Withdrawal of Jumbo

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Jumbo's Withdrawal
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Dear All,

We wish to advise that Jumbo (current main operator) at Pandan Serai Cafe has advised that they will not be renewing their contract which expires on 31 March 2010. Jumbo has indicated that they have been losing money since operation and that their losses were higher since the introduction of vegetarian food by Sri Emas. They had approached us for committed pax and for exclusivity, however, the request does not meet IMU's requirement. From the beginning it had been made known to all operators that:
There would be 1 main operator and maximum of 3 sub-operators
No restriction or exclusivity extended to operators to meet IMU's requirement ie student's limited break time, reduction of re-queuing for other items and Cafe Committee will control the pricing/portions
We are aware that recently Jumbo have been awarded a contract to supply food for a committed 300 pax daily with a company.

We have now secured an interested party (after approaching 3 potential operators) to take over as a main operator at Pandan Serai Cafe. Append below is a brief outline of the New Operator - Impian Rasa Foods for your information:

Impian Rasa Foods was registered on 13 November 2008 and it is managed by family members under the ownership of Puan Nor Azizah binti Mustaffa. Currently they have 3 restaurants under the name of :

- Restoran Mutiara Pedas
- Restoran Mutiara Pedas - Taman Industri
- Restoran Mutiara Iman.

Their main operation, a restaurant is based at Puchong.

They are currently operators of Kesas Canteen since 2008 and they are also supplying packed food to SP Setia Berhad on a daily basis. They are also one of IMU caterers.

Jumbo will cease operation at 3pm on Friday 26th, to clear and clean for handover on Saturday 27th to IMU.

Impian Rasa Foods (New Operator) will take over on Saturday 27th to prepare for operation on Monday 29th as main operator at Pandan Serai Cafe.

Regards,
Wai Ling

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Gaming Event
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On the 24th of March, the IMU Ball 2010 committee will be organising a GAMING EVENT! There will be BAND HERO and DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION available so start practising at home, be it dancing in the streets or singing in the showers. Talent or no talent, we want to see all of you there. It will be a rocking good time so do drop by, relax a little and relieve yourself of the stress that's found around every corner within IMU. Who doesn't love those funky dance mats and a chance to shine at playing a guitar or beating away clumsily at the drums. It doesn't happen every day in IMU so DO NOT MISS OUT ON YOUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OFF TO YOUR PEERS YOUR SUPERB HAND-EYE COORDINATION!

The event will be held at the student lounge with the PS3 set and games there whereas the dance dance revolution game will be organised within the very cosy enclave of the dance room. Light snacks and refreshments will be available in case you have burnt off all the calories and need some refuelling. Oh and we have GRAN TURISMO 5!!! For those of you who have always dreamt of releasing your inner rempit, seize this chance now!

Each participant will be required to pay a small fee of RM3 for 2 rounds. The winner of each round gets to stay on to play until he/she is beaten to pulp and faces the shame of losing.

Details are as follow:

Venue: Student Lounge & Dance Room
Date : 24th March 2010
Time : 10.30am - 4.00pm
Fee : RM 3 for 2 rounds (winner stays until he/she loses)

Do go through the message and know it like the back of your hand. Pass the message to all your fellow students, underlings, lecturers and friends alike. Thank you once again for all the cooperation that you've given so far. Cheers and have a good week ahead!


Many thanks!

Ian
Vice-President & Publicity
IMU BALL 2010

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MUET & IELTS Workshop
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Dear Reps,
Just a gentle reminder as I am seeking your assistance to inform all the students for all programmes that the above 2 workshops would be run in IMU soon. Do inform the students and it would be a good idea for you to pass the names of those interested to Ms Danielle Ho at the Postgraduate Office [Office Ext 1302] on Level 1. as she is in charge of the registration.
Apparently, there are still a number of IMU students who are yet to fulfill their minimum English Language IELTS & MUET requirements. It is especially important for all PMS/PDT as well as the MPharm and the Health Science students who have opted for credit transfer to the universities in Australasia fulfill these requirements asap before the matching exercise carried out in early Sem 5.
Please find the attached flyers containing the necessary detailed information, although please note that the date for IELTS workshop is now 10-11 April 2010 and the MUET programme will now be in the afternoon from 1.30-5.30pm.
Thanks a lot for all your assistance.

Cheers,
Cecilia Periera
(Language Dept)
Ext 2807