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IJM shareholders urged to reject Sunway’s RM3.15 takeover offer

IJM Corporation Bhd’s independent adviser has deemed Sunway Bhd’s RM3.15 per share takeover offer as neither fair nor reasonable, recommending shareholders reject the proposal as the offer represents a significant discount of up to 51% compared to IJM’s estimated share value, with the board backing the recommendation

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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

Source claims national O&G firm is expected to see 30% revenue loss once agreed formula for natural gas distribution in Sarawak is implemented

Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

DoSM estimates Malaysia’s population to be 34.1 mil in 2024

Three states with the highest population are Selangor, Johor, Sabah