Fastfact 23 May 2012

LTH raises stake in Dayang (The Star Online)



More top executives willing to pay bribes, survey finds (The Malaysian Insider)
Jack Ma, English teacher turned Internet billionaire (The Sun Daily)




Trade Financing Seminar For SME Exporters (Bernama)




RM4b plan for river projects (Business Times)
Tender cantikkan Sungai Klang, Gombak dibuka tahun depan (Berita Harian)




Willowglen secures RM18mil rail jobs (The Star Online)
Harvest Court minorities agree to diversification (The Star Online)




Malaysia jadi hab UAV (Harian Metro)
Naza group eyeing three more franchise (The Malay Mail)
Kumpulan Naza sasar 3 lagi francais (Sinar Online)
Naza sasar jual 100 unit Cruze (Sinar Online)
MS Elevators & Kazakhstan Partners To Start Elevator Business With RM40 Million Capex(Bernama)




Malaysia targets RM53b from timber exports (Business Times)
Eksport E&E kembali positif (Harian Metro)




Pelan pemulihan MAS berhasil (Berita Harian)
RM9bil fund raising to enable MAS to continue uninterrupted (The Star Online)
Analysts wary of MAS' long-term financial strength (Business Times)
MAS narrows 1Q net loss to RM171.79m (The Edge Malaysia)
Kerugian suku pertama MAS susut kepada RM171 juta (Sinar Online)
Brahim's, MAS cancel minimum revenue provision (Business Times)
MAS unveils '3-pillar' capex funding plan (The Sun Daily)
MAS mulls RM2.5b Islamic bond issue (The Sun Daily)
Qantas to split operations in two (Business Times)
AirAsia gantung penerbangan KL–Solo Indonesia (Berita Harian)




Langkawi Ideal Platform To Boost Tourism Industry, Says NCIA (Bernama)
Projek Rahsia di Pulau Langkawi (Harian Metro)
‘Disneyland’ Ipoh (Harian Metro)




Rehda eyes RM10b 'green allocation' (Business Times)




Govt urged to speed up B5 (The Star Online)




Govt to give RM3bil to expand forest plantation (The Star Online)
FGVH listing book-building to start end May (The Star Online)
All NBPOL palm oil mills will be RSPO-certified (The Star Online)
Felda Global to kick-start book-building from May 31 (The Malaysian Insider)



Asia's largest gaming expo opens in Macau (The Sun Daily)
Halalsurf.com hab perkongsian halal (Sinar Online)
BlackBerry perkenal dua model baru (Harian Metro)
Tussle for Jaring heats up (The Star Online)
All-round positive trends boost Axiata Q1 net profit by 3% (The Star Online)
2 million-mark for TM’s broadband (The Star Online)
Pelanggan jalur lebar TM cecah dua juta (Berita Harian)
REDtone signs accord with Mimos (The Star Online)
Axiata Q1 sales increase to RM4.25b (Business Times)
Axiata untung RM905.134 juta suku pertama (Utusan Malaysia)



M’sia eyes 50 foreign companies to list here (The Star Online)
Average salary of ICT professionals to grow 9% in 2012: Pikom (The Sun Daily)
Gaji pekerja sektor ICT diunjur naik 9%(Harian Metro)



Maybank IB gets HK investment banking licence (The Star Online)
Maybank's Dragon9 fund registers RM250m sales (Business Times)



Can Johari bring his success story to RHB Bank? (The Star Online)




Malaysia's international reserves rise to US$136.1b (Business Times)
Bank Negara reserves at US$136.1b on May 15 (The Malaysian Insider)




Study impact of Eurozone crisis on M'sian economy - Ahmad Husni (The Malay Mail)
Malaysia's GDP in the first three months of 2012 likely moderated to 4.5% (The Star Online)
Q1 GDP likely 4-5 pc, says Nor Yakcop (The Sun Daily)
Call to control shadow banking (The Star Online)
Malaysia and Australia finally sign free trade agreement (The Star Online)
Lonjakan dagangan dijangka dramatik (Harian Metro)
UAC price of RM4.30 deemed fair (The Star Online)
IHH’s new hospital in Singapore set to open its doors in July (The Star Online)
Ekuinas expands further in education with Umtech buy (The Star Online)
Petrofac gets RM693mil Petronas Carigali contract (The Star Online)




Singapore eyes Asia cruise market with new terminal (The Sun Daily)
BlackRock, investors buy US$1.6bil stake in F1 (The Star Online)
Fitch cuts Japan debt rating Negative outlook on concerns of rising debt (The Star Online)
Wen vows to maintain real estate controls (The Star Online)
China targets infrastructure to lift economy (Business Times)
India faces spectre of Greek-style crisis (Business Times)
Far East customers may not get what they want in London property rush (The Star Online)
Euro crisis main risk to global growth (The Star Online)
OECD: Eurozone crisisstunting global recovery (Business Times)
Greeks embrace some new myths about life with the euro (The Malaysian Insider)
British clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) reports 19% drop in annual profits (The Sun Daily)

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