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Attempted break in at Ambiga's office - Malaysia Star
According to a staff who refused to be named, the person dismantled the security panel outside Ambigas office located at Complex Pejabat Damansara, Jalan Dungun, here. The incident is believed to have happened between 5pm Thursday and 8.45am Friday.
Consortium of independent palm oil producers and refineries to pool resources ... - Malaysia Star
By HANIM ADNAN KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal to set up a Consortium of Independent Producers and Refiners of Malaysia (CIPROM) is being deliberated as one of the strategies under the Government's palm oil policy reforms, said a source close to the ...
Move to revise crude palm oil tax - Malaysia Star
By HANIM ADNAN KUALA LUMPUR: The long overdue revision of Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) export tax policy which has been unchanged since the 1960s will likely take place by year-end or early next year, according to sources close to the industry.
SingTel close to Silicon Valley startup deal - Malaysia Star
Singapore: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel), South-East Asia's largest telecoms firm, is close to acquiring a Silicon Valley-based mobile advertising startup, a source said. AdJitsu, which provides tools to make three-dimensional animated ads ...
Hungary eyes 15bil euros IMF deal - Malaysia Star
BUDAPEST: Hungary is seeking 15 billion euros in international loans over three years to stabilise its economy, a senior government official said, blaming the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) for more delays in starting aid ...
Yahoo in talks to sell 15%-25% of Alibaba - Malaysia Star
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo Inc could be weeks away from selling 15% to 25% of Alibaba Group's stock back to China's largest ecommerce company, in a deal designed to eliminate complexities that had scuttled the parties' previous negotiations, a source said.
Chongqing looks to sell distressed assets after Bo scandal - source - Malaysia Star
... China's biggest municipality, Chongqing, has approached Hong Kong investors with the aim of selling distressed property assets and bolstering its finances, which are under a cloud after the fall of its ambitious leader, Bo Xilai, a source said.
SUPP needs to swing 8000 votes in Bandar Kuching - Malaysia Star
“The Bandar Kuching result will be a reflection of last year's state election results,” said the insider who requested anonymity. Bandar Kuching comprises two state seats — Padungan and Pending. In the state election last year, SUPP lost both the ...
Klang ports facing a standstill - Malaysia Star
According to a driver who declined to be named, the service level at the depots had resulted in them having to wait for three to four hours to pick a box and transport it to the customer's premises. “We are only able to do one or two trips a day and ...
Abused child Mohd Danish awakes from coma - Malaysia Star
"Following treatment, we found Mohd Danish could not move as normal and he may have suffered an epileptic attack," the officer who declined to be named told Bernama. Mohd Danish went into a coma after he was believed to be have been hit by his mother's ...
Observers: Unwinding pact with AirAsia a step backward for MAS - Malaysia Star
“The share swap is causing so much controversy, and it is inevitable that it has to be undone,'' a source said. Some were quick to say an announcement on the unbundling will made on Wednesday, but this could not be verified at press time.
Disgruntled customers ransack and rob used car dealer's office - Malaysia Star
“They broke the office door to enter and ransacked my office, taking away five cars, two laptops, wallets and belongings of the staff, as well as nearly RM70,000 in cash,” said a company director who declined to be named. The brazen attack was recorded ...
Student falls to her death - Malaysia Star
“Fatimah had complained of hearing whispers, which became more frequent a few months ago,” said the victim's friend, who declined to be named. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that the victim had taken an elevator to the fifth floor at ...
Secretary found dead with slash wounds - Malaysia Star
A neighbour, who declined to be named, said that Kum Huey Lan from Kluang, who worked in a cement factory in Pasir Gudang, had been harassed for the past three weeks by several men. “Kum had complained about these men and had told me that she was ...
Halal cert a passport to success - Malaysia Star
Does Jakim have the manpower and expertise to go through the documentation for the 50 ingredients,” asks the general manager of a huge Malaysian food manufacturer who declined to be named. It took Chung An-Hung's factory in Hong Kong, which produces ...
Maybank hires former Citibank executive - Malaysia Star
Ong, who was Citigroup head of mergers and acquisitions for South-East Asia before he left the US bank in December, joined Maybank this week and was based in Singapore, said the people, who asked not to be identified as no public announcement has been ...
15 students injured as lightning strikes camp - Malaysia Star
The cadets, aged between 13 and 16, were taken to the Malacca Hospital, said an army personnel who declined to be named. The camp is run by the army and the Education Ministry. He said the winds were so strong that all the tents were blown away.
Freak storm zaps 15 cadets who suffer minor injuries - Malaysia Star
The cadets, aged between 13 and 17 years, were taken to the Malacca hospital to be examined, said an army personnel who declined to be named. The camp for the cadets is run by the army. The winds were so strong that all the tents were blown away, ...
A general offer for SEGI may happen as early as the end of next week - Malaysia Star
These issues include board-level representation, the level of management control Navis wants and key performance indices,” a source said. Sources also did not rule out Navis bringing in SEGi group managing director Datuk Seri Clement Hii, the Employees ...
Spanish bank stampede - Malaysia Star
“It saves you costs and helps you get back some income,” said the head of risk at one Spanish savings bank who asked to remain anonymous. “An apartment on a bank's balance sheet is a problem. A sold apartment with a client paying a mortgage is a ...
Biker breaks leg in accident - Malaysia Star
The 74-year-old man, who refused to be named, said that he had just sent his daughter-in-law to work and was on his way back to Jalan Sungai Apong right before the incident. At about 9.30am near Jalan Lumba Kuda, he encountered a car driven by a ...
Esso shareholders dissatisfied for not getting more clarity on sale - Malaysia Star
“Despite the resolutions being straight forward, shareholders declined to vote via their show of hands and voting had to be done via polling,” said one shareholder who declined to be named. Another attendee of the AGM, Ng Hoon Ho, who represented the ...
Pembinaan BLT sukuk to yeild 3.55%-4.55% - Malaysia Star
The sukuk, which paid returns on assets to comply with Islam's ban on interest, would have maturities of three, five, seven, 10, 12 and 15 years, said the people who declined to be named because the information is private. Pembinaan is issuing the ...
Greek snap election likely to be on May 6 - source - Malaysia Star
"No decision has been taken yet but May 6 is a very probable date for the elections," the official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. There was no official confirmation of the election date. Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos addresses a ...
IGB retail REIT plans RM700mil IPO - Malaysia Star
The source, who did not want to be identified as the details of IPO are not public yet, said the book-building process would start in August or September. The source added that prime assets such as Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens Mall would be part ...