<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Mega First Corp Bhd secured a US$150 million (RM634.88 million) loan to part-finance the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower project in Laos.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Mega First told Bursa Malaysia today its wholly-owned subsidiary Mega First Investments (L) Ltd had yesterday entered into facility agreements with various financial institutions for the "club deal facilities".</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The US$150 million loan comprises conventional term-loan facilities of US$85 million and an Islamic financing scheme of up to US$65 million, read the filing.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to the company, the conventional facilities' interest rate and Islamic financing scheme's profit rate are based on a "variable rate that is linked to the financial institution's cost of funds. Based on today's cost of funds, the weighted average interest is 4.51%".</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 12:30pm, Mega First shares settled at RM3.58 with 74,500 shares traded. At RM3.58, the company has a market capitalisation of RM1.39 billion.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Mega First Corp Bhd secured a US$150 million (RM634.88 million) loan to part-finance the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower project in Laos.

Mega First told Bursa Malaysia today its wholly-owned subsidiary Mega First Investments (L) Ltd had yesterday entere...

Mega First gets US$150m loan for Don Sahong hydropower project

Maybank and English Premier League club Manchester United have launched their latest co-branded credit card in Indonesia.

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China's agriculture minister is being investigated for suspected violations of law and discipline, the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday.

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Sarawak is optimistic that its state revenue will continue to grow over the next two to three years, driven by the state's strong economic performance this year, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

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The Madrid Court of Appeal has upheld the contempt of court conviction and sentence of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa in the Sulu claimants case against Malaysia.

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Berjaya Asset Bhd (KL:BJASSET) on Saturday officially launched Times Square 2, a luxury serviced apartment development located next to Berjaya Times Square in Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur.

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Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fleet after suspending training when one of the jets crashed earlier this month, the defence ministry on Saturday.

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Two men were arrested on Friday for attempting to trespass into Istana Negara.

In a statement on Friday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said a police officer had stopped a Perodua Kembara vehicle that had attempted to enter Gate 3 of Istana Negara with the passengers intending to meet the King.

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<p>The slide in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)’s position on the list of the World's Top 100 Airports over the last decade is just a symptom of bigger problems in the management and structure of the airport industry in Malaysia.</p>


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<p>The seven individuals who were arrested on Friday over an attack at the Ulu Tiram police station here will be brought to the Magistrate's Court here on Saturday to obtain a remand order.</p>


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<p>Two men were arrested on Friday for attempting to trespass into Istana Negara.</p>

<p>In a statement on Friday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said a police officer had stopped a Perodua Kembara vehicle that had attempted to enter Gate 3 of Istana Negara with the passengers intending to meet the King.</p>


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<p>Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has given his assurance that the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) movement in the country is still under control.</p>


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<p>Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval on Friday to return about US$3 billion (RM14.06 billion) in cash and cryptocurrency to its customers in a bankruptcy liquidation, leaving its owner, Digital Currency Group, with no recovery from the bankruptcy.</p>


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<p>Spot silver surpassed US$30 an ounce to hit the highest level in more than a decade.</p>

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<p>A Russian court has frozen local assets of Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG and Italy’s UniCredit SpA under lawsuits totalling over €1 billion (RM5.1 billion) filed by a Gazprom PJSC venture.</p>


<p>Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fleet after suspending training when one of the jets crashed earlier this month, the defence ministry on Saturday.</p>


<p>If the past three years have taught us anything, it is that low inflation cannot be taken for granted.</p>


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<p>China's agriculture minister is being investigated for suspected violations of law and discipline, the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday.</p>


<p>Sarawak is optimistic that its state revenue will continue to grow over the next two to three years, driven by the state's strong economic performance this year, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.</p>
