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Pharmaniaga bags two awards at Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2017
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Boustead Plantations teambuilding 2017
Pg 16 The Curve and Boustead DCP staff outing to Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
BHPetrol Orange Run celebrates 12 years 2 Deputy Chairman/Group Managing Director's message Perutusan Timbalan Pengerusi/ Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan
Staf Boustead yang dihargai,
Jika kita imbas kembali pada tahun 2017, walaupun ia merupakan satu tahun yang mencabar, saya gembira kerana Kumpulan mampu bertahan dalam persekitaran luaran yang sukar bagi mencatatkan pertumbuhan yang kukuh.
Setelah berjaya mengatasi pelbagai halangan, Kumpulan telah menghasilkan keputusan yang agak baik bagi tempoh sembilan bulan berakhir 30 September 2017 Dear fellow Bousteadians, dengan keuntungan selepas cukai sebanyak RM749 juta berbanding RM404 juta pada tahun sebelumnya. As we look back on 2017, though it was a demanding year, I am pleased to note that the Group was able to persevere through Keputusan baik ini didorongi oleh Bahagian Perladangan external headwinds to record robust growth. di mana kita memperolehi keuntungan atas pelupusan tanah perladangan. Pendapatan pula disokong oleh Rising above the obstacles, your Group produced handsome harga produk sawit yang lebih tinggi dan kos kewangan results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2017 yang lebih rendah. Di samping itu, kedua-dua Bahagian with a profit after tax of RM749 million compared with RM404 Perdagangan & Perindustrian serta Bahagian Kewangan million the previous year. & Pelaburan kita turut mencatat keuntungan yang kukuh bagi tempoh sembilan bulan. These significant results were spearheaded by the Plantation Division, where we realised gains on the disposal of plantation Selaras dengan prestasi kukuh dan komitmen Kumpulan land. Earnings were further supported by higher palm product untuk meningkatkan nilai bagi para pemegang saham, prices and lower finance costs. In addition, our Trading & kita telah mengisytiharkan dividen interim ketiga Industrial and Finance & Investment Divisions both recorded sebanyak 3 sen sesaham untuk suku ketiga tahun strong profits for the nine months under review. fiskal, menjadikan jumlah dividen yang diisytiharkan setakat ini berjumlah 8.5 sen sesaham. In line with our strong performance and the Group’s commitment to enhancing value for our shareholders, we Kekuatan kita adalah berkait dengan ciri kepelbagaian declared a third interim dividend of 3 sen per share for the third yang dimiliki Kumpulan, keupayaan kita mencari quarter of the fiscal year, bringing total declared dividends to peluang-peluang bagi menghasilkan pertumbuhan yang 8.5 sen per share to date. konsisten, komitmen kita untuk memastikan pelaburan yang berkualiti serta kumpulan bakat kita. Hasilnya, Our strength is rooted in the diversified nature of our Group, kita telah mencapai beberapa kejayaan penting sejak our ability to seek opportunities to deliver consistent growth, our commitment to ensuring the quality of our investments as beberapa tahun. well as our driven talent pool. Over the years, this has resulted in significant successes. Staf Boustead yang dihargai, bagi perjalanan 2018 kita, saya berharap kita akan terus maju, secara peribadi dan Fellow Bousteadians, in our 2018 journey, it is my hope that profesional, bersama-sama Kumpulan. Kuncinya ialah we continue to thrive, personally and professionally, with kita perlu sentiasa berhati-hati dan teguh dalam usaha the Group. The key is to remain vigilant and steadfast in our kita sebagai satu pasukan. endeavours as a team. Akhir sekali, Selamat Tahun Baru kepada anda semua. Lastly, Happy New Year to all. Let us look forward to another Marilah kita memandang ke hadapan untuk satu lagi strong year. tahun yang mantap.
Thank you. Terima kasih.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin 3
Majlis Peletakan Lunas Kapal Kombat Litoral 3
Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim menekan butang sebagai tanda perasmian peletakan lunas kapal LCS 3
Turut hadir pada majlis tersebut ialah Panglima Angkatan Tentera, YM Jeneral Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor; Panglima Tentera Laut, YBhg. Laksamana Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj. Ahmad Badaruddin; Panglima Tentera Udara, YBhg. Jeneral Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Hj. Affendi Buang; Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan Boustead Holdings Berhad, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin dan Pengarah Urusan Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Ramli Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim menandatangani buku pelawat Hj. Mohd Nor.
atu Majlis Peletakan Lunas SKapal Kombat Litoral (LCS) 3 Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) telah diadakan di BN Shipyard, Lumut pada 18 Disember 2017. Majlis disempurnakan oleh Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan, YBhg. Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi.
Peletakan lunas ini menandakan bermulanya proses pencantuman blok yang menjadi asas kepada sebuah kapal dengan menggunakan kaedah pembinaan modular. Pada majlis tersebut, penyambungan blok 03, 04 dan 05 telah dilakukan sebagai simbolik peletakan lunas kapal Sesi bergambar setelah selesai acara perasmian LCS 3. 4 Pharmaniaga inks collaboration with TDA and Hilleman Labs for vaccine development
harmaniaga Berhad (Pharmaniaga) will be offering halal and Pcost-effective vaccines for the public at large especially to Malaysians.
The vaccines development programme is reflected from the signing of Memorandum of Collaboration between Pharmaniaga, Technology Depository Agency (TDA) and Hilleman Laboratories (Hilleman Labs) held on 5 December 2017.
Under this Memorandum of Collaboration, Pharmaniaga and TDA will be working hand-in-hand to coordinate the efforts in developing and manufacturing vaccines that can be incorporated into Malaysia’s National Immunisation Programmes. Hilleman Labs will provide vaccine knowhow and technologies.
The signing ceremony was held at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur and attended by YB Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam, Health Minister, Ministry of Health and YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, Chairman of Pharmaniaga and YBhg. Signing ceremony of Memorandum of Collaboration between Pharmaniaga, TDA and Hilleman Labs General Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Ghazali Hj. Che Mat (R), Chairman of Boustead Holdings Berhad. Pharmaniaga bags two awards at Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2017
harmaniaga received the Top Companies in Asia Award while its Managing PDirector, Dato’ Farshila Emran was awarded the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award by MORS Group at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2017 Gala Dinner held on 26 October 2017 in Singapore.
YBhg. Dato’ Farshila Emran received the special recognition awards from Dr. Jayanthi Desan, one of the juries for ACES Awards during the award ceremony. These recognitions were awarded to Pharmaniaga and Dato’ Farshila based on the successful companies and individuals in Asia across two main domains which are leadership and corporate social responsibility. Through ACES, companies and its leaders share a platform to take pride of their excellence, to learn, to build connections, and exchange new ideas while showcasing Asia’s best practices for sustainable growth. Dato’ Farshila (two from left) receiving the awards during the Gala Dinner
Pharmaniaga sets foundation for future growth
harmaniaga hosted the ‘Go Live’ Ceremony of the SAP PS/4HANA system implementation on 8 November 2017 for its manufacturing plants to signify a strategic chapter in the Company’s digital transformation journey. Pharmaniaga appointed ABeam Consulting for the deployment of the SAP S/4HANA, a real-time enterprise resource management suite for digital business.
SAP S/4HANA is built on SAP’s advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and offers a personalised, consumer-grade user experience with SAP Fiori. This new system implementation is aimed at providing an avenue for Pharmaniaga to elevate its effectiveness and efficiency in managing production orders, quality management, delivery and product costing.
From left: Mr. Terrence Yong, Managing Director of SAP Malaysia; Dato’ Farshila, Managing Director of Pharmaniaga; En. Mohd Suffian Working with ABeam Consulting as the implementation partner, Hj. Haron, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Pharmaniaga and Mr. Akio Suzuki, ABeam Consulting spokesperson revealing the Pharmaniaga embarks on this project with an aim to become a full- signing plaque at Royale Chulan Damansara fledged integrated healthcare solutions provider by standardising its operations across all its manufacturing plants. 5
Anugerah Khidmat Setia Kumpulan BHIC
Pn. Azlinda Ahmad Zainal, Ketua Pengurusan Modal Insan Tan Sri Ramli menyampaikan anugerah kepada Ir. Ee Teck Chee Kumpulan BHIC menyampaikan anugerah kepada seorang kakitangan
atu Majlis Makan Malam Anugerah Khidmat Setia telah Sdiadakan untuk para kakitangan Kumpulan Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC) di Hotel Sfera, Seri Manjung pada 6 Oktober 2017.
Majlis yang dirasmikan oleh Pengarah Urusan BHIC, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Ramli Hj. Mohd Nor itu diadakan bagi menghargai dan mengiktiraf perkhidmatan, jasa dan sumbangan serta kesetiaan warga Kumpulan BHIC selama 15, 20 dan 25 tahun perkhidmatan mereka.
Seramai 108 orang kakitangan yang berkhidmat di empat buah anak syarikat Kumpulan iaitu Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. (BN Shipyard), BHIC Defence TechServices Sdn. Bhd., BHIC Navaltech Sdn. Bhd. dan Dominion Defence & Industries Sdn. Bhd. telah menerima anugerah ini. Antara penerima anugerah Lebih menarik lagi, majlis turut meraikan Pengarah Operasi BN Shipyard iaitu Ir. Ee Teck Chee yang telah berkhidmat selama 25 tahun dengan Kumpulan. BN Shipyard peroleh Pensijilan OHSAS 18001:2007
oustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. (BN Shipyard) telah mengorak satu Blagi langkah ke hadapan apabila berjaya memperoleh Pensijilan Sistem Pengurusan Kesihatan dan Keselamatan Pekerjaan OHSAS 18001:2007 yang dianugerahkan oleh Lloyd Register pada 9 November 2017.
Sesi pengauditan untuk pensijilan ini telah melalui dua peringkat yang dilakukan pada 4 hingga 6 September 2017 diikuti dengan audit kali kedua pada 23 hingga 27 Oktober 2017.
Pensijilan ini merupakan satu pengiktirafan yang membuktikan BN Shipyard berada di landasan yang tepat terutamanya dari segi kesedaran tentang keselamatan dan kesihatan di tempat kerja. Penambahbaikan dan kesedaran dari aspek keselamatan serta kesihatan yang berterusan diharap dapat dilaksanakan oleh semua kakitangan tanpa henti bagi menjadikan syarikat ini terus maju dan berjaya.
Penganugerahan pensijilan OHSAS 18001:2007 ini akan menyediakan medium untuk syarikat menganalisis bahaya dan risiko yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan yang dilaksanakan oleh pekerja selain vendor dan kontraktor. 6
Half-day talk for Senior Management of Boustead Group
n 5 October 2017, the Group Secretarial Department of In the first session, participants were briefed on OBoustead Holdings Berhad (Boustead) organised a half-day the changes of the new Companies Act 2016 as talk on the Companies Act 2016 and the Malaysian Code on compared to the old Companies Act 1965, particularly Corporate Governance (MCCG) 2017. More than 40 heads and on key issues such as the ‘no par value regime’, the management team from various divisions and subsidiaries of the constitution of Company, dividend distribution and Boustead Group attended the talk held at the Boustead Learning corporate rescue mechanisms. Participants were also District, Level 7, Menara Boustead. given a refresher on the roles and responsibilities as Directors and the proactive actions that can be The event was officiated by YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok undertaken by them. Kamaruddin, Boustead’s Group Managing Director. The speaker was Ms. Samantha Tai Yit Chan, Chief Executive Officer of In the second session, Samantha gave an overview Boardroom Corporate Services (KL) Sdn. Bhd. Samantha is a fellow of the MCCG which took effect in April 2017 and the Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and positive impact of integrating corporate governance Administrators and has over 20 years of experience in corporate practices into the company’s business. secretarial work.
Tan Sri Lodin delivering his opening speech Participants listening attentively to the speaker
Brainstorming 2017 for Assistant Managers & Managers
oustead Plantations Berhad recently organised a During the event, long service awards were presented to BBrainstorming 2017 Session for its Assistant Managers and those who reached the milestones of 10, 20 and 25 years of Managers. The event was held at Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang service with the Company. in two separate sessions, one for Estate and Mill Assistant Managers on 13 September 2017 and another for Senior This was followed by a townhall meeting for Senior Managers and Managers on 19 October 2017. Overall, there Managers and Managers, led by Mr. Chow. This provided was a total of 126 participants. an opportunity to voice out any grievances or concerns pertaining to the estates and mills in order to resolve these The event was officiated by Mr. Chow Kok Choy, Managing issues. Director of Boustead Estates Agency Sdn. Bhd. Themed ‘Towards Sustainability, Yield Improvement and Cost The event concluded with closing remarks by YBhg. Dato’ Efficiency’, the key objective of the session was to focuson Shoib Abdullah, Senior General Manager, Administration & ways to increase productivity and improve cost efficiency. Communication.
Mr. Winton Martin, Senior Manager of Bukit Limau Estate receiving his Mr. Chow officiating Brainstorming 2017 Long Service Award from En. Fahmy Ismail, CEO of Boustead Plantations Berhad 7
Hi-tea@3 with Datuk Koo Hock Fee
he Group Human Capital Management department and stressed on the importance of understanding and Torganised another Hi-tea@3 programme on 6 October living Boustead’s core values in our daily work and life. 2017 at the Boustead Learning District, Level 7, Menara Boustead. The programme saw the participation of 52 Datuk Koo’s sharing, resonated well with the managers managers from Boustead Holdings Berhad and UAC Berhad. with many taking the rare opportunity to seek his thoughts and advice on various leadership areas.
The Hi-tea@3 programme is an informal sharing session with There will be more Hi-tea@3 sessions to come next year. leaders and we were fortunate to have YBhg. Datuk Koo Hock Let’s get engaged and gain insights from leaders. Fee, Director/Advisor of UAC Berhad as our guest speaker for this session. Datuk Koo shared his vast working experience Watch this space. Boustead organises Booster Training Programme for unemployed graduates
Participants of the SL1M-Boustead Soft Skills Booster Training Programme
oustead Holdings Berhad recently organised the SL1M- given a ‘booster’ in various topics such as Communication BBoustead Soft Skills Booster Training Programme, a training Skills, Presentation Skills, Creative and Critical Thinking programme targeted towards unemployed graduates with the Skills, Grooming and Image Building, amongst others. objective of improving their employability through soft skills training. The 10-day programme was conducted from 7 to 20 This fully sponsored programme is part of Boustead’s September 2017 at the Boustead Learning District, Menara Boustead. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment and in support of the Government’s Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia (SL1M) The programme saw the active participation of 40 university programme which aims to enhance the employability of our graduates from diverse backgrounds. The participants were graduates. 8
Boustead Plantations teambuilding 2017
Panorama view of Mount Tangkuban Perahu
Teambuilding for Assistant Managers - Bandung, Indonesia (14 - 16 September) We began our trip to Bandung, Indonesia, on 14 September 2017, We concluded the day with a shopping spree at the where we stayed at the Gino Feruci Kebonjati Hotel. Upon our Factory Outlet, which offers a wide variety of affordable arrival, we adjourned for lunch at Sindang Reret Restaurant. We goods. took an excursion to Mount Tangkuban Perahu, Bandung’s most famous stratovolcano, where the view was simply breathtaking. During our last day we visited Kartika Sari, a famous shop which sells Bandung delicacies such as brownies, On the second day, we headed to Trans-Studio Theme Park steamed cakes, cookies and pastries - the best where we enjoyed exciting rides and Broadway entertainment. souvenirs!
Teambuilding for Senior Managers & Managers - Chiang Mai, Thailand (20 - 22 October) Our journey to Chiang Mai began with a visit to the Royal Flora Ratchaapruek Garden in Chiang Mai, a horticultural exhibition with thousands of different species of trees and flowers in beautiful landscaped gardens. We leapt at the chance to take photos of the wonderful scenery, especially at Ho Kam Royal Pavillion, which was a perfect spot to snap pictures.
The next day, we caught an exciting show by well- trained elephants at Mae Tang Elephant Camp, before stopping at Eco-Agriculture Hill Tribe Village to learn about the culture and way of life of long Living in the moment ... in front of Ho Kam Royal Pavilion neck tribes. We then visited the Orchid Butterfly Farm, which On our last day, we headed to the airport with heavy had various types of orchids hearts and bid goodbye to the city of Chiang Mai. We Posing for the camera while waiting to be and colourful butterflies. transferred to Chiang Mai Airport hope to visit again someday!
Teambuilding for HQ staff - Telok Sengat Estate & Mill, Johor (2 - 3 November) We arrived safely at Telok Sengat Estate at about 1:00 pm, where we were warmly welcomed by the staff and the Estate’s Senior Manager in-charge, En. Zaharuddin Ahmad Dawek. We were treated to a delicious lunch courtesy of the estate before being briefed on daily estate operations. We were impressed with the presentation and activities run by the estate.
After the briefing, Mill Manager, En. Nasri Ahmat took us on a tour of Telok Sengat Mill, a few kilometres away from the estate. We learned useful and insightful information about milling operations and processes.
We spent the night at a nearby hotel before heading back to the Head Office the next day. In front of Muzium Kota Johor Lama 9 The Curve and Boustead DCP staff outing to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
One of the holes dug by Vietnamese farmers to hide from American troops
Boat trip along Mekong river to Phoenix Island
s part of the Company’s initiative while being entertained by a musical Ato promote staff retention and performance. We then rode on horse employee engagement, as well as to driven carriages, tasted homemade reward staff who have served for more honey-tea and went on sampan rides than five years and above, Boustead along the river bank to observe the Curve Sdn. Bhd. and Boustead DCP daily lives of the local people. We Sdn. Bhd. had their staff outing to Ho had dinner at Serai Restaurant before Chi Minh City, Vietnam in the months proceeding to check-in at the Golden of September and October 2017. Central Hotel.
There were four trips altogether in order Day 2 to accommodate shift staff and the duration of each trip was three days On the second day, we took a 1½ hours and two nights. bus ride to Cu Chi district to visit The Cu Chi tunnels. There we saw web- like tunnels of more than 200 km in Day 1 length which were used as shelters for Following our arrival at Tan Son Nhat Vietnamese guerrillas during the war International Airport, we were taken against American troops. on a tour of My Tho district. We then Day 3 took a boat trip on the Mekong River After lunch at Shamsudin Restaurant, On the morning of the last day, to Phoenix Island to observe how local we visited the War Museum, Notre we shopped at Ben Thanh market handicrafts and coconut sweets were Dame Cathedral, The Central Post Office which was only five minutes made. We also sampled fresh local fruit and The People’s Committee Hall. A walking distance from our hotel. quick stop at Saigon Square provided Before departing for Tan Son Nhat us with a shopping opportunity before International Airport, we enjoyed a we returned to the hotel to prepare hearty meal at Kampung Pandan ourselves for dinner at Halal Saigon Restaurant. We arrived safely back at Restaurant. the Curve at 9:30 pm that night.
Small sampan ride
Horse carriage trip Cu Chi Tunnel visit 10
Boustead Cruise Centre news
3 September 2017 4 December 2017
NEW HOME PORT FOR SUPERSTAR LIBRA AT BOUSTEAD CRUISE CENTRE GENTING DREAM CRUISE SHIP MAIDEN CALL AT BOUSTEAD CRUISE CENTRE From left: Genting Cruise Lines International Sales, Senior Vice Pesident, Michael Goh; Superstar Libra Dream Cruises, the luxury Asian cruise brand of Genting Cruise Lines, Captain, Christian Gerhard Aalbers and Boustead celebrated the arrival of Genting Dream at Boustead Cruise Centre Cruise Centre General Manager, Operations, Syed in the presence of more than 400 guests including government Jaafar Syed Mohamed during the launching of dignitaries, media, business and trade partners. Superstar Libra’s latest deployment with triple homeports at Boustead Cruise Centre, Port Klang, Seen in the group photo are the honourable guests toasted to the Penang and Phuket starting from September. inaugural arrival of Genting Dream at Boustead Cruise Centre.
‘Back to School Programme 2017’
Dato’ Shoib Abdullah presenting the contribution for ‘Back to School’ Kanowit Parliamentary area
It is hoped that the contribution will help lighten the burden of parents in preparing their children for the new academic YB Tuan Anyi Ngau presenting the contribution year to purchase school items such as school uniforms, alongside Dato’ Shoib Abdullah in Baram bags, shoes and stationeries.
oustead Plantations Berhad (Boustead Plantations) is Bpleased to participate in the ‘Back to School Programme 2017’, a corporate social responsibility initiative for the third consecutive year. Under this programme, Boustead Plantations has contributed a total of RM120,000 in three Parliamentary areas (RM40,000 each), namely Baram and Kanowit in Sarawak and Beluran in Sabah where several of the estates are located.
On 6, 7 and 13 December 2017, Boustead Plantations has collaborated with the Member of Parliament of Baram, Kanowit and Beluran respectively in making this noble initiative a success. A total of 600 students comprising children of the land owners and estate workers as well as other school students within the Parliamentary areas received financial aid of RM200 each. Group photo with Datuk Dr. Ronald Kiandee in Beluran 1111
News from Royale Chulan Hotels & Resorts
19 OCTOBER '17 Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur
‘We Care’ Cheque Presentation Ceremony YBhg. General Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali Hj. Che Mat (R), Chairman of Boustead Holdings Berhad; YBhg. Datuk Baharuddin Musa, Chairman of Royale Chulan Hotels and Resorts and YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, Deputy Chairman/ Group Managing Director alongside children and caretakers of eight welfare homes during the ‘We Care’ cheque presentation ceremony held at Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur.
19 OCTOBER '17 Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang 28 October '17 Royale Chulan Damansara
We Care 2017 Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang presented their ‘We Care’ donation to Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Penjagaan Nur Hidayah and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak Yatim Mary Halloween Party KL. Seen in the photo are the hotel’s General Manager, The winner of the best dress competition during the En. Mashor Din; Marketing and Communications Manager, Halloween Party at The Camelot, organised by Royale Cik Delia Zamir and the children of both homes. Chulan Damansara.
28 OCTOBER '17 Royale Chulan Cherating 6 NOVEMBER '17 Royale Chulan Penang
Hotel visit by Sultanah of Pahang RCP Badminton Team The Sultanah of Pahang DYMM Paduka Seri Sultanah Hajjah The staff of Royale Chulan Penang took part in the Malaysian Kalsom visited Royale Chulan Cherating accompanied by Association of Hotels (MAH) KL Chapter Inter-Hotel friends. She was chaperoned around the resort by Resident Badminton Tournament to foster inter-hotel networking Manager, En. Faizi Md Khalid. and promote friendly but competitive sporting spirit. 12 Group Secretarial Department teambuilding in Bangkok, Thailand (28 - 31 July 2017)
he Group Secretarial Department Tvisited Bangkok, Thailand for a short but memorable teambuilding trip from 28 - 31 July 2017. During the trip, we stayed at Al Meroz Hotel Bangkok, a certified Halal hotel situated in Ramkhamhaeng Road. The objective of the trip was to strengthen staff connection outside the confines of the office walls.
Day 1 Our flight touched down at Suvarnhambumi Airport, Bangkok at 10:15 am local time and we were greeted by our Thai guide, Ms. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Ratchakarn @ Pinky. After lunch, we went to Art In Paradise at The Esplanade, the first 3D Art Museum in Bangkok. We took lots of We then took a tour to the Damnoen Saduak true-to-life photos and had fun trying all the Floating Market at Ratchaburi Province. A tips and positions to take the best photos. true floating market of Thailand, we had the opportunity to see Thai villagers selling their items and products in the old Thai style long tail boats.
River cruise After lunch, we went back to the city for more shopping at the famous Chatuchak Weekend market. The 35-acre area of to see the actual functioning throne Chatuchak is home to more than 8,000 hall of King Rama V and the array market stalls. Although it was drizzling of gold handiwork and royal crafts heavily that evening, our team made time to exhibited. shop for more souvenirs. We headed back to the hotel after dinner. Day 4 Art In Paradise That morning, we had a leisurely Day 3 breakfast before boarding the bus to At night, we went back to the city centre and We began the day with Chao Phraya Suvarnhambumi Airport and bidding enjoyed some light shopping at ASIATIQUE River Tour. The staff boarded a boat for a farewell to our guide. Our flight, MH The Riverfront. One of the largest open-air half-day cruise along Bangkok’s narrow 789 was at 2:15 pm and the plane mall in Bangkok, it is situated in front of canals. Our guide took us to the thriving reached KLIA at 5:15 pm. the Chao Phraya River and used to be the communities and quiet neighbourhoods former docks of the East Asiatic Company. for a canal-side glimpse of life by the water. It was a memorable four-day trip At the end of the tour, we were given the for our department. Being the third opportunity to feed some fish outside one teambuilding event after Cik Tasneem Day 2 of the monasteries along the canal. joined the Company, the staff Early in the morning on the second day, we displayed a deeper understanding took a bus ride to Maeklong Railway Market In the afternoon, we went to The Arts of each other, evidenced by the trust at Samut Singkhram. What makes the of Kingdom exhibition show at Ananta and respect shared as a group, during market unique is the fact that the railway Samakhom Throne Hall. We were fortunate this short adventure to Thailand. runs through the centre of the market and vendors must pull back their awnings and wares every time a train goes past. Amazingly, nothing is damaged or broken, and as soon as the train passes, vendors continue as normal. We were lucky enough to be at the tracks at the right time to see the train running through the market.
Maeklong Railway Market Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall 13 Fire Evacuation Drill at Menara Boustead and Wisma Boustead
Bomba declared the evacuation drill the evacuation procedure as an a success whereby the occupants of emergency can occur in a building Menara Boustead and Wisma Boustead when least expected. Among the took 23 minutes and 8 minutes things he observed were some respectively to completely evacuate tenants not vacating their office the buildings. The maximum allowable when they realised it was only a fire evacuation time is 28 minutes for drill and the fire marshals were not Menara Boustead and 8 minutes for able to identify the actual number Wisma Boustead. of staff present during a roll call. He also observed some floor fire A ‘post mortem’ session was held marshals had left their office floors immediately after the evacuation drill without ensuring that all occupants chaired by the Bomba Officer, Tuan on their floors have safely evacuated PBT Abd Wahab Hj. Ariffin from Balai first. Bomba Jalan Hang Tuah. He stressed the importance for all building occupants Boustead Property Division wish to to participate in such exercise with thank all participants for making this Medic team and a ‘victim’ seriousness and to familiarise with fire evacuation drill a success.
simultaneous fire evacuation drill A was held on 22 November 2017 for Menara Boustead and Wisma Boustead involving about 1700 participants comprising tenants, fire marshals, building management team, security personnel as well as the building’s Emergency Response Team.
The evacuation drill was supervised by Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur (Bomba) with the help of the Traffic Police Kuala Lumpur and Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah. Fire drill post mortem in session
n order to deliver the best safety and security services for the Curve Ishopping mall, our security personnel are required to undergo a self- Grit and defence training course four times a year, conducted by Polis DiRaja Malaysia instructors. determination Having been with us since 4 June 2007, Security Assistant, En. Abu Bakar bin Che Chan has shown immense grit and determination. Despite losing a limb in a road accident in 2010, this did not deter him from continuing to work hard and take part in training sessions. Kudos to En. Abu Bakar for his dedication and perseverance!
En. Abu Bakar En. Abu Bakar (second from left) in action 14
GCCA staff volunteer at Kiwanis fundraising event
Posing for the camera while waiting for our customers Busking our way to raise funds for Kiwanis Centre
n 1 October 2017, several Group Corporate Communication During the day we also had a chance to spend time with O& Administration (GCCA) staff sacrificed their time to lend the children of Kiwanis. They were very engaging and we a hand to the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation National fully agree that every child is entitled to an education. Centre at its Annual Charity Food & Fun Fair, in aid of raising funds for the education of children with Down Syndrome. This community initiative was organised to introduce the concept of volunteerism to our staff. Volunteering at this As early as 8:00 am, we set up our booth selling home-made event was an eye-opener, helping us realise that even a pasta, muffins and other tidbits, as well as head bands and small gesture like this can make a big impact, as well as hair clips. Our staff not only ‘minded’ our booth but also providing a sense of accomplishment. ‘busked’ around the fair to attract customers. We called it a day at 3:00 pm, donating all sales proceeds to the Kiwanis Centre.
Kempen menderma darah
empen Menderma Darah, anjuran Jabatan KKomunikasi Korporat dan Pentadbiran Kumpulan sekali lagi mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan daripada kakitangan Boustead serta syarikat-syarikat lain. Kempen yang diadakan buat kali kedua pada tahun ini dianjurkan dengan kerjasama Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya pada 17 November yang lalu.
Seramai 66 penderma daripada 99 orang yang hadir telah berjaya menderma darah pada hari tersebut. Pihak Boustead ingin mengucapkan syabas dan terima kasih kepada semua para penderma serta syarikat-syarikat berikut yang sudi menghantar wakil mereka bagi Antara para penderma yang hadir menjayakan kempen derma darah ini.
• Affin Hwang Assets Management Berhad (20) • Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (13) • Boustead Holdings Berhad (12) • AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (7) • Boustead Estates Agency Sdn. Bhd. (6) • Boustead Realty Sdn. Bhd. (6)
Seorang pegawai perubatan sedang menjalankan tugasnya 15
Boustead-LTAT Tenpin Bowling Tournament 2017
KSB & KESURETA participants gather for a group photograph before the start of the tournament
n 14 October 2017, Kelab Sukan Boustead Champion - Joint Championship 2nd Runner-Up O(KSB) and Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi Boustead - LTAT 2017 Team: Semut Merah Tabung Angkatan Tentera (KESURETA) Team: G-Force X (Lembaga (Boustead eCurve) jointly organised the second Tenpin Bowling Tabung Angkatan Tentera) • Noridah Ab Karim (Team Captain) Tournament in conjunction with Hari Sukan • Razani Ab Rashid Negara 2017. Held at Wangsa Bowl in One Champion - Kelab Sukan • Mohd Helmie Ahmad Shukeri Utama Shopping Mall, the tournament Boustead • Mohd Rasidi Muhd Rasid aimed to strengthen the bond and foster Team: Ganazzz Datang Lagi camaraderie between sports club and the (Boustead Heavy Industries) Men’s Individual High Series participating companies. • Nurul Aini Abu (Team Captain) Champion • Shahrul Hakim Shahruddin Sahril Mohamed Azmi A total of 144 participants took part in the • Mohammad Sabri Zainuddin (Boustead Internal Audit) tournament. They were divided into 36 teams, • Muhammad Munzir Shafie Team: Farha & The Gantengs of which 24 teams were from KSB and 12 teams from KESURETA. Each team consisted 1st Runner-Up Women Individual High Series of four bowlers. Team: Pins Sharks (Boustead Heavy Industries) Champion KESURETA’s President, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ • Norsarudin Nopiah (Team Shafinaz Bahruddin Seri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin and KSB’s Captain) (Boustead Heavy Industries) President, En. Fahmy Ismail welcomed and • Mohd Hafizzudin Ab Razak Team: Pins Sharks also thanked the participants, especially • Muhammad Walid Ab Razak the committee members for organising the • Shafinaz Bahruddin tournament.
At 10:00 am, Tan Sri Lodin, YBhg. Dato’ Shoib Abdullah and En. Fahmy performed the roll-off for the game’s opening ceremony. Participants went all out for over three hours to win top spots. A simple prize-giving ceremony was held at the end of the tournament.
Congratulations to all winners and a salute to all participants who played in high sporting spirits, making the event unforgettable! Roll-off by the VIPs
Group - Champion Men - Champion Women - Champion 16
BHPetrol Orange Run celebrates 12 years
The ladies smiling for the camera before the start of the 11-km run
he BHPetrol Orange Run is The 11-km run was open to Tback for the 12th consecutive all aged 13 and above. To year! Organised by BHPetrol in encourage runners from all collaboration with Polis DiRaja walks of life to participate, Malaysia, Majlis Perbandaran there were eight categories Petaling Jaya and Affin Bank, the of contestants, namely Men annual marathon on 1 October after all these years, we have so many participants Open & Veteran, Women Open 2017 encourages Malaysians to gathering here for such a good cause. We look & Veteran, Boys & Girls and embrace healthier lifestyles while forward to many more years ahead!” Men & Women International giving back to those in need in Open. The winners of the eight society. In line with BHPetrol’s commitment to giving categories bagged RM50,000 back to the community, following the completion worth of cash prizes along with Mr. Tan Kim Thiam, Managing of the run, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok BHPetrol vouchers. Director of BHPetrol said, “We Kamaruddin, Deputy Chairman/Group Managing are very pleased to mark another Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad, presented The BHPetrol Orange Run 2017 successful year of the Orange a contribution of RM30,000 to Yayasan Kebajikan was thoroughly enjoyed by the Run. For 12 years running, the Dan Perkhidmatan Perubatan Malaysia, Persatuan runners and their families who Orange Run has provided a Rumah Kanak-kanak Ini Disayangi, and Persatuan came along to cheer them on. platform for people to join in the Sindrom Down Malaysia, with each charitable The crowd was also entertained fun, stay in shape, and make a organisation receiving RM10,000. by other activities such as positive impact on the community product offers and sampling by by raising funds for charitable Flagged off at the Curve, Mutiara Damansara, this BHPetrol, Affin Bank, Nestlé, causes. It is great to see that even year’s run saw over 5,000 runners participating. Lucozade and many others. Published by: Boustead Holdings Berhad (3871-H) Printed by: Pencetak Weng Fatt Sdn Bhd (19847-W) Fatt Weng Pencetak by: Holdings Berhad (3871-H) Printed Boustead Published by:
Team Ownership Programme at BHPetrol Alam Megah
n 12 August 2017, BHPetrol collaborated with PERNAMA station Odealers and Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM - IPD Shah Alam) to organise a Team Ownership Programme at BHPetrol Alam Megah in Shah Alam. The programme was aimed at strengthening community relations at strategic and local BHPetrol stations and increasing brand awareness through corporate social responsibility and customer appreciation events.
Launched by ACP Shafien bin Hj. Mamat, Police Chief of IPD Shah Alam, the programme received a positive response from the public.
The event featured fun and exciting treats, such as a free motorcycle lubricant service, free dental check-ups by Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, a crime prevention and volunteer smartphone patrol booth by PDRM and lunch provided for all guests and customers.