Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today announced that it has signed up a partnership deal with English Premier League Champion, Manchester United (MU) as the official Telecommunications Partner for the Manchester United Asia Tour 2009 in Malaysia. The partnership is sealed in conjunction with MU’s visit to Malaysia as part of the Manchester United Asian Tour 2009.

Malaysia is the first stop in the tour and MU will play the not-to-be-missed match against the Malaysia XI selection (comprising of national players and selected Malaysian football league players) at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday, 18 July 2009 at 5.30 p.m.

With the partnership, football enthusiasts among TM customers in Malaysia will get access to rich football content of Manchester United such as latest news, fan videos, team profiles and an online contest. Visitors need only to register as a member on Hypp.TV, to view the MU content and be part of the online fan activities.

In addition, lucky Hypp.TV members will also stand a chance to win complimentary passes to watch the MU training session at Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil on 17 July 2009. They could also win autographed merchandise and limited edition jerseys when they submit their best photo captured during the training session in the Hypp.TV Manchester United Asia Tour 2009 Photo Contest.

In conjunction with the momentous event, TM will also be offering an exclusive Manchester United Asia Tour 2009 t-shirt with every new subscription of Streamyx Standard and Streamyx Combo Wifi @ Home 1Mbps with Voice RM10 or Voice RM28 packages while stocks last.

Also available for the 4.2 million MU fans in Malaysia are special edition of TM’s iTalk prepaid calling cards featuring MU’s images on the cards. The limited edition iTalk cards up for grabs are available in RM20 denomination. Fans will also receive a limited edition Manchester United Asia Tour 2009poster with a copy of a special message to Manchester United fans from the Manchester United manager,Sir Alex Ferguson with every purchase of the limited edition iTalk card, while stocks last.

Details on the exclusive Manchester United premiums available are as follows:

* Note:
- MU t-shirts will be sent by courier to the customer 2 weeks after the customer’s Streamyx account has successfully been activated.
- First come first serve basis / While stocks last

“We are very excited to associate the TM brand with Manchester United, a powerful global brand and the biggest football club in the English Premier League with huge following across the world and in Malaysia,” said Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, Consumer, TM. “Football is definitely seeing a growing interest amongst the young population in Malaysia. Therefore, we are making a pioneering effort to bring them rich football content via our Hypp.TV, a fantastic opportunity to be part of the world’s leading football club through participation in this Manchester United Asia Tour 2009. The partnership allows us to share our customers’ enthusiasm in a premier sporting event that has captured the hearts and interests of the many football fans out there. We hope that through the universal language of sports, we will build our audience and member base, embracing sports fans from all sectors, from the country’s football enthusiasts through to the massive local base of supporters of Manchester United. This is one of our ways of saying thank you to the customers who have supported us.”

Manchester United’s Director of Commercial, Richard Arnold, said “We are delighted that Telekom Malaysia is supporting Manchester United’s forthcoming match in Malaysia as part of our Asia Tour 2009. This partnership will bring the passion of Manchester United closer to our millions of Malaysian fans and we hope that this is the first step in a long-term relationship between the club and Telekom Malaysia”

About TM

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading integrated information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in broadband, data and fixed-line. As a market leader in the broadband and fixed-line businesses, TM is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on continuing customer service quality enhancements and innovations.

With its extensive global connectivity, TM is poised to position Malaysia as a regional Internet hub and digital gateway for South-East Asia. In line with this, TM is evolving into a Next Generation Network service provider enabling the Group to enhance its efficiency and productivity while providing enriched products and services.

On the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) front, the Group has always been a major corporate contributor towards responsible activities in the belief that these practices are a fundamental tenet of good corporate governance. The Group promotes 3 major platforms i.e. education, community/nation-building and environment. Under education, TM has spent some RM800 million to develop Multimedia University into one of the top universities in Malaysia with more than 20,000 students. TM has also provided scholarships to over 10,000 graduates pursuing academic programmes locally and overseas. Under the community/nation-building platform, the Group contributes towards causes that bring value to the community and nation at large. TM was awarded the prestigious STAR-BIZ ICRM Corporate Responsibility Award under the workplace category for 2008.

For further information on TM, visit www.tm.com.my.