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Northern University Of Malaysia
Universiti Utara Malaysia (literally meaning Northern University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UUM) is a management university established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order. It has a main campus in Sintok, Kedah and also a branch campus in Kuala Lumpur. UUM was ranked in the bracket of 591–600 in the QS World University Rankings 2020. History The construction planning began in August 1983 when the Ministry of Education began to plan the university. On 19 October 1983, the Cabinet gave its approval for this project in Kedah. At that time, the project was called "The Sixth University Project". Several months later, the temporary office of the Sixth University, officially named Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), was officially opened on 15 February 1984 in Jitra. Four months after its official opening, the UUM office was relocated to the provisional Darul Aman Campus in Jitra, in June 1984, when the first phase of the project had been complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public University
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the world. In the 20th century, Egypt opened many other public universities with government-subsidized tuition fees, including Cairo University in 1908, Alexandria University in 1912, Assiut University in 1928, Ain Shams University in 1957, Helwan University in 1959, Beni-Suef University in 1963, Zagazig University in 1974, Benha University in 1976, and Suez Canal University in 1989. Kenya In Kenya, the Ministry of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern University Of Malaysia
Universiti Utara Malaysia (literally meaning Northern University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UUM) is a management university established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order. It has a main campus in Sintok, Kedah and also a branch campus in Kuala Lumpur. UUM was ranked in the bracket of 591–600 in the QS World University Rankings 2020. History The construction planning began in August 1983 when the Ministry of Education began to plan the university. On 19 October 1983, the Cabinet gave its approval for this project in Kedah. At that time, the project was called "The Sixth University Project". Several months later, the temporary office of the Sixth University, officially named Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), was officially opened on 15 February 1984 in Jitra. Four months after its official opening, the UUM office was relocated to the provisional Darul Aman Campus in Jitra, in June 1984, when the first phase of the project had been complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Muamalat
Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) is a commercial bank in Indonesia operating on the principles of Islamic banking. The bank was founded in 1991, based on the initiative of the Indonesian Council of Ulamas (MUI) and under the auspices of the Government of Indonesia. Operations began in 1992. foreign exchange service began in 1994. Funding products apply the principles of wadiah (deposit) and mudarabah (profit-sharing). Financing products apply the principles of bai’ (buy and sell), musharakah (equity sharing), mudarabah, and ijarah (rent). Bank Muamalat serves nearly 3,000,000 customers throughout Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently 82.65% stake of Bank Muamalat is owned by a government agency Hajj Fund Management Agency (BPKH), followed by Andre Mirza Hartawan (commissioner of the bank, 5.19%) and the public (12.16%). Network To date, the Bank has 239 service offices and also supported by an extensive service network consisting of 568 Muamalat ATM units, 120,000 ATM Bersama an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perwaja Steel
The following is a list of reported scams and scandals in Malaysia since independence. These include political, financial, corporate and others. Entries are arranged in reverse chronological order by year. The year is the one in which the alleged scam was first reported or came into knowledge of public. Notable scandals References Further reading * * * * * * {{Asia topic, Political scandals in Corruption in Malaysia Malaysia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Simpanan Nasional
Bank Simpanan Nasional (English: National Savings Bank) (BSN) is a government owned bank based in Malaysia. BSN offers banking services via BSN branches and BSN Banking Agents (EB BSN). BSN was incorporated on 1 December 1974 under the Minister of Finance at that time, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. History Bank Simpanan Nasional was incorporated on 1 December 1974, under the ''Bank Simpanan Nasional Act'', which replaced the Post Office Savings Bank set up in 1948. Subsidiaries and associates The agency has subsidiaries and associates which are involved in asset management, insurance and takaful: * Permodalan BSN Berhad (unit trust fund management) * Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad (takaful) * Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad (life insurance) See also * Post Office Savings Bank (Singapore) * List of banks in Malaysia This is a list of financial institutions in Malaysia. Central Bank * Bank Negara Malaysia (The Central Bank of Malaysia) Top largest banks in Malaysia List of Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telekom Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is a Malaysian telecommunications company founded in 1984. Beginning as the national telecommunications company for fixed line, radio and television broadcasting services, it has evolved to become the country's largest provider of broadband services, data, fixed-line, pay television and network services. TM ventured into the Long Term Evolution (LTE) space with the launch of TMgo, its first 4G offering. TM's 850 MHz service was rebranded as unifi Mobile in January 2018. With a total of 2.23 million broadband subscribers in 2014, unifi is Malaysia's first high-speed fibre optic broadband service. Given the rate at which Malaysians are adopting digital technology, TM represents one of the largest government-linked companies in the country, with more than 28,000 employees and a market capitalisation of more than RM25 billion. History Foundation and early years Much of the telecommunications infrastructure in Malaysia was damaged during the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sime Darby
Sime Darby Berhad () is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial, motors and logistics sectors as well as the healthcare, and insurance segments. Background The modern Sime Darby Berhad corporation was created in 2007 through a merger of three companies. Sime, Darby and Co. Limited In October 1910, British businessmen William Sime and Henry Darby established Sime, Darby and Co., a fledgling player in the lucrative rubber industry. The company later diversified to cultivating palm oil and cocoa and met with enormous success. At the time of the company's founding, William Middleton Sime was a 37-year-old Scottish adventurer and fortune seeker. He had two failed ventures behind him – one in import-export business and the other in coffee plantations – when he left his job as a mercantile assistant in Singapore. Henry Darby was a wealthy 50-year-old English banker who owned property in Northern Malaya. A senior partner of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petronas
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (National Petroleum Limited), commonly known as Petronas, is a Malaysian oil and gas company. Established in 1974 and wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with all oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources. In the 2017 Forbes Global 2000, Petronas Gas was ranked at 1881st. Petronas also ranked 48th globally in the 2020 Bentley Infrastructure 500. Since its incorporation, Petronas has grown to be an integrated international oil and gas company with business interests in 35 countries. As of the end of March 2005, the Group comprised 103 wholly owned subsidiaries, 19 partly owned outfits and 57 associated companies. The Financial Times has identified Petronas as one of the " new seven sisters": [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB; ms, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad), formerly known as Malaysian Airline System (MAS; ), and branded as Malaysia Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia and a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. (The MAS initials are still being kept by subsidiaries MASkargo and MASwings.) The company headquarters are at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. In August 2014, the Malaysian government's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional—which then owned 69.37% of the airline—announced its intention to purchase the remaining ownership from minority shareholders and delist the airline from Malaysia's stock exchange, thereby renationalising the airline. It operates primarily from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and from secondary hubs in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching to destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Malaysia Airlines owns two subsidiary airlines: Firefly and MASwings. Firefly operates scheduled flights from its two home bases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (, abbreviated as TNB; TENAGA, ), also known as Tenaga Nasional or simply Tenaga, is the Malaysian multinational electricity company and is the only electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia and also the largest publicly-listed power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 182.60 billion worth of assets. It serves over 10.3 million customers throughout Peninsular Malaysia (except Sarawak) and the East Malaysian state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd. TNB's core activities are in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Other activities include repairing, testing and maintaining power plants, providing engineering, procurement and construction services for power plants related products, assembling and manufacturing high voltage switchgears, coal mining and trading. Operations are carried out in Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, India and Indonesia. TNB is one of the 10 companies under Khazanah Nasional, Malaysian sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proton Holdings
Proton Holdings Berhad (PHB; informally Proton) is a Malaysian automotive company and automobile corporation active in automobile design, manufacturing, distribution and sales. Proton was established in 1985 as Malaysia's sole national badged car company until the advent of Perodua in 1993. The company is headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, and operates additional facilities at Proton City, Perak. Proton is a Malay acronym for Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (National Automobile Company). Proton was originally a manufacturer of rebadged versions of Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) products in the 1980s and 1990s. Proton produced its first indigenously designed (though Mitsubishi-engined), non-badge engineered car in the year 2000, and elevated Malaysia as the 11th country in the world with the capability to design cars from the ground up. Since the 2000s, Proton has produced a mix of locally engineered and badge engineered vehicles. Proton cars are currently sold in at least 15 countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tradewinds Plantation Berhad
Tradewinds Plantation Berhad is one of the largest oil palm and rubber plantation operators in Malaysia. Background The Group has a landbank of 141,430 hectares, with 77,095 hectares in Sarawak, another 11,302 hectares in Sabah, and the remaining 53,039 hectares in Peninsular Malaysia. Some 95,270 hectares or 67.3% have been developed into oil palm and rubber estates, with another 12,235 hectares or 8.6% under development. As at year end, the Group’s total remaining plantable reserves stood at 24,491 hectares, which will be developed over the next four years. Merger On 25 May 2004, Tradewinds (M) Berhad and Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Berhad announced the proposed merger involving fourteen of Tradewinds (M) Berhad's plantation subsidiary companies with Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Berhad. The merger was completed on 28 February 2006. Pursuant to the merger, the listing status of Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Berhad was transferred to Tradewinds Plantation Berhad which made its debut l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
