BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from April 2001

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from April 2001

VIRGIN ATLANTIC CONFIRMS ORDER FOR SIX A380s.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Virgin Atlantic (VA) has formally confirmed its order for six Airbus 380 superjumbos. Virgin Atlantic Airways chairman Sir Richard Branson said in a statement released here today that the airline's...

WORK TOGETHER TO TAP CHINA MART, SAYS RAFIDAH.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said that with China's accession into the WTO (World Trade Organisation), businessmen from Malaysia and Hong Kong should work closely to...

TNB'S CUSTOMERS MORE SATISFIED.
April 30, 2001... PORT DICKSON, April 27 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB) Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) for the year 1999/2000 rose to 69 percent, said managing director of TNB Distribution Sdn Bhd Datuk Md Sidek Ahmad. In the previous...

BOUSTEAD EXPECTS SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM ITS PROPERTY SECTOR.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Boustead Holdings Berhad expects 40 percent of its profit for the current financial year ending 31 Dec 2001, to be contributed by its property sector. Its group managing director, Datuk Lodin Wok...

KL SHARES END HIGHER.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) ended higher as bargain hunting remained strong enough to offset profit taking activities. The closely-watched Composite Index (CI), which opened...

MOST MAJOR CURRENCIES LOWER VS RINGGIT.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Most major currencies, except the European units, were lower versus the ringgit today. A dealer said the firmer ringgit was due to the stronger US dollar against the yen as traders stayed long on dollar...

RUBBER PRICES UNCHANGED TO EASIER ON WEAK SENTIMENT.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber prices closed slightly lower to unchange today on weak market sentiment, a dealer said. The recent weak rupiah also gave some edge to Indonesian rubber against Malaysian rubber due...

M/UNITED TO OPEN FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE IN MALAYSIA.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Petra Group, a privately held technology based Malaysian conglomerate today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the F J Benjamin Group of Singapore, a leading lifestyle marketing and brand...

INTERBANK RATES STABLE AT CLOSE.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Interbank rates in the money market hardly changed today despite the sharp fall in liquidity level. A dealer said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) borrowings siphoned much of the excess liquidity but steady...

MLNG TIGA SECURES US$816 MILLION IN LOAN.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia LNG Tiga Sdn Bhd has secured two loans totalling US$816 million to part finance the construction of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and related facilities in Bintulu, Sarawak. The loans...

COMMERCE ASSET EXPECTS TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE TREND.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, which registers a satisfactory performance last year, will sustain the positive trend in the first quarter this year, despite a slight slowdown in the economic environment. ...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The three-month Klibor futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) closed higher today. A dealer said Klibor futures firmed as traders expected cash rates to fall in...

HOUSE BUYING RULES EASED UP.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Rules on the purchase of houses in Malaysia by foreign investors have been relaxed. Speaking in Subang Jaya today, the the deputy housing and local government minister, Sen. Datuk M. Kayveas said the...

KHIND AIMS FOR HIGHER SALES.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Khind Holdings Bhd, will focus on promoting its home appliances and audio visual products to increase its sales this year. In a statement today, the company said that its total revenue for the...

KLCI CONTRACTS END HIGHER.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) ended higher in line with the steady performance of the cash market. The cash...

CPO FUTURES END FIRMER AMID QUIET MARKET.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed firmer today amid a quiet market tone, a dealer said. There were some mild buying interests in the market,...

TNB RECORDS 45.4 PCT RISE IN PRE-TAX PROFIT FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Utility giant, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has recorded an impressive 45.4 percent rise in pre-tax profit to RM1.543 billion for the first six months ended Feb 28 2001 from RM1.061 billion in the previous...

MAIDEN LISTING AT LFX RESCHEDULED FOR BETTER TIMING.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The first company to be listed on the Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) has rescheduled its listing plan in favour of better timing. The listing on the exchange to be held today has been...

E-LEARNING STRATEGY NEEDED TO BE ADOPTED.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Organisations wanting to succeed in e-Learning need to start with building strategies and new approaches in e-Learning, said Education Minister, Tan Sri Musa Mohamad today. "E-Learning would not be...

MALAYSIA AIRLINES STARTS FLIGHTS TO MUMBAI TODAY.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines has spread its wings to another new destination when it took off to Mumbai today using its Super Ranger B777, the most technologically advanced aircraft in its fleet. In a statement...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 474 gainers, 147 losers and 132 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 588.49 up 8.60 points, the Emas Index was at 139.88 up 1.78...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 522 gainers, 110 losers and 140 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 585.87 up 5.98 points, the Emas Index was at 139.62 up 1.52...

NO EDUCATION FACILITY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS' CHILDREN, SAYS SALLEH.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Children of illegal immigrants should not be allowed to enjoy educational facilities in Sabah, State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Salleh Tun Said said today. "Our stand is that if they...

WAR NOT THE ANSWER TO PALESTINIANS' OBJECTIVE, SAYS SYED HAMID.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia believes war is not the answer to Palestinian independence but rather it must be achieved through peaceful means by guaranteeing the dignity of the Palestinian people. Foreign Minister Datuk...

SABAH MAY ALLOW SINGLE PEOPLE TO OWN LOW COST HOUSES.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Sabah Government may waive the condition that applicants for low cost houses must be married with a view to allowing single people also to own such houses, State Local Government and Housing Minister...

BRUNEI KEEN TO LEARN MEDIA PROCEDURES FROM MALAYSIA.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Brunei intends to learn from Malaysia the procedures and best practices in handling reports on sensitive issues by the local and foreign media. The Permanent Secretary of the Brunei Home Ministry Haji...

PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL CELEBRATION.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Several events such as open house and mass sumazau dancing have been lined up to celebrate Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) in Sabah next month. Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Wences Angang, who is...

PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP LAND IN S'WAK MUST BE WORKABLE, SAYS ABDUL TAIB.
April 30, 2001... KUCHING, April 27 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud wants all future proposals by investors to develop land in the state to be fully supported by research and systematic planning. He said that was the only way...

SEA GAMES TORCH TAKEN AROUND GEORGETOWN.
April 30, 2001... PENANG, April 27 (Bernama) -- The SEA Games Run entered its fourth day in Penang today with the torch going on a 24km journey in Georgetown. The run began at the Bukit Jambul Complex in Bayan Baru and wound its way through the city's...

RMN WILL NOT SHIRK ITS DUTY, SAYS NAVY CHIEF.
April 30, 2001... LUMUT, April 27 (Bernama) -- Maintaining friendly ties with all does not mean outsiders can do as they please in Malaysian waters, said Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Admiral Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal. He said the navy will...

AMENDMENTS TO KELANTAN CONSTITUTION, AN ACT OF VENGEANCE- KU LI.
April 30, 2001... TUMPAT, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Government's move to amend the State Constitution on matters relating to the functions of the Rulers in the administration is really an act of vengeance against the Kelantan Palace, Tengku Razaleigh...

DR MAHATHIR MEETS CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI.
April 30, 2001... DUBAI, April 27 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad met Crown Prince of Dubai and Minister of Defence Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum here today. Dr Mahathir is also scheduled to perform Friday prayers at the...

NIK AZIZ WANTS PAS MEMBERS TO STOP BOYCOTT OF UMNO MEMBERS.
April 30, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, April 27 (Bernama) -- PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said today that PAS members should stop the boycott of Umno members as this will not benefit PAS. He said that boycotting others was not in line with...

COMPANIES CAN RAISE PRICES OF ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Manufacturers can increase the prices of goods that are not government-controlled but the increase must be reasonable, Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. ...

DEVELOPMENT OF PIG FARMING AREAS IN SARAWAK PUT ON HOLD.
April 30, 2001... KUCHING, April 27 (Bernama) -- Development of two designated areas for pig farming in Sarawak has been put on hold pending a feasibility and environmental impact study. The two designated sites are in Samarahan and Limbang divisions. ...

ISA STILL NEEDED TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Brunei, like Malaysia, still needs the Internal Security Act (ISA) to ensure the existing peace, security and public order enjoyed by the people are maintained. Thus, whatever procedures, approaches or...

WOMAN EXPATRIATE GETS RM192,000 FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Court here has awarded a total of RM192,000 to a foreigner who was formerly employed as a research manager of Taylor Nelson Sofres Malaysia Sdn Bhd after ruling that she was wrongfully...

10 MAJOR SIBU ROADS TO BECOME ONE-WAY STREET ON MAY 1.
April 30, 2001... SIBU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Come May 1 at least 10 major roads leading to Sibu town will become one-way streets. Sibu Municipal Council Deputy Chairman Vincent Goh said today the system was to minimise traffic congestion and to implement...

INDONESIAN POLITICAL TEMPERATURE RISES, RUPIAH HIT.
April 30, 2001... JAKARTA, April 27 (Bernama) -- Fears of clashes between supporters and opponents of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid have intensified, sending the rupiah down past the Rp12,000 to US$1 level today. The local unit opened trading at...

MAY 10 FOR PROSECUTION'S APPEAL AGAINST BUSINESSWOMAN.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today postponed to May 10 an appeal by the prosecution against the two-year jail term imposed on a businesswoman for cheating an actress. Datuk Abdul Wahab Patail fixed the date...

MIC TO BE REJUVENATED.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- In a move to rejuvenate the MIC, its president, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu, today announced a series of changes to the party structure, including doing away with the appointments of friends and, sometimes...

GOH CONGRATULATES NEW JAPANESE PREMIER.
April 30, 2001... SINGAPORE, April 27 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has sent his congratulations to his new Japanese counterpart Junichiro Kozuimi, saying he looked forward to strengthening bilateral ties. In his message released by the Foreign...

SABAH UMNO TURNS 10 IN THE HEAT OF DIVISION ELECTIONS.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- To some, the ongoing Umno division delegates' meetings throughout the country are just another political event happening once every three years. It is a time for the divisions to determine whether to...

FLASH FLOODS INDICATE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM- WWF.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Yesterday's flash floods here are signs that Malaysians are facing serious environmental problems, according to the Director of "Forest for Water, Water for Life Programme" of the World Wide Fund (WWF)...

SEA GAMES PROMOTION STILL SLOW, SAYS OCM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has expressed disappointment over the slow promotion for the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. "To date, no promotion had been carried out seriously and this situation is...

SABAH DUMPED AT HOME BY BRUNEI.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Striker Fadlin Gelawat helped Brunei earn a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Sabah in a Premier Two football match at the Penampang Stadium here today. Off a through pass from Riwandi Wahit, Fadlin, who...

UMNO NEEDS TO BE CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE, SAYS ABDULLAH.
April 30, 2001... ALOR SETAR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Umno must be closer to the people and champion their cause if it wants to continue to represent them, said Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today. "If Umno wants to be a party that...

14 TRAINEES AT DRUG REHAB CENTRE FLEE.
April 30, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Fourteen trainees from a drug rehabilitation centre at Kampung Raja, Besut, fled yesterday, the third such incident involving the centre this year. Terengganu Police Public Liaison Officer ASP Mohd...

INVESTIGATION INTO SOME MONEY POLITICS CASES COMPLETED.
April 30, 2001... ALOR SETAR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Umno Disciplinary Committee has completed investigation into some of the 302 cases regarding the use of money politics in the ongoing party elections, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. The...

AGONG AND ENTOURAGE NOW IN SHANGHAI.
April 30, 2001... SHANGHAI, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, on a six-day state visit to China, arrived in the port city of Shanghai today. The Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Siti Aishah were...

DATUK PROF DR MUHAMAD ZOHADIE BARDAIE IS NEW VC FOR UPM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development) of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Datuk Prof Dr Muhamad Zohadie Bardaie has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of UPM. Education Minister Tan Sri...

SINGAPORE STRIPS FALUNGONG FOLLOWER OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
April 30, 2001... SINGAPORE, April 27 (Bernama) -- Singapore has stripped the permanent resident status of a Falungong follower and acted against three students, who are also members of the spiritual group, convicted of taking part in an illegal assembly here...

AWARENESS ON GLOBALISATION EFFECTS VITAL, SAYS DOMPOK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The people in Asia-Pacific must be made aware of the effects of globalisation in order for them to progress, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said. He said that when...

COURT DISALLOWS HABEAS CORPUS APLLICANTS' SUPPORTING AFFIDAVIT.
April 30, 2001... SHAH ALAM, April 27 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today disallowed an affidavit by reformasi activists N. Gobalakrishnan and Abdul Ghani Haron in support of their application to be produced in court during their habeas corpus hearing. ...

INVESTIGATION INTO SOME MONEY POLITICS CASES COMPLETED.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Umno Disciplinary Committee which has received about 300 complaints concerning the branch and divisional meetings throughout the country, has formed five tribunals to ensure the complaints could be...

ANWAR GIVEN UNTIL TUESDAY TO DECIDE ON SURGERY.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has to decide by Tuesday whether he agrees to undergo spinal surgery at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) or to continue receiving conservative treatment. HKL Director Dr Abdul...

ACTION PLAN TO ENCOURAGE USE OF IT.
April 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, April 27 (Bernama) -- Sabah Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said his ministry would draw up an action plan to encourage people in the state to master the use of computer. He...

WOMAN INJURED IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN TAMAN PELANGI.
April 30, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, April 27 (Bernama) -- A female customer was shot in the right leg during a robbery attempt by three men at the Maybank branch in Jalan Pingai, Taman Pelangi, here, today. The woman, in her 40s, was taken to a private...

14 OF 16 CONSULTANTS AGREE MICROSCOPIC DISCECTOMY THE BEST FOR ANWAR.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Fourteen consultants have agreed that miscroscopic discectomy is the best type of surgery to perform on former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's slipped disc, Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui...

FORMER KEDAH EXCO MEMBER ELECTED JERLUN UMNO DIVISION CHIEF.
April 30, 2001... ALOR SETAR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Former Kedah exco member Abdul Rahman Ariffin has been elected the Jerlun Umno division chief, edging out the incumbent Datuk Hanafi Ramli. In the division's delegates conference in Ayer Hitam near here...

DR MAHATHIR UNAWARE OF SON'S DECISION.
April 30, 2001... DUBAI, April 27 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is not aware of the decision made by his son, Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir, to withdraw from the corporate world. "I only heard this (the decision to opt out)....

KLSE LIKELY TO RANGEBOUND NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) are likely to move within a tight range next week with investors tracking the trend on Wall Street for direction. An analyst said that although...

KLOFFE TO TRACK CASH MARKET AND WALL STREET.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) is likely to track movements on the local cash market and Wall Street next week. Both KLOFFE and the cash market were showings of...

CPO FUTURES TO BE IN RANGEBOUND TRADING NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (cpo) futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) are seen to be in a rangebound trading next week. The immediate support for July contract was expected to be at...

RUBBER MARKET TO REMAIN QUIET NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to remain quiet next week as players are likely to stay sidelined amid the current weak sentiment. The current shortage of latex due to rainy weather and...

KLTM TO TRACK LME NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is likely to move in tandem with the performance of tin futures on the London Metal Exchange (LME) next week. At the moment, there was no firmer trend for...

KLIBOR FUTURES TO TAKE A STEP BACK NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The three-month KLIBOR futures contracts are expected to ease back after the preceding week's gains. A dealer said that expectations of cash rates to fall further would likely run dry as surplus in the...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO STABILISE NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to widen its range and hinge on the upside next week amid increased money demand and easing liquidity levels. A dealer said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) would likely cut down...

MAJOR CURRENCIES TO SOFTEN VS RINGGIT NEXT WEEK.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Major currencies are expected to soften further versus the ringgit next week. A dealer said the U.S. dollar would continue to strengthen against the yen due uncertainties in Japan's politics and its...

BOEING TALKING TO M'SIA ON AEW&C SYSTEM INSTALLATION.
April 30, 2001... SEATTLE, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company has been discussing with the Malaysian government on the possibility of purchasing a B737 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system, a company official said. "However, it is still...

PORT OF TANJUNG PELEPAS SURPISED BY APL PULLOUT REPORTS.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's fast-developing new seaport the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has expressed surprise at reports that APL, the liner arm of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has pulled out of PTP. PTP...

MORE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE KLIA AS LEADING CARGO HUB IN ASIA.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's airport terminal operators and freight-forwarders should now focus more on efforts to promote the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang as a leading transshipment cargo hub in the Asian...

KENG YAIK TICKS OFF RUBBER GLOVE MANUFACTURERS FOR PRICE WAR.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik today rapped local rubber glove manufacturers for turning a healthy process of price competition into a vicious cycle of price undercutting, resulting...

SOFTENING IN REGIONAL CURRENCIES CANNOT BE LINKED TO RINGGIT.
April 30, 2001... MELAKA, April 28 (Bernama) -- National Economic Action Council (NEAC) adviser Datuk Mustapa Mohamad today said the factors causing the depreciation of several regional currencies were not comparable with the Malaysian ringgit. "Those...

APL PRODUCTS EXPANDS OPERATIONS DESPITE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.
April 30, 2001... IPOH, April 28 (Bernama) -- Rubber gloves manufacturer APL Products Sdn Bhd will proceed with plans to expand its operations despite a slowdown in the activities of electric and electrical product industries amid the sagging U.S. economy. ...

INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE ANGEL FINANCING, SAYS FORMER SCIENCE ADVISOR.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The government should provide incentives for wealthy individuals with extra cash to finance entrepeneurs venturing into new businesses, said Tan Sri Dr Omar Abdul Rahman, the former Science Advisor at the...

SYED RAZAK IS KUALA KEDAH UMNO DIVISION HEAD.
April 30, 2001... ALOR SETAR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain was returned unopposed as the Kuala Kedah Umno division head at its delegates' meeting here last night. Syed Razak, who is also the state Umno liaison...

MALAYSIA STILL HAS VACANCIES IN NON-ELECTRONIC SECTOR- FONG.
April 30, 2001... BERUAS, April 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia still has vacancies especially in the non-electronic sector, Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn has said. He said rubber, textile and chemical-based industrites were still experiencing a...

POOR DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ONE OF CAUSES OF KL FLOODS, SAYS PM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that poor design of development projects is among the causes of the flash floods in the city. He said that the government would need to spend...

MINISTRY PROPOSES SOCIAL ACTION PLAN FOR DEVELOPERS.
April 30, 2001... SIBU, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Federal Housing and Local Government Ministry has proposed a social action plan which developers will have to implement to check floods and other problems, Deputy Minister Peter Chin said here today. The...

GOVT NOT FORCING ANWAR TO MAKE HIS OPTIONS, SAYS DPM.
April 30, 2001... BEHRANG, April 28 (Bernama) -- The government will not force Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to decide on the treatment of his slipped disc condition, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. "We are not forcing Anwar...

SABAH, SARAWAK FIRE SERVICES TO BE MODERNISED.
April 30, 2001... SIBU, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Federal Government is committed to modernising the fire and rescue services in Sabah and Sarawak under the Eighth Malaysia Plan, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Peter Chin said here today....

PAS HAS TO FOLLOW UP CALLS ON BOYCOTT WITH ACTIONS, SAYS PM.
April 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that it is not enough for PAS to just issue a statement calling on PAS members to stop the boycott of Umno members as this needs to be seen to be...

SYED HAMID LEAVES FOR YANGON TOMORROW FOR ASEAN MEETING.
April 30, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, April 28 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar will leave for Yangon tomorrow to attend the one-day Asean Foreign Ministers'informal meeting beginning in the Myanmar capital on Monday. "In view of...