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#Update* WCT eyes RM2b jobs this year

KUALA LUMPUR: WCT Bhd is targeting to secure RM2 billion worth of projects this year to add to its existing order book of RM3.2 billion, said its deputy managing director Goh Chin Liong.

HK is best performer for Peninsula chain

HONG KONG: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, the owner of Peninsula hotels around the world, saw yields increase in the first quarter of this year, with its Hong Kong business weathering the economic downturn best.

Malls pull out all stops to lure World Cup fans

HONG KONG: Shopping mall operators in Hong Kong are offering free hotel rooms, gourmet dinners prepared by Michelin chefs, facial treatments and abalone breakfasts to compete for late-night shoppers during the football World Cup, which kicks off next month.

AP Land, HELP International in JV to provide education

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia Pacific Land Bhd (AP Land) and HELP International Corp Bhd has formed a joint-venture company to conduct and provide education across the whole spectrum of educational levels and fields.

WCT targets RM2 billion order book this year

SHAH ALAM: WCT Bhd is targeting a RM2 billion order book this year, said its deputy managing director Goh Chin Liong.

The projects the group is bidding for will be for local and international contracts, he told reporters after WCT's annual general meeting here on Wednesday, May 12.

Mudajaya’s 1Q net profit up 260%

KUALA LUMPUR: Mudajaya Group saw profit after tax and minority interest of RM50.6 million for 1Q2010, a rise of 260% compared with RM14 million over the same period last year. The construction company released its financial results for the quarter to Bursa Malaysia on May 12.

Substantial increase in MEPS-Global All Products Composite price for April

KUALA LUMPUR: A substantial increase of US$80 (RM256.6) per tonne was noted in the MEPS-Global All Products Composite price last month. Advances were also recorded for all categories in all regions researched during April, according to a statement by MEPS on May 11. This was due, mainly, to considerable increases in mill input expenditure coupled with supply shortfalls in some areas.