<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><span style="font-style: italics;">This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on February 28, 2019</span></p></div><div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Bhd’s (KTC) net profit surged 33.7 times to RM2.63 million in the second financial quarter of financial year 2019 (2QFY19) ended Dec 31, 2018 from RM78,000 a year ago, due to a surge in demand for fast-moving inventories and better profit margins.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Revenue also rose 60.2% to RM150.3 million from RM93.8 million a year ago, on increased contribution from its operations in Sabah and Sarawak, thanks to the Christmas and Chinese New Year festivals.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KTC also attributed the better quarterly revenue to increased contribution from its operations in Labuan and Brunei.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Bhd’s (KTC) net profit surged 33.7 times to RM2.63 million in the second financial quarter of financial year 2019 (2QFY19) ended Dec 31, 2018 from RM78,000 a year ago, due to a surge in demand for fast-moving inventories and better profit margins.

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KTC 2Q net profit surges 33.7 times

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<p>Malaysia's latest position in the Press Freedom Index is still considered good compared to the previous government, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.</p>


<p>The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, Perak on Saturday.</p>
