In early January 2022, Lam Soon Edible Oils collaborated with the Soroptimist International of Bentong to help 1,000 underprivileged households affected by the flood in West Pahang to recover their home through food relief.

Lam Soon donated 1,000 bottles of Cap Buruh cooking oil so they can cook their own meals.

In light of the pandemic, Antabax recently launched #imBAXinAction campaign, short for “I am Back In Action” with the aim to provide Malaysians the confidence and protection to get back on track in the new normal.

As part of the brand’s efforts to protect the nation, #imBAXinAction supported the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, the largest in the history of our country, by distributing Antabax Hand Sanitizer Spray to the public after their vaccinations. Over 24,000 lives benefited through this collaboration with several KPJ Hospitals within Klang Valley and Sunway Putra Mall.

In December 2020, Pacific Oleochemicals commissioned a Solar Photovoltaic system in its Pasir Gudang factory. The investment qualifies not only for MIDA’s Green Investment Tax Incentive and Capital Allowance for solar renewable energy.

Since then, it has reduced CO2 generation by 38.24 ton, or around 10 ton per month.

The Global Handwashing Day is celebrated on October 15 each year as a means to advocate and educate on the importance of hand hygiene using soap and clean running water, an effective and affordable way to reduce the spread of communicable diseases and to save lives.

Antabax has been a strong advocate of hand hygiene in Malaysia since 2009, working with the Ministry of Health Malaysia, the Ministry of Education and numerous industry partners in the education, health, food and beverage, the arts and more.

This campaign saw Antabax joint hand with NANYANG to raise the awareness of hand washing as the effective first line of defence and Antabax Hand Wash products were distributed to designated schools, benefitting both the teachers and students at large.

In 2020, Lam Soon Plantations and Dara Lam Soon constructed two (2) and four (4) blocks of houses at Lahad Datu, Sabah and Muadzam Shah, Pahang respectively, to provide better living conditions for our plantation estate workers.

Each block consists of four (4) units of houses and each house comes with three rooms and two bathrooms for six workers. Our labour quarters are provided with 24 hours electricity and treated water.

MYDIN PRIHATIN 2020’s theme, Zahirkan Kesyukuran, Semarakkan Keriangan 2020 was initiated in April 2020, which saw RM0.10 from the sales of all Antabax products from all MYDIN outlets nationwide channelled towards providing the necessities to groups of ZAKAT beneficiaries and orphanages registered with the department of social welfare.

Antabax, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education launched the “Tangan Bersih Hidup Sihat” campaign to increase health awareness among school children to reduce the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19 and Influenza. The launch was held at SK Putrajaya Presint 11 (3).

The campaign simplified health preparedness through storytelling, colourful visuals, songs and choreographed movements that helped children identify the symptoms of common communicable diseases and the preventive measures to reduce the risk of contraction.

In partnership with KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, Antabax launched the Always Be Clean (ABC) campaign, with the goal of raising awareness on hand hygiene among Malaysians.

The Ministry of Health Malaysia regularly advises the public to practice high levels of personal hygiene, frequent hand washing with soap and water, or with hand sanitiser, observing correct sneezing and coughing etiquette, and following a healthy lifestyle.

Antabax swung into action upon receiving alerts on the increase in influenza cases. The brand has been working with the relevant authorities to promote better hygiene habits for over a decade, and was glad to collaborate with KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital to educate the public on steps to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading communicable diseases.

Human Resource Department (HQ) organised a visit to Rumah Juara, an orphanage home located in Petaling Jaya on a Saturday morning, 28 September 2019. A total of about 15 staff participated in the visit. Games were organised for the kids as everyone mingled and played happily with them.

With the generosity of the Lam Soon staff, a total amount of RM3,575 was collected for the Home. And this donation has fulfilled Rumah Juara’s wish of purchasing an Epson overhead projector for their education purposes. The company also contributed packet drinks to the children and other products, such as washing detergents, to the Home.

In August 2019, Lam Soon Plantations’ healthcare clinic, Klinik Ladang Lam Soon at Lahad Datu, Sabah was awarded Exemplary Clinic for year 2018 by Sabah State Health Department. This is a recognition of our effort in providing good healthcare for the welfare of our workers. The award ceremony was held during the event of ‘Sabah Estate Dresser Day’ at Sandakan Hotel on 13 August 2019.

In February 2019, 6 of our students from Lam Soon Plantations’ Estate at Lahad Datu was awarded scholarship to further their studies to form 4 for 2019 school term. The award ceremony was held on 15 to 17 February 2019 at CLC Sungai Balung, Tawau. Congratulations to all our students who won the scholarship.

In November 2018, Dara Lam Soon installed and commissioned a palm oil mill effluent dewatering system. The said machine continuously de-sludges solid from the pond. The resulting sludge cake is then used as organic fertiliser for the oil palm trees. This process indirectly reduces the biological oxygen demand of the mill effluent to permissible level before they are being discharged.

In 2018, Lam Soon Plantations completed a primary school and kindergarten complex in its estate in Lahad Datu, Sabah to house 251 of its workers’ children. Such efforts are aligned with our conviction that providing access to education is the best way to equip them for a better future.

In May 2018, Dara Lam Soon installed and commissioned a palm oil mill biogas capture plant to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere significantly to 0.05mt carbon dioxide per hectare year from 0.65mt per hectare year, or equivalent to 92% reduction. The bulk of the gas captured are methane gas which is 5X more potent than carbon dioxide. The captured methane gas is utilised as fuel which in turn helps reduce our dependency on fossil fuel.

Realizing the need for awareness and education related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as the need for financial aid for underprivileged patients, Antabax partnering with 99 SPEEDMART, the largest mini-market chain in Malaysia on a charity fundraising campaign in aid of to the Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) Foundation.

The ‘Have A Heart, Save A Life bersama Antabax & 99 SPEEDMART’ charity fundraising campaign was launched on 7 September’15. The campaign that ran from 1st September to 30th November 2015 with 5% sales from Antabax antibacterial personal care range from any 99 SPEEDMART store nationwide channeled to the IJN Foundation in support of its Patient Assistance Program.

Antabax, in collaboration with leading Malaysian retailers Giant and Guardian has raised RM25,271.60 in funds for Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) through its Shared Health, Shared Hope campaign. The campaign that ran over two months from 1 June 2015 to 31 July 2015 with 5% sales of Antabax antibacterial range product sold at Giant and Guardian outlets nationwide were channeled to WAO in support of its Refuge and Child Care Centre. WAO’s Executive Director, Ms Sumitra Visvanathan receiving the donation from GCH Retail (M) Sdn Bhd, General Manager of Marketing, Ms. Norine Erica Majaman and Lam Soon Edible Oils Sdn Bhd , Executive Director, Sales & Marketing, Mr. Allan Khong

A CSR programme by MAY in collaboration with National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) and Watsons

Cervical cancer ranks the second most common cancer for women. Each year, about quarter of a million women die from cervical cancer around the world. In Malaysia, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer that takes its toll among women, with breast and colorectal cancer taking the first and second positions. Regardless of race or age, cervical cancer can affect anyone, especially women who fall within the age demographic of 30 to 50 - also known to be an age group with the highest risk.
Hence, to shed light on the danger of cervical cancer among Malaysian women,  MAY and National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) is working hand-in-hand through a dedicated cervical cancer awareness cum social responsibility programme, known as MAY Cares For You. To kick start the campaign, a series of road shows were held at local tertiary education institutions around Klang Valley from April 2013 till May 2013, starting at the Asia Metropolitan University to University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Putra Malaysia, University Malaya and concluding at University Technology MARA. In addition, as part of the CSR’s initiative to encourage cervical cancer protection, MAY will be sponsoring 25 university students for full HPV vaccination. To further drive the campaign effort, the three-month long campaign also gained participation from Malaysia’s prominent health and beauty retail chain Watsons. Starting from May 2013 to July 2013, 10% of the profits garnered from the sales of MAY products sold at all Watsons outlets will be donated to NCSM. Members of the community who are keen to play their part in the MAY awareness campaign can show their support by writing their pledges and empowerment notes on the wall of “MAY cares for you” application which can be downloaded from the MAY official Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/may.shower.range

Asia Metropolitan University (AMU)		University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)		University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
University Malaya (UM)   University Technology MARA (UITM)

Below are the pictures captured during the MAY Cares For U Media Launch on 15th May 2013.

		Refer picture on the left from left to right: • Dr Dalilah Kamaruddin, Head of Women’s Cancer Detection Centre at National Cancer Society Malaysia; • Ms Caryn Loh, Merchandise and Space Planning Director of Watsons Malaysia; • Dr. Saunthari Somasundaram, President of National Cancer Society Malaysia; • Ms Tiz Zaqyah, MAY’s Brand Ambassador • Mr Francis Ng, General Manager, Household & Personal Care Division, Lam Soon Edible Oil Sdn Bhd
		Refer picture on the left from left to right: • Dr. Saunthari Somasundaram, President of National Cancer Society Malaysia; • Ms Caryn Loh, Merchandise and Space Planning Director of Watsons Malaysia; • Mr Francis Ng, General Manager, Household & Personal Care Division, Lam Soon Edible Oil Sdn Bhd • Ms Tiz Zaqyah, MAY’s Brand Ambassador • Dr Dalilah Kamaruddin, Head of Women’s Cancer Detection Centre at National Cancer Society Malaysia;

Tiz Zaqyah, May’s Ambassador, getting her HPV Vaccination from Dr. Dalilah Kamarrudin, Head of Women’s Cancer Detection Centre at National Cancer Society Malaysia, on the stage during the media launch.

Antabax Re-introduces Children to the Traditional Game of ‘Tepuk Amai-Amai’ to Teach Correct Hand Hygiene

Since our first CSR initiative in 2009, Antabax does not stop in educating the general public about the importance of hand hygiene.  And in 2010 and 2011, our CSR programmes reached out to more than estimated 8 million Malaysians.  And with all our programmes to date, we may have reached out to more than 9 million Malaysians.

Our effort has paid off. Even with the recent epidemic of H7N9 in China, there is no panic here in Malaysia, according to the information released by Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Through this campaign, which will run nationwide, throughout the months of May, June and July 2013, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Antabax will target the young and families. 

To make this campaign more interesting, we are reviving the valuable traditional game ‘Patty Cake’ or ‘Tepuk Amai-amai’. With this game contest, we want to engage the children by improving their hand-eye coordination, oral communications and social skills, competitive skills as well as teamwork. 

Since Patty Cake main components are hands, it is an ideal education tool to teach children the proper hand washing steps in a fun and interactive way.

The first National Antabax Health & Hygiene Mural Painting Competition to unite art and health to reinforce better hygiene habits proven was met by an overwhelming response from 38 primary schools nationwide that produced striking and imaginative murals with hand hygiene as its theme

Held last year, the program harnessed the creativity and self-expression of art to help children remember and internalize the need for good personal hygiene practices. It is believed to among the first programs in the country that teaches personal hygiene to primary school students through art, specifically mural painting.

Among the professional judges were two lecturers from Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology, Mr Lum Weng Wah and En Harris Hassan, who provided the artistic input in selecting the best mural that captured the essence of good hygiene practice among the participating schools.

S.K. Perempuan Methodist 2 won RM 10,000 cash in which 80% will be channeled to the school’s Kelab Doktor Muda whereas the remaining 20% will be used for students’ welfare.  

Antabax together with The Ministry of Health Malaysia, embarked on an ambitious, awareness-raising educational drive to accelerate hand washing behavior change on a national scale through the second 1Malaysia Hand Hygiene Month campaign.

Its purpose was to reduce the spread of communicable diseases that are transmitted via hands. This campaign benefitted more than 3 million people across Malaysia, and is considered one of the largest public-private hand hygiene campaigns ever undertaken in the country.

Antabax and Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd, owner of the MYDIN retail chain, joined forces to launch a nationwide Ramadan Wash-Eat-Wash campaign.

During the month long campaign, all MYDIN hypermarkets had our Antabax antibacterial hand wash liquid made available so that millions of visitors can benefit from it during the pre-festive shopping season. Simple as its name, this campaign reminded millions of MYDIN hypermarkets shoppers to wash their hand before and after eating, adding that the practice of eating with hands should be cherished as a link to Malaysian heritage but good hygiene was essential to ensure that people wellbeing.

Lam Soon Trade Marketing Dept continues on the charity drive and collected cash donation totaling RM8,537 to bless the community during Chinese New Year 2011. Cash donations were given to 3 homes - Persatuan Kanak-kanak Istimewa Kajang, House of Joy, Puchong and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Cacat Ipoh.

Persatuan Kanak-kanak Istimewa Kajang takes care of 93 children and adults with learning disability and provides living skills programs to help them to fit into the society. House of Joy provides shelter to 63 children who are from broken home. Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Cacat Ipoh provides shelter to 61 disabled children, they have lost their home in fire and needed financial aid to rebuild it.

In addition, Lam Soon also donated a range of food, household and personal care products to these homes.