MIDF PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORTATION TO VISITORS OF MINGGU SAHAM AMANAH MALAYSIA 2010 IN KUCHING, SARAWAK

Kuching, 19 April 2010 – Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) will provide free transportation for visitors of Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia 2010 (MSAM) held at Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petrajaya from 20 – 26 April.

MSAM 2010 is the eleventh edition organized by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). This is the fourth consecutive year that MIDF is providing this service.

This year MIDF will provide 26 buses for the public. and 4 river taxis to ferry visitors to the site of the MSAM exhibition in Petrajaya. Twelve shuttle vans for exhibitors and employees of Wisma Bapa Malaysia are also provided for their convenience.

The transportation service, provided from 20 – 26 April will operate from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. for the convenience of visitors to MSAM 2010 which is being held outside Peninsular Malaysia for the first time.

The routes for this transportation service are:

• Bus service within the city of Kuching to Khatulistiwa Jetty and Wisma Bapa Malaysia
• Water taxi service from Khatulistiwa Jetty to Kg Boyan Jetty
• Shuttle service from Kg Boyan Jetty to Wisma Bapa Malaysia

MIDF first introduced this service during MSAM 2007 in Kuantan, Pahang.

About MIDF

MIDF Group is now a diversified group with substantial investments in the financial services industry. Following its merger with Amanah Capital Partners Berhad in 2003, the acquisition of Utama Merchant Bank Berhad in 2004, and the emergence of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad, MIDF Group has evolved into a stronger and bigger entity, offering a competitive and diversified range of financial services to include Investment Banking, Development Finance and Asset Management.