LONDON: If your idea of a nature hike involves driving an elusive ball over acres of meticulously manicured greens, then bookmark this list of premier putting destinations created with golf enthusiasts in mind, hand-picked by the boutique hotel experts Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com).
SHANGHAI: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticized the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behavior by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China, state media reported.
NEW YORK: A plan by American Airlines' parent to exit bankruptcy and merge with US Airways Group
NEW YORK: News Corp said on Friday it will write down the value of its Australian and U.S. publishing assets by up to $1.4 billion, as the company prepares to split its business between its newspaper and entertainment operations.
NEW YORK: The stock market's break in its recent rally this week left investors wondering if they're seeing a turning point or just a blip in the upward path.
SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process.
NEW YORK: Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, opening another front in an eight-year battle over credit card fees paid by retailers, on Friday asked a federal judge to declare that the fees do not violate antitrust law.
NEW YORK: The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy.
PARIS: French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euro (243.6 million pounds) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
WITH the Barisan Nasional winning handsomely in the resource rich state of Sarawak in the 13th general election (GE), and a record number of seven ministers and four deputy ministers elected into the federal Cabinet, Sarawak’s appeal has notched up significantly in a matter of weeks.
INVESTORS are back and participating actively in the stock market since the 13th general election. Counters across various sectors are up, notably led by blue chips followed by second liners.
Below are some Sarawak companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia that have caught investors’ attention
Jagdev Singh Sidhu says there’s a compelling reason for the Government to consider introducing goods and service tax at 7% to cut fiscal deficit and maintain subsidies.
Tan Sri Andrew Sheng gives analyses the populist and expert views of how the yen measures against the “unloved US dollar standard”.
When he’s not trailing compliance responsibilities, Raslan is busy with music.
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd group MD gets ...
ALTHOUGH the magnetic corporate world always attracts more attention than the less glamorous small and medium-size enterprise (SME) industry, the latter is closer and perhaps more important to us than we realise.
THE call to “boycott” has been made too common lately, what with the ensuing political frays.
DOES taking pictures of food and posting them on social media mean you have a mental health problem?
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales in the first six months of 2013 should surpass the sales achieved in the first half of last year, despite initial hesitation by customers adopting a “wait-and-see” attitude leading up to the 13th general election (GE13).
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) believes that more can be done to encourage the public to take up the private retirement scheme (PRS).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Vincent Tan is exploring an intial public offering (IPO) of UK football team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team’s recent promotion to the Premier League.
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Furniture Entrepreneurs Association (MFEA) expects overseas sales of locally-made furniture to decline by 9% to 10% in the first quarter of this year.
KUCHING: Yung Kong Galvanising Industries Bhd (YKGI) is targeting to begin exporting its steel products to Indonesia and Thailand in the fourth quarter of this year.
ZHENGZHOU: The performance of the two tunnel boring machines sold to Malaysia will determine China Railway Tunneling Equipment Co Ltd’s (CREC-TBM) plans for overseas expansion.
KUALA LUMPUR: With digital as the new world order, Malaysians should prepare themselves to face this “new wave” to keep Malaysia in pace towards achieving developed country status by 2020, says an expert.
KUCHING: Local steel millers may need to merge in order to have at least five million tonnes of production capacity per annum.
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) Internet protocol television (IPTV) service HyppTV, which is fast becoming more significant part of the group, is upping the ante to grab a larger market share.
CONCERN seems to be building with the year-on-year (yoy) portfolio growth seen in the personal loan sub-segment of the lending business in the country. The risks to holding these in a lender’s portfolio have generally been acknowledged and recognised in the industry given their volatile nature especially during an economic slowdown.
FROM a family who used to rear hogs in Bukit Pelanduk, a sleepy corner of Negri Sembilan, Datuk Lee Tian Hock has come a long way.
WITH inflation still benign, Bank Negara may maintain the benchmark overnight policy rate (OPR) given that domestic demand has remained resilient in the first quarter despite the gross domestic product (GDP) growth coming in slower-than-expected in the first quarter due to a weaker external environment.
FOR niche developer UOA Group, flexibility is the key.
FIRST off is the regulation which is below.
MANY times our wake-up call comes at midlife in the form of a meltdown. It is at midlife that we are brought to a situation where we need to change our behaviour, attitude, beliefs or even lifestyle.
WHEN it comes to hiring suitable talents, it would be ideal to have a potential employee with the relevant qualifications as well as one that has practical experience.
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LEO Burnett, one of Malaysia’s largest and most well-known advertising agencies, has grown way above the industry average over the last two years.
WE are living in a highly competitive business environment, according to Branding Association of Malaysia president Datuk Eric Chong, and Sun Tzu Art of War provides the right recipe for aspiring entrepreneurs.
THE Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) gave a three-month extension under its Boomerang Membership Accreditation Programme (BMAP) at its biennial general meeting (BGM) last month.
IPG Mediabrands Malaysia has appointed Jennifer Yean (pic) as general manager of its largest media agency, UM.
BEIJING: As evidence mounts that China’s economy is losing momentum, economists are fast abandoning their rosy recovery forecasts and bracing for what could be the country’s slowest growth rate in 23 years.
TAIPEI: Taiwan slashed its 2013 economic growth outlook yesterday, showing deepening concern that lacklustre global demand is crimping pivotal tech exports to China and the United States.
MANILA: The Philippines’ imports in March fell for a third straight month, with the pace of decline accelerating from February and raising concerns that growth may slow for the export-reliant economy as global demand for its high-tech shipments falters.
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved to allay fears about the economy, saying it had strong fundamentals, after US carmaker Ford announced an end to production in the country.
BERLIN: Higher real wages have German consumers feeling more inclined to spend than at any point since the US subprime crisis, further boosting German recovery hopes and brightening the outlook for the eurozone.
YANGON: Myanmar’s currency has plunged more than 7% over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia’s newest democracy.
HANOI: Vietnamese inflation slowed to its weakest pace in eight months in May, official data showed yesterday, in the latest sign that the communist-run economy is cooling.
SYDNEY: Australian casino company Crown Ltd sold its 10% stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, signalling billionaire owner James Packer is confident of winning approval for a high-roller casino in Sydney.
FED chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to the Joint Economic Committee that “premature tightening risks slowing or ending recovery” drove the USD index to close above 84 – highest in the last 5½ years.
VERSATILE Creative Bhd has been on the mending course since early March after bottoming out at the 19 sen level.
Overnight US markets extended their upward thrust, propelling the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 121.18 points to an all-time high of 15,354.40 and crude oil prices by 86 cents to US$96.02 per barrel the previous Friday. Elsewhere, most stock exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region drifted higher on sustained buying.