PP5239/02/2013 (031905) FOR MEMBERS ONLY BERITA Royal Selangor Club Since 1884 JANUARY - MARCH 2017 THE RSC LEASE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 60 YEARS SPORTS & EVENTS 2017 - 2077 RSC Hash 25th The RSC Kabali Returns Anniversary Billiards Annual to the RSC “Stars in the Jungle” Championship page 30 page 8 page 20 ......Login to www.rscweb.org.my for more details about upcoming events at RSC...... APPLY NOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 St David’s Catholic College is a government- In addition to the support that all students of St funded sixth form college for the education of David’s receive while they are studying with us, 16-19 year olds in Cardiff. We are a Highly Trusted international students will also have access to a Sponsor of education under Tier 4 of the UK dedicated team whose priority is that our students Border Agency Visa system which allows us to settle quickly into Cardiff and the college. provide the CAS (confi rmation of acceptance for studies) necessary for a UK visa. 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Application deadline: 3rd April 2017 www.stdavidscollege.ac.uk/international For more information, email: [email protected] SE R LANGO DAULAT TUANKU HRH THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR Patron of Royal Selangor Club January - March 2017 CONTENTS MESSAGES Page e President 4 e Vice President 5 e Editor 6 General Manager 7 10 SPORTS e RSC Hash 25th Anniversary “ Stars In e Jungle” 8 Interport Hockey – RSC VS Penang Sports Club 10 e RSC Squash Conquers All 11 Dancesport 12 Jaguar To e Fore 13 e RSC 7th Inter Club Darts Tournament 2016 14 RPDYC Interclub Darts Tournament 2016 15 Teakwondo 16 12 e RSC Hash Deepavali Run 17 e RSC Junior Tournament 2016 18 e RSC VS RPDYC Interclub Game 19 e RSC Billiards Annual Championship 20 e RSC Squash Retains Tigher Trophy 21 Swim Section Year End Meet Cum Christmas Party 22 Hush Musings - You Can Save A Life!! 23 MEMBERS NEWS 17 e RSC Granted 60 Years Lease Extension 24 CLUB NEWS e Strollers Reunion Concert 28 Deepavali Ball 29 Kabali Returns To e RSC 30 New Year’s Eve Party 31 Resolutions Passed at e Extraordinary General Meeting 33 e 2017 BUDGET 34 Advertising in the Berita RSC 38 OBITUARIES 39 22 THE GENERAL COMMITTEE MR. POOVI MANIAM PRESIDENT MR. AETHIRAJU SAMUEL @ S.A. RAJU MR. HARCHARAN SINGH VICE PRESIDENT AND CLUB OPERATIONS SPORTS CHAIRMAN MR. TELAK CHAN @ TONY TC PROF. DR. A. SELVANATHAN YBHG. DR. DATO' P. MARGALI MAINTENANCE MEMBERSHIP FOOD & BEVERAGE MR. MIKE SOO WEE YONG MR. CHEONG CHENG ONN MR. ABDUL FATTAH MR. SUKHDEV SINGH EXTERNAL LIAISON FINANCE ENTERTAINMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDITORIAL BOARD MR. RAMESH MENON MR. SHASHI PROF. DR. A. SELVANATHAN - CHAIRMAN GENERAL MANAGER MAINTENANCE MANAGER MR. ALLAN NETTO - CHIEF EDITOR MR. THOMAS CHERIAN MR. RAVI MENON MS. PUANESVARI @ PAM MR. RAMESH MENON FINANCE MANAGER MEMBERSHIP & HR MANAGER MR. KANNES MS. SALINA JAFFAR SHARED SERVICES/ IT MANAGER ASSITANT MANAGER (KIARA) Disclaimer : The views expressed in Berita RSC are the authors‘ MR. JEYAKUMAR @ ROY own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Royal MANAGER CLUB OPERATIONS / SPORTS (KIARA) Selangor Club. Berita RSC Royal Selangor Club PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DEAR MEMBERS, our multi-faceted roles in sports Consequently, our bills for the development, tourism and service to purchase of our groceries have been the community. I am also happy to reduced. Our liqueur stocks have report that we have made much also been reduced thus freeing up progress on the transfer of our title funds for working capital and for the Kiara Sports and we antici- improving our bottom line. pate the conversion in the next few months. I thank members for their positive feedback. This indicates that we are Our second priority, was to place well on track to achieving the twin our Club on a firm financial footing. goals of long term sustainability and It was critical for your GC to meeting the expectation of all our address of the deficit RM1.4 million members. While we are reassured forecasted by the earlier GC since a by this, we remain mindful of the failure to do so would have resulted importance on building on the in the Club being bankrupt within momentum gained and to address I now start the second half of my five years. Although it was a daunt- the challenges that remain. Among term as your President. It is a fortui- ing challenge, we have, as stated in them, is to shore up our reserves to tous time as we recently enjoyed the the Budget EGM held in December meet the costs of undertaking urgent Christmas festive season, rejoiced 2016, succeeded in reversing the capital works such as fixing our age the advent of 2017, celebrated earlier accumulated losses and as old plumbing and electrical wiring. Pongal and welcomed the Year of for 2017 we have actually budgeted These, together with refurbishment the Rooster. It is therefore a good a profit. This is manifested by the works and enhancements, were kept time to reflect and realistically take Club placing RM500,000.00 into a on hold due to the uncertainty of the stock of achievements to date as fixed deposit account for 2017. By lease extension. well as to identify the tasks ahead. doing so, we have terminated the financially unhealthy past practices The Club is now organising some Your General Committee had two of drawing down and depleting our fantastic events like the Chinese immediate priorities when we took Club’s very limited financial New Year ball on 11th February and office. Foremost, was to secure an reserves. the Pongal Night on 26th February. extension of our lease for Dataran. I urge you all to make an effort to This was an imperative as the lease Yes, we are finally back in “the attend these events and maximize was slated to expire on 30th black” but we did not approach the the use of our Bars and Restaurant November 2027 – only 10 years issue by raising prices: We did the facilities. After all the RSC is your from today. Your GC worked converse by reducing prices. Club and its continuing success also tirelessly to expedite the process Indeed, our beer prices are among hinges on your greater patronage. and the outcome exceeded expecta- the cheapest in town. This tions as our Government has combined with new affordable Happy Chinese New Year and best graciously granted a lease extension dishes in our menus increased wishes for a prosperous 2017! of a further 60 years. Simply put, patronage and revenues. The the RSC will remain as an icon of Chinese Restaurant, benefiting from Mr. Poovi Maniam our nation at least until 2077. a new caterer, is now another a President major revenue source for the Club. We are now negotiating with the Government for the payment of a Concurrently your Finance Sub-Com- nominal premium and we are mittee introduced stringent finan- optimistic in obtaining this given cial and procurement procedures. 4 VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I would like to thank the President from our members for these func- and the General Committee for tions, especially in terms of bring- asking me to take the role of the ing along family and friends to Vice President and hope that I can attend these events. justify their confidence in me. I could not be more pleased to be We have about 40 new members serving the Royal Selangor Club who will be joining the Club (RSC). February this year. Welcome to all our new members and we hope that Now that the General Committee is you enjoy the friendly culture, the back in full swing and noting that camaraderie and fellowship that the Club has managed to obtain are the mainstay of the RSC. You another 60 years for our lease, a have over nineteen Sports Sections number of renovations and repairs to choose from and numerous that had for long been held at bay activities that you and your family Mr. S A Raju due to the lease extension issue, can participate in. It is my fervent Vice President will now have to be looked into. hope that you will immerse your- selves in the activities of the Club. The Dataran building requires some major renovation work and On the F&B front a number of as a start the Capex items for 2017 promotions are ongoing and there are currently being worked on. are numerous options available for Repairs to the Gents toilet located members. Specific mention is to be at the Lobby entrance of Dataran, a made on our price for Carlsberg lift form the car park to the draught, which at RM6.80 per pint Ballroom, the floor at the Verandah is, I believe, the least expensive in Restaurant , repairs to the squash Malaysia! The Whisky of the court flooring and a new walkway Month Promotion will be ongoing form the Chinese Restaurant to the for 2017 and our 10% off on pour- Ballroom have been approved for ing brands will continue till end our Dataran Complex.