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Ford To Stop Manufacturing In Australia By 2016
By Neville D'Cruz

MELBOURNE, May 23 (Bernama) -- Ford will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1,200 jobs.


Obama's Visit Signifies Strategic Importance Of Malaysia In Region
By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- United States President Barack Obama's visit to Malaysia this October signifies that Malaysia is a country of strategic importance in the region.


Express Rail Link Receives Environmental Commitment Award
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL), the operator of the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit train, has received the Environmental Commitment Award.


CPI Rises 1.7 Per Cent In April
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April rose 1.7 per cent to 106.3 from 104.5 in the same month last year.


Mosti To Look Into Ways To Commercialise Products, Produce More Technopreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) will look into ways to encourage more commercialisation of products innovated by local inventors, said its deputy minister Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Md Diah.


Cheaper Car Price Will Create Healthy Competition In Local Automotive Industry, Says BMW CEO
By Fauzan Abdul Kadir

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- The local automotive industry is bracing for a healthy competition once the government reduces car prices gradually as promised in the 13th General Election manifesto by the Barisan Nasional (BN).


AFG Q4 Results Lifted By Disposal: RHB Research
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Alliance Financial Bhd (AFG's) fourth quarter financial year 2013 results were lifted by a RM23 million gain from the disposal of its 30 per cent stake in AIA AFG Takaful to American International Assurance Bhd, says RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd.