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12 Artworks Selected as Winners of LRT3 “Painting The Rail Future” Art

Contest

PETALING JAYA – 4 February 2017: Prasarana Berhad (Prasarana) has selected 12 winning artworks of the Transit 3’s (LRT3) "Painting The Rail Future" art contest.

The “Painting The Rail Future” art contest was jointly organised by Prasarana and MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd (MRCBGK), the project delivery partner of the LRT3 project.

In addition to engaging the community in the development of the LRT3 project, the art contest was also held as an event where people of all ages could come together and express their artistic skills.

The art contest kick-started on Oct 13, 2016 and was closed for submissions on Dec 13, 2016. A total of 125 artworks were submitted from all four (4) categories.

The winning artworks were selected by art experts and Prasarana’s senior management, including Khairani Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Prasarana Rail and Infrastructure Projects Sdn Bhd (PRAISE), Khairul Azuwan Ishak, Lecturer/ Deputy Dean of Resources & Student Development of Universiti and Ooi Ai Eng, Vice President & Head, Interior Design of Malaysian Institute of Arts.

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The winners are: Category Winners Name Age School State A Winner Cheng Jun Hao 12 SJK (C) Kwang Hwa (Primary 1st runner-up Nurul Qurratul Ain 9 SK Taman Ranting 3 Johor School) binti Khairul Arifin 2nd runner- Lee Sin Xuan 9 SJK (C) Chong up Kuang B Winner Leong Ka Hei 15 SMK (P) Sri Aman Selangor (Secondary 1st runner-up Lee Sin Yin 15 SMJK Jit Sin Penang School) 2nd runner- Cheng Jia Teck 16 SMJK Confucian W.P. up C Winner Goh Wern Sze 19 Taylor’s College Penang (College/ University) 1st runner-up Syahadat bin 22 UniKL IPROM Penang Rosli 2nd runner- Leong Ka Mun 18 IACT College Selangor up D Winner Ahmad Syahmi 26 - Selangor (Open) bin Ismail 1st runner-up Kong Wei Cheng 23 - Johor 2nd runner- Izzat bin Aziz 27 - Johor up

The winning artworks will be used for LRT3-related promotional material and credit will be given to the respective artists.

A prize-giving ceremony was held today at the Glenmarie station in Shah Alam. The prize comprised of cash and book vouchers.

Prasarana’s President and Group CEO, Dato’ Sri Azmi Abdul Aziz said the art contest was held to encourage the community to come together and express their artistic view towards the nation’s public transportation industry.

The 37-kilometre-long LRT3 envisages to connect two million people between and Johan Setia, by 2020.

The alignment which traverses 26 stations will be integrated with upcoming and existing infrastructure projects.

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ABOUT PRASARANA MALAYSIA BERHAD Established in 1998 and operational since 2002, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad is the asset owner and operator of the country’s three LRT networks and the KL ; in addition to the services of Rapid KL, , Rapid and Rapid Kamunting. Beyond the efforts to transform the country’s public transport services via Sdn Bhd and Sdn Bhd, Prasarana has also established Prasarana Integrated Management and Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (PRIME) to provide management and engineering consultancy services, Prasarana Rail and Infrastructure Projects Sdn Bhd (PRAISE) to manage major projects under the Group which included the LRT Line Extension Project; Prasarana Integrated Development Sdn Bhd (PRIDE) to undertake commercial and transit-oriented development projects to further strengthen the performance of the company; and Prasarana Integrated Solution & Management (PRISM) for the management of insurance practices and businesses.

ABOUT MRCB GEORGE KENT SDN BHD (MRCBGK) MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd (MRCBGK) was appointed on 4th September 2015 as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) of the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3). MRCB is currently the largest developer cum contractor of Transit Oriented Developments (TODs) in Malaysia, while George Kent is the largest home-grown railway system specialist in Malaysia. MRCBGK brings to the LRT3 project a highly-skilled and professional staff pool experienced in transit projects, with tailored and cost-effective solutions specific to Prasarana’s needs in a collaborative and supportive manner.

ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT3) The LRT3 envisages to connect 2 million people between Bandar Utama and Klang by 2020. Developed in line with Greater Kuala Lumpur/ (GKL/KV) Land Public Transport Masterplan, LRT3 will be a key feature in extending rail connectivity to the Western Corridor of GKL/KV. For more information, visit www.lrt3.com.my and follow our Twitter @myLRT3