KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Hartalega Holdings Bhd, via its corporate social responsibility foundation Yayasan Hartalega, has been extending support to underprivileged communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The foundation has been doing this via initiatives like financial contributions, programmes to support schools and youth employment to empower disadvantaged youths, as well as health education for rural areas. As a company that is committed to touching lives in the community to make a positive impact, we are ever ready to lend a helping hand, especially during these difficult times. Through Yayasan Hartalega, our efforts have been focused on contributing to our healthcare workers, as well as providing support in the key areas of education, youth empowerment and health, in order to address relevant issues in vulnerable communities, and subsequently help improve quality of life during and post Covid-19, said Hartalega chief executive officer Kuan Mun Leong.
History shaped Rawang’s reputation, growth pushes it forward Selangor Fruit Valley farm in Rawang.-Bernama
IN its heyday, Rawang was one of the heartlands of the now defunct tin mining industry in Malaysia.
Rubber and oil palm plantations also featured prominently in the landscape around this satellite town not too far from Kuala Lumpur.
In 1894, Malaya’s first electric generator was installed in Rawang, mainly to serve the needs of British tin mining companies.
It was also the first town in Malaya to have street lights and a railway station (now demolished) with lamps and fans.
The town is home to the first cement factory in Malaya, Rawang Works, launched by the then Associated Pan Malayan Cement Company in 1953.