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4 JUNE 8 — 10, 2012
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Alternative Medicine Talk
Traditional naturopathy, nutrition and alternative
medicine expert Dr Tom Wu will be conducting
a health talk at The Mines Wellness Hotel in
Seri Kembangan on June 18 (English) and 19
(Mandarin). He will share his experience and
help those suffering from chronic degenerative
diseases and cancer on how to stay healthy. Dr
Wu is also the renowned author of “Different
Approach in Natural Healing”. Those present
will be taught the pathways to good health and
caner prevention. Registration is required, and
fee for the talk is RM698 net per pax inclusive
of meal. For details, call 019-6001403 (Vicky).
Ballet Performance
Prepare to be wowed by world renowned
dancers who will be at Istana Budaya for a twoday
performance titled The International Ballet
Gala on July 14 and 15. Top dancers from San
Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet in America,
Northern Ballet in the United Kingdom, Hong
Kong Ballet and Ena Ballet from Japan will
perform excerpts from popular performances.
Among them are A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Spartacus, The Sleeping Beauty, The
Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. For tickets
and enquiries visit www.danceworks2012.org.
Fitness for Charity
Come get healthy with Celebrity Fitness on
June 30 at Wangsa Walk Mall while doing
charity for the National Kidney Foundation
(NKF). The fitness club aims to help raise
awareness of obesity and high cholesterol,
which are contributing factors to kidney
diseases, while raising funds for the foundation.
The club will also be introducing three new
programmes, including DNA Perrea, Element
and Fast Fit for a good cardiovascular workout.
Participants will be able to join in their new
workout routines with Amber Chia and Baki
Zainal. To register, visit a nearby Celebrity
Fitness outlet. Registration fee is RM35, the
first 500 participants will receive a goodie bag
worth over RM300. For details, call 1-300-222-
FIT (348) or visit www.celebrityfitness.com.
Warehouse Sale
Grab yourselves a great bargain this Friday and
Saturday at the Focus Point HQ Warehouse
Sale from 10am-7pm. Clearance items,
including coloured contact lenses, spectacle
frames and designer sunglasses, will all be
priced from RM10. Also on sale are branded
eyewear from Burberry, Fendi, Moschino, Nike
and Thierry Mugler. The first 40 customers with
a printed copy of the Freshkon No 1 logo found
at www.facebook.com/FreshKon.Malaysia will
be eligible for the Buy 1 Free 1 Freshkon pink
contact lenses voucher. The sale will be held at
their car park in front of Unit 1,3&5 Jalan PJU,
1/37 Dataran Prima Petaling Jaya. For more
information contact 03-7880 5520.
Charity Tournament
For those in the mood for a game of badminton,
head on down to Suria Sports Badminton
Centre in USJ1 Subang Jaya. YMCA KL will
be organising their first every badminton
charity tournament on June 16 from 9am-5pm.
Registration fees collected that day will be
channelled towards their existing Orang Asli
Welfare fund. For more details or to register,
call 03-2274 1439 or email huilei@ymcakl.com.
Speaking Seminar
Open University Malaysia will be having a
toastmasters’ club at their campus to help the
public improve communication and leadership
qualities. It will be held on Saturday (June 9)
from 3pm-5pm at Theatrette, KL main campus,
Jalan Tun Ismail and on Sunday on 1st floor
PJ Learning Centre, 2A Jalan 19/1. Everyone
is welcome. For more information, call 012-
2130588 (Meng Tze) or 013-3084321 (Robert).
State aims to keep
water tariffs in check
By Basil Foo
ShAh AlAM: Selangor is promising
consumers only limited water tarff increases
should the state take over and consolidate
the water services industry.
“If the restructuring is accepted by Putrajaya.....
the price of water will not increase
higher than 12 per cent for seven years,” said
Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim at a
press conference after a state executive
council meeting on Wednesday.
He said the state objected to a 37 per cent
increase in water tariffs in 2009 and is ob-
ShAh AlAM: Selangor has accused
Putrajaya of failing in its public responsibility
to provide National Higher Education Fund
(PTPTN) loans to Universiti Selangor
(Unisel) students.
“By restricting Unisel students from their
right to a loan, the Federal government is
not doing its duty,” said Menteri Besar Tan
Sri Khalid Ibrahim at a press conference
after the state executive council meeting on
Wednesday.
He said the PTPTN should provide
education loans to all students, irrespective
of which university they belonged to.
“Although Unisel is a state-owned university,
it also provides opportunities to
jecting to another 25 per cent hike this year,
and a further 20 per cent rise slated for 2015.
He explained that the water restructuring
exercise was important so consumers can
avoid having to pay additional tariffs.
“We also want to make sure that, by restructuring,
Non-Revenue Water (NRW)
will be reduced,” he added.
Non-Revenue Water is treated water
which is lost through leakages and theft and
currently makes up about 32 per cent of the
total water produced.
He said a target set by Syarikat Bekalan
Air Selangor (Syabas) to reduce NRW to
students from Terengganu, Sabah, Sarawak,
and from all over Malaysia to get an education.”
Responding to Higher Education Minister
Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin’s call for the
state to waive the tuition fees for Unisel to
fulfil Pakatan Rakyat’s free education promise,
Khalid said they would only do so after
capturing Putrajaya.
He said once they have the opportunity
to manage the Treasury, they could fund free
education using money derived from the
reduction of allocation in other areas of
government.
“There are allocations that can be reduced
to find free education. If BN gives up now
Watch legend Foo strut his stuff
19 per cent is far from being achieved.
Khalid also said the state currently cannot
gives allocations for repairs or maintenance
of water treatment plants.
“Only after the restructuring can the state
give allocations. It is not the state’s jurisdiction
now,” he said.
There are currently 33 water treatment
plants in the state, with 29 owned by Selangor
and four others privately owned.
Though owned by the state, they cannot
upgrade the treatment plants as operational
rights were awarded to Puncak Niaga Holdings
Bhd by the former state government.
Khalid: Be fair to Unisel students
By Lee Choon Fai
ShAh AlAM: Malaysian badminton
legend Foo Kok Keong will be taking part
in an inaugural inter-club championship
being organised to commemorate his sporting
contributions to the country.
The former international will be playing
under Shah Alam Club Team Alpha in the
Foo Kok Keong Cup Championship from
June 22-24 at the Shah Alam Club badminton
hall.
“Everyone is invited to watch the legend
play and there will be no admission charge,”
said organising chairman Soon Ee Hooi.
Foo was rated as one of the best players
in the world from the late 80s to the mid
90s and has several titles under his belt,
including being part of Malaysia’s Thomas
Cup winning team in 1992.
and we go to Putrajaya, after 100 days, it can
be done,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Higher Education Ministry
was told not to “punish” Unisel students
by denying them the loans.
“The act of withdrawing PTPTN loans
only burdens the students,” said state executive
councillor Dr Yaakop Sapari.
He said in a statement on Thursday that
the burden would cause suffering amongst
the students’ parents, who are supporters of
parties from both sides of the political spectrum.
He added that it was unfair as the students
involved were not only from Selangor
but from other states as well.
Foo (front row, centre) will be participating in the inaugural Foo Kok Keong Cup Championship. Also in the picture is Soon
(front row, second from right).
The competition also features RM38,500
worth of prizes, the highest yet in inter-club
competitions.
Eight teams from Selangor, Perak, and
Penang will be participating.
The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA)
is also sending a team to take part in the
competition and endorses the event by offering
free publicity via banners and advertisements.