Leading up to the FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa in June this year, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) continues with its TM’s World Football Heroes Carnival roadshow, making the fourth stop at AEON Jusco Bandaraya in Melaka, this weekend, 30 April – 2 May 2010 after previous stops in Perak, Penang and Johor.

Sherene Azura Azli, Vice President of Group Marketing, TM pointed out, “This carnival, which attracted more than 50,000 visitors up north in Perak and Penang, and 21,000 visitors in down south Johor, over the space of three (3) days at each venue, follows TM’s recent signing of a license agreement with the England Football Association (The FA) as the Official England Telco Licensee in Malaysia. TM recognizes the football game’s spirit and passion that football fans generate. The World Football Heroes Carnival is TM’s latest initiative to bring football closer to our customers and all football fans in Malaysia. This roadshow 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. Hype around the 2010 FIFA World Cup event is already gathering pace and our promotional campaign today is just one way for TM to give back to our loyal customers.”

The carnival, which has a total of 10 stopovers at selected major cities nationwide, will feature a massive exhibition featuring football history on display and also interactive fun and games at the carnival.

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

The main attraction at the carnival would be the TM Million Kick Challenge where public can put their football scoring skills to the test for a chance to win a prize worth RM10,000 at each location. Last weekend’s Johor edition saw Mohd Rahseed Nisran from Larkin, crowned as the state champion and is automatically in the run for the RM1 million at the grand finale event which will be held at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur on 11 July 2010, where he will be joined by other state champions.

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

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.

In addition, TM has also introduced a series of limited edition iTalk prepaid calling cards featuring the England national football team. The limited edition iTalk cards feature the squad of players, England’s famous crest and also the team line-up. The cards up for grabs are available in RM10, RM20 and RM30 denominations. Users will also enjoy FREE additional talktime worth RM3 and RM5 when they purchased RM20 and RM30 iTalk England limited edition cards respectively.

The limited edition iTalk England cards are available at all TMpoints nationwide and selected iTalk authorized retailers’ outlets while stocks last.

The celebratory mood doesn’t stop there. To celebrate the tournament in South Africa, TM has come up with various promotional packages, which entitles the customer to exclusive premiums:

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

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

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