91.   Also present were Deputy Primary Industries Minister Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein, who is the minister-in-attendance, and MDC executive chairman Tan Sri Othman Yeop Abdullah.

92.   Also present were Pos Malaysia executive chairman Tan Sri Zainol Mahmood, National Unity and Social Development Minister Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail and members of the diplomatic corps.

93.   Also present were State Executive Councillors Datuk Dr Sak Cheng Lum and Koay Kar Huah, and Multimedia Development Corporation executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Othman Yeop Abdullah.

94.   Also, X-GEN executive chairman Azri Murad said the partnerships would result in a stronger support base allowing customers continual after-sales service and enhancing customer satisfaction.

95.   Among those present were guest of honour Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad executive chairman Datuk Khalid Ahmad and SSM selection committee chairman Amy Kuan.

96.   And Richard Butler, the executive chairman of the Special Commission, would be named deputy chief of the new group.

97.   Annan met Tuesday with Richard Butler, executive chairman of the U.N. Special Commission, which is in charge of inspecting suspected weapons storage sites in Iraq.

98.   Apart from the Prime Minister, Securities Commission executive chairman Datuk Dr Munir Majid had last December also called on brokerage firms to merge.

99.   At the event, KPB was represented by its group executive chairman Mirzan Mahathir.

100.   At the listing ceremony, executive chairman and managing director Sow Cheng Kow expressed disappointment with the discounted opening price, attributing it to the current market sentiment.