Category: Entertainment

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is confident that the colourful Kuala Lumpur Park Festival 2023 which begins tomorrow, at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa here, will be well-received despite the unpredictable weather.

DBKL Landscape and Recreation Department director Zulkifli Endut said this was because of the on-going school holidays and the event is at a strategic location.

“Even when there is no event being held here, people will be thronging the park for recreation. There are about 1,000 parking lots available including at the Istana Budaya, National Art Gallery and Kuala Lumpur Health Clinic areas.

“We also provide shuttle services to take visitors to the event location,” he told reporters at the KL Park Festival 2023 media preview, here today.

Earlier, DBKL had targeted over 100,000 visitors to attend the festival from March 4 to 12 which opens daily from 9am to 10pm.

Zulkifli said preparations for the festival has reached almost 95 per cent, before its opening tomorrow adding that what’s left to be done are just some minor touch ups, site cleaning and landscape spruce up.

He said the KL Park Festival 2023 themed Malaysian Arts and Flora Garden will showcase a variety of official flowers and plants of towns and cities in Malaysia presented in the form of artistic designs.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

MELAKA, Feb 23 (Bernama) — The children’s musical theatre, ‘Siti Di Alam Fantasi’, which was a phenomenon once upon a time, returns from March 3 to 5.

Staged for the first time outside Istana Budaya, the director of the children’s musical theatre Lokman Ghani said the main character, Siti would be played by actress Mia Sara Nasuha while the role of Siti was previously played by actresses Janna Nick and Amy Mastura.

“We are staging this at the Auditorium Panggung Seri of Melaka Department of Culture and Arts (JKKN) because we want to give the people of this state the opportunity to enjoy this script since the previous version was staged at Istana Budaya.

“We believe that the show to be played by 62 students from 23 primary and secondary schools in Melaka, including one from Selangor and two from Negeri Sembilan through various characters wearing costumes such as chameleons, bees, frogs and trees will attract young children in Melaka to come to watch it,” he told a media conference at JKKN Melaka here today.

Also present were the principal assistant director of the Pupil Talent Development Unit of the State Education Department Azmi Osman, Melaka JKKN deputy director Fiza Farikha Mohd Yassin and actor Datuk Jalaluddin Hassan.

Faced with various challenges including controlling the children on stage, Lokman who is also the president of Pertubuhan Teater Melaka (Pertem) said that everything can be overcome when all the actors can interact well after a few days of practice.

“Most of the cast are making their stage debut including Mia Sara and I think this script is a bit heavy for the children. However, the chemistry between them is wonderful.

“We hope that many people will come to experience the magic these kids are bringing for three nights, starting at 8 pm,” he said.

Mia Sara, the lead character is excited to be able to work alongside Muhammad Danish Mohamad Yusri, 12, who plays the role of Mamat and Muhammad Fathul Iqbal Mohd Firdaus, 17, who plays a tree, both of whom are also making their debut on a large-scale theatre stage.

“It was tough in the beginning for me as I have to talk to a tree, dance and interestingly play the role of a donkey.

“So I look back at how the previous actors played the role of Siti. I don’t want to steer away from the real character yet I want to put my own twist on the beautiful but arrogant character of Siti,” she said.

Tickets at RM25 (adults) and RM15 (children) are available at http://t2u.asia/e/30137.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUANTAN, Feb 13 (Bernama) — Radio broadcasts of TAWAUfm, SANDAKANfm, KENINGAUfm, LABUANfm, and LANGKAWIfm that have previously started at 7 am will now begin at 6 am, said Broadcasting director-general Suhaimi Sulaiman.

He said the broadcast time of KENINGAUfm, which ended at 5 pm, has been extended by two hours until 7 pm.

“This means that the local broadcasts of all these stations will now be standardised from 6 am to 7 pm. The local stations in Sabah, namely TAWAUfm, SANDAKANfm and KENINGAUfm, will continue to broadcast SABAHfm and NATIONALfm until 6am the next day while LABUANfm and LANGKAWIfm will continue to broadcast NATIONALfm.

“The move is part of RTM’s ongoing efforts to provide up-to-date information to our loyal listeners, especially the local community, for free,” he said in his speech in conjunction with World Radio Day 2023 celebration at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Broadcasting Complex here today,

The event was officiated by Pahang Communications and Multimedia, Youth, Sports and Non-Government Committee chairman Fadzli Mohamad Kamal.

Meanwhile, Suhaimi said various programmes have been drawn up to enliven the World Radio Day 2023 celebration which carries the theme ‘Radio and Peace’.

The programmes include a ‘pantun’ and poetry reading show involving RTM radio presenters as well as cooking activities for the homeless and orphans.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

MERSING, Jan 30 (Bernama) — Flood victims who are currently housed at a temporary relief centre (PPS) in Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Mersing fill their free time with various psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic activities provided by the Social Welfare Department (JKM).

Apart from relieving her boredom, Siti Rohani Abdul Jalil, from Kampung Bahagia, said the activities such as batik dyeing and embroidery that she participated has further strengthened her relationship with fellow villagers who have been evacuated to the PPS.

“As someone who works in shifts, I did not have time to get to know my neighbours before. Even though this flood is a disaster, it’s a blessing in disguise to meet them through fun activities like this,” the 37-year-old nurse, who works at the Mersing Hospital, told Bernama.

Shariah Talib, 44, who works as a security guard, took the opportunity to participate in JKM activities to spend time with her children.

She also said that she was grateful to the department because, despite the flooding, she could now at least catch up on time with her family.

“It’s also fun to spend time with the children, even if it’s just colouring posters or playing UNO with them,” she said.

Puteri Nurain Kamila Megat Hasni, 10, said that even with her three-day stay at PPS, she was not bored because JKM offered so many interesting activities.

Besides participating in various games, the Standard Four student did not forget her responsibility to revise her lessons and this time, it was even more fun as she could do so with her classmates, who are also taking shelter at the PPS.

Earlier, Johor JKM director Mohamad Hapil said that as head of the activities committee at PPS, the department is responsible for providing psychological support, crisis intervention and activities for victims.

He said the activities can help with the emotional coping of the flood victims and fill their free time so that their emotions are stable while they are at PPS.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is targeting more than 100,000 visitors to attend the colourful 2023 Kuala Lumpur Park Festival (KLPF 2023), which will take place from March 4-12 at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, here.

Kuala Lumpur mayor, Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said KLPF is a rebranding programme by extension of the Kuala Lumpur Orchid and Bonsai Show (KLOBS), which was held in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017.

“It was held with the aim of promoting public parks in the capital, to attract the involvement of various strata of society in contributing to the formation of a flourishing and sustainable city.

“This festival also aims to give exposure to urbanites, particularly in the field of landscape, home decoration design, methods of care and food-based plants,” he said after launching the DBKL e-Valuation and Property System here today.

According to him, there are five main components which will be highlighted, namely BalconyKL Showdown (architectural competition), Environmental Arts Competition (creativity), Malaysian Arts and Flora Gardens (official flowers of towns), Mystical Dome of Titiwangsa (lighting fantasy of trending plants) and Garden of Haven (sponsored gazebos).

In addition, Mahadi said KLPF 2023 also presents other interesting events, such as e-Market Place (booths selling plants and gardening tools), Student Hub, Lepak Corner (food trucks, lounge sites) and Outdoor Adventures (kayak, glamping, zip-line, biking) as well as the exhibition of Kuala Lumpur LA21 community gardens.

For fans of art and the environment, the DBKL festival also highlights unique art installations, such as Colourful Hanging Floats, Mountain’n’Rhythm and Magic Spring, as well as interesting sites which can be made into Instagrammable spots to be uploaded to visitors’ social media sites.

“It is our main hope that KLPF 2023 will be implemented successfully, and will be able to spur the urbanites’ interest in architecture and landscape, as well as the culture of planting trees, especially in Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

The public can visit the website https://www.klparkfestival.com or through official social media on Instagram @klparkfestival and Facebook at KL Park Festival for more information.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) — Tufting refers to a type of textile manufacturing in which threads are inserted onto a fabric as the primary base using a tool called electric tufting gun to produce a desired design.

 

For those who wish to try out this craft, tufting is included in the creative and contemporary workshop as part of the Kembara RIUH, ‘ROCK ’N RIUH! BERSAMA UNIFI’ programme, being held from today until Sunday at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

 

Apart from tufting, the workshop also introduces the art of batik drawing and terrarium embroidery ideas.

 

 

 

 

According to workshop instructor Syirin Aiman, 23, factories usually use electric tufting guns to create fluffy tufts of yarn to produce rugs and carpets, but the same concept has been popularised to create a beautiful art piece.

 

She said the conventional method of using a needle will take a long time to complete a piece of work, but with tufting, a design can be produced easily in various sizes in a much shorter time.

 

“Anyone can take up tufting as a hobby. The important thing is to get the tufting gun technique right. This is a fun activity to enjoy with your children,” she told Bernama when met at Kembara Riuh here today.

 

 

 

 

Syirin, a fashion design graduate, said  tufting  can be used to create anime portraits or abstract paintings for seat covers and wall decorations to be presented as gifts

 

Kembara RIUH, led by the Communications and Digital Ministry through MyCreative, aims to empower local creative industry activists and entrepreneurs throughout the country in addition to helping achieve inclusive development.

 

It is also a platform to help boost the creative economy and reduce the income gap.

 

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) is hoping that the government will also focus on the creative industry in Budget 2023 to elevate the local film industry to the international level.

 

Finas chairman, Senator Datuk Seri Zurainah Musa said an allocation from the government would not only boost the country’s film industry but also help create a healthy bond with other countries.

 

“It is through films that we make friends, it is through films that we create relationships and the whole ecosystem wins as (films) play an important role in the economy.

 

 

 

“If the creative industry is developed, it can help boost the economy and revenue,” she said to reporters at the second press conference of the 32nd Malaysian Film Festival (FFM32) here today.

 

FFM32 hopes to generate strategic networking and cooperation between the government and creative industry players with the implementation of programmes that promote professionalism as well as provide a platform for cinema culture through quality work.

 

On the proposal to introduce a Malaysian Film Festival at a smaller scale to promote local films to the world, she said it can be considered since local films have the potential to do well at the international level.

 

 

 

“Not only can the films be shown at local cinemas but also overseas by providing English and Chinese subtitles. This is important. I will discuss this matter further,” she said.

 

FFM32 will be held at Encore Melaka Theatre and broadcast live on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)’s TV2 at 9 pm on Dec 2.

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency