BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from August 2000

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from August 2000

MNRB HAS NO PLANS FOR MERGER.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysian National Reinsurance Bhd (MNRB), a leader in the reinsurance market, is not planning to merge its business with other company. "Many reinsurance companies in Malaysia are from overseas and...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 330 gainers, 235 losers and 181 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 801.80 up 5.41 points, the Emas Index was at 199.51 up 1.27...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 79 gainers, 168 losers and 104 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 798.97 up 0.48 points, the Emas Index was at 198.93 up 0.05...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 49 gainers, 72 losers and 60 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 798.68 up 0.19 points, the Emas Index was at 198.91 up 0.03 points,...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 88 gainers, 251 losers and 144 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.36 down 1.13 points, the Emas Index was at 198.54 down 0.34...

KLOFFE CONTRACTS SOFT IN EARLY TRADE.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were slightly lower today as most players opted to square off their positions. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 91 gainers, 270 losers and 150 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.27 down 1.22 points, the Emas Index was at 198.58 down 0.30...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 80 gainers, 192 losers and 118 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.28 down 1.21 points, the Emas Index was at 198.57 down 0.31...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-MORNING.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Shares on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange were mostly lower at mid-morning in lacklustre trading. The closely-watched Composite Index (CI) fell 1.12 points to 797.37 at 11:05 am but gains on selected key...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 95 gainers, 299 losers and 168 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.84 down 0.65 points, the Emas Index was at 198.64 down...

MYEG IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EBPPSERVICES TO PROVIDE EBPP SOLUTIONS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- My EG dot.com Sdn Bhd (MyEG) has formed a strategic alliance with EBPPServices.com Sdn Bhd to provide the Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) solution to be made available on their new portals. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 333 gainers, 225 losers and 209 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 798.49 up 2.10 points, the Emas Index was at 198.88 up 0.64...

WATTYL OWNS WATTYL DIMET MALAYSIA.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Wattyl, an international paint manufacturer which posted a 7.1 percent increase in net profit to A$17.68 million (A$1 = RM2.23) for the year to June 30 this year, owns Wattyl Dimet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. It...

CI FUTURES CONTRACTS FIRM AT CLOSE.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) ended firmer today as investors accumulated fresh positions. Futures...

HONG LEONG BANK GROUP POSTS RM465.7 MLN PRE-TAX PROFIT.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Bank group posted a pre-tax profit of RM465.7 million for the financial year ended June 30, 2000, an impressive four-fold increase over RM107.1 million recorded in the preceding year. In a...

LOWER PROFITS FOR TELEKOM MALAYSIA.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) --- Telekom Malaysia Bhd reported a pre-tax profit of RM648 million for the half year ended June 30, 2000, a drop of 8.8 percent from the corresponding period of 1999 at RM710 million. Its operating...

TELEKOM MAINTAINS PRIDE IN ITS CELLULAR BUSINESS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd's cellular business via TMTouch and Mobikom will remain as its pride with more advancements to be made despite the loss for the first half of the year, said its chief executive, Dr Md...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 129 gainers, 374 losers and 179 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.40 down 1.09 points, the Emas Index was at 198.49 down 0.39...

SIME DARBY ALLOCATES CAPEX OF RM1.1 BLN FOR NEXT THREE YEARS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Bhd has allocated a capital expenditure of RM1.1 billion over the next three financial years, said chief executive officer Tan Sri Nik Mohamed Yaacob. He told reporters after announcing the...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 130 gainers, 359 losers and 182 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.63 down 0.86 points, the Emas Index was at 198.59 down 0.29...

SIME DARBY MAKES STRONG GAINS WITH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Bhd's strong performance for the financial year ended June 30, 2000 was made possible by the good performance of its various Malaysian divisions as well as its Singapore and Hong Kong operations,...

KL SHARES END LOWER.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) - Shares on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) ended lower in lethargic trading with sentiment weighed down by lack of enthusiasm from investors to trade. Investors mostly opted to stay sidelined ahead...

ALCATEL INVESTS RM85 MLN IN MALAYSIA THIS YEAR.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- France-based Alcatel group is investing a total of RM85 million this year to enhance its operations in Malaysia and retrain its engineers from the Asia Pacific region, its vice president for South East Asia,...

BSN SELLS SUBSIDIARIES TO AFFIN AFTER A LONG DEAL.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- After a long process, Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) has finally concluded merger negotiations of its three subsidiaries with their respective partners in the Affin Holdings Bhd group. BSN chairman Datuk...

KLCI FUTURES CONTRACTS END SOFT.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) ended lower today as most players opted to square off ahead of the national day...

PETRONAS GAS STARTS ITS FIRST DELIVERIES OF UTILITIES TO CUSTOMERS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB) has successfully commenced its first deliveries of utilities to customers from its Centralised Utilities Facilities (CUF). In a statement, PGB said the commencement of the CUF, in...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MIDDAY.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Shares on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) were mostly lower at midday as sentiment was weighed down by lack of enthusiasm from investors to trade. The closely-watched Composite Index (CI) shed 0.59...

AUSSIE FIRM HELPING YOUNG MALAYSIAN ARCHITECTS.
August 30, 2000... MELBOURNE, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- An Australian firm of architects, which has undertaken several major multi-million dollar projects in Malaysia, is continuing its programme of offering scholarships to talented young Malaysian architects. ...

BA LAUNCHES PORTAL FOR BUILDING MATERIALS BUSINESS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- BA Information Technoloy Sdn Bhd, an e-commerce solution provider, hopes to get at least half of the building material suppliers in the country to participate in doing business through its newly launched...

SIME DARBY MAKES RM1.19 BLN PRE-TAX PROFIT FOR YR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Bhd group pre-tax profit for the year ended June 30, 2000, rose to RM1.199 billion from RM1.018 billion in the previous corresponding period. Operating pre-tax profit increased to RM1.296...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 117 gainers, 329 losers and 187 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 797.60 down 0.89 points, the Emas Index was at 198.59 down 0.29...

PDX COMPUTERS SECURES RM10 MLN DEAL TO NETWORK MOTOROLA PLANT IN CHINA.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Diversified information technology company PDX Computers Sdn Bhd has secured about RM10 million worth of structured cabling and networking installation work for Motorola's new integrated semiconductor plant...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-AFTERNOON.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Shares prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were mostly lower at mid-afternoon while Malaysia's RM10.7 billion first quarter current account surplus, announced today, made minimal impact on the...

KLCI FUTURES CONTRACTS SOFT AT MIDDAY.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were lower at midday as most players opted to square off ahead of the national day...

GLOMAC AIMS TO BE TOP PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP IN NEXT FIVE YEARS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Glomac Bhd, a property developer, aims to be a top property development group in Malaysia in the next five years. Its group executive chairman, Datuk Mohamed Mansor Fateh Din said the group's second...

RHB GROUP UNVEILS IMPRESSIVE SET OF RESULTS FOR FY ENDED JUNE 2000.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) and its financial services holding company, RHB Capital Bhd (RHB Capital) today announced a year of record performance for RHB Capital and a significant turnaround performance for...

TELEKOM ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd today announced the appointment of Tan Poh Keat, the former deputy director general of Jabatan Telekom Malaysia, as 12th board member effective yesterday. An engineer by profession,...

NO ONE ACTUALLY DESIGNED CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL NETWORK, SAYS HK SC'S CHAIRMAN.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The trouble with the present network architecture of global financial markets is that it evolved through loose alliances and mergers and no one actually sat down to design the global network, a financial...

DANAMODAL SELLS 60 PERCENT STAKE IN MBF FINANCE TO MULTI-PURPOSE BANK.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Danamodal Nasional Bhd has entered into a conditional agreement to divest 60 percent equity interest in MBf Finance Bhd to Multi-Purpose Bank Bhd for RM480 million cash. With the divestment, Danamodal...

WINTER CLOTHING ON THE WAY FOR TITUS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Wonder boy, Titus Palani, can look forward to his first winter experience in his new home in a football club in Normandy, France as his winter clothing is on the way from his sponsors, Nike. The...

ECONOMIC PROGRESS CHANGES FACE OF NATION & RAKYAT.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Forty-three years ago, the average Malaysian could only dream of owning a car, much less a holiday abroad. Owning a bicycle and a home were about the best thing that a person could hope for, while piped...

NORSHEELA TO GIVE HER BEST DESPITE NOT BEING A MEDAL HOPEFUL.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Despite not being considered as one of Malaysia's medal hopefuls in the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships, Norsheela Khalid isn't giving up. She is determined to challenge more fancied hurdlers,...

MUSCLEMAN SAZALI RETAINS HIS ASIAN TITLE FOR THE THIRD TIME.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Reigning Asian bantamweight champion Sazali Abdul Samad was crowned again for the third consecutive year in the Asian Bodybuilding Championship which ended in Hong Kong on Monday. Besides Sazali,...

SIEW WEI FINISHES FIFTH IN 100M HURDLES.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Hurdler Moh Siew Wei failed in her debut at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) here when she finished fifth in the women's 100m hurdles. Siew, who holds the national record with a time of 13.64 seconds set at...

SAUDI ARABIAN AND UZBEK WIN SPRINTS TITLE.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia's Jamal Al Safar and Uzbekistan's Lyubov Perepelova crowned themselves as the sprint king and queen of the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in contrasting styles at the Madya Stadium,...

MSIA'S INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AT US$33.360 BLN AT END-JULY.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia said today the country's international reserves of US$33,360.34 million as at end of July this year comprised official reserve assets of US$31,966.19 million (US$1=RM3.80) and other...

MOST MAJOR CURRENCIES LOWER AGAINST RINGGIT AT CLOSE.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Most major currencies extended their weak trend against the ringgit at the close today except for the Japanese yen which continued to stay higher against the local unit. At 5:00 pm, the Japanese yen rose...

INTERBANK RATES STAY STEADY.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates remained stable today while Bank Negara Malaysia continued its intervention to reduce the surplus in the system. The one-month money remained at 3.08 percent,...

RUBBER MARKET ENDS LOWER.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices closed lower today as both players and buyers opted to stay on the sideline ahead of the National Day holiday tomorrow. "The market was pretty quiet today. The downtrend was also...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed higher today supported by the strong soyoil and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, overnight. "The...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALAYSIA!
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- In January 1956, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman, a Kedah prince turned politician led a delegation to London to negotiate Malaya's independence. After three weeks of negotiations, the London Independence...

YU FANG'S A MEDAL PROSPECT IN 10,000M WALK.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The absence of several Olympic-bound walkers at the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championship here has boosted Malaysian Yuan Yu Fang's chances of winning a medal at the Madya Stadium here, tomorrow. ...

SPORTS: RESULT DELAYS ANNOY JOURNALISTS AT ATF.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Journalists covering the Asian Track and Field (ATF) championship at Madya Stadium here have complained of delays in the release of results. A foreign wire agency reporter was disappointed that the organisers...

OLYMPIC GAMES WILL BE CLEAN, SAYS DOCTOR.
August 30, 2000... MELBOURNE, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Australian Olympic team doctor Brian Sando believes drug cheats might be scared away from the Sydney Games by the introduction of blood and urine tests for the banned performance-enhancing substance EPO, the...

SPORTS: PUEGEOT, KENARI AND ISWARA AWAITS HOLE-IN-ONE IN GOLF TOURNEY.
August 30, 2000... KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- A Puegeot 206, Perodua Kenari and Proton Iswara apart from RM10,000 cash await golfers who hit a "hole-in-one" in the Terengganu Masters & Pro-Am 2000 golf tournament next month. Organising committee...

THIRD DAY SCHEDULE OF ATF MEET.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Following is the third-day schedule of the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championship at the Madya Stadium in Senayan here, tomorrow. Morning ------- 0700 - 10,000m walk (women) Final 0800 -...

ASIAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Following are the results on the second day (afternoon) of the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championship at the Madya Stadium here. Finals Men's 3,000m Steeplechase ------------------------- ...

ASIAN TRACK AND FIELD THIRD-DAY RESULTS.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Following are morning results on the third day of the 13th Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships at the Madya Stadium here today. Finals Women's 10,000m Walk ------------------- 1. Li Hong (CHN)...

ATM'S COMMANDO UNIT TO BE REVAMPED, SAYS NAJIB.
August 30, 2000... MELAKA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Armed Forces (ATM) will improve the capability of its commando unit in order to deal with threats posed by terrorists, militants and pirates, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the...

TANKER DRIVERS CHARGED WITH CBT INVOLVING DIESEL WORTH RM1.2 MLN.
August 30, 2000... SEPANG, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Twelve Shell lorry tanker drivers were today charged at the Magistrate's Court here with committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) in respect of RM1.2 million worth of diesel. They pleaded not guilty to...

ABU SAYYAF: MALAYSIAN POLICE HAVE COUNTED POSSIBILITY, SAYS IGP.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian police have counted the possibility of the Abu Sayyaf group sneaking into the country to seek sanctuary after releasing all their hostages. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Norian Mai...

MAHATHIR CHECKS EMOTION WHEN RECITING POEM ON INDEPENDENCE.
August 30, 2000... PUTRAJAYA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad had to check his emotion several times tonight when reciting his poem entitled "The Meaning of Independence". He was full of emotion when he recited the poem at...

PROTON WAJA PUT TO TEST BY LOCAL MEDIA.
August 30, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The local media were today given a chance to test drive the first ever Malaysian-designed car, Proton Waja, at the Proton Shah Alam track. Two manual and two automatic 1.6 litre Wajas were test driven by...

BELAWAI'S PBB YOUTH TO PUBLISH BOOK ON PULAU KIJANG TRAGEDY.
August 30, 2000... SARIKEI, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Youth section of the Belawai branch of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a Barisan Nasional component party, is to publish a book on the Pulau Kijang tragedy, the worst maritime tragedy in Sarawak...

FOG DELAYS LANDING OF MAS AIRCRAFT IN SENAI.
August 30, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Thick fog delayed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH1943 from landing at the Sultan Ismail International Airport in Senai for about two hours today. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) confirmed the...

JPJ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND DRIVING SCHOOL OWNER PLEAD GUILTY.
August 30, 2000... TAIPING, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- A Road Transport Department (JPJ) administrative assistant and a driving school owner were each jailed 14 days and fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court here today for accepting bribes to enable driving licence...

M'SIAN EMBASSY BLAST CAUSED BY KOREAN-MADE GRENADE, POLICE SAY.
August 30, 2000... JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Last Sunday night's blast at the car park of the Malaysian Embassy here was caused by a South Korean-made hand grenade, police said. City Police Investigation Division chief Senior Supt Harry Montalulu...

ACA PROBES PERAK JPJ HEADS FOR NEGLIGENCE IN LICENCE SCAM.
August 30, 2000... BUTTERWORTH, Aug 29 (BERNAMA) -- The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) is investigating senior officers of the Perak Road Transport Department (JPJ) for possible negligence in connection with the driving licence scam uncovered last week. "If...

COURT DEFERS DECISION IN TONY BELIANG'S CASE TO OCT 16.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here today deferred to Oct 16 its decision in the trial of a police constable charged with firing shots at a doctor and causing his death near the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station in...

BONUS FOR POS MALAYSIA STAFF NEXT MONTH.
August 30, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- More than 13,000 staff of Pos Malaysia Bhd will receive a bonus of one-and-a-half months of their salary for last year amounting to about RM21 million to be paid out at the end of next month. Pos Malaysia...

EXPORT PERMIT NOT BREACHED, SAYS KASITAH.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Preliminary investigation showed that there was no breach of import permit in the sale of grass to Singapore, said Land and Cooperative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam said today. "I have no...

HEADMASTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE REVIEWED, SAYS EDUCATION DG.
August 30, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Education Director General Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Shukor Abdullah said the role and responsibilities of headmasters will be reviewed and this includes delegating their duties to senior assistants. This is...

MALAYSIA LOOKING INTO CELLULAR PHONE RADIATION, SAYS LAW.
August 30, 2000... BANGI, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will look into the studies conducted by foriegn countries, especially the United States, that indicate that using cellular phones may cause brain cancer through electromagnetic radiation (EMR). ...

ONE MORE PERSON DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH "FLYING" LICENCE.
August 30, 2000... IPOH, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) today detained a man believed to be involved with a syndicate selling "flying" licence to learner drivers. Perak ACA Director Abu Kassim Muhammad said the suspect, believed to be...

ALL DEPARTMENTS SHOULD ADOPT MUTUAL FEEDBACK CONCEPT, SAYS CUEPACS.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Cuepacs has suggested that all government departments and agencies adopt the "Konsep Tegur Menegur" which allows staff to make comments on their superiors' work and conduct while being appraised. Its...

COUPLE PLEAD GUILTY TO BURYING THEIR DAUGHTER'S BODY WITHOUT PERMIT.
August 30, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- An Indonesian was jailed for six months by the Magistrate's Court here today for burying the body of her three-month-old daughter without permission from the authorities to conceal the cause of her death. ...

PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES SHOULD FLY THE JALUR GEMILANG.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- All public transport vehicles should fly the Jalur Gemilang in conjunction with the Merdeka Month celebrations, Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir said tonight. He said...

WWF MALAYSIA, WILDLIFE DEPT STUDYING JUMBOS, RHINOS IN SABAH.
August 30, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF) and the Wildlife Department are conducting a three-year study on the living habits of elephants and rhinoceros in Sabah. WWF Director for Sabah operations Dr...

HEALTH MINISTRY CLOSELY MONITORING BORIC ACID USAGE.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry said today it was constantly monitoring food sold in the market to check the illegal use of boric acid as a preservative. Its Food Quality Control Division Director Datin Dr Harrison...

SONG'S BANKRUPTCY CASE CAN BE RESOLVED SOON, SAYS SUPP CHIEF.
August 30, 2000... KUCHING, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) president Tan Sri Dr George Chan is optimistic that State Assembly Speaker Datuk Song Swee Guan's bankruptcy case can be resolved soon. He said today that the party was...

HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME VITAL, SAYS ENDON.
August 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Health awareness programmes can play a vital role in disseminating public information on health and diseases, said wife of the Deputy Prime Minister Datin Seri Endon Mahmood. She said in a...

APPOINTMENT OF POLAND'S HONORARY CONSUL A MILESTONE IN S'WAK-POLAND TIES.
August 30, 2000... KUCHING, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- The appointment of Raziah Mahmud-Geneid as Poland's honorary consul in Sarawak is a milestone in efforts to further enhance bilateral ties which has not been active since the 1960s, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul...

SARIKEI HAS POTENTIAL TO BECOME AN INDUSTRIAL CENTRE.
August 30, 2000... SARIKEI, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Sarikei Division has the potential to become the state's industrial centre for ceramics and food processing, said State Minister for Industrial Development Datuk Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg today. He said a...

COUNCIL LAUD SAIRIN FOR HELPING SECURE HOSTAGES' RELEASE.
August 30, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Members of the Sabah Native Affairs Council today expressed their appreciation to council president Datuk Sairin Karno for the role he played in securing the release of Malaysians held captive in Jolo island...