Shares in Lynas, which has a rare earth plant in Malaysia, surge 16% after the National Front coalition retains power in that country’s general election.
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Economic issues hotly debated as Malaysia votes
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Canada blocks a 5.18bn Canadian dollar ($5.2bn; £3.3bn) takeover bid from Malaysia’s Petronas, saying it would not benefit the country.
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN–(Marketwire – Aug. 3, 2012) - Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) (TSX:LUP)(OMX:LUPE) is pleased to announce that it has commenced the second well in its 2012 Malaysian drilling campaign with the
spud of Berangan 1 exploration well in SB303 Block, offshore Sabah, Malaysia.
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Malaysia’s Petronas agrees to buy Canada’s Progress Energy Resources in a deal worth 5.5bn Canadian dollars ($5.3bn; £3.4bn).
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Lynas Corp. Ltd. has filed a Home Country News Release – Parliamentary Select Committee in Malaysia Update To view the full release click here (link to PDF).
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA–(Marketwire – Jun 10, 2012) – EC-Council Academy is proud to announce the return of the annual Hacker Halted APAC. Hacker Halted APAC 2012 will be held on the 19th – 22nd November 2012 at Intercontinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This will be its 9th return to Kuala Lumpur.
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Some 3,000 young Chinese “princelings” have apparently been placed in prestigious British “public schools” (meaning fee paying and private!) and at universities including Oxford and Cambridge.
The Chinese princelings seem little different from the scions of the Russian oligarchs who have been buying up British school places for some years. They have joined other wealthy foreign elite from places such as India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich countries, who see Britain as a safe haven.
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Malaysia and Singapore expressed support for Japan’s plan to join the U.S.-led trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.
Japanese foreign affairs and trade officials met with their Malaysian counterparts Friday for over three hours to gather input on the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative.
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