Fastfact 30 March 2012

UMLand eyes Medini (The Star Online)
UEM Land to launch Nusajaya Gateway this year (The Star Online)
UEM Land bangunkan Gerbang Nusajaya (Utusan Malaysia)




New Colorado set to lift Chevrolet sales (Business Times)
Chevrolet Colorado trak pikap bergaya (Utusan Malaysia)
Sony eyes 10pc rise in market share (Business Times)
Explore UK's green industries local companies told (The Malay Mail)
Rebut peluang industri hijau di UK (Utusan Malaysia)
Eagle EfficientGrip kurang bunyi bising (Harian Metro)




Gamuda targets 12% margin from tunnel job (The Malay Mail)




Penang Port yet to be officially notified of takeover (Business Times)




Sime GSV target within reach (The Star Online)




Managing solid waste efficiently (Business Times)
First food waste treatment plant by 2014 (Business Times)




Government Plans RM3.2 Billion Fishing Township In Tok Bali (Bernama)




ASEAN tumpuan pelabur asing (Utusan Malaysia)
Eight Singapore Firms To Take Part In Buying Mission At MIHAS 2012 (Bernama)
Maybank’s exposure to Vinashin loan default is small (The Star Online)
Licence to expand Maybank sees local incorporation of ops in Cambodia (The Star Online)
Maybank not buying ING Groep's stake in TMB Bank (The Malay Mail)
Maybank to feel pain in Indonesia (Business Times)
Peletakan jawatan penganalisis bukan isu besar – Maybank (Utusan Malaysia)
Kad Visa Maybank Manchester United (Utusan Malaysia)
ETP jadi ‘penampan’ – Maybank (Harian Metro)
New TV channel focuses on business, finance (The Star Online)
TM tambah saluran baru (Harian Metro)
Bank Muamalat eyes 15pc growth (Business Times)
Tumbuh 15% - Bank Muamalat (Harian Metro)
Ananda mulling US$1.5b IPO for Astro? (Business Times)
Ananda kaji laksana IPO untuk Astro (Utusan Malaysia)
Bid to get all EPP firms to sign pledge by year-end – Idris Jala (Business Times)
New corporate governance code to take effect end-2012 (The Malay Mail)
Manulife Aims To Strengthen Position In Malaysia (Bernama)
Manjung 4 power plant to boost TNB Janamanjung revenue (The Star Online)
Manjung 4 lonjak perolehan (Berita Harian)




HK corruption watchdog arrests Kwok brothers (Business Times)
Hong Kong’s (corruption) Sun Hung Kai says Kwok brothers arrested for graft (The Malaysian Insider) Hutchison 2011 profit surges to HK$56b (Business Times)
China raises debt quota for foreign banks (Business Times)
Non-performing loans tick higher at Chinese banks (The Edge Malaysia)
Singapore Council And China's CGBC Collaborate On Training Of Green Building Professionals (Bernama)
Co-Op raises doubts over bid to buy Lloyds branches (The Star Online)
CAG ventures into Hawaii (Business Times)
Japan's 40 richest defy calamity (Business Times)
Tepco seeks US$12b govt bailout (Business Times)
Gold for richer, for poorer as crisis cools (Business Times)
Viet bank plans bond issue (Business Times)
Spain to reveal deep budget cuts in sinking economy (The Malaysian Insider)
French oil major Total could face £6b bill if leak explodes (The Malaysian Insider)

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Fastfact 29 March 2012

Kontena eyes PUNB's SMEs business (The Sun Daily)
Kontena Nasional upbeat on growth (Business times)
SMEs Given Opportunity To Grow Through The National Mark Of Malaysian Brand (Bernama)




Johor’s own Mid Valley City (The Star Online)
Iskandar Malaysia dapat pelabur mega (Berita Harian)
Megamall RM6 bilion di Iskandar (Utusan Malaysia)




Mustapa calls for continued collaboration between Proton and Perodua (The Star Online)
Proton, Perodua perlu kerjasama (Utusan Malaysia)
Panasonic: Sales may drop to RM1.85b (Business times)
Tetap optimis – Panasonic (Harian Metro)
UMW Toyota Motor maintains sales target (The Star Online)
UMW Toyota optimis (Harian Metro)
Sharp targets15pc share of LCD TV mart (Business times)
Malaysia Hopes For 10-15 Per Cent Electric Vehicles In Market By 2020 (Bernama)
Kerajaan sasar 15 peratus penggunaan kenderaan elektrik (Berita Harian)




AirAsia zooming in on two more Asean countries (The Star Online)
Prasarana in property joint venture (The Star Online)
Firefly in taxi alliance (Business times)




MK Land perluas teknologi IBS (Utusan Malaysia)




Tradewinds Corp to build resort hotel in Langkawi (The Star Online)
Melaka Air to begin flights to Penang (The Star Online)




PMB sasar jadi konglomerat pelaburan, kewangan syariah (Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysia's 2011 retail sales exceed RM83b (Business times)
SC-approved money-raising reaches record RM119bil (The Star Online)
Implications of minimum wage (The Star Online)
Alliance, AIA in tie-up (The Star Online)
Shell banks on diesel (The Star Online)
Shell Refining pelbagai penggunaan sisa minyak (Harian Metro)
Petronas, Total to study potential of CO2 field (The Star Online)
PETRONAS, Total kaji gas di K5 (Berita Harian)
Lynas issue won't disrupt FTA talks with Australia (Business times)
Mideast, China firms in lead to replace Rio Tinto (Business times)
KL can also be major fashion city (Business times)
MARC affirms TTM Sukuk’s RM600m debt notes, stable outlook (The Edge Malaysia)
Maybank provides option for shareholders on dividens (The Edge Malaysia)
Takaful Malaysia going paperless (The Malay Mail)
Teknik ganda stok emas (Harian Metro)




Japan's Elpida to be delisted from Tokyo bourse - the biggest corporate failure in Japanese manufacturing history (The Malay Mail)
Lloyd’s swings to second-worst loss (The Star Online)
Myanmar to float currency (The Star Online)
Monti: Germany, France to blame (The Star Online)
Banks use ECB cash to buy bonds, lend less to companies (The Star Online)
For Rio, diamonds may not be forever (Business times)
Thailand offers tax incentive (Business times)
UK economy shrank more than expected in Q4 (The Malaysian Insider)
NSW premier: Huawei ban may damage China relations (The Malay Mail)
Inflation could rise with minimum wage: Nomura (The Sun daily)

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Fastfact 28 March 2012

Govt-linked investment company to join KFCH buyout? (Tabung Haji)(The Star Online)




39 SMEs make their mark (Business Times)
39 syarikat Jenama Malaysia (Harian Metro)
20 syarikat Malaysia Brand (Utusan Malaysia)
Bae Systems rapatkan jurang malaysia-uk (Utusan Malaysia)




Minister Urges Micro Co-ops To Merge (Harian Metro)
Koperasi mikro perlu bergabung (Utusan Malaysia)




M'sian builders complete overseas projects worth RM57.7b (The Malay Mail)
Kejayaan kontraktor tempatan (Utusan Malaysia)
Syarikat Malaysia siap 587 projek binaan di seluruh dunia (Berita Harian)




R&D And Innovation Needed To Spur Islamic Private Equity, Venture Capital Industries (Bernama)
Big money in generic drugs - Ministry of Health (Business Times)
Parties cancel plans for RM7bil Sarawak aluminium smelter (The Star Online)
Scania eyes bigger share of truck market (The Star Online)
Scania intai 10% pasaran (Harian Metro)
Clarion to make Android AV navigation system for cars (The Star Online)
New Focus to drive Ford's sales (Business Times)
Kamera digital Canon pertama dilengkapi WiFi (Utusan malaysia)




MAS, AirAsia X sign accord (The Star Online)
Bangkok Airways, MAS to code share (The Star Online)
MAS losses nothing to do with share swap deal, says AirAsia X boss (Malaysian Insider)
Japan agency keen to fund projects in Malaysia (Business Times)
AirAsia Big Sale kembali (Harian Metro)




Bolton's first build-then-sell project in Setapak (The Malay Mail)




'MTDC has helped 89 tech firms under 9MP' (Business Times)
Healthcare sector a powerful engine of economic growth (Business Times)
TNB to buy energy generated from waste (The Sun Daily)




Tarikan Sepang Goldcoast (Utusan Malaysia)
Sabah expects to meet tourist target (The Star Online)
Eyes on Langkawi's cable car operations (Business Times)




Committee Formed To Assess Problems Faced By Fishermen With Part Closure Of Teluk Kimanis (Bernama)




Sektor bukan minyak catat pertumbuhan ketara (Harian Metro)
Goldman Sachs: 3.8% GDP growth this year (The Sun Daily)
Make financial reports simpler (The Sun Daily)
Idris Jala: Malaysia has to cut reliance on O&G (The Malaysian Insider)
We're on track to high-income status: Idris Jala (Business Times)
Najib working on a national brand for Malaysia says Idris Jala (The Malaysian Insider)
Jala calls on political parties to deal with GST together (The Sun Daily)
Kerajaan, pembangkang perlu duduk semeja bincang GST (Utusan Malaysia)
Economist: Malaysia needs tough reforms (The Star Online)
Cagamas issues RM500m Wakalah sukuk (The Star Online)
Khazanah to use sukuk proceeds for new deals in Asia (Business Times)
Pembinaan BLT sukuk to yeild 3.55%-4.55% (The Star Online)
Supercomnet plunges on news PM’s son will not buy stake (The Star Online)
SC signs MoU with UiTM (The Malay mail)
IWK, Uniten kendali R&D loji mikro dan biogas (Utusan Malaysia)
Persidangan tingkat hubungan bisnes Myanmar-Malaysia (Harian metro)




Greece ada masa lapan bulan (Berita Harian)
Fraud costs Asia US$1b a year: Progress Software (The Sun Daily)
Private banking is huge but banks mustn’t overlook common folk (The Star Online)
Singapore's HDB to launch 8,000 flats today (The Star Online)
Maybank Kim Eng loses 24% of Singapore analysts (The Star Online)
Maybank Kim Eng hilang 4 penganalisis (Utusan Malaysia)
Singapore eyes resources firms (The Star Online)
US housing market recovery hits pothole (The Star Online)
Little change in US consumer confidence (The Star Online)
Eurozone needs 'mother of all firewalls' (Business Times)
Sharp forges US$808m LCD tie-up with Hon Hai (Business Times)
Spain risks years without economic growth (The Malaysian Insider)

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Fastfact 27 March 2012

Record Bank Rakyat profit (The Star Online)
Bank Rakyat pays out 20pc dividend (Business Times)
Bank Rakyat Declares 20 Per Cent Record Dividend For 2011 Financial Year (Bernama)
Bank Rakyat agih dividen 20 peratus (Berita Harian)
Dividen Bank Rakyat 20 peratus (Utusan Malaysia)
Dividen 20 peratus (Harian Metro)




The Arabs are out others in, in Medini land (The Star Online)
Need to ensure smooth project flows in Penang (Business Times)




Japan boost for M'sian plywood (The Star Online)
Sanofi-Aventis looks to grow its Asian business (Business Times)
Ramatex Committed To Eliminate Hazardous Chemical Discharge (Bernama)
EITA Resources To Invest RM12.3 Million In New Plant In Bandar Bukit Raja (Bernama)
EITA rancang bina kilang baharu (Utusan Malaysia)




MAHB: Results of 2 bids to be out by December (Business Times)
MAHB tunggu keputusan bidaan (Harian Metro)




Syor segmen khas halal dalam ETP (Harian Metro)




MARC: Limit lending by non-banks to contain household debt (The Star Online)
UEM Land targets more foreign joint venture deals (Business Times)
UEM Land masih berunding dengan pemaju serantau (Utusan Malaysia)
Mah Sing in RM830m Property project in KK (The Edge Malaysia)




EPA’s decision on palm oil a step backward for US (biodiesel) (The Star Online)




Lada likely to take over cable car services (Business Times)




US giant in JV to develop RM2b Sabah lobster park (The Malaysian Insider)
Pelaburan dalam perniagaan arowana mula membuahkan hasil (Utusan Malaysia)




Survey: Business confidence unchanged in Q1 (Business Times)
Sound bites in Islamic finance (Business Times)
TM expects UniFi user base to hit 400,000 (The Star Online)
TM sasar 400,000 pelanggan UniFi (Utusan Malaysia)
OSK Maintains Full-year Inflation Forecast At 2.7 Per Cent (Bernama)
OSK kekal unjuran inflasi 2.7% (Utusan Malaysia)




Bisnes Dunia: Jepun eksport pusat beli-belah (Berita Harian)
Audi cipta hon khas di India (Berita Harian)
Gold up 1pc as Fed comments support easing hopes (The Malaysian Insider)
US needs faster growth to lower jobless rate (Business Times)
Asia gets new budget airline eyeing Chinese flyers (The Malay Mail)
Qantas ceburi industri penerbangan bajet (Utusan Malaysia)
Minsheng Bank targets up to HK$11.3b from share sale (Business Times)
ING eyes at least US$7b for Asian insurance assets (Business Times)
China's soft landing will be hard for some (Business Times)
S'pore output misses estimates on electronics slump (Business Times)
Indonesia's Bumitama (palm oil firm) may raise S$222m from Singapore IPO (Business Times)
Morocco eyes first Islamic bank launch in 2013 (The Malaysian Insider)
Property developers learn from London’s dukes and earls (The Malaysian Insider)
Investors grapple with higher wages in ‘low-cost’ China (The Malaysian Insider)
US entertainment industry daily 'Variety' for sale (The Malay Mail)

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Fastfact 26 March 2012

A transformational journey (Business Times)
Orchan's Chocolate Box PR a cost-effective option (Business Times)
Furniture makers must be design-driven to compete (The Sun Daily)
SMEs Urged To Venture Into Franchise Business (Bernama)
MIHAS 2012 Starts April 4 (Bernama)
1Malaysia 2012 SME Product Fair Eyes RM150,000 Sales (Bernama)
‘Kedai sehenti’ (Harian Metro)




Communications content, infrastructure sector to surge (Business Times)
MBAM: IBS Needs Economies Of Scale To Attract Investments (Bernama)
UOA banks on strategic projects (The Star Online)
26 EPP berdaya maju (Harian Metro)




Furniture industry sees slower sales (The Sun Daily)
Suzuki mulls export hub in Malaysia (Business Times)
Perodua still open to tie-up with Proton (The Star Online)
Perodua ready to collaborate with Proton but no merger, says MD (The Malay Mail)
PERODUA masih buka rundingan kerjasama dengan DRB-Hicom (Berita Harian)
Jualan kenderaan naik 9% bulan lalu (Utusan Malaysia)




EPMB buy positive for long term (The Star Online)
EP Manufacturing's highway buy may pay later (The Star Online)
MAS tambah kekerapan(Harian Metro)




Reining in household debt (The Star Online)
Glomac posts higher profit on property sales (The Star Online)
Tropicana Ivory’s RM10bil Penang World City to feature diverse cultural components (The Star Online)
Survey: Upbeat property sentiment in Malaysia (Business Times)




Malaysia, Indonesia Refute EPA Report On Palm Oil-based Biofuels (Bernama)




Funtasy Island for Malaysia? (The Sun Daily) Tourism




More to oil palm than just palm oil (Business Times)
Teknologi kenal pasti sarang burung walet bermasalah (Berita Harian)




SmarTAG takes container security to a higher level (Business Times)
Plenty more to do to develop green shipping (Business Times)
Rotterdam woos palm oil firms (Business Times)




RM600m cheque-clearing subsidy(Business Times)
MAA says new rules already impact sales of new vehicles(The Star Online)
Tighter screening of loans(The Star Online)
Principles and targets of lending guidelines(The Star Online)
Banks’ estimates on loan growth differ from consensus(The Star Online)
Auto players adopt a ‘wait-and-see’ approach about impact of new lending guidelines(The Star Online)




Malaysia economy still going strong - Nor Mohamed (The Sun Daily)
Pembinaan BLT making third sukuk issue(The Star Online)
Kekangan modal di kalangan syarikat tempatan (Utusan Malaysia)
Inflation eases to 2.2% in February(The Star Online)
S&P downgrades MISC credit rating(The Star Online)
Takaful Malaysia spending RM5m to go 'paperless'(Business Times)
Radio Komersial Malaysia CRM sasar perolehan iklan RM400j(Utusan Malaysia)




Malaysia to stop buying Iranian oil starting April (Business Times)
Iran to increase cash handouts (Aljazeera)
Shell scrambles to pay huge bill for Iran oil (The Malaysian Insider)
S. Korea-Malaysia ties move beyond bilateral to global cooperation)(The Star Online)
Singapore inflation eases(The Star Online)
The bubble is not new (Financial turmoil in Europe and the United States)(The Star Online)
Treasury Pulse(The Star Online)
AIJ loses US$1.3b in bad options bets(The Star Online)
China, Indonesia sign deals worth potential US$17bil(The Star Online)
Credit Suisse boss’ 2011 pay halved(The Star Online)
Global economic mood improves (Business Times)
Trichet says global economy still in crisis (The Malaysian Insider)
Investment banks must choose to invest or quit key areas: report (Reuters)

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