Fastfact 31 July 2012

Bank Rakyat interim profit before tax and zakat tops RM1b (Business Times)
Untung 6 bulan Bank Rakyat RM1.06 bilion(Sinar Online)
Bank Rakyat's Half Year Profit Soars To RM1.06 Billion(Bernama)



CAP gesa pengusaha restoran pamer harga sebenar makanan(Sinar Online)
India - 370 juta bergelap(Berita Harian)
Air Quality In West Coast Of Peninsula Deteriorates(Bernama)
Don't rest on your laurels that you are the best; it isn’t enough(The Star Online)
Sita gerai jual makanan sebelum 3 petang(Utusan Malaysia)
11 ditangkap tidak berpuasa(Utusan Malaysia)
RM20j bonus kakitangan Terengganu(Utusan Malaysia)
20,000 Sarawak Civil Servants To Get Bonus(Bernama)
Musa Announces Half-month Bonus For Sabah Civil Servants(Bernama)
Kedah To Pay Half-month Salary As Raya Bonus(Bernama)




Task force to oversee Tun Razak Exchange development(The Sun Daily)
Sentuhan firma seni bina antarabangsa(Berita Harian)
Mercu tanda terbaru KL(Berita Harian)
TRX pusat pertemuan pelabur (Utusan Malaysia)
Sedia 500,000 peluang kerja(Harian Metro)
Pasukan khas pantau TRX(Harian Metro)
Mideast has much to offer, Matrade tells investors(The Star Online)
Pelaburan RM3 trilion Asia Barat(Utusan Malaysia)
‘Arab Spring’ buka peluang perniagaan(Harian Metro)




Gabungan AQRS Receives Letter Of Acceptance For RM141.0 Million Turnkey Contract(Bernama)




DRB-Hicom guna Honda, VW bagi pengembangan serantau(Utusan Malaysia)
Honda catat keuntungan bersih Q1 4 kali ganda kepada AS$1.7 bilion(Utusan Malaysia)
Carmakers stuff German market with self-sales(The Star Online)
Banks to be negatively impacted by cheaper cars: CIMB(The Sun Daily)
General Motors signs US$600mil Man United deal day after marketing executive exit(The Star Online)




Food exporters to the US must renew registration with US FDA(The Sun Daily)




Jakarta probes AirAsia’s Batavia Air buy over monopoly fears(The Malaysian Insider)
AirAsia-Batavia Air deal on(The Malay Mail)
Keputusan AirAsia pindah hab bertepatan(Harian Metro)
KLIA2 tingkatkan lalu lintas udara(Utusan Malaysia)
Rafidah: M'sia should not be parochial on AirAsia’s decision to relocate Asean base to Jakarta(The Star Online)
Rafidah: AirAsia's Jakarta move a business decision(Business Times)
AirAsia X Offers Great Deals For Year-end Travel(Bernama)
AirAsia X Tawar tambang menarik(Berita Harian)
CAG To Increase Passenger Service Charge From April 1, 2013(Bernama)
Singapura naik caj khidmat penumpang(Berita Harian)
Tan Sri Samsudin Hopes Monorail Project In Putrajaya Will Continue(Bernama)
Tan Sri Samsudin mahu monorel Putrajaya direalisasikan(Utusan Malaysia)
Joint study on M'sia-S'pore Rapid Transit System(The Star Online)




The Regency Hotels To Open Outlet In East Coast Next Year(Bernama)
YTL opens resort off Sabah(Business Times)




BAE marks 5 areas for investment(The Star Online)




More Skilled Local Workers Needed To Boost Commodity Exports, Says Dompok(Bernama)
Sempang jadi lokasi ternakan siakap(Utusan Malaysia)
Anak muda terokai industri ikan air tawar(Utusan Malaysia)
Palm oil pricesto hold steady(Business Times)



iPhone 5 dilancar 12 September?(Utusan Malaysia)
M'bishi Elec promises loan to Renesas(The Star Online)
Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection(The Star Online)
Dua penggodam data ditahan(Berita Harian)
Gartner: US$2.1tril will be spent on technology products, services(The Star Online)
Interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn leaves company(The Star Online)
Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents(The Malay Mail)
Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection(The Star Online)
Bitter Apple-Samsung patent battle looms (Aljazeera)
Pikom anjur sukan siber dunia September ini(Utusan Malaysia)
Panasonic to shift photovoltaic operations to Kulim(Business Times)
REDtone back in the black(The Star Online)



Public Mutual Declares Distributions For 10 Funds(Bernama)
Maybank eyes cap waiver(The Malay Mail)
S&P: Double-edged sword for banks expanding regionally(The Star Online)
Maybank inks Legoland deal(Business Times)
Maybank, Legoland jalin kerjasama(Sinar Online)
Maybank optimistic of qualifying for waiver from Bank Indonesia(The Star Online)
Maybank mahu lebih 40% pemilikan dalam BII(Harian Metro)
Maybank confident of keeping BII stake(Business Times)
BII Net Profit For First Semester 2012 Up 61 Per Cent(Bernama)



Aminvestment to launch three funds over next six months(The Malaysian Insider)
First Resources' sukuk oversubscribed(The Star Online)



India keeps rates steady, inflation worry(The Star Online)
Swiss National Bank reports H1 profit(The Star Online)
Death terms in Iran bank scandal (Aljazeera)
Tipu bank terbesar RM7.8 bilion, empat dihukum mati(Utusan Malaysia)
Surprise fall in Japan factory output(The Star Online)
Japan - Surprise drop(Business Times)
Bank of Korea warns of weakening property loan quality(The Star Online)
HSBC takes US$2b charge(Business Times)
HSBC sets aside US$2b for US investigation, mis-selling(The Malaysian Insider)
EU investigates ECB's Draghi following complaint(The Star Online)
Draghi under pressure to deliver on pledge to save euro(The Malaysian Insider)




Be Careful With Companies Misusing BNM Acknowledgement Letters, Says Bank Negara(Bernama)
BNM cautions public over misuse of acknowledgement letters(The Star Online)
Malaysia's Klibor unlikely to be manipulated(The Star Online)




Gas Malaysia is world class: Maybank IB (Business Times)
Gas Malaysia berkelas dunia, kata Maybank IB(Sinar Online)
PM: ECER attracted more than RM32.7b investments(The Star Online)
ECER tarik pelaburan RM32.7 bilion - PM(Utusan Malaysia)
NCIA Welcomes Relocation Of Taiping Green Belt Project (Bernama)
Franchise business growing, has been posting 20% growth(The Star Online)
Belanjawan 2013: Perbincangan bidang fokus dimuktamad(Utusan Malaysia)
Kejatuhan harga minyak mentah tidak jejas peruntukan Bajet 2013(Utusan Malaysia)
UK seeks investments in manufacturing, healthcare sectors(The Star Online)
Bidding process for RRI land to start by year-end (Business Times)
Faktor tarik pelabur asing(Utusan Malaysia)
CMS jamin tak naik harga simen(Harian Metro)
Analysts downgrade semiconductor sector(The Star Online)




Improvements In Competitiveness Critical For Asia, Says Singapore Minister(Bernama)
China longgar sekatan pelaburan(Berita Harian)
Bahrain firm turns to ringgit sukuk markets(The Star Online)
Mailers fret over US post's looming US$5.5bil payment default(The Star Online)

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