<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) has signed a term loan facility for US$18 million with Sumimoto Mitsui Banking Corp Malaysia Bhd, and has subsequently draw down the funds.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, CCM said the proceeds will be used to finance its capital expenditure in relation to an operational efficiency project undertaken by its subsidiary CCM Chemicals Sdn Bhd for its chemical plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The balance will be used for other general working capital purposes.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>CCM said the facility will not have any material effect on the earnings of the group for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2015.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>CCM shares closed up 0.99% or one sen at RM1.02 today, bringing a market capitalisation of RM459.2 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><span style="font-size:12px"><em>(Note: The Edge Research’s fundamental score reflects a company’s profitability and balance sheet strength, calculated based on historical numbers. The valuation score determines if a stock is attractively valued or not, also based on historical numbers. A score of 3 suggests strong fundamentals and attractive valuations.)</em></span></p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) has signed a term loan facility for US$18 million with Sumimoto Mitsui Banking Corp Malaysia Bhd, and has subsequently draw down the funds.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, CCM said the proceeds will be used to finance ...

CCM draws down US$18m loan for chemical plant in Johor

BEIJING (Dec 26): China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by three months, less than the full extension allowed under its previous guidance.

The probe, which was launched on Jan. 5 and due...

China extends EU brandy anti-dumping investigation by three months

Japan Airlines said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that may affect both domestic and international flights.

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Uber Technologies Inc said it remained committed to Taiwan after the island’s anti-trust regulator rejected its plan to buy Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda business on the island for US$950 million (RM4.26 billion).

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Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

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An Embraer passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, after diverting from an area of Russia that Moscow has recently defended against Ukrainian drone attacks.

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38

Asia’s benchmark stock index rose as equities gained in Japan and South Korea, while several other regional markets remain shut for holidays. Sentiment was boosted after US shares extended this year’s rally on Tuesday.

Most Asian stocks rise amid thin holiday trading

No Malaysians were involved in the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, earlier on Wednesday.

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Oil steadied after an advance on Tuesday, with China’s stimulus measures and the outlook for US stockpiles in focus.

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Yildiz Holding AS, the Turkish conglomerate behind Godiva chocolates and McVitie’s biscuits, will sell its marinas to focus on its core food and retail businesses.

Godiva’s Turkish owner to sell marinas to focus on core business

<p>Yildiz Holding AS, the Turkish conglomerate behind Godiva chocolates and McVitie’s biscuits, will sell its marinas to focus on its core food and retail businesses.</p>


<p>Azerbaijan Airlines suspended flights to two cities in southern Russia after a passenger plane heading in that direction was diverted across the Caspian Sea and crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing dozens.</p>


Azerbaijan Airlines pauses flights to south Russia after deadly crash

<p>Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an "ambush" by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad's removal more than two weeks ago.</p>


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<p>Oil steadied after an advance on Tuesday, with China’s stimulus measures and the outlook for US stockpiles in focus.</p>


<p>No Malaysians were involved in the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, earlier on Wednesday.</p>


<p>Asia’s benchmark stock index rose as equities gained in Japan and South Korea, while several other regional markets remain shut for holidays. Sentiment was boosted after US shares extended this year’s rally on Tuesday.</p>


<p>Japan Airlines said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that may affect both domestic and international flights.</p>


<p>BEIJING (Dec 26): China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by three months, less than the full extension allowed under its previous guidance.</p>

<p>The probe, which was launched on Jan. 5 and due...