BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from February 2001

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from February 2001

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID AFTERNOON.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- KL shares continued on a downtrend at mid-afternoon today as retail bargain hunting on the second liners did not see any follow-through. A dealer said local funds showed no enthusiasm as they awaited the...

TIN PRICE UP US$8 TO US$5,068 PER KG.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed relatively higher today at US$5,068 per kg as buying interest returned. Dealers said the local metal added US$8 despite a slightly weaker...

GOVT STUDYING POSSIBILITY OF RESTRUCTURING RUBBER INDUSTRY.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The government is studying the possibility of consolidating smaller rubber plantations into bigger ones, said Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik. He said that apart from this, income...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 254 gainers, 286 losers and 217 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 711.29 up 0.35 points, the Emas Index was at 165.41 up 0.05...

TV3 HOPES TO DO WELL AFTER ITS RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (TV3), in its bid to strengthen its financial position and performance, has produced a concrete plan for its restructuring exercise within the group, its executive vice...

MOCCIS AIMS FOR 40 Pc SHARE OF CONSUMER CREDIT MARKET.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR; Feb 27 (Bernama) -- THE MOCCIS Trading Sdn Bhd consumer credit company aims to raise its share of the consumer credit market for public sector employees in Malaysia from 40 percent at present to 60 percent in the near future. At...

BLUECHIP WHIPPING LANDS MARKET ON THE GREEN.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Bluechip whipping in the last half hour sent KL shares ending on a firmer note today. A dealer said that local funds were sidelined almost throughout the day but came in 30 minutes before the closing bell...

MAJOR CURRENCIES MIXED AGAINST RINGGIT.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were trended mixed against the ringgit today amid the uncertainty over the performance of the US dollar in overseas markets. A wait-and-see attitude dominated the currency market ahead of...

SHORT-TERM RATES STABLE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates in the money market were steady today as Bank Negara Malaysia moved in to keep liquidity at manageable level. To remove excess cash surplus, the central bank had borrowed RM1.3 billion...

COSINE EXPECTS TO INCREASE TURNOVER IN 2001.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- CoSine Communications Inc., a US-based provider of carrier-class infrastructure equipment for service providers, expects to chalk up its turnover to US$100 million (RM380 million) worldwide for this year. ...

EDEN FERRINGHI RESORT TO LAUNCH MORE RESORT HOMES.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Eden Ferringhi Resort Sdn Bhd, spurred by its success in completing semi-detached homes and bungalows in 1998, will launch another 69 units of exclusive homes in Batu Ferringhi. General manager Khoo Boo Yeang...

TELEKOM MALAYSIA REGISTERS PRETAX PROFIT OF RM1.25 BLN.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd recorded a pre-tax profit of RM1.25 billion for the financial year ended Dec 31 2000, 23 percent higher than the previous year. The group also registered a revenue of RM8.82 billion,...

TMTOUCH AIMS TO BE NUMBER ONE BY 2004.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Telekom Cellular Sdn Bhd (TCSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad and operator of the TMTouch digital cellular mobile communications service, aims to be the number one mobile telco...

CABINET TO DISCUSS BAKUN PROJECT SOON.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The cabinet is expected to discuss and make a decision on the Bakun Hydro Electric Dam project in Belaga, Sarawak soon, says Energy, Communications and Multimedia minister, Datuk Amar Leo Moggie. He said...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE MOSTLY UNCHANGED.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) ended mostly steady today on mild support by investors. Trading was relatively slow with investors'...

MRCB TO RATIONALISE ASSETS IN RHB.
February 28, 2001... SHAH ALAM, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) plans to rationalise its assets in Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) so as to provide the best value to the group, says its president Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Maidin. ...

ONLINE BOOKING FACILITY FOR F1 TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Catcha.com Sdn Bhd, an internet portal company, has again provided an online booking facility for F1 fans at its website. In a press statement today, Catcha.com said, F1 fans could purchase tickets,...

GOLDEN HOPE TO GO FOR BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION PLAN.
February 28, 2001... BANTING, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd is embarking on a group-wide business diversification plan, aimed at reducing its huge dependency on plantation business which has proven fragile to unstable commodity prices, group...

BIOMASS TO CONTRIBUTE 5 PCT OF POWER GENERATION BY 2005.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The government has targeted to derive 5.0 percent of power generation from renewable energy resources, particularly from biomass, by 2005. Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Amar Leo...

RUBBER PRICES CLOSE MIXED.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber prices closed mixed on rangebound trading as market remained subdued due to lack of fresh leads, dealers said. A dealer said that players hesitated to take position although there...

PERNAS POSTS RM71.9 MLN PRE-TAX PROFIT.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Pernas International Holdings Bhd (Pernas) has posted a group pre-tax profit of RM71.9 million for the year ended Dec 31, 2000, compared with RM24.3 million in the previous year. In a statement today,...

KLSE CLOSES ON MARCH 6 FOR AIDIL ADHA.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) announced that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed for one day on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 for the Hari Raya Aidil Adha. In a statement today, it said that...

CPO FUTURES END MIXED.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed mixed with some future contracts rebounding on short coverings. Dealers said players were cautious...

RENONG REGISTERS LOWER TURNOVER OF RM77 MLN FOR 2Q.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Renong Bhd reported a turnover of RM77 million for the second quarter ended Dec 31 2000, compared to RM109 million in the preceding quarter. It said in a statement that the lower turnover was attributed...

OSK POSTS LOWER PRE-TAX PROFIT DUE TO ADVERSE MARKET CONDITIONS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- OSK Holdings Bhd posted a pre-tax profit of RM61.657 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2000 compared with RM103.394 million a year earlier. The turnover amounted to RM337.492 million versus...

EPF HAS AFFIRMED IT WILL STUDY WHAT IT MUST DO, SAYS PM.
February 28, 2001... SUBANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and its new management will certainly examine what it needs to do to raise the profitability of its operations ...

GIANT POSTS RM950 MLN SALES IN MALAYSIA.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Giant TMC Bhd had a very successful first year operation under the Dairy Farm group, with sales close to RM950 million in year 2000, delivering both sales and profit growth to the group. The contribution...

TELEKOM M'SIA TO FOCUS ON CELLULAR AND INTERNET SERVICES.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) - Telekom Malaysia Bhd's, the local telecommunciation giant expects that its future growth will be centred on its cellular and internet related services, said its chief executive, Datuk Dr Md Khir Abdul Rahman...

MORE DETAILS NEEDED ON DR M'S INFRASTRUCTURE TAX PROPOSAL.
February 28, 2001... BOAO (Hainan), Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Foreign leaders are hoping Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be able to provide more details on his proposed infrastructure tax. Former Australia premier Bob Hawke and former Japanese...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE LOWER.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) closed lower today. A dealer said that the futures market took a bow in late...

AJIT'S IMMEDIATE TASK IS TO SET UP BFA SECRETARIAT.
February 28, 2001... BOAO (Hainan), Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) secretary-general Tan Sri Ajit Singh says his immediate now will be to set up the BFA Secretariat. "I will have to look for staff to assist me in my work here. There are so...

NO NEW CASES OF JE OR NIPAH VIRUS DEATHS, SAYS HEALTH DG.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Japanese Encephalitis or Nipah virus which claimed the lives of two people recently are not deaths involving new cases, the Health Ministry confirmed today. Urging those infected during the outbreak,...

FIVE ARRESTED FOR CAR THEFTS.
February 28, 2001... TEMERLOH, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Police have crippled a car theft syndicate operating in three areas in Pahang with the arrests of five syndicate members. Temerloh OCPD ACP Tan Seng Heng said today two of them were arrested in Lanchang,...

FIRE AND RESCUE DEPT TO BUILD HELICOPTER BASE IN LABUAN.
February 28, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A Main Operations Base (MOB) for helicopters of the Fire and Rescue Department will be built in Labuan under the Eighth Malaysia Plan. Its Director-General Datuk Jaafar Sidek Tambi said a 8ha site had...

HINDU TEMPLE WORKERS SCANDAL NOT EMBARRASSING, SAYS CANBERRA.
February 28, 2001... MELBOURNE, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock today denied the low pay being given to Indian nationals to work on a Hindu temple in the State of New South Wales was an embarrassment to his government. Ten...

UP TO PARENTS TO DECIDE ON THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE, SAYS DEPUTY MINISTER.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry is leaving it to the parents of the 78 pupils of the SJK (C) Damansara to decide on the future of their children, said its deputy minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim today. He said the ministry...

SELANGOR ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN READY NEXT MONTH.
February 28, 2001... BANTING, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Selangor Environmental Master Plan listing guidelines for local industries to conform to environmental requirements will be ready by the middle of next month. Selangor State Executive Councillor for...

SOME 15,000 LITRES OF DIESEL SEIZED FROM TRAWLER.
February 28, 2001... KANGAR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The marine police seized some 15,000 litres of diesel found hidden in a trawler's fish storage compartment which has been converted into 11 gasoline tanks at the Sungai Perlis estuary early today. Perlis...

CONTRACTOR ASKS GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE SAFETY OF NEPALI WORKERS.
February 28, 2001... KATHMANDU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A Nepali labour contractor Tuesday asked the government to ensure the security of nearly 50,000 workers who may be going annually to Malaysia for employment. Opportunities for workers from Nepal and Myanmar...

LUXURY CAR THEFT SYNDICATE CRIPPLED.
February 28, 2001... IPOH, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Police believe they have crippled a syndicate stealing luxury cars in the country following the arrest of six men recently believed to be involved in the crime. State Criminal Investigations Department Chief, SAC...

DR MAHATHIR RETURNS FROM HAINAN.
February 28, 2001... SUBANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad returned here today after attending the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Hainan, China. The aircraft with Dr Mahathir and his wife, Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed...

UMNO CODE OF ETHICS BARS USE OF MEDIA INFLUENCE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Umno Code of Ethics prohibits party members from using the media to seek support for the coming branch meetings and divisional elections, Umno executive secretary Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said...

T'GGANU GOVT ASKS FEDERAL GOVT TO REIMBURSE LAND ACQUISITION COSTS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The PAS-led Terengganu government has requested the federal government to consider reimbursing the RM184 million paid out by the state government for the acquisition of land in the proposed Sultan Mahmud...

KIT SIANG SAYS HE IS STILL COMMITTED TO BARISAN ALTERNATIF.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- DAP chairman Lim Kit Siang said today he is still committed to the opposition pact's concept "to restore justice, freedom, democracy and good governance". "The question of my boycotting Barisan Alternatif...

NINE MALAYSIANS IN SAMPIT SAFE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Nine Malaysians in central Kalimantan, Indonesia where bloody ethnic violence has erupted between the Dayak tribesmen and Madurese settlers, are reported to be safe. According to Wisma Putra today the...

INDUSTRIAL COURT AWARDS EX-NURSE RM222,855 FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Court here has awarded RM222,855 to a retired nurse who was employed as a general manager by a private hospital after ruling that she was unjustly dismissed. Court chairman John Louis...

ENCROACHMENT HAS DIMINISHED INCOME OF SOME 2,000 PULAU PANGKOR FISHERMEN.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Some 2,000 small-scale fishermen from seven villages in Pulau Pangkor, Perak are facing diminishing income due to the encroaching activities of trawlers and fishermen who use sink nets within their fishing areas....

SPORTS: KELANTAN WELCOME CRACKDOWN AGAINST ROUGH PLAY.
February 28, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Football Association (Kafa) today welcomed the national soccer body's (FAM) call for state football associations to discipline errant players. Kafa president Datuk Wan Hashim Wan Daud said the...

TOMBSTONE TURNS OUT TO BE A BOMB.
February 28, 2001... SUNGAI SIPUT, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A rubber tapper in Jalong near here was surprised when told by the police that the tombstone he found yesterday was actually a bomb, probably a relic of the Second World War. He thought it was a tombstone...

SPORTS: INDON CLUBS PULL OUT FROM JOHOR CHALLENGE TOURNEY.
February 28, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Two Indonesian club sides have pulled out from the four-day Johor Challenge tournament which begins at the Larkin Stadium here tomorrow. Johor FA secretary Wan Mohd Nizam Wan Omar said with the pullout by...

VAN DEN GOORBERGH PUSHES PROTON TEAM KR FORWARD.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Proton Team KR's new rider Jurgen Van den Goorbergh put himself and his three-cylinder lightweight motorcycle firmly in the frame at the second round of the recent IRTA tests, which were held over three days...

SOLDIER SAID HE WAS BEATEN FOR RETURNING LATE TO CAMP- WITNESS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A former medical assistant with the Wardieburn Camp Military Medical Centre here told the Sessions Court that a soldier told him he was assualted by his colleague for returning late to the camp on July 30...

GERMAN BORN MARCINKOWSKI TO RECEIVE IRANIAN CULTURE AWARD.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Feb (Bernama) -- Malaysian-based German born researcher Dr Muhammad Ismail Marcinkowski has been conferred the Best Research on Iranian Culture for his doctoral dissertation titled, "Mirza Rafi'a's Dastur al-Muluk", a Manual...

SUSPECT CLAIMED HE WAS ATTACKED BY VICTIM, INQUEST TOLD.
February 28, 2001... SEREMBAN, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A suspect in the killing of car accessory shop assistant Seow Nan Keong in Taman Thivy Jaya, Rasah, on Jan 14 claimed that the victim had attacked, kicked and tried to stab him with a knife, the Coroner's Court...

SPORTS: SSM BOOK QUARTERFINALS BERTH.
February 28, 2001... LANGKAWI, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sports School (SSM) demolished Sarawak 5-0 to book a last eight berth in the national under-15 football championship at the Langkawi Sports Complex here today. SSM scored through Fariz Ahmad...

NAJIB HOPES PAS WILL CHANGE ITS ATTITUDE, SPEED UP TALKS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Umno Vice President Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes Pas will change its attitude and agree to hold the Umno-Pas Malay Unity talks as soon as possible. "We need not decide on when the meeting should take...

IT'S THE FIRST TRIP ABROAD FOR 90 % OF MALAYSIAN PILGRIMS.
February 28, 2001... MECCA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- No less than 90 per cent of the more than 20,000 Malaysian pilgrims to the Holy Land this year are making their first overseas trip in their lives. Aware of this fact, Tabung Haji's preparations had been...

CIVIL ACT 1956 NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED, SAYS DR RAIS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Rais Yatim said the Civil Act 1956 needs to be reviewed so as to reflect elements of justice such as those based on customs, Islam, civil laws and the...

COPS DETAIN 35 MEN SUSPECTED OF ILLEGAL TANTALUM EXCAVATION.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Police detained 35 men suspected of illegally digging up tantalum at a former steel godown in Jalan JKR, Jelutong here at about 11am today. North East OCPD SAC II Mustafa Abdullah said the police were earlier...

ARMS HEIST MAY BE A PLOT WITH INSIDE LINK, SAYS COUNSEL.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A defence counsel in the Al-Ma'unah trial wondered whether the arms heist at two army camps in Gerik, Perak, last year could be a plot hatched with inside help or something which was stage-managed. ...

NICOL SCORES 7A'S IN SPM EXAM.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Reigning world junior champion Nicol David scored another smashing victory, this time notching 7A's when the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination results were announced today. Nicol bagged A1's in the...

BIGGER NATIONAL SQUAD ON THE CARDS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A larger national badminton squad with the number of players increased by half are on the cards to ensure the country's success in the international scene. National chief coach Park Joo-bong said the...

PATIENTS INFECTED BY JE/NIPAH VIRUS NEED TO CONTINUE OBSERVATION.
February 28, 2001... KAMPAR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Patients who have been infected by the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) or Nipah virus need to continue their check-ups at government hospitals to ensure their safety and to prevent relapse cases, Health Minister Datuk...

EPF WILL STUDY WHAT IT MUST DO, SAYS PM.
February 28, 2001... SUBANG, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and its new management will examine what it needs to do to raise the profitability of its operations. For this...

HOCK KIN WITHDRAWS FROM ALL ENGLAND.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian number four shuttler Yong Hock Kin has withdrawn from the All-England badminton championship and Swiss Open next month due to a leg injury. Hock Kin, ranked 26th in the world, sprained his leg...

NATURAL GAS PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
February 28, 2001... PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- In line with the government's effort to create a cleaner environment, an industry-wide utilisation of natural gas will be proposed in the public transport sector, especially buses and taxis. Minister in the...

AAM: IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS INSTEAD OF INCREASING MINIMUM AGE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A survey conducted in seven developed countries found that 16 is the average age to obtain a motorcycle licence, the Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM) said today. However, these countries were...

CALL FOR STERN ACTION AGAINST "BIG-HEADED" FOOTBALLERS.
February 28, 2001... PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah today called for stern action against players he labelled as "big-headed" if they are found guilty of compromising...

RTM TO TELECAST SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON UMNO-PAS TALKS.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- RTM will telecast a special programme on the Umno-PAS talks over its TV1 channel after the prime news bulletin at 8.45pm tomorrow, the office of the Information Ministry Parliamentary Secretary said today....

RMN TO REPLACE SIX AGEING WASP HELICOPTERS.
February 28, 2001... GENTING HIGHLANDS, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will replace its six ageing WASP MK I helicopters with the latest anti-submarine helicopters. RMN chief Laksamana Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal said the new...

COMMONWEALTH STUDY GROUP LOOKS AT WOMEN ISSUES.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The week-long Commonwealth Parliamentary Association study group meeting today discussed issues pertaining to the role of women in society. It felt that women must be included to play important social...

MALAYSIA, FIRST TO HOST REGIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will become the first country in the region to organise a biotechnology symposium, exhibition and international partnership. The BioMalaysia from Oct 1-4 next year. Previously such a symposium...

MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FROM THURSDAY.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs will carry out a major crackdown on copyright infringement on Thursday with the deployment of 100 full-time enforcement officers. Its minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin...

PEOPLE ARE THE JUDGE OF POLITICAL PARTIES, SAYS UMNO YOUTH CHIEF.
February 28, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said today that the sincerity of a political party in struggling for the Malays can be judged by the people themselves. "In the context of Malay unity,...

KL SHARES TO RANGE TRADE, GDP AWAITED.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur shares are expected to trade in a tight range today with investors cautiously await the announcement of 2000's fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics by Bank Negara Malaysia later...

MAJOR CURRENCIES MIXED VERSUS RINGGIT IN EARLY TRADE.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were traded mixed against the ringgit in early session today amid the uncertainty over the performance of the U.S. dollar in overseas markets. Market players preferred to wait for what...

BANK NEGARA TO BORROW RM2 BLN FROM INTERBANK.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Interest rates are likely to remain stable today as excessive surplus would be mopped up from the interbank system via Bank Negara's intervention plan. The central bank today said it would borrow RM2.0...

KLCI FUTURES OPEN LOWER, DRIFTS SOUTH.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) opened lower today and continued to drift south thereafter. A dealer said futures...

WEIDA GAINS 13 SEN PREMIUM AMID WEAK MARKET.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Weida (M) Bhd, which made its debut on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) today gained a 13 sen premium amid the weak market sentiment in the early trade. Its shares opened at...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY MORNING.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The three-month Klibor futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) had yet to attract trading interest in early session today. Yesterday's trading only attracted mild...

MID VALLEY CITY'S PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT TO START IN MID-2001.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The second-phase development of Mid Valley City (Kuala Lumpur) consisting of 450 condominium units will begin in mid-2001, said Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd's director M.K Sen. Mid Valley is a joint-venture...

AGILENT M'SIA NOW PRODUCING MINIATURE FBAR DUPLEXER.
February 28, 2001... PENANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Agilent Technologies Malaysia (Agilent Malaysia), one of the largest overseas branches of US-based Agilent Technologies Inc. (Agilent), has moved actively into the high-volume production of miniature film bulk...

LOCAL FUNDS IGNORE MARKET, RETAILERS STILL BARGAIN HUNTING.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Local funds ignored the market by merely supporting their portfolio of heavyweigt stocks at mid morning. Retailers were still seen to be bargain hunting for second liners in the hope the market would pick...

ESSO REGISTERS AFTER TAX PROFIT OF RM21.9 MLN.
February 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Esso Malaysia Berhad recorded an after tax profit of RM21.9 million versus an after tax loss of RM44.1 million in 1999. The company's full year better performance was mainly the result of a general...