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  • Baker named AP chief for Malaysia Singapore

    BANGKOK -; Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and ...

  • Fitters advances on venture into renewable energy sector

    rose to a high of 81 sen in early Tuesday following its venture into the renewable energy sector. At 9.52am, Fitters rose 1.5 sen to 81 sen. There were 5.42 million shares traded at prices at prices ranging from 78.5 sen to 81 sen. The FBM KLCI fell 5.37 points to 1,766.80. Turnover was 370.07 million shares valued at RM252.91mil. There were 195 gainers, 199 losers and 213 counters unchanged. On ...

  • AmResearch maintains Buy on Sarawak Cable Bhd

    told The Star the project's site survey has been completed and it is in the midst of engineering design, costing RM80mil and will take 18 months to complete. AmResearch said Toh told The Star that S Cable has secured financing from a local bank to partly-finance the project while RM20mil to RM25mil will come from internal funds. "As the hydro plant is only expected to be completed in ...

  • PM to head new fiscal policy committee to reduce deficit increase growth

    will head a newly set up committee, made up of ministers and government's heads of departments, to manage the fiscal policy of the nation. "Our aim is to meet the medium-term fiscal deficit target of around 3% of GDP by 2015 without jeopardising the growth momentum of the domestic economy and ongoing fiscal support for transformation initiatives," he said when announcing the ...

  • Baby Royale to be stocked in Malaysian stores

    Victorian baby food maker Baby Royale has gained Malaysian distribution, expected to eventually be worth $20 million a year. Baby Royale – which has a strong export market in the Middle East with its premium halal products – will be stocked in the supermarket chains Tesco, Cold Storage and Giant supermarket in Malaysia. "The ASEAN region we see as being 50 per cent of our ...

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The Taking of Pelham 123

The Taking of Pelham 123

In this third crack at John Godeys 1973 novel about the hijacking of a New York City subway, director Tony Scott imposes his signature stylistic grab bag of spastic random zooms, machine-gun editing, bleary slow motion, and other assorted forms of needless visual assa ... ...

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  • Aeon Credit surges after strong earnings growth

    maintained its Neutral outlook. At 9.12am, Aeon Credit was up RM1.28 to RM17.88. There were 8,400 shares done. The FBM KLCI was down 2.08 points to 1,770.09. Turnover was 149.33 million shares valued at RM83.09mil. There were 145 gainers, 82 losers and 164 counters unchanged. Aeon Credit's net profit surged 128.5% to RM41.34mil in the quarter ended May 31, 2013 from the RM18.09mil a year ...

  • Affin Research maintains Buy call on DiGi target price RM5.39

    with a lower target price of RM5.39 from RM5.76 after raising its capital expenditure assumptions to incorporate higher spending for its Long Term Evolution network within the next two years. Affin said it remains positive on DiGi's stock will continue to gain revenue market share as it penetrates the ethnic Malays segment, suburban market and East Coast markets which are the three key ...

  • Malaysias KLCI open down plantations and banks weigh

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's blue chips opened lower on Tuesday as investors mulled the fresh corporate developments while they also awaited the outcome of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FBM KLCI opened down 2.14 points to 1,770.03, dragged down by losses in plantations and banks. Turnover was 29.87 million shares vaklued at RM12.73mil. The broader market was firmer, with 87 ...

  • Public Invest Research upgrades Petra Energy to Outperform

    from Neutral to Outperform with an unchanged target price of RM2.51. It said on Tuesday the burgeoning O&G industry has led to the expansion of many oil-related activities that open doors of opportunity for companies like Petra Energy to venture into and offer attractive services. "We believe the company has some definite positive catalysts for growth which include the provision of ...

  • Trading ideas Bina Puri construction stocks healthcare

    expects Bina Buri, construction stocks and healthcare companies to attract trading interest on Tuesday following fresh corporate developments. It said as ...

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