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Analysts questioned the logic of Mr. Mohd Nadzmi's bid.

Proton Holdings Chairman Bids for Khazanah's Stake Ankur Relia 2012

KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom Bhd. is open to selling Proton Holdings Bhd.'s British sports-car unit, Lotus, as it seeks to turn around the car maker's performance, DRB-Hicom Group Managing Director Mohd.

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Earnings will be mainly driven by its mainstay plantation business, supported by the company's industrial and the motor division, Mr. Mohd Bakke said.

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Mr. Mohd Nadzmi's bid for Proton comes as the car maker's profits have come under pressure in the past few quarters.

Proton Holdings Chairman Bids for Khazanah's Stake Ankur Relia 2012

Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images Muslims walked toward a mosque to celebrate the start of the Eid in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday.

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President and Group Chief Executive Mohd Bakke Salleh said he expects crude-palm-oil prices to average about 3,000 ringgit a metric ton over the next six months, with the company saying in a written statement that it expects palm-oil prices to "continue to remain at reasonable levels."

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Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images A Muslim boy read from the Koran inside a mosque Sunday a day before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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The 41-year-old Mohd Yusof Bin Mat Karim, a Malaysian on the Fifa international referees' match list, will officiate the match.

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"The group will continue to expand its six core businesses, with plantation remaining as the largest profit contributor," Mr. Mohd Bakke said Thursday.

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KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia's Proton Holdings Bhd . said Friday its chairman, Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh , is bidding for the 42.7% stake in the company held by state investment firm Khazanah Nasional Bhd., as the executive looks to turn around the car maker.

Proton Holdings Chairman Bids for Khazanah's Stake Ankur Relia 2012