Sunway Lagoon staff serving meals to flood victims.
IN response to the floods that swept away lives and properties, big companies stepped up as corporate citizens to help the impacted people.
The corporations deployed their personnel on the frontlines to provide relief supplies and services.
Here is a selection of the companies’ relief efforts since the floods struck on Dec 18.
Group effort
The Sunway Group of companies rallied to the cause of flood victims in the Klang Valley.
Sunway Medical Centre’s telemedicine command centre attended to medical-related enquiries (03-7491 991 / WhatsApp 019-388 3281).
Sunway Pharma donated standard testing kits and face masks.
Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Lagoon and Sunway Putra Hotel KL provided meals and foodstuff.
Sunway Lagoon gave bath towels, T-shirts and umbrellas, and sent out its first aid team to assist the Malaysian Red Crescent Society.
Sunway Malls activated their food bank.
Sunway University opened The Waterfront Residence to staff, students and their families who are affected by the floods.
Sunmed Group provided RTK test kits and deployed healthcare personnel and manpower to Subang Jaya City Council flood relief centres.
In Perak, Sunway LWOT and Sunway City Ipoh Property went to the aid of flood victims at Changkat Jong in Teluk Intan and Kampung Banjir in Kuala Kangsar – giving them food and cleaning tools and sending volunteers to help with house cleaning.
Sime Darby Property employees helping residents in Bandar Bukit Raja with the clean-up..
Support for victims
Sime Darby Property together with its philanthropic arm Yayasan Sime Darby reached out to support about 2,500 people in the Bandar Bukit Raja township and communities in Shah Alam, as well as Serenia City in Sepang, Selangor.
In Bandar Bukit Raja, more than 1,000 food packs and essential items such as towels, blankets and drinking water were distributed at Masjid Bandar Bukit Raja.
At the Putra Heights township, the company’s employees distributed daily essentials – dried food, drinking water, diapers and soap – at three relief centres housing hundreds of families who were unable to go home.
Sime Darby Property employees cleaned up houses at Bandar Bukit Raja while the company engaged its contractors for road cleaning works in Jalan Meru, Klang.
SP Setia flood relief team provided meals for flood evacuees housed at Masjid Alam Impian.
Help for orang asli
SP Setia sent its relief team to the aid of orang asli residents who were evacuated from their homes in Kota Warisan, Sepang, to nearby shelters. The developer’s Team Setia delivered foodstuff, personal care items including sanitary pads, diapers and other essential items.
Team Setia also distributed foodstuff in Setia Alam township and Kampung Batu 5 in Bangi, Selangor, and packed hot meals for hundreds of flood victims who took shelter at Masjid Alam Impian in Shah Alam.
The relief teams helped to clear the roads and drains in Setia Alam of debris, and joined residents at Taman Sri Nanding in cleaning up their homes.
SP Setia Foundation supported the Shah Alam City Council’s flood relief efforts with a donation of safety vests, blankets, food and drinks, hand sanitisers and face masks.
“People’s lives and livelihoods have been upended by this flood and without hesitation Team Setia stood up to help the affected communities. We are here to assist during this trying time,” said SP Setia president and chief executive officer Datuk Choong Kai Wai.
Celcom deployed its ‘cellular-on-wheels’ equipment, provided free fixed wireless access (FWA) and installed coverage signal boosters to enhance connectivity at flood shelters.
RM2mil flood relief
Celcom Axiata Berhad has allocated RM2mil for flood relief support and is in collaboration with the Malaysian Relief Agency to distribute food packs, cleaning equipment, medical supplies and basic necessities to flood-affected communities nationwide.
The mobile telco provider has been working to resolve and restore impacted network services as quickly as possible. The floods have impacted more than 100 network sites nationwide due to power outages.
To enhance connectivity at flood shelters, Celcom deployed its “cellular-on-wheels” equipment, provided free fixed wireless access (FWA) and installed coverage signal boosters.
These devices were set up at flood shelters at SJK(T) Ladang Emerald and Kota Kemuning in Shah Alam, Tok Muda community hall in Klang, Kampung Tiram community hall in Pahang, besides other centres.
For assistance or enquiries, Celcom customers can WhatsApp 019-686 1111 or call 1111.
RM1mil raised
Touch ‘n Go e-wallet users have contributed RM1mil for flood relief efforts.
To make a donation, launch the TNG e-wallet app and tap on Donation on the home screen. If you don’t see it, you can click on “More”. The Donation page has a tab “Flood Relief” where it lists all the organisations involved in current flood relief efforts. Tap “Donate”, enter the amount and “Flood” as payment details.
The donations go to Global Peace Mission Malaysia, Islamic Relief Malaysia, Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Mercy Malaysia, Pertubuhan I-Insan, Pertubuhan Kebajikan Dana Kita, Yayasan Islam Darul Ehsan, Yayasan Maghfirah, Yayasan Perintis Malaysia and Yayasan Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Malaysia.
Nestlé Cares volunteers cleaning up a house in Kampung Padang Jawa, Klang.
Quick meals
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad sent food to about 10,000 flood victims in Selangor, Melaka and other affected areas, including 1,000 Management & Science University students who were stranded in Shah Alam.
The company gave out its ready-to-eat food products such as cup noodles and others, and pre-mixed beverages for quick meals via the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. Nestlé also sent food aid to other organisations including the Shah Alam City Council, MITI, Malaysian Relief Agency and Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya.
About 100 Nestlé Cares volunteers helped to clean up the homes of colleagues within the Klang Valley, mainly in Shah Alam and Klang.
“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and do our best to provide the necessary support to the community and our employees during this most challenging time,” said Nestlé Malaysia CEO Juan Aranols.
UCSI students and employees helping to clean houses in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam and Taman Sri Nanding in Hulu Langat, Selangor.
Donation drive
UCSI Group’s staff and students started a donation drive to help flood victims.
Essentials items such as clothes, instant noodles, sanitary pads, diapers, toilet papers, towels, Covid-19 test kits and drinking water worth over RM20,000 were sent to Balai Raya MPKK Kampung Baru Sg Chua, Lions Club (KL Capital), TDRA and media agencies to pass on to affected people.
UCSI University students and employees helped to clean houses at Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam and Taman Sri Nanding in Hulu Langat, Selangor.
“Their loss can be tragic and their suffering can be disheartening. We at UCSI can only hope that our staff and students’ contribution can at least lessen their burden,” said UCSI Group corporate affairs vice-president Leong Sat Sing.
UCSI University’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences dean Associate Prof Dr R. Mogana teamed up with Prof Dr Habibah, the dean of Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Global Edge Pharma CEO Bharati Suresh Chand to distribute disaster relief materials, especially medical and over-the-counter items, to flood-hit areas in Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor, namely Taman Sri Muda.
Those who wish to help can email mogana@ucsiuniversity.edu.my, krishna.raj@akati.com or globaledgepharma@gmail.com.
Fire and Rescue personnel managing a Gardenia products distribution point in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam.
Bread delivery
Right after the floods hit, Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd sent out its ready-to-eat products such as cream rolls and bread to flood victims.
The company’s delivery trucks and vans sent the items to 7,500 people housed at 10 evacuation centres close to its factory in Shah Alam, followed by other shelters in Shah Alam, Klang, Hulu Langat, Puchong and Bentong.
Overall, Gardenia Bakeries gave more than 140,000 units of products valued at RM218,000 to 33 flood relief centres.
“We are glad that we can do something for the flood victims,” said Gardenia Bakeries.
Donated food items handed over to #MariBantu volunteers for distribution to flood victims in the Klang Valley and Pahang.
Buggy of Joy
Tropicana Foundation, a charity arm of property developer Tropicana Corporation Berhad, rendered flood relief assistance to victims in Kuala Lumpur and Bentong, Selangor.
Through its Buggy of Joy donation drive, Tropicana Foundation donated to four children’s home and four NGOs that support flood victims.
Assorted dry food packs, toys and books were given to Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Association, Pusat Jagaan Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Trinity, Rumah Charis and Yayasan Sunbeams Home.
The four NGOs – Yayasan Setia Negara, Pusat Khidmat Rakyat Penyelaras Ampang, Bentong Relief Squad and #MariBantu flood volunteers – received blankets, pillows, towels, dry food packs and bottled mineral water.
“Tropicana Foundation aims to alleviate the burden of those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as provide relief to the flood victims,” said Tropicana group executive director Jared Ethan Ang.
Heineken Cares partner Dialogue Includes All giving out cooked meals.
Showing care
Heineken Malaysia Berhad through its Heineken Cares programme is channelling 100,000 meals and emergency care packages to flood victims in the Klang Valley.
The company is working with its NGO partners – Dialogues Includes All, Epic, PWD Smart Farmability and Make It Right Movement – to send aid to impacted people.
Heineken Malaysia calls on its business partners to join in by sending food aid directly to their local communities or donating to the company’s CSR arm, SPARK Foundation, whereby all flood relief fundings will be directed to participating NGOs.
“As the impacted families work towards rebuilding their lives, Heineken Malaysia will play its role in mobilising urgent aid to flood-hit individuals and providing them with basic necessities,” said Heineken Malaysia managing director Roland Bala.
Heineken Malaysia corporate affairs and legal director Renuka Indrarajah added: “Through our Heineken Cares programme, we are committing an additional 100,000 meals and care packages to bring much needed essentials as well as cleaning equipment to the communities affected by the floods.”
Flood victims going through a pile of donated clothes for suitable items.
RM1mil flood aid
Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has allocated more than RM1mil to help flood victims.
In collaboration with the Armed Forces, the bank’s team on the ground gave items such as personal hygiene kits, food, drinks, diapers, sanitary pads and clothes to about 3,000 people at temporary shelters in Banting (Selangor) and Karak, Bentong, Kuala Krau, Temerloh, Maran and Kuantan (Pahang).
About 100 of the bank’s employees helped to clean up affected houses.
BIMB aims to further support charity homes and community centres in flood areas via its zakat funds.
“We are aware of the difficulties that our employees, customers and community face in dealing with the current situation, especially with the severe flooding and landslides amid the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Bank Islam group CEO Mohd Muazzam Mohamed.
“We hope that our Prihatin flood relief programme can help alleviate their burden
“The bank will continue to help in whatever way we can. We pray the situation will improve soon and the hardships will ease.”
Suria FM deejay Suraya Borhan of Team Pagi Suria handing out flood relief supplies to a family in Pahang.
On the ground
Suria FM got 20 of its crew members including presenters off the air and onto the ground to give out relief supplies to more than 100 households in Bentong as well as flood victims sheltered at Dewan Bukit Dinding in Jerantut, Pahang.
The radio crew handed out bags containing toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitary pads, undergarment, shampoo, soap, towels, diapers, face masks, hand sanitiser, minyak angin and Panadol.
“God willing, we shall extend our relief efforts to other locations including the Klang Valley,” said Suria FM general manager Roslinda Abd Majid, better known as DJ Lin.