Malaysian news
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UEM
Land :
Acquisition
of a 122-acre land in Nusajaya
§ Property: Government may double
minimum price of houses foreigners can buy
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YTL Power: RM663m
wireless access for 9,924 schools
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Boustead: Lodin targets RM1bn PBT, banks on ‘super trees’
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BHIC: Unit
gets RM1.5bn naval contracts
§ KFC
Holdings: To spend RM12m to promote branding this year
§ Proton: Syed Zainal
resigns
§ Guan
Chong: Seeks secondary listing on SGX
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Dijaya
Corp: In amalgamation deals worth RM950m
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Malaysia
Smelting Corp: Appoints deputy group CEO and COO
§ SILK: Bags RM10.8m
contract
§ EITA
Resources: Secures
RM115.6m order book
§ Century
Software: Lands RM33.5m jobs
Global news
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Europe : ECB
financing for Portuguese banks rose to record in March
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Europe: Spain seeks EUR10bn in health, education savings
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China : Inflation
picks up
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Japan : Current
account moving to surplus adds support for Yen
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Taiwan : Exports
fall in March on demand slowdown in China ,
Europe
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