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Nam Fatt posts net loss of RM25.7m for 2Q 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: Nam Fatt Corporation Bhd posted revenue and net loss of RM25.7 million and RM15.1 million for its second quarter (2Q) ended June 30, 2010, the company said on Thursday, Aug 26.

Comparitively, the company recorded revenue and net loss of RM38.8 million and RM 18.2 million a year ago.

Mulpha post net loss of RM19.18 million

KUALA LUMPUR: Mulpha International Bhd recorded a net loss of RM19.18 million for its second quarter (2Q) ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net profit of RM82.11 million a year ago.

The company said on Thursday, Aug 26 that its revenue for 2Q stood at RM189.42 million, compared to revenue of RM158.12 million posted a year ago.

Selangor Dredging upbeat on this year's outlook

KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Dredging Bhd is upbeat on its outlook for the year with RM650 million unbuilt sales and property launches worth RM1 billion in gross development value (GDV) in the pipeline.

Sunrise posts net profit of RM132.9 million

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunrise Bhd posted revenue of RM590.7 million and net profit of RM132.9 million for its financial year ended June 30, 2010 (FYE 2010), compared to revenue of RM803.9 million and net profit of RM156.3 million in the preceding year.

E&O launches Quayside’s 2nd seafront tower

KUALA LUMPUR: Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O Bhd) launched the second tower of its Quayside seafront condominiums at Tanjung Seri Pinang in Penang on Thursday, August 26.

Altered landscape

Late last year, banks reportedly agreed to end a fierce mortgage price war so that they could protect their profit margin. Aside from the removal of zero-moving cost, many banks revised their mortgage rates upward to around BLR -1.8% to BLR -1.9%, up from BLR -2.3% or even BLR -2.4%.

US home sales at 15-year lows, stoke recovery fears

WASHINGTON: Sales of previously owned US homes took a record plunge in July to their slowest pace in 15 years, underlining the housing market’s struggle to find its footing without government aid.

IJM eyes another RM2b in its order book

KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Corporation Bhd, which already has an order book of RM3.6 billion, is looking to add another RM2 billion worth of jobs into its stable in the current financial year ending March 31, 2011.

IJM’s out-going CEO and managing director Datuk Krishnan Tan said that the company’s presence abroad has helped it with the task of replenishing the order book.