SHAH ALAM — The fourth edition of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards is now open for registration and nomination. The deadline is June 15, 2016. SMEs in the country are encouraged to take part in this year's event.

Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards places a lot of emphasis on corporate management, and has now evolved into an industrial benchmark for local SMEs that have outperformed their peers in the market.

Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2016 is jointly organized by Sin Chew Daily and MCIL Multimedia Sdn Bhd. CIMB Bank is the exclusive sponsor of the event.

Among the supporting partners are the 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), Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) and the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom).

Grant Thornton Malaysia is the event auditor while other partners include Fine Paper Takeo Sdn Bhd, Skynet and Setia City Convention Center.