Category: Malaysia
Private investments in Malaysia up a record RM140bil in 2012
Total private investments realised by Malaysia surged to a record RM139.5bil in 2012, representing an increase of 24.8 percent from the RM111.8bil realised in the preceding [...]
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Malaysia to tighten rules on ringgit benchmark exchange rate
Malaysia’s central bank is expected to outline stricter guidelines for the daily setting of a key reference exchange rate for the Malaysian ringgit, an apparent [...]
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Malaysia’s blue chips to lag regional markets
Hwang DBS Vickers Research (HDBSVR) expects the Malaysian stock market to probably lag behind its regional peers on Thursday due to a lack of local buying interest. [...]
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Malaysia to host Global Summit of Women June 6-8
Malaysia will be hosting the prestigious Global Summit of Women (GSW) for the first time, announced Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. The three-day summit, themed ‘Women: [...]
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Malaysia Airlines eyes new routes to China, India
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is currently eyeing new destinations in the region, particularly in China and India, said its group chief executive officer, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. He [...]
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Malaysia’s affordable housing projects heavily oversubscribed
More than 8,000 buyers have signed up for the government’s affordable housing projects in Sungai Buloh and Shah Alam, making it oversubscribed by at least four times. [...]
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Telekom Malaysia’s pre-tax profit rises to RM1.07b
Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s pre-tax profit rose to RM1.07 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2012, compared with RM1 billion in 2011. Revenue also increased [...]
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Malaysia’s Sime Darby profit slides further in Q2
Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby said Wednesday that its net profit fell for the third time in a row with a drop of 35.7 percent in the second quarter on the back of lower [...]
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AirAsia profit soars, bullish on outlook
AirAsia, Asia’s largest low-cost carrier by fleet size, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit jumped 168 percent year-on-year amid increased passengers. AirAsia [...]
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Malaysians invest RM6b in O&G, hospitality sectors in Burma
Myanmar is rife with business opportunities in the resource and non resource-based industries as well as domestic markets, according to speakers at seminar here. The keynote [...]
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Malaysia key to South fight, NSC chief says
Malaysia’s collaboration will be crucial to Thailand’s efforts in ending insurgent violence in the deep South, National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general [...]
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Burma-Malaysia trade to reach $1b
Burma-Malaysia bilateral trade is expected to total nearly US $1 billion in 2013 as a result of Burma’s economic reforms and trade liberalisation policies, news agency [...]
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Malaysia Airlines expects better Q1, 2013 results versus yr ago
Malaysia Airlines (MAS), which is in the midst of fund raising, expects its first quarter financial results due March 31, 2013, to be better than last year, its group chief [...]
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Malaysia can be global cooperative power player
Malaysia can be a global cooperative power if industry players have a high-integrity administrative system that promotes capacity development, said new Cooperatives [...]
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Malaysia’s Opposition Announces Election Promises
Malaysia’s opposition alliance pledged Monday to create jobs, increase incomes and combat corruption if it ousts the long-ruling coalition in national elections this [...]
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