Fastfact 13 May 2012

TeAM: Get industry experts to vet innovation fund applications (Business Times)
Penuntut Institut pendidikan Mara didedah kepada perniagaan (Sinar Online)
Usahawan ICT bertaraf dunia (Utusan Malaysia)




Tambun Indah seeks JV partners for Klang Valley projects (The Star Online)
SP Setia expands footprint in Penang (Business Times)
Pengerang Set To Get Investments Worth RM120 Billion (Bernama)
Rapid To Create Thousands Of Job Opportunities In Pengerang (Bernama)
Rapid dijangka wujudkan ribuan pekerjaan di Pangerang (Sinar Online)




Testing time for Perodua (The Star Online)
Bracing for change (The Star Online)
Perodua, Proton in the face of liberalisation (The Star Online)
Applying the brakes – made for the short term – can be dangerous (The Star Online)
UMW Toyota upbeat on new Lexus SUV (The Star Online)
Model baru terima dua tempahan - Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (Sinar Online)
Auto business to help drive Permaju towards 'full-fledged profit' (Business Times)
MDeC's ICON2 expected to rake in RM100,00 by year-end (Business Times)
How to make money in automotive after-sales business (Business Times)
Sime Darby Auto Hyundai invests RM6m to upgrade Prai outlet (The Sun Daily)




Time to move on (The Star Online)
AirAsia embarks on US$5m regional branding exercise (Business Times)
AirAsia-MAS pact vital for open-sky challenge (Business Times)
Rafidah: Kerjasama antara Airasia, Airasia X dan Mas penting (Sinar Online)




Remedy for the conscious shopaholic (The Star Online)
WCT focuses on value creation (The Star Online)
The case of over-gearing in properties and increased liabilities (The Star Online)
Perlu teliti komitmen pinjaman (Utusan Malaysia)




Bintulu Port to fund Samalaju deepsea port project via equity, debt (The Star Online)
Work on Samalaju Port to kick off in January (Business Times)
Pembinaan Pelabuhan Samalaju bermula Januari depan (Utusan Malaysia)




New frontiers (The Star Online)
Weaken demand expected for rubber (Business Times)
Felda Global IPO a market blockbuster? (Business Times)




Used car dealers feeling the strain under new lending guidelines (The Star Online)
Malaysia's key rate remains at 3pc (Business Times)




HDC, IDB in talks to set up halal investment fund (The Sun Daily)
Malaysia to share expertise with Tunisia (Business Times)
KrisAssets to dispose of RM4.6b assets (Business Times)
Proposal to sell Mid Valley, Gardens malls (The Star Online)
Survey says most regional firms still expect higher revenue (The Star Online)
Security at what cost?) (The Star Online
It’s time to study the likely impact of listed companies issuing audited accounts sooner (The Star Online)
Growth is important but cost can make or break a company (The Star Online)
HSBC plans more branchess (The Star Online)
HSBC: Cross-border use of renminbi to expand (Business Times)
OCBC eyes growth as quarterly profit hits record (The Star Online)
Sport embodies StanChart's brand promise (Business Times)
ETB brings bond market (The Star Online)
Malakoff confirms Bahrain investment (Business Times)
Petronas Gas: Plant fire has minimal impact on earnings (Business Times)
Regional discussion on takeover developments (Business Times)




Saham global terus gawat, kata pakar (Sinar Online)
Geopolitik penentu prestasi pasaran (Utusan Malaysia)
Genting S’pore net profit above expectations on VIP volume surge (The Star Online)
Thai central bank raises 2012 growth forecast (The Star Online)
Myanmar may let in foreign lenders by 2015 (The Star Online)
Hong Kong economy slowed in first quarter (The Star Online)
China central bank cuts bank reserves to boost economy (The Malaysian Insider)
East Asian powers agree on trade pact talks (Reuters)
New ECB policymaker champions growth goals (Reuters)
Swiss bank Pictet denies being probed by U.S.: report (Reuters)
Spain to okay banks cleanup (The Star Online)
Pressures intensify on European leaders (The Malaysian Insider)
Stronger US dollar (The Star Online)
Standard & Poor's revises JPMorgan outlook to negative (The Star Online)
Stumbling block in eurozone (The Star Online)
SEC investigator on leave after threat allegations )(The Star Online
BMW CFO says may increase future dividends: report (Reuters)
Chesapeake wins breathing space with $3 billion loan (Reuters)
India: Men & Women Spend 81 Hours A Month On Smartphones (Bernama)

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