Fastfact 01 August 2012

MIDF: Banks loans growth moderate in H2 (Business Times)



KLCC Buffet Offers Over 500 Dishes(Bernama)
Wanita lagak pegawai JKM ditahan lagi(Harian Metro)
Juadah berbuka dicampur arak(Harian Metro)
Jual makanan kaki ponteng puasa di rumah(Harian Metro)
‘Saya gilakan kartun’(Harian Metro)
Ibu, anak pulangkan RM200,000 dianggap bodoh (Harian Metro)
Lelaki taksub belon(Harian Metro)
Poll Shows 92 Pct Of Malaysian Consumers Believe Business Must Address Societal Issues(Bernama)
Pengguna Malaysia pilih syarikat prihatin isu sosial(Harian Metro)
Kerja kuat bahaya bagi ibu hamil(Berita Harian)
Tarik lesen jika sewa kepada warga asing(Berita Harian)
Bayar saman serta-merta(Berita Harian)
Bayar saman serta-merta(Harian Metro)
Usahawan Bangladesh disamun RM15,000(Utusan Malaysia)
Operasi besar-besaran cegah jenayah sempena Aidilfitri(Utusan Malaysia)
Farmasi bukan 'Ali Baba'(Utusan Malaysia)
Sotong bakar tempoyak curi perhatian pengunjung(Utusan Malaysia)
300 peniaga terima kanopi RM150,000(Utusan Malaysia)
11 peniaga rugi RM400,000(Utusan Malaysia)
Jualan langsung tidak dibenar kutip wang(Utusan Malaysia)
Awas skim putar alam(Harian Metro)
Expand but don't look past art, culture, heritage (Business Times)




SMEs urged to register business online (Business Times)




MRT: Project moves into active phase(Business Times)
Projek MRT masuk fasa aktif(Sinar Online)
Naim unit nets RM208m MRT contract(Business Times)
George Kent bags Ampang LRT job(Business Times)
Dapat projek Lanjutan Laluan LRT Ampang(Berita Harian)




Honda bounces back, profit surges fourfold(Business Times)
DRB-HICOM gears up for Asean expansion(Business Times)
DRB-Hicom guna Honda, Volkswagen(Sinar Online)
Swift gives Suzuki confidence(Business Times)




Pengeksport makanan ke AS perlu baharui pendaftaran(Utusan Malaysia)




AirAsia Japan begins flights (Business Times)
East Coast Rail project to be implemented in stages(The Sun Daily)
AirAsia ordered to give details of Batavia deal(Business Times)
AirAsia acquisition of Batavia Air flies into turbulence, regulator threatens to annul deal(The Star Online)
Air India Express flight changes from tomorrow(The Sun Daily)




Cable car ops returned to Lada(Business Times)
500,000 visitors expected in year one(Business Times)
Puteri Harbour theme park to attract 500,000 visitors in first year(The Sun Daily)
TAR invests RM115mil in theme park in Nusajaya(The Star Online)




Kerajaan Perak lancar Skim Rumah Insan Amanjaya (SRIA)(Utusan Malaysia)




Seaport: We’ll steer Penang Port towards China-India routes(Business Times)




Risda eyes Bursa listing(The Star Online)
Risda intai penyenaraian (Harian Metro)
13 nelayan, 7 bot pukat rawa sorong ditahan(Utusan Malaysia)
There's a lot at stake, say palm oil refiners(Business Times)
Planters to gain from CPO export quota hike(The Sun Daily)
New Govt action plan for crude palm oil(The Star Online)



Toshiba 1Q profit jumps 178% y-o-y(The Edge Malaysia)
Eight companies will fight for digital terrestrial television contract(The Star Online)
Microsoft revamps Hotmail as social-friendly Outlook(The Star Online)
Talian telefon digodam bagi kurangkan bayaran(Harian Metro)
Groupon M'sia aims 2 mil subscribers by year-end(The Sun Daily)
Groupon sasar 2 juta pelanggan(Harian Metro)
Maxis lancar B.I.G Media(Harian Metro)
REDtone untung RM1.86 bilion(Harian Metro)
Apple lancar iPhone 5 (Berita Harian)
Jualan gajet bakal cecah RM7b(Utusan Malaysia)
Portal e-kubur mudahkan proses pengebumian(Utusan Malaysia)
Toshiba beats forecasts as profit doubles(Business Times)
Panasonic posts first profit in six quarters(Business Times)



Fed easing to help Asian currencies: Maybank (Business Times)
Local, regional banks to continue expansion(The Star Online)
Industri perbankan tempatan diyakini(Utusan Malaysia)
Public Bank unit declares distributions for 10 of its funds (Business Times)
PUBLIC GOLD Masuk Brunei, Singapura(Harian Metro)
StanChart sees increasing use of renminbi(Business Times)
Danajamin, RHB Bank to co-guarantee RM628m Mecuro bonds(Business Times)



AmInvestment lines up three more funds this year(Business Times)
AmInvestment lancar 3 dana dalam 6 bulan(Harian Metro)



S&P: Regional expansion by Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysian banks fraught with risks(The Edge Malaysia)
Asia Pacific banks to look abroad to boosts growth, says S&P(The Edge Malaysia)
Aussie home approvals in June surprisingly strong(The Star Online)
Drop in UBS Q2 net worse than expected (Business Times)
Indian central bank holds rates steady(The Star Online)
India maintains rate,cuts growth forecast(Business Times)
Eurozone jobless rate at record 11.2% in June(The Star Online)




Banks have adjusted to BNM’s responsible lending guidelines, says Alliance Research(The Malaysian Insider)
Banks still well-capitalised(The Star Online)
Bank Negara warns public of fake letters(Business Times)
77 syarikat pelaburan tidak sah(Utusan Malaysia)
'Awasi pihak salah guna surat akuan Bank Negara'(Berita Harian)
Awas pihak peralat nama BNM(Harian Metro)



'Banks finetuned responsible lending policy'(Business Times)
'Interest margin pressure may affect banks' (Business Times)
Malaysia On Track For 5-6 Pct GDP Growth, Says Mustapa(Bernama)




Malaysia tumpu FDI berkualiti(Harian Metro)
ECER - Tarik RM12 bilion(Harian Metro)
ECER tarik pelaburan RM32.7b sehingga akhir Jun(Utusan Malaysia)
ECER tarik RM32.7b(Berita Harian)
Gas Malaysia berkelas dunia(Utusan Malaysia)
EPF buys RM2.2b blue chips(Business Times)
Pension fund raises stake in KLCC Property(Business Times)
MD: Yinson will bid for more Vietnam O&G jobs(The Star Online)




TEPCO adds US$3.69b to Japan utilities’ Q1 losses(The Malaysian Insider)
Tumpu negara anggota OIC dulu(Harian Metro)
ASEAN dijangka setanding China, India(Utusan Malaysia)
AEC perkasa ekonomi serantau(Harian Metro)
Indonesia cuts thermal coal output forecast(Business Times)
Jakarta - Rancangan TV ada sijil halal(Berita Harian)
Thai Beverage aims to raise stake in F&N(Business Times)
Kapal angkasa China ke bulan 2013(Berita Harian)
Pengangguran di Jepun semakin pulih(Utusan Malaysia)
Light penalty for Nomura recommended (Business Times)
... but it's down a bit in Japan(Business Times)
17.8m jobless in eurozone(Business Times)
BP plunges into net loss after US$5b writedown (Business Times)
BP results show strain of Russia, US spill(The Malaysian Insider)
BP Healthcare luaskan operasi (Sinar Online)
Amaran kemelut ekonomi AS berterusan(Utusan Malaysia)

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