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berita
The Official Newsletter of
ISSUE NO: 62 APR – JUN 2014
KDN NO: PP9740/05/2013(033253)
For Internal Circulation Only
BOOSTING
PLANTATION
PRODUCTIVITY
THROUGH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
06
IOI Marks New Milestone in
Sustainability Journey
12
IOI Properties Awarded
BCI Asia Award 2014
28
111 YAA Recipients Rewarded
by Yayasan TSLSC
02
EDITOR’S NOTE
CONTENTS
BERITAIOI
BERITAIOI
COVER FEATURE
EDIBLE OILS
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
04
Boosting Plantation
Productivity through
Biotechnology
10 Laugh Your Way to a Healthier Life!
Quality Matters to IOIPG
11
Effective Problem-Solving and DecisionMaking Skills
12
06
Q3 Earnings for IOIC and IOIPG
IOI Adds On to its RSPO-RED Certifications for Trading
IOI Marks New Milestone in Sustainability Journey
07
Chinese
Government
Delegation
Visits IOI HQ
Having a Sweet Tooth for Success
A Fund-raising Record for “Move for MS”
21
IOILC Europe Participates in Alkmaar City Run by Night
Children Having a Fun-Filled Day at IOILC Americas
PROPERTY
CORPORATE UPDATES
20 Skyz Residence
Gets Asia Pacific
Property Awards
Recognition
22
Fun @ Foamy Fantasy
IOILC Reaches Out to China Customers
IOI MALL
23
IOI Mall Puchong
Welcomes New
Tenant
IOI Properties Awarded BCI Asia Award 2014
13
Launch of Skyz Residence – Crown of
Puchong, Overlooking The Rest
14
IOIPG Inks Deal with Starwood
Exciting Return of IOI Properties Showcase
15
Three Retail Giants Join IOI City Mall
IOIPG JB’s Fabulous Oscar Night
HOTEL
16
Putra Charity Run – Ten Years in Running!
Hot Pink Moms at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel
Exhibiting in MAPEX 2014
25 Marriott Ramadan Marketplace
IOI Mega Home Carnival 2014 in Johor
24
IOI Mall Celebrates World Environment Day 2014
Mr IOI Johor
Pamol Gets a Visit from Unilever
08
Safety Campaign to Raise OSH Awareness
Getting Equipped with First Aid &
Fire Fighting Skills
OLEOCHEMICALS
Blood Donation Drive
17 IOI Pan-Cen Welcomes Global Customers
Functional Teams’ Effort Rewarded
Compliance with Process Safety Management
18
Bowling Government Meet 2014
Reckitt Benckiser Visits Gomali
Saving Lives Our Own Way
FOUNDATION
19
Retro Night Fever Hits IOI Pan-Cen
28 Making Mud Balls to Clean Drains
09
Malaysian Goods
and Services
Tax (GST)
26
Parents Take Centre Stage at Palm Garden Hotel
Palm Garden Hotel at the Royal Flower Festival
27
PGGC Turns Two!
111 YAA Recipients Rewarded by Yayasan TSLSC
29 PUBLISHED BY
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EDITOR
Karen Liew
DEPUTY EDITOR
Indrani Rama Chandran
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Yayasan TSLSC’s Special Outing Treat for PKIK
FAMILY SPIRIT
30
Trips to Universal Studios,
Singapore/Legoland
03
EDITOR’S NOTE
IOI Corporation Berhad (“IOIC”) marked yet another milestone in its journey toward
sustainability when Leepang Palm Oil Mill received its International Sustainability
& Carbon Certification (“ISCC”) recently. With the recent achievement, 12 of IOIC’s
existing palm oil mills and supply bases have attained both the ISCC and Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil (“RSPO”) certification. Additionally, all of IOI’s operating units
and supply chain units in Malaysia and overseas have successfully attained the RSPO
Supply Chain Certification, and four of its operating units have achieved the RSPORED certification.
Besides good agronomic practices, the success and sustainability of IOI’s palm oil
business are largely attributable to the research on tissue culture and biotechnology
carried out by IOIC’s subsidiary, IOI Palm Biotech. In the cover feature of this issue, we
will give our readers an insight into its various research initiatives.
IOI Properties Group (“IOIPG”)’s latest signature development in Malaysia, IOI City
Mall, is scheduled to open its doors in November this year. On top of its two anchor
tenants Parkson and Golden Screen Cinemas, IOI City Mall recently welcomed three
more retail industry giants, Tesco Malaysia, HomePro and AEON Index Living Mall on
board. It is believed that the presence of these retail stores at IOI City Mall would
further strengthen the mall’s position as a one-stop shopping destination.
Apart from that, IOIPG recently signed an agreement with Starwood to welcome two
new hotels into its signature townships as part of its efforts to boost its leisure and
hospitality business. The hotels are the five-star Le Meridien Putrajaya located next to
IOI City Mall and Four Points by Sheraton Puchong, a boutique business hotel located
at the Puchong Financial Corporate Centre (PFCC).
IOIPG also recently clinched one of the most coveted awards in the Asian building
and design industry, the BCI Asia Top 10 Developers Award 2014, while one of its
residential development, the Skyz Residences resort condominium project, won
the Highly Commended Residential High-Rise Development (Malaysia) award at the
recent International Property Awards for Asia Pacific Region (2014-2015).
In the specialty oils and fats segment, we have featured a story on how the Chinese
government echoing the US government’s effort on banning products that contain
trans fatty acids, has recently enforced mandatory labelling on products containing
trans fatty acids. In view of the latest move by the US and Chinese governments,
IOI Loders Croklaan, a global market leader for low-trans products company, sees
huge potential for its low-trans filling fats and low-trans coating fats for bakery and
confectionery products.
These are only some of the articles featured in this issue. We hope that you find our
selection of articles to be informative. Lastly, we would like to take this opportunity
to wish our Muslim colleagues and associates a blessed Ramadan, and Selamat
Berpuasa.
.
Karen Liew
Keep your contributions flowing in!
The Editorial Team would like to express its heartfelt gratitude for the input of Berita IOI from the
contributors mentioned below. We look forward to a continued contribution of interesting articles
and pictures from all of you. After all, Berita IOI is a newsletter for all the staff of IOI Group and
we would all like to see this newsletter as a publication that we are all pround of. Kindly forward
your contributions to [email protected]
Contributors
Corporate
Oleochemicals
IOI Mall Kulai
Ho Hsu Wen
Wendy Ng
Weddy Kang
Kogilavani
Yuki Chan
Wafli Bin Ali
Irin DeCruz
Emily Jessica
Debbie Eva Denis
Masjuliana Mansoor
Loders Croklaan
(Europe)
Plantation
Jan-Paul Back
Dr Lim Loon Lui
Lawrence Chong
Marvin Lee
Siva Perumal
Uma Shankar
Loders Croklaan
(Americas)
Putrajaya Marriott
Hotel & Spa
Lydia Mae Hendroff
Bridget Kinsik
Palm Garden Hotel
Audrey Yap
Melissa Reinhard
Palm Garden Golf Club
Property
Loders Croklaan (Asia)
Mohd Ezuddin Bin Sami’an
Ling May Yuen
Catherine Fan
Marilyn Goh
Katrina Lee
Yee Yean Pink
Subashni Bahsu
Brandon Chin
IOI Mall Puchong
Stephanie Wong
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COVER FEATURE
COVER FEATURE
BERITAIOI
BERITAIOI
Why Oil Palm Tissue Culture
05
Cutting-edge research facilitates development of
high-yielding oil palm clones with desirable traits.
Tenera palms produced through conventional commercial oil
palm planting materials show variations in oil yields and fruit
characters. However, if the top 2-5% of the most productive palms
in the breeding trials are selected and propagated in large numbers
by tissue culture cloning, significant oil yield improvement can be
expected, as shown by the results of comparative tests conducted
on oil extraction rate (“OER”) by oil mill, showing an increase of
over 27% in OER for clones over conventional seedling derived
DxP. The clones or ramets produced show similar high yield
characters and other desirable traits that the ortet** palms are
selected for.
Clonal ramets produced through this method had been planted
progressively at IOIC’s plantations, initially on a smaller scale
of replicated clonal evaluation trials. The next step was semicommercial field planting,and subsequently,large scale commercial
field planting. In recent years, IOI Palm Biotech’s Tissue Culture
Laboratory has produced over 800,000 high yielding clonal palms
from the laboratory per year. It will continue to produce high
yielding clonal palms to contribute significantly to the replanting
programme of the company in the coming years.
BOOSTING PLANTATION
PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
At present, substantial areas of IOI’s re-planting areas are re-planted
with the high yielding clonal palms, and fresh fruit bunches
(“FFB”) produced in these areas are expected, to give significant
increase in oil extraction rate and oil yield upon reaching maturity.
Striving toward Continuous Improvement
To further improve on planting materials produced, IOI Palm Biotech
Centre also carries out other biotech as well as molecular and
genomic research to ensure the sustainability of palm oil business for
the company and the country. Its molecular research team is actively
involved in the research of oil palm at the molecular level toward
achieving long term improvement of oil palm planting materials for
IOI’s plantations. Some of the research projects being carried out
in IOI Palm Biotech Centre include Quantitative Trait Loci (“QTL”)
linkage mapping, genetic diversity study and DNA fingerprinting.
Biotechnology research conducted at IOI Palm Biotech Centre
integrates the liquid suspension culture (“LSC”) system with the
existing gel culture system to enable rapid multiplication, which in
turn results in the increase of ramet* production within the same
timeframe. It also enables reduction in labour, as well as amenability
to computerised control of the operating conditions.
At IOI Palm Biotech Centre, our vision is to be a leading biotechnology company
developing and utilising cutting-edge technologies to add value to oil palm
planting materials and related products for sustainable growth and financial
returns to the company and the palm oil industry.
A researcher performing molecular research work in the laboratory.
IOI
Palm Biotech Sdn Bhd is IOI Corporation Bhd’s (“IOIC”)
wholly-owned subsidiary that was incorporated in August
2009. Located on an approximate 8-acre land at the IOI Resort City,
the centre, which is headed by Dr Lim Loon Lui as its Controller of
Biotechnology, incorporates a tissue culture laboratory for commercial
production of oil palm clones; laboratories for molecular, genomic
and biotech research and nurseries for clonal ramet* hardening and
establishment.
Dr Lim and her team have also been involved in on-going international
collaboration projects on oil palm genome research since 2009
to discover methods that will ensure that oil palm seedlings are
screened at an early stage and only those with traits of interest will
be selected for field planting. Such planting materials are believed to
promise high yield and a tolerance or resistance to disease, and will
lead to long term sustainability of palm oil business for IOI as well as
for the palm oil industry in Malaysia.
Recognition of Research Excellence
The support and encouragement provided by the management of
IOIC has played a crucial role in enabling IOI Palm Biotech to rise
above its long and challenging R&D years to establish a strong footing
in commercial production and field planting. Additionally, it being
awarded the Bionexus status in 2009 and the Agriculture Biotech
Excellence Award in 2013 has further affirmed and motivated IOI
Palm Biotech Centre to continue to strive for greater heights to
contribute to the growth and sustainability of the palm oil business
for the company, as well as to the palm oil industry in the country.
IOI Palm Biotech Centre’s key role is to produce high yielding oil
palm clones and research on the latest technologies such as molecular
markers and genomics for continuous improvement in oil yield and
quality of oil palm.The expertise and cutting edge tissue culture cloning
technology for the successful production of superior oil palm clones had
been developed in-house under the leadership of Dr Lim through more
than 20 years of intensive and systematic research at IOI Tissue Culture
laboratory (formerly the Research Unit for oil palm tissue culture and
biotechnology under Plantation Division of IOIC).
Extraction of oil palm DNA and results of molecular marker analysis.
Dr Lim Loon Lui receiving the Agriculture Biotech Excellence Award 2013 from
Prof Datin Paduka Dr Khatijah Yusoff (Deputy Secretary General (Science), MOSTI).
Looking on are Dato’ Dr Mohd Nazlee Kamal (CEO of Malaysian Biotechnology
Corporation) and Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid (Prime Minister’s Science
Advisor).
*Ramets – independent member of a clone
** Ortets – The original plant from which the members of a clone
are derived
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CORPORATE UPDATES
CORPORATE UPDATES
BERITAIOI
BERITAIOI
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
Q3 Earnings for IOIC and IOIPG
IOI
Corporation Berhad’s (“IOIC”)
net profit soared 287% to RM2.18
billion in the third quarter ended 31 March 2014,
from RM567.8 million a year ago while revenue
increased by 0.86% from RM2.87 billion to
RM2.9 billion.
The notable increase was primarily contributed
by the one-off net extraordinary gain of
RM1.83 billion from the recent demerger of
the property business which is now listed as
IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”). IOIC’s
plantation profit rose 47% to RM306.8 million
due to higher crude palm oil (“CPO”) and palm
kernel prices, as well as an increase in share of
results in Bumitama Agri Ltd in Indonesia. The
resource-based manufacturing division reported
a 9% decline to RM205.2 million in profit due to
lower margin in the refinery and oleochemicals
sub-segments coupled with lower sales volume
from the refinery sub-segment. However the
lower margin was offset by higher contribution
from the specialty oils and fats sub-segment.
Moving forward, IOIC is optimistic about CPO
prices well supported by higher biodiesel
mandates in both Malaysia and Indonesia,
increased demand from India and Pakistan due
to the festive season, and the likely occurrence
of El Nino. IOIC also expects its resource-based
manufacturing division to perform reasonably
well in Q4.
IOIPG reported a 70% on-quarter drop in the
January-March net profit of RM89.11 million
with its revenue amounting to RM361.46
million. The drop was mainly due to the recent
price controlling measures by the government
which saw an increase in the property gains tax
which impacted domestic sales. As a result, the
outlook for the local property market as well
as Singapore remains challenging especially in
the high-end segment. Nevertheless IOIPG has
registered a significant presence in the local
mass-market segment which is its key revenue
driver. In addition, IOIPG’s strong presence in
Xiamen, China will contribute positively to the
results of IOIPG.
IOI ADDS ON TO ITS RSPO-RED
CERTIFICATIONS FOR TRADING
R
SPO-RED (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil-Renewable
Energy Directive) is a voluntary add-on sustainability
certification system to the RSPO standard with compliance to the
European Union (“EU”) RED requirements for biofuels and bioliquids markets in EU.
The RSPO-RED scheme was approved by the European Commission
on 23 November 2012 in conjunction with the RSPO Principles
& Criteria, the RSPO Certification System Requirements, the RSPO
Supply Chain Certification System requirements and standards. All
RSPO-RED producers and supply chain operators (such as estates,
palm oil mills, bulking installations and refineries) that seek to
supply palm oil products and take legal ownership of the physical
RSPO-RED-certified palm oil products must be audited and certified
by the approved certification bodies.
IOI Mayvin Grouping in Sabah was awarded the first RSPO-RED
certificate in October 2013. Subsequently, IOI Edible Oils Sdn
Bhd, IOI Loders Croklaan Procurement Company Sdn Bhd and
IOI Commodity Trading Sdn Bhd were audited and recommended
by Control Union Malaysia for RSPO-RED certification, which was
issued to the respective IOI subsidiaries on 21 May 2014 (with a
four-year validity). They are now able to purchase and trade CSPORED (Certified Sustainable Palm Oil-RED) under Segregation (“SG”)
and Mass Balance (“MB”) models for CSPO-RED production from
Mayvin Palm Oil Mill and other CSPO-RED-certified mills.
IOI MARKS NEW MILESTONE
IN SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
IOI
Corporation
Berhad’s
(“IOIC”)
existing 12 palm oil mills and supply
bases have successfully attained the Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil (“RSPO”) certification and
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification
(“ISCC”) following the ISCC certification that was
received by Leepang Palm Oil Mill on 12 June 2014.
These commendable achievements are in tandem
with IOI’s endeavour to promote the production of
sustainable palm oil along its value chain.The newlyacquired palm oil mills and estates from Unico-Desa
Plantations Berhad are expected to follow suit in
the coming years.
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DELEGATION VISITS IOI HQ
A
delegation of Chinese government officials headed by the
Executive Vice-Governor of Yunnan, HE Madam Li Jiang visited
IOI Corporation Berhad’s headquarters at IOI Resort City, Putrajaya
on 10 April 2014. It was the second visit by the Yunnan government
following the official visit by Yunnan Governor HE Li Jiheng in March
last year.
The delegation was warmly greeted by IOI Group Executive
Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng and the senior management
team of IOI Group. The delegates visited the palm oil product
exhibition area and IOI Sales Galleria to learn about the treasures of
palm oil and IOI’s flagship property development projects.
During the visit, Madam Li Jiang extended an invitation to IOI Group
to participate in the upcoming China-South Asia Expo in Kunming,
the capital of Yunnan Province of China. The expo is expected to
serve as a good platform for entrepreneurs to seize economic and
trade collaborations with corporations from South Asian countries.
Madam Li Jiang also invited Tan Sri Dato’ Lee and the IOI team to visit
Yunnan Province to explore business and investment opportunities
there.
Both parties have maintained good ties since the previous meeting,
and the Yunnan government hopes to continue to foster the ties
between the two in order to promote a mutually beneficial alliance
in the coming years.
PAMOL GETS A VISIT
FROM UNILEVER
O
n 20 June 2014, a group of visitors from consumer goods giant
Unilever visited Pamol Kluang to learn more about plantation
activities and downstream manufacturing processes. They were
welcomed by Pamol Timur (“PT”) estate manager, Aplasami G.
Paidiah, and Pamol Kluang palm oil mill manager, Mohd Hamdan.
IOI Group’s sustainability video provided them with an overview
of the sustainability practices of the Group.
The group then travelled to PT estate and sportingly tried their
hands at harvesting fresh fruits bunches (“FFBs”). After a brief stop
at Pamol Barat Estate’s nursery to learn how oil palm seedlings are
nurtured, they arrived at the mill to observe the milling process
where FFBs were processed into crude palm oil (“CPO”) and palm
kernel oil (“PKO”).The Unilever team was impressed that all oil palm
by-products including fibre and effluent are effectively recycled as
burning fuel and fertilizer respectively. The visit ended with a tour
of the refinery.
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CORPORATE UPDATES
CORPORATE UPDATES
BERITAIOI
SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO
BERITAIOI
GST teams from Plantation and
Resource-based Manufacturing.
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RAISE OSH AWARENESS
I
n a bid to improve occupational safety and health (“OSH”) awareness among
workers, Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill held a Safety Campaign that coincided
with the OSH Week on 19 May 2014. Another Safety Awareness Campaign took
place at Pamol Palm Oil Mill three days later. Both these campaigns were organised
in conjunction with the Health and Safety Month.
A token of appreciation
to the DOSH officer for
making the campaign in
Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill a
successful one.
The workers of both palm oil mills were briefed on safety measures at workplace
to lessen risks of injuries and accidents. They also participated in an awareness
talk and quiz session organised by the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health (“DOSH”) of Ministry of Human Resources. The campaigns also included
exhibitions of photos and stories of work-related accidents.
The participants gained useful knowledge on workplace safety and health as these
safety campaigns served as a timely reminder to be safety-conscious at estates and
mills.
MALAYSIAN GOODS AND
SERVICES TAX (GST)
GST is a broad based consumption tax on goods and services whereby the value added at each point of supply
in a value chain up to the retail stage of distribution is effectively taxed. GST is proposed to replace the current
sales tax and service tax.
GETTING EQUIPPED WITH
FIRST AID & FIRE FIGHTING SKILLS
O
n 26 May 2014, a training on First
Aid and Fire Fighting was organised
in Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill for its staff in
collaboration with Malaysian Civil Defence
Department of Pekan (“JPAM”).
SCOPE OF GST
IOI’S GST IMPLEMENTATION
GST shall be levied and charged on all taxable supply of goods and
services made in the course or furtherance of business in Malaysia
by a taxable person. GST is also charged on the importation of
goods and services into Malaysia. Generally, only businesses that
produce taxable supplies are eligible to recover input taxes.
The introduction of GST in Malaysia is expected to make a
significant impact on businesses. The relatively short lead time
means businesses need to act fast to take the necessary steps to be
GST ready by 31 March 2015.
A taxable supply is a supply which is standard rated (6%) or zero
rated (0%). Exempt and out-of-scope supplies are not taxable.
Standard rated supplies include sales of Fresh Fruit Bunch (“FFB”),
Crude Palm Oil (“CPO”), Palm Kernel (“PK”), refined palm oil,
oleochemicals, specialty oils and fats, and commercial properties.
An example of zero rated supply is the export of goods and
services. Sale and lease of residential properties and agricultural
land would be exempt supplies. Out-of-scope supplies are supplies
which do not fall within the scope of GST and these include nonbusiness transactions, dividend income and sale of goods from a
place outside Malaysia to another place outside Malaysia.
Representatives from the Bukit Leelau Estate
and Detas Estate also joined mill workers for
the training which was a proactive measure to equip workers with essential first aid
techniques and fire-fighting skills which could be applied in the event of an emergency.
The speaker from JPAM kicked off the training session with a briefing on the causes of
fire, and steps to be taken during an actual fire.This was followed by a demonstration on
how to use three types of fire extinguisher. Participants also got to learn and practise
the right techniques in performing CPR and other basic first aid skills, as well as about
the need to be aware of potential dangers at workplace.
Only GST-registered business can charge GST to its customers. A
business is liable to be GST-registered if its annual business turnover
of taxable supplies reach the proposed threshold of RM500,000.
Otherwise, businesses that produce taxable supplies can choose to
be registered voluntarily.
Inputs
E
very drop saves lives. With this in mind, Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill
collaborated with Hospital Kuantan to hold a one-day campaign on 17
June 2014 for its staff to donate blood and undergo health checks.
Outputs
Raw
Materials
Goods
Rent
A total of 54 employees from
the mill, Bukit Leelau and Detas
Estates participated in this noble
effort.
GST teams from
Corporate and IOI
Properties Group
Berhad.
SUPPLIER
A GST Project team has been set up by IOI Group to ensure a smooth
and successful implementation of GST and a GST impact study has
been carried out to identify transactions and business practices that
would be impacted by GST. This operation of identifying necessary
adaptations to policies, procedures, processes, and systems as
a result of the GST are currently ongoing and is targeted to be
completed by end 2014.
GST awareness briefings were held at various locations across IOI’s
businesses at IOI headquarters, Pasir Gudang, Kulai, Penang, Sabah
and Peninsular estates as well as Sandakan refinery.
A major impact of the GST on the IOI group would be the need to
implement a GST compliant accounting or IT system that enables
GST transactions to be correctly recorded and accurately computed
for reporting.
Lack of certainty adds complexity to its implementation. At the
time of writing this article, the GST Bill 2014 has yet to be legislated
as GST Act 2014 and numerous draft GST guides are still being
issued as well as amended from time to time. GST regulations as
well as GST orders too have yet to be issued pending legislation of
the GST Act.
Nonetheless, IOI’s GST Project team members are committed to
ensure that the group becomes GST-ready by 31 March 2015 and
will be GST compliant in all aspects thereafter.
Services
Utilities
GST on inputs
= Input Tax
The basic fundamental of GST is its self-policing features which permits GSTregistered businesses to claim eligible input tax by way of deduction against
output tax.
GST on outputs
= Output Tax
If the amount of output tax is more than input tax, the difference shall be
remitted to the Government. And, if the amount of input tax is more than output
tax, the difference shall be refunded by the Government.
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
BERITAIOI
BERITAIOI
LAUGH YOUR WAY TO
11
A HEALTHIER LIFE!
L
aughter is a universal language that transcends all barriers
– language, age, gender, race, and social background. On 11
April 2014, a total of 70 participants attended a “Laughter Yoga
Workshop” organised by Training Department at IOI HQ, where
they were taught to laugh without jokes, humour or comedy, and
learn the value of laughter as an exercise. The one-hour workshop
was facilitated by certified Laughter Therapy instructor Kitti Chang
who introduced laughter techniques and exercises that produced
loud rumbling laughs from all those present!
Laughter Yoga’s exercises consist of breathing and stretching which
are known for their enormous health benefits. Let laughter play
a role in helping us heal, stay healthy, relieve stress, and maintain
our emotional balance. It is interesting to note that laughter has
been rediscovered as a powerful tool in fighting many mental and
physical diseases. So should you laugh every day? Yes, if you want
to feel and look good!
Problems, problems, problems! Who does not have one?
It plagues everyone every now and then, be it in office or at home.
WHY IS PROBLEM-SOLVING IMPORTANT?
One of the main points of the course was the QLASSIC quality
standards for building construction works. The participants further
understood the assessment approach and assessment criteria
especially for the Architectural Works, Basic M&E Works and
External Works.
Trainer Joshua Kang presented on the following:
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An overview of latest QLASSIC/CONQUAS development in
Malaysia.
Introduction of QLASSIC/CONQUAS 21 (Scope of assessment,
tools used, assessment forms, and how the assessment is
carried out).
Calculation of samples, tabulation of markings and selection of
samples.
An overview of Structural Works Assessment (assessment
approach and the criteria).
An overview of Mechanical & Electrical (“M&E”) Works,
External Works Assessment, and Architectural Works
Assessment criteria.
Strategies to improve construction quality and scores.
The participants learned about the two quality assessment systems
adopted in Malaysia’s construction sector, the importance of the
systems in representing the quality of housing to the purchaser
and how these could enhance the developer’s brand, as well as the
difference between both assessment systems established by CIDB
Malaysia and BCA Singapore.
He also demonstrated the type of quality assessment tools adopted
by the CIDB QLASSIC assessor including the spirit level, taper
gauge, tapping rod, inspection mirror and more. He then elaborated
on the method of assessment by using the assessment tools, and
also by visual assessment.
Participants further benefitted from case studies of other reputable
companies to achieve better quality of works. These were seen
as important strategies to be considered and utilised to enable a
higher QLASSIC mark.
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BRAINSTORMING TIPS:
“Problem-Solving and Decision-Making” workshop was
conducted for two groups of IOI staff on 10 and 13 June 2014 by
trainer Ang Ming Ern.The participants went through a series of interactive
activities such as role-playing, case studies, exercises, games and sharing
session.
They were taught to recognise the differences between various symptoms,
identify the root cause of problems, of ways to adopt a multi-perspective
view to challenges, be aware of tools and strategies to analyse a given
situation and generate ideas, identify personal levels of aversion to risk
and understand how all these affect decision-making and our responsive
action.
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• Brainstor
Matrix
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Ang sharing tips
on how to use
various tools
to resolve a
problem
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Head of QA Sin Chin Yuh kicked off the one-day course by presenting
the overall CIDB QLASSIC (Construction Industry Development
Board’s Quality Assessment System in Construction) and BCA
CONQUAS (Building and Construction Authority’s Construction
Quality Assessment System”) score marks of projects in Malaysia
(including the landed housing and stratified housing), as well as
IOIPG’s projected score marks in both assessment systems.
Kang also presented the information of weightage for components
of building construction work according to building category of A,
B, C and D including the scoring system. He shared the methodology
in calculating the sample of QLASSIC in Architectural Works
sampling system, as both QLASSIC and CONQUAS only assessed the
Architectural Works of buildings in Malaysia.
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course on Qlassic Awareness was organised by the Training
Department in collaboration with the Quality Assurance (“QA”)
department on 16 May 2014.
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1. Appoint A Facilitator (Leader)
2. Always Have a Structure
3. Apply a Little Pressure
(Time Constraint)
4. Some Physical Activity Helps
5. Anybody Can Contribute
(1 conversation at 1 time)
6. Accept All Ideas - Build on Ideas
7. Record Ideas / Summarize Use Key Words
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To identify the cause of the problem
Every situation needs a solution
To have alternative idea to a solution
To improve quality of life
To avoid repeating same mistakes/preventive measure
To improve on attitude/positive thinking
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During the brainstorming session, participants were
tasked to provide solutions to given problems by using
the brainstorming tips.
Participants were encouraged to hold daily or weekly
meetings to ensure that objectives are met and find out
if there are any problems that can be nipped in the bud.
Timely meetings are believed to help us plan and keep
track of our work progress till the project is completed.
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LAUNCH OF
SKYZ RESIDENCE
– CROWN OF PUCHONG, OVERLOOKING THE REST
Property Director of IOIPG Mr Teh Chin Guan received the prestigious award
during the presentation ceremony held at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
on 9 May 2014.
Skyz Residence, a high-end freehold condominium, received the commendation
for being a landmark in Puchong with its highest floor towering up to 200
metres above sea level. Spacious with built-up areas ranging from 1,095 square
feet and clubhouse facilities on a four-acre deck, the condominium promises
unobstructed views of the Puchong skyline from all its units.
The International Property Awards for Asia Pacific Region celebrates
achievements of the highest level by companies in all sectors of the property
and real estate industry in the region.
Congratulations, IOI Properties Group Berhad!
IOI PROPERTIES AWARDED
ASIA
AWARD 2014
IOI
Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”) was awarded
the BCI Asia Top 10 Developers Award 2014
for the fourth consecutive year at the BCI Asia Awards 2014 held
recently.
First presented in 2005, the BCI Asia Top Ten Awards has evolved
to be among the most coveted awards for the Asian building and
construction industry. Developers’ commitment to sustainability
is one of the selection criteria and firms with a large portfolio of
sustainable projects will have higher odds to make it to the Top
Ten list.
Covering seven different Asian territories (Malaysia, Hong Kong
SAR, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam), the awards were presented to ten top
property developers and architectural firms
with the greatest aggregate value of projects
under construction during the last full calendar
year in Southeast Asia.
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Situated 200 metres above sea level at the highest floor, Skyz
Residence is set to be the tallest landmark in Bandar Puchong Jaya.
Residents will enjoy resort-style condominium living with a 5.8-acre
recreational space with full clubhouse facilities, three themed
podium gardens, 14 sky lounges offering unobstructed panoramic
view of KL City skyline and surrounding townships, a theatrette, a
reading corner and café.
The lush landscaped podium gardens – Contemplation Garden,
Leisure Place and The Maze located above the elevated car park
– are connected to all the blocks, making it easy for residents to
get together and enjoy evening strolls along shaded walkways.
Green living is encapsulated within the energy-efficient design. The
resort-style open-air lobby with high ceiling, together with window
openings in all bathrooms, help facilitate natural ventilation and
reduce energy consumption.
Residents can also enjoy peace of mind living in such a safe and
secure environment which is enabled with a 6-tier security system
consisting of a gated-and-guarded community with security features
such as access card system, home alarm system, digital entrance lock,
panic button to the guard house and 24-hour guard patrol.
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he much-anticipated Skyz Residence received overwhelming
response from priority registrants when it opened for sales
on 21 to 22 June 2014 at IOI Galleria @ The Cube in Bandar Puteri
Puchong. Interested buyers who were given a personal tour of the
show unit came away impressed with its spaciousness and comfort.
With several layouts catered to meet buyers’ needs and lifestyle
preferences, each unit comes with a large built-up area starting from
1,162 sq. ft. and is equipped with a minimum of three bedrooms and
two bathrooms.
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Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”)’s Skyz Residence won the
Highly Commended Residential High-rise Development
(Malaysia) award at the recent International Property Awards for Asia Pacific
Region (2014-2015).
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IOI
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SKYZ RESIDENCE
GETS ASIA PACIFIC
PROPERTY AWARDS
RECOGNITION
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LAND AREA: 23 ACRES OF FREEHOLD LAND
BUILT-UP AREA: 1,162 SQ. FT. TO 1,550 SQ. FT.
4-METRE HIGH GRAND MAIN LOBBY
4-LANE ENTRANCE STATEMENT
SEPARATE LIFT FOR SERVICES &
TRANSPORTING GOODS / GARBAGE
18 LIFESTYLE FACILITIES
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Lap Pool
Fun and wading pool
Jacuzzi
Tennis court
Half basketball court
Interactive playground
Par course area
Jogging track
BBQ corner
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Gazebo
Pavilion deck
Reflexology path
Yoga/tai chi port
Gymnasium
Indoor badminton court
Function room
Sky lounge
Mini theatrette
EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY
Today, Bandar Puchong Jaya boasts prominent commercial
landmarks such as IOI Mall, IOI Business Park and IOI Boulevard.
The thriving township is located within a short driving distance
to banks, lifestyle hotspots, F&B outlets, hypermarkets, academic
institutions and medical facilities. It is easily accessible via
a network of access road and highways – KESAS highway,
the Damansara-Puchong Highway (“LDP”) and the Bukit Jalil
Highway, and the Ampang LRT extension line, upon completion,
will provide an alternative route to Puchong for the residents’
convenience.
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s part of its efforts to boost its leisure and hospitality business,
IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”) signed an agreement
with Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (“Starwood”)
on 12 June 2014 to mark the addition of two new hotels into its
signature townships. The hotels, Four Points by Sheraton Puchong
and Le Méridien Putrajaya, are slated to open end of 2014 and 2015
respectively.
Situated in one of the Puchong Financial Corporate Centre (“PFCC”)
towers, Four Points by Sheraton Puchong is poised to serve the
leisure needs of business travelers in the thriving commercial hub.
IOI CITY MALL
Le Méridien Putrajaya, which will be located adjacent to the IOI City
Mall, will complement IOIPG’s existing five-star Putrajaya Marriot
Hotel and the four-star Palm Garden Hotel in IOI Resort City.
IOIPG Chief Executive Officer Lee Yeow Seng expressed his
confidence that the partnership will augur well for both companies.
He said, “We are happy to partner Starwood in bringing their
esteemed brand of hotels, Four Points by Sheraton and Le Méridien,
to our developments in Puchong and IOI Resort City.The hotels will
be considered landmark developments within the two townships
and are expected to contribute positively towards their growth, and
our portfolio.”
“The signings of the two hotels underscore our expansion plans
in Malaysia, one of the world’s most dynamic destinations,” said
Starwood’s Regional Vice President (Southeast Asia) Chuck Abbott,
echoing Lee’s sentiments.
THREE RETAIL GIANTS JOIN
IOI
(From left) IOIPG Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng, Lee, Abbott and
Starwood’s Asia-Pacific President Stephen Ho sealing the deal during the
signing ceremony.
EXCITING RETURN OF
City Mall, poised to become the largest shopping mall in
South Klang Valley when it opens its doors in November
2014, recently announced the entry of Tesco Hypermarket, HomePro
Malaysia and Aeon Index Living Mall as its anchor tenants.
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Mall. Representing IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”)
was its Chief Executive Director, Mr Lee Yeow Seng, and Mr Teh
Chin Guan, Property Director, and signing on behalf of Tesco
Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was Mr. Georg Fischer, CEO of Tesco
Malaysia. Mr. Anuchar Jitjaturunt represented Home Product
Center (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, and Ms Nur Qamarina Chew Binti
Abdullah, represented Aeon Index Living (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
Speaking after the event, Mr Lee said that to-date, more than
85% of the nett lettable space has been secured, and the rest
are under advance negotiations. He also attributed the opening
of the mall to the passion and commitment instilled through
the vision of IOI Group which is to achieve a fully integrated
one-stop “Resort City” and reinforce Malaysia’s position as a
major shopping destination. The mall which will comprise
more than 350 stores offering a combination of flagship stores,
boutiques, restaurants, stylish cafes and entertainment outlets
will also have an Olympic size Ice Skating Rink, a 70,000 sq
ft adventure park known as ‘District 21’, and more than 80
restaurants and cafes.
The signing of the lease agreement with the three retail industry giants
which took place on 25 June 2014 means that they have now joined
Parkson and Golden Screen Cinemas as the anchor tenants of IOI City
IOI PROPERTIES SHOWCASE
IOI
Properties Showcase 2014 was a big hit with
hundreds of property buyers and investors making
a beeline to enquire about the latest projects of IOI Properties
Group Berhad (“IOIPG”) at IOI Mall Puchong. Held on 19 and 20
April 2014, the event offered visitors attractive value-added benefits
and incentives such as the EZY Home Package which made it easier
to purchase their dream homes with attractive rebates, 24-month
zero-interest credit card instalment plan and property discount
voucher. Furthermore, IOI Privilege Card members were entitled
to additional rebates.
T
he annual Academy Awards in US honours cinematic
achievements in the film industry; while the Oscar Night
organised by IOI Properties Group Berhad, Johor Bahru
(“IOIPG JB”) recognised the staff’s hard work and contributions,
and expressed appreciation to business partners for their
continuous support. Held on 25 April 2014, about 500 staff and
business associates walked down the red carpet at Thistle Hotel
for an evening to remember.
Visitors were excited to receive first-hand information on the latest
townships of Bandar Puteri Bangi and Bandar Puteri Warisan @
Sepang, and many subsequently registered their interest
for the properties in those townships. At the same time,
prime properties in IOI townships of Bandar Puchong
Jaya, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 16 Sierra, IOI Resort City,
and Bandar Puteri and Putera Klang were opened
for sales too.
One of the 26 lucky winners
delighted to receive free VVIP tickets
to catch the “Jersey Boys” Broadway
musical from Property Director
Mr Teh Chin Guan
The visitors also benefitted from experts who
shared their insight on property-related topics
such as feng shui and the impact of Goods and
Services Tax (“GST”) beginning 1 April 2015.
The IOI Properties Showcase was a success as it
received strong support from visitors through their
active participation and enquiries.
Guests were ushered into the ballroom after the pre-dinner
cocktail, where they also thronged the Oscar Night’s photo booth
for mementos with their colleagues. In line with the Hollywood
theme, the VIPs were given the A-list treatment as they were
ushered by superheroes such as Spiderman, Thor and Captain
America into the ballroom. The guests were further thrilled by an
exciting LED dance performance that kicked off the night’s activities.
After welcoming the guests, CEO of IOIPG Lee Yeow Seng presented
long service awards to staff that had been with the company for more
than 10 to 15 years in recognition of their dedication and loyalty.
The event continued with musical performances, interactive video
game sessions and lucky draws. Handsome men and pretty lasses also
walked away with “Most Photogenic” and “Best Dressed” awards.
It was a glittering night indeed!
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PUTRA CHARITY RUN –
GLOBAL CUSTOMERS
TEN YEARS
IN RUNNING!
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n the early morning of 8 June 2014, about 3,000 participants of
the 10th Putra Charity Run gathered with friends and family
for the annual charity event in Bandar Putra, Kulaijaya. The run,
themed Go Green, Love Your Environment in an environmental
awareness bid, aimed to foster community spirit among residents in
Kulaijaya and promote a healthy lifestyle.
The run was ceremoniously flagged off by the Member of Parliament
of Kulaijaya Teo Nie Ching at IOI Properties Group Berhad, Johor
Bahru’s (“IOIPG JB”) Corporate Office. Participants were divided
into seven categories running on three different routes. The
Student Category as well as the Women Veteran Category covered
the 6.5KM route. The Open Category (Men and Women) and Men
Veteran Category ran the 10KM route while the Family Category,
comprising two adults and two children, had fun completing the
4KM route and crossing the finishing line together!
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IOI
Pan-Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd welcomed
several guests from around the world in May and June
2014 with the aim of providing them with a better understanding of
its overall downstream resource-based operations.The guided tours
allowed the visitors to experience first-hand the quality processes
that IOI Pan-Century Oleochemicals has in place, and helped build
closer relationships between the two.
Clowns and mascots were present to entertain the participants,
who also enjoyed beverage sampling from Cool Blog, Nestle and
100 Plus. During the prize presentation ceremony, winners received
medals and cash prizes while lucky participants took home
hampers, bicycles, vouchers and electrical gadgets. Well done to all
the participants!
The visitors were given a detailed presentation on the company
followed by a tour to the fatty acid plant, soap noodle plant, and
the warehouse and packing facilities. Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr
Gurdev Singh, joined in discussions on various issues such as the
future price outlook, current shipment scenarios and production
capabilities and capacities. Several area managers including Yusop
Hj Mohamed (Soap Noodle Production) and Mohammed Kasman
(Quality Control) were also present.
The visitors expressed their heartfelt thanks for the hospitality
extended during their visits.
SHEMU PLC & MESFIN TADESSE FILATEA WITH AYNIE
TRADING (ETHIOPIA)
On 13 May 2014, Shemu PLC’s Wolday Kahsay and Sheila Diwan
arrived for a tour, accompanied by Aynalem Eshete, an authorized
agent from Aynie Trading. Shemu PLC currently purchases 1,200 mt
per month from suppliers in Malaysia and Indonesia, and is planning
to purchase an additional 500 mt for delivery in August. IOI Pan-Cen
is the customer’s preferred supplier due to the superior quality of
its product.
This year, the run raised RM61,000 for Rotary Club Kulai’s
Haemodialysis Centre which was presented by IOIPG JB General
Manager Lou Fu Leong to the President of Rotary Club Kulai Steven
Pang witnessed by K. Nallusamy, Past President of Rotary Club Kulai
and Coordinator for Judging and Technical Advisor from Johor
Athletic Association. The contribution will be used to purchase a
new dialysis machine for the centre.
Two weeks later, Aynie Trading brought Mesfin Tadesse Filatea’s
managing director over for a similar visit which culminated in
an order for 352.8 mt (20FCL) of Palmac 1950 on FOB basis for
shipment in July. Mesfin Tadesse Filatea purchases about 4000 mt
of Palmac 1950 Fatty Acid annually.
PENTAL LIMITED (AUSTRALIA)
Pental Limited is the manufacturer of home care and personal
care products in Australia and New Zealand. It is also a contract
manufacturer for third party labels such as Unilever Australia.A team
comprising its Senior Procurement Manager, Tim Robinson (Pental
Limited Chairman’s son) and agent, Ian Wilson of CJ Chemicals
visited IOI Pan-Cen on 27 May 2014.
BETASOAP SP. Z O.O. (POLAND)
This Polish company enjoys a close relationship with IOI Pan-Cen
and makes annual visits to Malaysia. On 19 June 2014, its Strategy
& Development Director, Head of Quality Assurance and Project
Managers came for a tour of IOI Pan-Cen’s facilities. Betasoap is
planning on a joint venture with Innowangsa Sdn Bhd for a soap
finishing line in Johor. Hence, their visit to Derichem helped them
understand how a Malaysian company operates.
FUNCTIONAL TEAMS’
EFFORTS REWARDED
EXHIBITING IN
MAPEX 2014
COMPLIANCE WITH PROCESS
SAFETY MANAGEMENT
IOI
Properties Group Berhad, Johor Bahru
(“IOIPG JB”) provided a host of rewards and
incentives to property buyers and investors during the IOI
Mega Home Carnival 2014 held from 10 May to 30 June.
Properties for sale included Bandar Putra, IOI Palm Court,
Kempas Utama,The Platino, Lagenda Putra and Marina Cove.
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rom 23 to 25 May 2014, IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”)
participated in Malaysia Property Expo (“MAPEX”) held at
Persada Convention Centre, Johor to showcase its prime properties in
the Southern region such as D’Summit Residences, The Platino, Marina
Cove and many more. IOIPG received overwhelming response from the
public, with more than 1,000 property buyers registering their interest
in IOIPG properties.
Purchasers enjoyed free maintenance charges, electrical
appliances’ vouchers, free stamp duty, easy
payment scheme and many more. They
also stand to win attractive Lucky
Draw prizes such as air tickets
to US, home theatre system,
MacBook Air and the grand
prize – a Kia Picanto!
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rocess Safety Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Process Safety
FMEA) is one of the systematic techniques for failure analysis
used in process safety implementation. It involves reviewing as
many components, processes and systems as possible to identify
failure modes, and their causes and effects.
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he performance of 26 Functional Teams was rated during the
recent “Half Yearly Presentation” based on the following
criteria: KRA/KPI Achievement, Improvement Activities, 5S & TPM
Practices, and Leader’s Effort & Presentation Quality.Three of the
19 teams which topped the “Exceeding Requirement” category
were duly recognised at the IOI Pan-Cen’s company dinner at
Amansari Residence Resort, Johor on 10 May 2014 (please turn
to page 19 to read more about the event). The awards were
presented by IOI Oleo’s Executive Director, Tan Kean Hua and
IOI Pan-Cen’s Chief Operating Officer, Gurdev Singh.
In line with the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (“CICM”)’s
Responsible Care programme to drive process safety code
implementation effectively, IOI Pan-Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd
held a Process Safety FMEA training for 20 employees on 10 June
2014, conducted by EFR Management’s Principal Consultant, Edly
Ferdin Ramly.
Effects analysis is an important aspect which refers to the studying
of consequences of failures on different system levels, and
structuring of mitigations for risk reduction based on either failure
(mode) effect severity reduction, or the lowering of the probability
of failure, or both.
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imed at fostering closer working ties with government agencies, Such initiatives are meant to build better understanding with the
the second “Bowling Government Meet 2014” was held at Pasir enforcement officers and are expected to benefit both parties and
Gudang on 14 June 2014 which saw IOI Pan-Cen (“IOIPC”) inviting eventually our country.
the following agencies to bowl alongside its heads of department :
1) Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang (“MPPG”) – Champion
2) Jabatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (“JPAM”) – First Runner-up
3) Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais DiRaja Malaysia (“KASTAM”) – Second
Runner-up
4)Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Malaysia
(“JKKP”/”DOSH”)
5) Jabatan Alam Sekitar (“JAS/DOE”)
6) Polis DiRaja Malaysia (“PDRM”)
7) Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (“BOMBA”)
8) Jabatan Tenaga Kerja (“JTK”)
9) Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (“IMMIGRATION”)
10) Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia (“MPOB”)
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SAVING LIVES
RECKITT BENCKISER
VISITS GOMALI
OUR OWN WAY
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n 23 June 2014, IOI Pan-Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd hosted
a team from Reckitt Benckiser (“RB”) International during their
visit to Gomali Estate and Palm Oil Mill in Segamat.
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The RB team comprised its Area Procurement Director (Latin America
and Asia-Pacific), Mario Monteiro, Global Procurement Manager,
Beatriz Monteiro and Global Purchasing Manager, Ben Liu. They were
accompanied by IOI Pan-Cen’s Senior Marketing Manager, Chin Peng
Boon on the guided tour to the RSPO-certified estate and mill.
For the fifth consecutive year, IOI Pan-Century Oleochemicals
Sdn Bhd organised a blood donation drive to encourage
its staff and the general public to contribute to the National
Blood Bank. The event was held in collaboration with TESCO
Seri Alam, Hospital Sultanah Aminah (“HSA”) and Hospital
Sultan Ismail (“HSI”) on 31 May 2014.
n recognition of a year’s worth of hard work and team effort, IOI
Pan-Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd threw a company dinner
for its management and staff on 10 May 2014 at the Amansari
Residence Resort, Johor. Themed “Retro Night Fever”, the event
saw the staff boogieing the night away to hits from the 40’s right
up to 90’s!
The guests were particularly captivated with the specially prepared
montage displaying activities and developments that had taken
place in the company over the past year. Executive Director Tan
Kean Hua and Chief Operating Officer Gurdev Singh took turns
to motivate the staff to aim for an excellent year ahead with their
inspiring speeches.
It was an evening to remember with entertaining stage
performances, stage games, the Best Dressed contest and lucky
draws. Long serving staff and top functional teams within the
company also received their due recognitions.
lood saves lives, and blood donation campaigns are ways
to bring together those who are willing to donate blood
to help those in need of blood.
MAKING MUD BALLS TO CLEAN DRAINS
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n a sunny Saturday morning on 17 May 2014, a group of 60 employees with their
family members joined hands to produce 3,000 mud balls – all in two hours! The
event, supported by the Seberang Perai
Municipal Council (“MPSP”), was initiated
by the Community Service team of IOI
Oleochemical, Prai to purify the polluted
drains nearby.
Encouraging Response
REGISTERED
ABLE DONOR
TESCO
181
155
PCOC
77
63
TOTAL
258218
The more blood we donate, the more lives we save. It is
our sincere hope that more such blood donation drives are
organized to save more lives.
Executive Director Tan Kean Hua (in blue)
officiating the event with the first mud ball.
The activity was aimed to instil awareness
among the participants on the importance
of preserving our nature, and they
appeared quite happy doing their bit for
the environment. The mud balls, which
help to break down sludge, were later
released into the drain.
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IOILC EUROPE PARTICIPATES
IN ALKMAAR CITY RUN BY NIGHT
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n 28 May 2014, 20 staff from IOI Loders Croklaan
Europe participated in the Alkmaar City Run by
Night.Their effort raised a considerable amount of money in
support of the company’s sponsorship for the “Move for MS
(Multiple Sclerosis)” foundation.
HAVING A
SWEET TOOTH
FOR SUCCESS
Working together to
craft the best business
proposal to help
customers achieve
commercial success.
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roducers in the confectionery segment are the largest and
most important group of customers for IOI Loders Croklaan for
specialty oils and fats products, such as Cocoa Butter Equivalents
(“CBE’s”), are used in chocolate fillings and confectionery coatings.
Well done to all!
Since the start of 2014, IOI LC Europe has been transformed into
a segment-based structure. And since then, a lot of its resources
are dedicated to the confectionery segment. On 23 april 2014,
all the commercial and technical personnel in the confectionery
group gathered for the Confectionery Campaign. The campaign
was dedicated to different important aspects of the confectionery
segment with the goal of preparing everyone to deliver the best
possible performance for their customers.
After a theoretical product training, the group moved to the Creative
Studio to experience how IOI LC products work in application to
customers’ products. Tasting the results was, of course, part of the
training.
The runners were cheered on by countless supporters, deejays
and drum bands as they participated in the 10 kilometre run
through the narrow streets of the old town of Alkmaar in
record-breaking time despite the downpour. Many of them
enjoyed a good run and broke many personal records. Fastest
man on the track was Patrick Appelman who covered the 10
kilometre run in 45:19 minutes, while Paula Hen emerged as
the fastest female runner with a record of 53:13 minutes.
Creating tasty morsels
in Creative Studio
“This day turned out to be a real success
and plenty of dedication was shown by all
the participants. This will definitely help us
in extending our expertise in the European
confectionery segment, now and in the future”.
At the end of the day, the group was divided into smaller teams to
conceptualise a real-time business scenario with all they had learnt.
Each team had to present their ideas and convince the jury of the
proposal they had prepared, after which a winner was chosen.
Maarten Goos
Segment Manager of Confectionery
A FUND-RAISING RECORD FOR
“MOVE FOR MS”
IOI
Loders Croklaan Europe
has been supporting
the “Move for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)”
foundation for the past three years by
raising funds through the participation
of employees in running, skating or
cycling events. Donations are made
based on the distance covered for each
sporting event.
This tradition was repeated on 15 May
2014 when Chief Operating Officer
Dr Loek Favre (standing on the left in
the photo) handed over a cheque for
2902.60 (donations raised for 2013)
to representatives of the foundation,
Marcel Koeleman and Fred Gebhart. The
money will be used to fund MS-related
research.
Dr Loek Favre also announced that
IOI LC Europe will continue with the
sponsorship in 2014. The company
strongly supports the goals of the “Move
for MS” foundation, and encourages
its employees to take part in sporting
activities as such.
Kids
decorating
cupcakes
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n 24 April 2014, IOI Loders Croklaan Americas had its third
annual Bring Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day.
Children from the ages of six to 17 began arriving at 7 am and
were treated to a breakfast of eggs and pancakes. While they ate,
our young guests used color markers to create designs on the back
of the T-Shirts they were given to wear for the event.
shown a refiner demonstration of coatings where they dipped rice
crispy treats into the different coatings available and sent it into the
cooling tunnel to harden. Over at the pilot plant, the children got
some hands-on experience putting their gloved hands into boxes of
different types of fats, so that they could see and feel the difference
first-hand.
After a brief welcome and introduction about the company by
Chief Operating Officer Bill Troy and a review of safety procedures
by Safety Manager Rick Gorshe, the children put on their hair nets,
lab coats and safety glasses and boarded a school bus to begin their
plant tour.The plant tour included a stop at the maintenance shop,
rail yard, the barge area, pack and fill area, the DEO control room
and the office building. The tour was designed so that each child
could see where his/her parent worked.
At the end of the day, the children were able to take home the treats
they made, and samples of products such as popcorn and pretzels,
as well as their souvenir hard hat and safety glasses. It was a busy
day for all the children as well as the employees and volunteers
who helped make this a memorable experience for the former.The
children claimed that they are already looking forward to coming
back for the next event!
They then headed to the Creative Studio for a hands-on activity –
which proved to be the children’s favorite part. They took part in
an icing demonstration where they taste-tested different frostings
and decorated cupcakes.
After lunch with their parents, it was back to the Creative Studio
where the R&D team did a demonstration using a homogeniser to
show how ice cream is made. Once the ice cream was made, all the
kids proceeded to make sundaes for their dessert. They also were
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wo workshops on foamy fillings were conducted at IOI Loders
Croklaan’s Creative Studio at Pasir Gudang, Johor for customers
interested in learning new ideas for product innovations.
Participants were also introduced to
refreshing flavors and different types of
fillings such as mousse and aerated which
are suitable for confectionery and bakery
applications.
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During the workshops, they developed artisanal products
which were then transformed to industrial-fit products. The
workshops were attended by participants from various
countries, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,Thailand,
Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Myanmar,
Philippines and Vietnam.
Technology and Development Applications
Manager Balachandar Selvamohan, together
with artisanal Chef Frederic Oger, an
executive pastry chef from France with more
than 15 years of experience in Chocolate and
Pastry, inspired participants during the twoday Foamy Fantasy Workshops held twice
in May and June 2014.The latter is currently a
Trainer in Pastry Arts Academy, Kuala Lumpur.
IOI MALL PUCHONG
WELCOMES
NEW TENANT
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Mall Puchong welcomed a new tenant on-board
when Malaysian Building Society Berhad (“MBSB”)
opened its Kids Fun Branch at the mall’s new wing on 6 April 2014.
Being the first of MBSB’s new concept branch, it offers shoppers
the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of financial services.
Children will also get to learn the benefits of saving and financial
management specially tailored to meet their needs and interests.
Located at Lot EF21 and EF22 on the First Floor, the MBSB Kids
Fun Branch also guarantees hassle-free banking experience for
those with families in tow for it has within its premises, a play
area to entertain children while adults tend to their financial
needs. Children aged between four and 12 will be able to interact
with their peers and participate in the many interesting activities
designed to promote financial literacy and awareness.
IOILC REACHES OUT TO
CHINA CUSTOMERS
Loders Croklaan was invited by Malaysian Palm
Oil Council (“MPOC”) to deliver a talk on the
latest specialty fats available for application in bakery products
at the Techno-Economic Seminar on Palm Specialty Fats on
15 May 2014.About 100 key producers of bakery products in China
attended the seminar in Shanghai, which also discussed the latest
research and development on palm oil available in the market.
IOI Loders Croklaan’s Application Technology and Development
Manager Balachandar Selvamohan presented two talks entitled
“Low-Trans Filling Fats for Bakery and Confectionery Products”
and “Low-Trans Coating Fats for Bakery and Confectionery”. The
two talks received tremendous feedback and applause from the
participants.
The Chinese government has enforced mandatory labelling on
products containing trans-fatty acids since early 2013. However,
food producers continue to face challenges in producing lowtrans products. As such, the talks delivered by IOI Loders Croklaan,
which is the market leader for low-trans products, were seen as
a refreshing insight into meeting their product demands for they
could now use the former’s wide range of coating and filling fats.
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Children having fun at the play area.
Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali
and Dato’ Ahmad Zaini
Othman (right) together
with Ronnie Aurther
Francis (left) posing with
the little superheroes.
MBSB Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali and President & Chief
Executive Officer Dato’ Ahmad Zaini Othman launched the Kids
Fun Branch in a grand ceremony which was attended by the mall’s
General Manager Ronnie Aurther Francis.
Interactive games to promote
financial literacy.
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ll eyes were on moms dressed in hot pink when the Putrajaya
Marriott Hotel paid tribute to mothers on Mother’s Day. The eventful
celebration began with moms being treated to a sumptuous lunch and
chocolates and carnations.
This was followed by an array of enjoyable activities for the whole family
such as Magic Show, Just for Kids DIY Arts and Crafts to make a Mother’s
Day card, Dress the Cake competition, Fastest Burger Eater contest and
Line Dancing competition.
T
he late 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, environmental activist
Professor Wangari Maathai once said,“You cannot protect the
environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and
you help them understand that these resources are their own, that
they must protect them.”
It is with the intention to empower people about their environment
that IOI Mall Kulai recently organised two events to raise public
awareness on environmental conservation in conjunction with the
World Environment Day 2014. The first one took place on 7 June
and for it, the mall collaborated with Malaysia-Singapore Vintage
Car Gathering to hold the “Environment Care Vintage Car
Ride” which saw 50 vintage cars making its way from IOI Kulai
Mall to Hutan Bandar where 50 Tecoma plants sponsored by the
mall were planted.
It was a successful celebration indeed as moms were given
the special attention they truly deserve.
For the second initiative, IOI Mall got students to participate
in the “Create Home Landscape Competition” which was
jointly-organised with Foon Yew High School, Kulaijaya. The
competition ran from 25 April to 16 June during which students
were encouraged to create eco-friendly home landscape. Winning
entries were later awarded cash prizes, medals and certificates.
T
he annually-held Mr IOI/Johor is a favourite
among the bodybuilder community in Johor.
This year’s event was no exception. It attracted 53
participants from 18 gyms in the southern state who
flexed their muscles all the way to the winning title!
The competition featured five categories – Junior
(aged 21 & below), Master (45 & above), Bantam
Weight (65kg & below), Welter Weight (75kg &
below) and Middle Weight (85 kg & below). Winners
of each category were awarded cash prizes and
medals.
Bodybuilder Hairul Izwan B Mohamad Aziz was
crowned the “Champion of the Champions”, and will
be representing Johor in the State Competition.
The highlight of the day was the Hot Pink Mom Runway
Show where moms showed off their fashion and catwalk
skills. Their husbands and family cheered them on in the
crowd, while some husbands held their wives’ hand and led
them to the stage.The Best Dressed Mom title went to Puan
Nur Balkish Ishak, who won the Grand Prize of a return
flight to Miri, Sarawak and a 3D/2N stay at Miri Marriott
Resort and Spa.
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utrajaya Marriott Hotel recently gave its guests a sneak preview of
what’s in store for buka puasa during this year’s month of Ramadan.
The Tuscany Restaurant’s al fresco dining area was transformed into a
contemporary marketplace to showcase the hotel’s signature Tujuh
Kawah section which features dishes such as Ikan Asam Pedas,
Daging Gulai Kawah and Gulai Rusa Tulang Rawan. New sections
of delights such as the Lok-Lok Truck and Kiddies Corner were also
introduced to the guests. .
The competition was jointly organised by the IOI
Mall Kulai, Persatuan Bina Badan dan Angkat Berat
Johor and Majlis Sukan Negeri Johor.
Other popular stations include the Durian Galore stall and the
à la minute pasta station where guests watched chefs in action as
they prepared pasta dishes.The Dessert Station proved to be just
as popular with its durian- and kurma-inspired creations such as
the durian cheesecake and the chilled kurma smoothies.
While enjoying their meals, guests were entertained by a lively
ghazal band which played a mix of traditional music and
contemporary songs. The relaxed and cozy atmosphere for a
good conversation under the stars while sipping sirap bandung
or eating local fruits will be an ideal setting for a perfect buka
puasa session in this month of Ramadan. Selamat Berbuka
Puasa!
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AT PALM GARDEN HOTEL
P
alm Garden Hotel recently went all out to pamper parents
through its two events held in conjunction with Mother’s Day
and Father’s Day. On 11 May 2014, 130 guests savoured the “Mother’s
Day” hi-tea prepared by Executive Chef Ibrahim and his team. They
were treated to specialty dishes such as pan seared prawn with
pasta, roast lamb, Hainanese chicken rice and many more.While the
children prepared “Mother’s Day” cards, the mothers enjoyed a
complimentary 10-minute shoulder massage. They later used their
culinary skills to prepare Pasta Carbonara during the Masterchef
session to win a night’s stay at the hotel’s Orchid Room.
Similarly, fathers were also showered with special attention during
the “Father’s Day” hi-tea celebration on 15 June 2014. The shoulder
massage was much appreciated by the fathers, who proceeded to
sportingly participate in zany challenges ala “Fear Factor” style!
They were visibly touched when they received handmade cards
from their children.
Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Father’s Day to all parents!
PGGC TURNS TWO!
Tan Sri Dato’ Lee (third from left)
cutting the cake with Chin (in suit)
and distinguished guests.
T
o commemorate Palm Garden Golf Club’s (“PGGC”) second
anniversary, the club organised a Golf Tournament on 30 April
2014 for media and industry associates. OI Group Executive Chairman
Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng, PGGC General Manager Brandon Chin
and several distinguished corporate leaders and friends joined in to
grace the occasion.
As expected, playing slots were quickly taken up and more than 50
golfers had to be placed on the waiting list. On the day itself, 108
golfers including guests from the media and industry associates
participated in the tournament, which however, had to be abandoned
halfway due to bad weather. Golfers were then entertained with
music by “The Strollers” while they enjoyed their food and drinks.
Many also walked away with prizes given through a lucky draw to
cap off a memorable day.
Happy second birthday to PGGC!
PGGC was the first golf club to
organize the six balls per flight
tournament in Malaysia.
PALM GARDEN HOTEL AT
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alm Garden Hotel was recently appointed as
the Smart Partner for Floria Putrajaya 2014,
Malaysia’s annual flower and garden festival.
As the appointed Smart Partner, the hotel hosted
a media preview, led by Putrajaya Corporation
president Tan Sri Aseh Che Mat, on the opening
day of the festival. Palm Garden Hotel also served a
wide selection of local and international delicacies
such as spaghetti bolognese, fried mee mamak, yong
chow fried rice, fruit rojak and many more at its IOI
Heliconia Café which was set up along the scenic lake.
Thai Chef Seeri demonstrates the preparation of “Som
Tam” (Thai Mango Salad) dish which was covered by
Selamat Pagi Malaysia.
The annual flower and garden festival, held for the seventh time
since 2007, was organised by Putrajaya Corporation and took place
from 14 to 22 June this year at Precinct 3. Some 200 local and
international landscape designers took part in the festival which
included as its highlights garden displays, floral arrangement
demonstrations, flower sale, gardening workshops, horticultural
market, arts and crafts sale etc.
Tan Sri Aseh Che Mat being welcomed by the
Palm Garden team to IOI Heliconia Café.
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Yayasan TSLSC’s Special
Outing Treat for PKIK
111 YAA RECIPIENTS
REWARDED BY
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his year, a total of 111 students received the Young
Achievers’ Awards (“YAA”) from Yayasan Tan Sri Lee
Shin Cheng (Yayasan TSLSC) which came with cash prizes,
plaques and certificates worth RM47,150 in recognition of their
excellent results in UPSR, PMR, SPM, O-Levels, STPM, A-Levels,
Unified Examination Certificate (“UEC”) and South Australian
Matriculation (“SAM”) examinations. Awards given also took
into consideration the students’ active participation in extracurricular activities.
IOI Oleochemical, Prai
On 31 May 2014, 32 children received the YAA from Executive
Director Tan Kean Hua. He welcomed the students and their parents,
and congratulated them on their achievements. A motivational
programme too was held for the YAA recipients to inspire them to
reach greater heights in the future.
An award presentation ceremony was held for 28 recipients
at the Palm Garden Hotel on 3 May 2014. The event started
off with the screening of IOI Group’s corporate video. IOI
Corporation Berhad’s Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Lee Yeow
Chor then gave the opening speech, acknowledging Yayasan
TSLSC’s commitment in motivating young students to strive for
excellence. In congratulating the students, he gently reminded
them to always be thankful for the sacrifices and support of their
parents.
Dato’ Lee presented the awards to recipients who did well
in their UPSR and PMR examinations, while the rest of the
recipients received their awards from Yayasan TSLSC’s Executive
Director Datin Joanne Wong.
Motivational speakers, Pn Jamilah Samian and En Ahmad Fakhri
Hamzah, then engaged the young students in a lively session
which included inspirational stories, videos and activities that
were designed to encourage them to live their dreams and
achieve their goals in life.
The students also drew inspiration from the success story of
Priyanikha Jayakumar (STPM Gold Award), which was delivered
on her behalf by her brother as she was away for further studies
at Imperial College London. The award presentation ceremony
ended with a delicious buffet lunch at Palms Café.
IOI Pan-Century, Pasir Gudang
On 5 June 2014, 14 children received the YAA from Chief Operating
Officer Gurdev Singh at IOI Pan-Cen’s Excellence Centre. Parents
witnessed the proud moment and shared in their children’s joy.
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n 19 April 2014, a total of 72 members from Persatuan KanakKanak Istimewa Kajang, Selangor (“PKIK”) were taken
on a fun outing to IOI Mall Puchong courtesy of Yayasan Tan Sri
Lee Shin Cheng (“Yayasan TSLSC”) as part of its Corporate Social
Responsibility (“CSR”) initiative.
The PKIK members, ranging from five to 47 years old, arrived with
their parents and caregivers at 10 am in two chartered busses and
were warmly welcomed by Yayasan TSLSC’s Executive Director
Datin Joanne Wong.“Fun” was the theme of the day as they happily
participated in games that saw them being dressed up in the
quickest time by their loved ones and sorting out the colours of
M&M candies in the fastest time. Squeals of delight could be heard
as they participated in the final game of ‘Balloon Run and Relay’.
No faces were left disappointed since Datin Joanne Wong presented
gifts to the winners and all the participants. “PKIK is doing a
wonderful job in providing for its members’ developmental
needs and ensuring they are given a chance at normal living.
We are happy that with our Yayasan volunteers, we could put
smiles on these beautiful faces. Today is a very special day for
them!”, said Datin Joanne Wong.
Later the PKIK members were treated to brunch at the nearby
Pizza Hut where they also received goodie bags. The fun day
was memorably capped off with the movie screening of “RIO
2” at IOI Mall Puchong’s Golden Screen Cinemas.
PKIK is a centre that was set up in June 1995 to provide
learning and developmental support to children with learning
disabilities such as Down Syndrome and Attention-Deficit
Disorder (“ADD”) in order to enable them to live independent
and meaningful lives.
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TRIPS TO
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS,
SINGAPORE/
LEGOLAND
K
elab Keluarga IOI (“KKIOI”) organised a 2D/1N trip to
Universal Studios in Singapore for 40 of its members and
their families on 7 June 2014. Despite an afternoon downpour,
everyone enjoyed a day of thrilling rides, shows and attractions
that are based on blockbusters such as “Transformers”, “The
Mummy”, “Shrek”, “Madagascar”, “Jurassic Park” and more.
On the same day, 43 other KKIOI members and their families
went for a family holiday at Malaysia’s first international theme
park – Legoland Malaysia Resort in Johor. With more than 70 lego
models, 20 thrilling slides plus shows and attractions, the water
park provided a relaxing family retreat for the children and their
parents.
Both trips were completed with a shopping spree at Johor’s finest
shopping outlet, Johor Premium Outlet. After the wonderful
experience buying discounted branded items, everyone was eager
to have a good meal and return home for a good night’s rest.

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