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Datasonic Group Berhad
(Company No. 809759-X)
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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
1) Rationalisation of the Manufacturing Activities Under One Company
In the current year, the manufacturing activity under Datasonic Corporation Sdn Bhd (“DCSB”) was
transferred to Datasonic Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (“DMSB”) formerly known as Asia Pacific Card &
System Sdn Bhd (“APCS”) to enjoy greater economies of scale and improve efficiency by centralising
manufacturing activities under one company with two production facilities (Petaling Jaya and Port
Klang).
2) Applications for Multimedia Super Corridor (“MSC”) Status
Based on the advice by the Multimedia Development Corporation (“MDeC”) Officer, Datasonic
intends to pursue the application for “MSC qualifying activities” in respect of our prospective
projects in 2 main business clusters, namely Shared Services and Outsourcing; and Infotech (Software
development services). On 15 October 2015, Datasonic has acquired the following for the purposes
as above-mentioned:
i)
Two ordinary shares of RM1.00 each representing the entire issued and paid-up share capital
of Amalan Fokus Sdn Bhd for a total consideration of RM2.00; and
ii)
Two ordinary shares of RM1.00 each representing the entire issued and paid-up share capital
of Astana Inovasi Sdn Bhd for a total cash consideration of RM2.00.
Note: Both companies were incorporated in Malaysia on 28 August 2015 and have authorised share
capital of RM400,000 comprising of 400,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each. To-date, both
companies are dormant as the application for approval from MDeC is on-going.
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE
Datasonic’s dedication to continuous quality and excellence has been a key contributing factor to the
long-term success of the Group and the Group continues to receive external recognition and accolades
on this.
In FY16, the notable awards, certifications and/or licenses that were received by the Group include the
following:
1) ISO 9001:2008 Certifications
Datasonic recognises the importance of delivering consistent service and product quality. As such,
the implementation of ISO 9001:2008 is one of the ways which enables continuous improvement of
Datasonic’s quality management systems (QMS) and processes. Datasonic Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
(“DMSB”) has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 by both
SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and SGS United Kingdom Ltd since 22 April 2015. These ISO certifications
were attributable to the internal procedures and processes being adopted by our Manufacturing &
Quality Control Division, which shows that our manufacturing practices are committed to consistent
service and product quality and our smart cards manufacturing practices are in accordance with
both the local and international standards. In turn, this improves the ability of our card manufacturing
operations to meet our customer’s requirements and expectations.
Chairman’s Statement
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