Carlsberg Euro Futsal 2008 Is Endorsed by Embassies of Switzerland And Austria

Calrsberg together with European Union Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI) has recently held its “Carlsberg EURO Futsal 2008" press launch at Mezzo Sports Bar, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel.At the media launch also witnessed the present His Excellency Dr Urs Stemmler,Ambassador of Switzerland and Mr Wolfgang Gmasz,Deputy Head of Mission of Austria who gave their full endorsement the event.Mr Marco Winter,Deputy Head of Mission of Austria,said Since early 1990s EUMCCI has actively been promoting better business relationships between the EU and Malaysia, by taking parts in promoting football to have a right mixture of business and pleasure (sports) .EUMCCI has invited teams from all European communities in Malaysia to participate in this friendly Futsal tournament, including participants from diplomat, corporate or social communities, as well as few teams from Malaysian government agencies, corporate sponsors and the media members who are actively involved in EURO 2008 publicity.He added The Carlsberg EURO Futsal 2008 event will take place at SportsPlanet Ampang on Friday 6 June and Saturday 7 June,where 24 teams with a total of about 300 players and officials will be involved in this exciting 2-day event. On behalf of EUMCCI, Mr. Winter thanked support of title sponsor Carlsberg, main co-sponsor TNT Express Worldwide and co-sponsors Prince Court Medical Centre, Genting, Coca Cola, Tiger Balm, Continental Sime Tyres, TCE Sports, Canon, Renaissance KL Hotel, EC Delegation, Wyeth and Hiestand.Mr Winter also highlighted the event will be concluded in grand style whereby, all players, guests and media are invited for dinner and prize giving ceremony at Genting Highlands which coincides with the Carlsberg EURO2008 kick-off party and live telecast kick-off of EURO2008 match Switzerland vs Czech Republic in the presence of respective Ambassadors.
Renaissance KL Hotel which is one of title sponsors will be livetelecasting EURO2008 31 games, 19 days of exciting soccer that, feature 16 teams, 8 venues and one winner, for all the soccer fans in the heart of Kuala Lumpur at Mezzo Sports Bar from 02.45 in the morning(Malaysian time, GMT +08.00hrs)which is about to commence on 8th of June 2008, the Mezzo Sports Bar at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel,

Super GT Inernational Series Malaysia Is Back In Sepang

Inspired by the success of the just-concluded Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix,Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is aiming a similar impact for the upcoming Super GT International Series Malaysia ,which will be held at the circuit from 20th to 22nd June 2008.The GT race in Sepang would be Round 4 of nine-round Super GT International Series 2008,where eight rounds are held in Japan.First organized in 2000 as an experimental project by Japan GT Association,the event was an instant success and within the third year,the race in Sepang was officially installed as one of the championship rounds;offering vital points for the teams and drivers in their quest of winning the overall crown.Speaking at the Super GT Pre-Launch Media Conference at Equatorial Hotel,Kuala Lumpur,SIC General Manager Datuk Azmi Murad said they are expecting an attendance of 65,000 spectators for the 2008 Super GT International Series Malaysia.He explained Super GT is a world class motor racing event similar to F1 but with its own kind of appeal and unlike Formula One,the Super GT race features road cars which can be owned and seen travelling along te normal roads.Therefore, fans can relate themselves better to Super GT races compared to Formula One,where the racing cars are not available for sale or personal ownership.The competing cars comprising all the top sports car models available in the market from the popular Japanese brands of Toyota, Nissan,Honda to European household names of Ferrari,Lamborghini, McLaren Mercedes and BMW.Apart from the main Super GT race ,fans also would be treated to the thrills and excitement from four support races-Asian Touring Car Series,the Asian Formula Renault,Asian GT Challenge,Formula V6 Asia Series and the Aston Martin Cup.Mr Azlan Akil, SIC Advertising and Promotions Manager said 2008 Super GT will promise racing fans the opportunity of catching the actions from the sky at several comfortable hot-air balloons strategically located at vantage points. Mr Azlan also said that SIC would be bringing in its 'secret weapons'-GT Queens Kotomi Kurosawa and Ayami Sasaki to meet the fans at Super GT roadshows.Main Grandstand tickets are priced at RM150 while the K1 Granstand seats are priced at RM80(first 5000 purchases of the Main Grandstand tickets and first 5000 purchases for the K1 Grandstand tickets would be entitled to 50 percent discount).Ticket can be purchased by caling Ticket Hotline at 603-87782222 or via internet at http://www.malaysiangp.com.my/

NEO@OGILVY Set To Shape Digital Marketing Landscape.

OgilvyOne Worldwide which has been voted by Forrester (in Forrester Wave Agency Review Q4 2007) as the leading interactive marketing agency in the world 2007 has officially introduced its fully intergrated division and full-service digital and direct media company, neo@Ogilvy at Kuala Lumpur recently. neo@ Ogilvy will offer international and local organisations here comprehensive marketing services for the digital age across all major digital marketing disciplines.The services offered by neo@ Ogilvy, include a full range of digital and direct media planning and buying,mobile marketing,search marketing,research, analytics and emerging platform services.Organisations looking to tap onto the power of digital marketing and the digital media can now look towards neo@ Ogilvy expertise to leverage this upcoming wave. Kent Wertime,President of OgilvyOne Asia Pasific said by expanding our presence globally,they believe that neo@ Ogilvy will continue to set the pace and shape digital marketing,hence they are already paying special attention to emerging channels.Alex Lee, Malaysia's Managing Director of OgilvyOne Worldwide and neo@ Ogilvy Malaysia said neo@ Ogilvy which has been voted by Wall Street Journal as the " top 5 agencies to watch" is a digital marketing specialist and has global access to highly-qualified specialists for all technologies and channels.Services range from marketing,online campaigns,activating websites,e-mail and mobile marketing to DRTV and emerging channels. Susana Tsui,Regional Manging Director for neo@ Ogilvy Asia Pasific said the timing is perfect to establish neo@ Ogilvy in Malaysia as their clients are already demanding over-the-edge digital marketing strategies from them and with neo@ Ogilvy Malaysia, they will be able to develop precise strategies to deploy for this market.neo@ Ogilvy has also created a dedicated an industry-leading search team called NeoSearch@ Ogilvy that provides clients with indepth competency in both paid and organic search marketing that brings greater accountability.For more information about neo@ Ogilvy,please visit www.ogilvy.com/neo/ .

R&A:Launches The New One Man Multi-Purposed Truck

R&A Commercial Vehicles Sdn Bhd,a member of Sungai Sendok Holdings Group has unveiled its New Seladang R&A RII,Agriculture Multi Purpose Truck at the KualaLumpur Convention Centre.Ministerof Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs,YB Dato' Shahrir bin Samad unveiled the New Seladang at amidst a big crowd by signing the plaque for the launch of the only one man multi-purpose truck,called Seladang R&A RII.Mr Chin See Fei-R&A's Senior Manager and Madam Teh Poh Choo the Managing Director of its mother company (Sungai Sendok Holdings Sdn Bhd) intruments of the existence of the new Seladang R&A-RII were also present at the launch. Seladang R&A-RII is a one man multi-purpose vehicle is designed for oil palm fresh fruit bunches in-field collection,transportation and direct unloading into roadside loading ramps,it operates well under severe terrain conditions and is built to withstand rugged off demand as standard operating landscape in most of Malaysia oil palm plantation.This robust 4x4 vehicle that features 35HP(2242cc) 2 STROKE, is also equipped with Mechanical Clutch with 5 Forward Gears Transmission,Hydraulic with Servo Brake System, and a 3 Cubic Meter Bucket size is capable of caarying 2 Ton Load Capacity.R&A Commercial Vehicles Sdn Bhd a reputable company in rebuilding of commercial vehicles believes the implementation of new Seladang R&A will surely herald a new chapter in the heavy metal industry generally and significantly guaranteed to increase Malaysian total exportation of oil palm to the foreign country.The company has also been awarded license from Ministry of International Trade to manufacture, rebuld and assemble all types of used Japanese auto engines parts and achieve ISO Certificate for Quality Management System 2006.

Shanghainese Cuisine Specialist Dragon-i Targets RM60 Million in Revenue This Year

Reckoned as the most established and successful Shanghainese and Hong Kong restaurant chain operator in Malaysia,Dragon-i Restaurant Sdn Bhd is confident of achieving revenues of RM60 million this year,a 33 per cent growth over 2007,with the launch of its new flagship restaurant at Pavillion Kuala Lumpur and the opening of two more outlets to take the total number nationwide to 12.Set up at a cost of RM2 million,Dragon-i Signature @ Pavillion will stand apart from the eight other Dragon-i branded outlets in the Klang Valley and Penang with its fine-dining setting and a new exclusive premium menu featuring a selection of authentic traditional Shanghainese delicacies that cater to a more discerning target market.Dragon-i Signature @ Pavilion will also offer a new service that allows customers to order special,off-the menu set lunches and dinners personally prepared by the outlet's Jiangsu,China-born executive chef Man Fong Lam.According to Dragon-i chief executive officer Henry Yip,the move to launch a new differentiating nameplate for the flagship outlet reflected the company's intention and confidence in its ability to take the Dragon-i brand to the next level.He added that Dragon-i has spared no expense in hiring top chefs from China and Hong Kong to ensure authenticity of its food and their next step is to meet the exacting demands of food connisseurs and the affluents by making Dragon-i Signature synonymous with finest authentic Shanghainese cuisine.In ensuring authenticity and consistency in taste,Dragon-i imports most of its essential ingredients from China and Hong Kong.Dragon-i Restaurant plans to expand its operations abroad soon with Singapore and possibly Australia,the likely destination for its first outlet outside Malaysia.For more information log on to http://www.dragon-i.com.my/

Carlsberg Charity Campaign With Top Ten Artistes

Carlsberg Malaysia has recently launched its “Meet the Stars of the Top Ten Charity Road Show”at Redbox Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. The Top Ten Charity Campaign is sponsored and organised by Carlsberg Malaysia in collaboration with two media organisers China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau.At the launch a Hollywood-like grandeur of welcome was specially arranged to welcome the new cast of Top Ten's artistes that wil be performing at the two rounds of fund-raising charity road shows this year.Mr. Soren Holm Jensen, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia said the charity campaign is aimed at raising funds in support of the development of local Chinese educational institutions and providing financial aid to needy Chinese students who wish to pursue their tertiary education.It is also to provide upcoming Malaysian artistes a perfect platform to develop their talents in front of live audiences by performing in the road shows around the country.He added the artistes were not only enthusuastic in lending a hand to support the Chinese education by performing at the nationwide road shows but also looking forward to participate in public Top Ten Charity Campaign by making special appearances to promote the road shows.Recorded as the “Longest running charity event” by the Malaysian Book of Records, the Top 10 Charity Campaign has helped more than 550 Chinese primary schools in Malaysia to implement development plans.Last year alone The Top 10 Charity Campaign has managed to raise RM 19 million in 3 rounds of 17 roadshows. The celebration was made more special as total funds to-date raised by this campaign surpassed the RM300 million mark.

HONDA:8th Generation Accord Packed with Stylish Exterior & Cutting Edge Technologies

Malaysia will have reasons to rejoice as the latest generation of one of the world's bestselling car models-the eighth generation Honda Accord has finally make its way here!The All new Accord has three variants:the enhanced 2.0 liter 4 Cyclinder 16 Valve i-VTEC engine,the 2.4 liter i-VTEC engines with 4 Cyclinder 16 Valve DOHC, which provide balance between performance and fuel economy and the new 3.5 liter i-VTEC V6 engine with the 6-Cyclinder in V-Formation 24 valve,the first ever and most powerful in the Accord line-up.The 2.4 liter i-VTEC model at 180ps has the highest engine power of its class.According to Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,Mr Atsushi Fujimoto,the eighth generation Accord was designed to exceed expectations with premium technologies such as fuel economic and enviromental Variable Cyclinder Management (VCM) System;the handling refining Variable Gear Ratio (VGR) Steering;the power transition-easing Shift Hold System and further enhanced safety features.He added the 2008 Accord are more powerful,more fuel efficient than before and all the engines will come with 5-Speed Automatic Transmission to offer a smoother drive.The 3.5 liter V6 model will incorporate the Honda developed Variable Cyclinder Management (VCM) technology,which enables the achievement of an optimal balance between fuel economy and power.It does so simply by operating in a six-cyclinder mode for power ,four and three cyclinder modes for efficiency-this means the smart engine has the ability to switch between the three modes of combustion according to driving needs and situations.The innovation lies in the VCM system's to intelligently close both the intake and exhaust valves of the cyclinders that are not in use ,thus pumping losses associated with intake and exhaust are eliminated,making the car more fuel saving and enviromental.In additon the VCM system in complemented with noise and vibration reduction system known as the new Active Control Engine Mount (ACM) and Active Noise Control (ANC) to ensure a quiet and smooth switch-over in cyclinder operations.Handling gets even more precise in the new 2008 Accord with the newly improved Variable Gear Ratio (VGR) Steering.This mechanism not only gives better stability for straight and high speed safety but also smoother and more responsive handling with its smaller turning radius for low speed driving expecially during parking.In term of gear shift management,the Shift Hold System was featured in All New Accord for comfortable ride on winding roads.A comprehensive approach was adopted by the eighth generation model which intergrates sophisticated safety technologies like G-Force Control Technology (G-CON) an advanced technology developed to control the G-Force or crash energy the driver experience during a collision ,the revolutionary Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure is an extension of G-CON designed for better front collision performance.ACE body design helps to disperse the impact to a larger surface,thus limiting cabin intrusion.Additional safety features in the 2008 includes an Advanced 6 Airbag System, Pedestrian Safety features and Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA).For more information log on to http://www.honda.com.my/ or call Honda Toll Free number at 1-800-88-2020.

GUARDIAN:Annual Charity Walkaton Generating Fun & Funds in The Sun

In a bid to generate awareness and raise charity funds for the National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM),Guardian a renowned leading health,beauty and personal care chain in Malaysia,organised a charity walkathon on Saturday,April 26 at Sunway Lagoon Theme Park.The 3 km walk was flagged off by the Selangor State Health Department Deputy Director, Dr Rahimah Mohd Ariffin and Guardian's Chief Operating Officer,Ms Loi Liang Tok from the Sunway Lagoon Auditorium at 9 am.The walkathon is aimed to highlight the importance of a healthy and balanced lifestyle in addition to raising funds for a worthy cause and the number of participants for this year has increased to more than1500 compared to last year as more Malaysians are taking their healths seriously.A special route was made available for the NASAM stroke es to ensure that they too can be part of the event.The walkathon has raised funds to support NASAM's programs for stroke patients and their families for the past four years. For this year,RM12,000 has been raised , bringing Guardian's total contribution to NASAM amounted RM50,000 over a period of four years.In her speech, Ms Loi Liang Tok said Guardian are committed and thrilled to host this event every year and they pledge to raise funds every year for worthy cause.In line with their theme"A Thousand Miles Begins With The First Step".She added, their eagerness in organising this walkaton is to raise funds for NASAM , which in turn it will be used to help stroke survivors.A host of fun family activities such as Acrobatics from China,antics of a balloon sculpting clown,face painters was installed for the participants during the event and the appearance of Guardian brand Ambassadors and 3R TV program hosts; Rafidah,Kartini and Celina also increased the excitement .Prizes amounting to more than RM3000 and cash vouchers was also given away to the walkathon winners and lucky participants.