- Malaysia share prices opened lower on Thursday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 2.71 points to 1,847.600.
- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as the greenback strenghtened following US Federal Reserve hinta of an early rate hike.
- UEM Sunrise Bhd, the master developer of Nusajaya in Iskandar Malaysia, yesterday unveiled the 4,551-acre second phase development of Gerbang Nusajaya over a 25 year period with a gross development value of RM42 billion.
- Sime Darby Bhd and VTTI Asia Pte Ltd have scrapped plans to set up a joint venture company in relation to a bulk liquid storage terminal project at Weifang Sime Darby Port.
- Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to ease to 3.5% to 4.0% in the second quarter of 2015 with the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), from an estimated 5.0% to 5.2% in the first quarter, said MIDF Research.
- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) takeover offer for Integrax Bhd has crossed the 90% threshold in order for the national utility company to undertake a compulsory acquisition for the remaining voting shares of the port operator.
- Dagang Nexchange Bhd has proposed a selective capital reduction and repayment exercise for its 71.25% subsidiary Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd for RM1.50 a share.
- Maybank has appointed Daiwa, HSBC and SMBC Nikko as leads for a debut offering of Samurai bonds.
- Malakoff Corp Bhd, Malaysia's largest independent power producer, will start taking orders on April 17 for its RM2.74 billion initial public offering (IPO).
- Divestments will be a core component of companies' capital strategy in the next year as management teams address pressure to improve portfolio performance and shareholder returns, according to Ernst & Young's (EY) Global Corporate Divestment Study 2015.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
Malaysia News Highlights
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