BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from December 2006

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from December 2006

MELAKA MEDIA HOUSE COMPLEX TO BE READY IN MARCH.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Melaka Media House Complex (MMHC), a building that will put all media organisations in the state under one roof...

3,000 MALAYSIAKITCHEN RESTAURANTS BY 2010.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- More than 3,000 MalaysiaKitchen restaurants offering an array of tasty local dishes are expected to open...

WAN TAUFIQ ALI OSMAN LEARNS MORE ABOUT BEING A MALAY.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency REMBAU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Wan Taufiq Ali Osman is very much a Malay but confesses that he knows nothing about life in a kampung The...

52,507 FLOOD VICTIMS STILL AT RELIEF CENTRES IN JOHOR.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The situation in flood-hit Johor is improving with 52,507 victims still at 162 relief centres this...

A CHOATIC 2007, GULF LEADER ASSASSINATION IMMINENT, SAYS INDIAN ASTROLOGER.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- With the entry of Mars, the warrior plant, 2007 will begin with a bloody mess in West Asia where a leader is...

MUSLIMS CELEBRATE AIDILADHA WITH PRAYERS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Muslims celebrated Aidiladha today with prayers and sacrificial offerings in keeping with the...

STAY UNITED, SAYS KENG YAIK.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Gerakan president Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik has called on Malaysians to stay united to build a nation...

SABAH TO STRENGTHEN MONITORING MECHANISM ON 9MP PROGRAMMES.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Sabah government will strengthen monitoring and assessment mechanisms to ensure the successful...

STRONG WINDS, ROUGH SEAS OVER EAST COAST OF PENINSULA, SABAH AND SARAWAK.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Waves as high as 4.5m and rough seas over the costal waters of the peninsular east coast, Sabah and...

NEW RATES FOR VEHICLE LICENCES FROM JAN 2.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The public can renew their road tax at the new rates, which take effect tomorrow, when all the Road...

PM CALLS FOR ENHANCING NATION'S SUCCESS IN NEW YEAR MESSAGE.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today extended New Year greetings to all Malaysians and...

MUSLIMS SHOULD BENEFIT FULLY FROM TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, SAYS NAJIB.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants Muslims to reap the full benefits of telecommunication technology to become a...

HIGHER INCENTIVE ALLOWANCE FOR DEFENCE FORCES' PERSONNEL.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced higher incentive allowance effective tomorrow...

CLINICS FOR ASPIRING MARATHON RUNNERS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- As part of the run-up to the Kuala Lumpur International Marathon which will be held on March 18, the...

WELCOME TO MALAYSIA 2007.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to dazzle visitors from all over the world with its culture, art, history, food, nature...

STONING AT JAMRAH MADE EASIER WITH BETTER CROWD CONTROL.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MINA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Stoning at Jamrah, a ritual of the haj during which stampedes occurred in previous years, has been made easier by...

MAKE 2007 A YEAR OF WELFARE, SAYS SHAHRIZAT.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil wants Malaysians to...

SUICIDE RATE AMONG ASIAN WOMEN RISES IN THE UNITED STATES.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- There are many rags-to-riches stories of Asians in the United States, who have found the proverbial pot of...

UMNO TO ISSUE MEMBERSHIP CARD, BUT ONLY TO REGISTERED VOTERS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA SANGLANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Umno will issue a membership card next year but only to its members who have registered as voters, Umno...

AIDILADHA CELEBRATION AT M'SIAN EMBASSY IN JAKARTA.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Muslims attended Aidiladha prayers at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta today After the prayers,...

MOVE TO PREVENT ISLAMIC-BASED ORGANISATIONS FROM EXPLOITING CHILDREN.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA NERANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government wants the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to find the best solution...

NUMBER OF EWVACUEES DROPS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The situation in flood-hit Johor continued to improve as the number of evaucees in the 156 relieve...

BODY OF 13TH JOHOR FLOOD VICTIM FOUND.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The death toll due to floods in Johor rose to 13 today after the body of a male teenager was found...

POLICE SEEK THREE MEN TO ASSIST PROBE INTO COMPUTER COMPONENTS THEFT.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The police are looking for three men, one of them a police lance corporal on suspension, to assist in...

FLOODS IN KOTA MARUDU CLAIM FIRST VICTIM.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA MARUDU, Dec 31(Bernama) -- A man who drowned after being swept away by strong currents in Kampung Tingkalanon, about 25km from here,...

RM2.8 MLN FOR RESTORATION WORKS IN KOTA TINGGI, SEGAMAT.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA TINGGI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Housing and Local Government Ministry will allocate RM2.8 million to the Kota Tinggi and Segamat...

TOLL HIKE ON FIVE HIGHWAYS EFFECTIVE 6 AM TOMORROW.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The announced toll increase of between 20 and 60 per cent on five highways in the Klang Valley will start at 6...

JOY OF AIDILADHA FELT IN JOHOR DESPITE FLOODS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The joy of Aidiladha was felt in Johor though a number of people stayed at relief centres due to the...

TWO DEAD AS SEVEN BOMBS EXPLODE IN BANGKOK.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- At least two people were killed and dozens injured when seven bombs exploded in various parts of the Thai...

THREE PEOPLE KILLED AS SEVEN BOMBS EXPLODE IN BANGKOK.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- At least three people were killed and dozens of others injured when seven bombs exploded in various parts of...

JOHOR FLOODS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 13, BUT SITUATION IMPROVES.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The situation in the flood-hit areas of Johor continued to improve tonight though the death toll rose to...

SARAWAK DEPLOYS TWO CHOPPERS TO MONITOR FLOODS IN NORTHERN DIVISIONS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak government have sent two helicopters from Kuching to monitor the flood situation in Miri and Bintulu...

TWO KILLED AS BOMBS EXPLODE IN BANGKOK.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Two people died and about 20 were injured when bombs exploded in various parts of the Thai capital here today...

NO FOREIGNERS HURT IN BANGKOK EXPLOSIONS.
December 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- No foreigners were hurt when seven explosions rocked various parts of the Thai capital here today, killing two...

KL SHARES TO START THE YEAR ON SOFTER NOTE.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to see quiet trading in the first few days of the year due to the...

RINGGIT TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to strengthen further against the U.S dollar next week on commercial demand but...

KLCI FUTURES LIKELY TO MOVE IN TIGHT RANGE.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts are likely to move in a tight range next week,...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STABLE NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Short term rates are expected to remain stable at current levels next week on sufficient funds in the...

KLIBOR FUTURES TO TRADE RANGEBOUND NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on the Bursa Malaysia...

TIN TO MAINTAIN HIGH TREND NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The price of tin which rocketed to an all-time-high of US$12,000 per tonne on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market...

CHINA TO IMPORT BULK OF WORLD'S IRON ORE NEXT YEAR.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- China will take up the bulk of the world's iron ore next year with demand expected to rise by 30 million...

U.S. COMPANY SELECTS MALAYSIA FOR OPENING OFFICE.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- A U.S. company specialising in talent acquisition and retention solutions, announced on December 27 that it...

RHB INVESTBANK BEGINS OPERATIONS TODAY.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The businesses of RHB Securities Sdn Bhd and RHB Futures Sdn Bhd were taken over by RHB Investment Bank...

18-YEAR-OLD YOUTH FEARED DROWNED IN JOHOR.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- An 18-year-old youth is feared to be the latest flood victim in the state when he was reported to have...

THAI TAXIS PREVENTED TO ENTER COUNTRY TO TAKE PASSENGERS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JITRA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- All taxis from Thailand, including motorcycles used as taxis, will no longer be allowed to enter the country to...

MAKE UP YOUR MIND QUICK, KIM HER.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- It has been four months since the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) made a job offer to South...

SAUDI BOY SCOUTS TAKE TO BABYSITTING LOST PILGRIMS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DOHA (Qatar), Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Some 2,200 Saudi boy scouts have been on duty caring for lost young pilgrims in Arafat with the help of...

FORMER SARAWAK MP AND STATE ASSEMBLYMAN DIES.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- A former Member of Parliament and former State Assemblyman Jonathan Nawin Jinggong passed away at his home in...

MALAYSIA CONCERNED CONFLICT IN IRAQ MAY WORSEN, SAYS NAJIB.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is concerned that the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will intensify the conflict...

RICH CRITICISED FOR IMPORTING SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIK, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Religious advisor to the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Othman has criticised rich Muslims for importing...

MORE SKELETAL REMAINS OF CHILDREN DUG OUT IN NOIDA.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Discoloured bones and bangles fitting children's hands were dug out from the front drain of a house in Noida...

MUDSLIDE DESTROYS TWO HOUSES DURING HEAVY RAIN.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Two houses were destroyed after wood refuse carried by a mudslide crashed into them in Kampung Sundang Bukit,...

BERNAMA DONATES TO FLOOD VICTIMS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National News Agency, Bernama, today donated RM6,000 worth of school uniforms, blankets and...

TAXI DRIVERS HOPE 2007 MORE MEANINGFUL.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR STAR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Taxi/Limousine and Rental Car Drivers and Operators Organisation Malaysia (Petekma) hopes that 2007 will...

PERLIS DONATES 40 AIDILADHA SACRIFICIAL COWS TO MELAKA FLOOD VICTIMS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Perlis government has donated 40 sacrificial cows valued at RM100,000 for distribution to flood victims in...

OIC FEARS EFFECTS OF SADDAM HANGING ON REGION -- SYED HAMID.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA TINGGI, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- As chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Malaysia fears the effects of the...

POLICE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS TO GET RM5,000.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Every police family affected by the recent floods in southern Peninsular Malaysia will receive RM5,000 from the...

NO WAREHOUSE ROBBERY IN JURU ON DEC 25, POLICE SAY.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Police have refuted a claim by the Penang Freight Forwarders Association (PFFA) that a warehouse in...

PANARIA AIMING FOR OVERALL TITLE IN LTDL.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- After accumulating 30 stage wins in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) since 1998, Panaria are aiming at the...

PLAN TO INCREASE ISLAMIC PAWNBROKING OUTLETS TO CHECK LOAN SHARKS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CHINI, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The government is seeking to increase the number of Islamic pawnbroking (Ar-Rahnu) outlets from 160 to 400...

PM HOPES SADDAM'S EXECUTION WILL NOT RESULT IN PROLONGED VIOLENCE IN IRAQ.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein must not result in the prolonging of violence and...

SIX M'SIAN PILGRIMS MISSING WUKUF.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MECCA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Six Malaysian pilgrims who have taken serious ill, missed the Wukuf at Arafah Haj delegation deputy head...

194 FAMILIES EVACUATED AFTER FLOODS IN FOUR KOTA MARUDU VILLAGES.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Heavy rain for seven hours from 5 am today caused floods in four villages in Kota Marudu, 130 km from...

MAINLAND CHINA TOURISTS BOOST FOR VMY MALAYSIA 2007.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The launch of Visit Malaysia Year 2007 will see many groups of mainland China tourists and journalists making...

FLOOD VICTIMS PREPARE FOR AIDILADHA AT RELIEF CENTRES.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Flood victims putting up at relief centres in various places in Johor are making preparations all the...

MORE THAN 600 EVACUATED IN KUDAT OWING TO FLOODS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Rain over four days in Kudat in the north of the Sabah west coast has caused floods in three villages...

RUBBER PRICES TO TREND HIGHER NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Rubber prices are expected to trend higher on the back of supply constraints in the commodity "It's...

CPO FUTURES TO MAINTAIN FIRM TREND NEXT WEEK.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures are expected to maintain their firm trend on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives next...

EMSB SET TO EXPLOIT GAINS FROM HIGH ETHYLENE PRICES.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- In its efforts to capture significant gains from the current high prices of ethylene, Ethylene Malaysia...

SAPURA NOT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVT OVER RM1 BLN SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CONRACT.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Sapura Technology Bhd has denied a Bernama newsreport that it is in discussions with the government over...

PRIVATE SECTOR URGED TO SET UP TRAINING CENTRES FOR MAIDS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MARANG, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Human Resources Ministry has called on the private sector to set up training centres for locals interested...

SYABAS READY FOR POSSIBILITY OF FLOODS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has prepared contingency plans to face the possibility of...

LONGHOUSE RESIDENTS IN TATAU EVACUATED TO HIGHER GROUNDS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Residents from a 24-door Iban longhouse in Tatau, Bintulu were the first batch of flood victims in the state...

MT, PERLIS UMNO HAND OVER 196 HEADS OF CATTLE TO JOHOR FLOOD VICTIMS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Fllod victims in Johor today received 196 heads of cattle contributed by leaders from the Umno national...

34,313 NS TRAINEES FROM GROUP 1/2007 TO REPORT ON JAN 1.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 34,313 trainees for the first session of the National Service (NS) Training Program for the...

HAJ EXPRESS PACKAGES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TIME ONLY FOR HOLY RITUALS.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DOHA (Qatar) Dec 30 (Bernama) -- A new "Express Haj" service is gaining popularity with busy Arab business executives who have the money...

QATAR GOVT SABOTAGES BLACK MARKETEERS OF HAJ SACRIFICIAL SHEEP.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DOHA (Qatar), Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Black marketeers who were counting on a shortage of sacrificial sheep this Haj have been sabotaged by the...

HOUSING DEVELOPERS SEEK GOVT INTERVENTION ON CEMENT PRICE HIKE.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda) today expressed its concern over the...

MAKE UNITY MISSION OF 2007, SAMY VELLU SAYS IN NEW YEAR MESSAGE.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has called on all Malaysians to place unity high on their agenda...

FESTIVE CHEER IN THE FORM OF REDUCED ROAD TAX, EXCISE DUTY.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- As the country celebrates Aidiladha tomorrow and ushers in the new year on Monday, Malaysians today received...

SOME INDONESIAN MUSLIMS CELEBRATE AIDILADHA TODAY.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Some Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Hari Raya Aidiladha today because they believed that the Aidiladha...

WARISAN SQUARE PLUS POINT FOR SABAH TOURISM.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Warisan Square, a new street mall in the heart of this Sabah capital city, will enable the state...

MORE EVACUEES RETURN HOME AS SITUATION IN FLOOD-HIT AREAS IMPROVES.
December 30, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The situation in flood-hit areas in Johor improved further today with fine weather but 54,512 flood...

RINGGIT OPENS FIRMER AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR.
December 29, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against most major currencies including the U.S. dollar, a dealer said ...