Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today crowned Johor State Champion for its TM Million Kick Challenge held in conjunction with TM’s World Football Heroes Carnival roadshow at AEON Jusco Bukit Indah, Nusajaya held from 23 to 25 April 2010. The TM Million Kick Challenge invites participants put their goal scoring skills to the test for a chance to win a prize worth RM10,000 and eventually be in the run for the RM1 million at the grand finale event in Kuala Lumpur.

Puan Sherene Azura Azli, Vice President, Group Marketing, TM pointed out that, “Football fans generate and inject passion and spirit into the game which doesn’t go unnoticed by TM. As hype around the 2010 FIFA World Cup event is already gathering pace around the nation and the world, our promotional campaign today is one of the activities tapping into that vibe. This is just one of the many ways for TM to give back to our loyal customers. The World Football Heroes Carnival is TM’s latest initiative to bring football closer to our customers and all football fans in Malaysia. This is just one of the activities we have embarked on this year to reinforce our commitment and passion to support Malaysia’s number one sport, football.”

Sherene added that the event is also one way for TM’s customers to join in the celebration of one of the world’s biggest sporting event.

The TM’s World Football Heroes Carnival at AEON Jusco Bukit Indah was the third stop after previous stops in Perak and Penang. Both venues saw close to 60,000 visitors attending the event. The carnival, which has a total of 10 stopovers at selected major cities nationwide, featured a massive exhibition featuring football history on display and also interactive fun and games at the carnival.

The carnival ground was broken into: The World Football Heroes: Heroes on Display, World Cup Heritage, World Football Interactive Games – where visitors showed off their skills at foosball and Playstation 3 games, World Football Virtual Tunnel, World Football Heroes Dream Manager, sales counter for TM’s products and services such as Streamyx and iTalk prepaid calling cards as well as a counter for registration as a fan of Everyone Connects.

TM Million Kick Challenge
The TM Million Kick Challenge will be conducted during TM’s World Football Heroes Carnival roadshow stops. The public is invited to showcase their football scoring skills and get the opportunity to win prizes in total of RM10 million! To participate, the public is required to purchase the RM10 limited edition iTalk England pre-paid calling card or subscribe to TM’s Streamyx Combo package of 1Mbps or higher. The challenge is opened to all new TM customers except for professional and semi professional footballers. 

The mechanics of the TM Million Kick Challenge are as follows: 

National Qualifiers   
At each stopover location, participants will be given a chance to score as many goals they can within 2 minutes from 30-feet (9.1 meters) distance from the goal. The participant with the highest goal score stands to win a prize worth RM10,000.

National Finals                                 
Winners from each State during the National Qualifiers will then participate in the National Finals to be held at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. During the finals, each finalist will take 3 successive kicks into 3 different target holes from 36-feet (10.9 meters) away. Each participant will be given only one chance for each target. The finalists with perfect kicks to all 3 target holes will win a cash prize of RM1million each.

Details of the remaining Carnival stopovers happening between May till July 2010 are as follows:

For further information on TM and TM’s World Football Heroes Carnival roadshow, visit www.tm.com.my.

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About TM 

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading integrated information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in broadband, data and fixed-line. As a market leader in the broadband and fixed-line businesses, TM is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on continuing customer service quality enhancements and innovations. 

With its extensive global connectivity, TM is poised to position Malaysia as a regional Internet hub and digital gateway for South-East Asia. In line with this, TM is evolving into a Next Generation Network service provider enabling the Group to enhance its efficiency and productivity while providing enriched products and services. 

On the Corporate Responsibility (CR) front, the Group has always been a major corporate contributor towards responsible activities in the belief that these practices are a fundamental tenet of good corporate governance. The Group promotes 3 major platforms i.e. education, community/nation-building and environment. Under education, TM has spent some RM800 million to develop Multimedia University into one of the top universities in Malaysia with more than 20,000 students. TM has also provided scholarships to over 11,000 graduates pursuing academic programmes locally and overseas. Under the community/nation-building platform, the Group contributes towards causes that bring value to the community and nation at large. TM was awarded the prestigious STAR-BIZ ICRM Corporate Responsibility Award for its community efforts and Prime Minister Awards 2009 for its workplace practices.  

For further information on TM, visit www.tm.com.my.

 Issued by:
Group Corporate Communications
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Level 8 (South Wing), Menara TM, Jalan Pantai Baharu
50672 Kuala Lumpur