Former Japan National Badminton Player, Mako Urushizaki, recently visited Pertama to share her expertise and passion for badminton with local students in Miri and Bintulu. Mako was ranked 1st in the Dubai International Challenge 2019 and RSL Swedish Open 2019.  Retired in 2021 due to injury, Mako now coaches badminton at Akua Badminton in Tokyo. Her purpose of visiting Sarawakian local students was two-fold, to engage with the local community, and also to learn about Pertama’s work cultures and values.  To kickoff her visit, Pertama organized a two-day friendly badminton sessions amongst staff and including general manager Yuki Nakamura. Following the engagement with Pertama staff, Mako alongside Pertama’s CSR team organized two Badminton Workshops with SK Tegageng, Subis Miri and SK Kuala Nyalau, Samalaju Bintulu for the local students on the 23rd and 24th of September.  The workshop, How to Become a Champion is a 2 hour warm-up and basic

21 September 2024 –  Kampung Nyalau was recently buzzed with community spirit with approximately 200 volunteers participating in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) event. The event focused on cleaning of the Kampung Nyalau beach and multipurpose hall. The clean-up event was organized by Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) with the help of village committees, as well as Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP) companies including Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn Bhd and Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd. This event aims to prepare and set the tone for the village for the upcoming Bintulu International Kite Festival 2024 local tour that will be held on the 26th of September.  The event attracted around 130 villagers as well as approximately 50 volunteers from BDA, 20 from Press Metal, and 19 volunteers from Pertama.  Datu Yakup bin Kari, General Manager of BDA expressed his appreciation for Pertama’s contribution and active participation for the village and local school. He

Bintulu, Sarawak – SK Kampung Tegageng recently organized their 35th Annual Sports Day held on August 17, 2024. The event included a number of sporting activities such as track and field events, and lucky draws.The sports day was a lively celebration showing the students enthusiasm for sports. Students from pre-school to Year 6 competed in a variety of competitions which was also attended and supported by their parents. Delegations from Pertama Ferroalloys attended to support and contribute to the event as well, alongside the local communities and also the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Several distinguished guests attended the event, including Encik Edward Raja Eli, Secretary to Deputy Minister of MIPD Datuk Majang Renggi, Encik Thomas Ngaring, Special Officer N70 Samalaju, Mr. Yuki Nakamura, General Manager of Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn Bhd, Encik Robert Anak Ngalai, Manager of PTPTN Miri Branch and Encik Surdirman bin Musa, Chairman of PIBG SK Kampung Tegaggeng.

In a bid to strengthen the education and talent development initiatives in Sarawak, Pertama Ferroalloys extended a warm welcome to Minister of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development Sarawak, Dato Sri Roland Sagah, and Deputy Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis.