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Construction and infrastructure giant Gamuda Bhd is eyeing Qatar's mass rail transit (MRT) project next year, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, said group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling.

TNB is confident it can maintain its profitability for FY11 ending Aug 31, unless coal prices continue to climb, breaching the US$110 (RM345) per tonne mark. 

Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) Indonesia unit, PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), saw its shares jump to a 10-year high amid comments by the country’s regulator that Maybank “refloat a 20% stake in BII within six months.” 

SP Setia Bhd’s net profit rose 32.2% year-on-year to RM75.2mil in the fourth quarter ended Oct 31 due to higher sales and gain from the disposal of Tesco Hypermarket in Bukit Indah, Johor.

Peter Chin: No water bailout, but the Federal Government will help to ensure the people of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have a continuous supply of water. That was Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin’s message in response to the ongoing water dispute between the Selangor and federal governments. Asked if there is a deadline, Chin said “as long as we cannot resolve the issue on a willing buyer, willing seller basis, how can we set a deadline?”.

Kamaruzzaman is new JCorp CEO. Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim was appointed chief executive officer of Johor Corp (JCorp) at a board meeting chaired by Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman yesterday.