KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA Malaysia Airlines has been awarded 5 star status in the SKYTRAX World Airline Awards joining an elite group of airlines to receive this prestigious ranking for their consistent and high quality of product and service.
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3rd Edition 2012
MALAYSIA AIRLINES AWARDED 5 STAR STATUS AT SKYTRAX AWARDS
Announced recently at a ceremony held at the Farnborough International Air Show, Malaysia Airlines also received accolades of ‘World’s Best Airline Cabin Crew’ and ‘Best Airline Signature Dish’ for its Satay, served in Business and First Class cabins. The World Airline Awards are the global benchmark for airline excellence with over 18 million travellers from over 160 countries and 100 different nationalities taking part each year in the world’s largest independent passenger satisfaction survey. The exclusive top tier 5 star rating and Cabin Crew prize is the most coveted of all the categories and is a significant achievement.
CHUR ON C’LAUD 9
VOSKAMPLAWYERS NOW IN KL
Chur Associates is celebrating their 9th Anniversary this year. With the happy theme of “C’Laud9. Yes ~ We are on Cloud 9”, they have also launched a new logo to celebrate this fact. The oriental element in the logo this year is also to celebrate the fact that Chur Associates is the Malaysian brand of legal services that intends to bridge Asian business culture with the rest of the world. Consistent with the same spirit of being “at the top”, the Chur Associates team have just returned from conquering the highest mountain in Malaysia and South East Asia. Happily, they made it to the summit and were able to fly the C’LAUD9 flag at the peak of Mount Kinabalu. Managing Partner Chris Tan (r) and his colleagues showcasing their new C’LAUD9 logo during their trip to Mt. Kinabalu
l to r: Barbara Voskamp, H.E. Paul Bekkers and Gene Kwee cutting the ribbon at the official opening
VoskampLawyer’s Kuala Lumpur office was officially opened on 13 September by Netherlands Ambassador H.E. Paul Bekkers. While the office is actually located at Menara Citibank, the opening ceremony was held at Carcosa Seri Negara where a mix of clients, friends and associates of VoskampLawyers celebrated the occassion.
IMTECH MARINE NOMINATED FOR MARITIME INNOVATION AWARD The intelligent energy management system developed by Imtech Marine is one of four nominees for the Dutch Maritime 24
MDBCONNECTS · 3RD ISSUE 2012
VoskampLawyers is a boutique law firm with headquarters in Singapore, specialized in advising clients in legal and tax issues in relation to their cross border transactions. The Kuala Lumpur office will focus on assisting foreign investors and their investments in Malaysia from a corporate and tax compliance perspective. Innovation Award 2012. This sytem controls the allocation of hybrid energy sources and energy consumption by means of intelligent automation and continuously realises the optimal energy efficient, lowest emission and cost efficient sailing profile. Its deployment will lead to fuel savings from 20% - 25%. The user will be able to completely focus on sailing tasks without worrying about energy usage and availability.