Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Hamish Watts, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Datuk Amar Hajjah Jamilah Anu

Hilton Kuching turned 30 with a meaningful charity gala dinner in support of Teratak Kasih Tok Nan, a one-stop support centre for people living with HIV in Kuching, Sarawak. In partnership with the Malaysian AIDS Foundation, the iconic hotel hosted an evening to remember with live entertainment from Sarawakian songbird Dayang Nurfaizah, R&B singer Bob Yusof and the Queen of Comedy Joanne Kam. The lavish multi-course dinner also featured a dessert by Chef Dato' Ismail Ahmad. The event successfully raised RM230,000.

Several notable personalities were in attendance, namely Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports and his wife, Datuk Amar Hajjah Jamilah Anu the chairman of Malaysian AIDS Foundation, Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman the president of Malaysian AIDS Council and trustee of Malaysian AIDS Foundation and Hamish Watts the general manager of Hilton Kuching.

Photos: Shaffiq Farhan

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Photo 1 of 17 Eric Van Piggelen and Daphne Van Piggelen
Photo 2 of 17 Hamish Watts and Jasmin Jalil
Photo 3 of 17 Tan Bee Leng and Jonathan Lim
Photo 4 of 17 Stella Bong, Lucy Su and Bina Wong
Photo 5 of 17 Janet Lim, Teresa Sia and Evelyn Wong
Photo 6 of 17 Marissa Ramsey and Datin Neolita Datuk Sri Haji Yusuf
Photo 7 of 17 Yazlan Yahya, Hamish Watts and Chef Dato’ Ismail Ahmad
Photo 8 of 17 Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Hamish Watts, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Datuk Amar Hajjah Jamilah Anu
Photo 9 of 17 Bob Yusof
Photo 10 of 17 Freda Liu and Fahrin Ahmad
Photo 11 of 17 Siti Shorgayah Ahmad Zaidin and Suryani Abdul Hamid
Photo 12 of 17 Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Photo 13 of 17 Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Photo 14 of 17 Joanne Kam
Photo 15 of 17 Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman presenting tokens of appreciation to Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Hamish Watts
Photo 16 of 17 Hamish Watts
Photo 17 of 17 Dayang Nurfaizah