Three ST Telemedia companies started 2008 on a triumphant note winning coveted awards and accolades conferred by national and international renowned agencies and publications.

StarHub clinched a silver for ''Best Investor Relations'' while its CFO, Mr Kwek Buck Chye was recognised as the ''Best Chief Financial Officer'' of the Year at the prestigious Singapore Corporate Awards 2008 organised by Singapore business daily The Business Times. The Singapore Corporate Awards recognise and honour SGX-listed companies and individuals for their corporate practices which have helped to raise Singapore's corporate disclosure standards and corporate governance.

Indosat won five awards for service excellence, and top brand recall and preference. IM2, Indosat’s internet and multimedia business, received the ‘Call Center Award’ from the Center for Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty (Carre-CCSL) for excellent customer service. At another award ceremony, Indosat’s cellular products -- Matrix, Mentari and IM3 -- and internet service, IndosatNet, won the ‘Top Brand Award’ from Frontier Consulting Group.

Global Crossing (GC) reinforced its competitive and superior value proposition by coming in an impressive first in both the Sales Representatives and Voice Product Price categories of the ATLANTIC-ACM 2008 Global Wholesale Carrier Excellence Awards. Its innovative VoIP Ready Access also won the ‘Product of the Year’ Award from Internet Telephony magazine which honours the most innovative products in the industry.