Fastfact 17 July 2012

Almost A Million Tabung Haji Depositors Registered For Pilgrimage(Bernama)



Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Win National Robocon 2012 Title(Bernama)
Indonesian Government Urged To Cooperate In Siti Norzana's Rescue Attempt(Bernama)
Puasa dijangka sabtu ini (Utusan Malaysia)
Bawa telefon, iPad ke sekolah (Utusan Malaysia)
No Mobile Phones To School Please! - PTA(Bernama)
Smartphones as Touch ’n Go(The Malay Mail)
Kaedah baru cagaran pembiayaan peribadi(Utusan Malaysia)
Telefon pintar guna aplikasi Touch ‘n Go(Berita Harian)
Petronas moves up Fortune 500 list(Business Times)
GST tidak dilaksanakan sehingga diterima rakyat(Utusan Malaysia)
Pengguna Islam beli bekalan Ramadan lebih awal(Utusan Malaysia)




Advance Pact gets RM600m job(Business Times)




RM37j diagih kontraktor kecil(Utusan Malaysia)




Automotive Industry Index Exceeds 100-point Benchmark In 2nd Quarter(Bernama)
ETCM yakin pulih pasaran kereta Nissan(Sinar Online)
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia perkenalkan model B dan M-Class(Sinar Online)
Aston Martin hopes to sell at least 10 units a year here (Business Times)
Maxwell targets Adidas, Nike contracts(Business Times)
Weststar recipient of 500th AW139 copter(Business Times)
Ford to slash 15% of workforce in Australia(The Star Online)
Ford says to cut up to 440 jobs in Australia(The Malaysian Insider)
Tan Chong optimistic of recovery in market share(The Star Online)
DRB-Hicom appoints Che Khalib as COO(The Star Online)




Nilai dagangan diunjur berkembang 131 peratus(Berita Harian)




Garuda Aircarft Skids While Landing At Pekanbaru Airport(Bernama)
Jetstar tambah laluan ke Osaka dari Singapura(Sinar Online)




Sabah Tourism Ministry Spends RM700,000 For Annual Festivals(Bernama)
Tourism Ministry To Help Market Mah Meri Wood Art Products(Bernama)
Sasar tanam 12,000 pokok setahun(Utusan Malaysia)
Pelancong gempar biawak di jalan raya(Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysia bakal peroleh RM6b(Berita Harian)




Developers eyeing prime land in KL British High Commission’s premises(The Star Online)
Naim Indah to raise RM21.4m from share placement(The Star Online)
Aeon Co. scraps RM107m purchase plan(The Star Online)
OSK Property fixes rights shares at RM1 each(The Star Online)
Luxury car Aston Martin is in KL(The Star Online)




Penang firm partners China's JiaCheng in JV to produce renewable energy in Msia(The Sun Daily)
Iris majukan kampung pintar di Pahang(Berita Harian)
Fama tingkat hasil pertanian(Utusan Malaysia)




LIMA’12 dijangka dapat sambutan(Berita Harian)
Kaji sejauh mana teknologi hijau berjaya diaplikasi - Peter Chin(The Star Online)




Sasaran baru MAHA(Utusan Malaysia)
LIMA 2013 dijangka atasi rekod tahun lalu - Zahid Hamidi(Utusan Malaysia)
Ternakan lembu integrasi gagal(Utusan Malaysia)
Fama tingkat hasil pertanian(Utusan Malaysia)



Broadband Penetration Rate Up 19.6 Per Cent -- MCMC(Bernama)
Astro To Launch New Disney XD Channel On Sept 15(Bernama)
Alcatel cuts 2012 operating margin estimate(The Sun Daily)
Portal lazada setanding amazon(Sinar Online)
Bisnes Dunia: Lenovo gugat Hewlett-Packard(Berita Harian)
Nokia price cut worries investors ahead of Q2 results(The Malaysian Insider)
OCK on track to boost recurring income(Business Times)
Telekom rises on payout date(Business Times)
Yahoo snags Google's Mayer as CEO in surprise hire(The Star Online)
Maxis's India unit Aircel to invest US$500m for 4G(The Star Online)
Microsoft unveils new version of Office suite(The Star Online)



HSBC upbeat on Malaysia trade growth(The Star Online)
U.S. report slams HSBC's anti-money laundering efforts(The Star Online)
U.S. report says HSBC handled Iran, drug money(The Star Online)
HSBC apologises as senators hammer money-laundering lapses(The Malaysian Insider)



Ramadan wish list for Islamic finance(Business Times)



OCBC, unit get offer for their stake in Fraser and Neave(The Malaysian Insider)
India inflation cools to 7.25pc in June(Business Times)
Sea change in Asian banking(Business Times)
IMF approves Portugal disbursement, urges strong policies(The Star Online)
IMF cuts global growth forecast as emerging economies slow(The Star Online)
Australia saw ‘no need’ for rate cut at July meeting(The Malaysian Insider)
Noyer says low ECB rates not easing bank funding costs(The Star Online)
Libor scandal riles Calpers chief investment officer(The Star Online)
Moody's cuts Italy banks, companies ratings(The Star Online)
Bank of England governor faces likely scrutiny over Barclays(The Star Online)
Spain debt costs to stay high in wake of austerity plan(The Star Online)
Fight against obesity is major investment trend(The Star Online)
Economists pessimistic on growth(Business Times)
Citigroup Q2 profit falls on losses from older assets(The Malaysian Insider)




Malaysian Companies Face Challenges In Expanding Overseas, Says Report(Bernama)
Pelaksanaan GST ditangguh, kata Menteri Kewangan Kedua(Sinar Online)
MoU tingkat intergriti(Sinar Online)
PM garis empat aspek utama pengurusan ekonomi(Utusan Malaysia)
Sabah catat pelaburan RM10.2b(Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysia economy to grow 4.2pc: MIER(Business Times)
Flat inflation figures for June(The Malay Mail)
IMF retains Malaysia's GDP growth forecast(Business Times)
Etiqa Takaful bags 3 awards at summit(Business Times)
Offers roll in for ING's Southeast Asian assets(Business Times)
Lion Group on the move(Business Times)
Two new Tune Hotels open in London(Business Times)
Dua hotel baru Tune Hotels akan dibuka di London(Sinar Online)
IRB eyes 15pc tax revenue growth(Business Times)
Fate of IPPs to be known in September(Business Times)
Sime ex-CEO pleads not guilty to CBT(Business Times)
SapuraKencana to target large-scale oil and gas projects(The Star Online)
Malaysian consumer confidence at 6-year high(The Star Online)
Hopes of more monetary stimulus drive markets higher(The Star Online)
Fund buying of telcos pushes KLCI to record(The Star Online)
ZICOlaw intai operasi di seluruh Asean(Sinar Online)
TGV Cinemas, IMAX expand revenue-sharing pact(The Sun Daily)




Indonesia Tightens Guidelines On Sending Of Workers Abroad(Bernama)
Thai PTT set to win Cove after Shell drops bid(The Star Online)
Iraq in deals on energy exploration (Business Times)
Fortescue iron ore project costs jump to $9bil(The Star Online)
Aussie gas project gets nod(The Malay Mail)
Reliance Comm unit extends IPO timeline(The Star Online)
Sun Hung Kai plan B keeps it all in the family at world’s No.2 developer(The Malaysian Insider)
Sun Hung Kai launches ‘Plan B’(The Star Online)
Withholding tax shift keeps China competitive, says KPMG(The Star Online)
Falling property investment drives China H1 FDI drop(The Star Online)
Dai-ichi, Korea Life bid for ING SEA ops(The Star Online)
Moscow - Solution for TNK-BP row(The Star Online)
PFGBest regulator orders review of audit division(The Star Online)
Christie's posts record US$3.5bil first-half art sales(The Star Online)
JPMorgan disclosed possible misconduct to feds ahead of earnings(The Star Online)
Fast food chains cut trans fat under regulations(The Star Online)
Insider trading witness an "extraordinary" cooperator(The Star Online)
Worst U.S. drought since 1956 shrivels corn, soy crops(The Star Online)
Coca-Cola profit tops Wall Street estimates(The Malaysian Insider)

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