Jason Chong

Malaysians to Vote May 5 in Country’s Close Fight for Power

Malaysians will go to the polls on May 5 in what is expected to be a close fight as Anwar Ibrahim’s opposition seeks to end 55 years of unbroken rule by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s National Front coalition.

Malaysia Builders Trailing Most Since 2007 Lure CLSA on $16 Billion Plan

Malaysian construction stocks are trailing regional peers by the most since 2007, a buy signal to CLSA Ltd. and Manulife Asset Management as the government’s $16 billion building plan sends profit estimates to a record.

Astro IPO Raises $1.5 Billion in Robust Malaysian Market

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd., the country’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, and shareholders including billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan raised 4.6 billion ringgit ($1.5 billion) in an initial public offering.

Maybank Offers to Buy Kim Eng for $1.4 Billion to Add Singapore Brokerage

Malayan Banking Bhd. , Malaysia’s biggest lender by assets, offered to buy Singaporean brokerage Kim Eng Holdings Ltd. in a deal valued at S$1.79 billion ($1.4 billion), accelerating its expansion in Southeast Asia.

IHH May Buy More Hospitals After Initial Offer: Southeast Asia

IHH Healthcare Bhd., the world’s second-biggest health-care provider by market value, may buy more hospitals in markets that have unmet demand, Managing Director Lim Cheok Peng said.

SP Setia Gets Offer in Malaysia’s Biggest Real Estate Takeover in 20 Years

SP Setia Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest listed developer by sales, said shareholder Permodalan Nasional Bhd. made an offer to take over the company in the country’s largest property acquisition in at least two decades.

RHB Capital Shares Jump as Maybank, CIMB Start Fight to Buy Malaysian Bank

RHB Capital Bhd. surged to a 14-year high after CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. and Malayan Banking Bhd. won central bank approval to begin separate merger talks, triggering a battle to potentially create Southeast Asia’s biggest bank.

Malaysia’s CIMB, Maybank to Start Competing Merger Talks With RHB Capital

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. and Malayan Banking Bhd. won separate Malaysian central bank approval to begin competing merger talks with RHB Capital Bhd. , triggering a takeover battle that may create Southeast Asia’s biggest bank.

Malaysian Government Aims to Halve Deficit as Najib Unveils Five-Year Plan

Malaysia aims to almost halve its budget deficit in the next five years as the government cuts subsidies, widens the tax base and reduces expenses under a plan to make the economy more competitive. The ringgit rose.

Emerging-Market Stocks Rise for First Time This Week on Oil Drop

Emerging-market stocks rebounded from a four-day decline as crude oil retreated below $100 a barrel, easing concerns the global economic recovery will slow.

"I do not see any impact on the market in the short term until the polling date."

- Jason Chong on Apr 09, 2013

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