101.   Malpac to acquire major stake in SJ Securities, NEW STRAITS TIMES-

102.   Meanwhile, ATV spokesman Gary Wong said a Hong Kong-based consortium with US-based interests was in talks to acquire a stake in the station.

103.   MG Rover would be expected to acquire a stake from the State Treasury, Deputy Economy Minister Maciej Lesny said at a news briefing.

104.   Meanwhile, Vinit believed it was not the time for foreign investors to shop around and acquire stakes in locally-owned firms.

105.   Minora acquired the stake from Scottish oil group Lasmo plc.

106.   Mohamed Said also denied market speculation that Telekom had entered into talks to acquire a stake in a domestic telecommunications company.

107.   NTT DoCoMo is looking into acquiring additional stakes in Asia and remains very interested in the South Korean market, Tsujimura said, while refusing to mention specific companies.

108.   Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday that allowing non-Bumiputeras to acquire stakes in Bumiputera companies would be a temporary measure.

109.   Reyes said Equitable Banking Corp. was still interested in acquiring a stake in Orient Bank.

110.   She said that CBS was not interested in acquiring a stake in any Asian stations in the near future.