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Daily Express
17-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Coastal folks to feel climate change effects
Published on: Thursday, July 17, 2025 Published on: Thu, Jul 17, 2025 By: Sisca Humphrey Text Size: Petrus (fourth, right) and Faisha (fourth, left) with key delegates at the conference. Kota Kinabalu: Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Life Water Berhad, Datuk Petrus Gimbad, has urged risk professionals to take climate change seriously, warning that Sabah's coastal communities could face mounting threats from rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Delivering the keynote address at the Marim International Conference 2025 on Tuesday, Petrus, who is also a private consultant (Sabah Government Representative) to the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, said global warming is on track to exceed the 1.5°C threshold unless fossil fuel dependency is significantly reduced. Advertisement 'Global warming is real. Unless the world reduces its appetite for fossil fuels, we will overshoot 1.5°C,' he said. He stressed that organisations must adopt whole-system approaches to sustainability, including full life cycle assessments of their operations, and align business practices with environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Petrus also cited lessons from China and Singapore, where energy transition strategies are being balanced with the need for reliability and development. 'Sabah must plan carefully. We have financial and infrastructure limitations, especially on the east coast, and these must be addressed if we are to pursue large-scale renewable energy options,' he said. Marim Chairman Muhammad Faisha Shahriman called on risk professionals to move beyond compliance and become strategic leaders within their organisations. 'We are expected to make sense of changes in regulation, policy, economics and technology and to help organisations respond in ways that are timely, strategic and sound,' he said. Held for the first time in Sabah, the two-day conference attracted over 300 participants and 24 exhibitors, with more than 60 per cent of attendees representing government-linked companies (GLCs). Themed 'The Antifragile Risk Manager – Resourceful, Resilient, Relevant' the event aims to strengthen the capacity of risk leaders to manage complex threats and support sustainable growth. Faisha also highlighted Marim's recent partnership with the UK-based Institute of Risk Management (IRM) to expand global certification pathways for Malaysian professionals. He acknowledged long-standing support from the Labuan International Insurance Association (LIIA) and the Malaysian Insurance and Takaful Brokers Association (MITBA). Participants at the conference include professionals from sectors such as oil and gas, banking, infrastructure, agribusiness, telecommunications, manufacturing and legal services. Key topics being discussed over the two days include ESG, cyber risk, climate transition, corporate governance and risk culture. The event is supported by corporate sponsors across the insurance, energy, financial and consultancy sectors, including platinum sponsor Howden Malaysia. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
15-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Sabah's coasts at risk from climate change
Published on: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 By: Sisca Humphrey Text Size: Petrus (fourth, right) and Faisha (fourth, left) with key delegates at the conference. KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Petrus Gimbad has warned that Sabah's coastal areas face growing risks from rising sea levels and extreme weather due to climate change. Advertisement Speaking at the Marim International Conference 2025, here on Tuesday, the Life Water Berhad chairman said global warming is likely to exceed the 1.5°C threshold without urgent reductions in fossil fuel use. He called for organisations to adopt full life cycle assessments and align operations with ESG goals to support long-term sustainability. Marim Chairman Muhammad Faisha Shahriman urged risk professionals to take on more strategic roles in responding to economic, policy and technological shifts. The two-day conference, held for the first time in Sabah, has drawn over 300 participants from multiple sectors and is supported by sponsors including Howden Malaysia. * Read full report in tomorrow's print paper or log in or sign up for e-paper and premium online news access. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Pricey wines to finally return to Sherry-Lehmann clients after 2-year wait
Thousands of bottles of rare and expensive wines – including a stash of 1982 Petrus worth as much as $90,000 – are now waiting to return to their rightful owners after spending the past two years locked in the bowels of a suburban office park, The Post has learned. Iconic New York City wine shop Sherry-Lehmann – which was shuttered in March 2023 after 89 years as it ignored customers' frantic emails and phone calls about missing wine – has been storing the pricey booze in a basement filled with IT servers in Rockland County. That's about to change, as the landlord of Sherry-Lehmann's now-defunct Park Avenue shop – once a mecca for Manhattan's elite – is notifying collectors that their cases of Bordeaux, Burgundy and other fine wines will soon be available for pickup. 5 Sherry-Lehmann co-owner, Shyda Gilmer, shows off a pricey bottle of champagne. NYPost 'I'm going to open a bottle for my 101 year-old father,' said one Wine Caves customer who has relentlessly tracked two cases of 1982 Petrus Bordeaux he bought 40 years ago that are now worth between $70,000 and $90,000. 'It's time to drink the wine.' The customer lost access to his rare vintages after Sherry-Lehmann's storage service, Wine Caves, was evicted from its Queens warehouse in 2022 after failing to pay the rent, according to sources. The booze was then quietly moved to the basement of a nondescript office tower at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River, NY, according to court documents. Sherry-Lehmann's landlord — the Hong Kong-based real estate firm Glorious Sun — recently began reconnecting as many as 2,500 Wine Caves customers with millions of dollars of high-end vino after it gained legal access to the premises late last year during an eviction lawsuit. Glorious Sun, which owns Blue Hill Plaza as well as the Park Avenue tower that housed Sherry-Lehmann's swanky shop — is relying mainly on labels on the cases that show customers' names and addresses, said Edmund O'Brien, an attorney for the landlord. One problem: some clients have moved or passed away. Equally problematic, 'a lot of the people don't have their own record keeping' proving their relationship with Wine Caves and what they stored there, O'Brien said. 5 The office complex known as Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River, NY LCM247/Wikimedia Commons 'It's a very slow, cumbersome, difficult process and my client is undertaking this on their own because they are trying to do the right thing,' he added. Some of the cases are Sherry-Lehmann's signature, wine-colored boxes, or are in wooden boxes from the vineyard. Most appear to have prominent white labels identifying their owners and the contents. In addition to recovering their prized property, a key worry for clients has been climate control: To avert spoilage, wine should be stored in cellar-like temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s Fahrenheit – and at a high level of humidity to keep the corks from drying out. 5 FBI agents raided the shuttered Sherry-Lehmann store in July 2023. James Keivom Indeed, some clients have fretted that the Queens landlord had shut off the power over the rent dispute – and that this was what had prompted the stealthy switch to Pearl River. One source with ties to Sherry-Lehmann, however, said the electricity was never shut off. Customers learned about the move to Rockland County after the FBI raided the Blue Hill Plaza space and the store in July 2023, with some 200 agents scouring the premises and creating spreadsheets to track the inventory, according to court documents and sources. One FBI agent spoke with the customer frantically searching for his Petrus, confirming he had ID'd one of the cases – and reassuring him that the facility was kept at a 'cooler temperature in the 60s,' said the customer, who asked not to be named. Keep up with today's most important news Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update. Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters 'As long as it wasn't an oven in there, I'm expecting that my wine will be OK,' the collector told The Post. Whether the electricity had been turned off at Sherry-Lehmann's former warehouse in the city 'is a concern' to Glorious Sun, O'Brien admitted – but they can rest assured that they've been well cared for in Rockland County, he said. 'We don't want people who are picking up their wines to find that they are ruined, because it's not anything that happened on our watch.' 5 Glorious Sun Group was the landlord of Sherry-Lehmann's retail store on Park Ave. and of its Wine Caves facility in Pearl River, NY. New York Post/Lisa Fickenscher The basement at Blue Hill Plaza 'was cold enough to need a jacket in there,' O'Brien added. Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service have been investigating Sherry-Lehmann over the missing wine allegations. Last month, Sherry-Lehmann filed a lawsuit on behalf of its owners, Kris Green and Shyda Gilmer, alleging that its former owners along with a prominent New York Times journalist conspired to malign the company in the media — including The Post. 5 Kris Green is co-owner of Sherry-Lehmann. Kris Green/Instagram A USPIS spokesperson told The Post last week that its investigation of Sherry-Lehmann is 'active and ongoing.' The FBI declined to comment. Balestriere said in an email to The Post, 'Wine Caves has been responsive to customers and has done all it can to ensure that customers' wine has been well maintained. Wine Caves wants any customers to have access to their wine and the only reason Wine Caves has not done more in the past in this regard is because of Glorious Sun.' Balestriere did not elaborate on how Glorious Sun allegedly impeded Wine Caves' efforts — and Glorious Sun's lawyer O'Brien firmly denied the allegations. 'There are wine caves customers who have directly told us that they never got responses from Wine Caves,' O'Brien told The Post. 'And to say 'they did all they could' is silly. Glorious Sun did not interfere with anything. It is 100% clear that it's Sherry-Lehmann and Wine Caves that defaulted under their agreements.'
Borneo Post
09-06-2025
- General
- Borneo Post
Hope Place steps in to aid struggling siblings with mental health issues
Hope Place representative Mary Vun (left) takes a photo with the siblings after handing over food aid. KUCHING (June 9): Hope Place Kuching is providing basic food aid to two siblings with mental health issues who are struggling to make ends meet. According to a statement, Petrus Labon, 49, and Roselind, 52, do not have stable income due to their mental health, and have been depending on social welfare aid and charity from others to get by. 'Petrus suffers from schizophrenia and has been on regular injection. Never violent or aggressive, the community that he lives in knows Petrus as a person who loves to go around the village and talks with everyone. 'Almost every day, Petrus wanders around the village, smiling and greeting everyone,' it said after a visit on the duo in Serian. It is learnt that Petrus' parents took care of him until they passed away and his sister, Roselind took over the job. Roselind, who holds an OKU (person with disabilities) card, does not like to talk to strangers and prefers to be with her own company, said Hope Place. 'Most days, Roselind collects wild vegetables by herself for their daily meals. Despite her reclusive attitude, Roselind takes good care of their house and Petrus' well-being. 'She cooks meals daily, does housekeeping and makes sure everything is always neat and tidy,' it said. Hope Place said the village head's assistant, who wished to remain anonymous, plays a role in making sure that both Petrus and Roselind are well. 'The village head also helps keep both the sibling's identity card because Petrus once burned his identity card,' it added. Hope Place also noted that Roselind is receiving the monthly aid of RM300 from the state Social Welfare Department. Hope Place extended appreciation to the village head's compassion and understanding toward the siblings, and was glad that the village's church members also care for the duo and offer to help at times. Those wishing to donate may do so via Hope Place's Maybank account (511289001160) or visit its Facebook page for the S Pay Global QR code. For more information, the public can contact Hope Place by calling 082-505987 or 013-5672775. hope place kuching lead mental health social welfare
Web Release
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Web Release
Chef Tristin Farmer to Host Maison Dalí Pop-Up at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
Building from the launch of Maison Dalí in Dubai, Chef Partner and Culinary Director Tristin Farmer is set to take his modern brasserie overseas for a limited-time pop-up in Copenhagen. From 12 June to 12 July, the restaurant will take over the Japanese Pagoda at Tivoli Gardens — a space reserved for Michelin-starred establishments from around the world — bringing with it a surreal culinary journey that blends Mediterranean soul with Japanese precision. An acclaimed name in the fine dining world, Scottish-born Chef Tristin Farmer has played an instrumental role in shaping globally celebrated kitchens. With a career rooted in the Michelin-starred establishments of Petrus, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and Maze, Tristin later moved to Singapore where he spearheaded the Nordic-Japanese concept ZEN — earning two Michelin stars soon after opening and a third Michelin star in 2021. Now based in Dubai, Tristin brings his vision to life at Maison Dalí, located at The Opus by OMNIYAT. Inspired by the surrealist world of Salvador Dalí, the restaurant presents refined yet playful cuisine — blending Mediterranean flavours with Japanese techniques in a setting where imagination meets precision. At the Tivoli Gardens pop-up, diners can expect the same level of detail and creativity that defines the Maison Dalí experience. A set menu — available for lunch at DKK 1,100 per person and dinner at DKK 1,900 per person — showcases standout dishes such as Mahogany Clam with cucumber, shiso and wasabi, King Crab with fermented pineapple and ikura, and Smoked Langoustine with juniper and kinome. Also featured are bold and surprising combinations like Fried Quail with caviar and kosho, Mangalitsa Pork with galangal vierge and char siu, and a whimsical take on dessert with a S'more made from cocoa nib koji, sesame and walnut. The Maison Dalí residency at Tivoli Gardens offers a rare opportunity to experience Chef Tristin's personal culinary language in a setting as enchanting as the food itself. Bookings are now open for this limited-time experience. When: From June 12th to July 12th Timings: Lunch served Friday to Sunday from 12.00pm; Dinner served Wednesday to Sunday from 6.00pm Where: The Japanese Pagoda in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen Offer: Maison Dalí pop-up restaurant Price: Lunch at DKK 1,100 per person; Dinner at DKK 1,900 per person *For bookings and more information, please click here.
