JOYFUL ATMOSPHERE FOR 270 STUDENTS DURING PTP 2019 BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KONTENA NASIONAL BERHAD EXPANDS ITS FLEET WITH THE ADDITION OF 30 NEW PRIME MOVERS
Kontena Nasional Berhad received 30 units of Volvo’s FM440 6×2 T RAS prime movers from Volvo Trucks Malaysia in a fleet expansion and modernisation move.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, 2 Jan 2019 – A total of 270 primary and secondary underprivileged students from primary and secondary schools within the Iskandar Puteri area were chosen to receive the school supplies under Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) education initiative, Back To School Program 2019.
The presentation ceremony of the school uniforms and supplies to students was officiated at the Gelang Patah Community Hall. Also present were YB Sr. Dzulkefly Bin Ahmad, Johor State EXCO of Housing & Rural Development and Iskandar Puteri Assemblyman, YB Mazlan Bin Bujang, Johor State EXCO in Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation and Puteri Wangsa Assemblyman, YB Senator Ir Md Nasir Bin Hashim, Senate Parliamentary Member, representative from Johor Bahru District Education Office, PTP Senior Management Team, school principals, teachers and parents of students involved in the programme.
Speaking after the event, YB Sr. Dzulkefly Bin Ahmad remarked, “Education creates empowerment and it is the catalyst for upward social mobility. As such, it is encouraging to see a dynamic and leading corporate company like PTP giving opportunities to these underprivileged students to pursue their education in most comfortable manner as well as continuously enriching its surrounding communities via other CSR based activities.”
“This is in line with the aspiration of Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad to see more industry players to be more active in helping to alleviate the level of education as to create human capital that is capable of taking Malaysia to achieve a developed nation status and become a ‘world tiger’.” added him.
According to Marco Neelsen, Chief Executive Officer of PTP, “The goal of the Back to School programme is to provide families with the assistance needed to enable their children to continue attending their lessons at school. It is also to alleviate the parents’ burden of providing essential school necessities.”
“In providing these children with access to education, we hope to open up more opportunities for them to grow and develop and that they will, in turn, give back to their families and community in the future.”
For Ahmad Albar Bin Safar, 15, the donation could not have come at a better time as he looked forward to starting the new school year in style.
“I am excited to start the new school term. The school pack definitely helps to reduce my family’s burden for the coming school year.”
This year marks the 12th year anniversary since PTP first organized the Back to School Program in 2007.
Apart from the Back To School Program, PTP also pro-actively organizes various other CSR programmes such as English Tuition, English Boot Camp, English Communication Workshop, and Motivational Talks for UPSR & SPM students as well as Career Insight Program, involving selected local university students from various maritime studies such as the Maritime Management Studies, Nautical Science and Maritime Technology Applied Science.
Photo Caption: A total of 270 primary and secondary underprivileged students in Iskandar Puteri area were chosen to receive the school aid from PTP during the 2019 PTP Back To School
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Kontena Nasional Berhad (KNB) is Malaysia’s premier logistics company with 50 years of experience in logistics operations. KNB began operations in 1971 when containerisation was introduced to the country.
Since its inception, it has expanded its business from just container haulage to international freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, supply chain solutions, cold chain solution and Halal logistics.
Today, KNB is one of Malaysia’s largest one-stop logistics companies providing comprehensive logistics solutions customised to customer’s requirements.
For more information, please log on to www.kn.com.my.
ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses in Malaysia and abroad under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering and Industrial Development. Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics Division includes the port operations of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Johor Port Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd and Kontena Nasional Berhad, a logistics provider. Internationally, MMC has presence in Saudi Arabia via Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, a container port terminal within the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Under the Energy and Utilities Division, Malakoff Corporation Berhad is the largest Independent Power Producer in Malaysia and its subsidiary, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd is one of the leading environmental management companies in the country. Under Gas Malaysia Berhad, MMC is the supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia operating and maintaining 2,600 kilometres of Natural Gas Distribution System network. Through Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, MMC provides full-fledge water services using high technology treatment in Malaysia.
MMC’s Engineering Division has played a leading role on the elevated section as well as the main contractor for the underground work package for the 51-kilometre Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for the entire 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line. MMC has also successfully completed the 329-kilometre Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project as well as the innovative Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (“SMART”) motorway, the first of its kind, dual-purpose tunnel in the world.
MMC is currently in the final stage of completing the Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant which will serve 920,000 Population Equivalent and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant which will supply 1,130 million litres of treated water per day.
MMC’s Industrial Development Division develops and manages approximately 5,000 acres of industrial developments namely Senai Airport City (“SAC”) and Tanjung Bin Industrial Park (“TBIP”) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Northern Technocity (“NTC”) in Kulim Kedah. The SAC, TBIP and NTC developments come under the ambit of MMC’s Industrial Development Division, operating under three companies namely Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd.
In other business, through Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, MMC is the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – the southern aviation hub and an important gateway to Iskandar Malaysia and Kerteh Airport in Terengganu.
Enquiries
Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call:
Nor Sazlenna Johan, Executive Corporate Communications, Kontena Nasional Berhad, tel: +6018 201 2286 / +603 7876 1933, email: noor.sazlenna@kn.com.my
Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad, tel: +6019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124, email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my
