16 Dec 2019
TM once again soars high at NACRA 2019!
The Company was recognised as among the best at the annual Corporate Report awards ceremony
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has been accorded the Best Annual Report (Silver) at the recent National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2019. The Company was once again recognised as a leading corporate institution in Malaysia when its 2018 annual report bagged four (4) excellence in major categories.
The awards were:
- Overall Excellence Awards for Most Outstanding Annual Report of the Year (Silver)
- Best Annual Report in Bahasa Malaysia (Gold)
- Best Sustainability Reporting Award (Silver)
- Industry Excellence Award for Main Board Company in Telecommunications & Media category – 23 consecutive years
Commenting on the win, Dato' Noor Kamarul Anuar Nuruddin, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM, said, "We are indeed very excited and honoured to once again receive multiple awards at NACRA 2019. These recognitions not only reflect our good compliance to Bursa Malaysia's stringent listing requirements, but more importantly, the award attests to the high standards we place on shareholders' communication. It also demonstrates our commitment towards upholding a high level of corporate governance, transparency, disclosure of information to our stakeholders as well as integrated corporate reporting. This is in line with our tenet on the importance to achieve the highest levels of corporate governance, in order to build trust and credibility with our key stakeholders."
"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every Warga TM for their hard work and tireless effort towards producing the 2018 Annual Report. I am personally proud with the achievement and hope that this will give a boost for all of us to deliver better. This win at NACRA also definitely further strengthen our position as one of the country's leading corporate institutions," added Dato' Noor Kamarul.
NACRA is jointly organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA), and The Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). The key objective of NACRA is to promote excellence in corporate reporting, greater transparency and accountability by respective parties in their financial reporting and the awards are to acknowledge and recognise high quality corporate reporting.
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