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Livescape presents Dashboard Confessional Solo Acoustic Show

Always keeping true to their words, Livescape presents a special ROCKAWAYFEST showcase featuring Dashboard Confessional scheduled on 22 February 2012. After the unfortunate cancelation of their gig at the previous Rockaway Festival, Dashboard Confessional will finally make their debut in Malaysia!

Dashboard Confessional is, on a normal day, a five piece indie rock band with an acoustic twist that delivers fantastically energetic live shows. However, in 2011, front man Chris Carrabba embarked on a solo mission and brought the fans a collection of acoustic versions of their songs, in various intimate gigs in venues across America and around the world.

This special acoustic show has received rave reviews from the media and fans alike. The Boston Phoenix claimed, “If you think Dashboard Confessional is as emo as it gets, wait until you catch Chris Carrabba solo acoustic. Alt rock’s resident king of emotion takes heart-on-your sleeve sentiment to a whole new level; but we mean that in a good way.”

Prepare to immerse your soul to the soothing and melancholic sounds of romance by Dashboard Confessional this coming February with this special solo acoustic show.
Stay tuned as the supporting acts will be announced soon.

Event details:
Venue: KL Live
Date: 22 February 2012
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm, Show starts at 8pm
Admission: RM88 (Early bird), RM118 (Normal price) and RM138 (At the door)
*Students are entitled to a 20% discount on normal price tickets until 22 January 2012. College students must produce a legitimate student identification card when purchasing physical tickets at the ticket outlets and at the collection booth if tickets were purchased online. It is limited to one ticket per one student only.
Tickets available via www.AirAsiaRedTix.com from 26 November

About Dashboard Confessional
He can call it luck, but for close to a decade now, Dashboard Confessional has cultivated the kind of connection with fans that most songwriters spend a lifetime pursuing. Since the release of Swiss Army Romance in 2000, Carrabba’s fearless honesty has inspired fierce loyalty from anyone seeking truth in music. You cannot fake the truth. You can’t even hide from it. So the best songwriters dive deeply into it, coming out the other side armed with sing-a-long anthems.

“Music is all things to me,” Carrabba says. “It’s a respite from real life, but it’s also a place contemplate and begin to understand what you’re going through. Music can clarify how things are affecting you.”

Singer/songwriter Christopher Carrabba became the poster boy for a new generation of emo fans in the early 2000s, having left behind his former band (the post-hardcore Christian outfit Further Seems Forever) to concentrate on vulnerable, introspective solo musings. Armed with an acoustic guitar and soul-baring song lyrics, he christened his new project Dashboard Confessional named after a lyric in ‘The Sharp Hint of New Tears’ and began releasing material in 2000. By 2001′s The Place You Have Come to Fear the Most, Dashboard Confessional had evolved into a full-fledged band, but Carrabba nevertheless remained the focal point of both the group and the rejuvenated emo genre.

Dashboard Confessional issued Summers Kiss, a companion piece to the So Impossible EP, in April 2002. Later that year, Carrabba recorded an instalment for the MTV Unplugged series, accompanied by a devoted studio audience that sang along to every word. The show was released as MTV Unplugged 2.0 and served as his breakthrough performance, eventually going platinum. Now a staple on both radio and MTV, Carrabba returned in 2003 with a permanent line-up which included bassist Scott Schoenbeck, guitarist/pianist Johnny Lefler and drummer Mike Marsh and a new album, A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar. The record topped the Billboard charts and spawned another hit single, ‘Hands Down,’ which peaked at #8. However, it was the band’s contribution of the song ‘Vindicated’ to the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack that truly resonated with a wide audience, with the song rising to the #2 spot.

Carrabba collaborated with producers Daniel Lanois (U2, Peter Gabriel) and Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Pearl Jam) on the band’s intimate 2006 release Dusk and Summer. Released in June, the album entered the Billboard charts at #2 and was supported by nationwide tour dates alongside Ben Lee, Say Anything, and Brand New. Dashboard Confessional then returned to the studio with Gilmore, recording the band’s fifth album, The Shade of Poison Trees, in March 2007. The album was released the following October, with its acoustic-heavy sound marking a return to the band’s introspective roots. Chris Carrabba explored both sides of his personality; the acoustic, campfire-worthy songwriter and the full-band frontman with 2009′s Alter the Ending, which featured songs from both camps and even included a second disc comprised of stripped-down performances of the track list.

In 2010, Dashboard Confessional re-released their first album, The Swiss Army Romance as a deluxe vinyl album. The limited edition box set included remastered versions of the album’s track listing, extended artwork, handwritten lyrics, unreleased photos, guitar picks, a commemorative tour laminate, all encased in an intricate Swiss army knife case. The day after the release, Chris embarked on a solo tour playing Swiss Army Romance in its entirety for the tenth anniversary of the release of the album.

PRESS RELEASE Third Quarter 2011 Results

Flying high – Net profit up 46% QoQ 3Q11 by the Numbers:
• Revenue: RM 1.08 Billion (up 10% YoY)
• Operating Profit: RM251.0 Million (up 1.9% YoY, 17.0% QoQ)
• Cash Balance: RM 1.6 Billion
• Malaysia Operations:
o Passengers: 4.3 Million (up 8% YoY)
o Unit Passenger Revenue: RM219 (Maintained) • Thailand Operations:
o Passengers: 1.6 Million (up 18% YoY)
o Unit Passenger Revenue: THB2309 (up 13% YoY) • Indonesia Operations:
o Passengers: 1.4 Million (up 30% YoY)
o Unit Passenger Revenue: IDR763,143 (up 5% YoY) • Net Gearing Ratio: 1.50x (reduced from 2.02x YoY)

LOW COST TERMINAL SEPANG, 22 November, 2011 – AirAsia Berhad (“AirAsia” or the “Company”) posted strong third quarter numbers in its results announced today. Despite operating in a high jet fuel price and uncertain external environment, the Group managed to achieve higher revenue (up 10% YoY) carrying 8%, 18% and 30% more passengers by the Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia operations respectively.

“Indeed the operating environment this year has been challenging thus far with weak macroeconomic indicators and high jet fuel prices. Having said that, and although the third quarter is traditionally one of our weaker quarters, we have managed to grow revenues across all three operations. In relation to costs, we have taken evident measures to drive down costs, proving again that we are the World’s lowest-cost airline operator and our business model is resilient in any economic cycle. Also, we have managed to sustain net gearing at 1.50x despite taking delivery of three (3) aircraft in the last quarter”, said Group CEO Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes.

AirAsia reported an EBITDAR margin of 39% and EBIT margin of 23%. Cost, measured by cost per available seat kilometers (“CASK”) was reported at 12.71sen, a slight increase of 5% YoY despite a 41% increase in fuel prices. CASK, ex-fuel, stood at 6.22sen, a remarkable reduction of 15% YoY. The fuel surcharge imposed starting from May 2011 has further mitigated any impact of rising fuel prices, but the key achievement was the Company’s ability to maintain its EBITDAR and EBIT margins in the high thirties and low twenties respectively.

Additionally, ancillary income, which the Company has always maintained to provide a ‘buffer’ to rising fuel prices and competitive pressures proved to be a successful strategy. While MAA reported a lower ancillary income per pax of RM39 mainly due to the reclassification of AirAsiaGo hotel and tour revenue as share profit from associates, contribution from individual ancillary items have increased YoY. AirAsia Thailand and AirAsia Indonesia both reported higher ancillary income per pax of THB390 (up 16% YoY) and IDR123,407 (up 9% YoY).

Fernandes said, “Monetising our ancillary investment, which has always been one of our key strategies to allow the Company to focus on our core competencies, have been fruitful. The Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (our JV with CAE) recorded a net profit of RM6.2m and AAE Travel (our JV with Expedia) recorded a net profit of RM14.0m in their first quarter”. Both JVs were launched in July 2011.

On the associates, AirAsia Thailand posted revenue of THB 3,719 million, recording a growth of 33% YoY. Operating profit was reported at THB195 million, down 48% YoY caused by a 70% YoY increase in fuel expenses.
As for AirAsia Indonesia, it posted a 37% rise in revenue of IDR 1.07 billion, supported by a 30% increase in number of passengers carried, reflecting a strong demand environment. Average fare and ancillary per pax was up 5% and 9% respectively. Operating expense increased by 73% mostly due to increase in fuel expense which approximately doubled due to 41% increase in average fuel prices and 42% increase in fuel consumed. AirAsia Indonesia also booked a provision for early return of the remaining 3 B737s amounting to IDR 53 billion.

Outlook
On the outlook for 4Q2011, Fernandes said “We are going to have a good fourth quarter. Our forward booking in the final quarter remains very strong for Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia”. In the past, AirAsia has always shown strong set of numbers for the fourth quarter as people tend to travel more at the later part of the year.

He further added, “The floods in Thailand are expected to have a minimal impact to the Group’s financials and operations. Although the Bangkok area was severely affected, we have seen that the domestic sector’s performance has been resilient and are still performing well, in terms of yields and loads. There is expected to be a short term impact on international sectors to/from Thailand in 4Q11, though December performance, the peak month for tourist arrivals, is still expected to be strong”. Fernandes said the Group is also working together to help affected victims and their families. “We are committed as a Group to Asean and we are determined to help whenever any part of our Asean community suffers a major tragedy”, he said.

“For AirAsia Indonesia, last week we have just moved the international operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3, where our current domestic operations are located. Having both domestic and international operations based in the same terminal will improve efficiency and provide an improved passenger experience for connections between domestic and international flights”.
Speaking on AirAsia’s other joint ventures, Fernandes said “There remains an enormous potential for the Group, namely AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia Japan where we will enter both market with our proven track record and capture the vast market there. We have also recently launched an innovative loyalty card programme called BIG card which also incorporates a prepaid VISA card (for Malaysians only)”.

Moving ahead beyond 2011, Fernandes said that AirAsia will remain focused in its strategy. “Come December 8, we will be celebrating the first decade of AirAsia as a low-cost carrier. Our first decade has been one of exponential growth and living up to our pledge of “Now Everyone Can Fly”. More than 130 million people have been taken to the skies thanks to AirAsia and our low fares. Our next decade will be aimed at sustaining our momentum, at further strengthening connectivity within Asean and beyond, and at delivering our brand promise of low fares and high-quality service. It will also be a decade when we will reap the full benefits from all of our JVs”, Fernandes concluded.

To celebrate the new cutting edge look of Starhill Gallery, YTL Corporation Berhad’s signature event, also known as the Concert of Celebration will be held on the streets of Jalan Bukit Bintang with a celebrity performance by the legendary Julio Iglesias on December 1st. A Grammy Award winner whose career has enjoyed worldwide success, from selling 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages to releasing 77 albums, Julio is set to mesmerise when he croons his hit singles to the audience.

Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr.) Francis Yeoh, Group Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad said, “This Concert of Celebration is particularly special because we are celebrating a milestone in Starhill Gallery’s development. And of course, to give thanks to our Lord for the privilege of having stewardship over this prized asset.”

“The concert will cast light on the impressive new architectural façade of Starhill Gallery and not least, on the many stylish and globally renowned luxury fashion brands that are now being housed exclusively within.”

The aforementioned façade is an architectural masterpiece built using cutting edge glass technology and lightweight steel. The iconic new look was brought to life by a team of famous architects and designers from Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, USA, France, Italy, England and Germany.

“We are very excited that with this concert, we can literally celebrate Starhill Gallery’s innovative transformation with everyone. Julio is a legend! He is going to light up the entire Bukit Bintang, which will become a massive concert venue for an evening. This will be our ‘Big Thank You!’, especially to all associated with Bukit Bintang, for the many years of kind support and good will shown to YTL,” added Tan Sri Francis.

YTL, a well established and passionate advocate of the Arts, has featured some of the most prominent artistes in the world in the Company’s Concert of Celebration series. This includes the memorable and last ever Three Tenors Concert at World Heritage City, Bath, back in 2003 and popular tenor Russell Watson’s performance in Sentul Park, Kuala Lumpur in 2005. Last year, Andrea Bocelli thrilled an audience in Singapore’s Botanic Gardens alongside Slovenian soprano Sabina Cvilak, world-renowned flautist Andrea Griminelli and popular Australian singer Delta Goodrem.

On December 1st, concert-goers will have an entire stretch of Jalan Bukit Bintang to themselves, which will be closed for the concert. In keeping with YTL’s philosophy of sharing the gift of music with the community, fans and music lovers alike can win tickets to the concert by registering on Starhill Gallery’s website:

www.starhillgallery.com

On that evening, YTL will also be positioning big screens all over Jalan Bukit Bintang to allow the general public to enjoy the performance.

“I want to say ‘All the Best!’ to everyone registering to win tickets. But even if you don’t win them, come to Bukit Bintang anyway! You will be able to hear Julio sing wherever you are in the vicinity and may even catch a glimpse of the man himself,” said Tan Sri Francis.

On the upcoming concert, Julio Iglesias commented, “I am very happy YTL is hosting this Concert of Celebration. I enjoyed myself throughout my few visits to Malaysia and was made to feel very special by my fans. I love them and cannot wait to perform again in Kuala Lumpur.”

This Concert of Celebration also promises a first! All around the world, fans and music lovers will be able to watch Julio Iglesias’s entire performance via online streaming powered by YTL’s Yes 4G network. Yes is the world’s first and fastest nationwide converged 4G mobile internet network. It was recently awarded the ‘Best New Service’ at the prestigious Broadband InfoVision Awards 2011 in Paris.

To view the performance without any buffering, log on to http://tvr.my/

About Starhill Gallery
Starhill Gallery is the city’s ultimate statement of taste and style in food, fashion, living, beauty & art. With 280,000 sq. ft., Starhill Gallery is an exciting shopping destination in Malaysia providing a standard of privacy and exclusivity rarely seen in large shopping complexes.

Starhill Gallery has seven themed floors that encapsulate a variety of experiences for each floor. Feast, Indulge, Adorn, Explore, Pamper, Relish and Muse.

Feast till your heart is content in our Feast Village, a dramatic, stylish dining haven with a village charm. Here, you will find 12 uniquely designed restaurants serving a mix of worldclass cuisine and providing a display of culinary skill embodied in an iconic atmosphere of new chic and contemporary lifestyle.

Indulge yourself in some of the world’s most elegant fashion and exclusive luxury brands. From Louis Vuitton to Christian Dior, Boucheron to Van Cleef & Arpels, Fendi to Valentino, all are continually creating more visually exciting store designs and providing a wider range of beautiful merchandise to satisfy you. We truly are the Arbiter’s of Taste & Style.

Adorn has more than 30,000 sq. ft. of retail space featuring over 100 fine luxury watch brands, including a quality of stand alone boutiques – rarely seen. That makes us the “Global Fine Watch Retailer”. Adorn also houses some of the world’s best fashion brands.

Explore the myriad of exquisite, energetic, exciting up-and-coming fashion, accessories and furnishings brands. Discover the creations of some of Malaysia’s talented and innovative designers.

Pamper yourself in our oasis of wellness and beauty at the “World largest Urban Retreat”. There is a wealth of services to spoil you from head to toe and renowned beauty brands catering to your every desire. Pamper is devoted entirely to beauty and health designed to soothe the senses and refresh the soul.

Relish has two specialty restaurants exclusive to Starhill Gallery. The Gonbei San specializes in mouth watering Japanese grilled dishes. Jogoya Buffet from Taiwan serves fresh, sumptuous Japanese and Chinese cuisine in a classy, elegant setting. Jogoya in KL is their first global restaurant outside of Taiwan.

Muse the nucleus of inspiration at the YTL International College of Hotel Management (YTL-ICHM). With Hospitality being one of the fastest growing business sectors globally, YTL-ICHM plays a pivotal role in guiding the industry’s demands for skilled and qualified professionals by providing a real “live education” in the art of hospitality for tomorrow’s industry leaders.

About Yes
Yes, a brand under YTL Communications, offers the fastest 4G mobile internet with voice service. Yes is the first mobile operator to bring mobile internet and voice together in one plan. Yes offers the lowest mobile rate in the industry and currently covers over 65% of the population of peninsular Malaysia. With its robust 4G network as a backbone and a fully-converged mobile network, Yes is one of the most advanced wireless network in the world.

About YTL Communications
YTL Communications Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary and the communications utility of YTL Power International Berhad and part of the YTL Corporation Berhad Group. The Company plans to provide affordable, world-class services that improve the way people in Malaysia live, learn and play. For more information, please visit: www.yes.my.

A Giant, Glamorous Moment with LUX Star Fazura

Fans of LUX Star Nur Fazura had the opportunity to meet her in person, get an autograph and even add some glamour to their photo albums with a personal shot when she made an appearance at the Giant hypermarket in Kota Damansara today.

Fazura met up with her fans in conjunction with the launch of the One Unilever Fair tie-up with Giant, which featured the entire range of Unilever brands from food and home care right up to personal care products such as LUX, Lifebuoy, Knorr, Lady’s Choice, Lipton, Planta, Breeze, Ekonomi Handalan, Clear, Dove, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Rexona and Sunsilk.

“LUX has always been associated with the allure and glamour of celebrities, so the presence of a popular beauty such as Fazura at the fair will allow her fans and shoppers at Giant to experience a touch of glamour with her presence,” said LUX’s Brand Manager of Personal Wash, Tanya Teng.

“Those who purchase LUX products worth a minimum of RM15 at the fair will also be rewarded with instant give-aways at the LUX booth where they can acquire the luxury, allure and sensuality of the LUX body shower range which provides every woman with soft, silky smooth and alluring fragrance that lingers after each shower”, she added.

LUX comes in a range of six variants which are; Soft Touch, Velvet Touch, Magical Spell, Secret Bliss, White Impress and Wake Me Up. The LUX body wash range not only smells divine but also contains a blend of precious silk protein and fruit extracts to draw out the natural beauty and sensuality of every woman by making the skin smooth and radiant.

The secret behind the lovely and alluring scent of the LUX body washes lies in the Fragrance Pearls which have been designed to protectively capture the precious perfume oils and release them as lather.

The LUX body wash ranges are available at all outlets carrying LUX products throughout Malaysia, priced at RM15.90 (for a 700ml bottle) and RM5.90 (for a 220ml bottle). Refill pouches are also available at RM8.90 (for a 600ml pack).

About LUX
LUX was first introduced as toilet soap in 1925. Produced by Lever Brothers, it arrived in the UK in 1928, carrying the promise of France cherished secret to smooth skin, aspirational yet accessible. Even back in the days of its launch, LUX has always believed in star strategy claiming to be Hollywood Favourite Beauty Care. LUX simply believes that behaving beautiful is a way of presenting your best face to the world and maximizing what you’ve got. It is a conscious choice to be beautiful and take pleasure in using your beauty. LUX makes it possible for every woman to be beautiful in many gratifying ways. In the 1950s, LUX arrived in Malaysia bringing with it a long string of global stars like Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Rachel Weisz to local LUX stars like Amy Mastura, Sheila Majid, Fauziah Latiff, and Erra Fazira. LUX soap colours and packaging were altered several times to reflect fashion trends. In 1958 five colours made up the range: pink, white, blue, green and yellow. For 2011, the entire LUX range was re-launch in Malaysia to bring in new technology and new packaging. The LUX range consist of Soft Touch, Velvet Touch, Magical Spell, Secret Bliss, White Impress and Wake Me Up. In 2011, LUX has also been proclaimed as the number one soap brand in Asia.

BEYONCÉ TO RELEASE “LIVE AT ROSELAND” DVD

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART

TWO-DISC DELUXE CONCERT DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

INTIMATE EVENT SEEN BY A LIMITED AUDIENCE AVAILABLE TO FANS WORLDWIDE

NEW VIDEO, “PARTY,” PREMIERES TONIGHT ON BET’S 106 & PARK AND VEVO

(New York, NY; Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Wednesday, October 26, 2011) –When Beyoncé took the stage back in August for four electrifying nights at the famed Roseland Ballroom, only 3,500 lucky fans per night, who bought those tickets in a record 22 seconds, were able to catch the intimate shows in the historic New York venue where she managed to turn a club into a coliseum.

Praised as “robust,” “finely-tuned,” and “compelling” by The New York Times, “4 Intimate Nights With Beyoncé” at Roseland Ballroom, was a tour de force for the entertainer. It was the only time she would perform her new album, 4, almost completely and to a very limited audience.

Backed by her all-female band, with an additional string section, the performances were punctuated with spirited stories detailing her journey before the album, 4, including her years before and with Destiny’s Child.

On Monday, November 21, just in time for Thanksgiving, fans who longed to be at those shows can get up close and personal with Beyoncé and experience for themselves the energy and magic that filled the Ballroom with the release of Live At Roseland, exclusively at Walmart. The 26-song live DVD brings the quaint setting turn stadium performances to your living room.

And on Tuesday, November 29, Live At Roseland: The Elements Of 4 deluxe package, a two-disc DVD, with the complete concert, bonus offstage footage, a 20-page booklet and a video anthology that includes seven videos from her latest album, 4, will be released worldwide. The concert documentary is filled with never-before seen footage that captures Beyoncé’s life from eager five-year-old music fan to a consummate entertainer who is in control of every inch of her life and career.

In advance of the DVD’s release, the new video for “Party,” included in the anthology on the deluxe DVD, will be on air on BET’s 106 & Park tonight and online with VEVO and Beyonceonline.com. Directed by Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson, “Party” is the sixth video released from “4” and features rapper J Cole with cameos from Solange and Kelly Rowland.

Live At Roseland was directed by Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Anthony Green and executive produced by Beyoncé for Parkwood Entertainment, in association with Columbia Records.

For more information, contact Yvette Noel-Schure, HYPERLINK “mailto:yns@parkwoodent.com” yns@parkwoodent.com; HYPERLINK “mailto:yns@schuremedia.com” yns@schuremedia.com or 212-302-8400.

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