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16  theSun | FRIDAY APRIL 17 2009

business

Manufacturing plunges
26% in February Moving Proton Exora gets
from
KUALA LUMPUR: Sales value of
the manufacturing sector in February
leum products (34.7%); manufacture
of computers and computer peripher-
million year-on-year to register
RM1,856.3 million. Seed encouraging response
2009 declined 26.1% or RM11.6 billion als (46.6%); manufacture of electronic The total amount paid in February
year-on-year to RM32.9 billion. valves and tubes, and printed circuit 2009 also dropped by 2.6% or RM50.4
to Fist KUALA LUMPUR: There yesterday.
For January 2009, the sales value boards (49.4%); manufacture of basic million compared to the previous pg 18 has been an encouraging A customer, Rozlin
has been revised to a negative 29.1%, iron and steel products (54.5%); and month. response to the first locally Mahat, 28, said the price
the Statistics Department said in a manufacture of other basic industrial Productivity or average sales value made multi-purpose vehicle of the Exora which is
statement yesterday. chemicals except fertilisers and nitro- per employee in February 2009 went (MPV), the Proton Exora, just competitive compared with
The department said on a monthly gen compounds (48.6%). down by 20.9 percent year-on-year one day after it was officially imported models is a big
basis, sales value for February 2009 Total number of employees en- to register RM34,305 from RM43,379 launched on Wednesday. draw for him.
was down by RM738.9 million or 2.2% gaged in the manufacturing sector in a year ago, according to the depart- The factors of price, “To me, RM70,000 is a
from RM33.7 billion recorded in the February 2009 was 960,652, a decrease ment. design and the technology fair deal and it would be the
previous month. of 67,177 persons or 6.5% compared to However, productivity in Febru- of its engine drew the atten- better choice for those who
The decline was attributed to the a year ago, the department said. ary 2009 increased 0.5 percent when tion of consumers, especially have many family mem-
drop in sales value from 77 industries Month-on-month, the number of compared to the preceding month. those with families. bers,” said the information
or 66.4% out of 116 industries covered workers employed also declined by In the first two months of 2009, According to a Proton technology officer when
in the survey, it said. 2.7% or 26,302 persons when compared sales value of the manufacturing Holdings spokesman yes- met at a Proton showroom.
The five major industries whose to 986,954 persons in January 2009. sector was down by 27.6% or RM25.4 terday, the reservations for The Exora, powered by a
sales value decreased significantly Salaries and wages paid in Febru- billion to RM66.6 billion compared to the Exora exceeded 3,500 CamPro CPS 1.6 litre engine
were manufacture of refined petro- ary 2009 decreased 8.3% or RM167.1 the same period last year. – Bernama compared to about 2,000 with a 4-speed automatic
announced by Prime Min- transmission, is available
ister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul in two variations – the Me-

MOYA winners receive awards Teh


presenting
the mock
Razak when launching the
MPV.
Observations by Ber-
dium-Line at RM69,998 and
the High-Line at RM75,998.
A government pensioner,
KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC building the Malaysian indus- can enhance our Malaysian man Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr Teh cheque nama at several car dealers Mohd Noh Shamsudin, 59,
Bank (M) Berhad head of tries. human capital competence Hong Piow presented a mock to Hanif. around the city found that said the design of the Exora,
Treasury Operations Malaysia Applications for MOYA to face the global challenges,” cheque for RM60,000 to Hanif Looking on bookings were brisk yes- which is sophisticated but
Hor Chee Leng and HeiTech 2009 is now open to Ma- he said. as the bank’s sponsorship for is Maznah. terday. which puts importance on
Padu Berhad Group general laysians who are actively At the event, Public Bank MOYA 2009. “Many have placed their safety, caught his eye.
council/company secretary employed as managers aged founder and chair- bookings after seeing the “Among the attractive
Noriswadi Ismail, who were between 25 and 45. Exora ‘live’ and testing it points are the inflatable
named winners of MIM- The selection for themselves,” said a car bags in front, the large boot
Public Bank “Manager Of the process will end on salesman who identified size and its built as a luxury
Year Award” (MOYA) for 2008, Aug 18 and round himself only as Ali. car. For me this is the car of
received the awards from one of shortlisting He said his company re- the year for 2009,’ he said.
Deputy Human Resources the applicants will ceived more than 30 orders – Bernama
Minister Datuk Maznah Maz- begin on Sept 12.
lan here yesterday. The winners will be Bureau to rate SMEs
Noriswadi, 33, won for announced in De- KUALA LUMPUR: The SME being high-risk borrowers.
Category A, “Young Manager cember. Credit Bureau, formed by “The bureau would be
of the Year Award”, and Hor, In his welcome the Corporate Guarantee able to promote reliable
37, won for Category B, “Man- speech, MIM presi- Corporation, will undertake credit information to im-
ager of the Year Award”. dent Tun Mohammed ratings of small and medium prove the credit worthiness
The award, organised by Hanif Omar said the enterprises (SMEs) to help ac- of SMEs by providing a
Malaysia Institute of Manage- economic reces- celerate the sector’s growth. balanced flow of informa-
ment in collaboration with sion has presented Its chairman Datuk Wan tion,” he told reporters
/THESUN

Public Bank Berhad, aims to entrepreneurs and Azhar Wan Ahmad said the after the launch of the SME
recognise and acknowledge employers with many ratings, to be created based Credit Bureau yesterday
SHARIL AMIN

dynamic managers and man- challenges. on local data for all SMEs in by Bank Negara Malaysia
agement leaders who work “This is an opportune Malaysia, would address governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar
behind scenes to continue time for us to see how we the perception of this sector Aziz. – Bernama

MECD units absorbed


into eight ministries
KUALA LUMPUR: Functions and agencies
under the abolished Entrepreneur and
Cooperative Development Ministry will
be absorbed into eight ministries, Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said
on Wednesday.
Under the changes made, Najib said the
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Min-
istry has been tasked with the responsibility
of franchise development and promotion
and vendor development programme.
Cooperative development, Cooperatives
Commission of Malaysia and Cooperative
College of Malaysia have also been placed
under the ministry’s jurisdiction, he said.
Najib said the task of developing bumi-
putra commercial and industrial community,
National Entrepreneurship Institute and SME
Bank are now under the International Trade
and Industry Ministry.
The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board
now comes under the purview of the Prime
Minister’s Department while the Contrac-
tor Service Centre has been shifted to the
Works Ministry, he said.
“State development corporations, Urban
Development Corporation, Perbadanan Na-
sional Bhd (Pernas) and Bank Rakyat have
been transferred to the Finance Ministry.
He said the Rural and Regional Devel-
opment Ministry is now in charge of Mara
while Tabung Ekonomi Kumpulan Usahawan
Niaga has been moved to the Agriculture and
Agro-based Industry Ministry. – Bernama

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