Telekom Malaysia (TM) Announcement - Internet Services Disruption due to Japan Earthquake

INTERNET SERVICES DISRUPTION

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to inform our customers that TM and its consortium members have identified that the earthquake occurred in Japan earlier today has affected Japan – US Cable Network (JUCN) and Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) cable networks linking Malaysia to The United States of America (USA) and Hong Kong (HK).

Customers using Internet services nationwide may experience some degree of service degradation such as slow browsing and high latency while accessing international websites hosted in the USA, Europe and North Asia. Customers using Virtual Private Network (VPN) and other critical business applications linked to USA, Europe and North Asia may also experience some level of service degradation. Meanwhile, to alleviate the problem, the traffic has been diverted and managed effectively to ease the situation.

We will make further announcements on the progress of the restoration works and TM apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the disruption. We would like to assure our customers that all necessary measures is being taken to restore the services as soon as possible.

We wish to thank our customers for their understanding and patience during the affected period. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to email us at help@tm.com.my for TM fixed line and Streamyx customers and unifi@tm.com.my for UniFi customers.

Thank you.

TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD (TM)

ASTRO 6% Service Tax from January 2011

With effect from 1 January 2011, all pay TV broadcasting services including Astro will be subjected to a service tax of 6% as announced by the Government in the Budget 2011.

1. What is this service tax?

In accordance to the Budget 2011, as announced by the Government, pay TV broadcasting services will be subjected to a service tax of 6% effective 1 January 2011.

2. Why is Astro charging service tax?

This service tax is imposed on customers of pay TV broadcasting services by the Government in accordance to the recent Budget 2011 announcement. As such the service tax will be passed on to the customers.

3. How much is the service tax?

6% tax per month on your bill for pay TV broadcasting service.

4. When is the service tax effective?

The Government has advised that the service tax is effective from 1 January 2011 onwards.

5. How do you define what is taxed?

Service tax is imposed on pay TV broadcasting services. Therefore a 6% service tax will be imposed based on the packages subscribed.

An example of costing including Government Service Tax
Family + Movies + Sports + 2 Mini Packages = RM 105.95
Subscription including 6% Government Service Tax = RM 105.95 + RM6.36 (6% Government Service Tax) = RM 112.31(Rounded to RM112.30)

6. What is non taxable?

Category	Non-Taxable
Admin Charge	√
After Sales Technical Service Fee	√
Agreement Fee	√
Astro Mail	√
Astro Merchandise	√
Astro Remote Control	√
Astro Sports 360	√
Astro@15	√
Astro@Play	√
Contract	√
Deposit	√
DMT Rental	√
Early Termination Fee (Campaign T&C)	√
Penalty Amount	√
Free Preview	√
Late Payment Fee	√
Legal Fee	√
Magazine Charges (Astro Guide, Astro View, VMAG, I-Feel, InTrend, etc)	√
Personal Video Recorder Service	√
External Hard Disk PVR Service	√
Reconnection Fee	√
Stamp Duty	√
Switching Fee	√
Smartcard Replacement	√
Unreturned Smartcard	√

7. Will customers who pay for their Astro subscription in advance or who are on auto debit, be subjected to the service tax?

Bills issued on 1 January 2011 will be subjected to service tax while any bills issued prior to 1 January 2011 will not be subjected to service tax.

8. If I request for a change of package or purchased Pay-per-view (Eg. AOD, ABO) in December, will I be subjected to service tax if my bill is dated January?

Yes, these services will be subject to service tax as the bill is issued in January 2011.

9. If I request for a change of package or Pay-per-view (Eg. AOD, ABO) in December, will I be subjected to service tax if my bill is dated December?

No, these services will not be subject to service tax as the bill is issued in December 2010.

ASTRO

http://www.astro.com.my

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Finals) - 11 July 2010

WORLD CUP RESULT (FINALS) - 11/07/2010 :
Netherlands 0 - 1 Spain (116' A.Iniesta)
* Spain - Champion of 2010 FIFA World Cup

The Best Young Player 2010 FIFA World Cup : Thomas Muller (Germany)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (3rd Place) - 10 July 2010

(28' E.Cavani, 51' D.Forlan) Uruguay 2 - 3 Germany (19' T.Muller, 57' M.Jansen, 82' S.Khedira)

* Germany - 3rd Place

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Semi Finals) - 07 July 2010

Germany 0 - 1 Spain (73' C.Puyol)
* Spain qualified to the Finals (Netherlands vs Spain)

11/7/2010 Port Elizabeth (2.30AM) - 3rd Place :
Uruguay vs Germany ~ Live Tv1, Astro

12/7/2010 Johannesburg (2.30AM) - Final :
Netherlands vs Spain ~ Live Tv1, Astro

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Semi Finals) - 06 July 2010

SEMI FINALS 1
(41' D.Forlan, 90' M.Pereira) Uruguay 2 - 3 Netherlands (18' G.V.Bronckhorst, 70' W.Sneijder, 73' A.Robben)
* Netherlands qualified to the Finals

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Second Round) - 28 June 2010

(18' A.Robben, 84' W.Sneijder) Netherlands 2 - 1 Slovakia (90' R. Vittek (penalty)
* Netherlands qualified to the quater finals

(35' Juan, 38' L. Fabiano, 59' Robinho) Brazil 3 - 0 Chile
* Brazil qualified to the quater finals (Netherlands vs Brazil)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Second Round) - 27 June 2010

(20' M.Klose, 32' L.Podolski, 67' 70' T.Muller) Germany 4 - 1 England (37' M.Upson)
* Germany qualified to the quater finals

(26' 52' C.Tevez, 33' G. Higuain) Argentina 3 - 1 Mexico (71' J. Hernandez)
* Argentina qualified to the quater finals (Argentina vs Germany)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result (Second Round) - 26 June 2010

(8' 80' L. Suarez) Uruguay 2 - 1 South Korea Republic (68' C. Lee)
* Uruguay qualified to the quaterfinals

(62' L. Donovan (penalty) United States 1 - 2 Ghana (5' K. Boateng, 93' A. Gyan)
* Ghana qualified to the quaterfinals

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 25 June 2010

Game 1 : Portugal 0 - 0 Brazil

Game 2 : North Korea 0 - 3 Ivory Coast (14'Y. Toure, 20' Romaric, 82' S. Kalou)

* Brazil & Portugal qualified to the second round (Group G)

Game 3 : (47' R. Millar) Chile 1 - 2 Spain (25' D.Villa, 37' A.Iniesta)

Game 4 : Switzerland 0 - 0 Honduras

* Spain & Chile qualified to the second round (Group H)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 24 June 2010

Game 1 : (25' 73' R. Vittek, 89' K. Kopunek) Slovakia 3 - 2 Italy (81' A.D. Natale, 90' F. Quagliarella)

Game 2 : Paraguay 0 - 0 New Zealand

* Paraguay & Slovakia qualified to the second round (Group F)

Game 3 : (81' J.D. Tomasson) Denmark 1 - 3 Japan (17' K. Honda, 30' Y. Endo, 87' S. Okazak)

Game 4 : (65' S. Eto´o (penalty) Cameroon 1 - 2 Netherlands (36' R.v. Persie, 83' K.J. Huntelaar)

* Netherlands & Japan qualified to the second round (Group E)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 23 June 2010

Game 1 : Slovenia 0 - 1 England (23' J. Defoe)
Game 2 : (90' L. Donovan) United States 1 - 0 Algeria
* USA & England qualified to the second round

Game 3 : Ghana 0 - 1 Germany (60' M.Ozil)
Game 4 : ( 69' T.Cahill, 73' B. Holman) Australia 2 - 1 Serbia (84' M. Pantelic)
* Germany & Ghana qualified to the second round

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 22 June 2010

Game 1 - Mexico 0 - 1 Uruguay (43' L. Suarez)

Game 2 - (70' F. Malouda) France 1 - 2 South Africa (20' B. Khumalo, 37' K. Mphela)

Game 3 - (12' K. Uche, 69' A. Yakubu (penalty) Nigeria 2 - 2 Korea Republic (38' J. Lee, 49' C. Park)

Game 4 - Greece 0 - 2 Argentina (77' M. Demichelis, 89' M. Palermo)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 21 June 2010

(29'R. Meireles, 53'Simao, 56' 70' H. Almeida, 81' Liedson, 88'C. Ronaldo, 89'Tiago) Portugal 7 - 0 North Korea

(75' M.Gonzalez) Chile 1 - 0 Switzerland

(17' 51' D. Villa) Spain 2 - 0 Honduras

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 20 June 2010

Slovakia 0 - 2 Paraguay (27' E. Vera, 86' C. Riveros)

(7' S. Smeltz) Italy 1 - 1 New Zealand (29' V. Iaquinta (penalty)

(25' 51' L. Fabiano, 62' Elano) Brazil 3 - 1 Ivory Coast (79' D. Drogba)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 19 June 2010

(53' W. Sneijder) Netherlands 1 - 0 Japan

(25' A. Gyan (penalty) Ghana 1 - 1 Australia (11' B. Holman)

(10' S. Eto´o) Cameroon 1 - 2 Denmark (33' N. Bendtner, 61' D. Rommedahl)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 18 June 2010

Germany 0 - 1 Serbia (38' M. Jovanovic)

(13' V. Birsa, 42' Z. Ljubijankic) Slovenia 2 - 2 United States (48' L. Donovan, 82' M. Bradley)

England 0 - 0 Algeria

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 17 June 2010

( 16'C. Park (own goal), 33' 77' 80' G. Higuain) Argentina 4 - 1 South Korea (45' C. Lee)

(44' D. Salpingidis, 71' V. Torosidis) Greece 2 - 1 Nigeria (16' K. Uche)

France 0 - 2 Mexico (64' J. Hernandez, 79'C. Blanco (penalty)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 16 June 2010

Honduras 0 - 1 Chile (34' J. Beausejour)

Spain 0 - 1 Switzerland (52' G. Fernandes)

South Africa 0 - 3 Uruguay (24' D. Forlan, 80 'D. Forlan (penalty), 90' A. Pereira)

World Cup FIFA 2010 Result - 15 June 2010

(90' W. Reid) New Zealand 1 - 1 Slovakia (50' R. Vittek)

Ivory Coast 0 - 0 Portugal

(55' Maicon, 72' Elano) Brazil 2 - 1 North Korea (89' Y. J)