Star Foundation gets RM500,000 to help the needy


Making a difference: Wong (second from right) handing over the mock cheque of RM500,000 to Fu at Menara Star. Also present are Loh (right) and Loo. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: A timely contribution of RM500,000 will go towards helping the poor and needy communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oriental Holdings Berhad group managing director Datuk Robert Wong Lum Kong made the donation to the Star Foundation, which is Star Media Group’s (SMG) charitable arm, at a simple ceremony at Menara Star where he handed a cheque for the amount to SMG and Star Foundation chairman Datuk Fu Ah Kiow.

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