Fastfact 31 May 2012

Longer stay or PR for foreign talent is boon to Malaysia (The Star Online)
Boy, 9, awarded for coin design urging recovery (The Japan Online)




Govt debt low, says PM (The Malay Mail)
PM - Fruitful meet at Invest Malaysia (The Star Online)
Malaysian capital mart needs spark to boost appeal (Business Times)
CGC to enhance SME outreach (Business Times)
CGC sasar jamin pinjaman RM3 bilion (Harian Metro)




WCT submits bids to boost recurring income (The Star Online)
Mah scouting for additional land with potential GDV of RM1.4bil (The Star Online)
Mah Sing expects more foreign buyers (Business Times)
Glomac near deal to sell complex en bloc (Business Times)
IJM unveils Bandar Rimbayu plan (The Malay Mail)
Moody's: Chinese property developer's liquidity profiles have deteriorated (The Edge Malaysia)




New Proton MD must have greater knowledge of the biz, says ex-chairman (The Sun Daily)
DRB-Hicom can tackle issues easily (The Star Online)
Perodua stuyding making sedan cars (The Star Online)
PERODUA kaji keluar model sedan (Berita Harian)
Perodua looking into rolling out more variants (Business Times)
Japan : 2012 capital spending by 100 major firms looks poised to rise 11.7% (The Japan Online)




AirAsia banks on network (Business Times)
AirAsia lebar sayap ke Jepun (Sinar Online)
Garuda to acquire A380 only after airport is expanded (Business Times)
MAS takes delivery of its first A380 (The Sun Daily)
Pesawat A380 MAS mula penerbangan komersial 1 Julai(Sinar Online)
ERL extension to KLIA2 on track to be completed by year-end (The Sun Daily)




PPIM cadang penubuhan pusat rujukan pembelian rumah (Sinar Online)




Malaysia tarik pelaburan RE (Utusan Malaysia)
Oil palm biomass being sent from M'sia to Italy to be made into industrial sugar (The Star Online)
Opportunities await local firms in renewable energy (The Star Online)
Khazanah: Lots of potential in renewable energy market (Business Times)




Alam Maritim bags Petronas Carigali contract (Business Times)




Felda Global Ventures gets Qatar Holding as cornerstone investor (The Star Online)
'CPO prices will rebound' (Business Times)
Sime: Stronger growth ahead (Business Times)
Sime Darby catat untung bersih RM3.1 bilion (Berita Harian)



Astro unveils On-The-Go (The Star Online)
Astro mudah alih (Harian Metro)
TM’s Q1 net profit rises on growth across key products (The Star Online)
Untung bersih TM naik 53.5 peratus (Berita Harian)
Bakun power sold (The Star Online)
Facebook faces extended US review of Instagram deal (The Star Online)
Panasonic latest suitor for Olympus? (The Japan Times)



Kerjasama bursa ASEAN tawar lebih manfaat (Utusan Malaysia)
Maybank IB wants to strike the right balance (Business Times)
Tajuddin on benefits of linking Asean stock exchanges in a single platform (The Star Online)
RM8bil sukuk for KVMRT (The Star Online)
Pestech in lacklustre debut (Business Times)



Regional powerhouse aim for Maybank (The Malay Mail)



Bank Islam raih Anugerah Platinum (Sinar Online)



Call for banking union, direct capital injections (Business Times)
Japan - Aging population a drag on economy: Shirakawa (The Japan Times)



RM48bil gross development value for SIC project (The Star Online)
WCT bids for public infrastructure concessions (Business Times)




BNM introduces new Islamic instrument (The Malay Mail)
Monetari baru Islam (Harian Metro)




Malaysia moves up to 14th most competitive economy in the world (The Star Online)
Prestasi daya saing Malaysia tempat ke-14 (Berita Harian)
Kaji kerjasama ekonomi ASEAN (Utusan Malaysia)
Nomura upgrades Malaysia’s banking, construction and gaming sectors to ‘bullish’ (The Star Online)
Genting posts lower net profit to RM694mil (The Star Online)
Amway invest RM5mil to convert remaining distribution centres into shops (The Star Online)
Amway tambah 3 cawangan (Harian Metro)
Petra Energy optimistic (Business Times)
KPJ eyes regional expansion (The Malay Mail)
MMC Q1 pre-tax profit down 14% (The Sun Daily)
Eurofighter Typhoon Set To Impress Crowds Subang Air Force Base (Bernama)




Singapore CFOs Optimistic About Growth In Second Half Of 2012 (Bernama)
Singapore to allow more cars in move to slow inflation (The Malaysian Insider)
SingTel gets record fine after mobile phone glitch (The Malaysian Insider)
World Economic Forum On East Asia To Kick Off In Bangkok Thursday (Bernama)
China douses hopes of huge stimulus (Business Times)
China To Develop 7 Strategic Emerging Industries (Bernama)
European, US firms hoard US$1.2tril cash (The Star Online)
EU throws Spain two potential lifelines (The Malaysian Insider)
EU puts Spain on top of critical economies list (Business Times)
Surging Spain borrowing costs hit Asian shares, euro (The Malaysian Insider)
Axa says it has stopped buying Italian, Spanish bonds (The Malay Mail)
Unemployment in France highest in 12 years (Aljazeera)
France - Lufthansa may cut 1,000 jobs at catering unit (Business Times)
Global carbon mart value hits record US$176b (Business Times)

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Fastfact 30 May 2012

Agenda transformasi: Najib mahu mandat kukuh PRU (Sinar Online)




5 initiatives to spur capital market growth (The Sun Daily)
5 inisiatif baru perkukuh pasaran modal (Utusan Malaysia)
SL1M eyes 100 participating firms by year-end (The Star Online)
Skim Latihan 1Malaysia tawar diskaun cukai berganda (Sinar Online)
Hong Leong Bank eyes SME business (The Star Online)




IJM Land unveils RM11b township development (The Star Online)
SP Setia wants half of group revenue to come from overseas projects (The Star Online)
Sara-Timur in joint venture to build RM600mil project (The Star Online)
MSE 2012 catat perniagaan bernilai RM168.29j (Utusan Malaysia)




Benalec wins RM67.45mil TNB bulk coal job (The Star Online)
Eversendai secures RM37.1mil Taisei steel contract (The Star Online)




Syed Zainal resigns as group MD of Proton (The Star Online)
Syed Zainal Abidin letak jawatan dalam PROTON (Berita Harian)
Kereta elektrik di fasa kedua (Harian Metro)
DRB-Hicom earnings soar (The Star Online)
DRB-Hicom raih perolehan RM6.88 bilion (Harian Metro)
MAEI sees electronics industry recording export sales of RM58b (The Star Online)
BP Plastics banks on packaging markets in Asia (The Star Online)
Peluang menangi Ducati Monster (Harian Metro)




MMC no decision yeat on KTMB (The Star Online)
MMC serah keputusan kajian penswastaan KTMB seawal Julai (Sinar Online)
Gromutual’s project to gain from new JB transport hub (The Star Online)
Poor Q1 result prompts investors to demand at least 6% for MAS' RM1bil sukuk (The Star Online)
RM9bil financing a vote of confidence for MAS (The Star Online)
MAS: No shake up in management (The Star Online)
Vote of confidence in Malaysia Airlines (Business Times)
MAS says no leadership changes yet (The Malaysian Insider)
MAS' first A380 to land in KLIA this afternoon (The Malay Mail)
Rashdan resigns from MAS (The Sun Daily)




Urgent need for mineral board (The Star Online)
Genting Plantations Q1 net profit down on softer prices (The Star Online)
FGVH to list on June 28: Source (The Sun Daily)
Unico-Desa Plantations Posts 37 Per Cent Rise Pre-tax Profit For Financial Year 2012 (Bernama)



Kaspersky Lab kesan virus licik Worm.Win32.Flame (Sinar Online)
Symantec: Waspada perisian perosak canggih W32.Flamer (Sinar Online)
Rakuten teroka pasaran Malaysia (Sinar Online)
Woodford agrees settlement with ex-employer Olympus (The Malaysian Insider)
Facebook tumbles, extends post-IPO slump (The Malay Mail)
Vincent Tan keeping Facebook shares (The Sun Daily)
BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss (The Malay Mail)
Samsung to start selling Galaxy S3 in 28 nations (The Malay Mail)
Samsung Galaxy S III di pasaran esok (Harian Metro)



Gas Malaysia’s hot IPO (The Star Online)



Malaysia may raise bank ownership limit - Najib (Business Times)
PM hints at easing 30% limit on foreign ownership in local banks (The Star Online)
Maybank seeks banking licence in Laos while HLB hopes to raise stake in China’s Bank of Chengdu (The Star Online)
Maybank and Public Bank win most trusted bank awards (The Star Online)
Maybank unjur laba operasi global naik 40% (Harian Metro)
Lai Wai Keen appointed as director at Public Bank (The Sun Daily)
Hong Leong mulls raising stake in Bank of Chengdu (Business Times)
Affin catat untung RM213.9j (Harian Metro)



Spain to brave markets on regions, banks funding (The Malaysian Insider)
'Spain will be in recession till mid-2012'(Business Times)
Japan insider probe reaches JP Morgan (The Malaysian Insider)
Yuan ends down on weak euro, yuan-yen direct trading to start (The Malaysian Insider)




Bid to address growth gap - PM (Business Times)
Najib says Malaysia's growth seen at 4% to 5% this year (The Star Online)
Kawal hutang negara = PM (Harian Metro)
Najib: Go out and be regional champions (The Sun Daily)
Muncul juara serantau (Utusan Malaysia)
PM - 'Malaysia wants to be a TPP member' (Business Times)
Permanent residence offer for German businessman - PM (Business Times)
Govt strong supporter of branding (Business Times)
Proprietary Branding Makes Companies More Successful, Says Mustapa (Bernama)
Top 17 GLCs score all-time high net income of RM20bil last year (The Star Online)
G20 terus catat pertumbuhan kukuh (Utusan Malaysia)
KPJ eyes more acquisitions to become regional player (The Star Online)
KPJ sasar kuasai satu lagi hospital di ASEAN (Berita Harian)
Compensation fund significant development (The Star Online)
Ensuring competitive capital martt (Business Times)
YTL looking at sizeable M&As, fresh assets (Business Times)
Glovemakers hopeful of good profit (Business Times)
Halal sector to boost trade with Manila (Business Times)
PJBumi unit to sell stake in Alam Flora (Business Times)
Forensic report identifies 12 irregularities at Silver Bird (The Sun Daily)
American International Group (AIG) Group Increases Commitment To Malaysia (Bernama)
Amisham pengerusi baru Mida (Sinar Online)
PDB buka 67 stesen minyak (Harian Metro)
SC keluar senarai sekuriti patuh syariah (Harian Metro)




IFC Helps Finance Flood-hit Thai Exporters (Bernama)
A new frontier in Asean trade with new link (The Star Online)
New approach to Asean economic unity needed (Business Times)
Myanmar signs pact to set up bourse with Japanese help (The Malaysian Insider)
Japan, China in direct currency trade (Business Times)

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Fastfact 29 May 2012

Timely for HR professionals to be guiding stars (The Star Online)
Companies, engage more with media (Business Times)
It's ticking along nicely (Business Times)
Usaha sama lahirkan pegawai berkelayakan ACCA (Utusan Malaysia)
Tipu, tuntutan palsu cabaran utama syarikat insuran (Berita Harian)




Manila backs Malaysian firms for expressway jobs (Business Times)
Filipina yakin penglibatan syarikat Malaysia (Utusan Malaysia)
Mah Sing Q1 net soarson Greater KL projects (Business Times)
M’sia to sell RM2bil sukuk to fund MRT project (The Star Online)




Proton Suspends Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar (Bernama)
Proton gantung jawatan CEO Lotus Dany Bahar (Sinar Online)
Lotus is for keeps, DRB-Hicom and Proton to support its development (The Star Online)
BMW Group launches new 4S centre in Setia Alam (Business Times)
Nissan to make Infiniti at China plant from 2014 (The Malaysian Insider)
Japan - Automakers saw April output soar in year following March 11 calamity (The Japan Times)
Newly acquired businesses to fan Khind's performance (Business Times)
Bosch: Asia Pacific to contribute 30% to global sales by 2015 (The Star Online)
BOSch: Henti keluar audio kereta (Harian Metro)




KL-Singapore high-speed rail link gaining traction? (Business Times)
Fuel woes for airlines (The Malay Mail)




Tune Hotels rangkul anugerah antarabangsa (Sinar Online)




PPSB rancang dirikan CIQ untuk transformasi Pulau Pinang (Sinar Online)
Shin Yang bags RM166.3m shipping deals (Business Times)
ExxonMobil contract for Alam Maritim (Business Times)
Shanghai Port throughput growth to slow this year: President (The Malaysian Insider)




Labour shortage to get worse with Indonesian oil palm boom (The Star Online)
EFB expanding rubber plantation as demand for natural rubber is good (The Star Online)



Made in Malaysia pen drives for Asian market (The Star Online)
Gergasi internet hebat bersaing (Berita Harian)
Malaysia RAM reaffirms TM's AAA/P1 rating (The Malay Mail)
Tycoon Vincent Tan likes Facebook for its value (The Star Online)
Game Review: Old sport, new game (Mygadget)



RHB pays RM2b for OSK (The Star Online)
Maybank Research: RHB Cap’s Q1 results within expectations (The Star Online)
RHB Capital ambil alih OSK Investment Bank (Harian Metro)



Re-rating of Affin Bank on the cards (The Star Online)



Evolution for Islamic financing (The Malay Mail)
BIMB's Q1 pre-tax rises 16.2pc (Business Times)



'Indonesia not inward looking' (Business Times)
'Bank stake cap will fragment industry' (Business Times)
Indonesian central bank says no plans for capital controls (Business Times)
JPMorgan beefs up China unit (Business Times)
Bank of Japan board - BOJ counters 'misunderstanding' (The Japan Times)
Japanese government bonds streak beats Treasurys on BOJ easing expectations (The Japan Times)
Spanish debt costs spiral, PM says no outside bailout (The Star Online)
Markets recoil on fear of bailout for Spain (Business Times)
European shares knocked by Spain bank worries (The Malaysian Insider)
Top Greek banks handed €18b support (The Malaysian Insider)



PM unveils 21 New NKEA projects worth RM20.46b (The Edge Malaysia)
PM lancar 21 projek baharu bernilai RM20.46 bilion (Sinar Online)
Najib Praises Ministries, Agencies For Working Tirelessly To Implement SRIs (Bernama)
PM sediakan dua teras utama ETP (Sinar Online)
Foreign interest in RM48b project (Business Times)
Optimis tarik FDI RM36.6b (Harian Metro)
Guocoland to invest RM12.5b in eco-city (The Star Online)
Sepang International City RM48 bilion (Berita Harian)
Boustead To Produce 100 Technicians A Year In 2014-2020 Period (Bernama)




Mustapa: Malaysia still targeting 5% to 6% growth (The Star Online)
Business confidence in M'sia remains unchanged - MGCC survey (The Malay Mail)
UK Minister Optimistic Malaysia Will Achieve High-income States By 2020 (Bernama)
Syarikat insurans bergabung (Utusan Malaysia)
Jualan rokok di luar bandar naik (Utusan Malaysia)
BAE targets east M’sia (The Star Online)
Bhutan investment arm keen to work with Khazanah (The Star Online)
Boustead earnings rise 22% on higher revenue (The Star Online)
Boustead - Keuntungan meningkat 33% (Harian Metro)
Life insurance sector may grow 10% this year (The Star Online)
Tuntutan insurans 2011 cecah RM9.6b (Harian Metro)
TAKAFUL Malaysia - Laba suku pertama RM30.9j (Harian Metro)
Petronas, Talisman are pursuing RM3.15bil production sharing contract (The Star Online)
Perolehan PCG naik (Harian Metro)
Petronas to manage Prince Court on its own (Business Times)
Petronas sain kontrak PSC baru (Harian Metro)
Bumi Armada in joint bid for 4 marginal field deals (Business Times)
Scomi posts RM23m pre-tax profit in Q1 (Business Times)




Thailand Prime Minister To Open World Economic Forum On East Asia (Bernama)
MF Global Singapore creditors face waiting game (The Malaysian Insider)
China GDP may dip in Q2 (The Star Online)
Marubeni nears US$5b-plus Gavilon deal, say sources (The Malaysian Insider)
Euro at 22-month low (The Malay Mail)
Hasrat Greece ketepikan euro, tidak menjejaskan Asia - Dr Mahathir(Utusan Malaysia)
UK retailers going bust jumps 38% in Q1 (The Star Online)
Diageo buying Brazil’s Ypioca for £300mil (The Star Online)

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Fastfact 28 May 2012

BSN tumpu khidmat baru PTC (Harian Metro)
Duit kerajaan perlu dibayar-SME Bank (Utusan Malaysia)



A man behind every woman's success? (Business Times)
Oil sector wants more say (Business Times)
New rules curbing growth, says business group (Business Times)
Lure of spending spree trumps savings: Nielsen (Business Times)




Perbadanan Nasional aims to develop more franchise entrepreneurs (Business Times)
Dana bantu francaisor masih berbaki RM7.5j (Berita Harian)
Gabem: Generasi muda Melayu, bumiputera perlu berusaha tingkatkan ekonomi kaum mereka (Sinar Online)
Bentuk sistem mentor mentee galak guna web (Harian Metro)




Koperasi baru ditawar pinjaman sehingga RM80,000 (Sinar Online)
Jom Niaga bantu usahawan IKS (Sinar Online)




SP Setia to to buy RM1bil worth of land in Klang Valley, Penang and Iskandar Malaysia yearly (The Star Online)




31 firms qualify to tender for jobs worth RM791m: MRT (The Star Online)
Vale to tender out up to US$400m more jobs (Business Times)




Peugeot upbeat on new model (The Star Online)
Lotus chief's suspension could be related to 5-year transformation plan(The Sun Daily)
Renesas to sell chip plant, cut 12,000 jobs (The Star Online)
RIM to cut at least 2,000 jobs (The Star Online)




Permintaan dalam negara kukuh (Harian Metro)




Husni: Govt to keep close watch on MAS (The Star Online)
Kerajaan pantau prestasi MAS (Berita Harian)
Turbulence ahead for airlines despite oil price drop (Business Times)
Qantas looking at splitting licence (Business Times)
Thai unit's listing allows AirAsia to focus on other associates: OSK (The Sun Daily)




Tourism Malaysia guna Frankfrut International Zoo perkenal Malaysia (Sinar Online)




Mixed views on land acquisition in a cooler market (The Star Online)
Jaya33 Cybercentre towers ready soon (The Star Online)
MPHB not planning to go big in real estate (Business Times)




Nekad disaran teroka tangkapan laut dalam (Sinar Online)
Felda Global eyes top 5 spot (Business Times)
IFC to invest in Khazanah healthcare arm (Business Times)
Globaltec expects listing to provide better access to larger-scale business (The Star Online)
Pelatih Malaysia disaran tingkatkan reputasi (Utusan Malaysia)



Facebook’s IPO Fiasco Seen as Deepening Distrust of Stock Market (Business Times)
Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court (The Malaysian Insider)



China banks see private capital boost (The Star Online)
China courts private investors (Business Times)
Spanish bank bailout likely to have impact on public deficit (The Star Online)
IMF chief riles Greeks as crisis election looms (Business Times)




Jana pelaburan lebih RM30j (Harian Metro)
Bantu lonjak ekonomi (Harian Metro)
KDNK suku kedua cecah 5% (Utusan Malaysia)
Smaller brokerages can also access S’pore stocks with deal next month (The Star Online)
Renewed interest seen in M-REITs (The Star Online)
Short-term technical rebound seen for M'sian stocks this week (The Star Online)
SCR Corp to go regional with franchise (The Star Online)
MAAKL Mutual to grow fund size (The Star Online)




Hong Kong graft probe takes toll on Sun Hung Kai investors (The Malaysian Insider)
US, Japan also have economic work to do, say EU leaders (The Star Online)
US: China not manipulating yuan (The Star Online)
Poll: UK services firms most upbeat in a year (The Star Online)
UK retailers going bust jumps 38pc in quarter(The Malaysian Insider)
New port to take on Rotterdam (Business Times)

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