BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from December 2009

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from December 2009

CHINA A GOOD FRIEND AND PARTNER, SAYS SYED NORULZAMAN.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Dec 30 (Bernama)-- Having successfully completed his five-year tour of duty, Malaysia's Ambassador to China Dato Syed Norulzaman Syed Kamarulzaman also officially retires from his...

2010 NEW YEAR CELEBRATED IN FULL COLOUR.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec (Bernama) -- Colourful fireworks, music and dance rocked the city as thousands partied to welcome the arrival of 2010. Major roads in the federal capital were cordoned off...

PENANGITES CELEBRATE 2010's ARRIVAL IN PEACE AMID TIGHT SECURITY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Thousands of locals and tourists welcomed 2010 in Penang, ushered the new year in a joyous atmosphere filled with exuberance amid mesmerizing firework displays tonight....

KHAIRULNIZAM IMPROVES HIS POSITION.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- National elite sailor, Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy, improved his position to take the lead after completing the fourth race in the Laser Radial category at the...

ZIMBABWE SCORE CONVINCING 3-0 WIN OVER SELANGOR.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- African outfit Zimbabwe scored a convincing 3-0 victory over Selangor in a friendly match at the Shah Alam stadium here tonight. Zimbabwe's prolific striker...

HIGH COURT ORDERS "SOLD" LAND RETURNED TO RIGHTFUL OWNER.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Shah Alam High Court today ordered a 1.2- hectare piece of land sold to two buyers by an individual using falsified documents in 2000 to be returned to the...

VIVA PALESTINA CONVOY CONTINUES JOURNEY TO TARTUS PORT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DAMASCUS, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- While the rest of the world usher the arrival of 2010 with cheers and fireworks, members of the Viva Palestina convoy of 450 are expected to usher the New Year on a...

SABAH, SARAWAK TO BENEFIT FROM NKRA - ONGKILI.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA MARUDU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The new year heralds real hopes for the people of Sabah and Sarawak to catch up with development as the National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) that will mostly benefit...

JULY 16 EVENT MOST CHALLENGING FOR OUTGOING MACC CHIEF AHMAD SAID.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- During his 33 years of service in fighting corruption and bribery, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan regards the July...

POLICE CONFISCATE ECSTASY PILLS WORTH RM158,800.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The KLIA Narcotics Crime Investigation Department today foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,470 ecstasy pills worth almost RM159,000 through a courier service during...

BURJ DUBAI WELCOMES FIRST RESIDENTS FROM FEB 2010.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, will receive its first residents as early as February 2010. They will be the first of over 12,000 people who will live and...

DISBURSEMENT OF WELFARE AID ON FIRST OF MONTH.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Disbursement of welfare aid to recipients nationwide will be made on the first of every month beginning January 2010, Women, Family and Community Development...

DR ROSLI ALLANI'S FATHER-IN-LAW LODGES POLICE REPORT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The father-in-law of former Kelantan PAS Youth information head, Dr Rosli Allani Abdul Kader, today lodged a police report to seek assistance from the authority to...

BOAT HELD FOR ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE OUT SAND.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) southern region has detained in Tanjung Piai waters a tugboat attempting to smuggle out 3,800 tonnes of river...

NATIONAL LEADERS LOOK FORWARD TO TRANSFORMATION IN 2010.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- National leaders are looking forward to 2010 as a year of transformation for the nation and opportunities for the people. MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat...

SCHOOL EXAMINATION DATES 2010.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry today announced Sept 21 to 23 next year as the dates for Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination, while Oct 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12...

JEANNE ABDULLAH'S FATHER DIES.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The father of Tun Jeanne Abdullah, wife of former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, died at his home in Subang Jaya, near here at 6.50pm today, said an...

IBRAHIM MUHAMAD APPOINTED MARA DG.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry deputy secretary-general (Planning) Datuk Ibrahim Muhamad has been appointed as Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara)...

UM STUDENT COUNCIL WANTS E-VOTING SYSTEM TO BE REVISED.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The University of Malaya's Student Representative Council today urged the university's management to review the implementation of the e-voting system for the...

MALAYSIA ENVISIONED TO EMERGE STRONGER IN 2010 - NAJIB.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes that with the various initiatives undertaken, Malaysia will emerge stronger with positive growth in 2010. He...

TEENAGER'S ATTEMPT TO SWIM CROSS RIVER ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Dec 31 (Bernama) - A teenager's attempt to swim across Sungai Sarawak after work last night, apparently due to a delay in the arrival of his regular transport, ended in tragedy when he...

PORTRAY REGIONAL STORIES OR CONFLICTS IN FILMS TO CAPTURE REGIONAL MARKET - DR RAIS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Those in the entertainment industry, especially producers of films and dramas must portray stories that include regional conflicts so as to break into regional...

FACEBOOK, POLICE'S NEW MEDIUM IN GETTING CLOSER TO PUBLIC.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The police will use Facebook to get closer to the public, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. "As the social networking website is a popular...

COLLEGE STUDENTS, NIGERIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Three private college students, including a Nigerian national, were charged in the Magistrate's Court here with kidnapping a Filipina to collect a ransom of...

KELANTAN GOVT TO APPEAL COURT DECISION ON DAMAGES TO LOGGING COMPANY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan government is to appeal against yesterday's High Court decision ordering it to pay RM800 million in damages to a logging company for violating an...

GREATER DEMOCRACY AND BETTER MCA IN 2010, SAYS ONG.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Battled by a party crisis during the year, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat vowed to instill greater democracy by implementing direct elections for the top...

JAN 12 DECISION ON TENGKU FAKHRY'S DELAY OVER FILING TO CHALLENGE REGENT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Temenggong Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra is yet to know whether he will be allowed to challenge the decision of the Kelantan Regent in removing him from...

IPTA ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS REVIEWED TO MEET JOB MARKET DEMANDS - SAIFUDDIN.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUNDASANG (Sabah), Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The proposal to impose admission requirement based on 70 per cent academic and 30 per cent co-curriculum merit for public institutions of higher learning...

DR MAHATHIR SENDS CONDOLENCE TO GUS DUR 'S FAMILY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad conveyed his condolence and expressed his sadness to the family of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid who...

UMNO DELEGATES UPBEAT WITH NAJIB'S LEADERSHIP.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Umno members are satisfied with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's performance since taking over the helm as party president as they feel that he is leading the country...

LEE WEI 'TIRED' OF WINNING TITLES, CONCERNED WITH LACK OF FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The country's number one women paddler Beh Lee Wei picked up her 11th National Women's singles crown as expected but though happy, she expressed concern over the...

CATHOLIC MAGAZINE HERALD CAN USE WORD "ALLAH".
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Catholic weekly magazine, Herald, can use the word "Allah" in its publications, the High Court here ruled today. Justice Datuk Lau Bee Lan, in her oral...

ANTI-DRUG OPERATION NETS 30 ADDICTS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SETIU (Terengganu), Dec 31 (Bernama) -- National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) personnel arrested 30 drug addicts from a haunt which had disturbed the tranquility of Kampung Alor Lik nestled among...

ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON LATE COMPLETION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BALING, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry will not compromise with contractors who fail to complete their projects on building new schools according the the schedule. Its deputy...

USM LECTURER ELIAS ZAKARIA APPOINTED MAIPP PRESIDENT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government today announced the appointment of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) lecturer Elias Zakaria as the Penang Islamic Affairs Council (MAIPP)...

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR ACQUITTED OF 25 CHARGES.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- An account director of Syarikat Canang Aoall Sdn Bhd was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here of 25 charges for helping to cash the Penang...

THREE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Two Putrajaya women immigration officers pleaded not guilty in two magistrate's court here today to agreeing to accept bribes from a company director three years...

SUGAR COSTS 20 SEN MORE PER KG FROM TOMORROW.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Sugar will cost 20 sen more per kg from tomorrow, with the new price being RM1.65 in the peninsula and RM1.75 in Sabah and Sarawak, it was announced today. ...

COOLING-OFF PERIOD CAN FOSTER GOODWILL, UNDERSTANDING - RAIS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA KLAWANG, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The proposed implementation of a cooling- off period before voters cast their votes can help foster goodwill and understanding among contending political...

GUS DUR FATHER OF PLURALISM.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has described former president Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur as the father of pluralism for uniting the multi-racial and...

SELANGOR-NS TO KICK OFF M-LEAGUE SEASON WITH CHARITY SHIELD MATCH ON JAN 9.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Cup champion Negeri Sembilan and Super League champion Selangor will kick off the M-League season with the Charity Shield match (Sultan Ahmad Shah Trophy) at...

POLICE DETAIN A WOMAN IN CONNECTION WITH BODY IN CLOSET CASE.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Police have detained a woman, believed to be the companion of the husband of a woman who was found dead in a closet at Pinggiran Ukay here yesterday, to...

RM200 MIL CREATIVE INDUSTRY FUND TAKES OFF.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A RM200 million fund to help stimulate the creative industry took off the ground today. Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim...

NAJIB CONVEYS CONDOLENCES TO GUS DUR'S FAMILY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today conveyed his condolences to the family of Abdurrahman Wahid and the people of Indonesia over the death of the...

HELP FOR BROADCASTING D-G IN FACING LEGAL ACTION FROM PENANG GOVT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today Director-General of Broadcasting Datuk Ibrahim Yahya would not be left alone to...

TFA LOSSES ALMOST RM100,000 SLAPPED WITH FINE THIS YEAR.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Football Association (TFA) incurred losses of almost RM100,000 due to the unruly behaviour of fans during the M League this year. Its...

ASSESSMENT TAX RATE IN IPOH REDUCED TO 10 PER CENT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Beginning tomorrow, flat, apartment and condominium owners here will only have to pay assessment rate of 10 per cent. Mayor Datuk Roshidi Hashim said the new rate...

NEGERI SEMBILAN CUSTOMS SEIZE CIGARETTES WORTH RM685,056.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Negeri Sembilan Customs officers intercepted a lorry after a two-kilometre chase in Terengganu on Tuesday and seized smuggled "kretek" (clove) cigarettes valued at...

KADA BUILDS RM1.2 MILLION CATFISH PROCESSING FACTORY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BACHOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) has allocated RM1.2 million to build a factory next year to process catfish for local consumption and export. ...

MELBOURNE MAY BAN ASIAN NIGHTS.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Melbourne needs to consider whether to ban Asian nights and other theme evenings at bars, says Lord Mayor Robert Doyle. Doyle told the Herald Sun newspaper the...

HOUSEWIFE LATEST VICTIM OF DENGUE.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A 35-year-old housewife from Marudi, Sarawak, became the latest dengue casualty after she died on Dec 23. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail...

HEALTH MINISTRY CAUTION OVER SECOND WAVE OF H1N1.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry today advised parents of school-going children and teachers to be wary of the anticipated second wave of Influenza A(H1N1), especially in view...

HINDRAF CHAIRMAN SUES PENANG DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, NINE OTHERS, FOR RM100 MILLION.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy is suing Penang Deputy Chief Minister Prof Dr P.Ramasamy, six local media organisations and three others for RM100 million for...

JAMIL KHIR REPRESENTS MALAYSIA AT STATE FUNERAL OF GUS DUR.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom will represent Malaysia at the state funeral of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, or...

BERNAMA RADIO24 PROMISES A DIFFERENCE FOR 2010.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) for a little over two years, has promised a difference in the restructuring of its programme line-up next year to satisfy listeners in the Klang Valley. Its chief...

MAN KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN BRAWL.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A man was killed while another seriously injured when they were slashed with machetes by three men in Taman Mas, Falim here last night. B.Shangar, 36, a foreign...

FAMILY ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN MIRI.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- A family of four was held at gunpoint by four robbers before being relieved of cash and jewellery at their house in a residential area near Luak Bay, about four...

IMMIGRATION OFFICER CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- An immigration officer with the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex here pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to receiving a RM2,000 bribe last...

RM5 MILLION PAYMENT FOR SQUATTERS AFFECTED BY DOUBLE TRACKING PROJECT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The government will pay more than RM5 million as consolation to 134 squatters in Penang who are directly affected by the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Rail...

MALAYSIANS FALLING PREY TO BANGKOK GEMS SCAM.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency A special report by D.Arul Rajoo BANGKOK, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Despite numerous reports on the infamous Bangkok gem scams, many unsuspecting Malaysians, lured by the sparkling gem stones or sheer...

BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN WARDROBE.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The body of a woman, believed to have been murdered, was found wrapped in a blanket and with her mouth taped, in a wardrobe in her house in Pinggiran Ukay, here,...

RISDA WILL DEVELOP 10,000 ACRES OF LAND IN SARAWAK BEGINNING JANUARY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) has identified 10,000 acres of land in Asajaya, Betong, Sarawak that has potential to be developed...

KELANTAN GOVT ORDERED TO PAY RM800 MILLION IN DAMAGES TO LOGGING COMPANY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan government is believed to have been ordered to pay RM800 million in damages to a logging company for violating agreements made between the two parties...

STATE FUNERAL FOR GUS DUR IN JOMBANG, EAST JAVA.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gur Dur, who died here this evening will be given a state funeral tomorrow in his birthplace in Jombang, East Java,...

FORMER INDONESIAN PRESIDENT GUS DUR DIES.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, 69, more popularly known as Gus Dur, died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Jakarta at about 6.45pm local...

TRADEWINDS EXECUTES NOVATION AGREEMENT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Tradewinds (M) Bhd (TWM) says it had executed a novation agreement with the Government of Malaysia and Budaya Generasi (M) Sdn Bhd (BGSB) on Dec 30, 2009. This...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: I-BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency I-BHD via its unit, I-City Marketing Sdn Bhd has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to dispose five floors of cyber office suites at Cyberjaya to Sumurfields Sdn Bhd, for RM4.937 million....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TRIPLC BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TRIPLC BHD has appointed Datuk Ibrahim Md Yusof as its Managing Director effective January 1, 2010, replacing Datuk Hashim Mahfar who had served the firm from 2003. Copyright 2009 Bernama

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: BOUSTEAD HOLDINGS BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BOUSTEAD HOLDINGS BHD has disposed 50 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital of Riche Monde Sdn Bhd for RM6 million to a purchaser, who in turn controls the remaining 50 per cent. ...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: PUNCAK NIAGA HOLDINGS BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUNCAK NIAGA HOLDINGS BHD, via its 80 per cent unit, Sino Water Pte Ltd has entered into an Industrial Water Supply Project Concession Agreement with the Yuanshi County Water Bureau in Hebei...

MALAYSIA AIRPORTS AIMS RM620 MLN IN EBITDA UNDER 2010 KPI.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has set the target of RM620 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) under its...

PORT OF TANJUNG LANGSAT TO EMERGE LEADING CHEMICAL LOGISTICS HUB.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The Port of Tanjung Langsat (PTL), in Pasir Gudang, will emerge as the leading chemical logistics hub in South East Asia, given the edge it has over its...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: DUTCH LADY MILK INDUSTRIES BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUTCH LADY MILK INDUSTRIES BHD has appointed Sebastiaan Gijsbertus van den Berg as its new managing director. Gijsbertus, 41, took over the role from Johannes Petrus Franciscus Laarakker, who...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: FLONIC HI-TECH BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency FLONIC HI-TECH BHD's wholly-owned subsidiary, Flonic Advance Sdn Bhd has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Sun-Ecoland Sdn Bhd to dispose of its Wisma Flonic in Shah Alam for RM8 million....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: OCTAGON CONSOLIDATED BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency OCTAGON CONSOLIDATED BHD posted a pre-tax loss of RM15.348 million in the financial year ended Oct 31, 2009 compared with a pre-tax profit of RM8.828 million in 2008. Its revenue declined to...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: INFOPRINT SOLUTIONS COMPANY.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency INFOPRINT SOLUTIONS COMPANY, a joint-venture between IBM and Ricoh, has appointed Christopher Reid as the vice-president and general manager for Asia Pacific operations, headquartered in...

MAYBANK INTRODUCES MAXI-MORTGAGE PACKAGES.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Maybank will kick off the new year for customers by launching two new mortgage packages, new MaxiHome and MaxiShop Fixed Rate packages which offer a variety of...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE LOWER.
December 31, 2009... 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 with only one outright transaction...

VSI Q1 PRE-TAX PROFIT DOWN 35 PCT.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- V.S.Industry Bhd pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended Oct 31, 2009 dropped 35.3 per cent to RM7.485 million from RM11.573 million in same quarter a year...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER DESPITE BEARISH EXPORT DATA.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today despite bearish export data, a dealer said. The uptrend was supported by...

FBM KLCI FUTURES CLOSES MIXED.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mixed on the last day of the year in line with a...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: LIMAHSOON BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LIMAHSOON BHD has triggered the criteria pursuant to Practice Note No. 17 (PN17) of the Main Market listing requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. In a statement today, Bursa...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BHD announced that it has acquired an additional nine million ordinary shares of RM1 each in the capital of Malaysian Golden Boutiques Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TIME DOTCOM BHD.
December 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TIME DOTCOM BHD announced today the resignation of Datuk Wan Muhamad Wan Ibrahim as its chairman. The resignation of Wan Muhamad, 68, who was also a non-executive director, took effect on Dec...