BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from August 2009

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from August 2009

BRIEF BUT MEANINGFUL MERDEKA RALLY.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The national-level 52nd Merdeka celebration today was a brief and moderate affair in view of the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic and in observance of the Ramadan...

MALAYSIANS ABROAD HOLD MERDEKA CELEBRATIONS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysians working and living abroad also marked the 52nd Merdeka anniversary with celebrations. Mohd Nasir Yusoff reports from Jakarta that a flag-raising...

NAJIB TO BREAK FAST WITH SIK FELDA SETTLERS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, are scheduled to attend a breaking of the fast with Felda setters and orphans in...

RAJA MUDA OF PERLIS WANTS PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THE RUKUN NEGARA.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Raja Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, wants the people to appreciate and understand the philosophy of the Rukun Negara to ensure harmony in...

PRESIDENT-ENDORSED TRIO LEADING IN RACE FOR MIC VEEP POSTS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, Datuk S.K. Devamany and Datuk M. Saravanan, who have the backing of MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, are said to be leading in the...

ALL FLOOD VICTIMS IN LANGKAWI RETURN HOME.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The last group of 160 flood victims from 55 families affected by the floods here have been allowed to return home today. They were among 275 families, comprising...

PEOPLE ADVISED TO STRIVE AS MALAYSIANS IN MERDEKA SPIRIT.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim today called on the people to take the opportunity of the 52nd Merdeka anniversary to set...

67 MERDEKA BABIES BORN IN SELANGOR AND KUALA LUMPUR.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A total of 67 Merdeka babies, 37 of them boys, were born at 11 government hospitals in the city and Selangor since 12.01am until noon today. The Tengku Ampuan...

LIOW DISMISSES TALK OF BEING TIPPED FOR MCA NO. 2 POST.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today dismissed speculation that he is to be named to fill the post of party deputy president. The health minister...

CONSUMERS REMINDED NOT TO BUY SUGAR IN BULK.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEAUFORT, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Consumers have been reminded not to buy sugar in bulk as there is adequate supply for the Aifilfitri season, Sabah Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister...

ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS MIGRANT LABOUR ISSUES.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Organising migrant workers in Asia Pacific countries and forming a global network will be among the important issues to be discussed at an international workshop...

LOW USAGE OF MASKS AT MERDEKA CELEBRATION.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today said that Parliament Square, the site for the nation's 52nd Merdeka Day celebrations, was an open area and as such...

MALAYSIA, THAILAND ENJOY GROWTH IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT - ENVOY.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Thailand continue to enjoy friendly and substantive relations in all aspects, with positive growth in bilateral trade, investment and tourism, says...

NO H1N1 DEATH, 99 NEW CASES REPORTED TODAY.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Ninety-nine new cases of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) were reported as of 8am today, but the cumulative death toll remains at 72 as no deaths were reported over...

LIM DARES KOH TO A TELECAST DEBATE.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has challenged Gerakan president Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to a face-to- face debate on issues concerning the state. ...

SABAH CM SAYS POWER WOES WILL BE RESOLVED.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman today reiterated the government's assurance to resolve the frequent power disruption in the east coast of the state,...

200 YOUTHS DETAINED IN MERDEKA OPERATION.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- About 200 youngsters, including 60 girls, were rounded up by Islamic religious officials in anti-vice raids in the Klang Valley while they were revelling in the...

AIR QUALITY GOOD IN 38 AREAS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Air quality in 38 areas nationwide was good and in 11 areas moderate this morning, according to the Department of Environment (DoE). The air quality was good...

UTUSAN'S TRAINING CENTRE ROBBED OF ALMOST RM600,000.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Several cheques amounting to more than half a million ringgit as well as RM8,000 in cash belonging to Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad were stolen from a safe at...

MNCF STILL AWAITING RESULT ON APPEAL.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National Cycling Federation is still waiting for a reply from the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC) on its appeal to include a 1km...

MAN GETS SHOCKER AS 'GOLDEN STATUE' TURNS OUT TO BE MAN'S BODY.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A man who returned to retrieve a luggage, said to contain a golden statue in a jungle along Karak Highway on Thursday, was shocked to find a man's body inside. ...

TEE KEAT CALLS FOR MCA EGM.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the party, a week after the party had sacked deputy president Datuk...

ONLY THE BEST M'SIAN VARSITIES WILL DO, SAYS MEPC OFFICIAL.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Students in the Middle East intending to pursue their studies in Malaysia can rest assured of getting high quality education in the Southeast Asian nation, said an...

MORE THAN 380 BIKERS NABBED ON MERDEKA MORNING.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 31 (Bernama)-- More than 380 motorcyclists were nabbed around here in operations to put the brakes on illegal motorcycle races on the nation's 52nd independence day early...

POLICE RETRIEVE STOLEN MOTORCYCLE CHASSIS FROM MINING POOL.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Police recovered two stolen motorcycle chassis at the bottom of a mining pool in Taman Seri Pulai, Sikamat near here today. A police spokesman said divers who...

SOUTH KOREANS, NEPALESE ARRESTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Bernama) - Three South Koreans were arrested by the Singapore authorities for attempting to smuggle out two kilogrammes of high grade heroin to Australia at Changi Airport...

VIETNAMESE CARGO VESSEL CAPSIZES NEAR PENANG.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A Vietnamese cargo vessel, MV Hodas, capsized about 10 nautical miles from Pulau Perak, near Penang Island, about midnight yesterday. However, all its 17 crew...

FACTORY OWNER CHEATS DEATH IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NIBONG TEBAL, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Factory owner Tan Chai Seng cheated death when he was shot in a robbery attempt near his factory in Jalan Kerian here this morning. Seberang Prai Selatan...

THREE SLASH MAN TO DEATH.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Three men armed with machetes slashed a man to death in Jalan Harimau, Taman Century here, last night, police said. The man, Chia Kah Wai, 25, of Jemaluang,...

EGM TO DELIVER VERDICT ON MCA LEADERSHIP'S DECISION - ONG.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has said that he decided to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the party to allow members to deliver a...

THREE KG BUAH PALA RESIDENTS DETAINED ANN THEN FREED TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The detention of three Kampung Buah Pala residents on Aug 29 was to complete investigations into four police reports made relating to criminal threats. Northeast...

MECCA MONORAIL TO DEBUT NEXT YEAR.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Next year's Haj pilgrims can look forward to using a multi-billion riyal (ringgit) monorail system connecting Mecca to Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, according to a...

80 MERDEKA CHILDREN CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY IN STYLE.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Eighty children born on Aug 31, which is Merdaka Daya (National Day), celebrated their birthday in style at Fashion City, Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) in...

ILLEGALS' ATTEMPT TO RETURN HOME FOR RAYA FOILED.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The attempt by 41 illegals from Indonesia to return home for the Hari Raya celebration was foiled when they were arrested by a Marine Operations Force team about...

EKSPRES SINARAN PAGI JUMPS RAIL AT BATU ANAM, SEVEN INJURED.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 31 -- Seven passengers were injured when the Ekspres Sinaran Pagi train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore jumped the rail near the train station at Batu Anam, Segamat today. ...

RAILWAY MERDEKA JOY.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) had its own way of celebrating the 52nd Merdeka Day when it had 30 members of its Kelab Warga Emas take the Ekspres Wau from...

GOF MEMBER DIES IN BUS ACCIDENT.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GERIK, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A member of the General Operations Force (GOF) was killed when the car he was driving collided with an express bus at KM10 of Jalan Gerik-Kupang, here, today. Gerik...

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF IN MCA.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- It was a case of political history repeating itself for the second largest Barisan Nasional (BN) component party MCA when its leaders again had to call for an...

RON95 TO BE SOLD AT RM1.80, SAYS ISMAIL SABRI.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The RON95 petrol which will replace RON97 will be retailed at RM1.80 per litre beginning tomorrow, said Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk...

CARGO BOAT CAPSIZES, BUT CREW SAVED.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUMUT, Aug 31 -- Seventeen crew members of a Vietnamese cargo boat, Hodasco 15, which capsized in the waters off Pulau Perak, about 48 nautical miles from here, last night were rescued by a Syrian...

EKSPRES SINARAN PAGI JUMPS RAIL AT BATU ANAM, SEVEN INJURED.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 31 -- Seven passengers were injured when the Ekspres Sinaran Pagi train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore jumped the rail near the train station at Batu Anam, Segamat today. ...

POLICE NAB MAN FOR SMUGGLING DETONATORS.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Marine police today arrested a man who tried to smuggle 1,500 detonators into Pulau Sibuan, Semporna in Sabah. In the 3am incident, the man in his 40s is...

M'SIA AMONG COUNTRIES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUTHS PURSUING TERTIARY EDUCATION.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Thirty-nine per cent of youths between the ages of 17 and 23 succeed in pursuing tertiary education, making Malaysia among the countries with the highest percentage...

SNATCH THIEF JUMPS FROM FIFTH FLOOR TO ESCAPE POLICE.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A man sustained severe injuries on the head as well as a broken arm and leg when he jumped from the fifth floor of the Seri Jati flats while trying to escape the...

HARDWARE STORE RAZED IN FIRE, LOSSES ESTIMATED AT RM3 MILLION.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A hardware store in Kepong Baru here was destroyed in a fire today. Officer-in-charge of the Jinjang fire and rescue station, Mohammad Puzi Ismail, said no...

UNITY AMONG RACES AKIN TO RELATIONSHIP IN A FAMILY, SAYS KOH.
August 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The unity among the races in the country is akin to that between siblings or husband and wife, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu...

ATHLETES SHOULD WIN FOR LOVE OF THEIR COUNTRY, NOT INCENTIVES.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Throughout the 'Golden Era' of Malaysian sports (1950 to 1980), athletes who excelled in sports were driven by passion and love for their country and not...

DEPT TO PROMOTE 1MALAYSIA AMONG VOLUNTARY PATROL CORPS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The National Unity and Integration Department is targeting to promote the 1Malaysia concept among 72,800 voluntary patrol scheme and Rukun Tetangga (neighbourhood...

DRUNKEN WOMAN TRIES TO ATTACK POLICEMAN AFTER CAR WAS TOWED AWAY.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- A woman who is believed to be drunk, caused a commotion and tried to attack a policeman, after her car was towed away for obstructing traffic in Jalan Ampang...

MUSLIM CONVERTS SAY FASTING CAN INSTIL NOBLE VALUES.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Samsul Salam Abdullah, who embraced Islam two years ago, has no problem going through the fasting month of Ramadan. "This is my second Ramadan. Fasting is a good...

INCOMPETENT JKKK MEMBERS SHOULD QUIT - AHMAD.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Incompetent chairmen and members of Kampung Development and Security Committees (JKKK) have been advised to resign as they only burden the people. Menteri...

MINISTRY TO UPDATE "RAKAN MASJID" PROGRAMME.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEMAMAN, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry is looking for the best mechanism to enhance mosque activities through the "Rakan Masjid" programme in the efforts to attract the young...

"TRAIN AND PLACE" PROGRAMME WELL RECEIVED.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The government's "train and place" programme has received an overwhelming response from workers, the Human Resources Ministry said. "We have received more than...

FLOOD IN YAN WORSENS, MORE PEOPLE EVACUATED.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The flood in Yan district has worsened with 226 people from three kampungs evacuated this morning compared to 186 late yesterday. A spokesman for Yan flood...

MIC: STRENGTHEN UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The MIC has urged Malaysians to assist the government in strengthening racial unity and harmony apart from deepening the understanding of the sensitivities of all...

HIN1 SNARES 72ND VICTIM, 280 CONFIRMED POSITIVE.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in the country today snared another victim taking the toll to 72. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican in a...

RM200,000 WORTH OF FIRE-CRACKERS SEIZED, LORRY DRIVER DETAINED.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- A 49-year lorry driver was detained at a road block on the Besraya 9 highway near Serdang Lama here around 5.45am on Saturday after 256 boxes of fir-crackers...

REVAMPED NATIONAL SPORTS POLICY WILL TURN SPORTS INTO AN INDUSTRY.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEMAMAN, Aug 30 (Bernama)-- The National Sports Policy will be revamped to make sports less dependent on the government and turn it into an industry. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad...

THREE PERAK PERSONALITIES RECOGNISED AS "TOKOH KEMERDEKAAN".
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Three Perak-born personalities (tokoh) who contributed in a big way towards the country gaining independence, were post-humously recognised by the Perak government today...

AIR QUALITY GENERALLY GOOD.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Air quality was generally good throughout the country this morning with only 11 areas where the Air Pollutants Index (API) readings showed the quality to be...

SELANGOR GOVT NEEDS TO FIND SOLUTION OVER TEMPLE ISSUE, SAYS KOH.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government needs to quickly find a solution on the issue of relocating a Hindu temple to Section 23, Shah Alam, said Minister in the Prime Minister's...

TEAR DOWN DIVISIVE WALLS, SAYS NAJIB.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Likening unity to bridges that connect the people and disunity to walls that divide them, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tonight urged the people to...

AHMAD SHAKIR MAY NOT SEE MALAYSIA CUP ACTION WITH KEDAH.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Ahmad Syakir Mohd Ali, the Harimau Muda striker courted by Kedah, may have to miss Malaysia Cup action which will start on Sept 26. Harimau Muda coach Ong Kim...

NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS TO REALISE A TRULY 1MALAYSIA, SAYS LEE.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- National Day celebrations should be a unifying force to bring people of diverse races together for a common goal and to realise a truly 1Malaysia. In a...

THIS MERDEKA DAY IS SPECIAL, SAYS BERNARD DOMPOK.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The religious thanksgiving ceremonies this year for Merdeka Day are somewhat special, said Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Tan Sri Bernard...

BOOMING PERIOD FOR CAR PARK OPERATORS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- It is a booming period for car park operators as motorists scramble for parking spaces at shopping complexes during Ramadan. This is the scene since yesterday...

GAPENA URGES GOVT TO SCRAP PPSMI QUICKLY.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malay Writers Associations (Gapena) today urged the government to scrap the teaching of science and mathematics in English (PPSMI) before the next...

MALAYSIA'S RAPID DEVELOPMENT MAKES PEOPLE PROUD TO BE CITIZENS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Ninety-five per cent of the 1,458 respondents in a study stated they were proud to be Malaysian citizens due to the country's rapid development and the...

SABAH'S "TAGAL" FISHING TO BE PROMOTED AS ECO-TOURISM PRODUCT.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENAMPANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Plans are afoot to promote Sabah's unique freshwater fishing system, known as "tagal", as an eco-tourism product due to its role in sustaining fishery resources of...

MANIK URAI RESIDENTS TO BREAK FAST WITH PM ON SEPT 7.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA KRAI, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will join residents of Manik Urai at a breaking of fast on Sept 7. Kelantan Umno liaison chief Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said...

PUT PARTY INTERESTS FIRST, RANTAU PANJANG UMNO LEADERS TOLD.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BACHOK, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The problems besetting Rantau Panjang Umno can be resolved if its leaders put party interests first, said Kelantan Umno deputy chief Senator Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin....

ONE KILLED, THREE INJURED IN KANCIL-LORRY-TRAILER CRASH AT FEDERAL HIGHWAY.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- A man was killed while his wife and son were seriously injured when a Kancil was involved in a crash with a lorry- trailer at KM18 Federa Highway, near...

KEROPOK LEKOR SELLER FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULIM, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- A keropok lekor seller fell to his death while fixing the roof of an ancestral home belonged to his in-laws at Kampung Terap here this morning. Kulim OCPD Supt...

CHOONG HANN KNOCKED OUT IN FINAL.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann had to be contented with runner-up position when he lost to Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh in the men's singles final of the Taiwan Open...

KELANTAN UPP SEIZES RM104,000 WORTH OF SMUGGLED GOODS, COWS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RANTAU PANJANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP)seized smuggled goods and cows worth RM104,000 at three different locations near the Kelantan-Thai border between...

ONG SAYS WILL NOT ENTERTAIN RUMOURS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said he will not entertain any rumours or speculation that he would be stepping down from his post as reported by an on-line news...

MCA VP CONFIDENT PROBLEMS IN MCA CAN BE RESOLVED.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SITIAWAN, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha is confident that problems arising from the dismissal of deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek can be resolved. He...

NO INDICATION OF PROGRESSION OF A(H1N1) TO SEVERE DISEASE - LIOW.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- There is no indication that the influenza A(H1N1) infection in the country might worsen, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said there was no report...

AVOID CONFLICT TO PRESERVE INDEPENDENCE.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The people must contemplate on the meaning of independence to continue to live in harmony with each other. In making this call, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd...

M'SIAN SPIRITUAL SEEKER TASTES FREEDOM AFTER 20 MONTHS AT VARANASI JAIL.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency (CHANGING EMBASSY TO HIGH COMMISSION THROUGHOUT) NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- When Lim Soon Seng of Johor arrived in India in search of spiritual solace and to master ancient Indian Vedic...

ROSMAH CALLS FOR FESTIVITIES TO BE CHARITABLE OCCASIONS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The prime minister's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, today said that every community in Malaysia should make festivals platforms for charity work. She said...

HISHAMMUDDIN ISSUES STERN WARNING AGAINST DISRUPTIVE ACTIONS.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today issued a stern warning to any group which resorted to actions that could jeopardise public order and national...

SURPRISE AWAIT INDEPENDENCE CHILDREN.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Gifts await Malaysians born on the independence day at Kota Fesyen, Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), Ayer Keroh here tomorrow. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk...

AGONG AT BREAKING OF FAST, THANKSGIVING TO COMMEMORATE INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY.
August 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin attended a breaking of fast and thanksgiving function at the National Mosque tonight in conjunction with the...