Year 2003
 
 
Date Paper Title
     
04.12.2003 The Star
   
LCL Corp Bhd, which will make its debut on the KLSE second board by next month, is expecting a 20% growth revenue for its financial year ending Dec 31, 2003.
     
04.12.2003 Berita Harian
   
LCL Corporation Bhd (LCL) yang bakal disenaraikan di Papan Kedua Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (BSKL) mensasarkan pertumbuhan pendapatan sebanyak 20 peratus dalam tahun kewangan semasa berakhir 31 Disember ini.
     
04.12.2003 New Straits Times
   
INTERIOR fittings provider LCL Corp is raising RM20 million from an initial public offering (IPO).
     
04.12.2003 Utusan Malaysia
   
KUALA LUMPUR 3 Dis. - LCL Corporation Bhd. (LCL), penyedia perkhidmatan memasang hiasan dalaman, mahu menguasai lebih 10 peratus pasaran tempatan mulai tahun depan.
     
29.11.2003 Utusan Malaysia
   
JOHOR BAHRU 28 Nov – Majlis Agama Islam Johor (MAIJ) telah memperuntukkan RM7.1 juta untuk membantu golongan fakir dan miskin di negeri ini sepanjang tahun 2002.
     
06.09.2003

New Straits Times

   
INTERNET service provider asiaEP Bhd plans to use its listing proceeds to fund expansion in the Asian countries, and to develop new information-technology (IT) applications.
     
09.08.2003

New Straits Times

   
SYARIKAT Takaful Malaysia Bhd is raising RM77 million via a rights issue to expand its activities and operational efficiency.
     
09.08.2003

The Star

   
Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd (STMB) has yesterday signed agreements with Affin Merchant Bank Bhd and three securities firm that would underwrite the Islamic insurer’s 7-for-5 rights issue of 77 million new RM1 shares.
     
09.08.2003

Berita Harian

   
SYARIKAT Takaful Malaysia Bhd (Takaful Malaysia) melantik Affin Merchant Bank Bhd (Affin Merchant) sebagai penaja jamin terbitan saham haknya yang akan menjana dana kasar RM77 juta.
     
02.08.2003

The Star

   
THE main challenge for Affin Merchant Bank will be to fortify and maintain its position in the face of competitive pressure from both domestic and foreign players.
     
31.07.2003 Utusan Malaysia
   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Berhad (Affin Merchant), bank saudagar pertama di Malaysia yang memperkenalkan produk perbankan Islam sejak 1994 kini boleh berbangga kerana mempunyai kedudukan selesa di pasaran berikutan kemampuan mereka menawarkan khidmat yang menyeleruh dalam perbankan berasaskan syariah.
     
18.07.2003

New Straits Times

   
KUALA LUMPUE, Thurs. - Journalists should help to demystify the economy and present economic stories that the public can better understand, Second Finance Minister Datuk Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said.
     
18.07.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
KUALA LUMPUR 17 Julai - Affin Merchant Bank Bhd. telah melaksanakan pelbagai strategi dan langkah bagi merealisasikan wawasan untuk mengubah bank berkenaan kepada bank pelaburan sepenuhnya bagi menghadapi cabaran dalam persekitaran perbankan saudagar.
     
18.07.2003

The Malay Mail

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd executed various plans to realise the vision of transforming the bank into a full-fledged investment bank, its president and chief executive officer, Datin Zuraidah Atan said at a seminar on merchant banking for the media. She said it anticipated fierce competition would prevail due to liberalisation and globalisation of markets and entry of foreign players.
     
18.07.2003

The Star

   
Affin Merchant Bank Bhd has implemented various strategies and measures to realise the vision of transforming the bank into a full-fledged investment bank in efforts to confront the challenges in the merchant banking environment.
     
26.06.2003

The Sun

   
CYBERTOWERS Bhd's public offer of 10.98 million shares of 10 sen each at an issue price of 16 sen was over-subscribed by 2.33 times, according to Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd (MIH).
     
12.06.2003

The Star

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd, in line with its business focus to harness women entrepreneurship and help local small and medium-scale enterprises, is teaming up with JatiWanita to organise Galeri JatiWanita.
     
10.06.2003

The Star

   
JOHOR Corp Bhd (JCorp) is expected to report a pre-tax profit exceeding RM300mil at group level, and more than RM200mil at company level, for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2002
     
10.06.2003

The Sun

   
KUALA LUMPUR: Kulim (M) Bhd has proposed to acquire all the plantation assets of its parent company, Johor Corporation (JCorp), totalling 74,000ha for RM95 million under a restructuring exercise.
     
10.06.2003

Berita Harian

   
JOHOR Corporation Bhd (JCorp), melupuskan seluruh kepentingannya dalam Kumpulan Bertam Plantations Bhd (KBP) dan EPA Management Sdn Bhd (EPA) kepada sebuah lagi anak syarikatnya Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd (Kulim).
     
10.06.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
KUALA LUMPUR 9 Jun - Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd. (Kulim) hari ini mengumumkan cadangan pembelian lebih 62 peratus kepentingan dalam Kumpulan Bertam Plantations Berhad dan 100 ekuiti EPA Management Sdn. Bhd. dari Johor Corporation (JCorp) pada harga RM95.06 juta.
     
07.06.2003

Berita Harian

   
CYBERTOWERS, yang bakal disenaraikan di Pasaran Mesdaq Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur pertengahan Julai ini, sudah memeterai perjanjian taja jamin dengan Affin Merchant Bank Bhd dan K&N Kenanga Bhd bagi 10,981,250 saham biasa baru yang akan ditawarkannya kepada awam.
     
07.06.2003

New Straits Times

   
CYBERTOWERS Bhd yesterday signed an underwriting agreement with Affin Merchant Bank Bhd and K&N Kenanga Bhd for its proposed listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Mesdaq Market.
     
07.06.2003

The Star

   
CYBERTOWERS Bhd, en route to a listing on the Mesdaq mid-July, has signed an underwriting agreement with Affin Merchant Bank Bhd and K&N Kenanga Bhd.
     
06.06.2003

Berita Harian

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd (Affin Merchant) meneruskan sokongannya terhadap usaha membangunkan usahawan wanita dengan menyumbang RM8,000.00 kepada Galeri JatiWanita.
     
06.06.2003

New Straits Times

   
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Affin Merchant Bank Berhad continues to demonstrate its support for the development of women entrepreneurs.
     
17.05.2003

New Straits Times

   
KULIM (M) Bhd is buying Kumpulan Bertam Plantations Bhd and EPA Management Sdn Bhd from parent company Johor Corp Bhd (JCorp) for RM93.2 million.
     

17.05.2003

The Star

   
KULIM (Malaysia) Bhd had accepted a conditional offer from Johor Corp (JCorp) to acquire 62.03% stake in Kumpulan Bertam Plantations Bhd and 100% interest in EPA Management Sdn Bhd.
     
05.05.2003

Berita Harian

   
Affin Merchant Bank Bhd (Affin Merchant) baru-baru ini mengadakan seminar kepada pelatih yang mencari peluang kerjaya dalam sektor perbankan.
     
23.04.2003

Berita Harian

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd (Affin Merchant), yakin cadangan penggabungan syarikat milik kerajaan, akan membuka peluang kepadanya untuk menyalurkan khidmat perundingan dalam menjayakan usaha itu.
     
23.04.2003

New Straits Times

   
WOMEN entrepreneurs have to be resilient and able to weather both financial and emotional storms if they want to be successful in business, Affin Merchant Bank Bhd president and chief executive Datin Zuraidah Atan says.
     
23.04.2003

The Star

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Berhad is confident that its corporate restructuring and rationalisation services units will receive a significant boost from the imminent mergers of government-linked plantations companies.
     
23.04.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
KUALA LUMPUR 22 April - Affin Merchant Bank Bhd. (Affin Merchant) sedang mengenal pasti peluang-peluang yang ada untuk menyediakan khidmat nasihat kepada syarikat-syarikat perladangan milik kerajaan yang sebelum ini dicadangkan supaya bergabung.
     
15.04.2003

The Star

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd will hold a session on Going Public on April 22 aimed at women entrepreneurs who have the vision of getting their companies listed on the KLSE.
     
12.04.2003

New Straits Times

   
AFFIN Merchant Bank Bhd's will hold a "Going Public" session on April 22 aimed at women entrepreneurs who have the vision of getting their companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).
     
01.04.2003

Malaysian Business

   
The impending full liberalization of the Malaysian capital market can lead to either stiff competition between local and foreign investment banks or an agreement to cooperate. Either way, are the locals up to it? FORGET full liberalization. Even before the Malaysian capital market has been completely opened to foreigners, local investment banking players are already feeling the heat – of foreign competition from the so called super financial firms.
     
18.03.2003

The Star

   
SMALL-and medium-scale industries (SMIs) should seek a listing on the KLSE as soon as they are ready, according to Affin Merchant Bank first vice-president (corporate finance division) Tan Kim Seng.
     
14.03.2003

New Straits Times

   
SMALL and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) that are planning to go public should capitalise on the Government’s efforts to make the capital market more investor friendly, a banker said yesterday.
     
12.03.2003

Berita Harian

   
RATING Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) menaikkan penarafan Affin Merchant Bank Bhd (Affin Merchant) kepada A3 dan P1 daripada BBB1 and P2.
     
12.03.2003

New Straits Times

   
RATING Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has upgraded Affin Merchant Bank Bhd's bank ratings to A3 and P1 from BBB1 and P2.
     
01.03.2003

New Straits Times

   
Affin Holdings Bhd returned to the black with a net profit of RM101.4 million for its financial year ended December 31 2002, against a net loss of RM663.3 million a year earlier.
     
03.02.2003

Berita Harian

   
Affin Merchant Bank Berhad (Affin Merchant) menjangka perolehan bahagian perbankan Islamnya akan meningkat dengan ketara tahun hadapan.
     
29.01.2003

New Straits Times

   
IREKA Corp Bhd has received a third RM60 million syndicated-term loan package from five local banks to part-finance the completion of five star hotel, The Westin Kuala Lumpur.
     
29.01.2003

The Star

   
IREKA Corp Bhd has been granted a RM60mil syndicated term loan (TL) 3 facility to part finance the completion of The Westin Kuala Lumpur.
     
29.01.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
KUALA LUMPUR 28 Jan - Ireka Corporation Bhd. (Ireka) hari ini telah memperoleh kemudahan pinjaman berjangka bersindiket berjumlah RM60 juta yang ketiga (TL3) untuk membiayai sebahagian kos projek pembinaan hotel “The Westin Kuala Lumpur” di sini.
     
27.01.2003

The Star

   
Affin Merchant Bank Bhd, which will be showing its second year of profitability since its turn-around in 2001, is aiming to be strong niche player in the liberalised environment.
     
21.01.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
KUALA LUMPUR 20 Jan - Persekutuan Pekilang Malaysia (FMM) hari ini menyarankan agar para pengusaha dan pengilang industri kecil dan sederhana (IKS) tempatan supaya bergabung agar dapat menembusi pasaran luar negara.
     
21.01.2003

Berita Harian

   
Persekutuan-Pekilang Malaysia (FMM) menyarankan syarikat perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) tempatan supaya bergabung sesama sendiri bagi mengukuhkan daya saing mereka dalam menghadapi persaingan peringkat antarabangsa.
     
21.01.2003

New Straits Times

   
SMALL- and medium-sized industries (SMIs) should merge rather than “slaughter” each other in a small market like Malaysia, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Mustafa Mansur said yesterday.
     
21.01.2003

The Star

   
FEDERATION of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), in a move to encourage greater consolidations among manufacturers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said it is willing to undertake the role as a “matchmaker” to facilitate mergers and acquisitions among its members.
     
27.01.2003

The Star

   
Affin Merchant Bank Bhd, which will be showing its second year of profitability since its turn-around in 2001, is aiming to be strong niche player in the liberalised environment.
     
16.01.2003

New Straits Times

   
Greater communication between financial institutions and the small-and medium-sized industries (SMIs) can create smoother access to financing for the SMIs, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Mustafa Mansur said.
     
07.01.2003

The Star

   
Property Developer SCB Developments Bhd has completed the documentation of for its fund-raising programme comprising two tranches the issuance of RM30mil Islamic commercial papers and RM190mil Islamic bonds.
     
07.01.2003

New Straits Times

   
PROPERTY developer SCB Developments Bhd will use RM300 million from its fund-raising programme to reduce debts and for working capital, says group managing director Datuk Lodin Wok Kamaruddin.
     
07.01.2003

Utusan Malaysia

   
Kuala Lumpur 6 Jan - SCB developments Bhd dan Affin Merchant Bank Bhd hari ini memuktamadkan dokumentasi program pengumpulan dana terdiri daripada Kertas Komersial Islam (CPs) bernilai RM30 juta dan Bon Islam (IBs) RM190 juta dengan majlis permeterian.
 
     
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