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Notes to the Financial Statements - Cahaya Mata Sarawak Bhd

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82<br />

<strong>Notes</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />

For <strong>the</strong> fi nancial year ended 31 December 2011<br />

1. Corporate information<br />

The Company is a public limited liability company, incorporated and domiciled in Malaysia and is listed on<br />

<strong>the</strong> Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. The registered offi ce is located at Level 6, Wisma<br />

Mahmud, Jalan Sungai <strong>Sarawak</strong>, 93100 Kuching, <strong>Sarawak</strong>.<br />

The Company is principally an investment holding company. It also provides centralised treasury and<br />

administrative services <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Group. The principal activities of <strong>the</strong> subsidiaries are set out in Note 19 of <strong>the</strong><br />

fi nancial statements. There have been no signifi cant changes in <strong>the</strong> nature of <strong>the</strong> principal activities during<br />

<strong>the</strong> fi nancial year.<br />

2. Summary of signifi cant accounting policies<br />

2.1 Basis of preparation<br />

The fi nancial statements of <strong>the</strong> Group and of <strong>the</strong> Company have been prepared in accordance with <strong>Financial</strong><br />

Reporting Standards and <strong>the</strong> Companies Act, 1965 in Malaysia. At <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> current fi nancial<br />

year, <strong>the</strong> Group and <strong>the</strong> Company adopted new and revised FRS which are manda<strong>to</strong>ry for fi nancial periods<br />

beginning on or after 1 January 2011 as described fully in Note 2.2.<br />

The fi nancial statements of <strong>the</strong> Group and of <strong>the</strong> Company have also been prepared on <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>rical cost<br />

basis except as disclosed in <strong>the</strong> accounting policies below.<br />

The fi nancial statements of <strong>the</strong> Group and of <strong>the</strong> Company are presented in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) and all<br />

values are rounded <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> nearest thousand (RM’000) except when o<strong>the</strong>rwise indicated.<br />

2.2 Changes in accounting policies<br />

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of <strong>the</strong> previous fi nancial year except as follows:<br />

On 1 January 2011, <strong>the</strong> Group and <strong>the</strong> Company adopted <strong>the</strong> following new and amended FRS and IC<br />

Interpretations manda<strong>to</strong>ry for annual fi nancial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011.<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 132: Classifi cation of Rights Issues<br />

• FRS 1: First-time Adoption of <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards<br />

• FRS 3: Business Combinations (revised)<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 2: Share-based Payment<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 127: Consolidated and Separate <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 138: Intangible Assets<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> IC Interpretation 9: Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives<br />

• IC Interpretation 12: Service Concession Arrangements<br />

• IC Interpretation 16: Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation<br />

• IC Interpretation 17: Distributions of Non-cash Assets <strong>to</strong> Owners<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 1: Limited Exemption from Comparative FRS 7 Disclosures for First-time Adopters<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 1: Additional Exemptions for First-time Adopters<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 2: Group Cash-settled Share-Based Payment Transactions<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS 7: Improving Disclosures about <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments<br />

• Amendments <strong>to</strong> FRS ‘Improvements <strong>to</strong> FRS (2010)’<br />

• IC Interpretation 4: Determining Whe<strong>the</strong>r An Arrangement Contains a Lease<br />

• IC Interpretation 18: Transfers of Assets from Cus<strong>to</strong>mers<br />

• TR i-4: Shariah Compliant Sale Contracts<br />

Cahya <strong>Mata</strong> <strong>Sarawak</strong> Berhad

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