ASEAN COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS
EVENT
Reaching Out to
AEC’s True Potential
O
rganised by the ASEAN
Business
Advisory
Council (ASEAN-BAC)
Malaysia, the seventh
ASEAN Business Awards
Malaysia (ABAM) was held on May
31 this year in Kuala Lumpur to
recognise outstanding businesses
and entrepreneurs who have created
a positive impact on the growth of
the Malaysian economy and helped
elevate the country’s image in ASEAN.
The national level award recipients
will be automatically nominated for
the Ninth ASEAN Business Awards
(ABA) in Laos in September this year,
competing on the regional stage
against the best in nine other ASEAN
countries.
“While there are risks in venturing
out, the rewards are far greater as the
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
integration process gathers pace,”
said the ASAN-BAC Malaysia chairman
Tan Sri Munir Majid at the prestigious
event. “Companies receiving their
awards tonight recognise this and
have already made their ASEAN mark.
There can only be more to come.”
ABAM aims to:
• Recognise outstanding local
enterprises and use it as a
platform to spread knowledge
about the AEC;
• Inspire and rally Malaysian
businesses to participate and
become key players in the
broader market, and
• Strengthen
the
overall
competitiveness of Malaysian
businesses in the ASEAN
Economic Community.
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The gala dinner for ABAM 2016 was
graced by Malaysian Prime Minister
Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak in the
presence of Minister of International
Trade and Industry Dato’ Sri Mustapa
Mohamed.
The 19 recipients of the Seventh
ABAM were:
Industry Excellence Award - RubberBased
TOP GLOVE CORPORATION
BERHAD
ASEAN Excellence Award –
Malaysia
CIMB
Industry Excellence Award – ICT
SILVERLAKE AXIS
ASEAN Excellence Award International
FRASER & NEAVE HOLDINGS
BERHAD
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
YBHG. TAN SRI DATO’ SRI LEONG
HOY KUM
Industry Excellence Award - AgroBased
BATU KAWAN BERHAD
Industry Excellence Award –
Automotive
WESTSTAR AUTO SDN BHD
Industry Excellence Award –
Aviation
AIRASIA BERHAD
Industry Excellence Award - Digital
Media
SKY BLUE MEDIA SDN BHD
Industry Excellence Award E-Commerce
DAGANG NET TECHNOLOGIES
SDN BHD
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Industry Excellence Award –
Healthcare
HOVID BERHAD
Industry Excellence Award –
Logistics
WESTPORTS MALAYSIA SDN BHD
Industry Excellence Award - Oil &
Gas
SAPURAKENCANA PETROLEUM
BERHAD
Industry Excellence Award – Retail
VALIRAM GROUP
Industry Excellence Award –
Tourism
GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD
SME Excellence Award – Growth
WIDE TROPISM TRADING SDN BHD
SME Excellence Award – Innovation
BUILDERS BIOMASS SDN BHD
SME Excellence Award –
Employment
NATURAL HEALTH FARM
MARKETING (M) SDN BHD
SME Excellence Award - Corporate
Social Responsibility
GLOBAL TOP TECHNOLOGIES (M)
SDN BHD (GTC)