* says seeking central bank approval for a shares sale agreement with the Asian unit of Fairfax Financial Holdings over the entire equity interest of Pacificmas' Pacific Insurance Berhad -- a medical insurance provider.
* said in a statement to the stock exchange on Friday.
* Pacificmas earlier held seperate discussions with Singapore's Great Eastern Holdings and a unit of Japan's Tokio Marine to sell its unit but talks with the two firms were discontinued.
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