Going beyond our comfort zones

KUCHING: Newly appointed Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) chief executive officer (CEO) Amelia Roziman always encourages her team members to step beyond their comfort zone in order to gain as much experience as they can, as this is what has led her to where she is today. She said if a person focused on only doing […]

Amelia appointed new BESarawak CEO

KUCHING: Amelia Roziman has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Business Events Sarawak by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Sarawak and the Board of Directors (BOD) of Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) “She will work as the CEO starting Aug 1 to lead Malaysia’s first convention bureau in Sarawak,” […]

Swinburne Sarawak gets new pro vice-chancellor, CEO

KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak has appointed Ir Prof Lau Hieng Ho as its new pro vice-chancellor (PVC) and chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 1. He succeeded Prof John Wilson following the latter’s retirement last month. Prof Wilson expressed his pleasure in Prof Lau’s appointment, which will ensure that Swinburne Sarawak continues its mission to be […]

Swinburne Sarawak adopts ‘D-Monitor’

KUCHING: A drain water monitoring prototype created by team D-Boiz, a group of students from Lodge International School, has officially been adopted by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak) at a recent virtual launch event hosted by the university. Present to launch the D-Monitor refined prototype were Yayasan Sime Darby chief executive officer […]

TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure

LOS ANGELES: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Wednesday amid continued US pressure on the popular video-sharing app. In a letter to employees, Mayer said he had made the decision because of the dramatically changing political environment, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. The video-sharing social networking company on Monday filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s administration […]

Petronas mum on Wan Zul’s resignation

KUALA LUMPUR: National oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) keeps mum on its president/chief executive officer Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin’s purported resignation after five years at the helm of Malaysia’s sole company listed on the Fortune 500. In response to a query by Bernama, Petronas said it does no comment on market rumour […]

Ahmad Idham is new Finas CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) Friday announced the appointment of director and actor Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri as its new chief executive officer effective from yesterday (June 5) until June 6 2022. Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said in a statement Friday that it hoped the appointment of Ahmad Idham would […]

Azhan Shafriman is new SIC CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Head of Strategic Alliance in Petronas’ Brand Department, Azhan Shafriman Hanif has been appointed as the new Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chief executive officer effective today. SIC in a statement issued today said Azhan Shafriman replaced Datuk Razlan Razali who has been tasked to a full-time role as Petronas Sepang Racing Team principal. On his appointment, Azhan Shafriman […]

PM receives RM4.6 mln donations for fund

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday received cash contributions totalling RM4.6 million from several companies for the Covid-19 Fund, bringing the total amount collected to date to RM19.52 million.  Among the companies were Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) represented by its president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad with […]

Mohd Shukrie appointed CEO of MAHB

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has appointed Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh as its new group chief executive officer (CEO), effective March 2, 2020. Mohd Shukrie first joined MAHB in May 2019 as chief operating officer (COO). Subsequently, he was appointed as acting group CEO in January 2020, the airport operator said in a […]