MRCA 25TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022

MRCA 25th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MR SHARAN VALIRAM ELECTED AS 9TH PRESIDENT OF THE MRCA

9th. MRCA President Mr. Sharan Valiram 

PETALING JAYA, 21th April 2022 - The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) held its 25th Annual 

General Meeting (AGM) on 21st April 2022 at the Avante Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

MRCA has officially announced that Mr Sharan Valiram of Valiram Group has been elected as 9th President of 

the MRCA succeeding Ms Shirley Tay, MRCA President of 2020-2022. Mr Sharan Valiram, was appointed as 

the MRCA Vice president before his promotion as the MRCA President. Ms Shirley Tay, who led the 

organisation during the hardest hit Covid-19 pandemic period over the past 2 years, will continue to contribute 

to the industry and association as Immediate Past President. 

Mr Sharan Valiram hopes to emulate and follow the footsteps of all the MRCA predecessors who have

contributed enormously to the growth of MRCA both in terms of Membership as well as becoming the de facto 

voice and leader for the retail and franchise industry.

The new office bearers for the term 2022 - 2024 are as follows:

1 Mr. Sharan Valiram President - Valiram Holdings Sdn Bhd 

2 Ms. Shirley Tay Bee Koo Immediate Past President- Sunrider International (M) Sdn Bhd

3 Mr. Ken Phua Cheng Chuen Deputy President - Bentley Music Sdn Bhd

4 Dato' Vincent Choo Kok Leong Vice President - Urban Idea Sdn Bhd (Subway)

5 Ms. Valerie Choo Yoke Shiem - Vice President Simply Awesome Sdn Bhd

6 Mr. Michael Liew Fong Tzer Vice President - Marrybrown Sdn Bhd

7 Dato' Winnie Lim Yoke Chin Vice President - Solution Risk Consultants Sdn Bhd

8

Mr. Jit Singh A/L Santok Singh 

(Stan Singh) Secretary-General Ironhorse Asia Sdn Bhd

9 Dr. Afendi Dahlan Deputy Secretary-General DR Group Holdings Sdn Bhd

10 Mr. Alex Chong Weng Wah Treasurer-General MBA Crew Sdn Bhd

11 Ms. Aiveen Wong Choy Ching Deputy - Treasurer-

General Chin Swee Food Sdn Bhd 

12 Mr. Lee Ben Keong Council Member - Metro Eyewear Holdings Sdn Bhd 

13 Mr. Liang Foo Kuan Council Member - Big Onion Food Caterer Sdn Bhd

14 Mr. Lim Ben Jie Council Member - Tune Group Sdn Bhd (Air Asia)

15 Mr. Jordan Ng Kim Leong Council Member- Bannerking Sdn Bhd

16 Mr. Seak Thean Pow Council Member - Bagus Curtain Sdn Bhd

17 Ms. Christine Tan Gaik Lin Council Member - CT F&B Holdings Sdn Bhd 

18 Mr. Wesley Tan Seah Ging Council Member - Aqina Trading Sdn Bhd 

19 Mr. Brian Tham Jee Ping Council Member - Watatime (M) Sdn Bhd

20 Datuk Henry Yip Choong Hung Council Member- Smith Success Sdn Bhd 

21 Dato' Liew Bin Council Member - Brilliant Merchandising Sdn Bhd 

22 Mr Terry Tay Eng Yeou Council Member- Goldenhome Interior Sdn Bhd

23 Dato' Alex Wong Che Sing Council Member- Hap Seng Star Sdn Bhd 

Due to the limitation of the number of attendees, this AGM was conducted in two methods – physical and 

virtual. Ordinary members were invited to join the physical meeting whilst the Associate and Affiliate members joined via Zoom. The meeting was attended by 95 members.

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FOXXYTONG YEAR OF TIGER 2022 CNY SET DINNER

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TWOY THE WOMEN OF YEE FASHION DESIGNER

You may not know the designers' names (yet), but once you see what she can do, you're going to be obsessed. 

Congratulations Joey Tan on your TWOY's 2nd Anniversary celebrations. 

Joey Tan Wan Yee, a young Malaysian Fashion Designer has won numerous domestic & international awards since entering the fashion industry. 

TWOY, a.k.a The Woman of Yee. Founded by Malaysian, Joey Tan Wan Yee. TWOY fashion attire will be sold in limited quantity and stringent quality assured. TWOY attire tailored on wearability, practicality, comfort, creativity, and ethics in their fashion designs. 

The Founder of TWOY Joey Tan Wan Yee 

TWOY Joey Tan & Huey Hiew 

HER ACHIEVEMENTS :

THE WOMAN OF YEE COLLECTION has been granted the GOLD A'design Award Italy in Fashion Category by the International grand jury panel which consists of influential press member, establishes designers and prominent entrepreneurs worldwide.

A' Design Award and Competition is the worlds' largest design competition awarding best designs .

2014, Top 15, MISG Shoes Competition, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia.

2016, Top10, Airasia Runway Ready Design Search, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia.

2016, Top10, International Youth Design Competition, Beijing/China.

2020, Gold, A'Design Award Competition,Como/Italy.

2021, D'AC World's Leading Designers - World's 20th best designer in 2021- Expert in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design.

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Beautiful socialite Grace Kok holding TWOY limited edition handbag 

Joey Tan and her gorgeous young beautiful mother Nancy Chang

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" TWOY" 

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Please click on the link below for more fashion products 

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MALAYSIA’S FIRST ONLINE CINEMA LAUNCH - FILM WALLET

MALAYSIA’S FIRST ONLINE CINEMA LAUNCH - FILM WALLET

PVOD PROMOTES LOCAL FILMS INTERNATIONALLY WITH FINAS

Aaron Koh, Producer of SKT Studio Sdn Bhd; Ayez Shaukat, Malaysian Screenwriter; Woo Ming Jin, Malaysian film director; Ryon Lee, Malaysian Film director; YBrs Prof Dr MD Nasir Ibrahim, CEO of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS); Jack Yeoh, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Film Wallet Group Sdn Bhd; Dato’ Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib, Co-Founder of Film Wallet Group; CK Chiah, Co-Founder of Film Wallet Group

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 November 2021 – Newly appointed National Film Development Corporation 

Malaysia (FINAS) Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dr. Md Nasir Ibrahim, graced the launch of Malaysia’s 

first-ever online cinema - Film Wallet Premium Video-On-Demand or Film Wallet PVOD, to 

revolutionize and elevate the consumer’s movie-going experience in a safer and a more comfortable 

environment. 

Apart from being an innovative over-the-top (OTT) media service platform, Film Wallet PVOD is alsoworking together with local and international producers and distributors on film production and 

exclusive international content. It doesn’t stop there, Film Wallet PVOD has announced that they will be launching their platform to two countries in southeast Asia in February 2022, allowing for local content to reach a much larger audience. 

Established by a 100 percent Malaysian company, Film Wallet PVOD offers hundreds of on-demand content from all across the globe, including - United States of America, Hong Kong, China, Korea, 

Europe, and more. In doing so, users need not commit to a subscription to stream their favorite 

content in high definition; rather, they would only need to purchase the movie once for as low as RM1.90 and be able to re-watch it multiple times within the given time period. This makes for a more affordable and convenient option for users to catch the latest movie releases, anywhere, anytime. 

Jack Yeoh, Founder and CEO of Film Wallet PVOD, said “Film Wallet PVOD is not just a solution for 

users to access their favorite movies at their convenience without having to pay a monthly 

subscription, but also an initiative to boost the film industry in Malaysia. We are determined to 

contribute significantly to the growth of the local film industry by exposing and distributing their 

content internationally beginning with the launch of Film Wallet PVOD in two southeast Asian 

Countries next year, and more to come.”

Users can now access Film Wallet PVOD anywhere; be it from the comfort of their homes, during lunch breaks, or anywhere else they choose to pass their time – all within a click of a button on their 

smartphones, tablets or TVs. 

At the press conference, Film Wallet PVOD announced their involvement in the co-production of

three local movies titled - Syaitan Nirrajim (directed by Ayez Shaukat), Where You Are (directed by 

Woo Ming Jin), and Isolasi (directed by Ryon Lee) that is expected to be released next year. Film Wallet also introduced their international content collaboration with Celestial Tiger Entertainment

from Hong Kong, allowing users to access exclusive action/thriller movies from around the world under its ‘KIX’ brand. Users can expect more local and international distributors to be revealed in the 

following months to come, further increasing the number of exclusive content on the OTT platform. 

Prof. Dr. Md Nasir Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of the National Film Development Corporation 

Malaysia (FINAS), said, “The launch of Film Wallet PVOD will bring a positive effect to the film industry ecosystem as a new digital entertainment platform. What caught my attention was Film Wallet’s astounding capability to expand and launch their platform on an international level in a short period of time. Their vision to help export local films overseas is in line with FINAS’ program to promote local 

films internationally.”

*photos credit to GCMA

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The Catcher movie announcement ceremony

LOCAL CAR RACING MOVIE, “THE CATCHER”,  COMMENCES AS THE HIGHEST-INVESTED MOVIE IN MALAYSIAN HISTORY THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN LABUAN OVERSEAS HOLDINGS BERHAD & ROBOTZ.

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 October 2021

Announced at the press conference today was the launch of possibly the highest-invested movie ever in Malaysian history, “The Catcher”, in collaboration with Labuan Overseas Holding Berhad, and Robotz, and produced by Hundred Years Popcorn Production Sdn Bhd. The movie is set to break several records both domestically and internationally with the intention of boosting the tourism industry in Malaysia, after a heavy hit during this pandemic, and subsequently to support in reviving its economy.  

“We shall utilize the distinctive attributes of a certain brand and its historical business value to develop Intellectual Properties (IPs) with high-value accreditation, based on racing car performance brands that can be spined-off into brand-licensed hotels, auto city, petrol stations, theme parks, etc. Part of the film will be shot at a famous Port Dickson bay in Malaysia. This will not only stimulate the filming industry market but also promote its derivative activities such as the development of a Port Dickson Bay Studio that can boost hospitality  & tourism, retail, and F&B, real estate and automotive enhancement industry, etc,” said Mr Ong Peng Chu, founder of Hundred Years Popcorn Production Sdn Bhd.  

With a budget of more than RM50 million, The Catcher portrays the lifestyle and culture of car modification aficionados in Malaysia. The movie follows the story of a talented young village boy who works hard to defeat opponents from all around the world with heavily modified performance supercars. The film  could also break the world record for featuring an astounding 500 supercars 

throughout the movie.  

Dato’ Sri Jeffrey Teoh, Founder of Robotz, said, “Supercars are loved by everyone, from any stature or background. As supercar junkies, each of us at  Robotz has always been inspired by Vin Diesel’s and Paul Walker’s successful  “Fast & Furious” movie franchise, we hope to emulate the brilliance these movies hold. Our involvement in making history through this record-breaking  film brings great joy and pride to every single one of us.”  

All the cars in the movie belong to members of the Robotz Car Club, who shall also contribute monetarily in raising funds for the movie. At the press conference held on 3 October 2021, Labuan Overseas Holding Berhad signed off a generous RM 2 million to add to the movie’s initial kick-off expenditure. 

Mr. Burhanudin bin Mohd Yusoff, CEO of Labuan Overseas Holding  Berhad, said, “We, have managed and raised investments for a couple of local and international projects, but this one is exceptionally interesting. We support this project, not just because it is going to break records but, because of its attractive value-added proposition for our potential investors. It is only natural for ground-breaking movies such as this to catch the eye of many, especially our private high net worth investors. We are ecstatic about this launch, and we  look forward to developing this business as there is massive potential to open  up to investment opportunities in other motor vehicle-related industries, directly  or indirectly, towards the recovery of our Malaysian economy.”  

In this production where motor vehicles and racing is involved, for the Advisory in positioning the engineering and technical aspects, we had to seek the expertise and share the experience of Mr. Joe Hun Beng Lim. He is better known as Joe Lim, who is credited with introducing motorsports to China, now the world’s biggest car market and it is fitting that the Chinese motor racing fraternity recognizes him as the “Father of Motorsports” of the first motor racing circuit in China in the early 1990’s.  

Informal street racing became popular in affluent special economic zones in the southern parts of China such as Guangdong. His influential Chinese business associates were keen to harness the local demand and promote motorsports to international levels, especially at the top levels of the Formula 1 Grand Prix.  

An amiable familiarity with motorsports personalities in Hong Kong, Macao,  London, and Paris where the world motorsports authority - the FIA - is headquartered was also crucial to introduce world-class motorsports to China when most people didn’t have driving licenses in the 1990s. Joe Lim had all the special attributes and he leveraged them to good effect.  

As the Deputy Chairman and General Manager of the Zhuhai International  Circuit Ltd, Joe Lim managed to get the track constructed, inspected, and ready on time for the first FIA-sanctioned race in 1994.  

Joe Lim said, “In China, I realized that what we were doing on the track was having a catalytic influence on the market and the perception of cars in the country. With the introduction of entry-level FIA series and leading up to the top-level Formula 1 Grand Prix in Shanghai, the success of motorsports as a  business model became quickly apparent, and it was at this point I saw the  potential, as it had been from the start of the car industry, to lead the  development of cars for the China market.” 

With this in mind, the movie being the catalyst to incite interest in the  development of motoring and the various motor sport industry, Joe Lim shares  the idea of jointly developing 3 main sectors where he would provide advisory  for the new branding called “Enhance”. They include :

1. The Enhance Zone located at Revo City. This is where conversions and modification on Motor Vehicles would be done. This would be located at  OneCity Mall, near Subang Jaya.  

2. The Enhance Station, which would be Modern EV charging stations that  can also offer gas / petroleum products. The first would be in Cyberjaya,  in line with its status as a Technology Hub to show support in the future of  EVs industry in Malaysia.  

3. The Enhance Automotive City, where there will be a racing & drag race  tracks, including another Enhanced Zone for motor vehicle modifications.  Hotel / Resort facilities would also be included. This is planned to be built  / developed in Gurun, Kedah. 

Thus, some of the scenes in the movie may be shot around this soon-to-be developed automotive-themed city that would be sited on a proposed 3,000  acre land, teamed-up with the Kedah state government’s investment arm, Invest Kedah Berhad.  

The city will feature globally known sports car brand hotels, a Formula 3 / GT /  EV (Formula E) race track & drag race strip, vehicle enhancement &  modification services, Accredited Speed-safety Driving Academy and an  Automotive Engineering College.  

Proposed to be located in Gurun, Kedah, the automotive-themed city would be a tourist hub for supercar enthusiasts to enhance and test their vehicles while marveling at other spectacular supercars. Apart from being a tourist hub, it also serves as a desired filming location for international patrons to shoot thrilling action-packed movies. The themed city will be the official filming location for  future international TV series and feature films in relations to “The Catcher” 

franchise.  

On the plus side, the strategic location of this themed city may allow for an efficient make-bulk & break-bulk international motor vehicle distribution and trading center. An application for a free trade zone status just like the Iskandar  Regional Development Area (IRDA) down south in Johore would be submitted so as to also develop the potential North-Western Economic Development Hub that could create job opportunities and increased port activities for Malaysia’s  Northern states. 

The script for the movie is set to be finalized and casting will soon begin as well.  Production for ‘The Catcher’ will commence in 2022 with expected completion in the year 2023 as the highest budgeted movie in Malaysian history.

PR BY GCMA

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JDMAS TARGETS RMB 10 MIL IN SALES FOR BELANJAWAN 2021

JDMAS TARGETS RMB 10 MIL IN SALES FOR BELANJAWAN 2021

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOF & MDEC TO SUPPORT MSMEs THROUGH

CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE

JDMas Commerce, platform for the Malaysia Flagship Store on JD Worldwide, part ofChina’s largest online & offline retailer is honoured to be selected as a partner for

Belanjawan 2021, an initiative under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Malaysia Digital

Economy Corporation (MDEC). The partnership was announced by the Government of

Malaysia on 5th of July 2021, and is effective from 1st July 2021 until the end of the year.

Belanjawan 2021 or B2021 features two unique initiatives to support micro, small andmedium enterprises (MSMEs), namely Go-eCommerce OnBoarding and Shop MalaysiaOnline (SMO). It aims to help local businesses to adopt e-commerce as the new way of doingbusiness as well as widen their market reach.

JDMas has the capabilities and expertise to transform traditional business through its crossborder eCommerce platform with JD.com, China’s largest retailer and the world’s third

largest. These include digital promotions, epayments in China, cross border freight,

warehouse and last mile logistics via JD’s sophisticated and holistic ecosystem in China.

MSMEs will also unleash the potential of their Malaysian brand with exposure to over 1billion of JD’s registered users in China. This enables Malaysian brands and products to notonly gain traction quickly but to scale their business in the world’s second largest economy.

Under the Go-eCommerce Now campaign, Malaysian merchants and brands can onboardand list on the Malaysia National Pavilion on the JD platform, and enjoy a rebate ofRM5,000. On top of that, they also benefit from special seller subsidies and technical & salessupport from JDMas’ team both in Malaysia and in China.

The MSMEs can also look forward to penetrating and growing their business with variouspromotional rebates and vouchers introduced under the Shop Malaysia Online initiative that JDMas will participate in. “We are proud to be the leading platform to promote Malaysianbrands and products specifically in China under this initiative as the cross border

eCommerce partner under Belanjawan 2021. We look forward to taking this cross bordereCommerce journey with our merchants, both existing and new this year,” said Datuk Bruce

Lim, Managing Director of JDMas Commerce Sdn Bhd.

MSMEs will be able to participate in various sales and marketing promotional plans for theupcoming events, especially the 916 Malaysia Day Special Promotion and the 11.11 Singles'Day — the largest shopping festival in China.

“Our customers in China will enjoy attractive rebates and special shopping vouchers whenthey purchase authentic and unique Malaysian products at our Malaysia National store on

JD. These campaigns will run both online, as well as offline in China. We are working closely

with MDEC, Matrade and the Malaysia China Business Council (MCBC) to ensure ourmerchants gain as much exposure and sales traction, and these include banners, livestream,search, affiliate marketing amongst others. We will also be featured on China’s national

television, Hainan n TV in September with our Ambassador to China, HE Datuk Nurshirwan

Zainal Abidin to promote our brand and store for the China market”, added Lim.

JDMas targets sales of RMB10 million from the Shop Malaysia Online campaign for 2021.

To learn more about Go-eCommerce Onboarding and Shop Malaysia Online, visitwww.jdmas.my/belanjawan2021.

About JDMas Commerce

JDMas Commerce Sdn. Bhd. is the owner of the Malaysia National Pavilion Flagship Storeon JD Worldwide. JD Worldwide is the cross border E-Commerce division of JD.com, the

largest online and offline retailer in China. JD is the first internet company to make theFortune Global 200 list.

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OPEN LETTER TO YB TAN SRI DATO SERI HAJI MAHIADDIN BIN HAJI MOHD YASSIN Prime Minister of Malaysia

Empty mall in Kuala Lumpur city

OPEN LETTER TO YB TAN SRI DATO SERI HAJI MAHIADDIN BIN HAJI MOHD YASSIN 

Prime Minister of Malaysia

This open letter represents the view of the following associations representing the shopping mall and 

retail industries nation-wide in Malaysia as follows: 

 Persatuan Pengurusan Kompleks Malaysia (PPK) (or Malaysia Shopping Malls Association) 

http://ppkm.org.my/

 Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) https://mra.com.my/

 Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) https://www.mrca.org.my/ 

 Bumiputra Retailers Organisation (BRO) 

 The Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan (KL) Electrical Home Appliances Dealers‘ Association 

(SWEDA) https://www.facebook.com/swedamalaysia/

The extension of the Full Movement Control Order (FMCO) from 1 June to 28 June 2021 for the 

entire country is drastically and tragically damaging to business and the economy. The announcement of the National Recovery Plan based the threshold of absolute numbers of covid 

cases is too broad brushed and imprecise resulting in unnecessary losses. 

With the upcoming deadline to review the next course of action, we appeal to the government to judiciously research the data and incidences of covid cases by economic sector and by locality. 

 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) data reveals that retail and shopping sector contributed merely 0.8% 

of all cases in May 2021, even prior to the FMCO lockdown which started on 1 June 2021. This 

significantly improved and extremely low figures testify to the retail and mall industries' strict 

adherence to the SOPs and should not be unduly penalised with closure from operating. Thus, we 

believe the retail and shopping sector should be re-opened immediately to provide essential and 

other services to the community without risk of infectivity. 

Firstly, activities that are not able to comply with the social distancing requirements and crowding 

have already been listed in the Negative List. Opportunities to congregate are now non-existent with 

the closure of cinemas, gyms, spas, dancing and merry-making in pubs and entertainment centres 

etc. All promotional events normally held in the concourse and halls that attract crowds are also not 

allowed. 

The public is also conscious not to linger and browse and the duration of their visits at the malls have 

significantly reduced from the normal 3 to 4 hours to merely 1.5 to 2 hours. These shoppers are diligently practising social distancing and complying well with mask wearing at all times. 

Malls only allow entry of those whose MySejahtera status is "Low-Risk" and whose temperatures 

do not exceed 37.5oC. 

 

Malls are thus very safe places to be and serve as avenues for some relief, both physically and mentally, whilst doing the necessary shopping chores for food and necessities.

We appeal to the Government to take all these positive factors into account in the upcoming 

review and allow the immediate re-opening of all trades in the malls (except for those in the 

Negative List). 

Presently, already 20-30% of shops in malls have been closed due to the adverse conditions of the 

past 16 months, and with 30% of staff being laid off, this amounts to 300,000 personnel. We foresee 

that in the event the mall and retail industry including street-front shops are not re-opened by beginning of July 2021, there will be another 50% of the remainder closing their doors for good, 

including prominent domestic and international retail brands with more employees at risk of being 

laid off. Once these international brands exit from our country, it will be doubly difficult to attract these brands to return. 

With these massive lay-offs and shop closures, the entire retail and shopping malls industries will be 

grievously and critically damaged and will need massive efforts and time to re-build malls’ ecosystem 

or the malls themselves will permanently close, and the retail supply chain will be deeply fractured. 

Any prolongation in re-opening will cause irreparable damage to both the retail and shopping 

mall industry which may not recover for the next few years, leaving us far behind in the economic recovery process. Therefore, we seek the government’s urgent consideration to mitigate the catastrophic but real scenario as predicted above.

LIVES and LIVELIHOODS MATTER.

Thank you. 

Yours faithfully 

PERSATUAN PENGURUSAN KOMPLEKS MALAYSIA (PPK) 

TAN SRI DATO TEO CHIANG KOK

 

 Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department 

ATTN: YB DATO SRI MUSTAPA MOHAMED, Minister in The Prime Minister's Department 

 Ministry of International Trade and Industry 

ATTN: DATO’ SERI MOHAMED AZMIN ALI, Minister of International Trade and Industry 

 Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs 

ATTN: YB DATO SRI ALEXANDER NANTA LINGGI, Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs 

 Economic Action Council, Prime Minister’s Office Putrajaya 

ATTN: YBhg PROF TAN SRI DATO SERI DR NOOR AZLAN GHAZALI, Executive Director

 Ministry of International Trade and Industry 

ATTN: DATO LOKMAN HAKIM ALI, Secretary General 

 Ministry of International Trade and Industry 

ATTN: DATO SRI NORAZMAN AYOB, Deputy Secretary General (Industry) 

 Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) 

 ATTN: DR ALAUDDIN B SIDAL, Deputy Secretary General 

 Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs 

 ATTN: EN MUHAMAD HANIF ASA’ARI, Director, Distributive Trade & Services Industry Secretariat 

 Persatuan Pengurusan Kompleks Malaysia (PPK) 

Attn: Ms Phang Sau Lian, Vice President 1 / Ir YL Lum, Vice President 2 

 Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) 

Attn: YBhg Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama William Cheng, President/ Mr BE Law / 

Ms Evelyn Cheong 

 Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) 

Attn: Ms Shirley Tay, President/Mr Simon Wong 

 Bumiputra Retailers Organisation (BRO) 

Attn: Datuk Wira (Dr.) Haji Ameer Ali Mydin, President 

 The Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan (KL) Electrical Home Appliances Dealers‘ Association 

(SWEDA)

Attn: Mr Kee Keng Huat, President