Power Root ‘1 Million 1 Winner’ Contest Kicks Off its Second Season

Who wants to be a millionaire? Everyone wants to be a millionaire like Mr. Wong Chee Keong, who has recently crowned as the first Power Root millionaire. Power Root ‘1 million 1 Winner’ contest is here again and this upcoming contest will commences from 1st May till 31st December 2009, with bigger cash prizes up for grabs.

This year contestants will have the chances to win from 3 separate contest categories, namely, the ‘Cash Prize’ category, offers RM500 cash, by spotting specially-marked pull rings on their favourite Power Root beverage can, ‘Monthly Prize’ category that requires participants to collect either 10 Power Root can pull rings, or any 2 Power Root Instant empty packets, or 4 Mini Instant Beverages empty packets. In this category, participants will have the chance to win Bank Simpanan Nasional Premium Savings Certificate worth RM1000, RM2000, RM5000 and RM10,000, after completed filling up the contest form and mailing it to Power Root’s registered address. The grand prize of ‘1 Million 1 Winner’ category, features all contest forms which have been mailed over the 8-month period will stand a chance to win RM1,000,000 jackpot.

Speaking at the press launch which was held at One World Hotel recently, Y.M Tengku Shamsulbhari bin Tengku Azman Shah, Chairman of Power Root, said,”this year, we have increased our total prize value to RM3.6 million and to add icing on the cake…for the first time, we will also reward our consumers with a special premium gift. For every contest form sent, we will send the participant an exclusive bath towel”. Also present at the event were, Mr. Tea Choo Keng, Director of NatBio Resources Berhad, local celebrities, like, AG, Rosyam Nor, Adam, Stacy and Farah.

In conjunction with the launch, Power Root also presented RM10,000 worth of Oligo Cereal to Bersamamu, a well-known TV3’s charity program, as part of its company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

The contest forms to participate Power Root ‘1 million 1 Winner’ can be obtain from major hypermarkets or supermarkets located across nationwide. For more information about the Power Root ‘1 Million 1 Winner’ contest, please visit www.powerroot.com.my

Elecoldxhot has Emerged Champion in Gatsby Styling Dance Contest

Its  final and Elecoldxhot will represent Malaysia on an all-expense paid trip to compete against other regional finalists in Tokyo Grand Final on 28 February 2009. It is undoubtedly Elecodxhot has won the heart of three judges (Dennis Yin-winner of Battleground 2007, Boojae of Floor Fever and Charisma Kantaro, a celebrity dancer from Japan) to emerge as the champion of Gatsby Styling Dance Contest organized by Mandom Malaysia recently.

Held at Mardi Gras, One Utama, Elecoldxhot stands out among the five participants by displaying creative moves, neat footwork, inspiring techniques, unending humors, outstanding originality and innovative hair styling moves that left all the audiences to amaze  and disbelief.

This on-going regional contest was opened exclusively to students from seven countries in Asia-Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. The styling dance is a new dance genre created by Gatsby, Japan’s No.1 men’s grooming brand. It brings out the creativeness in incorporating self choreographed dance that involves hair styling moves. With “styling” as the main theme, the contest provides an avenue for Asian students to express their creativity on stage.

According to Mr. Kuniyuki Ota, Vice President of Mandom (M) sendirian Berhad, the company aims to support creative activities of young Asians and to provide them a platform to exchange cultural differences as well as to nurture interaction among themselves.

Meanwhile, Charisma Kantaro was given the opportunity to organise the Gatsby Styling Dance Contest in Japan, managed to display some of his signature moves and rendition of Styling Dance to mesmerise the audiences as well as the members from the media who almost packed the dance floor.

For more details on dance contest, log on to www.gatsby.com

RHB Launches “Easy Makeover” Contest for all RHB Cardmembers

Following the recent successful response of RHB “That’s Easy” contest from the public, RHB Cards has introduced the latest RHB “Easy Makeover” contest to all new as well as existing RHB card members (Principal and Supplementary including RHB  prepaid and debit card members) at Saloma Restaurant.

Extending its effort to continuously rewarding its loyal customers with attractive prizes, this upcoming contest will be giving out a home, a car or a personal makeover worth up to RM10,000.

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Renzo Viegas , Head of Retail Banking Group, said, “…as we are entering festive season, we hope we could change the Malaysians lives with just a simple sms-ing RHB  cardnumber,  just 1 time registration for new card members, & each successful registration are eligible for 3 contest entries,  meanwhile, for those existing card members who spent every RM50 or more in 1 receipt (are eligible for 1 contest entry), and for every Approved Balance Transfer, card members are entitled for 2 contest entries…”. Also present at the launch were, Mr. Gan Kheng Chai, Senior Vice President & Head of Cards & Unsecured Business, RHB Banking Group and Puan Noraini Ibrahim, Regional Director-Central of RHB Banking Group.

Meanwhile, concurrent with the launch of  Easy Makeover contest, RHB Cards also presented its attractive prizes to “That’s Easy” contest winners.

Among other promotions, RHB Cards also organised a joint promotion with Guardian stores where RHB Card members get a 5% rebate on their purchases, a 5% rebate for petrol purchases made by using RHB Travel Money card and a joint promotion with Metrojaya which enable RHB cardmembers to receive Metrojaya vouchers for purchases made through RHB credit/debit card.

For more information on the contest, or to apply for a credit card, contact RHB PhoneBanking at 03-9206 8118 for Peninsular Malaysia, 082 276118 for Sabah & Sarawak or log on to www.rhbbank.com.my

RAY-BAN Malaysia Reveals “Turn on the Ray-Ban Passion Contest” winners

Operating in more than 100 countries and dubbed as the best selling international eyewear brand in the world, Ray-Ban Malaysia has announced the “Turn on the Ray-Ban Passion Contest” winners recently. Prize giving ceremony were officiated by Mr. Winston Chong, General Manager of SIMA Marketing Sendirian Berhad and Mr. Calvin Lim, Sales & Marketing Manager of SIMA Marketing Sendirian Berhad.

With prizes worth more than RM70,000, the Ray-Ban contest was aimed to inculcate a trend of buying genuine products, thus, eliminating piracy products which has rampantly rooted in local market. The contest was also organised as a token of appreciation to all ray-Ban diehard supporters over the years and it is also aimed to stimulate the market among the group of genuine products consumers.

The contest Grand Prize (comprise a Yamaha FZ150i, a pair of Ray-Ban Limited Edition “Aviator”) was won by Mr. Mahmud Syaltut Bin Abdul Manap, Second Prize (comprise a Yamaha Ego S and a pair of Ray-Ban Limited Edition “Aviator”) went to Mr. Mohd Fadzlan Bin Ahmad, while the third prize (comprise a pair of of Ray-Ban Limited Edition “Aviator”) was won by Mr. Faizul Sawady Bin Amin Noordin.

For more information about Ray-Ban products, log on to www.ray-ban.com

One of the Most Prestigious Gaming Events-The World GameMaster 2008 Malaysia Final Comes Back with a Bang

In its aim to gather computer gamers across the nation to compete for the prestigious title of country game master, Asustek Computer Malaysia Sendirian Berhad has recently initiated its annual e-sport; World GameMaster Tournament 2008 Malaysia (WGT) at Basil Leaf Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur. Present at the event were, Mr. Ethan Hung, Marketing Manager of ASUSTek Pte Ltd APAC and MEA Region, Mr. Sunny Ooi, Marketing Development Manager of Intel Electronics Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, Mr. K.T. Ng, Director, Client Business Group of Microsoft Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, and Mr. Jacky Lim, Sales Manager of ASUSTek Computer Malaysia Sendirian Berhad.

Claimed as one of the most anticipated and renowned electronics sports tournament in Malaysia, the mission of WGT is to provide a healthy environment for the best gamers around the country to share the fun and excitement of PC gaming while challenging each other to be the ultimate champion. Four games have been selected as an official game for the WGT tournament namely, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life: Counter Strike 1.6, FIFA Soccer 2008 and Need for Speed: Pro Street.

The latest WGT announcements, details of WGT Certified System Hardware, Official Games, tournament updates and even Gallery for photographs, songs and video download are available at WGT MY Official Website; http://my.worldgamemaster.org. Online Registration for the WGT tournament is free of charge. This year, the organisers Asustek Computer Malaysia Sendirian Berhad (as the main sponsor), Microsoft Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, Intel Electronics Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, C-Zone Sendirian Berhad, Gamers Dotcom Sendirian Berhad, New Era c/o Total Games Interactive (M) Sendirian Berhad and Online E-Club Management Sendirian Berhad, have promised cash prizes and merchandises worth up to RM80,000 for grabs. For this upcoming WGT gaming tournament, participants who have registered themselves, will compete each other in several rounds on the competition day. Date and venue of the WGT tournament will be announced at WGT MY Official Website soon.

In line with government’s call to create a more environmental friendly society, ASUS has introduced its Green PC (for the WGT tournament) that is equipped with new ASUS EPU- the world’s first power saving engine which has been upgraded to a new six engine version, that enables total system power savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating its power in real-time. Intergrated with auto phase switching that features for all components includes the CPU, VGA card, memory, chipset, drives and system fan, the EPU technology automatically provides an appropriate power usage via intelligent acceleration and overclocking formats.

The new ASUS EPU comes in a 22-inch ASUS VK222H LCD screen and intergrated Asus P5Q power saving motherboard, which is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 processors, Asus EN9600GT/ 512 MB Black Pearl graphic card, a memory of 800 2GB Hyperx RAM, storage space of Sata 320GB HDD and a PC casing of ASUS TA-9A6 with PSU 400W.

In gearing up to its WGT tournament countdown, ASUS also offers PC gamers to purchase its 100 units limited edition of WGT’s ASUS EPU that comes with certified PC inscribed with ravish ASUS metal plate design and serial numbers to ensure genuinety at a retail price of RM2,999.

This year, WGT 2008 MY Final Official Games titles are:

Game Title	Genre
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™	First Person Shooter
Half-Life®: Counter Strike™ 1.6	First Person Shooter
FIFA 08™	Sports
Need for Speed™: Pro Street	Racing

Total value prizes worth RM50, 000.00 will be awarded to winners of WGT 2008 MY Final.

WGT 2008 MY Final Official Date & Venue

The official date & venue for WGT 2008 MY Final will be at:

Date : 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2008 (Friday – Sunday)

Venue : Hall 2, MVEC, Mid Valley Megamall

WGT 2008 MY Final Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony will be held at:

Venue : Centre Court, Mid Valley

Date : Opening Ceremony – 31 Oct 2008 (Friday), 10.30 am

Closing Ceremony – 2 Nov 2008 (Sunday), 3.00 pm

In conjunction with WGT 2008 MY Final, ASUSTek Computer Malaysia Sdn Bhd will also be hosting its ASUS Roadshow to showcase the latest range of notebooks and computer gadgets with value for money discount prices at:

Date : 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2008 (Wednesday – Sunday)

Venue : Centre Court & West Lobby, Mid Valley Megamall

Event Highlights

Apart from the WGT 2008 MY Final at Hall 2, MVEC, Mid Valley Megamall, the whole event promises many other fun filled extravaganza pitting:

1. Free movie tickets redemption for the first 200 registered WGT Members on the official WGT 2008 MY website

2. Inline ASUS product showcase

3. Ultimate gaming experience with ASUS Extreme PC

4. Vote for your favorite WGT Gamer Idol

5. More than 1,500 units of freebies given away daily and many more!

6. Registration for WGT 2008 MY Final is FREE of charged! With so much excitement and action installed why wait any longer? Log on to http://my.worldgamemaster.org and register NOW! Let’s Game!

Astro to Provide Malaysian Youth A Platform For Positive Change

Astro, Malaysia’s leading cross-media group, is banking on the country’s youth population to generate fresh and innovative ideas to win a berth at this year’s United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) Global Youth Forum to be held from 21-24 October in Armenia.

The objective of the competition is to nurture Malaysian youth to demonstrate their creative and social skills in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) arena.

Speaking at the event which was held at WIP Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur recently, Channel Manager of Astro RIA, Mr. Khairul Mizan said ” we are dedicated to investing in our youth, one of our country’s most valuable resources, and empowering them in taking a leadership role in our society”. Also present at the launch was, Mr. Johan Farid Khairuddin, UN GAID Global Youth Forum Representative.

As a proud sponsor of the Malaysian Chapter of UN GAID Global Youth Forum for second year, Astro is organizing a nationwide competition for Malaysian youths 18-25 years (individual or two members per team) to select one or incorporate all of the eight United Nations Millenium Development Goals (UN MDGs) in a written document, a 3-5 minute video, or a prototype, as an active representation demonstrating their strategies, plans and solutions in addressing and achieving these goals.

The eight UN millenium Development Goals are to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, to achieve universal primary education, to promote gender equality and empower women, to reduce child mortality, to improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria as well as other diseases, to ensure environmental sustainability, and lastly to develop a global partnership for development.

Submission deadline for all entries is 11.59 pm on 25 September 2008. Top three selected entries will be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to participated and showcase their work at the 2008 UN GAID Global Youth Forum in Armenia. Malaysian winners of the competition will be announced on 15 October 2008.

The Astro team will embark on a college road show across nationwide to encourage youths to participate in UN GAID competition. Entries can also be registered via Astro website, www.astro.com.my/themalaysian chapter

POWER ROOT Offers a Grand “You Can Be A Millionaire” Contest to All Malaysians

Power Root Marketing Sdn. Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natural Bio Resources Berhad has launched its latest “You Can Be A Millionaire” contests with the intention of rewarding and showing gratitude to its loyal consumers at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya recently.

This year’s Power Root “You Can Be A Millionaire” Campaign offers a whopping RM3.5 million (compared to RM2 million last year) to all Malaysians, including a Grand Prize of RM1million for sole winner.

Speaking at the launch, Power Root Chairman, Y.M Tengku Shamsul Bhari bin Y.A.M. Tengku Azman Shah Al-Haj, ” year after year Power Root has its broken records in terms of total prize money”

Also present at the Power Root launch were, General Manager of Power Root Mr. Loh Chai Seng, local guest artistes Miss Nurul, Mr. Rosyam Nor and Miss Farah.

The Tier 1 prizes, require consumers to purchase and enjoy their favorite Power Root products and to seek either special ring tabs on canned drinks or special empty sachets in the packaging of instant pre-mixed beverages to win cash prizes from RM100, RM200 or RM300, whereby a total of 20,000 units of such prizes will be given out during the campaign period.

Meanwhile, the Tier 2 Prizes, allow consumers to collect ten Power Root drink ring tabs or any empty Power Root instant products packaging (with sealed top), enclosing a filled-in contest form sent to Power Root “You Can Be A Millionaire” Contest, Power Root Marketing Sdn. Bhd, P.O Box 11662, 50752 Kuala Lumpur to stand a chance to take home Premium Savings Certificates by Simpanan Nasional totaling up to RM50,000 per month for the period of 6 months.

Lastly, the Tier 3 Prizes, entitle entries sent during 7 months campaign period, will be accumulated for the Grand Draw. At this juncture, of 10 identified Grand Draw winners, one lucky winner will walk away Grand Prize worth RM1 million cash.

Power Root Campaign will be running from 1st August 2008 to 28th February 2009. Power Root “You Can Be A Millionaire” Contest entry form can be obtained from all cashier counters located at all retail supermarkets of major shopping centres or download from Power Root website stated below. For more information about the “You Can Be A Millionaire” campaign, contact 03 7725 3618 or log on to www.powerroot.com.my

Carlsberg EURO 2008 Man Of The Match Final Showdown at Genting Highlands

UEFA EURO 2008 Football draws near and Carlsberg’s involvement in the EURO football sponsorship which started in the early 90’s, has again introduced its Man-Of-The-Match Showdown (MOTM) for all the Carlsberg drinkers in Malaysia. The Man-Of-The-Match event comprise 15 finalists of 20,000 participants from nationwide, and these finalists were chosen to compete each other in Carlsberg Amazing Race that had been held at Genting Highlands.

According, Mr. Alex Lee, Brand Manager of Carlsberg Malaysia,” the main objective to hold Carlsberg’s Man-Of-The-Match via Carlsberg Amazing Race event, is because after years of involvement in the world most prestigious game(that is football) has urged Carlsberg to reward its loyal consumers/drinkers from around the world to enjoy a trip to EURO 2008, to feel what is like and experience the true atmosphere of real EURO football that will commence on 7th June 2008 in Switzerland”.

The Carlsberg’s Man of the Match Final (MOTM) Showdown was to have a Malaysia’s representative to present MOTM trophy live at a EURO 2008 match in Switzerland.

At the MOTM Final Showdown event, 15 Grand Finalists had to undergo a gruelling 9 stages of fast pace, chilling icy-rain condition and energy sapping Amazing Race at Genting Highlands. It is undeniably that all the 9 races were very difficult and most fearful one (every first letter of the themed race represents the word C.A.R.L.S.B.E.R.G), ranging from ‘Cone Dribble’ soccer on ice at a limited time, taking a photo shot while kissing an iguana at ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘Rock Climbing’, ‘Landing Stripe’ (where contestants were given 10 wristbands worn on one hand, are required to transfer as many wristbands to the other arm during the heart pounding Flying Coaster ride), ‘Space Shot’ ride to test memory and nerves of each contestants on randomly chosen EURO 2008 ten states name, ‘Bowling’ richoceting off the bumper walls at the side to drop as many pins possible, ‘Euro Football’ to kick a ball into any holes in the canvas, ‘Robin Hood’ enables contestants to display archery skills and lastly ‘Grip and Win’ where contestants required to clutch a rubber ball with his/her leg while riding on a fast pacy and mind boggling spinning ride. The Golden Grand Prize winner of the final showdown is Mr. Lam Wai Loong, who will be representing Malaysia to Switzerland.

At the Grand Prize presentation ceremony which was held at Safari Genting, members from the media were also given a chance to pit their football knowledge against one another for a trip to Anfield, Liverpool.

In conjunction with the EURO 2008 Soccer Fever, Carlsberg, the renowned beer sponsor for every major international soccer tournament, will also be introducing the ” Carlsberg Quest For Malaysia’s Top Football Pundit ! ” for all Malaysians. All contestants are required to predict match results correctly and score points, as the EURO 2008 soccer matches progress.

To add extra spice, exciting prizes are up for grabs for the top 10 contestants with the most points. It is advisable to all the enthusiastic football pundits to put on their thinking cap, don their favorite team’s jersey and step up to the challenge! This online game, enables all contestants to compete with other football pundits across the nationwide, or can join in groups as well as to create own mini-League to challenge each other.

To sign up, log on to www.carlsberg.com.my and register under the “Challenge Your Mates” section.

European Union Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry Launches “Carlsberg EURO Futsal 2008″ in Kuala Lumpur

European Union Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI), with the endorsement of Embassy of Switzerland and Austrian Embassy, has organised a media launch of “Carlsberg EURO Futsal 2008″ at Mezzo Sports Bar, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel today.

Representing EUMCCI, Mr. Marco Winter said the EUMCCI has actively promoted better business relationships between the EU and Malaysia, by taking parts in promoting football to have a right mixture of business and pleasure (sports).

Mr. Winter has pointed out, that EURO 2008 is one of the most important and renowned trophies in the world international arena, which is being played every four years, and this year Austria and Switzerland as the host for EURO 2008 which is two weeks away, will definitely capture the attention of million of viewers in Malaysia.

Therefore, in conjunction with EURO 2008 and to ’spice up’ the atmosphere, EUMCCI has planned to organise the 4th Futsal Challenge, called the “Carlsberg EURO Futsal 2008″ which will be held at SportsPlanet Ampang on 6th and 7th of June 2008.

EUMCCI has invited teams from all European communities in Malaysia to participate in this friendly Futsal tournament, including participants from diplomat, corporate or social communities, as well as few teams from Malaysian government agencies, corporate sponsors and the media members who are actively involved in EURO 2008 publicity.

Mr. Winter said, 24 teams with a total of about 300 players and officials will be involved in this exciting 2-day event. On behalf of EUMCCI, Mr. Winter would like to thank support of title sponsor Carlsberg, main co-sponsor TNT Express Worldwide and co-sponsors Prince Court Medical Centre, Genting, Coca Cola, Tiger Balm, Continental Sime Tyres, TCE Sports, Canon, Renaissance KL Hotel, EC Delegation, Wyeth and Hiestand.

One of the highlights of the event is the gathering of all players after the matches on Saturday evening 7th of June, where the event will be concluded in grand style whereby, all players, guests and media are invited for dinner and prize giving ceremony at Genting Highlands which coincides with the Carlsberg EURO2008 kick-off party and live telecast kick-off of EURO2008 match Switzerland vs Czech Republic in the presence of respective Ambassadors.

Mr. Winter believed that this event will enable the members from the local media to meet representatives of many European communities to foster a closer relationship.

In conjunction with the ongoing EURO2008 which is about to commence on 8th of June 2008, the Mezzo Sports Bar at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, will be hosting 31 games, 19 days of exciting soccer that, feature 16 teams, 8 venues and one winner, for all the soccer fans in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The quarter-final countdown begins from 20th June onwards till the final game on 30th June, at Mezzo Sports Bar from 02.45 in the morning(Malaysian time, GMT +08.00hrs)

Express Rail Link, LG Electronics and Emirates Airlines Announce “RIDE & WIN” Contest Grand Prize Winners

In rewarding KLIA Ekspress loyal passengers, a 3-month long campaign which is run by Express Rail Link (ERL), LG Electronics and Emirates Airlines has provided 100 lucky ERL patrons to become proud owners of LG Shine mobile phones, LG 42-inch Pearl Black LCD TVs, and Emirates’ flights to London, Paris, Venice and Jakarta at the recently concluded “Ride & Win” campaign.

At the joint prize presentation event, CEO of Express Rail Link, Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, said the 3-month well received “Ride & Win” campaign has generated almost 100,000 entries or approximately 20% of KLIA Ekspress ridership, in which inadvertently increased the number of first-time travellers on the KLIA Ekspres to 5 percentage points, further proof that the campaign and the fabulous prizes enticed many new travellers to patronage and try ERL service.

Speaking on plans to increase ridership, Dr. Aminuddin said, “Within next few months, ERL is expected to be the first Malaysian rail transporter to offer its products worldwide through the travel industry’s Global Distribution System (GDS) and by signing-up with Amadeus GDS under their unique “Airport Express” co-branding, KLIA Ekspres train tickets will be available at over 380,000 Amadeus’ point-of-sales worldwide. Other air-rail operators that will be under the Amadeus “Airport Express” product include London’s Heathrow Express and Stockholm’s Arlanda Express“.

The monthly grand prize winners of LG 42-inch Pearl Black LCD TVs went to Miss Emmelia Md Nasir, Mr. Ahmad Firdaus Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Rahim Din and Mr. Ahmad Faizal Sulaiman and lucky Grand Prize winners of Emirates flight to European countries were Mr. Azlul Shuib Arslan, Miss Carly Shere S George and Mr. Kalaiselvam A/L Karuppiah.