Sepang picked as site of New Era college

KUALA LUMPUR: A new 40ha-campus site in Sepang is awaiting the New Era College, a non-profit community-funded tertiary institution run by Dong Jiao Zong, a combination of two major associations associated with the Malaysian Chinese education movement. The land was donated by Vintage Heights – a joint venture comprising GuocoLand (M) Bhd, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd, Crescent Capital Sdn Bhd and Cheltenham Investments Pte Ltd. To build the college, the Hong Leong Foundation raised RM3.38mil in the last eight years through its list of companies and charitable events and pledged another RM2mil, said Dr Poh Soon Sim, the foundation’s director. Read more>

(The Star 20-2-2008)