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We refer to your further query and our response of 14 September 2000 on the news article which appeared in The Business Times on 12 September 2000.

The statement made by the Company's Group EVP/Executive Director, Puan Wan Aishah Wan Hamid on the expected financial performance of the Group for the year ending 31 December 2000 was based on its first half year results. Additionally, the trend for previous years indicates that the Company's performance improves in the second half of each year.

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We refer to the above news articles appearing in the Business Times, pages 1,
3 and 24, on Tuesday, 12 September 2000, a copy is enclosed for your reference.
In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the underlined sentences
which are reproduced as follows:-
Page 3
"The Options could be an equity-for-debt arrangement or listing of its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Celcom (M) Sdn Bhd, for fund-raising purposes."
"Chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli said the company has received a principle
agreement from the bondholders to defer the payment for another two years, and
hoped to sign the pact by the first week of October."
"In total, TRI needs to set aside US$535 million for redemption."
"... by extending the payment to another two years, TRI may have to pay an
additional US$100 million worth of interest to the bondholders."
"... TRI's revenue is expected to reach more than RM2 billion for the financial
year ending December 31 2000 ..."
"Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation is expected at
around RM1 billion for the year ended 2000."
Page 1 and 24
"... there might in fact be opportunities for cooperation between Time Dotcom
and Celcom to offer third generation (3G) cellular telephony services."



In accordance with the Exchange's Corporate Disclosure Policy, you are
requested to furnish the Exchange with an announcement for public release
confirming or denying the above reported article and in particular the
underlined sentences after due and diligent enquiry with all the directors,
substantial shareholders and all such other persons reasonably familiar with
the matters about which the disclosure is to be made in this respect. In the
event you deny the above sentences or any other part of the above reported
article, you are required to set forth facts sufficient to clarify any
misleading aspects of the same. In the event you confirm the above sentences or
any other part of the above reported article, you are required to set forth
facts sufficient to support the same.

Please furnish the Exchange with your reply within one (1) market day from the
date hereof.


Yours faithfully


LISA LAM
Senior Manager,
Listing Operations
LL/ST/CY
c.c. Securities Commission (via fax)