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Publish date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012, 10:23 AM

AirAsia Bhd (RM3.52/share)
Hastens search for Malaysia CEO
AirAsia Bhd is accelerating its search for a CEO to oversee its Malaysian operations. Four names are being considered for the position, said persons familiar with the matter. This comes as group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes relocates his office to Jakarta, which is the regional headquarters, in an effort to boost AirAsia's growth in Indonesia and the region.  It is learnt that Fernandes recently sent an email to AirAsia staff informing them that a new CEO will be put in place to manage the Malaysian operations after he moves to Jakarta. However, he did not name his successor. Sources close to the budget airline said two of the four candidates are currently senior managers at AirAsia ' Aireen Omar (regional head of corporate finance and treasury) and Bo Lingam (chief of operations and planning). ' The Edge

KPJ Healthcare Bhd (RM5.82/share)
Plans programmes to train medical specialists
KPJ Healthcare Bhd is planning to start educational programmes to train specialists for the country.  KPJ Healthcare University College (KPJUC) a subsidiary of KPJ Healthcare, is in the midst of preparing the programmes and getting approval from the medical authorities.
The training programme will be implemented through its newly established School of Medicine that will initially focus on post-graduate programmes. KPJUC will be the first private medical education institution in the country to introduce a post graduate medical specialty programme. Thus far, all medical specialty programmes are conducted by medical faculties of public universities. ' Business Times

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