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Azmin Ali 02 NEWS September, 2018 | Selangor Journal IIUM Presidency – Much Ado About Nothing?

KUALA LUMPUR – Whilst appointment over the lack of the fancy treatments. Studies (IAIS) Malaysia Mo- furor ablazed over embattled media coverage on Maszlee's "No flowers, specially cho- hammad Hashim Kamali, as Education Minister Dr Masz- Sarawak visit compared to the reographed children shows, well as countless other scholars. lee Malik over his recent ap- sensationalized IIUM appoint- (or) special lunch to greet Maszlee’s appointment as pointment as the International ment, despite the earlier issue him. Just the grim reality of the 7th President of IIUM, re- Islamic University Malaysia being more vital towards the inspecting weather beaten and placing Rais Yatim had drawn (IIUM) president, some parties future development of the na- leaking roofs, termite-eaten criticism from netizens, student felt that credit must be given tional education system. classrooms, smelly toilets, long- groups, opposition leaders as where it's due. "This to me is more import- house standard teacher living well as leaders within Pakatan After constantly being crit- ant, more critical to our coun- quarters and what not," he said. Harapan coalition itself, fearing icized by numerous parties try's future and more news- Despite lesser coverage, that it will generate conflict of from all corners, another fellow worthy than taking up a no Maszlee had been updating interest. scholar had risen up to defend allowance honorary post as his Facebook continuously Maszlee, a former lecturer Maszlee by telling his critics to president of a university with throughout his trip to Sarawak of IIUM, became the third ed- 'move on' and 'get a life' rather all the bricks being thrown in schools, where he was seen in- ucation minister to assume the than fixating themselves on the his way by ungrateful and blin- specting the poor living condi- president’s post since the uni- Simpang Renggam MP. kered critics braying to taste his tions of the schools. versity’s establishment. "Move on you guys, get a life. blood.” It was reported that his Its first president was Hus- You are just finding excuses to "Yet his visit to Sarawak ministry has already set aside sein Onn, followed by Anwar throw bricks at Maszlee Ma- barely made the headlines. RM2.7 billion under the 11th Ibrahim when he was the ed- lik," said Universiti Teknologi This is what I fail to under- Malaysia Plan (11MP) for fixing ucation minister in the 1980s, Malaysia (UTM) Prof Dr Awa- stand. What is happening to schools and building new ones, who was then succeeded by Na- luddin Mohd Shaharoun in this beloved country of ours? until 2020 on top of proposing jib Razak in 1998 who was then a lengthy heartfelt Facebook We amplify and glorify contro- additional funds to fix schools the education minister. posting. versy and never appreciate real and teacher's quarters for Bud- "By following past precedent, In defending Maszlee, Awa- change even when it is about to get 2019. the poor guy (Maszlee) had to luddin had applauded the for- happen," he said. Awaluddin was the latest take up the post and now faced mer who still managed to travel Awaluddin said that Maszlee prominent figure to defend the bullets from his critics who to Sarawak for a work visit to was the first Education Minis- Maszlee's appointment, after never seem to be satisfied with schools in rural areas despite ter who truly adopts a low key Pahang Ruler Sultan Ahmad all explanations," said Awalud- the escalating controversies hands-on approach in witness- Shah, IIUM Rector Prof Dzulki- din. surrounding his appointment. ing first-hand what can be done fli Abdul Razak, academician The Engineering and Tech- to improve the education stan- and CEO of the International nology lecturer expressed dis- dards of rural schools, minus Institute of Advanced Islamic

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pone the project between three to four years, based on the cur- Azmin Saved Malaysia rent economic condition of the country. Azmin said Khaw and his team had viewed Malaysia’s situation positively, which then RM 120 Billion lead to a second meeting in By It was explained that post- ter for Infrastructure and Min- Kuala Lumpur that took place Syauqi Jamil poning the project will require ister for Transport Khaw Boon just a week later. a change in the business mod- Wan and Azmin had exchanged Khaw had returned with a el, where an escalation of the legal documents to vary the proposition where Singapore project cost will incur, on top HSR Bilateral Agreement based was willing to consider post- of maintaining confidence in on the new understanding. poning the HSR project for a investors. The historic event was wit- period of only a year. In fulfilling the HSR bilateral nessed by Prime Minister Tun With that, Azmin then agreement, Malaysia will also Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Dep- brought the matter to be dis- have to bear the agreed cost uty Prime Minister Datuk Seri Azmin saved cussed with the Cabinet before KUALA LUMPUR – While his incurred by Singapore, should Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Malaysia having to go back to Singapore political rivals are busy trying to the HSR project did not pro- Singapore Deputy Prime Minis- afterwards, in an attempt to ap- gain leverage over him on petty ceed come May 31, 2020. ter and Coordinating Minister the financial peal that the Republic nation matters, embattled Economic However, what many didn’t for National Security Teo Chee consider postponing the project Affairs Minister Dato’ Seri Mo- realise from the joint signing Hean. burden of for a longer period of time. hamed Azmin Ali apparently of the bilateral side letter with The seemingly relieved RM120 billion Ultimately, both nations had had other things on his mind-- Singapore, was that Azmin had Azmin in a joint press confer- managed to meet in the middle, like saving Malaysia’s economy. managed to spare Malaysia ence afterward said that such over the next agreeing to the win-win deal of On September 5, Malay- from the burden of financial mutual understanding between two years deferring the 350km project for sia and Singapore had finally commitment of RM120 billion the two nations could not have two years. reached an official conclusion over the next two years. been possible without the spirit With the new deal, the HSR on suspending the Kuala Lum- According to Azmin’s Policy of bilateral cooperation. Express Service is expected to pur-Singapore High Speed Rail Officer, Yin Shao Loong, the However, it was clear that commence for public use by Jan (HSR) project to May 31, 2020. RM120 billion breaks down to such agreement would not 1, 2032 instead of the original The bilateral agreement a combination of RM55 billion have been made possible with- commencement date of Dec 31, made headlines, mainly focus- estimated capex for the core out hard work, the right nego- 2026. ing on Malaysia bearing SGD15 project and RM65 billion es- tiation skills and economical Azmin previously announced million (roughly RM45 million) timation in government guar- insight poured by Azmin and that the estimated project cost of abortive costs due contrac- antees for train procurement, his team. was actually revealed to be at tual delays which needs to be maintenance as well as train Renowned American dip- Azmin and his team with Sin- RM110 billion, after discov- paid by Jan 2019. systems maintenance over 30 lomat, politician and activist gapore, which had went back ering numerous ‘hidden costs’ These are not compensa- years. Robert Sargent Shriver Jr once and forth for weeks. which wasn’t made public by tion to be paid to Singapore as Therefore, with the new HSR said that “My parents had al- Azmin shared with reporters, the previous government. many have misinterpreted, but deal, the Malaysian government ways preached the virtues of his first encounter with Khaw in The amount varies signifi- instead existing provisions in had managed to avoid making hard work. But hard work is Singapore, in Aug 11, where he cantly compared to Barisan contracts that incur some costs these big financial commitment one thing, economic struggle is had presented the mandate of Nasional (BN) administration’s for delays, where the amount is for the coming two years. another.” the Malaysian Cabinet. previous estimated cost of be- the cost for the two year defer- The deal was sealed after This can be seen through the It was revealed that the Cabi- tween RM54 billion and RM74 ment. Singapore Coordinating Minis- tireless negotiations between net had initially seeked to post- billion. 04 NEWS September, 2018 | Selangor Journal

Smoking Ban Extended KUALA LUMPUR – Thinking tion (WHO). of picking that outside seat in “Those who go against this restaurants so you can smoke rule can be fined RM10,000 or and dine at the same time? jailed not more than two years,” Smokers may be disappoint- he was quoted by Malay daily ed to learn that there may be no newspaper Utusan Malaysia. more lighting up of cigarettes Besides this, Lee had also in restaurants, even when din- proposed that the Parliament’s ing outside. smoking room be shut down The Health Ministry in De- completely in October, in an at- wan Negara last September 6 tempt to turn the entire August has announced that they are House a smoke-free zone. pushing all open air restaurants The proposal would be car- to be gazetted as non-smoking ried out if there were no objec- areas from December onwards. tions that would crop up on the This was said to be part of matter. the government’s initiative to Currently, there are 23 areas protect the public from the ef- designated smoke-free under fects of secondhand cigarette the Control of Tobacco Prod- smoke. uct (Amendment) Regulations Deputy Health Minister Dr 2017. Lee Boon Chye said the de- These include entertainment cision is Malaysia’s commit- centers, theatres, elevators, ment as a member state to the public toilets, air-conditioned Framework Convention on To- eateries, public vehicles, air- bacco Control and adheres to ports, government premises the guidelines under Article 8 and any area used for the pur- of the World Health Organisa- pose of assembly.

he East-West Cen- threats that could severely im- tre based in Hawaii, pact urban areas worldwide. USA has selected the RULE brings together urban Selangorian Managing Director leader and policymakers, ur- of Smart Selangor I feel privilleged banisation experts and practi- Delivery Unit, Dr Fahmi Ngah as to have been tioners, civil society represen- to Rule USA the sole Malaysian participant tatives, business leaders and T selected into this to an 11-day Smart Cities Re- officials from private founda- gional Urban Leaders Exchange programme, and in tions and international devel- (RULE) Programme from the opment institutions from cities 12th to 22nd September in the a way, this shows throughout Asia, the Pacific and United States of America. that the Smart the United States. Participation The Regional Urban Lead- in this program is by invitation ers Exchange Programme is a Selangor Smart only. dialogue and study tour pro- State programme Other selected participants gramme designed to engage ur- from Asia includes Juwanda ban leaders in a multi-country, is already being Ajun (ICT advisor to the May- interdisciplinary examination recognised as or of Bandung), Tamanna Rah- of critical concerns and inno- man (Officer Capital Develop- vative solutions to building re- one of the main ment Authority Bangladesh), silient and sustainable cities. developing smart Rajendra Jagtap (CEO Pune The focus of the program is on Municipal Corporation, India), key issues and best policy and cities programme Merlina Panganiban (Head of practice options to address eco- based on global Urban Development, Makati nomic, technological and envi- City), Setiaji (Head of Jakarta ronmental challenges, promote standards. Smart City Management Unit social equity and more effective and Imran Zarkoon (Director governance systems and re- General of Quetta Development spond to non-traditional secu- Authority, Pakistan). rity issues arising from global TECH Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 05

consultant in New York, San Jose and Tokyo, working for corporations like NTT, Pana- sonic and NEC before being appointed as the General Man- ager of Worldwide Operation at Matsushita (Panasonic) Cor- poration, based in Fujisawa. In the early nineties, not many people would have known that our very own Malaysian was a top market analyst that was in- volved in the success of the then Palm Pilot and Zaurus working alongside the likes of Jeff Haw- kins and Donna Dubinsky from Palm Computing and Maeda of Sharp Corporation. It was when Liew was in- volved with Matsushita Dis- play Monitor Division that he brought the embedded design and manufacturing technolo- gies to Malaysia, making it a InnovateCEO Liew Choon Lian’s MDT Innovations is toone of the fastestLead hub for analyses, design, sourc- ing and procurement of key growing tech companies in the region components of flat-panel dis- plays, wireless communication By technologies and RFID. Cecelia Alphonsus SERVE TO LEAD SUNWAY – MDT Innovations and communication technolo- from 2014 to 2017. In 2016, MDT Innovations now special- is one of Asia’s top 25 IoT gies to ensure that their prod- MDT Innovations found itself izes in IoT smart devices de- companies currently earning ucts are more creative and fu- alongside the big names in tech sign particularly wireless sen- RM200 million in revenue of ture needs driven. when they were chosen by In- sor gateway, active RFID tag which 95% is export driven. To date, their products have ternet of Things (IoT) Business and NFC in SIM card solutions. The company, since it ventured established markets in the Platform Asia to be among one They also focus on IoT appli- into RFID (radio frequency United States, Japan, China, of the top 5 vendors behind Mi- cation development, system identification) and the wire- Indonesia, India, Philippines, crosoft, IBM, Google MDT and implementation and project less sensor market in 2005 has Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Cisco. management as well as pro- grown its revenue from RM1 the Middle East, some ASEAN Liew Choon Lian Founder, Chairman & CEO of viding software and hardware million to RM10 million, then countries as well as South Afri- GLOBAL PLAYER MDT Group of Companies for multi-platform systems. Key onwards to RM100 million to ca. Without a doubt MDT Innova- business activities include IoT where it stands today at double Liew, who was recently nom- tions is truly a Malaysia Boleh embedded systems as well as that figure. CEO Liew Choon inated OP of the Year by the company that has soared in the providing turnkey application Lian hopes the upward revenue alumni of the Royal Military global market as a pioneer en- solutions for the systems. trajectory will hit RM1 billion College exemplifies the school’s abler in IoT technology and sys- A few examples of flagship by 2025. motto “Serve to Lead” in the tems applications in the region. applications include Industry way he strategically manages It is easy to see why as Liew 4.0 – Work in Progress Tracking, the growth of MDT Innova- comes across as a very smart The wealth of LINOTAG Connected Apparel tions. and vibrant man who is contin- Suite where yarn was adopted His corporate mission is “to uously thinking about the fu- experience he as Wireless Antenna in Appar- ensure each and every one his ture and how to anticipate next el and Smart Trolley to connect staff become millionaires.” This generation needs. The wealth has acquired and control trolleys wirelessly. is what drives him to innovate of experience he has acquired Coles Australia is currently us- When other tech start-ups working new technology and why R&D working overseas, certainly ing this system to trace, track were feeling the bite of the eco- and Intellectual Property are at holds him in good stead as he and provide relevant analytics nomic downturn, MDT Innova- overseas, the core of the company. applies the same working cul- within the supermarkets and tions wasn’t feeling the pinch Judging by the number of ture he was exposed to in Japan certainly holds its chains. Others include Au- as according to Liew they have awards and accolades they and the US to his team here in tomated Vehicle Management consistently ploughed 10 to 15 have garnered; the strategy Malaysia. him in good System, SchoolTrac School Sur- percent of their revenue into appears to be paying off. MDT The global working stan- veillance and Security System, Research and Development to Innovations created history dards of the company is appar- stead as he People-Asset-Analytics and In- stay ahead of the market. when they emerged 12th in ent as earlier this year, MDT telligent Impact Monitoring. “Overseas markets are more applies the Deloitte’s Fast 500 Asia Pacific Innovations was selected as It is clear that their innova- receptive to new technology 2011listing, the highest rank- one of the top 25 companies tive spirit is certainly leading and have bigger budgets so it is same working ing an ASEAN company has in APAC and a few months ago the way in serving the commu- easier to penetrate compared to ever achieved. They also swept cinched the Frost & Sullivan culture he was nity, industries and even coun- focusing on the local market.” 10 Asia Pacific ICT awards be- IoT Company for 2018. tries. However, Liew is not rest- “China alone has tremen- tween 2006 and 2013 and not Soft-spoken, humble but with exposed to ing on his laurels as yet as in dous purchasing power and to mention two Prime Minister a great sense of humour, Liew order to scale up the business high new technology adoption Best of the Best awards in 2007 isn’t one to blow his own horn. in Japan and to hit the target of RM1 billion rate,” says Liew. and 2013. It doesn’t end there, During the interview, he left his the US to his revenue in 2025, the company in 2008 they hooked the Red colleagues to share about his Research driven is looking at strategic partner- Herring Asia 100 Award and past experiences before adding team here in ships and even an IPO to turn According to Liew, they have the following year tackled the one or two vital details about things up a notch. dedicated their research works Red Herring Global 100 award himself. After graduating, Liew Malaysia. This budak boy, as alumni of to the development of IoT com- and won. MDT Innovations also worked in Manhattan for five RMC are fondly called has cer- ponents as well as enabling consecutively swiped the Best years with Fuji-Keizai USA. He tainly come a long way in serv- the seamless integration of au- Brand Asia and Best Employ- went on to become a successful ing to lead not just nationally to-identification, information er Awards four years in a row industry analyst and strategic but globally. 06 FEATURE September, 2018 | Selangor Journal

Malaysian Uprising

producer Fred Chong, who was driven By alaysia has not one, by the stories of how Malaysians came Batrisyia Jay but two national days together for GE14. Intrigued by the sto- to commemorate the ry behind this inspirational film, the Se- country’s independence langor Journal team paid a visit to the from the British empire. man of the hour to gain a better insight Malaysia day is celebrated to commem- of the inner workings of “Rise: Ini Ka- orate 16 September 1963, a time when M lilah”. the former British colony of Singapore “We are blurring the reality of the ac- and the East Malaysian states of Sabah tual events and the story, thus giving you and Sarawak, came together to be unit- a combination of the true workings of ed as the Federation of Malaya to create GE14 and something which is fictional,” the Malaysian Federation. says Fred while explaining the concep- Unity was what made the formation tualization of the film. “Rise: Ini Kalilah” of the Malaysian Federation achievable, follows the pattern of blockbuster films and once again, as proven by the May such as “Titanic” and “Pearl Harbour”, 9th 2018, elections the 14th Malaysian which were based on the event itself, General Election (GE14), once again yet had characters that were fictional. triumphed against all odds. Ergo, unity “The movie is fictional, but at the same is the very essence of a latest Malaysian time it is inspired by all the social me- film called “Rise: Ini Kalilah”, a film that dia postings, videos, and particularly the was inspired by events of the GE14 that documentaries on how Malaysians on is set to be released on September 13, Facebook were trying to come up with a 2018, in conjunction with Malaysia Day. campaign called ‘Carry your vote home’ “Rise: Ini Kalilah” follows the lives of ” says the established songwriter, music six Malaysians on the days leading up producer and multi-genre creator. to the GE14 on May 9. Its multi-racial cast includes Remy Ishak, Mira Filzah First Spark and Sangeeta Krishnasamy. Directed by Saw Teong Hin, Nik Amir Mustapha and The idea for the film first sparked within Prem Nath, the production for the RM2, Fred after hearing of an Indian producer 000, 000 film was completed in just who was keen to produce an epic story three months and was shot in various lo- of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mo- cations across Malaysia, Singapore and hamad after the Pakatan Harapan victo- Britain. ry on May 9. “I thought it was a good The film is the brainchild of executive idea, but I personally felt that the story FEATURE Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 07

should be about the people instead.” a character, played by Jen Chiah, who Fred was still toying with the idea of is a struggling reporter fixated on doc- having a GE14 inspired story that fea- umenting the events leading to May 9. tured the rakyat when he came across the Astro Awani’s documentary called United Team “Amazing Race”. “I saw how people in “Rise: Ini Kalilah” had three leading Hong Kong, London, Australia, and even directors in the country on board, Saw Dubai were talking about how they had Teong Hin (Puteri Gunung Ledang), to bring their votes back, and the way Nik Amir Mustapha (Terbaik Dari Lan- they had grouped together and used git) and Prem Nath (Vere Vazhi Ille). social media to stay connected motivat- The film specially features dialogues in ed me to have a story that highlighted English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil as how the people had fought and stayed it revolves around the perspectives of together using digital and social media.” three Malaysians of Malay, Chinese and Being the Group Chief Executive Offi- Indian descent. cer of WebTVAsia Sdn. Bhd., a local digi- All three directors despite being com- tal media company, Fred had wanted the mitted to other projects somehow found story to revolve around how people are time to take this on. Fred required three connected in a digital world and how so- directors of different ethnicities as he cial media played a very important role wanted the movie to be a multi-lingual in the access of information to the peo- ple. “Through the access of information on social media, we are informed, and when we are informed we tend to make wise decisions,” says Fred. Character Development Despite being the first time a change of government is seen in the country, this We went ahead election had showed no bloodshed and has had a very peaceful transition. “It and pushed a few had made my story less dramatic, but I boundaries and had never wanted to dramatize it in the first place,” he says. The main reason for it had passed this peaceful transition was due to the through the army and police force, which was why Fred had created a policeman character, board. Some of played by actor Remy Ishak, as one of the main characters of the film. it were police Challenges Despite the setbacks, Fred and his Apart from a policeman, the film fea- corruption, Having only a period of three weeks to team still pushed some boundaries for tures the stories of a student in London film an entire movie is a challenge in it- the film. “We went ahead and pushed rushing to deliver postal votes as well irregularities self, but the Executive Producer admit- a few boundaries and it had passed as a businessman in turmoil over polit- on the election ted that one of the main challenges of through the board. Some of it were ically-motivated criminal charges. Fred “Rise: Ini Kalilah” was facing the Film police corruption, irregularities on the had thought that it would have been too day itself and Censorship Board of Malaysia. Fred had election day itself and other electoral is- straight forward if the character of the taken the safest route to ensure the film sues,” he says, admitting that he would student in London were to be too fixat- other electoral comes out with the least bit of contro- have pushed more boundaries had he ed on bringing the votes back, as was issues, versy as possible. “That and the fact been given the time. shown in the documentary that he had that our timing was limited made me watched. “So I twisted it a bit and creat- not take as many chances as I would’ve Tribute to the people ed a character that is young and unpa- wanted to and had to self-censor myself, The title theme song is a cover of “Se- triotic, someone who is not interested in so I feel that a lot of the things the audi- jahtera Malaysia” and is sung by Malay- the elections, which was half of the pop- ences wanted to see wasn’t in the film,” sian songbird Dato’ Sheila Majid. “Music ulation of Malaysia at the time,” he says. he says. is a very important element of the mov- However, witnessing the struggles of the movie that features conversations in Having had a bad experience with ie, and we were very fortunate to have people and friends around her who are different mother tongues “I wanted re- the board over his previous film, “Ban- Dato’ Sheila Majid sing the soundtrack,” upholding their rights and gathering the al-life conversations between a husband glasia”, a film directed by Namewee and expressed Fred. The patriotic soundtrack votes, the character, played by actress and wife, father and son in their own scheduled for release on 30 January was originally performed by Moham- Mira Filzah, was pushed to become the home using their own language,” says 2014 had been banned as the film dealt mad Rauzan Alwi. person who had in the end, championed Fred. with Malaysian politics; Fred had no in- “This film is a tribute to the real he- the whole process of bringing the votes The filming of “Rise: Ini Kalilah” had tention for history to repeat itself. roes who had made May 9 possible; I home. The film also features actress started in early July of this year. With- Filming a movie based on the events wanted them to witness these and in- Sangeeta Krishnasamy, who takes on the in three weeks the team had completed of GE14, the team consulted various le- vited them for the premiere.” Fred feels role of a teacher at a school struggling shooting in London, Singapore and Kua- gal bodies to ensure that lines had not fortunate to have had Maria Chin, Ambi- for funding as well as Jack Tan, who la Lumpur. Two weeks later, the trailer been stepped on, “Our lawyers said that ga, Marina Mahathir, Hannah Yeoh who stars as a Malaysian working in Singa- for the film was launched at a press con- if we were to portray a political flag in all came as well including Gobind Singh pore who is finding a way to come home ference, and within one month, the film the movie, we can be sued among many Deo and Syed Saddiq who were present to vote. “I saw footages on the news of was completed and has been set to be other things, so you don’t see those lo- for the premiere launch. how hundreds of thousands of Malay- released on September 16, 2018. “It’s gos or flags in the film,” says Fred. “We Set to be released on September 13, sians who’s living in Singapore trying to the fastest turn around project for all of however got permission from the media 2018, “Rise: Ini Kalilah” tells the jour- come back and how they were told that us, but at the same time, we never want- to show real footages and videos of the ney of six individuals crossing paths on they didn’t have to come back as it’s not ed to compromise the quality, that’s why event, footages that have been uploaded the eventful day that was May 9. Be sure important and such, so I thought that’s we made sure we had experienced di- to YouTube, so the artistic choice of the to catch it in the cinema to relive the an important element to include in the rectors and crews, from pre-production film was that during the shooting a dif- moments of how Malaysians of various story and come up with the character,” to principal shooting to post-production, ferent flag was portrayed, but in the real ages and from around the world had he says. so we were really happy with the out- live footages and news, the actual flag of struggled and come together to vote for Being a Sabahan, Fred had also want- come. We pulled together a really ded- the political parties are shown,” he says. a new Malaysia. ed to include a representation of a Sa- icated team that had made everything “Hence, it wasn’t as perfect as I would’ve bah story to the film, and thus created possible.” wanted it.” 08 FEATURE September, 2018 | Selangor Journal

SIBS - Gateway to ASEAN

Selangor said during the official opening ceremony that the state of Selangor is the Gateway to ASEAN and is an aspir- ing Global Trading Hub. “Selangor is a I believe the significant centre-point for domestic and international businesses that would like summit has to build or strengthen their presence in ASEAN and SIBS is the perfect platform successfully to do just that.” He added that the summit allowed for positioned local and foreign multinational corpo- rations, small and medium enterprises Selangor as a and entrepreneurs operating in the F&B industry to showcase their products and solid trading services, and act as a strategic avenue Y.B. Dato’ Teng for marketing, collaborations and part- platform where Chang Khim, nerships, while providing exposure and Selangor State information on the latest technological the community Government Senior developments globally. Executive Following its astounding success in is able to gather Councillor 2017, which saw a total of 22,000 vis- itors and generated RM204.2 million with a common in transaction value, SIBS has received Continued from cover page... support from MBI Selangor as Co-Or- purpose, to do ganisers and MATRADE as an Endorsing The 10-day summit features three Partner. business, all in main events, the ‘4th Edition of Selan- In his keynote speech, Amirudin said gor International Expo’, the ‘2nd Edition that the success of the summit in 2017 one place, and of Selangor ASEAN Business Confer- has strengthened Malaysia’s profile on ence’ and the ‘Selangor Smart City and the global map as one of the most im- that is Selangor, Digital Economy Convention 2018’. portant business partners in the ASEAN The opening ceremony was attend- region. the Gateway to ed by Dato’ Menteri Besar of Selangor “I believe the summit has successful- Amirudin Shari and graced by His Royal ly positioned Selangor as a solid trading ASEAN Highness Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sul- platform where the community is able tan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj, Raja to gather with a common purpose, to do Muda of Selangor also visited exhibition business, all in one place, and that is Se- Amirudin Shari booths at the Selangor International langor, the Gateway to ASEAN,” he said. Menteri Besar of He added that the Golden State of Se- Expo 2018. Selangor Dato’ Teng Chang Khim, Executive langor has proven itself time and again, Councillor of the State Government of to be a formidable bastion of economic FEATURE Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 09

Selangor Targets RM12 Billion

nvest Selangor Bhd is aiming RM12 billion total investment this year, mainly from the services and manufacturing sectors. Of the total RM12 billion, RM7 billion worth of investments are expect- Ied to come from the manufacturing sec- tor, while RM5 billion will account for the services sector. Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari had said 60% of Selangor’s econ- omy is made up of the service sector, while the manufacturing sector rep- resents 23%. “The manufacturing divi- sion is one of the core businesses in the state apart from healthcare, transporta- tion and machinery,” said Amirudin.

Amirudin had also added that the state recorded RM800 million invest- ments for the first half of 2018. “There is a greater interest now. We prowess and progress in Malaysia. As of “Looking at the Selangor Internation- hope to score higher (investments) 2017, Selangor singularly contributed a al Expo 2018, I am pleased to see a real than last year, but it depends on how massive RM270 billion, or, 23% to the multi-national participation, with a re- Selangor is a we implement the strategy,” CEO Datuk national GDP, with a high annual GDP cord of 23 countries across the world,” Hasan Azhari Idris said after the launch- growth rate of 7.1%. The official launch said Dato’ Teng. significant centre- ing ceremony of Selangor International was followed by an exhibition tour of He added that over the next couple of Business Summit (SIBS) 2018 in Kuala Selangor International Expo 2018. days, the summit is looking forward to point for domestic Lumpur. With a total exhibition space of ap- seeing more participations from visitors Last year, Selangor attracted RM5.59 proximately 11,000sqm; the expo has in the expo and to immerse themselves and international billion of direct investments in the man- attracted a mix of 60% domestic and in the ASEAN experience, as well as try- ufacturing sector, as well as RM4 billion 40% international F&B brands and fea- ing their hands at experiencing other businesses that in the services sector, particularly from tures unique business matching offer- food cultures from around the world. the world’s largest furniture retailer, ings for local and international buyers, “When you look at the Selangor would like to build IKEA, with an establishment of a re- sighting a diverse mix of exhibitors from ASEAN Business Conference 2018, we gional supply chain centre in Pulau In- Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Laos, have heard engaging panel discussions or strengthen their dah, worth RM908 million. The services Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, around real-life challenges and opportu- and manufacturing sectors contributed India, Africa, Egypt, Netherlands, Ger- nities that business players from differ- presence in ASEAN 59.5% and 29.5% to Selangor’s gross many, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, En- ent countries and regions encounter on domestic product in 2017 respectively. gland, Finland, Iran and Taiwan as well a daily basis,” he said. and SIBS is the This year, Selangor has garnered as the European Union. The second day of the two-day Se- about RM1.8 billion of investments to The conference component of the langor ASEAN Business Conference had perfect platform to date, primarily following Invest Selan- summit, Selangor ASEAN Business seen a total number of 1500 partici- gor’s trade mission to Japan in January. Conference 2018 also kicked off with a pants, which is a remarkable increase of do just that “We had a good start with the invest- lunch plenary session featuring Dr. Ong 50% compared to the conference held ment tour in Japan. Those investments Kian Ming, Deputy Minister of Interna- last year. that we have secured involve companies tional Trade and Industry (MITI) who The conference features over 50 in- in the logistics, packaging, machinery delivered a keynote address on the topic dustry leaders from ASEAN and beyond cial Intelligence), machine learning, and aerospace sectors,” Hasan Azhari “Future of Malaysia in ASEAN”. and offers delegates a holistic confer- blockchain, cryptocurrency and IoT said. The conference also featured a sec- ence experience that focuses on tackling (Internet of Things) will be among Japan remains the state’s largest for- ond lunch plenary session the following current issues and opportunities that the jargons used for the next few eign investor with 13 projects worth day with Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin impact the business landscape in ASE- days,” said Dato’ Teng. RM533 million, followed by Singapore Ali, Minister of Economic Affairs, who AN and had seen the participation of ap- “The more people understand the with 18 projects at RM439 million and delivered a keynote address on the top- proximately 20 speakers. importance of trade and the magni- China with five projects worth RM282 ic “Economic Aspirations of Malaysia in The summit is not complete without tude it brings to the socio-economic million last year. Foreign investments ASEAN”. the excitement of Smart City and Digi- landscapes globally, the more we are accounted for 40% of the total invest- A gala dinner was hosted on the sec- tal Economy Convention to be held from able to drive its agenda, especially ment in Selangor, while 60% of the in- ond day of the summit at the Renais- September 13 to September 15, 2018. within the Asean Economic Commu- vestments were local. sance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The event The convention is one of the largest nity. To achieve this, we will have to The second edition of the SIBS this was attended by Dato’ Teng Chang Khim in this region featuring forums and ex- work together as a united single mar- year is projected to attract RM250 mil- as well as Raja Shahreen Bin Raja Oth- hibitions on innovation, technology and ket.” lion in transaction value, up 22% from man, CEO of MBI Selangor. e-commerce. “Industrial 4.0, AI (Artifi- last year’s RM204.2 million. 10 FEATURE September, 2018 | Selangor Journal

alaysia needs to take the United States and China could es- address this issue in order to accelerate advantage of its open calate into a full-blown trade war, with the efforts to reduce and eliminate the economy status and ramifications not only for bilateral eco- non-tariff barriers. strengthen the invest- nomic ties but also for the global econ- He had also said that the peo- ment within the Ase- omy. ple-to-people and business-to-business an-member countries amid the global “In a short run, Malaysia will definite- relationships, as well as the exchange Mtrade tension, Deputy International ly be affected even though we are the of ideas between Asean countries need Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong second most open economy in the Asean to improve. “This is where business and Kian Ming said. as our trade-to-GDP ratio is more than even trade can thrive.” “I don’t think the trade tension be- 100%,” he said. Ong stressed that Malaysia needs to tween the US and China will come to Ong added that the non-tariff barriers be more opened to welcome various an easy solution. Even with the nego- remain as one of the major hurdles in regional champions from other coun- tiations that are being taken by both solidifying the linkages between coun- tries in Asean such as Thailand, Singa- Malaysia parties, the tension is still running high tries in Asean. pore and Indonesia to have a general and affects the predictability of the US “Many of the trade investors to Asean exchange of ideas on businesses and Strengthens government,” said Dr Ong at the plenary countries are experiencing the non-tariff trades on a global level. lunch session held on the first day of the barriers, which is what we are trying to “Without the exchange of ideas from Investments Selangor International Business Summit address with our Asean counterparts at these various non-governmental agen- (SIBS) 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. the moment,” said Ong. cies, it’d be difficult for us to play a role Ong addressed the concern of many Ong had urged businesses to step for- in pushing Asean into the next level.” in ASEAN observers that trade tensions between ward and work with the government to

line, then we will without a doubt be joining it for a second time,” says Aw Wai Kheong, Managing Director of IB Com Inc., a full-service designer, plan- ner and fabricator of commercial kitchen company in the Philippines that focuses on kitchen equipment and small wares. At the moment, IB Com Inc, one of the many exhibitors to join the Selangor International Expo 2018, has been made as a platform to bring in Malaysian food into the Philippines market. “Selangor houses a lot of business opportunity be- tween local and foreign companies, so I feel that it is time for us to build up a bridge from the Philippines to Malay- sia by bringing in their products into the Malaysian food market as well,” he said. IB Com is set to bring in investors from the Philippines to Malaysia, par- ticularly the state of Selangor, for this project. “Hence, it will be a dual-pur- pose business venture between compa- nies from these two countries,” said Wai Selangor F&B Industry Kheong. “We joined SIBS 2018 to have a better exposure into the Malaysian market and goes Global to find suitable distributors,” said Jean P. Lacuban, Marketing officer of Central Seafood Inc, a corporate entity in the Philippines that was established in 1999 as a processor and exporter of fresh fro- The official launch of the Selangor 2018’ organised by Teh Tarik Associa- zen marine products. International Business Summit (SIBS) tion of Malaysia, and ‘Live Gastronomic “Our main export is in the US but one 2018 was followed by an exhibition tour Experience’ organised by Professional percent of it goes into Asian countries to Selangor International Expo 2018 Culinaire Association. such as Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam. and was graced by His Royal Highness As it is, F&B is one of the investment Now we’re starting to penetrate the Ma- Tengku Amir Shah ibni Sultan Sharafud- pillars in Selangor, together with life laysia market and would like to start nvest Selangor will focus on the din Idris Shah Al-Haj, The Raja Muda of sciences, machinery and equipment, with the state of Selangor given its econ- food and beverage (F&B) indus- Selangor who had paid a visit to the ex- electrical and electronics and transport omy that is on the rise,” she said. try for the Selangor International hibition booths at Selangor Internation- equipment sectors. SIBS 2018 features business matching Expo this year, encompassing food al Expo 2018. Dato’ Teng added that the summit and international buyers’ programmes, sciences, technology and services The expo features unique offerings allowed for local and foreign multina- in collaboration with 20 commerce as as well as the halal segment. such as the business matching pro- tional corporations, small and medium well as industry organisations. IBack for its fourth edition, the Selan- gramme and hosted buyers programme enterprises and entrepreneurs operating The summit has received an endorse- gor International Expo 2018 is an F&B to connect with top F&B brands across in the F&B industry to showcase their ment from the Malaysia External Trade trade specific expo that will feature in- the region. products and services, and act as a stra- Development Corp, together with Ma- dustry players within the F&B industry The F&B focused expo had also fea- tegic avenue for marketing, collabora- laysia Airlines Bhd as the official airline in ASEAN. tured a host of exciting side events or- tions and partnerships, while providing partner. “F&B is Selangor’s and the country’s ganised by supporting partners of SIBS exposure and information on the latest Selangor, dubbed as the golden state strength. For instance, the most sellable 2018 for members of the public. technological developments globally. of Malaysia, remained the main contrib- Malaysian products in China are of the The side events include the ‘Selan- “The SIBS 2018 is a big summit who utor to the national economy in 2016, F&Bs,” said Selangor state government gor Latte Art Throwdown of the Year has successfully rounded up a lot of ex- with a 22.7% share, ahead of Kuala senior executive councillor, Dato’ Teng 2018’ organised Malaysia Specialty hibitors, mainly hailing from the F&B Lumpur (15.3%), Sarawak (9.8%), Jo- Chang Khim, who was also present at Coffee Association and Barista Guild industry. If SIBS 2019 were to have an hor (9.4%), Pulau Pinang (6.7%) and the ceremony. Asia, ‘Piala TTAM (Battle of Teh Tarik) expo that focuses on food and the F&B Sabah (6.7%). BUSINESS Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 11

elangor Business School’s pre- mier MBA program opens for reg- istration on September 22, 2018. The 18-month MBA focuses on strategic management, business S4.0, business strategies including interna- tional trade, global marketing and interna- tional human resource management. Tuition fees start as low as RM17,325 for Malaysian students and RM26, 775 for in- ternational students. Those registered will have the chance premises at Menara PKNS PJ from 9am to commence the program with just a RM500 3pm with the necessary documentation; Acceptance Fee if they meet certain terms IC for Malaysians and passports for inter- and conditions. national students together with relevant SBS is wholly owned by the State Gov- certificates. ernment and established in collaboration SBS participates actively in the advance- with UNISEL in direct response to concerns ment of knowledge, diffusion of learning brought forward by Azmin Ali, the former and gaining of competitive advantage in Menteri Besar of Selangor, over the ab- the area of business, corporate and public sence of a home-grown state-run gradu- services management and contributes to ate business school in Selangor to produce shaping the future of business practices. graduates who fulfil the requirements and The SBS MBA program is designed spe- Fortune favors needs of businesses, corporate and public cifically to produce highly skilled and em- service sectors and who are valuable con- ployable graduates equipped to face the tributors and leaders at strategic levels. challenges of a rapidly changing industrial the brave Interested applicants are invited to their and corporate world. Remulti – New O&G Player

BUKIT JELUTONG – Selangor-based of valves to be done,” said Sam Cross- company Remulti Sdn Bhd is now the ley, managing director of ALCO Valves sole distributor for valves produced by Group. The oil and gas Remulti is the first Bumiputera Com- ALCO Valves Group here in Malaysia. In September 2014, Graco Inc ac- extraction business pany based in Klang Valley that stores This was announced at the soft launch of quired ALCO Valves Group as one of deals with high Ex-stock for Instruments & Piping DBB the opening of Remulti Sdn Bhd at their their subsidiary companies. Ever since valves with sizing up to 4 inches. DBB newly-opened factory in Bukit Jelutong Remulti Sdn Bhd was incorporated, the temperature and valves are sleek and compact making it on August 29, 2018. company has been their exclusive agent high pressures all a perfect choice for Skid Packaging com- The event was officiated by the Man- in Malaysia. pany in Malaysia. aging Director of Remulti Sdn Bhd, Az- “The oil and gas extraction business the time, hence the With current set up in Malaysia, the lie Kemaluddin, alongside the Managing deals with high temperature and high safety requirement products are brought readily available Director of ALCO Valves Group, Sam pressures all the time, hence the safety gets higher, so any in their warehouse with the shortest de- Crossley. requirement gets higher, so any leakage livery period of 1-2 weeks. The product Remulti Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian pri- from the valves has to be restricted. Our leakage from the valves comes with complete 3.1 certification vate limited company incorporated valves are better qualified for this,” he has to be restricted. package and documentation, Installa- since 17th May 2016 and is the exclu- said. tion and Operation Manual (step by By having a local manufacturer here, Our valves are better step guide) on how to fit our product the period of time to prepare a valve qualified for this into our client’s Skid System. With more for the end user can now be decreased than 100 installed bases in Malaysia, Re- tremendously. “When an end-user has a multi’s products are well known and de- problem, instead of telling them to wait veloped with improved design that com- 12 weeks, we can now turn around and plies with type acceptance test (TAT). tell them that the product will be ready Graco products are known to move, Among the activities done at the sive stockist/distributor for Graco Inc in in eight hours, that’s what we’re aiming measure, control, dispense and apply a launch were demonstrations from a cou- Malaysia, a world leader in fluid han- to do with our partners here,” said Sam. wide range of fluids and viscous materi- ple of service providers including MTVS dling systems and components founded ALCO Valves Group manufactures als used in vehicle lubrication, commer- for their Portable valve testing Equip- in 1926. superior quality valves for supply to cial and industrial settings. Graco serves ment, Bumiwangsa for the demo on “With an experienced workforce, the oil and gas industry, from standard customers around the world in the man- their Control Panel, and Graco for their good engineers and the presence of a products such as Instrumentation, Ball ufacturing, processing, construction and demo on pumps. The demonstrations good local partner, we felt that Malay- and Needle Valves, to Large Bore Double maintenance industries. took place using Remulti’s valves in their sia is suitable for actual manufacture Block and Bleed Valves (DBB valves). premise in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam. 12 BUSINESS September, 2018 | Selangor Journal

Solution to Food Security The potential of Precision Agriculture in enhancing Malaysia’s food security.

ccording to the Global Food Se- curity Index (GFSI) 2017 report, out of 113 countries, Malaysia’s ranking has dropped to 41 and its GFSI score fell by 3.2 points from 69.4 in 2016 to 66.2 in 2017. Malaysia isA now amongst the top 10 countries with the highest drop in GFSI scores. Earlier this year, Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, Salahuddin Ayub A to Z of in an interview with Bloomberg stated that our current rice stockpile can only sustain the nation for 22 days compared to six months in Vietnam and ten months in China. Datuk Seri Mohamed Shafie Mammal, Connectivity President of UNI Malaysia Labour Centre at- by tributes Malaysia’s drop in the GFSI score and Cecelia ranking to deterioration in the index’s “avail- Atilze Digital is the technological solution for ability” score. Alphonsus “Although Malaysia has enough poultry, Chief Editor connecting the important things in life fishery and eggs supply, we are still relying Media Selangor on imports from foreign countries in various KUALA LUMPUR – Award sign, the “til” in Atilze stands food commodities such as rice, fruits, dairy winning Atilze Digital is mak- for the “things in life” that Atil- milk, beef and grains.” ing strides in Malaysia and the ze is connecting and impacting Norhashim bin Kamisan, a local agropre- region with its IoT driven solu- with their IoT based solutions. neur, expressed concerns over large volumes tions with end-to-end delivery While the company has seen of chili imports from Vietnam as one of the of connected devices, IoT net- considerable impact from the challenges of marketing locally grown chili. works and data-driven applica- first phase of its commercial A concern that Salahuddin is well aware of as tions. smart fertigation system at the part of his agenda is to reduce the country’s Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd,the satellite farm in Teluk Panglima dependence on food imports and to strength- wholly owned subsidiary of G3 Garang, Azman hints at a sur- en food security. Global Berhad is hailed as one prise that is in store for visitors Precision agriculture is a means to help of the Top 25 IoT solutions pro- to the Selangor Smart City & farmers increase their yield, protect the en- viders of 2017 and have also Digital Economy Convention vironment and improve the socio-economic cinched the Best IoT Deploy- taking place at the Malaysia status of communities. A customizable smart ment Award at TechXLR8 Asia International Trade and Exhibi- fertigation system as designed by Atilze De- for the successful deployment tion Centre (MITEC) this Sep- sign for the cultivation of simple crops like of the Smart Agriculture rice tember 13 to 15. chili, cucumbers, brinjals is a gateway to in- farming project in Jawa, Indo- So far, Atilze Design has col- crease participation in the agricultural sector nesia. laborated with MDEC, Axiata as it offers higher yields and lower entry bar- The company is also the IoT and Cyberview in South East riers through a fully automated system that solutions enabler for Malay- Asia and ASEAN on a number costs approximately RM28k per unit present- sia’s first satellite farm in chili of notable projects encompass- ly. However, with economies of scale, the cost cultivation using the smart fer- ing Precision Agriculture, Intel- per unit can be further reduced with the par- tigation system which is con- ligent City, Smart Building and ticipation of more farmers. nected by Atilze’s Sensor Hub. Connected Vehicles. Smart farming solutions are just the thing Apart from that, the company Azman says that at this year’s to revitalize the urban farming movement to has also enabled Cyberjaya Selangor Smart City & Digi- turn gardens, rooftops and balconies into pro- to be the first LoRa (city-wide tal Economy Convention, the ducing food. IoT enabled fertigation systems long range) network connected company is exploring opportu- offer cleaner, simpler and automated farming Smart City in Southeast Asia. nities with local councils and that doesn’t require large plots of land and According to Azman Ismail, government to scale their IoT soil thus encouraging urban Farmville enthu- Product Director at Atilze De- solutions. siasts to embark on growing food. BUSINESS Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 13

NOW EVERYONE CAN FARM Used properly Precision Agriculture can contribute to reduced operational costs and higher yield.

TELUK PANGLIMA GARANG At the core of the smart fer- points which records a variety – Nestled along a narrow vil- tigation system is Atilze’s Sen- of information from humidity lage road in Teluk Mengkuang sor Hub which is designed for to soil conditions, the platform lies a one-and-a-half-acre satel- rapid Internet-of-Things (IoT) then compiles, analyses and dis- lite chili farm in the midst of oil deployment and comes fully tributes actionable information palm plantations. The satellite customizable with an open IoT to the end user via a dashboard farm is the first smart fertiga- hardware platform. which can be accessed through tion chili satellite farm in Ma- “This sensor hub here at the a laptop or smart phone. If laysia, located 2km away from satellite farm, is Kuala Langat there is no 3G or 4G networks the farm produce collection The smart customized,” says Azman Is- available, Atilze’s LoRa gate- centre of the Farmers Associa- mail, Product Director at Atilze way provides low-power and tion of Kuala Langat. Utilizing fertigation system Digital. long-range wireless protocol the smart fertigation system by “The whole dashboard is network to allow sensors and Atilze Digital, this satellite farm in the Kuala Langat dialect, to connected objects to collect and has according to reported data was able to yield make it easy for locals to un- send data back to an IoT data improved production yields derstand the simple vocabulary cloud server for processing. while reducing operational 3,650 kg of chilies used to state the action that is Azman is excited that this costs. needed for them to take.” new satellite-powered agricul- According to agropreneur, compared to The satellite farm project is tural management platform NorHashim bin Kamisan, who to create an innovative supply will empower agropreneurs has been utilizing Atilze’s smart 3,000kg harvested chain that establishes a reliable and stakeholders by using IoT fertigation system for two sea- and continuous sales channel to increase yield and quantity. sons since February 2017, “the using traditional for young agropreneurs. Pro- “The smart fertigation sys- cost for fertilizer has decreased duce is harvested and sent to tem was able to yield 3,650 kg by 10 to 20 per cent and in- fertigation the collection centre in Kuala of chilies compared to 3,000kg stead of two farmhands, I only Langat. According to Azman, harvested using traditional need one person per acre of methods from one the receipt issued at the collec- fertigation methods from one land now, reducing my labour tion centre is even recognized planting cycle.” cost by 50 per cent.” planting cycle. by local banks as proof of in- “Traditional fertigation also Recently, one of NorHashim’s come. takes up a lot of time to man- farms made it into the Malay- Participants in the project ually irrigate the plots as well sian Guiness Book of Records are housed in colourful mount- as to fertilize it. With Atilze’s for producing a record 23 ed container chalets to manage smart fertigation system, the tonnes of chili in a day via the the system on the farm itself. process is automated.” smart fertigation method. Azman Ismail, According to Azman, the par- An acre of land yields ap- The satellite farm in Teluk Product Director, ticipants are selected from the proximately 4,000 polybags of Panglima Garang was launched Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd. B40 group and most, if not all Sakata 461 chili or Kulai 461. in April 2018 and is a collabo- have no prior farming experi- A variety that is favoured for rative project between Malaysia ence. cultivation via the fertigation Digital Economy Corporation The smart fertigation system method as it is more durable (MDEC) and Atilze Digital Sdn utilizes Atilze’s IoT platform to and doesn’t rot fast. Bhd. collect data from various sensor 14 PROPERTY September, 2018 | Selangor Journal Affordable Housing for Forest City – Women & Youths impasse to be resolved

JOHOR BAHRU - The issues studied and reviewed to ensure “If Malaysia is given to for- relating to foreigners not be- our people’s rights are not side- eigners, we would develop fast- ing allowed to buy residential lined. We need to get feedback er and become more advanced properties at the multi-bil- from all quarters so that we can than Singapore because they lion-ringgit Forest City project put together a report for the have money to invest.They are in Gelang Patah needs a cordial Cabinet and the prime minister business-savvy and can build solution for it to be resolved, in our effort to move forward. beautiful buildings, but we will says the Johor state govern- So far, we have tabled the ini- live in wooden houses with KUALA LUMPUR - Devel- port systems are those who ment. State Consumerism, tial report before the cabinet, leaking roofs,” he said. opment land located near are underprivileged and need Human Resources and Unity which relates to the project Dr Mahathir is against for- public transport infrastruc- to use these public transport,” Committee chairman Dr S. Ra- facts including the project size, eigners coming and living here, ture should be allocated for he said. makrishnan hopes the matter status on development that has saying that if they made a city affordable housing develop- He explained that it is im- would not be dragged on as it been completed and still ongo- that is so big, surely they would ments, instead of selling them portant to fight for the youths’ would send the wrong message ing,” she said. not just come here for five days. to the highest bidder from the interest in this aspect in cabi- to foreign investors. This was said by Zuraida af- “If they start a business here, private sector said Minister of net meetings. “We need to come up with ter the National Local Govern- they would not open for seven Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq This was explained after solutions for all, and personal- ment Council meeting chaired days and then return to China Syed Abdul Rahman. he pointed out that a lot of ly I’m confident the matter will by Deputy Prime Minister Da- or their country... They would This was said when the affordable houses being built be resolved,” he said. At the tuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan surely want to live here. When Minister of Youth and Sports are located too far away from moment there has yet to be a Ismail on September 6. they live here, they would be- was addressing home owner- the city centre with limited decision on reducing foreign In an interview on the same come part of the country. If they ship issues among youths and public transport and home- ownership quota in regards to day, Prime Minister Tun Dr Ma- ask for citizenship, we would ways to overcome them at the owners will end up paying the Forest City project but dis- hathir Mohamad had said he not be able to refuse,” he said. launch of the Kunci Rumah much more to travel to work. cussion on the matter is head- will support the Johor Menteri Dr Mahathir was responding Pertamaku program by con- Saddiq pointed out that ing in that direction. Besar’s wish for houses in the to Osman’s remarks that the sulting firm Far Capital Sdn youths need to be educated Housing and Local Gov- Forest City Project to be sold Prime Minister may not un- Bhd, which aims to help de- on financial literary as many ernment Minister Zuraida Ka- to foreigners, if the MB wants derstand the state’s real estate serving women and youths in of them who are under 30 maruddin recently said the Malaysians to live in wooden policy. Malaysia to own property of are declared bankrupt due to ministry would meet the Johor houses. The Prime Minister had pre- their own. credit card debts; their credit state government and the For- The taunt was made against viously caused much conster- “Whenever a new infra- worthiness is one of the rea- est City project management Datuk Osman Sapian by Dr Ma- nation when he announced structure plan is announced sons why their bank housing soon, including meeting the lo- hathir during a joint interview that foreigners would be barred – whether it is the MRT Line loan applications are rejected. cal real estate developers to get with Sinar Harian and Malay- from buying properties at the 3, or 4 or 5, the plots of land He also suggested that their input on ownership policy siakini on September 6. multi-billion-ringgit Forest City surrounding the infrastruc- homes be built surrounding involving foreigners. He said allowing foreigners project. ture is immediately sold to sports complexes that are “For now, our key concern to purchase houses in Forest He later clarified that Chi- the highest private bidder. under-utilised so that youths regarding this project is the City would indeed develop the nese nationals could indeed We as the government need can stay there and utilise the government policy allowing 70 country, but it would be at the purchase residential units at to ensure that the interest facilities to lead a balanced per cent ownership by foreign- cost of the everyday Malay- Forest City but they would not of the rakyat is taken care of lifestyle instead of having the ers. I feel this issue needs to be sians. be issued visas to live there. and ensure that those who are facilities go to waste. staying around these trans-

market and they have a long list in a property buyer’s final pur- of newer townships such as of wants. chase decision,” says Khong, Eco Majestic, Setia Eco City, “Lifestyle and themed devel- adding that although the data and Tropicana Aman. Even ex- opments, green concepts and is inconclusive on whether the isting neighbourhoods like Sri energy-saving devices, water crime rate influences property Hartamas, Bandar Utama, and efficient fittings and security prices, consumer trends suggest Sec 17 have put up guardhous- features with state-of-the-art that crime is a determiner. es with 24-hour security, boom technological facilities are now “Not much local research gates and fencing to secure the part of the add-ons to the stan- has been done on crime rates neighbourhood.” dard property factors of loca- and property values, but we To determine which project tion, building quality, and gen- acknowledge that a correlation is suitable, Khong advises that eral amenities. exists,” he adds. buyers must first decide what “Buyers want a safe place to Khong states that established are their main criteria when live and need peace of mind gated-guarded developments buying a property such as the KUALA LUMPUR – Safety and that their families and personal such as Sierramas, Semantan property location, type of de- security comes first to house belongings are secure,” he says. Villa, Idamansara, Duta Nu- velopment, and budget. Safety buyers in their list of criteria Considering that the loan re- santara, and Duta Tropika have “They should study their tar- when deciding on a purchase. payment would take decades, been able to hold their values get property well, ensure that According to Savills Malaysia buyers want some assurance given their development con- a Valuation Report has been Comes managing director Datuk Paul that the house they are pur- cept and location. done, and carefully review the Khong, buyers are demanding chasing is secure. “The security angle is in- title document,” concludes First for more especially in a buyer’s “Security is a critical item cluded in the master planning Khong. LIFESTYLE Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 15 Walk to Remember By Batrisyia Jay

he Royal Klang Heritage nial sights, places of worship, a school, buildings with mul- Walk (RKTHW) organised by fire station, royal gallery and warehouse tiple architectures Tourism Selangor in collabo- built by a local Malay chieftain. from different parts ration with Klang Municipal Among the highlights is the Alam of the world,” says The buildings here encapsulate Council (MPK), Sultan Abdul Shah Palace, Royal Klang Club, Tengku Alex, who was born Aziz Royal Gallery and Keretapi Tanah Kelana Street (Little India), Indian Mus- and bred in Klang. stories of the yesteryears and TMelayu (KTM) was a media familiarisa- lim Mosque of Tengku Kelana, Klang fire The RKTHW walk give Klang its character today. tion programme which was officiated by station and the Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal features 11 histor- Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari, Chairman of Gallery. ical sites that are They should be preserved to be the Standing Committee of Culture and “Finding the right balance between nestled in the heart appreciated by our generation Tourism, `Malay Tradition and Heritage the development of a modern way of of Klang as part of Hooi E-Wen of Selangor, Dato’ Paiman Bin Keromo, life, buildings and infrastructures, and the program’s high- Travel and Lifestyle Blogger. CEO of Malay Culture and Heritage Cor- conservations of traditions, architecture lights. These include poration of Selangor (PADAT) and Dato’ and culture is critical to ensure the coun- the Sultan Abdul Hj. Mohamad Yasid Bin Bidin, Chief of try’s attractiveness towards tourists, as Aziz Royal Gallery, the District, Klang Municipal Council well as a cultural heritage including his- the former Char- (MPK). toric building, sites, cultures and other tered Bank, the Royal Held on the 2nd of September 2018, invaluable assets that plays a major role Klang Club, the Alam the event was in conjunction with the in boosting the state’s tourism sector” Shah palace, the nation’s 61st Independence Day as an said Dato’ Abdul Rashid Asari, Chairman Church of Our Lady initiative to boost the spirit of ‘Sayangi of Standing Committee of Culture Tour- Lourdes, Klang Con- Malaysiaku’ amongst the participants by ism, Malay Civilisation and Heritage of vent School, Tengku exploring the country’s early history in Selangor. Kelana street (Little Klang. “With the collaboration of Keretapi India), the Indian Klang a royal town and former capital Tanah Melayu Railway Berhad in this Muslim Mosque of of Selangor is characterised by historic event, we hope it could give an impact Tengku Kelana street, buildings and quaint, traditional struc- for the tourist. With the connection and Sri Nagara Then- tures such as the Indian Muslim Mosque easy access from the Klang train station dayuthapathi Temple, Klang Fire Sta- REVEALING EXPERIENCE in Tengku Kelana and the Alam Shah to the city centre, we hope people will tion and lastly, Gedung Raja Abdullah. “I had mixed emotions of awe, nostalgia palace. join and experience this free guided trip The first stop on the walk is the Sul- and patriotism during the two-and-a- The free guided walk tour, the RK- for themselves,” he said. tan Abdul Aziz Gallery officially opened half-hour walk,” said Hooi E-wen, a fel- THW program, aims to highlight the in 2007, the Royal Gallery is housed in low participant of the RKTHW program character, charm and unique attractions THE ROYAL TOWN the imposing Sultan Suleiman building. that day. “The buildings here encapsu- of Klang. These include clusters of colo- Known as one of the oldest towns in In December 2009 the building was ga- late stories of the yesteryears and give Selangor, if not Malaysia, Klang is rich zetted as a National Heritage Building. Klang its character today. They should in tradition, history and customs. The Build by a British architect, the gallery be preserved to be appreciated by future town began at the southern bank of has an extensive collection of royal generations,” she says. the Klang River, which has been known memorabilia and paraphernalia belong- Hooi, who is a travel and lifestyle throughout the world as the ultimate tin ing to the eighth Sultan of Selangor. blogger, felt fortunate to be enlightened By promoting the producer in early 15th century. A favourite site was the Indian Mus- about the heritage of Klang. She be- Prior to making Shah Alam their do- lim Mosque of Tengku Kelana Street. lieved that the time-honoured buildings culture and creating main, Klang was the home of the royal With its majestic and imposing struc- that she has not taken note of before awareness about family of Selangor and was named as ture, it’s hard to not be dazzled by it. will never be viewd the same again after the royal capital of the state. It was the Nestled within Little India, the mosque this tour. It was indeed an informative this Royal Klang capital of the British colonial administra- caters to the Indian Muslim communi- and enlightening experience for all. tion for Selangor from 1875 until 1880. ty in Klang. Historically important, this “By promoting the culture and cre- Heritage Walk, not In 1880, the capital state was moved to was the centre where Southern Indians ating awareness about this Royal Klang only does it help Kuala Lumpur. migrated to Malaya in the 18th century. Heritage Walk, not only does it help This programme gives an insight into A worship centre was built in Klang in boosts the arrival of tourists, it also helps boost the arrival the historical town’s development, foun- 1890. This centre of worship was turned to improve the economic status of the of tourists, it also dation of Selangor monarchy as well as into a mosque in 1910 and governed by people in the district of Klang. If done the British colonial administration from an Indian merchant. right, I believe and I am convinced that helps to improve a period of late 1800’s to mid-1900. The original mosque was demol- this type of event will create impact and Tourist guide, Alex Raj guided through ished in 1973 and rebuilt as the pres- contribute to the rising number of inter- the economic status captivating streets such as Jalan Tengku ent two-storey building it is today. “This national and local tourists and achieve of the people in the Kelana (Little India) and into private mosque is a mixture of Andalusian the targeted 7.5 million tourist arrivals sites such as the Royal Klang Club, while Egyptian and South Indian architec- in 2018,” said Noorul Ashkin Mohd Din, district of Klang enthralling with tales of people who ture,” explained Alex, who admits that General Manager of Tourism Selangor. Noorul Ashkin Mohd Din played a significant role in the develop- the mosque is one of the most beautiful General Manager of ment of the town and its trade. “There of its kind that he had ever laid eyes on, Tourism Selangor. can never be a town where you can find especially when viewed during sun set. LIFESTYLE Selangor Journal | September, 2018 | 16

Music of The Islamic Budi Kritik: A World conversation

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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia will Meet the book editors and writers host a two-day event in collabora- from The Reading Group, Singapore. The Secret Garden Art tion with Pusaka, with the support of They will share their project of seed- the Canada Council for the Arts, the ing progressive thought within the Exhibition High Commission of Canada in Ma- younger generation amidst the chal- laysia. Don’t miss this opportunity to lenge of rising conservatism. Budi facebook.com/events/2150633401615570/ attend a talk by Edin Khoo, the Under Kritik is a compilation of 22 essays the Persian Musical Sky concert by that touches on critical issues af- The opening reception of Marisa R Grammy Award-winning kamancheh fecting Malay society, ranging from Ng’s 4th solo art exhibition will show- master Kayhan Kalhor and workshop language, literature, religious reform, case 30 new and 27 older works on on Persian Classical Music with Kay- inter- and intra-faith, education and display. The exhibition will start from han Kalhor, Kiya Tabassian and Ziya sociopolitics. 26th September - 4th October 2018. Tabassian. The opening reception will be on Sat- Tintabudi bookshop, Kuala urday 29th September 2018. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Lumpur “As a child, I was enthralled by the 15 September 2018 16 September 2018 story, “The Secret Garden” by Fran- Free Free ces Hodgson Burnett. Today, I am a grown woman on a journey to dis- AR UND cover my own “secret garden”, the one that is embedded deep within my heart. Strangely, I had almost forgot- TOWN ten it existed, buried so thick under- September 2018 neath the overgrown tangle of emo- tional despair and heartache. Yet, as edition I gather the courage to pull out the weeds, I begin to uncover tiny buds of life beneath the layers of debris. As I tend to my garden, it starts bursting with blooms, rich and warm; bright A Nation in Verse Art Expo Malaysia 2018 and beautiful. What an amazing and glorious find, the garden of my heart. It is alive and well!” facebook.com/events/463329144151867/ facebook.com/events/288084565309804/ -Marisa R Ng George Town Literary Festival 2018 Art Expo Malaysia (AEM) is celebrat- and If Walls Could Talk - Poetry Open ing its 12th edition in 2018 as the lon- Galeri Prima, Bangsar Mic present an eclectic line up of gest-running international art fair in 26 September 2018 – 4 October home-grown Malaysian poets and Southeast Asia. It gets better and bet- 2018; 29 September 2018 storytellers. Listen as they navigate ter, with the unveiling of a 1+8 Spe- (Opening reception) through these puzzling times of our cial Exhibition Area (SEA) that offers a Free 61 year old country. Hosted by Meliza- different tack to exhibition presenta- rani T.Selva, the event feature poems tion, appreciation, and the inaugural from Ruoh Peng Chiew Lily Jama- Japan Pavilion. This year’s art fair will ludin Dhinesha Karthigesu, Tshiung be held at the MATRADE Exhibition Han See, Nana, Jack Kin Lim, Joyce and Convention Centre (MECC) Kuala Fong, Afi Noor, Puteri Yasmin Suraya Lumpur, from October 12 to 14. It will and Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, as feature 65 reputable art galleries from well as a musical performance by Bri- 22 countries, exhibiting some 1,500 Macik an Gomez. pieces of artworks under one roof. Leonardo’s Dining Room & MATRADE Exhibition and Wine Loft Convention Centre (MECC), Puan Sri 16 September 2018 Kuala Lumpur Free 12 October 2018 – 14 October 2018 instagram.com/macikpuan/ Free

Dear readers, the country had no money, rakyat had to get his hands in the cookie jar. Oh well, contribute to Tabung Harapan and that currently I miss my favourite person, she How are you alls? Macik is not so well. the new budget would be ‘belt’ tightening. is so quiet, no big hairdo and tiaras now My mind is very confused. You see recent- Macik is very worried how to buy nice always wears a shawl, so ayu. I also had ly after coming back from my very sha- Belgian chocolate like this? By- elections another shock some surreptitious docu- riah compliant bikini wearing holidays cost money why have unnecessary ones? ments have been revealed I say tad too I was reading news. Everyone was agog Shouldn’t we wait it out a bit no rush.The late and too little. No one cares anymore. something is happening. Someone is go- old Dr is still healthy and able, it seems. Whatever happens I am all set for PD. ing to contest some seat again. I mean Sabar itu indah kan? Macik thinks its Bye you alls don’t get too excited and stay so many by-elections already. I thought the little impatient boy who can’t wait to glued for more exciting things to come.

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