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Douglas Lim
Douglas Lim (born 11 October 1977) is a Malaysian actor, comedian, television presenter, and emcee. He is well known for his involvement in local television, theatre, film, and comedy. Career Lim appeared in ''Kopitiam''. where he sang the sitcom's theme song, Empty Decorations, with Chelsia Ng. In the series, he played a barber shop owner named Steven. His performance in ''Kopitiam'' earned him a nomination for Best Actor (Comedy) at the Asian Television Awards. Lim is part of a local Chinese comedy titled ''Homecoming,'' which aired on Astro Wah Lai Toi. He starred in several TV commercials, including Petronas, TM, Nestlé, Sime Darby, Maybank, HSBC, and UEM. In addition to being a stand-up comedian, he is also an emcee for corporate events. He acted in the historical film '' 1957: Hati Malaya,'' directed by Shuhaimi Baba, in which Lim played the role of an MCA member. On 15 January 2008, Lim produced and hosted the Malaysiantalents.com program for the broadcast on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin (surname)
Lin (; ) is the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written wikt:林, 林, which has many variations depending on the language and is also used in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (as Im (surname), Im), Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia. Among Taiwanese and Chinese families from abroad, it is sometimes pronounced and spelled as Lim because many Chinese descendants are part of the Southern Min diaspora that speak Hokkien or Teochew dialect, Teochew. In Cantonese-speaking regions such as Hong Kong and Macau it is spelled as Lam or Lum. It is listed 147th on the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Within mainland China, it is currently the 18th most common List of common Chinese surnames, surname. In Japan, the character 林 is also used but goes by the pronunciation Hayashi, which is the 19th most common surname in Japan. Name origin King Zhou of Shang (reigned 1154 to 1122 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty, had three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petronas
Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as PETRONAS (stylised in all caps), is a Malaysian Multinational corporation, multinational petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Companies Act 1965, Malaysian Companies Act 1965 and reports to the company's Board of Directors. Petronas is vested with all oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources. Petronas is a Vertical integration, vertically integrated company and actively in all areas of the oil and gas industry, including Hydrocarbon exploration, exploration and Extraction of petroleum, extraction, refining, Midstream, distribution and marketing, power generation, and Trade, trading. Petronas has operations in over 100 countries and has sales office in 22 countries, produced around 9 billion Barrel of oil equivalent, barrels of oil equivalent and 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahim Razali
Abdul Rahim bin Mohd Razali (born 3 July 1939), better known by his stage name Rahim Razali, is a Malaysian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and sports commentator. Life and career He had his secondary education at Anderson Ipoh High School, Anderson School, Ipoh. He then continued studying at University of Melbourne for five years under the Chartered Accountancy under the Colombo Plan. He worked as a broadcasting assistant at Radio Malaya, Tobacco Co. Bhd, at the Ministry of Culture, and SSC & B Lintas Sdn. Bhd and SHBenson Advertising Company's cigarette company. Then work in Fleet Communication. 1981 established the company's own Aboriginal Artist Generation XX Sdn Bhd with Wan Rohani Zain, former RTM newsreader. Since the 1950s he has been a scriptwriter and director for drama at his school. In Australia, Rahim joined the Melbourne University Theater Dub, the Brighton Theater Group, and the Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1963, acted as a Hamlet in Hamlet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awie
Malay styles and titles, Dato' Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, and actor. Awie is considered one of the greatest Malaysian vocalist of all time. Born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Awie's music career start in 1985 with a rock band called Wings, which he became a lead vocal at age 17. Their First Studio Album Released in 1987 called Belenggu Irama that sold around 180,000 units which at the time is pretty impressive for a young newcomer and thus hit an instant fame. After Belenggu Irama, He records another four hit albums with Wings in five-year span between 1988 and 1993, while he also played flute for Metallica’s opening concert in Florida. Awie ventured into Acting and starred in ''Pemburu Bayang'' alongside the future Queen of Rock Ella (Malaysian singer), Ella in 1993. Awie then starred in many movies in the 1990s. While Wings is at the very peak of its career, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lat (cartoonist)
Malay styles and titles#Datuk, Yang Berbahagia Seniman Diraja Dato' Mohammad Nor bin Mohammad Khalid (; born 5 March 1951), more commonly known as Lat, is a Malaysian comics, Malaysian cartoonist. Winner of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2002, Lat has published more than 20 volumes of cartoons since he was 13 years old. His works mostly illustrate Malaysia's social and political scenes, portraying them in a comedic light without bias. Lat's best known work is ''The Kampung Boy'' (1979), which has been published in several countries across the world. In 1994, the Sultan of Perak bestowed him the honorific title of ''Malay styles and titles#Dato', datuk'', in recognition of the cartoonist's work in helping to promote social harmony and understanding through his cartoons. Lat also works for the government to improve the city's social security. Born in a village, Lat spent his youth in the countryside before moving to the city at the age of 11. While in school, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istana Budaya
The ''Istana Budaya'' or also known as the ''Palace of Culture'', is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theatre, operetta, classical concerts and opera from local and international performances. It is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city, next to the National Art Gallery. History The idea of this theatre began with the proposal in 1964 to establish a cultural centre. The construction work began in 1995 and was completed three years later. It was built at a cost of RM210 million with a theatre floor area of 21,000 m² as part of the 54,400 m² cultural complex. The Istana Budaya was officially opened in 1999 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. Upon completion, the former national theatre, ''Panggung Negara'' was relocated to this new building. Istana Budaya is the home of the Residence Artists (Dance); the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Orchestra Traditional Malaysia (OTM). The Istana Budaya theatre hall ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Chinese Association
The Malaysian Chinese Association (Abbreviation, abbrev: MCA; Malay language, Malay: ''Persatuan Cina Malaysia''), formerly known as the Malayan Chinese Association, is an ethnic List of political parties in Malaysia, political party in Malaysia that seeks to represent the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it was one of the three original major component parties of the coalition party in Malaysia called the Alliance Party (Malaysia), Alliance Party, which later became a broader coalition called Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English. Along with the largest and third largest component party in BN, i.e. United Malays National Organisation and Malaysian Indian Congress, MCA has a significant influence over the political arena in Malaysia since its independence. Through its holding of companies such as Huaren Holdings, MCA controls The Star (Malaysia), ''The Star'', which is Malaysia's best-selling English newspaper. The party was once the largest party representing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuhaimi Baba
Datin Paduka Shuhaimi Baba (born 27 January 1967), is a Malaysian film director. She was born in Negeri Sembilan. Filmography Film Television Honour * : ** Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) – Datin Paduka (2008) Awards and nominations * Special Jury Award (Layar Lara) 6th Pyongyang International Film Festival in North Korea, 1998 * Best Director for Foreign Film (Layar Lara) Brussels International Independent Film Festival in Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ..., 1997 * Best Film (Layar Lara) 13th Malaysia Film Festival, 1997 * Best Director (Layar Lara) 13th Malaysia Film Festival, 1997 References External linksBiodata* Living people Malay-language film directors Malaysian film directors Malaysian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hati Malaya
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Hati may refer to: *Hati Hróðvitnisson, a wolf in Norse mythology * Hati (moon), one of Saturn's moons * Hati, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Hati District, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan Province, Iran * Hati Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Khuzestan, Iran * Shin Hati, a fictional character in ''Star Wars'' See also *Haiti, a country with a similar spelling * Hatis, a village in Armenia *Hatti (other) Hatti may refer to *Hatti (; Assyrian ) in Bronze Age Anatolia: **the area of Hattusa, roughly delimited by the Halys bend **the Hattians of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC **the Hittites of ''ca'' 1400–1200 BC **the areas to the west of the Euphra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEM Group
UEM Group Berhad (UEM Group) is an investment holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad. Its core businesses are Expressways (PLUS Malaysia Berhad), Township & Property Development (UEM Sunrise Berhad), Engineering & Construction (UEM Builders Berhad and Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad or CIMA), Asset & Facility Management (UEM Edgenta Berhad) and Green Industries (UEM Lestra Berhad). UEM Group has assets of more than US$5 billion (RM22.1 billion), with shareholders' funds standing in excess of US$2.1 billion (RM9.2 billion) as of the end of December 2022. History The company was incorporated in 1966 as United Engineers (M) Bhd. In 2001, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia. UEM Group of companies Mercu UEM Mercu UEM, a 29-storey commercial office building is the main headquarters of the UEM Group. It is located at KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc ( zh, t_hk=滙豐; initialism from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business links to East Asia and a multinational corporation, multinational footprint. It is the List of banks in Europe, largest Europe-based bank by total assets, ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$3.098 trillion as of September 2024. This also puts it as the List of largest banks, 7th largest bank in the world by total assets behind Bank of America, and the 3rd largest State ownership, non-state owned bank in the world. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 trillion in assets under custodian bank, custody (AUC) and $4.9 trillion in assets under administration (AUA). HSBC traces its origin to a Hong (business), ''hong'' trading house in British Hong Kong. The bank was established in 1865 in Hong Kong and opened branches in Shanghai in the same year. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybank
Malayan Banking Berhad (doing business as Maybank) is a Malaysian universal bank, with key operating "home markets" of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. According to the 2020 Brand Finance report, Maybank is Malaysia's most valuable bank brand, the fourth-top brand amongst the ASEAN countries and ranked 70th among the world’s most valuable bank brands. Background Maybank is Malaysia's largest bank by market capitalisation and total assets and one of the largest banks in Southeast Asia, with total assets exceeding US$203 billion and a net profit of US$1.98 billion for 2019. Maybank is also ranked 106th in The Banker's 2020 Top 1000 World Banks (as of July 2020) and 349th in the Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies (as of May 2020). Maybank is the largest public listed company on Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian stock exchange, with a market capitalisation of US$23.7 billion as of 31 December 2019. Maybank's Islamic banking arm, Maybank Islamic, is the largest Islamic ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
