On 5 January 2024, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport), a member of MMC Group received a visit from Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd (Sinar Karangkraf). The Sinar Karangkraf delegation was led by its Chief Executive Officer, Fara Hussamuddin. Also present during the visit were Editor-in-Chief, Zambri Ramli; General Manager of Advertising, Airol Fadley; Editor of Sinar Daily, Tasnim Lokman; Executive Editor Digital, Ruzy Adila; Head of Marketing, Nik Justin as well as the editorial team of Sinar Harian.

During the visit, the Sinar Karangkraf delegation was briefed on Northport’s operations, milestones, performance, issues and challenges by Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof, Chief Executive Officer of Northport. The team from Sinar Karangkraf also conducted interviews with four of Northport’s female employees, namely Hajah Norzalinda Mohamed, Captain Shahsirehka S Maniarasu, Iman Najwa Hazeri and Norhatti Abdul Rahman. The interviews focused on the challenges faced by female employees working in a male-dominated industry.

The delegation was then taken for a tour of Northport for an in-depth experience of the port’s operations and facilities. The visit provided the opportunity for Sinar Karangkraf and the port operator to build positive networking and gain news exposure, especially to educate the public about the port industry.

Sinar Karangkraf established itself as a formidable news publisher in the past 12 years. Today, with 140,000 copies in circulation per day and 6.61 million website visitors per month, Sinar Karangkraf undoubtedly found its place in the hearts of Malaysians.