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Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT

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SK St Joseph emerged champion in the state-level primary school choral speaking competition recently

THE hall erupted in cheers when SK St Joseph Johor Baru was declared the champion in the state-level primary school choral speaking competition.

They had presented a story, entitled "Friendship", about a group of animals and how they planned to rescue their friend, a deer, which was caught in a hunter's net.

Using different voices, the pupils played the roles of the deer, mouse, crow and tortoise, as well as a sonorous-sounding creature that went "Uh huh, uh huh!" to drive home the point that everybody needs friends.

The judges were impressed by the boys' eloquence, clear enunciation, passion and creativity.

The children had clearly prepared for the contest with great dedication under the guidance of their teacher Sakuntala Devi Govindaraju.

The girls of SK Convent Muar, who spoke about "The wonder of fairy tales", came second. SK Convent Batu Pahat placed third. They had discussed the topic "As I See It".

Johor Baru Education Department human development division deputy chairman Shahrudin Saari presented the prizes to the winners.

M Suites Hotel organised the competition with the JB Education Department. It was part of the hotel's community service programme for youth educational development. The winners were among nine teams which made it to the finals. Each team had between 30 and 35 members.

The teachers said they wanted the children to experience the joy of learning English through choral speaking and appreciate the fact that it was not impossible to master the language.

Each team selected its topic with care by taking into consideration its members' interests and vocabulary level. They included topics related to environmental protection such as "The ugly and unbelievable habits of the human race", "The cries from blue beauty" and "Save the Earth".

As a result, the pupils also learned about what they could do to protect the environment for future generations.

Two teams discussed "Road Safety". One team spoke about our multi-cultural society and unity in diversity under the theme "1Malaysia Unique Lifestyle".

M Suites Hotel Johor Baru has been organising programmes for the educational development of single mothers and adopted more than 170 students from single-parent families since 2002.

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Cable maker wired for success

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Cable maker wired for success

UNIVERSAL Cable (M) Bhd is synonymous with cable and wire manufacturing in Malaysia.

Established in March 1967, the company has received many awards including the Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence, Superbrands award, a BrandLaureate award, and awards by the International Trade and Industry Ministry for Export Excellence.

Universal Cable has a broad manufacturing portfolio of cable and wire products, which includes cables for advanced power and control, instrumentation and telecommunication.

It also produces aluminium rods and conductors, cables for the oil and gas industry and various types of specialty cables such as welding cables and automotive cables.

Its manufacturing plants are located in Pandan, Plentong and Tampoi in Johor, and Nilai in Negri Sembilan.

The company, which is the largest cable and wire manufacturer in Malaysia, places emphasis on compliance with international standards.

"We are aware of external dangers, yet we forget the one which we live with everyday -- the cables and wires in our homes," said Universal Cable managing director, Azman Yusoff.

Recently, a media tour was held in Universal Cable's Pandan plant in Johor Baru, which is 4.86 hectares in size and has a production capacity of 20,000km of cables per month.

The Pandan plant covers the widest range of products manufactured, such as the UniHome Housing Cables series that caters to residential and commercial use.

The cables go through stringent processes and checks before they are packed and delivered to the retail outlets for sale to customers.

Depending on the size and application of the cable, the common manufacturing processes include drawing, stranding, insulation, cabling, armouring and sheathing of the conductor. Each layer provides distinctive characteristics and protection to the cable.

The plant is equipped with the latest and most comprehensive fire and quality control labs in Malaysia.

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