LKT plays its role as good corporate citizen through recycling campaign
Date: 26 Oct, 2007

LKT plays its role as good corporate citizen through recycling campaign
In tandem with its role as a socially responsible corporate citizen, LKT Industrial Berhad recently launched its Recycling Campaign themed “Our Earth, Our Future”.

“This Campaign is the first step we are taking to educate our employees on the importance of recycling and how we can help to protect the environment. The Earth is home to all of us, and it is our obligation to take care of the environment in this very planet that we live in,” said Dato’ Vincent Loh.


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LKT price to trend higher
Date: 04 Sept, 2007

LKT price to trend higher
LKT Industrial Bhd staged a technical rebound to step out of its range-bound trade yesterday. Its daily price trend closed at RM3.14, posting a day-on-day gain of 37sen, or 13.36 percent.

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LKT Commemorates Climb of CEO with Charitable Deeds
Date: 23 May, 2007

LKT Commemorates Climb of CEO with Charitable Deeds
LKT Commemorates Climb of CEO with Charitable Deeds by donating to schools and charitable organizations in Penang Island. In conjunction with this event, we also hold a “Blood Donation and Pledging of Organ Donation” campaign for employees of LKT to do a charitable deed and help save lives.

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LKT sasar negara Eropah jadi pasaran baru
Date: 10 May, 2007

LKT sasar negara Eropah jadi pasaran baru
Pengerusi Eksekutif dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif LKT, Datuk Loh Khee Lian berkata, teknologi LKT maju jika dibandingkan dengan pesaingpesaingnya di China atau pun di Eropah Timur dan ia merupakan utama LKT bagi meraih kontrak-kontrak besar dari pelanggan-pelanggannya.

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Semiconductor unit to be main revenue earner for LKT
Date: 10 May, 2007

Semiconductor unit to be main revenue earner for LKT
THE bulk of LKT Industrial Bhd's projected revenue in the next three to five years will come from its semiconductor equipment division known as Meerkat.

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LKT revenue to hit RM600 Mil
Date: 10 May, 2007

LKT revenue to hit RM600 Mil
Executive chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Vincent Loh Khee Lian said Meerkat had the capacity to generate revenue of RM500mil annually in three to five years.

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LKT expects Meerkat division to drive growth
Date: 9 May, 2007

LKT expects Meerkat division to drive growth
LKT Industrial Bhd expects its Meerkat division to be the main driver of growth for the group in the near future, said its chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Vincent Loh Khee Lian. The division is focussed on technology and equipment and instrument integration, providing services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) operating in the semiconductor industry.

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LKT contributes RM10,000 for Tabung Bantuan Bencana Nasional
Date: 12 Feb, 2007

LKT contributes RM10,000 for Tabung Bantuan Bencana Nasional
Heeding the government’s call to corporate sectors to lend a helping hand for the Johor flood victims, LKT Industrial Berhad recently contributed RM10,000 towards the Tabung Bantuan Bencana Nasional.

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Tech stocks spark new interest
Date: 13 Jan, 2007

Tech stocks spark new interest
Renewed interest in technology-related counters sparked a broad-based surge on Bursa Malaysia, pushing the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index to finish 13.27 points, or 1.2% higher, at 1,119.33 yesterday.

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M'sia: LKT Industrial "LKT Expects '08 Industry Upturn"– Reuters
Date: 06 Dec, 2006

M'sia: LKT Industrial "LKT Expects '08 Industry Upturn" – Reuters
Malaysian semiconductor equipment maker, LKT Industrial Bhd, expects its two new plants to ride on an industry upturn in 2008 following an expected slowdown next year, its chief said on Monday.

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LKT expects to ride on an industry upturn in '08"- Sin Chew Jit Poh
Date: 05 Dec, 2006

LKT expects to ride on an Industry Upturn in '08 – Sin Chew Jit Poh
Malaysian semiconductor equipment maker, LKT Industrial Bhd, expects its two new plants to ride on an industry upturn in 2008 following an expected slowdown next year, its chief said on Monday.

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Support for concert
Date: 25 Nov, 2006

Support for concert
With keen interest for charity work, LKT Industrial Berhad is contributing RM20,000 in support of the Starwalk Charity Concert.

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LKT Manufacturing Wins Enterprise 50 Award
Date: 23 Nov, 2006

LKT Manufacturing Wins Enterprise 50 Award
LKT Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of main board-listed LKT Industrial Berhad, has been named as a winner of the Enterprise 50 Award for year 2006. LKT Manufacturing was ranked no. 21 out of 50 winners.

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LKT sponsors RM20,000 for Starwalk Charity Concert
Date: 21 Nov, 2006

LKT sponsors RM20,000 for Starwalk Charity Concert
LKT Industrial Berhad is carrying on its tradition as a responsible corporate citizen by sponsoring RM20,000 for the Starwalk Charity Concert, held in conjunction with Starwalk Carnival 2006, organized by The Star newspaper.

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LKT set to rise further in thin trades
Date: 09 Oct, 2006

LKT set to rise further in thin trades
LKT Industrial Bhd (LKT) was one of the counters that posted double-digit gains. LKT‘s daily price trend rebounded over the last few trading days.

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LKT rises on steady export orders
Date: 05 Oct, 2006

LKT rises on steady export orders
Shares in semiconductor equipment manufacturer LKT Industrial Bhd rose 14 sen to a 52-week high of RM3.88 yesterday. The stock is up more than 237% over that period.

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LKT Industrial Berhad Wins TBR Award
Date: 03 Oct, 2006

LKT Industrial Berhad Wins TBR Award
LKT Industrial Berhad was honoured for its excellence in the Automation Industry by being named as winner of the inaugural Technology Business Review Award recently

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Movie treat for 100 children
Date: 29 Aug, 2006

Movie treat for 100 children
The LKT Industrial Berhad Employees Welfare Club (EWC) took 100 underprivileged children out to a movie recently.

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Profitable place for call centres
Date: 31 July, 2006

Profitable place for call centres
LKT's net profit rose 180% to RM23.2mil, with earnings per share of 34 sen, for its first half year ended June 30, 2006.

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Everest Friendship 2006 Donates RM334,135 for Charity
Date: 27 July, 2006

Everest Friendship 2006 Donates RM334,135 for Charity
“As a responsible corporate citizen, we believe in lending a helping hand to the community around us. We will continue to look for effective ways to play our role in enhancing and encouraging the continuous development of the people of Penang,” said Dato’ Vincent Loh.

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Intel helps small businesses get IT savvy
Date: 22 July, 2006

Intel helps small businesses get IT savvy
LKT Industrial Bhd, which today serves as a virtual factory supplier to the multinational corporations based in Penang, has gone public with its shares floated on Bursa Malaysia's main board.

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World class companies emerge
Date: 17 July, 2006

World class companies emerge
LKT in recent years has changed its business model, and started to export its semiconductor equipment in earnest. Its first quarter results shot up 330% to RM13.6mil.

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LKT grows with semicon sales
Date: 17 July, 2006

LKT grows with semicon sales
The semiconductor Industry Association [SIA] had in June revised upwards its worldwide semiconductor sales projection for 2006 by 1.9 percentage points to 1.98% or US249.6 billion. This reaffirms that semicondustor manufactures will continue to invest in equipment. This is good news for LKT, which designs a manufactures parts for multinational semiconductor companies.

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Superman movie treat for children
Date: 3 July, 2006

Superman movie treat for children
Underprivileged children from the Ramakrishna Ashrama and the Sri Cahaya Children's Homes revived memories of their superhero during a movie treat , which sponsored by LKT Industrial Bhd, to watch Superman Returns at the Cathay Cineplex in Penang yesterday.

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Movie treat for 100 underprivileged children
Date: 02 July, 2006

Movie treat for 100 underprivileged children
Staying true to its spirit of fostering unity and promoting goodwill, the Employees Welfare Club of LKT Industrial Berhad, gave a special treat to 100 underprivileged children from two homes by inviting them to a free screening of the movie `Superman Returns’ at a Cineplex in Penang recently.

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Main board stocks make modest gains
Date: 01 July, 2006
By:
Loong Tse Min

Main board stocks make modest gains
LKT Industrial Bhd emerged as the tenth highest gainer on the main board, advancing whopping 125%, or RM1.81, over the past six months.

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Courtesy Call by Semicon Leaders to Strengthen Malaysia-China Bilateral Ties
Date: 23 June, 2006
By:
Ann Tan

Courtesy Call by Semicon Leaders to Strengthen Malaysia-China Bilateral Ties
A delegation comprising semiconductor industry leaders from Penang and China gave a courtesy call to the Chief Minister of Penang, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon at Invest Penang recently.

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CEO conquers Mount Everest
Date: 25 May, 2006
By:
Christina Chin

CEO conquers Mount Everest
A technopreneur has become the fourth Malaysian to reach the peak of Mount Everest under a project to raise funds for a school here in Penang.

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Kids, be adventurous
Date: 13 May, 2006
By:
Christina Chin

Kids, be adventurous
“Once you find the courage to pursue your dreams, it can be an empowering experience that can change your life forever,” he said.

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Climb for charity
Date: 13 May, 2006
By:
Christina Chin

Climb for charity
LKT Industrial Berhad CEO Vincent Loh and professional adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow are on a mission to climb the world's highest peak to help raise RM3.5 million for SJKC Kwang Hwa Penang's building fund.

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Technology companies more superior in the region
Date: 01 May, 2006
By:
C.S. Tan

Technology companies more superior in the region
LKT Industrial Bhd is an example of a Malaysian tech company that has proven it is as good as any Singaporean company in its peer group. An equipment manufacturer for the semiconductor sector, LKT turned a pre-tax profit margin of 22.6% in its latest quarter, far exceeding that of Asti Holdings Ltd of Singapore, which managed a margin of just 5.6%.

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LKT first-quarter revenue, profit surge
Date: 26 Apr, 2006
By:
Yeow Pooi Ling

LKT Q1 Revenue, Profit Surge
LKT Industrial Bhd's Q1 net profit jumped 325% to RM13.6Mil, while earning per share rose to 20.22 sen (4.78 sen previously).

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LKT Industrial Berhad: Q1 Review
Date: 3 Apr, 2006
By:
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LKT Industrial Bhd, a supplier of semiconductor equipment had benefited from the global chip industry rebound last year.

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Corporate: Chip industry recovers, but no rally yet
Date: 22 Mar, 2006
By:
Nadia S Hassan

Last year wasn't an easy one for Malaysia's semiconductor companies. According to analysts, investors would be better off evaluating individual companies rather than looking at the semiconductor sector as a whole. Some analysts are recommending buying semiconductor-related companies such as LKT Industrial Bhd and Pentamaster Corp Bhd, which have been performing reasonably well.

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12th AGM Report
Date: 21 Mar, 2006
By:
Don Quah

Convening its 12th Annual General Meeting today (21 March 2006) at its factory premises, LKT shareholders were gleaming with optimism of similar pace of performance in the current year of 2006. LKT surpassed its first RM 100 million revenue in the year 2004, crossed the RM 200 million-mark with RM 214 million revenue in 2005.

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LKT to ride on microchip boom
Date: 20 Mar, 2006
By:
David Tan

President Lim Wei Yee told StarBiz that construction works on the group's new RM58mil manufacturing facility was going on now on 7.5 acres in Bayan Lepas.

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Firm taps on boom in China, India
Date: 20 Mar, 2006
By:
David Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd’s competitive edge over its competitors in China and Eastern Europe is in its technical know-how, derived from its years of providing original equipment manufacturing services to overseas semiconductor equipment companies.

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Interest in small-cap counters sustainable
Date: 07 Mar, 2006
By:
Susan Tam

The interest in small- and mid-cap companies is expected to be sustainable following their good run in the last two to three months, say analysts.

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Strong rebound in electronics earnings
Date: 02 Mar, 2006
By:
C.S. Tan

One is home-grown LKT Industrial Bhd based in Penang. It experienced an almost three-fold increase in revenue in the fourth quarter. This enabled it to register a net profit of RM 8Mil in that quarter.

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Adventurer leads pupils in charity hike
Date: 01 Mar, 2006

More than 1,000 primary school pupils had the opportunity to hike up the Cangkat Sungai Ara 2 trail in Penang with the first South-East Asian to scale the world's Seven Summits, the highest peaks on the world's sevent continents.

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Notice of 12th Annual General Meeting
Date: 28 Feb, 2006

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twelfth Annual General Meeting of LKT Industrial Berhad will be held at the Ground Floor, LKT Industrial Berhad, Plot 17 Hilir Sungai Keluang Tiga, Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, Phase IV, 11900 Penang on Tuesday, 21 March 2006 at 11.30 a.m.

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LKT earnings surge on upswing in chips
Date: 22 Feb, 2006

Electronics equipment manufacturer LKT Industrial Bhd's net profit total rose to RM25.3mil compared with RM8.6mil in 2004, as sales surged with the upswing in the global electronics industry.

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LKT ends higher on hopes of good results
Date: 21 Feb, 2006
By:
Yvonne Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd's share price put on 40 sen, or a hefty 20%, to end the day at its high of RM2.40 yesterday in anticipation of a good financial year to Dec 31, 2005 results scheduled to be released this week, analysts said.

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CEO to climb Mount Everest
Date: 18 Feb, 2006
By:
Christina Chin

"Mountain climbing is my passion. It builds character and humility. Running a company is no different from climbing a mountain, you need to react fast and adapt to your surroundings,” he said.

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Growth Still Possible in Semicon Sector
Date: 2 Jan, 2006
By:
David Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd executive chairman Vincent Loh Khee Lian said the group's semiconductor business still generated 62% of the group's revenue, just slightly below the 65% recorded in the early 1980s.

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Small-Town Analyst Finds a Gem
Date: 26 Dec , 2005
By:
Ng Kar Yean

LKT performed to Ng's expectations. The company posted a net profit of RM5.11 million on the back of RM49.56 million in revenue for 2Q2005 — a significant improvement from its first-quarter net profit of RM3.17 million and revenue of RM37.32 million.

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Electronics Manufacturers Enjoy Boom in Malaysia
Date: Dec Issue, 2005
By:
Julian Matthews

Semiconductor equipment manufacturer LKT Industrial Bhd attributed the rise to an increase in outsourcing contracts by the US and European companies, after a downturn in the industry in the past few years.

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LKT price expected to challenge resistance level
Date: Nov 30, 2005
By:
Lock S.N.

YESTERDAY, overall market sentiment on Bursa Malaysia Bhd continued to drift aimlessly on lack of fresh market leads. Yet, LKT Industrial Bhd (LKT) share price continued to rebound futher to close at RM1.58, giving a rebound gain of 8 sen, or 5.33%.

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SHARES of LKT Industrial rose 27% over the past two weeks
Date: Nov 28, 2005
By:
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SHARES of industrial equipment manufacturer LKT Industrial rose 27% over the past two weeks to RM1.47 last Friday, near its highest price level this year on rising profits as key customers in the semiconductor, telecommunications and consumer electronics sectors increased orders.

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LKT doubled its nine-month earnings to RM17.2 Million
Date: Nov 21, 2005
By:
Tan C.S.

LKT Industrial Berhad, a manufacturer in the electronics industry, doubled its nine-month earnings to RM17.2 Million. If its earnings momentum is maintained, it could be valued at just 3.1 times at its price of RM1.22 a share on Friday.

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LKT shares rise on improved H1 profits
Date: Aug 23, 2005
By:
Izwan Idris

FRESH buying interest lifted LKT Industrial Bhd share price yesterday, buoyed by a sharp improvement in profits reported during the first half of the year.

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LKT Sponsors Khoo Swee Chiow In The Guinness® English Channel Challenge
Date: June 9, 2005


Guinness®, the world’s Number One Premium Stout today announced that it is sponsoring Singapore’s first professional adventurer, Khoo Swee Chiow, on his next challenge to swim The English Channel. Swee Chiow, who only started swimming in 2004, will be attempting to swim the cold and choppy waters of the ‘Everest of Swimming’ in late August this year.

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LKT setting up new facility
Date: May 25, 2005
By:
David Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd is allocating RM32mil this year to set up a new facility at the Bayan Lepas Industrial Estate to manufacture semiconductor and non-semiconductor equipment. Group executive chairman and chief executive officer Vincent Loh Khee Lian told reporters after the company's AGM that the facility, to be located on a seven-acre site, would start operations at the end of the year.

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LKT gains from overseas tie-ups
Date: Dec 28, 2004
By:
David Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd’s partnership with overseas equipment design companies to produce front- and back-end semiconductor equipment and automated equipment for printed circuit board assembly manufacturing has helped significantly boost the group’s revenue.

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Example of leading M&E companies in Malaysia
Date: September 2004


Malaysia’s Machinery and Equipment Industry, September 2004 issue - LKT Automation is a manufacturer of M & E such as test handlers, pick and place machines, material handling systems and laser marking handlers.

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Rolls Royce praises 3 Malaysian supply firms
Date: Jul 6, 2004


LKT Industrial Bhd’s partnership with overseas equipment design companies to produce front- and back-end semiconductor equipment and automated equipment for printed circuit board assembly manufacturing has helped significantly boost the group’s revenue.

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LKT makes foray into aerospace
Date: Oct 7, 2003
By:
Maryann Tan

For the past two years, LKT Industrial Bhd, a Penang-based equipment manufacturer better known for its semiconductor equipment, has been charting the diversification path towards supplying parts to the aerospace industry.


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Rebound for electronics and electrical sectors seen in 2nd half of 2003
Date: June 9, 2003
By:
David Tan

The Penang electronics and electrical (E&E) industry, optimistic of a positive turnaround in the 2nd half of 2003, is poised to tap market opportunities arising from the rebound.

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LKT Records RM5.4m After-Tax Profit
Date: May 8, 2003
By:
David Tan

LKT Industrial Bhd will concentrate more on providing original equipment manufacturing (OEM) services for material handling systems, integrated circuit packaging and test equipment design houses this year to improve its revenue for the 2004 fiscal year.  

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LKT Records RM5.4m After-Tax Profit
Date: Nov 27, 2002
By:
Noor Adzman Baharuddin

LKT Industrial Bhd has registered a RM5.4 million after-tax profit this year, a 50 per cent increase compared with RM3.6 million recorded during the same period last year
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LKT Catat Untung Bersih RM5.4 Juta
Date: Nov 27, 2002


LKT Industrial Berhad (LKT) pengeluar komponen mesin bagi industri semikonduktor terkemuka tempatan, terus mencatat keputusan kewangan yang baik walaupun sektor semikonduktor dan elektronik global masih muram.


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LKT Banking On Storage Product For Export Growth
Date: Nov 7, 2002


LKT Industrial Bhd is banking on its new industrial storage product Boxx to spearhead growth in the contribution of exports, which stood at 60% of group turnover in the year ended June 30, 2002.


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Move To Upgrade Skills Of Hi-Tech Workface
Date: Sep 13, 2002


The Government plans to set up an industrial training institute for the microelectronics sector to upgrade the skills of electrical and electronics workforce.


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LKT Industrial Expects Better Results In Current Financial Year
Date: Aug 30, 2002


LKT Industrial Bhd excpects significantly better results in the financial year ended June 30, 2002, compared with last year, in yet another confirmation that things are lookinng up once more in the semiconductor industry.


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LKTA's Niche In Automation Solutions
Date: Aug 27, 2002


With a string of awards to its credit LKTA has taken measures to strengthen its position in the technological arena.


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LKT Expects Software To Help Bring In RM1.8mil
Date: Mar 19, 2002

LKT Industrial Berhad expects its newly developed software, Electronics Quality Management Systems (eQMS), to help it achieve turnover of RM1.5mil to RM1.8mil this year.


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Penang's LKT Industrial Eyes Slice Of The Global Semiconductor Pie
Date: Dec 20, 1999


Following the successful transfer of its listing from the KLSE today, Penang-based tool and equipment manufacturer LKT Industrial Berhad plans to turn itself into a world-class technology provider


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LKT Industrial Proposes Bonus Issue, Transfer To Main Board
Date: Dec 30, 1998


LKT Industrial Berhad is proposing a bonus issue of up to 18.6 million shares on the basis of four new shares for every seven held. 
 

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