nation, in line with this year’s theme of Sayangi Malaysiaku (Love My Malaysia). Turn to the next page for more photos.

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Culinary Delights The recent Malaysia International Gastronomy Festival (MIGF) was a month-long celebration that showcased some of the country’s finest restaurants, with specially crafted festival menus available at special prices. Themed “Muhibah Chefs! Good Food Brings Us Together”, the festival celebrated how food acts as a medium to connect people, featuring cuisine from all around the world, including Malaysian, French, Sri Lankan, Korean, and more. Kicking off the festivities was Taste MIGF, a weekend extravaganza that gathered the country’s best restaurants at Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center, where guests had a preview of the festival menus, served in a carnival-like atmosphere. There were also cooking classes, wine appreciation talks and a host of informative lifestyle workshops. Over at the Taste of Malaysia section, Malaysia Airlines hosted the Upper East Side Cafe – offering festival-goers a true Malaysian culinary experience with iconic fare from across the country. Malaysia Airlines was the official airline partner for MIGF 2018.

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Experıence Enrich members go slightly off the well-trodden path for a different view of Australia’s Victoria state. Words Julie Goh | Photography courtesy of Malaysia Airlines

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It comes as no surprise then that for its #LifeEnriched experiential programme to reward members of its Enrich loyalty programme, Malaysia Airlines, in partnership with Tourism Australia and Visit Victoria, flew three of its top frequent flyers and their spouses/partners into Melbourne for a six-night road trip out to regional Australia. The visit was timed during the winter month of June, so they could see and experience a different side of the state. Flying into Melbourne late on the first evening, the members were driven to the Yarra Valley

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Lodge, Lodge, a luxury resort located on the grounds of the Heritage Golf and Country Club, for dinner and an overnight stay. Early the next morning, their experience of a lifetime began with a scenic drive up to Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Resort, passing quaint country towns, vineyards and endless rolling green hills. Just three hours from Melbourne, the magical winter playground set 1,805 metres above sea level offers more than 80 kilometres of ski trails and over 50 hotels, apartments and lodges for the perfect mountain retreat. After checking into the rustic and cosy Pension Grimus, a hotel built in the authentic Tyrolean style of owner Hans Grimus’ Austrian heritage, and a hearty lunch, the members were kitted out with warm clothing for their sled dog experience. The friendly Siberian Huskies have been showing visitors the spectacular scenery of Mount Buller since 2014. The night ended with a delightful dinner at Kaptans, Pension Grimus’ award-winning restaurant serving regional and

Australian cuisine. The next morning, the couples were taken to their chosen activity, where some tried out skiing and snowboarding while those not keen to strap on planks to their feet opted for snowshoeing through the alpine forest. Mount Buller guarantees snow at the start of the season, with an average cumulative snowfall of 2.42 metres, complemented by its snow factory and 254 snow guns. With a great mix of terrain for all abilities, a vibrant village centre with more than 40 cafés and restaurants, including Muslimfriendly, vegetarian and vegan establishments, retail outlets and free shuttle bus to and around the village, the resort has something for everyone. Melbourne is no doubt one of the great street art capitals of the world, where a visit would not be complete without a tour of its iconic laneways to view the artistic creations. Within the city, Melbourne’s laneways have been transformed into public galleries, where legal street art provides an avenue for creative expression.

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The state of Victoria in Australia is most famous for its world-class city of Melbourne, where its top tourist attractions need no introduction. The merits of visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Federation Square, National Gallery of Victoria, and the city’s popular arcades and cobbled laneways for shopping and sampling the city’s best food are well-documented.

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Search the hashtag #melbournestreetart on the photo-sharing app Instagram and it will return more than 200,000 posts by users who have visited the city’s street art from all over the world. With more than 15 locations to view these works of art, it’s hard to decide where to start. Thankfully, award-winning Melburnian photographer Jamie Murcia was on hand to give an insider’s tour of where to find the best artwork on the third day. Working up an appetite darting in and out of laneways, the group next visited the 130-yearold South Melbourne Market to sample some of Australia’s freshest seafood. A quintessential village market offering a range of local and artisanal produce, it is a food-lovers’ paradise, where visitors come for the freshly made pastas, meat, fruits, pastries and cakes, or to order a cup of coffee or speciality tea. But food isn’t the only produce you will find there; browse the stalls for an array of merchandise and services, from clothing to pet food. Later that evening, Melbourne’s historic Regent Theatre played host to the members, who arrived at the magnificently restored building in a stretch limousine. Part of the city’s landscape since 1929, the theatre was staging Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz. With Australia’s musical theatre legend Anthony Warlow as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, and leading ladies Lucy Durack as Glinda, Jemma Rix as The Wicked

Witch of the West, and Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy, the show was a real musical treat. As the journey to see the breath-taking Twelve Apostles in the Port Campbell National Park takes four hours by car along the Great Ocean Road, day four started early after breakfast. The Park is a 1,750-hectare narrow coastal strip that runs from Princetown to Peterborough, and features an amazing collection of natural rock sculptures created by the constant erosion of the mainland’s limestone cliffs for some 10-20 million years. The gigantic pillars, gorges, arches and blowholes attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. To give the members a spectacularly different perspective of the rock formation, they were flown via helicopter over the Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge to as far as Bay of Islands. This was followed by a walk down the 86 steps carved into the face of the cliff known

1. Dog-sledding through the alpine forest 2. Fresh seafood in the South Melbourne Market 3. Private ski lessons for the members 4. Lunch picnic backdropped by street artist Adnate's towering silo art in Sheep Hills 5. The magnificent Twelve Apostles rock stacks are best viewed via helicopter

6. The South Melbourne Market offers a huge variety of local and artisanal produce

7. A taste of the high life - being transported by limousine to the Regent Theatre 8. Legal street art has transformed Melbourne's laneways into public galleries

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as Gibsons Steps to the beach to marvel at 70-metre-high vertical cliffs.

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Continuing the drive north from the Twelve Apostles, the group arrived at Dunkeld, a beautiful village nestled at the foot of Mount Sturgeon at the southernmost end of the Grampians, for the night’s stay at The Royal Mail Hotel. The luxury accommodation offering deluxe suites and cottages is home to Australia’s largest working restaurant kitchen garden. Up to 80 percent of the produce used in the hotel’s dining menus is grown on-site and harvested daily by the kitchen staff. The hotel’s restaurant is said to be the reason Dunkeld rose to prominence for the numerous awards it has won since 2009. Guests can go on daily tours of the garden conducted by the hotel’s chefs to learn how it organically produces heirloom vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, fruit, nuts and more allyear round. Saving the best for last is the visit to a part of the Silo Art Trail in the Wimmera/Mallee region. The 200-kilometre trail is Australia’s biggest outdoor gallery, where renowned street artists Julia Volchkova, Fintan Magee, Guido van Helten, Matt Adnate, Kaff-eine and Rone have transformed wheat silos in six of Victoria’s smallest towns into giant works of art. The trail, conceived in 2016, was inspired by the success of the first silo artwork by van Helten in Brim a year earlier, which caught international media attention and brought visitors to the region. Driving from Dunkeld, the group started the trail from Sheep Hills, where Melbourne-based artist Adnate has painted the faces of two Aboriginal elders and two young children against a backdrop of the night sky to signify the important exchange of wisdom, knowledge and customs from Elders to the next generation.

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From Sheep Hills, the group travelled to Rupanyup to see Volchkova’s delicately nuanced monochromatic mural of local sporting heroes, Ebony Baker and Jordan Weidemann. The trail continues north to Brim, Roseberry, Lascelles and finally ends at Patchewollock. Each towering silo, many of which date back to the 1930s, features the town’s people, telling their unique stories, and should not be missed by art enthusiasts for their remarkability. Commenting on the trip, Sue Ann Lim, wife of Enrich member Ronnie Lim, said the experience was one that money could not buy. “I don’t think we would have come up with this bespoke itinerary if we were to come by ourselves,” she said. He husband concurs, saying the itinerary was well planned and executed. “The dinners were fantastic and the sights were first class. Australia is, of course, a very beautiful country but we hope that this campaign will be extended to other countries as well.”

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“It has truly been an amazing experience. I come to Melbourne often but this time round, I got to do things that I never thought I would. This is definitely one of those experiences that come only once in a lifetime,” said Deffrick Se To, another member of the loyalty programme. With each experience carefully handpicked and curated to ensure members are rewarded with “money can’t buy” moments, the outcome of the campaign was precisely what the airline and its partners had hoped for. ■

Malaysia Airlines operates 14 times weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Melbourne (MEL), Australia

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SAFETY + SERVICE INFO

CABIN LUGGAGE HANDLING Passenger and crew safety onboard our flights is our highest priority. In compliance with the airline’s policy and in observing Occupational, Safety and Health Regulations requirements, cabin crew are no longer required to stow passengers’ hand luggages into the overhead stowage compartment. This is to minimise occupational hazard and ergonomic risks faced by cabin crew in the aircraft. Cabin crew on duty will, however, assist passengers travelling with infants, young passengers travelling alone, the elderly, and passengers with reduced mobility. Passengers who are fit and in good health must carry, stow and secure their own hand luggages on board. Hand luggage exceeding the 7kg weight limit is required to be checked in before boarding.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PED) For safety reasons and in line with the Department of Civil Aviation guidelines, mobile phones and all PEDs must be switched off once aircraft doors are closed. Whilst cruising, devices placed in flight mode may be used. The devices must again be switched off during the approach for landing until the aircraft is parked at the terminal building. Devices transmitting strong signals must remain switched off throughout the flight, until disembarkation. The Captain may prohibit the use of devices that can interfere with the aircraft’s system.

LITHIUM BATTERIES Lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries for portable electronic devices (PEDs), including medical devices must not exceed 2g for lithium metal batteries and 100Wh for lithium ion batteries. All spare batteries, including lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries, for PEDs must be carried in passengers’ carry-on baggage only. These batteries must be individually protected to prevent short circuits. For PEDs containing non-spillable batteries, they must be 12V or less or 100Wh or less. A maximum of two spare batteries may be carried. These batteries must be individually protected to prevent short circuits.

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Electronic cigarettes must be carried on one’s person or in carry-on baggage only. Recharging of the device in-flight is not permitted.

ZERO TOLERANCE OF ABUSE We value courteousness. Any form of threat, verbal abuse or violence towards our staff will be taken seriously. We are committed to supporting anyone who has been the victim of an assault.

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BAGGAGE FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS We recommend that transit passengers in KLIA reconfirm their final baggage destination at the Transfer Desk to ensure they are identified and loaded accordingly. Just show your baggage identification tag to the Transfer Desk officer.

IN ADDITION TO AIRPORT CHECK-IN, HERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS:

COMFORT & CARE Personal care, baby paraphernalia and first aid treatment are available upon request.

ENTERTAINMENT

WEB: Check in online at malaysiaairlines.com. Print out the boarding pass yourself.

Movies, TV and Music On-Demand are available on selected flights.

ONBOARD CONNECTION Laptop power points are fitted on First and Business Class seats.

USB CHARGING Available on selected aircraft type (A350-900 and A330-200).

WEB-TO-MOBILE: Check in online. Your boarding pass will be sent to your mobile phone. The 2D barcode mobile boarding pass can be scanned at airport security and at the boarding gate.

FOOD & BEVERAGE All food served is halal. Special meals can be prepared with 24-hour notice. First and Business Class guests may use Chef-on-Call services to book meals 24 hours prior to departure on selected flights. Alcoholic drinks are available on flights over three hours to passengers above the age of 21. Our cabin crew reserve the right to decline serving and selling alcohol to any passenger who appears intoxicated. Consumption of personal alcoholic drinks is prohibited.

FRESH & FROZEN SEAFOOD Fresh and frozen seafood are strictly not permitted in check-in baggage. They may be accepted in cabin baggage, subject to the destination’s quarantine regulations. They must be properly packed and meet the cabin baggage weight and size requirements. A maximum of 2.5 kg of dry ice per passenger is permissible if dry ice is used to carry these items. We reserve the right to refuse carriage if the items are not properly packed.

MHMOBILE: Download and log onto flymas.mobi on your mobile phone and you will be sent a 2D barcode mobile boarding pass via SMS or email.

FASTCHECK SELFSERVICE KIOSK: Check in and print your boarding pass at these kiosks at the airport.

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ON-TIME PERFORMANCE Our check-in counters close 60 minutes before departure. Please allow at least 45 minutes for immigration and security clearance. Boarding gate will close 20 minutes prior to departure and late passengers will not be accepted.

CITY CENTRE COUNTER CHECK-IN: Available at KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur and in Hong Kong.

WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE Wheelchair requests must be made through the Global Customer Contact Centre and/or Ticket Office and/or Malaysia Airlines appointed travel agents at least 48 hours prior to departure. Contact the call centre at 1-300-88-3000 for more information.

YOUNG PASSENGER TRAVELLING ALONE (YPTA) We provide assistance for children aged five to 14 years old travelling alone, with 24-hour advance request.

NO-SMOKING POLICY Smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, is prohibited on all flights.

EXCLUSIVE CHECK-IN: Enrich Platinum/Gold Members and First/Business Class Passengers can check in at the premium front-end check-in lounge, or via telephone, arriving 30 minutes before take-off if you do not have check-in baggage.

*Terms & conditions apply to the above, which is correct at the time of printing. Visit malaysiaairlines.com for more information.

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Port Elizabeth Luanda

Zanzibar

INDIAN OCEAN

Lusaka

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GMT -1

Victoria Falls

Harare Mauritius

Windhoek Maputo

GREENWICH MERIDIAN

Greenwich Meridian

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Livingstone

Johannesburg Durban Cape Town

GMT 0

GMT +1

Port Elizabeth

GMT +2

GMT +3

GMT +4

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88 MOVIES

RATINGS: G / U General audience. Suitable for all ages. PG Parental guidance recommended. Some content may not be suitable for children. PG-13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age. 15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above.

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R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age. NR Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.

92 AUDIO RADIO

Entertainment

90 TV SHOWS

LANGUAGES: A Arabic / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French / G German / H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean / M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog

Programmes with Malaysian content.

SUBTITLES:

Award-winning movies/programmes.

A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay

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MOVIES

FAVOURITES

LATEST

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE R/

/ 90 mins / Comedy, Crime / E, J, C+

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES PG-13 / 104 mins / Action, Drama, Sci-Fi / E, J, C+

New TAG JEREMY RENNER, ED HELMS, JAKE JOHNSON R/

/ 100 mins / Comedy / E, C+

LIFE OF THE PARTY GILLIAN JACOBS, MELISSA MCCARTHY, DEBBY RYAN

PG-13 / 104 mins / Comedy / E, K, C+

MEDITATION PARK SANDRA OH, TZI MA, LIANE BALABAN PG-13 / 94 mins / Drama / E, C+

RED SPARROW JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOEL EDGERTON, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING R/

/ 140 mins / Mystery, Thriller / E

LADY BIRD SAOIRSE RONAN, LAURIE METCALF, TRACY LETTS, LUCAS HEDGES, TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET

/ 93 mins / Comedy, Drama / E, C+

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES PG-13 / 129 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, J

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES PG-13 / 139 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, J, K, C+

BY MY SIDE BRANDON HO, ARWIND KUMAR, NADIAH NASH, MARIANNE TAN, JOSEPHINE YAP, ARWIND KUMAR

THE REVENANT R / / 156 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, J, K, C+

NR / 75 mins / Comedy, Drama, Romance / E, C+ /

AVATAR

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New FROZEN IN LOVE RACHAEL LEIGH COOK, NIALL MATTER, SANDY SIDHU G / 84 mins / Romance / E, C+

LOST CHILD – TATTERDEMALION LEVEN RAMBIN, JIM PARRACK, TAYLOR JOHN SMITH NR /

/ 105 mins / Drama, Mystery, Thriller / E, C+

THE BUTTERFLY TREE MELISSA GEORGE, EWEN LESLIE, ED OXENBOULD

PG-13 / 97 mins / Comedy, Drama, Family / E

ISLE OF DOGS BRYAN CRANSTON, KOYU RANKIN, EDWARD NORTON PG-13 / 101 mins / Animation, Adventure, Comedy / E, C+

PG-13 / 161 mins / Action, Adventure, Fantasy / E, J, C+

FATHER FIGURES OWEN WILSON, ED HELMS, GLENN CLOSE, J.K. SIMMONS, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, TERRY BRADSHAW R/

/ 113 mins / Comedy / E, C+

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS PG-13 / 125 mins / Drama, Romance / E, K, C+

STRATTON DOMINIC COOPER, AUSTIN STOWELL, GEMMA CHAN, TYLER HOECHLIN, TOM FELTON R/

For the complete list of Favourites, please refer to your in-flight entertainment system.

/ 95 mins / Action, Thriller / E, C+

AWARD-WINNING MOVIES New THE INCREDIBLES 2

CRAIG T. NELSON, HOLLY HUNTER, SARAH VOWELL PG-13 / 118 mins / Animation, Action, Adventure / E, C+

To restore the credibility of superheroes, Helen a.k.a. Elastigirl embarks on a campaign fighting villains to make the world a better place. Meanwhile, her husband Bob, a.k.a Mr Incredible, deals with domestic life and looks after the kids. But soon, a supervillain emerges, requiring the family to unite to deal with the new threat.

READY PLAYER ONE TYE SHERIDAN, OLIVIA COOKE, BEN MENDELSOHN PG-13 / 139 mins / Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi / E, J, K, C+

THE 15:17 TO PARIS ALEK SKARLATOS, ANTHONY SADLER, SPENCER STONE PG-13 / 93 mins / Drama, History, Thriller / E, J, K, C+

GRAVITY SANDRA BULLOCK, GEORGE CLOONEY, ED HARRIS PG-13 / 91 mins /Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller / E, J, K, C+

RAMPAGE DWAYNE JOHNSON, NAOMIE HARRIS, MALIN AKERMAN

PG-13 / 101 mins / Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi / E, J, K, C+

New OCEAN’S 8

PG-13 / 110 mins / Action, Comedy, Crime / E, C+

Debbie Ocean attempts to pull off the biggest heist of the century at the Met Gala in New York City after assembling a unique all-female team for the job. The plan is to get hold of a diamond necklace worth USD150 million.

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/ 93 mins / Comedy, Crime, Mystery / E, K, C+

THE TITAN SAM WORTHINGTON, TAYLOR SCHILLING, TOM WILKINSON NR / 97 mins / Sci-Fi / E, C+

TOMB RAIDER ALICIA VIKANDER, DOMINIC WEST, WALTON GOGGINS PG-13 / 98 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, J, K, E+, C+

DANGEROUS LIAISONS GLENN CLOSE, JOHN MALKOVICH, MICHELLE PFEIFFER, UMA THURMAN R/

/ 140 mins / Action, Crime, Drama / E, C+

GAME NIGHT JASON BATEMAN, RACHEL MCADAMS, KYLE CHANDLER

SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE BLANCHETT, ANNE HATHAWAY

Three other movies from the Ocean trilogy – Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen – are also showing onboard. Check your in-flight entertainment system for channel information

DEN OF THIEVES GERARD BUTLER, PABLO SCHREIBER, O'SHEA JACKSON JR.

MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE DYLAN O'BRIEN, KI HONG LEE, KAYA SCODELARIO PG-13 / 141 mins / Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller / E, C+

/ 115 mins / Drama, Romance / E

THE GREAT GATSBY LEONARDO DICAPRIO, CAREY MULLIGAN, JOEL EDGERTON, TOBEY MAGUIRE PG-13 / 134 mins / Drama, Romance / E, J, K

THE WIZARD OF OZ JUDY GARLAND, FRANK MORGAN, RAY BOLGER, JACK HALEY

PG / 101 mins / Adventure, Family, Fantasy / E, E+

GRAND PRIX (1966) JAMES GARNER, EVA MARIE SAINT, YVES MONTAND, BRIAN BEDFORD

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE STEVE CARELL, TONI COLLETTE, GREG KINNEAR

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL KEVIN SPACEY, RUSSELL CROWE, GUY PEARCE, KIM BASINGER

CRAZY HEART JEFF BRIDGES, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, COLIN FARRELL

NR / 175 mins / Drama, Sport / E, E+

/ 100 mins / Crime, Drama, Mystery / E

/ 102 mins / Comedy, Drama / E, C+

/ 107 mins / Drama, Music, Romance / E, C+

For the complete list of Award-Winning Movies, please refer to your in-flight entertainment system.

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MOVIES

BEST OF MALAYSIA

CHINESE

JAPANESE

HINDI

暴裂无声 / WRATH OF

去年の冬、きみと別れ / LAST

ग ो ल म ा ल अ गे न / GOLMAAL AGAIN AJAY DEVGN, ARSHAD WARSI

SILENCE WU JIANG, YANG SONG, WENKANG YUAN

PG-13 /

New PINJAMKAN HATIKU

/ 119 mins / Crime, Drama, Mystery / E+

WINTER, WE PARTED TAKANORI IWATA, MIZUKI YAMAMOTO, TAKUMI SAITOH PG-13 /

/ 94 mins / Crime, Drama / E+

AYDA JEBAT, SHAHEIZY SAM, FARID KAMIL

NR /

/ 130 mins / Action, Comedy, Fantasy / E+

KIDS

THE POLAR EXPRESS TOM HANKS, CHRIS COPPOLA, MICHAEL JETER G / 99 mins / Animation, Adventure, Comedy / E

ब ा दश ा ह ो / BAADSHAHO AJAY DEVGN, ILEANA D'CRUZ, EMRAAN HASHMI

G / 120 mins / Comedy, Romance / E+

While visiting her hometown, cancer-stricken Laila reunites with Naufal, a childhood friend from her village, and the pair soon falls in love. However, one day, without a trace and reason, Naufal disappears and Laila is left heartbroken. She eventually marries Hasnan, her oncologist, but finds it hard to forget Naufal.

NR/

/ 136 mins / Action, Thriller / E+

र ा इ ड / RAID AJAY DEVGN, SAURABH SHUKLA, ILEANA D'CRUZ

大樂師．為愛配樂 /

風の色 / COLORS OF

CONCERTO OF THE BULLY CHERRY NGAN, RONALD CHENG, WAI AL

PG-13 /

THE WIND TAKEMI FUJII, YÛKI FURUKAWA, YOSHIHIKO HAKAMADA

/ 96 mins / Comedy, Music / E+

PG-13 /

/ 105 mins / Action, Crime, Drama / E+

ब ्लै क मे ल / BLACKMAIL

IRRFAN KHAN, KIRTI KULHARI, URMILA MATONDKAR NR /

/ 120 mins / Action, Comedy, Thriller / E+

/ 119 mins / Drama, Romance / E+

DUMA ALEX MICHAELETOS, CAMPBELL SCOTT, HOPE DAVIS

PG / 99 mins / Adventure, Drama, Family / E

मु क ्के ब ा ज़ / MUKKABAAZ

VINEET KUMAR SINGH, ZOYA HUSSAIN, RAVI KISHAN NR /

SUATUKALA KAMAL ADLI, WAFIY ILHAN JOHAN, SWEET QISMINA G/

/ 120 mins / Drama / E+

INDONESIAN

ने व ् तो न / NEWTON RAJKUMMAR RAO, PANKAJ TRIPATHI, ANJALI PATIL

JANJI ZEHAN NUR FAZURA, AMIR REZAZADEH

NR /

/ 117 mins / Action, Drama, Sport / E+

NR /

/ 101 mins / Comedy, Drama / E+

/ 120 mins / Drama, Romance / E+

KOREAN

紅海行動 / OPERATION RED SEA YI ZHANG, JOHNNY HUANG, HAI-QING, DU-JIANG, YUTIAN WANG, LUXIA JIANG NR /

/ 139 mins / Action, Drama, Thriller / E+

羊の木 / THE SCYTHIAN

LAMB RYÔ NISHIKIDO, FUMINO KIMURA, RYUHEI MATSUDA, KAZUKI KITAMURA, YUKA G/

/ 126 mins / Thriller / E+

TAMIL

PG / 86 mins / Adventure, Comedy, Family / E

மெர்சல் / MERSAL JOSEPH VIJAY, S.J. SURYA, KAJAL AGGARWAL

THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016) NEEL SETHI, BILL MURRAY

NR /

/ 162 mins / Action, Thriller / E+

இரும்பு த ிரை /

IRUMBU THIRAI VISHAL, ARJUN, SAMANTHA RUTH PRABHU NR /

LONDON LOVE STORY 3 DIMAS ANGGARA, MICHELLE ZIUDITH, DERBY ROMERO PG-13 /

/ 110 mins / Drama / E+

TAGALOG

PG-13 /

/ 108 mins / Drama / E+

지금 만나러 갑니다 / BE WITH YOU SO JI-SEOB, SON YE-JIN, BAE YOO-RAM, KIM JI-HWAN NR / / 119 mins / Fantasy, Romance / E+

머니백 / SNATCH UP KIM MOO-YUL, LEE KYOUNG-YOUNG PG-15 / / 100 mins / Comedy, Crime / E+

泄密者们 / THE LEAKERS FRANCIS NG, CHRISSIE CHAU, KENT CHENG, CHARMAINE SHEH, JULIAN CHEUNG PG-13 /

/ 101 mins / Thriller / E+

心理罪：城市之光 / THE LIQUIDATOR CHAO DENG, ETHAN JUAN, CECILIA LIU, KARENA LAM, JINGFEI GUO, VICKY CHEN NR /

/ 123 mins / Crime / E+

曇天に笑う / LAUGHING

UNDER THE CLOUDS SÔTA FUKUSHI, YÛMA NAKAYAMA, YUKI FURUKAWA, SHUNSUKE DAITO G/

/ 94 mins / Action, Drama / E+

リベンジGIRL / REVENGE GIRL MIREI KIRITANI, NOBUYUKI SUZUKI, SHO KIYOHARA, FUMIKA BABA, AIMI SATSUKAWA

G / 110 mins / Romance, Comedy / E+

PG /

/ 103 mins / Drama, Romance / E+

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살인소설 / TRUE FICTION JI HYUN-WOO, OH MAN-SEOK, LEE NA-RA, KIM HAK-CHEOL NR /

/ 103 mins / Thriller, Suspense / E+

THE MONKEY KING 3 AARON KWOK, WILLIAM FENG, ZANILIA ZHAO, HIM LAW, LIN CHI-LING PG-13 / / 114 mins / Action, Adventure, Fantasy / E+

NR /

/ 123 mins / Comedy, Drama / E+

நாச்சியார் / NAACHIYAR JYOTHIKA, G.V. PRAKASH KUMAR, ROCKLINE VENKATESH

18 /

/ 94 mins / Action, Drama, Thriller / E+

嘘八百 / WE MAKE ANTIQUES KIICHI NAKAI, KURANOSUKE SASAKI, KOGAN ASHIYA, TOMOCHIKA, AOI MORIKAWA NR /

/ 106 mins / Comedy / E+

PG / 106 mins / Adventure, Drama, Family / E, C+

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN EVA GREEN, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, ASA BUTTERFIELD

PG-13 / 126 mins / Adventure, Drama, Family / E

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS JASON LEE, ROSS BAGDASARIAN JR.

PG / 91 mins / Animation, Comedy, Family / E

EPIC AMANDA SEYFRIED, JOSH HUTCHERSON, BEYONCÉ PG / 102 mins / Animation, Adventure, Family / E

புரியாதத புத ிர் / PURIYAADTHA PUTHIR VIJAY SETHUPATHI, GAYATHRIE, RAMESH THILAK

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS RAY ROMANO, DENIS LEARY

ஸ்கெட்ச் / SKETCH

For the complete list of Kids Movies, please refer to your in-flight entertainment system.

NR /

西游记女儿国 /

MY PERFECT YOU GERALD ANDERSON, PIA WURTZBACH,

/ 154 mins / Action, Thriller / E+

ந ிம ிர் / NIMIR M.S. BHASKAR, PARVATHY NAIR, J. MAHENDRAN

당신의 부탁 / MOTHERS SOO-JUNG LIM, TAE-WOO KIM

SCOOBY-DOO MATTHEW LILLARD, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR

18 /

/ 111 mins / Thriller / E+

VIKRAM, SRIMAN, TAMANNAAH BHATIA

/ 131 mins / Action, Thriller / E+

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NR /

PG / 92 mins / Animation, Action, Adventure / E

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TV PROGRAMMES

COMEDY

DRAMA

GOTHAM S3/S4 BEN MCKENZIE, JADA PINKETT SMITH, DONAL LOGUE

THE MICK S2 KAITLIN OLSON, SOFIA BLACKD'ELIA, CARLA JIMENEZ 12 Episodes /

4 Episodes/11 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E

/ 30 mins each / E

NEW GIRL S7

THE X-FILES S11

ZOOEY DESCHANEL, JAKE JOHNSON, MAX GREENFIELD, HANNAH SIMONE, LAMORNE MORRIS

DAVID DUCHOVNY, GILLIAN ANDERSON, MITCH PILEGGI

After coming home to find her boyfriend with another woman, Jess decides to leave him and moves into a loft with three guys after answering their ad for a flatmate. The events in the final season takes place three years after the Season 6 finale, where their relationships have all moved forward. In this season, Nick feels it is time to propose to Jess.

In Season 11, the newly reinstated FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, attempt to further unravel the existence of extraterrestrials on Earth and their relationship with the government. The main arc of the season involves the search for the pairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, William, who has been adopted and may not be who he appears.

8 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each / E

4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

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SPEECHLESS S2 MINNIE DRIVER, JOHN ROSS BOWIE, CEDRIC YARBROUGH 12 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

IZOMBIE S4 ROSE MCIVER, MALCOLM GOODWIN, RAHUL KOHLI, ROBERT BUCKLEY, DAVID ANDERS 10 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

LAST MAN STANDNG S6 WILL FORTE, KRISTEN SCHAAL, JANUARY JONES, CLEOPATRA COLEMAN, MEL RODRIGUEZ 4 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

THE MIDDLE S9 PATRICIA HEATON, NEIL FLYNN, CHARLIE MCDERMOTT, EDEN SHER 19 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each / E

LIFE IN PIECES S3 COLIN HANKS, BETSY BRANDT, THOMAS SADOSKI 8 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

THE ORVILLE S1 SETH MACFARLANE, ADRIANNE PALICKI, PENNY JOHNSON JERALD

12 Episodes /

/ 60 mins each / E

THE 100 S5 ELIZA TAYLOR, BOB MORLEY, MARIE AVGEROPOULOS, PAIGE TURCO, ELI GOREE 5 Episodes /

/ 60 mins each / E

THE GIFTED S1 STEPHEN MOYER, AMY ACKER, SEAN TEALE, NATALIE ALYN LIND 12 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

ARROW S6 STEPHEN AMELL, KATIE CASSIDY, COLIN DONNELL, DAVID RAMSEY

10 Episodes /

/ 60 mins each / E

BLINDSPOT S2 SULLIVAN STAPLETON, JAIMIE ALEXANDER, ROB BROWN, AUDREY ESPARZA 8 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

FRESH OFF THE BOAT S3 RANDALL PARK, CONSTANCE WU, HUDSON YANG, IAN CHEN, FORREST WHEELER 4 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

PEOPLE OF THE EARTH S2 WYATT CENAC, LUKA JONES, ALICE WETTERLUND 7 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

MOM S5 ANNA FARIS, ALLISON JANNEY, MIMI KENNEDY, SADIE CALVANO

11 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each / E

LEE DANIELS' STAR S2 JUDE DEMOREST, BRITTANY O'GRADY, RYAN DESTINY, AMIYAH SCOTT 4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

THE ORIGINALS S4 JOSEPH MORGAN, DANIEL GILLIES, CLAIRE HOLT 5 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

4 Episodes /

5 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

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10 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

7 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

/ 60 mins each / E

4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

8 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

POWERLESS S1 VANESSA HUDGENS, DANNY PUDI, CHRISTINA KIRK

/ 60 mins each / E

THE FLASH S4 GRANT GUSTIN, CANDICE PATTON, DANIELLE PANABAKER

GHOSTED S1 ADAM SCOTT, CRAIG ROBINSON, ALLY WALKER, ADEEL AKHTAR

YOUNG SHELDON S1 IAIN ARMITAGE, ZOE PERRY, LANCE BARBER, MONTANA JORDAN, RAEGAN REVORD

6 Episodes /

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW S2 ROBERT TAYLOR, KATEE SACKHOFF, LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS

THE BIG BANG THEORY S11 JOHNNY GALECKI, JIM PARSONS, KALEY CUOCO, SIMON HELBERG

TRIAL & ERROR S1 NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO, JAYMA MAYS, STEVEN BOYER, JOHN LITHGOW, SHERRI SHEPHERD

FAMOUS IN LOVE S1 BELLA THORNE, CHARLIE DEPEW, CARTER JENKINS

THIS IS US S1 MILO VENTIMIGLIA, MANDY MOORE, STERLING K. BROWN, CHRISSY METZ 4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

PRISON BREAK S4 DOMINIC PURCELL, WENTWORTH MILLER, AMAURY NOLASCO

8 Episodes /

/ 60 mins each / E

EMPIRE S4 TERRENCE HOWARD, TARAJI P. HENSON, JUSSIE SMOLLETT, BRYSHERE Y. GRAY 4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

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TV PROGRAMMES

KIDS

BEST OF MALAYSIA

CHINESE

HINDI

FROM INK TO APPAREL

OMG YEH MERA INDIA S3

PG / 30 mins / M

PG / 30 mins

STAMMERING BALLAD

BAATEIN KAHI ANKAHI: ZEENAT AMAN

PG / 60 mins / M

PG / 30 mins

HUM PAANCH

JAPANESE JAPANESE ARMOR PG / 30 mins

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS S10

MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER RACERS

4 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

GEN F PG / 60 mins / ML

TREK MUSLIM PG / 30 mins / ML /

THE JAPANESE GASSHO STYLE HOUSE

PG / 30 mins

BOLLYWOOD TIMES WITH DEVANSH PATEL: GHAR SE NIKALTE HI SONG COMPOSER PG / 30 mins

PG / 30 mins

TAMIL KOREAN

ITHU NAMMA PAATU LA! PG / 30 mins

RUNNING MAN EP15/4/18 PG / 60 mins

THERINTHA KOVIL THERIYATHA PURANAM PG / 30 mins

MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 1 Episode / PG / 30 mins / E

FANTASY ESCAPE 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / ML /

LAWAK KE DER TAK COVERLINE

PG / 60 mins

PG / 30 mins / ML /

ENEKE VAA S1 PG / 30 mins

PETTIKULLE ENNA S1 RESEPI MEMIKAT ISTERI S2 PG / 30 mins / ML /

DAPUR HANCUR LEBUR: DATUK CHEF WAN PG / 30 mins / ML

LIFESTYLE RHB PREMIER SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE BALI 3 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each /E/

STAR WARS REBELS 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

PG / 30 mins / ML

OPERA ZERO

PECAH PERUT

1 Episode / PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 30 mins / ML

TRAVEL

PG / 30 mins / ML /

SCIENCE & TECH

DEADLY DINOSAURS PG / 30 mins / E

THE LION QUEEN PG / 60 mins / E

PA & MA

PG / 60 mins / ML

NATURAL WORLD

ME TIME PG / 30 mins / E

BOCEY & FRIENDS

PG / 30 mins

STARS IN STYLE S5 PG / 30 mins / E

WILDLIFE DEFENDERS

HOMES OF BRAZIL: SAO PAULO

ANIMAL SOCIETY

PG / 30 mins / E

CREATIVE LIVING

IATA AWARENESS

PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 0.125 mins / E

MALAYSIA AIRLINES: THE DAY OF THE LEGENDS

UNITED FOR WILDLIFE

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LOUD HOUSE S1 1 Episode / PG / 30 mins / E

LAW OF THE JUNGLE EP13/4/18

REAL FUTURE PG / 30 mins / E

PRISONER ZERO 3 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

FUTUROPOLIS

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF FIGARO PHO

PG / 60 mins / E

PG / 3 mins / E

SPORT

RHYS WILLIAM A.K.A MAT SALLEH CARI MAKAN: LONDON

2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

CROSSROADS: CAMBODIA NORRIES

A CHINESE IN THE MATTERHORN PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 30 mins / E

DISNEY TSUM TSUM 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

STILL OPEN ALL HOURS S4

ELENA OF AVALOR 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

PUPPY DOG PALS 2 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

TRAVEL & SENSES

PG / 60 mins / E

ENRICH BRAND VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD PROFILES: ANNE HATHAWAY

ULTRA SPORTS 2: EXTREME BLOOPERS PG / 30 mins / E

BODLICIOUS PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 30 mins / E

HISTORY OUT OF THE DARK (FOUR CORNERS)

PG / 1.24 mins / E

PG / 1 min / E

PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 0.167 mins / E

PG / 30 mins / E

NEGARAKU ICON: PERJUANGAN SI MUNUL

RELIGIOUS

PG / 60 mins / E /

ULAMA NUSANTARA PG / 30 mins / ML

TOUGH TRAINS: ACROSS BOLIVIA PG / 60 mins / E

HAUNTING AUSTRALIA

SHOWBIZ

BUSINESS

MILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN PRINCESSES: MEGHAN MARKLE

NILE RODGERS HOW TO MAKE IT IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

PG / 60 mins / E

SECRET LIVES OF THE SUPER RICH S7 PG / 30 mins / E

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PG / 60 mins / E

ARCHITECTS ON THE FRONTLINE PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 60 mins / E

FRENCH DEFINITELY FRENCH: A TABLE

JEJAK RASUL: THE PROPHET'S LEGACY UNEARTHED PG / 30 mins / ML

MAVCOM

HADIS

PG / 0.15 mins / E

SATAY WITH RHYS WILLIAMS PG / 4.2 mins / ML, ML+, E+ /

NEGARAKU ICON: KAMI ANAK MALAYSIA PG / 60 mins / E /

PG / 30 mins / E PG / 30 mins / ML

ARABIC

SOUNDSTAGE CLASSIC MUSIC: GRAFFITI ART PG / 30 mins / E

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF IBN BATUTTA

ABU NIDAL SABRI AL BANNA: BLACK BOX

PG / 30 mins / E

PG / 60 mins

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AUDIO ON-DEMAND

THE HITS

MALAY

including... Tom Grennan (above), Amy Shark, The Sam Willows, Midnight Fusic, The Internet, The Carters, Cosmo's Midnight, Christina Aguilera, A$AP Rocky, King Princess, Lykke Li, Ruel, Hatchie, The Chainsmokers

including... Pastel Lite (above), Yuna dan Orkestra Simfoni Kebangsaan, Datuk Ahmad Jais, Ning Baizura & Fairuz Hussein, Shima, Amy Mastura, Aubrey Suwito & Friends with The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

JAZZ

MEMORIES

including... Summertime: Relaxing Cocktail Jazz to Chill, Dine and Unwind (above), Tia Fuller, Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco, Kurt Elling, Nostalgia 77, Till Bronner & Dieter Ilg, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

including... Eddie Fisher (above), Engelbert Humperdinck, Garbage, The Byrds, Olivia Newton-John, The Emotions, Britney Spears, Michael Bolton, Luther Vandross, Aerosmith, Gary Barlow

KIDS

KOREAN

including... Sreejoni Nag (above), The Wiggles, ABC Kids, Ajay Singha, Little Feet Music, Roshan Treasuriwala, Annabelle Ferro, My Little Pony, John Field, Bananas In Pyjamas

including... Ahn Ye Eun (above), A.C.E, J_ust, Yoo Jungmok, VOK, Cocosori, EXID, Jung Dongha & Oh Jun Sung, Crayon Pop

duo m this and ohd the m.

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MIDNIGHT FUSIC’s first EP, When Love Was Around, is playing onboard this month. Going Places catches up with the four-piece Indie/ Alternative band from Malaysia to see what’s in store for them.

Tell us briefly how Midnight Fusic came about.

Midnight Fusic was formed back in 2013 by vocalist Arif Kamarudin and lead guitarist Adrian Danial. They started off by making covers on YouTube and Soundcloud as a duo. But at the same time, both of them always had a vision of forming a band of their own. Then in 2016, bassist Firdaus Azmi, alongside drummer Muaz Rabbani, joined the band and completed the line-up as a four-piece band. What is behind the name, Midnight Fusic?

'Midnight' came from the band's habit of always staying up late till midnight. The word 'Fusic' originally came from the combination of 'food' and 'music' but along the way, we decided to change it to a more professional

term, which is the combination of 'fusion' and 'music'. Being fresh out of school, has music always been what the band members wanted to get into? Do you see yourselves making music a life-long career?

We have always been into music since we were young. We all grew up listening to the same artists such as Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake and others who inspired us to start playing and making music. We look up to them and idolise them. They are behind our love for music and we hope to continue making music to turn it into a career. Who writes the music in the band? What influences it?

We write and compose all of our songs as a band. Most of our songs are written based on past experiences and are influenced by bands such as The 1975, Bad Suns and The Smiths. Where does the band see itself in five years?

We hope to release our sophomore album within the next five years. We are also hoping to perform all around the world at prominent venues and festivals such as the Glastonbury Festival and Coachella.

NASYID WORLD

THE INTERNET Hive Mind

This is the fourth studio album by the American R&B band. Unlike its previous albums, it is no longer just a hip-hop spin-off nor does it try too hard to be the Miguels and Weeknds of the world. The band simplifies its sound with soft-focused blues, plush arrangements and deep grooves. It is preceded by the singles Roll (Burbank Funk), Come Over and La Di Da.

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including... Ricky Martin, Baloji, The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Eros Ramazzotti, At Adau, AkashA

HINDI including... Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Yours Truly Arijit, Vol.2, Jab Harry Met Sejal (OMPS), T-Series Mixtape, Dear Zindagi, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Yours Truly Pritam, To My Valentine (Punjabi Love Songs), 50 Glorious Musical Years (The Complete Works), Kaabil, Best Of A.R Rahman, Sanam Re, Dilwale

including... Maher Zain, Ustaz Abdullah Fahmi, Inteam, Mesut Kurtis, Gigi, Raef, Haddad Alwi, Hafiz Hamidun, Nowseeheart, Lah Ahmad, Harris J, Brothers. The Best Of Islamic Music, Anugerah Nasyid 2016

CLASSICAL including... New Year's Concert 2018, Dvorak - Symphony No. 9, Brahms: The Piano Trios

INDONESIAN including... EDEN, Novita Dewi, Isyana Sarasvati, Astrid, Judika, Sheila On 7

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AUDIO ON-DEMAND + RADIO CHANNELS

CANTONESE

TAMIL

CLUB

(Not available in A350)

Radio Channels

CHART TOPPERS

including... Lil Ashes (above), Candy Lo, Mischa Ip, ToNick, Hacken Lee, Phil Lam, Jason Chan, Sandy Lam, Leon Lai, Cass Phang, Ekin Cheng, Angela Pang

JAPANESE

including... Reprise Classics (above), Summer Vibes: Melody, Finesse: Shreya Ghoshal, Absolute Best of 2017, Mersal (OMPS), Kaatru Veliyidai, They've Got The Moves: Suriya, 20 Biggest Hits: Harris Jayaraj, Kollywood

LIGHT & EASY (Not available in A350)

including... Soulwax (above), Claptone, Paul Kalkbrenner, Simian Mobile Disco, Confidence Man, What So Not, CLMD, Kygo, Maya Jane Coles, Makoto, Bonobo, DJ Shadow, Cosmic Gate, Fred V & Grafix, Mirami, Faithless

RELAX

(Not available in A350)

including... Khalid feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK, Just Kiddin, Grace VanderWaal, Yellow Days, Chloe x Halle, Justin Timberlake, Diplo & Lil Xan, Midnight Fusic, Rozzi, Zayn, Shift K3Y, Walk The Moon, Kid Ink, P!nk, The Script, MAGIC!, The Unlikely Candidates, Matt Terry, Camila Cabello feat Young Thug

MALAY FAVOURITES including... KRU feat Joe Flizzow, Glenn Fredly, Amirul Jafril, Eden, Sheila On 7, Anji, Hafiz Zainal, Pusakata, Mad August, Waris X Nora Danish, Kool, Padi, M.Nasir, Azmi, Aliff Syukri feat Sajat, Klangit, Aliff Aziz, Pastel Lite

including... GOT7 (above), Shota Shimizu, Hiragana Keyakizaka46, Hikaru Utada, Suchmos, JUNHO (From 2PM), Nariaki Obukuro, FLOW, Scandal, MIREI, LiSA, Mika Nakashima, X JAPAN

including... Paul Simon (above), Ray LaMontagne, The Script, Kyle Bielfield, Michael Bolton, Boyz II Men, Bob Dylan, The Piano Guys, Il Divo, Natalie Imbruglia, Absolute Acoustic, The Celtic Songbook, Acoustic Edition III

MANDARIN

SOUNDTRACK (Not available in A350)

including... Zen Spa Vol.1 (above), entspanntSEIN - Nature Spirit (A Journey Into Magical & Relaxing Rainforest Sounds), Seventh Wave, Sleep Music, Music For The Mind: Classical Music For Your WellBeing, Into The Mist, Whispers From Silence, Music to Relax To, Music To Sleep By, Classical Chill, The Dream Concert Live From The Great Pyramids of Egypt

COMEDY

(Not available in A350)

including... Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Joan Rivers, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bocey

including... Jun Xu (above), Karen Mok, Xiao-li Zhan, Joey Chiang, Julia Peng, Rainie Yang, Eric Chou, Princess Ai Tai, A-Lin, Jian Cui, Jeff Chang, Jolin Tsai, Xue Zhi Qian, Eric Chou, Coco Lee

PLAYLIST

(Only available in A350)

including... Summertime: Relaxing Cocktail Jazz to Chill, Dine and Unwind, Zen Spa Vol.1, Reprise Classics, Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s, Summer Vibes: Melody, 16 Selawat Sepanjang Zaman, Ultimate… Power Ballads, Ultimate…Disco, Ultimate…Party Anthems, Ultra 2018, Shogun Audio Presents: The Classics 2004-2017, Sick Music 2018, I Love the 80's, Old Time Memories 2.0, Ultimate…Chillout

including... The Rick and Morty Soundtrack (above), West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) [Remastered], Lady Bird (OMPS), Blade Runner 2049 (OMPS), Moonlight Cinema, Trolls (OMPS), The Amazing Spider-Man 2

ROCK

(Only available in A350)

including... Garbage, Father John Misty, Jack White, Manic Street Preachers, Eels, The Vaccines, Judas Priest, Albert Hammond Jr, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, The Shins, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

TALK RADIO

(Only available in A350)

including... Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, Joan Rivers, Bocey

COUNTRY

(Not available in A350)

including... Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason Aldean, Scotty McCreery, Dixie Chicks, Kelsea Ballerini, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Luke Combs, Tammy Wynette, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, The Highwaymen, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash

RHYTHM & BLUES (Not available in A350)

including... Macy Gray, Leon Bridges, Johnny Jenkins, Charlie Wilson, Alicia Keys, Usher, Craig David, Stan Walker, Music from The American Epic Sessions (Deluxe)

Audio On-Demand segments depend on your aircraft type. Please refer to your in-flight entertainment system to see which segments are available to you.

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HINDI RHYTHMS Including... Band Of Power (Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Sing, Aman Trikha), Shaan, Meet Bros, Poonam Kay, Pritam, Arijit Singh, Shalmali Kholgade & Shefali Alvares, Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor, Tulsi Kumar, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan

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POP ASIA including... Keyakizaka46, A.C.E, G.E.M., UVERworld, Ulala Session, Alina Cheng, J_ust, Scandal, Penny Tai, Suchmos, Matzka, 9, Eir Aoi, Man With A Mission, EXID, Karen Mok, Shoko Nakagawa, Mischa Ip, ASCA, Seunghee

GOLDEN ERA including... Aerosmith, John Farnham, The Pointer Sisters, Michael Jackson, Odyssey, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Starship, Survivor, Eurythmics, The Hues Corporation, TLC, Fairground Attraction, Roy Orbison, McFadden & Whitehead, Eric Carmen

ROCK ARENA including... Ozzy Osbourne, Jefferson Airplane, Lala Lala, Cullen Omori, The Clash, 77:78, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Goon Sax, Ari Roar, Garbage, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Ali Barter, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Dawes, Daughtry, Blue Oyster Cult, Deaf Wish, The Molochs

Passengers with AVOD can enjoy a host of radio shows across a range of genres. Channel numbers depend on the aircraft. Check your aircraft type and then on your in-flight entertainment system to find out.

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HANDSET INSTRUCTIONS

GETTING STARTED For passengers with a seatback personal screen, please refer to the following instructions for use of the remote control. 擁有個人屏幕的乘客請參照以下圖像和說明來使用您的遙控器。個人スクリーンをお持ちのお客様はお手元のハンドセットを下の画像と合わせてから続けてお読みください。

First & Business Class A380

Economy Class A380

First Class A350-900 1

12 1 14 2

1 11 14 1

1 5

5 4

18 6

5 6 7

4 4

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All passengers A333 & B737-800

Business Class A332

5 18

9 6

Business Class & Extra Legroom Seats A350-900

1 9

11 7

11 On reverse

11 18

*For Economy Class passengers, access to in-flight entertainment and service functions is via the seatback touch screen monitor.

Control Paddle*

控制板*

上下左右ボタン*

Window Display

顯示視窗

ウィンドウ表示

Mode

模式

モード

Reading Light ON/OFF

閱讀燈 ON/OFF

読書用ライトON/OFF

Channel UP/DOWN

頻道 UP/DOWN

チャンネルUP/DOWN

Volume UP/DOWN

音声ボリュームUP/DOWN

Brightness UP/DOWN

明るさUP/DOWN

乗務員呼び出し/取消

選択/スタート*

入力*

ゲームコントロール*

Button Disabled

Select/Start*

Enter*

Game Controls*

Audio/Video Controls To Rewind, Play/Pause, Forward and Stop for Audio/Video

音量 UP/DOWN 亮度 UP/DOWN

呼叫乘務員/取消

選擇/開始*

確認*

遊戲控制*

Back Button To go to previous screen

Screen ON/OFF Button To switch the Interactive screen ON/OFF

Home Button Shortcut to go to Main Menu

QWERTY Keyboard - B738/A333

Magnetic Card Reader

Cabin Crew Assistance

机舱服务员协助

フライトアテンダントアシスタンス

*Not on the Inseat System

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Happenings In Malaysia + Around The World

SEEN+HEARD

Sweet Delights

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Launched by Malaysia Airports, DR Group and The Hershey Company, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport is now the proud home of Hershey’s flotilla buggy – the world’s first truly mobile promotion by a confectionery brand. Themed ‘Sunny Californiadreaming’, the convertible Cadillac has been turned into a bright and colourful attraction featuring iconic Malaysian landmarks, whilst also providing passengers with a convenient last-minute shopping experience.

Japan Fever The three-day Japan Expo Malaysia 2018 saw thousands flocking to Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s premier shopping destination, for an immersive three-day showcase of culture, music, fashion and food from the Land of the Rising Sun. Aside from fun activities such as cooking demonstrations and traditional shows, there was also an energetic performance by Japanese comedian and viral sensation, Pikotaro.

Class Of Its Own Mercedes-Benz Malaysia President & Chief Executive Officer Dr Claus Weidner (right) and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mark Raine at the launch of the newly updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class family, including the locally assembled S450 L AMG line, as well as the Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe, the S560 Cabrio and the Mercedes-Maybach S560.

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First Pop-up Store Malaysia Airports in collaboration with Colours & Fragrances Malaysia brings to Kuala Lumpur International Airport the first-ever Parfums Christian Dior pop-up store in a Southeast Asian airport. Travellers can now purchase the brand’s professional performance makeup line at the store, located at the airport’s Satellite Building.

18/09/2018 12:29 PM