0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Modern ▁L anguages , ▁Univers iti ▁Ut ara ▁Malays ia ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁senior ▁independent ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁at ▁Di Gi ▁Tele communic ations ▁S dn ▁B hd ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁its ▁independent ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁At ▁Asian ▁Plant ations ▁Limited ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁independent ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁senior ▁independent ▁non ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁D igi . com ▁B hd ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁At ▁New ▁Stra its ▁Times ▁Press , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁laws ▁from ▁O tag o ▁University , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁of ▁science ▁from ▁Mult imedia ▁University , ▁Malays ia , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Lo yal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁( PS M ) ▁– ▁Tan ▁Sri ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁Grand ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Sultan ▁A hm ad ▁Shah ▁of ▁P ah ang ▁( SS AP ) ▁– ▁D ato '