<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡22日讯）Malakoff Corp Bhd在马六甲收购一块占地71公顷的地皮，用于未来的再生能源项目，符合集团达到1万兆瓦发电能力的目标。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>集团表示，独资子公司Malakoff R&amp;D私人有限公司斥资1亿5000万令吉，向Eksklusif Pesona私人有限公司收购位于亚罗牙也的地皮。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>这片土地目前种植了树龄介于13至39岁的成熟油棕树，过去三年生产了超过710吨的油棕鲜果串。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“此次土地收购是为了Malakoff及集团公司未来发展可再生能源发电厂，包括但不限于大规模太阳能、废物转化能源、生物质能和沼气发电厂。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在任何无可预计的情况下，Malakoff预计，将在今年第四季完成收购。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在最近收购Alam Flora私人有限公司之后，Malakoff表示，该集团正寻求进一步扩大废物管理足迹，进军可再生能源领域，并立志成为马来西亚领先的可再生能源开发商。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>截至下午4时09分，Malakoff跌1.5仙或1.52%，至97.5仙，市值达49亿5000万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：<a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/malakoff-buy-melaka-land-future-re-projects">Malakoff to buy Melaka land for future RE projects</a></em></p></div>


（吉隆坡22日讯）Malakoff Corp Bhd在马六甲收购一块占地71公顷的地皮，用于未来的再生能源项目，符合集团达到1万兆瓦发电能力的目标。

集团表示，独资子公司Malakoff R&D私人有限公司斥资1亿5000万令吉，向Eksklusif Pesona私人有限公司收购位于亚罗牙也的地皮。

这片土地目前种植了树龄介于13至39岁的成熟油棕树，过去三年生产了超过710吨的油棕鲜果串。

“此次土地收购是为了Malakoff及集团公司未来发展可再生能源发电厂，包括但不限于大规模太阳能、废物转化能源、生物质能和沼气发电...

Malakoff收购马六甲地皮 供发展再生能源项目

Deutsche Bank AG is putting aside as much as €1.3 billion (US$1.4 billion or RM6.6 billion) in legal provisions, warning this will hit profits.

The bank will book the potential payment in the current quarter, it said in a statement late on Friday. That will impact “second quarter and full-year profitability”, it said, while adding that the ultimate amount of the provisions is not clear yet.

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Genting Malaysia Bhd has dismissed reports linking the group and its deputy chairman and chief executive Tan Sri Lim Kok Thai to supposed discussions relating to the opening of a second casino for Malaysia in Forest City, Johor, to revive the US$100 billion (RM477.60 billion) development.

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The Territorial Sea Act 2012 (Act 750) remains valid and applicable throughout Malaysia, including in Terengganu, unless declared otherwise by the court, says the Prime Minister’s Office, despite the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly's decision to reject its use.

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The Malaysian government is serious about resolving issues surrounding the palm oil industry in the country, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

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Three new semiconductor companies are keen to invest in Penang with total investments of US$100 million (RM477 million), said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

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Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and his brother Mirzan Mahathir, who have been asked to declare their assets by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), have both denied being investigated by the agency.

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Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the government had no plans to temporarily suspend the service of Fennec and HOM helicopters.

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The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said there is an urgent need to accelerate replanting to address the issue of ageing oil palm trees, and urges the government to provide replanting tax incentives to support such efforts.

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<p>Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) is investigating allegations of unethical recruitment practices made against the sub-agents of SOS Manpower Service, its appointed agent to recruit Nepalese foreign workers for its subsidiary&nbsp;KL-Kepong Rubber Products Sdn Bhd.</p>

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<p>The Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) state by-election will see a four-cornered fight between the candidates of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), and an independent.</p>


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<p>Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was never confronted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on whether Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners — which received millions from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and transferred it to his private banking account — was controlled or owned by fugitive Eric Tan Kim Loong, an alleged associate of Low Taek Jho or Jho Low.</p>


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<p>Bank of Singapore Ltd, the private-banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), has fired up to 40 employees over the misuse of medical benefits, according to a <em>CNA </em>report.</p>


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<p>Three new semiconductor companies are keen to invest in Penang with&nbsp;total investments of US$100 million (RM477&nbsp;million), said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.</p>


<p>Global&nbsp;stocks were higher on Friday, as Big Tech gains lifted Wall Street shares, while Japan's yen&nbsp;sank to a&nbsp;34-year low after the Bank of Japan (BOJ)&nbsp;kept&nbsp;monetary policy loose.</p>


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<p>The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said&nbsp;there is an urgent need to accelerate replanting to address the issue of ageing oil palm trees, and urges the government to provide replanting tax incentives to support such efforts.</p>


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<p>The Perak government is expected to establish cooperation with Star Group Industries (SGI), a leading South Korean company with experience in the production of downstream products of rare earth elements (REE).</p>


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<p>Singapore will introduce a new law this year that will help so-called gig-economy workers plan for their retirement needs and get work injury protection, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said.</p>


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<p>US&nbsp;regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers.</p>


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<p>Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.</p>

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<p>The Territorial Sea Act 2012 (Act 750) remains valid and applicable throughout Malaysia, including in Terengganu, unless declared otherwise by the court, says the Prime Minister’s Office,&nbsp;despite the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly's decision to reject its use.</p>
