BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from February 2002

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from February 2002

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 A.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 a.m. today, there were 78 gainers, 153 losers and 95 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.54 up 0.62 point, the Emas Index was at 168.36 down 0.28...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 A.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 a.m. today, there were 107 gainers, 231 losers and 134 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 705.67 up 1.75 points, the Emas Index was at 168.69 up 0.05...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 A.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 a.m. today, there were 125 gainers, 267 losers and 160 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 705.67 up 1.75 points, the Emas Index was at 168.69 up 0.05...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 A.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 a.m. today, there were 133 gainers, 343 losers and 168 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.39 up 0.47 point, the Emas Index was at 168.31 down 0.33...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 A.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 a.m. today, there were 129 gainers, 409 losers and 173 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.00 up 0.08 point, the Emas Index was at 168.19 down 0.45...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 123 gainers, 434 losers and 181 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.01 up 0.09 point, the Emas Index was at 168.18 down 0.46...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 p.m. today, there were 138 gainers, 459 losers and 164 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 705.23 up 1.31 points, the Emas Index was at 168.35 down 0.29...

KL SHARES CLOSE MARGINALLY HIGHER AT MIDDAY.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- KL share prices closed marginally higher with gains capped by extended retail selling on small-cap stocks, a dealer said. At midday's close, the Composite Index (CI) added 1.31 points to 705.23 and the...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 p.m. today, there were 140 gainers, 470 losers and 179 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 705.51 up 1.59 points, the Emas Index was at 168.39 down 0.25...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 p.m. today, there were 140 gainers, 502 losers and 172 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.66 up 0.74 point, the Emas Index was at 168.26 down 0.38...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 p.m. today, there were 150 gainers, 511 losers and 169 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 705.63 up 1.71 points, the Emas Index was at 168.41 down 0.23...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MID-AFTERNOON.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- KL share prices were mixed at mid-afternoon today with the first liners and bluechips providing market support. The first liners and selected stocks maintained slim gains and bluechips managed to stay...

KL SHARES SLIPS INTO THE RED AFTER OPENING HIGHER.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) opened higher on 0.4 percent gross domestic product growth for 2001 released yesterday. However, the market slipped into the red in the first half...

MICROSOFT & TRADENEX.COM TEAM UP.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Tradenex.com Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) have teamed up to lead RosettaNet implementations to e-enable the Malaysian Supply Chain...

PPM ISSUES 86 LEGAL LETTERS TO MUSIC USERS THIS YEAR.
February 28, 2002... PENANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Public Performance Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PPM) has issued a total of 86 legal letters nationwide this year in efforts to take tough legal measures against music users who persistently infringe PPM's members' copyrighted...

MAS AND GARUDA SIGN MoU.
February 28, 2002... LANGKAWI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines and Garuda Indonesia today signed a memorandum of understanding which would provide the platform for joint cooperation in several areas for their mutual benefits. The areas of cooperation...

ALLIANCE BANK LAUNCHES BANCASSURANCE RANGE WITH FOUR INSURANCE PRODUCTS.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- In line with its vision of becoming a prominent consumer bank, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd today launched bancassurance with four insurance products. They are Alliance Bank FutureCare (endowment plan),...

THG E-NET SOLUTIONS TO FOCUS ON E-COMMERCE SOLUTION.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- THG ITech Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TH Group Bhd today officially launched THG E-net Solutions Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture company with leading Korean IT firm E-net Corporation. With initial...

CAGAMAS ISSUES RM50 MILLION SMC.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Cagamas Bhd, today announced the issuance of 7-year Sanadat Mudharabah Cagamas (SMC) amounting to a total nominal value of RM50 million on Feb 26, 2002. In a statement, Cagamas said these SMC, which were...

KL TIN CLOSES SHARPLY HIGHER.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The price of tin traded on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed sharply higher today in tandem with the rise in the prices of all metals traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME), said a dealer. ...

CAGAMAS ISSUES RM350 MLN NOTES.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Cagamas Bhd, today announced the issuance of 1-year Cagamas (discount) Notes amounting to a nominal value of RM350 million. In a statement, Cagamas said these notes which would be redeemed at face value...

8,000 VISITORS EXPECTED AT WATER 2002 SHOW.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Over 8,000 delegates and trade visitors are expected to attend Asia's largest water and wastewater solutions event - the four-day Water 2002 Expo & Forum which begins here on March 26. The president/CEO...

MATRADE ORGANISES SEMINAR ON JAPANESE FASHIONWEAR.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) will be organising a half-day seminar on "Fashionwear in Japan : Focusing on Garment, Footwear, Bags and Accessories" on March 6 here. The...

MSC NEEDS TO INCREASE MARKETING NETWORK.
February 28, 2002... Byline: M. Saraswathy ADELAIDE, Feb 28 (Bernama) - Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), has an extraordinary infrastructure and a strong support from the government and it needs to increase its marketing network. Chief...

NPC RESOURCES ON WAY TO MAIN BOARD LISTING.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- NPC Resources Bhd (NPC) today formalised an underwriting agreement for its 3,000,000 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 in conjunction with the company's proposed listing on the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur...

STATE TARGETS CERTAIN CITIES ABROAD TO MARKET PRODUCTS.
February 28, 2002... KUCHING, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The state government will target certain cities abroad to market its products rather than compete in the open market, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said today. He said that the government has...

M'SIA CALLS FOR CRIMINALIZATION OF PEOPLE SMUGGLING.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Openg Onn BALI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has stressed the need for countries to criminalize people smuggling and trafficking in persons and related offences to help check the menace of illegal migration. Foreign Minister...

BLIND BOY PRODUCES QURAN IN BRAILLE.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Mohd Zahari Morad ALOR SETAR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A 15-year-old blind student who has learnt the Quran by heart has now produced a copy of it in braille, complete with all 30 sections. Nabil Mahathir, 15, of Taman Wira,...

BANTING-KUALA SELANGOR FEDERAL ROAD UPGRADING ON SCHEDULE.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Upgrading and improvement works to the Banting-Kuala Selangor Federal road are on schedule and should be completed by next year, Works Minister Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu said today. The RM700 million...

NIOSH TO COOPERATE WITH SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY.
February 28, 2002... KUCHING, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) will work closely with the timber industry in Sarawak to work out appropriate training modules for its workers, its chairman Datuk Lee Lam Thye...

VIETNAM TO BE FIRST TO SIGN MoU ON LABOUR INTAKE.
February 28, 2002... PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Vietnam will become the first country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia on the intake of immigrant labour from the former war-torn nation. Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn...

PEOPLE SMUGGLING ALSO INVOLVES AMATEUR GROUPS, SAYS SYED HAMID.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Openg Onn BALI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- While illegal migration involves highly organised and sophisticated groups with international trafficking networks, there are also amateur traffickers or smugglers, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 p.m. today, there were 168 gainers, 502 losers and 174 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 708.11 up 4.19 points, the Emas Index was at 168.82 up 0.18...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 P.M.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 p.m. today, there were 220 gainers, 443 losers and 198 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 708.91 up 4.99 points, the Emas Index was at 169.16 up 0.52...

MAVCAP TO DISBURSE ICT FUNDS FROM MAY.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- MAVCAP Debt Ventures, a division of Malaysia Venture Capital Management Bhd (MVCM), will start disbursing funds from the recently-established RM1.6 billion ICT Fund from May. It is targetting to consider...

KOH URGES INVESTORS TO CONVINCE CLIENTS OF M'SIA'S POTENTIAL.
February 28, 2002... BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon today urged all foreign investors to work together to convince their clients, supplier and vendors, to invest in Malaysia instead of other countries. He said...

KL SHARES CLOSE HIGHER ON TECHNICAL REBOUND.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closed higher today on selected bluechips gains and retail bargain hunting on the lower liners. A dealer said the market's recovery was purely technical...

TRI RESTRICTED SHARES LISTED, STOCK TRADED EX-RIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI) today listed 473,834,000 new ordinary shares of RM1.00 each arising from its restricted issue on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). Simultaneously, the...

I&P BUYS KOTA BAYUEMAS.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Island & Peninsular Bhd (I&P) has bought 565 acres (226 hectares) of Kota Bayuemas in Klang for RM170 million cash from Golden Hope Development Sdn Bhd in a bid to enhance the geographical spread of its...

FIVE MALAYSIANS IN 2002 FORBES' BILLIONAIRES LIST.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Tham Choy Lin Topping the Malaysian list yet again is Robert Kuok with a fortune of US$4.1 billion (US$1 = RM3.8), up from US$3.7 billion last year. The 79-year-old tycoon, based in Hong Kong, who started his early days selling...

MAHADERAS INTRODUCES TONGKAT ALI BASED MINERAL WATER.
February 28, 2002... KOTA BAHARU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Mahaderas Technology has introduced a new brand of mineral water based on Tongkat Ali, a traditional root known for its medicinal properties. The company's managing director, Zahiran Zakaria said the...

KLCI FUTURES END MIXED.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ended mixed today. A dealer said that futures investors short the cash market as they expect the cash market...

M'SIA IN A RECOVERY STAGE, SAYS BNM GOVERNOR.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz today reiterated that the Malaysian economy was in a recovery stage. "We expect growth to gather momentum during the course of the year," she...

BOMBARDIER ANNOUNCES LAUNCH CUSTOMER IN ASIA FOR BUSINESS JET.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- World leader in the design and manufacture of innovative aviation products and services, Bombardier Aerospace, announced that Sino Private Aviation Limited, a Hong Kong-based corporation, became the...

FIMA CORP AND GERMAN COMPANY SET JV TO PRODUCE BANKNOTES.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D), the largest supplier of the Euro banknotes, has entered into a shareholder's agreement with Fima Corporation Bhd to establish a joint venture company called Giesecke & Devrient...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE FLAT.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The traded three-month Klibor futures contracts today closed unchanged after a generally quiet session. June 2002 was unchanged at 96.71 (implied yield 3.29 percent) with 10 lots traded, while March 2003...

CPO FUTURES PRICES CLOSE LOWER.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Crude Palm Oil (CPO) futures prices on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) closed lower today due to selling pressure. "India which presented its budget at the parliament today did not mention any...

SP SETIA TO FOCUS ON PROPERTY PROJECTS.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- SP Setia Bhd (SSB) expects to maintain its profitability for the financial year ending Oct 31, 2002 by focussing on property projects. Its group managing director Datuk Liew Kee Sin said SSB's property...

DEBT RESTRUCTURING OF TV3 ACHIEVED, SAYS CDRC.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) today announced the successful restructuring of the debts of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (TV3) with 99.9 percent in value and 97.0 percent in number of...

AMANAH CAPITAL STILL WAITING FOR OFFFER DOCUMENT.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Amanah Capital Partners Bhd is still awaiting the offer document from Malaysian Industrial Development Fund (MIDF), in relation to the voluntary general offer (VGO) to ACP's stockholders, its chairman Datuk...

PNB TAKES 49 PCT STAKE IN BIMB SECURITIES.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) today signed an agreement with BIMB Securities (Holdings) Sdn Bhd (BSHSB) and BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd (BSSB), for the proposed subscription of 68 million new ordinary shares of...

MALAYSIA AIPORTS POSTS HIGHER PRE-TAX PROFIT OF RM256.9 MILLION.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) announced today that its pre-tax profit grew by 26 percent to RM256.9 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2001 from RM203.8 million in financial year 2000. ...

EON POSTS RM820.3 MLN IN PRETAX PROFITS FOR 2001.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) posted a five percent increase in pretax profit to RM820.3 million in 2001. The group's earnings rose 18.7 percent to RM7.548 billion. EON in a statement today...

L&G DEBT RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT FINALISED.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) today announced that it has successfully assisted Land & General Bhd (L&G) and its subsidiary companies to finalise a debt restructuring agreement with their...

PETRONAS INCREASES STAKE IN PUTRAJAYA HOLDINGS.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) has agreed to acquire an additional 24.4 percent interest in Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd comprising 537,000 shares of RM1.00 each from Khazanah Nasional Bhd (Khazanah) valued...

RAM ASSIGNS AAA RATING TO CAGAMAS' SANADAT MUDHARABAH.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) assigns a long-term rating of AAA to the issue of aggregate nominal value of RM50 million Sanadat Mudharabah Cagamas (SMC) by Cagamas Bhd on Feb 26, 2002. In a statement...

PETRONAS ASSETS ISSUES RM500 MILLION ISLAMIC PRIVATE DEBT SECURITIES.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Petronas Assets Sdn Bhd has issued Islamic Private Debt Securities (Islamic PDS) Programme for the nominal value of RM500 million. Aseambankers Malaysia Bhd and RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd are joint...

RENONG RECORDS IMPROVED RESULTS FOR FIRST HALF.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Renong Bhd today announced that it has recorded a pre-tax profit of RM973 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2001 compared with a loss of RM305 million in the same period last year. In a statement...

TIME FULL YEAR PRE-TAX PROFIT REACHES RM1.092 BILLION.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Time Engineering Bhd achieved a turnaround in its results, posting a pre-tax profit of RM1.092 billion for the year ended Dec 31, 2001, as against pre-tax loss of RM93.761 million in the previous year. ...

GOVT CONFIDENT OF REALISING VALUE OF ASSETS OF COS TAKEN OVER.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that it would be able to realise the value of the assets of the companies it has taken over in the medium term, either through selling the companies or increasing their share value. ...

BELGIUM TRADE MISSION TO M'SIA SUCCESSFUL, SAYS PRINCE PHILIPPE.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Crown Prince of Belgium, Prince Philippe who led the biggest Belgian trade mission to Malaysia so far described the economic mission as successful. "The general feeling of our business community is...

NEWS IN BRIEF: FEB 28.
February 28, 2002... GUINNESS ANCHOR BHD reported a lower pre tax profit of RM49.459 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2001 as compared to RM70.154 million for the previous corresponding financial period. The turnover was also lower at RM353.964...

NEWS IN BRIEF: FEB 28.
February 28, 2002... The special administrators of RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN BHD announced that the company was unable to meet the Feb 28, 2002 deadline granted by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) to revise its regularisation plan and make a revised requisite...

NEWS IN BRIEF: FEB 28.
February 28, 2002... HONG LEONG BANK Bhd today received the approval of Bank Negara Malaysia for its acquisition of five percent equity interest in Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia Sdn Bhd ("IBFIM") for a total cash consideration of RM325,000 from...

[0] NEWS IN BRIEF: FEB 28.
February 28, 2002... MALAYSIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION BHD announced that its 55 percent subsidiary, Transmission Technology Sdn Bhd (TTSB), as part of a consortium formed with Syarikat Permodalan Kebangsaan Bhd ("TTSB-SPK Consortium") had been awarded the Wayleave...

MALAYSIAN STUDENTS DETAINED IN YEMEN, RELEASED - DPM.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian students detained in Yemen had been released by the authorities, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. "We are very happy with the news that the Malaysian...

SINGAPORE BEGINS 8-DIGIT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FROM TOMORROW.
February 28, 2002... SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Singapore will adopt an eight-digit format for fixed telephone lines from tomorrow with the digit '6' added in front of existing numbers. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said today...

WORLD F1 GP STARTS IN TOP GEAR.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Feb 28 (Bernama) - In what should be an encouraging sign for the Petronas Malaysian Formula One (F1) Grand Prix, the opening day attendance at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park here was...

MALAYSIA URGES FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION IN WEST ASIA.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has urged the United Nations Security Council to take decisive action to immediately ease the tension and provide a basis for constructive dialogue between Palestine and Israel. Malaysia's...

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL TEAM LEAVES FOR PAKISTAN.
February 28, 2002... PETALING JAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The second armed forces medical team (Malmedtim II) left for Pakistan today to continue the humanitarian mission in helping Afghan refugees. The team of 50 soldiers is led by surgeon Lt Col Dr Azlan...

SPANISH ARMADA HALT "FLYING DUTCHMEN".
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Spain came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against defending champions Holland in a Group A match of the 10th Men's World Cup hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil here. ...

ZIMBABWE TO TOP AGENDA AT TOMORROW'S CMAG MEETING.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Abdul Aziz Harun COOLUM, Australia, Feb 28 (Bernama) - Even though Zembabwe President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) beginning here on Saturday, its possible suspension...

LEE MAY HAVE HYPOGLYCAEMIA, SAYS ENDOCRINOLOGIST.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A consultant endocrinologist told the High Court here today that businessman Kenneth Lee Fook Mun, who is charged with murdering an accountant, may have had hypoglycaemia (low sugar-level attack) in August...

MALAYSIA OPPOSES ZIMBABWE ISSUE TO BE DECIDED AT CMAG.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Abdul Aziz Harun COOLUM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will oppose any effort to expel or suspend Zimbabwe's membership from the Commonwealth Council at the meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) scheduled for...

BELGIUM'S PRINCE PRAISES MALAYSIA'S SUCCESS.
February 28, 2002... KUALA KANGSAR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Few countries in Asia indeed in the world have managed to combine national identity with progress in such a successful and stable way as Malaysia, Belgium,'s Crown Prince Philippe said today. "I think...

DR MAHATHIR ARRIVES HOME TO A ROUSING WELCOME.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad returned home to a rousing welcome today after being away for a month during which he toured the Antarctica and made a five-day working visit to Britain. He...

KIWIS ON SONG AFTER WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- New Zealand finally found their winning touch when they beat South Africa 2-1 in a Group A tie of the 10th Men's World Cup hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium here today. This is the first...

YEMENI GOVT PLEDGES HELP FOR FREED M'SIAN STUDENTS.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The 12 Malaysian students released from detention by the Yemeni authorities yesterday can seek help from the Yemeni government to enrol in recognised schools there, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar...

ARGENTINA DISLPAY GALLANT FIGHTBACK TO BEAT PAKISTAN 2-1.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Argentina staged a remarkble fightback after a goal down, to create an upset beating four-time world champions Pakistan 2-1 in a Group A match of the 10th Men's Hockey World Cup at the National Hockey...

GOVT MAY BAR M'SIANS FROM STUDYING IN AFGHANISTAN.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government is studying a move to bar Malaysian students from going for further studies in certain countries such as Afghanistan. The Prime Minister said the proposed...

GOVT CONFIDENT OF REALISING VALUE OF ASSETS OF COMPANIES TAKEN OVER.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that it would be able to realise the value of the assets of the companies it has taken over in the medium term, either through selling the companies or increasing their share value. ...

PM HAPPY WITH DPM'S PERFORMANCE WHILE HE WAS ON LEAVE.
February 28, 2002... SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today expressed happiness with the performance of his deputy Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi while he was on a one-month leave overseas. "I am very glad. This...

M'SIA FACE DAUNTING TASK AGAINST SOUTH KOREA.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Azman Zakaria KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia face a daunting task when they take on high-riding South Korea in the 10th Men's World Cup hockey tournament here tomorrow. The Malaysian players would have to work...

F1 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MODESTO'S.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Racing fans can now get their 2002 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix (GP) tickets at Grand Modesto's Cafe, which today joined 29 others as Sepang International Circuit's (SIC) main ticket outlets for F1 tickets....