Thursday, May 13, 2010

Important Announcement at Sime Darby?



Something's brewing at Sime Darby. Heard that there will be a Press conference at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Bukit Kiara at 2.30pm today.

I wonder if heads will roll for the losses in Qatar and Bakun which exceeded RM2 billion.

When Golden Hope recorded a trading loss of RM40 million before the 2007 merger, the Group CEO Datuk Sabri Ahmad and several others were asked to resign by Sime Darby post-merger.

Two other Golden Hopers Muhammad Mohan Abdullah and Razidan Ghazalli were sacked. Several months later, however, the two were paid off handsomely by Sime Darby, perhaps in an admission of guilt. The two then withdrew their legal action against Sime Darby.

I think the Group CEO of Sime Darby Datuk Seri Ahmad Zubir Murshid and his entire management team should be held responsible for the losses in Qatar and Bakun.

What is RM40 million compared to RM2.76 billion?

Friday, May 7, 2010

CIMB downgrades Sime Darby

Sime Darby Bhd was downgraded at CIMB Investment Bank Bhd as media reports on the Malaysian company incurring cost overruns from building the Bakun hydro-electric project raised concerns it may hurt earnings.

The company was cut to “neutral” from “trading buy” and its share price estimate reduced to RM9.70 from RM10.82, CIMB said in a report today. -- Bloomberg