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Petronas revenue
Health workers’
hits all-time high
of RM264b
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Group recorded
another year of satisfactory performance for
the financial year ended March 31, 2009,
registering an increase of 18.4% in revenue
to an all-time high of RM264.2 billion.
However, the group’s pre-tax profit fell
leave frozen
WITH the number of A(H1N1) cases
climbing to 91 yesterday, and with the
public getting worried over the rising
100,000 of its staff nationwide until fur-
ther notice to ensure there is adequate
manpower to contain the flu outbreak.
rooms to switch off the air-conditioning
temporarily and open windows and
doors for good air-ventilation. This will
6.7% to RM89.1 billion, while net profit fell number of local transmissions, the While advising the people not to reduce the spread of the virus which
13.9% to RM52.5 billion. Health Ministry has decided to freeze panic, Health Minister Datuk can only survive for two to eight hours
Petronas president and chief executive leave for Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the in an open environment.
officer Tan Sri Hassan Marican said stronger no-leave order applies to all of-
group revenues were driven by both higher sales
volume as well as LNG prices.
ficers in government hospitals, » Universities respond:
public health departments and Universiti Malaya is monitoring its
Notwithstanding lower profit, however, the group laboratories. 27,000 students, including 3,000 inter-
declared a higher dividend of RM30 billion, 25% national students, and especially those
higher than the previous year. Other from high-risk countries such as the
Hassan said Petronas plans to maintain capital developments: United States, Canada, the Philippines,
expenditure (capex) for its current financial year end-
ing March 31, 2010, at US$12 billion (RM42 billion). » Liow urged employers to Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singa-
pore and Thailand.
He told reporters after announcing the group’s allow their workers to take
unrecorded leave if they opt It will make it compulsory for all
results that 60% of the amount will be utilised for do- students of the first semester of the
mestic operations and the remaining for international for seven days of self-quaran-
tine upon their return from 2009/2010 academic session to complete
operations. a health declaration form.
For the financial year just ended, the group in- the affected countries. This
is in the interest of the nation Staff and students are advised not to
creased its capex to RM44 billion from RM37.6 billion. travel abroad unless it is necessary to
During the year, the group reinvested 21.1% or and security, he said.
The matter will be pro- do so.
RM21.9 billion of its profit before taxation, royalty and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
export duties. posed and discussed in the
cabinet next week to make will require all new students for the
The reinvestment was significantly lower compared 2009/2010 session to undergo screen-
to other major oil and gas companies. it a mandatory for employ-
ers to do so. ing for A(H1N1) before registration at
However, Hassan said Petronas sees 35% to 40% of their respective residential colleges.
its profit as a comfortable level for the reinvestment.
The reinvestment is necessary to ensure the group’s » Liow proposed that The screening will be conducted over
the weekend.
sustainable operations and to generate future revenue the Education Ministry
and profit, he said. asks schools with air-con-
ditioned rooms and class-
On overseas expansion, Hassan said the group was » Full stories on Page 3
looking to strengthen its presence in the countries that it
was already operating in.
As at March 31, 2009, Petronas was involved in various
activities along the oil and gas value chain in more than 30
Cleared for class
countries worldwide. A Convent Johor Baru schoolgirl shows the “PASSED” stamp on
Asked about the speculation concerning his successor, her hand which allows her into class yesterday. As a precaution,
Hassan said: “There are always speculations on my suc- the school is monitoring the body temperature of its students
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cessor. I think that question needs to be addressed to the twice a day – first when the students turn up for class, and
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government.” second at 11am. It has also distributed face masks to the

He said that under his employment contract, his term will students and staff and cancelled all extra-curricular activities,
end in February next year. – Bernama including an exhibition.