Fastfact 08 May 2012

Claims for Bakun pile up (The Edge Malaysia)




Bumi Armada clinches RM198mil contract (The Star Online)
Unit Bumi Armada tandatangani kontrak sewa US$65 juta (Sinar Online)
M&A sees Crest Builder's share price rising by 66pc (Business Times)




Suzuki recalls over 100,000 Swifts globally (Business Times)
Automotive contribution to GDP at 6-8pc by 2020 (Business Times)
Automotif sumbang 6% KDNK pada 2020 (Harian Metro)
Perodua to invest RM1.2bil (The Star Online)
Bose to set up facility in Penang next year(Business Times)
Bose buka kilang di Pulau Pinang (Harian Metro)
UMW Toyota opens body and paint centre in Bukit Raja (Business Times)
Toyota unveils 'first all-electric SUV' (The Malay Mail)




MSM profit rises on higher export sales, average price (The Star Online)
Room to enhance trade with Myanmar (Business Times)
Local firms encouraged to operate in Myanmar (The Sun Daily)
Eksport industri perkayuan RM20 bilion tahun lalu (Utusan Malaysia)
Eksport kayu negara dijangka meningkat 5% (Harian Metro)




MMC plan for KTMB on track (Business Times)
MMC hopes to start MRT job by January (Business Times)
MMC plans to relist power unit in 2013-source (The Sun Daily)
AirAsia, MAS seek intensive ties (The Star Online)
AirAsia & MAS mull intensive win-win collaborations (The Malay Mail)
AirAsia, MAS bincang kerjasama bentuk lain (Sinar Online)




Eonmetall to dispose of Penang land (The Star Online)
Home financing to drive RHB's retail loan growth (Business Times)
Setting the record straight on cost of Islamic home loans (Business Times)
iProperty Group To Acquire Macau's Vproperty.com (Bernama)




RM3.9b biomass deals (The Malay Mail)




Tekun sasar beri RM400 juta pinjaman kepada 40,000 usahawan (Sinar Online)
Will Dorab Mistry be proven right on palm oil tax? (The Star Online)
Felda Global unit’s Q1 net profit rises to RM66.4m (Business Times)




Changing models the new business norm (The Malay Mail)
Beacon of opportunity - Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group (Business Times)
Where are the 'sisters in Islamic finance'?-Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar (Business Times)
EPF submits names of 442 defaulting directors to Immigration Dept (The Star Online)
Outlook for dry bulk still bearish (The Star Online)
Moody's: RHB’s merger with OSK is credit negative (The Sun Daily)
RHB Bank expects loan growth of 10%-12% this year (Business Times)
Sektor pinjaman meningkat - RHB Bank (Harian Metro)
Strong demand expected for Gas Malaysia's IPO (Business Times)
TNB's RM5b sukuk bags RAM award (Business Times)
RAM keeps 'AAA' rating for Prasarana bonds (Business Times)
DVD on fraud detection (Business Times)
MOSTI sediakan 97 geran e-Kandungan (Utusan Malaysia)
Geran eKandungan (Harian Metro)
Masterskill not ripe for bumper dividends: CIMB (The Sun Daily)
CIMB Research downgrades Singapore Airlines to Underperform, ups TP to S%10.51 (The Edge Malaysia)
Mustapa: Rebut peluang industri halal (Sinar Online)




Singapore C.Bank says committed to price stability (The Malaysian Insider)
Temasek, RRJ to invest US$468 mln in US LNG plant (The Malaysian Insider)
Singapore, Abu Dhabi Strengthen Bilateral Collaboration (Bernama)
Indonesia's 6.3% Q1 growth slowest in six quarters (The Star Online)
Indonesian growth slows as exports fall (Business Times)
Indonesia's Syariah Banking Sector Grows 40.2 Per Cent A Year (Bernama)
China, Japan, South Korea for FTA talks (The Star Online)
General Motors (GM): April sales in China hit new high (Business Times)
Asian businesses move with caution Need for a watchful eye on Europe, US and China (The Star Online)
Hungary eyes 15bil euros IMF deal (The Star Online)
Airbus suffers setback (Business Times)
Euro tumbles as Greek vote threatens austerity (The Malaysian Insider)
Mata wang euro merosot di pasaran Asia (Utusan Malaysia)
Euro takes a beating (The Star Online)
Anti-austerity ballot backlash shakes euro zone (The Malaysian Insider)
Markets reel from Greek, French election results (Business Times)
Forget the euro zone, German industry orders jump (The Malaysian Insider)
Billionaire Warren Buffett says buying stocks amid market dip (The Star Online)

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