BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from December 2005, page 3

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from December 2005

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: CANON MARKETING MALAYSIA.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CANON MARKETING MALAYSIA has rolled out two more concept stores in the country, including one at Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur, as...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: AFFIN HOLDINGS BHD (AHB).
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency AFFIN HOLDINGS BHD (AHB) announced that the proposed acquisition of the remaining 69.078 million ordinary shares representing 36.84...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TANJUNG OFFSHORE BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TANJUNG OFFSHORE BHD announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tanjung Offshore Services Sdn Bhd has been awarded a contract by Petronas...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: HEITECH PADU BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency HEITECH PADU BHD announced that MNRB Holdings Bhd has entered into a share sale agreement to purchase 40 percent equity interest in...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TAKASO RESOURCES BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAKASO RESOURCES BHD has reported a lower pre-tax loss of RM27,000 for its first quarter ended Oct 31, 2005, compared to a loss of RM253,00...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: UNITED KOTAK BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency UNITED KOTAK BHD announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Eastern Impact Sdn Bhd for the acquisition of land...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: G.A. BLUE INTERNATIONAL BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency G.A. BLUE INTERNATIONAL BHD has reported a lower pre-tax profit of RM5.115 million for its first quarter ended Oct 31, 2005, compared to...

BRANDING ASSOCIATION TO LAUNCH COUNTRY'S FIRST BRAND REPORT.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Branding Association of Malaysia will launch the country's first Brand Report Card Series 2005/2006...

KLIBOR FUTURES END HIGHER.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: KL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP BHD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP BHD reported a pre-tax loss of RM38.491 million for the six months ended Oct 31, 2005, from RM34.089 million in the...

UM VC TURNS DOWN OFFER TO TEST DRIVE PROTON CHANCELLOR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBANG, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- University of Malaya's vice-chancellor Datuk Professor Hashim Yaacob and Proton Edar Sdn Bhd's chief executive...

SHORT-TERM RATES REMAIN STEADY.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates remained steady on the money market today as Bank Negara Malaysia continued to absorb...

LANGKAWI NAVAL BASE TO TIGHTEN SECURITY IN NORTHERN WATERS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Security in the northern waters of the Melaka Strait is expected to be further tightened with the launch of...

NAJIB CONFIDENT NEW MB WILL TAKE KEDAH FAR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today he was confident that Kedah's new menteri besar...

FLOOD WATERS IN KEDAH SUBSIDING.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR STAR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Kedah is nearly fully restored, and only 30 people from five families are still...

MB WANTS PETROCHEMICAL FIRMS TO SPONSOR TRAINING.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Petrochemical companies in Pahang are today urged to become sponsors to skills training programmes such as the...

MAHATHIR UNDERGOES CHECKUP AT HEART INSTITUTE.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute here at 8pm...

CHUA WARNS TEA PRODUCERS NOT TO ADD COLOURING.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry today reminded tea producers in this country not to add food colouring including...

FOREIGN MINISTRY SEC-GEN "KICKS OFF" HIS RETIREMENT TOMORROW.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary-General Tan Sri Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak will mark his retirement from...

T'GANU TO SET UP NURSERY TO PRODUCE SPECIAL PADI SEEDLINGS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SETIU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The state government will set up a nursery to produce seedlings of "padi sah", a special variety that could...

SAUDI CIVIL DEFENCE GEARS UP FOR HAJ OPS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MECCA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Saudi Arabian Civil Defence Department is all geared up with a fleet of advanced helicopters to undertake...

POWER BARGE NEW YEAR GIFT FOR SANDAKAN FOLK.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A power barge with a capacity to generate 40 megawatts of electricity will go into operation in...

GOVT REINTRODUCES "STAR RATING" PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The government will reintroduce the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) system based on "Star Rating" for...

ASEAN NEEDS AT LEAST 20 TSUNAMI WARNING BUOYS, SAYS EXPERT.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANDA ACEH, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Asean needs at least 20 tsunami warning buoys to provide effective alerts for the people in its countries,...

BANK NEGARA'S 2006 POCKET MONEY AND HOUSEHOLD PLANNING BOOKLETS RELEASED.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara today released the eighth series of its Pocket Money Management and Household Planning and...

KELANTAN TO ENFORCE MANDATORY HIV SCREENING NEXT MONTH.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Beginning this Sunday, all couples intending to get married in Kelantan must undergo HIV screening which...

WIDOW OF CHOPPER CRASH VICTIM FINALLY RECEIVES COMPENSATION.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- After over a year of waiting, the widow of a man killed when a Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd helicopter crashed in...

HIGH COURT REDUCES HOUSE BUYER'S DEBT TO BANK BY RM376,000.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- In a landmark judgment, the High Court here today reduced by RM376,000 the amount a house buyer had to...

WIDOWS OF MEN KILLED IN HELI CRASH SEEK ANSWERS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The widows of two of four men killed in a helicopter crash in Sarawak in September last year are demanding to...

GAME FOR RM100,000 CHALLENGE IN TM FOREST TOWERTHON?
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A bonus RM100,000 cash prize awaits the first runner who finishes the TM Forest Towerthon Challenge 2006...

RTD OPERATIONS ON MOTORCYCLISTS EXTEND TO KAMPUNGS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR GAJAH, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Road Transport Department (RTD) will mount law enforcement operations on motorcylists in the kampungs...

CUSTOMS PAYS RM7 MLN REWARDS TO INFORMERS ON TAX DODGERS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Royal Customs and Excise Department paid rewards amounting to RM7 million to informers on tax evasion...

UM LAUNCHES CEBAR TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaya (UM) today launched a Centre for Biotechnology and Agriculture Research (Cebar) which...

ERASE TENDENCY TO OBEY TRAFFIC RULES ONLY IN POLICE PRESENCE.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The "culture" to abide by traffic regulations only in police presence must be wiped out if this country...

CUSTOMS SEIZE 23 UNDERDECLARED MINI MOTORCYCLES.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Customs seized 23 mini motorcycles which had been smuggled into the country through...

COURT ALLOWS MOTHER TO RESUME CHILDREN'S CARE.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- There is nothing more significant and satisfying to a mother than to be allowed to raise her own children...

FIVE IN A FAMILY KILLED IN SEVEN-VEHICLE PILEUP.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUADZAM SHAH, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Five people in a family were killed when a car they were travelling in was involved in a crash involving...

ELITE PARALIMPYIANS TO BE MANAGED BY NSC FROM NEXT YEAR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's elite paralimpyians who are presently handled by the Youth and Sports Department will from...

RESPECT HIGH COURT'S DECISION, SUHAKAM SAYS OF MOORTHY'S CASE.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The High Court's decision to dismiss the application by the wife of Everest climber M. Moorthy @...

NOORDIN'S DEATH HUGE LOSS FOR NATION.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The death today of Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Chairman and Chief Executive...

CUEPACS WANTS LOAN PROCEDURES REVIEW TO AVOID FRAUD.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs) urged the relevant parties...

SHAHIDAN MAY BACK DOWN FROM LEADING PERLIS PMSU.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim might back down from continuing to lead Peninsula Malay...

SINGLE MOTHER APPEALS FOR ABDUCTED DAUGHTERS TO BE RETURNED.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A single mother who works as a chalet promoter in Pulau Pangkor near here, today appealed for her two daughters...

CANCEL LICENCE OF TRADERS INVOLVED IN GANGSTERISM, SAYS DTCA.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (DTCA) Ministry will ask the local authorities to cancel the...

KKMC TO SPEND RM2 MLN TO UPGRADE 3 RECREATION AREAS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULIM, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Kedah Kulim Municipal Council (KKMC) will spend RM2 million to upgrade three recreational spots in this...

TUITION TEACHER TEACHES 88 HOURS NON-STOP TO GET INTO RECORD BOOKS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLUANG, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- In the true spirit of "Malaysia Boleh", a teacher at a tuition centre here taught non-stop for 88 hours 18...

CONSORTIUM APPOINTED FOR DEFENCE FORCES' COMPLEX IN SARAWAK.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Defence Ministry today signed an agreement with Jendela Hikmat Sdn Bhd for the construction of a...

SPECIAL CHENGDU-PENANG FLIGHT FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A special return flight is scheduled between Penang and Chengdu in China during the Chinese New Year next month...

DOG OWNERS TO PAY FOR LICENCE BADGE FOR THEIR PETS.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Dog owners in Shah Alam will be required to pay RM20 for the licence badge for their pets from next year,...

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO CHEAT ON PAY SLIPS FACE EXPULSION.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Government employees who cheat by altering information on their pay slips to obtain loans from cooperatives...

ISIS CHAIRMAN NOORDIN SOPIEE DIES OF CANCER.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Dr...

SOLDIER GETS 12 YEARS JAIL FOR CAUSING DEATH.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A soldier was sentenced to 12 years jail by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to...

PSD YET TO RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION ON COMPULSORY PSYCHIATRIC TEST.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The Public Service Department (PSD) has yet to receive the Human Resource Ministry's recommendation to make...

FIRE & RESCUE DEPT TO HAVE NEW SERVICE SCHEME NEXT YEAR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The government has agreed to introduce a new service scheme for members of the Fire and Rescue...

MODENAS TOUR OF MALAYSIA CONVOYS ARRIVE SAFELY IN SHAH ALAM.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Modenas' Tour of Malaysia convoys which left Jitra in the North and Johor Baharu in the south on Tuesday to...

COLA ON DESPITE OBJECTIONS, SAYS PSD D-G.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The cost of living allowance (Cola) will be paid to civil servants next month despite objections on its...

ROBBERS MAKE OFF WITH RM30,000 JEWELLERY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLANG, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Four robbers, one armed with a pump gun took only five minutes to run off with jewellery worth RM30,000 from a...

POWER TRANSFERS IN UMNO ARE SMOOTH, SAYS MAHDZIR.
December 29, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR STAR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mahdzir Khalid today said the tradition of smooth power transfers in Umno had been...

KL SHARE PRICES OPEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher today with buying interest seen on selected...

RINGGIT OPENS MOSTLY HIGHER AGAINST MAJOR CURRENCIES.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Except against the Singapore dollar, the ringgit today opened mostly higher against most major currencies...

KLCI FUTURES FIRMER IN EARLY TRADING.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were slightly...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY MORNING SESSION.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STABLE.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain stable on the money market today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)...

RESOURCES SECTOR CONTINUES TO BUOY EXPORTS.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The value of Australia's exports of goods and services rose for the ninth consecutive quarter reaching...

TIN PRICE CLOSES UNCHANGED.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed unchanged amidst a steady demand ahead of the year-end book...

HEALTHY UNDERLYING TRENDS TO AID RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURING.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Healthy underlying trends will contribute the recovery of the manufacturing sector in the short to medium...

GLOBAL ECONOMY TO END 2005 ON A RELATIVELY HIGH NOTE.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd (PBB) in the December issue of its Economic Review says that global economy is still...

PHOTO-JOURNALIST HELPS CARDIOLOGISTS WITH SPECIAL ART FORM.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CHICAGO, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- In terms power and endurance, no super-machine can match the vigorous human heart: In an average adult, it...

INDIAN IT FIRM IN PACT WITH BHO TECHNOLOGY.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-based BHO Technology Sdn Bhd has entered into a contract with Hyderabad IT solutions provider, IQMA...

RATINGS OF ABS LAND AND PROPERTIES' SENIOR NOTES AFFIRMED.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The ratings of the Senior Fixed-Rate Secured Notes issued by ABS Land and Properties Bhd (ALP) has been...

SHARE PRICES END SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed slightly higher today with buying interest seen on selected blue...

RINGGIT ENDS MIXED AGAINST MAJOR CURRENCIES.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended mixed against major currencies today as the US dollar strengthened its position against...

BAD DRIVERS DRIVE MALAYSIANS CRAZY, SAYS READER'S DIGEST.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Drive badly, spit in public and top it off with cutting into a queue, and chances are, you will really...

SHORT-TERM RATES REMAIN STEADY.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates remained steady on the money market today as Bank Negara Malaysia continued to siphon...

A BULLISH YEAR FOR CPO, RUBBER AND TIN IN 2006.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Bright prospects await Malaysia's non-oil primary commodities in 2006 as global demand for the...

COMPULSORY NATIONWIDE PREPAID MOBILE REGISTRATION BEGINS ON JAN 1.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- All new and existing prepaid mobile customers in the country would be required to register with their...

KLCI FUTURES END HIGHER.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher...

MV AUGUSTA NOW BELONGS TO ITALIAN COMPANY.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Proton Capital Sdn Bhd, has entered...

FARMERS' CHILDREN RECEIVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL AID.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KENINGAU (Sabah), Dec 27 (Bernama) -- About 140 tobacco farming families in the rural areas of Keningau and Tenom today received school...

K-ONE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The public issue of K-One Technology Bhd had the 2.50 million shares made available for public...

CPO FUTURES MOSTLY FLAT AT CLOSE.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly flat today amid weaker soyoil...

TOBACCO PRODUCERS URGED TO PLAN TO AVOID SURPLUS.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The National Tobacco Board (LTN) has urged tobacco producers in the country to plan their planting in...

RUBBER PRICES MIXED AT CLOSE.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices ended mixed today amid concerns over tight supply due to heavy rain in the...

NASIONCOM HOLDINGS UNIT ACQUIRING MIDASGISE SHARES FOR RM10 MLN.
December 27, 2005... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Nasioncom Holdings Bhd's (NHB) wholly-owned subsidiary, Nasioncom Sdn Bhd (NCSB), has entered into an...