The Magazine of the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce

July-August 2011 Issue 78 PP 11826/06/2012 (030061)

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BMCC Board of Directors: am writing the day after our AGM Patrons: and the subsequent Board Meet- YBhg Tun Musa Hitam ing, at which I was reappointed HE Simon Featherstone, British High Commissioner as Chairman, hence I am still in Chairman: possession of the keyboard! Jon Addis, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd IMany thanks to all of you who came along Deputy Chairmen: Dato’ Larry Gan, AMDB Bhd and made it another successful event. There Andrew Sill, The Royal Bank of Scotland Bhd were a number of high points: we had a great turn out from the membership; KL Directors: Convention Centre provided a great venue Bob Olivier, Aspac Executive Search Sdn Bhd Datuk Peter Wentworth, OBE, CEO Solutions Sdn Bhd and service. We were honoured by the Dato’ Justin Leong, Genting Bhd presence of both our Patrons, HE Simon Datuk Seri Michael Yam, Impetus Partnership Sdn Bhd Featherstone and Tun Musa Hitam, with the Jon Addis Amanda Powell, KL Kudos Design Sdn Bhd High Commissioner giving us an interest- Chairman - BMCC Bill Addington, Leolaris Sdn Bhd ing review of his fi rst nine months in post. Osman Morad, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd But the highest high point was undoubtedly Michael McIver, Plus Three Consultants Sdn Bhd Datuk Paddy Bowie’s response to our pres- Prof. Sayed Azam-Ali, University of Nottingham entation of a token of appreciation for all she has done for the Chamber. She held Andrew Diamond, Yakimbi Sdn Bhd us spellbound with her anecdotes, reminiscences and asides, laughing with her at Ex Ofi cio: her sometimes quirky, always insightful and amusing take on Malaysia and Britain. Mandy Johnson, British Council Trevor Lewis, UK Trade & Investment At the AGM itself we reviewed the challenging fi nancial year that was 2010 but I Dr Zainal Abidin Majid, Advisor To The Board hope gave you confi dence that your Chamber is on the right path and set fair for a strong 2011. The Board certainly believes that with your continued active support BMCC Executive Offi ce: we can only get better and better. 4th Floor, East Block, Wisma Selangor Dredging, The 7th Annual Charity Rugby Dinner took place in early June and many have said 142B Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. to me was the best yet - this due in no small measure to the tireless efforts of the Tel: +60 3 2163 1784/2163 1786 Organising Committee, the BMCC Executive Offi ce and many others. We raised Fax: +60 3 2163 1781 a tidy six fi gure sum for the charities which puts us within striking distance of the Email: [email protected] RM1 million mark - a fi tting goal for 2012! The speakers this year were particularly Web: www.bmcc.org.my good and varied and the Shangri-La were just “showing off” when they managed Follow us on Twitter: BMCCMALAYSIA to conjure up 450 bowls of soup all kept warm by their own individual tea light! See Page 10. Molly Jagpal: Executive Director Winnie Ng: Business Services Manager The theme of this issue is as always appropriate and timely. Infrastructure invest- Nabisa Kassim: Manager - Commercial Activities ment is a central plank of Malaysia’s ETP and the current news and rumours about Mary Anthony: Executive - Offi ce Support contracts related to the massive MRT project highlight both the challenges and Priscilla Anan: Executive - Accounts & Admin opportunities. Transparency remains a constant issue and fund raising at the scale required will test the system, no doubt, in the era of Greek debt shadows. But with BMCC Magazine: risk comes opportunity and I hope you will get some ideas inside the magazine of Editor: Amanda Powell how you can benefi t from the infrastructure investment coming down the pipe in Editorial Committee: • George Aveling • Marcus Malaysia. Osborne • Molly Jagpal • Matt Smith • Winnie Ng • Bill Addington Production: KL Kudos Design Sdn Bhd Printing: Tinggi Press Sdn Bhd, Lot 6, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur.

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Contents Growing Infrastructure: A whole raft of projects are on the slate that will help transform July-August 2011 Malaysia’s infrastructure, spanning transport, telecommunications and more. Turn to Page 13 to fi nd out more on the criteria that will determine success. Cover Story

■ First Lines ...... 3 Diary Dates Message From The Chairman July ‘11 ■ Special Report ...... 7 Sun 24th BMCC Golf Scramble The UK Bribery Act: How It Affects You StafÀ eld Golf & Country Club Fun day out with good golf, great hospitality ■ Report Back ...... 8 and attractive prizes for best overall score, longest drive, nearest the pin and more. > JPA Programme - Up Close With UK Business Call the BMCC OfÀ ce to book your places! > BMCC AGM - Chamber Keeps Moving Ahead > 7th Charity Rugby Dinner Raises Record Sum August ‘11 Fri 4th BritNight @ The British High Commission Elizabethan Club, High Commission Meet, mix and mingle with other Brits and BMCC members in KL. RSVP directly to [email protected] Thurs 18th BMCC Wine Pairing Dinner Evening of À ne wines paired with Japanese Kaiseki cuisine.Sponsored by Cave & Cellar & Xenri D’ Garden Terrace RM185 Members (plus their guests) RM235 Non-members ■ Service Matters ...... 12 Lessons From Michael Jackson

■ Cover Story ...... 13 September ‘11 TBC BMCC Premier Lunch With Guest Speaker Growing Infrastructure - Building The Nation ■ Meet Our New Members ...... 22 October ‘11 ■ News from Our Members ...... 25 Thurs 13th HE Simon Featherstone: 1st Anniversary in Malaysia ■ Intellectually Streaking ...... 28 Details to be announced Reigning Champions by Datuk Paddy Bowie, OBE

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06981_BMCC_July-Aug2011.indd 8 7/19/11 2:46 PM Special Report UK Bribery Act What Does It Mean

For Your Business? “The new corporate offence of ‘failing to prevent bribery’ applies to any À rm fter delays due to extensive con- Section 6 of the Act as well as liability under sultation, the UK Bribery Act came Section 7. As such, continuing to make such that carries on a business A into operation on 1 July 2011. The payments, if this has been the norm, could be or part of a business in the legislation has been described as ‘the toughest fraught with danger. anti-corruption legislation in the world’ and UK, regardless of where it is So, what does this mean for business? Many has far reaching implications for not only UK incorporated.” listed companies, individuals that have a close businesses are under the misconception that connection to the UK, but also for businesses because they are not listed in the UK, they will that ‘…carry on a business or part of a business not be caught by the legislation. However, the What these principles mean is that organi- in the UK (wherever in the world it may be new corporate offence of ‘failing to prevent sations should adopt a risk-based approach incorporated or formed)’. bribery’ applies to any organisation that with any procedures implemented being carries on a business or part of a business in proportionate to the risks faced. The risks In summary, the offences under the Act are: the UK, regardless of where it is incorporated. faced will vary depending on a number of • Giving a bribe (‘active bribery’) - Section To implement a raft of measures, including factors such as the size and complexity of 1 policy and procedures, without any real the organisation, the geographical locations where it operates as well as the nature of • Receiving bribes (‘passive bribery’) - substance in terms of the required culture its business. Section 2 and active oversight of business operations, will not afford the protection offered by the • Bribery of a foreign public ofÀ cial in order For organisations with global operations, defence of adequate procedures. Put simply, to obtain or retain business - Section 6 the risks will be higher and any procedures organisations need to demonstrate that the implemented should be consistent across the • Failing to prevent bribery on behalf of measures implemented are real, diligently whole organisation. This consistency places a commercial organisation (corporate acted upon and monitored for relevance and all employees on the same page and reduces liability) - Section 7 effectiveness. the risks associated with employee mobility Unlike the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the People being people, it will not be possible and differing approaches being adopted in Bribery Act covers acts of bribery in both to prevent isolated incidents of corruption, different locations. the public and private sectors and raises the but as long as the pervading culture is one of In many countries and regions around the world maximum sentence for bribery committed by achieving genuine compliance, then the battle there is an endemic culture of corruption and an individual from 7 to 10 years’ imprisonment. is a long way down the road to being won. As the risks may far outweigh reward. In these The penalties for corporate entities consist of the Guidance to the legislation states, ‘The cases, a strategic decision may be made not unlimited À nes, the associated damage to onus will remain on the organisation, in any to establish operations in a particular country. reputation as a result of prosecution and case where it seeks to rely on the defence, possible debarment from tendering for public to prove that it had adequate procedures in It is a strong cause for the reduction of contracts within the European Union. place to prevent bribery.’ foreign direct investment in many developing countries around the world, having a signiÀ cant For the Section 7 offence, however, a full True compliance has to come from the negative impact on the economies and the defence of having ‘adequate procedures in top. The Boards and Senior Management of people living in those countries. place to prevent bribery’ has been provided companies need to live and breathe mandated with the rationale of encouraging organisations policy, not because they have to, but because In the words of Kenneth Clarke, Secretary of to implement procedures to prevent bribery it is the right thing to do to protect all State for Justice, in the introduction to the committed by persons associated with the stakeholders’ interests, À nancial position, Guidance, ‘Bribery blights lives. Its immediate organisation. brand and reputation in the market. victims include À rms that lose out unfairly. The wider victims are government and society, An associated person under the Act means The Ministry of Justice in the UK has issued undermined by a weakened rule of law and a person who ‘performs services’ for or on guidance about the considerations to be taken damaged social and economic development. behalf of the organisation and therefore into account when determining the adequate At stake is the principle of free and fair covers employees, agents and subsidiaries. procedures. These are covered under the competition, which stands diminished by each Organisations regularlary use agents to following six principles: bribe offered or accepted.’ ‘facilitate’ business on their behalf in foreign 1. Proportionate procedures locations, quite often in order to distance 2. Top-Level commitment themselves from corrupt conduct; however, 3. Risk Assessment David Lehmann the Act clearly articulates that using an Director, Forensic & Dispute Services intermediary in this way is not acceptable. 4. 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06981_BMCC_July-Aug2011.indd 9 7/19/11 2:46 PM ReportBack BMCC-JPA Programme Getting Inside British Business

At the end of May, the 13 BMCC-JPA Programme I was also able to observe the UK participants headed to the UK for the overseas construction industry. segment of the Programme to experience the Lastly, while it’s not the cheapest British working environment À rst hand. place in the world, London still rocks! There’s plenty to do and see. The museums are overwhelming in he three-week trip comprised visits to London-based their depth and breadth of subjects British Institutions including the ofÀ ce of the Sheriff covered.” T of The City of London (above), the Bank of England and HSBC Bank, plus the Cultural Muslim Heritage Centre. Heading Dr Bah Piyan Tan: “The one-week further aÀ eld, the group visited the University of Nottingham business orientation gave us new and the home of football - in Reading at least! - the Madejski insights into British management Stadium. styles and British culture and values which we can carry forward During the visit to Nottingham, Professor Christine Ennew into our own work. Then we were organised a brieÀ ng at the Technology Demonstrator, a centre all assigned to our respective for the development of new technologies, as well as lectures company placements with two on public policy, leadership in the public sector, food security of us at Tesco, myself included, two each at HSBC, and global challenges. University of Nottingham, BP, and Standard Chartered Bank and one each at Accenture and BAE Systems. The week of field trips was followed by the two-week attachment at the UK ofÀ ces of BMCC member companies This was a great opportunity for us as civil servants to experience how companies taking part in this unique programme. Here’s the feedback operating in the UK run their businesses, experiences which can be adapted from Alfred Sim - on assignment to Plus 3 - and Dr Bah Piyan and adopted in our respective department. During my secondment, I went on Tan - on assignment with Tesco. a À eld trip to Billingsgate Fish Market London and also to the Poultry Farm in Lincoln, supplier to Tesco where I was briefed on the stringent biosecurity and Alfred Sim: “My UK in-company attachment was with Pinsent the sophisticated technology in place. Masons LLP, an international law À rm. During my two weeks there, I was placed in their Dispute Resolution Services and As leader of the JPA Group of participants, I would like to express our Projects & Transactional Services groups. I had the opportunity appreciation to everyone involved in making the overseas visit highly to attend group meetings, attend in-house training sessions meaningful, educational and interesting. talks and - the highlight of all - to attend proceedings at Court 12, Old Bailey. On behalf of all of us, a big Thank-You from myself, Azlina, Zainab, Norsham, Yanie, Robiyah, Adib, Hamdan, Fauzi, Zakkuan, Meor, Che Kodir and Alfred to Being a Civil Engineer, I was interested to À nd that Pinsent JPA, BMCC and BMCC member companies: HSBC, Plus 3, BP, Accenture, BAE Mason’s new ofÀ ce is an intelligent building in terms of Systems, Nottingham University, Standard Chartered Bank and Tesco. security, lighting, lifts system, green building requirements, workstation layout, building layout and space utilisation. The overseas assignments have certainly motivated us to deliver service excellence and the knowledge gained during this programme will be applied The attachment has been very beneÀ cial in terms of exposing in our respective departments for development of the organisation and the me to the working environment of an international À rm. country as a whole.”

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Venue Host:

he BMCC Annual General Meeting took “The 19th BMCC-JPA Programme with place at the end of June in the very managers from the Public Services T plush surroundings of the Kuala Lumpur Department is proving to be probably Convention Centre. The venue was very the best yet [see opposite page]. And fitting for the illustrious audience which we have signed up a group of supporting included a large contingent of members, the sponsors for the year who are enjoying majority of the BMCC Directors and both our great exposure through their association patrons, British High Commissioner HE Simon with us.” Featherstone and YBhg Tun Musa Hitam. Following the formal part of the agenda, BMCC Chairman Jon Addis opened the the High Commissioner gave an update proceedings with a review of the year noting on his time in Malaysia so far. “I have been that 18 events were held during the period here 262 days to be precise and it’s a great Lord Mayor of London and the Duke of York. and nearly 50 new members joining. privilege. Our aim is to create a political In the opposite direction, there were seven framework where Malaysia sees the UK as the cabinet ministers in the UK over Christmas “2010 was a year of transition for the partner of choice and where the UK keeps alone! The Prime Minister has already been Chamber. A great deal was Malaysia in its sights. There is already once and is due to go again very soon, this achieved and we have emerged a marked time on a state visit when he will meet David stronger and more dynamic Cameron and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. than ever with Molly and her new team at the Executive Our goal will be to keep pushing trade and OfÀ ce. We are already in great investment links so that trade is not only shape this year with 25 new sustained but expands between our two members coming on board in countries. We have many ties that connect the À rst few months of the us education, defence, science and of course year alone. sport.”

Then it was the turn of Datuk Paddy Bowie, a long-standing advisor and supporter of the Chamber and contributor to this magazine. In response to a presentation by the Chamber of a token of appreciation for her support, she shshift with regaled the audience with amusing anecdotes aann increased focus by the UK and sometimes quirky asides, spanning her oon emerging markets. The UK long years spent on Malaysian soil. GGovernment is taking Malaysia vvery seriously with an increase With a palpable euphoria in the air, the crowd iin high level visits - we’ve had carried on networking while enjoying the ttwo ministerial visits in the last delicious spread put on by the Convention nine months plus visits by the Centre.

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06981_BMCC_July-Aug2011.indd 11 7/19/11 2:46 PM ReportBack 7th KL Rugby Dinner:

he 7th BMCC KL Rugby Dinner has raised another massive sum for What A Do! T charity with the total amount topping RM120,000! This brings the grand total raised since the event was À rst staged in Three great speakers - Will Greenwood, Scott 2005 to RM950,000. The Malaysian Dyslexia Quinnell and Owen Finegan; three generous sponsors Association, Agathians Shelter and Pusat - HSBC Bank Malaysia, Royal Bank of Scotland and Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah DHL Malaysia; a fantastic crowd of over 475 people; will each receive RM40,000, providing a amazing cuisine from Shangri-La; a raft of incredible much-needed boost to their funding. How items auctioned off by an energised Justin Sampson; did we do it? a host of attractive rafÁ e prizes; phenomenal support from our partners including Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines; and plentiful supplies of wine and beer from beverage sponsors Guinness Anchor, Cave & Cellar and Milawa.

And before all that a great afternoon at Royal Selangor Club for over 100 youngsters who had the thrill of training with the rugby legends.

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the human touch. No one had planned the Delivering The End-To-End end-to-end customer journey.

Customer Journey When we arrived, we were greeted warmly by the porter. Great start. Things went down By George Aveling, Group CEO, TMI Consultancy Sdn Bhd a notch from there. Nobody did anything “wrong”. But “doing nothing wrong” is not the recipe to build customer loyalty. Our check-in stayed up late to watch a musical genius experience was functional with little human in action. “This Is It”, the show that engagement apart from the routine, “Good Trade I Michael Jackson would have performed and morning, name please, etc”. She could have wowed his audiences with had he not sadly and engaged with us by showing interest: “Are you suddenly passed away. However, the Michael here for business or leisure?” Once I answered On Show Jackson musical brand remains strong and will with “Leisure,” she could have said, “We have Upcoming Industry Events & be so for generations to come. a beautiful sparkling pool waiting for you!” In Exhibitions in KL So what has Michael Jackson got to do with short, she could have helped us get even more customer service? In a word, the answer is excited about our stay. All we got was the door IGem “Everything”. Let’s À nd out why. key card, which we expected anyway. 7th Sept-10th September Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Michael Jackson has customers - his worldwide No-one had planned the end-to-customer The latest innovations in the audience. Any Business 101 course will tell you experience. Staff did not engage with guests Greentech & Eco Products sector. that the better you know your target customers to make them feel good about staying at the hotel. There were no greetings as we passed www.igem.com.my and what they want, the more successful you will be. Michael certainly did. A scene by staff. The person dispensing towels at the pool was occupied in the transaction of Food & Hotel Malaysia in “This Is It” showed him practising a song getting us to sign - another purely functional 20th-23rd September accompanied by a guy on keyboards. Michael experience. If there was engagement, it was Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre got him to lengthen the note at the end of because of the staff member’s personality The most comprehensive food & the song, saying, “You have to let it simmer.” He asked the keyboardist to keep playing the rather than the process. All in all we had a hospitality industry event on the good functional experience - the facilities calendar. Incorporating Culinaire note until it was deemed just the right length for his audience. were of a decent quality - but our emotional Malaysia, seminars and wine tasting. experience was very ordinary. www.foodandhotel.com Michael was focused on getting the fine details right to deliver a great experience, Here is a key message: the functional experi- Asia Medical 2011 down to the length of the last note of a song. ence ie the physical environment, delivering 5 -7 October 2011 The strength of the Michael Jackson brand on time, quality etc, will win you customers Putra World Trade Centre is also based on his ability to move people’s the À rst time. It is the emotional experience Asian international Medical Supplies, emotions, whether it was with upbeat songs how you make them feel in their journeys Equipment and Technology Exhibition such as Beat It, or reÁ ective ones like Ben. And with your organisation - that will keep them & Conference Michael knew that experience is about more coming back. than the music. Rather, it is the end-to-end We can use these principles in any business. BioMalaysia 2011 experience - the spectacle of the show, from It’s about mapping the key touchpoints or 21st-23rd November beginning to end. moments of truth that your customers have Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Back to more familiar territory, my wife and with your company. What do they experience The largest biotechnology event I took a weekend getaway to a resort hotel when they become new customers with your in the region featuring leading in Malaysia. We were looking forward to a company? How do you engage with them at corporations, universities, research relaxing, chill out weekend. At the end of each interaction, at both a functional and a institutions and industry thought our stay, I asked, “What has this resort hotel tangible level? leaders. done to earn our loyalty?” My wife thought So, what can we learn from the Michael www.biomalaysia.com.my for a while and said, “Not a lot.” Customer Jackson machine? He was a master of the loyalty and customer recommendation are the art of serving his customers. He knew his 2nd IWA Development two key assets for every business. You may audience and gave them what they wanted Congress & Exhibition have your bricks and mortar, your systems, and more. He focused on the little things 21 -24 November 2011 processes and products. But you will continue as well as the big things. And he delivered a KL Convention Centre to struggle with higher costs and lower proÀ ts great end-to-end functional and emotional if you are not able to win the loyal hearts and Platform for professionals, customer experience. If you consider your minds (and hence wallets) of your customers. practitioners, development focused service to your customers to be a “show”, agencies and NGOs to share It was a nice hotel in a nice location. Millions how would you rate your overall performance? experiences and insights on water of ringgit had been spent on the usual facilities Until next time. solutions for urbanising communities. one might expect - large pool, restaurants, Email: [email protected] www.iwa2011KL.org nice rooms, etc. But something was missing: www.tmimalaysia.com.my

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Building The

Nation The Malaysian Government announced its Roadmap for Economic Transformation last October. Comprising an extensive list of initiatives that are designed to transform the way of life in Malaysia, the ETP has far-reaching implications for the country. The projects span infrastructure, oil & gas, transportation, energy, healthcare, education, ICT, agriculture and more. Many of these projects depend on private sector participation and investment in order to be successfully implemented. Our feature section looks at the expertise required and some of the issues to be addressed in achieving successful delivery of this game-changing programme.

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06981_BMCC_July-Aug2011.indd 15 7/19/11 2:47 PM Cover Story Holding Governments To Account International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board chair Andreas Bergmann on plans for a global public sector accounting framework

he recent deterioration in the À scal Currently some nations have already adopted standards are based on fundamental princi- circumstances of governments has the accrual-based IPSAS whilst others have ples. The goal is to develop concepts, T brought to light as never before adopted the cash-based IPSAS for their deÀ nitions and principles that respond to the the need for better À nancial reporting by accounting system. Malaysia is one such objectives, environments and circumstances governments globally, as well as the need for country which has adopted the cash-based of governments and other public sector improvements in the management of public IPSAS and is now moving forward to transform entities and, therefore, are appropriate to sector resources. Since we are all affected the country’s accounting system to accrual- guide the development of IPSAS. by a government’s financial management based IPSAS. decisions, strong À nancial reporting has the The project is a collaborative effort, to potential to improve decision-making in the In the last two years, Malaysia unveiled the which a number of national standard setters public sector as well as to make government NEM framework and launched the three have contributed signiÀ cant and invaluable more accountable to its citizens. key pillars - the 10th Malaysia Plan, the resources. It recognises the diversity of Government Transformation Programme (GTP) social and cultural traditions, and the diff- Many governments operate on a cash basis and the Economic Transformation Programme erent forms of government and service and do not account for signiÀ cant liability (ETP). With 131 entry point projects and delivery mechanisms that exist in the many items such as public sector pensions and public-private sector partnerships the jurisdictions that may end up adopting IPSAS. major investments in physical assets such as key drivers of the ETP, its transition to Work already done by the IASB is taken into infrastructure. accrual-based IPSAS is timely as the IPSAS consideration, as far as it is already available suite includes several standards that were and applicable to the public sector. The International Public Sector Accounting developed to address critical public sector Standards Board (IPSASB) is an independent issues. This includes accounting for revenue The development of a public sector conceptual standard-setting board that is supported by from non-exchange transactions, reporting framework for general purpose financial the International Federation of Accountants budget information, and disclosures about the reporting is the IPSASB’s highest priority for (IFAC). When it initiated its standard general government sector. the next two years. Divided into four phases, setters programme in 1997, the goal was each starts with board consideration of key to develop a credible core set of accrual- As Malaysia journeys towards achieving the issues, followed by a consultation paper. The based International Public Sector Accounting status of high income society through the feedback to the consultation will help mould Standards (IPSAS). IPSAS could be directly above-mentioned programmes, accountants the exposure draft, comments on which will adopted by public sector entities worldwide in the public sector are at an advantage of help in developing the À nal version of the or treated as a sound basis for adaptation making a difference through their roles by framework. All four phases have begun with through national standards. assuring transparency in the management of phase one being the most advanced. Our very public funds. challenging goal is to complete all four phases Since 1997, the IPSASB has developed and of the public sector conceptual framework by issued a suite of 31 accrual standards plus a However, the majority of IPSAS are based on the À rst half of 2013. cash-basis standard for countries developing International Financial Reporting Standards towards full accrual accounting. Accrual- (IFRS), with changes incorporated to address Andreas Bergmann became a public member based accounting systems recognise income issues speciÀ c to the public sector. In particular, of the IPSASB in 2006. He is a professor when it is earned and expenses when they are since the International Accounting Standards and director at the Institute of Public incurred, rather than when they are received Board (IASB) is focusing more narrowly on Management at Zurich University of Applied or paid. À nancial investors, IPSASB recognises the need Sciences, and is scientiÀ c adviser for the to develop its own conceptual framework. It is recent public sector accounting reforms The IPSASB encourages public sector entities a framework that clearly and comprehensively in Switzerland. In June 2011, he presented to adopt the accrual basis of accounting, addresses the concepts that underpin public at The National Public Sector Accountants which will not only improve their À nancial sector À nancial reporting. management, but will also reduce the Conference themed Transitioning to a New opportunity for incidents of À nancial fraud, The purpose of the IPSASB’s public sector Public Sector Accounting Landscape held in as well as provide a clearer and more conceptual framework project is to give Kuching, Sarawak, where ACCA is one of the comprehensive snapshot of a government’s structure to the process of creating À nancial supporting professional bodies. À nancial viability and health. reporting standards, and to ensure that

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ntil recently, the only method used to transport and move solid waste U has been rear loader or side loader compactor refuse trucks, or RCVs (refuse collection vehicles), with manual labour to move bins to the vehicles.

While the vehicles may be different, the method has not changed since the days of the horse-drawn carriage, and still involves intensive labour, appalling odours and spillage of toxic leachate. Garbage left on the streets Heading and in open or closed bins also results in breeding grounds for all kinds of vermin. From an environmental perspective, more Underground damage is caused with the large volumes of waste generated by a rising population and with the greater utilisation of compactor The 23-storey building that serves as ALDAR’s The load stations and in-plot infra are located trucks that are heavily dependent on fossil- headquarters is a unique geometric circular inside and outside the buildings, and act as the based fuels. shape and was voted “Best Futuristic Design interface between users and the automated 2008” by the Building Exchange (BEX). When waste collection system. In many progressive cities, visionary planners considering the waste handling options, and developers are adopting a new and unique experience had shown that conventional Once garbage is placed into the loading solution to the problem of refuse collection methods would consume large amounts stations, it is transported through the under- in highly populated areas. Pneumatic waste of energy from trucks and lifts being used ground network using a vacuum pressure systems, also known as Automated Waste to handle waste. Leachate spillage during system to the central waste handling facility. Collection Systems (AWCS), transport refuse handling, unpleasant odours, and the tendency Once there, it is compacted and placed by vacuum in underground pipes, a solution for waste to enter sensitive ecosystems were in sealed containers for transfer to final aligned with the evolutionary process of all concerns to be addressed. treatment plants. Organic and non-recyclable moving infrastructure below the ground. waste gets transported to sanitary landÀ lls The STREAM AWCS system is a fully sealed while recyclable waste gets transported to underground vacuum a materials separation and recovery facility pipe network which MSRF where the recyclable waste gets ensures that no waste segregated and recycled accordingly. or odours enter the surrounding area. An At Al Raha Beach Development, the network, an efÀ cient process, it presently catering for the four precincts and saves energy, protects modular in nature is formed by 16,000 metres the environment and of pipes and 183 discharge valves. It is divided improves air and into sectors to optimise the number of waste ground quality. collection facilities and manage the conveying distances. The Mechanism The operation of the system is built on 24/7 The collection system reliability and is fully computerised and comprises three key automated, with any anomaly in operation elements: the central indicated at the control centre by alarm waste handling facility, signals. The frequency of the emptying the transport network, cycles is easily changed in line with localised and the loading stat- circumstances and additional discharging ions. The entire process is controlled from AWCS works on the principle of solid waste may be programmed for particular areas with the central waste handling facility, where being conveyed pneumatically by underground higher waste output (food courts, restaurants, refuse is handled and vacuum power required pipelines from its place of generation (landed etc) or at peak times. properties, apartment blocks, commercial to move the refuse around facilities, etc.) to a central collection facility the pipeline network is where it is loaded into sealed containers and generated. compacted before being transported using The underground pipe hook lift trucks to a treatment centre. network runs parallel with In Abu Dhabi, when completed, the Al Raha other services (chilled Beach Development will be home to the new water, potable water, Abu Dhabi World Trade Centre, a marina, stormwater, power and several hotels and a number of commercial telecom cables, etc) of towers. Spanning a vast area and expected to the district. take 12 years to À nish, so far four Precincts www.stream- have been completed. environment.com

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alaysia needs to improve the delivery I, railways, roads, schools, hospitals, ports, These contracts are about whole life costing: of key public services, such as trans- power and water projects were often provided not just the cost of building the infrastructure M port, to ensure its 10th Plan objectives by the private sector in many countries. It but also the cost of maintainance and are met. PPP is one way to ensure that these was only in the economically difÀ cult inter- operation. In fact, the build cost is usually objectives are delivered to the highest quality war period that public borrowing-À nanced only about one third of the total contract value. and À rms in the UK will be keen to deploy government-funded infrastructure became This is how, in some cases, the overall cost of their expertise in assisting both the Malaysian the norm. building and running the infrastructure can Government and the local private sector. be cheaper under PPP even though the build By the 1980s, however, in the UK and cost was more. Malaysia’s key proposed PPP projects include elsewhere, traditional procurement was in- highways, hospitals and a university campus. creasingly seeing large government-sponsored It can be a bad sign however when a key This is the sort of programme that will projects go hugely over time and budget. The driver for a country wanting to do PPP is to attract international interest especially given “lowest bidder wins the contract” approach save money. This can be the case but the UK Malaysia’s experience in working with the led to poor design and build coupled with experience (for example on hospitals) has private sector on projects such as Putrajaya. contractors making money from change shown that cost can be the same or even orders as government speciÀ cations constantly higher. The key drivers for PPP should be The Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia changed. the provision of better public services and À rst began to look at PPP seven years ago. the ability to deliver projects that would Since then the country’s plans for a PPP Following a successful privatisation and otherwise have been difficult to finance programme have advanced considerably, outsourcing regime in the 1980s, the UK conventionally. with the Public Private Partnership Unit revolutionised the delivery of its public (3PU) of the Prime Minister’s OfÀ ce making services by using PPPs to À nance around 1,000 For example, West Middlesex Hospital in good progress. Delivering a PPP programme, projects using some $100 billion of private London had been trying to raise enough money however, (as opposed to just delivering PPP capital. to build its new block for over 15 years. By projects) is a challenge, so it is important that using PPP, it could spread the high capital Malaysia keeps focused on achievable goals. The UK’s success in using PPPs to deliver cost over a 30-year period; exactly like buying everything from roads, light rail, hospitals a house on a mortgage. The cost of using In its broadest deÀ nition, PPP involves using and schools to courts, defence projects, police private À nance was, of course, higher than the private sector to deliver, wholly or partly, stations and street lighting encouraged other government À nancing but, at best, savings services and/or infrastructure to the citizen countries to look at PPPs. may be made on maintenance or operations on behalf of government. Involving the private and, at worst if the cost does turn out to be sector in this way is not new. Before World War The key development that the UK devised was to link the payment of the private sector to higher than a conventionally procured building them meeting strict quality delivery targets then at least the building is properly built and devised by government. Any PPP that doesn’t properly maintained. A key driver of PPP should be to require the private sector to meet quality of One of the À rst things cash-strapped govern- provide better public services not service standards is unlikely to be in the best ments do is cut back on maintenance - a just the infrastructure. interests of the taxpayer. false economy that may save short term One key driver of PPP in the UK is that it is but invariably cost more long term when about providing better public services not unmaintained structures and machinery need just infrastructure. Infrastructure in itself is replacing rather than just servicing. useless; it is only the service it provides that So how can Malaysia beneÀ t from the UK’s has any worth. This service driven approach PPP experience? More than 100 countries are is still often forgotten in the excitement of now undertaking, or seriously considering, building new infrastructure. PPP and this presents a challenge for Malaysia A focus on infrastructure also brings forth issues in that there is limited PPP expertise, about the cost of building that infrastructure. À nance and, particularly, experienced oper- A PPP building may well be more expensive ators. This means that these providers can to build, given the better standards that are pick and choose the markets they want to required to enable the private sector operator work in. Countries looking to attract the to maintain it in good condition throughout international market often believe that they the life of a 30-year contract. need to just put projects onto the market

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and bidders will Á ock to them. That may have been the case internationally À ve years ago but the PPP world has changed since then with banks being much more conservative than before the credit crunch. Governments may also consider that, at most, they are competing Advancing with neighbouring markets but, in reality, Malaysia is also competing with economies such as Mexico, Colombia, Poland and Nigeria for PPP expertise. In Aviation Key issues to watch out for are con- tinuing high level political support (a fundamental for successful PPP RS/Scott Wilson has a history of At the new KLIA2, URS/Scott Wilson is designing programmes), demonstrably trans- nearly 60 years of working in aviation the AirÀ eld Ground Lighting and Navigational parent and internationally recognised planning, design and project manage- Aids (NAVAIDS). The NAVAIDS consist of a CAT I procurement processes, proper training U ment in the Asia PaciÀ c region, which started Instrument Landing System and an Automated for government ofÀ cials - lack of equality with improvements to the original Hong Kong Weather Observation System (AWOS). The in bargaining power and expertise has airport in the early 1950s. design for the airÀ eld lighting will incorporate recently been held out to have resulted the latest energy efÀ cient lighting technology in some less good value projects in Specialising in solutions for all aspects of in the form of LED lighting for all the taxiways. the UK - and the use of experienced airport infrastructure development and main- In terms of numbers, this installation will be the international advisers. tenance, the company’s clients typically range largest installation of LED lights at any single across all bodies responsible for aviation, airport in the region. including: Expertise also includes HWD (Heavy Weight • Airport Owners and Operators DeÁ ectometer) testing and pavement engin- • Regional and National Governments eering. Pavement structural evaluations have been carried out at various airports, including • Regulators Hong Kong, Changi Singapore, Dubai, Macau • Aircraft Manufacturers and Brunei. • Private and Institutional Investors Recently, URS/Scott Wilson was appointed by With the acquisition of Scott Wilson by URS Boeing as consultant to assist in the approvals Corporation in 2010, the company has grown process at nine Asia PaciÀ c airports for future to offer one of the largest aviation planning, B747-800 aircraft operations. The airports design and project management portfolios involved include Penang; Don Muang and Phuket in the world. Globally, URS/Scott Wilson has (Thailand); Clark and Manila (Philippines); provided advice on over US$ 20 billion of Hanoi and Da-Nang (Vietnam); Jakarta and investment in the last 10 years alone. Surabaya (Indonesia). The project involves carrying out safety assessment studies at the The latter has proven to be particularly The Kuala Lumpur ofÀ ce, established in 1995, airports and providing recommendations for important as programmes in other comprises airport specialists from around any improvements required to enable B747-800 countries have been de-railed by the use the world and senior airport engineers from aircraft operations. of cheaper inexperienced advisors. UK Malaysia. The KL Airports and Aviation Team companies (and foreign companies whose leads projects in South East Asia, throughout PPP operations are based in the UK) have the Asia PaciÀ c region, and in Africa and the not only worked on projects in Britain but Middle East. on projects in many other countries as well giving them unrivalled experience Major airport design projects carried out include in making PPP work in very different the new KLIA2 at Kuala Lumpur International jurisdictions. Airport, New Bangkok International Airport (Thailand), New Doha International Airport The Malaysian Government PPP unit has (Qatar), multiple projects at Hong Kong a good idea of where and how it wants to International Airport, Macau International go and now needs to continue to publicise Airport, King Abdul Aziz International Airport its plans to the international market to (Saudi Arabia), Erbil International Airport build interest in the programme and (Iraq), Birmingham International Airport (UK) differentiate itself from other countries. and Manchester Airport (UK).

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The Railway Procurement Agency from Ireland, has developed a solution for its Dublin Metro project in which many of the potential risks have been designed out.

The methodology adopted for the prequal- ification and procurement of the DBFM Infrastructure/rolling stock provider and the Operator was critical to achieving the objectives. The process adopted was to prequalify three panels of participants, one each for Infrastructure, Rolling stock and Dublin Metro Operator. Each prequaliÀ ed Infrastructure tenderer was then charged with forming a consortium with an Operator and Rolling stock Procurement By Design provider from the respective prequaliÀ ed panels.

ublin Metro is a key element in the In designing the phasing of the network and The Rolling stock provider would remain part creation of a fully integrated rail- the suite of procurement models necessary to of the DBFM consortium for the life of the D based public transport network for deliver the scheme, the Railway Procurement concession (25 years post construction), if Dublin and will interchange with the existing Agency has sought to achieve a number of key successful, whereas the Operator would be surface-based Light Rapid Transit lines as objectives. These include: part of the consortium during bidding, design, well as the suburban rail services. Park and construction and commissioning but would Planned extensions which can be ride provision will be provided at strategic • step back from the consortium on successful accommodated without terminating an locations along the route, allowing the system commissioning and form a separate established concession scheme to beneÀ t people from far beyond its contractual relationship with the Promoter. immediate catchment area. • Flexibility to provide a single network This process allowed the systems commissioning operator for a number of separately The network will contain two main lines, to stay with those best able to manage the procured lines the multi-billion dollar Metro North which interface risk and allowed the future line to will serve Dublin Airport and provide an • Ensuring the Promoter does not retain be procured and awarded without terminating important commuter link for communities commissioning risk the existing concession as would be the case and institutions on the north side of Dublin, in a Design, Build, Finance and Operate • Assurance on the quality and capability and Metro West which will circle the west side relationship. It also allowed the Á exibility to of the key organisations within successful of the city. Metro North alone is forecast to procure a single Operator network wide on consortia carry over 30 million passengers each year. completion of the Metro West line. Metro North will be fully accessible to the Achieving The Objectives Current Status entire community and is 16.5km long with 14 Having decided to subsplit Metro into a North The prequaliÀ cation, consortium formation stations. The alignment will run in tunnel and and West component early in the process the and initial 4-bidder tender process has been also includes elevated sections. challenge was then how to achieve the stated completed successfully and the system is objectives in an environment where interface Designing The Process currently proceeding through the procurement risk would be increased by the greater number In delivering global proÀ le transport projects, process. Two shortlisted bidders have been of projects. promoters are seeking to develop a scheme or elected and the concluding procurements suite of schemes that meet their objectives The solution adopted was to procure a Design process requiring Best and Final Offers will while ensuring it remains attractive to Build Finance and Maintain solution for each proceed shortly. bidders, particularly where the solution of the two metro lines for the provision of includes an element of private sector funding. Infrastructure and Rolling Stock. A separate This requires careful consideration of the scale operator was to be procured for the initial of the project in current funding conditions line, Metro North, with the flexibility to For more details on the scheme or the and whether to subsplit the scheme in extend this operating contract to services on procurement process, contact: geographical or services terms. Metro West. Rob Leech Metro North Project Manager This brings risk to the promoter and creates The duration of the operating contract is a Railway Procurement Agency interfaces between services or schemes relatively short period of time, allowing the T: +353 1646 3553 E: [email protected] that require potential retained risk to promoter to retain the Á exibility to let a single be designed out. One such promoter, the contract in the future for the Metro network. David Fox Railway Procurement Agency from Ireland, This also retained the Á exibility to include the Turner & Townsend Pte Limited has developed a solution for its Metro project operation of the Light Rapid Transit. T: +65 6846 3790 which has addressed many of these potential E: [email protected] risks.

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elecommunications is the backbone of Such ubiquitous access to high speed wireless tage and to lead in the challenge to create all modern economies. A fast, effec- broadband will drive substantial social and and support smart cities in Malaysia. T tive, reliable telecommunications infra- economic change in Malaysia. It will alter the structure correlates directly with economic way people interact with each other, with P1 was the pioneer in 4G broadband when it activity and growth in GDP. services and with business. We have some rolled out the very À rst 4G WiMAX (wireless indication of how fundamental these changes interoperability for microwave access) The World Bank states that each 10 percentage will be when we look at more technically network in Malaysia and in SE Asia, back in points of broadband penetration results in advanced markets, in particular Japan and 2008. Three years on, P1 has a nationwide 1.21 percent increase in per capita GDP South Korea. network with 300,000 subscribers and expects growth in developed countries, and 1.38 to grow that to 450,000 by the end of this year. percent increase in developing countries. South Korea is the home of “ubiquitous” Hence Malaysia’s current focus on driving the or smart cities. Ubiquitous, in this case, Once given the green light to start operating country’s access to broadband. refers to the all-pervasive nature of IT and on the 2.6GHz spectrum, P1 will transition the Internet in particular. The Internet of from an all WiMAX network to a dual 4G Currently Malaysia has just over 60 percent Everything! WiMAX/TD-LTE network delivering higher of all households with broadband and will speeds and greater capacity to its customers, hit 70 percent by the year end. This is a In smart cities, high-speed broadband on nationwide. At that time, P1 will also explore remarkable achievement in a relatively short IP (Internet Protocol) networks enables all its role in providing network coverage for period of time. This accelerated roll-out has manner of everyday devices to converge. designated smart cities. been substantially inÁ uenced by the wireless Systems, businesses and social services operators, most notably P1 which operates in the cities are networked to improve a WiMAX network. It will soon be followed efÀ ciency and to ensure information sharing. by the major mobile telcos, Maxis, Digi and Transport systems are online and interlinked. Celcom, as they migrate to LTE or Long Term Public security systems are online and Evolution technologies which will allow them linked to enforcement agencies. Healthcare, to compete with P1 with truly 4G wireless education, utilities.... everything is online broadband. and interlinked.

The Malaysian Ministry of Information, Com- Can Malaysia have smart munication and Culture will, in the near cities too? future, award blocks of the 2.6GHz spectrum to local wireless broadband service providers. The answer is emphatically This spectrum is to be used for LTE, the latest yes, and it’s coming faster We are on the verge of a massive social and 4G technology which is expected to deliver than originally planned or economic change in Malaysia, driven by high broadband speeds of up to 150Mbps (megabits anticipated. Coming faster speed wireless broadband, as demonstrated per second). because smaller, hungrier market entrants in the ubiquitous cities of South Korea. Cities such as P1 have accelerated their network where cash is replaced by mobile transactions, roll-out in order to capture market share, and where we will see large-scale use of RFID, the technology has evolved more rapidly and smart cards and sensor-based devices to more economically streamline access and use of transport, than expected. healthcare, education and À nancial services.

P1, Malaysia’s largest This is not a fantasy. It’s real, and it’s 4G broadband ser- happening, and some of the largest players vice provider, has in the world have taken a stake in Malaysia’s partnered with migration to a 4G world. And Malaysia will get one of the world’s there ahead of many western economies. most technically advanced network It’s an interesting paradigm, where economic operators South development is driven by communications Korea Telekom (SKT). infrastructure, allowing for progressive devel- Just recently, it has oping economies to leapfrog more developed also tied up with markets which are overly-invested in legacy the world’s largest infrastructure and unable to migrate as mobile operator quickly. China Mobile, in order to maintain a BMCC member, PDQ Group, is the appointed competitive advan- PR agency for P1.

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ustainable development’, ‘sustain- and operational waste management and For example: ability’ and ‘green buildings’ are minimisation • Clients have to determine policy at the terms increasingly being used to describe S • Land Use: type of site and building outset. a variety of new buildings, both residential footprint and commercial as well as new developments. • Designers advising clients have to deter- • Pollution: external air/water pollution mine capacity for recovery and recycling Unfortunately, these terms are frequently • Ecology: ecological value, conservation on a project and set targets. misapplied and while a new development may and enhancement of the site • Capacity to achieve the targets has to be include large swathes of green landscaping or demonstrated by the various parties in the feature ‘modern’ design aspects such as large Materials Resource EfÀ ciency project procurement. expanses of glazing, the negative impact made For infrastructure, the list is similar but the during the construction phase and throughout prioritisaion of the categories changes, for • Targets have to be monitored by the

the subsequent life of the building, across a example operational energy and CO2 is lower contractor and the engineer during number of key areas, should preclude the on the list. Two that are considerably more construction. terms being claimed or applied at all. important are Materials and Waste; known collectively as Materials Resource EfÀ ciency. Within all this, there are many aspects to Everyone must now be aware of the dangers consider, what targets to set, how to embed in from the continued unchecked use of carbon Materials Resource Efficiency is all about the project procurement, selection of the best based fuels, the ever-increasing costs of the sustainable use of materials in the Built recycling techniques to achieve targets etc. energy as well as the need to conserve Environment. On infrastructure projects, Drilling down further, the most common key materials and reduce waste from buildings. given the dominant part materials play in the design, programming and cost of a project, performance indicator is simply the amount With the application of established Materials this becomes critical. of material recovered or recycled divided Resource Efficiency procedures however, by the total amount of material arising from it is possible to reduce waste, associated Materials Resource Efficiency encourages the demolition or excavation. This is known pollution, save money and increase proÀ ts. clients, designers and contractors to think by several names including the Demolition about materials usage at all stages in the Recovery Index and Percentage Reuse (5). Achieving a sustainable development is project (4), including: In infrastructure projects, this measure can not trivial; there are multiple aspects to achieve very high percentages (>90 percent) in 1. Recovery of material intact for re-use, the be considered and each of these has many most cases and 100 percent on occasions (6). detailed factors that have to be addressed by highest value option all parties in the development. 2. Recycling materials for use on site To achieve targets set by the client and their advisors, the most appropriate use of Aspects of Sustainability 3. Removing materials for recycling and use on other sites materials and techniques for processing of Assessment methodologies such as CEEQUAL the material have to be adopted on site. This 4. Consuming less materials through efÀ cient (1), LEED (2) and BREEAM (3) have proposed again is extensive, including: a number of key categories to be considered and innovative design Pre-demolition and excavation audits on any project: 5. Using recycled materials from other pro- • identifying materials jects • Energy: operation energy and CO2 6. Ensuring wherever possible materials have • IdentiÀ cation of potential uses of material • Management: management policy, a high recycled content in the new build and conforming to commissioning, site management and performance speciÀ cations procurement 7. Specifying materials with low environ- mental impact • Selection of processing equipment and • Health & Wellbeing: indoor and external environmental mitigation of processing issues (noise, light, air quality etc) 8. EfÀ cient procurement of material to avoid operations oversupply • Transport: transport-related CO2 and location-related factors 9. Minimising wastage in construction Complexity As can be seen from the above, just one aspect • Water: consumption and efÀ ciency inside Taking the À rst three, without care, much of of sustainability, Materials Resource EfÀ ciency, and out this material will be disposed of to landÀ ll expands into many parts. Those parts each • Materials: embodied impacts of building or similar. With care however, much can have detailed contractual, procedural, materials, including lifecycle impacts such be recovered or recycled with considerable process and engineering components, all of as embodied carbon dioxide environmental and cost saving. To achieve which can affect the success of the project • Waste: construction resource efÀ ciency this, many stakeholders have to act. economically and in sustainability.

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Training & Support n a report by the Energy Commission of Malaysia, the country has steadily increased its When considering the other aspects such electricity usage by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 percent from 2005- as Energy, Ecology and Pollution, it is I 2009. Even more alarming is that 78 percent of the electricity used was consumed by Industrial clear that stakeholders will beneÀ t from and Commercial sectors for infrastructure operations in 2009. quality support, advice and training. This is now available in a number of forms: One of the biggest advantages of building Electricty Sales by Sector green is the cost-savings that can be 45,000.00 • Assessment methodologies such as 40,229.97 achieved in the short and longer term. 40,000.00 CEEQUAL and BREEAM that give a The use of recycled materials immediately 35,000.00 framework to setting the overall 31,434.66 lowers short-term costs, whereas putting 30,000.00 sustainability of a project, including in place solutions such as energy-saving 25,000.00 GWh setting of targets. 19,640.64 devices helps lower the longer term cost 20,000.00 • Advice and guidance: extensive gui- impact of maintenance and repairs. 15,000.00

dance has been published on many 10,000.00 Many construction À rms and developers aspects of sustainability. 5,000.00 1,205.84 191.85 50.05 are also opting for greener construction - Training & Education. Staff working Commercial Industrial Domestic Agriculture Public Lighting Mining • materials and methods simply because for any stakeholder involved in infra- of the market’s higher valuation on such structure projects will beneÀ t from properties. Both residential and commercial properties stand to achieve a higher resale value education and training in all aspects since buyers are aware that maintenance costs in the longer term will be lower. of sustainability. Government incentives also prove to be effective in driving the development of green buildings. This ranges from simple CPD on In 2009, Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water published a guidebook on sustainable construction, through various incentives for developers and encouraging the industry to obtain Green Building Index training courses and modules to (GBI) certiÀ cation. Attractive incentives include 100 percent tax exemption on any GBI qualifying develop accreditation in a metho- expenses (QE) until 2014 and stamp duty exemption for purchases incurred on such accredited dology, right up to university qualiÀ - GBI properties in Malaysia. cations in sustainable construction. Additional ways to achieve cost reduction include adopting a good energy management system that Tony Goodier and Neil Hanney are can help the organisation lower its overall long term Principal Lecturers and consultants at maintenance and energy costs. Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and are specialists in sustainable issues. The BS EN 16001 Energy Management System (EnMS) ShefÀ eld Hallam University offers taught standard, developed by BSI Group, has provided many courses and consultancy services to organisations with the necessary framework to manage, companies who require detailed advice monitor and react to their own energy consumption in sustainable matters. patterns. It allows management to plan for the reduction of energy usage thus saving costs from daily building Contact: Email: [email protected] or maintenance and operations. The framework also helps to boost productivity of staff members [email protected] by identifying critical points of energy wastage and effecting behavioural changes to reduce Resources: consumption. US EPA Construction Initiative: CertiÀ cation to BS EN 16001 EnMS induces critical self-assessment on management through periodic www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve auditing to constantly evaluate and monitor energy consumption. BSI Group auditors are qualiÀ ed UK Waste Resource Action Programme: to organise annual audit sessions, helping to ensure that the organisation is not merely complying www.wrap.org.uk to a minimum standard for energy reduction but pushing beyond to save more by being efÀ cient Institution of Civil Engineers: in energy consumption through a formal ‘plan, do, act and check’ cycle. www.ice.org.uk/Information-resources/ Document-Library/Demolition- The recent launch of a new energy management standard by the International Standards Protocol-2008 Organisation (ISO) also provides organisations with a further option. Experts from the BSI Towards Zero Waste: Group were actively involved in the formulation of the ISO 50001 Energy Management System www.zerowastewa.com.au/recovery/ standard which will supersede BS EN 16001 EnMS by 2012 as the international standard for businessindustry/cnd/index.php energy management. References: While technology can help reduce energy wastage and unnecessary consumption, it is often people 1. ICE CEEQUAL: www.ceequal.com/index.html 2. LEED www.usgbc.org and entrenched practices that prevent optimal energy usage. BS EN 16001 EnMS and the new 3. BRE BREEAM Around the World. Watford: ISO 50001 EnMS standards offer a formalised BRE, 2009 energy policy management framework to 4. WRAP: The efÀ cient use of materials in help ensure that green buildings are not only regeneration projects. Banbury: WRAP. 5. Institution of Civil Engineers. Demolition built green but continue to be operated in an Protocol. London : ICE, 2008. environmentally-friendly manner. 6. WRAP. The road to success, Huge opportunity to re-use site materials in Tel: +603 2032 2252 infrastructure projects. Banbury: WRAP. Email: [email protected]

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Diethelm Events Malaysia Full service DMC partner supporting conferences, incentive travel awards, special events, launches, gala dinners and team building in Malaysia. Offering logistically feasible solutions and customised proposals for specifi c events. A division of Diethelm Travel Malaysia, the leader of Malaysia’s tourism industry and owned by the Diethelm Keller Group. Tel: +603 2715 7878 Fax: +603 2161 6448 Email: [email protected] Web: www.diethelmtravel.com Manfred Kurz - Managing Director

i2O Water Malaysia Founded in 2005, providing innovative technology and software solutions for optimising pressure in water networks through intelligent control of pumps and pressure reducing valves,. Helping water companies manage networks more effi ciently, reducing leakage and bursts, cutting energy use and cost and improving customer service. Supporting services include consultancy, network monitoring, training and installation support. Since 2010, 100 systems installed in Malaysia, saving millions of litres of water per day. E-18-G, Jalan Multimedia 7/AG, CityPark, i-City 40000 Sham Alam, Selangor. Tel: +603 5521 8618 Mob: +6012 770 0903 Email: [email protected] Web: www.i2owater.com Gary Wyeth - Managing Director APAC Region

Hobsons Inc Founded in 1974 and part of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc. Technology and integrated marketing solutions for the entire student lifecycle, including recruitment, enrolment, and retention. Helping more than 5,000 global secondary schools, colleges, and universities achieve their goals including Harvard and Yale, and Bristol, Liverpool and Said Business School at Oxford University. Services include enquiry management; CRM for education; online admissions; event and interview management services. Quill 7, 27th Floor, KL Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, 50470 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 2776 6911 Mob: +6012 2157622 Fax: +603 2776 6999 Email: [email protected] Andy Nicol - Business Development Director - Asia-Pacifi c

Maser & Quartzelec Services Sdn Bhd Joint venture company incorporated in 2010, offering services in design, installation, maintenance, inspection and repair, of high voltage supply equipment; rotating electrical machines, including instrumentation, for heavy industry, the power generation industry, petrochemical industry, utility and transport industries. Access to offi ces and workshops in the UK and Dubai enables clients’ needs to be serviced worldwide. Suite 1904, 19th Floor, Kenaga International, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 2161 8260 Ext. 111 Mobile: +6019 323 1964 Fax: +603 2161 2220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.quartzelec.com Ian Dixon - Resident Engineer SE Asia

The London Speaker Bureau Set up in 1994 now representing close to 3,000 individuals. Specialises in providing international speakers to corporate events, board meetings, public and private sector conferences and training programmes. Topics include leadership, transformation, strategy, the internet, global economy and the environment. Offi ces throughout Europe the Middle East, South Africa, China, India, Istanbul, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, the SE Asia headquarters. A-16-15, Level 16, Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5, Jalan Bangsar Utama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 2301 0988 Fax: +603 2301 0989 Email:[email protected] Web: www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk Harrienath S. - Regional Director

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Dominiching Services Sdn Bhd One-stop centre for social media marketing, helping companies dominate their market niche through increased visibility in the social media arena and online presence. Specialises in achieving keyword rich websites to produce more leads and obtain higher sales conversion rates. Introductory offer to BMCC members of 50 percent discount on all-in-one online marketing package. Valid until 30th September 2011. 22/3 Jalan Setiawangsa 8, 54200 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 4251 0355 Email: [email protected] Alan Stables - Director

RED Money Group Leading global media company, specialisng primarily in the fi eld of Islamic fi nance. Established in 2004 with two core products, Islamic Finance news and Islamic Finance training, product range now also includes conferences, print media and consulting. REDmoney aims to evolve and grow by providing fi rst-rate media products from its base in Kuala Lumpur to the exciting and thriving global Islamic fi nance sector. 21/F, Menara Park, 12 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 2162 7800 Fax: +603 2162 7810 Email: [email protected] Web: redmoneygroup.com Andrew Tebbutt - Managing Director

Pacifi c Regency Hotel Suites Situated in the heart of KL’s Golden Triangle opposite KL Tower, offering superior level of comfort to meet lifestyle and business needs. Over 150 elegant and fully equipped suites offer panoramic views of the vibrant city below. A variety of dining outlets - Soi 23, Luna Chill Out Bar, Geo Café and Olive Lounge - and prime location a mere stone’s throw from the commercial, shopping and entertainment hubs of KL, Pacifi c Regency offers a Home Away From Home. KH Tower, Jalan Punchak, Off Jalan P.Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : +603 2332 7777 Fax: +603 2031 4715 Mobile:+6012 601 5261 Email: ados@pacifi c-regency.com Web: www.pacifi c-regency.com Pearly Tan - Assistant Director of Business Development

AP Transearch Wendy Lau Sdn Bhd First established in December 1992 by executive search consultant Wendy Lau and in 1994, became Malaysian partner of TRANSEARCH International, executive search organisation. Now with network of 58 offi ces in 35 countries and recognised as leading executive search fi rm in Malaysia, focuses on senior management to director level appointments for client companies across most industries. Suite 708, PJ Tower, Amcorp Trade Centre, 18 Jalan Persiaran Barat, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Tel: +603 7955 6199 Fax: +603 7956 1989 Email: [email protected] Web: www.transearch.com.my CF Lee - Partner

The Hideaways Club Limited Equity based global property investment company formed in 2007. Managing two international investment Funds: Classic Collection offering portfolio of more than 58 luxury villas and chalets throughout Europe, Africa, Mauritius and South East Asia. Members have up to six weeks’ exclusive use each year in a variety of locations, while benefi ting from medium to long-term growth of their investment. City Collection, a portfolio of luxurious two-three bedroom apartments, giving members exclusive use of what will ultimately be 120 centrally located city properties from New York, Miami, London and Barcelona to Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore. Private Concierge Service also available for tailoring each trip to Member needs. 3.02B (East Wing), Menara BRDB, 285 Jalan Maarof, Bukit Bandaraya, 59000 Kuala Lumpur. Tel : +603 2287 2500 Fax : +603 2201 2121 Email: [email protected] www.thehideawaysclub.com Michael Balfour - Chairman

Not a member yet? Contact Winnie Ng on +603 2163 1784 Email [email protected] or visit www.bmcc.org.my

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A bespoke system from Á ooring specialist Flowcrete has been developed to provide an attractive, non-slip surround for swimming pools at a number of HSBC Bank’s residential properties in the exclusive Peak district of Hong Hong. The speciÀ cation called for a safe Á oor À nish with a natural look. Fast completion was also one of the key criteria in order to minimise disruption to residents during the project.

Flowcrete’s Rustik UV was proposed as the solution, a system comprising natural stone encapsulated in a clear UV resistant binder. The binder will withstand harsh sunlight, while the seamless surface is pleasant and safe to walk and play on as well as being easy to clean. Formulated in a special colour, the system has been installed at four swimming pool projects and also on the driveway at the residence of one of the Bank’s senior management. Safe Pool Surround www.Á owcrete.com With Seamless System From Flowcrete

Gleneagles CEO Hotel Capitol Wins Award Gets Regional Role For Tourism Excellence Amir Firdaus Abdullah, CEO of Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur, has Hotel Capitol Kuala been promoted to Regional Chief Lumpur, part of Federal Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hotels International Hospitals. His responsibilities will (FHI) has received the include overseeing the company’s prestigious Kuala Lumpur strategy for Gleneagles KL. In the Mayor’s Tourism Award pipeline are two more hospitals for Excellence in the that would be under his purview - 3-Star category. Located Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu in Sabah in the heart of Bukit and Gleneagles Medini in Johor, both of which are scheduled to Bintang, the Hotel offers open in 2014. 235 comfortable rooms including spacious corner Amir has been with Gleneagles KL since 2008. Prior to that, he was rooms and stylish loft CEO at Pantai Hospital Ampang. While there, he also managed the living style suites with Service Quality portfolio for the Pantai Group of Hospitals. He is a full-height windows with member of the Institute of Healthcare Management, UK and has a panoramic views of the wide range of experience in Healthcare Management in the private city skyline. and public sectors of healthcare delivery. He is also an elected Board Member of the Association of Private Hospitals, Malaysia. www.fhihotels.com

Garden School Plant-A-Tree Event Senior Appointments At HSBC Held At Early Years Centre Award For Malaysia Garden International School’s Early Years Centre recently Simon Williams has been appointed as held a ‘Plant ATree Day’ event at its Desa Sri Hartamas Group Head of Wealth Management at campus. Students, teachers and parents attended to support HSBC. In this new role, based in Hong the mid-morning event. A variety of games and activity Kong, he will be responsible for leading stalls were set up at the campus including ‘Have fun with the development of retail wealth Origami’, ‘Arts & Crafts station’, ‘Face Painting’, ‘Design management business capabilities a Poster Competition’ and more. in key markets for the Group. He joins from Camelot Financial Capital Management LLC which he founded in 2007. Between 1997 and 2006, he played a key role in the development of Citigroup’s consumer banking business and prior to that, spent four years at GE Capital in the US and Europe.

A second appointment, also based in Hong Kong, sees Michael Paulus take up the role of Head of Public Sector within the Group’s Global Banking unit in the Asia PaciÀ c region. Paulus joins from Citibank, where he was Head of Public Sector for Asia.

In other news, HSBC Bank Malaysia has been awarded as “Best Foreign Commercial Bank” for 2011 by FinanceAsia magazine. The bank last won this award in 2009.

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University of Nottingham To Co-Host Unique Crops Research Centre in Malaysia

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is to co- host the À rst ever Crops for the Future Research Centre (CFFRC) in partnership with the Government of Malaysia.

The centre, speciÀ cally designed to evaluate underutilised crops from all corners of the world, will be at the heart of an international effort to seek out which crops have the potential to be grown for human sustenance or on a Football Focus and Spurs commercial basis for food, pharmaceuticals or biomaterials Launch Academy at British International School in the climates of the future. With 18,000 indigenous species in its region and funding of The Asia launch of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Development nearly $40m from the Malaysian Government, CFFRC has Programme took place at the British International School Kuala been given the mandate to carry out research on a whole Lumpur (BISKL) recently with former captain and Tottenham legend range of underutilised crops. Gary Mabbutt. The programme is a partnership between Tottenham Hotspur and Football Focus Asia.

The Academy is open to individuals, teams and coaches and offers the opportunity for Asian footballers aged 10-18, across all regions, to experience professional football training at its highest level. BISKL is the À rst of many institutions throughout the region to offer one of the world’s best Academy experiences to its students. Participants will not only learn the physical aspects of training and playing at the highest level of football, they will also gain an invaluable insight into the psychology involved in playing in the EPL.

Log on to www.footballfocusasia.com for more information or email [email protected]

DoubleTree Hosts Workshop TLC Launches Promise Me 2 In Conjunction With FRIM To Help Fulfi ll Charity Wishes DoubleTree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur recently The Truly Loving Company is launching TLC hosted a day-trip in conjunction with the Promise Me Season 2 to bring together youths Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and 12 businesses to fulÀ ll 12 golden wishes from for children to learn about the importance 12 charity organisations.BeneÀ ciaries include of maintaining the world’s rich forest Rumah Aman; Hospis Malaysia; National Stroke biodiversity. Organised as part of the Association; Handicapped and Mentally Disabled hotel’s Teaching Kids to CARE programme, Children Association (JB); Beyond Rehab the workshop saw the children investigate, (Malacca); The Befrienders; Cheshire Selangor; gather data and analyse the water that Montford Boys Town; National Cancer Society of Á ows through this part of Malaysia’s oldest Malaysia; Pusat Kebajikan Good Shepherd, St rainforest. The Hotel first launched the Nicholas (Penang) and Reachout. CARE Programme last year and has organised several workshops since. For example, St Nicholas Home in Penang needs a À re alarm system that is also linked to Balai Bomba; or the wish of former model, body builder and air steward who became a Meritus Launches Racebook paraplegic at 25 years old, for a corporation to help him develop a business plan to start his Malaysian-owned winning brand Meritus has launched a rehabilitation centre, Beyond Rehab in Malacca. new website and motorsport news hub which features a Racebook community for enthusiasts. Meritus provides Participating corporations committed so far international race engineering services from junior race include TA Global Bhd and Berjaya Corporation categories up to GP2 - the F1 development series. The Bhd, Fella Design, Giant, Steel Recon Industries. team’s Malaysian race technicians provide cost- elc International School; TAR College, WitInk effective and high-tech leadership programmes for young Creative; Nuffnang. drivers seeking a career in the sport. With 15 years’ The new campaign will be launched mid July experience and regional knowledge, 34 Asian motorsport and will run for three months with highlights titles and successful sponsorship activation service, Meritus rising star AÀ q aired over NTV7 on a weekly basis. Meritus is the Asian motorsport ambassador. Visit www. Ikhwan has his dreams meritus.gp to register and start posting comments and set on a career in To take part, call Yap Lai Peng at 603 2093 1103 discussions on your favourite topics. Formula1 or email: [email protected]

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By Datuk Paddy Bowie, OBE

ne of the early culture shocks for my mother, my family and friends, my village me when I first came to KL was instead a ball by ball account of the Saturday O seeing a huge sign proclaiming match. “MANCHESTER UNITED” - the last thing I Growing up in Lancashire, football was would have expected in tropical Malaysia. undeniable. All those League champions I had travelled 8,000 miles to put all that Liverpool, two teams from Manchester behind me. Now almost half a century on, Sir Alex Ferguson - the most successful City and United, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton the breaking news is that Manchester United manager in English football history took over Wanderers etc. Now Manchester United has just snagged the English Premier League in November 1986. Another Scot please note. has emerged the most successful Club in Title for a record 19th time. Not just in politics, the English seem destined the history of English football. Also the to be ruled by their brethren north of the I am reminded that I am a Lancashire lass most popular with the highest ever home border. David Cameron the present Prime which means being born into the world of attendance. Over 75,000 turn out to Old Minister despite being an Etonian and with all soccer. In fact I once made a very serious Trafford to watch the Red Devils. Meanwhile the marks of a Hooray Henry - is also a Scot. mistake - very early on. I appeared as a girl, an estimated 333 million fans in at least 24 Previous Scottish PM’s include most recently not the boy my father had ordered. He came countries watch on TV. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Gordon Brown, Tony to terms with this unpalatable fact by simply Blair. At the time of writing, Man U has accomplished ignoring it and treating me like the boy I a record 19 League titles, a record 11 FA Cup should have been. Thus from the age of À ve Sir Alex hails from Aberdeen. Knighted for his wins, a record 4 League Cups and 3 European or so, one bemused little girl was taken to services to football, he is the longest serving Cups. They are the only English Club to be Elwood Park Blackburn to see 22 big men all Club manager overtaking Sir Matt Busby with World Champions twice - in 1999 and 2008. chasing after just one ball. There was nothing a record to date of 24 years 7 months and 15 They made global summer tours including special about the ball. Jimmy next door had days (as I write). Sir Alex is also probably the playing in the US in plain deÀ ance of the a better one. most vociferous of all the Club managers, as baseball mania. passionate in his defence of the Club off the À eld, as the players on it. He favours young The Club was founded as Newton Heath LYR players - Fergie’s Fledglings. I take it David Football Club in 1878 and originally sported Beckham was once one Paul Scholes and Ryan the railway colours of green and gold. The Giggs others. name was changed to Manchester United in 1902 and eight years later in 1910, they moved Manchester United has always had its rivals to Old Trafford. especially the three northern clubs - Leeds Liverpool and cross town Manchester City. The The greatest tragedy in the Club’s history was À rst one is known as the Roses rivalry going the Munich air disaster. Their plane crashed back to the War of Roses between the House shortly after takeoff, taking the lives of of Lancaster and the House of York. United’s eight players. Bobby Charlton was one of the Southern challenge comes from Arsenal survivors living to help rebuild and manage and Chelsea. Probably their most bitter the devastated Club. moment was being beaten in the semi-À nals This went on till I reached the age of reason - In 1968, Matt Busby became manager and in the November 2010 FA Cup at Wembley by 8 or 9. Taken to a Cup match and given a huge ten years on, in a remarkable recovery, Manchester City. blue and white rosette, I removed it when Manchester United went on to win the Today unfortunately soccer has become totally Blackburn Rovers were losing. Only logical. European Cup. The players were known as the commercialised with players being bought and My father disagreed. I too was removed, taken Busby Babes. One who joined the Club as a sold for millions of pounds. I regard it as a home and my mother told I had disgraced us school boy was David Beckham who later was form of human trafÀ cking. Gone are the days and would never be taken again. the nearest we ever got to an American style when your local team was entirely local lads. football pop idol. When I came out to what my father no doubt Sometimes there seems not to be a single regarded as these heathen parts, he relented The Club is now very rich. It was purchased by Englishman in the side. sat down religiously every Sunday afternoon, Malcolm Glazer in 2005 being valued by then bless him, and wrote to me. Nothing about at £800 million. Continued opposite

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Continued from opposite page Reigning Champions

Manchester United has produced some of the best known England world-winning players - Dennis Law, Beckham and George Best known as the 5th Beatle given his hair do. But it is still À nancially centric.

Manchester United has become a global brand rated AAA recently. Forbes Magazine ranked it second only to the New York Yankees amongst the 10 most valuable sport brands. It is currently 3rd in DeLoitte’s Football Money League behind Real Madrid and Building Regional Ties Barcelona. It was the À rst football club to Á oat on the London Stock Exchange in 1995 and has a clear Through BiSEA commercial strategy accompanied by a media proÀ le. All this gets them lucrative sponsorships. They also he British Business Group Vietnam hosted representatives from sister have a dedicated TV game MUTV which allows the South East Asia British business chambers at the recent BiSEA (Britain in Club to expand its fan base to those beyond the T South East Asia) Conference held in June in Ho Chi Minh City. The countries reach of Old Trafford. represented were Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia And so we come to 2011. On 1st February, Manchester and of course Vietnam. United equalled the Club’s own record with an The BiSEA Group, which meets twice yearly, discussed best regional practices, regional unbeatable run of 29 wins. On this 14th May, they members’ beneÀ ts, and UK lobbying. The Group also discussed ways to leverage scooped their 19th title which surpasses Liverpool’s information and share ideas between the previous record of 18 titles. It was not a very various organisations for the collective spectacular victory - a 1-1 draw against my home beneÀ t of their respective membership. team Blackburn Rovers, but it did the trick. Wayne Presentations were also given by leading Rooney coming back on form. Having announced he experts on the opportunities in Vietnam for wished to leave, he reversed and signed up for À ve investors. Everyone then had the chance more years. to see the sights of the city while riding I think we can say Manchester United has returned to in style in a rickshaw complete with pink its winning ways. And I am back following football as champagne! ardently as of old. With the result, despite my age BMCC members can visit any Britcham in I confess to a current crush on Leopold Messi. But the BiSEA partnership and take advantage I don’t think Barcelona will let him go - not to me of membership discounts, privileges and and not even to Manchester United. business advice for each respective country.

Visit www.bmcc.org.my for details. NEWSFrom The British Malaysian Society

n exceptionally sunlit April provided In this atmosphere of gentle euphoria, the HE Simon Featherstone, addressed an a great background for the biggest Society in London has or will have been audience at the Inner Temple to talk about A event to hit Britain for a long time. involved in some excellent events. his À rst 200 days in ofÀ ce. Tunku Zain Al- Westminster Abbey was well-arranged, the Abidin, Founding President of the Institute service was well-designed and conducted, On the Royal theme, The Royal Weaves of Democracy & Economic Affairs has and the Duchess of Cambridge (as she is Exhibition opened at the Prince’s School for also addressed the Society. And lastly the now) can only be described as looking Traditional Arts in London. The talk at Asia landmark BMC/ASLI Annual Malaysia-UK outstanding. House which brings speakers from SOAS, Partnership Dialogue is about to take place the Islamic Arts Museum and University in London. Most business people around the world would of Sarawak, with Tengku Ismail who holds have given little advance thought to the a royal warrant to the Terengannu Royal The Society recently welcomed a new Royal Wedding but those who were able to family amongst many others, will have taken Honorary Secretary, Albert Bong, to take gather at the last moment to see the event place. The famous dancer and teacher, over from Dato’ Anthony Cooper. Anthony on TV, including even the most tedious Azanin Ahmad, will have danced at this has served the Society nobly as Secretary republican Scrooges, will have concluded event and at the grand gala dinner in the for 11 years and has been a particularly that Britain is now a better place. superb Drapers Hall in the City of London. consistent and generous supporter of the Society’s events. Even those funny old Libbers from the 1970s In other news, the Society AGM took would probably agree that “today the name place with a record turn-out, followed Malaysia: Roselyn Chuah Cheng Hong of Kate Middleton is now more famous than by a most convivial reception hosted by Tel: +603 7728 2249 those of Arianna HufÀ ngton, Oprah and Society President, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart. London: Dato’ Neville Green Hillary Clinton combined”. (The Spectator) The British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Tel: +44 207 930 9118 www.thebritishmalaysiansociety.org

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06981_BMCC_July-Aug2011.indd 31 7/19/11 2:48 PM Social Scene Fast-Track Action! he BMCC Formula 1 Speed Networking event held in mid-June saw over 100 people converging on the Renaissance Hotel KL for some high octane business T networking with plenty of pit-stops in between! Sponsored by Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, guests had the chance to hear from Star Sports Formula 1 commentator Steve Slater in person and pick up some hot deals for tickets to the upcoming race in September.

Many had fun negotiating the ‘Sepang Circuit’ in the race car simulators provided by R&D F1 Simulation - but none will be giving up their day jobs just yet! Footage from the Singapore Grand Prix circuit shown on the big screen added to the atmosphere. Then it was on to the real action with the 60-second speed networking stints. The Renaissancece put on a delicious spread and there was plenty of liquid refreshment to whet the whistle after all that talking! Feedback from many attendees was that the speed networking format is an excellent way to meet the maximum number of contacts in one night! Bring on the business!

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