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82<br />

Annual report 2008<br />

NOTES TO THE<br />

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2008<br />

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />

(a)<br />

Basis of preparation<br />

The financial statements comply with applicable approved Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) issued by the Malaysian<br />

Accounting Standards Board and with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1965.<br />

The measurement bases applied in the preparation of the financial statements include cost, recoverable value, realisable<br />

value and fair value. Estimates are used in measuring these values.<br />

The financial statements are presented in Ringgit Malaysia (“RM”), which is also the Company’s functional currency. Unless<br />

otherwise indicated, the amounts in these financial statements have been rounded to the nearest thousand.<br />

(b)<br />

<strong>Change</strong>s in accounting policies<br />

The accounting policies adopted by the Group and the Company are consistent with those adopted in the previous financial<br />

year except for the adoption of the following new and revised FRSs effective on or after 1 July 2007:<br />

Amendment to FRS 121 : The Effects of <strong>Change</strong>s in Foreign Exchange Rates – Net Investment in a Foreign<br />

Operation<br />

FRS 107<br />

FRS 111<br />

FRS 112<br />

FRS 118<br />

FRS 137<br />

Cash Flow Statements<br />

Construction Contracts<br />

Income Taxes<br />

Revenue<br />

Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets<br />

The adoption of the above FRSs does not have any significant financial impact on the Group and the Company for the<br />

current financial year.<br />

(c)<br />

New FRSs that are not yet effective<br />

The Group and the Company have not adopted the FRS 139 Financial Instruments : Recognition and Measurement that<br />

has been issued and relevant to their operations but which are only effective for the financial periods beginning on or after<br />

1 January 2010.<br />

(d)<br />

Significant accounting judgements and estimates<br />

The preparation of financial statements requires management to exercise judgement in the process of applying the<br />

accounting policies. It also requires the use of accounting estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets<br />

and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and reported amounts of income<br />

and expenses during the financial year.<br />

Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, historical experiences<br />

and various other factors, including expectations for future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances,<br />

actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates.<br />

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are<br />

recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.<br />

(i)<br />

Critical judgement made in applying accounting policies<br />

The followings are judgements made by management in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies that<br />

have the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements:

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