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Japanese firms seen eyeing Malaysia as operations hub
Reset KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Japanese corporations may be looking at Malaysia, among other Southeast Asian countries, as a hub for their operations in certain sectors, an expert said.Oxford Business Group's Regional Editor (Asia) Paulius Kuncinas said for Malaysia, he would expect more merger and acquisition (M&A) activities and re-investment as opposed to green field ...
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Tee’s MCA membership suspended for three years
said the presidential council has accepted the recommendation of the party's disciplinary committee that Tee be suspended for accepting a Government post. "After much discussion, the majority of the presidential council agreed with the disciplinary committee recommendation," he said after chairing the presidential council meeting on Thursday. Dr Chua said Tee have 14 days to ...
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Toddler suffocated after being pinned down Dr tells court
BUTTERWORTH: The two-year old toddler, who was pinned down under eight people, died as a result of suffocation, a Sessions Court here heard on Thursday. Penang Hospital Forensic ...
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NS to trainees “If you are pregnant tell us”
KUANTAN: National Service (NS) trainees who are pregnant should declare upfront when reporting for training to avoid incidents like the one that happened at Kem Sri Ledang in Jementah, said NS Training Department ...
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Singapore haze at worst yet Malaysia schools shut
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some ...
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In Good Company
In Good Company is a feel-good dramedy about the power of honesty, decency, and good ol' fashioned belief in what one is doing to overcome the perils of faceless corporate hegemony. To fully enjoy the movie, of course, one must overlook the fact that it was produced and distri ... ...
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Penang govt to set up commission on structural failures
Reset GEORGE TOWN (June 19): Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today proposed the setting up of a Penang State Commission of Enquiry to probe the two separate civil structural failures which occurred within the last week. He said the state executive council had agreed on the formation of the commission to investigate the Second Penang Bridge ramp and Jalan Macalister lightning arrestor collapses. ...
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Pos Malaysia has upside potential says HwangDBS
]'s strong share price performance since mid-2012 still leaves room for more upside potential, said HwangDBS Vickers Research today.Bloomberg data showed the counter had appreciated by 74.74% a year to yesterday's close of RM4.98.Despite this, the research house has raised its target price of Pos Malaysia to RM5.60 from RM4.60, while maintaining a "buy" rating.In a note ...
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MBM Resources targets RM4b revenue by 2015
targets RM4bil in revenue by 2015, underpinned by the major investments undertaken by the group. In the financial year ended Dec 31, 2012 (FY12), its revenue jumped 33% to RM2.26bil from RM1.7bil in FY11. ...
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MRCB shareholders start vote on RM729m merger with Nusa Gapurna
is still ongoing. Indications are strong that shareholders will put the proposal through, sources close to the company said. "There shouldn't be any problem. MRCB already has the support of the proxies," a source told StarBiz on Thursday ahead of the EGM's conclusion. MRCB's AGM took place earlier in the morning. Mild security presence was spotted at the shareholder ...
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Asian markets in the red KLCI down 10 points at midday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's blue chips fell at midday on Thursday, but the decline was less serious compared with key Asian markets where their key indices fell up to 2.5%, as sentiment took a hit from the latest batch of negative news China. At 12.30pm, the KLCI slid 10.13 points or 0.57% to 1,762.75. Turnover was 840.37 million valued at RM760.864. The broader market was weak, with decliners ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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