<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This article first appeared in <em>The Edge Financial Daily,</em> on December 15, 2015.</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is increasing the prices for its Axia G model.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The price hike includes the cost to install the anti-lock braking system (ABS) in the vehicles starting from January next year.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a statement yesterday, Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Aminar Rashid Salleh said the ABS aimed at enhancing the safety of the manufacturer’s vehicles.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“For our customers who have booked their Axia G between Oct 1 and Dec 10 but have yet to receive their vehicles, Perodua will offer a RM500 Perodua voucher as a token.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“Bookings made from Dec 11 onwards will be subject to the new price and delivery will be from January 2016 onwards,” Aminar said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to Axia’s latest price list on Perodua’s website, the manual transmission 1,000c Axia G is priced from RM32,127.16 in Peninsula Malaysia. The automatic version is priced from RM35,127.15.</p></div>


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on December 15, 2015.

 

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<p>China's Ping An Insurance Group Co, the biggest Asian investor in HSBC did not support reappointing chief executive Noel Quinn as a director to the banks board at the its shareholder meeting, a source familiar with the matter told <i>Reuters</i> on Saturday, as the investor voted against such a move.</p>


<p>In the May 6 issues of <i>City &amp; Country</i>, the cover story features Eastern &amp; Oriental Bhd’s (E&amp;O) Andaman Island in Penang. The reclaimed island project is taking shape and will come in two phases. Phase one covers 253 acres, while phase two will cover 507 acres. Reclamation work for phase one started in 2015 and was completed in December 2019. Work on phase two is ongoing, with the entire reclamation exercise set to be completed by December 2028.</p>


<p>Labour wins in the UK’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.</p>


<p>Mathew Ngau Jau is not a fan of hectic city life, though there is certainly something to smile about as he visits Kuala Lumpur this week for a very special recognition at the 19th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards (BCAA).</p>


<p>Warren Buffett said he expects the US government to increase taxes to tackle widening fiscal deficits rather than reduce spending.</p>


<p>US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged sharp moves in the value of the yen this week, even as she declined to say whether Japan had intervened to support the currency.</p>


<p>Paytm appointed new business executives as the troubled fintech firm’s chief operating officer resigned.</p>


<p>The federal government has agreed in principle to proposals to convert agricultural land within the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) area for industrial and commercial development.</p>


<p>Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor apologised to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Cabinet ministers who attended the state-level Madani Aidilfitri celebration on Saturday night.</p>
