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3/26/2013 |
'RM2b redevelopment for Kerteh-Kuantan rail link'
Malaysia Chronicle - March 26 , 2013 BETTER CONNECTIVITY- It will be upgraded to double tracking to serve passengers THE railway track between Kerteh in Terengganu and Kuantan in Pahang, which is owned by Petroleum Nasional Bhd (Petronas), will be redeveloped under a private finance initiative for about RM2 billion, accord... |
3/26/2013 |
CIMB expands into South Korea
Malaysia Chronicle - March 26 , 2013 First Asean institution to gain brokerage licence there CIMB Group's investment banking and brokerage business in Seoul has taken off after successfully obtaining an equities brokerage licence from South Korea's Financial Services Commission. This makes CIMB, via CIMB ... |
3/26/2013 |
Highlight: Kuok tightens grip on Shangri-La
The Edge Malaysia - March 26 , 2013 Robert Kuok Hock Nien has tightened his grip on Shangri-La Hotels Malaysia Bhd by raising his equity interest to 74.98% from 52.78% previously. |
3/25/2013 |
Raid on Borders illegal, court rules
NST - March 25 , 2013 BERJAYA Books Sdn Bhd succeeded in its application challenging the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department's (Jawi) action in raiding, searching and seizing Irshad Manji's controversial book at a Borders bookstore last year. |
3/25/2013 |
Najib bares his soul to listeners of radio station
The Star - March 25 , 2013 He also expressed his yearning to drive his own car but was unable to do so due to police restriction. “But I was allowed to drive from Putrajaya to Majestic Hotel with my family for dinner about two weeks ago. But it was with a police escort.” |
3/24/2013 |
As polls looms, Mahathir steps out of the shadows
The Malaysian Times - March 24 , 2013 Four years after leading a charge to oust Malaysia’s previous prime minister, ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad is making his sizeable influence felt again as a close election looms. |
3/21/2013 |
Oh! How little have we changed
The Star - March 21 , 2013 Egyptian kings loved their massive mega projects, all built to announce their greatness as well as to instil awe and fear among the populace. Today, all around the world, we see the same mad egotism practised by the powerful. |
3/20/2013 |
Having world-class projects put country on the map and open up economy
The Star - March 20 , 2013 In citing the KLCC – Pavilion elevated pedestrian walkway as an example, Dr Ng said seven million people had used it within the first three months since it was opened by Najib early last year. A total of 31.9 million people had used the stretch in 2012. Meanwhile, the high-speed r... |
3/20/2013 |
KL aims for higher liveable city rank
Business Times - March 20 , 2013 THE Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley (KL/KV) National Key Economic Area (NKEA) has several critical targets to achieve this year. For one, it aims to push Greater KL/KV to No. 75 on the liveability index. |
3/19/2013 |
Former Miss Malaysia could get £500m payout in Britain's biggest ever divorce settlement from multimillionaire husband
Daily Mail - March 19 , 2013 A former Miss Malaysia could receive Britain's biggest ever divorce settlement of up to £500million after splitting from her multimillionaire husband. |
3/19/2013 |
The race to woo more tourists
NST - March 19 , 2013 Tourism Malaysia is taking advantage of the Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend to promote the 1Malaysia Grand Prix Sale |
3/19/2013 |
How Indonesia deals with corruption
The Star - March 19 , 2013 JUSTICE will be an important theme in the upcoming elections. Many Malaysians feel our society is deeply unjust – with the elite (people like myself) enjoying a disproportionate share of the country’s wealth and power, whilst also shirking our responsibilities. |
3/18/2013 |
Changi-Senai twin airport proposal
The Star - March 18 , 2013 Iskandar Malaysia is planning to propose the twin-airport concept to Singapore in a bid to boost the aviation industry in the republic and south Johor. Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said it would further complement the two ma... |
3/18/2013 |
Increase in Khoo’s net worth
The Star - March 18 , 2013 Businessman Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng saw a 77% spike in his net worth to US$275mil (RM860mil), the largest percentage gain among those on Forbes' latest list of Malaysia's 50 richest. |
3/17/2013 |
Get a life: If women ruled the world
NST - March 17 , 2013 MARCH 8 was International Women’s Day. Every year on this day there are all kinds of programmes and messages to honour women. Every year I wonder the same thing: Why men struggle so hard to accept women, why they’re so clueless about how to treat us when everyone speaks endlessly abou... |
3/14/2013 |
City Hall gets FRIM's help to green the capital
NST - March 14 , 2013 CITY Hall will be inking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to green the city. |
3/12/2013 |
Double tracking to cost RM40b
Business Times - March 12 , 2013 Malaysia's electrified double track project (EDTP), meant to improve the passenger and cargo business, will cost some RM40 billion by the time the whole network is completed around 2020. |
3/12/2013 |
Handling the hype behind Sabah crisis
Malaysia Today - March 12 , 2013 There are many actors in the Sulu saga and there is a need to separate fact from fiction. |
3/9/2013 |
PM: TNB to power ahead as single entity
Business Times - March 9 , 2013 THE government yesterday dismissed speculation that Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) will be split into separate companies. |
3/9/2013 |
Airstrikes just first of our firepower options
NST - March 9 , 2013 Modern Warfare can do -- that a cherubic, bespectacled couch potato, who is as athletic as a slab of tofu with zero military background, can form an opinion of how a military campaign should be waged. |
3/8/2013 |
Celcom: RM100m for 4G project
Business Times - March 8 , 2013 CELCOM Axiata Bhd will put aside RM100 million from its RM1 billion capital expenditure (capex) to roll out its long-term evolution (LTE) programme. |
3/8/2013 |
DiGi, Celcom and Maxis get largest fine in one sitting for dropped calls
The Star - March 8 , 2013 Communications regulator Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has served RM190,000 in compounds to three of the biggest telcos in the country over dropped calls in the largest fine served in one sitting. DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd was the biggest culprit with a... |
3/7/2013 |
Maxis Q4 net profit down more than half
Business Times - March 7 , 2013 For the full-year, net profit fell to RM1.8 billion from RM2.5 billion, but revenue rose to RM8.9 billion from RM8.8 billion previously. He said mobile Internet has overtaken short message service, which used to account 50 per cent of non-voice traffic. He said Maxis is leading in earnings before... |
3/7/2013 |
KL to power down for Earth
The Star - March 7 , 2013 Others who pledged to join DBKL were KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Hashim Wahir, KL Tower chief executive officer Datuk Zuraidah Mohd Said, Andrew Lee from the KL City Gallery and YTL Corp Bhd representative Ralph Justin Dixon. Ahmad Phesal said that DBKL had collaborate... |
3/7/2013 |
Celcom Axiata posts record RM3.5bil EBITDA from voice, SMS, broadband and smart plan
The Star - March 7 , 2013 To date, Celcom has rolled out up to 70 4G sites and this is expected to reach 300 to 500 sites by year-end. “We target to reach at least 1,500 4G sites by 2015,” Shazalli noted. |
3/3/2013 |
MyClear launches MyMobile
Business Times - March 3 , 2013 Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corp Sdn Bhd (MyClear), a wholly-owned unit of Bank Negara, yesterday launched MyMobile, a mobile-to-mobile payment service that does not require smartphones nor mobile applications. "With MyMobile, subscribers can reload their handphone talktime and p... |
3/3/2013 |
Malaysia 'a success story'
Business Times - March 3 , 2013 "Your economy is very diversified and supported by a vibrant democracy. This is very important and should not be underestimated," he said. He said at this stage of economic development, innovation and technological change must take centre stage and this demanded heavy investme... |
3/1/2013 |
'Sad if no ethics in social media'
NST - March 1 , 2013 He told his diverse members of the audience, who ranged from online entrepreneurs to foreign experts, that a recent study revealed Malaysia and Brazil had the highest Twitter usage in the world. |
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3/29/2013 |
The Cup of the Father’s Wrath to the Cup of the Father’s Joy
YTL Community - March 29 , 2013
From creation, God has been concerned with “all the nations.” The genealogies of Genesis trace the origin of all nations to Adam through Noah and his sons (Gen. 10). For the sake of the nations, God worked in and through this one natio... |
3/26/2013 |
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh amongst the Global top 50 Family Business Leaders 2013 by CampbenFB
http://www.campdenfb.com - March 26 , 2013
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh joined his father’s construction firm in 1978 and took the helm in 1988. Yeoh’s shrewdness in buying bargains and keeping plenty of cash in the business to make acquisitions is legendary. He has made infrastru... |
3/25/2013 |
Warming ties between Malaysia and Singapore
The Star - March 25 , 2013
Malaysia and Singapore have been each other's main trading partners for many years. Data from Malaysia's Department of Statistics, for instance, show that bilateral trade between Malaysia and Singapore was valued at RM175.5bil last year, up from R... |
3/25/2013 |
Raising the Curtain for Starhill Gallery Luxury Channel
Starhill Gallery - March 25 , 2013
Starhill Gallery Luxury Channel was launched in style by celebrity guest of honour, Hollywood star Kimora Lee Simmons, who raised the curtain for the exclusive online channel. The fashion and reality TV star officially made the world accessible to... |
3/24/2013 |
Shaping schools of the future
The Star - March 24 , 2013
Joining other global industry leaders at Bett and calling for actions to shape schools of the future, were FrogTrade Ltd and FrogAsia, which have played a key role in rolling out the 1BestariNet project in Malaysia. The 1BestariNet project... |
3/22/2013 |
Orchard Road rents on the rise
The Straits Times - March 22 , 2013
Mall revamps, lease renewals, limited quality space RENTS on Singapore's most famous shopping street have gone up for the first time since late 2011 due to major malls being refurbished, an onslaught of lease renewals and a limited stock of qualit... |
3/21/2013 |
Market Close: Economic transformation results lift KLCI
The Edge Malaysia - March 21 , 2013
The FBM KLCI which opened in negative territory, recouped losses in mid morning and broke into positive territory for the rest of the day. At 5pm, the 30-stock benchmark rose 6.08 points or 0.37% to close at 1,631.54, led by Tenaga Nasiona... |
3/20/2013 |
Ligne Roset expands its presence to Sentul East, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur - March 20 , 2013
The design revolution in Sentul East moves up another notch with the opening of Ligne Roset’s new showroom at d6, Sentul East. The showroom features contemporary European furnishings by the French design brand which includes sofas, bedroom f... |
3/15/2013 |
YTL Comms expects to be profitable by year-end
The Sun Daily - March 15 , 2013
YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, one of eight telecommunications operators awarded the 4G-LTE spectrum band by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in December last year, expects to turn a profit by the end of this year, said its exec... |
3/15/2013 |
KTB to launch WiFi services in coaches
The Malaysian Reserve - March 15 , 2013
At a launch ceremony for the Yes 4G Internet services in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, KTB chairman and managing director Datuk Seri Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh said: “We want to have a differentiating factor to stay ahead of the competition. The Yes ... |
3/15/2013 |
YTL's Yes 4G and KTB to provide WiFi for bus passengers
The Star - March 15 , 2013
''Internet connectivity is no longer just a 'nice-to-have'. It is necessary for our growth as a nation and by establishing reliable Internet connections across the peninsula from schools to buses, the world will start paying attention to how we ar... |
3/15/2013 |
Style blooms this Spring at Starhill Gallery Fashion Week
Kuala Lumpur - March 15 , 2013 Vice President of YTL Land & Development Bhd, Mr Joseph Yeoh, said “Starhill Gallery’s portfolio of the best fashion brands is constantly growing and we are proud to be able to offer such a variety of choice and deliver an exclusive experience like Starhill Gallery Fashion Week offers.” ... |
3/14/2013 |
Colonial class with modern luxuries
IOL Travel - March 14 , 2013 Amid Malaysia’s increasingly glassy, sky-scraping capital, the newly reopened Majestic Hotel is a vestige of Kuala Lumpur’s colonial past. |
3/14/2013 |
On a slippery slope
The Star - March 14 , 2013
SNOW. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that something so alien to my life could be so much fun. A fortnight ago, I was standing in another ski resort. This time it was in Hokkaido, Japan. I was part of a media group invited by YTL ... |
3/11/2013 |
Ceres 'world's finest jewels' arrive in KL at YTL's Starhill Gallery
Kuala Lumpur - March 11 , 2013
Speaking at the launch, Nandlal expressed his joy at being in Malaysia for the very first time. "I have never seen a mall like this before, with so many world class brands all in one place! I think this is the perfect place for Ceres to be. I am e... |
3/7/2013 |
KL mayor pledges to cycle to work on Earth Hour
NST - March 7 , 2013
Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib has pledged to cycle to work if 50 buildings in the city switch off their lights on the night of the "Earth Hour" campaign on March 23. He said among iconic buildings in the city that had pl... |
3/6/2013 |
OCBC Investment Bank maintains BUY call on YTL's Starhill Global REIT with Target Price of S$0.98
Kuala Lumpur - March 6 , 2013 OCBC is positive on YTL's Starhill Global’s performance after it announced the completed acquisition of Plaza Arcade in Perth. OCBC expects the transaction to be accretive to Starhill’s distribution per unit. Further upside in rent is possible when the lease renewal exercise comes in June, gi... |
3/1/2013 |
Asean growth train picks up steam
NST - March 1 , 2013 KL, Singapore high-speed rail link is an example of a project that will bring Asean citizens closer. For a start, with the growing ease of travel across countries, we have not only increased physical mobility but also increased upward social mobility. Services like the high-speed rail system betw... |