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Rivervale Residences

CMS Property Development Unveils Rivervale Residences – First Premier Project Comes to Completion

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Kuching (Sarawak), Friday, 29 July 2016 – CMS Property Development, the property division under the Group’s umbrella, unveils their first premier project, Rivervale Residences, to anticipating residents in Sarawak. Drawing closer to its completion, the masterpiece has limited units available to keen purchasers.

The Group’s heritage substantiates CMS Property Development’s expertise in culminating the premier element through its architecture and build that homeowners look for within the robust community of Kuching. Overlooking a portion of the great river and surrounded by greeneries, Rivervale Residences serenades potential homeowners with great ambience and craved-for environment.

Excited with the prospect that Rivervale Residences brings to Sarawakians, Senior Sales & Marketing Manager of CMS Property Development, Gary Kho expounded: “While basking in the aesthetic comfort, Rivervale Residences is also gated and guarded, which security comfort to the community. The centrality of the location also sees Rivervale Residence closely linked to familiar landmarks such as Borneo Medical Centre and education institutions which include Swinburne University of Technology, Lodge International School and SJK Chung Hua 2, as well as Giant Hypermarket and tHe Spring Mall.

“More than just the façade, Rivervale Residences provides a place where the people can truly call home, fulfilling their every need from luxury to comfort, from security to proximity”, said Kho.

The show house unit is open to public for viewing beginning Saturday, 30 July 2016, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. Rivervale Residence is located in Stutong, Tabuan Jaya.

Rivervale Residences representatives contact details:

  • Charlotte: 012-808 5055
  • Alice: 012-248 3958
CMS Tribal Run 2.0 Photoshoot

Give back to Society by Participating in CMS Tribal Run 2.0

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CMS Tribal Run 2.0 Logo

Kuching (Sarawak), Friday, 15 July 2016 – Ready your running gears, train and prepare for upcoming CMS Tribal Run 2.0! Bearing the tagline of ‘Run for a Good Cause’, 100% of the entry fees received will be donated to a selected number of Sarawak-based charitable organisations.

Participants are encouraged to “Go Tribal”, dressing creatively to showcase the cultural diversity that forms the solidarity and community which Sarawak is built on. Prizes will be given to the top five ‘Most Creatively Dressed Male and Female’ runners.

Entry fees for the 5km Fun Run is RM45.00 and RM50.00 for the 10km Competitive Race, both of which include a specially-designed Brooks t-shirt and Finisher’s Medal. While the 5km category is a fun run, the top 10 men and women finishers for the 10km Race will receive a prize.

Race Details

Date                :         Sunday, 4 September 2016

Venue             :         MBKS Council Building, Kuching (Start & Finish)

Flag-off time :          6.30am for 10km & 7.00am for 5km

Categories     :         Men Open and Women Open (5km Fun Run and 10km Competitive Race)

Closing Date :         Sunday, 7 August 2016

Interested individuals may download the Entry Form from Cahya Mata Sarawak’s website at www.cmsb.my. Registration will close on Sunday, 7 August 2016 or upon reaching 2,500 registrants, whichever comes first. Apart from race and best outfit prizes, there will be many lucky draws for grabs.

Corporations that are showing their support by are sending their staff to participate in this charitable event are Jurutera Minsar, Yung Kong Co. Bhd, Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, Sarawak Concrete Industries Berhad, to name a few.

Endorsing the event, Group Managing Director of CMS, Dato’ Richard Curtis said, “In 2015, a total of 2,200 Kuchingnites participated in the CMS Tribal Run, resulting in a sum of RM103,104.00 being donated to eight local charities. The encouraging participation from the first time we opened this run to the public displayed the community spirit that is prevalent amongst Sarawakians and we hope to be able to attract more runners this year.”

Race packs will be ready for collection on 2nd and 3rd September 2016 at the Brooks Outlet, Green Heights Mall between 11.00 am – 7.00 pm. Payment slip must be presented for collection of race pack.

For further enquiries, please contact Brooks Outlet GHM (082-459 397), Albert Tan (016-589 2233) or Agu Heng (014-286 9413).

CMS Group Managing Director, Dato’ Richard Curtis and CMS Group Communications Manager, Shirly Ann Clarke at a photo session with members of the CMS Tribal Run 2.0 Organising Committee.

Handing out of cheques to representatives in Miri

CMS donates over RM150,000 to Mosques in Sarawak

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Kuching (Sarawak), Saturday, 2 July 2016 – In line with CMS’ ongoing commitment to community development, the company recently donated a total of RM156,000.00 to the Muslim community in Kuching during the holy month of its Ramadan under its Adopt-a-Mosque Programme.

As part of the state’s growth facilitator and socio-economic contributor, CMS has been continuing this commitment towards the community for the past 14 years.

Seventy mosques and suraus located in Kuching, Kota Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei, Bintangor, Sibu, Miri, and Bintulu received a total of RM156,000.00 this year which is used to pay for the utility bills and upkeep of the mosques and suraus.

“Beyond the tangible practices during the holy season, the essence of fasting, praying and giving encapsulate the spiritual aspect of the celebration. Sharing in this joyous and pious occasion is a part of CMS and the values that we hold close, said Group Managing Director of CMS, Dato’ Richard Curtis.

He continued, “Ramadan is a holy month celebrated by Muslims around the world and we would like to share this joy with our friends here in Sarawak. It is important that we continually engage the community at large as we operate to the benefit of our four stakeholders: community, staff, shareholders and customers.”

CMS’ on-going social responsibilities are carried in line with its “Doing Good” philosophy that guides employees of CMS as they perform their responsibilities as representatives of the organisation and caring citizen.

1 July 2016 in Sibu
TPS donates cots

TPS donates 60 cots to the less fortunate

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On 27 June 2016, Tunku Putra School (TPS) Kindy Coordinator, Ms Amy, handed over 60 units of pre-owned naptime preschool cots to YB Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Development.

Datuk Fatimah who chairs the Early Childhood Education Committee will, in consultation with members of her team, identify the child care centres that would be given the cots especially those that are catering to the less fortunate.

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TPS student stars in Award Winning Team honoured by the Prime Minister

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Kuching (Sarawak), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 – Tunku Putra School (TPS) Form 2 student, Joseph Chung (14), together with his three team mates, Allegra Chan (16) from Lodge School and Ezra Adrian Robert and Ivan Avannus (both 15), from schools in Sabah, and representing East Malaysia, emerged as champions of Malaysia at the Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge (YIC) 2016 held over four days in Kuala Lumpur from 30th May 2016.

Clearly impressing the Prime Minister, Y A B Datuk Seri Najib Razak and, of course, the judges with their innovative and creative invention, team Robin Food claimed first prize for its project entitled “Turning Waste into Millions,” in response to the competition theme ‘Fighting Poverty through Innovation.’

Their app, called Robin Food, linked hotels and restaurants with food surpluses to charity homes and non-governmental organisations that distribute such surpluses to those in need.

Taking the cue as champions of East Malaysia in March 2016 for a similar project, Joseph and his team refined their innovative concepts further and claimed the first prize of RM10,000.00 together with a trophy and MacBook Air each ahead of three teams from West Malaysia. Over the educational and inspirational four-day workshop, the team learned much and went on to impress the judges not only with the originality of their project, critical thinking, and incisive response challenging questions for the judges, but also with their ability to present their innovation in a highly professional manner.

Speaking at the YIC, Y A B Datuk Seri Najib said that nations must innovate to succeed and explained that the Government is receptive to innovative ideas that can change people’s lives. “A nation that innovates will stay ahead,” he said, adding that “for the culture of innovation to flourish schools and parents should allow students to expand their innovative and creative thinking.”

The Principal of TPS, Susan Holmes commended Joseph for his creative and innovative success in this competition. “Creativity, innovation, critical and original thinking and resourcefulness are all part of the daily learning experiences at TPS,” she commented.

When asked what his team’s inspiration for the idea for this challenge was, Joseph explained that “we came across a recent research, which revealed that one third of our food produced was wasted globally. A lot of expired food but still eatable is thrown away by many supermarkets and restaurants. In Malaysia, approximately 8,000 tons of food are wasted daily, of which 3,000 tons are preventable” and the ‘Robin Food’ Mobile App is their solution!

Urging his fellow students to collaborate, be curious and experiment with different solutions to problems to add value, Joseph recommended that they too should share their innovative thinking with others, as “whether the ideas are good or not, as we can always improve our ideas and combine them together. Creativity is not simply about coming up with big ideas, but coming up with practical solutions to everyday problems and then applying them to real life situations.”

In the aftermath of this competition, Joseph’s plan is to “keep reading, keep researching and keep innovating with a positive and passionate heart.”