Sealy Malaysia, the leading provider of high-performance and luxury mattress with patented technology opened a new boutique in the Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

SEALY Malaysia latest boutique opened to accommodate growth and leverage the area’s diverse high income individuals and households.

In addition to the Bangsar, USJ, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, the new boutique in Ampang supports the company’s growth strategy.

“We are excited to add our presence to the affluent Ampang neighborhood”, commented Country Manager, Derek Yeoh. “We hope the new boutique of the Ampang branch will provide the convenience for the residents who live and work in Ampang area.

A good night sleep is the best investment that money can buy and we invite everyone to stop by and tour the branch to experience Sealy’s exquisite mattresses”

Sealy’s recent launch Posturepedic® Aspire Collection also extends the range of Posturepedic® mattresses. The latest arrival of the exclusive Sealy Posturepedic® Aspire collection mattress in Malaysia is also now available in Ampang Boutique

In a Sealy Posturepedic® mattress, it all starts with our SRxˡˡ® support system – the core of
everything in a Sealy mattress. Titanium alloy coils are strong, resilient and durable and are wound in a graduated structure.

The Aspire collection features the technology central to Sealy Posturepedic® – correct support with the SRxˡˡ® spring system and SmarTex® fabric treatment. The Aspire collection also boasts two additional features.

UniCased® edge creates a stable sleep surface and reduces motion transfer. And in the centre third of the mattress, ComfortCore® which moulds and conforms to the lower back, where it’s needed most. The Aspire® Collection price starts from RM8,490.

A Good Night’s Sleep Keeps Your Body Healthy

We spend a third of our lives in bed. And good physical and mental health depends on deep, uninterrupted sleep.

During that time, our body’s energy supplies are replenished, and our muscles recover and recharge. And we undertake critical mental processing from the day that’s been. To achieve the best possible sleep, you need a good quality mattress.

A good mattress should come with correct support and pressure-relieving comfort. Correct support is about achieving the ideal spinal alignment.

Your sleeping position should allow you to be relaxed, with muscles in a neutral position. And pressure-relieving comfort assists in reducing the body’s need to toss and turn overnight. A good mattress helps you wake up feeling great.

Investing in a good quality mattress is one of the best investment you can make.

The Ampang boutique is located at
363 & 363A, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
03-4266 3863
Open 11am – 8pm Monday through Sunday

Sealy Malaysia

Sealy Malaysia creates exceptional mattresses that have solidify the top spot in the premium luxury mattress category.

Tested and trialed by millions people worldwide, Sealy’s continuous efforts in Research & Technology Innovation to understand the nature of sleep allows us to craft products that provides best support and comfort for first class sleep.

Sealy’s continuous innovation and research in providing the best mattresses in the industry has made them the preferred mattress around the world. With our Posturepedic® mattresses combination in support, comfort and durability, your will experience what sleeping first class would be like with Sealy. Because you deserved the best. For more info visit www.sealy.com.my

Malaysia Airports, owned Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISGIA) recently opened its new domestic boarding hall, thus increasing the airport capacity from 33 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 41 mppa.

ISGIA, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airports since 2015 and is also the second largest airport in Turkey.

The new boarding hall which was constructed at the cost of EUR26 million was the first link in the chain of investment projects in ISGIA’s tenth year of operations.

The new 26,000 sqm boarding hall features four new aerobridges, 1,000 square metres of shopping area, as well as comfortable waiting lounges and prayer rooms. The new boarding hall was officiated by Prof. Ismail Demir, President of Turkey Defense Industry and Istanbul Governor, Vasip Sahin.

Ersel Goral, CEO of ISGIA said that ISGIA has taken major steps in meeting the evolving needs of Turkey’s rapidly growing tourism industry.

“For seven consecutive years from 2009 to 2016, we were recognized as Europe’s fastest-growing airport in terms of number of passengers.

“We expect to register 33.0 million passenger traffic movements this year, which will represent a 9-fold growth over the last ten years,” he said.

For the first half of 2018, we are already registering double-digit growth of 12% compared to the same period last year, increasing to 16.2 million passenger traffic movements,” Göral added when speaking about the new terminal building that has been fully operational since 31 July 2018.

From January to June 2018, International passenger traffic movements increased by 13% to 5.2 million and domestic passenger traffic movements 12%, to 11.0 million. Aircraft movements had also by 7%, to 106,631 movements during the same period.

Ersel had also added that ISGIA had received many other accolades in the last decade, the most recent being ranked 8th in the world for its on-time performance making it the only Turkish airport to be among the top ten.

ISGIA is also looking forward to the opening of its second runway which is currently being constructed by the Turkish government and is expected to become operational by the end of 2019.

The second runway will allow the airport to handle up to 80 flight movements per hour, doubling its present capacity. Future developments to the airport will also ultimately increase the airport system’s capacity to beyond 60 mppa by 2021.

As a destination preferred by the likes of Emirates, Qatar Airways, Fly Dubai, and Air Arabia, and also a hub for both Turkish Airlines and Pegasus to fly to more and more destinations, the airport keeps expanding its scope in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

On top of this, the new subway line linking the airport to the Pendik-Kadikoy subway line is expected to be completed at the beginning of next year. This direct connection will shorten the travelling time from ISGIA, which is located on the Asian side, to Taksim on the European side of Istanbul, to 45 minutes.

Present during the event was also Dato’ Mohd Izani Ghani, the chairman of the ISGIA Board as well as a Malaysia Airports board member. ISGIA is significant contributor to Malaysia Airports’ overseas growth strategy.

The airport operator group will continue to reap benefits from its investments in Istanbul as ISGIA continues its organic growth. Also present at the event was Pendik Mayor, Kenan Sahin.

Stand a chance to win original autographed Football Jerseys or Football Boots by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar JR and more from now until August 15, 2018.

THE Football Fever continues at Caltex®, as Chevron Malaysia Limited, which carries the Caltex® brand, announced a nationwide campaign curated especially for die-hard football fans.

The campaign began recently and is in conjunction with the 2018 World Cup held in Russia, where customers stand a chance to win exclusive autographed jerseys and football boots by Neymar JR (Brazil), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Dele Alli (England), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Luis Suarez (Uruguay).

From now until August 15, 2018, customers need only spend RM30 on a fuel transaction in a single receipt at Caltex® stations nationwide to stand a chance to win these exclusive merchandises. A total of 28 lucky winners will be selected at the end of the campaign.

To excite more football fans across the nation, Caltex® has also announced a social media contest. The first-round winner recently took home a pair of autographed Lionel Messi Boots.

Round two of the social media contest is still on-going until this 15 August 2018, with the winner bringing home an autographed Neymar JR Jersey. The winners from the social media contest are selected based on the most creative picture and accompanying caption.

Caltex® believes just like the World Cup which is one of the most sustained sporting events, the sustainability for engines are a priority to the brand. Caltex® has continuously proven time and time again that the brand’s quality products are able to provide maximum protection and deliver first-class performance for engines.

Jeff Tan, Deputy General Manager of Chevron Malaysia Limited is quoted as saying, “The values of World Cup and the strength of the football players resonate deeply with us.

Just like football players, we are determined to go the extra mile to ensure that we score a goal; in this case, to ensure our engine fuels pack a punch against friction, wear and sludge deposits in your vehicle’s engine, for a better, smoother and worry-free ride.”

“Here at Caltex®, we constantly seek out methods to strengthen relationships with our customers, to make certain they have a great journey, no matter near or far.

As the World Cup was one of the key events that unite people from all walks of life, we decided to leverage on it as a way to bring people together and to give customers a little form of reward for their never-ending support for the Caltex® brand.”

For more information on Caltex® and its products, please visit www.caltex.com/my or follow their social media at https://www.facebook.com/Caltex.Malaysia/ for the latest updates.

LG Labs to Drive Evolution of Advanced AI Technologies Across Multiple Touchpoints

LG Electronics Inc (LG) is poised to define the future of artificial intelligence (AI) for consumers and businesses in the years ahead with the establishment of a major new AI research presence in North America in collaboration with leaders in academia and start-ups.

This week marks the launch of the new LG Electronics AI Research Lab in Canada, an extension of the newly expanded LG Silicon Valley AI Lab in Santa Clara, California.

Supporting LG’s vision of AI as a key future growth engine, the North American labs further enhance LG’s global research capabilities, which include AI labs in South Korea, India and Russia.

In addition, LG is entering into a new research partnership with the University of Toronto, which is recognized worldwide for its AI and machine learning expertise, particularly in the area of deep learning.

“AI will ultimately touch everybody’s lives, transforming the way we live, work and play,” said LG Electronics President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. I.P. Park.

“Early implementations of AI in connected devices today are setting the stage for tomorrow’s smart cities, smart homes, smart businesses and smart devices, all with capabilities that no one has even dreamed of yet.” He said the North American labs and LG’s research partnership with the University of Toronto will play a key role in developing source technologies defining that future.

Under its five-year, multi-million-dollar research partnership with the University of Toronto, LG will build on its Open Platform-Open Partnership-Open Connectivity strategy to expand the AI ecosystem.

The new lab will capitalize on the expertise of researchers at the University of Toronto who will now have the opportunity to work collaboratively with LG’s growing US and Canadian AI R&D teams. Complementing this work, LG intends to collaborate with and invest in North American start-ups.

University of Toronto President Meric Gertler views LG as an exciting new partner for AI research. “The University of Toronto looks forward to partnering with an innovative global company like LG as our researchers continue to advance the boundaries of artifi-cial intelligence.

The presence of such leading, multi-national firms in our innovation ecosystem strengthens opportunities for our faculty, students and start-up companies across a whole range of disciplines.”

Echoing President Gertler’s views, Dr Park said, “AI solutions based on deep learning will revolutionize how we interact with the world around us, in new seamless ways that use contextual data from things like biometrics, emotions, gestures and of course voice.”

He went on to explain the three main pillars of LG’s AI strategy:

“The first is the ability to evolve with time, so the more you use our products, the better they evolve to meet your specific needs.

The second is the ability to integrate AI into diverse touchpoints – to have a seamless, consistent user experience across the entire LG product portfolio, from connected appliances and TVs to connected cars and smartphones.

The third is openness; our strategy is to provide the best AI experience for LG customers, leveraging the complementary capabilities of leading partners across the ecosystem,” Dr. Park explained.

RHB Islamic Bank Berhad (RHB Islamic) has partnered Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) to drive the Waqf (Islamic endowment) funds as part of MyWakaf initiative.

THE initiative is in support of Bank Negara Malaysia’s strategic programme which brings together the Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) members on a collective basis with State Islamic Religious Councils (SIRC) to establish, collect, manage and invest in Waqf-based funds.

MyWakaf fund initiative, comprises six Islamic banking institutions collaborating to make banking services easier for contributors to channel cash endowments for the development of Waqf projects.

The main aim of this Waqf Strategic Collaboration is to promote financial inclusion by maximising the value of Waqf and to provide channels to collect and manage Waqf funds efficiently in the country.

Waqf is a voluntary, permanent, irrevocable dedication of a portion of one’s wealth, be it in cash or kind, that will be assigned to deserving causes within the community. Open to Muslims and non-Muslims, Waqf is an Islamic charitable endowment, a recurring charity where the benefits of the charitable act flows to the needy repeatedly.

Under this Partnership, RHB Islamic Bank will be the lead bank for Sarawak and will take on the roles of a collection agent and a joint manager, whereby TBS will open and maintain a collection account with RHB Islamic and manage the Waqf fund together via a Joint Management Committee (JMC).

RHB Islamic Bank will provide TBS with the necessary banking channels and services to enable effective and efficient fund collection activities.

“RHB Islamic Bank Berhad is pleased to be part of this Waqf initiative to support community development and national interests. It has always been the bank’s prerogative to nurture future generations and to contribute towards nation-building.

Through this initiative, we hope to strengthen our relationship with TBS and SIRCs across the country, so that we can increase our participation in Waqf projects and demonstrate greater support towards building a community with strong values,” said Dato’ Adissadikin Ali, Managing Director, RHB Islamic Bank.

Adissadikin who is also the President of AIBIM, added “RHB Islamic’s role in this initiative is to promote and encourage contributions towards Waqf funds among the public and private sectors, via collection points.

These funds will then be channeled to support viable projects in education, health, economic empowerment and investment, approved by a Joint Management Committee comprising representatives from participating banks and SIRCs.”

The Waqf funds will be collected via online channels only such as JomPAY and Internet biller. JomPAY is Malaysia’s national bill payment scheme, under the auspices of Bank Negara Malaysia with the participation of banks and large billers.