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UEM Land contributes RM30,000 to Tapah Road Community

TAPAH, 12 April 2012 – Malaysia’s largest property development company by market capitalisation, UEM Land Holdings Berhad (“UEM Land”) has contributed more than RM30,000 to upgrade Perpustakaan Desa Tapah Road and enhance its overall outlook. The new and improved library was officiated today by Yang Berhormat Dato’ Haji Samsudin bin Abu Hassan, ADUN Ayer Kuning and witnessed by Encik Mohd Zakir Omar, Director, Finance and Corporate Planning of UEM Land and Tuan Haji Rosham bin Abd. Shukor, Deputy Senior Director of the National Library.

This community effort, part of UEM Land’s Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives has contributed towards the refurbishment of the building, and provision of new reading materials and furniture to spruce up the building. UEM Land is pleased to extend its support to provide a more conducive reading and learning environment as this facility has been a favourite spot amongst the local community’s avid readers.

Perpustakaan Desa Tapah Road is one of the few public libraries located in Tapah which has become the main source for its community to obtain reading materials and gather information whilst serving as a platform for the community to gather in a comfortable setting.

“We are excited to be in Tapah today and to be able to engage with the local community here for the first time and include them in our CSR efforts,” said Encik Mohd Zakir Omar.

UEM Land, which currently holds close to 2,500 acres of reserved landbank in Tapah, plans to increase its community outreach in the area by organising more activities for the people and engaging with the Orang Asli community.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, we are always mindful of the role we play to the communities we touch in the areas we operate and Tapah is no different. Our presence here today is a gesture of our commitment to the Tapah community and our sincere intention of improving the lives of those in the vicinity through various community building programmes such as this,” he added.

The company has been actively involved in CSR initiatives since 2006. As the master developer of Nusajaya, one of the five key nodes of Iskandar Malaysia, UEM Land has adopted 17 PINTAR schools in the Gelang Patah locality and supports the schools by organising a series of educational and community development programmes for an improved learning experience.

In Kuala Lumpur, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sunrise Berhad is known for providing friendly and innovative community services to the residents of its developments in Mont’Kiara.