New Straits Times articles from March 1999

New Straits Times archives from March 1999

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Things haven't changed much from the 1590s .
March 31, 1999... THE stage is the most conservative of all art-forms. Other arts have developed in ways that would be unrecognisable to the great practitioners of the past, could they return. Bernini would scratch his head over Damien Hirst's rotting sheep....

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Inaugural flight to Manchester .
March 31, 1999... MALAYSIA Airlines stretched its stable of global destinations to 110 when it launched its inaugural flight to Manchester in the United Kingdom on Monday. It was yet another milestone in the national carrier's 52-year history, with...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): RM3.6b wafer plant take shape in Sarawak .
March 31, 1999... A RM3.6 billion state-of-the-art deep submicron wafer fabrication plant is taking shape at the Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone in Sarawak to capitalise on the expanding semiconductor market, which is estimated to be worth US$300 billion...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Precautionary approach best for dealing with GMO .
March 31, 1999... THE commitment by the Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Law Hieng Ding (NST, March 25) to introduce national legislation speedily on regulating genetically modified organism is to be commended. But of concern is his...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): MSE labours to clean up the spill .
March 31, 1999... JOHOR BARU, Tues. - Six days after the oil spill at the Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering land berth in Pasir Gudang, the arduous task of cleaning up the oil-stained mangrove trees along the shoreline still goes on. Contract workers...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Lucent to continue investing in Malaysia .
March 31, 1999... US-based Lucent Technologies Inc, a telecommunications technology concern, will continue investing in Malaysia despite the economic slowdown, Lucent Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd vice-president Stephen Caldwell said yesterday. The...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Philips gearing up for digital TV in Asia-Pacific region .
March 30, 1999... PHILIPS, the Dutch consumer electronics giant, is gearing up to play a leading role in digital television in the Asia-Pacific region. The company, which has started worldwide rollout of digital television services, has begun supplying...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Oil spill: MSE may face pollution charge .
March 30, 1999... JOHOR BARU, Mon. - Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering may be charged under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 with polluting local waters following the oil spill at its plant on Thursday. State Environment and Consumer Affairs Committee...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): DAP charges baseless, says Sprint spokesman .
March 30, 1999... PETALING JAYA, Mon. - Sprint Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire of the Sprint Expressway project today, hit out at the Selangor DAP for making baseless allegations about the project on its website. The party had accused Sprint of not being...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): MAS starts flight to Manchester .
March 30, 1999... SEPANG, Mon. - Malaysia Airlines tonight launched its inaugural flight to Manchester - the airline's second destination in the United Kingdom. Flight MH12, carrying 231 passengers, including 19 travel agents and 17 foreign and local...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): MSE yet to fully contain oil slick leaked from ship .
March 29, 1999... PASIR GUDANG, Sun. - Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering has yet to fully contain the oil slick which resulted from a leak in a ship undergoing repairs at its yard last Thursday. Following a heavy downpour today, the black oil used for...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Piracy woes force closure of EMI Chinese music division .
March 29, 1999... MUSIC pirates have been making a killing at the expense of others - to the extent of forcing one victim into "premature death". EMI (Malaysia) had to close its local Chinese music division last month, three years after it was set up, due...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Putting Adobe on a stronger footing .
March 29, 1999... IN 1982, two renegades, technologists from the world famous Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), bandied together and formed a company called Adobe Systems. The two were Dr Charles Geschke, and John Warnock. Their partnership was...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): New thinking in delivering products .
March 29, 1999... EXPRESS transportation companies are discovering today that transportation is no longer just about delivering products from a warehouse to customers at the lowest possible cost and time. When strategically managed, the supply chain can...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Seagate to commit more capital to take Malaysia up hi-tech ladder .
March 29, 1999... MALAYSIA'S ability to absorb and improve on new high technologies in the disk drive industry has inspired independent computer disk drives and components manufacturer Seagate Technology Inc to continue committing capital and equipment...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Northwest Airlines makes debut at KLIA .
March 29, 1999... NORTHWEST Airlines, the world's fourth largest airline, bid its inaugural flight passengers bon voyage and a safe journey from Kuala Lumpur to the United States via Osaka, Japan recently. In conjunction with the launch, passengers...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Informatics the largest provider of IT education .
March 28, 1999... INFORMATICS Malaysia, an established and the largest provider of Information Technology education, has strong links with British establishments. The link starts from two of its most popular courses - Diploma in Computer Studies and...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): More Information Technology programmes at Perkim-Goon .
March 28, 1999... GOOD news for new Computing and Information Technology students! From April 2, Institut Perkim-Goon will be accepting the first 50 students for the world-renowned University of London degree in Bachelor's of Science (Hons) in Computing and...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Affiliated route to earn Unitele's qualifications .
March 28, 1999... UNIVERSITI Telekom (Universiti Multimedia) is offering more students the opportunity to pursue its high quality programmes through various private colleges. These colleges had been carefully selected based on their experience, resources...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Seven charities receive RM70,000 from Sports Toto .
March 28, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd donated RM70,000 to seven charities today and pledged to continue to support such institutions in spite of the economic slowdown. The recipients, Cancerlink Foundation, Little Sisters of...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): RM656m electronics projects approved .
March 27, 1999... THE Government approved 14 projects in the electronics sector between January and February this year, with total investment amounting to RM655.9 million, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. ...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Malaysia more stable, predictable, says US bank .
March 27, 1999... ECONOMIC predictability and political stabilty, two key issues which are of concern to investors, have improved in Malaysia, US investment bank Goldman Sachs said. Goldman Sachs, which is engaged in international investment banking and...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): NSC committed to its investments here .
March 27, 1999... THE National Semiconductor Corporation's intentions of investing in China will not jeopardise its investments in Malaysia. Its president and chief executive officer, Brian Halla, said National Semiconductor intended to set up design...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): New York: Up .
March 27, 1999... US MARKETS turned a deaf ear yesterday to the bombs falling in Kosovo, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended three days of losses to gain 169.55 points (1.75 per cent), closing at 9,836.39 points at the bell. Investors were...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Unilever to train workers, develop assets .
March 27, 1999... UNILEVER (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd, a leading household products manufacturer, has allocated RM18 million to develop its fixed assets and to provide innovative training for its 900-strong workforce this year. Its chairman and managing...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): It took 47 years to produce Marvel oil .
March 27, 1999... ALTHOUGH four of his houses were destroyed by fire in experiments and research which themselves required an investment of about RM1 million, Wong Khai Ming's venture has finally paid off. His interest in tinkering with engines and oil has...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Ours is among key markets targeted for DVD products .
March 27, 1999... MALAYSIA is among the key markets in the Asia-Pacific region targeted for the new range of DVD-video products by Philips, the Dutch electronics giant. Since its introduction in 1997, the company has sold over 33,000 DVD players, which...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Siemens AG forms new entity to float semiconductor group .
March 27, 1999... GERMAN multinational Siemens AG's plans to float its semiconductor group on the German and United States stock exchanges will see the formation of an independent entity called Infineon Technologies on April 1. The company's semiconductor...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Electronics giant committed to region .
March 27, 1999... DUTCH electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics NV is committed to doing business in Asia despite the current bearish economic climate in the region. Company chairman and president (Asia-Pacific) Pieter van der Wal said Philips was...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Renong expects return to profitability .
March 26, 1999... RENONG Bhd is confident of returning to profitability in the second half of this financial year. This is despite the company reporting losses of RM1.32 billion and RM1.99 billion at group and company levels respectively in the second...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): New York: Lower .
March 26, 1999... THE Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down yesterday, slipping 4.99 points (0.05 per cent) to close at 9,666.84 points. But the tech-heavy Nasdaq was ahead 42.44 points (1.83 per cent) at 2,365.28 points. The Standard and Poor's 500...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Citibank launches credit programme for the poor .
March 26, 1999... CITIBANK Bhd today launched the Citigroup-Grameen Microcredit programme for Malaysians with a presentation of a US$1.0 million grant to the Grameen Bank trust foundation. Administered by the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, the programme...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): MAS flight to Manchester begins Monday .
March 26, 1999... MALAYSIA Airlines will commence its twice weekly flight to Manchester, its 110th global destination, on Monday, four months ahead of schedule. The introduction of Manchester into the national carrier's global network was first announced...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Lego expects double-digit growth in Malaysia .
March 25, 1999... DANISH toymaker Lego Group AS foresees a double-digit sales growth in Malaysia this year with the introduction of new Lego construction toys for 1999 and the appointment of a new local distributor effective April 1. "The wealth of...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Motorola's latest handphone gets overwhelming response .
March 25, 1999... MOTOROLA v3688 - reputed to be the world's smallest and lightest GSM dual band phone - has enjoyed overwhelming response from the Malaysian market with its maiden consignment sold out within three days of its launch. Retailed at RM3,988,...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Honeywell's equipment can slash power bill by 30pc .
March 25, 1999... HONEYWELL Engineering Sdn Bhd, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Minneapolis- based Honeywell Inc, wants to promote its power-saving equipment in Malaysia to help people reduce their expenditure during the present economic problems. Its...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Boost for recycling drive .
March 24, 1999... IF the current campus-wide recycling programme in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, is effective, Malaysians can find comfort that similar programmes have long-term protective impact on the environment. Last month, Malaysian Newsprint...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Cocktail reception to mark official launch .
March 24, 1999... THE launch of Chivas Royale and Manhattan at a cocktail party organised by Smart Investors at Wall Street, gave guests the opportunity to try out the whisky and Italian food. Among those present were Smart Investor executive director...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Moccsynergy eyeing RM1m turnover from book venture .
March 24, 1999... MOCCSYNERGY Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd, a multi-level marketing company, is eyeing a RM1 million turnover from its latest book distribution venture with Moccis Trading Sdn Bhd. This is made possible through the launch of 366 Cerita Rakyat...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Bank Islam in talks to sell NPLs to Danaharta .
March 24, 1999... BANK Islam Malaysia Bhd is negotiating with Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd to sell its non-performing loans. Managing director Datuk Ahmad Tajudin Abdul Rahman said: "We plan to sell the NPLs to Danaharta this year and have started...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): BASF confident of opportunities in Malaysia, region .
March 24, 1999... DESPITE the economic downturn, BASF (M) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of German Chemical conglomerate BASF Artiengesellschaft, continues to see growth potential and opportunities in Malaysia. Its managing director Victor Szechaenyi...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Help available to buy machinery .
March 24, 1999... BANK Islam Malaysia Bhd yesterday launched the machinery/equipment financing scheme meant to assist entrepreneurs and develop various rural industries with potential. The scheme, according to the Islamic concept of Ijarah (leasing), is...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Salcon Engineering eyes listing next year .
March 24, 1999... SALCON Engineering Sdn Bhd, the engineering arm of Kumpulan Emas Bhd, is poised to be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Main Board next year, Kumpulan Emas managing director Patrick Teoh Seng Foo said. The subsidiary was...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Ionics buys majority stake in Enersave .
March 24, 1999... ENERSAVE Engineering Systems, a leading water and waste water treatment specialist in Malaysia and Southeast Asia has changed its name to Ionics Enersave Engineering Sdn Bhd following the purchase of a 55 per cent majority interest by Ionics...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Pan Pacific designing novel survival plans .
March 24, 1999... THE Pan Pacific chain of hotels and resorts is designing novel survival plans to counter the effects of the economic downturn in Asia. "We are concentrating on maximising our human resource strength and moulding the mindset of our staff,...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Guinness Anchor to invest RM100m in five years .
March 24, 1999... GUINNESS Anchor Bhd plans to invest more than RM100 million for a period of five years beginning this year. In a statement issued yesterday, the company said its five-year capital investment plan was implemented despite the Malaysian...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Splendid showing, says Rahman .
March 24, 1999... NATIONAL coach Abdul Rahman Ibrahim must be impressed with what he saw at the Kubu Stadium on Monday as he was seen congratulating Malacca coach G. Torairaju immediately after the match. Malacca had defeated Rahman's former team, Perlis,...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): 'Malaysia well on way to economic recovery' .
March 23, 1999... MALAYSIA is well on the way to recovery as measures implemented have stabilised the economy, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter said yesterday. Managing director and head of Asian debt capital markets Michael Dee said investors should focus on...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Investors rush to buy US dollar bonds .
March 23, 1999... FOREIGN investors have rushed to purchase the US dollar Malaysian bonds available in the market due to their wide spreads compared to that of South Korea and Thailand, Salomon Smith Barney managing director Steve Taran said. In a...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): YTL pre-tax rises to RM381m .
March 23, 1999... YTL Corporation Bhd's group pre-tax profit increased 9.5 per cent to RM381.0 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 1998 compared with RM351.0 million in the previous corresponding period. However, group turnover declined 11.57 per cent...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Model which cools instantly and uses less electricity .
March 23, 1999... THE Matsushita Air-Conditioning group of companies in Malaysia - the world's number one exporter of air-conditioners - is confident of chalking up good sales for its latest air-conditioner, the National Milenia launched today. This...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Merrill Lynch upbeat about our prospects .
March 23, 1999... NEW York-based international investment advisory firm Merrill Lynch believes Malaysia's economy is on the road to recovery. The firm, in a statement issued yesterday, said growth in the country would likely be driven by a cyclical...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): NPLs 'not expected to become major problem' Economic News.
March 23, 1999... NON-PERFORMING loans in the region are forecast to peak in the second half of this year but they are not expected to become a major problem in Malaysia, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter said yesterday. Executive director and chief regional...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): BoC operating income surges to RM495.2m .
March 23, 1999... COMMERCE Asset-Holding Bhd's commercial banking arm Bank of Commerce (M) Bhd's group profit before tax and zakat dropped 50.8 per cent to RM116.0 million in the year ended Dec 31, 1998. However, BoC's group net operating income recorded...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Hewlett-Packard invests RM57m in sales operations .
March 23, 1999... AMERICAN information technology giant, Hewlett-Packard Co, has made a further investment of RM57 million in its sales operations in Malaysia as an indication of its confidence in the economy. The investment is in the form of capital...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Needy pupils and children get royal help .
March 23, 1999... The Sultan's consort, Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Siti Aishah launched the fund. At the launching, a total of RM390,000 was collected from nine corporations and individuals. Among the donors were Edaran Tan Chong Motor (RM60,000),...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Nor Hapiza winner stuns big brothers .
March 23, 1999... THE underdogs had the last laugh as Johor FC upstaged 'big brothers' Johor 1-0 at Larkin Stadium last night. Ahmad Nor Hapiza Basheri's struck in the 70th minute to give his team a morale-boosting win at the expense of Johor, the team who...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Sydney: Up .
March 23, 1999... AUSTRALIAN share prices closed up marginally as a resource sector led by strong gains in BHP helped offset slight losses in the industrial sector, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All Ordinaries index closed up 1.0...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Kris Dayanti album out soon .
March 22, 1999... THOSE who have been waiting for Kris Dayanti's full album, after the success of her "single" Menghitung Hari, can now relax a little. Warner Music, the recording company Indo-nesian singer Kris is signed to, will be releasing the album...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Work on Sprint highway in progress .
March 22, 1999... WORK on the Damansara link of the Sprint highway is fast progressing with most trees having been transplanted and the drainage system being constructed. Motorists along this stretch will be able to see the widening of road in progress...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Kabir drives growth at Smith & Nephew .
March 22, 1999... ALMOST all household first-aid kits carry a piece of plaster to dress a cut on the finger or to cover a bruise on the knee. There are many commercial names to such plasters, and "Elastoplast" is one of the leading names that we're all...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Fund to help Selangor's needy students .
March 22, 1999... KLANG, Sun. - Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Siti Aishah last night launched the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Trust Fund to provide scholarships to needy students and other under-privileged groups in the State. Held at Istana Alam Shah,...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Commerce Asset registers lower profit .
March 22, 1999... DESPITE operating under difficult environment due to economic downturn, financial services group Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd registered a profit before tax and zakat (PBT) of RM102.5 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1998, down 68.4 per cent...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Listing for Lion's m-cycle plant in China .
March 22, 1999... THE Lion Group will become the first Malaysian company to participate directly in China's initial public offer through the listing of one of its motorcycle assembly plants on the Shenzen Stock Exchange by the end of April. The company,...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Phone operator regrets Swisscom's pullout .
March 22, 1999... MOBILE phone operator DiGi Swisscom Bhd said it deeply regretted Swisscom AG's decision to withdraw its investment but was confident of finding a suitable strategic partner to complement its strength. In a statement, Digi Swisscom said...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Ready takers for Johor's 'Beverly Hills' .
March 22, 1999... DESPITE the economic problems, the developer of the luxury residential development project Ledang Heights Bungalow Park - dubbed the "Beverly Hills of Johor" - has had little problem finding buyers. Prolink Development Sdn Bhd said since...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Intel strikes deal with Mimos Berhad .
March 22, 1999... MALAYSIA'S drive to produce a "Proton-version" of high quality personal computers has received a boost with Intel Corp's appointment of Mimos Bhd as original equipment manufacturer. The appointment, the first in the country, put Mimos in...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): SIP to play pivotal role in industrial growth of South .
March 22, 1999... SEGAMAT Inland Port is poised to become the southern one-stop collection centre aimed at boosting business and greater utilisation of Malaysian seaports. The second of such ports in Malaysia, SIP will play a pivotal role in encouraging...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Picking up new skills .
March 21, 1999... IT was a fun and very informative day for 24 employees of Mobil Oil when they attended an advanced driving course programme at the Shah Alam stadium, recently. The course was conducted by SAMP Advance and Race School Sdn Bhd. Apart from...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): E240 impressions .
March 21, 1999... CYCLE & Carriage Bintang Bhd has launched its new E-class, the 240, priced from RM350,000. Director of operations Frank Steinleitner believes that the E240 will be the volume seller in the luxury car range, as was the E230 and is expected to...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Entry forms for Penang Bridge Run out tomorrow .
March 21, 1999... PENANG, Sat. - Entry forms for this year's International Penang Bridge Run will be available from Monday. They can be obtained at the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd office in Penang at 33, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah (tel: 04-2270634) and...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): HSBC donates RM10,000 to turtle fund .
March 20, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - With the dwindling number of turtles in the Malaysian waters, the Department of Fisheries is hoping that more people will come forward to help in their preservation. Department director Datuk Mohd Mazlan Jusoh said...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Sarawak optimistic about robust economic prospects .
March 20, 1999... FLATTERING statistics resounded eloquently during the recently concluded two-day Sarawak Business Conference 1999. It seemed to raise spirits and the State's optimism about its economic wellbeing. An awed deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Plan to free Jinjang Baru of floods .
March 20, 1999... CITY Hall hopes to solve Taman Jinjang Baru's perennial flood problem by improving the drainage system in the area, which includes constructing an additional outlet to drain water into Sungai Keroh. Its River Management and Drainage...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Managing HR for competitive edge .
March 20, 1999... SOME 48 people, all experienced in the field of human resources, provide their insights in this book, on how human resource will be a critical factor in developing and maintaining a company's competitive edge. The book is divided into...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Samsung aims to double washing machine sales .
March 20, 1999... SAMSUNG Electronics Co Ltd aims to double its market share of washing machines in Malaysia to 20 per cent this year from its current 10 per cent. Announcing the launch of Samsung's latest Boomerang washing machine SW- 75A1, the company's...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): RM222m operating profit for Rashid Hussain Bhd .
March 20, 1999... RASHID Hussain Bhd has announced an operating profit of RM222.1 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 1998, down from RM490.8 million in the previous corresponding period. RHB Capital Bhd also reported a decline in its operating profit...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Vogt is Deutsche Bank's new chief country officer .
March 20, 1999... DEUTSCHE Bank has appointed Erdmann Vogt as chief country officer of Malaysia, to oversee its operation in the country. Vogt - who replaced Stefan Mahrdt who has returned to Germany as head of corporates and institutions for Deutsche bank...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Company's RM30m expansion plan .
March 20, 1999... ONLY four months into commercial production, Toyo-Memory Technology Sdn Bhd, one of the five Japanese companies operating at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, has already set plans to increase its production capacity. TMT, a leading...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): (Hisham Harun's hit list) Political Parties GN131.
March 19, 1999... MUSIC WEEK TOP 10 SINGLES (UK) 1. When The Going Gets Tough - Boyzone (Polydor) 2. Better Best Forgotten - Steps (Jive) 3. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (Jive) 4. We Like To Party (The Vengabus) - Vengaboys (Positiva) 5. You Stole The...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Parkson Corp offers on-line shopping via Internet .
March 19, 1999... PARKSON Corporation Sdn Bhd yesterday became the first department store to offer on-line shopping facility for Internet users. This follows the launching of the Parkson Shopping Mall (www.parkson.com.my) which comes side-by-side a website...

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Star Cruises scores another first with its ship simulator .
March 19, 1999... STAR Cruises, operator of the fifth largest cruise line in the world, moved another step towards achieving its long term goal of developing a world-class cruise industry in Asia when it opened the first ship simulator centre in this region....

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): Auto parts makers get access to European market .
March 19, 1999... MALAYSIAN automotive parts and components manufacturers now have greater access to the lucrative European market. This follows a strategic alliance between Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd and Britain's leading industrial group Pechiney UK....

NEW STRAITS TIMES (MALAYSIA): BT confident investments in Malaysia will reap rewards .
March 19, 1999... DESPITE the current economic downturn, British Telecom plc remains confident that its massive investments in Malaysia will reap rewards in the long term. BT strategic market director Richard Slogrove said the company, one of the world's...