Boeing: 76-meter long 747-8 plane to make first flight Mon
SEATTLE: Boeing Co.’s giant 747-8 freighter should make its first flight Monday after performing well on taxi tests and reaching a top speed of about 103.5 mph (166.5 kph), the company said.
Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids
TOKYO: Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world’s biggest automaker.
Another redesign for Facebook on 6th birthday
Slower growth for Penang industrial product makers
GEORGE TOWN: Some companies in the industrial product manufacturing sector in Penang are experiencing slower pace of growth in the first quarter, while consumer product manufacturers have been raising their output in the same period.
Southeast Johor gets RM46bil FDI boost
PASIR GUDANG: Johor’s plans to develop Southeast Johor as the new regional hub for oil and gas (O&G) are getting a RM46bil boost in foreign direct investment (FDI) into the sector.
Athletes may face hardship if they have no retirement plans
FORMER national badminton player and coach Datuk James Selvaraj is very passionate about life after sports. He is especially concerned about what our athletes will do after they are no longer in the limelight.
New CEO to further promote Iskandar
JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Regional Development Authoritys (Irda) new chief executive officer, Ismail Ibrahim, has pledged to continue with the good work of his predecessors to ensure the success of Iskandar Malaysia amid an uncertain economic environment.
Shamsul an adequately qualified successor at Petronas
KUALA LUMPUR: Following the footsteps of a successful CEO is certainly a tough act. Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas should expect such comparisons would be inevitable, especially since he was picked out of retirement to helm the countrys largest and most influential corporation Petronas.
Abx Express plans M&As
KOTA KINABALU: Abx Express (M) Sdn Bhd, a courier service company, is open to merger with a bigger group, domestic or international, so as to further strengthen its market position.
2010 could be challenging year for M’sian stock market
KUALA LUMPUR: The local stock market can expect a 10% correction in the first half-year amid concern that global economic growth is faltering, said Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd chief investment officer Richard Lin.
25 M’sian stocks that are expected to outperform the FBM KLCI
Standard & Poors recently issued a comprehensive report on Malaysia and the 25 top stocks it was looking to outperform the market in the Year of the Tiger. Below is an excerpt of that report.
Recovery and debt woes to hound US stocks
NEW YORK: US stocks face more turbulence that could send indices spiraling through key levels next week as doubts about the pace of the global recovery persist and fears over Europes sovereign debt woes rattle sentiment.
Pekema Sarawak asks for review of AP vehicle policy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Malay Importers and Traders of Motor Vehicles Malaysia (Pekema) Sarawak branch has called on the Federal Government to review the policy to end the Approved Permit (AP) system for vehicles in December 2015.
McDonalds plans 30 outlets outside Klang Valley
KUALA TERENGGANU: McDonalds Malaysia, the operator of McDonalds fast-food chain, has targeted to open 30 more branches nationwide within the next three years.
The power of voluntarism
WHEN I see what other countries around us are doing, what their best and brightest are striving for, and then look at this nations agenda and attention, a cold chill runs down my spine.
CIMB chief: There is an urgent need to re-energise and transform the Asean agenda
MUCH has been learned from the global financial crisis capitalism is not infallible, Wall Street is not that clever, integrity is more important than intelligence are some that come to mind. And lessons will continue for years to come. And so will reaction; central bankers havent gotten very far with new rules at all and the world financial architecture remains by and large the same.
Delivering on service promise
I REFER to the Monday Starters article Good service is about personal touch (StarBiz, Feb 1) and beg to differ with the writers opinion that good service means going the extra mile.
Israel on schedule to inaugurate electric car grid
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel: The developers of a new electric vehicle say Israel is on schedule to inaugurate a revolutionary electric car grid by next year, with dozens of recharge stations and thousands of cars on the road.
Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt
WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. government “will never” lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.
Australia to end crisis measure of bank guarantees
CANBERRA: The government announced Sunday it will end its guarantee of bank deposits and wholesale funding for Australian banks – measures introduced at the height of the global financial crisis.
|