The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- Ranhill edges it on wet pitch
- Idris Haron: Purported sightings of treasures off the coast along Malacca’s shoreline need to be authenticated by archaeologists
- Another milestone for Sutera Harbour Resort
| Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT PEKAN: The Ranhill Polo Club became the champions in the final of the Pahang Polo Classic championship 2013 after the team edged KotaSas-Ibil Polo team 9-8 at the Arena Polo A field here. The wet pitch during the final of five chukkas due to a downpour earlier had caused two players to fall after their ponies went off-balance. Ranhill Polo Club was led by Tan Sri Hamdan Mohammad and powered by three professional players from Argentina - Fucundo Lloso, Gerardo Collardin and Antionino Menard - with a total team handicap of 15. While KotaSas-Ibil arrived on the field with a total handicap of 15 too led by Tengku Amir Naseer who has a personal handicap of one and the team was strengthened by Datuk Zakri Ibrahim and two other professionals from Argentina - Manuel Crespo and Julio Novillo Astrada. The championship was participated by seven teams comprising Royal Pahang Polo Club, Thai Polo, Jogo Polo, Head Hunters and La Sarita apart from Ranhill Polo and Kotasas-Ibil Polo teams. Ranhill Polo Club had earlier beaten Royal Pahang Polo Club team led by Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah in the semi-final by 10-6 1/2, while KotaSas-Ibil recorded an upset win 6-5 over Thai Polo team who were the defending champions in the Thailand Open and Putrajaya Open. In the final, the KotaSas-Ibil took the lead in the first chukka scored by Astrada, however it did not last long after Ranhill Polo earned a penalty shot from 60 yards in the third minit of the first chukka and Collardin. The Ranhill Polo Club stretched the lead through a field goal by Lloso. However, the KotaSas-Ibil was given a penalty from a 30-yard distance and Crespo easily scored to draw level at 2-2. Both second and third chukkas were controlled by Ranhill Polo team after it add another five goals while KotaSas-Ibil only managed to add another two goals. Prizes and trophies were presented by Tengku Puteri Manja Pahang Tengku Nong Shariah Sultan Ahmad Shah. |
| Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT MALACCA: The state government is of the believe that there are trillion ringgit worth of treasures resting off the coast along the Malacca's shoreline but wants nautical archaeologists to authenticate the accounts of slew of divers claiming they have sighted these relics before embarking on salvaging exercise. Chief Minister Datuk Idris Haron said the purported sightings still remains anecdotal although there were myriad of such purported sightings. "We are not discounting the possibility that our shoreline is a treasure vault but there should be some sort of research or recommendation from deep-sea recovery companies through ultrasonic scanning," he said after launching two new models — the Explorer Voyager EV488FC and Explorer Catamaran CAT 330 FC - manufactured by local boat-maker Explorer Group of Companies at Klebang here, yesterday. He said the proposal made by his predecessor Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam that the state was willing to share quantum of the yielded artifacts with the deep sea recovery companies. Idris revealed that the state government was also willing to grant immediate approval if such companies are willing to salvage these underwater treasures. "But there should be a research first, there was also rumours that Malacca River has thousands of coins buried under its riverbed. "These artifacts are lying in our water hence we have right to salvage it but we need the expertise and the funds to do so," he said. The Star had previously reported that dozens of shipwrecks found along the coastline of the state, which may yield artefacts worth billions of ringgit. The shipwrecks, some of which were 500 years old, were discovered during a survey conducted by the National Heritage Department and Royal Malaysian Navy in 2009. Some of these vessels could be from the time of the Malacca Sultanate and some from the period between 1600 and 1800. The shipwrecks were located on the seabed some 100m from the surface. Authorities believed the shipwrecks could include Raja Haji and Bulan Linggi, two vessels used by the Malay rulers between 1600 and 1650. Most of these sunken ships were probably merchant ships on their way to Malacca before they sank. It was also reported that the cost of salvaging one of these ships could cost up to RM3mil. The area with shipwrecks had been also identified as a potential National Heritage site. In 2012, an archaeologist diver from Kuala Lumpur claimed that he discovered a sunken Dutch merchant vessel containing some RM500mil worth of cultural relics at a depth of about 27 meters and some three nautical miles off Pulau Besar here. Archaeologist diver who identified himself as David claimed that he had discovered the remains of a sunken Dutch merchant vessel containing some RM500mil worth of cultural relics. The wooden galleon presumed to have sunk with loads of treasures about 400 years ago and number of relics that were believed to be still preserved, among others, were ceramics, old coins, beads, glass and gold bars. |
| Another milestone for Sutera Harbour Resort Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's Sutera Harbour Resort has been listed as one of Asia's finest hotels after being announced the best resort hotel and best golf resort in the Asia Pacific Hotel Awards. Sutera Harbour group director of Sales and Marketing Nicolas Reschke said the announcement was another milestone for the resort as one of the world's most liked accommodation and recreation locations. "We are proud to be among the best and I think the win is a well-deserved one as many have put their best foot forward to make it possible," he said during the awards night in Kuala Lumpur recently. The competition was participated by numerous hotels from 19 countries in the Asia Pacific region including newcomers Turkmenistan, Pakistan, New Zealand, Laos and Macau. The competition held in conjunction with the International Hotel Awards determines the finest hotels and hospitality companies in the world. They were developed to identify, highlight and reward excellence throughout the global hospitality industry in a wide range of areas. In addition to categories for several types of specialty hotels and categories by hotel size, there are also categories for hotel architecture, construction, interior design, marketing and website. The awards are open to hoteliers, hotel developers and builders, interior designers, architects, public relations and advertising agencies and web designers whereas the judging is carried out by a panel of experts from the hospitality and property industries. |
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