BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from August 2010

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from August 2010

COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OFFER MORE PROGRAMMES FROM NEXT YEAR.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Study programmes at Community Colleges will be increased fronm the 52 now to 120 next year in view of demand, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed...

18 MERDEKA BABIES BORN AT HRPZII.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Eighteen Merdeka babies, six boys and 12 girls, were born at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZII) Hospital here. The hospital's public relations officer Zaid...

MCA TO PURSUE EFFORTS TO HELP UEC STUDENTS.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- MCA will continue with its efforts to get Chinese independent schools' Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) holders gain recognition by the government, said the...

EIGHTH RANK SHOWS SUCCESS OF MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JEMPOL, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's eighth world ranking in the field of education as listed by the Newsweek magazine showed that the education system in the country is of high-quality, Deputy...

PM ATTENDS MERDEKA 'TAHLIL' AND BREAKING OF FAST.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak attended a Merdeka 'tahlil' prayers and breaking of the fast with about 5,000 members of uniformed units and Umno veterans...

M'SIAN FUGITIVE SOOSAI NABBED BY INDIAN POLICE TECHNOLOGY.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CHENNAI, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian fugitive Michael Soosai, the alleged master fraudster who faked his death in Malaysia about a decade ago, and was linked to the murder of a Malaysian in...

STONES THROWN AT M'SIAN'S HOME IN "SWEEPING" INCIDENT.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The home of a Malaysian engineer at an oil palm plantation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan was pelted with stones in a "sweeping" (hunt for Malaysians) incident on...

PATRIOTIC COSTUMES MAKE HEADS TURN AT MERDEKA DO.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Each time Jenny Lee attends a National Day celebration, she makes it a point to wear creative attire which she designs based on the national flag, Jalur Gemilang....

265 INDEPENDENCE CHILDREN FETED BY MELAKA CM.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A total of 265 people born on Aug 31 and known as "Anak Merdeka" (Independence Children) were feted to a birthday bash by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and...

MALAYSIA, INDONESIA CAN SETTLE ISSUE THROUGH DISCUSSIONS - ANIFAH.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Indonesia are capable of resolving whatever issues that crop up through bilateral discussions without third-party intervention, said Foreign Minister...

SUSILO TO EXPLAIN MALAYSIA-INDONESIA BORDER INCIDENT TOMORROW.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said today he will give an explanation on the country's recent maritime border incident with Malaysia off its island of...

ILLEGAL LOGGING AND GOLD MINING IN TERSANG FOREST RESERVE.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RAUB, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Officials from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) who conducted a raid at the Tersang forest reserve area against illegal logging today also made another...

PROPERTY WORTH RM550 MILLION SOLD AT SHAREDA PROPERTY EXHIBITION IN SABAH.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The four-day Sabah Housing And Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda) property exhibition (PropEx 2010) which ended at the Sabah Trade Centre today, was a...

ELECTRIC TRAINS FOR KTMB INTERCITY SERVICE IN FIVE YEARS.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will introduce electric trains for its intercity service for routes in the west coast of the peninsula in five years. Its...

MAN FOUND WITH THROAT SLASHED IN AMPANG.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A man believed to be the victim of a robbery was found with his throat slashed in Taman Muda, Ampang here yesterday. Ampang Jaya deputy police chief Supt...

FIRE DESTROYS 19 MOTORCYCLES, CAR IN NIBONG TEBAL.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NIBONG TEBAL, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Fire destroyed 19 motorcycles and a car at a sale and rental car company in Kampung Kepala Gajah, Simpang Ampat here early today. The police have not ruled out...

POLICE DETAIN FOUR MEN, ISSUE 243 SUMMONSES AND IMPOUND 35 MOTTORBIKES.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GEORGE TOWN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Police issued 243 summonses and impounded 35 motorcycles during a special integrated operation to check street gangs in conjunction with the Merdeka Day eve around...

DPM TO STUDENTS: ENSURE COUNTRY REMAIN FOREVER INDEPENDENT.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants students to appreciate the meaning of independence so that they will be able to take the responsibility in...

MALAYSIANS SCALE HIMALAYAS TO HEAL LADAKHI FLOOD VICTIMS.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LEH (Ladakh), Aug 31 (Bernama) -- It was total self-sacrifice by several Malaysians who scaled the rugged Himalayan mountains to bring cheers to traumatised families and children in the remote...

22 COUPLES NABBED FOR KHALWAT.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Twenty-two unmarried Muslim couples were nabbed for khalwat (close poximity) in an operation carried out the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) in...

BOMB ATTACK AT STATE TV STATION.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- A bomb exploded at the government-owned National Broadcasting Television (NBT) station here today, the third attack in the city within a month. Minister Attached to...

DR JENIRI AMIRI'S STATEMENT WAS PERSONAL OPINION - UNIMAS.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will not take any action against its senior lecturer Dr Jeniri Amir for commenting on Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib...

DEMONSTRATIONS OFFER INCOME OPPORTUNITY TO THE UNEMPLOYED IN JAKARTA.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The business of supplying demonstrators in this large city has become an extraordinary trade that offers the unemployed an income and at the same time gain knowledge...

SECOND VICTIM IN BOMB EXPLOSION DIES TODAY.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Another victim of last Sunday's home-made bomb explosion at Apartment Desa Tun Razak, who sustained 70 per cent burns on his body in the incident, died today. ...

"SAMAN EKOR" CAN BE PAID IN INSTALMENTS - JPJ.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Motorists who have been blacklisted for not paying their "saman ekor" are allowed to pay them in instalments from now until Feb 28 next year, Road Transport...

GOVT SHOULD ACT AGAINST RACIAL EXTREMISTS - MCA PRESIDENT.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek wants the government to take firm action against any form of racial extremism in the country. He said it should act...

ELDERLY MAN DROWNS IN CANAL, TWO RIDERS, PILLION KILLED IN CRASHES.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency YAN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- An elderly man drowned when his car skidded and plunged into a canal at the 29.8km Jalan Sungai Petani-Alor Setar here early today. Eoi Ah Ba @ Ooi Ming Yor, 64, of...

NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION CAPTURES 1MALAYSIA ESSENCE.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Despite being held indoor, this year's 53rd National Day celebration managed to capture the essence of 1Malaysia and the government's determination to transform...

N. SEMBILAN CIVIL SERVANTS RECEIVE RM500 SPECIAL PAYMENT.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan government is following the federal government's footsteps in giving a special payment of RM500 each to its civil servants. Menteri Besar Datuk...

NUBE LAUDS PM'S MERDEKA MESSAGE.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) today described Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's Merdeka Day message as visionary and appropriate to propel...

ELECTION IS CARNIVAL NOR A POPULARITY CONTEST, SAYS TAIB.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The people of Sarawak should not treat the coming state election as a carnival nor a platform to gauge one's popularity, said the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Taib...

TWO SMJK KWANG HUA STUDENTS CELEBRATE 'MERDEKA' BIRTHDAYS OUTSIDE STADIUM PUTRA.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- While the country's 53rd birthday celebrations were in full swing inside the packed Stadium Putra here, a group of students from SMJK Kwang Hua in Klang took the...

LANGAT 2 PROJECT: RESTRUCTURING OF WATER INDUSTRY TO BE RESOLVED FIRST.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government will proceed with the Langat 2 water treatment plant project (Langat 2) after discussions on the restructuring of the state's water industry...

TWO MEN DETAINED FOR INVESTIGATION ON INDIVIDUAL IMPERSONATING THE TMJ ON FACEBOOK.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLUANG, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The police have detained two men to assist investigations into a case of an individual impersonating the Tunku Mahkota Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris Sultan Ibrahim , in a...

GSC 100PLUS TREASURE HUNT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HOSPIS MALAYSIA.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Golden Screen Cinema (GSC) is organising a motor treasure hunt on Oct 2 to raise at least RM50,000 for Hospis Malaysia, an organisation which offers palliative...

A BLAZE OF GLORY AT 53RD NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- It was a sight to behold, a sound to reckon with and a moment to cherish as intense patriotic spirit rose into the air and hung there as thousands of people...

SQUABBLES IN RANTAU PANJANG UMNO END IN SPIRIT OF SOLIDARITY.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RANTAU PANJANG, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The two-year-long internal squabbles in the Rantau Panjang Umno division ended today when the three key personalities in the division decided to bury the...

FIVE BACK UP ATHLETES JOIN ELITE SQUAD FOR CWG.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Five national back up athletes in three sports will be promoted to the elite squad when competing in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) from Oct 3-14. ...

FAM PRESIDENT SULTAN AHMAD SHAH CONTRIBUTES RM10,000 TO ISA'S FAMILY.
August 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GEORGE TOWN, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Sultan Ahmad Shah made a personal contribution of RM10,000 to the wife of former International, Isa Bakar, 58,...

MAXIS RECORDS PRE-TAX PROFIT OF RM720 MLN IN SECOND QUARTER.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Maxis Bhd has reported a pre-tax profit of RM720 million for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, as against a pre-tax loss of RM17 million in the same...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: ORIENTAL HOLDINGS BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ORIENTAL HOLDINGS BHD has reported a lower pre-tax profit of RM47.776 million for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with RM159.635 million registered in the previous corresponding...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: BONIA CORPORATION BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BONIA CORPORATION BHD chalked up a pre-tax profit of RM11.663 million for the financial year ended June 30, 2010 against RM6.199 million registered in the corresponding period. Revenue rose to...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: ASIA FILE CORPORATION BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ASIA FILE CORPORATION BHD posted a pre-tax profit of RM18.813 million for the first-quarter ended June 30, 2010 versus RM18.886 million registered in the same period last year. Revenue...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: GLOMAC BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GLOMAC BHD's unit Berapit Properties Sdn Bhd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Cyberview Sdn Bhd and Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd for the proposed acquisition of 2.80 hectares of land...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIA STEEL WORKS (KL) BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIA STEEL WORKS (KL) BHD has recorded a pre-tax profit of RM8.2 million for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, as against a pre-tax loss of RM2.0 million in the same quarter last year....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD has been awarded a contract valued at RM124.4 million for the proposed Offshore Marine Centre in Singapore by Jurong Town Corporation. The project is scheduled to...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: AXIS INCORPORATION BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency AXIS INCORPORATION BHD has recorded a lower pre-tax loss of RM38.707 million for its financial year ended June 30, 2010, as against a pre-tax loss of RM403.929 million in the previous year. ...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: BLD PLANTATION BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BLD PLANTATION BHD posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM18.989 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with RM16.516 million posted in the same quarter last year. Its revenue...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM19.435 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 from RM24.501 million in the same quarter last year. Its revenue...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: KNM GROUP BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KNM GROUP BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM8.321 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 from RM65.304 million in the same quarter last year. Its revenue depreciated to...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: SAPURA RESOURCES BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SAPURA RESOURCES BHD has signed an agreement with BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd for mutual termination of dealer agreements. Previously, the parties have inked an agreement for provisions of selling...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: AL-'AQAR KPJ REIT.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency AL-'AQAR KPJ REIT posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM10.954 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 from RM9.012 million in the same quarter last year. Its revenue rose to RM17.214...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: LINEAR CORPORATION BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LINEAR CORPORATION BHD recorded a pre-tax profit of RM2.649 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 from a pre-tax loss of RM2.655 million in the same quarter last year. Its revenue...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIAN MERCHANT MARINE BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIAN MERCHANT MARINE BHD has reported a pre-tax loss of RM5.161 million for its first quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to a loss of RM5.968 million in the previous corresponding quarter....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: GLOBAL CARRIERS BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GLOBAL CARRIERS BHD reported a pre-tax loss of RM6.633 million for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to a pre-tax loss of RM1.48 million in the previous corresponding period. ...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: WEIDA (MALAYSIA) BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency WEIDA (MALAYSIA) BHD recorded pre-tax profit of RM8.995 million for its first quarter ended June 30, 2010, an increase from the RM6.476 million in the previous quarter. Revenue increased to...

AEROBRIDGE ALRIGHT IF PACKAGE IS GOOD, SAYS TONY.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEPANG, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- AirAsia will consider using the proposed aerobridge at the upcoming low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) or KLIA 2 if a good package, combining its use and low fares can be...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: METRO KAJANG HOLDINGS BHD.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency METRO KAJANG HOLDINGS BHD's pre-tax profit for the third quarter ended June 30, 2010 declined to RM4.683 million from RM14.996 million in the same quarter last year. Its revenue also dwindled...

RANHILL'S PRE-TAX PROFIT UP IN FOURTH QUARTER.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Ranhill Bhd chalked up a pre-tax profit of RM43.7 million in the fourth-quarter ending June 30, 2010 against RM43.5 million registered in the preceding...

SHIN YANG RECORDS PRE-TAX PROFIT OF RM26.088 MLN IN FOURTH QUARTER.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Shin Yang Shipping Corporation Bhd has posted a pre-tax profit of RM26.088 million and revenue of RM137.203 million for its fourth quarter ended June 30, 2010....

FBM KLCI FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today in line with the cash market,...

CAHYA MATA Q2 PRE-TAX PROFIT EASES TO RM16.6 MLN.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd group's pre-tax profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 was RM16.62 million, which was 22 per cent lower than the RM21.35 million...

STRICT POLICIES IN ENSURING PRIVACY OF SUBSCRIBERS, SAYS CELCOM.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Celcom Axiata Bhd stressed today that it upholds strict policies in ensuring the privacy of its subscribers and/or customers, and in making sure that such...

BURSA MALAYSIA CLOSES AT 30-MONTH HIGH, MAY TOUCH 1,460 BY YEAR-END.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed at a 30-month high today, with analysts saying it has the propensity to touch 1,460 by year- end, supported by strong investor interest,...

PLUS EXPRESSWAYS RECORDS GROWTH IN TRAFFIC.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Plus Expressways Bhd announced a traffic volume of 1,281.4 million Passenger Car Unit kilometer (PCU-km) in July, up four per cent compared with the same period...

AMB ANNOUNCES 10 SEN DIVIDEND FOR AMBVTF.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Amanah Mutual Bhd (AMB) today announced a gross income distribution of 10 sen per unit for AMB Value Trust Fund (AMBVTF). It also announced a gross income...

ECM LIBRA INVESTMENT BANK IN COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH CHINESE PARTNERS.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd's investment banking division ECM Libra Investment Bank has entered into cooperation agreements with China's Dacheng Law Offices,...

KKB UNIT WINS RM114 MLN CONTRACT FROM CMS INFRA.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- KKB Engineering Bhd's subsidiary Harum Bidang Sdn Bhd has won a RM114 million contract from CMS Infra Trading Sdn Bhd to supply various concrete-lined mild steel...

FBM KLCI CLOSES AT 30-MONTH HIGH.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) closed at a 30-month high, the highest since February 2008, driven by strong interest in key...

TM'S PROMOTION FOR UNIFI SERVICE TO END ON SEPT 30, 2010.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) announced today that the introductory promotional period for its high speed broadband service, UniFi, will end on Sept 30, 2010. ...

KULIM'S PRE-TAX PROFIT RISES TO RM123.054 MLN IN Q2.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd's second-quarter pre- tax profit rose to RM123.054 million from the RM99.549 million chalked up in the same quarter of last year. Its...

KPJ HEALTHCARE'S PRE-TAX PROFIT UP 15.4 PCT IN Q2.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Private hospital operator, KPJ Healthcare Bhd recorded a pre-tax profit of RM41.305 million in the second-quarter ended June 30, 2010, up 15.4 per cent when...

KL SHARES HIGHER AT MID-AFTERNOON.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were higher at mid-afternoon today on strong buying interest in key heavyweights as investors took cue from the uptrend on Wall...

KURNIA INSURANS SEES 23 PCT GROWTH FOR NON-MOTOR BUSINESS.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Motor insurer Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd (KIMB) achieved a 23 per cent growth in its non-motor business for the first six months of 2010. Its Executive...

KENANGA REVISES DOWNWARDS PROFIT FORECAST FOR ALAM MARITIM.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Research has revised downwards its net profit forecast for Alam Maritim Resources Bhd by six per cent for financial year 2010 to RM105 million from...

RESINTECH TENDERING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WORTH BET RM10-RM15 MLN.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, August 30 (Bernama) -- Resintech Bhd, manufacturer of plastic pipes, water tanks and fittings, is tendering for infrastructure projects worth between RM10-RM15 million. The company...

AMTEK HOLDINGS EXPECTS TO REPORT PROFIT THIS YEAR.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Amtek Holdings Bhd is confident to be back in the black, with RM2 million profit after tax this financial year, driven by its apparel and shoe manufacturing...

FBM KLCI FUTURES HIGHER AT MID-DAY.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the morning session higher today, as...

KULIM'S PRE-TAX PROFIT ROSE TO RM123.054 MLN IN Q2.(Financial report)
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 -- Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd's second-quarter pre-tax profit rose to RM123.054 million from RM99.549 million chalked up in the same quarter last year. Its revenue increased to...

FBM KLCI HITS 30-MONTH HIGH ON STRONG INTEREST IN KEY HEAVYWEIGHTS.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) hit a 30-month high at mid-day today, the highest since February 2008, fuelled by strong interest...

UEM LAND'S SYMPHONY HILLS PROJECT A MAJOR DRAW.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- UEM Land Bhd's development project, Symphony Hills in Cyberjaya, raked in RM52 million within the first three weeks of its launch, MIDF Reseach said. "We...

PETGAS SHARES ARE STILL A 'NEUTRAL', SAYS MIDF RESEARCH.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- MIDF Research reaffirmed today its "neutral" call on Petronas Gas Bhd (Petgas) shares with the target price unchanged at RM10.15. It also stated that the...

M NEXUS TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH M'SIAN BUILDERS ON ROAD PROJECT IN SRI LANKA.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- M Nexus Sdn Bhd will conduct a project feasibility study with Malaysian contractors to complete a road work project in Sri Lanka. M Nexus, a leading project...

KENANGA RESEARCH MAINTAINS "HOLD" RECOMMENDATION FOR BINTULU PORT HOLDINGS SHARES.
August 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama)-- Kenanga Research has recommended that investors hold on to shares of Bintulu Port Holdings, due to its high valuation, with the counter offering an attractive...