130m for Postgrads
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has allocated a total of RM130 million for MyMaster, MyPhD, and Industrial PhD programmes …
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The World Chinese Economic Forum's (WCEF) Global Business Council is expected to enhance and promote cooperation and economic integration …
Read moreTM targets 1.3m
Broadband and integrated information and communications group Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is targeting 1.3 million customers for its UniFi …
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Kumpulan Europlus wins RM7b West Coast Expressway project
Kumpulan Europlus Bhd has been awarded a 60-year concession by the government to build the West Coast Expressway from Banting, Selangor, to Taiping, Perak, at a cost of RM7.07 billion.The...
Bhupinder Singh
Customs target RM31.1b in duty revenue this year
The Royal Malaysian Customs aims to achieve an average revenue of RM31.1 billion in excise duty for this year, assistant chief customs director for enforcement Datuk Zainul Abidin Taib said...
John Gilbert
MOHE sets aside RM130m for postgrads

Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has allocated a total of RM130 million for MyMaster, MyPhD, and Industrial PhD programmes for 2012, in line with the government’s mission to create more...
Farah Adilla
WCEF to foster regional economic integration

The World Chinese Economic Forum's (WCEF) Global Business Council is expected to enhance and promote cooperation and economic integration across the region, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak said...
John Gilbert
Maybank eyes double-digit growth
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is targeting a double-digit growth in its remittance business for the financial year 2012.The bank's head of Cards, Wealth and Payments B Ravintharan said in a...
Farah Saad
TM targets 1.3m UniFi customers this year

Broadband and integrated information and communications group Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is targeting 1.3 million customers for its UniFi service this year, its group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zamzamzairani...
John Gilbert
Aussie watchdog wants to sue AirAsia over pricing disclosure

Budget flight operator AirAsia Bhd is facing legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is seeking penalties and corrective action as the airline has allegedly failed...
Anuja Ravendran
‘Stairway to Haven’ brings smiles to Superboom Projects CEO

A year on, Peter Chan, chief executive officer (CEO) of Superboom Projects Sdn Bhd, is all smiles as The Haven Lakeside Residence in Ipoh is heading for success.With completion due...
Mohd Rashdan Jamaludin
World Bank: M’sia doesn’t need external financing

Most countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, including Malaysia, do not have significant external financing needs for 2012 as the world economy enter a very difficult phase, the...
Farah Adilla
Khazanah’s portfolio value drops for first time in 3 years

Khazanah Nasional Bhd saw the value of its investment portfolio fell for the first time in three years.Its managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar attributed the drag in portfolio performance...
Farah Saad
Kelantan govt oil suit to be disposed of by way of law

The Kelantan state government’s breach-of-contract suit against Petroleum Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will be heard and disposed of by way of issues of law.Justice Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof granted leave upon...
Bernama
DRB-HICOM’s Proton takeover ‘a positive move’

Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s move to sell its stake in Proton Holdings Bhd to DRB-HICOM Bhd is a practical and positive approach to propel the national carmaker, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn Bhd...
John Gilbert
Cost of living will be key to voters’ decision in General Election

The cost of living will be a key factor in deciding in the next general election (GE) which is not due until 2013 but is speculated to be around the...
John Gilbert
HeiTech Padu wins RM64m contract to set up banking system for BSN

ICT solutions provider HeiTech Padu Bhd has won a RM63.6 million bid to provide a replacement core banking system for government-owned Bank Simpanan Nasional Bhd (BSN).The deal will see HeiTech...
Farah Saad
DRB-HICOM ‘best match’ in takeover of Proton for RM1.3b

DRB-HICOM Bhd, which will fork out RM1.29 billion for a controlling stake in Proton Holdings Bhd, is the best match for Proton despite undervaluing the latter, according to analysts.“The offer...
Bhupinder Singh
Mercedes to launch 6 new models this year

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is expected to aggressively launch six new models for this year, as compared to three new models last year, its vice-president for sales and marketing Kai Schlickum said...
John Gilbert
Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue

Aviation industry newcomer Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd plans to expand its fleet size to eight aircraft and hit a revenue of US$100 million (RM314.7 million) by year-end.The charter airline,...
Thanusya Shanmuganathan
Asean equity marts ‘ideal destination’ for investments

Retail investors would be able to find "highly investible" opportunities with the Asean equity markets and should be more exposed to them, according to an investment bank.Maybank Investment Bank Bhd...
Anuja Ravendran

Money
Greece programme ‘off track’, EU seeks bondholder concessions
BRUSSELS • European finance ministers balked at putting up more public money for Greece, calling on...

SGX withdraws suit against China Sky relating to rules compliance
SINGAPORE • Singapore Exchange (SGX) withdrew a lawsuit filed to force China Sky Chemical Fibre Co...

China will boost consumption amid global slowdown, says Chen
BEIJING • China will roll out measures to boost consumption this year as it strives to...
World
Toyota raises sales forecast on hybrids, state incentives
TOKYO • Toyota Motor Corp, Asia’s biggest carmaker, raised its global sales forecast because of Japanese...
Singapore inflation rate holds above 5%
SINGAPORE • Singapore’s inflation rate exceeded 5% for a seventh month, and policemakers said prices will...
RIM’s new CEO unlikely to halt share slide
PORTLAND • Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) chief executive officer (CEO) Thorsten Heins is viewed by...
















