SUBANG JAYA (Sin Chew Daily) — Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad executive chairman Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King said today that Sin Chew Daily had delivered itself from the traditional mode of operation into the new media with the launching of Logon e-commerce platform and Pocektimes online audiovisual channel.

He said as an integral part of the Chinese community,Sin Chew Daily would do its utmost in order not to fail the expectations from the Chinese community and local Chinese businesses.

"We hope to deliver more reliable information to local businesses, giving them more space to expand their marketing networks and explore their business opportunities."

He said during the launching ceremony of the 2015 Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards here that Sin Chew would continue to do its best to provide the most loyal services to the community and local businesses.

"We must identify new opportunities and chart our own directions in the face of the current severe economic situation.

"We must stay constantly alert and brace the challenges with wisdom and new mind frame in this increasingly globalized and digitized environment."

He hoped that the third edition of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards would continue to inject new values and elements into the local SMEs.

"I hope Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards will become a benchmark and a form of recognition to Malaysian Chinese businesses in pursuit of operational excellence."

Meanwhile, CIMB Bank acting CEO Yong Jiunn Run pointed out that both CIMB and Sin Chew Daily shared the same aspiration to support the continuous growth of Malaysian SMEs, and that Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards presented a perfect platform to award exceptional local SMEs.

CIMB Bank is the exclusive sponsor of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards now into its third year.

"CIMB has been supporting and sponsoring Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards since the beginning. we encourage our clients to take part in this annual event."

Among the 100 recipients in the 2013 event, 57 were the customers of CIMB Bank, 12 of them nominated by the bank. As for the 2014 event, 72 out of 119 recipients were the bank's customers.

"CIMB Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in Asean and our customers can bank on this advantage to expand their business networks in the region, "Yong added.