Sasbadi Annual Report 2020

1987 • Publication of our first Textbook ‘Bahasa Malaysia KBSM Tingkatan 1’ 1985 2009 • Organised our first book fair, ‘Bazar Baca’. A total of 112 book fairs organised in that year 2010 • Incorporation of Orbit Buku Sdn Bhd • Acquired Malaysian Book Promotions Sdn Bhd 2005 • Launched ‘Total eDictionary’, our first generation electronic dictionary • Secured the rights as sole distributor and partner of LEGO Education for Brunei and Malaysia • Organised our first Malaysia Robot Olympiad (now known as National Robotics Competition) ® 1997 • Publication of our first Malay translated publications – ‘Make It Work!’ and ‘Eyewitness Science’. 2002 • Incorporation of Maya Press Sdn Bhd as an imprint for general titles for Sasbadi 2013 • Signed an MoU with Yayasan Guru Malaysia Berhad for 20,000 UPSR and SPM candidates for 2013 in Perak under i-TR1M ("Interaktif Tuisyen Rakyat 1Malaysia") • Sasbadi acquired the rights for National School Curriculum based IP from Pearson Malaysia 2012 • Co-organised the World Robot Olympiad 2012 with the Government of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur • Incorporation of Sasbadi Holdings Berhad ("Sasbadi Holdings") 2014 • Debuted on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia as a Public Listed Company • Sasbadi Online was appointed as the National Science Challenge ("NSC") preliminary level online system developer and smart partner • Incorporation of MBP Publications Sdn Bhd and Sasbadi Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd • Granting of licence to PT Penerbit Erlangga to use our digital learning system • Acquired IP for teacher education segment from Penerbitan Multimedia Sdn Bhd 2015 • Acquired 70% of Sanjung Unggul Sdn Bhd and its subsidiaries (comprising The Malaya Press Sdn Bhd, Jinbang Publication Sdn Bhd, Media Distribution Sdn Bhd and Big Tree Publications Sdn Bhd) • Celebrated Sasbadi’s 30th Anniversary • Incorporation of MindTech Education Sdn Bhd ("MindTech Education") 2017 • Acquired the remaining 30% of Sanjung Unggul Sdn Bhd and its subsidiaries • Launched the Professional Robotics Skills Certificate with the University of Malaya during the National Robotics Competition 2017 • Signed an agreement with Animasia Studio Sdn Bhd for the global rights to produce and market Chuck Chicken printed materials • The Best Under Billion Award 2017 for the category of Best in Online Presence by Focus Malaysia was awarded to Sasbadi Holdings • Signed an agreement with Marshall Cavendish Education Pte Ltd ("MCE") for the exclusive right to promote, market, advertise, sell and distribute certain MCE-published titles in Malaysia 2018 • Acquired Pinko Creative Sdn Bhd as a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Publishing House Sdn Bhd • MindTech Education received the renewal of the direct sales licence from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism for a period of two years from 26 April 2018 • Launched our digital Learning Engagement Platform for young learners, i-LEARN Ace Junior 2019 • Signed an MoU with the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association ("MELTA") to develop two English upskilling programmes for teachers • Signed an MoU with People’s Education Press China ("PEP") to develop two initiatives - Special Education Teaching Materials for Malaysian special education schools and Situational English Learning Programme for learners in China • Signed an agreement with Cambridge Assessment English as the preferred partner for Linguaskill in Malaysia • Signed an agreement with NYC English as the Exclusive Partner for NYC English products in Malaysia • Our awards this year: - Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press ("FLTRP") Award for Best Belt & Road Category - Sasbadi Sdn Bhd - The Institution of Engineering and Technology ("IET") Industry Excellence Award, Gold Winner for STEM Education - Sasbadi Learning Solutions Sdn Bhd 2011 • Incorporation of Sasbadi Online Sdn Bhd ("Sasbadi Online") and launched the first online teaching product, Penjana Pentaksiran Instan • Appointed as the distributor of National Instruments for a range of applied learning products for schools in Malaysia • Incorporation of Sasbadi Sdn Bhd ("Sasbadi") and commencement of operations 2016 • Obtained direct sales license from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism for MindTech Education • Acquired United Publishing House Sdn Bhd ("UPH") and its subsidiaries (comprising Penerbitan Daya Sdn Bhd, Penerbitan Minda Sdn Bhd, G Apple Studio Sdn Bhd and UPH Distributor Sdn Bhd) • Acquired Distinct Motion Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary, Distinct Element Sdn Bhd • The BrandLaureate Great Entrepreneur Brand Icon Leadership Award 2016 was awarded to Mr Law King Hui, Group Managing Director of Sasbadi Holdings • The MLM Golden Midas Award 2016 and the Asia Yes Brand Award 2016 awarded to MindTech Education & i-LEARN Ace (product of MindTech Education) respectively • The High Achievers Award of the Asia Pacific Golden Crown Award 2016-2017 was awarded to Sasbadi Holdings Berhad • Signed an MoA with the University of Malaya to collaborate on research and product development of robotics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ("STEM") education 2020 • Signed an MoC with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to develop intelligent solutions, empowering both teachers and students to digitalise and transform in the domain of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) • Obtained the official recognition from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia that accepts Linguaskill as a CEFR English entrance assessment for diploma and degree courses in Private Higher Education Institutions (“IPTS”) in Malaysia • Partnered with HarperCollins Publishers Limited to co-develop a series of readers for young learners by embedding audio reading technology, and lead its distribution in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei • Launched a nationwide Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to provide SPM 2020 candidates free access to i-LEARN Ace until March 2021 2004 • Moved into our purpose-built head office in Kota Damansara, Selangor Darul Ehsan OUR MILESTONES 15 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 OUR MILESTONES 14 SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD