16 December 2008 – Scope International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, made its third contribution of RM20,000 to the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital (THONEH) today to fund corrective eye surgery and treatment for underprivileged Malaysians. In total, since December 2007, Scope International Malaysia has donated RM60,000 to the Hospital to restore sight to blind children and teenagers.

24 NOVEMBER 2008 – Staff of Scope International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, made their annual contribution of food supplies, household necessities and seventy schoolbags to the Taman Megah Handicapped & Disabled Children’s Home yesterday. This year, contributions amounting to RM13,000, made up of personal staff donations, were presented to the children.

KUALA LUMPUR, 6 NOVEMBER 2008 – Staff of Scope International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, and Majlis Perbandaran Sepang jointly organized a beach clean-up of Bagan Lalang recently. Scope International is the first corporate sector partner of the Council in the environment project.

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 September 2008 Fifty-seven students from eight Malaysian universities graduated today from the ‘International Trade’ and ‘Securities Services’ programmes of Scope International Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom.

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 AUGUST 2008 – Graduates in Malaysia now face fiercer competition in job-hunts and often find themselves in unfamiliar territory and inadequately equipped in the early phases of their jobs.

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 AUGUST 2008 – Scope International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, organized a 5-km Mass Walk today to raiseRM80,000 to benefit children living with HIV/AIDS and other underprivileged groups.

21 July 2008, Kuala Lumpur – Scope International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Plc., United Kingdom, has helped to restore sight to two Malaysian teenagers, victims of the Keratoconus eye disorder which causes blindness.

12 May 2008, Kuala Lumpur – Standard Chartered Bank will spend US$3.6 million over the next four years to enhance IT network infrastructure across 40 sites in its Malaysian branch network.

25 April 2008, Kuala Lumpur – 42 students from Universiti Technology MARA graduated from the International Trade Programme of the Standard Chartered Global Shared Services Centre in Kuala Lumpur (GSSC KL) today.