plus 2, KYMCO USA Named Official Scooter and ATV of NHRA - Who Won

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• KYMCO USA Named Official Scooter and ATV of NHRA - Who Won
• BFG Tires, Honda, R. Gordon, Wilson, Stapleton, COPS All Big Winners ... - Who Won
• Interview With Yoke Meng Kam: Portfolio Manager Of The Singapore Fund ... - Yahoo Finance

KYMCO USA Named Official Scooter and ATV of NHRA - Who Won Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:53 AM PST   Thursday, December 10, 2009 KYMCO USA Named Official Scooter and ATV of NHRA by Anthony Vestal ORLANDO, Fla. -- NHRA officials announced today that the world's largest motorsports sanctioning body has partnered with KYMCO USA, a longtime leader in quality, fuel-efficient scooters, ATVs and UTVs. As part of the agreement, KYMCO USA will become the Official Scooter and ATV of the NHRA. KYMCO USA will provide NHRA with scooters and ATV vehicles for use at its NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events and at its five owned and operated drag racing facilities. As an NHRA official sponsor, KYMCO USA will receive visibility at NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events as well as exposure throughout NHRA's various media platforms. "We are pleased to welcome KYMCO USA into the NHRA family of official sponsors," said Gary Darcy, senior vice president of sales and marketing, NHRA. "The quality scooters and ATVs that KYMCO USA provides NHRA will certainly help our Safety Safari team as well as our track officials do their jobs in a more efficient manner. In turn, we feel the partnership will offer exceptional exposure opportunities to generate awareness and recognition for KYMCO USA." This is the first sponsorship relationship between NHRA and KYMCO USA. "We're extremely excited to be partnering with the NHRA," said KYMCO USA president/CEO Eric Bondy. "They're a world class organization that provides tremendous entertainment for all members of the family. This partnership falls directly in line with our strategy of partnering with great organizations to build national awareness of the KYMCO brand. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship." KYMCO's roots in the motorsports industry go back to its founding in 1963 as the Kwang Yang Motor Company, Ltd., with headquarters in Taiwan. Long a leader in quality, fuel economy, and versatility, today KYMCO manufactures motor scooters, motorcycles, and ATVs at five plants in Asia, including the main facility in the city of Kaohsiung. KYMCO is the largest scooter manufacturer in Taiwan and currently exports to 88 countries worldwide. All KYMCO plants use the latest technology for the engineering and production of reliable engine, chassis, and other components. Since 2004, KYMCO has been officially accredited for ISO-9001 quality in manufacturing. KYMCO is committed to maximum customer satisfaction and constant innovation, making use of the most advanced CAD/CAE tools to bring superior engineering and design to their products. The company's partner in the United States is KYMCO USA with headquarters, marketing and distribution centered in Spartanburg, South Carolina. KYMCO USA is dedicated to building the brand's reputation and market share through superior value, frequent new product introductions, strategic industry partnerships, and excellence in dealer network support. KYMCO USA has a reputation and expertise gained through over 30 years in the U.S. motorsports industry. Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks nationwide. As the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States, NHRA presents 23 national events featuring the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Two NHRA-sanctioned bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels: the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the Official NHRA Pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger

BFG Tires, Honda, R. Gordon, Wilson, Stapleton, COPS All Big Winners ... - Who Won Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:20 AM PST   Monday, December 7, 2009 BFG Tires, Honda, R. Gordon, Wilson, Stapleton, COPS All Big Winners at 2009 SCORE Desert Series Awards by Dominic Clark LAS VEGAS -- BFGoodrich Tires, Honda, Wilson Motorsports and NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon were all big winners Saturday as SCORE International officially concluded the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series with the annual SCORE Awards Night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the others earning SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year awards were Baja Pits, COPS Racing, and Mike Stapleton. The evening was also a celebration of 36 years of SCORE championship desert racing. SCORE President/CEO Sal Fish also announced in association with Alberto Trevino, Baja California Sur Secretary of Tourism, that the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be an adventure down the length Mexico's Baja California peninsula, starting in Ensenada and finishing in La Paz. The last time it went down the majestic peninsula was 2007 when the race finished in Cabo San Lucas to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Granddaddy of all Desert Races. BFG Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 34 years was honored as the 2009 SCORE Contingency Company of the Year for the 21st time. The SCORE Off-Roadsman awards are determined by the vote of more than 2,500 members of Los Angeles-based SCORE International. Among the other honorees were the top point leaders from the 2008 SCORE Desert Series, the World's Foremost Desert Racing Series. Gordon, who lives in Charlotte, N.C. but was raised in Orange, Calif., was recognized as the 2009 SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point champion as well as being honored by the SCORE membership as the 2009 SCORE Person of the Year. He also received a coveted SCORE Toyota Milestone Award for completing every required mile in the 2009 SCORE Desert Series. "Robby Gordon is as fierce a competitor as there is in the desert and being consumed full time in NASCAR makes it even more remarkable what he accomplished this year in the SCORE Desert Series," said Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President. "It was also amazing to have the SCORE membership vote Robby as the 2009 SCORE Person of the Year. He had a truly remarkable season and these honors are very well deserved. It's also remarkable that he has never lost touch with his racing roots." American Honda was voted SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year for the 21st time and the 13th consecutive year. COPS Racing was selected the SCORE Entry Sponsor of the Year for the first time, a three-vehicle team owned by television producer John Langley. Among the special awards presented by SCORE and Sal Fish was included a very special appreciation recognition to the government of Baja California for all of its assistance to helping SCORE produce three highly successful races in Baja California, Mexico, in 2009. Receiving the award was Oscar Escobedo, the Secretary of Tourism for the state of Baja California. Wilson Motorsports, Long Beach, Calif., picked up two prestigious awards in front of nearly 400 SCORE desert racers, crews and families at the SCORE Awards Night. Brian Wilson, who was driver of record for the second-place team in Class 1-2/1600, was voted the 2009 SCORE Rookie of the Year and Mike Stapleton was selected as the 2009 SCORE Mechanic of the Year. Stapleton also was honored with this award in 2001. "BFGoodrich Tires has supported all of desert racing, especially SCORE, for 34 years," said Fish, "To win the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 once is a major feat, but to capture the world's most prestigious desert race 20 straight years (1986-2005) is unbelievable. BFG Tires are the most dominant desert racing tires in the world and we are privileged to be able honor them. They have also started a new streak with three consecutive Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 overall victories. BFG's grassroots support of desert racers is unparalleled. SCORE is deeply honored to have the relationship with BFG Tires that we have for over three decades. No motorsport has a more involved and committed sponsor than we have in BFG Tires." Mike Julson, of Santee, Calif., who is a SCORE regular co-driver in SCORE Trophy-Truck, saw his Jimco open-wheel desert race cars win the 2008 SCORE Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer point championship for the 16th time and 15th straight. FAT Performance (Greg Aaronson and Ron Fleming) captured the 2009 Engine Builder point championship for the 10th time. A rugged group of 14 SCORE racers were also honored as 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Award winners after finishing all 1,713.76 race miles during the season. Tim Sanchez, the owner of DirtNewz.com, the most extensive source of desert racing coverage in the world, was honored for the first time as Judy Smith SCORE Journalist of the Year, while HighRev Photography (Jason Zindroski) earned SCORE Photographer of the Year honors for the second time. SCORE opens its five-race 2010 SCORE Desert Series Jan. 15-17 in Southern Nevada with the 16th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 20 Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with seven additional Pro and four more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average 150 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is over 300. SCORE official 2009 sponsors were: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuel-official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull North America-official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie's Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics. Additional associate sponsors for the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 were ProTurismo de Ensenada and the State Tourism Department of Baja California. For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com. 2009 SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year Award Winners Contingency Company—BFGoodrich Tires Motorcycle Manufacturer—American Honda Mechanic—Mike Stapleton, Wilson Motorsports Entry Sponsor—COPS Racing Pit Support Team—BFGoodrich Tires Judy Smith Journalist—Tim Sanchez, DirtNewz.com Photographer—HighRev Photo Suzuki Rookie of the Year—Brian Wilson, Class 1-2/1600 Person of the Year—Robby Gordon, Team Gordon *Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer—Jimco *Engine Builder—FAT Performance *Determined by points, others by membership vote All-time SCORE Off-Roadsman Award Winners Current Awards (1974 thru 2008, voted by SCORE membership) CONTINGENCY COMPANY 1977—NGK Spark Plugs 1978—Pennzoil 1979—BFGoodrich Tires 1980—Rough Country 1981—Bridgestone 1982—BFGoodrich Tires 1983—BFGoodrich Tires 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—TIE-BFGoodrich Tires & Yokohama Tires 1986—Yokohama Tires 1987—BFGoodrich Tires 1988—Yokohama Tires 1989—Yokohama Tires 1990—Yokohama Tires 1991—Yokohama Tires 1992—Yokohama Tires 1993—BFGoodrich Tires 1994—BFGoodrich Tires 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—Duralast Batteries 1999—BFGoodrich Tires 2000—BFGoodrich Tires 2001—BFGoodrich Tires 2002—BFGoodrich Tires 2003—BFGoodrich Tires 2004—BFGoodrich Tires 2005—BFGoodrich Tires 2006—BFGoodrich Tires 2007—BFGoodrich Tires 2008—Volkswagen of America 2009—BFGoodrich Tires MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER 1974—Husqvarna 1975—American Honda 1976—Husqvarna 1977—Husqvarna 1978—Husqvarna 1979—Husqvarna 1980—Yamaha 1981—American Honda 1982—American Honda 1983—American Honda 1984—American Honda 1985—American Honda 1986—American Honda 1987—American Honda 1988—American Honda 1989—Kawasaki 1990—Kawasaki 1991—Kawasaki 1992—Kawasaki 1993—Kawasaki 1994—Kawasaki 1995—Kawasaki 1996—Kawasaki 1997—American Honda 1998—American Honda 1999—American Honda 2000—American Honda 2001—American Honda 2002—American Honda 2003—American Honda 2004—American Honda 2005—American Honda 2006—American Honda 2007—American Honda 2008—American Honda 2009—American Honda MECHANIC 1974—Scott McKenzie 1975—Dick Russell 1976—Jim Fueling 1977—Scott McKenzie 1978—Scott McKenzie 1979—Scott McKenzie 1980—Bill Stroppe 1981—Tom Strong 1982—Bill Stroppe 1983—Bill Stroppe 1984—Bill Stroppe 1985—Bill Stroppe 1986—Randy Anderson 1987—NONE SELECTED 1988—Jon Nelson 1989—Russ Wernimont 1990—Call Wells III 1991—Ivan Scoppertone 1992—Russ Wernimont 1993—Russ Wernimont 1994—Russ Wernimont 1995—Curt LeDuc 1996—Steve Silverthorn 1997—NONE SELECTED 1998—Mike Smith 1999—Mike Smith 2000—Mike Smith 2001—Mike Stapleton 2002—Barry Beacham 2003—Mike Smith 2004—John Hoffman 2005—Mark Cowan 2006—Rick Geiser 2007—Jim Blackmore 2008—Andy McGaw 2009—Mike Stapleton ENTRY SPONSOR 1977—Jules Auto Parts 1978—Tracy's Party Ice 1979—Tracy's Party Ice 1980—MHM Racing 1981—Mike Moore 1982—Pernod 1983—BFGoodrich Tires 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—BFGoodrich Tires 1986—Barbary Coast Hotel 1987—Barbary Coast Hotel 1988—Barbary Coast Hotel 1989—Ford Motor Company 1990—Barbary Coast Hotel 1991—Barbary Coast Hotel 1992—BFGoodrich Tires 1993—Barbary Coast Hotel 1994—Barbary Coast Hotel 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—BFGoodrich Tires 1999—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2000—Tecate Beer 2001—Duralast Batteries 2002—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2003—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2004—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2005—McMillin Racing 2006—Board Ford 2007—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2008—BFGoodrich Tires 2009—COPS Racing PIT SUPPORT TEAM 1977—Checkers 1978—F.A.I.R. 1979—Checkers 1980—Budweiser 1981—Budweiser 1982—BFGoodrich Tires 1983—Checkers 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—TIE-Checkers & F.A.I.R. 1986—Spirit Racing 1987—BFGoodrich Tires 1988—BFGoodrich Tires 1989—BFGoodrich Tires 1990—Sage Council 1991—BFGoodrich Tires 1992—BFGoodrich Tires 1993—Checkers 1994—BFGoodrich Tires 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—BFGoodrich Tires 1999—BFGoodrich Tires 2000—BFGoodrich Tires 2001—BFGoodrich Tires 2002—BFGoodrich Tires 2003—BFGoodrich Tires 2004—BFGoodrich Tires 2005—BFGoodrich Tires 2006—BFGoodrich Tires 2007—BFGoodrich Tires 2008—BFGoodrich Tires 2009—Baja Pits ROOKIE 1974—Frank Vessels 1975—Carroll Ditson 1976—Jackie Thomison 1977—Jerry Boone 1978—Jim Jacobus 1979—Dixie Hawkins 1980—Ray Encabo 1981—Malcolm Vinje 1982—Roger Mortenson 1983—Mike Falkosky 1984—John Clark Gable 1985—Rob Tolleson 1986—Brian Stewart 1987—Robby Gordon 1988—Doug Fortin 1989—Scott Reams 1990—Charlie Townsley 1991—Dan Smith 1992—Brian Goodrich 1993—Ricky Johnson 1994—Tom Rusich 1995—Jimmie Johnson 1996—TIE-Chuck Harris & Tom Dittfield 1997—John Herder 1998—Bekki Freeman 1999—Jared Hardin 2000—Jeremy Spirkoff 2001—Jason Hunter 2002—Alan Pflueger 2003—Brian Ickler 2004—Andy McMillin 2005—Caleb Gaddis 2006—Garron Cadiente 2007—Eric Chase 2008—Lee Banning 2009—Brian Wilson PERSON 1974—Walt Lott 1975—Doc Sauers 1976—Ivan Stewart 1977—Jim McCullick 1978—Quico Santana 1979—Hal Harris 1980—Malcolm Smith 1981—Joe MacPherson 1982—Athene Karis 1983—Walker Evans 1984—Ivan Stewart 1985—Frank DeAngelo 1986—Walker Evans 1987—Bob Steinberger 1988—Walt Lott 1989—Evans Evans 1990—Michael Gaughan 1991—Peri Comb 1992—Dan Newsome 1993—Michael Gaughan 1994—Jimmy Smith 1995—Danny Hamel 1996—Dan Newsome 1997—Joe MacPherson 1998—Dan Newsome 1999—Larry Roeseler 2000—Bob Steinberger 2001—Debbie Dickerhoof 2002—Jeff Quinn 2003—TIE-Mike Julson & Corky McMillin 2004—Ed Herbst 2005—Corky McMillin (posthumously) 2006—Cameron Steele 2007—Cameron Steele 2008—Rob MacCachren 2009—Robby Gordon JUDY SMITH JOURNALIST 1975—Jean Calvin 1976—Sam Wilshire 1977—Sam Wilshire 1978—Judy Smith 1979—Steve Kassanyi 1980—Judy Smith 1981—Jean Calvin 1982—Judy Smith 1983—Jean Calvin 1984—Jean Calvin 1985—Jean Calvin 1986—Jean Calvin 1987—Jim Short 1988—Jean Calvin 1989—Jean Calvin 1990—Jean Calvin 1991—Judy Smith 1992—Judy Smith 1993—Tony Tellier 1994—Jean Calvin 1995—NONE SELECTED 1996—Judy Smith 1997—Jean Calvin 1998—Judy Smith 1999—Judy Smith 2000—Judy Smith 2001—Judy Smith 2002—Judy Smith 2003—Judy Smith 2004—Judy Smith 2005—Judy Smith 2006—Marty Fiolka 2007—Judy Smith 2008—John Calvin Jim Ober PHOTOGRAPHER 1975—Dave Cody 1976—Trackside 1977—Ariz. Comp. Photos 1978—Trackside 1979—Trackside 1980—Trackside 1981—Action Photo 1982—Trackside 1983—Trackside 1984—Trackside 1985—Trackside 1986—Trackside 1987—ESPN 1988—Trackside 1989—Trackside 1990—Carrera 1991—Carrera 1992—Carrera 1993—Carrera 1994—Carrera 1995—NONE SELECTED 1996—Carrera 1997—Carrera 1998—Carrera 1999—Carrera 2000—Trackside 2001—Carrera 2002—Trackside 2003—Trackside 2004—Trackside 2005—Trackside 2006—High Rev Photography 2007—Trackside Photo 2008—Durka Durka Photo 2009—HighRev Photography ORIGINAL BUGGY CHASSIS MANUFACTURER 1974—Funco 1975—Hi-Jumper 1976—Chenowth 1977—Chenowth 1978—Chenowth 1979—Funco 1980—Funco 1981—Funco 1982—Raceco 1983—TIE-Chenowth & Raceco 1984—Raceco 1985—Raceco 1986—Raceco 1987—Raceco 1988—Chenowth 1989—Chenowth 1990—Chenowth 1991—Chenowth 1992—Jimco 1993—Mirage 1994—Chenowth 1995—Jimco 1996—Jimco 1997—Jimco 1998—Jimco 1999—Jimco 2000—Jimco 2001—Jimco 2002—Jimco (By Points since 2003) 2003—Jimco 2004—Jimco 2005—Jimco 2006—Jimco 2007—Jimco 2008—Jimco 2009—Jimco ENGINE BUILDER 1974—Lee Leighton 1975—Brian Skipper 1976—Lee Leighton 1985—FAT Performance 1986—Keith Black 1987—Louis Unser 1988—Mike Evans 1989—Mike Evans 1990—FAT Performance 1991—FAT Performance 1992—Major Performance 1993—FAT Performance 1994—Wik's Racing 1995—FAT Performance 1996—FAT Performance 1997—FAT Performance 1998—Wik's Racing 1999—Wik's Racing 2000—Wik's Racing 2001—Wik's Racing 2002—Dave Smith (By Points since 2003) 2003—Major Performance 2004—FAT Performance 2005—FAT Performance 2006—Major Performance 2007—Major Performance 2008—Major Performance 2009—FAT Performance fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger

Interview With Yoke Meng Kam: Portfolio Manager Of The Singapore Fund ... - Yahoo Finance Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:46 AM PST 67 WALL STREET, New York - December 11, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its China & Japan Report offering a timely review of East Asian stock markets for serious investors. This 132 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online. Topics covered: Chinese ADRs - Asia Pacific Fund - Greater China Fund - Non-Mainstream Names - China and the US, The Most Vibrant Growing Global Economies - Japan Equity Fund - Expectation of Strong Earnings in Singapore Companies - Thai Government Key Driver for Economic Recovery in 2010 Companies include: Deer Consumer Products (DEER); Lonrho Africa (LNAFF.PK); Nintendo (7974_JP); Puda Coal (PUDA); AU Optronics (AUO); Acorn (ATV); Alcon (ACL); Amphenol (APH); Apple (AAPL); Baidu (BIDU); BioPharm Asia (BFAR.OB); British Petroleum (BP); CNOOC (883_HK); Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ); Chaoda Modern Agriculture (0682.HKG); Cheung Kong Holdings (CHE.SG); China Automotive Systems (CAAS); China Housing & Land (CHLN); China Merchants Bank (3968_HK); China Mobile (CHL); China Ritar Power (CRTP); China Sky One Medical, Inc. (CSKI); China Unicom (CHU); China Valve Technology (CVVT); Chunghwa Telecom (CHT); Cisco (CSCO); Cogo (COGO); Disney (DIS); DuPont (DFT); Ezra Holdings (5DN.SIN); F5 (FFIV); FEMSA (FMX); Fanuc (6954_JP); Flextronics (FLEX); Global Sources (GSOL); HK Exchange (388_HK); Hewlett-Packard (HPQ); Honda (HMC); ICBC (1398_HK); ICON (ICLR); Juniper (JNPR); KONE (KNEBV.HEL); Komatsu (6301_JP); L'OrŽal (LOR.BE); LG Display (LPL); LIC Housing Finance (LICHF.IN); MUFG (MUFG); McDonald's (MCD); Mitsubishi UFJ (MTU); Molex (MOLX); Nabors (NBR); NestlŽ (NESR.F); Nobel Biocare (NOBN.VX); Orascom Telecom (OTLD_LI); Pargesa Holdings (PARG.SWF); Roche (RO.SW); SK Telecom (SKM); Sanofi-Aventis (SNY); Sasol (SSL); Singapore Telecom (SGAPY.PINK); SinoHub (SIHI); Sinopharm (1099_HK); Sony (SNE); Swiss Water Decaf (SWS-UN.TO); Terna (TRN.BIT); Total (TOT); Total Produce (T70.BE); Toyota (TM); Toyota (7203_JP); Venture Corporation (V03.SIN); WSP Holdings (WH); Wal-mart de MŽxico (WMMVF.PK); Winner Medical (WWIN); Wonder Auto Technology (WATG); Xcel Energy (XEL); Yamaha Motor (7272.JP); Yongye International (YONG); Yum! Brands (YUM). In the following brief excerpt from just one of the 27 in depth interviews in the 132 page Special Report, a top tier portfolio manager discusses the outlook for the East Asian stock markets for investors. Yoke Meng Kam joined DBS Asset Management Ltd. in December 2007 as Head of Asian Equities. He has 16 years of fund management experience in OCBC Asset Management and Lion Capital Management, where he last held the post of Head of Equities and Deputy Head of Asian Equities respectively. He has extensive experience in managing portfolios whose mandates range from absolute return to benchmarked mandates relating to Asia Pacific ex-Japan, ASEAN and other single country funds/portfolios. He was also responsible for making portfolio allocation decisions and overseeing the investment process. He graduated with an Honors Degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. TWST: What about the Singapore companies you have found attractive? What are some of the core holdings in the Singapore Fund? Mr. Kam: We have a couple of stocks that have been big winners for the fund this year. One of them is Venture Corporation (V03.SIN), that is an OEM providing manufacturing and design services for electronic appliances. The stock price has collapsed because of the downturn in the economy. This resulted in a greatly reduced order book. Furthermore, they have also invested in some CDO portfolios and took major write-downs. Having said that, I think we took the opportunity sometime in the early second quarter to move back into the stock. We believe that the downturn in the operations is temporary in nature, given that the management has proven in the past to be very astute and are able to weather the ups and downs of their marketplace. Secondly, which on hindsight has come as a bonus to us, there has been a substantial write-back of their CDO portfolio, which may result in upside of S$0.50 per share in net asset value to the company by the end of next month, when the CDO portfolio matures. The second stock that we have a major position and which have done well for us is Ezra Holdings (5DN.SIN). That is a company in the offshore marine sector, which owns a fleet of offshore supply vessels. Ezra is moving up into related industries such as subsea engineering and ownership of some FPSO. Its share price has also been affected by the meltdown in the stock market. We took the opportunity to increase the position because we were convinced that the long-term outlook for the company remained very robust and that when the dust settle down, the company would be able to see a resurgence of their order book. Their fleet of offshore marine vessels has got quite decent long-term charters, and they were chartered at fairly attractive rates, given that this fleet is fairly young and new. We are happy to hang onto the position, as they offer tremendous upside opportunities. The Wall Street Transcript is a unique service for investors and industry researchers - providing fresh commentary and insight through verbatim interviews with CEOs and research analysts. This 132 page special issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online . The Wall Street Transcript does not endorse the views of any interviewees nor does it make stock recommendations. For Information on subscribing to The Wall Street Transcript, please call 800/246-7673 fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger

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