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PP 1359/9/2004 

District 3300 - Club No. 16222 

On July 14 2007, in conjunction with the 69th 

birthday of His Excellency the Governor of 

Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas, our Vice 

President Mohd Rizal Al-Amin Sardon was 

awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri 

(DSPN) which carries the title “Datuk”. We wish to 

congratulate Datuk Rizal Sardon on his receiving 

a most well-deserved honour. 

ICC ELECTS NEW OFFICE BEARERS 

At the recent Interact Coordinating Committee (ICC) of the Club, the following were elected as the new office bearers for 

2007 - 2008: 

President : Melissa Wong Si Jie, Sekolah Aminuddin Baki 

Vice President : Sonia Sin Mae Yoong, Sekolah Sri Garden 

Secretary : Audrey Chong Wei Kuan, Sekolah Sri Garden 

The ICC meets every month to update the Interactors on what each Interact Club has accomplished in the previous month 

and plans to carry out in the following month. It also enables the Interacts to exchange ideas and plan joint projects among 

themselves. 

Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

Wednesday, 25th July 2007 

Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 1 

Continued on page 3.....

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Royal Patron 

Duli Yang Maha Mulia 

Sultan Selangor Darul Ehsan 

YEAR 2007-08 

President 

Attan Akmar 

Tel: 012 - 3851284 

attan02@gmail.com 

Vice President 

Rizal Sardon 

Tel: 03 - 2732 0190 

tai_loh@yahoo.com 

President Elect 

Francis Chan Hooi Wah 

Tel: 019 - 2128182 

kwchan@pl.jaring.my 

Honorary Secretary 

Horst H Wippern 

Tel: 012 - 3939487 

hwippern@hotmail.com 

Honorary Treasurer 

Wong Cham Mew 

Tel: 03 - 2166 3366 

wcmcpa@tm.net.my 

Immediate Past President 

David Teh 

Tel: 03 - 4042 3311 

dtlt@streamyx.com 

Directors 

Club Service 

Abdul Jalil Jamil 

Tel: 019 – 2550156 

ajjamil@hotmail.com 

Vocational Service 

Mohd Ridza bin Hj Mohd Abdullah 

Tel: 03 - 2092 4822 

ridza@ridzalaw.com.my 

Community Service 

Raymond Chin Hoon Kong 

Tel: 012 - 2218112 

raychin.rtn@gmail.com 

International Service 

Paul Ravelli 

Tel: 012 - 2025468 

ravelli@psr-development.com 

New Generations Service 

Loo Kok Yuen 

Tel: 012 - 2212110 

ky_loo@yahoo.com 

Fellowship Service 

Heribert Keppler 

Tel: 012 - 3797560 

keppler@simedarby.com 

Sergeants at Arms 

Ameen A Abdullah 

Tel: 012 - 2312432 

Hardeep Singh 

Tel: 016 - 3682633 

hardeeps@tm.net.my 

Editor 

Jefferey Zain 

Tel: 012 - 2848130 

jeff.zain@ashgroup.com.my 

2007/08 CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS 

About 45% of our members have so far paid up. As the club needs to remit per capita 

fees to Rotary International and District 3300 very soon, those who have not yet paid 

their subscriptions, PLEASE PAY UP URGENTLY. 

Please issue your cheques as under: 

RM 600 - Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

RM 200 - Kuala Lumpur Rotary Charity Foundation 

Horst Wippern 

Hon. Secretary 2007-08 

VOCATIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING 

The Committee will meet Wednesday 25 July 2007 at 2.00pm, Shangri-la Hotel. 

COMMUNITY SERVICES EVENT – SUNDAY 29 July 3 pm 

There will be a handing out of charitable provisions to several charitable bodies this 

coming Sunday 29 July at 3pm. 

The event proper will kick off with the blessing of a new Lion, lion & dragon dance and 

martial demonstration and thereafter dinner followed by the giving out of provisions as 

per NGOs' wish list - Malaysia Spring Single Mothers Association, House of Joy and 

Asrama Baitul Ummah. 

The event will be held at Lot 5 & 6 Kawasan Landscap & Nursery Reserve, Jabatan 

Hutan Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya. Please refer to the attached map (See Page 9) 

for directions to the venue. For further information and details, please contact our 

Community Services Director – Rtn Raymond Chin. 

RC Raffles City - 03 August 2007 

SISTER CLUB INSTALLATIONS 

Please join those fellow RCKL Rotarians who have already signed up for the trips. Both 

functions and fellowships promise to be very enjoyable and will provide an opportunity to 

build stronger relations with our sister clubs. 

Contact either Int. Svc. Dir. Paul Ravelli or Hon. Sec. Horst Wippern. 

RY 2007- 2008 SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

Avenue of service Day of the Month Time Venue 

Community Service 

Club Service 

New Generations 

Vocational Service 

International Service 

Fellowship 

Every 1st Wednesday 

Every 2nd Wednesday 

Every 3rd Wednesday 

Every 4th Wednesday 

To Be Advised (TBA) 

To Be Advised (TBA) 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

TBA 

TBA 

Shangri-La Hotel 




TBA 

TBA 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 2

WEEKLY PROCEEDINGS ON 18TH JULY 2007 

Meeting Convenor: Rtn Lim Che Wan 

National Anthem & Loyal Toast: PP William Lau 

Welcoming Guests: Rtn Lim Che Wan 

Visiting Rotarians 

1. PDG Dr Steven Henderson - From RC Garashiels, 

Scotland 

2. Rtn Dr. Jane Henderson - From RC Selkirk, Scotland 

3. Rtn Peter Werder - From RC Zurich, Switzerland 

4. Rtn P. Sekhariah - From RC Aerocity, Pondicherry, 

India 

Guests 

1. First Lady May Hanis - Guest of President Attan 

2. Rotary Ann Stella Chin - Guest of Rtn Raymond Chin 

3. Dato’ Dr. P.H.S. Lim - Guest of PP Frank Lee 

4. Dr. Thavaselvam K. - Guest of PP Keow Hock Sneah 

5. Alice Lim - Guest of Rotarian Tony Lu 

6. Mr. Kaladher Govindan - Guest of the Club 

7. Stephen Soo - Guest of the Club 

From page 1..... 

The ICC Meeting Attendees 

Candidates for Office 

Rtn Andy Khoo Explains The Inter-Club Competition Rules 

Rtn Loo Kok Yuen Announces 

the Interact Leadership Training Seminar 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 3

THE EXTENSION OF MALAYSIA BULL-EH! 

Mr Kaladher Govindan,- guest speaker for the July 11 meeting – assisted by Mr. Stephen Soo, from TA Securities Holdings 

Berhad gave an interesting presentation on the outlook for the Malaysian Stock Market. Indeed, the Malaysian Bourse has 

had a good run and Mr. Govindan shared his thoughts on the prospects for continuation of the general uptrend. 

For more information please refer to the soft copy of Mr Govindan’s presentation which was sent by email through 

President Attan to all club members last week. 

Rtn Datuk Dr Teo introducing the speaker 

Mr Govindan making his presentation 

PP Keow thanking the speaker 

A gift of appreciation for the speaker 

KL ROTARIANS ATTEND RC MAKATI INDUCTION 

Maintaining a tradition of many years, a delegation from our club attended the induction of Pres. Pepito Bengzon, the 42nd 

president of our sister club, Rotary Club of Makati, last weekend. Our contingent consisted of VP Rizal Sardon and spouse 

Diani; Hon. Secretary Horst Wippern and spouse Simone; IPDG Jimmy Lim and spouse Brenda; PP Krishnan and spouse 

Rukhmanee; and PP Kulasegaran. 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 4 

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It was a tightly packed fellowship programme that awaited the visitors, starting with a fellowship dinner cum matched club 

signing on Thursday. Then the induction banquet on Friday, which was attended by about 400 club members, visitors from 

(overseas) sister and (local) brother clubs, and invited guests. As usual, the function was conducted with style and 

elegance, and the entertainment was provided by Makati Rotarians and their spouses. 

There was little rest on Saturday as the RCKL contingent was hosted by PP Carlos Del Rosario and spouse Mariza to a 

lunch at their residence, and the day was rounded of with a dinner at the residence Rtn Jun Rojas and his spouse Pina with 

a good attendance from Makati Rotarians and their spouses. 

It was fellowship at its best, something our club members should try emulate! 

Apart from a memento from Pres. Attan to Pres. Pepito, the club donated US$ 500 to a worthwhile project and this was 

topped up by a personal donation of another US$ 500 from RCKL Rotarians. 

Hon. Sec. Horst Wippern 

IPDG Jimmy needs a new bowtie 

PRI Dir. Paing Hechanova telling RI stories 

Spouses looking very happy 

Rtn Jun entertaining his guests 

Continued on page 6..... 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 5


Pres. Pepito 'chatting up' the ladies 

Signing of matched club agreement 

ROTARY IN THE REGION 

RC Madras Has Its First Women President 

Recently, the Rotary Club of Madras (District 3230 / India – ed.) saw the dawn of a new era. Seventy-eight years after its 

inception, the club elected a woman to the post of President, with Indra Subramanyam taking over the baton from the 

outgoing President of the Club, Ravi Katari. 

Mr. Katari put it succinctly: “It is a special day for us, as it is the first time we are installing a lady president. It is a milestone 

and it’s been a long time in coming…” 

Ms. Subramanyam is the Managing Director of Ehrlich Laboratory, a 70-year-old institution. She has held the post for 10 

years, having been a director for 15 years before that. 

District Governor of RI District 3230, J.B. Kamdar, said, while introducing the new president, that it was worth waiting 78 

years for the right person, and the right person to claim this honour was indeed Ms. Subramanyam. 

In her inaugural speech as the 79th President of the Club, a beaming Ms. Subramanyam said “I’m a confident president, 

thanks to my board members, all of whom voluntarily took up there posts.” She added that in the Rotary Club achievement 

was secondary and bonding primary. “Your reward in this work is the unparalleled joy you get…we should enjoy Rotary,” 

she said. 

The ceremony also served as a forum for the outgoing team to detail the achievements of the last year. Outgoing secretary 

of the club, Vasanthi Vasudev, took the audience through some of the highlights. In addition, awards were presented to 

several Rotarians for their outstanding achievements over the last year. 

Courtesy The Hindu (India) 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 6

THE WORLD OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 

A Life-Changing Gift 

In Australia a cow is just another animal but in Uganda it can signify wealth, prosperity and long-term security. 

So when the Rotary Club of Healesville (District 9810 / Australia – ed.) donated a milking cow to a needy widow and her 

family in the small village of Munyonyo (Uganda – ed.), it was a life changing gift. 

Rotarian Wilma Best was in Uganda as guest of honour at the Golden Jubilee of the Rotary Club of Kampala (District 9200 

/ Uganda – ed.) and to personally hand over the cow on behalf of the Rotary Club of Healesville as part of their International 

Humanitarian commitment. 

“This was a very rewarding experience, to see the joy on the faces of the entire family,” Ms Best said. 

“This lady lost her husband and six of her children to AIDS and now has to care for the 11 young ones including her 

orphaned grandchildren.” 

Ms Best said as small as the gift may seem in Australian terms, it would actually provide a future for these people in 

Uganda. 

“The people of the village of Munyonyo are deprived and the Rotary gift of a milking cow to this one family is making an 

enormous difference to their lives, giving a supply of milk, the excess of which may be sold providing a small income for 

food or other uses such as schooling for children,” she said. 

The Rotary Club of Healesville worked in partnership with the Rotary Club of Kampala and other international and 

community committees on the difficult task of selecting just one family from a long list of needy people. 

“An ideal objective would be to work towards providing a herd of cows for the village,” Ms Best said. “But we are working 

one cow at a time for now.” 

Courtesy The Star News Group (Australia) 

SNAPSHOTS OF THE 3RD WEEKLY MEETING 

Exchange of Banners with RC Galashiels, Scotland 

Exchange of Banners with RC Selkirk, Scotland 

Continued on page 8..... 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 7


Exchange of Banners with RC Aurocity, Pondicherry, India 

Exchange of Banners with RC Zurich, Switzerland 

PDG Dato’ Mustapha discussing 

the increase in nominating members for RI President 

PDG Dato’ Jimmy Lim giving an alternative perspective 

Rtn Jefferey Zain receiving recognition as a PHF 

Rtn Raymond Chin receiving recognition as a PHF 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 8

MAP FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES EVENT– SUNDAY 29 JULY 3 PM 

The Rotary Club Of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

We meet at 12:30pm every Wednesday 

at The Shangri La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. 

ROTARY SHARES 



Issue 03 – 2007/08 Page 9

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