BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from February 2011

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from February 2011

OPPOSITION RESORTING TO SLANDER, FALSE PROPAGANDA, SAYS MUHYIDDIN.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today criticised the opposition political parties for what he said was their use of slander and false propaganda to garner...

BY-ELECTION A MEASURE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BN - MUHYIDDIN.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the by-elections including the upcoming one for the Merlimau state seat were a measure of support for development...

WHY ELECTION IS PROBABLY NEXT YEAR.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Despite the many tell-tale signs that the general election will be held much earlier than its due date in March 2013, it may not necessarily be held this year. ...

OPPOSITION HAS DONE LITTLE FOR EDUCATION, SAYS MINISTER.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the opposition has done nothing significant for education in the states they control. The Selangor,...

PENANG PKR CHALLENGE 97 EX-PKR MEMBERS TO SHOW RESIGNATION LETTER.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GEORGE TOWN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-chairman Abdul Malik Abul Kassim has asked for proof that 97 members of the Bayan Baru and Tanjung divisions had left the party....

VERY GOOD RESPONSE TO BN CAMPAIGN, SAYS DPM.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional campaigns for both the Merlimau and Kerdau state seats in Melaka and Pahang are receiving very good response from all communities, Deputy Prime...

PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Following are the standings of the teams in the Premier League football competition after tonight's matches. PW D L F A Pts SELANGOR PKNS55 0 010 1 15 A....

PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Following are the results of Premier League matches played at various venues tonight: Selangor PKNS5SDM Navy1 Police 2Harimau Muda 1 USM 3 Penang 0 Sime Darby0Pos...

DOKIC SENDS TOP SEED SCHIAVONE PACKING.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Jelena Dokic of Australia created an upset over top seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy and advanced to the second round of BMW Malaysian Open at the Bukit Kiara...

MNCF NOT PROTESTING OVER AZIZULHASNI'S ACCIDENT.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) is not going to lodge an official protest against the organiser of the World Track Cycling Championship in...

CAN PALEMBANG COMPLETE SEA GAMES VENUES BY JULY?
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The question of whether Palembang will be ready to organise the 26th SEA Games, as co-host with Jakarta, is still uncertain as the authorities in the South...

MSS IS F1 SUPPORT RACE AT SEPANG.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- For the first time in Malaysia's Formula One (F1) history, race cars at the Malaysian Super Series (MSS) will share the track with the F1 mean machines during the...

SEA GAMES: KARATE TARGETS SIX GOLD MEDALS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The national karate squad targets six gold medals at the SEA Games in Indonesia in November, similar to the medal haul at the Laos SEA Games two years ago. ...

SELANGOR PKNS THRASH SDM NAVY 5-1 TO REMAIN TOP.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Selangor PKNS remain top of the Premier League table after thrashing SDM Navy 5-1 at the Batu Kawan Stadium in Penang, today. With the win, Selangor PKNS...

26 CARS DESTROYED IN FIRE AT PERODUA WAREHOUSE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Twenty-six new Perodua Myvi and Viva cars kept in the company's warehouse in Puchong Jaya were destroyed in a fire at the warehouse today. Serdang police...

CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH ON STEM CELLS SOON.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry will soon come up with a set of criteria or checklist for research on stem cells and cell-based therapies. The director-general of Health...

THREE PCT MORE BROADBAND PENETRATION TO REACH TARGET - RAIS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Only three per cent more is needed to reach the targeted 60 per cent broadband penetration in the country's urban areas by the year end. Information Communication and...

INDIAN STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO STUDY OTHER SUBJECTS, SAYS MINISTER.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Feb (Bernama) -- Indian students should also focus on subjects not taught in school to increase their knowledge, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said today. He...

BN DISMISSES OPPOSITION ALLEGATIONS WITH BY-ELECTION CAMPAIGN INTO THIRD DAY.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- With the campaign in the Merlimau state by- election into its third day today, Barisan Nasional candidate Roslan Ahmad had met almost all the voters in the 15 villages...

POST OF SCIENCE AND NUTRITION OFFICER TO BE CREATED.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) - The post of science and nutrition officer will be created this year to serve over 800 clinics nationwide. Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said initially, 332...

ASIA e UNIVERSITY TO ENTER AUSTRALIAN MARKET.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Plans are underway for Asia e University (AeU), a flexible-mode international university set in Asia and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, to penetrate another...

STUDENT DETAINED AT BUS STOP WITH 195 METHAMPHETAMINE PILLS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BESUT, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A Mara Vocational Institute (IKM) student was detained after he was found with 195 methamphetamine pills at the Jerteh bus station yesterday. The student, aged 19 and...

POLICE SEEK MEN FOR STEALING 100KG SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEMAMAN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Thieves broke into the office of an insurance company in Jalan Da' Omar here yesterday and carted away a 100kg safe deposit box. Owner of the company Azmi Ismail,...

DINOSAUR EXHIBITION ATTRACTS OVER 200,000 VISITORS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- More than 200,000 people have visited the dinosaur exhibition "Dinos Alive 2010" at the National Science Centre (NSC) since its opening on Dec 1. In a...

BN,PAS CANDIDATES MEET VOTERS PERSONALLY.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The campaign in the Kerdau state by-election gained momentum as it entered its third day today, with the two contesting parties engaged in meeting voters personally....

GOVERNMENT CANNOT FIX HANDICRAFT PRICES, SAYS MASIDI.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Sabah government has no power to fix the prices of handicrafts, State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun clarified today. "What...

PUTERA UMNO 1MALAYSIA CLUB GOING TO CHRISTCHURCH TOMORROW.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) - Putera Umno 1Malaysia Club will leave for Christchurch, New Zealand tomorrow to deliver humanitarian aid to Malaysian earthquake victims. Its president Datuk...

TBS-BTS FULLY OPERATIONAL TOMORROW, BUKIT JALIL TEMPORARY BUS TERMINAL CLOSED.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- All south bound bus service will operate from the Integrated South-Bandar Tasik Selatan Transport Terminal (TBS-BTS) from tomorrow. With effect to that, the...

DPM APPROVES RM1.5-MLN GRANT FOR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL IN MERLIMAU.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today approved a RM1.5-million grant for a religious school in Merlimau, and said the school would be developed as soon as...

PM, DPM VISITS WILL BRING CHANGE TO PEOPLE, SAYS HISHAMMUDDIN.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- State visits by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his deputy, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, beginning next month, are expected to bring positive changes to...

EARLY INVASIVE CERVICAL CANCER HAS NO SYMPTOMS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Early invasive cervical cancer has no symptoms, according to Kedah Medical Centre Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Consultant Dr Siw Tong Seng. Thus, Dr Siw said,...

MABUL RESORT BLAZE WAKE-UP CALL FOR RESORT OPERATORS - MASIDI.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A blaze which struck a row of chalets at a resort on Mabul Island off the Semporna waters last Saturday, should serve as a wake-up call for resort operators to...

NEW BUILDING FOR SRJK (C) BENG TEIK CAN ACCOMMODATE 1,000 STUDENTS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 28(Bernama) -- A three-storey building, which is able to accommodate up to 1,000 students, will be built for Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (SRJK) Cina Beng Teik. Deputy...

PAS CANDIDATE HOPES TO WIN HEARTS WITH FLOWERS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Yuhaizad Abdullah, the PAS candidate in the Merlimau state by-election, hopes to win hearts with flowers. The 38-year-old was seen distributing flowers to every woman...

MEDIA PRACTITIONERS ADVISED TO BASE REPORTS ON FACTS, RELIABLE SOURCES.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAWAU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Media practitioners are advised to be careful when reporting on certain issues to avoid confusing the people. Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji...

9TH OPS FAJAR OF BUNGA MAS 5 BEGINS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUSCAT, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's rescue, escort and protection mission in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, continues with the Bunga Mas 5 auxiliary vessel kicking...

WILL IDENTITY OF "MALE Y" BE KNOWN TOMORROW?
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The prosecution in the sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will call for a collection of exhibits tomorrow which could reveal the identity of Male Y, whose...

TRAFFIC POLICE COUNTERS TO OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Traffic police will open their counters until midnight tonight to allow traffic offenders to pay their summonses. The police media centre said in a text...

POLICE BUST DRUG LAB, TWO DETAINED.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BALIK PULAU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The police detained two men and uncovered a drug-processing laboratory at a double-stroey terrace house in Jalan Tun Sardon here yesterday. In the raid at...

POLICE ARREST MAN WHO SETS FIRE ON OWN HOUSE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Police arrested a man who is believed to have set his own house afire at Kampung Balik Bukit, Setiu, last Friday. State CID chief ACP K. Manoharan said the...

KUALA KRAU BRIDGE ECONOMIC LIFELINE FOR KERDAU FOLK.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The 490-metre long Kuala Krau Bridge across the Pahang river is a vital economic lifeline for more than 60,000 people of Jerantut, Temerloh and Maran. Opened a...

TOURISM MINISTRY TO HAND OVER BUKIT BENDERA TRAIN TO BUKIT BENDERA CORPORATION.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The 87-year-old Bukit Bendera train service will be handed over to the Bukit Bendera Corporation on March 19. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said...

PERAK LAUNCHES GOLD DINARS AND SILVER DIRHAMS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Gold dinars and silver dirhams introduced by the Perak government today are the world's first financial instrument ever made of gold and silver with a purity of 99.9 per...

OPPOSITION STATES CHALLENGED TO SUBSIDISE TRADERS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) - States ruled by the opposition ruled should give subsidy to traders to control the rising price of goods, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister...

PKFZ: KONG CHOY CHARGED WITH CHEATING FORMER PM.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Former transport minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to three counts of cheating former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad...

NEGERI SEMBILAN TO SPONSOR STUDENTS' RETURN TO EGYPT.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan government will bear the cost of sending Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council (Mains) students from the state back to Egypt to continue their...

VIETNAMESE FISHERMEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN FIGHT.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Two men were seriously injured in a fight between two groups of Vietnamese fishermen at the Cendering Fisheries Port here today. One of them was stabbed on...

TEOH'S "GOODBYE" NOTE HANDED OVER TO BRITISH INVESTIGATOR.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Commission of Inquiry into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock revealed today that the "goodbye" note with Teoh's handwriting had been handed over to...

OPPOSITION FAILS TO INFLUENCE YOUTHS, SAYS AHMAD SHABERY.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said today the attempt by the opposition political parties to influence youths had failed. He said youths...

EIGHT HINDRAF, HRP LEADERS TO BE CHARGED.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Eight leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) who were detained for taking part in an unlawful assembly...

LESSER FLOOD WOES FOR 30,000 PEOPLE IN SIBU.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, Feb 28b (Bernama) -- Flood mitigation projects costing RM40 million are due to be completed next month, bringing much relief to about 30,000 people in the low lying areas of Sibu, Minister...

LIM DOESN'T UNDERSTAND FEDERAL GOVT'S ALLOCATION SYSTEM, CHIDES HILMI.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GEORGE TOWN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) has regarded Chief Minister Lim Guang Eng's claim that the state lags behind in receiving aid from the federal government as being...

PAHANG EC DIRECTOR DIES.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Pahang Election Commission (EC) Director Datuk Ismail Mohd Yusoff died of a heart attack today at the Sultan Ahmad Shah Hospital here, said EC Deputy Chairman Datuk...

TWO VARSITY STUDENTS KILLED IN CAR COLLISION.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JITRA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Two students from Universiti Utara Malaysia were killed while another was seriously injured in an accident involving two cars at Jalan Sintok-UUM here today. Lim...

POLICE HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE HINDRAF MEMBERS NOT MISTREATED.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) - Police have video footage to deny allegations that Hindraf members arrested yesterday had been mistreated. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said...

INDIAN YOUTHS ADVISED AGAINST BLINDLY SUPPORTING OUTLAWED HINDRAF.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek today advised Indian youths against being driven by sentiments to blindly support the outlawed Hindu Rights...

UKRAINE LOOKS INTO POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING LINKS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Ukraine is looking at the possibility of establishing links between the Ukrainian News Information Agency and its counterpart, the Malaysian National News Agency...

SULTAN IBRAHIM RECEIVES NEGERI SEMBILAN AWARD.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA PILAH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today received the Darjah Kerabat Negeri Sembilan (DKNS) award. The award was presented by Yang...

FACTORY WORKER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A factory worker was sentenced to death by the High Court here today after he was found guilty of trafficking in 295.01 grammes of cannabis two years ago. Justice...

RM4.85 MIL IN TRAFFIC SUMMONSES COLLECTED BY KOTA SETAR POLICE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Kota Setar police district headquarters collected RM4.85 million in traffic summonses since November last year, said its chief, ACP Adzaman Mohd Jan. He said...

MIRI CRIME TAKES DIP - S'WAK DEPUTY CM.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The number of crime cases reported in Miri city decreased to 1,875 last year, as compared to 2,142 in 2009. Of the total number last year, 1,709 cases were categorised...

RM240 MILLION ALLOCATED ANNUALLY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMME.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Higher Education Ministry has allocated RM240 million this year for implementation of various programmes by more than 30 Community Colleges nationwide, its minister,...

MACMA'S CHINESE-DESIGN MOSQUE CAN BE UNIQUE ISLAMIC LANDMARK, SAYS ROSMAH.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- A mosque featuring Chinese design to be built here at an estimated cost of RM100 million has the potential to become a tourist attraction, wife of the prime...

BIG WORLD MARKET FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES - LIOW.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry will encourage the development of diagnostic services in the country as there is a huge market potential for the field, says its minister Datuk...

T'GANU PLANS VIRTUAL CLASS IN EACH STATE CONSTITUENCY.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The state government plans to set up a virtual class in each constituency this year, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said said. He said the virtual classes...

LEARNING SCIENCE, MATHS IN ENGLISH DOESN'T MAKE ONE LESS PATRIOTIC - DR M.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Mastering the English language will not make one less patriotic as English is currently the language of knowledge, says former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir...

500 FELCRA COOPERATIVE SHOPS WILL GET A FACELIFT.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEMERLOH, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Five hundred Felcra cooperatives shops nationwide will get a facelift beginning this year, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail...

INFOCOMM ISSUES CODE TO SAFEGUARD SINGAPORE FROM CYBER THREATS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) today issued the Secure and Resilient Internet Infrastructure Code of Practice (SRII-CoP) to safeguard the city...

15,000 OFFICE ASSISTANTS AWAIT APPROVAL FOR UPGRADING.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Feb 28 Feb (Bernama) -- Some 15,000 office assistants are awaiting approval of an application for their post to be upgraded. They are expected to know the decision of the Public Services...

INCENTIVE FIRES HEAD TEACHERS' ENTHUSIASM.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Recipients of the New Deal performance-based incentive described the reward as a shot in the arm for the teaching profession. Headmistress of Sekolah Convent Kota,...

LIBYAN UPRISING FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MALAYSIANS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEPANG, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- "Not in my wildest dreams, would I have imagined the situation in Libya to be that chaotic." This was how Naveen Pathmanathan summed up the country's turmoil when asked...

GOOD RESPONSE TO "NO PLASTIC DAY" CAMPAIGN IN SARAWAK.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The "no plastic day" campaign, held every Saturday nationwide, receives positive response from the people in the state judging from the reduction in the amount of...

TAR COLLEGE ELIGIBLE TO BE ACCORDED UNIVERSITY STATUS - CHOR CHEE HEUNG.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TAR), which has been in operation since 40 years ago, is eligible to be upgraded as a university to enable the institution to...

ELDERLY MAN DIES WHILE APPLYING FOR MYKAD.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANDAR BAHARU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- An 83-year-old man died while applying for personal documents at the National Registration Department (NRD) here during the recent registration drive for the...

KOTA KINABALU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HUB TO JAPAN.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will intensify efforts to promote the Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah as its second aviation hub, especially after Japan agreed to open...

POOR RESPONSE TO DEMO SHOWS MOST INDIANS SUPPORT GOVT, SAYS MUHYIDDIN.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The poor response to a planned anti-government demonstration in Kuala Lumpur yesterday shows that most Malaysian Indians support the government, Deputy Prime Minister...

COUNCILLORS OPPOSE PROPOSAL TO RENAME BROOK DRIVE IN SIBU.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Several councillors of the Sibu Municipal Council have opposed plans to rename Brooke Drive, one of the oldest roads here, after the name of a deceased community leader....

ARMY STRIVES TO GET CLOSER TO PEOPLE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The army, which will celebrate its 78th anniversary tomorrow, will launch communalising the army programme in efforts to get closer to the people. This is in...

POLICE APPROVE 11 PERMITS FOR BN CERAMAH IN MERLIMAU.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JASIN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The police have approved 11 permits for Barisan Nasional to hold ceramah since the start of the campaign for the Merlimau state by-election last Saturday. Melaka...

FORMER TRANSPORT MINISTER CHARGED WITH CHEATING OVER PKFZ CASE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Former Transport Minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy was charged in the Sessions Court here today with three counts of cheating over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ)...

MIRI LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE 'GREEN' INITIATIVES.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Green is the word. After becoming the first city in the country to cease usage of plastic bags for shoppers to preserve the environment, Miri is setting its sights on...

COP ORDERED TO ENTER DEFENCE IN AMINULRASYID'S CASE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here today ordered policeman Corporal Jenain Subi to enter his defence on a charge with causing the death of 15-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah in...

MACC CHIEF IN GLOBAL LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE FOR BUSINESS ETHICS.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamed, the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has been named one of the 100 influential people in...

TEOH FAMILY'S BOYCOTT OF INQUIRY DISRESPECTFUL TO KING, SAYS EX-JUDGE.
February 28, 2011... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The family of Teoh Beng Hock has shown "clear disrespect" to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong by boycotting the Commission of Inquiry into the political aide's death, a...