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FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... A police officer feeds a cat found loitering outside Plaza Hentian Kajang yesterday while patrolling the complex, which is now under an enhanced movement control order. EPF lifeline? █ BY ALISHA NUR MOHD NOOR [email protected] oDebate hots up over proposal to ETALING JAYA: The proposal to allow employees to dip into their allow withdrawal from Account 1 retirement fund has turned into a debate of meeting short-term needs such as medical fees or to meet their immediate financial Ppecuniary needs versus long-term financial purchase a house. needs,” he told theSun yesterday. security. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin “This is better than a one-off Unions are all for giving workers access Yassin had said earlier that more people withdrawal that can have a to their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) were seeking the green light to withdraw negative impact on overall Account 1 but employers have warned that from Account 1 of their EPF savings. dividends,” he added. such a move could be devastating for the However, he said, it would be difficult In May, the EPF approved country’s future. to implement given that the government applications from 3.5 The Malaysian Trades Union Congress has already disbursed billions in cash million contributors to (MTUC) has suggested that cash-strapped aid. withdraw RM500 each from EPF contributors be allowed a monthly Halim conceded that it is a tough their Account 2 under the i- withdrawal from their Account 1 savings to decision for EPF to make given that it Lestari scheme. A total meet their immediate financial needs. contradicts the EPF Act 1991, but he of RM1.66 million While its president, Datuk Abdul Halim pointed out that such assistance is Turn to was withdrawn Mansor, agrees that it should be a last needed by those desperate for — under the resort, he also pointed out that about 2.2 financial help. page 3 scheme. million EPF contributors already have very “It can be done if EPF allows little money left in their Account 2. eligible contributors to withdraw a Account 1 is strictly for retirement and specific sum of money from contributors are allowed to withdraw up to Account 1 each 70% of what they have only when they month to reach 55 years of age. However, a contributor may withdraw from Account 2, which makes up page 30% of his entire EPF Actress savings, to meet 15 CAUSES CELEBRITY v a r i o u s with a big heart 2 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS MP apologises ‘Labour force mismatch for Bible comments

PETALING JAYA: Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Nik needs to be addressed’ Salleh yesterday apologised for his comments in Parliament about : needs to He said the upskilling, reskilling the Bible and the consumption of come up with a comprehensive oSurplus workforce should be diverted to and cross-skilling training alcohol. strategy to address the disparity in the programmes offered by various “I apologise if anyone was labour force in various economic economic sectors facing labour shortages, agencies such as the Human offended, it wasn’t my intention to sectors, said Khazanah Research Resources Development Fund, do so. Institute (KRI) chairman Tan Sri Nor says Khazanah Research Institute chief Socso, SME Corp, Majlis Amanah “My intention was to defend Mohamed Yakcop. Rakyat and Protege should be the Bible that was revealed to Jesus He said surplus workforce in any intensively mobilised to meet the in its original form, without any sector should be channelled to mismatch between demand and hours as well as those who are self- demand. amendments,” he said after being sectors facing a spike in labour supply, he added. employed and have suddenly lost “If a worker’s transition to a new asked to do so by demand. “The global and domestic their sources of income.” sector is temporary, a middle ground Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan He noted the Covid-19 pandemic economic landscape is expected to He said this during a virtual media can be considered, where the terms Harun. had led to an unexpected windfall for change radically in the medium term, briefing session on KRI’s report, of the employment contract may Zawawi had claimed in August businesses such as food and and the local labour market will “Work in an Evolving Malaysia: The include a recall clause so that the that the Bible had been distorted beverage, e-commerce, logistics and continue to be affected by a surplus of State of Households 2020 Part II” original employer can regain his from its original meaning and delivery services, cleaning and workers in some sectors due to the released yesterday. manpower as his business recovers.” that all religions should forbid disinfection services, digital decline in economic activities. Nor Mohamed noted that it was Nor Mohamed said the Covid-19 the consumption of alcohol, as technology as well as internet and “Here, the labour surplus is not equally important for the crisis had revealed gaps in several even Jesus forbade alcohol communications. limited to workers who have been government to launch the Active important sectors in Malaysia which before the Bible was later The Social Security Organisation’s retrenched and are currently Labour Market Policy to address the need to be addressed, including “manipulated”. (Socso) database on labour surplus unemployed. It also includes those mismatch of skills when employees health and medical, food, The PAS lawmaker went on to and the sectoral demand for workers who have had to take unpaid leave, shift to a new sector from their communications and education add that the Bible did not just should be aligned to address the accept pay cuts and reduced working previous vocations. sectors. – Bernama involve Christians. “We Muslims also believe in the Bible that was revealed to Jesus, which is the belief we are defending. “My intention of using the word ‘distorted’ was to defend the originality of the Bible.” Zawawi explained his reactions came after comments from Beruas SPOILT FOR MP Datuk Ngeh Khoo Ham who CHOICE ... stated alcohol was okay to be Customers consumed generally, which he thought was unfair. making Deepavali purchases at Half-day ‘Little India’ in Lebuh Pasar, George Town Dewan sittings yesterday. – MASRY CHE until tomorrow ANI/THESUN KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat will end at 1pm daily until Thursday as a staff member was found to have been infected by Covid-19. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan tabled the motion under Standing Order 12 (1), citing Covid-19 infections of several Dewan Negara staff. “I request for this Parliament sitting to be cut short to 10am- Motion to censure Macron tabled in Parliament 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and KUALA LUMPUR: Pokok Sena MP world community. conflict among human beings.” the debate for the motion, said that Thursday (this week).” Datuk tabled a motion He said the motion is of public The French president had Malaysia, in principle, was very MPs then agreed with the for the government to take firm action interest and needs to be expedited. previously been criticised by various committed to upholding freedom of motion to shorten proceedings. and strongly protest against the “I call on the Dewan Rakyat to quarters over his statement in the speech and expression as a human Takiyuddin also tabled a statement made by French President condemn the statement made by the wake of the murder of a teacher who right, Bernama reported. second motion under Standing Emmanuel Macron which contains French president. We are also against was said to have used a caricature of However, he said that the right Order 16(6) to bring forward the elements of Islamophobia on the the assassination of (high school Prophet Muhammad in his class. should be exercised with respect and special chamber session, which is pretext of freedom of speech. teacher) Samuel Paty as the matter Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk responsibility, and not exceed the usually held after lunch, to the He suggested that Wisma Putra should be left to the legal process. Azhar Azizan Harun later decided to boundaries of religion. morning. and Parliament take action and send a “Indeed, I believe that religious allow the motion to be debated in the “Malaysia as a democratic and He said the decision was note of protest to Macron demanding sensitivity should be respected as Special Chamber yesterday. ‘moderate’ Islamic country will agreed to at an emergency him to withdraw the statement and religious diversity should lead to Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk continue to promote harmonious meeting chaired by Speaker Datuk apologise to all Muslims and the harmony and unity instead of causing , when winding up relations and peaceful coexistence.” Azhar Azizan Harun with party whips and representatives from the Health Ministry. 20% more clinical waste since outbreak of Covid-19 However, no announcement was made on Budget 2021, █ BY RAJVINDER SINGH designated clinical waste disposal SW 404, which include pathogenic “Disposable plastic waste used by scheduled to be tabled on Friday [email protected] plants. waste, clinical waste, or quarantine the public at premises such as wet afternoon. “These wastes must be disposed of materials.” markets, supermarkets, offices and On Monday, Senator Ras Adiba KUALA LUMPUR: The amount of at designated premises for scheduled Ahmad Jazlan had asked if the factories is categorised as domestic Radzi said in a statement that her clinical waste has increased by 20% waste licensed by the Department of government planned to create a waste. Such waste is disposed of as special officer, who is also her since the outbreak of Covid-19 early Environment,” he said in response to a special clinical waste disposal site in domestic waste or solid waste, sister, Ras Afiona Radzi, had tested this year, according to Environment question by Datuk Ahmad Jazlan each state. managed by local governments or positive for Covid-19. and Water Minister Datuk Tuan Yaakub (BN-Machang). said if a person was under the jurisdiction of the Housing She said her sister is being Ibrahim Tuan Man. “Under the Environmental Quality found guilty of placing or disposing of and Local Government Ministry.” treated at the Sungai Buloh He said clinical waste such as (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, clinical waste at non-designated or He said while PPEs fall under both Hospital. personal protective equipment (PPE) items such as disposable plastic from unlicensed premises, he can be the clinical and non-clinical Ras Adiba said her 10 family used while handling Covid-19 health facilities and government- punished with imprisonment of not categories, those used by the public members and herself are still patients at health facilities are gazetted Covid-19 quarantine centres more than five years and fined not are considered domestic waste and waiting for the results of their collected and disposed of at are categorised as scheduled wastes more than RM500,000. the laws do not need to be amended. Covid-19 tests. theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 3 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

Taiwan moves to allay fears over Double blow for jobseeker murder case make a fast buck. Shazareena Abdullah pointed out oPromise to reimburse woman for Covid test Commenting on the case, talent that without a written agreement, it █ BY HAKEM HASSAN acquisition manager Prem would be difficult to act against the [email protected] reneged after post given to someone else Surendren said many companies are hiring company. taking advantage now because they Under current conditions where PETALING JAYA: Taiwan has always know that jobseekers do not have face-to-face meetings are not been a preferred choice for █ BY ALISHA NUR MOHD NOOR wife agreed to pay for the test on the the means to sue for compensation. possible, the best way is to get the international students and its [email protected] promise she would get her money The economic fallout from the company to put the promise of government hopes it will continue to back upon her joining the company. pandemic has left more than reimbursement in an email, she told be a safe place for students. PETALING JAYA: Driven by “But at the last minute, we found 800,000 people out of job this year, theSun. To assuage the fears of parents, desperation, a woman agreed to do out that the recruitment firm had according to a recent statement by Malaysian Employers Federation the Taipei Economic and Cultural a Covid-19 test based on a promise already offered another person the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin executive director Datuk Office, the country’s de facto that her new employer would pay job, so my wife would not be Yassin. Shamsuddin Bardan warned diplomatic mission in Malaysia, for the screening if she got the job. reimbursed the RM300 she spent on A projection by the Social companies against taking advantage stressed that Taiwan has the second Unfortunately, she not only the Covid-19 test,” Aizuddin said. Security Organisation (Socso) shows of jobseekers, saying the practice lowest crime rate and the second failed to get the job, she also ended “We paid for the test with the that another 100,000 more may lose was “unethical”. highest security index in the world. up paying for the test, said her little money we have and now we’re their jobs by the end of the year. Shamsuddin added that instead Its senior advisor Jack Su pointed husband Aizuddin Zhafri Ya’kob. not even getting that money back. The organisation said it had of letting go of employees, out that international students have Aizuddin, who did not reveal his “We don’t mind that she did not already received reports of 89,596 companies should implement a pay always picked Taiwan for its high wife’s name in an online post in get the job but the company should job losses as of Oct 22, representing cut to keep operations going and to quality education, affordable tuition which he recounted their at least be responsible for the cost of a 278% increase over the same ensure their people remain gainfully and the fact that it is a safe and predicament, said their troubles the test.” period last year. employed. democratic country. began when a recruitment firm in The couple are not alone. As Socso’s figures may not include “This is a critical time. The He was commenting on the Shah Alam offered his wife a more people join the those who are not entitled to the government should introduce a recently reported murder of a position at a new company. unemployment line, opportunistic benefits it offers. policy to safeguard the interests of Malaysian student in Tainan, a city Desperate for a job, Aizuddin’s agents are exploiting their plight to Human resources advisor employees.” on the south-western coast of the island nation. The 24-year-old woman was reported missing by her school on Oct 29 and police discovered her body in the mountainous Alian district of Kaohsiung the following day. Police subsequently arrested a suspect who later confessed to the killing. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and the country’s premier Su Tseng- chang have separately expressed their apology to the woman’s family and the people of Malaysia. The premier also emphasised that the case will be dealt with severely and the investigation will be thorough. Su said Malaysia ranks among the top Asean country with students in Taiwan, with 16,000 currently in the republic. He said were also attracted by a variety of scholarships for foreign students, the island’s mild weather, a common language and culture, reasonable cost of living and a sound public health system. “In fact, about 2,000 new students arrived in Taiwan in August to pursue their studies in colleges and universities there despite the CONTROLLED ITEM ... disruptions caused by the Covid-19 A sales attendant pandemic,” Su said. displaying face masks for sale at a pharmacy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday after the government set its ceiling No-contest price at 70 sen apiece beginning Nov 1. proposal lauded – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan (Warisan) has expressed appreciation for a call by Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan for political parties to give way to Warisan to Well-being of the nation retain the Batu Sapi parliamentary ‘People policies’ vital seat unopposed. However, SME Association of difficulties. For its third quarter poll of 2020, conducted in August, Emir Research Its secretary-general Datuk Malaysia president Datuk Michael “The EPF Account 1 is to interviewed 2,096 Malaysians across the peninsula as well as Sabah Loretto Padua said the suggestion Kang is opposed to such a move. secure our future,” he said. and . They were asked for their views on several issues that keep them awake at night. clearly showed that Mohamad was “It will lead to a disastrous Shafiqah Munira, 36, said the This is the first of a series of graphics depicting their response to concerned with the Covid-19 future for them and the country.” sum she managed to withdraw various issues: situation in the state. He said it is critical now for the from Account 2 of her EPF savings He said it is not wrong for all government to introduce policies was not enough to support her 8% 16% parties to work together in to prevent Malaysians from family of six. 9% 38% 31% addressing the Covid crisis in the falling into a “financial pit of “My husband has just lost 43% state as what is important now is to no return”. From his job so I am now the sole look after the welfare of the people “What is important here front breadwinner. Being an only affected by the pandemic. is a policy that favours the page child, I also have to support “It is not wrong for all of us, people. my parents, apart from taking RM including independent candidates, “There already are many care of my four children. It is very to show solidarity in Batu Sapi so that initiatives to sustain (those in stressful,” she said. we can focus on the people’s welfare financial trouble). There is no Shafiqah, who has a full time 48% 54% 53% and the state economy. need for them to dip into their job as a sales representative, said “We just have to wait for another pension funds,” he told theSun. she has also started a small PN is a viable Country on the Economy on a two years for the next general Kang noted that policies such business selling cookies but it has goverment right track strong footing election to be held and for now, it is as the extension on the not helped to improve her better for us to work together for the moratorium on loan repayments financial situation substantially. Agree Not sure Disagree sake of the people in Sabah.” have significantly helped many to “We are scraping the bottom of the Source: Emir Research – Bernama cope with their financial barrel to survive,” she said. 4 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS Flu vaccines tested, confirmed safe for use 12 Covid-19 deaths KUALA LUMPUR: Two influenza vaccines, reported to have caused the deaths of several patients in South Korea, are safe. Heath Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Health Ministry, recorded in Sabah through the National Pharmaceutical Regulation Agency, has conducted a detailed risk assessment on both vaccines, Of the 1,054 new cases, 14 were imported branded as Vaxigrip Tetra and SKYCellflu oSecond highest number of daily cases so far at 1,054 due cases involving three Malaysians and 11 Quadrivalent, and found the deaths “have foreigners from South Korea (four), Japan nothing to do with the vaccines”. to more screening in hotspot areas (two), the Philippines (two), and one case each He said the ministry’s assessment was from Uzbekistan, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, based on information from the Korean United Kingdom and the Maldives. Disease Control and Prevention Agency PETALING JAYA: It was a record the country Health Ministry yesterday. A total of 875 individuals have been (KDCA) as well as reports from local and could do without when the Health Ministry The youngest Covid-19 casualty was a 14- discharged, bringing the tally of recoveries to global agencies and regulatory bodies. announced the number of new Covid-19 cases year-old teenage foreigner who had a medical 23,995 nationwide. “As of Oct 31, the KDCA confirmed that and deaths yesterday. history of tuberculosis, meningitis and Two new clusters, namely the Cergas and the probability of the influenza vaccine The number of new cases hit the second hydrocephalus while the oldest was an 82-year Permatang clusters, were identified yesterday. being the cause of death, as reported highest daily mark, at 1,054, while 12 deaths old man who had high blood pressure, a stroke “The Cergas cluster involves the Seremban (previously), is very low,” he said in a were reported in Sabah as of noon yesterday, and heart problem. district in Negri Sembilan, where the index case Facebook post yesterday. making it the highest number of fatalities in a The highest number of cases reported tested positive on Oct 29 and a total of 11 Noor Hisham said investigations on 72 of day since the pandemic hit the country. yesterday was from Sabah with 678, followed by positive cases were detected through contact the 83 cases showed the individuals had The last time the country reported double- (124), (81), Negri Sembilan tracing. To date, a total of 114 infections were succumbed to existing illnesses. digit deaths was on Oct 23 when 10 people died (71), (35), Sarawak (21), (12), reported and six individuals are still waiting for Investigations on the remaining 11 cases are due to the virus. The highest number of positive Kuala Lumpur (10), (three), their results,” he said. ongoing. – Bernama cases detected in a day was on Oct 24 when (two) and one each in , and The Permatang cluster involved the Kulim 1,228 cases were reported. . district in Kedah, Seberang Perai Tengah, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor “From the 678 cases in Sabah, 310 cases were Seberang Perai Utara and Timur Laut in Penang THREE FINED FOR BEING Hisham Abdullah said the number of positive related to prison and temporary detention centre where the index case tested positive on Oct 31. IN THE SAME CAR cases in Malaysia was now at 34,393 while the clusters and from that number, the Rumah To date, a total of eight individuals were KUALA LUMPUR: Three foreign number of active cases stood at 10,135, with the Merah cluster had 229 cases, or about 73.9%. found positive and another 15 are still awaiting nationals were fined RM700 each, in cumulative death toll at 263. “The higher new cases could be attributed to results. default 14 days’ jail, by the “From the total new cases, 1,040 cases are more screening carried out in the states under Noor Hisham also suggested Covid-19 BRIEFSmagistrate’s court yesterday for local transmissions while 14 are import cases,” conditional movement control order (CMCO),” screening be conducted every two weeks for travelling together in a car during the he told a media conference on Covid-19 at the Noor Hisham said. those in Parliament. conditional movement control order when not more than two people are allowed to travel in a private vehicle during the period. Magistrate Mohamad Fared Abdul Latif meted CMCO for Seremban starting tomorrow out the punishment on Thaung Myint, Md Nay Lin, both Myanmar PETALING JAYA: The Seremban district in Negri discouraged from being in open and crowded Sabri said. nationals, and Bangladeshi Sabbir Sembilan will be placed under a two-week areas,” he said. The offences committed were for not Bhuiyan. – Bernama conditional movement control order (CMCO) All forms of social and cultural activities are not wearing face masks (151), ignoring social from Nov 5 to 18. to be carried out and dine-ins at restaurants are distancing (37), failing to provide equipment “After receiving advice from the Health only permitted for up to four people at a table. for contact tracing registration (66), hosting FLOODS HIT SKUDAI Ministry on the Covid-19 situation in the district, All schools, higher education institutes, skills private parties (26), operating beyond DUE TO HEAVY RAIN the National Security Council decided to impose a training institutes, kindergartens, nurseries and permissible times (24), visiting entertainment JOHOR BARU: Eighty residents of CMCO in Seremban, which will cover nine tahfiz centres will remain closed. centers (nine) and other offences (68). Kampung Batu 10 in Skudai were sub-districts, including Ampangan, Seremban, The CMCO at the Seberang Perai prison and Ismail Sabri also said 2,396 teams under the forced to evacuate on Monday Bandar Seremban, Labu, Rantau, Rasah, Setul, Seberang Perai Prison Housing Quarters in compliance task force conducted checks at 11,545 evening when flood water entered Pantai and Lenggeng,” Senior Minister (Defence) Penang will be extended from Nov 5 until Nov 18. premises, including supermarkets, restaurants, their homes following a few hours of Datuk Seri said in an online However, the CMCO at prisons in the North markets, places of worship and leisure areas. heavy rain. Skudai Fire and Rescue Department operations commander press conference yesterday. zones and the Selangor zones will end today as He said Ops Benteng involving the Armed Mohd Riduan Akhyar said the Movement in and out of the area will not be scheduled. Forces, police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement affected residents were sent to a allowed except for emergencies or with approval Meanwhile, a total of 381 individuals were Agency, and the Malaysian Border Security relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan from the police. arrested yesterday for violating the recovery Agency also arrested a total of 46 illegal Batu 10 in Skudai. The flood victims “Only two people from a household are movement control order. immigrants yesterday. comprised 44 adults, 35 children and allowed to travel in order to purchase necessities, “Nine individuals were remanded while the Four vehicles were also confiscated during the a person with disability. – Bernama and high-risk people and children are remaining 372 were issued compounds,” Ismail operation. Screening reveals more COSPLAY PASSION ... Syahrulhafiz Abu Samah, who has a talent for cases of infection making costumes, preparing an order for a customer at his home in Skudai, LABUAN: The aggressive active case detection Johor Baru. Each costume costs (ACD) undertaken by the Labuan Health between RM600 and RM2,500 Department has resulted in a four-fold increase in depending on the materials and detection of Covid-19 cases in Labuan over a accessories used. period of less than a month, according to its – MASRY CHE ANI/THESUN director Dr Ismuni Bohari. The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases was recorded at 592 yesterday from only 111 on Oct 16. Ismuni said the ACD, which is part of a targeted screening exercise, is being conducted in densely- populated areas with the highest number of foreign nationals, such as the two United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-sanctioned settlements of Kampung Muslim and Kiansam. “We are expecting the number of cases to surge this week due to the aggressive ACD exercise in these two settlements last week and the fact that all the Covid-19 samples taken from the people there have not been released yet. “We are also on the lookout for unscreened individuals, who are possibly Covid-19 positive, following the recent emergence of new clusters and efforts to prevent an outbreak of the disease in the local community,” he said yesterday. Ismuni said the ACD exercise was successful in detecting new cases and the discovery of new clusters such as Titian (in Kampung Muslim) last Friday and Tenaga (a kongsi rented-house at Jalan Tenaga) on Monday. He also said the ACD exercise had been extended to the local villages of Kampung Lajau and Kampung Tanjung Aru. – Bernama theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 5 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS Internet still not available to many █ BY SHIVANI SUPRAMANI “Most times, you have access but usage at the moment.” [email protected] oGovernment should make it a priority to the quality is not good and that is of In addition, he said instead of no use. We should have wide directly coming out with more PETALING JAYA: Just like water and provide affordable digital accessibility to coverage as well as quality service,” internet packages, broadband electricity, internet access is now MyIX chairman Chiew Kok Hin said. companies should work with the regarded as a basic necessity. remote and rural areas, say experts He noted that the new norm has government agencies that take care The point was made clear as far increased the usage of internet of the B40 community and make it a back as 2011 by the United Nations, services, given that most people are part of an effort to uplift them. but until today, access to the digital “Without the internet, people’s has to be affordable. now encouraged, even forced, to Consumers Association Penang world is still confined only to those access to many needs such as This should be a priority not just work from home. president Mohideen Abdul Kader lucky enough to be living largely in education is hampered,” he said. for the government but for service Education is also now available shared similar views with Fomca in urban areas, and have the money for Selvaraj said access to the providers as well, he added. online. regard to affordability and costly devices. internet has never been more He noted that almost 35% of the Chiew said internet usage has accessibility. In Malaysia, remote areas such as crucial than now given the population still do not have access now reached about 588Gbps at its “Affordability and access to the the interiors of Sabah and Sarawak, restrictions on normal life brought to steady internet service, especially peak, compared with about internet is of utmost importance, are still very far behind on the road about by the Covid-19 pandemic. in rural areas, either because of 500Gbps before the movement especially to the B40 group,” he to adequate internet accessibility. “Schools are closed, and poor coverage or because the control order was imposed in March said. This is a deficiency that has to be classrooms are now in the digital people just cannot afford it. to address the pandemic. “The government should create addressed quickly, considering that realm. Serious efforts must be The Malaysian Internet “That is a massive uptake and high-speed internet access for everyday life is now almost totally expended on ensuring that the Exchange (MyIX) estimated that congestion issues are bound to them. Telcos and the government dependent on the internet, internet is accessible to everyone more than 70% of middle class happen. To their credit, industry should consider cross-subsidies or according to Federation of and not just those in the middle to families in the Klang Valley are now players very quickly upgraded their subsidies to this group, given that Malaysian Consumers Associations upper class,” he told theSun. connected to the internet, thanks to network and eased the congestion. the internet is crucial during the (Fomca) chief executive officer He also pointed out that apart easy accessibility. However, the Work, entertainment and pandemic, when the incomes of Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj. from accessibility, the service also coverage is not always at its best. e-commerce related activity top the this group are under stress.” Two arrested over Macau scam spate of car break-ins ring crushed, PETALING JAYA: Two suspects responsible for a spate of car 22 arrested break-ins here were held by police at two separate locations in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. IPOH: Police have smashed a The duo, both aged 42, have 21 Macau scam syndicate, which was criminal records between them. responsible for 76 cheating cases Police have identified at least four involving RM11 million, after they cases of vehicle burglary linked to raided a condominium in Sri the men. Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Nik Twenty-two Malaysians, Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the first including four women aged 18 to 27, suspect was held at Taman Jinjang were nabbed in the operation at Baru at 4pm before he led police to 5pm on Oct 30, Perak acting police his accomplice at Taman Kok Doh chief Datuk Goh Boon Keng told a about six hours later. press conference yesterday. He said police recovered stolen The operation was jointly laptop computers, cellphones, conducted by personnel from the foreign currency, watches and an air Perak and Bukit Aman Commercial pistol from the suspects. Crime Investigation departments. In a separate case on Friday, Police also seized various Ampang Jaya police nabbed a gang equipment used by the syndicate, of five suspected thieves, believed to including 34 handphones, laptop be behind a string of office computers and cars, as well as burglaries in the district. prepared scripts for conversation in Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin to Mohamad Farouk Esha said cheat victims. yesterday the suspects, aged “Police believe the two-year-old between 27 and 36, were involved in syndicate was previously operating at least three cases of break-ins The student being taken to the magistrate’s court yesterday. – BERNAMAPIX overseas but returned to Malaysia involving commercial premises and because of Covid-19, and could not another three cases of donation box leave the country due to the theft. Student remanded over murder of friend movement control order. The suspects were arrested in “This is the first time a Malaysia- separate locations in Kuala Lumpur MARANG: A 19-year-old student seven days to facilitate A video recording of the suspect based Macau scam syndicate, and Selangor. was taken to the magistrate’s court nvestigations into the case. near the victim’s house had gone preying on locals, has been Mohamad Farouk said police here yesterday for the police to The suspect arrived at the court viral after the body of Siti Nur smashed. seized various stolen items obtain a remand order in at 10.10am. Surya, 19, with slash wounds on “Previous syndicates had call including cash, printer toners, CCTV connection with the murder of her She was arrested at 8.15am on the body and left hand severed, was centres in Malaysia but targeted decoders and other office friend, Siti Nur Surya Ismail. Monday at the Telemong police found in her house by her 15-year- victims overseas or were based equipment from the suspects. – by Magistrate Engku Nurul Ain station when she turned up for old sister at 2.30pm last Sunday. outside the country but preyed on Charles Ramendran Engku Muda remanded the girl for questioning with her mother. – Bernama victims in Malaysia.” The special operation squad had been keeping surveillance on the syndicate for a week, after a woman Vernacular press digest in Bandar Cyber here reported on Oct 19 that she had been conned of RM67,000 by one Insp Leong from Sabah, who had threatened her with Prices up but production down thanks to labour shortage arrest for allegedly laundering RM148,000. █ BY KONG SEE HOH foreign workers working in oil palm level at which smallholders have workers in oil palm plantations, “Acting out of fear, she made two [email protected] plantations have either fled or were problems meeting the cost of forcing smallholders to lose up to transfers of RM43,000 and RM24,000 rounded up in the frequent production. The price had since 80% of their foreign workers, an to an account as instructed before THE price of oil palm fruits has enforcement raids and deported, bounced back. affected smallholder told the daily. realising she had been cheated.” increased to RM650 per tonne, leaving these smallholders with a But just when they thought the The smallholder said although Goh said police would apply to more than double its rock-bottom serious shortage of manpower. worst was over when the price many plantation owners have extend a four-day remand of the 22 price of RM280 recorded not so Even if these smallholders are picked up, they found themselves outsourced harvesting to suspects, which expired yesterday. long ago, but smallholders have willing to pay more for new hires, seriously short of workers to contractors, the latter also face the He advised the public to be wary problems harvesting their fruit there are no foreign workers harvest their fruits. labour shortage problem. of people who asked them to bunches due to labour shortage. available. Take Raub in for Pahang Fruit Farmers transfer money after threatening According to a report in The price of fresh fruit bunches example, the state government’s Association chairman Melissa Yap them with arrest over the telephone. Nanyang Siang Pau yesterday, ever had been on the slide two years ago, action against illegal durian farms also highlighted the problem of “Police will never ask people to since the outbreak of the Covid-19 hitting a low of RM280 per tonne had also drawn the attention of labour shortage facing fruit transfer money from one account to pandemic early this year, illegal before hovering around RM350, a enforcement officers to illegal farmers. another,” he added. – Bernama 6 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

FURY OVER TRAVEL BAN IN UK LONDON: Travel firms, airlines and MPs have responded furiously to the UK government’s BRIEFSsudden ban on holidays from Nov 5 to Dec 2, with a leading figure warning it will “crucify the travel industry”. From Nov 5 to Dec 2, people from England will not be able to go on holiday in the UK or abroad. Charlie Cornish, chief executive of Manchester Airports Group – which includes Stansted and East Midlands – was furious about the manner in which the travel ban was communicated. “Twitter is not the place where you want to find out that the government is effectively shutting down the business you run,” he said. “Given the huge impact on the hundreds of thousands of people working in the aviation and travel industry, it is shocking that the prime minister didn’t consider the shutdown of international travel worthy of mention in his press conference.” The leaks reported across social media were finally CATASTROPHE ... An aerial photo showing confirmed by government at houses buried by boulders and mudflow 11pm. – The Independent washed from the slopes of the Mayon Volcano in Guinobatan town, Manila, after super RISE IN CALLS FOR Typhoon Goni made landfall in the Philippines AMBULANCE SERVICE on Sunday. – AFPPIX LONDON: The ambulance service in northwest England, one of the areas worst-hit by Covid-19, declared a major incident on Monday over an exceptionally LONDON: The number of patients high volume of calls, especially in admitted to hospital wards in the Greater Manchester area. The England has jumped more than 60% service said it had received 2,266 in just 10 days, new leaked National emergency calls in eight hours, Health Service (NHS) data seen by Covid admissions an increase of 36% compared The Independent has revealed. with the same time on the Patients needing a ventilator to previous Monday. It said Covid-19 help them breathe has also accounted for approximately increased by nearly 51% as hospitals 15% of the activity. Declaring a across the north of England and the major incident is a formal step allowing managers to take Midlands report higher levels of jump 60% in UK measures such as calling in extra Covid-19 patients than in the first staff. The North West Ambulance wave of the pandemic. Service declared the incident The leaked data lays bare the Trust, which is at the centre of the over after about 2-1/2 hours. “The strain on the health service from the oData shows surge in cases, pushing health second wave storm, is facing major incident was managed in second wave of Covid, which is enforcement action from the Care accordance with our usual increasing at a rate that would service to the brink ahead of lockdown Quality Commission over safety protocols but we continue to overtake the peak seen in April concerns. The trust’s medical urge the public to only call us if within a few weeks. director has told colleagues the their condition is life-threatening Scores of operations have been the start of the spring Covid-19 peak. Labour leader, Keir Starmer, hospital is at 100% capacity and or potentially life-threatening,“ cancelled because of the squeeze on The surge in hospital admissions accused Johnson of a “catastrophic cannot maintain standards. the service said. – Reuters hospital capacity and staffing as and subsequent spike in daily failure of leadership” in the House of In a leaked WhatsApp message, NHS trusts attempt to keep some deaths was one factor which pushed Commons by not acting sooner on seen by The Independent, he accused routine services going during the Prime Minister Boris Johnson into advice of scientists who bosses at NHS England of putting second wave. announcing a new national recommended a “circuit breaker” politics before safety and said the The data shows there are 70% lockdown for England starting lockdown on Sept 21. hospital had been “abandoned” by Defying curfew more people in hospital now than at tomorrow. Liverpool University Hospitals senior NHS leaders. to save whales

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s navy said Students to learn China’s success in beating virus yesterday that more than 100 whales BEIJING: The government- classes in biology, health and foster public awareness and some high school subjects, had been rescued after becoming endorsed content about the physical education, history and dedication, to enrich knowledge Sixthtone, an online magazine stranded on a beach on the island’s pandemic and the “fighting spirit” of literature, and will “help students about the advantages of the reported. southwest coast a day earlier. the country’s response will be added understand the basic fact that the socialist system with Chinese While there was domestic Villagers defied a novel coronavirus to school curriculum, the country’s Party and the state always put the life characteristics,” the ministry said. pushback on China’s virus response, curfew to join the navy, wading into the ministry of education has said, in a and safety of its people first”, the Earlier this year the National in particular the early attempts to breaking surf to push the small whales move to enshrine the country’s ministry said yesterday. People’s Congress aired a proposal cover up the outbreak and silence back into the sea at Panadura, south of narrative of success against the virus, “Students will learn about key for the successes to be enshrined in health workers who spoke out, the the capital, Colombo. reported The Guardian. figures and deeds which emerged the school curriculum, and content government has presented its efforts “We pushed back all of them last The content will be added to during the epidemic prevention and about China’s “fighting spirit” had in containing Covid-19 as hugely night, about 100 to 120 whales,” navy elementary and middle school control efforts. They will learn to already been incorporated into successful. – Agencies spokesman Captain Indika de Silva told Reuters. “Four of the whales died during the rescue operation,” he added. Truckers keep India’s patients breathing “I was fishing when I saw a dark SELAQUI: Subhas Kumar Yadav has thousands of those infected. scrambled to secure supplies of in India, including France’s Air patch and about 100 came ashore,” said fought fear, deadlines and hunger to “We were on duty,” said the medical oxygen, increasing pressure Liquide, has responded by tweaking fisherman Upul Ranjith. “We’ve pushed truck liquid oxygen from a factory in 33-year-old driver with Linde India on people like Yadav and its production lines away from as many as we can back to sea.” India’s Himalayan foothills to Ltd, an affiliate of the world’s largest companies to deliver them on time. industrial gases like nitrogen and “I don’t know why this has hospitals in the northern plains supplier of industrial gases, Linde The government says demand argon, company officials told happened. It’s never happened before. during the coronavirus epidemic. Plc. “It’s not like we could just give for medical oxygen has jumped four Reuters. This is the first time I’ve seen it,” Ranjith The worst time, he said, was in up and go home.” times to about 2,800 tonnes a day, It has also deployed its entire said. the weeks after the government India recorded 38,310 new prompting some states to restrict fleet of trucks, bringing back even The phenomenon of whales getting imposed a sweeping lockdown to coronavirus infections in the last 24 movement of the commodity from grounded vehicles, to deliver stranded in shallow water remains contain the disease in late March, hours, taking its tally to 8.27 million, local factories to other regions. medical oxygen to hospitals across largely a mystery to scientists. when roads were deserted, police a health ministry data showed Around half of the total liquid the country. In September, several hundred made arbitrary checks and roadside yesterday. oxygen production in India is now “Despite the limitations, there whales died in shallows off the coast of restaurants, repair shops and motels With India’s Covid-19 infections being used for medical needs. has not been a single stock-out Australia in its biggest stranding on were shuttered. But the oxygen he surging and many patients Linde, which competes with situation for our partner hospitals,” record and one of the largest in the was carrying was saving the lives of struggling to breathe, hospitals have nearly two dozen oxygen suppliers Linde India said. world. theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 7 * NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS

22 DEAD IN KABUL VARSITY SHOOTING KABUL: Twenty two people were killed when gunmen stormed Kabul Gunmen at large after University, opening fire on students

BRIEFSin their classrooms. The three attackers targeted students in the law and journalism faculty, shooting some as they fled for their lives, according to officials and witnesses. terror attack in Vienna The gunmen traded fire with security forces, prompting a siege that lasted several hours. It ended times in our republic,” Kurz wrote on Twitter, when the gunmen were shot dead, oFour dead, 15 admitted to hospital following shootings thanking all the emergency services risking the interior ministry said. – The their lives, “especially today”. Independent by ‘heavily armed and dangerous’ attackers at six locations Meanwhile, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer blamed at least one of the gunmen on an Islamic State sympathiser, the only VETERAN JOURNALIST VIENNA: Swathes of Vienna were sealed off died from her injuries. known attacker who was shot dead by police. ROBERT FISK DIES while special forces hunted multiple “heavily Officials urged those on the streets to “take Nehammer repeated calls for the public to DUBLIN: Robert Fisk, a veteran armed and dangerous” gunmen following a shelter” and warned the public not to leave stay at home yesterday. Middle East correspondent for The deadly suspected terror attack across six their homes or use public transport, as interior “We experienced an attack yesterday Independent and the most locations. minister Karl Nehammer said the “armed and evening from at least one Islamist terrorist,” celebrated journalist, has died. He Four people were killed and 15 people dangerous” perpetrators were mobile and Nehammer said. was 74. Fisk was renowned for his admitted to hospital – seven with serious being hunted by special forces units. Witnesses said they saw a man shoot “like courage in questioning official injuries – in the attack on the Austrian capital The attacks – which come on the eve of a crazy” with what appeared to be an automatic narratives from governments and on Monday night, mayor Michael Ludwig told “hard” national lockdown – were all in the weapon, before police arrived and opened fire. publishing what he uncovered in frequently brilliant prose. Christian the national broadcaster ORF. vicinity of the city’s central synagogue near the “They looked like firecrackers, then we Broughton, editor of The One of the dead is a suspected gunman shot Danube river but it is not clear whether the realised that they were gunshots,” said one Independent until last week and now dead by police, and an officer is among the place of worship was a target amid reports of witness on public broadcaster ORF. managing director, said: “Fearless, wounded, police said, as their counterparts in shots being fired at those sitting outside the Gernot Gruber, 25, said he initially thought uncompromising, determined and neighbouring Czech Republic enacted random bars nearby. the sounds were fireworks set off by people utterly committed to uncovering the border checks in case the attackers attempted Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that ahead of the lockdown. truth and reality at all costs, Robert to flee northwards. the government had called in the armed forces “If you hear these noises in Austria you Fisk was the greatest journalist of his One civilian was initially reported dead to protect public buildings, freeing up police to don’t think they’re gunshots,” he told generation. The fire he lit at The but authorities later announced a second hunt the assailants. The Guardian newspaper. – The Independent will burn on.” woman wounded in the attack had later “We are currently going through difficult Independent/Reuters/Agencies Bid to throw out 127,000 votes in Texas denied HOUSTON: A federal judge in Texas has denied a bid by Republicans to throw out about 127,000 votes already cast in the US presidential election at drive-through voting sites in Houston, a Democratic-leaning area. The plaintiffs had accused Harris County clerk Chris Hollins, a Democrat, of acting illegally when he allowed drive-through voting as an alternative during the coronavirus pandemic. In a written order, US District Judge Andrew Hanen said the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the case and waited too long to sue. “To disenfranchise over 120,000 voters who voted as instructed the day before the scheduled election does not serve the public interest,” the judge wrote, adding that drive-through early voting was permissible under Texas law. In a narrow setback for Harris County officials, Hanen said drive-through voting on election day likely violated Texas law. But he did not halt it because of the plaintiffs’ lack of standing. Based on that part of the ruling, Hollins said on Twitter on Monday that nine out of 10 of the drive-through polling sites would be closed on election day to ensure that votes are counted. Hollins said the decision was made because Hanen said the tents used for most of the sites would not qualify as Activists of Hindu Sena, a Hindu right-wing group, perform prayers in New Delhi, India yesterday to ensure victory for Trump in the election. – REUTERSPIX “buildings”, which are required for election day polling places. “I cannot in good faith encourage voters to cast their votes in tents if that puts their Trump to deploy ‘army’ of volunteers as poll watchers votes at risk,” Hollins said. The plaintiffs have appealed to the US 5th WASHINGTON: A veteran Republican For months the president has been trying Many of them registered through an Circuit Court of Appeals. They will also operative who got his start in politics by helping to undercut the validity of mail-in ballots, a “Army For Trump” website that asks his appeal a similar loss in state court on to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of long-used method of voting that was up this supporters to “enlist” in his reelection fight. Sunday to the US Supreme Court, their mail-in ballots is organising an “army” of year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign also has hired full-time staff lawyer, Jared Woodfill, told reporters. volunteers for President Donald Trump’s Over the last week, Trump has also in at least 11 battleground states to organise Harris County, home to about 4.7 million, campaign to monitor voting in Democratic- suggested that any votes tabulated after the effort, several of them young lawyers. is the third-most populous county in the leaning areas. election day are suspect, even as his “Our elections day operations are United States and has more than 800 voting Mike Roman, Trump’s director of election campaign has opposed plans by elections designed to make sure that everyone that is places. day operations, is a former White House aide officials to start counting mail-in ballots legally entitled to vote has the opportunity to Texas, the second-largest US state, is from Pennsylvania who gathered claims in early. vote, once,” Erin Perrine, the Trump 2020 traditionally a Republican stronghold but 1993 of voter fraud, resulting in a court Roman, who previously ran the secretive director of press communications, said in a polls show a tight race this year between ruling overturning election results and in-house intelligence unit for the political video aimed at recruiting volunteers. President Donald Trump and Democratic getting his candidate seated in the network led by the Republicans’ mega- “We all know that the Democrats will be candidate Joe Biden, with more than nine Pennsylvania State Senate. It is a strategy donors Charles and David Koch, has up to their old dirty tricks on election day to million ballots already cast, eclipsing its that Trump has been advocating on Twitter organised what the campaign claims is make sure President Trump doesn’t win. We total turnout in the 2016 presidential and on the stump. 50,000 poll watchers. cannot let that happen.” – The Independent election. – Reuters 8 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 SPEAK UP Why British elites can’t cope in a crisis

█ BY SEAN SMITH reverts to “warped neural processing” and are today by having any truck with tricksy their own performance. But the truly entitled “brain bubbles” destined to burst on first nuance. Johnson can no longer dismiss detail as are spared that indignity and can outsource INSTON CHURCHILL, who lead contact with reality. the purview of his “girly swot” predecessors in failures to others through an unedifying round Britain during World War II, once Sound familiar? Two-thirds of the current Downing Street. of blame games. Lambert thinks that said: “If you’re going through hell, cabinet were privately educated, which might In a true meritocracy, leaders graduate institutionalised confirmation basis keep going.” Margaret Thatcher, go some way to explaining the magical thinking through the tempering tiers of middle indemnifies ascendant elites by discrediting meanwhile,W was not for turning. The behind air bridges, “world-beating” tracing management, where they learn to overcome and marginalising non-believers. Conservative Party’s engine doesn’t generally apps and moonshots. obstacles by anticipating, mitigating and Look at Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic come with a reverse gear but boy-racer Boris No surprise, then, that when crisis has struck detailed action planning. It is often tedious, Cummings’ feud with Whitehall, for example. Johnson (pix) can’t stop pulling handbrake in recent years, we were underprepared. tiresome forensic work that the privileged can Expecting a government to operate without turns. It’s not sustainable and he knows it. He Donald Tusk, former president of the European by-pass on their way to senior positions. working closely with its senior civil service is must hear the murmuring ghosts of a party that Council, warned of there being “a special place Lambert argues that by identifying and allying like expecting a car to run without an engine. As has always conflated power with the “true grit” in hell” for “those who promoted Brexit without yourself with an organisation’s prevailing cabinet ministers pull levers that don’t connect of resolution. even a sketch of a plan of orthodoxy, an elite can sidestep the engine to gears, government stalls. This government is out of step with modern how to carry it out”. room on the way to the boardroom. It’s a form This generation of jaunty journalist Britain; ours is an austere age, where ordinary And Covid’s of institutionalised confirmation bias and politicians did not have to manage people or people have learned to just about manage by Karma has Brexit’s turbo charging effect on the careers of events as they climbed the greasy pole of hoping for the best, while preparing for the blindsided this today’s cabinet ministers would appear to be politics. Johnson has always had a newspaper worst. We make contingency plans, we put cabinet of a fine example. columnist’s tendency to skim over the facts, safety nets in place, because we have to. Agile, Brexiteers, too. The prime minister presides over an selecting only those that served his viewpoint. strategic planners have long been the most Johnson’s front administration that seems to regard But Covid-19 is a formidable foe from every sought-after workers in the job market. But this bench lacks the contingency planning as a precursor to angle. The prime minister’s tendency to see government seems to have missed that memo. p r o b l e m - compromise. Brexit posturing has hardwired detail as beneath his pay grade is no longer an A central premise of Kelly Lambert’s solving skills to this reflex into the government’s standard option; he needs to earn the £160,000 salary he fascinating book, Well Grounded: The navigate this operating procedure. As a negotiating strategy is struggling to survive on. Neurobiology of Rational Decisions, is that p a n d e m i c in Brussels it might have some merit but, Command of detail has been a familiar privilege compromises the brain’s ability to because most of domestically, it’s led to a disastrous series of failing throughout Johnson’s colourful career, contingency plan. Lambert, a behavioural them didn’t get avoidable government from misappropriating fictitious quotations to neuroscientist, argues that people who have not where they climb downs on infamously misleading his former leader had to overcome adversity are particularly everything from exam Michael Howard. ill-equipped to cope when the status quo algorithms to free The Tory grandees must be beginning to tips over into crisis. school meals and wonder how much longer they can overlook his Lambert believes that the rich are fatally delayed frailties. Their out-of-touch star has been disadvantaged when it comes to circuit breakers. comprehensively outclassed by a “well- “building the brain’s contingency circuit”. O r d i n a r y grounded” young man from Manchester. They tend to see the time and energy people chalk Marcus Rashford has taught this government a spent on back-up plans as an failures down to lesson in integrity. unnecessary waste of mental resources experience and Those Tory grandees may well conclude that because, for those with a gilded back try to learn this war, as well as the war on the virus, was lost story, Plan A has almost always sufficed. from them by years ago on the playing fields of Eton. Lambert She argues that, in extremis, privilege reflecting on would no doubt agree. – The Independent POSTGRAD EVERY LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

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COMMENT by Ameen Kamal and Sofea Azahar Don’t dip into EPF Account 1 savings

THIS is an unprecedented time, cash balance that is unsustainable particularly the B40 and M40. which is why instead of succumbing for the government to continue The government has been to panic-driven policies (such as generating income for the country, “Retirement savings are a longer-term safety net that empathetic to the needs of the allowing a huge amount of fund government spending for the people since the beginning and withdrawal from EPF Account 1), we people and grow the rakyat’s should not be eroded due to what could be would continue to be so. should make careful plans to retirement savings. Alizakri also pointed out that EPF provide unprecedented assistance This is a critical matter especially a temporary problem, albeit a serious one. Retirement Advisory Service officers to those who really need it, and in a in these unprecedented times can help members with financial way that prevents wastage by those where the government needs to take planning, and would help members with poor financial literacy, that unprecedented measures. plan is expected to provide the capped according to age group. navigate through these trying times. may undermine their own future Although an exact figure of total means for normalisation and bring Perhaps a staggered withdrawal The government has continued social safety net. collection from EPF monthly the economy back on track. over six months can be allowed for to disburse financial aid to the An English daily reported that contribution is yet to be available for Retirement savings are a members aged 40 and above with people, such as through Bantuan Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Asyraf this year, RM40 billion worth of longer-term safety net that should total withdrawal not exceeding 20% Prihatin Nasional payouts. Wajdi Dusuki has called on the savings withdrawal is a huge sum of not be eroded due to what could be of the total savings. On the Account 1 withdrawal government to allow EPF money. a temporary problem, albeit a For those aged below 40, a higher proposal, Prime Minister Tan Sri contributors to withdraw their As reportedly mentioned by EPF serious one. Of course, those who cap could be considered at 30% of posits that this is savings from Account 1 with a CEO Tunku Alizakri Alias, access to have lost their jobs and have no total savings. challenging to implement as the minimum amount of RM5,000 up to EPF Account 2 via i-Lestari had other sources of funds may have no These control measures are government had already disbursed a maximum amount of RM10,000 at already resulted in withdrawals of choice. important as some people may not billions in cash aid to ease the one go. more than RM11 billion by more Therefore, instead of a blanket have the financial acumen to plan people’s burden. Asyraf Wajdi added that a total than 4.7 million members since approval for all, this should be their financials properly, thus Muhyiddin reportedly said more cash flow of RM40 billion would be April this year. limited to individuals that can prove jeopardising their own future. aid is expected to come as “billions available should four million This is also given that there is loss of job or a serious reduction in Are there alternatives to this more” are targeted to be disbursed contributors be allowed to withdraw already an optional reduction in income. Account 1 proposal? The answer is to assist the rakyat. RM10,000 each. But from the EPF contribution rate from 11% to Allowing all workers who still yes. So, it is advisable to make full use perspective of EPF, it would also 7% beginning in April this year. have sources of income to withdraw As mentioned before, the of the existing incentives alongside mean losing funds worth RM40 EPF savings are created for the from Account 1 would mean government, through EPF, had improvements in the awareness billion. future. A large withdrawal from gambling their long-term financial embarked on relief measures level of the available incentives. As tempting and convenient as Account 1 now would sacrifice security. through i-Lestari programme by Let’s see how Budget 2021 turns out, this sounds for the contributors future safety net to address As stated by EPF operations allowing members to withdraw and together assess the post-Covid given that they can get fast cash, the near-term expenses mostly division deputy CEO Datuk Mohd between RM50 and RM500 a month future rationally before pressing the withdrawals would affect the cash attributed to Covid-19, which may Naim Daruwish, around 54% of EPF from Account 2, subject to funds panic button at the cost of future flow that the fund management translate into larger problems as contributors aged 54 have savings available. social safety net. institution can sustain for the people start to age. less than RM50,000 for retirement. Since the pandemic, the people in the future through This is particularly true for Let’s say some of them with government has provided abundant investment activities. Malaysia as it has an ageing RM49,000 worth of savings opt to direct financial aid through various Ameen Kamal and Sofea Azahar If this proposal is pursued, and if population. withdraw RM10,000 at one go, they initiatives such as Prihatin, Prihatin are part of the research team of the contributors are allowed to The government is already will then be left with RM39,000 for SME+, Penjana, and Kita Prihatin. EMIR Research, an independent perform a “one-off” RM10,000 planning for Covid-19 vaccination the coming years. Alizakri also mentioned that think tank focused on strategic withdrawal from their accounts, it in the upcoming Budget 2021. A Implementation should also be these initiatives have amounted to policy recommendations based on may create a significantly unhealthy successful nationwide vaccination made as a temporary measure, and RM55 billion for all income groups rigorous research.

COMMENT by Catherine Chen New world of work: Challenges and opportunities THE government has extended the employees can achieve General Electric (GE) is a work, we have to acknowledge that conditional movement control organisational results. company that has been practising remote work is about order (CMCO) in Putrajaya, “I know my teams Working with OKR promotes transparency for decades. In GE’s results-focused team management. Selangor and Kuala Lumpur to Nov alignment across the organisation. performance management system The good news is if we can get our 9. Many employees continue to are super busy, but A good OKR implementation PD@GE, employees can see how all employees intrinsically motivated, work from home. connects what employees are doing the work goals are inter-related. they are more likely to organise According to a KPMG survey in they are not providing daily to the company’s long-term When individuals can see how their themselves autonomously. June, two-thirds of Malaysian goal. That’s how OKR can help to progress contributes to the whole According to consulting firm workers want the work-from-home what I want. create a results-driven working organisational goals, they feel closer Gallup, employees who regularly policy to continue even without environment. Within this to each other. meet with their managers are three Covid-19. But there are some people are not working together environment, employees are If your company is not ready to times more engaged and motivated burning questions that employers physically, they are still on the same actively involved in achieving be as transparent as GE, you can at than their peers. Providing want to ask. For example: page. That’s why many leaders organisational goals no matter least practise regular checking-in one-on-one coaching is one of the 0 How do you make sure complain: “I know my teams are where they are working from. meetings, which enable your best ways to intrinsically motivate employees are communicating well super busy, but they are not managers to navigate their team employees because growth is equal remotely? providing what I want.” Need for transparency performance easily. to happiness, especially to talents 0 When you don’t see your people This problem becomes worse in The second challenge in remote This is because regular with high potential. regularly, how do you ensure what a remote work environment when work is that accountability often checking-in meetings can help a Successful one-on-one coaching they are doing is aligned with your you cannot meet your employees gets lost in a remote work as we are remote team establish a determine what goals the strategy? every day. not meeting with our employees transparency system for their top employees want to achieve, what 0 Does remote work mean To change this situation, you daily. Those leaders who are not priorities. Employees get progress support or resources they need from employees take advantage of the need an excellent communication familiar with remote team updates as well as short- and long- managers, their problems, and their flexibility because nobody sees structure to bring all teams and management will feel stressed when term clarity from managers. achievements. Don’t forget to give them? employees together. it comes to tracking accountability. Managers take the chance to track recognition to your employees To summarise, there are three OKR (Objective and Key Results), That’s why, eventually, many work from plans to reality. because it helps them feel valued. significant challenges most a goal-setting framework for leaders seem to be micromanaging The Covid-19 pandemic will not organisations are still struggling defining and tracking objectives and employees and work. Enabling autonomy be with us forever. But employees with when it comes to remote work, their outcomes, enables alignment Remote leaders need The third challenge is to keep the have been demanding the flexibility which reduced employee efficiency across the organisation transparency. Although they do not team autonomy in remote work, but of the work for years. The enhanced and team bonding. In May, Twitter lets its employees track what individual team that’s super hard to do because flexibility of work that we attained work from home forever. Two members do and don’t do, they still remote work performance is no by transitioning ourselves to remote Promoting alignment months later, Google lets its need to be clear about the progress longer tied to the number of work should not be reversed. The first challenge is a lack of employees work from home until of the team’s goals, and each team working hours. And it would be not alignment. As leaders, how do we next July. Both Twitter and Google member also has clarity on what reasonable to expect your people to create alignment across teams and had implemented OKR to improve everyone is working on and how work from 9 to 5 in a remote team. Catherine Chen is an OKR coach departments? That means even if alignment and ensure that all they are progressing. As we transition to the new world of and consultant. 10 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 MEDIA & MARKETING

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Tiger Beer will only be available to That doesn’t mean street food fans those within delivery range in the need to miss out though – because Klang Valley and Penang. The Tiger this year, Tiger is taking the street Street Food Virtual Festival is strictly food festival experience to the next for non-Muslims aged 21 and above level: from the streets, and onto your only. screens. To register for the Tiger Street Launching at 11am on Nov 6, and Food Virtual Festival, sign up at open from 11am to 9pm every Friday, www.tigerstreetfood.my/register. Saturday and Sunday until the end of The first 10,000 people to register will the month, the Tiger Street Food Explore the virtual streets at Tiger Street Food Virtual Festival. earn a free 320ml can of Tiger Crystal, Virtual Festival recreates the full redeemable with any purchase from experience of a food festival in a a vendor at the festival. Meanwhile, completely digital world. the first 1,000 people to successfully refer five friends using their unique Games, activities and more referral code, will be rewarded with a Users start off by customising a 3D From the streets to free six-pack of Tiger Crystal. avatar to represent themselves in the To find out more about virtual world, choosing from various the Tiger Street Food Virtual hairstyles and items of clothing to Festival and register, please visit perfect their look. www.tigerstreet food.my. Once the avatar is created, users your screens land in Street Food Central. Here, they can interact with other festival- goers, play games to win rewards, get recommendations on must-try oTiger Street Food Virtual Festival kicks off this Friday dishes, and find exclusive Happy Hour promotions from Drinkies – Heineken Malaysia Berhad’s at-home order chilled Tiger Beer to be Explore the virtual streets beer delivery service. delivered to your home. Stopping by Branching off Street Food Central are There are two games to play, with between 3pm and 5pm will unlock an three streets: Kuala Lumpur Street, both hosted by familiar faces – additional ‘Happy Hour’ promotion, Selangor Street, and Penang Street. YouTuber Lizz Chloe (better known earning you an RM30 discount on Each of them is filled with an ever- online as Dumpling Soda) and purchases of Tiger Beer or Tiger changing array of vendors based in Harvinth Skin. They’ll need your help Crystal above RM150. these localities, serving up menus to complete different challenges, and created just for the Tiger Street Food will reward you with Virtual Festival. promo codes Anyone can walk these streets to and even free explore some of the best (above) Uma Bali – BALINESE cartons of Tiger street food vendors Malaysia has GADO GADO. Crystal! to offer, browse through If running their menus and uncover their (left) Pho King – BANANA around and limited-edition dishes. For those PRAWN FRIED ROLLS. c l i m b i n g living in selected areas in Kuala mountains has Lumpur, Selangor and Penang, it worked up an gets even better – as long as you are as part of a combo meal at a appetite, be sure to within a 15km radius of the vendor, special price. Combo meals come visit KL Foodie’s you’ll be able to order these with a free set of Tiger Street Food character in Street Food delights to your doorstep via infused with Tiger Beer or Tiger chopsticks, with two exclusive Central. Each week, KL DeliverEat while exploring the Crystal, and even crossover designs to collect. Foodie will show you a festival. collaborations with other vendors – selection of 10 must-try For vendors – there will be a e.g. the ‘Hainanburg’, a collaboration Live performance from Namewee dishes available at the massive 88 in total across the four from Yut Kee x myBurgerLab. The Tiger Street Food Virtual Tiger Street Food Festival. weeks of the festival – offering a huge You can also order Tiger Beer or Festival will kick off at 7pm on Nov 6, Street Food Central also plays host selection of famous dishes alongside Tiger Crystal directly from vendors, with an exclusive live performance by to the Drinkies Bar. Here you can Limited Edition Tiger Chopsticks. brand-new, limited-edition creations either as an add-on to your order or hip-hop artist Namewee. Starbucks offers new food options at its stores AS part of an enhanced menu, New! Chicken Florentine Pie Starbucks stores in Malaysia will Sink your fork into this buttery serve new premium food offerings traditional pie with a creamy, cheesy that have been refined over time to and delicious mixture of chicken and reflect the taste and preferences of spinach nestled between crispy and local customers. flaky pastry crust.

New! Beef Ragu Pie For a beefier option, try this hearty (left) Chicken beef ragu pie. Made with slow Meatball Sub. cooked beef in Bolognese sauce and encased in traditional short (far left) crust pastry that is baked until Sausage with golden brown. Caramelised Onion New! Sausage with Caramelised Sandwich. Onion Sandwich The aromatic and enticing bite of the black pepper sausage is sandwich comes together with a There is always room for dessert twist! topped with bechamel sauce and sunny-side-up egg, sprinkles of While most of the existing cakes in sweet caramelised onions. The mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and the Starbucks menu will have a new Returning Favourite! Tiramisu fillings are then placed in a garnished with parsley. look, there are also new options to What used to be a staple has turmeric bun with an indent in satisfy any sweet tooth out there. returned with a new look. This Italian the middle for easy splitting for New! Chicken Meatball Sub dessert is now reimagined with an two equal portions. These chicken meatball subs are New! Coffee Burnt Cheesecake Oreo base, cream cheese and dark stuffed with homemade chicken This crustless cheesecake is the chocolate. New! Egg-in-a-Hole Focaccia meatballs, savoury Bolognese sauce newest trend to hit social media. It is Egg-in-a-Hole A simple but hearty breakfast and topped with lots of melted baked in a higher temperature to give For more information, visit Foccacia. option to get you through the day. mozzarella cheese. It’s crazy it its beautiful burnt exterior and is www.starbucks.com.my/menu- This egg-in-a-hole focaccia toast delicious and easy to eat! super creamy, with an added coffee list/food-list/ WEDNESDAY SECURITIES SDN. B HD. 197201001092 (12738-U) NOVEMBER 4, 2020 A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad A Trading Participant of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad Editorial: Tel.: 03-7784 6688 Fax: 03-7785 2624/5 Participation Bought Sold Net Email: [email protected] % RM m RM m RM m Advertising: Tel: 03-7784 8888 Fax: 03-7784 4424 44.8 Institutions 1506.7 1457.2 49.5 Email: [email protected] 40.4 Retail 1377.3 1292.7 84.6 14.8 Foreign 420.7 554.8 -134.1 5.01 Sun54.09 479.72 BIZ45.95 318.35 144.70 43.15 115.07 100.0 3304.7 3304.7 0.0 KLCI STI HANG SENG SCI NIKKEI TSEC KOSPI S&P/ASX200 Preliminary stats (excluding trade amendments). For final data, please refer to www.bursamalaysia.com Source: Burs Malaysia 1,461.45 2,497.22 24,939.73 3,271.07 23,295.48 12,736.01 2,343.31 6,066.36

KL MARKET SUMMARY November 3, 2020

INDICES CHANGE FBMEMAS 10,561.70 -0.24 Bank Negara’s key FBMKLCI 1,461.45 -5.01 CONSUMER PRODUCTS 537.12 +0.26 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 142.28 +0.63 CONSTRUCTION 154.30 +2.75 FINANCIAL SERVICES 11,982.00 +23.87 rate remains at 1.75% ENERGY 652.14 +17.57 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 554.62 -0.46 HEALTH CARE 3,919.97 +11.16 and their implications on the overall TRANSPORTATION 663.87 -25.13 o Latest indicators point towards significant outlook for inflation and domestic growth. PROPERTY 592.83 +6.14 In a note, OCBC Treasury Research said PLANTATION 6,843.38 +12.88 improvement in economic activity in third quarter, says BNM appears to be seeking to strike a balance FBMSHA 12,670.70 -15.23 on multiple fronts, as it acknowledges the FBMACE 9,759.81 +213.40 policy committee downside risks, but also wants to note that the TECHNOLOGY 60.19 +0.57 outlook remains brighter than what the headlines might suggest. TURNOVER VALUE PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia’s recovery will be uneven across sectors, with “Putting all the different pieces of the 6.448 BIL RM3.304 BIL (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) economic activity in some industries puzzle together, the picture looks to us to be has decided to retain the Overnight Policy remaining below pre-Covid-19 pandemic one of a central bank that would not Rate (OPR) at 1.75%. levels, and a slower improvement in the hesitate to act by cutting its policy rate, if it 5 MOST ACTIVES In a statement, the committee highlighted labour market. deems that the downside risks it November 3, 2020 that the latest indicators for Malaysia point Headline inflation is projected to mentioned start to weigh on growth towards significant improvement in average negative this year, given the momentum more visibly,” it said. STOCK VOL CLSG (sen) +/– (sen) economic activity in the third quarter. substantially lower global oil prices, while OCBC said if gross domestic product in GDEX 617,185,400 39.5 -9.5 BNM cautioned that the introduction of for 2021, headline inflation is projected to the fourth quarter should be impacted XOX 334,664,500 13 +0.5 targeted measures to contain pandemic in average higher. “The outlook, however, will further by either a slump in exports or an AT 310,953,000 10 +0.5 several states could affect the momentum continue to be significantly affected by enforced shutdown of business activities, MAHSING 273,925,300 95 +7 of the recovery in the fourth quarter. global oil and commodity prices. then BNM may even have an inter-meeting LAMBO 136,050,600 3 UNCH Nonetheless, it expects the growth for this Underlying inflation is expected to remain decision (ahead of its next scheduled year to be within the earlier forecast range subdued in 2021 amid continued spare meeting in Jan 19-20 2021) to cut as well – if and the economic activity for 2021 is capacity in the economy,” it said. necessary. 5 TOP GAINERS projected to improve further. On the whole, the MPC considers the “That is still not our baseline, but the November 3, 2020 “This will be underpinned by the monetary policy stance to be appropriate next few weeks – in terms of both domestic recovery in global demand, turnaround in and accommodative. It elaborated that the virus fight and global economic and STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) RM public and private sector expenditure amid cumulative 125 basis points reduction in financial market developments post US- PETDAG 223,500 17.58 0.48 continued support from policy measures, the OPR this year will continue to provide election would be the key determinants.” CARLSBG 91,900 18.70 0.44 and higher production from existing and stimulus to the economy. CGS CIMB Research said that while it MPI 208,300 21.86 0.38 new facilities,” said the central bank. Moving forward, the committee said it had anticipated a 25-basis point downward LIIHEN 2,091,100 4.25 0.32 However, it cautioned that the pace of will continue to assess evolving conditions revision, policymakers believe that a PRLEXUS 21,963,200 1.74 0.29 recovery in global demand, normalisation of public and private sector activity and policy support are sufficient to guide 5 TOP LOSERS Malaysia’s GDP towards a target growth November 3, 2020 rate of 5.5% to 8% in 2021. Looking ahead, the research house said STOCK VOL CLSG (RM) RM despite its view that BNM retained the SUPERMX-C85 7,600 5.43 1.07 policy space to be more accommodative NESTLE 39,100 139.00 0.80 given the significant output gap and weak TOPGLOV-C65 2,000 4.08 0.80 inflation outlook, it thinks the central bank NATWIDE 23,393,700 0.62 0.215 is taking the stance that monetary policy is HSI-HDJ 46,800 0.62 0.19 sufficiently calibrated. “Therefore, we expect the OPR to remain unchanged at 1.75% until end-2021.” EXCHANGE RATES NOVEMBER 3, 2020 UOB Research concurred, saying the key rate should stay at 1.75% through 2021, Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy unless significant downside risks appear. TT/OD TT OD “We expect further fiscal support 1 US DOLLAR 4.2150 4.0880 4.0780 measures in Budget 2021 that could include extension of cash aid, wage subsidies, and 1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 2.9920 2.8710 2.8550 assistance for SMEs. Banks have intensified 1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 3.0880 2.9960 2.9880 engagements with customers that require 1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.1860 3.0990 3.0870 further assistance and offered ongoing 1 EURO 4.9140 4.7540 4.7340 Bank Negara says the pace of recovery will be uneven across sectors, and there will be a support for households and SMEs that are slower improvement in the labour market. – REUTERSPIX facing difficulties.” 1 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 2.8070 2.7020 2.6860 1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 3.0880 2.9960 2.9880 1 STERLING POUND 5.4540 5.2800 5.2600 1 SWISS FRANC 4.5750 4.4670 4.4520 Ant’s US$37b IPO suspended in Shanghai and HK 100 UAE DIRHAM 116.1000 110.0400 109.8400 100 BANGLADESH TAKA 5.0910 4.7260 4.5260 HONG KONG: Ant Group’s US$37 billion requirements, and also cited recent them in a timely manner. 100 CHINESE RENMINBI 63.0000 60.6000 N/A (RM153.7 billion) listing has been changes in the fintech regulatory Ant was set to go public in Hong Kong 100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 54.9600 52.2000 52.0000 suspended in both Shanghai and Hong environment. and Shanghai tomorrow after raising about Kong in a dramatic move just two days Shanghai described Ant’s meeting with US$37 billion, including the greenshoe 100 INDIAN RUPEE 5.7500 5.4000 5.2000 before what was set to be the world's Chinese financial regulators as a “major option of the domestic leg, in a record 100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 0.0298 0.0269 0.0219 largest-ever stock market debut. event”. public sale of shares. 100 JAPANESE YEN 4.0280 3.9000 3.8900 The Shanghai stock exchange first Ant Group sincerely apologised to “This is a curve ball that has been 100 NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR 15.8000 N/A N/A announced that it had suspended Ant’s investors for any inconvenience caused by thrown at us ... I don’t know what to say,” initial public offering on its STAR market, the suspension of the IPOs in Hong Kong said a banker working on the IPO. 100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 2.6800 2.5000 2.3000 prompting Ant to also freeze the Hong and Shanghai. It said it will properly Regulators had summoned Ma, Ant’s 100 PHILIPPINE PESO 8.8400 8.3300 8.1300 Kong leg of the dual listing. handle the follow-up matters in executive chairman Eric Jing and chief 100 QATAR RIYAL 117.0000 111.0700 110.8700 Ant said that its listing had been accordance with regulations of the two executive Simon Hu to a meeting on 100 SAUDI RIYAL 113.6200 107.8600 107.6600 suspended by Shanghai following a recent stock exchanges. Monday when they were told the interview regulators held with its founder Ant Group said it will wait for regulators’ company’s lucrative online lending 100 THAI BAHT 14.1600 12.5600 12.1600 Jack Ma and top executives. It said it may further notice on further developments of business faced tighter government Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama not meet listing qualifications or disclosure the offering and listing process and disclose scrutiny, sources told Reuters. 12 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 SUNBIZ

PRESTARIANG BAGS F&N’s Q4 net profit up 26% on lower costs, one-off gain SELANGOR KERJAYA PROGRAM CONTRACT PETALING JAYA: Fraser & Neave it saw a 8.3% growth driven by reduction FY2020, its board has recommended opportunities to build a stronger and PETALING JAYA: Prestariang Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) net profit in advertising and promotions a first single-tier dividend of 33 sen more sustainable business for the Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary jumped 26.4% to RM85.99 million for expenditure and cost savings. per share. If approved it would result future through continued BRIEFSPrestariang Systems Sdn Bhd its fourth quarter ended Sept 30, from Meanwhile, its food & beverage in a total dividend for the year to be of investments in capex and our (PSSB) has bagged a contract, RM68.03 million reported previously business in Thailand saw an 60 sen per share. brands,” Lim said in a statement. estimated at RM50 million, due to prudent cost controls on improvement of 20.5% to RM73 million With regard to the results, F&N’s The group’s chairman, Tengku from Menteri Besar Selangor overheads and lower advertising and on the back of a lower advertising and CEO Lim Yew Hoe disclosed that it Syed Badarudin Jamalullail, (Pemerbadanan) to develop promotions spending as well as a marketing spend, partially offset by the has fast tracked its e-commerce commented that the performance and implement the Selangor gain on disposal of its “Teapot” weaker Thai baht. strategies in Malaysia to help reflects its solid foundation, enabling Kerjaya Program. The contract trademark . For the full financial year, the consumers access its products during it to deliver better than anticipated covers skills training and job Revenue for the period slipped group has posted a net profit of the movement control order. results. placement for 10,000 2.2% to RM953.7 million from RM410.38 million, a marginal On its outlook, he said the group “We believe our strong Malaysians residing in RM975.09 million previously. improvement over RM410.26 million remains cautious amid the Covid-19 fundamentals will see us through Selangor or having graduated from learning institutions in According to the group’s Bursa reported in the previous financial pandemic along with the these challenging times and we can Selangor. It includes recruiting, filing, its food & beverage operation in year. uncertainties on the local and global leverage on our strong balance sheet, training them. The contract Malaysia saw operating profit Revenue for the period fell 2.2% to fronts. bank facilities and low funding cost to started on Nov 1, 2020 with improving by 50.2% following a RM7.8 RM3.99 billion from RM4.08 billion “We will continue to focus on support our operations and capitalise two months of mobilisation million gain on disposal of its previously. process improvements and on opportunities that may arise,” he period and will end 36 months trademark. Excluding the one-off item, In line with F&N’s earnings for digitalisation, and relentlessly pursue said. thereafter.

SCOMI GROUP HAS UNTIL NOV 6 TO SUBMIT REPORT KUALA LUMPUR: Scomi Group Majority of Malaysians not Bhd is facing a potential suspension in the trading of its securities following its failure to issue its annual report for the financial year ended June 30, 2020, to Bursa Malaysia financially prepared for crisis Securities Bhd for public release within the stipulated timeframe. “In the event that o RinggitPlus survey finds 53% of Malaysians The survey findings Scomi is unable to submit the the attitude outstanding 2020 annual towards retirement report on or before Nov 6, unable to survive on savings for more than 2020, trading in the company’s to be worrying. For securities will be suspended three months if they lose their income source representation with effect from 9 am Monday, purposes only. Nov 9, until further notice,” – RINGGITPLUS Bursa Securities said in a █ BY AMIR IMRAN HUSAIN SAFRI years, while 70% stated that EPF WEBSITE statement today. Scomi Group, [email protected] savings alone are not sufficient for which is a Practice Note 17 retirement. company, will also face a PETALING JAYA: The inability of a The co-founder said that despite delisting if it fails to issue the majority of Malaysians to withstand a this awareness, 45% of those surveyed outstanding financial crisis is the biggest cause of concern have not started any retirement statements within six months for RinggitPlus’ co-founder and planning. from the expiry of the relevant executive director, Hann Liew. “For us it’s about making this front time frames. -Bernama He said the RinggitPlus Financial and centre to the public, and letting Literacy Survey (RMFLS) 2020 found them know although they are aware SASBADI ACCEPTS that 53% of the respondents are of the issue they have to do normalised to enjoy the compounding behind if it does not follow suit. TEXTBOOK DEALS unable to survive on their savings for something about it.” interest, as it has provisions for Meanwhile, Liew proposed that FROM MINISTRY more than three months if they lose In regard to the call by the public overcontribution. there should be a stimulus measure PETALING JAYA: Sasbadi their source of income. to allow EPF members to dip into As for Budget 2021, the co-founder to address the reduced income and Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned “With Covid-19 and the various their retirement fund to weather the revealed that his wishlist revolves employment due to the Covid-19 subsidiary The Malaya Press lockdown measures implemented economic difficulties due to the around an increased fiscal spending, crisis, by way of job creation Sdn Bhd (TMP) yesterday locally and abroad, it is important for Covid-19 pandemic, Liew opined that direct stimulus measures to incentives such as Malaysia@Work or signed and accepted two us to highlight to the public that an the fund is allocated for retirement struggling groups and a specific tax increase direct stimulus to the people contracts from the Education emergency fund is the single most and any actions taken will impact that relief to stimulate economic growth via the Bantuan Prihatin Negara, Ministry to publish, print and important thing needed to withstand purpose. in specific hard hit areas of the which would to help sustained those supply the textbook package a crisis, like the Covid-19 pandemic,” “If consumers really want to push economy. who has had their income reduced. for the subject Bahasa Cina Liew told the media at a virtual for withdrawal from EPF’s Account 1, He sees the increase in fiscal Finally, he proposed a measure to Tingkatan 5 and Pendidikan briefing. consumers have to ask whether they spending as a measure to save the stimulate consumer spending via tax Muzik Tahun 5 SJKC at an Aside from that, he said he found are willing to impact their future for overall economy, which will incentives for things like domestic estimated RM893,770 and the attitude towards retirement to be the present,” he said. counteract the reduction in private travel once restrictions on domestic RM545,020 respectively. Both worrying. For those who have withdrawn consumption and the country has to travels have been lifted. the contracts run from Nov 2, The survey showed 68% of the from their pension fund, the ignore the deficit and the debt-to- “We could encourage consumers 2020 to Nov 1, 2023. TMP is respondents believed their executive director recommended GDP ratio this year, to a certain extent to spend locally and save the local expected to deliver the first Employees Provident Funds (EPF) that they put the money back into the as other countries are pursuing such tourism industry with big tax tranche of these contracts in second-quarter FY21 ending savings could only last for less than 10 fund once their situation has measures and Malaysia might get left incentives to do so.” Aug 31. Sage Asia proposes three strategic fiscal measures to help Malaysian SMEs KUALA LUMPUR: Ahead of the markets in their digitalisation journey. for the programmes is needed to businesses towards expanding Though similar platforms are tabling of Budget 2021 on Friday, He noted that fully brick-and- mobilise resources such as software overseas by enabling them to enact currently available, he said these are Sage Asia has suggested three mortar SMEs which wanted to go licences, industry expert consultation, digital trade beyond their borders. yet to become mainstream or enter strategic fiscal measures to help small digital have found extensive, step-by- help centres, comprehensive user As regard to the third measure everyday conversation. and medium enterprises (SMEs), and step on boarding assistance to be guides, training hubs, technology related to rising unemployment and “As moratoriums end, the pressure the nation as a whole, recover and most important. partner support and a portal for peer- growing unutilised labour, Sage Asia to find work and income intensifies, build resilience. “Business owners often do not to-peer support. said the government could mitigate this is the most apt time to connect The leading supplier of accounting possess the relevant knowledge on The second measure is critical in the situation by driving and financing businesses to the gig workforce and and business management software to how to effectively leverage e- light of the present economic the development of a dedicated enable continued employment and small and medium sized businesses commerce’s potential. Incubation conditions, he said. portal to grow the gig economy. earnings for them,” he said. believes the measures will help the programmes are incredibly useful in Azlan believes accelerating the In this instance, it said, the portal Such an agenda championed by government in its commitment to equipping SMEs with the necessary adoption of e-wallets would curb the may consist of freelancers, project- the government can greatly help the accelerate the country’s recovery skills for a successful online strategy. spread of Covid-19 given the based workers, independent workforce regain some level of through adoption of digitalisation. “We suggest incubators decreased use of physical cash. contractors as well as part-time hires. productivity and become a source of It cited the three courses of action specifically for SMEs and small “Increased usage of digital “This would be a free market economic growth for the nation. as: intensive incubation programme for business owners on their next stage of payments also make it quicker for system where temporary positions by “Private firms like ours, at Sage, SMEs; stimulus to encourage digital digitalisation. Guidance on what, businesses to have an instant influx of industry or skill set could be made are eager to play our part in payments; and platform for gig when and how to continue leveraging e-payments of invoices. In current available. Struggling businesses supporting the ecosystem. We are economy to help the “jobless” segment. technology will lay a strong unprecedented times, it means would greatly benefit as this would keen to help businesses leverage Sage Asia startup and small foundation for them to continue their healthy cash flow, vital to keeping reduce labour overheads incurred continually evolving technology, to business head Azlan Ahmad said the digitalisation journey into the future,” businesses afloat,” he opined. with full time employees and enable better face disruptions and capture incubation programme has proven to he said in a statement yesterday. Additionally, he said, digital the jobless to find quick suitable unexpected opportunities as we be extremely effective for other Asian Nonetheless, Azlan said funding payments could drive local work,” Azlan said. brace for 2021,” he added. –Bernama theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 13 * SUNBIZ Malaysia ranks fourth in Cost of Doing Business Index Overall country ranking (Top 6) at 50%–50% weightage oImprovement needed in secondary costs such Overall Country Overall CoDB Primary Cost Secondary Cost rank Index score Index score Index score as quality of labour and infrastructure: KPMG study (Rank) (Rank)

█ BY EE ANN NEE manufacturing sector in the US 1 Canada 2.54 2.80 (6) 2.27 (4) [email protected] compares in competitiveness to its 2 Taiwan 2.63 2.80 (6) 2.47 (7) main trading partners. It evaluates 23 3 South Korea 2.65 3.00 (9) 2.29 (6) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is ranked cost factors that impact the cost of 4 Malaysia 2.67 2.40 (1) 2.93 (11) fourth among 17 economies in an operations (CoDB) of a business 5 US 2.69 3.40 (14) 1.97 (1) assessment comparing the conducting manufacturing 5 UK 2.69 3.20 (13) 2.19 (3) economy’s competitiveness as a operations in the US relative to 16 manufacturing hub, which is ahead other countries that are leading Note: Rating from 1 to 5, where 1 = best performing in the category; 5 = worst performing in the of countries in Asia such as China, manufacturing exporters to the US. category. Source: Cost of Manufacturing Operations Around the Globe, KPMG LLP, 2020 Japan, Vietnam and India, according These factors include costs that * For reference only to a joint study by KPMG and The directly impact a firm’s bottom line Manufacturing Institute in the US (primary costs) and factors that despite uncertainties in the current with agility and building on our entitled “Cost of Manufacturing impact overhead costs and the ability landscape. This is especially resilience that we are able to Operations Around the Globe”. to operate efficiently, typically related significant in our new reality, where maintain our competitive advantage The study indicates that Malaysia’s to the business environment or ease operational stability and cost and remain a preferred destination ranking on the Cost of Doing of doing business (secondary costs). containment are central in every for high quality investments.” Business (CoDB) Index results from The overall CoDB Index scores are company’s long-term business InvestKL CEO Muhammad Azmi high scores on the Primary Cost determined at equal weightage of the survival,” said Johan. Zulkifli said Malaysia offers a thriving Index where Malaysia emerged at the primary and secondary costs. Johan added that an immediate ecosystem for companies looking to top of the chart, tied with China, “For companies that want to set effect out of the Covid-19 pandemic locate their operations. There is a Mexico and Vietnam. The country up a manufacturing hub, Malaysia is has seen companies around the strong focus on advance had outperformed on three factors: effectively one of the most promising world relooking at their supply chains manufacturing and services which hourly compensation costs, real driven by government policies. It’s countries for countries that want to and a study by McKinsey estimates aims to push the industry up the estate costs and corporate tax rates. crucial for the Malaysian government come over and invest, especially that 16 to 26% of global exports, value chain towards high-impact, However, Malaysia is ranked 11th to continue its efforts to strategically now,“ Johan added. worth US$2.9 trillion (RM12 trillion) high-tech and sustainable activities. on the Secondary Cost Index, improve the secondary factors, in Meanwhile, when changing the to US$4.6 trillion, could move to new He said the agency has been dragged down by quality of labour, particular quality of labour and weight of the primary costs and countries over the next five years if consistent is promoting investments infrastructure (mainly the utility infrastructure, to remain competitive,“ secondary costs from equal (50%– companies reshuffle their supplier into Malaysia, even now via virtual component) and risks & protection. KPMG in Malaysia managing partner 50%) to 70%–30%, Malaysia would be networks. activities. Apart from attracting US topped the Secondary Cost Index. Datuk Johan Idris (pix) said in a virtual ranked the number one most cost “KPMG’s study proves that we multinational corporations to invest “While primary costs drive media briefing yesterday. effective location in the CoDB Index. have the factors in place to aid in Malaysia, Azmi said InvestKL’s investment decisions, secondary cost The study provides a current “Malaysia continues to be a prime Malaysia in moving up the secondary focus is on creating high factors are important – these are assessment of how the manufacturing hub for investors production value chain. It is by acting value jobs in Greater KL. Country Heights Continued downside for retail malls: CGS-CIMB gets Sarawak land PETALING JAYA: Footfall and order (CMCO), also underscore the “It should be manageable in the collective decision to temporarily tenants sales could decline by 20- end-Jun statistics by Retail Group of medium term provided a suspend cinema operations from authority notice 30% in 4Q’20, and concerns over Malaysia (RGM) indicating that replacement tenant is found or November could impact the rental potential tenant drop-outs could retail sales for the non-supermarket space reconfiguration plans are income and footfall of 12 retail malls on JV termination grow if the deterioration in tenant department store sub-segment of immediately enacted. We do not across M-REITs under CGS-CIMB’s sales is prolonged, a note by CGS the retail sector in the Apr-Jun foresee similar drop-out risks coverage. PETALING JAYA: Country Heights CIMB Research stated. period plunged 63% year-on-year,” emerging for other non-anchor It pointed out that cinemas Holdings Bhd had on Nov 2, received “Anecdotal events in October it said. tenants as tenancy renewals for roughly occupy 1-6% of the total net a notice of termination from the Land point to the potential shutdown of It pointed out that the dropout of FY21F are in the negotiation stage lettable area of individual retail Custody and Development Authority certain departmental stores, which Robinson Co (Malaya) Sdn Bhd in and are more likely to favour tenant malls. (LCDA) of Sarawak in relation to its have been negatively affected by The Gardens Mall will negatively retention, although this may be at The research house is joint venture it had entered into on falling footfall and tenant sales. impact IGB REIT, as it could see an the expense of positive rental maintaining its neutral stance on Sept 24, 1994 to jointly develop, ‘Recent events, which coincided estimated 3.4% negative impact on reversion,” it said. REITs, with longer lead times for manage and promote a hill resort for with the reinstatement of the FY21 revenue and 3.8% negative At the same time, the Malaysian replacement tenants a new and tourism through a JV firm Borneo conditional movement control impact on FY21 net property income. Association of Film Exhibitors emerging risk for selected malls. Heights Sdn Bhd. In a Bursa filing, the group said the letter of termination was unilaterally LTKM fined over sent by LCDA on the allegation that Perodua smashes monthly sales record Country Heights had failed, neglected or refused to remedy the KUALA LUMPUR: Perusahaan 6,738 Axias, 6,895 Bezzas, 3,193 Aruz suppliers, authorised dealers, egg price margin breaches stipulated in the notice Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) and 1,974 Alzas in October, and the stockists, agencies and contractors. PETALING JAYA: LTKM Bhd’s dated Sept 17, 2020. It added that it continued to achieve record top three models remain Malaysia’s “Indirect, yet crucial partners wholly owned subsidiary LTK had, upon receipt of the notice, monthly sales with 26,852 cars sold best-selling cars so far this year. include financial institutions such (Melaka) Sdn Bhd was found immediately refuted the allegation in October, just after setting an all- “In September, we sold more as banks and insurance companies. guilty of increasing the margin of made. time monthly sales record of 25,035 vehicles in a month than in our “In terms of production capacity, Grade A egg prices by 17.46% and “Country Heights intends to units in the previous month. entire 27-year history and now, we we are on average at 98% in October has been fined RM25,000 by the challenge the unilateral termination President and CEO Datuk Zainal have gone even further. 2020 with 26,362 vehicles – which is Malacca Sessions Court in default by LCDA which was not done in Abidin Ahmad said these “This milestone is important to also our highest-ever monthly of five months’ imprisonment and compliance with the due process as achievements were accomplished us in many ways; it underscores our production figure – produced at our the sum of RM9,600 paid by LTK stipulated in the joint venture under the new standard operating commitment towards delivering our manufacturing facilities here in Melaka to repurchase 30,000 eggs agreement. Country Heights wishes procedure (SOP) followed by vehicles to their rightful owners as Sungai Choh (Selangor),” he said. seized by the Ministry be forfeited to state that it has been funding the Perodua and their partners – fast as possible while at the same Meanwhile, to further reward its to the government. project since the inception of the joint including working from home and time doing our part to rejuvenate customers, Perodua is introducing a “LTK Melaka has yesterday venture without issuing a cash call to mandatory testing for those in red the automotive eco-system,“ he said. cash redemption of up to RM1,500 paid the fine. The above matter is LCDA while maintaining the assets zones – on top of the original SOP Zanial Abidin said in October for the Perodua Aruz (terms and thus concluded,“ LTKM said in a free of encumbrance for the benefit of introduced in May. alone Perodua purchased some conditions apply) throughout stock exchange filing. the joint venture since 1998,” it said. “With the commitment of the RM600 million worth of parts from November, on top of the current tax In April last year, the group said “Country Heights reserves the right suppliers, our authorised dealers local suppliers, thus creating an exemption amount. LTK (Melaka) had been issued with to claim its 70% share of the land value were able to sell more vehicles and enormous economic multiplier The company is also offering a summons to appear in the Melaka based on RM50 per sq ft on the land more importantly, ensure our effect on the local auto eco-system, cash rebates of up to RM2,000 for its Sessions Court, on allegation that it measuring 2,125.67ha of land in the customers’ happiness as their which has also been impacted by pre-owned vehicles until Dec 31, had increased the margin of Grade joint venture. Country Heights will Perodua vehicles were delivered in the pandemic. 2020. This offer is only available at A egg prices from 12.29% to 29.75%, resolve the issue with LCDA through an the best possible time,” he said in a He said the automotive eco-system the Perodua Kuala Lumpur sales committing an offence under arbitration process pursuant to Clause statement yesterday. included direct and indirect sectors, outlet located on Jalan Pahang, Section 14(1) of the Price Control 22 of the joint venture agreement.” He said Perodua sold 8,052 Myvis, such as automotive component Kuala Lumpur. – Bernama and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011. 14 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 SUNBIZ

Covid-19 likely tipped Indonesia into first Saudi Aramco’s Q3 recession since 1998 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s assumed entry earnings tumble 44.6% into its first economic recession since the 1998 Asian financial crisis will probably be confirmed by third quarter gross third quarter due to improved economic domestic product data (GDP) being oWorld’s most valuable listed company remains committed activity, despite the headwinds facing global released later this week, a Reuters poll energy markets,” Aramco’s chief executive showed yesterday. to delivering bumper dividend Amin Nasser said in the statement. Authorities have predicted 3.5 million “We continue to adopt a disciplined and people in Southeast Asia’s largest flexible approach to capital allocation in the economy could lose their jobs due to the RIYADH: Energy giant Saudi Aramco billion in the same period last year. face of market volatility. We are confident in downturn caused by the novel yesterday posted a 44.6% slump in third- Aramco’s net profit for the first nine Aramco’s ability to manage through these coronavirus pandemic. quarter profit, as the coronavirus pandemic months of this year also dropped 48.6% to challenging times and deliver on our The median forecast of 23 economists weighs heavily on the global demand for US$35.02 billion, the company said. objectives.” polled was for a 3% on-year shrinkage in crude oil. The latest results are in line with analysts’ Nasser said Aramco was committed to GDP during the July-September quarter, Aramco, seen as Saudi Arabia’s cash cow, expectations but stand in contrast to the delivering a dividend of US$18.75 billion to after a 5.32% decline in the previous has revealed consecutive falls in quarterly losses reported by Aramco’s rivals, which are shareholders for the third quarter – an three months, fulfilling criteria for a profits since it began disclosing earnings last reeling from pandemic-driven economic amount that exceeds the declared profit and recession of two consecutive quarters of year, piling pressure on government shutdowns that have suppressed energy the available cash flow. negative annual growth. finances as it pursues ambitious multi- requirements. The announcement is in line with the The forecast roughly matched billion dollar projects to diversify the oil- Although the results underscore a company’s pledge to pay an annual dividend President Joko Widodo’s expectation for reliant economy. downbeat market, Aramco’s July-September of US$75 billion after it floated a sliver of its a contraction of just over 3% during the The world’s most valuable listed results showed an improvement amid shares last year in the world’s biggest IPO. latest quarter. company said it was committed to a bumper relatively steady crude prices compared to “Aramco’s dividend payout is now much “Indonesia’s economy has been hit dividend even as third quarter net profits the second quarter, when it posted a profit of bigger than its income,” said Tarek Fadlallah, hard by the crisis,“ said Alex Holmes of dropped to 44.21 billion Saudi riyals US$6.57 billion. chief executive officer of the Middle East Capital Economics, who predicted a (RM49.4 billion), compared to US$21.3 “We saw early signs of a recovery in the unit of Nomura Asset Management. 2.5% contraction. “Not a problem if oil rebounds next year. Indonesia has the biggest Covid-19 But it will be a big problem if it doesn’t,” he outbreak in Southeast Asia with over added. 415,000 infections and 14,000 fatalities. Amid weakening oil prices and flat The capital city Jakarta went into a output, Aramco may have to continue second semi-lockdown for four weeks funding its bumper dividend by “borrowing starting in mid-September with rising in the short term”, said investment research cases straining its health system. firm Bernstein. The country has more recently Dividend payments from Aramco help reported fewer new Covid-19 cases, but the Saudi government – the company’s epidemiologists say this was a result of biggest shareholder – manage its ballooning less daily testing. budget deficit. ANZ economists, who expected a 3% Last month, several oil giants including drop, said indicators for consumption and ExxonMobil and Chevron reported another investment were weak, but government quarter of red ink as uncertainty over oil expenditure likely offered some support. demand forced the energy sector to rein in Government officials have pledged to spending. accelerate spending to counter the By contrast, Aramco’s results reflected its pandemic’s impact and push GDP back “resilience”, Nasser said. into growth in the current quarter. – But the Saudi giant is bracing for a possible Reuters further wave of coronavirus infections that could undermine a tentative global economic recovery and further erode the demand for crude worldwide, analysts say. Deutsche Bank The company has cut its capital spending this year and also slashed hundreds of jobs looks to part as it seeks to reduce costs, Bloomberg News reported in June. ways with Trump Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, has been hit hard by the double FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank AG is whammy of low prices and sharp cuts in looking for ways to end its relationship production. with President Donald Trump after the A drop in oil income is expected to hinder US elections, as it tires of the negative Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s publicity stemming from the ties, ambitious “Vision 2030” reform programme according to three senior bank officials to overhaul the kingdom’s energy-reliant with direct knowledge of the matter. A partial view of Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing plant. – AFPPIX economy. – AFP Deutsche Bank has about US$340 million (RM1.4 billion) in loans outstanding to the Trump Organisation. The three loans, which are against Trump properties and start coming due in two Australia cuts rates, expands bond buying years, are current on payments and personally guaranteed by the president. SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank slashed bumpy and drawn out and the outlook remains jobless rate lower. In meetings in recent months, a interest rates to historic lows and ramped up its dependent on successful containment of the Economic growth is expected to be around Deutsche Bank management committee huge bond-buying programme yesterday in a virus,“ Lowe said in a statement announcing the 6% over the year to June 2021 and 4% in 2022, it that oversees reputational and other push to help revive the country’s pandemic-hit measures. said. risks for the lender in the Americas economy as it emerges from lockdowns. Australia had been recovering from the Nevertheless, Lowe said it would “take some region has discussed ways in which it However, bank governor Philip Lowe initial impact of virus lockdowns before its time to reach the pre-pandemic level of output” could rid the bank of these last vestiges warned that the recovery would depend on second-biggest city Melbourne was forced into with the coming years expected to feature of the relationship, two of the three bank keeping a lid on the coronavirus, which is another to contain a new outbreak. “subdued increases in wages and prices”. officials said. seeing a resurgence in key markets in the US But the city reopened in late October after “Given the outlook for both employment One idea that has come up in the and Europe. months of restrictions, sparking hopes a return and inflation, monetary and fiscal support will meetings: sell the loans in the secondary The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash to normality would hasten the country’s be required for some time,“ he added. market, two of the bank officials said. But rate from 0.25% to 0.10% and committed to economic recovery. The intervention in the bond market builds one of the officials said that idea has not buying A$100 billion (RM293 billion) of five- to Unemployment hit 6.9% in September, with on an earlier bond-buying programme gained traction, in part because it is not 10-year government bonds over the next six almost a million Australians out of work and announced in March, and the bank’s board said clear who would want to buy the loans and months. many more taking pay cuts or seeing hours it was “prepared to do more if necessary”. the attendant problems that come with it. Lowe said the measures were designed to slashed since the pandemic began. Borrowing is likely to remain cheap for the The businesses backing the loans lower the cost of borrowing and push the The government and central bank had foreseeable future, with the bank not expecting face challenges. The coronavirus-driven Australian dollar lower to stimulate growth. The already embarked on a vast stimulus spending to increase the cash rate for at least three years. economic slowdown has hit the travel Aussie slipped to 70.4 US cents from 70.5 cents programme to avert a full-blown depression, The global economy has shown some signs industry. And Trump’s plan to make before the announcement. putting the country on track to post a record of recovery since nosediving earlier in the crisis, money by developing houses and hotels It comes as the bank expects the economy to budget deficit of A$213.7 billion this year. but the turnaround has been jolted by a fresh on his golf courses, including the one expand in the third quarter after Australia The bank now expects unemployment to spike in infections in the US and Europe that involving the Deutsche Bank loan, had entered its first recession in nearly 30 years. peak at just below 8% – less than the 10% has forced fresh lockdowns in major economies not panned out so far. – Reuters “Even so, the recovery is still expected to be expected previously – but hopes to drive the including England and France. – AFP theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 15 LIFESTYLE

CELEBRITY CAUSES █ BY BISSME S. The art of kindness HERE is a saying that kindness is a wonderful way oShowing compassion for the poor and the to let struggling souls to know that there is still love left in needy runs in the blood of actress Sora Ma Tthe world. Malaysian actress Sora Ma, who is based in Singapore, is a living example of this saying. She believes in using her fame to help the underprivileged. It was her maternal grandparents who first taught her the art of kindness. “Upon retirement, my grandparents tended a piece of land in the rural area of Sungai Petani in Kedah, where they would grow all sorts of vegetables and fruit trees,” says Ma, who has been working in the Singapore entertainment industry for nearly 20 years. “My grandparents always shared whatever Ma during a they produced on the visit to an old land with poor families folks home. who had kids. “Whenever I visited them, they received the food from us. My sometimes need a helping hand. their skills in areas such as personal would rope me in grandparents’ belief was that if Heartworks strives to touch and grooming and hair cutting, as well as to distribute food one is in a position to give, they improve the lives of women and teaching arts and crafts to the young. to the needy. should.” children from disadvantaged “As an actor, I am lucky to be able “I could Her grandparents have backgrounds and the elderly. If every to be in this position of influence see the since passed away, but she one of us pitches in to help, would it where I can spread awareness, as well smiles on has not forgotten how they not be a utopia?” as encourage others to join my t h e i r showed compassion to the Most of her charity activities are Heartworks charity events,” she says. faces as poor and the needy. held in Singapore; however, in recent “This privilege is something that I t h e y In 2013, she started her years she has been organising charity am immensely grateful for.” own charity company events in Malaysia, including in her Ma cites Hollywood actress called Heartworks. Two hometown of Sungai Petani. Audrey Hepburn as the perfect years later, she officially In future, she hopes to have more example of a celebrity who used her registered Heartsworks as resources to organise large scale influence for a good cause. a non-profit charity events in Malaysia. “Behind the Hollywood lifestyle, organisation. To date, “The smiles and tears of joy on the where she was a fashion icon and she has organised faces of recipients brings me and the actress, she never forgot the poor and numerous meaningful volunteers a lot of joy. It is truly needy,” she says. charity events priceless!” says the actress, who “She rose from her challenging benefiting residents hopes to produce her own films in background as a war survivor, where from smaller charity five years. as a young girl, she received help homes. She has great plans for her charity from Unicef when there was a “Many of these organisation. In future, she hopes to shortage of food and medicine. lesser known places start a ‘befriender programme’ where “Her experiences surely would which needed help she will rope in her celebrity friends have been traumatic and sorrowful, were not as ‘popular’ and volunteers to visit orphanages but it did not deter her from helping with the public, and and old folks’ homes for an afternoon others. After retiring from acting, she Ma learnt the joy of charity work from her were not known to of music, dance and games. continued to help impoverished grandparents in Sungai Petani. benefit from corporate There are also plans to provide children and the needy as a Goodwill – COURTESY OF SORA MA [donations],” says Ma. general house cleaning services, and Ambassador for Unicef.” “Even in an affluent refurbishing fixtures and fittings in Ma is certainly following in the city like ours, there are the homes of those in need. She footsteps of her idol, and putting her pockets of people who hopes to get volunteers to contribute fame to good use. Go Shop offers more deals for customers at 6th Anniversary bash GO SHOP, Malaysia’s leading homeshopping and ecommerce business celebrates its 6th Anniversary with #GoShopGreaterTogether campaign to thank customers for their support by offering special discounts and deals from now until Dec 13. Go Shop threw a 6th Anniversary Live Party on Oct 31 with its hosts and local celebrities such as Datuk Aznil Nawawi, Datin Fouziah Gous, Linda Onn and Nad Zainal. The anniversary live party was streamed across all platforms, including Facebook Live and YouTube Live. Customers were able to enjoy the one-day exclusive birthday offers such as Buy 1 Free 1, Up to 50% off From left: Datuk Aznil, Dr Grace Lee, Hai Chyi and Raianna during the virtual press conference. Celebrity host Linda Onn and Go Shop host Syakirin. and Bonus Free Gift for some of the best-selling household appliances, was able to pivot to the change by willing to come together and ANNIVERSARY20. GDEX from now until Nov 25 and kitchen & dining, beauty and digital expanding health and wellness overcome challenges to continue Meanwhile, on the Go Shop’s stand a chance to win a 85” TV with products. products, and offering fresh and providing essential items to our mobile app, customers can take part Home Theatre System and many Dr Grace Lee, CEO of Go Shop frozen food during the MCO period. customers,” Lee added. in the Tap & Win Game and win more attractive prizes worth up to a said: “This year, Go Shop grew from Food and groceries quickly rose to Go Shop’s 6th Anniversary prizes worth RM60,000. It is a simple total of RM60,000. strength to strength and we’ve the top three purchase categories on campaign will feature a plethora of game within the app and the Top 166 Tune in daily to the Go Shop achieved a 38% increase in revenue Go Shop”. exciting deals and discounts from each week from now until Dec 12 will Channel on Astro CH118, CH120, compared to the same period last “We are committed to support now until Dec 13. Customers can win a prize. CH111 in Bahasa Malaysia or CH303 year. Additionally, we’ve also grown local businesses and one of our enjoy Exclusive Weekly Deals, Up to Customers can also enjoy an in Mandarin to discover Go Shop’s our customer base [by] 31% since last efforts to help SMEs includes our 60% off and Products Below RM60. exclusive discount when they make anniversary deals and offers. Go year to 2.6 million customers. We eBazaar during the Raya period to In addition, Go Shop is giving out their purchases online with GrabPay, Shop is also available on MYTV hope to see the trend continue.” support SMEs and MicroSMEs RM600,000 worth of coupons where Standard Chartered and Public Bank CH120. Visit Go Shop online at “Due to the building blocks put in during this trying time. Even with all customers can enjoy RM20 off during this campaign period. In www.goshop.com.my or download place as part of our digital the uncertainty, Go Shop together with a minimum purchase of RM300 addition, they can join the Spend & the Go Shop app from Google Play transformation journey, Go Shop with our partners and vendors, were with the promotion code: Win Contest in collaboration with and the App Store. 16 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT Oscar contender oKorean immigrant drama Minari pushes language and acting barriers

critically acclaimed family drama increasingly torn between two cultures. about Korean immigrants in the US is Yeun is renowned for his bilingual talent, being touted as an Oscar contender receiving a best supporting actor prize from the after Parasite broke down barriers to Los Angeles Film Critics Association for his non-English-languageA movies winning the Korean-language performance in the highest-profile accolades. acclaimed thriller, Burning. Singer Olsen uses technology to appear Based on Korean-American director Lee In Minari, Yeun often speaks Konglish, a as hologram on stage in London. – Isaac Chung’s own experiences growing up in style of sometimes-broken English used by REUTERS rural America in the 1980s, Minari won Korean speakers, for which he said he both the audience and grand jury prizes for channelled his own immigrant parents who US dramas at this year’s Sundance Film took him to the US when he was five. Festival. The film reflected his own experience Keeping in After a sold-out Asian premiere recently at growing up as an immigrant in Michigan, he the Busan film festival, Asia’s largest, said, especially “this feeling of belonging Hollywood trade outlet Variety reported the nowhere, just caught in between the gaps of touch during film’s stars – including Korean-American actor places”. Steven Yeun – will campaign for acting “You’re not Korean. You are not American. categories at the Academy Awards. You kind of just fit in this weird space Minari is based on director Chung’s own lockdown But the critical success of Minari comes with where you don’t feel grounded experiences growing up in rural America in the Asian-American experience still vastly anywhere,” he told an online press 1980s. – AFPPIX MUSICIANS are using an interactive underrepresented in Hollywood, which has conference at the Busan festival. hologram based on Victorian technology generally preferred to focus on Americans’ “It reminds me of my family and Parasite included Best Picture and Best to reach fans in the locked down world of experiences of Asia, particularly in war, or why we, you know, held each other Director, but nominations for any of the Minari the coronavirus pandemic. Asian-set fantasies such as Mulan. so tight because that’s all we actors would be the first for any Korean in the Musion 3D teamed up with Faroe The slew of awards for Parasite represented really had.” performance categories at the Academy Islands singer Dan Olsen to launch a nod towards international diversity, said Awards. Fanshare, a modern twist on an illusion Brian Hu, a film professor at San Diego State Stereotypical Film experts and activists say there has been technique known as Pepper’s ghost University, “not American diversity, which still representations very limited Asian-American presence in involving a huge sheet of glass which was requires a lot more work”. The four Oscars Hollywood, with many Asian roles even played used in theatres in the 1860s. “It would be hugely historical for a Korean f o r by white actors. “It’s the closest you’re going to get to a American film to be nominated” for the In one notorious example of “yellowface”, virtual image, a virtual likeness of the Oscars, he told AFP. Luise Rainer won the 1937 Best Actress Oscar real human being,” Musion director Ian Despite their shared Korean roots, for playing a Chinese character in “The Good O’Connell told Reuters. the two movies are very different: Earth”. “You don’t need glasses, you don’t Minari is an American film shot More recently, the casting of Emma Stone as need a headset. You’re sitting here as if almost entirely in Korean, featuring a part-Hawaiian, part-Chinese character you’re watching a regular stage show.” Asian-American experiences, while in 2015’s Aloha sparked controversy. Olsen and a guitarist played in a small Parasite, a dark parable about the “Talented Asian and Asian-American studio in east London while their images gulf between rich and poor in Seoul, actors have existed since the silent film era,” were projected onto a stage in central was solely a South Korean production. said Terry K Park, a lecturer in Asian American London where the piano player was Studies at the University of Maryland, College performing live. Childhood revisited Park. “It looks like all three of us are on Minari stars Yeun – best known for his “But they haven’t been given the same stage playing at the same time but two of role in the Walking Dead zombie opportunities to inhabit even stereotypical us are holograms,” Olsen said. television series – as Jacob, a representations of their own identities, let alone The technology allows a performer to young, Korean-born father complex ones.” be anywhere in the world, ideal in a time who moves his family to an But films like Parasite and Minari could of rapidly changing restrictions on all-white town in rural open doors to other subtitled movies and actors public life caused by the pandemic. Arkansas in pursuit of a of Asian descent, experts say. “The timing couldn’t be better to do better life. It was “extremely curious that Hollywood, this now because people are looking like He wants to start located in LA, with a significant presence of how can we play to an audience because his own farm but Asian Americans, so long denied their very we can’t get musicians to travel and all of his wife is existence,” said John Lie, a sociology a sudden with this you can do it sceptical and professor at the University of California, anywhere in the world,” Olsen said. feels isolated, Berkeley. Although most fans won’t yet be able while their The mainstream US “dream factory” clung to gather in large numbers, Musion seven-year- on to “an older vision of America long after it hopes people who spend so much time old son, David was relevant”, he said, while cable TV on social media have a different – a character dramas have become “not only more understanding of what an audience is, inspired by interesting but also more and the company eventually wants to get d i r e c t o r multiethnic”. gigs onto mobile devices. C h u n g ’ s “So Hollywood is belatedly “If this goes on for many months and younger self – catching up.” – AFP-Relaxnews we’re able to rock up to a local music pub finds himself and do an open day for musicians to play, we hope to stream them out to the Yeun (right) and Alan Kim wider web on a pay-per-view basis,” in a scene from ‘Minari’. – O’Connell said. – PICTURE COURTESY OF Reuters SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

Scarlett Johansson marries comedian Colin Jost Johansson BLACK Widow star Scarlett Jost were married over the weekend in an 2019. (left) and Jost. Johansson has married her intimate ceremony with their immediate It is the first marriage for Jost, 38, and Saturday Night Live fiance, family and love ones, following Covid-19 the third for Johansson, 35, who was Colin Jost, in a low-key safety precautions,” Meals on Wheels previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds ceremony. America announced on its Instagram and French businessman Romain Dauriac, News of the wedding was account. with whom she has a six-year-old announced yesterday by the “Their wedding wish is to help make a daughter. charity Meals on Wheels, difference for vulnerable older adults Johansson is one of the world’s highest- which said the couple during this difficult time,” the charity said, paid actresses thanks to roles that range were supporting the asking fans of the couple to make a from playing the Black Widow in comic group’s efforts to help donation. book movies Iron Man 2 and the Avengers elderly people during Johansson’s representative confirmed franchise to independent fare like 2019’s the coronavirus the news. Marriage Story, for which she received an pandemic. Johansson and Jost, a writer and Oscar nomination. “We’re thrilled to break comedian on television sketch show The standalone movie Black Widow is the news that Scarlett Saturday Night Live, started dating about expected to be released in May 2021. – Johansson and Colin three years ago and got engaged in May Reuters theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 17 FASHION

This year, Low Wanderlust + celebrates Co’s Chasing Wanderlust + Co’s Clouds decade-long collection. In pursuit journey. of beauty oHomegrown jewellery brand Wanderlust + Co celebrates its 10th year with the Chasing Clouds collection

█ BY JASON LIM partners as long as the cost was right, but in the last four years, we’ve WO things that Wanderlust + become really stringent with who we Co founder Jenn Low is work with. obsessed with are jewellery “We want to be sure that our (of course) and traffic data. production partners are in-line with TWanderlust + Co started off as an our values as well, such as workers idea in Low’s bedroom in Melbourne, being paid fairly and working in ideal Australia, but when she decided to conditions. Byproduct of materials or move back to Malaysia, she brought wastes should be recycled; in fact, all the contemporary jewellery brand of our pieces are made from recycled with her, which turned out to be a brass and plated with 14-karat or 18- blessing in disguise. karat gold. “You know the saying: ‘The days “Being in the fashion industry for are long but the years are short’, and 16 years, I’ve become increasingly it’s true, I personally can’t believe it mindful of how the idea of beauty has has been 10 years already,” said Low. come about, because something can “It’s not just about celebrating look amazing on the outside but not Wanderlust + Co or myself, but in how it is made.” Hummingbird Necklace. Affirmation Necklace (left) and To The Earrings from the Chasing Clouds people in general, and the talent out To celebrate the brand’s 10th Stars Necklace. collection. there.” anniversary, Low launched the She added: “I love the positive Chasing Clouds collection, featuring Low explains: “The campaign could be possible, and that we can and strategic. relationship women have with hand-drawn motifs and silhouettes of plays upon the idea of sunrise and imagine beyond what we can “I’ve always said this to my team jewellery. When I first came up with celestial bodies, intricately crafted in sunset to represent that every day physically see.” that ‘we live in four seasons at a time.’ the brand, the body positivity clear crystals and etched with [marks a new beginning].” Wanderlust + Co has seen While we’re conceptualising the next movement wasn’t as strong as it is affirmations and mantras, as small People often turn to astrology in tremendous commercial success, collection, we’re also executing the today. I realised with clothes, there reminders of joy. times of conflict. Low shares that for with designs seen on Chrissy Teigen, current one. are way too many hang-ups with how Some of the pieces are ornate, the longest time, the fashion industry Jessica Alba, Bella Hadid, Kendall “Apart from the dreaminess and it’d look on the body, but the same while others are polished with has been obsessing over outward Jenner, Khloe Kardashian and more. playfulness that powers the brand, concern doesn’t happen with understated elegance. Low’s designs appearances. Astrology allows us to Low’s creative process is rooted in we’re in fact very data-driven. Every jewellery. are brimming with cosmic look inward, helping us make peace intuition. “All ideas are often very day, we obsessively look at our traffic, “A piece of jewellery will always be symbolism, in line with the and understand how things are instinctive, for a lack of a better word; numbers and bounce rate; the so much more thoughtful and sentiments of our unprecedented meant to be. ideas come at the most random amount of spreadsheets that cover befitting as a gift than a dress.” present. “I’m intrigued by how the times. At Wanderlust + Co, we have these are mind-boggling.” However, 10 years is a long time, The campaign images display a universe often works in mysterious two [stages to help run the brand] – What makes the Chasing Clouds and the idea of beauty at Wanderlust degree of passion documenting the ways, but I don’t blindly accept the idea, and the execution.” collection so mesmerising is its + Co has changed since its inception. brand’s decade-long journey, while astrology, nor view it as a belief. I’m “In ideas, we approach branding resonance with our time; it signifies Low explained: “One thing that honouring its #WCOgirlgang interested in the beauty of self- by being creative, playful and risk- that we have persevered. has really evolved for us is the community. discovery and the pursuit of growth. driven; but when we’re executing – “Having gone through what we’re perception of beauty. When we first As a result, the photographs ooze “I’d consider myself grounded in which covers operations, still facing this year, I just want started, we tended to work with most imagination and escapism in the reality but I do enjoy that sense of merchandising, procurement, and Wanderlust + Co to bring joy to manufacturers and production vastness of the universe. dreaming about something that production – we’re very particular people’s lives.” TheThe shape of fashion in Q3 CONSUMERS around the world are according to the latest Lyst Index. And homewear popular in Q2 2020 have hungry for brands that are inclusive the good news is that you don’t need fallen out of the ranking this quarter. and committed to causes, as well as to spend mega bucks to get hold of it, In womenswear, it seems shoppers leisurewear items and prestigious with prices starting from US$150 are once again looking to more partnerships. According to the latest (RM624). sophisticated fashion choices, with Index from the global fashion search Marine Serre – another designer other popular items including platform Lyst, a shopping bag by committed to a cause – takes second Bottega Veneta’s Tire boots (4th Telfar – whose motto is “Not for you, place with her stretch top printed place), Prada logo loafers (6th) and for everyone” – is the hottest with crescent moons. The French the Ganni leather balloon sleeve womenswear product of Q3 2020, designer, who strives to make fashion dress (7th). while the Air Jordan 1 High OG more responsible, features this sneaker from Dior x Nike is the signature print on several of her Gucci is the world’s hottest brand quarter’s hottest menswear item. creations, which have been worn by The Italian fashion house is the Freshly crowned at the prestigious celebrities from hottest brand this quarter, pushing 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards, Telfar Beyoncé to Adele Nike down to third place. Still in Clemens, who founded the Telfar to Kylie Jenner. second place, Off-White – founded by label, is known for his T h eVirgil Abloh – retains its popularity. commitment to inclusivity as protective Next comes Prada, Balenciaga, Fendi, well as to accessible fashion. m a s k s Versace, Saint Laurent, Bottega This seems to have struck a a n d Veneta and Valentino – proving that chord with consumers Italian brands are having a moment. worldwide, since the brand’s Note that Marine Serre enters the top famous shopping bag is the 20 this quarter, scoring the fastest rise most popular womenswear in the ranking (+10 places). – AFP- Telfar shopping bag. – TELFARPIX item of the quarter, The Air Jordan 1 High OG Dior sneaker. – DIORPIX Relaxnews 18 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 THE RIGHT READ

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0 Author: Stephen Leather Shepherd also has to bring back the 0 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton wife and son of a Syrian asylum seeker feminism who has information about an STEPHEN Leather’s latest ISIS cell planning a deadly OW is it that we have thriller kicks off with an terrorist attack on Britain. been so conditioned oRuby Hamad’s book features conversations with intensity that’s topical and Bringing this woman back to privilege the exciting as it involves a war from the warzone will become emotional comfort of professional women of colour against the terrorists that one of the most dangerous Hwhite people?” Ruby Hamad threaten to wreck havoc in the missions for Spider as he soon asks in the introduction to her United Kingdom. discovers. essay collection White white women has been the authorities about a black family His protagonist, Dan Apparently, the cell has Tears/Brown Scars which tracks selling point for atrocities allegedly grilling in an ‘Spider’ Shepherd, a former access to nerve agent VX, the fraught legacy of white perpetrated by white men, from undesignated area. SAS man now working for MI5, which could turn any attack womanhood across the globe. lynchings to refusing asylum Hamad points out that white is sent on the mission to the into a massacre. Packed with Catalysed by Hamad’s viral 2018 seekers. As the literal bearers of women’s tears do not work Syrian border by his boss to intricate detail and written Guardian article, “How white white society, white women when white men are the interview three young Jihadi brides with Leather’s familiar style, it is an women use strategic tears to were tasked with ideal culprits. She points to the who went to Syria as teenagers to join exciting read that grabs the reader’s silence women of colour,” White womanhood. Therefore, their confirmation of Brett M ISIS, but now want to return. attention till the end. Tears/Brown Scars posits that protection, and the subsequent Kavanaugh to the US Supreme w h i t e continuation Court as evidence. Despite w o m e n ’ s of white Christine Blasey Ford’s tearful tears signal supremacy, recollection of Kavanaugh’s American Spy power, not are part of the alleged sexual assault, he was weakness. s a m e sworn in. 0 Author: Lauren Wilkinson college and she is good at her job. But “ W h e n e q u a t i o n . The collection is a testament 0 Publisher: Dialogue Books her career advancement is stymied white women H a m a d to Hamad’s commitment to by the white men in charge cry,” Hamad asserts that by community. In some instances THE book starts off with Marie who are suspicious of her as a writes, “it also “keeping this the book reads more like an oral Mitchell, a former FBI agent, black woman. She sees a way makes them false image of history. Hamad’s conversations confronting an intruder in her out of the bureau when a CIA able to leave impeccable with scholars, journalists, house. In the ensuing struggle, officer recruits her to cosy up t h e w h i t e humanitarian employees and Marie ends up with a bruised to Thomas Sankara, the leftist conversation womanhood other professional women of cheek, and the stranger with a president of Burkina Faso, and choose alive, white colour about their experiences bullet in his head. whose administration the not to listen, masculinity with white women’s The story also goes back American government is trying w h e r e a s was absolved defensiveness and gaslighting in and forth in time, alternating to overthrow. women of of its terrible personal and professional between Marie's upbringing in Wilkinson packs a lot of colour do not crimes and settings punctuate the text. New York in the 1960s, her plots into the story so that it have the b l a c k These accounts are weighted by career as an FBI agent in the late 80s, works on many levels. It's a thriller that ability to s e x u a l i t y data on the effects of racism on and her retreat to Martinique in 1992. tackles issues of politics, race and choose to could be women of colour, from Marie joins the FBI after finishing gender. Above all, it's a fun read. leave.” Highly d e m o n i s e d Georgetown University research anecdotal – a n don racial perceptions to the full of first-person accounts mythologised”. Indian Law Resource Centre’s based on exhaustive reporting – Hamad is concerned with findings on the rates of violence 1st Case but also meticulously cited, the how this imbalance of power inflicted upon native women. essays outline how this tactical affects feminism. She argues White Tears/Brown Scars is a 0 Author: James Patterson & Chris friend, Eve Abajian who is with the effect upholds the status quo of that the feminist movement can thorough look at white Tebbetts agency. white privilege and power, and never be equal if the complexity womanhood that should be 0 Publisher: Century Angela is thrilled with the its global and social of the experiences of women of required reading for anyone opportunity and finds herself ramifications. colour are not acknowledged. who claims to be an ANOTHER gripping thriller thrown straight into her first From colonialism to the In both public and personal intersectional feminist. from James Patterson in case where a family of five election of Donald Trump, life, Hamad follows the Hamad’s controlled urgency collaboration with Chris have been brutally murdered Hamad takes a closer look at progression from the white makes the book an illuminating Tebbetts. This time, a young in the suburbs of Boston. how white women’s damsel in distress trope – a and poignant read. Yet, she tech genius is thrown into the As she struggles to face the performance of victimhood strategically wielded innocence would balk at being called deep end on her first case with harsh reality of her new job, keeps white male patriarchy in – to the damsel in defence: that ahead of her time. Of forward- the FBI, that eventually the FBI locates a phone that place. “It is true to say white quick escalation of thinkers, Hamad writes, “It’s not changes her life. But that’s could hold the secrets of this women were subordinated in defensiveness when white merely that we are behind them, before she is almost killed mass murder. And Angela is settler-colonial society,” Hamad domination is threatened. it’s that we all too often resent trying to solve the case. assigned to uncover them. writes. “It is not true to say they Obvious recent examples those bold thinkers for what When Angela Hoot is In the process, she finds were bystanders to the colonial include Amy Cooper, who they tell us about our society kicked off her graduate programme at herself the target of the killers when she enterprise, and it is certainly not hysterically called the police on and ourselves.” Hamad is a MIT for hacking into the computer of a tries to rescue Eve, who is kidnapped by accurate to imply they were Black birdwatcher Christian purveyor of such bold thinking, fellow student, her chances of a good them. victims of comparable standing Cooper, and “BBQ Becky”, a the only question is, are we career seems bleak. Written in the first person format, to the colonised populations.” white woman in Oakland who ready to listen? – The Luckily for her, she's offered an this is an exciting and suspenseful The so-called “protection” of feigned tears after alerting Independent internship with the FBI, courtesy of her thriller that keeps you on your toes. theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 19 FEATURE

Andil wearing an away Liverpool shirt, while holding the jersey of the England national team (left) and Yeo at his shop in Kuching. – THE BORNEO POST that of the English club Blackburn Rovers. – THE BORNEO POST The football-shirt experts of Kuching oTwo dedicated collectors share their love for the sport

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OLLECTING football shirts is a hobby of many Malaysians, given that football is the No. 1 sport in Cthe country. The football shirt is known as the jersey. In the United Kingdom, football fans refer to the get-up set as kit, usually comprising the shirt, short, and socks. Malaysians might have adopted the word jersey as it’s shorter to pronounce than football shirt. Those familiar with the garb of the game know that football clubs set aside a few types of shirts and kits for their supporters – the home kit worn by teams playing at home and the away kit worn by teams playing away. The goalie kit is different from Yeo’s extensive collection of football shirts and his favourite player Beckham’s outfield players’. Some clubs even name printed on them. –THE BORNEO POST. have what is known as the third kit, contrasting in colours to the home and-out fan, he doesn’t mind being The 28-year-old’s passionate and away kits. seen wearing the famous Red Devils support for Liverpool, which also There are also the international jersey. happens to be Manchester United’s kits worn by teams representing their Although a staunch Manchester arch-rival, has given him something countries in world, continental, or United fan, Yeo also collects the shirts to be happy about doing like regional tournaments. Teams playing of other clubs as his favourite MU collecting the jerseys of the famous in these competitions also have their players such as David Beckham have Merseyside team. home, away, goalie, and even third played for other teams. The collection of his Liverpool kits. “When Beckham moved to clubs shirts are his and the family’s pride. Among the top tournaments such as Real Madrid of Spain, LA He too would do anything to get hold where players wear these kits are the Galaxy of the US, AC Milan of Italy, of Liverpool jerseys. And like Yeo, he World Cup and other famous and Paris Saint-Germain of France, I also buys the shirts of other clubs. continental tournaments such as the started collecting the shirts of these Andil also loves wearing the shirts Copa América or the Uefa European clubs with his name emblazoned of football clubs around the world – Championship. across it. For me, Beckham will for instance Everton FC, another always be associated with English football club based in the port Local collectors Manchester United and he will city of Liverpool. In Sarawak, dedicated football-shirt always be my favourite player,” he “For me, these shirts are either collectors would jump at every said. collectors’ items, reminding me of the opportunity to buy their favourite Buying the shirts of the famous important moments in football or jerseys. Some buy only outfits of their clubs has allowed Yeo to help his simply unique in their designs or rare Yeo (right) and a friend hold a Manchester United shirt. Above them is a row of favourite clubs while others prefer friends obtain the shirts of their items,” he explained. the club’s scarfs. – THE BORNEO POST rare or collector’s items regardless of favourite clubs too. Many Kuching He cited the home shirts of which clubs they represent. collectors recognise his ready help to Liverpool’s 2020 Premier League leagues attract the world’s best, it as the fans from the continent. For Andy Yeo, a well-known get football fans in the city the shirts winning side as his favourite, saying doesn’t mean fans of the game from Apart from Yeo and Andil, there football-shirt collector in Kuching, his they are looking for. they reminded him of the Club’s Sarawak such as Yeo and Andil are are also Sarawakians who know more passion stems from his support of the Collecting football shirts over the outstanding achievements. not knowledgeable about the game about football outside Malaysia than English Club Manchester United. He years had led to Yeo opening a The home kit worn by Liverpool in outside the country, especially in the game in the country itself. would do anything to get his hands football jersey shop in 2005. their 2019 Uefa Champions League Europe. And it follows that with their Some say seeing the shirts of on the shirt of the club. To his loyal customers, he is victory is another favourite. love for European football comes famous foreign clubs and researching “I first followed MU in the late known as the football shirt expert, He said as a Liverpool supporter their passion for collecting football the teams that wear them prior to 1990s and early 2000s after they won specialising in jerseys of clubs based from his childhood days, these shirts shirts of the continental clubs. buying the jerseys has contributed to a historical treble of titles – English in Europe. were a must-have for all the club’s Like many of their Southeast Asian such a trend. Premier League, English FA Cup, and “I never really thought what fans. counterparts, most Malaysian The buying and selling of football Uefa Champions League in 1999. started as a hobby would turn out to Yeo and Andil are the typical football fans follow the European shirts have proven to be an avenue for “For me, they play the brand of be a full-time profession. I could go diehard football fans in Malaysia. game such as the English Premier showing one’s passion for the game, football I like. Watching the team in on doing this forever as this is my No. With the game being the most League, Italy’s Serie A, Spain’s La regardless of where one comes from action brings me a lot of joy. Because 1 passion,” he said. followed worldwide, it’s no wonder Liga, or even Germany’s Bundesliga, or the specific reason why the game of that, I want to share my passion as there are passionate collectors of more closely than their own local should be loved. an avid MU fan,” the 42-year-old Liverpool fan football shirts like the duo. league – the Liga Super Malaysia. For ardent fans such as Yeo and enthused. As for another football-shirt fan, Alvin This has given football-shirt sellers Andil, there is no obstacle to being Yeo shows his support for the club Andil Kullin, from Lingit, Spaoh, Knowledge of the game around the world the opportunity to passionate about football, no matter by buying their shirts. For him, Betong, his love of English Club – While Malaysians generally accept market their commodities in how one chooses to show it or wearing MU colours brings him a Liverpool FC – is the main reason why football standards in Asia are lower Southeast Asia where fans are as whether one plays the game or not. sense of belonging. And as an out- he became a football jersey collector. than that of Europe where football passionate about the European teams – The Borneo Post 20 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 FEATURE Seeking the unknown oArwin John’s childhood fascination with the paranormal led him to become a researcher of the unknown

█ BY S. INDRA SATHIABALAN He got his accreditation from the International Ghost RAPHIC designer by Hunters Society, which was day and paranormal founded by Dr Dave and investigator by night, Arwin Sharon Oester. John leads what many He is one of only two Gwould consider to be an exciting life. Malaysians with this However, he is quick to dispel the accreditation; the other is myth that invisible entities such as Alwin’s mentor Augustine ghosts are as active or dramatic as Towonsing, a school teacher in they are portrayed in movies and TV Kedah. that attracts “For recording purposes we use series. Arwin has worked with the mosquitoes. exclusively infrared cameras that are Nonetheless Arwin has some Singapore Third Dimension Therefore to able to see and record in total great footage of the paranormal, Paranormal Research, the US eliminate these darkness. For phenomena detection, which can be found on the Malaysian reality TV series Ghost Hunters factors, we don’t we will use the TriField Natural Paranormal Research official website International, and was even stick around Electromagnetic Detector. that he started in 2007. featured in Asian Ghost Stories during the “This is not the regular EMF Arwin is listed as a Certified Ghost a few years ago, where he recording. (electromagnetic field) detector you Researcher, Certified Paranormal investigated one of the most “The black apparitions that see on TV. [The EMF detector] Investigator, Certified Paranormal haunted places in Malaysia – Kellie’s doing this for about 13 years,” Arwin sometimes appear in videos, I have measures the earth’s magnetic field. It Counsellor and Certified Electronic Castle (right) in Ipoh. said during our interview. actually seen these things in person. doesn’t tell you there is a ghost there. Voice Phenomena Researcher. “I have been Arwin explained that he was They look like a ball of light. What is It just tells you something is always curious about the cycle of captured on video is the camera’s disturbing the earth’s natural life, how we are born, live for a perception of what it is. But what we magnetic field.” certain amount of years, and then see looks different.” Arwin said a lot of paranormal die. He wanted to understand why He said these ghostly entities investigative shows on TV are he couldn’t stay in this world initially take on the shape of a ball of exaggerated. There is no equipment forever, and what happens after light, before they seem to disperse that can tell you whether there is a we die. energy and end up looking like a dark ghostly entity in the vicinity. “At a young age I saw some apparition. Arwin explained that it “Real ghost research is very strange balls of lights that were takes a lot of energy for ghostly beings boring. You could sit an entire night glowing and passing between the to show themselves, and they often in a haunted place like Kellie’s Castle walls of my home in Ipoh. This led only appear in places where many and nothing could happen. “ me on a journey to find answers traumatic experiences have taken Malaysia has a rich culture when it about life after death.” place, such as prison, or places where come to the paranormal. However, On his website, there are there are war relics, such as other than a few psychics, mediums videos featuring strange orbs museums. and TV show hosts, there is no proper or dark masses in various “The place must have undergone community of paranormal places such as Pudu Prison many tragedies, and there is an investigators. and a Chinese cemetery. emotional imprint in that place. “First of all, culture is to be Arwin sets up a camera at key Places like this are a magnet for blamed. They view the paranormal as locations in order to capture these entities.” something magical, and nothing can strange sightings. For his work, Alwin has several be done unless it is by a certain Arwin showing off some of the equipment he uses regularly. “We don’t usually sit around special equipment that he obtained individual who possess some special – COURTESY OF ARWIN JOHN because our body emits a kind of heat from the US. kind of power.” Day of the Dead Barbie splits opinion in Mexico SHE’S been a princess, a president, a designer Javier Meabe, said he sought Marine Corps sergeant, an astronaut to “create more awareness about the and a Star Wars stormtrooper. In celebration”, which UNESCO in 2003 Mexico for the Day of the Dead named an Intangible Cultural festival, Barbie is even a skeleton. Heritage of Humanity. Yet while fans of the iconic doll see The festival is believed to be when it as a homage to the country’s rich the gateway separating the living and tradition, critics say it is little more the deceased opens, allowing people than cultural appropriation. to pay their respects to those who Mattel has launched the second have passed. Barbie based on Catrina, a skeletal Librada Moreno, a sociologist and representation of death created by academic at the National cartoonist Jose Guadalupe Posada Autonomous University of Mexico, that is a symbol of one of Mexico’s sees the Barbie as a “cultural hybrid” most important festivals. and product of migration to The US toymaker says the doll the United States, home to 37 “honours the traditions, symbols and million people with Mexican rituals” of the Day of the Dead, which ancestry. is celebrated on Nov 1-2. More than one billion Barbies But some in Mexico see the Barbie have been sold globally since the – which has a price tag of around American brand’s launch 60 years US$72 (RM299) – as just another ago. example of big brands cashing in on An earlier Barbie inspired by the country’s heritage. This year Catrina Barbie wears a blush-coloured lace dress, unlike last year when she was dressed in black. Kahlo was not sold in Mexico “The cultural, hereditary and because her family considered its symbolic importance that this States since featuring in movies such “It means that they take notice of Cultural hybrid image at odds with that of the late holiday has for Mexico opens up in as Coco, the computer-animated our traditions,” said Zoila Muntane, a This year Barbie wears a blush- artist. the eyes of the market opportunities fantasy released by Disney’s Pixar 54-year-old artist and doll collector coloured lace dress and a crown of Mattel is not the only US brand that are exploited by these firms,” said studio in 2017, Alvarez said. who has 2,000 Barbies. skeleton hands holding roses and launching products linked to the sociologist Roberto Alvarez. Fans of the iconic doll see Catrina Fellow fan Carlos Sandoval says marigolds, unlike the first Day of the Mexican festival: there is also a The Day of the Dead “should be a Barbie – which bears certain the doll represents “a very beautiful Dead edition in 2019 which was Catrina Minnie Mouse and a Nike solemn subject,” but it has become a similarities to renowned painter tradition, like few others in the dressed in black. Day of the Dead collection. – AFP- commercial event in the United Frida Kahlo – as a respectful tribute. world.” Its creator, Mexican-American Relaxnews theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 21 * SPORTS

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O SILENCE the doubters, Lewis Hamilton will need to win two more Formula One world championships GOAT Formula Home Repairs Business 110 260 before his case to be the greatest in Maintainance Opportunities Tthe sport’s history. What makes Hamilton and Schumacher so great Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Home Repair Italy triumph brought a 93nd career win for – and who really is the greatest? Hamilton, two more than Michael Schumacher’s tally after he finally broke the But there is something that they do so other hand, has never really had such a landmark that no one thought could ever be well that sets them out from the rest. They benefit. Expert Plumbing, bettered when it was set 14 years ago in don’t just dominate the rest of the grid, but His first ever teammate in F1 cost him the Tiling, Wiring and Portugal the week earlier. Schumacher’s they more than anyone else they dominate world championship in 2007 when A/Cond dominance, combined with the rise of the other side of the garage. Fernando Alonso and Hamilton conspired Ferrari as the unrivalled force in F1, sparked There can be no against each other to hand the title to Kimi From RM60 onward a period of one-sidedness that had never denying that Eddie Raikkonen, while little needs to be said been seen before. Irvine, Rubens about the rivalry with Nico Rosberg in 2016. In hindsight, perhaps this was a warning Barichello and Felipe Valtteri Bottas is not a No. 2 driver like sign. Schumacher’s era coincided with Massa were deployed Irvine, Barichello and Massa were, that’s for Call : Formula One regulations shifting towards not as genuine sure, but there is only a slender difference 017-320 8888 the big factory-backed teams, allowing championship between being asked to get out of the way Ferrari and more recently Mercedes to challengers but as and not being able to stop the man behind 322 Notices 322 Notices emerge as unrivalled de facto kings of the rear-gunners for from passing at will. sport. Schumacher, given That’s what Hamilton has done so often But that is another argument for another the chance of a in the five championships that he has won IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 time, for people with a lot more power to lifetime as long as they with Mercedes – which will surely soon THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 AND AND IN THE MATTER OF decide what direction the sport moves in. adhered to team become six. IN THE MATTER OF BELMAX SDN. BHD. This is an argument about two of the orders when asked. Why is this? It would be easy to credit a 198801005740 (173097-T) AB OIL MILL SDN BHD (In Members’ Voluntary most supremely talented drivers to have Hamilton, natural talent, but that downplays the work, (IN LIQUIDATION) Winding Up) (In Creditors’ Voluntary Winding Up) ever featured in Formula One. on the effort and determination to be the best that [Company No. 197301003203 (16645-V)] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that After passing Hamilton puts in, as his teammates can NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING pursuant to Section 439(2)(b) of the Companies Act 2016, that the Schumacher’s record for attest to. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that following Special Resolution was the most wins in F1, he “I think the important thing for Lewis pursuant to Section 459(1) of passed by the Members of the the Companies Act, 2016, a final Company on the 1st November has just two major through the years is that he was always meeting of the members and 2020. accolades to claim. A willing to learn and that’s why he is where he creditors of AB Oil Mill Sdn Bhd THAT the Company be wound up voluntarily in accordance with seventh world title is now,” said Jenson Button, the 2009 world (In Liquidation) will be held at Level Section 439(1)(b) of the Companies 33 Menara 1MK, Kompleks 1 Mont’ Act 2016 and that Ms. Liong Lian will need to be champion. Kiara, No. 1 Jalan Kiara, Mont’ Chun of Messrs. Liong & Associates followed by an eight “He’s always had the natural ability. That Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur on of M3B/13 (1st Floor), Jalan Pandan 7 December 2020 at 11.00 a.m. for Indah 4/1A, Pandan Indah, 55100 if Hamilton is to win hasn’t changed. But I think he’s learned the following matter: Kuala Lumpur be and is hereby that argument how to look after the car, the tyres, the fuel, appointed liquidator with power to 1. To receive the Liquidator’s act for the purpose of such winding hands down. the strategy; he’s grown as a driver. statement of accounts showing up as set out in Section 456 of the Companies Act 2016. But the second is “He’s had the best backing, he’s been how the winding-up has been Schumacher’s with Mercedes for many years and they’ve conducted and the property of Dated this : 4th November 2020 the Company (if any) has been simply astonishing given him a car to achieve, but he’s the guy disposed of, and any explanation CHIA KIAN JOO number of fastest who comes out on top.” thereof. Director laps. Hamilton It is that ability to adapt to the situation Skelchy Anthony Joseph IN THE MATTER OF Liquidator THE COMPANIES ACT 2016 claimed the extra in front of him, be it a new car or how a AND point in Imola on race unfolds, that sets Hamilton out from Dated this 4 November 2020 IN THE MATTER OF BELMAX SDN. NOTE: BHD. 198801005740 (173097-T) Sunday to record the rest, just like it did with Schumacher. 1. A member or creditor of the Company (In Members’ Voluntary his 53nd fastest lap And it is probably that trait that will entitled to attend and vote at the Winding Up) meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy from his 263 starts, keep him in the sport, for as long as to attend and vote in his stead. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that but he remains well Hamilton can continue to adapt to be better 2. The instrument appointing a proxy the creditors of the abovenamed must be deposited at the Liquidator’s Company which is in the process of short of Schumacher’s than 19 other drivers, there is no reason for office at Level 33 Menara 1MK, voluntary winding up are required, Kompleks 1 Mont’ Kiara, No. 1 Jalan on or before the 15th day of 77 that he delivered in him to walk away. Kiara, Mont’ Kiara, 50480 Kuala December 2020 to send their names, 306 races. Until he has every major F1 record under Lumpur, not less than 48 hours before addresses and particulars of their the time appointed for holding the debts or claims to the undersigned, With Max Verstappen his name, he will not allow himself to ask the meeting or any adjournment thereof. the liquidator of the said Company around, it’s no guarantee that question that sparked this entire debate: 3. Where the proxy form is executed by at M3B/13 (1st Floor), Jalan Pandan Hamilton a corporation, it must either be under Indah 4/1A, Pandan Indah, 55100 Hamilton will definitely overhaul who really is the greatest of all time? – The the hand of an officer or attorney of the Kuala Lumpur, and if so required are corporation. to come in and prove their debts or the record. Independent claims at such time and place as shall be specified or in default will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts or claims are proved. DeChambeau sees opportunity for second big victory Dated this : 4th November 2020 LIONG LIAN CHUN FRESH OFF his maiden major win, power- allowed me to be comfortable with being in my tournament, I won’t be as forceful sometimes as Liquidator hitting golfer Bryson DeChambeau finds himself own skin and what I do,” said the 27-year-old I have been in certain majors that have caused in a rarest of circumstances: He’s feeling relaxed. American, who despite his age still felt the me not to play my best,” DeChambeau told 322 Notices 322 Notices It’s a welcome reprieve for the meticulously pressure of clinching a major title after six prior Reuters. data-driven world No. 6, who overhauled his PGA Tour wins. “Obviously having a totally new game is nice, IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF body this year to add jaw-dropping power to his Getting that “monkey off my back”, said to be honest with you… (I can) think about the THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 THE COMPANIES ACT, 2016 AND AND drives and claimed the US Open crown by a six- DeChambeau, was a game-changer ahead of golf course differently. I usually play pretty well IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF PROGUARD SAFETY (SOUTHERN) PROGUARD SAFETY (EAST COAST) stroke margin at a wickedly challenging Winged the Masters, which kicks off next week. on new golf courses so for me this feels like a SDN. BHD. SDN. BHD. (COMPANY NO. 200601013653 (COMPANY NO. 200201025257 Foot course. “When I look at Augusta, I really think I’m new golf course and a new opportunity to do [733404-D]) [592920-A]) (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) “It was certainly for me personally a win that going to be a lot more relaxed going into this something pretty special.” – Reuters (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) At a general meeting of the above At a general meeting of the above Company held at Suite B19, 1st Floor, Company held at Suite B19, 1st Floor, Plaza Pekeliling, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Plaza Pekeliling, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, on 2nd November 2020 SHORTS Kuala Lumpur, on 2nd November 2020 the following Special Resolutions were … as Rahane shines in time the way he paced his innings, it was amazing to the following Special Resolutions were duly passed:- see,” Iyer said. duly passed:- for series Down Under 1. THAT, the Company will be liquidated by Capitals seal second spot 1. THAT, the Company will be liquidated by way of members’ voluntary winding up. way of members’ voluntary winding up. AJINKYA RAHANE announced his return to 2. THAT, Tan Keok Lay of CMS Corporate Coric, Cilic pass Paris tests 2. THAT, Tan Keok Lay of CMS Corporate Services Sdn Bhd (199401040751 PACEMEN Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada form in yesterday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) Services Sdn Bhd (199401040751 [326438-V]), Suite B19, 1st Floor, [326438-V]), Suite B19, 1st Floor, Plaza Pekeliling, Jalan Tun Razak, combined to help Delhi Capitals take second match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and CROATIA’S Borna Coric produced a solid Plaza Pekeliling, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, be appointed as 50400 Kuala Lumpur, be appointed as Liquidator to act for the purpose of spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs with India captain Virat Kohli will be happy with the serving display to beat Hungarian qualifier Liquidator to act for the purpose of winding-up the company’s affairs and winding-up the company’s affairs and distributing its assets. a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore timing, despite being at the receiving end in Marton Fucsovics 7-6(5), 6-1 in the opening distributing its assets. 3. THAT, the Liquidator shall be authorised yesterday. Abu Dhabi. round of the Paris Masters yesterday. 3. THAT, the Liquidator shall be authorised to exercise his powers as set out in to exercise his powers as set out in the the Company’s Articles of Association Virat Kohli’s Bangalore, who are chasing their Rahane sat out Delhi Capital’s first six Coric, seeded 15th, won 35 of his 48 first- Company’s Articles of Association or the or the provisions of the Companies provisions of the Companies Act 2016. Act 2016. maiden IPL title along with Delhi, also made the matches and when opportunities finally came serve points to set up a second round clash with

4. THAT, the Liquidator shall be 4. THAT, the Liquidator shall be playoffs despite their six-wicket loss in Abu he could not immediately grab them, managing Australian Jordan Thompson, who overcame indemnified by the Company against indemnified by the Company against Dhabi. only 51 runs in his first five outings. Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-2 6-3. all costs, charges, losses, expenses all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities sustained by him in the and liabilities sustained by him in the “It’s a mixed bag. You come to games to try However, back at No. 3 after struggling as an “It was not an easy match, and every time we execution and discharge of his duties as execution and discharge of his duties liquidator and in relation thereto. as liquidator and in relation thereto. and get a result your way,” said Kohli, whose opener, Rahane scored a fluent 60 off 46 balls in have played it’s been very tough,” said Coric. Dated this 2nd day of November 2020 Dated this 2nd day of November 2020 team ended the league phase with seven wins their six-wicket win against Kohli’s Bangalore. Despite clinching an opening-set bagel, DATO’ LEE NGAI MUN DATO’ LEE NGAI MUN Director Director and seven losses. “(Delhi coach) Ricky (Ponting) told me when 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic was made NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the “I think we've played good enough cricket in we came here that I would bat No. 3. It’s a good to work hard by Canadian youngster Felix creditors of the above Company which is creditors of the above Company which is being wound up voluntarily, are required being wound up voluntarily, are required this tournament to qualify. We can be more number to bat on,” said Rahane, who will be Auger-Aliassime before he posted a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 on or before the 7th day of December on or before the 7th day of December 2020 to send their names and addresses 2020 to send their names and addresses brave in the back end, probably be better in the Kohli’s deputy in India’s four-Test series in victory. with particulars of their debts and claims, with particulars of their debts and claims, and the names and addresses of their and the names and addresses of their powerplay (with the ball) which has been our Australia beginning on Dec 17. Auger-Aliassime leaked 14 unforced errors in solicitors (if any) to the Liquidator at the solicitors (if any) to the Liquidator at address above-stated and if so required by the address above-stated and if so strength.” “It was disappointing to get out. I wanted to the opening set but found a way past his notice in writing from the said Liquidator, required by notice in writing from the are by their solicitors or personally to said Liquidator, are by their solicitors or The South African bowling duo of Nortje and finish the game. We know how funny this game Croatian opponent in the second, needing 21 come in and prove their said debts and personally to come in and prove their said Rabada shared five wickets between them as is, but in the end good to win this game and minutes to engineer a break of serve in the claims at such time and place as shall debts and claims at such time and place be specified in such notice, or in default as shall be specified in such notice, or Delhi restricted Bangalore to 152 for seven. qualify.” eighth game. thereof, they will be excluded from the in default thereof, they will be excluded benefit of any distribution made before from the benefit of any distribution made Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane scored Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer, who vacated the The 20-year-old, however, needed a medical such debts and claims are proved. before such debts and claims are proved. half-centuries as Delhi completed their chase in No. 3 position for Rahane, said the 32-year-old timeout early in the third set due to a hip issue, Dated this 2nd day of November 2020. Dated this 2nd day of November 2020. TAN KEOK LAY TAN KEOK LAY 19 overs to be placed behind holders and table- was very much in their playoff scheme. which allowed Cilic to regroup and book a spot Liquidator Liquidator toppers Mumbai Indians. “He carries a lot of experience in the IPL and in the second round. 22 theSUN ON WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 SECURITIES SDN. BHD. 197201001092 (12738-U) A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad SPORTS A Trading Participant of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad

N-FORM Leicester gave Leeds a Premier League reality check as they went second with an impressive 4-1 win at Elland Road. Vardy leads Leicester’s counter-attack to beat Leeds and move up to second IFirst-half goals from Harvey Barnes and Cunning Foxes Youri Tielemans, bookended by two poor Patrick Bamford misses, had the Foxes in Bamford had headed it tamely into Kasper Rodgers to BBC Sport. performance was very pleasing.” complete control on a sodden Yorkshire night. Schmeichel’s arms seconds before Barnes’ early “If we get to March, April and we are in that Rodgers, who has got the better of vaunted Stuart Dallas gave Leeds hope immediately opener and Pablo Hernandez struck the post in position (second), then it will be nice, but there tacticians Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and now after the break and the home side hit the bar the second half. is a long way to go. Bielsa added: “You watch Leeds closely in and pressed hard before City ran out But the Foxes killed off the game late on to “That was the type of performance you advance, see how they play with wingers and comfortable winners thanks to Jamie Vardy’s pick up their fourth win in a row. need to win these games, Leeds are an stretch the pitch and they want a basketball strike and a Tielemans penalty. “I thought my players were brilliant. We had attacking team but you can get space. game, up and down, so you have to ensure you Leeds have earned many plaudits since their to be tactically disciplined and then play when “We had to show resilience after their goal don’t get involved in that.” top-flight return and in their previous losses, to we had the ball,” Leicester boss Brendan and to come here and put in that type of The result leaves Leeds 12th – yet only three Liverpool and Wolves, there were arguments to points outside the top four – going into matches be made for them deserving something, though against Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Everton, the same could not be said yesterday. which will give a clearer indication as to where Marcelo Bielsa’s side – without record- their season is heading. signing Rodrigo, forced to self-isolate after “In the first 30 minutes, we defended poorly coming into contact with somebody who tested and after that we didn’t create enough danger,” positive for coronavirus – were made to pay for Leeds manager Bielsa said. a sloppy first half. “That is one of the main responsibilities of the manager. “I am not taking the blame, just stating the players were not correctly distributed. The players are disappointed. Every game is an opportunity to recover, especially after a defeat.” – The Independent/Agencies 5192/2020 03/11/2020 (TUE) Leicester City’s SPORTS TOTO MALAYSIA SDN BHD (8420 - D) Jamie Vardy TOTO 4D PRIZE PAYMENTS GUARANTEED IN FULL (centre) chases the ball during 1st Prize 0922 yesterday’s 2nd Prize 0723 English Premier League match 3rd Prize 9934 Draw Date: 03/11/20 (Tue) Draw No: 5139/20 Venue: PERAK TURF CLUB against Leeds Special Consolation United at 6579 8845 2855 3763 Elland Road. 4214 1992 8135 3097 – AFPPIX 5640 0116 2198 8989 4964 0854 3346 6017 9906 4666 3466 5092 0384 0765 5736

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ORUSSIA DORTMUND and England star Jadon Sancho will be out to silence his critics when his side take on Club Brugge in their third Champions League group Bgame tomorrow (4am Malaysian time). Sancho out to silence critics While fellow youngsters Erling Braut Haaland and Giovanni Reyna have hogged the headlines in Dortmund hoping winger will put future on back burner against Club Brugge Dortmund this season, 20-year-old winger Sancho has come under fire in recent weeks for an alleged website last month. The German side are counting on their English there are signs that Sancho may already be lack of form. “There was a lot of talk about him leaving, and star to deliver again as they look to fight their way maturing into a more senior role in the dressing The Englishman has picked up just two assists that can have an influence,” said coach Lucien into the top two of Group F with a win in Bruges. room. in his first five Bundesliga games this season, Favre last week when asked about Sancho’s form. His performance will be all the more important Now in his fourth Bundesliga season, compared to five assists and three goals at the The 20-year-old hit back last Wednesday, if Dortmund are forced to go without Norwegian Sancho has taken fellow Englishman Jude same stage last term. however, scoring the crucial opening goal as sensation Haaland, who missed last weekend’s 2- Bellingham under his wing since the 17-year- Critics suggest that Sancho, who was heavily Dortmund battled to a hard-fought 2-0 win over 0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld with a knee old joined Dortmund from Birmingham City in linked with a move to Manchester United in the Zenit Saint-Petersburg. problem. July. summer, has been distracted by speculation over After defeat in their opening game against Haaland and American teenager Reyna have “It helps me a lot to get encouragement and his future. Lazio, Sancho’s performance helped Dortmund to overshadowed Sancho so far this season, picking praise from (Sancho),” Bellingham told Kicker “Since his departure from Dortmund didn’t avoid a nightmare start to their European up 10 goals and eight assists between them in all magazine last week. work out, Sancho has been a shadow of his campaign in a group from which they are competitions. “He is really very important for me, not just former self,” wrote broadcaster NTV on their expected to qualify. Yet, despite his quieter start to the campaign, because he comes from the same country and speaks the same language. “Even more important is the fact that he puts SIDENETTING his arm around me and the other young players.” That relationship has borne fruit, with Keane on change Salah did not dive: Klopp clear contact. I don’t understand the Bellingham picking up his first Champions League MANCHESTER UNITED could turn to several criticism.” assist last week, and Dortmund hope that the alternatives should they decide to dispose of LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp has young English duo can now help steer them Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. hit back at accusations Mohamed Salah Giggs denies assault towards the knockout stages. – AFP The Norweigan has come under mounting dived to win a penalty in Saturday’s 2-1 pressure this season after a poor start. win over West Ham United, saying the allegations It has left United 15th in the Premier League Egyptian striker was fouled and has the WALES manager Ryan Giggs has denied and former skipper Roy Keane did not give his bruises to prove it. Salah went down in an allegation of assault made against teammate much chance of being in the job the penalty area after a clumsy challenge him. The Wales manager has been much longer. from Arthur Masuaku. He then stepped arrested on suspicion of assaulting his After the Red Devils were beaten by Arsenal up to score the penalty that drew girlfriend, several newspapers have at the weekend, he said: “I judge the players by Liverpool level. West Ham manager David reported. His representatives said he their actions and I just don’t see it. I never Moyes was upset with the decision to denies all allegations of assault made looked at a manager expecting to motivate me, award a penalty but Klopp was in no against him and is cooperating with the that comes from within. doubt Salah had been fouled. “Pretty police. Greater Manchester Police said a “Ole will lose his job working with these much everyone who saw the situation man, 46, had been arrested on suspicion players as night follows day – that’s what is thought it was a foul,” Klopp told British of assault and common assault and going to happen.” media. “He has exactly three proper bailed pending further inquiries. The Here’s a closer look at who could replace knocks on the foot and one Football Association of Wales (FAW) Solskjaer at Old Trafford. of them is from the cancelled a press conferenceyesterday penalty situation. where Giggs was due to announce his Mauricio Pochettino We don’t talk squad for upcoming international much about games. A statement released on The overwhelming favourite to make the move the behalf of Giggs said: “He is to Manchester should Solskjaer bite the bullet. penalties cooperating with the police and And a timely appearance on Sky Sports a day after we don’t will continue to assist them with United lost came on Monday Night Football where get but their ongoing investigation.” Police he said he was looking to get back into now two said it was called to reports of a management. “I am looking forward to be days after we disturbance at an address in involved in the game, I love the game,” Pochettino are talking Salford. It said a woman in her 30s said. “We are inside, working, but it’s not the same about this. “sustained minor injuries but did not as being involved every day. Working with your There was require any treatment”. staff, working with players – always you miss that, that’s the reality. I love football, it’s my passion, not Mbappe blow for PSG my job. It’s not a stress to work in football. It’s not a stress to go to training. It’s not a stress to prepare PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN announced the team. It’s not a stress to compete.” Pochettino yesterday that Kylian Mbappe (pix) has spent five years at Tottenham, turning them into a suffered a hamstring injury and will force in the Premier League and Europe – but miss their Champions League game maybe the lack of any silverware may urge Ed at RB Leipzig. The French World Woodward to look elsewhere. Cup – winning forward’s last- minute defection is a Massimiliano Allegri significant blow for PSG with Neymar and Mauro Icardi If it is trophies Woodward wants, there are not already ruled out of many better current managers out of a job than tomorrow's game in Allegri on that front. His Juventus team Germany. Thomas steamrolled their way to success in Serie A and the Tuchel's side take on Coppa Italia, only failing to win the latter once Leipzig playing catch- during his five years in Turin. One slight on his CV up in Group H after is the lack of a Champions League trophy, though losing to Manchester his Juve made the final on two occasions. United in their opening game. Mbappe scored Julian Nagelsmann a penalty in the league win over The up and coming hotshot in the Nantes on Saturday management game, Nagelsmann has been linked before being with all the top clubs in Europe already. Making withdrawn and headlines after becoming the manager of heading straight Hoffenheim at the age of 28 – his RB Leipzig team down the tunnel are fast, exciting and brimming with young clutching his right talents. However, Solskjaer made the German look RESULTS hamstring. At the silly less than a week ago when United thrashed time Tuchel them 5-0. ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: was Fulham 2 (Decordova-Reid 26, Aina 30) West Brom 0, Leeds 1 Brendan Rodgers (Dallas 48) Leicester 4 (Barnes 3, Perhaps an outlandish choice due to his Tielemans 21, 90-pen, Vardy 76). Liverpool past but his reputation as an attacking- LA LIGA: Villarreal 2 (Chukwueze minded coach who is great with young players 21, Torres 37) Real Valladolid 0. ticks all the boxes at Old Trafford. Currently in unconcerned charge of Leicester, the Foxes have become a force SERIE A: Hellas Verona 3 (Barak about the 21-year-old’s fitness to be reckoned with under the Northern Irishman. 17, 63, Lazovic 77) Benevento 1 for the Leipzig game. “It is just fatigue. With United going through a transitional phase, (Lapadula 56). It’s not an injury,” the PSG manager said Rodgers could be the ideal man to get them after the 3-0 win. But medical tests have through a sticky period. BUNDESLIGA: Hoffenheim 1 subsequently confirmed that the player is Daily Star Union Berlin 3. suffering “a right hamstring muscle problem”, PSG said. QUOTE OF THE DAY It helps me a lot to get encouragement and praise from (Sancho). He is really very important for me, not just because he comes from the same country and speaks the same language. Even more important is the fact that he puts his arm around me and the other young players.” Borrusia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham WEDNESDAY • NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Blues in safe hands with Mendy between the posts IT TOOK Edouard Mendy five years to go League Cup defeat on penalties by “An agent left me high and dry. I had now sampling Europe’s elite club from unemployment to the Champions Tottenham Hotspur in which he failed to complete confidence in him,” Mendy said in competition. League and it has taken him just five games save a single spot-kick, but in five an interview last year with Le Parisien. Just a week after his transfer, the clubs to seemingly solve Chelsea’s goalkeeping appearances since – three in the Premier But he was fortunate enough to find a were drawn in the same group, and so problem. League and two in the Champions League – route back into football when Marseille tomorrow’s meeting will be followed by a All eyes were on the giant Senegalese he has kept five clean sheets. signed him in 2015. After spending a rematch in France on Nov 24. shot-stopper when the Stamford Bridge “From the first game he’s come in, he’s season with their reserves, he joined Reims That will represent a return home for club paid £20 million (RM104m) to sign him played well. He’s shown his own security in the second tier and his career took off. Mendy, who in moving to Chelsea followed from Rennes in September in response to and that’s what we’re striving for,” Lampard Mendy became first choice at Reims in the same path from Rennes taken by club the chronic struggles of Kepa Arrizabalaga. said of Mendy after Saturday’s 3-0 victory 2017/18 as they romped to the Ligue 2 title, legend – and current technical and Just over a month later and Mendy – at Burnley. and was an ever-present in the next performance advisor – Petr Cech in 2004. standing almost 2m tall – would appear to It is remarkable to think Mendy might campaign. “Despite my disappointment at losing a have made the goalkeeping position his have been lost to football altogether, all A move to Rennes followed in 2019 and great goalkeeper and a great man, I am own in Frank Lampard’s team heading into because a dream move to England fell he helped them finish a best-ever third as delighted for him at getting this tomorrow’s (4am Malaysian time) through. they qualified for the Champions League opportunity,” said Rennes coach Julien Champions League clash in London with his In this case, though, it was to a third- for the first time. Stephan when Mendy departed. old side. division side after he had excelled playing However, it is with Chelsea that the “He has been rewarded for the effort he The 28-year-old’s debut came in a at the same level in France. cousin of Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy is has put in throughout his career.” – AFP Unbalanced Devils Jekyll & Hyde United look for comfort in Istanbul ANCHESTER UNITED Former skipper Gary Neville face a trip to take on however believes United are in a Turkish champions “desperate position” because of Istanbul Basaksehir their failure to find a balanced line- Mtomorrow (1.55am Malaysian up among their bloated midfield. UEFA Champions League 2020-21 time), as the UEFA Champions “Solskjaer thought he’d found League group stage reaches its the system against RB Leipzig but MATCHDAY 3: NOV 5 Head-to-head W DL Picture: halfway point. it’s not going to be as easy as that,” Getty The Red Devils are sitting pretty Neville told Sky Sport. atop Group H after impressive The subject has been discussed GROUP E Standings* PtsGD Images victories over Paris Saint-Germain repeatedly due to the issue and RB Leipzig, and a further three surrounding Paul Pogba and Chelsea ENG First Chelsea 4 4 points would see us take a giant Bruno Fernandes, with United’s Rennes FRA meeting Sevilla 1 4 step towards qualifying for the two key midfielders so far knockout rounds. struggling to gel together that Sevilla ESP Krasnodar -4 1 While United have looked resulted in Solskjaer dropping the 1 0 1 impressive on the continent, they former for their European clash Krasnodar RUS Rennes -1 1 have struggled in the Premier with Leipzig last week. League and enter this match on Pogba’s performances at the the back of a 1-0 home loss to beginning of this season have left GROUP F Arsenal. much to be desired but Solskjaer’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted management of his most Club Brugge BEL 2 1 3 Lazio 2 4 after Sunday’s loss that his side important player also deserves Dortmund GER Brugge 1 4 simply failed to turn up, with the scrutiny in that regard. Gunners deservedly winning It does not feel like a Zenit RUS First Dortmund 0 3 through a Pierre-Emerick coincidence that Pogba’s best Aubameyang penalty. performances have either come off Lazio ITA meeting Zenit -3 0 Seven points from their the bench or immediately after a opening six games is United’s prolonged run out of the starting worst return at this stage of a line-up. GROUP G campaign since David Moyes’s Dropping him again, then short spell in charge in 2013-14. slowly reintroducing him to Ferencváros HUN First Barcelona 6 6 There is no doubt that a regular football may be the Juventus ITA meeting Juventus 0 3 response is now required in solution for Solskjaer. midweek, putting some unneeded Rightly or wrongly, United’s Barcelona ESP 6 1 3 Kyiv -2 1 pressure on this trip to the Fatih record signing has spent much of Terim Stadium. his Old Trafford career under the Dynamo Kyiv UKR Ferenc. -4 1 Former Liverpool and United glare of a spotlight but he currently striker Michael Owen believes the looks like a player who, for now, GROUP H Red Devils will bounce back from needs to be taken out of it. Sunday’s League defeat and pick With £35m (RM189m) summer Basaksehir TUR First Man Utd 6 6 up all three points in Turkey. signing Donny van de Beek also “Manchester United are pressing for a place in the side Man Utd ENG meeting PSG 1 3 possibly the toughest conundrum along with Fred, Nemanja Matic in football at the moment,” Owen and Scott McTominay, Solskjaer is Leipzig GER 0 0 1 Leipzig -3 3 told metro.co.uk. far from settled on his best “They have been excellent in midfield selection, which appears PSG FRA Basaksehir -4 0 Europe, but just can’t find any to also be causing the manager rhythm in the League. Back on issues during the game when European duty, I think they can get things aren’t going United’s way. Kai Havertz Chelsea’s new German another positive result. “They are in a desperate midfielder, 21, tipped to be future star of generation “United seem like a side that are position – nine points off the top – more suited to playing away from and Ole couldn’t really afford a bad home and are at their best hitting start in the League. SPENDING SPREE: Chelsea, buoyant after emphatic victory over on the counter-attack. “Only the Champions League Krasnador, now face Rennes. The Blues have recruited dynamic mix “Ole (Gunnar Solkjaer) will see performances have provided some this as the ideal opportunity to sunshine,” Neville said ahead of of talent for this campaign, in the wake of last summer’s transfer ban bounce back after the weekend tomorrow’s clash against an Source: UEFA, Transfermarkt defeat to Arsenal, and I think they Istanbul side that have made will take the points home to Old things uneasy for opponents. – The *Teams level on points separated by head-to-head record © GRAPHIC NEWS Trafford.” Independent/Agencies theSun is published and printed by Sun Media Corporation Sdn Bhd (221220-K) of Lot 6, Jalan 51/217, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Tel: 03-7784 6688 Fax: 03-7783 7435 • Tel (Editorial): 03-7784 6688 Fax: 03-7785 2624/5 Email: [email protected] • Tel (Advertising): 03-7784 8888 Fax: 03-7784 4424 Email: [email protected]