LIFT H FROM STECON

Resume Trading of STECON The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has ordered the trading halt of SINO-THAI Engineering and Construction Pcl. (the "Company") because there is unconfirmed news concerning the Company's dividend payment that might affect trading of its securities, but the SET has not yet been officially informed. Now, the Company has completely clarified or disclosed the relevant material information, which has been broadly disseminated through the SET's disclosure systems. Thus, the SET permitted resumption of trading of STECON from morning trading session of March 8, 2004 onwards.