WEDNESDAY, 26 JANUARY 2011

ICR 2011/06

MEDIA RELEASE GENTING GROUP CONTRIBUTED RM850, 000.00 FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF LIM GOH TONG LECTURE HALL IN UM
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KUAL LUMPUR, 26 JANUARY 2011 As a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project, the Genting Group through Yayasan Lim Goh Tong and UM-Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong Endowment Fund has contributed RM850, 000.00 for the refurbishment of the old Dewan Kuliah 1 in the Faculty of Business & Accountancy, University of Malaya (UM). The renovated lecture hall has been renamed as Dewan Kuliah Lim Goh Tong or the Lim Goh Tong Lecture Hall in honour of the Genting Groups late Founder. It was officially launched by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman of the Genting Group in a ceremony at UM today. The Hall can accommodate 600 persons and is equipped with modern teaching and learning facilities such as SMART Podium Interactive technology that allows lecturers to write over
presentation slides and to navigate files and computer applications at a touch of a pen, with the aim of enhancing the delivery of knowledge, learning and/or teaching processes of lecturers and

students. Also present at the launch ceremony were Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar, Deputy Chairman of Genting Berhad, Professor Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon, Vice-Chancellor, UM; directors and senior managers from Genting; professors and lecturers from UM and associated partners. I understand that CSR is not new to Genting Berhad. The organization is active in several CSR activities such as for the protection of environment, marketplace, workplace and community, said Professor Ghauth. In the Faculty of Business and Accountancy specifically, apart from the rebuilding of this lecture hall, Genting Berhad has been active in sponsoring and supporting students activities through Lim Goh Tong Endowment Fund which was established in 2009, he added.
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The RM1 million fund, established in honour of Genting Groups late founder is given to students in UMs Faculty of Business & Accountancy, in the form of scholarship and sponsorship of educational and research-based programmes. The fund is being used wisely to support students activities in the faculty such as student exchange programmes, students educational trips overseas and the numerous activities which are being carried by students of both Accounting and Business Clubs. In his speech, Tan Sri Lim commented, the setting up of the Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong Endowment Fund for University of Malaya is to provide a sustainable source to encourage and expand the learning opportunities in the global world for students and lecturers. I hope the Dewan Kuliah Lim Goh Tong will become the choice venue to host regular seminars, eminent lecture and world-class talks that will benefit students, lecturers and the general public. To commemorate the event, Genting has sponsored a special public lecture delivered by Lord Digby Jones, one of the United Kingdoms prominent business speakers on the topic Asia as the New Master of the Business Universe. For further information, kindly contact the following: UM : Rohaizan Ramli at 03-7967 3424 / 012-9249438. Corrinne Ling at 03-2333 6073/Monica Aw at 03-2333 6103

Genting:

About University of Malaya (UM) University of Malaya, or UM, Malaysias first university, is situated on a 812 acre campus in the southwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It was the first university established in Malaya on 8 October 1949 with the merger of the King Edward VII College of Medicine (founded in 1905) and Raffles College (founded 1928). The university has undergone rapid development since its establishment, and has been designated as a Research University (RU) by Malaysian Government since 2006. UM is now a research-intensive, comprehensive institution, conducting research across a wide range of discipline, and continues to actively spearhead various research projects. A considerable amount of resources is invested in enhancing its research activities, building on existing strength as well as creating new opportunities and progressing aggressively to meet new challenges.

University of Malaya continues to place strong emphasis on research by establishing centres of excellence under various academic schools. Teaching, research, publication, innovation and commercialization have also been identified as the core of its contributions to the academic world and community.

About GENTING Genting Berhad, its subsidiaries and affiliates operating under the Genting name, is recognised as one of Asias leading and best managed multinationals. There are currently 5 public companies listed in 3 jurisdictions that operate under the Genting name, namely Genting Berhad, its subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad, Genting Plantations Berhad and Genting Singapore PLC as well as its affiliate, Genting Hong Kong Limited, with a combined market capitalisation of over RM143 billion (US$47 billion) as at 31 December 2010. These public companies and their subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in various businesses, including leisure & hospitality, power generation, oil palm plantation, property development, biotechnology and oil & gas. Collectively, they have over 58,000 employees, 4,500 hectares of prime resort land and about 133,000 hectares of plantation land. The leisure & hospitality business operates using various brand names including Resorts World, Maxims, Crockfords, Awana, Star Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. In addition to Premium Outlets, Genting companies have tie ups with Universal Studios, Hard Rock Hotel and other renowned international brands.
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Issued by: International and Corporate Relations Office University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-79673238/3273 Faks: 03-79560027 Email: icr@um.edu.my