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| Posted: 27 Apr 2013 05:17 AM PDT ALBINO ART "Flesh: Blacks & Whites" by one of Malaysia's up-and-coming contemporary artists, Sean Lean will be showing at Wei-Ling Contemporary from May 16 to June 20. This will mark the artist's first solo showing. Portraits of albinistic animals have been a recurring theme within Sean Lean's artworks and will be prominent in this exhibition. Wei-Ling Contemporary is located at G212&213A Ground Floor, The Gardens Mall, 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wei-Ling Contemporary is open daily from 10am-9pm. Admission is free. For details, call 03-2260 1106 / 03-2282 8323, email weiling.shaz@gmail.com or visit www.weiling-gallery.com EARTH MONTH Viva Home Shopping Mall is celebrating Earth Month to share its environmental initiatives with shoppers. Themed "Love Your Home, Love Your Planet", the mall's Earth Month campaign in on until tomorrow and features plenty of interactive, eco-friendly experiences to raise awareness and responsibility towards the environment. SOLO EXHIBITION Michel Anthony, a Malaysian-born artist based in Nice, France, has led a colourful and nomadic life, growing up in Sungai Siput and finally establishing himself as a successful artist and sculptor in Europe. In the last few years, Michel has been creating bronze sculptures, loving the creativity that goes into producing three-dimensional works. His solo exhibition entitled 'Embodied Elegance' will be on from May 3 to May 29 at the Sutra Gallery, 12 Persiaran Titiwangsa 3, 53200 KL. HEALTH EXPO The Health & Fitness Sports Expo 2013 is on from now till April 28 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC, Hall 5) from 10.30am to 9pm and from 10.30am to 8pm (Sun). There will be a great array of valuable exhibits offering latest in fitness, martial arts, diet, nutrition and supplement, strength, wellness, health care, active gear, golf, apparel, equipment, water sports and other outdoor adventure. Admission is free. For details email expo@harenet.com.my or contact 03-9132 9888. TIMELESS CRAFTS The Urban Abyss, an exhibition by Wong Chee Meng at Wei-Ling Contemporary is on from now until May 15. His art is essentially image-play using the methods and styles of paper-cutting and stencil art, a great combination of such timeless crafts. For details, call 03-2260 1106 / 03-2282 8323. DIABETES FORUM Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre Klang (SKSMC) is organising "Diabetes Forum in conjunction with Nurses Day" from 8am to 1pm on second floor at Wing B in SKSMC on May 11. The programme will start with aerobic exercise, diabetic mapping on "What I need to know about diabetes", foot care, free pre-screening check-up, and diet counselling by dietitian. Dr Loo Chee Yean, a consultant nephrologist and physician will give a talk on "The myths of insulin therapy". Seats are limited. For details, call 03 3373 3636 ext 7313/7335/7356. Reality TV show The Apartment returns with live auditions in Malaysia! Interested participants can audition to be cast in the show to be aired later this year. Live auditions for the public will be held today at Highstreet Concourse in 1Utama shopping centre, Petaling Jaya. The Apartment is an interior design battle where eight couples compete for a chance to win a luxury apartment by Sime Darby Property. At The Apartment Live roadshow, which ends tomorrow, members of the public can meet The Apartment host Jamie Durie and get design tips for their dream home. There will also be a free feng shui talk by master Kenny Hoo, free colour consultations with Dulux colour experts, lucky draw and activities for children and adults. The roadshow is from 10am to 9.30pm. COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION Starting from today till May 19, Core Design Gallery, 87, Jalan SS15/2A Subang Jaya will be presenting an exhibition of Collective of Young Malaysia Contemporary Artists who has creatively use various mediums to depict their 2D and 3D work of art. Please visit http://malaysiacontemporaryart.coredesigngallery.com or contact 016-2068 544 (Syikin) for details. FOR MOTHERS "My Mum, Our Story" Contest organiSed by The Mines Shopping Mall is now open for registration. This contest is open to public aged 18 years old and above in three categories, which are Malay (Category A), English (Category B) and Chinese (Category C). It is limited to 300 words per entry. Contestants can send in your entries together with the completed entry form before May 4. The Prize Presentation for "My Mum, Our Story" will be held on May 11 at 2pm at Level 3, Centre Court, The Mines. All the winners will be invited to attend the prize presentation ceremony For more enquiries and registration, contact Customer Service at 03-8949 6333 or visit www.facebook.com/theminesshoppingmall or www.the-mines.com.my. KINABALU FUNDRAISER Shelter Home for Children is organising a "Climb of Hope" up Mount Kinabalu from May 29 to June 1, with the aim of raising RM100,000 for the education, healthcare and protection of children-at-risk under their care. Those interested in participating can contact 03-7955 0663 (Roland/Edwin), jallehshelter@gmail.com or visit www.shelterhome.org for more details. |
| TNB’s support for Pintar project deserves praise Posted: 27 Apr 2013 05:17 AM PDT RECENTLY, I read a report in Tenaga Nasional Bhd's in-house magazine, Tenagawan, headlined "RM1.2mil for TNB schools". I hope thisproject can be emulated by other government-linked companies (GLC) as a way of helping the rakyat. TNB has spent RM1.2mil for 13 primary schools it has adopted under the second phase of the Pintar programme. As a retired educator, the programme pleases me. TNB's assistance here is most welcomed, as are other projects under the Mesra Rakyat 1Malaysia programme. Its chief corporate officer, Datuk Roslan Ab Rahman, said the money included a contribution of RM30,000 per year for each school, as well as various programmes organised by TNB and the schools. They include the Newspaper in Education programme, field trips, motivational camps and exam-preparation programmes for students sitting the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR). TNB and the schools will work closely in planning and organising the programmes, which mostly involve Year Four to Year Six pupils, said Roslan. He added that this was because the company would adopt the schools only for three years under the Pintar programme. TNB, he said, was focusing on rural schools and thus did not have sufficient access to facilities and information compared with urban schools, Roslan said. Adding to this, Pintar Foundation programme director Karimah Tan Abdullah had said that TNB was among 31 companies involved in the programme. There are currently 328 schools under the programme. Karimah said only some 10% of the schools adopted were at secondary level as priority was given to primary schools. I hope other GLCs will emulate this project in line with the government's Economic Transformation Programme. Bulbir Singh Seremban |
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