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CHINA-based property developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd is upbeat to further boost projects in Malaysia, especially in the mixed-development sector.
MAYBANK Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) says the direct award of the Track 4A power plant project in Johor to a consortium comprising YTL Power International Bhd, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd will not unravel industry reforms.
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is offering great deals on all Proton cars, including the new Suprima S and Prevé, this month, in anticipation of the fasting month and Hari Raya celebrations. Cash rebates of up to RM8,000 are offered on selected models. Proton is also offering three years free service, attractive interest rates from as low as 2.70 per cent, and other “amazing” deals.
KUALA LUMPUR: MASkargo has announced the resignation of its chief executive officer Mohd Yunus Idris. His last day in the company will be next Tuesday, the company said yesterday. Mohd Yunus is a 30-year veteran of Malaysia Airlines group, having begun his career as a property controller based in Kuala Lumpur.
KUALA LUMPUR: Icon Offshore Bhd says an article in a business weekly’s latest edition contained untrue, inaccurate and misleading information, in particular the allegation of falsifying bollard pull certificates. “The unnecessary sensationalisation and insinuations appear to cast aspersion on our reputation and to adversely impact Icon Offshore Bhd’s listing. Icon is taking steps to address the situation, including, if necessary, pursuing legal options.”
KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Corp Bhd is mulling over privatising its 64.16 per cent-owned IJM Land Bhd. The move is part of its initiatives to explore long-term strategies to enhance shareholders’ value. “We further advise that the company is contemplating and will continue to evaluate corporate proposals, including the possible privatisation of IJM Land,” it said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Deutsche Futures’ chief executive officer (CEO) and head of Listed Derivatives, Azila A. Aziz, has been voted in as the president of the Malaysia Futures Brokers Association (MFBA).
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, VADS Bhd, has launched its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to meet the needs of large enterprises in the country by offering a full spectrum of customised cloud computing services.
WHEN former chief minister and “Father of Modern Penang” Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu passed away in 2010, the state government announced it was renaming the longest expressway in Penang of 18km and the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) building at Bayan Baru after him.
THE late Sultan Azlan Shah, Sultan of Perak (1928-2014), was the first pro-chancellor of Universiti Pulau Pinang (UPP) before it was renamed Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
I REALLY have no wish to appear ungallant, but I am duty bound to say that Lim Kit Siang’s prized trophy candidate who was supposed to take Teluk Intan by storm did not, in the event, live up to her billings.
WHEN Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim first said the Selangor government had agreed “in principle” to the construction of the controversial Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex), I was not surprised.
EGOISTIC shuttlers will not be entertained as the national coaches start planning for the 2016 Olympics after the World Championships in August.
MALAYSIANS will have their own tune to dance to after Celcom Axiata launched its ‘Football Mad Territory’ campaign yesterday.