SYDNEY, Jan.4 /AsiaNet/InfoQuest ACEH AID... ACEH: Approximately 340 volunteers from several Branches such as Aceh Besar, East Aceh, South East Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Lampung, Pidie, Bireun, Bengkulu, Central Java, South Sulawesi, Bandung and DKI Jakarta has been deployed to PMI Operation Centers in Banda Aceh and Lhokseumawe to carryout evacuations, burial and relief distribution. GRATEFUL INDONESIA... JAKARTA: The Government of Indonesia has exerted all possible steps to deal with the aftermath of the natural disaster that has devastated cities and villages in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra. http://www.dfa-deplu.go.id THAI TRAGEDY... PHUKET: The Thai government is in the process of establishing an international standard post mortem and ante-mortem identification centre in Phuket as the processing of victims of the tsunami that hit Thailand gets underway. DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT... HAMILTON, Bermuda: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. announced that it has declared a regular quarterly dividend of US$0.30 per common share. http://www.wpstewart.com NORAK BIOSCIENCES... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C: Norak Biosciences, Inc. announced it has changed its corporate identity to Xsira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. effective immediately. http://www.xsira.com GEO RISES... CLEVELAND: GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and its subsidiary, GEO Specialty Chemicals Limited, announced that they emerged from bankruptcy on December 31, 2004 pursuant to their plan of reorganization approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on December 20, 2004. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)