Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian investment

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led by billionaire

Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan (Tamil: த. ஆனந்தகிருஷ்ணன்) (born 1 April 1938) is a Malaysian-Tamil businessman, the Chairman of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd and founder of Yu Cai Foundation (YCF). Nicknamed A.K., he is es ...

. Its principal investments include

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, and

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companies. Through itself or its subsidiaries, it holds significant interests in the public-listed entities

Maxis Berhad Maxis Communications or Maxis Berhad is a communications service provider in Malaysia. It is one of the oldest and largest telecommunications companies in the country. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it provides a variety of communica ...

Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd Astro Malaysia Holdings () is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite radio and television service, Astro. The company is owned by Astro Holdings Sendirian Berhad, which also owns Astro Oversea ...

, and Bumi Armada Berhad. The company was founded in 1984 by Ananda and is headquartered in

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List of investments

Usaha Tegas's investments includes significant shareholdings in various industries. * Maxis Communications Berhad ** Maxis Berhad (listed on

Bursa Malaysia Bursa Malaysia is the stock exchange of Malaysia. It is one of the largest bourses in ASEAN. It is based in Kuala Lumpur and was previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). It provides a full integration of transactions, offeri ...

) (65%) ** Aircel Ltd (74%) *

** Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad ** Astro Overseas Ltd * Tanjong PLC **

TGV Cinemas TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd (also known as TGV Pictures and formerly known as Tanjong Golden Village) is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia. As of March 2019, TGV Cinemas had 38 multiplexes with 310 screens and more than 50,000 seats. TGV Cinema ...

Tropical Islands Resort Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical water park located in the former Brand-Briesen Airfield in Halbe, a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg, Germany, 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the southern boundary of Berlin. I ...

* Bumi Armada Berhad * Pexco NV * IHH Healthcare Berhad **

Parkway Pantai Parkway Pantai, Ltd. is a medical company based in Singapore and is Southeast Asia's largest private healthcare provider, and one of the largest in Asia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based IHH Healthcare, whose largest sharehol ...

Acıbadem Healthcare Group The Acıbadem Healthcare Group (Turkish language, Turkish: Acıbadem Sağlık Grubu) is a Turkey, Turkish healthcare institution, operating with 17,000 employees. It comprises 21 hospitals and 16 medical centers. The group consists of a network o ...

International Medical University The International Medical University (IMU) is a private, English language, health sciences university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established in 1992, and is active in research and teaching within medicine and healthcare with a strong int ...

MEASAT Satellite Systems MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd, formerly Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd is a Malaysian communications satellite operator, which owns and operates the MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite) and AFRICASAT spacecraft. The company provides sat ...

* Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (44.98%) *

Johnston Press PLC Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the ''Yorkshire Post'', the '' Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's ''The News Lette ...

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References

* {{cite news , title=Usaha Tegas Group: Impacting lives , url=http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/192103-usaha-tegas-group-impacting-lives.html , first=Cindy , last=Yeap , date=26 August 2011 , work=

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External links

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1984 establishments in Malaysia Conglomerate companies of Malaysia Holding companies of Malaysia Financial services companies established in 1984 Companies based in Kuala Lumpur Privately held companies of Malaysia