AUGUST, 2018 FREE selangorjournal.my selangortv.my f facebook.com/selangorjournal/ twitter.com/selangorjournal We are all Malaysians. This is the bond that unites us. Let us always remember that unity is our fundamental strength as a people and as a nation. Tunku Abdul Rahman FEATURE 7 All in a Day’s Work FEATURE 8 Rising From Ashes of Moral Apathy FEATURE 10 Lay Me Down FEATURE 4 Merdeka Special: LOVING MY BUSINESS 12 Bloconomic Malaysia 2018 Smashing MALAYSIA Success et’s be honest, whenever Merdeka Day comes around for most of us it is a celebration of yet another Malaysian public holiday. But for those in our military who have PROPERTY 14 served our nation or who are still serving the country, Merdeka Day isn’t a day that is taken lightly. Home Where Story continues on page 4 Love Resides L 02 NEWS August, 2018 | Selangor Journal SHAH ALAM - More than 100 partic- ing to meet the needs of the low and ipants from various housing-related medium income groups (B40 and M40). backgrounds attended the Second Series Amirudin also expressed hope that Budget 2019 Roundtable Talk at Holi- the final round of the 2019 budget table day Inn, Glenmarie. talks would generate good suggestions With the theme ‘Affordable Housing: to assist the State Government in pro- Housing 1 Family 1 Perfect Home’, it was inaugu- viding affordable housing for the people rated by Dato’ Menteri Besar, Amirudin in the future. Shari. “From April 2018 the improved hous- Through his speech, Amirudin ex- ing policy is known as Rumah Selan- plained the roundtable discussion was gorku 2.0, which gives emphasis on the Issues - aimed at discussing, giving views, and provision of facilities and specifications opinions to the State Government to in providing comfort to the residents. draw up the budget for 2019. As of July 2018, a total of 49 affordable “I am pleased and would like to con- housing development projects involving gratulate the Selangor State Treasury 25,079 residential units have been built Budget and Selangor Housing and Property Bo- and occupied. It has also exceeded the arad (LPHS) for successfully organizing target of 15,000 units set by the State this discussion.The Budget Roundtable Government for the period between talks clearly show that the State Gov- 2015 to 2018,” said Amirudin. ernment is committed and has never Also present at the roundtable were Roundtable stopped looking for the best formulas, State Secretary, Dato’ Mohd Amin Ah- including gaining insights and ideas mad Ahya, Selangor Housing and Urban from key players, particularly in the Living EXCO, Haniza Talha and State As- housing industry,” said Amirudin. sembly Speaker, Ng Suee Lim. He adds that the State Government 2019 has always been committed to continue the provision of quality affordable hous- ADVISOR Editorial Advisory Board, CCSB CHIEF EDITOR Cecelia Alphonsus MANAGING EDITOR Ameena Siddiqi The highest Editorial WRITER obligation and Team Batrisyia Jay privilege of citizenship is that REPORTER of bearing arms Syauqi Jamil for one’s country. Aras 2, Carlton Holiday Hotel & Suite, No 1, Persiaran Akuatik 13/43 Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor Tel 03-5523 4856 Fax 03-5523 5856 George S Patton Email [email protected] NEWS Selangor Journal | August, 2018 | 03 KUALA LUMPUR -Girl2Leader is an organization dedicated to training ado- lescent girls to become future political advocates. Housing and Local Government Min- ister Zuraida Kamaruddin said that Ma- laysia was lagging behind as the number of women political leaders was still lack- ing compared to other countries. “This should be changed as we ap- proach the year 2020, when compared to the Philippines and Thailand, they are far ahead in involving women as state administrators. So in the new era of Ma- laysia, the Government wants to harness the potential of young women in the country’s political arena,” said Zuraida at the launch of Girl2Leader Malaysia in Hotel Corus, Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, Girl2Leader president, Nurainie Haziqah, says the program in- volves teens and women aged from 16 to 25 years from various fields and rac- es. She adds that all members would be the driving force of the community, soci- ety and country in the future. “Various activities have been designed to empower young women with confi- dence and knowledge to meet global po- litical challenges and homeland issues.” Girl2Leader Creating New Leaders “I hope Girl2Leader will be the as- piration of every young woman in this should be given the opportunity and er MPs, ADUNs, NGOs and community country in creating a competitive, re- space to grow, so that their true poten- leaders who will be mentors to them, stored and respected community of tial can be achieved,” says Masdiana at says Masdiana, who thinks that this is women” says Nurainie. her opening speech during the launch of a good step as they will gain knowledge Masdiana Muhammad, Chairman of the program. I hope Girl2Leader will from these leaders, thus allowing them the organisation and wife to the Ment- “Our task now is to change the per- be the aspiration of to be a better leader for the future of the eri Besar of Selangor, says that great ex- ception of Malaysian society which is nation. pectations are being placed on this Girl- largely still seeing women as weak and every young woman “I really hope that with programs like 2Leader program as it will ensure that unable to become leaders. Although in this country in Girl2Leader, parents and guardians un- Malaysian women will no longer be left it has been proven by the existence of creating a competitive, derstand that their girls are gems that behind, especially from decision-making female figures in the country, negative need to be polished. They are future positions, political leadership, industry perceptions of women’s leadership are restored and respected leaders who need encouragement and and society. still high and we are responsible for community of women guidance to make our country a devel- “Although Malaysia has seen a new changing this perception,” says Masdi- oped, competitive and brilliant nation era, there are many things we need ana. for all.” to think about for girls in the country. The girls involved with the program Children, teenagers and young women will meet with female leaders, wheth- SIBS 2018 Largest Business Conference a transaction value of about RM250 mil- and 40 per cent of internationals. lion . He says the participation of local and “Last year, SIBS recorded the partici- international investors and entrepre- pation of approximately 22,000 visitors neurs in SIBS 2018 was the best com- with a total transaction value of about bination in making Selangor an interna- RM204 million.With this success, we are tional trade hub. aiming for better participation of about “The idea for this purpose has been 25,000 visitors with transaction value implemented over the past four years of around RM250 million. It will be the through the Selangor International largest business conference ever orga- Expo with the State Government which nized by a State Government, in Malay- has been successful in achieving. We are sia,” said Dato’ Teng in a press confer- confident that SIBS will be among the ence, at Invest Selangor. key events in the region, in the future,” SIBS 2018 will be held at the Ma- he says. laysia International Trade and Exhibi- According to Dato’ Teng, through the tion Center (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, SIBS 2018, investors and traders will comprising of three events namely the showcase their products to the outside Selangor ASEAN Business Conference world, ASEAN, Europe and Africa. SHAH ALAM - The Selangor Interna- and Medium Industries (SMI) Exco, 2018 (Sept 6 and 7); Selangor Interna- Also present were SIBS 2018 Project tional Business Summit (SIBS) 2018 Dato’ Teng Chang Khim said SIBS 2018 tional Expo (September 6 to 9) and the Director, Sven Schneider and Chief Ex- that is being held between 6 to 16 Sep- was organized by the State Government Selangor Digital Economy & Smart City ecutive Officer of Menteri Besar Selan- George S Patton tember will be the largest business con- through Invest Selangor Berhad (Invest Convention (September 13 to 15). gor (Incorporated), Raja Shahreen Raja ference ever organized, in the country. Selangor) for the second year, this time Dato’ Teng says it involves 60 per cent Othman. Investments, Industry & Trade, Small targeting a better participation rate with of investors and domestic entrepreneurs 04 FEATURE August, 2018 | Selangor Journal Loving My Malaysia By Cecelia Alphonsus & Batrisyia Jay Continued from cover page... Selangor Journal had the hon- our of talking to four amazing pa- triotic Malaysians who shared with us a little about their experiences in the service and their hopes for the new Malaysia after the recent change in the political landscape of the nation. FEATURE Selangor Journal | August, 2018 | 05 While patriotism may be the idealistic reason why we think one would enlist in the army, the truth as we uncovered talking to our patriots is actually quite To serve was essentially why Moham- different. For Major Tan Pau Son, the med Khair bin Parlan or affectionally prospect of free education was what at- known as Major K enlisted. He recalls tracted him to enlist. how as a young boy of seven, he saw “Education is the most important the army swoop into his village in Sg. thing to Chinese people,” says Major Kandis to help during a terrible flood. As Tan. “It is so important that my grand- the son of a ketua kampung service was mother actually went all the way to already ingrained in him and he saw the Malacca from Johor Bahru to obtain my army as a means to serve a greater good.