In line with the Bank’s commitment to stay vigilant in combatting the spread of the COVID-19, Public Bank has produced a COVID-19 Awareness poster for the Bank’s branches and subsidiaries’ highlighting the importance to follow the Ministry of Health’s guidelines in order to stay safe and to play our part to break the COVID-19 chain.
 
Highlighting the message of AVOID 3C - Crowded Place, Confined Spaces and Close Conversation, followed by PRACTISE 3W - Wash Hands, Wear Masks and paying attention to Warnings from MOH, the poster also incorporated the Bank’s branches and subsidiaries’ unique MySejahtera QR Code for contact tracing purposes.

In support of good journalism, Public Bank continued with its Corporate Social Responsibility activities with a sponsorship of RM7,500 for the Malaysian Press Night 2020 where the 2019 MPI-Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards were presented on 11 September 2020.

The Bank’s Marketing Communications Manager of Public Affairs Division, Puan Mirhani Cecilia Abdul Rahman Heinrich presented the mock cheque to Star Media Group’s Executive Content Officer, Mr. Brian Martin, who represented the organiser, Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) during the event held on 13 August 2020 at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Also present at the event were MPI’s Chief Executive Officer Datuk Dr. Chamil Wariya, corporate bodies, government agencies and the media.

Residents of two homes – Ti-Ratana Welfare Society and Pusat Jagaan An Xie – beamed with happiness and gratefulness when Public Bank staff visited each home respectively on the 20 and 21 January 2020.

​The visits to these homes are part of Public Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to reach out and give back to the less fortunate members of society.

Besides visitation by the staff, Ti- Ratana Welfare Society was presented with a donation of RM18,000 while Pusat Jagaan An Xie received RM6,000. Pn. Norida Mohamed, Director of Public Affairs Division and Pn. Mirhani Cecilia Abdul Rahman Heinrich, Marketing Communications Manager, presented the cheques on behalf of the Bank. Residents of the old folks home were also presented with “ang pow” (red packets) worth RM100 each and hampers worth RM3,000 in total.

The staff of Public Bank were welcomed warmly and chatted away happily with the old folks from both homes.

The staff of Public Bank brought Christmas cheer to the children of Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Harapan (also known as Rumah Hope) and Pusat Jagaan Rumah Juara on 17 and 19 December 2019 respectively.

The Bank received the wish list from underprivileged children (aged 12 years and below) of these two homes and gifts which ranged from building block toys, board games, remote control cars, shoes, dresses, watches and others were then presented to them. Meanwhile for those aged above 12, they received ang pows worth RM100 each.

Besides that, both homes also received the Bank’s generous cash donation of RM10,000 presented by Pn. Norida Mohamed, Director of Public Affairs Division to Ms. Amy D’ Cruz, the principal of Rumah Hope while Mr. Michael Pek, Deputy Manager of Corporate Communication, Public Affairs Division, presented the Bank’s donation of RM8,000 to Ms. Cecilia Michael, the home supervisor of Pusat Jagaan Rumah Juara.

Both homes also received hampers worth RM2,000 and RM1,000 respectively.

​The children were treated to a scrumptious lunch. These presentations had surely enriched the children’s memories as they experienced the spirit of generosity during this Christmas season.

A group of undergraduates from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) visited Public Bank on 21 February 2020. The students were greeted warmly by staff of Public Affairs Division (PAD).

The undergraduates were amazed with the track record of the Bank during the various presentations and they were inspired by the leadership of the Founder, Chairman Emeritus, Director and Adviser of Public Bank, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow.
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Before they left, the students were treated to a sumptuous luncheon hosted by PAD.