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Kuala Lumpur to host 2005 CNBC Business Leader awards
MUMBAI: CNBC Asia Pacific will be staging its 4th Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The announcement followed a meeting between Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and CNBC Asia Pacific president & CEO Alexander Brown, at Malaysia’s Federal Government Administrative capital of Putrajaya on Tuesday, a company release says.
The Asia Business Leader Awards aims to recognise Asia’s outstanding CEOs who have demonstrated superior leadership skills in managing highly successful businesses in their respective countries or in Asia. ABLA has a three-phase judging process, based on a combination of criteria including financial performance, leadership, creativity and innovation, and social responsibility. The judges comprise journalists, retired business leaders/CEOs or professionals with Asia experience, Asian corporate strategists, academics and international management thinkers. They evaluate candidates on their ability to create success in creating short-term advantage, long-term value, enhancing their competitive edge, and the demonstration of leadership in the business community.
Each event usually takes place over two days, and incorporates an awards presentation ceremony and gala dinner presided by high-level guests-of-honour, business leaders’ summit and a CEOs’ golf challenge.
“Malaysia’s economy is one of the most vibrant in Southeast Asia… Hosting the next ABLA in Malaysia represents an extension of CNBC Asia’s commitment to the business community residing there,” Brown is quoted in the release as saying.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
