SUBANG JAYA (Sin Chew Daily) — Nomination for the third edition of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2015 will begin from April 1 till June 15. SMEs across the country are encouraged to take part in this year's event.

The Business Awards is jointly organized by Sin Chew Daily and MCIL Multimedia Sdn Bhd, with CIMB Bank as the exclusive sponsor.

Among the supporting partners of this event are: Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong), the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), Small Medium Industry Association of Malaysia (SMIAM), Malaysian Retailer-Chains Association (MRCA), Persatuan Usahawan Maju Malaysia (PUMM), Branding Association of Malaysia, the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG).

Grant Thornton Malaysia is the auditor of this event and other partners include Fine Paper Takeo Sdn Bhd, Skynet and One City.

The Business Awards will be divided into eight categories, namely: Lifetime Excellence Achievement Award, Business Excellence Person of the Year Award, Business Sustainability Excellence Award, Retail Excellence Award, Product & Service Quality Excellence Award, CSR Excellence Award, Property Excellence Award, and Young / Emerging Business Excellence Award..

Visit the dedicated micro site http://www.sinchew.com.my/sinchewbusinessawards2015/cn/index.php for more information.

In conjunction with the successful staging of the second edition of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards last year, the organizers launched a coffee table book "Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards" and a handover ceremony was held concurrently with the launch of 2015 Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards this afternoon.

The launching ceremony today was officiated by Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad executive chairman Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King and minister in the prime minister's department Wee Ka Siong.