Fastfact 16 May 2012

Bank Simpanan Nasional posts net income of RM1.032b (The Star Online)




MIDF upgrades Kinsteel to 'buy' (Business Times)




SMEs Resilient Amid Economic Uncertainty, Says SME Corp (Bernama)
Kemudahan kredit RM200 juta untuk PKS (Harian Metro)
Kerajaan sedia bantu PKS (Utusan Malaysia)
PKS Korea Selatan pilih Malaysia luas perniagaan (Sinar Online)
Perkeso: Majikan IKS gagal daftar pekerja (Sinar Online)




IOI to raise RM4.62bil (The Star Online)
SP Setia to develop RM1.1bil Penang project (The Star Online)
KPJ unit to buy commercial land in Johor for RM45m (The Sun Daily)




Daya wins RM57mil construction job (The Star Online)




Many Businesses Looking At Alternative Fuel For Vehicles, Says Survey (Bernama)
Sektor M&E tarik pelaburan langsung asing (Berita Harian)
Malaysia's chips sector a plus point in green tech shift, says expert (Business Times)
Volvo Malaysia focuses on genuine truck parts (Business Times)
Nasim perkenal Peugeot 408 CKD minggu depan (Berita Harian)
Opportunities await M’sia in sensor technology sector (The Star Online)
WCT hopes to secure RM1b jobs (Business Times)




AirAsia defies industry trend, demand for low-cost flights to remain resilient (The Star Online)
AirAsia expected to propose dividend of 50% (The Star Online)
AirAsia X to offer direct flights to Beijing (Business Times)
AirAsia X starts 4x weekly flights to Beijing on June 22, drops Tianjin (The Sun Daily)
Bashir stays another year as MAHB MD (The Star Online)




Land, Infrastructure, Energy Making Sabah, Sarawak Favourable For Investment (Bernama)
Hektar REIT gets SC nod to up fund size (Business Times)
OSK Property posts higher Q1 pre-tax profit (Business Times)




MISC posts RM465m net losses in Q1 (The Star Online)
MISC reports Q1 net loss of RM465m (Business Times)
PetGas' RM1bil LNG facility in Lahat Datu will begin ops in 2015 (The Star Online)
Loji LNG Sungai Udang lonjak pendapatan (Berita Harian)
PGB belanja modal RM1b (Harian Metro)
Port Klang hauliers strike resolved (The Star Online)
TDM slips on 39pc Q1 income slump (Business Times)
Boustead drops on Q1 RM14.5m net loss (Business Times)
Maersk dampens hopes for quick freight recovery (The Sun Daily)




Sabah: Dewan perniagaan Bumiputera sambut langkah baik Dole Food AS melabur RM1bilion (Sinar Online)
Tradewinds Plantations Q1 earnings slump 91% to RM4.3m (The Star Online)
VEGOILS-Palm hits fresh 3-mth low as Greek political crisis weighs (The Star Online)
Fidelity, Value Partners among Felda cornerstones (The Star Online)
Felda expected to be next world player (The Star Online)
Felda Global identifies foreign partners (Business Times)
2 firma global jadi rakan niaga FGVH (Berita Harian)




Muhiyiddin's visit strenghthens ties, widens M'sia-UAE cooperation (The Edge Malaysia)
Syarikat Malaysia catat jualan RM22.9 juta di Oman (Sinar Online)
THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - They're lining up to issue ringgit sukuk in Malaysia (Business Times)
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to focus on debt capital markets (The Star Online)
Aset di Asia bukan fokus utama RBS (Utusan Malaysia)
'Malaysians are shopping online more' (Business Times)
Rakyat Malaysia lebih banyak belanja dalam talian (Sinar Online)
Malaysia eyes more investors from U.S. (Business Times)
Business sustainability forum on May 24 (Business Times)
Entries open for Nacra 2012 (Business Times)
M’sia aims to reduce low-skilled foreign workers (The Star Online)
Majikan yakin dengan prospek pekerjaan (Utusan Malaysia)
Tenaga buruh asing bakal dikurangkan (Sinar Online)
Kerajaaan Sedia bantu syarikat swasta (Harian Metro)
Hong Leong Bank Q3 net profit up 60.5% to RM465.1m (The Star Online)
RHB MD Johari to focus on 'Easy' concept to reach out to customers (The Star Online)
RHB completes notes issuance (The Star Online)
Media Prima Q1 earnings down 40.2% to RM20.79m (The Star Online)
RM49m oil and gas job for Kencana (The Star Online)
Maybank sets up US$5b bond program (Business Times)
Oriental Interest Q3 pre-tax profit rises to RM3.5m (Business Times)
External factors dampen mood on Bursa (Business Times)
Petronas Gas fired up on power plants' potential (Business Times)
Ringgit set for worst day in 6 months, Greek woes hit Asia FX (The Malaysian Insider)
VADS Sees Data Centres Contribute Significantly To ICT Business (Bernama)
Portal tonton mudah alih diiktiraf (Sinar Online)




World Bank agrees $2b loan for Indonesia (The Malay Mail)
Singapore Airlines to suspend services to Abu Dhabi, Athens (The Malaysian Insider)
Singapore : S$108mil for a bungalow (The Star Online)
NEC keluar edisi terkini pelayan canggih (Sinar Online)
Hong Kong shares post biggest loss in six months, China slides (The Star Online)
Hong Kong shares dive to 4-month low, China slips (The Star Online)
Slowdown leaves China on shaky ground (The Star Online)
China FDI inflow at US$38bil in first 4 months (The Star Online)
India- Bharti Airtel in money laundering probe (The Star Online)
India Mulls Austerity Measures As Rupee Takes A Nosedive (Bernama)
Japan to pay US$4.4b for Aussie gas field stake (The Malay Mail)
Analysis: Euro twilight zone beckons for Greece (The Star Online)
Greeks pull funds from banks; emergency cabinet to be named (The Malaysian Insider)
Greece prepares for second election in less than two months (The Sun Daily)
Fear factor sends UK’s FTSE down through 5,400 mark (The Malaysian Insider)
Alliance Boots eyes tie-ups in Asia and Latam (The Sun Daily)
Britain's Cameron says eurozone must make up or break-up (The Sun Daily)
Former IMF Strauss-Kahn countersues NY hotel maid for US$1mil (The Star Online)
BHP warns commodities markets to cool further (The Star Online)
BHP says will not spend $80 billion on expansion projects (The Star Online)
FBI launches probe of JPMorgan loss (Aljazeera)
JPMorgan investment unit played by different high-risk rules (The Sun Daily)
Moody's to downgrade 21 Spanish banks: report (The Sun Daily)
HTC new phone U.S. sales delayed due to customs review (The Star Online)
GM to drop Facebook ads due to low consumer impact (The Star Online)
Facebook targets $100bn valuation (Aljazeera)
Asia helps drive Facebook's 1-billion goal (The Sun Daily)
Samsung loses US$10b market value on Apple order report (The Malaysian Insider)
Google Msia to see higher adoption rate via localised chrome web store (The Sun Daily)
Kaspersky perkenal keselamatan alam maya (Sinar Online)

Thank You.