SHAH ALAM (Sin Chew Daily) — Touted as the most prestigious business event of the country, the Sin Chew Business Awards 2014 is now open for registration. Small and medium-sized companies in Malaysia are encouraged to take part in this year's event.

Jointly organized by Sin Chew Daily and Sinchew.com.my, Sin Chew Business Awards honors outstanding local SMEs with exceptional performances in strategic planning.

Winners of the Business Awards will be determined by an independent evaluation panel that makes up of distinguished leaders and representatives from various industries and business associations, including the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong), the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG), Small Medium Industry Association of Malaysia (SMIAM), Persatuan Usahawan Maju Malaysia (PUMM), Malaysian Retailer-Chains Association (MRCA), Branding Association of Malaysia and Sin Chew Media Corporation.

CIMB Bank is the exclusive sponsor of this event. Other partners include Fine Paper Takeo (M) Sdn Bhd, Skynet Worldwide (M) Sdn Bhd and Setia City Convention Center.

Closing date for registration is June 15. Kindly visit the official site of Sin Chew Business Awards 2014: http://www.sinchew.com.my/sinchewbusinessawards2014 for details.

CIMB says its cooperation with Sin Chew Daily has been very meaningful and the bank has chosen to cooperate with Sin Chew because the media company is a reliable role model in the media industry and both companies share a common goal and aspiration, i.e.to support the development of local SMEs.

The biggest provider of all-inclusive banking solutions in Southeast Asia, CIMB maintain over a thousand branches in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia, providing various financial products and services for the corporate sectors.

"We believe the most effective way of understanding our clients is to analyze their backgrounds to find out their needs. Through our high-caliber corporate financing team, we have established a powerful link with our clients and help us serve the variable needs of individual business."