After four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia, AXN returns yet again with another made-in-Asia-for-Asia Original Production in May 2013 – The Apprentice Asia!

Filmed in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the Asian adaptation of the US reality series is based on the format created by reality TV guru Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) and produced locally by Fremantlemedia Asia, a leading global entertainment company. The face of the show is aviation tycoon and Forbes Asia’s 2010 ‘Asia Businessman of the Year’, Tony Fernandes, most well-known for turning around ailing airline AirAsia and breaking even within a year of taking over. 12 candidates from around Asia will vie for the honour of becoming Asia’s very first Apprentice, with the winner walking away with the opportunity to work for Tony in one of his enterprises.

Also on board are Mr. Fernandes’ advisors – Tune Hotels’ Group CEO, Mark Lankester and Expedia Asia’s CEO, Kathleen Tan – both highly accomplished in their own fields. Having led Tune Hotels’ growth to 27 properties in the region, Mark recently won the ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurship Awards 2012’ at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards. Before she recently joined Expedia Asia, Kathleen was instrumental in driving the commercial success of AirAsia, championing its launch in China. She was also crowned the ‘Marketer of the Year’ at the Web In Travel Annual Conference 2012.

AXN has searched the region for the best business entrepreneurs keen to work for Mr. Fernandes. Representing seven countries in the region (Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines), the top 12 come from an interesting myriad of backgrounds in entertainment, food & beverage, hospitality, information technology and the legal and finance world. From ages 25 to 38, some are in their first jobs, some already own a thriving business where they are based; some have the gift of the gab from their years in showbiz and some have been recognized for their work in marketing and entrepreneurship in their respective countries.

Throughout the season, the candidates will be tested on their skills in the areas of selling, negotiation, creativity, management, branding and leadership. At the start, the candidates are split into two teams based on gender. Watch out for the first episode which makes especially good TV – as the candidates are given the challenging task of selling fish! This was a remarkably humbling experience for these high fliers given that most of them had not stepped foot in a wet market. Tony’s advisors, Mark and Kathleen, are on the ground to observe each team complete their task, and their opinions will play a key part in who Tony decides to fire at the end of the day.

What makes the inaugural season of The Apprentice Asia so riveting is the drama that ensues from the onset. As can be expected when a group of extroverted, ambitious characters get together, strong wills clash, alliances are forged, and nerves are frayed during each boardroom session where one of them will go home, empty-handed. It’s the survival of the fittest, and self preservation rules the day.

Tune in to AXN on 22 May to find out who or what makes Tony declare ‘a bloody disaster’ and ‘a weapon of mass destruction’, and hedge your bets on the candidate who might just end up winning The Apprentice Asia!

The Apprentice Asia is presented by AirAsia, Expedia, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, IG, official smartphone BlackBerry and official car Volkswagen Malaysia.

The new BlackBerry® Q10, the first BlackBerry® 10 smartphone to feature a classic BlackBerry® QWERTY Keyboard, will be available from all authorized partners in Malaysia –Celcom and Maxis – on May 15, 2013. Customers can pre order from Celcom beginning May 8, 2013.

Available in two colours, Black and White, the BlackBerry Q10 combines the power of the BlackBerry 10 platform with a large, re-engineered physical keyboard and stunning touchscreen display – the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone.

Annamalai Muthu, Country Director for Malaysia at BlackBerry said, “We are excited to be working with our partners to bring the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with QWERTY keyboard to customers in Malaysia. The BlackBerry Q10 offers customers ultimate performance in a timeless design.”

Meticulous attention has been paid to every detail of the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone’s design, from its beautiful and distinctive form to its elegant and ergonomic QWERTY keyboard, which features a wider layout and larger sculpted keys. With the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone’s advanced hardware, communications and multimedia features, along with long battery life, you can confidently stay ahead and take action all day long.

The re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform offers you a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience that continuously adapts to your needs. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving forward towards your goal, and includes advancements such as:

• The ever present BlackBerry® Hub, which brings all your conversations together in one easy to manage place that you can access at any time from any app with a simple “peek”, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you.
• BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content, protecting what’s important to you and the business you work for.
• BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger), which lets you share things with the people that matter to you in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat, and lets you share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact.
• BlackBerry® Remember, which helps you tackle tasks quickly with a new way to collect, organize and action all the information sitting in different places across your smartphone.

Pada 13 Mei 2013 ini, Suria FM tampil dengan ‘KAMI LAH MALAYSIA’ satu usaha untuk menyemarakkan rasa sayang diantara satu sama lain. Berganding bahu bersama dengan Red FM, Capital FM dan 98.8FM, kami yakin kempen ini dapat membantu menyemai muafakat yang sedia ada di dalam hati setiap rakyat Malaysia tanpa mengira bangsa dan agama.

Sebagai sebuah stesen radio dengan jutaan pendengar, sudah menjadi tanggungjawab kami untuk menyebarkan nilai-nilai positif kepada semua. Istimewanya 13 Mei ini, Suria FM akan memutarkan lagu-lagu perpaduan , rukun negara dan pelbagai pesanan khidmat masyarakat berbentuk perpaduan untuk dihayati oleh para pendengar. Lagu ‘Malaysia Kau Ku Cinta’ nyanyian Adibah Noor dan Dina Nadzir akan menjadi lagu rasmi bagi Suria FM pada hari Isnin ini. Lagu dendangan dua wanita bersuara lunak ini telah mula diperdengarkan kepada umum di Suria FM bermula 6 Mei yang lalu.

Bagi menyokong kempen ini, semua penyampai radio di bawah Star Radio Group akan menyanyikan lagu ‘Mulanya disini’ dengan gubahan lirik ke dalam pelbagai bahasa seperti bahasa melayu, bahasa mandarin, bahasa hokkien, bahasa iban, bahasa bidayuh dan sebagainya. Lagu ini akan diputarkan di keempat-empat radio. Disamping itu, jika sering keudara di Suria FM, penyampai radio segmen Ceria pagi Adibah Noor akan keudara di stesen radio berbahasa cina 98.8FM. Lebih menarik lagi, kesemua kakitangan termasuklah penyampai radio di bawah Star Radio Group akan memakai tshirt khas ‘Kami lahMalaysia’ untuk mendukung kempen ini.

Bulat air kerana pembetung, bulat manusia kerana muafakat. Mari sambut usaha kami untuk meraikan perpaduan dengan penuh semangat kekitaan. Buanglah segala rasa prasangka dan ayuh bangkit sebagai rakyatMalaysiayang utuh. Kami satu bangsa, kami satu Negara. Kami lahMalaysia!

Nadzirah dan Dinah Hashim adalah pengasas kepada laman sesawang  FriendlyFashion.my . Laman sesawang ini dimulakan lebih kurang setahun tiga bulan yang lepas. Ia juga boleh dimuat turun di Android dan iOS. Mereka berdua pernah mendapat anugerah  Online Shop of the Year 2012 di Digi WWWWOW award tahun lepas.

Setakat ini laman sesawang  FriendlyFashion.my mempunyai hampir 16,000 orang ahli berdaftar dan di facebook pula 58,000.Laman web ini lebih kepada wanita mahu menjual, menukar, atau berkongsi pakaian mereka. Friendlyfashion bukanlah laman sesawang butik dalam talian, namun ia adalah platform kepada penjual dan pembeli dimana mereka boleh berurusan secara terus disini.Ia juga lebih kepada laman web komuniti dimana ahli-ahlinya boleh berkongsi apa sahaja.

Adik-beradik ini juga melakukan projek dengan Astro Oh My English, di mana mereka pergi ke sekolah-sekolah di seluruh Malaysia setiap minggu untuk mengajar Bahasa Inggeris melalui ucapan puisi. Sifat ini adalah hasil pengajaran dari ibu mereka  bahawa dalam apa sahaja yang mereka lakukan, mereka perlu berfikir tentang bagaimana ia boleh memberi inspirasi kepada belia.

“Daripada kecil hingga sekarang, ibu mempunyai sebuah travel agency yang mana saya selalu belajar berkenaan dunia dan bisnes, ” kata Nadzirah.

“Pada saya ini adalah bisnes sendiri dan apabila melihat bisnes module dan bisnes plan,itu yang beri saya keyakinan yang mereka akan berjaya memandangkan selepas setahun ahli pun semakin bertambah dari masa ke semasa, ” ujar Puan Norlin Othman, Ibu Nadzirah.

“Saya ingin memberi Samsung La’Fleur kepada ibu saya kerana ibu saya feminin dan ia kena dengan jiwanya. Aplikasi-aplikasi didalam Samsung La’Fleur juga lebih kepada ciri-ciri kewanitaan seperti boleh menjaga berat badan dan juga boleh mencuba aplikasi makeup, ” tambah Nadzirah.

Bagi mereka yang berminat untuk menukar,menjual serta berkongsi pakaian boleh lah melayari laman sesawang www.friendlyfashion.my. Nadzirah juga boleh dihubungi di email nadzirah@friendlyfashion.my

Empunya Deeperthanfashion iaitu Harmini Asokumar memulakan kerjayanya apabila ibunya membeli aksesori untuk beliau.Disitulah bermulanya kerjaya beliau di dalam bidang bisnes online ini. Beliau menjalankan perniagaan ini secara separuh masa sahaja.Namun ibu yang dikasihi telah pergi buat selama-lamanya beberapa tahun lepas disebabkan penyakit kanser.

Beliau memulakan perniagaan ini sekitar tahun 2008.Ia bermula dengan jualan dengan rakan-rakan sahaja namun diperluaskan secara online apabila mendapat reaksi dan tempahan yang banyak.Setiap aksesori yang dijualnya adalah hasil rekaan beliau sendiri dan hanya satu rekaan sahaja bagi setiap aksesori.Jika ada yang berminat untuk mendapatkan rekaan yang sama, beliau akan membuat sedikit perubahan pada aksesori tersebut.

Bagi Harmini,ibunya juga seorang kawan yang boleh dikongsi pelbagai masalah tatkala susah dan senang. Memang agak susah pada mulanya untuk menjalani kehidupan selepas ketiadaan ibu namun dorongan ibunya membuat beliau lebih tabah dan bersemangat.Bagi beliau amat susah untuk melupakan ibunya.

” Terima kasih kepada Samsung diatas pemberian Samsung La’Fleur ini.Walaupun hadiah ini tidak dapat diberikan kepada ibu,namun saya akan gunakan ia untuk memajukan lagi perniagaan saya, ”  kata Harmini.

Bagi mereka yang ingin membeli aksesori dari Harmini bolehlah melayari laman sesawang www.deeperthanfashionmy.com dan facebook di fb.com/deeperthanfashion . Beliau juga boleh dihubungi menerusi email deeperthanfashion@hotmail.com atau number telefon 012-5557180.

Bagi meraikan Hari Ibu yang bakal tiba pada 12 Mei 2013 ini, SelebritiOnline dengan kerjasama Samsung Malaysia bakal mengadakan satu peraduan slogan yang bertajuk “Samsung La’Fleur Khas Untuk Ibuku”. Peraduan ini adalah untuk mengenang jasa-jasa ibu yang selama ini bertungkus lumus menjaga,mendidik serta memberi dorongan sehingga anak mereka berjaya.

Samsung La’Fleur direka khas untuk kegunaan wanita masa sekarang.  Samsung La’Fleur Collection direka untuk menyediakan memenuhi pengalaman peribadi. Terdapat beberapa aplikasi khas untuk wanita dari segi kecantikan, gaya hidup dan kesihatan.

MyFitnessPal bersedia untuk membantu wanita untuk susut berat badan mereka dengan mudah. Aplikasi ini berfungsi sebagai kaunter kalori bagi wanita yang mementingkan kesihatan yang mahu menjejaki pemakanan dan keperluan kesihatan.

My Days and Pink Pad adalah alat penting bagi wanita, yang membolehkan pengesanan mudah untuk ovulasi dan kesuburan, manakala memantau isu-isu berkaitan kesihatan pusingan kitaran haid. Pink Pad membantu wanita untuk mengesan isu-isu berkaitan kesihatan seperti berat badan, kitaran haid, emosi dan fizikal kesejahteraan semasa bersambung kepada masyarakat global wanita untuk sokongan dan pertukaran maklumat dengan pengguna lain.

Cara-cara untuk menyertai pertandingan ini adalah seperti :

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* Sila letak tajuk email Contest “Samsung La’Fleur Khas Untuk Ibuku”.

Tarikh tutup penyertaan: 11.59 Malam 17 Mei 2013

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 “My mom deserves a La’Fleur because … ” ( No more than 30 words)

atau 

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Malaysia Airlines commences its Airbus A380 service from Kuala Lumpur to the capital of Hong Kong starts 1 May 2013.Currently Malaysia Airlines flies twice daily toHong Kongon the A330-300 and B737-800. The superjumbo will be replacing the A330-300 service fromKuala LumpurtoHong Kongand will operate on MH72/MH73.

In a simple yet meaningful inaugural flight event at the KL International Airport graced by Malaysia Airlines’ Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya and Malaysia Airlines’ senior management staff, the superjumbo operating flight MH72 was given a ceremonious send-off at 9:15am this morning.The full capacity A380 flight took off forHong Kong, 41 years after its maiden flight operations on the B737 between the two cities on 1 October 1972.

Speaking at the send-off event, Malaysia Airlines’ Group CEO, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said “The decision to fly the A380 toHong Kongis to showcase our newest premium offering in products and services – improved comfort, luxury and convenience to our guests.”

“Hong Konghas great potential due to its good mix of Business and Leisure travellers—the city has a promising market and I also believe that our membership in the oneworld alliance from 1 February 2013 will also contribute to our load factor”.In conjunction with the introductory, the airline offered its customers attractive Economy Class fares fromKuala LumpurtoHong Kongfor only RM760 all-in return on a promotion from 17 April until 20 May 2013.

MASholidays, the travel arm of Malaysia Airlines also offered vacation packages for 4D/3N in Hong Kong with a choice of City Tour, visit to Disneyland or Ocean Park from RM1416 onwards.”We decided to reward our passengers with these irresistible promotions as our customers were very excited when they heard we were flying the A380 toHong Kong”

“We generated more than 2,000 passenger sales between 13 April to date under this campaign and the numbers are still growing. This promotion has helped us kick-start the momentum to drive more sales on the A380 toHong Kongroute.”

With the A380 replacing the A330-300, Malaysia Airlines is also introducing First Class travel on this route. The super jumbo has eight First Class seats on the main deck, which converts into a full flat bed of 87 inches in length and a width of 40 inches, making it the widest seats amongst other airlines. Each seat boasts an individual 23-inch in-flight entertainment screen with personal closet and stowage for coat, luggage, laptop and personal belongings.

The airlines’ A380 also has 66 Business Class seats on the upper deck and each comes with individual 17 inches in-flight entertainment screen, the largest amongst Malaysia Airlines’ Business Class. Personal items stowage is available on each seat along with 115VAC PED power supply and USB port.

Hong Kong is the national carrier’s third A380 destination afterLondon and Paris.

AirAsia has launched promotional fares for the upcoming ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Sale’ to various destinations in Thailand from Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The promotional seats are available for booking from now – 12^th May 2013 for the travel period from now – 15^th December 2013.

The ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Sale’ is an annual event held by the Tourism Authority of Thailand which will be taking place from the 15^th June 2013 – 15^th August 2013 this year.Guests will be able to enjoy promotional all-in-fares when they choose to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Krabi, and Phuket from as low as RM69* one way and from Penang to Bangkokfrom as low as RM179* one way.

Bookings for this promotion are available at www.airasia.com, as well as via AirAsia’s mobile booking platforms through WAP enabled phones at mobile.airasia.com and AirAsia apps on iPhone and Android devices.Additionally, there will also be an added flight frequency from Penang to Bangkok in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations throughout the travel period from 8^th – 13^th August 2013. The additional flight frequency is already available for booking online at www.airasia.com from today onwards and promotional all-in-fares are from RM399* one way.

Kenny Wong, Commercial Director of AirAsia Berhad said, “Well known for its affordable shopping, beautiful beaches, delicious food and rich culture, Thailand has a lot to offer to both business and leisure travelers alike. We foresee many Malaysians making travel plans during the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations.In addition, the demand for the Penang-Bangkok route has grown steadily so we are delighted to introduce additional frequencies to meet the demands of our guests during the festive period.”

Guests are encouraged to pre-book their check-in baggage allocation online along with their flight bookings as they are able to save up to 66% as compared to checking-in their bags over the airport counter.

Apart from that, guests are also able to pre-book their in-flight meals with a wide variety of hot meals available on board with an option to book up to two meals for each guest. Check-in baggage allocation, in-flight meals, Pick-A-Seat, travel insurance and more are all available online and guests are able to add or make changes to their booking very simply through ‘Manage My Booking’.

For more updates on AirAsia’s latest innovations, as well as promotions, activities and contests, connect with them via Twitter (twitter.com/AirAsia) or Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsia).

*Promotional Fares include airport taxes and fees (all-in-fares). Flights and fares are subject to availability and

are for one way travel only

Additional Flight Schedules:

Jessica of female K-pop group Girls’ Generation and rapper Eun Ji-won are set to feature in the upcoming episode of ‘Running Man’ airing on 10 May, Friday at11.45pm, first and exclusively on ONE/ONE HD.

The two guest stars join the main cast members in what will be an ‘Animal Kingdom’ special on location at the Everland Resort theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi in South Korea. It is home to tigers, polar bears, horses, rhinoceroses, giraffes, birds, monkeys, birds, seals, sea lions, penguins and more.

The challenge involves everyone seeking out an animal partner and everyone has to wear headgear of an animal that most resembles themselves. Jessica, who joins Running Man for the third time, dons an adorable rabbit headpiece, and demonstrates her passion to win by leading the team, while Eun Ji-won puts on a panda.

Despite this being Eun Ji-won’s first appearance on the urban reality adventure show, he hits it off very well with Lee Kwangsu and Haha and to great comedy, with Yoo Jae Suk noting their excellent chemistry as a trio.

Meanwhile, Kwangsu whose partner is a giraffe will have everyone in stitches with his comical imitation of a giraffe while wearing the giraffe headpiece.

Catch Girls’ Generation’s Jessica and rapper Eun Ji-won in action on Running Man, premiering 10 May, Friday at11.45pm, first and exclusively on ONE/ONE HD

TVXQ is coming  for <TVXQ! Live World Tour ‘Catch Me’ In Kuala Lumpur> at Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam on 18 May! In the meantime, Universal Music Malaysia will be bringing in TVXQ Official Concert Merchandise and Universal Music is going to organize a TVXQ concert merchandise pre-order event on 11 May (Saturday), 12pm to 8pm at 6^th Floor, Sg Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur.

The imported concert merchandise from South Korea included T-Shirt, light sticks, towels, folders, postcards, and other various items. This pre-order activity is specially organized by Universal Music Malaysia to offer Malaysia Cassiopeia for their convenience so that they can pre-order their favorite concert merchandise in advance and collect it on the day of the concert at Official Merchandise counter. Do not worry if you are not able to attend the pre-order activity, you can also purchase it at Official Merchandise counter on the day of the concert. Available products are in limited quantity, while stocks last.

TVXQ! was temporarily stepped out of the lime light since <The 3rd Asia Tour Concert MIROTIC in Seoul> in 2009. Four years on, TVXQ! members Uknow and Max returned to the K-Pop music scene in the form of a duo and introduced the brand new album <Catch Me> in 2012.

After an absence of 6 years, the K-POP duo, TVXQ! will be back to dazzle fans with their live world tour “Catch Me” in Kuala Lumpur – to be held at Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam, 18th May 2013.

The new tour commenced in Seoul, Korea, October 2012 and proved to be more popular than ever, with 20,000 concert tickets completely sold out within five minutes. The K-Pop phenomena is making history as the first K-POP band to embark on a tour that includes performances at five major entertainment domes in Japan; following a concert at the Saitama Super Arena, TVXQ! then moves on to perform at Tokyo Dome, Osaka Kyocera Dome, Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome, Sapporo Dome and last but not least Nagoya Dome. The world tour will also take the dynamic duo to Hong Kong, Beijing and other Asian cities.

<TVXQ! Live World Tour ‘Catch Me’ In Kuala Lumpur> , organized by JPM Music, tickets prices range from RM168 to RM 688:

Sitting zone: RM168-RM688

Rock Zone: RM 688

Please visit TicketCharge Web Site www.ticketcharge.com.my  for more ticketing information.

For further information about TVXQ concert merchandise pre-sales activity, please stay tune to Universal Music Malaysia Official Website (www.universalmusic.com.my), Facebook: Universal Music Malaysia / Universal Music Malaysia Chinese or call to hotline 03-79587433 (ext 205/102).

Kemuncak tahun ini di Indonesia Mencari Bakat 3 yang terdiri dari dua finalis yakni penari cilik yang berasal dari Bogor, Sandrina Azzahra yang akan bersaing dengan pelukis pasir , Vina Candrawati.

Indonesia Mencari Bakat 3 adalah program realiti yang diadakan untuk mencari bakat-bakat terbaik di Indonesia. Dewan jurinya yang terdiri dari Titi Sjuman, Addie Ms, Deddy Corbuzier, Soimah Pancawati dan Syahrini. Program yang dihoskan oleh Omesh ini telah berlangsung hampir enam bulan yang bersiaran di dua buah negara Indonesia dan Malaysia.

Persaingan antara dua finalis dinilai cukup sengit. Kedua mereka mempunyai bakat dan kehebatan  yang luar biasa. Sandrina seorang penari Jaipong yang baru berumur 11 tahun menampilkan 3 tarian pada minggu lalu (5mei 2013) iaitu tari laser, tari liong bersama barongsai dan tari ala Michael Jackson. Beliau mendapat banyak pujian dari para juri. “Satu lagi kemampuan kamu yang terlihat adalah bisa menyesuaikan dengan kelompok tarian mana saja,” ujar Addie MS .

Manakala Vina melukis di pasir bersama suaminya Denny Darko, menggambar terbalik dan juga melakar wajah Michael Jackson menggunakan kakinya. “Tadinya saya bingung, ini temanya Michael Jackson. Saya nggak abis pikir saja sama Vina, bisa menampilkan konsep ini, verry entertaining,” puji Deddy Corbuzier.

Keduanya cuba memberikan persembahan yang terbaik. Bagaimanakah persiapan mereka untuk persembahan terakhir di pentas IMB3 dan siapakah yang akan bergelar juara Indonesia Mencari Bakat musim ini? Saksikan putaran akhir 11 dan 12 Mei ini jam 8 malam hanya yang terbaik dari Bintang 141, Indopek Astro. Ditayangkan eksklusif sama hari dengan Indonesia.