Fastfact 31 May 2012

Longer stay or PR for foreign talent is boon to Malaysia (The Star Online)
Boy, 9, awarded for coin design urging recovery (The Japan Online)




Govt debt low, says PM (The Malay Mail)
PM - Fruitful meet at Invest Malaysia (The Star Online)
Malaysian capital mart needs spark to boost appeal (Business Times)
CGC to enhance SME outreach (Business Times)
CGC sasar jamin pinjaman RM3 bilion (Harian Metro)




WCT submits bids to boost recurring income (The Star Online)
Mah scouting for additional land with potential GDV of RM1.4bil (The Star Online)
Mah Sing expects more foreign buyers (Business Times)
Glomac near deal to sell complex en bloc (Business Times)
IJM unveils Bandar Rimbayu plan (The Malay Mail)
Moody's: Chinese property developer's liquidity profiles have deteriorated (The Edge Malaysia)




New Proton MD must have greater knowledge of the biz, says ex-chairman (The Sun Daily)
DRB-Hicom can tackle issues easily (The Star Online)
Perodua stuyding making sedan cars (The Star Online)
PERODUA kaji keluar model sedan (Berita Harian)
Perodua looking into rolling out more variants (Business Times)
Japan : 2012 capital spending by 100 major firms looks poised to rise 11.7% (The Japan Online)




AirAsia banks on network (Business Times)
AirAsia lebar sayap ke Jepun (Sinar Online)
Garuda to acquire A380 only after airport is expanded (Business Times)
MAS takes delivery of its first A380 (The Sun Daily)
Pesawat A380 MAS mula penerbangan komersial 1 Julai(Sinar Online)
ERL extension to KLIA2 on track to be completed by year-end (The Sun Daily)




PPIM cadang penubuhan pusat rujukan pembelian rumah (Sinar Online)




Malaysia tarik pelaburan RE (Utusan Malaysia)
Oil palm biomass being sent from M'sia to Italy to be made into industrial sugar (The Star Online)
Opportunities await local firms in renewable energy (The Star Online)
Khazanah: Lots of potential in renewable energy market (Business Times)




Alam Maritim bags Petronas Carigali contract (Business Times)




Felda Global Ventures gets Qatar Holding as cornerstone investor (The Star Online)
'CPO prices will rebound' (Business Times)
Sime: Stronger growth ahead (Business Times)
Sime Darby catat untung bersih RM3.1 bilion (Berita Harian)



Astro unveils On-The-Go (The Star Online)
Astro mudah alih (Harian Metro)
TM’s Q1 net profit rises on growth across key products (The Star Online)
Untung bersih TM naik 53.5 peratus (Berita Harian)
Bakun power sold (The Star Online)
Facebook faces extended US review of Instagram deal (The Star Online)
Panasonic latest suitor for Olympus? (The Japan Times)



Kerjasama bursa ASEAN tawar lebih manfaat (Utusan Malaysia)
Maybank IB wants to strike the right balance (Business Times)
Tajuddin on benefits of linking Asean stock exchanges in a single platform (The Star Online)
RM8bil sukuk for KVMRT (The Star Online)
Pestech in lacklustre debut (Business Times)



Regional powerhouse aim for Maybank (The Malay Mail)



Bank Islam raih Anugerah Platinum (Sinar Online)



Call for banking union, direct capital injections (Business Times)
Japan - Aging population a drag on economy: Shirakawa (The Japan Times)



RM48bil gross development value for SIC project (The Star Online)
WCT bids for public infrastructure concessions (Business Times)




BNM introduces new Islamic instrument (The Malay Mail)
Monetari baru Islam (Harian Metro)




Malaysia moves up to 14th most competitive economy in the world (The Star Online)
Prestasi daya saing Malaysia tempat ke-14 (Berita Harian)
Kaji kerjasama ekonomi ASEAN (Utusan Malaysia)
Nomura upgrades Malaysia’s banking, construction and gaming sectors to ‘bullish’ (The Star Online)
Genting posts lower net profit to RM694mil (The Star Online)
Amway invest RM5mil to convert remaining distribution centres into shops (The Star Online)
Amway tambah 3 cawangan (Harian Metro)
Petra Energy optimistic (Business Times)
KPJ eyes regional expansion (The Malay Mail)
MMC Q1 pre-tax profit down 14% (The Sun Daily)
Eurofighter Typhoon Set To Impress Crowds Subang Air Force Base (Bernama)




Singapore CFOs Optimistic About Growth In Second Half Of 2012 (Bernama)
Singapore to allow more cars in move to slow inflation (The Malaysian Insider)
SingTel gets record fine after mobile phone glitch (The Malaysian Insider)
World Economic Forum On East Asia To Kick Off In Bangkok Thursday (Bernama)
China douses hopes of huge stimulus (Business Times)
China To Develop 7 Strategic Emerging Industries (Bernama)
European, US firms hoard US$1.2tril cash (The Star Online)
EU throws Spain two potential lifelines (The Malaysian Insider)
EU puts Spain on top of critical economies list (Business Times)
Surging Spain borrowing costs hit Asian shares, euro (The Malaysian Insider)
Axa says it has stopped buying Italian, Spanish bonds (The Malay Mail)
Unemployment in France highest in 12 years (Aljazeera)
France - Lufthansa may cut 1,000 jobs at catering unit (Business Times)
Global carbon mart value hits record US$176b (Business Times)

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