E6
BUSINESS & INDUSTRIES
special supplement
2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A series of new models of Akira products from First Omni K
UCHING: First Omni Sdn Bhd (First Omni), the distributor of Akira home appliances and electrical & electronics goods is launching a series of new models for its products this year. The company said among the new model of products from Akira brand to be available in the market soon are televisions (TV), airconditioners, instant water boilers, soundbar systems, water dispensers, home theatre systems, water boilers, multimedia speakers and freezers. For TV, First Omni said the company will launch a new model of full high definition (HD) TV with 46-inch added with smart functions. As for air-conditioner, First Omni said customers can enjoy better value as the new model of air-conditioner from Akira can give customers of up to six years warranty period for its compressor. Other than that, the company will also unveil a different type of air-conditioner, which are ceiling air-cond and floor standing aircond. Floor standing air-conds ares available in two variants – one with power output of three horse power and the other one with power output of five horse power. As for ceiling air-cond, the power output available is from 2.5 horse power to five horse power. Meanwhile, the company’s
Shangyin Music Centre spreads culture on Chinese, Western music instant water boiler can sustain temperatures of more than 110 degree Celsius.For that, the company explained the instant water boiler is suitable for mothers who are going to prepare milk for their babies and infants. First Omni’s audio soundbar system is equipped with bluetooth with built in radio, multimedia player and higher power output. For Akira new water dispenser, First Omni said it has two types, which are water dispenser in fridge and water dispenser with storage compartment. The group’s range of freezers are of the non-frozen upright variety, with its own built in heater combined three layers of
glasses which provide good cooling conditions for items stored inside. It is available in two types, one with single-door and another type with double-door. Besides that, First Omni will also introduce a complaint hotline in the near future to allow customers to lodge their complaints through messenger using short message services (SMS), WhatApp and WeChat operated on 24 hours with the number 010-9791155. For more product information and services of Akira, contact the company’s customer care executive Andy Sim at 082-480788. The company is located at Lot 2238, Section 66, KTLD Jalan Dermaga, Pending Industrial Estate here.
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UCHING: For more than ten years, Shangyin Music Centre Sdn Bhd (Shangyin) has been spreading the Chinese and Western music culture via classes for both children and adults. There are currently two Shangyin music centres in Sarawak – at Kuching and Miri – in addition to a music school in Sinapore, all of which are independently managed. In Kuching, Shangyin’s Chinese music instrument classes currently cover Guzheng, Erhu, LiuQin, Yangqin, Pipa, ZhongRuan and Dizi while the western music instrument classes cover piano, keyboard and guitar. For those who are unsure of what they want to play, Shangyin has a short course (12 classes) for beginners to have tryout lessons with any of the instruments offered at the music school. According to Yap Ting from
Shangyin Kuching, this will enable students to be able to make a more informed decision after completing the course, upon which, they can then invest in the instrument of their choice. Exams offered at Shangyin include the Chinese Instrumental Graded Examination and for Western instruments, assessment are available from the Trinity College London Examinations Board and Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). He further pointed out that grading for the exams are not biased as they are being assessed by one examiner only who will fly to Singapore first before coming down to Kuching. In fact, Ting highlighted that many of their students, especially those who had excelled in their exams and shown great interest in their musical talent, have gone on to become teachers at the tuition
centre. “Teachers from our Singaporebased Shangyin Music School also occassionally come down to Kuching to visit the music centre here to give lessons to both teachers and students. “They basically give us guidance and their own point of views,” Ting said. Shangyin ALSO has its own orchestral group called the Kuching Shangyin Chamber Ensemble. It was initially formed two years ago when the group was invited to perform at an event in Shanghai, China. The Kuching Shangyin Chamber Ensemble won an award at the expo for creativity due to their use of the sapeh instrument music infused with the Chinese traditional instruments music. those who are interested to join the classes can reach Shangyin at 082-463282 or 082-463084.