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Johannes (fourth left) and Fadzil (fourth right) in a group photograph with the award recipients. — Photo by Chimon Upon KOTA SAMARAHAN: National oil company Petronas will implement 11 new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Sarawak to enhance the community wellbeing and environmental conservation in the state. Petronas Sarawak region general manager Shamsur Taha said these projects include marine and

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biodiversity conservation efforts, contributions to NGOs, setting up of community centres and the first Petrosains Playsmart Centre in Sarawak besides sponsoring the annual Sarawak Regatta http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/11/14/petronas­to­implement­11­new­csr­initiatives­in­sarawak/

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“Petronas will collaborate with the relevant State Government agencies in the next five years

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(2015 – 2019) to implement these new initiatives. The cost of doing all these CSR projects will be quite significant. “By doing so, Petronas has taken the lead in Sarawak giving back to the society and set a new benchmark and good example for other corporate organisations to achieve and emulate,” he said in his text of speech read by the group communications manager Johannes Ridu who represented him at the Petronas – P. Ramlee Chair’s Award of Excellence 2015 at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) campus here yesterday.

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He pointed out that Petronas recently announced its CSR contribution of RM90 million to Sarawak for the year 2015 alone, a testimony that Petronas is fully committed to assist the state. For education, he said the focus programmes are along the scope of technical skills development and enhancing graduates employability. Some of these programmes include the construction of a new Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) in Bintulu and two Asrama Desa for rural students, adoption of five schools in Lundu under the Trust School Programme; enhancement of technical skills development under the Vocational Institution Sponsorship and Training Assistance Programme (Vista), and many more. “Petronas will also increase its educational sponsorship under the Program Sentuhan Ilmu Petronas (PSIP) and Petronas Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) for Sarawak students. In

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Meanwhile, five students from the Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts (Faca) of Unimas received the Petronas – P. Ramlee Chair’s Awards, which was initiated in 1996 and specially dedicated to Faca to assist and support various forms of research and artistic activity. http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/11/14/petronas­to­implement­11­new­csr­initiatives­in­sarawak/

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This year, the Grand Award worth RM1,000 went to Andrew Teo Yuan Loong from Music Programme. Four others – Bidwin Molundim (Design Technology), Yeap Swee Leong (Cinematography), Lim Ee Vee (Fine Art) and Lee Ying Quan (Art Management) received RM500 each. Also present at the ceremony was Unimas deputy vice chancellor Profesor Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman, who on behalf of the university thanked Unimas for the various funding and support.

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