CELEBRATING 2015 gateway@klia2’s FIRST ANNIVERSARY JUL/AUG/SEPT - 11 E U MALAYSIA’S PROUD ISS ACHIEVEMENTS HARI RAYA CELEBRATION STAPLES An e-publication by CONTENTS ISSUE 11 2015 02/26 CELEBRATING gateway@klia’s 12 FIRST ANNIVERSARY Advisors Taing Kim Hwa Managing Director Reliving the highlights and important Goh Chin Liong Deputy Managing Director milestones tied to one of WCT’s proudest achievements Editorial Team Kenny Wong Lo Wei Teing Christy Chow COVER STORY Nik Nur’ Alin Amirah bt Nik Mohd Zailani 2015 Contributors WCT Land Madeline Soo Sik Kian Chung ISSUE 11 Mandy Wong Nancy Chuah Chee Sue Anne FOREWORD Première Hotel EDITOR’S NOTE Ng Sok Yee 03 Paradigm Mall & gateway@klia2 Steven Tan IN THE NEWS Stacey Heng WCT NEWS UPDATES Renvin Kaur 04 Photographer 07 Tan Tee Lee COMMUNITY WCT CARES Publisher 11 Corporate Communications Department WCT Holdings Berhad (930464-M) No. 12, Jalan Majistret U1/26 FOCUS Seksyen U1, Lot 44 MALAYSIA’S PROUD 09 Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park 18 40150 Shah Alam ACHIEVEMENTS Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Reproduction in whole or part of !NMOT!ON LIFESTYLE 21 is prohibited without prior permission of WCT HARI RAYA Holdings Berhad. All rights reserved. The views 21 and opinions expressed or implied in !NMOT!ON CELEBRATION are those of the authors or contributors and do not STAPLES necessarily reflect those of WCT Holdings Berhad. 18 EDITOR’S NOTE ISSUE 11 2015 03/26 In this issue of !NMOT!ON, we celebrate gateway@klia2’s first anniversary. Celebrating Read our Cover Story to learn interesting facts and discover what this accomplishments one-of-a-kind shopping mall with airport concept can do for you. To commemorate Malaysia’s 58th year of independence, we dedicate our & paying homage Focus section to some of the country’s proudest achievements since gaining independence in 1957. We walk you through Malaysia’s accomplishments to Malaysia’s and take pride in WCT’s involvement in the shaping of our great nation. independence Last but not least, we have compiled a list of Hari Raya recipes just in time for the approaching Aidilfitri festivities. Prepare a delicious feast and make sure your visiting guests get a taste of the holiday’s traditional delicacies and snacks. So without any further ado, let’s We would love to flip the page and get started on this issue of !NMOT!ON. hear from you. Email us at WCT would also like to take this opportunity to wish our loyal [email protected] readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and a Happy Merdeka! IN THE NEWS ISSUE 11 2015 04/26 NEW FLEET OF AEROBUS BUSES AT klia2 5 MAR 2015 A brand new fleet of Aerobus buses were unveiled at the Transportation Hub, gateway@klia2. The new buses will be servicing travellers at klia2. Chairman of Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Syed Hamid Bin Syed Jaafar Albar officiated the launch. Also present at the launch were YBhg. Encik Mohd Nazifuddin bin Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib; Chairman of Wawasan Sutera Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd; Mr Vincent Chong, General Manager of WCT Malls and Mr Tian, Centre Manager of gateway@klia2. “HOME” COMES PREMIÈRE EXTENDS TO PARADIGM ITS HOSPITALITY 13 MAR 2015 – 8 APR 2015 14 & 15 MAR 2015 Paradigm Mall collaborated with DreamWorks Première Hotel showed its appreciation to its Studios to promote their latest animation bookers for their good partnership and support “HOME”. The promotion involved a series by hosting a Première Plus Members’ Family of exciting activities and contests such as Day. Highlights of the day included a day trip mascot appearances, the Shop & Win contest to the Mah Meri Cultural Village on Carey and Instagram photo submissions. Winners Island, followed by eagle feeding and a boat of the Shop & Win and Instagram contests trip from Pasir Penambang to the Selangor were rewarded to exclusive early screenings of River estuary. “HOME” at GSC Paradigm Mall. IN THE NEWS ISSUE 1011 2015 05/26 LUSAIL DEVELOPMENT WCT MALLS CONTEST COMMENCES WORK WINNERS ANNOUNCED 22 MAR 2015 25 MAR 2015 WCT’s RM868 million Lusail Development Project Winners of Paradigm Mall and gateway@klia2’s in Doha, Qatar (based on a 70:30 joint venture Chinese New Year “Thousand Lanterns” between WCT and Al-Ali Projects Co (W.L.L.)) Wishing Tree Contest were announced on the commenced works in March. As of June 2015, malls’ Facebook pages. To qualify for the contest, the excavation works for underground car parks participants were required to spend a minimum (car parks 4 & 5), first casting works for car park of RM88 (RM38 for RHB Cardholders) in a single 5’s base slab and excavation works for car parks receipt. Chia Wai Koon was named the lucky grand 2 & 3 have been completed. prize winner and won himself an iPhone 6 plus, an angpau worth RM388 and dining vouchers. WCT LAND FIRST FUTSAL LAUNCHES QUALITY TOURNAMENT AFFORDABLE HOMES at PARADIGM MALL 28 MARCH 2015 4 & 5 APR 2015 WCT Land Sdn Bhd launched two phases of its The Tune Talk Kick-off to London Futsal affordable homes project in Bandar Parklands, Klang Tournament was held at Upper Atrium, Paradigm under the Rumah Selangorku programme. The two Mall. A total of 19 teams gathered to compete phases are Asteria Apartments (Phase A6, 321 units) for the chance to train with and watch the and Azaria Apartments (Phase A7, 240 units). Selangor Queens Park Rangers football team at Loftus Menteri Besar, YAB Tuan Mohamed Azmin bin Ali Road, London. At the end of the tournament, officiated a ground breaking ceremony to mark the team Gombak United emerged winners and launch of the programme. It was witnessed by WCT’s successfully bagged the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Independent Non-Executive Chairman YBhg. Dato’ London. Capt. Ahmad Sufian, officials from the local council and state agencies, invited guests and customers. IN THE NEWS ISSUE 11 2015 06/26 Fly FOR FREE WEDDING SHOWCASE WITH AIRASIA BIG at PREMIÈRE HOTEL 7 APR 2015 12 APR 2015 WCT’s Joint Loyalty Programme partner AirAsia Première Hotel hosted its first wedding fair at BIG launched the AirAsia BIG Fixed Points at the hotel’s Grand Ballroom to promote the hotel’s the Boulevard, Paradigm Mall. Guests of Honour exclusive wedding packages. 28 couples and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Executive Chairman their respective family members attended the fair of AirAsia Berhad and Alice Goh, Chief Executive and a total of 12 couples signed up for wedding Officer of AirAsia BIG officiated the launch of the packages. The main highlight of the fair was AirAsia campaign, which offers all AirAsia BIG the lucky draw, which saw Grand Prize winner members the opportunity to redeem free AirAsia Ms. Sunita walking away with RM2,888 worth flights according to the flight hours. of prizes including a Honeymoon and Spa Package for two. Corporate CLIENTS TALENTED TREATED TO STREET DANCERS COCKTAIL Party IMPRESS SHOPPERS 17 APR 2015 2 & 3 MAY 2015 Corporate clients of Première Hotel were invited The Clash of the Kingz dance competition was to an exclusive cocktail party at held at the Boulevard, Level G of Paradigm Mall. The Sompoton Spa, Première Hotel. The event One of the largest dance competitions organised was held to show appreciation for the hotel’s by Magnum and Mega Ultimate, the competition corporate clients and long-stay guests. comprised two categories: B-Boy Battle 2-on-2 Free flow cocktails aside, all 20 clients and and Street Dance Showcase. Over the span of guests were also treated to complimentary head 2 days, dancers from different parts of the country and shoulder massages courtesy of competed against each other to win prizes worth The Sompoton Spa. up to RM25,000. IN THE NEWS ISSUE 11 2015 07/26 STUDENTS BATTLE IT OUT WCT LAND WINS AT SPELLING BEE PROPERTY AWARD COMPETITION 8 MAY 2015 16 & 17 MAY 2015 WCT Land Sdn Bhd was awarded the Highly Paradigm Mall was the official venue sponsor Commended – Residential High-rise Architecture of the national RHB New Straits Times National Malaysia award for The Azure Residences Spell-It-Right “SIR” Challenge. The Selangor state Paradigm PJ at the Asia Pacific Property Awards challenge saw contestants from the secondary 2015 – 2016. The Asia Pacific Property Awards and primary categories competing over the is the regional award of The International Property weekend to earn the right to represent Selangor Awards, which covers Africa, Asia Pacific, Arabia, at the national level. Aside from representing Canada, Caribbean, Central and South America, their states, winners of the competition were also Europe, UK and USA. given the opportunity to win over RM300,000 worth of prizes. WCT HOLDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 19 MAY 2015 WCT’s 4th Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary Meeting was held at Première Hotel. A total of around 100 shareholders attended the event. The AGM saw all proposed resolutions duly passed by shareholders; in particular the declaration of final single tier cash dividend of 1.0 sen per ordinary share of RM0.50 each and share dividend on the basis of one (1) treasury share for every one hundred (100) existing ordinary shares of RM0.50 held in WCT. IN THE NEWS ISSUE 11 2015 08/26 HUGE TURNOUT at KLANG PREMIÈRE CENTURY RIDE 24 MAY 2015 The 2015 edition of the annual Klang Première Century Ride cycling event drew the support of over 1,750 participants, with a total of 650 participants participating in the Fun Ride category and 1100 participants in the Century Ride. Tuan Kamarul Zaman Mamat (Klang South OCPD), Tuan Azman Bin Abdul Razak (Kuala Langat OCPD), Mr.