The Board of Directors of Utusan Melayu Malaysia Bhd (UMMB) announced the appointment of YB Senator Dato' Dr. Firdaus Haji Abdullah, an Independent Non-Executive Director of UMMB as a member of the Nomination Committee with effect from 24 April 2013.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim filed a MYR 100-million defamation suit against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (TV3) and three other defendants over news reports allegedly linking him to the armed intrusion in Sabah. He filed the action at the civil court registry through Messrs Daim & Gammy. Anwar, 66, named Utusan and its editor Datuk Abdul Aziz Ishak as the first and second defendants, respectively, and TV3, its group managing editor Datuk Shahruddin Abdul Latif and its Bulletin Utama news editor Ing Boon Seng as the third, fourth and fifth defendants, respectively. He also applied for an injunction to restrain the defendants from publishing or broadcasting defamatory words against him.

Utusan Melayu Malaysia Bhd reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of MYR 87,649,000 against MYR 99,797,000 for the same period last year. Operating loss was MYR 8,271,000 against operating profit of MYR 9,976,000 for the same period last year. Loss before tax was MYR 7,303,000 against profit before tax of MYR 11,392,000 for the same period last year. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was MYR 9,634,000 or 8.70 sen per basic and diluted share against profit attributable to owners of the parent of MYR 9,992,000 or 9.02 sen per basic and diluted share for the same period last year. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of MYR 349,185,000 against MYR 366,553,000 for the same period last year. The lower revenue was mainly due to the publishing and distribution segment which recorded lower revenue by 8.6% and the disposal of a subsidiary in the printing segment which is now an associate to the Group effective September 2011. Operating loss was MYR 18,383,000 against operating profit of MYR 13,206,000 for the same period last year. Loss before tax was MYR 15,503,000 against profit before tax of MYR 16,356,000 for the same period last year. Profit before tax was lower primarily due to lower revenue and higher operating costs. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was MYR 15,941,000 or 14.40 sen per basic and diluted share against profit attributable to owners of the parent of MYR 17,462,000 or 15.77 sen per basic and diluted share for the same period last year. Net cash used in operating activities was MYR 20,710,000 against net cash from operating activities of MYR 42,314,000 for the same period last year. Purchase of property, plant and equipment was MYR 46,705,000 against MYR 16,814,000 for the same period last year. Purchase of intangible assets was MYR 2,050,000 against MYR 1,093,000 for the same period last year.