Going Places September 2017 by Spafax

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MY Guide to Tianjin, China, Year of Legends in Wales, authentic Hong Kong food

Shared office spaces take off in Malaysia, free tuition, the revival of sape, and more!

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Contents

September 2017

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InThis Issue

44 INSIDE

NAVIGATOR

MALAYSIA AIRLINES

NEWS

GP ON THE WEB

GUIDE

Information on check-in and the dos and don’ts while flying

WHERE WE FLY

Airline and oneworld network

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Updates and promotions

CEO’S MESSAGE

GIZMOS & GADGETS Cool gadgets to have

THREE TO WATCH

Movie recommendations

THE CURE

EDITOR’S NOTE

THE MAIL ROOM

Lotions, potions, spas, and more

FASHION & ACCESSORIES The globetrotter’s styling guide

TRAVEL CONCIERGE Dining, events and hospitality news and options from around the globe

ART & DESIGN The art scene in Seoul, London, Lyon and more

GLOBAL CITIZEN Amelia Henderson

WINDOW OR AISLE Kam Raslan briefly misplaces his phone

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FEATURES

MY GUIDE

UNPLUGGED: TRAVEL

CHEF’S CUT

MALAYSIAN ICONS

Tianjin, China

Of legends and myths in Wales, United Kingdom

Nik Michael Imran

The story of war heroine Sybil Kathigasu

TÊTE-À-TÊTE Grab Malaysia country head Sean Goh discusses strategy for success in Southeast Asia

40 HOMEGROWN Mixed martial artist Agilan Thani fights his way to fame

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50 UNPLUGGED: GOURMET Hong Kong’s favourite eats

TRENDSPOTTING Common Ground leads the trend in rise of co-working spaces in Malaysia

GIVING BACK BAC’s EduNation empowers students through free online tuition

66 WARISAN Muzik sape diberi nafas baru

GP ENTERTAINMENT Your in-flight entertainment guide

SEEN + HEARD Events in Malaysia and around the world

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GP On The Web

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Experiences. That’s what sums up the bulk of our online exclusive offerings this month. With travel now being a highly immersive affair, travellers are more discerning about selecting their next ‘Instagrammable’ vacation. Fortunately, there are plenty of options available throughout the world. Find out what they are at goingplacesmagazine.com

New Seven Wonders Machu Picchu, The Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal. These are just some of the new seven wonders of the world that travellers have come to identify. After over 100 million votes cast, the new seven wonders were officially revealed to the world in Lisbon, Portugal. Start planning your visits to these magnificent structures.

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An Island For Stargazers The Great Barrier Island, located 90 kilometres from Auckland in New Zealand, has become the first island in the world to be designated an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Offering a mixture of rugged beauty and untouched wilderness, the Great Barrier Island is one of the most tranquil and unspoilt places in the wider Auckland region and one that offers visitors an unprecedented view of beautiful and exceptional starry skies.

America’s Best Family Amusement Parks Amusement parks are one of the most quintessential summertime attractions for families but finding a park that caters to thrillseekers and the younger set isn’t always so easy. Fortunately, Family Vacation Critic, TripAdvisor’s family travel site, has just listed the Best Amusement Parks for Families in the U.S. in 2017, which include highlights for every age group.

Top Destinations For Global Delicacies With three quarters of global travellers saying they would likely travel somewhere renowned for great food and drink when choosing their next destination, culinary travel is a trend on the rise. The joy of trying delicious new dishes while travelling can make a trip to remember.

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Message From The Top

Dear Guests, September is a special month as we celebrate Malaysia Day on the 16th.

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PETER BELLEW

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MALAYSIA AIRLINES BERHAD

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The National holiday commemorates the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia. Celebrations embrace the diverse languages, traditions and cultures. For me, personally, it is about being in a band of colleagues of different races and jamming to a Malay song or having teh tarik late at night at my favourite mamak stall. I am grateful to be able to be part of this amazing experience and I am also very proud to be living in Malaysia, where our unique brand of diversity is celebrated in the most harmonious way. This month also marks the second year of Malaysia Airlines Berhad. There is still a long road ahead of us to rebuild this great airline to be the pride of the nation. That being said, we are on track in getting Malaysia Airlines back to listing and obtaining the 5-star Skytrax rating by the end of 2018. We have a lot of initiatives lined up this year. Food is a priority in Malaysia. We are introducing more local favourites such as Chicken Briyani and Nasi Goreng Kampong to suit the palates of our guests, to ensure the Malaysian experience starts the moment you step on board. Our in-flight entertainment offerings saw a major upgrade in July, and there are now more new movies and a wider selection of TV and documentary programmes to choose from. Our expansion into China will continue after Quarter 1 saw our new services to Haikou and Nanjing. Services from Kuala Lumpur to Chengdu and Chongqing are targeted for launch by end of October 2017. We have entered into the third phase of Malaysia Airlines’ digital transformation. We have just launched our very first innovation lab, or better known as iSpace. The lab serves as a testing ground for our staff to incorporate multi-faceted aspects of our digital solutions, which will benefit our guests. Malaysia’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau kindly launched iSpace. We are partnering with Tata (TCS), IBM, Amadeus, Telekom Malaysia and University of Malaya. These are just some of the many initiatives we are embarking on. We are very much focused in becoming a 5-star premium Asian airline, offering the best of “Malaysian Hospitality” to 15 million customers a year, travelling to 54 destinations in 21 countries. We are constantly reviewing our offerings to ensure that guests receive the best products and services, and that we remain your preferred premium carrier. I thank you for choosing Malaysia Airlines and, as always, I wish you the best of journeys with the MH family. Happy Malaysia Day.

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Editor’s Note

Celebrations continue this month as Malaysians look forward to Malaysia Day on 16 September. More than half a century of living together harmoniously have made us the source of envy of many around the world. Often, my foreign visitors are surprised to learn that Malaysia’s multi-racial society have co-existed peacefully for such a long time. I would tell them that it’s because of our deep tolerance and understanding of each other’s culture and religion.

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As we prepare to celebrate the anniversary of Malaysia’s formation this year, I asked a few friends and acquaintances what Malaysia Day means to them. Here are some excerpts: “Malaysia Day, to me, is both a reminder of our past glories and a beacon of hope for the future – a future where we move past race and religion and truly embrace the spirit of being a Malaysian citizen.” - Praveen Rajan, Chief Digital Officer, Digi.

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“It recognises the significance of Sabah and Sarawak in the union that resulted in what is today Malaysia. Their participation, contributions and rich culture have made us all richer as a nation in so many ways and we should never forget they are part of the diversity that makes us unique.” - David Ong-Yeoh, Partner, WestCoast Public Relations. “There’s no place quite like Malaysia. And what defines it, for me, is the concept of “open house”. At various festivals, homes are literally opened to all who are welcome to feast, to partake in shared laughter and camaraderie, irrespective of creed or culture. That’s what Malaysia Day means to me, this warmth and generosity of spirit that is essentially Malaysian.” - Sunitha Thayaparan, Head of Communications, The Melium Group. “To me, it’s a reminder of the start of a great idea to bring together like-minded people for a better future. It hasn’t been smooth sailing but one day, we will make it one great Malaysian family. If anything, the people of Sabah and Sarawak have made us more Malaysian than ever.” - Jahabar Sadiq, Journalist, The Malaysian Insight. For me, it is a reminder to hold on to the belief that despite our differences, we love the country enough to want it to succeed. Happy Malaysia Day, everyone.

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MY Guide to Tianjin, China, Year of Legends in Wales, authentic Hong Kong food

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Haikou, China

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Tail Of The Dragon China’s southern island province of Hainan offers a laid-back experience not found elsewhere in the country.

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Dear Editor, My grandfather left Hainan island in his youth in search of a better life in Southeast Asia. Since young, however, all I knew was that he came from ‘that island in the southern part of China’. Indeed, I have never given my ancestral city much thought until I read the May 2017 edition of Going Places, which featured the city of Haikou (‘Tail of the Dragon’). I spent a good portion of my flight poring over the article, totally intrigued. I have unabashedly lived in ignorance of what the city has to offer, close to a century after my grandfather left for a new home. The article was a poignant reminder of my roots as a third generation descendant of a Hainanese migrant. I look forward to planning my own pilgrimage to Haikou with Malaysia Airlines. HENDRI PICK DI, Singapore Each month, Going Places will select a letter of the month and the lucky writer will receive a free gift. For September, the winning letter will receive a 3D2N stay at The Westin Langkawi (Premier Ocean View Room), inclusive of breakfast for two, worth USD1,360 (RM5,820).

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Your Inside MAB section is a brilliant idea as it showcases the “human” side of the corporation. It is also an excellent way to connect with loyal customers by giving them insight into the activities and efforts implemented to spur motivation among the employees in the company. I am happy and should also congratulate CEO, Peter Bellew, for his active participation in such activities, which will no doubt motivate the employees to serve their customers better moving forward.

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Your March edition on Earth Heir (‘Celebrating Craftsmanship’) caught my attention. It delights me to see such an effort is being done to rejuvenate the value of traditional crafts. This is a very good effort to put the Malaysian aboriginal people (Orang Asli) in the spotlight and an excellent way of improving their socio-economic status. Your write-up will promote the establishment’s cause to the thousands of tourists and travellers who read the magazine. The story of the pioneers leaving their comfy jobs to pursue their passion has also inspired me to be bold in following my dream to make an impact on other peoples’ lives.

Your April 2017 issue brings back fresh memories of Osaka as I was flying back from Kansai airport. With many travel tips and hidden corners of the less touristy spots shared in the article (‘Lively Osaka’), I wish I had read it before embarking on my trip. I look forward to the next issue of Going Places to discover the big world out there!

We were on our way to Langkawi, staying at the Andaman, when I read your article ‘Call of the Sea’ in the April 2017 issue. From it, I got to know how the coral reef fronting the resort had saved lives and reduced the damage caused by the tsunami of December 2004. My family was so impressed that we decided to visit the resort’s inland coral nursery and to join its marine environment protection activities. All of us enjoyed and loved the programme and it meant a lot to us, especially for the kids. I need to express my gratitude to Going Places for helping to raise awareness on the importance of protecting our coral reefs to travellers. I think it’s about time we do something to save our coral reefs.

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NORHIDAYAH NOORDIN Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Well done on the quality and writing of this magazine. I particularly like the cover concept of this magazine and the illustrations in the MY Guide section. The graphics are well presented and the introduction to places is kept simple and clear, making it easy to find the places of attractions. The Window or Aisle section offers very interesting views and experiences by Kam Raslan. I hope his dream of producing his own feature film will come true one day. Kudos for a great publication.

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Our pick of gadgets to have

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Android phones and iPhones. The smartwatch features two exclusive travel-centric apps. The first, My Flight, allows wearers to link up all their air travel info in a single app, and the second, City Guide, provides approved tips and recommendations upon landing. louisvuitton.com

4. Music Without Limits

1. Picture Perfect

Leica’s new TL2 mirrorless system camera comes with a 24MP CMOS sensor in APS-C format. In combination with the Maestro II image processor, it offers outstanding picture quality with impressive dynamic range, contrast, colour rendition, sharpness and resolution. An integrated Wi-Fi module allows pictures and videos to be conveniently transferred to other connected devices. leicastore.com.my

2. From Up High

The Spark from DJI is a pocket camera drone that is designed to be the perfect lifestyle accessory. It fits easily in almost any bag and weighs just 300g – less than a can of soft drink. Housing a 12MP camera with a 1/2.3” CMOS sensor, the gadget can be launched within seconds and is easily operated by a remote controller, a mobile device or with hand gestures. dji.com

3. Geek Chic For more gadget reviews and suggestions, visit goingplacesmagazine.com

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Designed with Android Wear 2.0 running inside its 42mm case, Louis Vuitton’s Tambour Horizon can pair with up-to-date

Keep the music going on any terrain with Sony’s waterproof and dustproof wearable WS623 Walkman. It has an ergonomic, slim and light design that stays in place no matter the movement. Equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology, users can have the option of streaming music from their smartphones using near-field communication one-touch pairing or just store up to 16GB of audio within. sony.com.my

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5. All In One The Huawei Watch 2 combines the connectivity of a smartphone and capability of a fitness tracker in one. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, it has independent connectivity with its own SIM slot. The watch’s 420mAh optimised battery features a longer life, which has been able to last up to two days with regular use. consumer.huawei.com/my

6. Safe & Secure Targus has unveiled a line-up of tablet cases designed for the 10.5-inch and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. VersaVu has reinforced corners, with patented 360-degree trays that rotate easily between portrait and landscape views. ProTek, on the other hand, is easy to grip and water-resistant with a reassuring magnetic closure to keep the screen protected. Both apparently provide military-grade protection for drops of up to 4ft. targus.com/my

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This movie is a collection of stories revolving around the issue of drug abuse plaguing youths in the affluent Indian state of Punjab. Told through the lives of a rock star, a migrant labourer, a doctor and a policeman, it examines the lives of these individuals and how they face the menace of : drugs and theNetworks pressure Sdn fromBhd a society that : Spafax 21/11/2016 11:37:39 has :long been corrupted. This is a film of : 01/01/2017 controversies based on the drug mafia and its : Colour / CMYK deep-rooted nexus.

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

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Inspiring health + wellness / The Cure

1 2 The NARS ‘What Makes You Blush’ campaign features three new products added to the 2017 line, namely the Liquid Blush 5155, Lipstick 9408 and the Limited Edition Blush 4069 in a collectible compact case. The line features sheer shades of pink that give a naturally flushed look, with tones that are compatible with any skin tone as the colours gradually build up layer by layer. In Malaysia, find NARS at Suria KLCC, Pavilion KL, Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Pyramid and Parkson Gurney Plaza. narscosmetics.com

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1. In-flight Comfort

4. Promoting Wellness

Compression socks from Vim & Vigr inject some style into your outfit while keeping away feelings of ache or fatigue during long flights or travel time. No more dreary, old-fashioned socks for you! From the latest collection, choose from trendy geometric patterns, solid jewel tone colours or bold stripes that will help you look and feel good. It’s a great item for expectant mothers, too. vimvigr.com

The Aman brand of wellness retreats has launched a series of programmes at its various properties designed to leave guests rejuvenated, with a relaxed mind and a fresh look at life. Amankila Bali offers guests Hasya yoga, also known as Laughing yoga, which helps to bring more oxygen to the brain and body, creating positive feelings. Onboard the Amandira & Amanikan, luxury boats cruising the waters of the Indonesian Archipelago, it’s a digital detox as the ships sail to remote islands off the grid. Meanwhile, Bhutan’s Amankora offers the In Pursuit of Happiness programme, in pursuit of inner healing and a deep sense of peace, while fully appreciating the natural beauty and the wilderness of the resort nestled against the Himalayan peaks. aman.com

2. Healthy Colours Kester Black nail polish comes in 52 trendy and stylish colours. The formula has been created to be eco-friendly and non-harming to health, as it is devoid of the 10 toxic chemicals that are usually present in inferior nail colours, namely toluene, DBP, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, xylene, phthalates, parabens, fragrances and animalderived or tested ingredients. It is water-permeable and has attained a certificate of halal from the Halal Certification Authority of Australia. Also, because it is highly chip-resistant, it is perfect for the busy traveller! Find Kester Black in Malaysia at Robinsons and M+ Natural Remedies, and online. vphilosophy.com.my

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3. Natural Blush

5. Take Cover The Full Cover Concealer from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is a quick fix for dark under-eye circles – a side effect to always being on the go and not getting enough sleep. The formula provides full coverage yet is not thick, doesn’t settle into creases and doesn’t crack, so you’ll look brighteyed and ready to face the world even after a red-eye flight. Available in 15 skin tone-correct shades to blend in with most complexions. bobbibrown.com.my

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Fashion+Accessories / The globetrotterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s styling guide

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1. Winning Design

3. Starry Sight

What makes a Mendoza travel bag? Quality, flexibility and versatility are the three main elements to all their designs. A winning combination, it seems, judging from the numerous awards this brand, established in Hong Kong, has garnered since its inception in the 1970s. This can be seen in the Mendoza F18 model, with its rugged exterior complemented by fully functional features that make Mendoza bags a winner in both form and function. mendoza-bag.com

The Roger Vivier Viv Stella bag and Mary Jane Podium shoes, both with golden and crystal accents against navy, embody a strong spirit in design, yet are elegant in presentation. Though the features play on classic elements, these pieces are certainly unconventional. rogervivier.com

2. The New Black

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The Piaget Polo S was launched in 2016 as the latest incarnation of the 1979 Piaget Polo. This year, three more models have been added to the line. The Piaget Polo S Chronograph now comes in two new models, one with a slate-gray dial, another sporting a black dial, ADLC-treated bezel and black rubber straps. Meanwhile, the new Piaget Polo S also comes with the same allblack configuration. piaget.com

4. Bold Gold Glamorous yet versatile, this gold shoulder bag from Pedro is an accessory for both dressing up as well as dressing down. Gold may not go with everything, but bold fashionistas win points when wearing it right. pedro.com.my

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A leader in customisable mid-luxury timepieces, Ball presents its next generation of watches with its new Fireman NightBreaker line. Mix and match to your preference from the many options available. From the look of the dial and its colour to the size of the numerals, and, of course, the strap, you are sure to find the perfect creation out of the 126 possible combinations. The model also features the brand’s signature self-powered micro gas tubes as hour markers, which are further customisable for the first time with this collection, allowing you to choose from green, yellow or white gas colours – or all of them for a micro neon party in the dark! ballwatch.com

6. Malaysian Edition Hot on the heels of Malaysia’s Independence Day celebrations on 31 August, Hublot, together with luxury watch boutique The Hour Glass, is launching the Hublot Big Bang Merdeka – a limited edition model in the Hublot Big Bang series to celebrate the nation’s 60 years of independence. With only 60 pieces, and available in Malaysia only, collectors will covet this timepiece that references the Malaysian flag with its 44-mm diameter blue ceramic case and alligator straps in a matching hue with gold stitching. The number 60 is visibly prominent on the sub-dial, while the date is displayed between the 4 and 5 o’clock position. Available at Hublot Boutique Suria KLCC and The Hour Glass boutiques nationwide. hublot.com

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5. Custom Combos

7. Revived Classic In conjunction with the ‘1927 Return To Italy’ exhibition by Salvatore Ferragamo at the designer’s namesake museum in Florence, an exclusive capsule collection has been launched, featuring six shoe models created by Ferragamo in the late twenties and early thirties in Hollywood. The Lottie, Autumn, Labirinto, Preziosa, Indiana and The Star will join a larger and exclusive collection known as Ferragamo’s Creations, to be made available at select boutiques in Italy and other locations including Paris, London, Zurich, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Taipei. All models in this collection are hand-crafted using the original patterns and come in a new and exclusive luxurious packaging. ferragamo.com

8. Flying Colours Show some national pride with these bodacious booties from Stuart Weitzman. The Clingy, in classic white or patent red leather, is sure to make heads turn as you strut with confidence in a matching and minimalist yet attention-grabbing outfit. This is how you celebrate Malaysia Day in style. stuartweitzman.com

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Celebrate Malaysia’s diverse arts and culture scene at the KL International Arts Festival, which returns to Kuala Lumpur for its second year. Held throughout September, the festival promises music, dance, theatre, visual arts and literature events at various venues. Highlights include an open-air concert at Lake Gardens with local and Southeast Asian artists, performances by Argentinian group Che Malambo, and a special exhibition titled ‘Retrospective’ by Malaysian visual artist Yeoh Jin Leng. There’s also something for the kids: a hilarious and interactive performance called ‘Bon Voyage’, held on the railway platform of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. diversecity.my

A host of colourful balloons will take to the skies of Northam from 2 until 9 September, as hot air balloon pilots from around the world descend on the Avon Valley National Park for the National Ballooning Championships. Last held in 2015, this year’s competition will see about 30 balloons flying across the rolling hills and valleys – a true visual treat for spectators. Visitors can gather for a stunning balloon display on Henry Street Oval, which fires up after dark to music, and wait for the balloons to take flight at dawn. northamnationals.com

The inaugural Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival, happening on 29 September at the Grand Margherita Hotel, is a two-day concert and lifestyle event for visitors to enjoy jazz music in a fun, festive atmosphere. The main stage, which faces the bustling Kuching Waterfront by the Sarawak River, will be graced by local and international performers such as Malaysian songstress Sheila Majid, Indonesian artist Kunto Aji, Baihana from the Philippines, and American saxophonist Ernie Watts. There will also be open-air and indoor food courtyards, arts and crafts stalls, speciality bazaars and activities for the whole family. kuchingwaterfrontjazz.com

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

South Korea

MASK FESTIVAL

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KNOWN AS A CENTRE FOR CULTURE and folk traditions, the town of Andong comes alive at the annual Andong Masked Dance Festival, running from 29 September until 8 October. The 10-day mask-themed festival features over 50 events and programmes, including competitions and performances, original puppet plays and exhibits of ancient masks at the quaint UNESCO World Heritage site of Hahoe Folk Village. Be captivated by dancers accompanied by traditional Korean music, sample local dishes and fresh produce, or try a hand at mask-making. visitkorea.or.kr

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2. Aerial Display take to the skies of Northam from 2 until 9 September, as hot air balloon pilots from around the world descend on the Avon Valley National Park for the National Ballooning Championships. Last held in 2015, this year’s competition will see about 30 balloons flying across the rolling hills and valleys – a true visual treat for spectators. Visitors can gather for a stunning balloon display on Henry Street Oval, which fires up after dark to music, and wait for the balloons to take flight at dawn. northamnationals.com

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Fans of Formula 1 will not want to miss the Malaysian Grand Prix 2017 as it will be the last to be held in the country after a 19-year run. Happening at the Sepang International Circuit from 29 September until 1 October, cheer for the teams as they race down the challenging track in Malaysia’s hot and unpredictable weather. For die-hard fans, opt for the complete F1 experience with meet-and-greets with racing legends, a pit lane walk and a driving tour of the track. After the race, hop on down to explore Kuala Lumpur and its attractions, which are only an hour’s drive away. tickets.formula1.com

Get the adrenaline surging at Score FitMob Festival, an annual event set to attract thousands of fitness junkies and gym enthusiasts to KWC StarXpo Centre, Kuala Lumpur on 30 September. Fitness gurus and celebrities from all over the world will lead the charge as participants work out to music and sync their moves with STRONG by Zumba™, unleash their inner warrior with Les Mills Body Combat®, or push themselves with Piloxing®, a non-stop cardio routine combining standing pilates, boxing and dance. score.my

Held in conjunction with the Chinese MidAutumn Festival, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance is an event unique to Hong Kong, with over 130 years of history. The tradition started in the fishing community of Tai Hang where after a series of disasters, villagers held a fire dance for three days and nights with a giant straw dragon covered in incense sticks to turn their luck around. Today, locals recreate the ritual with much aplomb. Catch the performance this year from 3 until 5 October, with over 300 performers carrying a 67-metre dragon effigy as they make their way through Tai Hang’s streets accompanied by drummers and firecrackers. taihangfiredragon.hk

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5. Fit Together

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Tuck into a scrumptious meal 40 floors above ground at TRACE, Element Kuala Lumpur’s restaurant and bar that offers a stunning bird’s eye view of the city below. Committed to serving fresh, local produce, guests can expect a well-balanced menu of both local and Western-fusion cuisine. Kickstart the day with healthy breakfast options like homemade granola and a hearty Beans and Toast Supreme of stewed beans with spiced minced beef topped with a soft-centred fried egg. For lunch and dinner, go for signature main courses such as sous-vide baby chicken, Alaskan Cod and Live Well Salad, and end the meal on a sweet note with delectable desserts, including the Earl Grey Chocolate Sphere and exotic Fruit Lava Carrot Cake. elementkualalumpur.com/dining

The Bee in Publika has an all-new menu thanks to The World Is Flat, a Singaporean-born pizza bar concept that took over the bar’s operations earlier in the year. The brainchild of food entrepreneur Howard Lo and chef Wing Lam, The World Is Flat specialises in unconventional pizzas that are oblong-shaped and feature some unusual ingredients. Their speciality is the monster-sized Fat Samurai, a two-inch deep pizza loaded with cheese, pulled duck confit, sliced beef, prawns, burnt onions, konbu mayo and okonomiyaki sauce. Those who fancy a lighter bite can opt for the Garden State, a vegetarian pizza made with roasted beetroot, pumpkin, baby spinach, garlic glaze, cheese and portobello mushrooms. There is also a selection of deli sandwiches like the Deli Melt and Pastrami Melt that are made from scratch. theworldisflat.co

At the Alila Anji hotel in Zhejiang, their newest dining experience, Amber, is a previously abandoned farmhouse turned into a cosy restaurant using salvaged materials. Located in China’s first national ecological county of Anji, the restaurant’s concept is in line with the county’s sustainable environmental policies. At Amber, the food is prepared using organic ingredients from the restaurant’s own garden, and dishes are cooked using open-fire cooking techniques such as smoking, grilling, and smothering, bringing out all-natural flavours for a more healthful and tasty meal. Situated near the resort’s picturesque lakeside, Amber offers a year-round outdoor cooking experience. alilahotels.com/anji

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Australia

Make it an occasion to remember when you check into the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat with their new Dine & Dream dining selections, which are also available for casual diners not staying at the resort. The Banjaran has not only prepared a sumptuous dinner menu but tailored experiences to go with it as well. For the Star Struck package, a seven-course set dinner will be served on a private deck overlooking the hot springs lake, complemented by a telescope for some star-gazing after your meal. The Secret Escape takes diners into Jeff’s Cellar, a romantic hideaway built into a 260-million-year-old limestone hill, for a seven-course dinner, while Sizzle & Flames is set at The Balcony, a private cave chamber with a view of the thermal lake, where guests can enjoy a barbecue dinner with premium meat and seafood grilled and served by a personal chef. Meanwhile, similar private lunch or dinner is also available in-room for guests booked into one of its villas. thebanjaran.com

Kick back and relax on the weekend with the all-you-can-eat dimsum brunch at Tai Zi Heen, Pullman KLCC. The restaurant, which specialises in Cantonese-style cuisine, is offering a yumcha session on weekends and public holidays, with a selection of 45 steamed and fried dishes. Fluffy egg tarts, soft steamed meat buns in bamboo baskets, crunchy deep-fried bean curd rolls and traditional har gau (shrimp dumplings) are just some of the delectable items available. After the meal, sip on aromatic cups of PuErh and other speciality teas from U.S.-based tea company Harney & Sons, while enjoying conversations with family and friends. The Yumcha promotion is available on weekends and public holidays from 11.30 am to 3 pm until 30 September. pullman-kualalumpur-citycentre.com

Proudly presenting dishes from Singapore, the Malaysian state of Johor and the Riau Islands in Indonesia, Sijori is a portmanteau of these locales as well as the originating places that the restaurant’s signature dishes come from. Now, foodies in Bundoora, Melbourne can get a taste of the most popular flavours from these areas, which are also Sijori’s signature dishes. Focusing on home-cooked-style dishes that can be enjoyed with family and friends, menu items to look out for are the Malaysian favourite of Laksa Johor, prepared with spaghetti and served with a fish-based bologneselike sauce; the flavourful Kacang Pool fava beans served Johor-style with fried egg and toast; the yellow, netted Roti Jala with curry; and the sour and spicy Gulai Ayam Asam Pedas gravy, influenced by Malay and Straits Chinese cooking, except the southern style is with chicken instead of the usual fish. sijori.com.au

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Hong Kong’s street food scene welcomed HAWKR, a grab-and-go dining concept that brings the best of Southeast Asian favourites to those too busy to sit down for a bite. Located on the ground floor of 36 Hoi Kwong Street on the corner of Tong Chong Street, HAWKR takes its cues from the hawker food centres of Southeast Asia, specialising in freshly made salads like the Vietnamese Chicken Cabbage, Rainbow Peanut Noodle, and Balinese Salmon and Long Bean. Those looking for that spicy hit can try out the Javanese Beef Rendang and Thai Chicken Green Curry, while those craving soupy noodles will be more than happy with The Penang meatball or the Songkhla vegetarian soup noodles, which come in instant cup noodles packaging – just add hot water and you’re good to go. facebook.com/hawkrhk

Add a little zip to your lunch by heading to enfin by James Won, at Menara Hap Seng, Kuala Lumpur, which recently introduced a new lunch menu with a focus on fresh seafood. For USD30 (RM128), diners can get a three-course degustation menu that comprises one entrée, one main and one dessert. Start off your meal with the Fisherman’s stew pot prepared with house-made tuak (palm wine) – think bouillabaisse but smoother and more mellow in flavour – or enfin’s elevated take on the prawn cocktail salad made with heirloom tomatoes, perfectly cooked prawns, and beetroot. For the mains, diners can choose from several seafood ingredients including North Sea White Cod, Norwegian Salmon, King Crab, Yabbies or Tiger Prawns that can be pan-seared, poached, fried in batter or chargrilled before being served with a selection of sauces. Finally, wrap up your lunch with gelato or sherbet and a selection of cakes before heading back to work with a spring in your step. enfinrestaurants.com

Have fun with rum at The Rum Bar, Changkat Bukit Bintang’s latest bar, which prides itself on its 250-plus labels of rum, with more to come. First-timers to the drink are best served by ordering a ‘For The Virgins’ flight of rum, while those acquainted with finer rums will find every notable brand stocked behind the bar: Ron Zacapa, Diplomatico, Pyrat, Plantation, Matusalem, El Dorado – you name it, and they’ll have it. From the kitchen comes a rotating menu of Borneo-inspired dishes made from ingredients sourced from Sabah and Sarawak like tuhau (wild ginger from Sabah), Bario rice, barley and salt, as well as Sarawak pepper. Start with the savoury Bone Marrow Butter toast before moving on to the grilled Sabah King Prawns served with Bario barley risotto and ulam béchamel. facebook.com/therumbarkl

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Maldives

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Relive a piece of history at Alila Yangshuo, a lifestyle destination amid a backdrop of karst mountains, rolling hills and winding rivers in China’s Guilin region. Housed in a former sugar mill that dates to the 1920s, it now features 117 rooms and suites that combine modern amenities with a rustic touch. Take a dip in the spectacular swimming pool, transformed from the original sugarcane loading dock overlooking the Li River. Then, enjoy a drink at the 1969 Bar, which was the mill’s former pressing room, or tuck into a meal at The Sugar House Restaurant, with old tools displayed in its contemporary designed interior. alilahotels.com/yangshuo

Enjoy luxury accommodation coupled with adrenaline-charged activities at Niyama Private Islands, a luxury resort in the Maldives. Made up of adjoining twin islands, fondly dubbed ‘Chill’ and ‘Play’, the resort’s 134 studios, suites and pavilions extend over an azure lagoon and come with their own private pools. Ride on uncrowded waves suitable for intermediate and advanced surfers, with several spots for beginners. In the evenings, kick back at the resort’s Surf Shack at Vodi surf point while sipping on classic cocktails and chilling to laidback island rhythms of reggae music. niyama.com

Whether for business or leisure, enjoy an unforgettable stay at Hotel Capitol KL, located just steps from the city’s shopping and commercial district. The contemporary hotel boasts 235 rooms and suites, in addition to the 10Rooms concept, which features a collection of unique rooms occupying the building’s 19th and 20th floors. The experience begins the moment guests enter the hotel, where they’ll be escorted up to their luxurious accommodation that sports floor-to-ceiling windows, ensuite bathroom with bathtub, comfortable king-sized bed and state-of-theart facilities. Enjoy privacy and security with dedicated electronic key cards in the elevators, 24-hour personal assistance and seamless billings before check-out. To celebrate the hotel’s 20th anniversary, book a special package that includes accommodation in a Deluxe Room, F&B cash vouchers, a special anniversary drink at Café Rasa, and complimentary in-room Wi-Fi. fhihotels.com

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Nestled along the banks of the Mekong river in Vientiane is new luxury hotel The President by Akaryn. Its neoclassical style reflects colonial-era architecture blended with traditional Laotian elements. Intimate and cosy, the hotel’s 32 spacious rooms and suites offer high ceilings and large comfy beds with oversized velvet headboards, all looking out to expansive views of lush, manicured gardens. Venture out to attractions such as the Presidential Palace, Parliament House and Chou Anouvong Park, all of which are only steps away, and return to be pampered like a star at Ayurah Wellness, which houses a spa and salon with exclusive availability of Linda Meredith products. akaryn.com/president

Located at Talan Towers in Kazakhstan’s capital city, The Ritz-Carlton Astana is the latest addition to the country’s luxury hotel landscape, joining a business centre and shopping gallery to create Astana’s first high-end, mixeduse complex. The hotel boasts 157 gracefully designed rooms with spacious layouts and panoramic city views, with full marble bathrooms equipped with heated floors, climate control settings and walk-in closets. Private check-in services and a dedicated Club Concierge add to the seamless experience. Other facilities include a peaceful spa retreat, fitness centre with indoor pool, and a 1,000-square-metre ballroom for functions. ritzcarlton.com/astana

Housed in a beautifully restored 1930s art deco building, The Grace Hotel in Sydney boasts 382 spacious guest rooms, each with a large, comfortable bed, soft feather comforters and fluffy pillows. Similar to its sister hotel in Kuala Lumpur, the Hotel Capitol KL, guests to the Grace Hotel will be pampered with an unforgettable experience at 10Rooms, a collection of unique rooms that occupy the hotel’s 9th to 11th floors. Taking the term ‘personalised’ to a whole new level, guests have the exclusive option of selecting their room decor and style, such as furniture and colour scheme, to suit their needs. In conjunction with the hotel’s 20th anniversary, enjoy a special package that includes accommodation in a superior room, F&B cash vouchers, a complimentary drink at the hotel’s elegant Piano Lounge, and complimentary in-room Wi-Fi. fhihotels.com

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Asia Pacific

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Discover another side of Hong Kong on a historical 1920s-style open-top tram with Lanson Place Hotel’s TramOramic Hong Kong accommodation package. This includes a one-hour sightseeing tour aboard the city’s iconic vintage tram and two days of unlimited tram rides, on top of a deluxe stay at the hotel. Established in 1904, Hong Kong’s trams are an integral part of the harbour city’s landscape. Equipped with audio guides that broadcast tales of local life and culture, the trams take visitors on a scenic tour of Causeway Bay, Central and the historic Sheung Wan neighbourhood. After the tour, unwind in the comfort of the hotel’s luxury rooms with free Wi-Fi, cable TV and other amenities. hongkong.lansonplace.com

Marriott International, Inc recently launched the new Club Marriott, combining three dining loyalty programmes in Asia Pacific, namely Club Marriott, Eat Drink & More, and Star Privilege, into a single paid membership programme. Club Marriott gives members added choices and benefits while dining out at the 200 participating hotels across 15 brands in 13 countries. Beyond food and beverage, enjoy access to exclusive events, best available room rates, spa and fitness vouchers, as well as complimentary stays and upgrades. Club members will also get discounts on special occasions, and their children will be treated to parties and surprises. myclubmarriott.com/apac

Right in the heart of Singapore is Park Hotel Farrer Park, an upscale retreat that opened its doors to guests recently. The 20-storey establishment boasts 300 elegantly furnished guestrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer stunning views of the city skyline. Guests of the Crystal Club and Sky Loft rooms will enjoy access to the Crystal Club Lounge, which includes exclusive privileges such as personalised check-in and check-out services, buffet breakfast, all-day refreshments and complimentary business facilities. Work out at the 24-hour fitness centre or take a dip in the pool, before indulging in a variety of dining options, from classic Thai to an American-style gastrobar and a coffee place. parkhotelgroup.com/en/farrerpark

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This year’s Biennale de Lyon has been titled ‘Floating Worlds’ by guest curator Emma Lavigne, the director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz. The title was inspired by both the Japanese phrase ukiyô – a view that the world is continuously renewing itself – and by the presence of water in the city of Lyon itself. More than 50 artists are set to depict their interpretation of ‘Floating Worlds’ at venues, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon and La Sucrière. Accompanying the main event is an exhibition of 10 emerging artists at the Institut d’art Contemporain de Villeurbanne and performances held at various venues around the city. The Biennale de Lyon starts on 20 September and will continue to January 2018. biennaledelyon.com

On 15 September, Pacific Standard Time: LA/ LA, the festival celebrating Latino and Latin American art, will commence. The four-monthlong event is set to involve more than 70 museums and 65 galleries in Los Angeles and across Southern California. Shaun Caley Regen, founder of Los Angeles-based gallery Regen Projects says, “The participation of Southern California’s galleries in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a tremendous opportunity to learn more about Latin American and Latino art and design, and how they have impacted Los Angeles as a major art centre.” Visit the Pacific Standard Time website for the full programme of events. pacificstandardtime.org

2. Highland Tales This month, the Marlborough Fine Art gallery in London presents a retrospective of the late Scottish painter Steven Campbell. Campbell spent his early years working in the steelworks and engineering industry before enrolling at the Glasgow School of Art aged 25. Pioneering a renaissance in Scottish art during the ‘80s, Campbell is known for his figurative paintings that often depict recurring characters in dream-like sequences. It’s the first time the artist’s works have been on display in London since 2009. If you’re in the city, be sure to take up this unique opportunity. ‘The Art of Steven Campbell’ runs from 13 September until 21 October. marlboroughlondon.com

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VISUALIZING LANGUAGE.: OAXACA IN LA. TLACOLULOKOS, UNTITLED, 2017. COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES. PHOTOGRAPH BY FAUST NAHÚM

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STEVEN CAMPBELL, A MAN WITH A FLOURED HEAD IMPERSONATING A BURNING DOVECOAT, 1985, OIL ON CANVAS, 279.4 X 231 CM, COPYRIGHT THE ESTATE OF STEVEN CAMPBELL, COURTESY MARLBOROUGH FINE ART

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MIKE DARGAS, OUT OF THE SHADOWS. C24 GALLERY.

Turkey

4. East Meets West

5. Nothing But Words

Istanbul is a cosmopolitan city, home to a diverse range of cultures, and the Contemporary Istanbul fair celebrates the city’s cultural vibrancy with an event that brings together works from across the Middle East, Russia, Turkey, Europe, the U.K. and America. “Istanbul is an important global arts hub that has championed both regional and international art. Being the gateway from Asia and Europe to the Middle East, the city and the country have a unique and strong collector base,” says the fair’s director Kamiar Maleki. “In celebration of its 12th edition, CI will be welcoming several new leading galleries and representative countries to the fair alongside the region’s prominent young and established galleries.” Taking place between 14 and 17 September at the Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC) and Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre, this edition promises to be as exciting and intriguing as ever. contemporaryistanbul.com

Iranian-born, American-based artist Ramin Shirdel presents ‘I Am Transforming Into You’ this month at the Sophia Contemporary Gallery in London. Shirdel first studied as an architect, and in this series of sculptures at the Sophia Contemporary, you can plainly see elements of his previous training. Large-scale free-standing and wall-hanging sculptures are made up of several layers – a technique he first developed when designing buildings – that eventually form words in Farsi and English. The series is a study in language, iconography, the meaning words have in different cultures and our own emotional attachment to certain words. ‘I Am Transforming Into You’ is on until 22 September. sophiacontemporary.com

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6. The Taste Of Ink Gallery Hyundai in Seoul is the longestrunning contemporary art gallery in South Korea. For nearly half a century, it has helped to foster, grow and celebrate influential artists from across Southeast Asia. This month, the Gallery Hyundai presents a body of work from Minjung Kim. ‘Paper, Ink and Fire: After The Process’ is a collection of Kim’s new and recent works using Korean mulberry paper, known as hanji, with ink and fire. The show is influenced by her early studies in Oriental calligraphy. Running from 1 September until 8 October, Kim’s work is an excellent example of traditional craft used in a modern context. galleryhyundai.com

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Photography courtesy of Amelia Henderson

Amelia Henderson Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Los Angeles, California, United States

What do you love most about being in this city? KL is home to most of my family and friends so I know that no matter what, it will always be my home.

One thing about the locals. The locals are very friendly and open to conversations and so you are always made to feel like you’re at home.

The best thing about the locals. Malaysians have a reputation for being some of the friendliest people in the world. We’re friendly, warm and always eager to strike up a conversation and point you in the right direction.

What do you find most refreshing about this city? Los Angeles County is so large that there is never a shortage of things to do. There’s something to cater to everyone’s preferences, whether you want to go to the beach, a mall, or drive up Mulholland and look out over the sparkling lights of LA at night.

A must-visit tourist spot. Petaling Street wins hands down. All my friends who have visited have said they’ve never seen anything like it. What can you find here that you can’t find anywhere else? The food in Malaysia is the best in the world. Without trying to be controversial, some of the best Western and Japanese cuisine I’ve had has been in Kuala Lumpur, which will not disappoint with flavours you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Your favourite local dish and where can we find it. My favourite local dish is Maggi Goreng and nobody does that better than Nasi Kandar Pelita. It’s a must try! Other must-haves are Nasi Lemak, Roti Canai, Paper Thosai and Hainanese Chicken Rice. The best place to stay in this city. If you want easy access to KL’s nightlife, anywhere in Bukit Bintang. Otherwise, KL Sentral would be the perfect location as it’s the city’s transportation hub. The perfect place to unwind. With plenty of restaurants and cute cafés, Jalan Telawi in Bangsar is the perfect place to relax and unwind with good friends. The most surprising thing about this city? A lot of first-timers to Kuala Lumpur have told me that they never expected the city to be as metropolitan as it is. We have malls to rival the biggest cities in the world but what sets KL apart for me is the cultural aspects of the city. Where might we find you at 1 am in this city? Either working an event or tucked in bed at home but don’t let my boring lifestyle fool you, there’s plenty going on in Kuala Lumpur, from a buzzing nightlife scene to late night restaurants.

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The most surprising thing about this city? You don’t see as many celebrities/paparazzi as you might think, at least outside of Hollywood. Where would you take a first-timer to in this city? Hollywood! The Walk of Fame and its surrounding theatres are such rich landmarks of the movie industry that Los Angeles is so well known for.

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Currently living out her Hollywood dream in Los Angeles, Malaysian actress and television host Amelia Henderson gives us a glimpse of her two homes.

The best thing you can do here for free. Either the beach or the Broad Museum, one of my favourites in Downtown LA. What would be the best culinary experience in this city for you? Los Angeles is so diverse. You can get almost any cuisine you desire. My two favourite fast food options are Poké and Taco Bell. Seriously! Your favourite memory of the city? I’ve been so lucky making friends in LA who have become like family to me, so anytime I’m with them is a good time. Stuff to bring back home. Avocados! I remember the first time I took my mother to LA. She left with a suitcase full of Cashew Butter and various other ingredients not available in Malaysia. If you’re not into cooking, this is one of the fashion capitals of the world. There are plenty of kooky little shops selling trinkets or crystals for the more spiritual visitors to LA. A must-do in this city. Without a doubt, try to catch a concert or basketball game at the Staples Centre. Los Angeles is home to some of the best musicians and entertainment in the world, so to leave without catching at least one of them would be a real shame.

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Window or Aisle

The Lord of the

Ringtones I

RECENTLY

HAD

LIFE-CHANGING

EXPERIENCE. I lost my mobile phone and it

changed me from a fun-loving Hobbit into a nasty Gollum.

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It was a beautiful summer’s day in a remote part of rural England that looked like the Shire in The Lord of the Rings. I was on holiday and I didn’t have a care in the world. My only task was to find the next delightful hilltop vista or sweet burbling stream. Without a phone signal, I couldn’t use my brand-new 128GB iPhone 7 with its optical image stabilisation, immersive speakers and sleek jet-black design. Using old-fashioned paper maps instead, I found our next destination and we got into a car filled with carefree laughter. We were going on an adventure.

gone to a better place because now they were backed up into the cloud but does the cloud really exist? Has anyone ever seen the cloud; can science prove it’s really there? Is there really a place filled with billions of photos of what we had for lunch or is the cloud just a myth we tell ourselves? I started thinking about all those WhatsApp messages I wanted to keep like “C U there” and “I’m stuck on the Federal Highway”. Who would I be if I lost all that history? I would be nobody.

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becoming nasty like Gollum when he lost the Ring and my emotional turmoil was the phone’s fault. The phone had made me dependent. I could no longer function as an independent Hobbit without it. Only the one true phone had all my contacts and could entertain me with YouTube videos of cats bullying dogs while simultaneously telling me the most direct route to Mordor. And presumably also make phone calls, although I’m not sure about that because I can’t remember the last time I actually used my phone to make a call. Do they even function as telephones? I suddenly hated my phone.

Feeling like Frodo when he had lost the Ring, I was suddenly without my phone and my heart was beating fast. Unable to remain calm I thought about all those photos I had never bothered to download.

But as we were driving along I realised that something was wrong. I was not complete. A truly important and utterly essential part of me was missing. I didn’t have my phone. I must have left it behind. We did a handbrake turn on a quiet country lane and I nervously measured the miles on the map as we charged back to the last place I had seen my precious.

Feeling like Frodo when he had lost the Ring, I was suddenly without my phone and my heart was beating fast. Unable to remain calm I thought about all those photos I had never bothered to download. Why didn’t I print them like I did in the old days with film cameras? I promised myself that if I found my phone then I would be a better person and print my photos from now on. Somebody in the car tried to calm me by saying that my photos had

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I didn’t know what it was in kilometres because I didn’t have my phone to make the conversion but the three miles were harrowing as we raced back down the road. I was anxiously wondering how I would ever again get the phone number of that really helpful tow-truck guy because you never know when you might need a helpful tow-truck guy and my car has been making some strange noises recently. I must call my mechanic but how can I call him if I have lost his number that is only in my phone? I used to write down all my phone contacts. Why did I stop doing that? Because I bought a mobile phone and I didn’t need to anymore, that’s why. I was beginning to resent my phone. I was

The car screeched around the corner to the last place I had seen my phone. My mouth was dry but my palms were sweating. I saw the spot where I had been sitting. And lying on the ground was my handphone, my precious. My beautiful brand--new 128GB iPhone 7 with its 12-megapixel camera, QuadLED True Tone Flash, A10 Fusion Chip and a whole bunch of other things I don’t understand. I held it in my arms, gently brushing its splashand-water-resistant screen and I promised I would never abandon it again. I promised I would buy it a new cover, something really, really fancy like whatever Kim Kardashian has. I was reunited with my phone and I was complete again. I was a happy Hobbit. So I put it in my pocket and we drove back into the Shire like nothing had happened. But something important had happened and my life will never be the same again. I had learnt a valuable lesson on my epic journey. Siri, what’s the valuable lesson I have learnt?

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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Words Charles Young Illustration Liana Ahmad Art Direction Euric Liew

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Tianjin Explore the gateway to the heart of an ancient empire.

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over a thousand worshippers and features couplets and tablets written in both Arabic and Chinese characters, with carved brickwork in the Hui style. XIKAI CHURCH (ST. JOSEPH’S CATHEDRAL) The three green domes of this 1917 church built by French Jesuits make it one of the city’s major landmarks. It’s been beautifully restored as a working church, with Mass in English held at 11.30 am daily.

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TIANJIN EYE It’s become somewhat de rigueur for a major city to have one of these nowadays. Tianjin’s doesn’t disappoint, with fine views along the Hai River from the top of this 120-metre-high Ferris wheel.

For Sightseeing FIVE GREAT AVENUES The five avenues running off Wu Dadao are the core of the old concession area, where hundreds of colonial buildings remain. Many of them have been occupied by restaurants, bars and cafés, making this a great place to explore by day or night. PORCELAIN HOUSE One of the city’s quirkier colonial buildings, this five-storey French-style villa has been decorated inside and out with over 700 million pieces of crystal and Chinese porcelain, including vases, bowls and dishes, all set into the walls.

ITALIAN TOWN Near the river, the old Italian concession has been redeveloped as a dining and nightlife hotspot, attracting many foreigners to its Italian, French, German, Spanish and even Thai restaurants. DABEI BUDDHIST MONASTERY The city’s largest and oldest temple, this Buddhist monastery was built in 1669. Famed for the fine statuary in its many brightly coloured halls, it’s also a great place for vegetarian food. GREAT MOSQUE One of the most famous in China, the prayer hall of this Qing dynasty mosque can hold

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TIANJIN RADIO & TELEVISION TOWER Located in the southwest of the city, this 415-metre-tall TV tower (the fourth highest in the world) offers even better views than the Eye, with observation decks from 248-278 metres. TIANJIN MUSEUM Housed in a huge, modern building inspired by the appearance of a swan, this is the place to get a grip on the city’s complex history, with well-laid-out exhibits captioned in both Chinese and English. DRUM TOWER Located in the ancient city centre as it was used for signaling, this recent reconstruction of a Ming Dynasty structure offers views across the old town and a small exhibition space. The streets around it are lined with souvenir stalls. JINGYUAN GARDEN Perhaps the most interesting building in Tianjin, this residence and gardens with lakes, pagodas and bridges mix Spanish and Japanese architecture. It was the Tianjin home of Puyi, the last emperor of China. HAI RIVER Historically the main artery of the city, the banks of the Hai River make an excellent escape from the everyday bustle, with several attractions strung along, such as Haihe Park and the Haihe Cultural Centre. JINWAN SQUARE Located on top of Tianjin Railway Station,

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this plaza of newly built Renaissanceesque buildings is a good place to wander while waiting for trains, with views of the surrounding skyscrapers and several restaurants on the riverbank nearby.

Travel Tips

TEMPLE OF THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN Located in the heart of Ancient Culture Street, this temple was built over 700 years ago and is one of the earliest in China dedicated to the sea goddess. It’s where local sailors come to pray for safe navigation.

CONFUCIAN TEMPLE Not far from the cultural street and hemmed in by shopping malls and glass towers, the city’s largest ancient temple complex offers an island of tranquility and the chance to learn about Confucianism with multi-lingual captions in its small museum. WANGHAILOU CHURCH This tidy French-built red-brick church near the river is the site of the 1870 Tianjin Massacre. A photo exhibition inside examines this event and the difficult history of the European colonial encounter with China.

Retail Therapy ANCIENT CULTURE STREET (GU WENHUA JIE) Although a bit of a tourist trap, this highly renovated street of shops and restaurants is kept clean and is a good place to get shots of iconic Chinese objects and architecture, as well as buy local handicrafts. LOCAL HANDICRAFTS Tianjin’s most famous handicrafts include Yang Liu Qing’s New Year woodcut paintings, the brightly coloured and exaggerated Zhang clay figurines, and silken Weiji kites, which make great gifts to travel home with as they’re light and designed to be portable. YANG LIU QING ANCIENT TOWN Located in the western suburbs and famous

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BUSES Most public buses have a self-service ticketing system, and run from 5 am to 11 pm.

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For Feasting SEAFOOD Being next to the sea makes Tianjin an ideal place to try seafood. It’s not hard to find a typical restaurant where you choose your intended meal from tanks; staff will net it and send it to the kitchen to return to your table cooked to perfection. HEPING DISTRICT FOOD STREET Head here to try authentic local flavours such as the Eight Great Bowls, a spread of mainly meat dishes, and goubuli baozi, the typical Tianjin steamed bun.

Worth The Trek THE GREAT WALL AT HUANGYAGUAN Just three hours from Tianjin lies this restored section of the Great Wall, which is not only rugged and picturesque but considerably less crowded than those nearer to Beijing.

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TIANJIN FOLK MUSEUM The temple above also houses this museum, which is a nice way to learn about the cultural history of ordinary folk. With a wide range of artefacts and exhibitions, it also hosts traditional arts performances during Chinese holidays.

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About the writer Charles Young has been travelling since university, and has worked on nearly 20 travel titles for Rough Guides across the world. A man of many talents, he has run a coffee shop in Hong Kong, worked in the spice trade in India, was a publican in South Korea, and taught English across Asia.

About the illustrator Liana Ahmad is a visual communications student who lives and breathes Indie music and poetry. She finds solace on rainy days in the company of a book or from sinking her feet into the sand on the beach in her hometown of Kota Kinabalu , Sabah. behance.net/LianaAzwa

Malaysia Airlines flies seven times weekly from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Beijing (PEK), China. From Beijing, Tianjin is only half an hour away by high-speed train.

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Tête-à-Tête

Interview Julie Goh Photography courtesy of Grab Malaysia

Grabbing for Success What was the inspiration behind the setting up of Grab? Grab started off as My Teksi in 2012 when our founders Tan Hooi Ling and Anthony Tan realised that people couldn't rely on the Malaysian taxi system. Passengers were unable to get taxis when needed and were concerned about being ripped off. Taxi drivers, on the other hand, struggled to earn a living and spent hours idly waiting for passengers. Even though both supply and demand for taxis were high, the poor matching process of the radio dispatch system led to significant inefficiencies. Our founders wanted to revitalise the taxi industry. The goal was to improve the safety and efficiency of our taxis by leveraging on the advancements of GPS and mobile technology. Part of it is the need to develop a service that would help passengers book taxis quicker, safer and more efficiently while helping taxi drivers improve their income by increasing their job potentials. Today, we are the largest land transport brand in Southeast Asia. The prevalent problem in Southeast Asia is helping commuters navigate traffic congestion. As such, we have expanded to offer the most number of transport services at all price points and these include multiple complementary transport services including taxis, private cars, motorcycle taxis, carpool and beta services such as a delivery service and food delivery. In Malaysia, we are now the ride hailing service with the largest network with a presence in 25 cities across the country.

There is no denying Grab’s popularity in Southeast Asia. What is Grab’s strategy in the region that was so successful in capturing market share? We have been successful in Southeast Asia because Grab has been focused in providing real and relevant solutions to solve local transport issues. Secondly, we are tapping into the potential growth of the digital economy and transport development and its need for efficiency in the region. With these in mind, we are able to stay laser-focused to strengthen our presence with these key strategies. Our concern for safety, easy accessibility at an affordable price and improving driver-partners’ welfare is key in all the countries we operate in. However, tackling the issues requires a customised approach. For example, in countries or cities with heavy congestion like Manila and

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Thailand, GrabBike has been most effective and a popular alternative. Since its launch, GrabBike is the fastest growing vertical on our platform. In countries like Singapore and especially Malaysia, where car ownership is the third highest in the world, shared mobility like GrabShare, GrabShuttle or GrabCoach is gaining popularity where we are able to maximise the number of cars on the road to move large groups of people at a fraction of the cost. Apart from that, we aim to be the number one mobile payments solution in Southeast Asia with GrabPay. A large portion of SEA’s 620 million people remain unbanked and continue to use cash. Many companies out there are still trying to get a foothold in the mobile payments space but with our wide presence here, we are well-positioned to get ahead. We have a huge 70 percent market share in private transport such as cars and bikes which are already using the Grab app daily to pay for ride services.

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From a start-up to Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company in five years: Grab Malaysia country head Sean Goh tells us how.

To help us get ahead and to ensure loyalty, we have embarked on several initiatives. Firstly, GrabPay Credits, our top-up stored value option launched in December last year. While not fully implemented in Malaysia, regionally, it has grown 90 percent month-on-month, clearly indicating a demand. Secondly, we have acquired Kudo, the leading online-to-offline e-commerce company in Indonesia, to assist in buying products online by paying cash to agents in their towns. Through the acquisition, we’ve extended GrabPay to over 500 cities in Indonesia with 400,000 agents. Lastly, GrabRewards is a passenger loyalty programme where passengers can ride to earn points to redeem for rides or rewards from a variety of lifestyle, retail and hospitality brands. We also believe in fostering strategic partnerships that are mutually beneficial while adding value to the people we serve. For our passengers, we continuously seek interesting and unique partners like Fox Network and Magnum. Simultaneously, we seek partners that will help us reduce the driving cost for our hardworking drivers. We have partnered with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad to enable GrabCar drivers to enjoy fuel savings, deals for lubricant, in-store Kedai Mesra promotions and earn reward points for all purchases at PETRONAS stations nationwide. We have also signed with PERODUA Sales Sdn Bhd to offer exclusive packages for those interested to drive for Grab but don’t have a car.

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1 1. Grab was the Official Ride Hailing Partner for the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 held last month 2. Grab cars souped up with The Walking Dead stickers during The Riding Dead promotion

What have been some of the challenges in getting Grab to where it is now? Five years ago, we started with just a handful of employees and less than 50 taxi drivers in Malaysia. Today, we are expanding in the SEA market in ways we can never imagine with a fleet of almost 1.1 million-strong drivers, dedicated to providing not just a service, but going the extra mile for our customers. This has made Grab a preferred transport option in the region. Looking back, a major challenge was when ride-hailing was an uncharted territory with no regulations governing it. Hence, it was imperative for us to engage the authorities to share our vision to improve the transportation industry. This is an initiative we still practise till today in any country or city we are in.

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One of the ways Grab can remain sustainable is by viewing the business with 3Ps – People, Profit and Planet Earth. To-date, we've been unique in Southeast Asia in offering multi-modal options – taxis, cars, bikes etc. and our strategy has been successful.

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Our journey to this point has not been a bed of roses and has required us to weather several hiccups, including seeking talent. We had to look for people who were equally passionate and crazy enough to share our vision with the right skills to help us take Grab further. Grab is now made up of an equal number of men and women from various backgrounds. Our team speaks more than 30 languages and dialects and we have local teams in every country to understand each market better. Secondly, it was also about convincing people to change their habits – for drivers, to consider using an app as a tool to find passengers; and for passengers, the safety of an app to book rides. As a data-driven company, it was also important for us to remain pliable and not be afraid to disrupt ourselves. In doing so, we need to maximise data to help us scale our business and make transportation accessible to all. Moreover, the advancement of technology and the support of our engineering hub have helped us to fortify our position as a strong technology-based company and innovate according to the transport industry’s needs.

Uber has been hit by a wave of negative publicity in the last few months. Has this benefited Grab? We are not the only ride hailing service in the global market, and we share similar concerns and challenges; therefore, we are able to learn from each other and better ourselves. As (founder) Anthony always says, iron sharpens iron, therefore, competition helps us stay sharp and focused on our mission and reminds us why we do what we do. With that in mind, we are leading in this region because we have a tailored

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passenger experience so that we can improve efficiency and reduce carbon footprint. Secondly, strategic partnership will help us reduce the cost of driving to make it more profitable for our partners, and thirdly, it’s about moving Southeast Asia to be more tech and digital economically savvy.

How do you see Grab evolving in the future? Will it take another form? approach in every city we operate in. We know the families and loved ones of our very own travel and drive with Grab. In all that we do, we have their best interest in mind.

Mobile payment is a small market here and one that we want to capitalise significantly. In addition, we also see ourselves tapping into the significant number of car ownerships in the region by increasing opportunities for shared mobility.

Is the ride-sharing business sustainable? Our founder, Hooi Ling, shared at the World Economic Forum a few months ago that one of the ways Grab can remain sustainable is by viewing the business with 3Ps – People, Profit and Planet Earth. To-date, we’ve been unique in Southeast Asia in offering multi-modal options – taxis, cars, bikes etc. and our strategy has been effective with up to 2.5 million daily rides; 1-in-3 users use multiple services and an estimated 70 percent market share in private vehicles. Our next steps are to capitalise on shared mobility via services like Hitch, Share, Coach and Shuttle, which we have already started laying the foundations. We are constantly working on improving our matching algorithm for the best driver/

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What do you think will happen to traditional taxi operators in Malaysia? Will we see the end of them? The transportation industry is going through exciting times right now. The government is embracing technology and the benefits it brings to improve the transport infrastructure to benefit the people. Grab first began as a taxi hailing service; therefore, the taxi industry is very much part of our infrastructure. We are constantly in discussions with the authorities to improve the taxi industry and are also engaging our fellow GrabTaxi drivers to take the service to the next level. We are ever willing to work with any taxi companies who share our goal and mission in this area.

Download the Grab app for free. Available in Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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The Agile

Nothing is impossible for Agilan Thani as he proves in his classic rags-to-riches tale with a martial arts twist.

1. Agilan has overcome all odds to be the inspiring mixed martial arts champ he is today 2. Dominating over Thai fighter Jeff Huang

THE RISE OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION Agilan ”The Alligator” Thani reads like a Hollywood script: His mother left the family when he was an infant – he tells people she went to the Olympics and never came back – leaving his father, two uncles and an aunt to do their best in a shared one-bedroom apartment in Kuala Lumpur. His father, Thanigasalam, worked very hard, later becoming a restaurant manager overseeing a few eateries throughout the capital city, and often worked until the wee hours of the morning.

They lived in a rough neighbourhood with some of the highest incidents of petty crime, and Agilan was often picked on by bullies for his bulk – he ate well as a child as his father would strive to provide whatever he asked for and, at one point, weighed 139 kilogrammes. When he was 16, a movie starring Hong Kong martial arts star Donnie Yen inspired him to pick up martial arts. Yen’s beautifully choreographed fight scenes opened Agilan’s eyes to the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), prompting him to join an MMA gym to learn its many disciplines.

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Looking back, Agilan says being bullied played a role in his decision to venture into MMA. “Eventually, the verbal abuse waned. I started training at Monarchy MMA when I was 16 and lost 10 kilogrammes,” says Agilan. With his newfound confidence through martial arts, he started to stand up for himself, and the bullies left him alone, no longer seeing an easy target. Although his father initially did not agree to his involvement in the sport, he was still supportive of Agilan’s passion and provided money for him to buy gloves and attend training. Agilan later started working at the gym so he could be independent and pay his own bills. “(My father used to ask), ‘how long can you do this? Is this a good future?’ But now that I am making good money and I have my own place, he supports it more than he used to,” says the 21-year-old, who used to wake up at 4.30 am every day to help his girlfriend slice vegetables in a grocery store. Agilan also praises his father for his work ethic, which is “to work with what you have, no matter what”, and tries to emulate him. “If you do not have a shovel to dig a hole, and the only thing you have is a tablespoon, you have to take that spoon and dig until you make that hole,” he explains.

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3 3. Agilan facing off Olympic wrestler and reigning ONE Welterweight champion Ben Askren in May

Nicknamed “The Alligator” because of his preferred method of submitting his opponents on the ground, Agilan at first thought he did not deserve such a powerful-sounding moniker. He says that he doesn’t necessarily try to play to his nickname or set a standard to live up to, but he will always try his best to win each fight. The former Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts (MIMMA) Welterweight champion has won all five of his fights as an amateur fighter, and won six out of seven fights at the professional level – his only defeat was to Olympic wrestler and ONE Championship welterweight world champion Ben Askren in May this year. “It’s still a long way before I become a world champion, I know that. But maybe this is where I start,” says Agilan, referring to his loss to Askren. “I’ve taken the defeat in good spirits. I don’t have any regrets and I don’t blame anyone. It’s my fault.” Far from being daunted by the loss, Agilan is already planning his next move. “I have to go back to the drawing board. I will be back in the gym very soon to train and improve. I’m still in high spirits. I want to fight as soon as possible. Fighting again and winning will motivate me,” he says.

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I am proud at being ‘‘able to put Malaysia on the map. We can do it at the world-class level.‚‚ “Although I didn’t win, I’m still proud at being able to put Malaysia on the map. Having had the experience of facing a world champion, I can now better prepare myself mentally and physically for future matches,” adds Agilan. It seems quite apparent that apart from fulfilling his own dreams in his mixed martial arts career, Agilan is also doing it for the country. He has said that he is set on winning a world title if only to prove that Malaysians can succeed on the world stage. As he told ONE Championship, “They think Malaysians can win local tournaments, but not world titles, and I am about to prove them wrong and set the stage for Malaysia. We can compete and do it at the world-class level.”

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Dungeons Dragons Wondrous Wales offers an array of legendary attractions.

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A Land Of Tall Tales From the windswept, grassy summit of Foel y Mwnt, Cardigan Bay is a shimmering expanse of surf-flecked sea. At the base of the conical hill, below a blaze of flowering gorse, a never-ending succession of rollers washes the golden arc of sand that is Mwnt beach. In such idyllic conditions, it’s hard to imagine vagabonds and criminals haunting this postcardperfect stretch of Welsh coastline. Yet as with many of Wales’ finest attractions, there are sagas and stories attached to the splendour. According to local lore, many of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire’s finest homes were built with the spoils of piracy, while offshore islands are said to have been major smuggling depots. As is often the case with Welsh history, the line between fact and fiction is a blurry one. “This is the land of fire-breathing dragons, wizards and the Holy Grail,” says Meg van Soest, owner of the Old Vicarage guesthouse near the town of Cardigan. “If you’re someone into exploring places with tales attached, then Wales should definitely be on your travel bucket list.” Malaysia Airlines operates twice daily flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Heathrow, London (LHR) on the A380. From London, Cardiff is only two hours by train or three hours by car.

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Explore The Epic With its vibrant and idiosyncratic culture, Wales has always punched above its weight when it comes to reasons for visiting. People here speak a language that’s a living link to their Celtic ancestors. From the collected medieval Welsh folk tales of The Mabinogion (some of the earliest British literature from the 12th century) to the epic story of King Arthur, myth and legend have always played a big part in the Welsh attraction.

In fact, Welsh history and mythology are so closely entwined that just about every lake, rock and hill in Wales comes with its own legend. Celebrating iconic Cambrian stories both old and new, 2017 has therefore been declared the Welsh “Year of Legends”. From ancient to contemporary, north to south, 17 of Wales’ most colourful and emblematic locations have been chosen to represent the country from January through to December this year. Stretching between the island of Anglesey and the Principality Stadium in Cardiff (a famous Welsh rugby venue), this curated selection takes visitors on a journey across some of the most dramatic scenery in the British Isles, including the snow-clad peaks of Snowdonia, the serene Gower Peninsula, and the ruggedly beautiful Pembrokeshire coast. While some of these 17 locations can be visited by public transport, the Year of Legends might just be the best excuse for a Welsh road trip since the days of Merlin.

A Brutish Bastion Home to some of Europe’s finest surviving examples of medieval castle construction, complete with dungeons,

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3 1. The massive fortress of Caernarfon Castle 2. Mwnt’s Church of the Holy Cross is the oldest church in the county of Ceredigion 3. Snowdonia National Park boasts rugged mountains, crystal clear lakes and historic sites 4. The Gower Peninsula offers a beautifully diverse landscape

drawbridges and keeps, Wales is often called the “Land of Castles”. Of these, Caernarfon Castle is undoubtedly the most striking. A huge, muscular structure, picking a fight with this massive fortress would have been a daunting prospect for even the most well-prepared of armies.

2,000 square kilometres is Snowdonia National Park. Boasting rugged mountain peaks, crystal clear lakes and an array of historic sites, not to mention the third highest peak in Britain (Snowdon at 1,085 metres), this is the very rooftop of Wales.

As good a place as any to begin a tour of Wales, Caernarfon Castle is located in the extreme northwest of Wales, on a peninsula bounded by the River Seiont and Menai Strait. Built by Edward I of England as part of an iron ring of castles to control Wales, its unique polygonal towers, intimidating battlements and colour-banded walls were designed to echo Constantinople, the imperial power of Rome.

Snowdonia is an area steeped in legend and lore, where more than half the population speaks Welsh. The Welsh tradition of storytelling has ensured that these rich and varied tales are still as vibrant today as they were when they were born centuries ago.

“Ancient myth already surrounded Caernarfon by the time Edward decided to construct his castle,” explains local guide Gareth Evans. “The Roman legend of Macsen Wledig recounts the dreams of a Roman emperor, who on travelling to a distant land discovers a fantastic, multicoloured castle.

“After his dream, this emperor sends emissaries to scour the globe, to try to find this magnificent spot of his dreams,” continues Evans. “This is identified as Caernarfon.” In fact, the first fortifications at Caernarfon were built by the Romans. The ruins of their fort, which they named Segontium, are still visible today on the outskirts of the town.

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The Mabinogion contains numerous epic stories of characters adventuring in Snowdonia. King Arthur’s mythologies are scattered across the region, with several lakes claiming to hold the sword Excalibur. A hoof mark found on the banks of Lake Barfog, close to the Snowdonian village of Betws y Coed, is said to have been made by Arthur’s horse when he and his steed were pulling some foul creature from its murky waters. Bardsey Island, another of this year’s 17 legendary Welsh places, is reputed to be the final resting place of both Merlin and King Arthur. “In the Welsh language, Snowdon itself is called Yr Wyddfa,” explains Evans. “This means ‘the tomb’. It is said to be the burial mound of a giant, who had a notoriety for killing kings and making cloaks from their beards.”

From north to south, east to west, ‘‘Wales is a land filled with legends.

Every breathtaking valley, soaring peak, iridescent lake and fairytale fortress has a tale to entertain and enchant believers and non-believers alike.

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A Dog’s Life The Snowdonian village of Beddgelert, a collection of stone houses, inns and hotels surrounded by some of the finest alpine scenery in north Wales, is the location of Wales’ most famous dog. According to legend, a stone cairn in a field south of the village marks the resting place of Gelert, the faithful hound of medieval Welsh prince Llewelyn the Great. “One day Llewelyn was out hunting with his wife, leaving their baby son with a nurse,” explains Evans. “When Llewelyn returned, Gelert came running out of their lodge covered in blood. Thinking the dog had killed his child, he immediately slew it, only to discover his baby alive. The blood on Gelert was from a huge wolf that he had defended the child from.”

Scenes from the movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, now showing onboard, were filmed near Beddgelert in Snowdonia. The region in northwest Wales has links to Arthurian mythology rooted deeply in Welsh history dating back to the dark ages. Check your in-flight entertainment guide on page 88 for a synopsis of the movie, and your in-flight entertainment system for channel information.

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6. A memorial marking the grave of Gelert, Wales’ most famous dog 7. St David’s Cathedral, the most important medieval ecclesiastical building in Wales, seen from across the Alun River 8. Rheidol Falls in Ceredigion county 9. The Llewelyn, Vale of Rheidol Railway’s locomotive No. 8, was built in 1923 10. The Devil’s Bridge, formed from three bridges, one on top of the other

With the gradient steepening, the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s diminutive locomotive belches clouds of white smoke into the thick canopy, magnifying beams of morning sunlight. Overhead, a pair of red kites perform aerial acrobatics on

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the breeze, as carriage windows frame scenery the rival of any in the Swiss Alps. As steam train rides go, this has to be Britain’s finest.

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One of the “Great Little Trains of Wales”, the Vale of Rheidol Railway travels 20 kilometres from the town of Aberystwyth to Devil’s Bridge, climbing nearly 200 metres to reach Devil’s Bridge Station, nestled deep within the Plynlimon Mountains. The reward for making this idyllic journey: another legendary Welsh attraction. According to myth, the Devil himself visited Ceredigion in the 11th century after learning of its breathtaking scenery. According to legend, he struck a bargain with a local woman whose cow was stranded across the river. In a bid to buy her soul, the devil said that he would build her a bridge in exchange for the soul of the first living thing that crossed. When the bridge was built, the woman threw a loaf of bread across it, which her dog then chased, making a mockery of the Devil’s bargain. Humiliated, he was never seen in Wales again. Today there are actually three bridges – one atop the other – at Devil’s Bridge Falls. The original was probably built by monks sometime in the 12th century. The second was built in 1753, when the first bridge was judged too unstable for use. The third and highest bridge over the stunning Mynach Falls was built in 1901. From north to south, east to west, Wales is a land filled with legends. Every breathtaking valley, soaring peak, iridescent lake and fairytale fortress has a tale to entertain and enchant believers and non-believers alike. The Welsh, like other Celtic races, love to tell stories. After a visit to the land of the red dragon, you’ll have plenty of your own.

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About the writer/photographer Based in London and Asia, Daniel Allen is an award-winning writer and photographer who has journeyed widely across the globe. His work has featured in numerous publications, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, National Geographic and Esquire. In his spare time, he likes climbing, curry and Chelsea Football Club. daniel-allen.net

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A Taste of

Hong Kong 1. Locals and foreigners pack a street food alley 2. Stir-fried clams in black bean sauce 3. Making "silk stocking" milk tea 4. The ubiquitous Hong Kong-style milk tea

HONG KONG’S CULINARY CULTURE is as electric as its world-

famous skyline. Indigenous traditions have been developing in the city for hundreds of years, resulting in a bewildering array of street fare, barbecued treats and comforting delights that make Hong Kong a food enthusiast’s dream.

Seafood Once a fishing village, Hong Kong’s love affair with seafood has never faded. In fact, each Hongkonger consumes an average of 65.5 kilogrammes of seafood per year, more than three times the global average. Being a coastal city means easy access to seafood. From the unassuming Lei Yue Mun fish market to the posh floating restaurant, there are bountiful opportunities to sample Hong Kong’s world-famous seafood. Clam is notably delicious. The most common method of preparing clams is to have them stir-fried in black bean sauce. Littleneck and cherrystone clams are the best to go with fermented black beans. It’s important not to let the

2 pungency of black beans overwhelm the shells. Most seafood dishes are prepared in a simple way – boiling –to retain the sweet freshness of the seafood. Abalone and shrimp, for instance, are best eaten boiled and served with soy sauce.

Hong Kong-style French Toast Hong Kong-style French toast is the city’s undisputed king of after-dinner indulgences. Stemming from the Western French toast, the Hong Kong version adds a layer of kaya (coconut-pandan jam) or peanut butter in between the fluffy toast.

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Soaked in beaten egg, then either pan-fried or deep-fried, the toasts are irresistibly soft, melting in your mouth immediately when eaten hot. This treat is served at almost any kind of cha chaan teng (literally translated as tea restaurant) and is suitable for any time. For a good old-fashioned toast, drizzle it with syrup or butter. Some restaurants are putting a modern spin on the staple with Nutella, custard, taro and black sesame as toppings, perfect for the adventurous sweet tooth.

Hong Kong-style Milk Tea

Hong Kong-style Milk Tea or “silk stocking milk tea” is made with the simplest ingredients – milk and tea – but requires

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Hong Kong’s colonial past is tastefully blended into this small cup of mixed milk and tea. During the colonial period, British tea culture – adding milk and sugar into tea – was widely appreciated by locals in Hong Kong cha chaan tengs. It’s believed that this style of tea drinking was brought down to street tea stalls and became prevalent during the post-war period.

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the highest skill to make right. The tea pouring process is key, needing at least three to four times to enhance colour and flavour. The technique made the list of the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ of Hong Kong this year. A perfect cup of milk tea finishes with mixing evaporated milk, or condensed milk, and sugar. This ubiquitous drink is enjoyed across all of Hong Kong's society.

Wonton Noodles

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Wonton noodles are a hallmark of Hong Kong’s food culture. The dish looks simple, but each element must be done right to make the perfect bowl – springy egg noodles, light broth, and, most importantly, goldfish-shaped wontons filled with big chunks of shrimp or minced pork that are almost translucent in thin flour wrappers.

5. A must-try when in Hong Kong is their wonton noodles 6. Noodles with crispy roasted goose meat slices 7. The process of making Hong Kong's wellloved buttered pineapple bun made it into its 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' list in 2014. 8. Hong Kong's egg waffles have been through several variations

Bigger doesn’t mean better. In the most traditional manner, a perfect Hong Kong-style wonton should fit on a teaspoon. Making the noodles right is an art, too. They should be chewy and impart an alkaline taste at their best. Sprinkle a handful of shrimp roe to add a savoury dimension to the bowl.

Buttered Pineapple Bun Sugary and crunchy on the outside but soft and pillowy inside, the humble pineapple bun is the creme de la creme of Hong Kong’s traditional snacks. The bun is so representative that its baking process was listed on Hong Kong’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ in 2014. But don’t be deceived by its name. It doesn’t taste like or contain any pineapple. Pineapple bun is named for the golden crisscross patterned crust’s resemblance to the fruit. Buttered pineapple bun is a variant of the pastry, served with a fat slab of butter sandwiched inside. A bite of this sugary yet savoury guilty pleasure will make you swoon with happiness.

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Roast Goose Noodles Glossy vermicelli, crispy and crackling goose skin with succulent meat – a perfect combination for Hong Kong’s hungry hordes. Pieces of roasted goose soaked in brine are served over vermicelli to balance the taste. A mixture of herbs and spices is incorporated into the brine to create a sweet, sour and mildly spicy flavour. Goose roasted to perfection should have a thin layer of fat sandwiched between the skin, while the meat should remain moist. Most of the city’s goose eateries roast their fowl in kitchens at the back of the premises, allowing the tantalising smoky aroma to permeate the dining area. It’s difficult to pass by without being tempted to step inside. The fragrant and juicy barbecued roast will surely make you crave it.

Egg Waffles

flip the waffle at the right time in the first few minutes, so that the batter can be shaped perfectly into egg-shaped balls. Only half of the ball is filled with dough, leaving the remaining space with air.

They say if you come to Hong Kong without trying egg waffles, it’s akin to travelling without taking any photos. With a crunchy outer shell and a soft interior, egg waffles are part of Hongkongers’ collective memory. The trick is to

The pastry has been through several variations over the years, incorporating ingredients from dark chocolate to melted cheddar cheese to ice-cream, proving the street staple’s ability to stand the test of time.

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Co-Working Spaces

Words Sharon Crowther Photography SooPhye

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1. Founders of Common Ground Erman Akinci (left) and Juhn Teo (right) 2. Coffee bar The Grind greets co-workers to the communal working space 3. The bright and airy space at Common Ground

AT 9 AM ON MONDAY IN COMMON GROUND, a twostorey penthouse in the affluent Kuala Lumpur suburb of Damansara Heights, workers arrive to start their week at the office. They exchange greetings, open laptops and order soy lattes and macchiatos from the coffee bar, The Grind. The space they settle into is airy and bright; floor-to-ceiling glass windows optimise an impressive view of the city skyline, furnishings are opulent and contemporary, and the whole vibe is more high design than corporate clone.

Side by side at one long desk, a graphic designer, an accountant and I, a freelance writer, tap away on keyboards, exchanging occasional small talk and enjoying our first caffeine hit of the day. Next door, in a lounge area, a Pilates instructor, a personal trainer and an interior designer mingle. Meanwhile, in the fixed desk area, web developers, consultants and marketeers work alongside people who run an online retail platform. It's a unique environment, a high-energy vocational smorgasbord, a social hub and the result of one of the biggest global trends of the decade: co-working.

1 A Rising Workforce Over the last couple of decades, the sharing-economy generation has already changed the way we live, buy, commute and vacation. It makes sense that, eventually, their influence would change the way we work. Companies like Airbnb and Uber have become household names, and co-working is based on the same principles: the power of collaboration and collectives, sharing resources and economies of scale. Throw in an Instagram-friendly environment and you've got a winning combination for millennials looking for an alternative to large-scale corporate life. And the figures are compelling. A 2017 Global CoWorking Survey revealed that a decade ago there were just 75 shared workspaces registered in the world; by the end of 2017, it is estimated there will be 13,500 coworking locations housing 1.2 million people. Research by commercial real estate companies estimate that by 2030, co-working spaces are expected to make up 30 percent of the global office market. In Asia, demand for co-working offices has grown by 15 percent annually, with large metropolises like Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore leading the supply. Now, co-working spaces are cropping up all over Kuala Lumpur, with one operator leading in both size, scale and ambition.

Biggest Co-Working Space Launched in March 2016, after a USD700,000 (RM3 million) renovation, Common Ground was founded by exCatcha Group executive Erman Akinci and former CEO of Guocoland's Tower REIT Juhn Teo.

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4. Common Ground coworkers posing for a shot 5. Collaborators Joanna Soh (left) and Soo Hua (right) met at Common Ground 6. A communal workspace allows people to be as casual or as formal as they want to be 7. A sunset yoga session taking place at Common Ground 8. Trendy touches give a lively vibe to the workspace

After watching the co-working industry flourish in North America and Europe, they decided to replicate the model. “We looked at what other operators are doing in places like London and Chicago and then closer to home in Hong Kong and Singapore and we looked at how we could bring that model to a Malaysian market,” says Teo. “It's essentially taking the serviced office model and injecting it with colour and life and making it collaborative and fun,” he explains. “We've partnered with a lot of businesses to add value to our membership packages because we know Malaysians like added value, so we offer gym memberships and tax and accounting advice and we have yoga classes and workshops, which are great for people to get to know each other.” “It's all about cultivating a culture,” agrees Akinci. “People who are drawn to the co-working way of life are looking for experiences and functionality in equal measure, and that's what we deliver.” The 17,000-square-foot venue is now home to 250 people who work from a hot-desk space, open-plan fixed desks or private offices. Teo estimates that two-thirds of the tenants are small businesses, while one-third are individuals who would previously have been working from home or nomadically between Starbucks and the likes. In just four months, Common Ground is close to 90 percent occupied; Teo and Akinci say they are “quietly delighted” with the reception and they're aiming to open a further four Common Ground locations in Kuala Lumpur in the coming months. “We're planning to open offices in Mont'Kiara, Ampang, KL Sentral and T.T.D.I. by the end of the year,” says Akinci. They also plan to open an office in Manila in the Philippines by the end of the year and Jakarta in Indonesia early in 2018.

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A Place To Collaborate So, what's in it for tenants? The number one benefit cited by co-workers is the ability to meet potential partners and collaborate. “Being here opens up a much bigger network for me,” says health and fitness guru and professional YouTuber Joanna Soh. “This is important because besides my own fitness videos, I've created a female network called Her Network where I'm collaborating with other female experts to create online content relating to things like makeup, yoga and wellness.” Common Ground is where Soh met fellow co-worker and personal stylist Soo Hua, who has since become a collaborator on Her Network. Her makeup expert, beauty vlogger Charis Ow, also co-works from Common Ground. “It's helped me grow my business for sure, and because I'm a small media company, with just four employees, working here means we're not isolated, we're meeting people and finding opportunities,” adds Soh.

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Keeping It Low Maintenance While freelancers and entrepreneurs enjoy the networking opportunities that co-working presents, larger companies are also seeing big benefits to relocating to co-working spaces. Hyperlab is a Kuala Lumpur-based artificial intelligence technology company building messaging platforms for websites. With 15 employees and growing, they were looking to expand into a larger office when they discovered Common Ground. They now operate from one small private office while also taking fixed desks in an open plan area.

“It allows our team to feel like they're part of a much bigger company and enjoy the benefits of that,” says CEO Vic Sithasanan. “There’s lots of activities going on, new people to meet, good coffee and a great sense of community.” The other advantage to small companies like Hyperlab is that office administration and housekeeping are all taken care of. “There's always paper in the printer. If there's a maintenance issue, someone will fix it and we don't have to worry about cleaners and security,” says COO Janet Teo. “That's really appealing to us as it means we can focus on growing the business.” “We get to be part of a really well-designed, well-run, beautiful office space with a strong sense of culture without having to invest our own time and energy into running it. It makes good business sense,” adds Sithasanan.

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About the writer Sharon Crowther is a Scottish travel writer 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.

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From MasterChef finalist to celebrity chef.

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Chef’s Cut

MALAYSIAN FOOD HOST AND CAFÉ OWNER Nik Michael Imran Nik Ezar made his first television appearance as a participant on the inaugural MasterChef in Malaysia in 2011. An audience favourite for his boyish charm and way with food, he was booted off in the final stages of the competition when he mistook a duku fruit for a langsat. But that wasn’t the last the public would see of Nik Michael; it wasn’t long before he was scooped up to co-host a cooking show on cable television channel Astro called Hello Bro, Tolong Masak.

“I was afraid of failing as I had no experience, but sticking true to your food and cooking your best dishes always helps,” said the young chef. Turns out the bilingual Nik Michael has a knack for hosting: The programme was a sleeper hit and his career as a celebrity chef took off.

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These days, you can view the 28-year-old chef, now an assured pro, on a variety of food shows. He’s currently shooting Asian Food Channel’s Cooking for Love, which he co-hosts with Sarah Benjamin. Each episode, they are pitted against each other to prepare meals for different occasions. The meals are not too elaborate, homey even, which is at the heart of Nik Michael’s appeal as a celebrity chef. “When it comes to cooking, I’m always telling people that it’s easy to cook once you understand how, and that has been my style of presenting cooking shows,” he explained. Following that he’ll be on Salero Minang Nik Michael, where he will travel around the state of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia and Padang in Indonesia to learn about traditional Minang cuisine. Nik Michael will also start shooting the second season of Lunch with the Niks to air on Malaysia’s national's broadcaster RTM. He teams up with his father, Dato’ Nik Ezar, to cook their signature dishes for celebrity guests while engaging in friendly banter. It is a winning father-and-son combination because of their close bond. Nik Ezar had raised Nik Michael as a single father after splitting up with his Australian mother and returning

2 to Malaysia. Nik Michael frequently refers to his father as his hero; it’s also thanks to him that he can cook. In Australia, the older Nik had earned his culinary chops by working his way up the kitchen ladder on weekends while completing his studies in finance. Even when he was a high-ranking banker, his love for food and entertaining did not wane. That enthusiasm and capacity for hard work rubbed off on Nik Michael, who started cooking when he was nine. “My father taught me the fundamentals of cooking during my teenage years. He was pretty strict with me too, always teaching me good habits to maintain in the kitchen. For example, to always put things back in their place. Those instructions have carried over into my life. This has guided me to keep an organised life, in and out of the kitchen,” said Nik Michael.

1. Nik Michael's cooking appeal lies in his simple approach to the craft 2. Nik's Smoked Duck Cha Soba (recipe on the next page) 3. Nik was taught the fundamentals of cooking by his father

He levelled up when he opened PickNik with his father, a cheerful café that served comfort food made with top-quality

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Suffice to say, it’s been a whirlwind for Nik Michael since MasterChef, especially as he hadn’t set out to be a chef, much less one with celebrity status. He’d taken a shot at MasterChef as a personal challenge while studying for a degree in finance, which he is still keen to finish. Right now, however, it is all about food. “My life revolves around food. I’m either eating it with friends and family or tinkering with it in the kitchen or planning on what to eat next.”

His first distinctive memory of how food can be revelatory was when his dad made chicken cacciatore – his version was spaghetti baked in tomato sauce, then topped with fried chicken and smothered with Parmesan cheese. “I was probably 12 or 13. It felt like that was one of the best things I’ve ever put into my mouth. Of course, there are other times when I find out about a new dish that blows my mind – and each and every one of them is a great memory – but nothing beats that first time.”

Nik Michael did not set out to be a chef but competing in MasterChef proved fateful

ingredients. And sea salt. Nik Michael loves his salt. “I’m a fan of salty flavours. Without it, flavours would be dull.”

While he enjoys cooking Japanese and Italian, his favourite cuisine is Malaysian. He is on a quest to identify and define local food with his project Butterkicap, which he started with his fellow foodie friends. The online project (butterkicap.com) gives F&B trend updates and tips, shares guides to throwing parties and dinners, as well as runs kitchen lab sessions to research and identify classic Malaysian recipes.

The café was an eye-opening experience for Nik Michael, who had not worked in a commercial kitchen. “I was thrown into the deep end by my dad when we opened, and it was either sink or swim for me,” he recalled. He swam, and the café had a good run for three years. It closed early last year, leaving the catering arm still operational. It didn’t take him long to get back into the swing of things; he now runs a café in the co-working space Common Ground in Damansara Heights.

With his busy schedule, it looks like it’ll be awhile before Nik Michael can return to his finance books. “These are the things that I’m constantly engaged in and I’m working hard to grow all of them. So between them and spending time with my family, I don’t have much time left over to work on anything else.” If this means providing us with good food while teaching us how to be better cooks, we are happy to accept his dedication.

Cook Like A Chef Nik Michael shares a recipe for Smoked Duck Cha Soba.

Ingredients: 1 pack of dried cha (green tea) soba noodles 1 whole smoked duck breast

• For dipping sauce 1.5 cups seaweed / kombu dashi (stock) 0.5 cup soy sauce / shoyu 0.5 cup mirin (a halal version was used)

• For condiments Spring onion, chopped Sesame seeds, toasted Fresh wasabi, grated Toasted seaweed, cut into thin strips Quail egg, serve with egg yolk in half shell

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Method: 1. Boil noodles, gently stirring continuously so that noodles do not stick to each other. After 4 to 5 minutes, once noodles are soft but still springy, pour noodles into a colander to drain and immediately dunk noodles into ice water until noodles are cooled. Set noodles aside until ready to use. 2. Add all the dipping sauce ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn off the heat and leave to cool to room temperature. Store in the fridge to keep cool. Lasts for a week in the fridge. 3. To prepare the smoked duck, place breast side down in a cold pan and turn the heat on to medium. Fats will render slightly from underneath the skin. This will help crispen the skin and give it a nice brown colour.

4. Once browned, pat dry the duck breast and place into Ziploc bags. Place bags in hot water at 55°C for at least two hours, all the way up to eight hours. 5. To serve, use a meat fork to twirl soba into a spiral and place on serving plate. Garnish soba with seaweed. Spoon dipping sauce into a high narrow bowl while in a separate small sauce plate, form wasabi into a small ball then flatten it on the sauce plate. Press the bottom of the quail egg into the wasabi ball. Add spring onions and sesame seeds to the sauce plate. 6. Carve the duck breast and fan the slices beside the noodles, and enjoy!

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Making

Education Accessible

EduNation offers free tuition for Malaysian students through its online platform.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO CHANGING LIVES – a belief strongly held by Raja Singham, founder and managing director of Brickfields Asia College (BAC). So when he was approached in 2012 with the idea of a free online resource for all Malaysian students, he was game for it.

Under BAC’s corporate social responsibility initiative, Raja Singham invested RM500,000 (USD116,500) as initial seed

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funding to get things going. The result was EduNation, a nonprofit organisation offering free web-based tuition tailored for local students. Modelled after the famed Khan Academy from the U.S., the online platform has thousands of videos on both primary and secondary school subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science, History, and Geography, created based on the Malaysian school syllabus. “The time that students spend in school is limited, and it’s difficult for teachers to give them one-on-one attention. If they don’t understand what is taught in class, it will be hard for them to catch up later,” says Raja Singham, adding that children who come from poor backgrounds, or those who are unable to go for tuition, often find themselves left behind. With EduNation, students can access educational videos at any time, or repeat a lesson until they truly understand it. Study tools, worksheets and trial test papers, as well as interactive game applications, are just a click of a mouse button away. The platform has benefited over 100,000 students nationwide, with usage increasing steadily every year. “Initially, we translated videos from the Khan Academy, which offered short lectures on subjects such as Math and Science,” says EduNation chief education officer Jennifer Low. But the team soon realised that the lessons weren’t tailored for

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1. Brickfields Asia College founder and managing director Raja Singham believes education is key to a better life 2. The passionate EduNation team

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Quick Stats: More than

110,000 students benefited from EduNation

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Malaysian students. In addition, being an American-based programme, the accents and choice of words used were difficult for the average Malaysian student to understand. Over time, they started creating their own videos, getting teachers to come on board to produce content suitable for the local audience. EduNation currently has over 5,300 videos covering most of the subjects from Primary Year 1 to Secondary Form 5. Vernacular school students studying in Chinese and Tamil will also be able to find videos in their respective languages. New content is put up almost daily, with an average of 100 videos added to the repertoire monthly. Existing content is updated regularly to reflect changes in the school syllabus. To ensure quality, all teachers involved in the programme are certified school teachers or private tutors, with a minimum of two years of experience. Now that the facilities are in place, the next step, says Raja Singham, is to encourage students to use them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We keep the content fresh and engaging with videos that follow interesting formats,â&#x20AC;? he elaborates.

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Students aren’t the only ones ‘‘benefiting from the programme.

EduNation also provides training to school teachers on blended learning and the use of technology in the classroom.

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3. Teachers use the studio to record videos or send them from home 4. The Sembang Sains (Science Talk) series focuses on experiment-based content 5. The platform is neatly divided according to subjects and school year 6. The English-jer segment helps students improve their language skills with skits enacting real-life conversations

The history videos, for example, are done using creative doodles to illustrate historical events and figures, while the Sembang Sains (Science Talk) series, with its focus on experiment-based content, is modelled after live action science shows like Bill Nye, the Science Guy. Meanwhile, the English-jer (jer is a local slang for ‘only’, meaning something is easily accomplished) section has the teacher taking on a conversational tone that is less intimidating for students, and skits are acted out to enact real-life conversations.

“This way it will be easier for students to focus rather than have all users congregating on one site,” he says. In the long run, he also hopes to introduce skills beyond those that are learnt in a regular classroom, such as financial literacy, leadership, team building or programming and coding.

There are also tools to help students keep track of their progress, such as #IAmRajin, a guided study programme. “We chunk down the chapters and send them notifications on a weekly basis on which videos to watch in order to finish the entire syllabus by the end of the year,” Low elaborates.

Students aren’t the only ones benefiting from the programme. EduNation also provides training to school teachers on blended learning and the use of technology in the classroom.

The platform is currently undergoing its third revision, and they are looking to add more exercises, game applications, and tools such as reader boards and downloadable e-books that contain transcribed content meant to complement existing videos. Plans are in the pipeline to further tailor the content by breaking it up into different subsections. “Right now we have materials covering 11 years of schooling. In the next few months, we hope to break them up into sub-sites, such as for Primary Years 1 to 3, Years 4 to 6, and one for Mandarin and Tamil, respectively, for vernacular schools,” says Raja Singham.

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Moving forward, Raja Singham hopes to have more outreach programmes and to work with other NGOs, corporations and government agencies to get Internet access and the content out to children living in remote areas. Raja Singham believes it is time to change the way education is implemented in the country. “The world is changing at a fast pace. If we hang on to what worked 30 or 40 years ago, we will fall further and further behind. This is why we need people to come forward to deal with gaps in the system,” he says. To watch EduNation’s videos, complete exercises, or find out more about the work they do, go to edunation.my.

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SUASANA SIBUK DI STESEN TREN yang paling sesak di Kuala Lumpur bukanlah lokasi dan masa terbaik untuk menyaksikan persembahan muzik. Namun, kemerduan irama sape pada suatu petang bagaikan membuat langkahlangkah penumpang tren terhenti seketika bagi menikmati persembahan oleh barisan pemain sape terunggul di Malaysia. Bagi penumpang-penumpang ini, saat tersebut menenangkan mereka dan mereka tenggelam dalam keasyikan alunan irama rumah panjang Borneo itu.

Persembahan ini merupakan antara acara bersiri Kuala Lumpur Arts On The Move yang menyajikan karya-karya seni di tempat awam. Sape diangkat sebagai sebahagian daripada seni muzik yang ditonjolkan berikutan kehangatan popularitinya sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Suatu ketika dahulu, sape pernah dikategorikan sebagai kurang bergaya dan lagunya pula berulang-ulang. Siapa sangka irama sape kini terkenal di persada dunia dengan kelompok peminat baharu dari segenap usia dan bangsa yang mula mengenali lagu-lagu lamanya semula.

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1. Sape kian dimartabatkan sebagai salah satu alat muzik tempatan Sape is on its way to becoming a Malaysian instrument 2. Hiasan sape bergantung kepada kreativiti pembuatnya The artwork on a sape depends on the maker's creativity 3. Anderson percaya bahawa pemeliharaan lagu-lagu lama penting bagi mengabadikan warisan and semangat Borneo Anderson believes the preservation of old songs is important for the heritage and soul of Borneo

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Dihasilkan daripada sebatang kayu leper, alat muzik sape lazimnya dimainkan oleh golongan etnik Sarawak yang mendominasi kawasan teratas sungai terkemuka di Borneo. Sape mempunyai dua hingga 15 utas tali. Biasanya, sape tradisional memiliki empat utas tali manakala sape moden pula bertali enam. Keunikan hiasannya berbeza-beza mengikut kreativiti pembuatnya. Malah, setiap alat muzik sape diukir sepenuhnya dengan tangan. Dahulu, rekaan sape diilhamkan daripada karya seni yang dipetik dari mimpi dan hanya lagu-lagu tertentu dimainkan. Irama muzik sape yang unik mudah dikenali mengikut kelainan teknik alunan muziknya. Populariti sape melonjak sehinggakan semua permintaan terhadap alat muzik ini tidak mampu ditunaikan oleh para pembuat sape di Sarawak.

2 Menariknya, sape cukup popular di Semenanjung Malaysia meskipun budaya di sini jauh berbeza dengan Sarawak. Ini sekali gus telah mewujudkan banyak peluang persembahan dan kelas-kelas sape bagi sejumlah kecil penggiat seni dan guru sape di Kuala Lumpur. Teruja dengan sambutan positif ini, Anderson Kalang berkata, sape kini dimartabatkan sebagai salah satu alat muzik tempatan. Berasal dari Miri dan berketurunan Kelabit, salah satu masyarakat etnik terkecil di Sarawak, Anderson kini menetap di ibu kota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sape kini semakin dikenali sebagai sebahagian daripada alat muzik tempatan,â&#x20AC;? katanya. Beliau adalah salah seorang ahli Kuala Lumpur Sape Collective yang mengumpulkan pemain-pemain sape di Kuala Lumpur yang sebahagian besarnya dianggotai oleh pemain sape Sarawak. Kini, sape turut dimainkan oleh kaum hawa dan kumpulan yang dianggotai sepenuhnya oleh wanita. Suatu ketika dahulu, golongan wanita pernah dilarang daripada menyentuh sape atas alasan boleh membawa sial. Jadi, ini merupakan satu perkembangan yang memberangsangkan. Salah seorang pemain sape wanita terkemuka masa kini di Malaysia adalah Alena Murang, 28 tahun.

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Kebanyakan sape kini hadir dengan penguat bunyi dan jalar pokok tidak lagi digunakan sebagai tali. Meskipun begitu, golongan pemain sape berharap jiwa Borneo terus marak dalam sape dan sape sentiasa

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“Ramai yang mula menyedari keindahan irama sape,” ujar wanita berdarah kacukan Kelabit dan Eropah itu. Tambahnya: “Mungkin sape kini menjadi popular di Semenanjung atau Sabah/Sarawak sebab ramai yang tercari-cari makna yang lebih mendalam atau identiti sebenar sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia. Muzik sape menyingkap pelbagai kisah rakyat Malaysia.” Salah seorang anak murid Alena pula memberitahu, bermain sape dianggap menenangkan jiwa. “Kami sememangnya sejiwa dengan alat muzik ini. Kadang-kadang, ketika bermain sape, saya akan mendekatkan telinga pada kayu sape semata-mata untuk menghayati bunyinya,” kongsi beliau.

perlu mendalami tradisi, asal-usul, budaya, kisah dan lagulagu lama sape sebelum beralih kepada muzik kontemporari. “Selok-belok tradisi perlu dikenali dulu sebelum nak menghasilkan alat muzik sendiri. Mereka perlu betul-betul faham mengapa sape begitu istimewa bagi masyarakat Borneo,” pesannya. Alena pula masih mengekalkan kaedah lama yang diwarisi daripada orang tuanya di rumah panjang meskipun setiap guru sape menggunakan cara pengajaran yang berbeza. Lagu-lagu lama akan dinyanyikan dan anak muridnya perlu menghafal dan cuba mempelajari sape menerusi pergerakannya. Bagi Alena dan Anderson, pemeliharaan lagu-lagu lama ini penting agar warisan dan semangat Borneo ini boleh diabadikan. Demi mempelajari lebih banyak lagu daripada orang-orang lama bagi memperkasakan kemahiran masing-masing, mereka kerap mengunjungi perkampungan tersebut.

4. Tarian Datun Julud mengiringi persembahan sape The Hornbill Dance accompanies the sape performance 5 ~ 6. Pemain sape berharap jiwa Borneo terus marak dalam sape The musicians hope sape will retain its Bornean soul 7. Alena Murang merupakan salah satu pemain sape terkemuka di Malaysia Alena Murang is one of Malaysia's best-known sape players

Sape sentiasa berubah mengikut peredaran masa. Kebanyakan sape kini hadir dengan penguat bunyi dan jalar pokok tidak lagi digunakan sebagai tali. Meskipun begitu, golongan pemain sape berharap jiwa Borneo terus marak dalam sape dan sape sentiasa menjiwai semangat Borneo.

Bagi Anderson, sape bertali enam yang mampu mencungkil ruang imaginasi anak-anak muda mula diperkenalkan oleh pemain sape dari Sarawak, Jerry Kamit. Biarpun bertali enam, sape juga mampu menghasilkan irama muzik kontemporari. “Ramai yang sedar sape memang serba boleh,” tambahnya. Kini, sape kembali menjadi popular. Bukan sekadar di Borneo, anak-anak muda seperti Alena dan Anderson pula giat memastikan semangat dan jiwa Borneo dalam sape tidak terpadam. Menurut Anderson, anak-anak muridnya

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The sape has become so popular that the handful of makers in Malaysia’s Sarawak state in Borneo can’t keep up with the demand for the instrument. Surprisingly, it is particularly popular in West Malaysia, which is culturally very different from Borneo. This has kept the handful of players and teachers in Kuala Lumpur busy with performances and classes.

Happy to find such a response, sape player Anderson Kalang said the instrument is truly on its way to becoming a Malaysian instrument. A Kelabit from Miri city – Kelabit being one of the smallest ethnic groups in Sarawak – Anderson now lives in Kuala Lumpur and is part of the Kuala Lumpur Sape Collective, which brings together performers in the city. All but one or two of the performers are from Sarawak. There are some women players and even all-girl groups, which is remarkable since they were once not allowed to touch a sape for fear of bringing bad luck. Today, one of Malaysia’s best-known sape players is Alena Murang, a 28-year-old woman of Kelabit and European parentage. “Many are discovering that it has a beautiful sound,” says Alena. “Perhaps on a deeper level, in both West and East Malaysia, it has also become popular as people are searching for what it means to be Malaysians. The sape tells the stories of Malaysia.” One of Alena’s students described playing the sape as meditative. “We do feel deeply attached to our instrument, and sometimes when I play, I put my ear to the wood just to feel the sound,” she says.

RUSH HOUR IN KUALA LUMPUR’S BUSIEST TRAIN STATION is hardly the time and place for a music performance. But on one busy evening, harried commuters stopped in their tracks to listen to the wistful tunes of the sape being performed by some of Malaysia’s top players. It provided a moment of meditative calm for those who delayed their rush to be mesmerised by the haunting melodies of the longhouses of Borneo.

The show was part of the Kuala Lumpur Arts On The Move series, which brings the arts into public spaces. Sape earned a spot as it has enjoyed a revival in popularity in recent years. Not long ago, the sape was considered unfashionable and its songs repetitive. But now, it has many new fans, in Malaysia and beyond, of all ethnicities and ages, who are rediscovering the lyrical old tunes.

Anderson credits Sarawakian sape player Jerry Kamit, who first introduced a six-string sape, for capturing the imagination of the young. With six strings, the sape can play contemporary music as well. “People saw the versatility of the sape,” he said. As sape enjoys a revival beyond Borneo, young people like Alena and Anderson are striving to ensure that its Bornean spirit and soul are not lost. Anderson requires his students to learn the traditions, origin, culture and stories of the instrument and its old songs, before they’re allowed to play contemporary music. “They need to ground themselves in tradition before they can make the instrument their own. We want them to understand why the sape is special to Borneans,” he said. Alena said while different teachers use different methods, she sticks to the old ways that she was taught by her elders in the longhouse. She sings the old songs to her students who memorise them and learn how to play by imitating her movements.

Played predominantly by the ethnic groups living in the upper reaches of Borneo’s great river systems, the sape is a lute instrument made from one piece of wood. It can have anything from two to 15 strings but the traditional ones typically have four strings, and the newer ones have six.

To Alena and Anderson, the preservation of these old songs is important to their heritage and soul of Borneo. That is why they make regular trips to the villages to learn more songs from the elders, and to fine-tune their skills.

Each instrument is different because it is carved by hand and decorated with artwork unique to its maker. In the past, a sape would be made and tuned for a specific song, with the artwork inspired by dreams. Sape

The sape is naturally evolving. Many now come with amplifiers, and for sure, none continue to use vines for strings. But the musicians hope the sape will retain its Bornean soul, and its essence will always be Bornean.

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19-year-old Sybil and her husband, Dr AC Kathigasu, on their wedding day at St John's Church (now St John's Cathedral) in Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur. With them is page boy Eric Jeremiah, the son of a family friend

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War Hero Jailed and tortured by occupying Japanese forces, the story of Sybil Kathigasu is one of courage and conviction under extreme circumstances.

OF PERAK looks very much like the small

towns that dot the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. But during the Japanese occupation in the Second World War, it was a key nerve point for the underground resistance. Sybil Kathigasu, wife, mother, nurse and, later, war hero, moved to Papan just days before Japanese troops marched into Perak’s capital of Ipoh, where she and her husband, Abdon Clement Kathigasu, a doctor, had been operating a clinic. The couple helped guerrillas hiding in the Malayan jungles just beyond Papan with food, medicine and information, and treated their injuries. The couple kept a shortwave radio concealed, tuning in to forbidden broadcasts. As food became scarce and inflation soared, Sybil worked to keep her family and friends fed through a combination of relentless effort and resourcefulness. Heeding the call for food security by the Japanese occupiers, she planted vegetables and added a bamboo fence, ostensibly to protect the vegetable plot. The house the couple lived in became a calling point for injured Malayan People's AntiJapanese Army guerrillas who were treated in secret. The house itself was adapted ingeniously; the tall bamboo fence helped people approach the house unseen from the main street, and a small room at the back was fashioned into an operating theatre. The couple's efforts put them at risk. The Japanese ruled in a climate of fear and sought information through a network of informants. Stories about their brutality were also spreading fast. In 1943, Sybil and her husband were betrayed to the Kempeitai, the military police of the

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Japanese Imperial army. First her husband and later Sybil were arrested, accused of treason for collaborating with anti-Japanese guerrillas, a crime punishable by death. In the months that followed, they suffered barbaric torture as their interrogators sought to extract information from them. In her unfinished autobiography, No Dram of Mercy, written after the end of the war, Sybil talks about her torture. “They seemed desirous of battering the truth out of my body. Each unsatisfactory answer I gave – and they were all unsatisfactory – was followed by a dose of intense physical pain, administered in varying quantities and many different forms,” she writes. “They would run needles into my fingertips below the nail, while my hands were held firmly, flat on the table; they heated iron bars on a charcoal brazier and applied them to my legs and back; they ran a stick between the second and third fingers of both my hands, squeezing my fingers together and holding them firmly in the air while two men hung from the ends of the cane, making a see-saw of my hands and tearing the flesh between my fingers," she continues.

Sybil endured spells in solitary confinement, was forced to watch her husband being beaten, and in one particularly low point, her daughter Dawn was the pawn in a Japanese official's sadistic game of mental torture. He threatened to lower the sevenyear-old whom he had suspended from a tree into a fire below to make Sybil talk. Mother and daughter were saved by the intervention of another officer.

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TODAY, PAPAN IN THE NORTHERN STATE

The Japanese found Sybil guilty of treason and sentenced her to life imprisonment, but by then the war was already nearing its end. In poor health, Sybil was freed in August 1945 and was later brought to Britain for treatment. While there, she underwent numerous treatments but she never fully recovered. She succumbed to complications from the injuries she sustained on 12 June 1948. Sybil, born Sybil Daly on 3 September 1899 to an Irish-European planter and a FrenchEurasian midwife in Medan on the island of Sumatra in today's Indonesia, was awarded the George Medal, the highest British honour for bravery, in 1947. Apa Dosaku: The Sybil Kathigasu Story is showing onboard. Check your in-flight entertainment system for channel information.

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INNOVATION LAB LAUNCHED MALAYSIA AIRLINES MOVES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD in its digital transformation, with the launch of its first in-house Innovation Lab, or iSpace. Spanning 8,300 square feet, the facility has a capacity to house 100 people and will be used to develop innovative solutions and customer-centric products and services, to fulfil the demands of increasingly tech-savvy customers. The agile and modern workspace is equipped with the airlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second physical Solution Cafe for helpdesk support, a reading corner, gaming and recreational area as well as meeting rooms. A number of prototypes, developed by winning teams in the MAB Hackathon, are already being incubated in the iSpace ecosystem. The lab is just one of many initiatives in the airlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IT transformation, which began in March 2016 and is expected to be completed by June 2018. Turn to the next page for more photos.

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DREAM COME TRUE RADIO ANNOUNCER SHAZ from Malaysian radio station Lite FM lived out her dreams to be an air stewardess when she joined the crew of Malaysia Airlines for her programme ‘When I Grow Up’. Shaz underwent cabin crew training before boarding flight MH1145 for a day, including first aid and practical hands-on CPR, as well as emergency preparation procedures. Later on the flight, she did the welcome announcement, attended to passengers at her designated section, handed out snacks and collected empty packaging. Shaz’s experience provided a glimpse into the life of a cabin crew aboard a flight.

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NEW AIRCRAFT TRAINING MALAYSIA AIRLINES PILOTS have been undergoing training at the Airbus Asia Training Centre in Singapore ahead of the delivery of two Airbus A350 XWB aircraft at the end of this year. A total of 144 pilots will undergo flight simulation training by May 2018. One of the lightest aircraft of its kind, a further four A350s will be delivered by mid-2018, which will ultimately service the Kuala Lumpur-LondonKuala Lumpur route.

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ATR 72-500 NO. OF AIRCRAFT 12

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PASSENGER SEATING 494

PASSENGER SEATING 72

ENGINE Rolls Royce Trent 970 RANGE 15,400km

ENGINE PW127M MAXIMUM FUEL CAPACITY 841 US Gallons

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MAXIMUM FUEL CAPACITY 84,600 US Gallons

MAXIMUM CRUISING SPEED 510km/h

MAXIMUM CRUISING SPEED Mach 0.9 (1,102km/h)

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Height 24m

Maswings Length 27m Wingspan 79m

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NO. OF AIRCRAFT 10

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PASSENGER SEATING 68 ENGINE PW127M

B777-200 A330-300

ATR 72-500 Wingspan 27m

MAXIMUM FUEL CAPACITY 841 US Gallons

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NO. OF AIRCRAFT 15

Maswings Maswings Maswings ATR 72-500

MAXIMUM CRUISING SPEED 510km/h

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VIKING DHC-6 TWIN OTTER - SERIES 400

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PASSENGER SEATING 19 Height 17m

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ENGINE PT6A-34 MAXIMUM FUEL CAPACITY 378 US Gallons MAXIMUM CRUISING SPEED 337km/h

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RANGE 5,765km

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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.

COMFORT AND CARE

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

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

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

ENTERTAINMENT

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

ONBOARD CONNECTION

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

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

All food served is halal. Special meals can be prepared with 24-hour notice. First and Business Class guests may use Chefon-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 18. 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 AND 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, but 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

Wheelchairs and attendant services are available with 24-hour advance request.

YOUNG PASSENGER TRAVELLING ALONE (YPTA)

We provide assistance for children aged five to 14 years old travelling alone, with 24-hour advance request.

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.

NO-SMOKING POLICY

Smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, is prohibited on all flights.

*Terms & conditions apply to the above, visit malaysiaairlines.com for more information.

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Kemi

Kuusamo Kajaani

Reykjavik Jyvaskyla

Inverness

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Glasgow Belfast Shannon

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Leeds Birmingham

Westerland Amsterdam

Visby

Gothenburg

Helsinki

St Petersburg

Tallinn Tartu Riga

Aarhus Gdansk Hamburg

Kaliningrad

Nizhny Novgorod

argasso Sea Langkawi

Langkawi

Vilnius

Samara

Warsaw

Berlin Leipzig

Cork

Guernsey

London Brussels

Caspian Sea

Jeddah

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu

Alor Setar Alor Setar

San Juan

Penang

Labuan

Dakar Kuala Terenggganu Kuala Terenggganu

Port of Spain

Ipoh

Abuja

Kuantan

KLIA KLIA Macapá (Kuala Lumpur) (Kuala Lumpur)

Bintulu

Limbang Mulu

Kuching

Mukah Sibu

Rio de Janeiro

Asuncion

Comodoro Rivadavia

São Paulo

Bario

Semporna Semporna Tawau

Tawau

Long Akah Long Akah Long Lellang Long Lellang Entebbe Long Banga Long Banga Nairobi

Kilimanjaro Dar Es Salaam

Zanzibar

Luanda

Kuching

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru

Livingstone

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Victoria Falls

Harare

Windhoek Maputo Johannesburg

Porto Alegre

Buenos Aires

Addis Ababa Ba’kelalan Ba’kelalan

Mukah

Durban

LEGEND

Rio Grande

Rosario

Salalah

Limbang

Mulu

Bario Marudi Long SeridanLong Seridan

Porto Seguro

Santa Cruz

Sandakan Sandakan

Lahad Datu Lahad Datu Djibouti

Lawas

Kigali

Gulf of Tanjung Manis Tanjung Manis Sibu Guinea

Maceió Aracaju

San Juan Mendoza

Miri Marudi

Malabo Bintulu

Natal João Pessoa

Salvador

Lagos

Kuantan

Subang Subang (Kuala Lumpur) (Kuala Lumpur) São Luís Fortaleza

Teresina

Miri

Abha Asmara

Labuan Khartoum Lawas

Ipoh

Accra Boa Vista

Taif

Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu

Penang

Tobago

Caracas

Kazan

Moscow

Mediterranean Sea

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Bermuda

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Newcastle

Billund

Turku

Black Sea

Halifax

tha's Vineyard

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Aalborg

Aberdeen

Mariehamn

Oslo

Rotterdam Kiev Dusseldorf Prague Frankfurt Jersey Luxembourg Vienna Quimper Paris Basel Budapest Zurich Ljubljana Chisinau Astrakhan Geneva Simferopol Zagreb Bordeaux Milan Bucharest Venice Pula Chambery Belgrade Genoa Varna Toulouse Sochi Dubrovnik Marseille Leon Soﬁa Pisa Rimini Burgas Calvi Batumi Tivat Valladolid Tbilisi Barcelona Porto Bari Tirana Kavala Rome Olbia Yerevan Ankara Brindisi Baku Madrid Volos Cagliari Mytilini Palma De Lisbon Preveza Mallorca Palermo Athens Catania Erbil Almeria Antalya Thira Kalamata Oran Algiers Tunis Malta Tangier Larnaca Karpathos Chania Sulaymaniyah Tehran Melilla Paphos Beirut Baghdad Casablanca Tel Aviv Amman Marrakech Al Najaf Alexandria Agadir Shiraz Cairo Shárm el-Sheikh Gassim Hurghada Dammam Kudat Kudat Luxor Madinah Riyadh Marsa Alam Abu Dhabi

Celtic Sea

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North Sea

Cape Town

Punta Del Este

Port Elizabeth

euquén Bahía Blanca

os Bariloche

MASwings flights operated by Royal Brunei

Scotia Sea Greenwich Meridian

Río Gallegos

oneworld destinations

Mount Pleasant

Ushuaia

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Omsk

Krasnoyarsk

Bratsk

Abakan Pavlodar

hiraz

Asia & Oceania

Novyj Urengoj Nadym

Irkutsk

Gorno-Altaysk Semey

Sea of Okhotsk

Okha

Chita

Ulan-Ude

Blagoveschensk

Petropavlovsk

Khabarovsk

Ust-Kamenogorsk

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Taraz

Bishkek

Urumqi

Almaty

Sea of Japan

Beijing

Osh Dushanbe

Tianjin

Kulob

Amritsar

Multan

New Delhi

Chengdu Chongqing

Kathmandu

Karachi Ahmedabad

Mumbai

Guangzhou

Kolkata

Nagpur

Hanoi Chiang Mai Yangon

Hyderabad

Bay of Goa Bengal Bangalore Chennai Kozhikode Andaman Tiruchchirappalli Kochi Sea Trincomalee Thiruvananthapuram Colombo

Phuket

Hambantota

Medan

Busan

Aomori Akita Niigata

Komatsu

Izumo

East China Taipei Sea

Misawa Hanamaki Yamagata Tokyo

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

Okinawa

Kaohsiung

Hong Kong Haikou Sanya

South China Sea

Da Nang

Siem Reap Bangkok Phnom Penh

Angeles Manila

Philippine Sea

Guam

Cebu

Ho Chi Minh City Krabi

Kota Kinabalu

Banda Aceh

Male

Fuzhou Xiamen

Guilin

Kunming

Dhaka

Seoul

Qingdao

Memanbetsu

Obihiro Kushiro

Hiroshima Osaka Fukuoka Tokushima Jeju Nanjing Kochi Nagasaki Shanghai Miyazaki Wuhan Hangzhou Kagoshima Ningbo Changsha Wenzhou

Islamabad

Faisalabad

Dalian

Zhengzhou

Xi’an Peshawar

Asahikawa

Vladivostok

Tashkent

Kuala Lumpur

Koror Bandar Seri Begawan Tarakan

Singapore EQUATOR

Jakarta

Arafura Sea

Denpasar-Bali

Timor Sea

INDIAN OCEAN

Weipa

Karratha Exmouth Paraburdoo

Mount Isa

Port Hedland Newman

Coral Sea

Cairns

Broome

Alice Springs Ayers Rock

Geraldton Perth

Port Moresby

Horn Island

Darwin

Townsville Hamilton Island Mackay Moranbah Rockhampton Longreach Gladstone Emerald Blackall Hervey Bay Roma Charleville Brisbane Moree Cloncurry

Kalgoorlie Whyalla Port Lincoln

Mildura Adelaide

Coﬀs Harbour

Armidale Tamworth Dubbo Wagga Wagga

Albury

Port Macquarie Newcastle

Lord Howe Island

Sydney

Canberra

Melbourne Devonport

New Caledonia

Launceston

Tasman Sea

Auckland

Wellington

Hobart Queenstown

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GMT +9

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Marquette

Portland

Traverse City

Hayden Denver Aspen Colorado Springs Montrose Vail

Reno

Las Vegas Monterey Ontario Santa Barbara Palm Springs Phoenix Los Angeles San Diego

Milwaukee Chicago

St Louis

Brownsville Mazatlán San José del Cabo

Ixtapa

Tampa Sarasota

Gulf of Mexico

Halifax

Martha's Vineyard

Nantucket Philadelphia Salisbury-Ocean City

Hudson Bay

Ponta Delgada (Az

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Charleston Jacksonville

Sargasso Sea

West Palm Beach

Nassau Key West Miami George Town Havana Varadero Providenciales Cancún Cap-Haïtien Santiago Grand Cayman Merida

Mexico City

Gulf of Alaska

Tallahassee

Corpus Christi

Boston New York

Raleigh-Durham Charlotte New Bern Myrtle Beach Atlanta Savannah

New Orleans Houston

Montreal

Watertown Portland

Buﬀalo

Pittsburgh Washington Winston-Salem

Dallas San Antonio

Toronto Grand Rapids

Nashville

San Angelo

Ottawa

Puebla

Belize City

Montego Bay

Managua

Santa Marta

San Andrés Island

Liberia

San Juan

Caribbean Sea

San Pedro Sula

Guatemala City San Salvador

Port-au- Santo Prince Domingo

Kingston

San Jose

Tobago

Caracas

Port of Spain

Panama City Yopal

PACIFIC OCEAN Lihue Honolulu

Bogotá

Cali

San Cristóbal Island

Kahului

Sargasso Sea

Boa Vista

Baltra Island

Talara

Tumbes

Chiclayo

Macapá

Gulf of Mexico

Guayaquil

EQUATOR

São Luís

Fortaleza Natal João Pessoa

Teresina

Cajamarca

Trujillo

Kailua Kona

Maceió Aracaju

Puerto Maldonado

Caribbean Sea

Salvador Porto Seguro

Santa Cruz

Tacna

Calama

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Rio de Janeiro

Asuncion

Antofagasta

São Paulo

Copiapó Easter Island

Chilean Sea

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

Comodoro Rivadavia

La Serena Santiago

San Juan Mendoza

Porto Alegre Rio Grande

Rosario Buenos Aires

Concepción Valdivia Puerto Montt

Punta Del Este

Neuquén Osorno

Bahía Blanca

San Carlos Bariloche

Castro

LEGEND

Scotia Sea

Balmaceda El Calafate

oneworld destinations

Río Gallegos

MH flights operated by Emirates

GMT -8

GMT -7

Punta Arenas

GMT -6

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

GMT -5

Chilean Sea Ushuaia

Mount Pleasant

GMT -4

GMT -3

GMT -2

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North Sea Aalborg

Aberdeen Newcastle

Leeds Birmingham

Mariehamn

Oslo

Billund Westerland Amsterdam

Turku

Visby

Gothenburg

Nizhnevartovsk

Helsinki Tallinn Tartu

St Petersburg

Riga

Aarhus Gdansk

Kazan

Berlin Leipzig

Kaliningrad

Moscow

Vilnius

Pavlodar

Samara

Warsaw

Krasnoyars Abakan

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Hamburg

Novosibirsk

Omsk

Nizhny Novgorod

Gorno-Altaysk

Semey Rotterdam Kiev Dusseldorf Ust-Kamenogorsk Prague Guernsey Frankfurt Ivalo Jersey Luxembourg Vienna Quimper Paris Basel Budapest Kittila Zurich Chisinau Ljubljana Astrakhan Geneva Simferopol Zagreb Bordeaux Milan Urumqi Bucharest Kemi Venice Pula Kuusamo Chambery Belgrade Almaty Taraz Genoa Varna Toulouse Bishkek Sochi Dubrovnik Rimini Marseille Kajaani Leon Soﬁa Pisa Burgas Calvi Batumi Tivat Tashkent Reykjavik Valladolid Tbilisi Barcelona Porto Bari Tirana Kavala Rome Olbia Jyvaskyla Yerevan Osh Ankara Brindisi Baku Madrid Volos Mytilini Cagliari Dushanbe Palma De Lisbon Preveza Helsinki Mallorca Oslo Palermo Athens Mariehamn Catania St Petersburg Turku Erbil Almeria Antalya Thira Stockholm Tallinn Kalamata Kulob Oran Algiers Tunis Malta Yekaterinburg Tangier Larnaca Karpathos Chania Sulaymaniyah Gothenburg Visby Tartu Tehran Inverness Melilla Paphos Aalborg Beirut Aberdeen RigaBaghdad Islamabad Casablanca Nizhny Novgorod Peshawar Aarhus Glasgow Billund Tel Aviv Kazan Gdansk Amman Marrakech Al Najaf Newcastle Alexandria Moscow Vilnius Faisalabad Copenhagen Amritsar Belfast Agadir Westerland Kaliningrad Leeds Samara Shiraz HamburgCairo Amsterdam Shannon Multan Shárm el-Sheikh New Delhi Warsaw Kathmandu Berlin Birmingham Gassim Hurghada Rotterdam Leipzig Cork Dammam Kiev London Brussels Dusseldorf Luxor Karachi Madinah Prague Guernsey Luxembourg Frankfurt Riyadh Dhaka Marsa Alam Jersey Ahmedabad Abu Dhabi Vienna Munich Quimper Kolkata Paris Basel Nagpur Budapest Jeddah Chisinau Zurich Ljubljana Taif Astrakhan Geneva Simferopol Zagreb Bordeaux Lyon Milan Abha Bucharest Venice Pula Mumbai Belgrade Chambery Hyderabad Varna Sochi Genoa Y Toulouse Dubrovnik Rimini Soﬁa Leon Pisa SalalahBatumi Marseille Nice Burgas Urgench Tivat Asmara Valladolid Calvi Khartoum Goa Tbilisi Porto Barcelona Kavala Tirana Rome Bari Bangalore Yerevan Ankara Olbia Brindisi Chennai Baku Madrid Volos Mytilini Ashgabat Palma De Lisbon Preveza Cagliari Djibouti Kozhikode Mallorca Palermo Athens Almeria Tiruchchirappalli Erbil Catania Antalya Kochi Thira Ponta Delgada (Azores) Kalamata Oran Tunis Malta Algiers Larnaca Tangier Trincomalee Abuja Karpathos Chania Mashhad Sulaymaniyah Tehran Thiruvananthapuram Ph Addis Ababa Melilla Colombo Beirut Paphos Baghdad Hambantota Casablanca Banda Aceh Lagos Accra Tel Aviv Amman Al Najaf Malabo Marrakech M Alexandria Agadir Shiraz Male Cairo Kuwait Entebbe Shárm el-Sheikh Gassim Dammam Hurghada Nairobi Luxor Dubai Madinah Bahrain Kigali Riyadh Kilimanjaro Marsa Alam Muscat Abu Dhabi

Celtic Sea

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London Brussels

Norwegian Sea

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Gulf of Guinea

Dar Es Salaam

Zanzibar

Jeddah

Taif

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Abha Asmara

Khartoum

Dakar

Salalah

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Livingstone Abuja

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Lagos Windhoek Accra

Victoria Falls

Addis Ababa

Malabo

Maputo

Entebbe

Johannesburg

EQUATOR

Gulf of Cape Town Guinea

Arabian Sea

Harare

Nairobi Kigali

Durban

INDIAN OCEAN

Kilimanjaro Dar Es Salaam

Port Elizabeth Luanda

Zanzibar

Lusaka

GMT -2

Victoria Falls

Mauritius

Maputo Johannesburg Durban Cape Town

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Harare

Windhoek

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ENTERTAINMENT

88 MOVIES

93 RADIO AND E-LEARNING

KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, WARNER BROS. PICTURES

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94 HANDSET INSTRUCTIONS

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Languages:

Ratings: G

General audience. Suitable for all ages.

R Restricted. Not suitable for

under 17s.

PG Parental guidance suggested.

Not rated.

PG-13 Parental guidance strongly

Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.

Programmes with Malaysian content.

Some material may not be suitable for children.

recommended. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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

Subtitles:

A+ ARABIC / C+ CHINESE / E+ ENGLISH / J+ JAPANESE

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MOVIES

MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS

FAVOURITES

LATEST

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Scenes from the movie were filmed in Snowdonia, Wales. Read about its legendary beauty on page 44-49.

Everything, Everything

AMANDLA STENBERG, NICK ROBINSON, ANIKA NONI ROSE PG-13 / 96 mins / Drama, Romance / E, F, J, K, C+

King Arthur

CHARLIE HUNNAM, ASTRID BERGÈSFRISBEY, JUDE LAW PG-13 / 126 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, I, G, ES, C+

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King Arthur – Legend Of The Sword

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When a young Arthur’s father is murdered, his uncle, Vortigern, seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur is forced to live in the back alleys without knowing his true heritage. When fate leads him to the mysterious and magical sword, Excalibur, Arthur has no choice but to embrace his true legacy to become the legendary ruler he was meant to be. However, he must first harness Excalibur’s powers and lead a rebellion to dethrone his tyrannical uncle. CHARLIE HUNNAM, ASTRID BERGÈS-FRISBEY, AIDAN GILLEN, JUDE LAW, ERIC BANA, KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR PG-13 / 126 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama / E, I, ES, G, C+

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My Cousin Rachel

RACHEL WEISZ, SAM CLAFLIN, HOLLIDAY GRAINGER PG-13 / 106 mins / Drama, Mystery, Romance / E, I, J, C+

The Hunter's Prayer

SAM WORTHINGTON, ODEYA RUSH, ALLEN LEECH R / / 91 mins / Action, Thriller / E, C+

Alien: Covenant

MICHAEL FASSBENDER, KATHERINE WATERSTON, BILLY CRUDUP R / / 122 mins / Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller / E, F, J, ES, C+

How To Be A Latin Lover

EUGENIO DERBEZ, SALMA HAYEK, ROB LOWE PG-13 / 115 mins / Comedy / E, C+

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American Wrestler: The Wizard

Snowden

WILLIAM FICHTNER, JON VOIGHT, LIA MARIE JOHNSON PG-13 / 117 mins / Drama, Sport / E, C+

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, SHAILENE WOODLEY, MELISSA LEO R / / 134 mins / Biography, Drama, Thriller / E, K, F, ES, C+

• Bastille Day (The Take)

• Wilson

• American Pastoral

• Gifted

• The Edge Of Seventeen

• This Beautiful Fantastic

• Snatched

• A United Kingdom

• Going In Style

• The Shack

• Colossal

• A Cure For Wellness

• Power Rangers

• Logan

• Carrie Pilby

• The Lego Batman Movie

• Mean Dreams

• John Wick: Chapter 2

• Kong: Skull Island

• Hacksaw Ridge

• Max 2: Whitehouse Hero

• La La Land

Alien: Covenant

In 2104, the colonisation ship Covenant is bound for a remote planet when a stellar neutron bursts, damaging the ship and forcing it to take shelter in a nearby planet to carry out repair works. Whilst there, the crew meets David, a synthetic android, the only survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. The planet soon becomes dangerous with a hostile alien life-form forcing the crew to fight for their survival and make a harrowing escape. MICHAEL FASSBENDER, KATHERINE WATERSTON, BILLY CRUDUP , DANNY MCBRIDE R / / 122 mins / Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller / E, F, ES, J, C+

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Interstellar X-Men: First Class Sunshine My Sister's Keeper Far From The Madding Crowd The Good Lie Godzilla Into The Storm (2014) The Maze Runner If I Stay The Hangover The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 1 Life Of Pi The Conjuring 2 The Sound Of Music (1965) Wild The Great Gatsby Love, Rosie Run All Night The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Moulin Rouge! Water For Elephants True Story The Transporter The Prestige Watchmen Jersey Boys Hairspray Enough Said The Next Three Days Stoker I Am Sam The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (2010) City Of Ember Harry Potter (Complete series) Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Superman Vs. The Elite (2012) Batman: The Killing Joke The Lord Of The Rings (Trilogy Boxset) Pacific Rim Blood Diamond Words And Pictures Red Prometheus The Hobbit (Trilogy Boxset) X-Men: Days Of Future Past Runaway Jury The Judge The Book Thief Ruby Sparks Scooby-Doo! And The Legend Of The Vampire

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MOVIES

JAPANESE

HINDI

Apa DosaKu: The Sybil Kathigasu Story

キセキあの日のソビト/

उड़ता पंजाब/Punjab On A High

ELAINE DALY, ZAHIRIL ADZIM NR / / 120 mins / Drama

Kiseki: Sobito Of That Day

TÔRI MATSUZAKA, MASAKI SUDA, RYÛSEI YOKOHAMA NR / 111 mins / Romance, Drama / E+

ALIA BHATT, SHAHID KAPOOR, KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN, DILJIT DOSANJH, SATISH KAUSHIK NR / 119 mins / Crime, Drama / E+

ふきげんな過去/Kako: My

शि वाय/Shivaay

Sullen Past

KYOKO KOIZUMI, FUMI NIKAIDO, KENGO KORA NR / 120 mins / Drama / E+

J-Revolusi

ZUL ARIFFIN, IZARA AISHAH, FARID KAMIL, NUR FAZURA, IEDIL PUTRA PG-13 / 120 mins / Action, Drama / E+

オケ老人!/Golden Orchestra! ANNE HIGASHIDE, YUINA KUROSHIMA, KENTARO SAKAGUCHI NR / 119 mins / Comedy, Drama, Music / E+

Ali Baba Bujang Lapok P. RAMLEE, AZIZ SATTAR, S. SHAMSUDDIN, SARIMAH PG / 122 mins / Comedy / E+

AJAY DEVGN, ERIKA KAAR, ABIGAIL EAMES, SAYYESHAA SAIGAL NR / 119 mins / Action, Thriller / E+

नाम है अकीरा/Naam Hai Akira SONAKSHI SINHA, ANURAG KASHYAP, KONKONA SEN SHARMA PG / 120 mins / Action, Crime, Drama / E+

सरबज ीत/Sarbjit

AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN, RANDEEP HOODA, RICHA CHADHA NR / 119 mins / Drama / E+

KOREAN HINDI CLASSICS

जान े भ ी दो यारो/Just ं Let It Go, Friends

CHINESE

RAVI BASWANI, BHAKTI BARVE, NASEERUDDIN SHAH NR / 132 mins / Comedy, Drama / E+

원스텝 /One Step

SANDARA PARK, HAN JAE-SEOK, CHO DONG-IN NR / 95 mins / Drama, Music / E+

德布西森林/Forêt Debussy GWEI LUN-MEI, LU YI-CHING NR / 94 mins / Drama

Memories

INDONESIAN

HUANG BO, XU JINGLEI, DUAN YIHONG, YANG ZISHAN, HSU WEI-NING NR / 119 mins / Crime, Sci-fi, Thriller

Return

WANG QIANYUAN, CHANG HSIAOCHUAN, ERIC TSANG, SHU QI NR / 116 mins / Comedy / E+

决战食神/Cook Up A Storm NICHOLAS TSE, JUNG YONG HWA, MICHELLE WAI, TIFFANY TANG, PG-13 / 97 mins / Comedy, Drama / E+, C+

老石/Old Stone CHEN GANG, NAI AN, WANG HONGWEI, ZHANG ZEBIN, LOU XUE'ER PG-13 / 80 mins / Thriller / E+, C+

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பைரவா/Bairavaa

VIJAY, KEERTHY SURESH, JAGAPATHI BABU PG / 119 mins / Action / E+

மணல் கயிறு ௨ /Manal Kayiru 2 S. VE. SHEKHAR, JAISHREE G / 138 mins / Comedy / E+

Monsieur & Madame Adelman/Mr. & Mrs. Adelman

The Forbidden City

健忘村/The Village Of No

This movie is based on the real life story of Sybil Kathigasu, who was a nurse during the Japanese occupation of Malaya in World War Two. Just days before Japanese troops marched into Perak's capital of Ipoh, Kathigasu and her family fled to nearby Papan, where she helped her husband, Dr AC Kathigasu, provide medical services and food to resistance forces until the couple was arrested. Despite being interrogated and tortured, Sybil persisted until Malaya was liberated, earning her Britain's George Medal, the highest award for bravery.

EUROPEAN

我在故宫修文物/Masters In WANG JIN, QU FENG, WANG YOULIANG, JI DONGGE NR / 86 mins / Documentary / E+

Apa Dosaku: The Sybil Kathigasu Story

Read the story of Sybil Kathigasu, Malaysian icon on pages 70-71.

ZAHIRIL ADZIM, ELAINE DALY, VENUS MARIE BEALS NR / / 120 mins / Drama / M

JUNG-EUN LEE, JAE-YOUNG HAN, MIN JIN-WOONG PG-13 / 119 mins / Crime, Drama / E+

KIM NAM-GIL, CHUN WOO-HEE NR / 114 mins / Drama, Fantasy / E+

记忆大师/Battle Of

TAMIL

재심/New Trial

어느날/One Day

MALAY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

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MALAY

Pinky Promise

AGNI PRATISTHA, JAJANG C NOER, IRA MAYA SOPHA, MAUDY KOESNAEDI PG-13 / 114 mins / Drama / E+

Aku Ingin Ibu Pulang

NIRINA ZUBIR, NOVA ELIZA, TEUKU RIFNU WIKANA, JEFAN NATHANIO PG-13 / 101 mins / Drama

DORIA TILLIER, NICOLAS BEDOS FRENCH / NR / / 120 mins / Drama / E+

Smetto Quando Voglio / I Can Quit Whenever I Want EDOARDO LEO, VALERIA SOLARINO ITALIAN / NR / / 100 mins / Comedy / E+

Rico, Oskar Und Der Diebstahlstein / Rico, Oskar And The Mysterious Stone

TAGALOG

ANTON PETZOLD, JURI WINKLER GERMAN / NR / / 93 mins / Adventure, Comedy, Crime / E+

My Ex & Whys

Los Del Túnel / The Tunnel Gang

LIZA SOBERANO, ENRIQUE GIL NR / 120 mins / Drama / E+

ARTURO VALLS, NATALIA DE MOLINA SPANISH / NR / / 97 mins / Comedy / E+

Kami Anak Malaysia

In conjunction with Malaysia Day on 16 September, this documentary tells of what it means to be Malaysian. Told and narrated by three Malaysians in their twenties from different walks of life, Luqman of Ola Bola fame, Alina of Chinese-Malay parentage and Dr. Rahim of Indian-Chinese parentage, they use their own life stories as backdrops to discuss their unique culture and heritage and what makes them proud to be Malaysian. PG / 60 mins / Documentary / M

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TV HIGHLIGHTS

COMEDY

DRAMA

KIDS

The Librarians S1

Prison Break S4

BoBoiBoy

Friends With Better Lives S1

Famous In Love S1

REBECCA ROMIJN, CHRISTIAN KANE, LINDY BOOTH 3 Episodes / 60 mins each

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Powerless S1 Set in the DC Universe, the series follows the adventures of Emily Locke as Director of Research & Development at Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises, which specialises in products that make defenceless bystanders in a world of superheroes and supervillains feel a little safer. 5 Episodes / 30 mins each / Comedy / E

DOMINIC PURCELL, WENTWORTH MILLER, SARAH WAYNE CALLIES 7 Episodes / / 60 mins each

7 Satria JAMES VAN DER BEEK, MAJANDRA DELFINO, ZOE LISTER-JONES 6 Episodes / 30 mins each

Ep27 – 34

Ep1 – 2

BELLA THORNE, CHARLIE DEPEW, GEORGIE FLORES 5 Episodes / 60 mins each

The Grinder S1

5 Episodes / 30 mins each

Last Man Standing S6 5 Episodes /

Knowsy Nina Ep1 – 2

/ 30 mins each

Powerless S1

5 Episodes / 30 mins each

Sullivan & Son S3 6 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each

Lethal Weapon S1

DAMON WAYANS, CLAYNE CRAWFORD, KEESHA SHARP 7 Episodes / 60 mins each

Roadies S1 4 Episodes /

Animal Kingdom S1 After his mother's death, 17-year-old Joshua “J” Cody moves in with his estranged grandmother, matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody, and his uncles at their lavish Oceanside, California home. J soon finds out Smurf and "her boys" make their living through carefully planned criminal activities. J must prove his loyalty to his grandmother, as he gets embroiled in the criminal underworld. 6 Episodes /

/ 60 mins each / Drama / E

/ 30 mins each

6 Episodes / 30 mins each

The Crazy Ones S1 6 Episodes / 30 mins each

Cristela S1

6 Episodes / 30 mins each

Raising Hope S4 10 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each

How I Met Your Mother S9 6 Episodes / 30 mins each

The Big Bang Theory S10 9 Episodes / 30 mins each

Fresh Off The Boat S2 4 Episodes / 30 mins each

Baskets S1 4 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each

New Girl S5

4 Episodes / 30 mins each

A To Z S1 BoBoiBoy S3 A Malaysian animated series that centres on BoBoiboy, a boy with superpowers who moves to Pulau Rintis to live with his grandfather, Tok Aba. Season 3 begins with BoBoiBoy battling villain antagonist Ejo Jo, who uses his friends’ powers to go against him. 8 Episodes / 30 mins / Kids / M

6 Episodes / 30 mins each

Empire S3

TERRENCE HOWARD, TARAJI P. HENSON, JUSSIE SMOLLETT 5 Episodes / / 60 mins each

Gotham S3

BEN MCKENZIE, JADA PINKETT SMITH, DONAL LOGUE 5 Episodes / / 60 mins each SULLIVAN STAPLETON, JAIMIE ALEXANDER, ROB BROWN 4 Episodes / 60 mins each

Constantine S1

MATT RYAN, HAROLD PERRINEAU, CHARLES HALFORD 9 Episodes / / 60 mins each

Dallas S3

JOSH HENDERSON, JESSE METCALFE, JORDANA BREWSTER 10 Episodes / 60 mins each

The Following S3

KEVIN BACON, JAMES PUREFOY, SHAWN ASHMORE 10 Episodes / / 60 mins each

The Middle S7

Forever S1

6 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each

6 Episodes / 30 mins each

Better With You S1 5 Episodes /

/ 30 mins each

Mike And Molly S6

Pinky and the Brain

Blindspot S2

2 Broke Girls S5

4 Episodes / 30 mins each

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Teen Titans

Trial & Error S1

IOAN GRUFFUDD, ALANA DE LA GARZA, JOEL DAVID MOORE 9 Episodes / / 60 mins each

Bones S11

EMILY DESCHANEL, DAVID BOREANAZ, MICHAELA CONLIN 5 Episodes / / 60 mins each

BatMan Batman: The Brave And The Bold Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Animaniacs Baby Looney Tunes Beware The Batman The Little Lulu Show Johnny Test

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HINDI

CHINESE

TRAVEL

LIFESTYLE

SOUNDSTAGE

OMG! Yeh Mera India S2

Tunku's Homeland

Destination Guides: South East Australia

The Chefs' Line: Vietnamese

Return To Spirit

Star Stop: Amitabh Bachchan

BUSINESS

हम पाँ च/Hum Paanch.... tadka Maar ke Ep15

TAMIL

The Print Of Malaysia 2016: Malaysia Day Special

Metropolis: Los Angeles

Road Less Travelled Ep17

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Maximillian Bittner - CEO: Lazada

SCIENCE & TECH துருவங்கள் பதினாறு சஷ்டி விசிட்ஸ்/Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru Cast Visits நம்ம ஒரு க�ோவை/ Namma Ooru Coimbatore

We're 1Malaysia: A Merdeka Special

Cultural Flavours Animal Society Satay With Rhys William

JAPANESE

Masterchef Poh MAVCOM

MALAY

Malaysia My Second Home Ep2 Family Travels Made Up Celebrated: Angelina Jolie David Blaine Beyond Magic

Ultimate Gadgets Sustainable Futures

Enrich Brand Video

NATURAL WORLD SHOWBIZ

Fisherman's pride in Hokkaido

SPORTS

The Streets 2: Sydney Best Beaches

Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan 2017 Ep2 Jetlag: Rome, Italy

Joyous Japan: Sushi Surprise!

KOREAN

HISTORY

Jalan Makan Tido

Negaraku 인기가요 / Inkigayo / The

Music Trend

Tun Abdul Razak: 40 Tahun Dalam Kenangan

Konsert Negaraku

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The Leaning Tower

Hollywood Rewind: Sylvester Stallone (Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2) Celebrity Style Story: Super Heroes

런닝맨 / Running Man

Badminton Asia Championships 2017 Highlight Show: Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei Chronicles Of A Champion Golfer

FRENCH Rushing Dreams

The Story Of Sugar

Kami Anak Malaysia

Malaysia Hari Ini

Robbie Fowler: Liverpool

IATA Awareness

Konsert Komedi

Badminton Asia Championships 2017: Chen Long vs Lin Dan Sami Hyypiä: Liverpool

United For Wildlife

Unplugged

Wanita Hari Ini: Merdeka Special 2016

Hollywood’s 10 Best

Volcanoes Rings Of Fire

1, 2 Bakar: Healthy Food Sunnah Home

Coolest Places On Earth: Rustic Adventures

The History Of Comedy

RELIGIOUS

The Lost World Of Joseph Banks Ep4

Jejak Rasul As-Salam: Gema Azan Di Oceania

Historic Walks: Albertopolis

Madrasah

Definitely French: Sport

ARABIC Dahaliz: Misfat Al Abryeen

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AUDIO ON DEMAND

AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS

DJ Khaled – Grateful

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DJ Khaled’s new studio album boasts big names and big tunes. A whopping 23 tracks can be found on this album, which credits his eight-month-old son, Asahd, as executive producer. The track list shows whom he rubs shoulders with in the rap, hip-hop and R&B world, as it features the likes of Beyonce, Justin Bieber and Calvin Harris, to name a few. Grateful debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it his second chart-topping album.

Roger Waters – Is This The Life We Really Want? When the former Pink Floyd bassist and vocalist announced that he was going to work with Radiohead/Beck producer Nigel Godrich, fans knew this was the injection of new blood that Waters needed after his previous solo albums more or less repeated the musical style of The Wall. The album presents Waters’ tightest and most focused songs since the mid-70s. It has a myriad of sonic references to his work with Pink Floyd, which seems to suggest that Waters is comfortable with his past and his relationship with the group, despite any creative differences.

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THE HITS

MEMORIES

TAMIL

KOREAN

including... Roger Waters, AJR (above), Chloe x Halle, Amber Coffman, SZA, DJ Khaled, Steve Aoki, Harry Styles, Shakira, Bleachers, John Mayer, The Chainsmokers

including... Paul Simon, Barry Manilow (above), Manic Street Preachers, Randy California, Bob Dylan, Julio Iglesias, Petula Clark, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison

including... 20 Biggest Hits: Harris Jayaraj (Vol.1) (above), Summer Acoustic – Tamil, Commando 2, Dora (OST), Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga, Bruce Lee, Thodari, Tamil Beats

including... Be.A, Year7 Class1, J_ust, Flowing, Minzy, WA$$UP, Soo-Bong Shim, EXID, Rhythmking, Jung Dongha & Oh Jun Sung, Leaves Black, Crayon Pop

JAZZ

COUNTRY

HINDI

JAPANESE

including... Jack DeJohnette/Larry Grenadier/John Medeski & John Scofield (above), Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Cameron Graves

including... Luke Combs (above), Tammy Wynette, Brad Paisley, Rodney Crowell, Nikki Lane, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Ward Thomas, Dolly Parton, Jake Owen

including... Yours Truly Pritam (above), Seeta Aur Geeta, Noor, To My Valentine (Punjabi Love Songs), 50 Glorious Musical Years (The Complete Works)

including... Kousuke Atari (above), Mika Nakashima, ClariS, X JAPAN, Sekai No Owari, Aimer, Angela Aki, Baby Metal, Scandal, Depapepe

CLUB

MALAY

CLASSICAL

CANTONESE

including... Nu:Logic (above), Leftfield, Roland Tings, Pote, Cosmic Gate, Lisa Stansfield, Lane 8, Shapeshifter NZ, Fred V & Grafix, Boom Jinx

including... Ifa Raziah (above), Ziana Zain, Jacyln Victor, Wings, The Prism, Ramlah Ram, Alif Satar, Ogy Ahmad Daud, Aishah, Aliff Aziz

including... Olga Peretyatko (above), Yo-Yo Ma, Khatia Buniatishvili, 2CELLOS, Amy Dickson, Francesco Grillo, Nicole Car, Jonas Kaufmann

including... Ashia (above), Lil Ashes, Edmond Tong, Phil Lam, Leon Lai, Cass Phang, Ekin Cheng, Jason Chan, GEM Tang, Angela Pang

COMEDY

including... Jonathan Winters, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding, Guy Noble, George Carlin, Bocey

SOUNDTRACK

including... Tulip Fever (OST), John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection, Veeram - Macbeth (OST), A Street Cat Named Bob (OST), The Girl On The Train (OST), Trolls (OST), Ghostbusters, Money Monster (OST) Concussion (OST), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wild, Annie

LIGHT & EASY

including... Bob Dylan, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Mild High Club, Omar Kamal, The Fray, Cliff Richard, Jeff Buckley

KIDS

including... My Little Pony (above), The Wiggles, John Field, Bananas In Pyjamas, Jane Sheldon & Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Nay Nay, Rhys Muldoon

RELAX

including... Fiona Joy, Sherry Finzer, Yanni, Yiruma, Carl Weingarten, Jennifer Defrayne

R&B

including... Johnny Jenkins, Charlie Wilson, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, Tuxedo, Alicia Keys, Usher, Solange, Craig David, Fantasia

INDONESIAN

including... Isyana Sarasvati, Astrid, Gita Gutawa, Judika, Sheila On 7

WORLD

including... Julio Iglesias, Meklit, Quarter Street, Quantic & Nidia Gongora, Somi, Prince Royce, Lakuta, Alena Murang

MANDARIN

including... Jolin Tsai, Luo Tian Yi, Kiki, J.Sheon, Crispy, Kit Chan, Wei Jen Yuan, Xue Zhi Qian, Chris Wang, Butterfly Chien, Victor Wong, Evan Yo, Ocean Ou, Eric Chou, Jay Chou, Eve Ai, Phil Lam, Coco Lee, Victor Lau, Sue Su, Princess Ai, Yen-J

NASYID

including... Mesut Kurtis, Gigi, Raef, Haddad Alwi, Hafiz Hamidun, Maher Zain, Ustaz Abdullah Fahmi, The Muhibbain, Nowseeheart, Opick, Inteam, Lah Ahmad, Harris J, Suhaimi Saad

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RADIO CHANNELS & E-LEARNING

CHART TOPPERS Hosted by Ben Loh

MALAY HITS

Hosted by Suraya Borhan

MANDARIN MIX

Hosted by Chong Huey Ling

JAZZ

Hosted by Brad Power

E-LEARNING

Put your time in the air to good use with our essential learning tools. Some learning tools only available on selected routes.

including... Nurfatima, Raisa & Isyana Sarasvati, Man Bai, Hafiz Zainal, Adibah Noor, Aweera, Ifa Raziah feat. Lawa Nie Geng, Klangit, Zimi, Atif Zul, Isyana Sarasvati, Jaz, Cakial, Amirul Jafril, Fatin, Sam Nuhair, Kimistri, Azhar Hilmi, Fiqri Jelani, Pandora

including... Jocie Guo, Z-Chen, Xue Zhi Qian, Eric Chou, Jay Chou, Leehom Wang, Victor Wong, Evan Yo, BY2, Eve Ai, Yvonne Hsieh, Amanda Qin, Will Liu, Joanna Wang, Deserts Xuan, Kit Chan, Freya Lim, Yu Ching Fei, Xia Hu, Men Envy Children, Jolin Tsai

including... Ginger Baker, Raul Midón, Monty Alexander, Kevin Eubanks, Christian Sands, Jimmy Greene, Karrin Allyson, Joey DeFrancesco, The Cookers, Dominick Farinacci, Mack Avenue SuperBand, Freda Payne, Cécile McLorin Salvant

ROCK ARENA

GOLDEN ERA

KOREAN

JAPANESE

Hosted by Jay Sheldon

Hosted by Richard La Faber

Hosted by Ellen Han

Holy Quran

An interactive e-learning application that enables passengers to read the Holy Quran and listen to its recitation.

Hosted by Kaoru Sato

Berlitz® Word Traveler including... Warrant, The Guess Who, Spirit, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Chris Shiflett, Redbone, Johnny Winter, The Stranglers, Big Thief, Mott The Hoople, Korey Dane, The Buttertones, JJ Cale, The Only Ones, Scorpions

including... Lou Bega, The Jacksons, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Four Tops, M People, Wild Cherry, Miami Sound Machine, Starship, Reef, Labelle feat. Patti LaBelle, The Jacksons

including... Gu Jamyeong, Postmen, EXID, Royal Pirates, Ji Young Baek, Seung Chul Lee, Si Hwan Park, Ali, Song Yu Vin feat. Huta, U Sung Eun feat. Kisum, Lee Min Ho, The Nod, Crayon Pop, Yoo Se Yun feat. Nari, Ben, Soljihani, Cocosori, GB9

including... ClariS, Utada Hikaru, Orange Pekoe, Mika Nakashima, Basement Jaxx feat.Team Syachihoko, SEKAI NO OWARI, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Kousuke Atari, Jenka, DJ Krush feat. KAN, Tamaru Yamada, End of the World, Seiji Omotani

AGHANI ARABBIYAH

HINDI RHYTHMS

MALAY CLASSICS

NASYID

including... Pritam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Amit Trivedi, Alia Bhatt, Gurpreet Chattha feat. Mr. Vgrooves, Badshah, Jonita Gandhi & Nakash Aziz, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Adnan Sami, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Badshah, Arjun Kanungo & Aastha Gill, Enzo, Bappi Lahiri, Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal, Kamaal Khan & Amit Mishra, Monty Sehrawat feat. Jugraj, Arnie B, Badal feat. Kajal, Kay Bee

including... Wings, Ella & The Boys, Adibah Noor, Shima, Aishah, Nora, Azie, Ziana Zain, Nico, May, Misha Omar, Erra Fazira, Hattan, Datuk Ahmad Jais, M. Nasir, Ning Baizura, Ibnor Riza

including... Hafiz Hamidun, Gito Rollies, Siti Nordiana, Daqmie, Rabbani, Mawi & Dato AC Mizal, Ikke Nurjanah, Brothers, The Mikraj, Gigi, Bimbo, Inteam, Maher Zain, Astrid & Dedi Irawan, Hamza Namira

Hosted by Mona Jasman

including... Menna Aatya (above), Adnan Breesm, Basel Al Aziz, The5, Yehya Swais, El Dakhlaweya, Baraa Al Owaid, Murad Shareef, Mehad Hamad, Ahmed Al Mansouri, Ali Al Issawi, Mohammad Abdul Jabbar, Samer Saeed, Talal Abo Al Ragheb, Amal Shebli, Mohammad Al Fares

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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This language training tool can teach you the basics of 23 languages.

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including... Calvin Harris feat. Future & Khalid, Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson, Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown feat. Cal Scruby, DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Sigala & Ella Eyre, Kodaline, Kayda & Radio3000, Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane, Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan

b-wise™ (A380 only)

Learn about local business cultures and etiquette, wherever you are in the world!

Soundview Executive Book Summaries (A380 only)

A quick and easy way to distill key ideas from today’s top business books.

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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.

All passengers B737-800 & A330

First & Business Class A380

Economy Class A380 12

11 14

9 2

6 5

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On reverse

1. 控制板*

1. 上下左右ボタン*

2. Window Display

2. 顯示視窗

2. ウィンドウ表示

3. Mode

3. 模式

3. モード

Reading Light ON/OFF

4. 閱讀燈 ON/OFF

4. 読書用ライトON/OFF

Channel UP/DOWN

5. 頻道 UP/DOWN

5. チャンネルUP/DOWN

Volume UP/Down

6. 音量 UP/DOWN

6. 音声ボリュームUP/DOWN

7. Brightness UP/DOWN

7. 亮度 UP/DOWN

7. 明るさUP/DOWN

8. 呼叫乘務員/取消

8. 乗務員呼び出し/取消

9. Select/Start*

9. 選擇/開始*

9. 選択/スタート*

10. Enter*

10. 確認*

10. 入力*

11. Game Controls*

11. 遊戲控制*

11. ゲームコントロール*

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

12.

Control Paddle*

Button Disabled

13. Back button To go to previous screen. 14. Screen ON/OFF button To switch the Interactive screen ON/OFF. 15. Home button Shortcut to go to Main Menu. 16. QWERTY keyboard - B738 / A333 17. Magnetic card reader * Not on the Inseat System

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Seen + Heard / Happenings in Malaysia and around the world

2 1. NEW MILESTONE

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Aspen (Group) Holdings Ltd achieved a significant milestone with a successful listing on the Singapore Exchange. Sounding the gong to signify the auspicious occasion was Aspen Group President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ M. Murly (fifth from left), and Group Executive Director, Dato’ Seri Nazir Ariff (fifth from right), accompanied by Singapore Exchange’s Head of Equities and Fixed Income, Chew Sutat (third from left). Sharing in the moment were Aspen Group company directors and other guests.

2. WELCOME TO MALAYSIA! French high fashion brand LANVIN has opened its first flagship store in Malaysia at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, with over 2,040 square feet of floor space specialising in menswear and a comprehensive collection designed for a cosmopolitan, sophisticated male audience.

3. FESTIVE SHARING Top management of SP Setia, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Khor Chap Jen (third from right), hosted members of the media, purchasers and staff at an exclusive dinner to celebrate Eid at Setia Eco Templer in Rawang, Selangor, with scrumptious dishes whipped up by celebrity chef Sherson Lian.

4. CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE Aymeric Lacroix, managing director of Swarovski Southeast Asia (centre) with Malaysian and Thai celebrities at the jewellery brand’s Brilliance For All regional event held at the W Hotel, Bangkok. The event saw influencers, media and guests from around the region coming together to celebrate Swarovski’s heritage and the launch of the new F/W 2017 Urban Fantasy collection.

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