Fastfact 05 May 2012

Bank Rakyat Q1 profit before tax, zakat jumps 16.4pc (Business Times)




All great entrepreneurs are great dreamers(The Star Online)
MDeC, Microsoft team up to boost cloud computing ecosystem for SMEs(Business Times)




LBS and China’s JDCL drafting joint project layout plans(The Star Online)
DKLS, PKNS to jointly redevelop land (Business Times)




Minimum wage will structurally alter low-cost industries(The Star Online)
Samsung eyes another strong year in Malaysia (Business Times)
Penguasaan Samsung kekal(Harian Metro)
Retail Industry Sees Interesting Developments After 2010 Competition Act(Bernama)
Toyota buka pusat baik pulih(Harian Metro)




MAS back to square one (The Star Online)
Can MAS make it on its own?(The Star Online)
Engagement with employees vital (The Star Online)
Fernandes: We could have made a difference(The Star Online)
A lot of hard work ahead for national carrier(Business Times)
APFT to fly high on deal with Canada firm(Business Times)
KLAS bags ground-handling job(Business Times)
Proton bids farewell to Bursa(Business Times)
Mandala lands at KLIA, its second foreign route (Business Times)
KLAS sedia khidmat untuk PT Mandala di KLIA(Harian Metro)




Priming, pricing KL property for future(The Star Online)
Time for some decent retirement home projects(The Star Online)
Where is the market heading?(The Star Online)
Ekonomi dinamik pacu pertumbuhan Mastercard(Harian Metro)




Biomass pulls in RM3.5bil(The Star Online)
Malaysia terima FDI RM3.5b dalam sektor biomass(Berita Harian)
Enquiries on potential biomass projects pour in(Business Times)
The Three Little Tigers have not been very robust in their biotech ventures(The Star Online)




Third terminal to complement Northport, Westports (Business Times)
Call to settle haulage strike at Port Klang 'urgently'(Business Times)




Oil palm – Malaysia’s golden crop(The Star Online)
Uncertain outlook for rubber market(Business Times)
MSC teroka sumber timah (Harian Metro)





Bursa seeks response on sukuk listing plan(The Star Online)
Empowering education(The Star Online)




MSE 2012 berjaya capai matlamat(Berita Harian)
Chance for Malaysians to invest in Nova Scotia country club development (Business Times)
Lime Petroleum ambil alih North Energy ASA) (Berita Harian
Solving oil and gas subsidy problem(The Star Online)
MMC set to raise RM750m from Gas Malaysia IPO(Business Times)
Home repairs can be costly(The Star Online)
Your 10 questions with Datuk Shahril Mokhtar(The Star Online)
Up close and personal with Datuk Tan Chin Huat (The Star Online)
10 ways for the Government to raise revenue(The Star Online)
More people welcome minimum wage policy than not(The Star Online)
After minimum wage, next focus is on retirement age(The Star Online)
‘Sell in May and go away’ may not hold sway this year(The Star Online)
Asia should consolidate as it grows 5% to 6% in next three years(The Star Online)
Creative industry players urged to combine forces(The Star Online)
RAM projecting 0.5%-1.1% corporate default rate(The Star Online)
Demand for KL tin picking up(Business Times)
Century Logistics eyes regional tie-up with PepsiCo(Business Times)
MAA to play bigger role in ad industry(Business Times)
Persediaan 10 tahun sebelum bersara(Utusan Malaysia)
Anggota ADB diunjur catat pertumbuhan 5.3%(Harian Metro)




Members Of EU Parliament Reaffirm Strong Singapore-EU Ties (Bernama)
THAI a threat to MAS on German sector(Business Times)
Indonesia tax on metals risks China shipments(The Star Online)
Indonesia To Stop Export Of Bird's Nest Via Malaysia(Bernama)
Indonesia tak lagi eksport sarang burung melalui Malaysia (Sinar Online)
Indonesia's new taxes to push up world ore prices(Business Times)
Manila, Tokyo renew US$6b swap deal(Business Times)
India keen to buy coal assets abroad(Business Times)
India's Aviation Industry Screams 'Mayday'(Bernama)
EU favours growth policy(The Star Online)
UK commercial property sector in recession(Business Times)
RBS sees no plans for cut-price sale(The Star Online)
Spain plans rules on dodgy bank assets(The Star Online)
Lafarge signals further price increases this year(Business Times)
More bad news for eurozone(Business Times)
When the economy looks back before looking forward(The Star Online)
US hiring slows for third month(Business Times)
US$1.25b penalty on Reliance Ind(Business Times)

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