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AWARDS RECEIVED BY THE SUNWAY GROUP

Sunway received two awards from BrandLaureate at the Awards 2009 -2010. Sunway Group Founder and Chairman, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah was honoured with the Brand Personality Award, while the Sunway Group received the Brand Laureate Societe Award for Philanthropy and Humanitarian efforts.
Sunway University College recently won the Export Excellence Award (Services) under the Education Services category at the Industry Excellence Awards 2009. The award was presented by the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Dato’ Seri Mustapa Mohamed. This is the third time Sunway University College has won such an award at the Industry Excellence Awards organised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia. The Industry Excellence Award is the highest recognition by the Malaysian government to companies for their exceptional achievements, quality improvements and export excellence. Creativity and innovation were amongst the important criteria for the selection of winners this year.
Sunway University College was accorded the Putra Brand Gold Award 2010 (Education and Learning) at the inaugural Putra Brand Awards 2010. The award recognizes Sunway University College’s excellent brand performance in the education industry. More than 6,000 consumers throughout the country determined the award winners through voting in 21 categories. The Putra Brand Awards (PBA) which measures brands by consumer preference, is the only brand awards endorsed by MATRADE and supported by the Branding Association of Malaysia, the Malaysian Advertisers Association and the Media Specialists Association. The PBA was organised in association with Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands (MMVB).
Sunway City Berhad (SunCity) garnered recognition for its excellent brand performance with the inaugural Putra Brand Awards 2010. The Awards measures brands by consumer preference and are based on extensive research on 6,000 consumers from all over Malaysia. In association with MMVB, the Awards is a recognition and brand valuation exercise to recognize public-listed companies, local brands and SMEs. 
Sunway Construction received the Contractor Award, Grade G7 at the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Award 2009 (MCIEA). The Contractor Award is an accolade awarded by the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to locally-registered contractors from Grade G1 to Grade G7 that have demonstrated overall excellence in business performance, financial, technical, management, project and procurement capabilities, best practices and past projects performance. Grade G7 is the highest contractor category in Malaysia where a contractor is capable of tendering for projects with no limits in terms of contract value.
Sunway bagged two BrandLaureate SMEs Chapter Awards. Sunway Lagoon won the Best Brand in Corporate Branding – Leisure – Theme Park. Sunway Pyramid Ice won the 'Best Brands in Leisure - Entertainment Centre' under the Product Branding category. Winners of The BrandLaureate – SMEs Chapter Awards were selected based on a 300-point selection criteria comprising brand strategy, brand culture, integrated brand communications, brand equity and brand performance.
Sunway Construction bagged a coveted award at the National Award of Management Accounting 2009 (NAfMA 2009). YB Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Minister of Finance II presented all four categories of awards namely Excellence Awards/SME Star Award, Best Practice Award, Practice Solution Award and Merit Awards. SunCon was presented the Merit Award for its efficient use of management accounting in assisting top management to make informed and strategic decisions. NAfMA was officially launched in 2004 with the collaboration of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), CIMA-UiTM Asian Management Accounting Research Centre (AMARC) and Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC).
Sunway Group ranked 34th in the 2009 Malaysia's 100 Leading Graduate Employer Awards, up 2 places from 36th in 2008. The Sunway Group also came in as one of the four nominees in two other sectors of the awards – ‘Leisure, Travel & Hospitality’ and ‘Property & Development’
Sunway City Berhad won two awards at the National Annual Corporate Reports Award 2009 (NACRA) - The Industry Excellence Award For Properties, Hotels And Trusts And Best Annual Report In Bahasa Malaysia (Silver) Award.
Sunway Holdings Received Certificate Of Merit for its 2008 Annual Report at the NACRA 2009 (National Annual Corporate Reports Award).

Sunway Lagoon clinched the 'Best Theme Park Attraction' award at Libur Travel Awards 2009 once again for the second time.

Sunway listed among top 30 brands in Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands 2009 (Sunway’s been in the top 30 for three consecutive years since 2007).
Sunway City Berhad ranked 3rd in the The Edge Top Ten Property Developers Awards 2009. SunCity has been listed in the top 3 winners since year 2007.

Sunway Lagoon won the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) Asia's Best Attraction 2009 (3 years in a row) in the Medium Attraction Category.

Sunway Pyramid clinched the inaugural MY Branded Service Award 2009 or the best of Malaysia branded service in the shopping mall category. The award was presented by the Father of Modern Marketing, Professor Philip Kotler who is touted as the world’s most authoritative marketing guru. Organised by Markplus Inc, the MY Branded Service Award recognises companies that provide outstanding service quality.
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah received Tourism & Shopping 2009 Award from Asean Retail Chains and Franchise Federation in recognition to his contributions towards Tourism and Shopping industry. 
Two of SunCity’s developments, Sunway Palazzio and Sunway Challis Damansara received the prestigious BCA Green Mark Gold Award and Certified Award respectively for Environmental Sustainability. Buildings are awarded the BCA Green Mark certification by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore based on 5 environment related criteria (Energy efficiency, Water Efficiency, Reduce Potential Environmental Impact, Improve Indoor Environment Quality & Protection, Utilisation of innovative environmental technologies.
Sunway Group wins the coveted BrandLaureate Awards 2008-09 for the second consecutive year, under the Conglomerate category and it was among the top three awards presented at the BrandLaureate gala ceremony.
Sunway Group clinched the Asia Pacific Super Excellence Brand Elite Award at the 4th Asia Pacific Super Excellence Brand. The award, presented by Asia Entrepreneur Alliance, a non-profit organization comprising members including prominent CEOs, top management and professionals from across Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The award recognizes Sunway as a top leadership brand in Asia Pacific.
Mar 2009 - Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah was listed in Forbes Asia’s latest heroes of philanthropy list that honoured four leading givers in the country. 
Sunway Construction won the Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Awards (MCIEA) 2008 -.the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) category.
Sunway Lagoon named the 'Best Family Recreation Destination' at LIBUR TRAVEL AWARDS 2008. Organized by LIBUR Magazine of Karangkraf Group annually, the LIBUR TRAVEL AWARDS 2008 is supported by the Malaysian Tourism Ministry and Tourism Malaysia.
SunCity has won the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2007 for two consecutive years under the category of Industry Excellence Awards, Main Board, Properties, Hotels & Trusts.
Sunway University College bagged the Gold Award for the Industry Excellence in Education category at the 5th Malaysia Canada Business Council Business Excellence Awards presentation ceremony; another Gold Award was for the Good Corporate Citizen category; and the High Commissioner's Award, the only award given for significant contribution to Malaysian-Canadian bilateral relations.
Sunway Pyramid clinched the Silver Award for Development and Design category of the inaugural ICSC Asia Shopping Centre Awards 2008 at an award ceremony in Macao. The mall was one of the only two Malaysian malls to secure the coveted award that saw entries from all over Asia.
Sunway Lagoon Theme Park received Asia’s Best Attractions 2008 Awards (Medium Category) at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Asian Expo in Macau, China, for the second time consecutively.
Sunway City Berhad ranked 3rd in the The Edge Top Ten Property Developers Awards 2008
Sunway Group is one of the 10 shortlisted companies that were accorded Malaysia Environmental and Social Reporting Award (MESRA) 2007 by ACCA in the Social Reporting Category out of 60 other major industry players.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah was recently appointed as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) by Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. The AO is one of Australia's most prestigious and highly respected awards conferred to a non-citizen of Australia. It  is  an  order  of  chivalry established by Queen Elizabeth II for the purpose of according recognition to Australian  citizens  or  other  persons,  for  outstanding  achievement or commendable service. Tan Sri was appointed in recognition of his extraordinary and meritorious contribution to the advancement of education in Malaysia and for “service to Australia-Malaysia bilateral relations.

The Sunway Group received the celebrated Brandlaureate Award in the Conglomerate category w hile Sunway University College was presented Brandlaureate Award for the Best Brand in Education – Tertiary (Private Institution) 2007-2008 by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) recently.
Sunway IT Shared Services Centre was recently crowned 1st Placing (Joint-Champion) of Global Emerging Knowledge Organisation (GEKO) Award 2008 in the Practicing Organisation Category. Organized by JT Frank Academy, the GEKO award is the first and the most prestigious Global Recognition Award for Emerging Knowledge-based Organisations that adopt a structured roadmap to pioneer, sustain and innovate the Practice of Knowledge Management (POKM) in achieving outstanding performance and competitive advantage.
Sunway Holdings Berhad ranked sixth in the Hewitt-Fortune-RBL Top Companies for Leaders 2007- Asia Pacific.
3rd Sept 2007 – Monash University Sunway Campus’ new school of medicine was named in honor of YBhg. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group.
Since 2003, for 4 consecutive years, Sunway City Berhad has maintained its ranking as Malaysia’s Top Property Developers by The Edge Top Ten Property Developers Award.
Sunway Lagoon Theme Park won the coveted title “Best Asian Attractions 2007 Award”, organized by AXN and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)
Sunway Lagoon Theme Park won the national award accorded by the Ministry of Tourism for “Best Tourism Attraction” in the Man-Made Attraction category at the 15th Malaysia Tourism Awards.
Winners of National Excellence OSH Award 2006 :
- Winner of Hotel & Restaurant category: Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa.
- Silver Award, Business Services Category: Sunway Medical Centre.
Sunway City Berhad bagged the maiden Malaysian Emerging Knowledge Management (MEKO) 2005 award. JT Frank Academy and MTSD jointly organized the MEKO Award Grand Presentation Ceremony.
Sunway City Berhad (Suncity) came in 3rd at the Euromoney Real Estate Awards 2006 for Property Developers in Malaysia. Competing between 82 Malaysian property development companies, SunCity earned the recognition as Malaysia’s top 3 real estate developers by Euromoney, a leading international journal of the world's capital and money markets.
The Group Human Resources initiatives garnered recognition for the Sunway Group as they were selected as a top three finalist at the Malaysia HR Awards 2006 in the Malaysia Outstanding HR Achievement Award 2006 category. The Malaysian Institute of Human Resources Management (MIHRM) in partnership with Kelly Services hosted the annual Malaysia HR Awards 2006 Gala Dinner recently.
The Sunway Group’s Founder & Chairman, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah received the prestigious 2005 MALAYSIAN BUSINESS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD from Malaysia’s former Prime Minister YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad for Sunway’s demonstrated excellence in corporate governance practices. SunInc is one of the six finalists to receive the Corporate Governance Merit Award out of 50 public listed companies short-listed by Bursa Malaysia.
In 2005, The Sunway Group received the INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARD from YB Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia. The Group was recognized for their strong commitment and demonstrated excellence in Production, Export and Quality.
Sunway Computer Services received the Technical Excellence Award from IBM Malaysia in 2005.
Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd (SunCon) was awarded “Builder of the Year” at the 2005 Malaysian Construction Industry Excellence Award (MCIEA). The award is given by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia and is considered one of the most prestigious titles among the awards contested. Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has won this title previously in 2003 as well.
Sunway Medical Center was the first hospital in Malaysia to be awarded the Medical Laboratories certificate by the Department of Standards Malaysia for fulfilling the requirements of an ISO 15189 medical laboratory. Sunway Medical Centre received MS ISO 15189:2004 in November 2005.
Sunway Medical Center’s “Knowledge Management Portal” won the Asian Hospital Management - Internal Project Runner-up Award in 2005.
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel received the Award for Excellence in the Best 5-Star MICE Hotel category at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards 2005-2006.
In 2005, Founder & Chairman of the Sunway Group, YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah received the Asia's Most Innovative Chinese Entrepreneur Award.’
Puan Sri Datin Seri Dr. Susan Cheah of The Sunway Group received the Asia Human Resource Development Congress 2005 Award in the ‘Contribution to Society’ category. The Congress is the largest gathering of human resource development professionals in Asia.
Sunway City Berhad has been awarded the ‘Superbrand 2005’ status by the Malaysian Superbrands Council.
In September 2005, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel won the Minister’s Award for Human Resources Development. The hotel also won the Large Enterprise Category (Service Sector) in recognition for its significant contributions and achievements in the field of Human Resources Development. This recognition was awarded by the Ministry of Human Resources and Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB).
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel was named ‘Winner of the National Excellence OSH Award 2004 in the Hotel & Restaurant Category’, awarded by the National Council for Occupational Safety & Health (NCOSH) and in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resources, the Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH), Social Security Organization (SOCSO) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). 
Sunway College was upgraded to ‘Sunway University College in 2004.
Sunway University College received the ACCA Premier Plus Status in 2004.
In February 2004, Sunway Medical Centre was awarded the MSQH Award. This is an accreditation for hospitals by the Malaysia Society for Quality in Health.
Sunway Medical Centre was awarded ISO 9001: 2000 in April 2003 for provision of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services.
Sunway Medical Centre was awarded SGS Healthmark in April 2003 for its visible commitment to providing the highest healthcare services and is recognized by the European countries.
In 2003, Sunway University College’s (formerly known as Sunway College) Tun Hussein Onn Library was awarded MS ISO 9001:2000.
Sunway College received the Highest Enrolment of International Students Award for the IPTS category in 2003 from the Ministry of Education.
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel received ISO9001-2000 in April 2003. The certification was awarded by the BVQI in 12 Hotel departments in the Hospitality Services.
In 2003, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel received the ASEANTA Award for Excellence. This is a merit award for the Best ASEAN Marketing & Promotional Campaign in the following fields :
- Meeting, Incentive, Convention & Exhibition Campaign – MICE
- Bridal Fair – Dream Weddings at Sunway Lagoon Resort
- Festive Season – Santa Raya
In 2002, Sunway Lagoon Resort won the World Class FIABCI International Prix d’ Excellence Award.
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel received the Investors in People Worldwide Standard Certification (IIP Worldwide) in 2002. The certification was awarded by the Malaysian Institute of Quality Assurance (MIQA) for Excellence in workforce development, making the Hotel one of the best places to work in Malaysia.
Sunway Hydraulics Industries Sdn Bhd achieved ISO 9002 for its Quality Management System Standards Excellence in quality hydraulic couplings from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Singapore, accredited by UKAS Quality Management in Jan 2001.
In 2001, Sunway Construction Bhd received The Malaysian Construction Industry Award in the Construction IT Award Category, organized by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia.
Sunway Construction Bhd was the Overall Team Champion and Winner of the Minister of Works Challenge Trophy in the Malaysian Construction Skill Competition 2001 organized by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia in conjunction with the International Construction Week 2001 (11-13 September 2001). In addition, SUNCON wrested three of the four individual events: they were bricklaying and plastering, tiling and carpentry and joinery.   
Sunway Construction Bhd received OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Assessment System) Certification by SIRIM QAS. This certification is given in recognition of SUNCON's ability as an organization in managing its Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) risks and improving its performance by conforming to the OH&S management system and standards.
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel won the Best Employers in Malaysia Award in 2001. The award ceremony was organized in partnership with Hewitt Associates, The Asian Wall Street Journal & Far Eastern Economic Review.
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel won ‘The Best Hotel Development Award’ in 2001 awarded by FIABCI Malaysia.
Sunway College received Elite Partner Status from the National Computing Centre, UK in 2001.
Sunway Construction Bhd received the MSOSH Occupational Safety and Health Gold Award for the Year 2000 for the Construction Sector. This coveted award was given in recognition of SUNCON's commitment to ensuring high level of Occupational Safety and Health standards and practices at its workplace.
In 2000, Sunway Pyramid won the trophy for ‘The Best Shopping Centre Award’ by FIABCI Malaysia.
Sunway Construction Bhd received the award of Distinction in 2000 for Best Retail Development by the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI).
Sunway Construction Bhd received the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors' Association (IFAWPCA) Gold Award in 1998.
Sunway Construction Bhd was the winner of the Malaysian Skills Competition and received the Prime Minister's Golden Hands Awards in 1992, 1994 & 1997.
In 1996, Founder & Chairman of the Sunway Group, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah won the coveted CEO of the Year award by the Business Times Malaysia and American Express.
Sun-Block Sdn Bhd received ISO 9002 Certification from SIRIM. The products that were certified consist of blocks, pavers, pre-cast concrete piles, hollow core slabs and waffle crete panels.
Sunway Construction Bhd received MS ISO 9002 and 1994 Standard certifications in 1997.
Founder & Chairman of the Sunway Group, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah was named “The Property Man of the Year 1993 / 94” by the Malaysian Chapter of FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation.
In 1993, Sunway Lagoon was awarded ‘The Best Leisure Development’ by FIABCI Malaysia.
Sunway Construction Bhd was awarded the Prime Minister’s “Golden Hands” award in the Annual National Skills Competition 1992.
Sunway Holding Incorporated (formerly known as Sungei Way Holding) was voted by Asia Money Magazine as one of the Best Managed Companies in Malaysia.





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