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ANAND PONNUDURAI CHAIRMAN GENERAL COMMITTEE MR. AVTAR SINGH MR. ANDREW BRYAN PERERA ELECTED MEMBER PRESIDENT & FINANCE CHAIRMAN MR. RINGO LOW MR. R. NADESWARAN ELECTED MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN OF KIARA MR. ALEX ABRAHAM MR. KHONG CHEE SENG APPOINTED MEMBER SPORTS CHAIRMAN MR. ALFRED FERNANDO MR. SHANMUGAM.R APPOINTED MEMBER F&B AND ENTERTAINMENT (KIARA) MR. RAMJAN DIN HONORARY INTERNAL AUDIT (HIA) HOUSE & SECURITY (DATARAN) MR. JAGDISH SINGH DHALIWAL DR A.SELVANATHAN HIA - ELECTED MEMBERSHIP & EXTERNAL LIAISON MR. RIZAL ABDULLAH MR TONY TC HIA - ELECTED HOUSE & SECURITY (KIARA) MR. JACK CHEAH EDITORIAL COMMITTEE F&B AND ENTERTAINMENT (DATARAN) MR. RAJAN MOSES MR. DAVID SIEW CHAIRMAN HUMAN RESOURCES & STAFF WELFARE MR RICHARD LAU INFORMATION COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB Editorial Services & Layout by: Jalan Raja P.O. Box 10137, 50704, Kuala Lumpur. RACING AHEAD COMMUNICATIONS Tel: 603-2692 7166 Fax: 603-2693 4724 Printed by: RK SUCCESS TRADING, Kiara Sports Annexe, Jalan Bukit Kiara, No.20, Jalan 9/155, Bukit Jalil Integrated Park, Off Jalan Damansara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. 58200 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 603-2093 2277 e: [email protected] Disclaimer: The views expressed in Berita RSC are the authors‘ own and do not necessarily www.rscweb.org.my reflect those of the Royal Selangor Club. BERITA RSC| JULY-AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2014 From the editor's desk t’s great to be back as the chairman We really could do with some interest- of the Editorial Board and Editor of ing, offbeat stuff as observed and noted by IBerita RSC for another term. members. Think about it folks!! Thank you Mr. President, Vice President Now, looking ahead. and the GC for the endorsement. The long-awaited AGM has come and I would appreciate it very much if fellow gone and members have made their choice Club could communicate with me (via the to stick with continuity by re-electing the of much-needed renovations and general Club email) to provide ideas for improve- President and Vice President for a second contentment that has prevailed. ments, suggest reader competitions you term, as well as retaining some faces from would like to see in the Berita and other the previous GC. apolitical, magazine related matters. Happy Clubbing All. Some new faces have also come on board . If you have articles to submit for use in the leadership and for good measure too. future Berita RSCs, please feel free to get in Rajan Moses touch at anytime to first discuss, then refine It appears from the goings on at the AGM, Editor and finally produce the stories. that members care now, more for transpar- Berita RSC ency, the sustainability of the Club’s financ- Some interesting photos captured by es, viability of its two premises and value members or their children would also be creation for all. welcome. Of course, the final decision on use rests with the Editor. This comes on the heels of the sterling set of profits achieved in 2013, completion STOP PRESS – A Wine Pairing Dinner with some Italian wines was held on September 4 at the President's Room and attended to full capacity by members. I have been told that more of these fine dining and wine drinking dinners are in the works, so fellow members brace yourselves. More details in the coming issue and look out in the notice boards. 4 BERITA RSC| JULY-AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2014 president's message Thanks for your support, now down to work Dear Fellow Members, the Club. n 29th June 2014 at the Club's Your GC, upon taking office, was mind- annual meeting, I was re-elected ful of the challenging agenda ahead. Con- Oto serve as President for another sequently, the GC met on three occasions, term. I was particularly touched by a with priority attention being given to the member’s quote, “Mr President , it has appointment of professionals who were been a long time in recent years where willing to take time off from their own an AGM was chaired and conducted so heavy work schedules to participate and well, where there was so much cordiality contribute as sub-committee members. In and where members contributed their continuance with last year’s practice, the views befitting that of the Royal Selan- Finance sub-committee, the Membership gor Club." sub-committee and the Human Resources sub-committee were deemed necessary to I am most appreciative of this generous address the key issues of finance, member- comment and wish to express my thanks ship and human resources. A compelling to all members for their readiness to raise and justifiable new sub-committee, is the ment respectively for Dataran and Kiara, pertinent issues emerging from the Club’s Information Technology (IT) sub-commit- are now finalising sound proposals to raise Annual Report and the Audited Financial tee to effectively oversee and monitor the the quality of the Club’s facilities, food and Statements. Their willingness to participate staged and timely implementation of the beverages offerings and Club/entertain- and the candid exchange of views clearly recently introduced IT system in the Club. ment events. As a starting point, there will indicated that they should be credited for be a resumption of live music at Kiara on making the AGM a fruitful platform for mov- As discussed at the AGM, the future of Friday evenings, which would, no doubt, be ing the Club forward. On my part, I aim to Kiara remains central to the RSC’s long term welcomed by all members in particular the continue, with the support of the General development. You will recall the AGM’s younger ones. Committee (GC), the initiatives taken to decision to appoint a small select Com- achieve the overarching goal of the Club’s mittee, comprising of engineers, quantity Kiara has also witnessed much sport- long term sustainability with all policies, surveyors, architects and project managers, ing activity with two notable ones, being programmes and actions being defined by to examine options and to offer proposals the 14th RSC International Soccer 7’s from the highest levels of integrity, transparency for consideration at the forthcoming EGM 9th to 10th August and the finals of the 8th and accountability. I remain firm in my in December this year. As part of the pro- International Youth Cricket Carnival held belief that this is the only way that the RSC cess, all members were invited to a Town over the Merdeka weekend. Both events, can continue to move forward in tandem Hall meeting on 13th August 2014 at Kiara. which brought together teams from the with the expectations of all members. I am pleased to report that the Kiara Devel- region were well patronised and the pre- opment Committee, comprising of eminent vailing carnival like atmosphere manifested I should also place on record that I am professionals from the building industry the wider support of all visitors, members delighted with the election of Mr. Jagdish have now been appointed and their Terms and their families. Your GC remains firmly Dhaliwal and En. Rizal Abdullah as the new of Reference takes into account, the views committed to sports development and will Honorary Auditors of the Club. Given their expressed at the Town Hall meeting. continue to encourage all sporting sections professional expertises, they are certainly to take the lead in organising such sporting well placed to discharge their responsibili- The GC members responsible for House events at the RSC. ties as set out in the Constitutional Rules of and Security as well as F&B and Entertain- 5 BERITA RSC| JULY-AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2014 president's message Underpinning the progress to date, is the commitment and dedication of all staff of the RSC. Fully aware of the pivotal role that they must play in supporting the efforts of the GC, I must state, for the record, that their performance well exceeds expectations. Members, no doubt, would have wit- nessed the positive changes that have been introduced and implemented for the Club’s betterment. Notwithstanding and to reiter- ate, your GC is acutely conscious that the Agenda is far from complete and will strive to accelerate the momentum of change to meet the desired expectations of all mem- bers of a premier social and sporting Club. The changes will include the enlargement of the membership base, with a focus on young professionals. I have written to all professional bodies to inform them of a new scheme that would encourage young professionals to join the Club on an afford- ability based instalment plan. Your GC is also actively considering proposals for pro- moting junior sports programmes within the framework of the Club’s Constitutional Rules and By-Laws.