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Written by The Star
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 22:06 |
Tuesday June 23, 2009
source: thestar.com.my
Reality TV show set to be a knockout for M’sia
KUALA LUMPUR: The attractions Malaysia has to offer will gain global exposure when reality TV show The Contender Asia Season 2 begins filming next month.
The 15-episode series – on the quest by 16 Muay Thai fighters from around the globe for the coveted title of “The Contender Asia” – will feature the Mulu Caves in Sarawak, Langkawi, Kellie’s Castle in Perak and Penang among its 11 location sites.
The programme will also see shooting in Malacca, Terengganu, Lata Jarum in Pahang and Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur.
The fighters would also be exposed to homestays in Selangor, tattooing and tribal ceremonies in Sabah, the Twin Towers, shopping, infrastructure, nightlife, parks and cultural highlights in Kuala Lumpur and a dinner cruise in Putrajaya.
 Ready to rumble: Dr Ng (centre) posing with the Contender Asia championship belt along with (from left) Malaysian contender Bernard Radin, Contender Asia 2 executive producer Riaz Mehta, Osys Group MD Muhammad Shahnaz Azmi, Fox and another contender, Muhammad Faizal Ramli, in Kuala Lumpur yesterday
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the hugely popular programme would give Malaysia a competitive advantage as a top-of-mind holiday destination.
“It also reflects our commitment to promote Malaysia as a preferred venue for TV productions of this stature,” she told a press conference at her office here yesterday.
The US$7mil (RM25mil) production is expected to have an audience of 1.2 billion viewers across 60 countries.
Dr Ng said the projected revenue from aggressive marketing, promotions and related sponsorship packages will give a much needed boost to tourism and the economic growth of the country.
International reality shows filmed in Malaysia previously included Survivor and The Amazing Race Asia.
The Contender Asia Season 2, hosted by Marion Caunter and World Muay Thai Council vice-president Stephen Fox, is scheduled to debut on AXN (Astro Channel 701) in October.
For more information on The Contender Asia, visit www.thecontenderasia.com.
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 14:09 |
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Written by mywanfai
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 21:52 |
Faizal Ramli berusia 19 tahun… anak muda ini berasal dari Pasir Puteh, Kelantan…
Tak lama lagi, Faizal pastinya akan terkenal bukan saja di negara ini, tetapi di dunia kerana dia terpilih mewakili Malaysia bagi menyertai 17 peserta lain dalam rancangan realiti, The Contender Asia 2 (TCA2) yang akan diadakan Jun nanti.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 08:00 |
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Written by Jetstar
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 21:46 |
  
August 2009
The Head Hunter
From the jungles to the ring, this pint-sized Malaysian kickboxer could be Asia’s next Contender
WORDS LUKE CLARK
PHOTOGRAPHY EDWIN TAN/LUMINA
As Bernard Radin steps into the ring, the world goes quiet. He is in a forest of calm and instinct. “There’s nothing, just you and your opponent. You just forget about everything.” Months spent training 30 hours a week have primed him for this. For the next few minutes, he is in a place he describes as his happiest. ‘The Head Hunter’ is back in business.
Fusing the athleticism of karate with the raw power of boxing, muay thai, or Thai kickboxing, is one of the world’s most explosive and physically intense sports — never more so than when it’s practised by a knockout specialist, intent on felling his opponent well before the referee calls time. At five feet seven inches tall, Radin is not physically imposing on first impression. But the intensity of his stare is at first unsettling, fused with a smile that seldom leaves his face. Through body language alone, Radin gives you the impression that he is ready for anything.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 07:59 |
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Written by Hizreen Kamal
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 21:37 |
Cover Story: Get ready for the main event
2009/08/07
Hizreen Kamal
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Malaysia plays host to The Contender Asia Season 2.
HIZREEN KAMAL tells how we beat the rest to the punch.
LIKE Lennox Lewis’s jab and crushing right hand that turned “Iron” Mike Tyson’s lights off on June 8, 2002, in Memphis, Tennesssee, Malaysia has scored again.
Hot on the heels of The Biggest Loser Asia (which will start filming in October), the producers of The Contender Asia (Season 2) (CA2) have announced that the show will be shot in the country.
CA2 marks the second Mark Burnett/DreamWorks SKG production in Malaysia, after Survivor.
This time around, the prize money has been upped to US$250,000 (RM875,000) from the original US$150,000 (RM450,000) in the previous season, making it the biggest purse ever to be offered in the sport of muaythai.
The original Contender, which premiered in 2005, was hosted by Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard, and featured 16 boxers.
The appeal of that show resulted in the creation of an Asian version, Contender Asia, which pits 16 muaythai exponents from around the globe. The “Asian” element in this case is the sport of muaythai.
The first season of Contender Asia was shot in Singapore and was won by Yodsaenklai Fairtex from Thailand. It attracted a worldwide audience of 500 million.
It is estimated that when CA2 airs next January, on AXN (Astro Channel 701), more than 1 billion million people around the globe will tune in.
The show is not only Asia’s largest TV production, it is also the first Asian TV programme aired during prime time in four continents — Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Filming for the show’s Season 2 begins next week for 35 days.
Week after week, the audience will follow the athletes on their quest to become the Contender champion.
Many have their personal demons to grapple with and hurdles to overcome. Some compete for national pride while others fight to give their families a better life. But ultimately, it is a test of the human spirit.
The series has three key components — challenges, rewards and elimination fights. It combines the fast-paced action of muaythai, or Thai boxing.
Sixteen professional fighters from around the world — the cream of the crop in muaythai’s middleweight division — will compete in 15 weekly bouts and a final to emerge as champion.
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 09:44 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 21:35 |
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BERNARD RADIN VS 15 ‘MUSUH’
JITRA, 28 Jan (HPM) — Peserta The Contender Asia 2 yang ditaja Datuk Dr Che Rozmey Che Din, Bernard Radin bakal menghadapi 15 ‘musuh’ baiknya di pertandingan Muay Thai itu nanti.
Bernard berkata 15 peserta rancangan realiti itu adalah rakan-rakan baiknya sendiri yang pernah menjalani latihan dan menuntut di tempat yang sama satu ketika dulu. “Kami juga dikenali dengan sifat menjelajah dan mencari ilmu…semua dari 16 peserta ini adalah kawan baik namun saya perlu menganggap mereka musuh apabila di gelanggang nanti.
“Apabila berada di sana Mac ini , saya akan pastikan kekuatan emosi dan fizikal saya stabil untuk melayakan saya ke peringkat akhir dan seterusnya memenangi wang tunai U$250,000,” kata beliau.
sumber: www.drphm.com
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 08:50 |
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