KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): China Stationery Ltd announced it posted a net profit of RM56.1 million for the first quarter to end-March 2013, lower than RM61.9 million secured in the previous correspond More »China Stationery posts lower 1Q profit at RM56m
* Prices hit 2,375 ringgit, level last seen on April 11 * Palm oil's target of 2,388 ringgit confirmed -technicals * Malaysian markets closed for holiday on Friday (Updates prices) By Chew Yee Kiat SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futuresrose on Thursday to their highest in more than a month,stretching gains to a third straight week as investors hoped fora recovery in demand ahead of the Muslim fasting month ofRamadan. ... More »VEGOILS-Palm oil climbs to 1-mth high, posts 3rd weekly gain
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Thursday said it would put its Dreamliner fleet back into service this weekend, several days ahead of schedule. More »Japan's ANA to resume Dreamliner flights Sunday
* Asian shares down after China HSBC flash PMI, creditspreads wider * Nikkei plunges 7 percent, 11th worst daily drop * JGBs bounce after 10-year JGB yield hits year highs * Korean won worst hit as dollar rises broadly By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Hawkish comments by U.S.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China'sfactory activity rocked Asian markets on Thursday, took thedollar to three-year highs, sent share markets lower, and hitthe Japanese government bond market as yields rose to theirhighest in a year. ... More »Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI
(Pembetulan fakta pada perenggan kedua)PETALING JAYA, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd menyasarkanuntuk meningkatkan kapasiti pengeluaran tahun ini untuk menampung permintaanyang semakin bertambah, terutamanya daripada pelanggan domestik.Jumlah kapasiti pengeluaran di Malaysia kini berada pada 20 juta tan metrik.Presiden dan ketua pegawai eksekutif Bradley Mulroney berkata langkah itujuga sebahagian daripada rancangan pengembangan syarikat, yang dijangkadiumumkan menjelang Ogos. ... More »LAFARGE NAIKKAN KAPASITI PENGELUARAN TAHUN INI
SIBU, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Peserta industri sawit Sarawak mahu lebih banyakkajian dilakukan terhadap kesan penanaman kelapa sawit di atas tanah gambut."Kami mahu lebih banyak penemuan saintifik yang lebih menyeluruh mengenaikesan terhadap alam sekitar dan iklim dunia. ... More »PESERTA INDUSTRI SAWIT SARAWAK MINTA DIPERBANYAK KAJIAN TANAH GAMBUT
At 34, Brazilian journalist/critic Thiago Stivaletti, covering Cannes for the sixth time to date, will also be serving this year as a jury member for the France 4 Visionary Award as part of the 52nd International Critics' Week. He talked to Relaxnews about his experience midway through this year's festival. More »From the Croisette: Thiago Stivaletti, Brazilian critic and jury member
Some crazy things happen in the world of Chinese gaming. Rather than giving each its own article, from now on we'll be trying to do a semi-weekly roundup of the craziest stories so that you can find all ... More »Gaming Madness in China: Attacking the Police, Driving out a Japanese Porn Star, Faking a Kidnapping
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Thursday said its net profit dropped by 18.54 percent to Rs.3,299.22 crore in the quarter ended March 31 owing to lower interest income and higher provisioning. More »SBI profit drops 18.5 percent in January-March quarter
Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia or MMM, has launched the facelifted version of of its compact SUV, the Mitsubishi ASX. The new ASX comes loaded with tech such as Hill Climb Assist and a slew of others. Mitusbishi Motors Malaysia has officially … More »Facelifted Mitsubishi ASX launched!
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading 1.76 percent down around 2.30 p.m. trade Thursday, on the back of news emanating from the US that the stimulus programme could come to an end soon and weakness in other Asian bourses. More »Sensex tanks 353 points on negative global cues
KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): KUB Malaysia Bhd and Singapore-based Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd are eyeing Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) refinery and petrochemical integrated development (Rapid) tank project in Johor. More »KUB, Hiap Seng eye Petronas Rapid tank project
Panicky investors dumped shares on the Tokyo market Thursday, sending the main index plunging more than seven percent on weak Chinese data after months of sharp climbs. The Nikkei 225 index closed at the ... More »Tokyo shares plummet 7.3%, biggest fall since tsunami
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) German automobile major Daimler AG will start exports of FUSO range of trucks - belonging to Japanese Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) - to Sri Lanka out of its plant near here from June, said a senior official near here Thursday. More »Daimler India to start exports of FUSO trucks from June
NEW DELHI, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Ahli perniagaan Bangladesh perlu memanfaatkanpeluang yang ditawarkan oleh Showcase-Malaysia 2013 untuk memperluaskan hubunganperdagangan dengan Malaysia, kata Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia ke BangladeshNorlin Othman.Beliau berkata Showcase Malaysia yang merupakan acara dwitahunan, melibatkanbanyak agensi kerajaan Malaysia seperti Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia (Matrade) dan Tourism Malaysia.Norlin berkata secara tradisinya, Bangladesh mengimport minyak sawit danjentera dari Malaysia."Kita mengimport tekstil dan bahan makanan. ... More »AHLI PERNIAGAAN BANGLADESH DISARAN PERLUAS HUBUNGAN PERDAGANGAN DENGAN MALAYSIA
SHAH ALAM, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd akanmengekalkan rebat tanpa tuntutan pada 15 peratus dan meningkatkan perkhidmatantokokan nilainya di tengah-tengah persaingan sengit. Takaful Malaysia merupakan syarikat Takaful pertama dan satu-satunya dinegara ini yang menawarkan tambahan 15 peratus rebat tanpa tuntutan kepada semuapesertanya dalam produk takaful keluarga am dan terpilih. ... More »TAKAFUL MALAYSIA KEKALKAN REBAT TANPA TUNTUTAN PADA 15 PERATUS
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Semua rakyat Malaysia perlu bekerjasamauntuk menjaga dan memulihara keamanan di negara ini, kata Presiden MCA DatukSeri Dr Chua Soi Lek. Beliau berkata selagi semua rakyat bersatu padu dalam usaha untuk mewujudkankeamanan dan keharmonian, negara ini tidak akan terjejas oleh ideologi pelampaudan agresif yang bertujuan menggugat keamanannya."Kita tidak boleh membiarkan mana-mana pihak menyalahguna agama untuk tujuanpolitik kerana ia boleh mewujudkan kebencian dan sengketa. ... More »MCA SERU SEMUA RAKYAT BERSAMA-SAMA PELIHARA KEAMANAN DAN KEHARMONIAN
BEIJING, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Aktiviti pengeluaran China pada Mei menurunbagi kali pertama di dalam tempoh tujuh bulan sejak Oktober, demikian menurutsatu kaji selidik HSBC.Indeks Pengurus Pembelian Pengeluaran HSBC (PMI) bagi Mei turun kepada 49.6,iaitu di bawah garisan 50 naik atau turun bagi pertama kali sejak Oktober, katakaji selidik PMI HSBC Khamis.Penurunan permintaan kedua-dua pasaran domestik dan seberang laut telahmenarik turun dapatan awalan PMI, demikian menurut agensi berita Xinhua, yangmemetik Ketua Pakar Ekonomi HSBC China Qu Hongbin sebagai berkata. ... More »PENGELUARAN CHINA MENURUN KEPADA PARAS TERENDAH TEMPOH TUJUH BULAN
KOTA KINABALU, May 23 — Foreign parents have said that they received blue ICs in Sabah through “Project IC” before applying for the late birth registration of their children, a court official told the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants here today. More »Foreigners say got ICs through Project IC, court official tells RCI
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Untung sebelum cukai Malayan Banking Bhd(Maybank) bagi suku pertama yang berakhir pada 31 Mac, 2013 naik 12.8 peratuskepada RM2.13 bilion daripada RM1.89 bilion yang dicatatkan pada tempoh yangsama tahun lepas. Pertumbuhan berkenaan dicatatkan berdasarkan kepada pertumbuhan kukuh dalamoperasi antarabangsa dan peningkatan perolehan yang tinggi serta untung operasisemua sektor utama. Perolehan bagi suku berkenaan melonjak kepada RM8.23 bilion daripada RM7.872bilion yang dicatatkan sebelumnya. Bagi asas tahunan, pinjaman kasar berkembang 5. ... More »UNTUNG SEBELUM CUKAI SUKU PERTAMA MAYBANK NAIK 12.8 PERATUS KEPADA RM2.13 BILION
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a den of gambling, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday and pressed for a detailed inquiry into the spot fixing in the tournament. More »IPL is den of gambling: Yashwant Sinha
Indian search engine Just Dial's initial public offer to raise $174 million was oversubscribed nearly 12 times in what marked the country's biggest IPO this year, stock exchange data showed Thursday. More »Indian search engine Just Dial IPO oversubscribed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The grieving family of N. Dharmendran, the latest person to die in police custody, held a mock funeral where they perform prayers for the deceased’s remains at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters here, in a symbolic gesture of protest against an incident that has drawn condemnation from opposition politicians and rights groups. More »In protest, family to take victim’s remains to KL police Hq
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Tema sambutan Hari Ibu di sebuah hotel diAmpang di sini baru-baru ini, "Ibu... Hati Ini Amat Menyayangimu", pada mulanyadijangka tiada bezanya dengan konsep pengisian sambutan pada tahun-tahun sebelumini. Biasalah, sudah menjadi senario ketika ini apabila pelbagai pakej, promosimenarik ditawarkan tatkala menjelang apa sahaja hari istimewa sama ada hari ibu,hari bapa dan sebagainya yang adakalanya dilihat seperti telah dijadikankomersial oleh sesetengah pihak. ... More »BERTAZKIRAH SAMBIL MERAIKAN HARI IBU DI HOTEL
Last week, employees reported that Japanese social gaming giant GREE had just announced it was shutting down its entire China branch , and laying off the entire staff. This news was subsequently confirmed ... More »GREE China Shutdown Gets Uglier With Accusations of Denying Aid to Pregnant Employee