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  • Haze puts stop to Olympic Day Run Jelajah cycling some top football matches

    PETALING JAYA: The haze is going to see a few major sports events cancelled this weekend. On Sunday, the Olympic Day Run' scheduled at the Padang Merbok has been called off. The run, organised by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), is expected to draw between 2,000 to 3,000 runners. ...

  • Rosmah Mansor made honorary professor of Kazakhstan University

    in developing early childhood education through the Permata Negara programme has again received international recognition. On Thursday, she was made an honorary professor of the International Information Technology University (IITU) here. The award was presented to Rosmah, who is the wife ...

  • Ingress net profit down 9.1

    posted a 9.1% profit drop to RM6.43mil for its first quarter 2014 from RM7.07mil a year ago due to sales decrease and start up costs. Its revenue was up 2.8% to 196.9mil from RM191.4mil a year ago. Earnings per share were lower at 7.62 sen vs 8.38 sen a year ago. It said its Automotive Components Manufacturing Division (ACM) Malaysia posted lower revenue and profit before taxation due to ...

  • Unimech to list its Indonesian unit

    , Tbk on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. In a Bursa Malaysia statement on Thursday, the engineering solutions company hopes to repay its debts, to raise working capital and raise funds fir uts future expansion throughout Indonesia through the proceeds. "The proposed listing will enable Arita Prima to gain recognition and corporate stature through its listing status and further enhance its ...

  • Maybank sells 9 stake of PT Bank International Indonesia

    said on Thursday the disposal of 5.06 million shares resulted in the free float increasing from 2.7% to 11.7%. "The disposal was completed on June 19, 2013. The group has also entered into a commercial arrangement where the economic exposure resulting from the disposal is being retained. Hence, the disposal will not result in any material financial impact to the group," it said. ...

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Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

Liberal guilt movies are always a hard trick to pull off, especially when they mix didactic soapbox standing and action-adventure explosiveness with the randy zeal of Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond. There is an undeniable nobility to the film's desire to shed light on the little- ... ...

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  • PKFZ Defence in Dr Lings trial for cheating closes case

    in relation to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) land deal. High Court judge Justice Ahmadi Asnawi set Sept 6 to hear clarifications by both parties after hearing lengthy sworn evidence from the nine defence witnesses. He ordered Dr Ling's lead counsel, Wong Kian Kheong to file his written submissions by July 22 and lead ...

  • Malaysias June 1-20 palm oil exports up 13.6 pct-SGS

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for June 1-20 rose 13.6 percent to 916,768 tonnes from 807,232 tonnes shipped during May 1-20, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance said on Thursday. A breakdown of SGS palm export figures for June 1-20 compared to a month ago (in tonnes): PALM PRODUCTS June 1-20 May 1-20 Crude palm ...

  • Malaysia well-positioned for significant growth in 2H

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is well-positioned to achieve significant growth in the second half of 2013, says KPMG Global Chairman, Michael Andrew. He attributed this in part to the removal of political uncertainty in the country. Speaking in Kuala Lumpur following the KPMG Global Board Meeting, he said there had been a consistent focus on high growth and emerging markets like Asean, and with the ...

  • Singapore pollution record after Indonesia fires cause regional haze

    Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution on Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia worsened ...

  • Malaysias PC sales up 18 pct in first quarter

    Reset KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Malaysia's personal computer (PC) market grew by 18 per cent sequentially in the first quarter (Q1) of 2013 to 898,000 units.In a statement today, IDC, the global provider of market intelligence and advisory services, said on a year-on-year basis, the market, however, showed a decline by the same percentage.IDC said Lenovo emerged as the top vendor as it ...

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