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Net profit for 2QFY19 rose to RM37.29 million from RM12.74 million in the corresponding period last year.

The programme is a joint collaboration involving the central bank, Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) and Credit Guarantee Corp Bhd (CGC), with the support of the financial industry.

In a statement today, the central bank said it has increased the maximum monthly household income to RM4,360, while the maximum property price has been increased to RM300,000.

In a statement to Bursa today, Utusan said the Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo! price hike will be effective Friday (Aug 23) and Sunday (Aug 25) respectively.

Arul Kanda has originally filed an application on Monday (Aug 19) to the High Court, seeking to unfreeze his two CDS accounts and compensation for loss of share value and investment opportunities arising from the freeze.

The acquisition is its second this year after it announced it was buying MPSB Venture Sdn Bhd for RM28 million in May. 

MACC investigating officer (IO) Senior Assistant Commissioner Rosli Hussain was shown an article from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and he said it was not the WSJ report that resulted in the investigations.

Altantuya's family, led by her father Shaariibuu Setev, filed the RM100 million civil suit over her death in 2007, after she was murdered in October 2006.

GenM told Bursa Malaysia today that on Sunday (Aug 18), GenUSA and Kien Huat Realty III Ltd (KH) received 49% and 51% stakes in Hercules Topco respectively to undertake US-based casino operator Empire's planned delisting under a planned merger.

Utusan shares' highest price on record was RM7.66 on March 31, 2000.