Largest ST Patrick’s Celebration In Asia

GUINNESS® today marked the start of a month filled with fun, laughter and friends with the launch of it GUINNESS® St Patrick’s celebrations at Malones, Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur! Attended by approximately 250 guests including members of the media, trade partners and Guest of Honour, Shane Stevens, Deputy Head of Mission from the Embassy of Ireland, the event showcased a taste of the fun and laughter to come throughout the month of March!

The celebration of all things green is back for the 6th year and promises to be so ‘March’ fun for consumers. What’s more, this year, Malaysia will be hosting the largest GUINNESS® St Patrick’s Celebration in Asia!

“GUINNESS® and St Patrick’s Day have always gone hand-in-hand as globally-recognized icons of Ireland. As this is the 6th year we are hosting this internationally renowned celebration, consumers can expect an even grander and more remarkable St Patrick’s experience.” said Ms. Yap Swee Leng, Marketing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad adding that the event has become the perfect opportunity for friends to raise a pint of GUINNESS® and enjoy the festivities and fun the celebration brings.

Central to the theme of this year’s celebrations – ‘Celebrate the laughter side of life’, GUINNESS® will be hosting a weekend of St Patrick’s fun at Changkat Bukit Bintang starting on the 16th of March 2012! From 6pm till 12am, Changkat Bukit Bintang will showcase the ‘laughter side of life’ with our fun loving buskers, entertaining games and hilarious comedy tours by some of the most hysterically funny people in the local stand-up comedy scene. Bring your mates and laugh your hats off at Havana Bar & Grill, The Social and Raggae Bar.

On the 17 March 2012, the much anticipated GUINNESS® St. Patrick’s Street Party at Changkat Bukit Bintang will be making a welcomed comeback! The streets of Changkat Bukit Bintang will be transformed into an iconic St Patrick’s street party from 6pm till late! Grab your mates and head on down to the party and drop by at our ‘Comedy Court’ to watch hilarious performances by some of the funniest people in the region.

Besides that, GUINNESS® is also rallying hundreds and thousands of friends and fans from Malaysia and around the world to help make this year’s St Patrick’s the biggest, best and most enjoyable St. Patrick’s celebration. GUINNESS® is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the ‘Friendliest Day of the Year’ by getting 1 million people worldwide to pledge online atwww.facebook.com/guinnessmalaysia and www.stpatricks.com.my.

This year, GUINNESS® will also be spreading the fun and laughter of St Patrick’s with its iconic GUINNESS® St Patrick’s parties in Ipoh, Penang, Melaka, Johor, Pahang and East Malaysia! Come join us for a night filled with fun, laughter, friends and that unbeatable GUINNESS® St Patrick’s experience at:

1. O’s Corner, Kuantan – 3 March 2012
2. Upper Penang Road, Penang – 10 March 2012
3. Mount Austin, Johor Bharu – 23 March 2012
4. Ipoh Garden East, Ipoh – 24 March 2012
5. Jonker Street, Melaka – 31 March 2012

GUINNESS® will also be hosting 13 GUINNESS® St Patrick’s parties throughout the Klang Valley. Be prepared to laugh your hats off with our entertaining hosts, thrilling games and fun loving St Patrick’s buskers who will certainly spread the St. Patrick’s cheer. So gather your friends and come join us at:

1. Beer Factory, Sunway Giza – 2 March 2012
2. Jarrod & Rawlins, D’sara Heights – 8 March 2012
3. Malones, KL Sentral – 8 March 2012
4. Royal Oak, Solaris Mont Kiara – 9 March 2012
5. Sid’s Pub, Damansara Heights – 10 March 2012
6. Delaney’s, Bukit Bintang – 15 March 2012
7. SOULed OUT, Sri Hartamas – 8, 15, 22 & 29 March 2012,
8. Bulldog, Sri Hartamas – 16 March 2012
9. The Social, Bangsar – 22 March 2012
10. Backyard, Sri Hartamas – 29 March 2012

But wait…There’s more! The fun stretches throughout the month of March, with special promotions on your favourite black brew in more than 2000 GUINNESS® outlets nationwide. With every purchase of 4 glasses of GUINNESS® Draught or a bucket of GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout, consumers are entitled to a limited edition GUINNESS® St Patrick’s miniature glass. On top of that, limited edition GUINNESS® St Patrick’s T-Shirts will be available every Thursday from 8th March till 31st March 2012 for just an additional RM10 in 178 selected outlets! There are 4 fun designs up for grabs which will be revealed weekly.

Six injured in LRT accident

KUALA LUMPUR: About 300 people escaped serious injuries in an accident involving two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains at 6.30pm at the Bukit Jalil station.

Cheras district police chief ACP Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said a coach from Sungai Besi stopped suddenly about 200m from the train station before it was rammed into by another train from the rear on the same track.

   

   

   

 

The train, belonging to the Ampang Line (formerly known as Star-LRT) was empty save for the driver when the incident occurred at 7.11am yesterday.

Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (Rapid KL), the operator of the system, said in a statement that the train had stopped at Sentul Timur station where all the passengers alighted.

The train, which had started operations at Ampang station at 6.40am, then proceeded to the stabling area between the station and the end of the line.

However, the train overshot the end of the tracks, crashed into the buffer stop and parapet wall of the elevated concrete guideway and ended up with the front half of its first coach hanging precariously in the air.

The train had six coaches.

Rapid KL corporate communications division senior manager Katherine Chew confirmed that there were no passengers on board and said the driver was not hurt.

“The cause of the accident is not yet known but Rapid KL is conducting a full investigation into the incident,” she said.

The incident did not disrupt train services except at the Sentul Timur station which was closed for about 20 minutes following the incident.

A resident at a block of flats opposite the station said he was sleeping at home when he heard a loud, grinding sound.

The man, who only wanted to be identified as Naren, said the sound was caused by the train crashing into a metal buffer, causing it to fall onto the ground.

A TNB worker close to the scene said it was fortunate that the train did not fall off completely because there was an electricity substation underneath the stabling area.

“If it had struck the substation, it would probably have exploded,” he said.

When contacted by Bernama, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said he had directed Rapid KL to submit a comprehensive report on the matter to him.

“I want them to submit a report to me. It has to be specific, identifying the cause of the incident and who is to be blamed,” he said.

“Thank God there were no injuries and the system was not disrupted.”

Yesterday’s incident was the latest in a spate of problems affecting Kuala Lumpur's LRT system.

A computer glitch on July 24 caused trains on the Kelana Jaya Line, formerly Putra-LRT, to stall.

About a month later, services were disrupted due to flooding at the unused Seri Rampai station on the Kelana Jaya Line.

On Oct 6, services between Masjid Jamek and Terminal Putra, also on the Kelana Jaya line, were disrupted for 10 hours when a train stalled near Damai station.

2012 kl Maran Marathon 204km

When            : 1st april 2012
Where           : Batu Caves Selangor to Maran Kuantan
What             : 204km Marathon 
Start             : 1st April 2012 5AM
End               : 4th April2012 around 5PM
Registration   : 1st April 2012 3AM
Entry Fee      : RM30 inclusive of return ticket from maran to batu caves


*More info please contact :
Sri Subramaniam Temple Batu Caves at 03 61896284

The KL-Maran 204km Marathon is back and this will be my 1st year taking part in the event. You may be an Ironman, Marathoner or the Best Olympian but this walk goes beyond physical strength. It is not easy walking (or running if you wish) on the highway especially on Day One and subsequently the the never ending road. This marathon challenge your mental & spiritual strength as well as your inner self conscience.

Food (strictly vegetarian) is provided throughout. There are sufficient food, water & medicare with very dedicated and responsible organising team as well as volunteers.

LIVERPOOL DID IT AGAIN ...

Liverpool ended their six-year trophy drought here on Sunday after winning a penalty shoot-out to shatter Championship side Cardiff in the League Cup final at Wembley.

The Merseysiders just about held their nerve in an error-strewn penalty decider, prevailing 3-2 after the two sides had finished locked at 2-2 after a thrilling period of extra time.

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The Premier League club's victory was clinched when Cardiff substitute Anthony Gerrard -- cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard -- shot wide with Cardiff's fifth and final spot-kick.

The Cardiff player's miss came after Liverpool had seen Steven Gerrard's opening spot-kick saved and Charlie Adam's second blazed over the bar.

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But Cardiff misses from Kenny Miller, Rudy Gestede and finally Gerrard proved decisive for the brave Welsh club from the second tier of English football.

The win was Liverpool's first trophy since their FA Cup triumph in 2006, and the first since Kop legend Kenny Dalglish returned as manager last year.

Liverpool skipper Gerrard extended sympathy to his family member after the penalty heartache.

"It's always cruel when it goes to penalties. There has to be a loser. Cardiff were superb today," Gerrard said.


"One (of us) was going to be sad, one was going to be celebrating. It happens. I've got mixed emotions at the moment but I feel for Anthony and Cardiff."

Dalglish expressed relief after the win.

"It was a long way to win but the name is on the trophy," he said. "Cardiff were always going to be difficult. They were never going to lie down and were a great credit. It's not a nice way to win a cup but we'll take it.

"It's sad that the boy missed it and you always feel for the person that misses in that situation."

Cardiff manager Malky McKay praised his side's valiant effort.

"You have to lose with dignity and that's what we did today," he said. "There is a lot of emotion out there because it is a young side and emotions are running high but I am so proud of them all."

The match had gone to penalties after a dramatic period of extra time that saw Cardiff force the shoot-out with a leveller from centre-back Ben Turner with just two minutes remaining.

Turner jabbed home from close range to send Cardiff's large contingent of travelling fans into raptures.

Liverpool had seemed poised to claim victory after substitute Dirk Kuyt fired the Premier League giants 2-1 ahead after 108 minutes.

The extra-time drama unfolded after the game finished 1-1 after regulation time, Liverpool levelling in the second half through Martin Skrtel after Joe Mason had given Cardiff a shock first-half lead.

Earlier, a full house of 89,041 had watched Liverpool make a ferocious start, hitting the woodwork through Glen Johnson after only two minutes.

But the deadlock was broken on 19 minutes as Miller picked up the ball just outside the area and slipped in Mason, who took his time and drilled a shot beyond Pepe Reina.

A shellshocked Liverpool struggled to respond but slowly picked up the pace to keep Cardiff on the back foot.

A low strike from Charlie Adam fizzed just past the post on 32 minutes and six minutes later, only a brilliant last-ditch tackle from Cardiff skipper Mark Hudson denied Andy Carroll as the Liverpool striker went in on goal.

Yet Liverpool's attempts to equalise suffered from a telling lack of precision in the final third, most notably when Jordan Henderson swung and missed at an inviting cross from Stewart Downing.

Gerrard was thwarted again on 45 minutes, his shot well blocked by Andrew Taylor before the Liverpool captain blasted the rebound high and wide.

Liverpool started the second half with the same verve that had marked their early play and instantly looked more purposeful in front of goal.

Only a brilliant recovering tackle by Kevin McNaughton denied Luis Suarez as the Uruguayan threatened to go clear on goal shortly after half-time.

Liverpool's attacking intent was given fresh impetus by the arrival of former Cardiff idol Craig Bellamy from the bench on 58 minutes, the Welshman receiving a standing ovation from both sets of fans as he replaced Henderson.

On 60 minutes Liverpool finally drew level, with Skrtel following up to rifle home after Suarez's flick came back off the woodwork.

Cardiff went closest to grabbing a winner in the closing stages, with Turner heading just wide on 83 minutes before Miller lashed over from close range, setting up the game's dramatic finale.