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At the heart of LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort lies the much-loved miniature replicas of Asia’s iconic landmarks – the Cambodian Angkor Wat, Indian Taj Mahal and Hoi An in Vietnam among others– which everyone loves.  Intricately constructed with tiny plastic bricks,have you ever wondered how these replicas are created? Where are they made? Who are the masterminds behind these miniature models? 

The answers lie in Merlin Magic Making Studios (MMM) – the Global Creative Division for rides & attraction development, also known as the magic behind all LEGOLAND®parks. It is here where teams of locally trained LEGO® model builders work closely together to recreate iconic building and scenes with just LEGO® bricks. This extensive process consists of surveying locations, computer rendering, construction of the models and post production to ensure the integrity of the model is preserved. With over 900 million different brick combinations, the only limit is your imagination when it comes to the world of LEGO®.

LEGOLAND® Malaysia Miniland is home to many miniature replicas of Asian iconic landmarks. Constructed using more than 30 million LEGO® bricks, these include the Great Wall of China, Thailand’s Wat Arun and our very own Johor Majestic Palace. The Johor Bahru cluster, comprising of 323m2, is a unique feature of LEGOLAND®Malaysia Resort and its creation involved a total of 35 LEGO® builders over the course of 14000 hours. More than 1.4 million bricks were also used to create notable landmarks such as the Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim & Masjid Jamek Sultan Abu Bakar. Visitors can expect an enhancement of the Johor Bahru cluster coming their way, including the construction of the iconic bustling scenes of Jalan Dhoby, Johor Bazaar and the old Chinese temple.

The Malaysian Chapter of MMM was first incorporated in January 2009 in Gelang Patah to meet the developmental needs of LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort. Since then, the studio has expanded to house more than 60 employees whose work extends worldwide to even LEGOLAND® Dubai and LEGOLAND® Japan.  Its strong foundation, strategic location and abundant resource of local talents have made it the perfect choice to be transformed into the Asia hub to support the growing demand for LEGO® models in the region. The new hub will be located in I-Park, Indahpura, Kulai, with increased capacity to include over 100 employees by 2020, in order to support the growing demand for LEGO® models in the region.

What are you waiting for? Come and marvel at how our expert builders turn bricks into the different Wonders of Asia at Miniland in LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort. Packed with awesome events and activities throughout the year, LEGOLAND® Malaysia is the perfect holiday destination for families all year around. For further information on promotions and activities, visit LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort’s official website www.LEGOLAND.my, and stay connected with LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort’s social handles (Facebook & Instagram) to find out more.

Dutch Sailmaker Upgrades with New High Speed Automated CNC Cutting Machine

De Vries Maritiem is one of the oldest but also one of the most modern sail makers in Europe. Employing 16 skilled staff, the company makes a range of sailing products including sails for boats ranging from small dingies to large yachts, spray hoods, Biminis and cushions.

Managing director Ruben Hoekstra said, “We manufacture products using a wide range of materials from canvas and woven polymers to modern composite materials like Dyneema. We purchased a Blackman and White cutter about 16 years ago, which has been in operation for up to 8 hours every day. While it did an excellent job, the cutting bed was only 5 metres long. As modern sails can be much larger, we needed to update to a more modern machine with a much larger cutting bed and it allowed us to update the pattern cutting software to improve our efficiency.”

De Vries Maritiem upgraded to the latest Orion high speed automated CNC cutting machine with a 1.6 metre by 10.0 metre cut area. The new machine in comparison to their previous system is more accurate, faster and was designed for ease of use. The machine was supplied with a complete vacuum system for holding the sail cloth and materials in place during the cutting process. The vacuum system consists of premium grade tables with internal aluminium honeycomb support, vacuum pipework and a powerful vacuum pump.

Hoekstra added, “The old machine had 2 separate control boxes with many cables which were prone to damage and it also required a separate computer to calculate nesting patterns. The new machine is more robust, totally self-contained with just a single Internet cable and mains supply, so is a more compact and solid machine. The new software has additional functionalities. For example, when the cutter is running, we can then use the nesting software to calculate the best layout for other products and save the files for future use which saves a lot of production time. As the software is automatic, it’s very easy to use, which means other staff can use it so we can do more jobs, increase productivity with the same number of staff.”

WORKING VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS II OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, HIS EXCELLENCY DATO SERI SETIA HAJI ERYWAN BIN PEHIN DATU PEKERMA JAYA HAJI MOHD YUSOF

The Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof will undertake a working visit to Putrajaya, Malaysia on 30 October 2018. His Excellency Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam as well as from other agencies.

During the visit, His Excellency Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan is scheduled to meet his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah to follow up on bilateral issues and cooperation which have been discussed by leaders of both countries during YAB Prime Minister’s visit to Brunei Darussalam on
2 – 3 September 2018.

The meeting will also provide opportunity for both sides to further strengthen bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Femina Physical Therapy Reinvents Girls Night Out

Women’s health physical therapist Heather Jeffcoat wants to talk to women about sex and pelvic health. But instead of discussing their concerns in a medical office with a paper gown, she is inviting them to an LA nightclub and pouring drinks.

Girls Night Out: Better Sexual And Pelvic Health is scheduled for Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Crocker Club in Downtown Los Angeles. The educational and social event will feature Jeffcoat, the founder of Femina Physical Therapy, and other Los Angeles-based experts including human sexuality expert, Dr. Emily Morse (Sex With Emily podcast) and female sexual medicine expert Dr. Lisa Valle, D.O. (Oasis Women’s Sexual Function Center).

Following their seminar covering a range of female sexuality and pelvic health considerations, speakers will answer attendee questions over drinks and appetizers. Jeffcoat hopes the historic venue, food and drinks, gift bags, and raffle prizes will set the backdrop for the discussions she hopes to facilitate.

“It’s becoming increasingly important to facilitate these important discussions on women’s pelvic and sexual health in a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere,” she says. “This event encourages women to bring up the questions they were always too afraid to ask, to the experts that can address them.”

Tickets for the event, sponsored by Viveve and others, are available at https//:feminapt.com/media-content/events/girls-night-out-2018. Reserved booth seating is available for groups of up to 12 women. Unreserved seating options are also available. Topics will include normal and abnormal bladder, bowel and sexual function, treatment options, partner considerations and tips on communicating with your providers and your partner. These disorders affect up to 43% of women at some point in their lives.

Femina Physical Therapy is a specialized women’s health physical therapy practice in partnership with Fusion Wellness and Physical Therapy, dedicated to treating female patients during pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, athletic injuries and offers birth prep services. Offices are located in Beverly Hills, CA, Sherman Oaks, CA and La Canada-Flintridge, CA. Founder Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, is also the author of Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve, a book for women with vaginismus, vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome and other painful sex conditions. She is available for media inquiries regarding the event, or female pelvic medicine topics, including November is Bladder Health Awareness Month.

Alignment Simple Solutions Awarded Outstanding Achievement in Innovative Manufacturing 2018 EDPA Innovation Awards

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama’s 2018 “imerge” event awarded funds to winners of an Alabama Launchpad startup pitch competition and honored industry leaders with EDPA’s annual Innovation Awards.

Attendees also networked over food and drink as EDPA transformed the covered parking area of its office on First Avenue South into a pop-up performance venue.

Alignment Simple Solutions products have grown from one solution for weekend racers and DIYers into a full line of solutions from all automotive industry from passenger vehicles to fleet and military. Having sold in over 105 countries to date, it is well known that this Alabama start up is here to stay and continuing to develop products to fill the needs of the automotive industry.

"We are grateful for all of the support we have received from the State of Alabama, the EDPA, Alabama International Trade Council, SBDA, PTAC and so many others," stated Gary Gann, inventor and patent holder of QuickTrick products.

In early 2018, Alignment Simple Solutions was awarded their first GSA MAS award contract to supply Military and Government agencies with the various QuickTrick product solutions.

"The recognition and partnerships we have gained along the way have been invaluable to our growth and strategy for the future. With industry asking us for solutions, we are able to innovate as needed and stick with the successes for our customers. We have even manufactured a custom system for Fighter jets tire alignment. The sky is the limit," Tess Winningham, CEO and co-founder added.

Alignment Simple Solutions is the recipient of numerous awards dating back to 2012 and the Governor's Excellence Award. Since then the small manufacturer has graduated from the entrepreneurial incubator Innovation Depot, been awarded funds from Alabama Launchpad, received a Global Media Award, featured in Global Trade Magazine and numerous other awards and nominations.

About Alignment Simple Solutions, LLC

Parent company Alignment Simple Solutions, a WOSB, manufactures QuickTrick™ Products; US made portable and compact alignment measuring systems for fleet & consumer vehicles. Alignment Simple Solutions is committed to manufacturing quality products, providing jobs in the US and giving back to the community at large. The company is a Graduate of the 2015 Class of Emerging Leaders Course (SBA), recipient of the SEMA New Products Global Media Award (2014), ATN Lead certificate graduate (2013), Alabama Launchpad Award (2014) awardee and the Governor’s Excellence Award (2012). Patent Issued: #9435627

For more information, visit www.alignmentsimplesolutions.com and www.quicktrickalignment.com

AIG Malaysia Shares The Blessings With Online Campaign On Lazada

AIG Malaysia launched its Share the Blessings campaign, a donation drive where all sales proceeds from the purchase of any of its products on Lazada in the month of July 2018 will be donated to Community Policing Malaysia.

Speaking at the Raya Open House with the residents of Kampung Seri Aman in Puchong, AIG Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Antony Lee shared that this is an extension of its #AIGJagaYou campaign, aimed at innovating the way AIG engages with all its stakeholders. The word “jaga” is derived from Bahasa Malaysia, which simply means to care for.



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“We originally initiated the Share the Blessings donation drive to inculcate Jaga attitude amongst our staff and to encourage them to care for and give back to the community. It triggered such an emotional response that our staff suggested we extend the drive to include our customers and members of the public through a campaign on Lazada,” explained Lee.

“The act of providing insurance services to help our customers prepare for the unexpected and give them protection from financial catastrophe is, in essence, how AIG Jaga its customers. We are honored to be able to extend this Jaga concept and enable our customers to donate to a worthy cause while AIG continues to care for their insurance needs. Having our store on Lazada makes this process easy, convenient and accessible as you can purchase the products anywhere, any time with any of your internet-ready devices,” he added.

Throughout the Share the Blessings campaign period i.e. 2-31 July, 100% of the proceeds from all AIG insurance products purchased on Lazada will go to Community Policing Malaysia (CPM), a non-profit organization known for its work with the less fortunate and hardcore poor. Customers may choose any of these products, depending on their needs: Travel Insurance, Snatch Theft Insurance or Active Lifestyle Care.

This marks the second collaboration between AIG Malaysia and CPM, the first one being the provision of motor insurance by AIG Malaysia to CPM’s Ambulans 10sen fleet last December. It is a first responder unit comprising three (3) ambulances manned by 6 full time employees and two volunteers. Embodying the same Jaga spirit, Ambulans 10sen is used to aid accident victims, transport the poor and the ill to the hospital and to render first aid and basic medical services to in-home patients such as wound cleaning and dressing. The charge? That’s right, it’s 10sen.

CPM is founded in 2007 by Mr. Kuan Chee Heng, or fondly known as Uncle Kentang. What started out as a provider of free educational and training materials to assist community volunteers to set up patrol groups in their neighborhood, CPM has expanded its activities to provide humanitarian services to the community such as Ambulans 10sen, Library 10sen, Rumah 1 Ringgit, emergency food and medical assistance, neighborhood patrol and search and rescue mission for missing persons. The association now has 130,000 members nationwide.

“CPM consists of ordinary citizens, retired police officers and everyone who cares for the safety and well-being of the community. In today’s fast-moving world, sometimes we forget to look to our left and right to see if our neighbors have food on the table for their families tonight, or if someone is sick but is unable to go to the hospital because he doesn’t have any money. We need to Jaga each other and I thank AIG for coming forward with its Share the Blessings campaign so that members of the public can participate. I believe together we can care for the society that we live in,” remarked Uncle Kentang.

When asked about the significance of charging 10sen or RM1 for the services that CPM provides, Uncle Kentang explained that it is to allow the poor to maintain their dignity as they are paying for the services rather than getting a handout.

Also present at the Hari Raya Open house was Lazada Malaysia’s Chief Executive Officer Christophe Lejeune.

“In the last 6 years, Lazada has become the number one e-commerce player in Malaysia. A big part of this is due to brands such as AIG, who uses the platform in innovative and inclusive ways to provide customers with not just a great shopping experience, but also the opportunity to connect with and give back to the society. We applaud AIG Malaysia and CPM on this Share the Blessings campaign, and we hope this will serve as a catalyst for more Jaga initiatives on Lazada in the future."

To participate in the Share the Blessings campaign on Lazada, go to: bit.ly/AIGLazadaSTB

AIG Malaysia also accepts donation in term of goods such as articles of clothing, hygiene and personal care items, books and canned foods (non-perishables). The public is advised to pack, seal and label the items in boxes and to hand them over to AIG representatives at its headquarters in Menara Worldwide, Bukit Bintang.

Please contact CorporateCommunications@aig.com for more information.

Marcus Evans Brings in Experts to Reshape the Future of Africa

Marcus Evans proudly presents the 2nd Annual GRC Africa: The Paradigm Shift happening in Cape Town, South Africa from 10th – 12th July. The conference will be bringing highly experience industry experts, world renowned thought leaders and an award winning trainer who are coming together under one platform to share and debate latest insights related to government, risk and compliance.

Featuring experts exploiting application of data analytics and technology to re-enhance GRC activities and changing the way organisations operate in Africa. Marcus Veerangaloo, Chief Advisor Information Security Group IT Strategy Execution Architecture & Risk (SEAR) at Eskom who is presenting at the event shared that “GRC technologies itself is a set of processes and practices that aims to manage the risks within business with the use of technologies.”

The annual event will be chaired by Professor Meryvn King, Chairman King Committee, South Africa and Seamus Gillen, Governance Advisor, Leading Thinker and Founder Director, Value Alpha Limited, United Kingdom.

Also, featuring experienced line up of speakers such as Martins Ogbolu Group Executive Head: Risk and Compliance Vodacom, South Africa; Delicia Kgage Chief Risk Officer, Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, South Africa; Deshni Subbiah Chief Risk Officer Liberty Group, South Africa; Zaahir Elias Chief Audit Executive, OMNIA Group, South Africa; Thomas Eshun General Manager of Legal West and Central Africa MultiChoice, West and Central Africa; Melvin Yogolingam Head of Fraud Risk Management and Group Physical Security Governance FirstRand Bank, South Africa; Chantel Reddiar Director: Governance, Risk and Compliance Woolworths, South Africa; Scott French Chief Compliance Officer GE Energy, South Africa; Denzil Kruger Chief Risk Officer Northern Cape Economic Development, Trade and Investment Agency, South Africa and many more.

“The user will be exposed to a new way at looking at GRC Platforms – where it has evolved into an Integrated Risk Management approach especially with the evolution of Cyber Security into Digital Security,” shared Marcus.

Marcus will speaking on the top trending security issues and also guide GRC professionals in implementing data analytics and risk modelling to enhance GRC activities by choosing the right GRC technologies on day one of the conference in Cape Town.

FLASH MOB IRM PAPAR ISU KEMANUSIAAN GLOBAL

Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) melancarkan Kempen #SalamRamadan 1439H di pusat beli belah MyTown, Cheras hari ini sempena menyambut bulan Ramadan yang bakal tiba. Majlis pelancaran yang disempurnakan oleh Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif IRM, Zairulshahfuddin Zainal Abidin itu bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan mengenai kempen Ramadan yang dijalankan disamping untuk meningkatkan kesedaran orang ramai terhadap isu kemanusiaan global yang acapkali berlaku.

“Melalui kempen ini, IRM menyasar kutipan dana sebanyak RM10 juta untuk pelbagai sektor bantuan seperti Kesihatan, Makanan, Pendidikan, Air, Sanitasi & Kebersihan, Perlindungan, Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) serta Anak Yatim,” ujar Zairulshahfuddin Dalam majlis pelancaran itu, satu persembahan flash mob oleh kakitangan serta sukarelawan IRM berjaya memikat perhatian orang awam yang mengunjungi pusat beli belah tersebut melalui sketsa kemanusiaan yang ditonjolkan.

“Apa yang cuba disampaikan oleh IRM melalui persembahan tarian kilas (flash mob) yang diadakan adalah mengenai kepentingan bersedekah dan impaknya. “Situasi yang dipaparkan pula merangkumi pelbagai sektor seperti bencana gempa bumi, kemarau dan kebuluran serta pendidikan,” tambah Zairulshahfuddin.

Kempen #SalamRamadan IRM tahun ini memberi impak kepada 63,000 penerima manfaat di Malaysia dan 3.4 juta penerima manfaat di luar negara melalui pelbagai projek; Pek Makanan Ramadan, mySedekah, Projek Tempatan, Projek Antarabangsa, Kecemasan, Wakaf, Al-Yateem dan lain-lain.

Majlis pelancaran hari ini turut mendapat sokongan pihak MyTown dan Santai Penyet.

PRUDENTIAL LAUNCHES SECOND EDITION OF PRUDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP INDEX

Family and finances are inextricably linked. They can either be a source of strength and self-sufficiency, or a cause for worry in the event of financial instability. In the pursuit of deeper insights into relationships and finances, Prudential has launched the second edition of its Prudential Relationship Index (PRI 2017), a year after the inaugural report was launched. Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad’s Chief Brand Officer, Fiona Liao said, “PRI 2017 reveals that Malaysians are as concerned about their finances as they are about their relationships. We are keen to share insights from our study with customers and continue to tailor our financial products and services to help enrich their lives and enable them to build stronger relationships.” “Findings show that more Malaysians feel their partners are working on their relationship more in 2017 (79%) compared with 2016 (69%),” Liao said. “By identifying key drivers and influences, the PRI offers real understanding into key relationships in our lives, paving the way for greater relationship satisfaction for people in the country.”