BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from December 2008

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from December 2008

WATSON WYATT TELLS LOCAL FUNDS TO DIVERSIFY PORTFOLIO.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian institutional funds should take the opportunity to diversify their portfolios now as they are insulated to a certain extent from events in global...

RAHIM BAKRI CALLS ON KUDAT FOLKS TO WORK ON LOCAL RESOURCES TO PUSH UP ECONOMY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUDAT, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Deputy Foreign Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, today urged the people in the Kudat parliamentary constituency to work hard and achieve more economic progress by...

PARKSON HAIPHONG TO ACQUIRE VIET PROPERTY FOR US$24.15 MLN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Parkson Haiphong Co Ltd has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Thuy Duong Investment Joint Stock Co to acquire a property in Vietnam for US$24.15...

RANHILL DENIES RECEIVING PROPOSAL TO TAKE COMPANY PRIVATE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Ranhill Bhd said today that it has not received any proposal by any parties to take the company private. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, the company said it...

MOBIBLE PHONE SUBSCRIBER GROWTH TO SLOW TO EIGHT PCT IN 2009.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's mobile telephone subscriber growth is projected to slow to eight percent in 2009, followed by six percent the following year, OSK Research said. ...

UEM TO BUY LAND IN CYBERJAYA FOR RM102 MLN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- UEM Land Holdings Bhd (ULHB)'s subsidiary, UEM Land Bhd has entered into an agreement with Cyberview Sdn Bhd and Setia Harum Sdn Bhd to buy a piece of land in...

OSK RESEARCH FORECAST 2.5 PCT GROWTH IN ELECTRICITY DEMAND NEXT YEAR.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- OSK Research is forecasting a small 2.5 percent growth in electricity demand next year. "Even if gas demand falls, we see the non-power industry picking...

CPO FUTURES END THE YEAR HIGHER.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the year higher, boosted by stronger export data, dealers said. Cargo surveyor...

SINGAPORE'S 2009 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Bernama) - Singaporeans have been urged to be psychologically prepared as the republic's economic outlook next year "is highly uncertain". Singapore Prime Minister Lee...

ALAM MARITIM COMMISSIONS ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Alam Maritim Resources Bhd's associate under Alam-PE JV Company has successfully commissioned an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, MV Setia Hebat, with...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE LOWER.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today with one contract month traded....

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE LOWER.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the year lower on lack of participants ahead of the New Year...

AIRLINE YIELDS WILL COME UNDER PRESSURE IN 2009, SAYS OSK RESEARCH.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- With over 400 planes being delivered in Asia-Pacific in 2008, airline yields will come under pressure next year, says OSK Research. Managing costs well...

SHARE PRICES CLOSE MIXED, KLCI DOWN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed the year 2008 on a mixed trend with the market barometer Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) ending down 0.6 percent on...

SHORT-TERM RATES CLOSE STEADY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates closed steady today as Bank Negara Malaysia intervened in the money market to absorb surplus funds, dealers said. The central bank had...

RINGGIT ENDS THE YEAR HIGHER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar as the greenback lost its attraction in regional and global markets, dealers said. At 5pm, the local...

RUBBER PRICES CLOSE HIGHER.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices closed higher today on technical correction, dealers said. They said that trading was quiet as players remained on sidelines ahead...

M'SIA BIGGEST INVESTOR IN PAKISTAN JULY-DEC 2008.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia topped the list of investors making foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan during the July-December period this year with Maybank making the...

PM TO LAUNCH FOOD PRODUCTION PARK IN LANCHANG NEXT MONTH.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will launch Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan (TKPM), or permanent food production park, in Lanchang, Pahang on...

AMTOTAL RETURN DECLARES FINAL DIVIDEND OF ONE SEN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- AmMutual's AmTotal Return has declared a final income distribution of one sen per unit for the financial year ending December 2008. With this, the fund...

WESTPORTS' GNANALINGAM GIVEN MIBA'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Indian Business Association (MIBA) has conferred the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for this year on Westports Malaysia's executive chairman, Tan...

ECOGLOVE TARGETS EUROPEAN MARKET FOR REUSABLE GLOVES.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- EcoGlove, the producer of world's first reusable gloves, is targeting the European market, its board member/adviser Tan Sri Dr Lin See Yan said. Lin said...

APPOINTMENT OF NEW PROTON CHAIRMAN RIGHT MOVE, SAYS MSWG.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The appointment of Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh as the new Proton chairman has received the support of the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG). "It is...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-AFTERNOON ON PROFIT-TAKING.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at mid-afternoon today as most investors cashed in profits from earlier gains, dealers said. At 3.20pm, the...

MALAYSIA ABLE TO SURVIVE WORST OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS, SAYS MSWG.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) --- Malaysia, supported by a well-diversified economy and regulatory framework, will be able to survive the worst of global economic crisis which is expected to...

PENANG ATTRACTS RM9.47 BLN IN INVESTMENTS FOR FIRST TEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Investments in Penang for the first ten months of this year increased to RM9.47 billion from RM4.77 billion in the same period last year. Chief Minister, Lim...

INDONESIA TO PRIVATISE 30 STATE COMPANIES IN 2009.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian government will in 2009 continue its plan to privatise 30 state-owned companies (BUMNs) for most of which the process had already started, according...

OILCORP LOOKING AT GETTING CONTRACTS WORTH RM10 BLN IN COMING YEARS.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Oilcorp Bhd is looking at securing contracts worth over RM10 billion over the next few years. In a statement today, the company said being one of the...

M'SIA RECORDS A DEFICIT IN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS FOR Q3.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The country's balance of payments (BOP) recorded a deficit of RM31.5 billion in the third quarter of 2008 from a surplus of RM26.2 billion in the previous...

AIRBUS MEETS A380 DELIVERY TARGET FOR 2008.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Airbus has met its target of delivering 12 A380 aircraft for this year. In a statement here today, Airbus said the final super jumbo was delivered to...

MARC AFFIRMS EP MANUFACTURING'S MUNIF/IMTN AT MARC-2IDIAID.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has affirmed the short-term and long-term ratings of automotive part manufacturer EP Manufacturing Bhd's up to RM150...

NAJIB NOT AVERSE TO ANOTHER STIMULUS PACKAGE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says that he is not averse to putting in another fiscal stimulus package plan for the country if the economy...

TIN PRICE CLOSES HIGHER AT US$10,350 PER TONNE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed higher by US$500 at US$10,350 per tonne today on short- covering and book squaring activities on the...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED AT MIDDAY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- There was no trading recorded for the three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives as at midday...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE MORNING SESSION MOSTLY HIGHER.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed the morning session mostly higher amid the mild gains on the...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MIDDAY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at midday today but the key index managed to gain ground supported by window dressing activities on selected...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MID-MORNING.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at mid-morning today in thin trade with interest centred on plantation- related stocks due to higher commodities...

2009 TO PROVIDE INVESTORS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BARGAIN HUNTING IN BLUECHIPS, SAYS MIA.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investors' Association is confident that the stock market year next year will provide investors an opportunity for bargain hunting in blue chip...

KLCI FUTURES FIRMER IN EARLY SESSION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were firmer in the early session today despite the weaker cash market,...

KLIBOR AND MGS FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY TRADE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded in the early trading today, dealers...

SHORT TERM RATES TO REMAIN STABLE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain stable as Bank Negara Malaysia continues to intervene to mop up excess funds from the market. The central bank...

KL SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were higher in early trading today on the back of window dressing activities in most index-linked counters with sentiment also...

RINGGIT OPENS HIGHER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit was higher against the U.S. dollar in early trading today boosted by window-dressing activities, dealers said. At 9am, the local unit was...

RASHID TO PREPARE CHONG WEI FOR SUPER SERIES.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Lee Chong Wei will be trained by national singles chief coach Rashid Sidek until his mentor coach, Datuk Misbun Sidek recover from his sickness. ...

MUHD NUR AIMAN WINS SELANGOR SUPER CLASSIC.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The winner of two gold medals at the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Belfast last month, Muhd Nur Aiman Khairuddin ended the year superbly with a...

BN CANDIDATE UP AGAINST SMEAR TACTICS.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Even a family karaoke session has been exploited for political mileage in the run-up to the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election next month. ...

2009 YEAR FOR YOUTH ATHLETES TO EXCEL.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The new year 2009 will provide more opportunities for national youth athletes to excel in their sports, Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) honorary secretary...

VALIDITY OF UNDANG LUAK SUNGAI UJONG DISPUTED.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A senior member of the Undang Luak Sungai Ujong clan of Negeri Sembilan has questioned the validity of the status of one of the four Undang Luak (chieftains)...

MARTEK TO MONITOR SAFETY AT ELECTION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 (Bernama)-- The police have introduced a one-stop operations centre known as the Tactical Headquarters (Martek) to ensure security throughout the whole election period,...

TWO AFRICANS DETAINED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Two Africans were detained by police today on suspicion of cheating a European man of more than RM1 million. Head of the Kuala Lumpur Commercial Crime...

MAN CLAIMS POLICE TORTURED HIM.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Police are investigating a car park attendant's claim that he was tortured and poured hot water by policemen during interrogation. Brickfields deputy...

PENALISING HOLLYWOOD MOVIES NOT THE ANSWER - SHAFIE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A suggestion to increase the ticket prices of Hollywood movies will not help the local film industry, said Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk...

KL FOUNDATION TO CRIMINALISE WAR CONDEMNS ISRAELI AGGRESSION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Foundation To Criminalise War today called on the international community to immediately act in concert to call upon Israel to stop the...

HU PLEDGES PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT, URGES WORLD PEACE.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Bidding goodbye to a year he called "a very unusual and uncommon one for the Chinese people", President Hu Jintao pledged China would stick to the road of peaceful...

STRANDED CREW RECEIVE AID FROM LEADERS, PUBLIC.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency Ismail Lamo TAWAU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The dilemma faced by 15 crew members of an oil tanker stranded in Tawau Port since August began getting attention from leaders and the public since it was...

2009 YEAR OF HOPE AND CHANGES.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia steps into 2009 with a strong resolve to carry out several changes, with the government formulating various strategies to tide over the effects of the...

PAJAM-MANTIN STRECTH OF LEKAS HIGHWAY OPENED TODAY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Pajam-Mantin stretch (Package 2A) of the new Kajang-Seremban highway (Lekas) which opened for traffic today will be toll-free until Jan 30 said Works...

AHMAD KABIT IS HOUSING MINISTRY SEC-GEN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Health Ministry Deputy Secretary-General (Management) Datuk Ahmad Kabit has been appointed the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Housing and Local...

ENVOY HOPES OBAMA WILL HELP STOP ISRAELI AGGRESSION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Palestine's Ambassador to Malaysia Abdelaziz Aboughosh has expressed the hope that United States President- elect Barack Obama will help achieve the outcome of...

MALAYSIAN STUDENTS NOT AFFECTED BY INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKES.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) - Malaysian students have been not affected by the three earthquakes that shook Yogyakarta and Bengkulu today. Student welfare officer at the Malaysian embassay,...

RAIS TO ATTEND OIC EMERGENCY MEETING.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim will attend the Emergency Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in...

REFORMS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PIPELINE, SAYS NAJIB.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Various reforms and improvements in the government will be implemented next year to make it more efficient and accountable, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said...

UPP STUMBLE UPON MAJOR FIRECRACKER-SMUGGLING TRANSIT POINT.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A bush in Wang Kelian Hilir, located along the Malaysia-Thai border has been discovered as a major transit point for several types of firecrackers and sparkles...

MANIKAVASAGAM QUITS AS PKR SELANGOR DEPUTY LIAISON CHAIRMAN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam today resigned with immediate effect as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor deputy liaison chairman citing...

MCA BUREAU AGAINST HIV PRE-MARITAL TEST.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The MCA's government affairs monitoring bureau is against any plans to make it compulsory for non-Muslims to undergo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

LOOKING FORWARD WITH CAUTION TO 2009.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- With reports of a gloomy economic outlook for 2009, people are looking forward with caution to the new year. Leaders are advising a tightening of belts in...

TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER SASTRA CONFIRMS LTDL PARTICIPATION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- This year's Tour de France overall individual title winner Carlos Sastra of Spain is expected to be the main draw card for the 2009 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL)....

ORANG ASLI USED TO SELL FAKE HONEY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Several Orang Asli have been unwittingly exploited by certain parties to sell a syrupy solution which is being passed off as honey at Orang Asli stalls at the...

RM24 MILLION WELFARE AID IN PAHANG IN 2008.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The less fortunate in Pahang received more than RM24 million in aid from various welfare schemes this year. State Social Welfare Department Deputy Director Wan...

USE OF RELIGIOUS ISSUES BY PAS SHOWS DESPERATION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A desperate PAS has resorted to using religious issues in its campaign for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by- election on Jan 17. Barisan Nasional...

DUBAI CANCELS NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has instructed that all forms of celebrations marking the new year in the emirate be cancelled. His...

STERN ACTION FOR PUBLISHING OFFENSIVE & INDECENT CONTENTS.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has warned of stern action against those publishing offensive and indecent contents about race...

MUTHUPALANIAPPAN WANTS INDEPENDENT PANEL TO PROBE CLAIM.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- MIC presidential aspirant Datuk M. Muthupalaniappan wants an independent disciplinary committee to investigate a claim that he had acted in a manner...

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS IN SARAWAK TO WEAR UNIFORMS WHEN SCHOOL STARTS.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (LPKP) has made it compulsory for school bus drivers registered with the board to wear special uniforms when school...

THREE FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Three members of a family died in a head-on collision involving a car and trailer at KM13 Jalan Damai Laut-Taiping near Lumut, about 110km from here today. Deputy...

M'SIA WANTS TO FURTHER BOOST TRADE WITH IRAN.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Although Malaysia and Iran are satisfied with the excellent bilateral relations, more should be done to boost business linkage between the two nations, Foreign...

JOB CUT OUT FOR NEW EC AS KT BY-ELECTION DRAWS NEAR.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Newly-appointed Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof who took over the EC chair officially today would hardly have time to warm his...

GOVERNMENT VOWS TO HELP THE PEOPLE FACE A CHALLENGING ECONOMY.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that although the world economic crisis is forecast to be very challenging in 2009, the government is determined to take...

FEDERAL GOVT ALLOCATES RM10 MIL AS DISASTER FUND FOR KEDAH.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR STAR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Federal Government has approved a special RM10 million allocation for natural disaster fund in Kedah that would be managed by a Federal Government agency. ...

WOMAN BADLY INJURED IN ATTACK.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A woman was seriously injured after being attacked with a knife by a man in Taman Muda, Cheras. In the 7pm incident, the victim, Lee Pui Hee, 26, was...

PM PROMISES REVIEW OF SALARY SCHEME FOR MACC STAFF.
December 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said tonight the government will review the salary scheme for officers and staff of the Anti-Corruption Agenmcy (ACA) who will...

RUBBER GROWERS NOW REAP RETURNS FROM WATERMELONS.
December 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The steep increase in the price of rubber about two years ago did not get into the head of three settlers of the Rimba Mas Felda scheme who realised that the...

PEWARIS SEEKS PAS' HELP TO STOP PIG REARING PROJECT.
December 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- About 300 members of a non-governmental organisation, Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris), gathered in front of the Bandar Baru Bangi Stadium, near here...

WOMAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM 10TH FLOOR.
December 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Shoppers at a shopping centre were shocked when they heard a loud sound and saw that a 35-year old woman had fallen to her death. The woman, Tan Lay Hown,...