Kia Lim Berhad Announces Redesignation of Loh Chee Kan from Independent Director to Non Independent and Non Executive Director

Kia Lim Berhad is a Malaysia-based clay brick manufacturer. The Company, through its subsidiaries, Syarikat Kia Lim Kilang Batu Bata Sdn Bhd and Kangkar Raya Batu Bata Sdn Bhd, is principally involved in the manufacturing of clay common bricks, facing bricks, block bricks, M211 bricks, brick tiles, chamfered paving bricks, H-shape pavers and EconBlocks, which are marketed under the brand name, Clayon. Its product, EconBlocks is an alternative for contemporary walling. Its Clayon chamfered pavers series include premier series (mixed-tone), heritage Series (mono-tone) and tumbled pavers (ideal for landscape gardening). The Company's production capability is approximately 180 million pieces of bricks per annum (approximately 400,000 tons of clay per year or 15 million pieces per month). Its market coverage in both domestic and international, range from Malaysia to Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the Middle East.