Malaysia’s Corporate Elite Face a Bigger Challenge: Proving Excellence Beyond the Bottom Line

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 October 2026 – Profitability alone is no longer enough to define corporate excellence.

Celebrating visionary leaders shaping Asia's future beyond business.

As businesses face rising expectations around sustainability, governance and long-term resilience, Malaysian companies must show not just how successfully they grow, but how responsibly they lead.

That shift defines the 13th Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2026, which brought together Asian business leaders in Kuala Lumpur on 15 and 16 October.

Under the theme "Beyond Business", the awards recognise companies combining commercial achievement with responsible leadership, people development and lasting value creation.

For MORS Group, the organisation behind ACES, the ambition extends beyond celebrating winners.

It identifies businesses setting new standards for excellence.

Among Malaysia's honourees, Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd was recognised among Asia's Most Influential Companies in 2024 and 2026.

Its Chairman and Group CEO, Dato' (Dr) Fouad Hayel Saeed Anam, also received the Outstanding Leaders in Asia award.

Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad received Industry Champions of the Year.

YTY Industry Sdn Bhd received the Sustainability Rising Star Award, while Sunway Medical Centre Penang has been recognised among Premier Healthcare Providers in Asia.

"Malaysia continues to demonstrate that corporate competitiveness and responsible leadership can reinforce one another," said Dr Shanggari Balakrishnan, chief executive officer of MORS Group.

"The continued recognition of companies across multiple editions underscores the importance of sustaining excellence rather than treating it as a one-off achievement."

MORS Group is positioning itself beyond awards through an ecosystem spanning recognition, research, sustainability advisory, strategic communications and technology.

Its platforms include ACES Institute, Aubrens, Beacons and MORS Technologies.

The scale of ACES Awards 2026 reflects its regional reach: 1,238 nominations from 35 countries across 45 industries, representing organisations with revenue exceeding US$500 billion and a workforce of more than one million employees.

After recognition, the question is whether the practices that distinguish leading companies can help raise standards across Asia and make responsible leadership a defining feature of business, not an optional extra.
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ACES Awards

The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards is a regional platform recognising outstanding leaders, organisations and sustainability champions across more than 25 Asian countries and regions. Now in its 13th annual edition, ACES celebrates responsible leadership, corporate excellence and sustainability practices that create meaningful, long-term value.

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MACAO SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 October 2026 – On October 17, the "Sojourn in Guizhou" International Promotion Conference, co-hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism, Information Office, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Guizhou Province, was held in Macao. Around 200 cultural and tourism representatives from Macao and Guizhou gathered to explore bilateral cooperation opportunities and jointly map out a blueprint for the sojourn industry.

Mountains and Seas Unite for a New Chapter — The Time to Sojourn in Guizhou Is Now: "Sojourn in Guizhou" International Promotion Conference Held in Macao

At the conference, Guizhou presented three signature sojourn belts—Cool Summer Retreat, Sunny South Guizhou, and Wellness & Healing—alongside diverse tour routes and sojourn products. It offered an end-to-end, caring "Five-Heart" service guarantee for Macao residents, ensuring hassle-free property selection, secure transactions, thoughtful loan support, safe funds, and smooth procedures. Guizhou also selected key enterprises and representative projects across the province to showcase products and give presentations. Subsequently, signing ceremonies were held between Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Group and the Travel Industry Council of Macau, and between Guizhou Civil Aviation Industry Group and Air Macau. The Guizhou Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism also awarded Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Group a plaque for its "Colorful Guizhou" International Tourist Transit Service Center in Macao.

In recent years, Guizhou has unified the promotion of products, services, lifestyles, and emotional value, turning unique endowments into tangible sojourn experiences. By developing the six industry pillars—culture, tourism, sports, healthcare, commerce, and transportation—Guizhou ensures visitors from everywhere have the support to settle in and quality experiences to enjoy their stay.

The venue featured areas for open networking, six-element sojourn experiences, and enterprise exhibitions. Distinctive Guizhou specialties—intangible cultural heritage items, tourism merchandise, wellness goods, the "new trio" of beverages (coffee, new-style tea, and craft beer), and local delicacies—were showcased, attracting many attendees to explore and discuss partnerships. Guizhou also provided practical handbooks for Macao residents, including the Guide to Traveling and Buying Property in Guizhou and Renting Tips for Sojourners in Guizhou.

The successful conference further deepened practical cultural and tourism cooperation between Guizhou and Macao, injecting fresh momentum into expanding Guizhou's sojourn market across the Greater Bay Area and accelerating its development into a top national sojourn destination.

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