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CMS & SEDC Hand Over Caretaker House to PERKATA

CMS and SEDC Hand Over Caretaker House to PERKATA

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Kuching (Sarawak), Friday, 24 August 2018 – Demonstrating Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad’s pragmatic and wide-ranging approach to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, its subsidiary CMS Land Sdn Bhd (CMS Land) and the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) today handed over the completed ‘Caretaker House’ to Persatuan Bagi Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Terencat Akal Sarawak (PERKATA). The ceremony was held at the school hall and was officiated by the Chairman of SEDC and President of PERKATA, Y Bhg Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Dato Haji Hus.

Speaking about this latest addition to the school’s facilities, CMS Group Chief Executive Officer – Corporate, Dato Isaac Lugun, said: “PERKATA plays an important role in our community, providing a safe environment for special children to learn, play and develop. It is hugely important that PERKATA also has a dedicated and onsite caretaker, to look after its premises. For that reason, CMS Land teamed up with SEDC to fund and build this new RM200,000.00 ‘Caretaker House.’ We hope that this latest addition will bring meaningful and lasting benefits to this very special school and its students.”

PERKATA is a society which, aims to create a school environment with an atmosphere of joy and care, where the children can develop physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally.  PERKATA strives for an environment where each child can learn first to respect himself and learn to interact with those around him – eventually acquiring the skills to interact with the general public with confidence and independence. This will all be achieved via the curriculum they have structured based on language development, cognitive development, fine motor skills, gross motor, self-help, reading and writing and lastly social development. PERKATA also aims to raise public responsibility towards children with special needs by encouraging them to provide financial assistance, employment opportunities and educational opportunities.

This CSR initiative first came into light in May 2017 when CMS Land was approached by SEDC to build new staff quarters for PERKATA. CMS Land agreed to sponsor the construction and material cost by undertaking the building works.  The other companies were also involved in the planning and construction work of this project were Perunding Dayacipta (architecture), Jurutera Minsar Sdn Bhd (consultant) and Song Kao Construction (labour).

SEDC also donated furniture and fittings such as curtains, dining tables, cupboards and sofas, Other contributors for fixtures, fittings and furnishings were gifted by the Grand Margherita Hotel and Riverside Majestic Hotel. Fully furnished, the new house will soon be ready for occupation by PERKATA’s caretaker.

For more information about PERKATA and to anyone who wishes to contribute to their programs and services, call (+60) 82 426 301 or email them at perkata@ymail.com.

Presentation of cheques to 11 charitable organisations

CMS Tribal Run 4.0 raised RM146,000 for Local Charities

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Kuching (Sarawak), Monday, 6 August 2018 – The popular annual CMS Tribal Run which took place on Sunday, 5 August 2018 saw a record number of 3,288 employees and members of the public who participated in 3 categories: 3km Family Run, 5km Fun Run and 10km Competitive race to be flagged off for the first time at Wisma Mahmud. Runners from all over Sarawak, including Kuching, Betong, Mukah, Bintulu and Miri, gathered for this event with many participants beautifully adorned in tribal wear, as they ran the streets of Kuching, making for a fun and healthy weekend activity for both the serious runner and for the families who participated. This is the first time the event was held at Wisma Mahmud in Kuching with 2,821 participants. Similar runs were simultaneously held in Mukah and Bintulu with 216 participants combined. Miri and Betong will have their run on the 18 August with 251 participants.

For the 4th consecutive year, CMS has organised this event for the benefit of local charities who received 100% of the entry fee proceeds. This year, the entry fees of RM136,000 collected plus a personal donation of RM10,000 from CMS Interim Group Chairman, Y Bhg Dato Sri Mahmud Abu Bekir, were donated to 11 charitable organisations in Sarawak. This brings the total entry fees collected from participants for donation in the four years (2015-2018) to RM492,104. This resonates well with the tag line of the run which is ‘Running for a Good Cause’. The 11 Sarawak-based NGO who received the cheques were Barefoot Mercy Berhad, Befrienders Kuching, Home of Peace, Kuching Autistic Association, Persatuan Sukan Orang Pekak Sarawak, Sarawak Cheshire Home, Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society, STEC Kidney Foundation, The Green Ribbon Association Kuching, The Society for Critically Sick Children and Mental Health Association of Sarawak. This is a continuation of CMS’ ‘Doing Good’ initiative, which started in the mid 1990’s.

Like last year, there was the 5km Fun Run and the 10km Competitive Race, which offered cash prizes for the Top-10 Men Open finishers and Top-10 Women Open finishers. Winner of Men Open was Chong Yen Boon, while 2nd and 3rd placings went to Sunny and Tan Jit Ping respectively. The winner of the Women Open was Christable Lim, while 2nd and 3rd placings went to Lee Leh Ha and Hee Yieng Nyuk respectively. The top 3 winners of both the Men and Women Open received RM500 cash, while the 2nd and 3rd placings each received RM300 and RM200, respectively.

For the Best Tribal Wear, RM50 shopping vouchers were awarded to the Top-10 participants. This year, was the introduction of the 3km Family Run saw families running or walking alongside each other. 28 Lucky draw prizes were also given out to the lucky participants with the Grand Prize being a Fitbit Charge 2; a Fitbit Alta HR was the second prize and a pair of Brooks Sports Shoes (Ricochet) as the third prize.

Present for the flag-off and presenting the prizes and cheques were Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree, CMS Group Executive Director; Dato Isaac Lugun, CMS Group CEO – Corporate; and Mr Goh Chii Bing, CMS Group CEO – Operations.

CMS Group Executive Director, Datuk Syed Alwee Alsree, said: “This year, we see a bigger participation from all over Sarawak. Overwhelming support came from all walks of life; this included CMS employees and people from all walks of life including the business community whom we see as an extension of our own family. CMS Tribal Run aptly demonstrates that Sarawakians will always come together for a good cause. We share what we have by giving back to the community and in return the community gives us their support for us to better our services to the public”.

CMS Tribal Run continued to receive support from the corporate sector which included group participation from Titanium Project Management, Harwood Timber, K&N Kenanga, RHB Bank, Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Ernst & Young, Kuching Toastmasters Club, Naim Holdings, SEDC, The Spring Management, KKB Engineering and Nova Fusion.

Organised by Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, the CMS Tribal Run 4.0 was jointly supported by RevRun Co., City Jogger’s Club and sponsors included Satria Realty and Revive, Indocafe and Pure Juices.

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Setting the Record Straight Once and For All “THERE IS NO CEMENT MONOPOLY IN SARAWAK”

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MEDIA STATEMENT

Kuching (Sarawak), Friday, 13 July 2018 – In response to the erroneous and fictitious statements to the media and to the DUN Assembly by Pujut Assemblyman Ting Tiong Choon, CMS Cement Sdn Bhd said:

  1. The accusation that CMS has a cement monopoly in Sarawak has been raised countless times in the last few years and these accusations are as baseless now as they were previously.
  1. There is no cement monopoly in Sarawak, any industry players are free to trade / produce / manufacture at any time.
  1. Many cement industry players have conducted viability studies into opening their own facilities in Sarawak but have found that the cost to set-up the required facilities / production lines / staffing / State-wide haulage is not financially viable, given the size of the State and its challenging terrain.
  1. The decision of the cement industry players to not set-up operations in Sarawak has nothing to do with CMS Cement Sdn Bhd and nor does it have anything to do with them being unable to garner licenses.

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Miri Marudi Road Rehabilitation Infographic for Q2 2018

Miri-Marudi Road Ahead Of Schedule despite Heavy Rains, Holiday Seasons and Election Days

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Kuching (Sarawak), Thursday, 12 July 2018 – Despite the heavier than normal rains this season, the team at CMS has worked tirelessly to ensure that the Miri-Marudi road rehabilitation progress does not slip and remains ahead of schedule. With an average of over 370 mm of rain this quarter compared to an average of 270 mm last quarter, the challenge for the CMS team was monumental.

Rehabilitation of the 43.2km road connecting Miri to Marudi is progressing well ahead of its original 30-month schedule. By 25 June 2018, the road rehabilitation is already 61.60% complete. The project is scheduled for completion in Q2 2019.

Speaking about the update, Mr Goh Chii Bing, CMSB Group Chief Executive Officer – Operations, said, “I am extremely proud of the way the team intensified their efforts to beat conditions and stay ahead of schedule. This effort is even more impressive given that we had staff on leave for the holiday season and going back to their home constituencies to vote, yet we remained ahead of schedule. The other thing that has to be highlighted is also the team’s efforts to ensure that critical stretches of the road remained as smooth as possible for balik-kampung’ers during Gawai and Hari Raya. Without their round the clock efforts, there would have been a lot more unhappy travellers on the roads.”

The next phase will see the team moving the heavy machinery to the next area while also laying premix from KM16.550 to KM21.550. During this period, there may be some partial road closures from 9.00am to 5.00pm from the 4th of July to the 15th of July. However, CMS has planned to lay the premix one side of the road at a time thus alleviating congestion as much as possible.

Status updates for the project as at 25th June 2018:

  • Scheduled Physical Progress of Road Rehabilitation: 60.47%
  • Actual Physical Progress: 61.60%
  • Ahead of Schedule by 1.13%
  • Premix Surfacing Completed: 15.83km
  • Completed Sub-Base (up to 1st layer): 43.08km
  • Completed Road Base: 31.20km
  • Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culverts: 19 completed out of 21
  • Roadside Drains – Hilly area: 16.0km completed on both sides
  • JKR and Land & Survey Department are assisting with outstanding land matters. However, CMS Roads have been given permission by the land owners to proceed with the works on the affected sections of the road and works are progressing.

CMS Roads’ next planned update on this project is scheduled for Q4 2018.

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CMS and IEM Sarawak Sign MoU to Establish Collaborative Relations in Developing Industry-Related Research in Sarawak

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Kuching (Sarawak), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 – Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS) had on 30 June 2018 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Sarawak Branch) (IEM Sarawak) to establish collaborative relations between the two parties in developing a technical interchange through mutual assistance – with an impetus on industry-related research in Sarawak.

CMS Group Chief Executive Officer – Operations, Mr Goh Chii Bing, signed the MoU on behalf of CMS while IEM Sarawak was represented by its Chairman, Ir. Haidel Heli, witnessed by Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development and Transportation, YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Anak Masing.

Signing of the MoU between CMS and IEM Sarawak is the first step in establishing the collaborative relationship, which includes research, training and exchange of information between the two parties.

According to IEM Sarawak Chairman, Ir. Haidel Heli: “We are happy to sign the MoU with the CMS and are optimistic that the MoU will create many opportunities in industry-related activities and programmes.”

Commenting on the MoU, CMS Group Chief Executive Officer – Operations, Mr Goh Chii Bing, said: “Since its inception, CMS has been at the forefront of developing new channels of industry and fostering new talent and technologies to deliver innovation tailored to the evolving needs of Sarawak. We are confident this collaboration will be of mutual benefit for both CMS and IEM Sarawak.”