Milestones

Malaysia was one of the largest tin producers in the world, and tin mining was a major contributor to the country’s economy. Sunway began as a “brick-and-mortar” company in the tin-mining, quarry and construction industries.

Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah KBE AO (centre) articulated his transformative vision for the 800-acre wasteland of abandoned and disused mining pools, to then-Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, the late Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik (right).

Construction began on Sunway Lagoon, an ambitious undertaking to establish the first theme park in Malaysia.

Sunway College is among the pioneers of the twinning model in Malaysia, making quality education from foreign universities affordable and accessible to more young students.

Spanning 88 vibrant acres, Sunway Lagoon is one of the most celebrated theme parks in the region, welcoming family with over 90 rides and attractions catered for all ages. It is Malaysia’s first theme park, built 150 feet below ground level, and is the only attraction in the world to win Asia’s Best Attraction for four consecutive years, awarded by the International Association of Amusement Park and Attractions (IAAPA).

Menara Sunway is Sunway Group’s 19-storey headquarters in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur.

Located in the heart of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, this flagship five-star hotel under Sunway Hospitality Group boasts some 500 rooms and features cutting-edge technology as well as a wide array of sustainable features, cementing Sunway as Asia’s leading fully integrated premier hospitality and entertainment destination.

With an Egyptian-inspired architecture, Sunway Pyramid is Malaysia’s first and largest themed mega mall. The mall spans more than 2 million square feet of Net Lettable Area (NLA) and features an iconic nine-storey lion statue at its main entrance. With six shopping precincts and more than 1,000 retail outlets, Sunway Pyramid is also home to one of Malaysia’s first ice-skating rinks.

Monash University Malaysia in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is the first foreign university campus established in Malaysia. A premier research-intensive Australian university, Monash University is a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight.

Established as a single-tower facility in 1999, the group’s flagship Sunway Medical Centre in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur has grown to become Malaysia’s largest private teaching and research hospital, with a capacity of 1,100 beds. It is also the first triple accredited private hospital in Malaysia, through the US-based Joint Commission International (JCI), the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH).

Nestled amidst 260-million-year-old limestone hill, the Lost World Of Tambun is the first theme park in Southeast Asia featuring natural hot springs. It is home to 88 attractions across 10 thrilling parks and 123 animal species, offering a fun yet educational environment that warmly welcome families from the globe.

Adopting a social enterprise model, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation is the largest of its kind advancing education in Malaysia. All institutions under Sunway Education Group are owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation under a not-for-profit structure, and all financial surpluses are ploughed back for research, scholarships, grants, expansion of facilities and recruitment of top-notch faculty.

A hidden gem tucked into a 22.7-acre valley in Sunway City Ipoh, the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat offers 44 exclusive villas, surrounded by rainforest, geothermal hot springs, caves, waterfalls and 260-million-year-old Paleozoic limestone hills. This luxury and sustainable wellness retreat offers a perfect escape and a chance to regain inner peace.

Wasteland-turned-wonderland Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is certified as Malaysia’s first fully integrated Green Township by the Green Building Index. Home to more than 30,000 trees and over 150 species of flora and fauna, the 800-acre township serves a vibrant community of 200,000 living, working, playing and studying in a safe, healthy, connected and eco-friendly environment.

The 24-storey Sunway Pinnacle is the first building in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur to have both Singapore’s BCA (Building & Construction Authority) Green Mark Gold and Malaysia’s GBI (Green Building Index) accreditations. A certified Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Cybercentre, Sunway Pinnacle fosters an optimal ecosystem for ICT (Information Communications and Technology) and ICT-enabled business to thrive in the digital economy.

The Jeffrey Cheah Foundation’s long-standing relationship with world-renowned Harvard University begins with the establishment of the Jeffrey Cheah Professorship and the Jeffrey Cheah Travel Grants for Southeast Asia Studies. This partnership facilitates greater understanding of Southeast Asia through advance research, academic exchange and scholarly engagement.

Centrally located in the heart of Diamond Triangle in Kuala Lumpur, this RM1 billion integrated mixed-use development seamlessly connects three key components: Sunway Putra Mall, Sunway Putra Tower and Sunway Putra Hotel.

Sunway University, through the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, and the University of Oxford embark on a collaboration to strengthen research and academic exchanges, allowing scholars of both institutions to engage in mutual learning. This relationship deepens the following year with the establishment of the Jeffrey Cheah Professorial Fellowships at Brasenose College and the Scholars-in-Residence programme to foster academic exchanges in perpetuity.

Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is the pioneering city in Southeast Asia to launch the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services on a dedicated 5.4-kilometre elevated track. A public-private partnership between Prasarana Malaysia and Sunway, the BRT system features a fleet of electric-powered buses serving seven stations across the city. Its track strategically connects to two major public railways – the KTM and LRT.

Academic ties between the University of Cambridge and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation begin with the establishment of the Jeffrey Cheah Professorial Fellowships in Gonville & Caius College and the Jeffrey Cheah Scholar-in-Residence programme. This partnership expanded in 2017 with the establishment of the Sunway Clinical Research Centre in Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, the first regional partner of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine.

The Jeffrey Cheah Foundation has gifted $20 million to the United Nation Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) over the past decade, with half of the donation used for the establishment of the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University. It is one of only a few entities of its kind delivering impactful research, education and policy recommendations on sustainable development in the region.

Sunway Lagoon Hotel is the second hotel established in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur. Along with the convenience of walking access to Sunway Pyramid and Sunway Lagoon, this four-star hotel treats its guests to a picturesque view of the theme park and unimpeded city vistas.

A contemporary integrated development spanning 23 acres, comprising retail, hospitality, healthcare, commercial and residential components.

Sunway iLabs (Innovation Labs) was launched to foster an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem that supports startups at every stage. Sunway iLabs inspires talent to develop sustainable solutions for a better future, by providing startups with access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, industry experts, advanced technology, funding opportunities as well as Sunway City Kuala Lumpur’s thriving ecosystem.

Sunway City Kuala Lumpur’s very own water treatment plant can supply up to 6 million litres of potable drinking water per day – enough for 51,500 people – and plays an essential role in reducing the township’s reliance on municipal water supply.

A new addition to Sunway Hospitality Group, Sunway Velocity Hotel is an energetic and exciting 4-star hotel with more than 350 rooms. This mid-market hotel is directly connected to Sunway Velocity Mall and features an express café, a boardroom and a rooftop swimming pool amongst other amenities.

A vibrant, integrated commercial hub in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, Sunway Geo Avenue offers the very best of entertainment, work, living and convenience, seamlessly linking the township’s hotspots through the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and 4.3 kilometres of elevated canopy walkway.

Sunway iLabs Makerspace at Sunway University was launched to provide students and entrepreneurs a collaborative space with tools to spark creativity and drive innovation. Supported by five industry partners—Google, NEC, Hitachi Sunway, Xperanti, and GE — it collaborates with the Southeast Asia Social Innovation Network, University of California, Berkeley and Silicon Valley’s A3 Global Collider, providing access to capital, mentorship and global markets.

A comprehensive tertiary care private hospital, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity offers a wide range of surgical and medical services. Strategically located in the integrated development of Sunway Velocity, this medical centre caters to the healthcare needs of communities in Cheras and KL South.

Sunway College@Velocity is a 113,500 square feet campus occupying five levels of the V Office in the integrated development of Sunway Velocity in KL South.

Sunway Healthcare Group’s inaugural Traditional and Complementary Medicine Centre seamlessly integrates the time-honoured practices of the East with the innovative, technology-driven methods of the West, marking a significant step towards holistic wellness and modern healthcare.

The Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre is the centrepiece of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States. Located at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, it houses some 400 scientists and clinicians from all over the world who are coming up with breakthrough solutions and treatments in various medical field, including genomics.

Sunway FutureX is a venture and skills-building hub led by Sunway iLabs with a focus on three key pillars: Farm, Talent and Campus. Located in the heart of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, the 50,000 square feet centre for innovation houses Sunway XFarms, an agritech company addressing food security through urban farming innovations; 42KL, a groundbreaking coding school that offers a disruptive educational model with zero tuition fees, zero teachers and zero traditional classrooms; as well as a campus for urban farming professionals, tech companies, researchers, and young talents to collaborate and create transformative solutions.

Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah KBE AO joined global leaders, including former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN-SDSN President Professor Jeffrey Sachs, to launch Mission 4.7, an initiative urging governments worldwide to integrate sustainability education into its national curriculum from kindergarten through secondary school levels.

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) invests RM750 million for a 16% stake in Sunway Healthcare Group. This strategic partnership is set to drive Sunway Healthcare Group’s nationwide expansion strategy to be a leading healthcare group in Southeast Asia.

Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University was launched to translate academic discourse on planetary health into actionable solutions. The Centre contributes to the advancement of planetary health through quality education, world-class research and engagement with people across the Asia-Pacific region, which is among the most vulnerable to the impacts of planetary health.

Sunway reaffirms its commitment to the sustainable development agenda with a pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target to halve emission intensity by 2030. Across the group, business divisions are committed to progressively reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, in line with the targets recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Sunway is the first corporation in Malaysia, and among the first in Asia, to implement an internal carbon pricing framework that places a monetary value on carbon emissions. This framework fosters innovative decarbonisation solutions across its business divisions.

Sunway establishes a long-term partnership with the Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) to improve healthcare access for the underprivileged living with HIV in rural Sabah and Sarawak. Under this partnership, the MAF-Sunway HOPE Borneo Project seeks to address the socio-economic barriers to HIV treatment, prevention and healthcare services.

Sunway Healthcare Group expands access to quality healthcare in Kuching, Sarawak, with the launch of the Sunway Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) Centre, and Sunway Fertility Centre. These centres serve the growing needs of the communities in the Borneo states and other surrounding countries.

Sunway’s flagship five-star Sunway Resort Hotel unveils the first phase of its RM270 million, once-in-a-generation transformation that sets a new benchmark for business and leisure in the region. The reimagined hotel with close to 500 rooms features cutting-edge technology and a wide array of sustainable features, cementing Sunway City Kuala Lumpur’s position as one of Asia’s leading fully integrated premier tourist destinations.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) established its Asia headquarters in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur to lead continent-wide sustainable initiatives. The SDSN Asia headquarters is one of only three such centres in the world, ranking Sunway City Kuala Lumpur alongside New York City, which oversees the Americas, and Paris, which oversees Europe and Africa.

Sunway Multicare Pharmacy was unveiled with a refreshed brand identity following the successful merger of Sunway’s pharmaceutical arm and Multicare Pharmacy. With over 100 outlets nationwide and the combined expertise of two trusted healthcare providers, Sunway Multicare Pharmacy is poised to become one of the country’s leading pharmaceutical retail players in the market.

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) introduces a first-of-its-kind Green Lease Partnership Programme for all its tenants and hotel lessees. This programme encourages best international practices in sustainability and drives sustainable solutions through behavioural change to advance Malaysia’s national commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Sunway Education Group and Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, entered a joint venture to establish 42 Malaysia (42MY), a nation-building initiative to develop 10,000 skilled tech talents within the next 10 years. Modeled after “42”, a tuition-free and project-based computer science school from France, 42KL was launched in 2020 as the first campus offering future-proof, peer-to-peer learning environment.

Sunway Healthcare Group officially launched Sunway Medical Centre Penang, a comprehensive tertiary hospital in Seberang Jaya, Penang, a prominent destination for medical tourism and envisioned to be the medical hub of the Northern region.

Sunway celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, placing the conglomerate in a rare category of global companies that have succeeded in marking their golden jubilee. Sunway is today one of Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates with 13 business divisions and a 20,000-strong workforce across more than 50 locations worldwide.

Sunway Medical Centre Damansara is Sunway’s fourth comprehensive tertiary hospital with a capacity of more than 300 beds. Centrally located in Kota Damansara, it delivers a broad spectrum of medical specialties and advanced healthcare services to the communities in Damansara and the surrounding communities.

Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School was launched at Monash University as part of the integrated township’s vision of creating a world-class university and medical centre in the heart of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur. Fully equipped with latest technologies and state-of-the-art facilities, the school is dedicated to training the next generation of talented doctors and researchers by leveraging active partnerships with world-renowned institutions like Harvard and MIT in the US, and Cambridge, Oxford and Lancaster in the UK.

Jointly developed with MRT Corp, the International Gateway in Johor Bahru is a RM3 billion integrated, mixed-use development that sits adjacent to the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Station in Bukit Chagar, strategically positioned near the Causeway to Singapore, serving as a dynamic gateway between two thriving cities. 

Sunway Medical Centre Ipoh opened its door in April 2025, catering to the growing demand for quality healthcare in the northern region of Malaysia. Featuring a comprehensive cancer centre focusing on women’s health and wellness lifestyle medicine, the hospital leverages Sunway City Ipoh’s ecosystem and is poised to propel the city’s status as a medical tourism hub.