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The door may still be open for EONCap
Hong Leong Bank Bhd may have yet to close the door on EON Capital Bhd (EONCap) (5266), despite rejecting a request to keep its offer on the table while the smaller lender sorts out a shareholders dispute.Investors seen locking in profits ahead of festival
Malaysian investors are likely to remain cautious in the week running up to the Lunar New Year, after Asian equity markets fell late last week following overnight losses on Wall Street.Happy, inspired workers will boost bottom line
For each employee it hires who show leadership potential, the company sends a personal letter to the parents, thanking them for having groomed such talent for the company.
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AUTO/TRANSPORT
Perodua remains in pole position
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) remains the country's top selling carmaker for the fourth year in a row, after reporting sales of 166,736 units last year.
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BANKING/FINANCE
Quek sets stage for more bank deals
Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan’s latest gamble to gobble up one of the country’s smallest banks could set the stage for a new round of dealmaking in the banking sector.
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BIZFOCUS
Is economic terrorism a threat to SE Asia?
The overwhelming evidence from militant attacks over recent decades is that the impact is almost always temporary
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BRANDING
'Brand building is about delivering on a promise'
Building a brand is not about spending on advertisement, but about delivering product promises to customers, says a branding council executive.
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BROKERS/VIEW
'Hold' call on DiGi.Com
ECM LIBRA Investment Research has maintained its "hold" call on DiGi.Com Bhd (6947) with a revised target price of RM23.20 from RM20 previously, following the company's revenue growth guidance of at least 5 per cent for fiscal year 2010 (FY10).
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COMMODITIES
Agronomist: Revive cocoa planting industry in Sabah
The Sabah state government should consider encouraging more cocoa cultivation to take advantage of the steady upward trend in global demand and prices.
- Malaysia mulls perks for palm oil millers to be green IPPs
- Top rubber producers won't intervene over prices
- Malaysia's commodity export earnings likely to fall
- Natural rubber prices on the march, may surpass RM10 mark
- AmResearch: Planters may step up RSPO compliance
- Mielke: CPO prices to rise in first half of next year
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FRANCHISING
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2010: Players have high hopes for govt support
The Franchise Blueprint, which would guide the development of the industry until 2020, is due to be revealed in the second quarter of 2010.
- Franchise industry remains resilient
- Bumi travel agency launches franchise,seeks participants
- Naza aims to be franchisee for more automotive brands
- Naza Tutti Frutti expects fruitful growth in first year
- Grandpolitan plans more Tony Roma outlets in Asia
- Naza plans to open 3 more Bubba Gump outlets soon
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INSURANCE
Prudential sees big potentiaI in untapped Bumi mart
Prudential Assurance Malaysia chief executive officer is upbeat on the company and the insurance industry's outlook for this year
- Manulife to launch up to 10 unit trust funds this year
- Insurance industry on growth track
- Islamic insurer to name new equity partner by month's end
- Insurers to adopt new vehicle valuation system
- Swiss Re gets nod to start retakaful ops in Malaysia
- Kurnia Asia plans to increase non-motor segment contribution
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LOGISTICS
PKA won't extend grace period for enforcement of new rules
Port Klang Authority (PKA), the regulator of Northport and Westports, said it will not extend a three-month grace period on enforcing changes to rules that require shippers to pay storage charges for full-container load (FCL) cargo at Port Klang after 72 hours.
- Fitch: Asian shipping firms face challenges
- SATS expects Senai Airport traffic to grow significantly
- Tanjung Manis Port to become gateway for central Sarawak
- Penang Port sets course towards higher productivity
- Garuda aims to reinstate flights from KL to Denpasar, Medan
- FedEx enhances services to Romania
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PROPERTY
Ampwalk owners said to be in talks to sell property
Ampwalk, a retail-cum-office building in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, has been put up for sale for an estimated RM85 million, sources say.
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RETAILING
London's Rodial finds Perfect Malaysian partner
London-based international skincare expert Rodial Ltd plans to expand its presence in Asia and increase regional share by venturing into the Malaysian market.
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SMEs
Miti wants to partner GLCs to help Bumi SMEs
Small Bumiputera entrepreneurs can look forward to business opportunities as more government-linked companies (GLCs) join the trade ministry's entrepreneur development programme.
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AUTO/TRANSPORT
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JCY offer price 'fairly valued'
The initial public offer (IPO) price for JCY International Bhd, a hard-disk drive (HDD) maker, appears to be expensive, analysts say, although they conceded that the technology industry has a bright future.
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