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Notes to the Financial Statements
31 December 2015
29 PAYABLES AND ACCRUALS
Group
Company
2015
RM’000
2014
RM’000
2015
RM’000
2014
RM’000
Non-current
Trade payables
417,992
448,900
-
-
Other accruals
7,628
4,822
-
-
425,620
453,722
-
-
Current
Intercarrier and roaming payables
125,744
36,507
-
-
Intercarrier and roaming accruals
90,041
93,133
-
-
Subscribers’ deposits
103,324
109,546
-
-
Trade payables
1,539,047
1,100,825
-
-
Trade accruals
383,706
349,995
-
-
Other payables
58,997
116,057
229
284
Other accruals
458,416
507,242
253
609
Advance payments from subscribers
52,385
51,197
-
-
Deferred income
399,145
413,269
-
-
Payroll liabilities
-
12
-
-
Government grant
255,768
223,844
-
-
3,466,573
3,001,627
482
893
3,892,193
3,455,349
482
893
Current trade payables and other payables of the Group and of the Company carry credit periods of up to 90 days (2014: 180 days). The Group’s
current and non-current trade payables include an amount of RM551,101,000 (2014: RM557,323,000), denominated in USD, which is payable
under deferred payment schemes, repayable on a half-yearly basis in 10 to 11 equal instalments commencing from 30 or 36 months from the
commencement dates of the contracts and carry interest rates ranging from 2.43% to 3.03% (2014: 2.19% to 2.56%) per annum as at the
reporting date.
As disclosed in Note 22 to the financial statements, certain payable balances denominated in USD amounting to USD10,000,000 are hedged using
forward foreign exchange contracts against fluctuations in USD/RM exchange rate for which no hedge accounting is applied.
The Group’s other accruals include lease equalisation for office buildings of RM7,737,000 (2014: RM4,885,000) with the remaining lease periods
ranging from 1 year 8 months to 12 years 5 months (2014: 2 years 8 months to 13 years 5 months).
