BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from January 2000

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from January 2000

MTD CAPITAL STILL AWAITING DANAHARTA'S RESPONSE ON INTRIA.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Construction-based MTD Capital Bhd is still awaiting a response from Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd on its proposal to acquire the latter's stake in Intria Bhd, said MTD managing director Datuk Azmil...

INDEX-LINKED STOCKS SUPPORT MARKET BUT EBBED IN MID-AFTERNOON.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Local institutional funds have been nibbling index-linked stocks since mid-morning and managed to briefly push the Composite Index (CI) higher in the first hour. However, the CI drifted in mid-afternoon...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- At 4.30 p.m today, there were 130 gainers, 631 losers and 74 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 935.33 down 4.26 points, the Emas Index was at 237.40 down 1.74...

SHARES EASE SLIGHTLY IN MID-AFTERNOON.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Local institutional funds have been nibbling index-linked stocks since mid-morning and managed to briefly push the Composite Index (CI) higher in the first hour. However, the CI drifted in mid-afternoon...

AIC CORP SEES BIG GROWTH THIS YEAR.
January 31, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- AIC Corporation Bhd is confident of achieving 55-percent growth in turnover for the current financial year ending Dec 31, 2000 in the light of the company securing three new customers for its integrated...

DO NOT ROCK BN UNITY THROUGH EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS, GERAKAN TOLD.
January 31, 2000... PULAU PINANG, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Datuk Keramat Assemblyman Lim Boo Chang today urged the Gerakan not to rock Barisan Nasional unity through emotional outbursts over his move to join the MCA. Everyone should instead focus his attention...

THE "TWO LIM EPISODE' IS CLOSED - DR LING.
January 31, 2000... PORT KLANG, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said today that the episode of the "Two Lims" who joined the party is over. "To me the episode is closed and what I wish now is for everybody in the Barisan...

CI CLOSES LOWER ON RETAIL SELLING.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Composite Index (CI) of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) closed lower today as persistent selling by retail players weakened local fund support on index-linked counters in the afternoon, a dealer...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- At 5.00 p.m today, there were 139 gainers, 638 losers and 70 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 935.57 down 4.02 points, the Emas Index was at 237.67 down 1.47...

KLSE REPRIMANDS MAN YAU AND PENAS.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has reprimanded and imposed a fine of RM100,000 each on Man Yau Holdings Bhd and Penas Corporation Bhd for breaching Clause 3.22 of the Second Board Listing Requirements...

MOST CURRENCIES CLOSE LOWER AGAINST RINGGIT.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Major currencies, except the yen, continued to trade lower against the ringgit today as the US dollar gained further ground against these currencies in foreign markets, dealers said. The Singapore...

M'SIAN MONEY MARKET RATES CLOSE UNCHANGED.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Rates on the Malaysian money market remained at current levels following continued reports of excess liquidity in the system by Bank Negara Malaysia. Traders said both overnight and short-term rates...

M'SIAN RUBBER MARKET EXTENDS GAINS ON STRONG REGIONAL PRICES.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market extended recent gains when prices closed mostly higher, buoyed by stronger regional prices, said dealers. The market received lots of overseas interests with mounting...

PACIFIC & ORIENT KEEN ON BUYING RATHER MERGING.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Pacific & Orient Bhd, with the insurance business as its mainstay, is more interested in buying over other insurance companies should it participate in the consolidation of the local industry. "In most...

AHP REPORTS LOWER EARNINGS IN 1999.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Amanah Harta Tanah PNB Bhd (AHP) reported lower earnings in the last financial year ended Dec 31, 1999 with net profits dropping to RM2.066 million from RM5.491 million in 1998. Meanwhile, total revenue...

MULTI-PURPOSE GETS NOD TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS ON AMANAH MERCHANT.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd said today that the Minister of Finance has, through Bank Negara Malaysia, granted it permission to commence negotiations in relation to its proposed acquisition of an equity...

MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, REFORMS MUST BE CONTINUED TO SUSTAIN GROWTH.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The governors of Southeast Asian central banks agreed that marcoeconomic stability and institutional reforms must be continued to sustain growth in the region. While inflation would not be an issue...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE MIXED IN QUIET TRADE.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed mixed today in a quiet trade as most players sidelined ahead of the weekend. June 2000 stayed fixed at 96.36...

UPKO KEEPS OPTIONS OPEN ON ONE PARTY FOR KADAZANDUSUNS.
January 31, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun Organisation (Upko) President Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said today his party will keep its option open on the possibility of the Kadazandusun and Murut communities being united...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER ON STRONGER SOYOIL FUTURES OVERNIGHT.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) closed higher on overnight hike of soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), dealers said. "CBOT was...

UTUSAN MELAYU RELINQUISHES MAJORITY STAKE IN UTUSAN MULTIMEDIA.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd relinquished its majority stake in Utusan Multimedia Sdn Bhd to Asia Online Internet Services Sdn Bhd with a high expectation of realising its big potential in regional and global...

ZAHIDI OFFERS TO CONTEST UMNO YOUTH EXCO SEAT.
January 31, 2000... KANGAR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Perlis Umno Youth head Zahidi Zainul Abidin today offered himself as a candidate for an Umno Youth executive council seat in the coming party election. The Beseri assemblyman told reporters today that Perlis...

TIME ENGINEERING TO RAISE RM450 MLN BY LISTING TIME DOTCOM.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Time Engineering Bhd will list wholly-owned TIME dotCom by issuing 150 million shares of RM3 each in the subsidiary to raise RM450 million as part of a four-step financial restructuring proposal formulated by...

POOR SALES DRAG DOWN PROFIT OF SAUDI ARAMCO UNIT.
January 31, 2000... MANILA, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Poor sales dragged down last year the after-tax profit of oil refiner Petron Corp, a listed Philippines unit of Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, the company said today. In its announcement, Petron reported a...

RECORD ENTRIES FOR KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 2000.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2000 has received a record entry of 20 companies, making it the largest motor show to be held in this region, said organiser Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)...

DELAY WILL DEPRIVE CLOB INVESTORS A TIMELY SOLUTION, SAYS KLSE.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) today said the delay by the Singapore authorities in distributing private sector offers to Central Limit Order Book International's (CLOB) investors will seriously...

AUTUMN OPENING FOR MSIAN-BACKED LONDON EXHIBITION CENTRE.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today visited ExCel, London's premier exhibition centre under construction in the Royal Docks which will be ready by autumn as scheduled. Briefing a...

MAJOR CURRENCIES LIKELY TO TRADE LOWER VS RINGGIT NEXT WEEK.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Major currencies, except for the yen, are expected to extend their lower performance against the ringgit throughout next week on the anticipated higher performance of the U.S. dollar in foreign markets. ...

TIN PRICE EXPECTED TO STABILISE NEXT WEEK.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is expected to stabilise next week despite uncertainties over the performance of the benchmark London Metal Exchange (LME). Dealers said local fundamentals would likely...

RUBBER PRICES TO STAY FIRM NEXT WEEK.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is to stay firm next week in view of mounting concerns over low stocks due to the earlier-than-expected "wintering season", dealers said. "We anticipate the rubber market to...

CPO FUTURES TO HOLD STEADY NEXT WEEK.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) are expected to hold steady at the current level while some dealers anticipate that RM1,200 will be Commex's next support...

CI TO CONSOLIDATE WITHIN 930-970 PTS RANGE NEXT WEEK.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Composite Index (CI) is expected to continue hovering within the 930 and 970 points range next week as the market takes a breather after its recent long climb, a dealer said. Although there would be...

KLCI FUTURES TO NARROW DOWN EXPECTATIONS ON THE CI.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) may likely see a narrowing down of investors' expectations and move in line with the...

GOVT LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUED RECOVERY OF BANKS.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The government is looking forward to a period of continued recovery of the country's financial institutions, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said,"The clean up of...

INTEREST RATES TO STABILISE UNTIL Q12001.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Domestic interest rates would stabilise at current levels until the first quarter of next year to give the economy sufficient breathing space to be really fit for another upswing, say traders and analysts....

IBM M'SIA TO UNVEIL PROGRAMME BRINGING E-BUSINESS TO SMES.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- IBM Malaysia Bhd will unveil a dedicated programme this year designed at aiding small and medium businesses (SME) in their 'baby steps' to e-business, said country general manager Voon Seng Chuan. He...

MANY CEOS BELIEVE INTERNET WILL WIDEN GAP BETWEEN NATIONS.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Fifty percent of global chief executive officers (CEOs) believe that the Internet will widen the gap between developed and developing nations while another 38 percent took the opposing view, according to a...

PALM OIL MISSION TO RUSSIA LATE THIS YEAR.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Primary Industries plans to send a marketing mission to Russia and the neighbouring Eastern European countries later this year to search for new markets for palm oil, said its deputy minister,...

BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN SARAWAK.
January 31, 2000... KUCHING, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Sarawak expects a bright outlook for its property sector after being badly affected during the recent economic downturn, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. Taib, who is also Planning and...

SIAS ASKS KLSE TO STAY NEUTRAL ON CLOB OFFERS.
January 31, 2000... SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) has asked the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) to be neutral on private offers attempting to resolve the Clob issue. Sias president David Gerald...

M'SIA TAKES CENTRE STAGE UNDER MOTOROLA'S RECYCLING PROGRAMME.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has taken the lead in the Asia Pacific region in terms of employing the first post-consumer products take back programme for recycling under Motorola's Green Malaysia Programme initiative. Dato'...

SAUJANA TRIANGLE TO LAUNCH TWO BLOCKS OF CONDO UNITS.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd, a member of the EMKAY Group undertaking the development of Bandar Damansara Perdana, today launched two new blocks of Perdana Exclusive Condominium. Bandar Damansara Perdana is...

EXCHANGE RATES ISSUED BY MALAYAN BANKING BHD: JAN 31.
January 31, 2000... SELLING BUYING BUYING TT/OD TT OD 1 US DOLLAR 3.8250 3.7750 3.7650 1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 2.4430 2.3950 2.3790 1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 2.2450 2.2000 2.1920 1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 2.6570 2.6040 2.5920 1 DEUTSCHEMARK 1.9330 1.8760 1.8660 1 EURO DOLLAR...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- At 10.30 a.m today, there were 190 gainers, 395 losers and 90 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 930.12 down 5.45 points, the Emas Index was at 236.61 down 1.06...

KLCI FUTURES BROADLY LOWER IN EARLY MORNING.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts traded on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were broadly lower in early morning. At 9.56 a.m., January fell 6.0...

ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP: CHINA STILL LEADING.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- China maintained their lead when they collected another three gold medals on the sixth day of the ninth Asian Shooting Championship at the Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram), here, today. This...

BJORN ADDS STAR APPEAL TO MALAYSIAN OPEN NEXT MONTH.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Danish star Thomas Bjorn, who ended the century with two victories, is the latest heavyweight from the European Tour to confirm participation at the US$825,000 (RM3.13 million) Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open...

COACH STEVE DARBY WANTS OTHMAN KATMON TO CONTACT JOHOR FA.
January 31, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 28 -- Johor coach Steve Darby has appealed to his goalkeeper Othman Katmon, who has not reported for training, to contact him or anyone at the Johor FA immediately. Othman has not got in touch with the coach or other FA...

Ninth Asian Shooting Championship - Fifth Day.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Following are the results on the fifth day of the Ninth Asian Shooting Championship at the Langkawi International Shooting Range here today. WOMEN'S 10m AIR RIFLE INDIVIDUAL FINAL Gold - Gao Jing (CHN)...

KOREA SET NEW CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD TO WIN GOLD MEDAL.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Korea set a new championship record on their way to win the gold medal in the women's 10-metre air rifle team final at the Ninth Asian Shooting Championship here today. Choi Dae Young, Jang Mi and Kim Jung Mi...

RESULTS OF STAGE THREE OF LTDL 2000.
January 31, 2000... SITIAWAN, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Following is the result of stage three of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2000 from Taiping to Sitiawan, covering a distance of 86.1km. TOP TEN FINISHERS IN STAGE THREE 1. Damien Nazon (Bonjour - BJT) 1 hour...

KEDAH MAY TAKE SENIORS AS PLAYERS AND ASSISTANT COACH.
January 31, 2000... ALOR SETAR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Kedah team manager Datuk Paduka Ahmad Basri Akil has indicated that senior players may be offered to play for the state team or as assistant coach in the coming Premier League season. He said several...

NAZON WINS STAGE THREE OF LTDL 2000.
January 31, 2000... SITIAWAN, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Damien Nazon of France's professional outfit Bonjour set a blistering pace to conquer stage three of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2000 here today. A short route passing the historic town of Beruas from...

MALAYSIAN WOMEN'S OPEN GOLF RESULTS.
January 31, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Following are the second day results of the US$75,000 (RM285,000) Pharmaton Malaysian Women's Open golf championship at Saujana Golf and Country Club, here today. Leading second round scores: 146 - Kang...

TWO KOREANS ON COURSE FOR MALAYSIAN WOMEN'S OPEN TITLE.
January 31, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- South Koreans Kang Soo-yun and Kim Hui-jung shot to the top after the second round of the US$75,000 (RM285,000) Malaysian Women's Open golf championship at Saujana Golf and Country Club, here today. ...

TREAT UMNO'S SHOWING IN POLLS AS A LESSON - ABDULLAH.
January 31, 2000... SEREMBAN, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Umno members should not view the reduced votes obtained by the party in the November general election as something disastrous but instead learn from the experience. This was stated tonight by Deputy Prime...

13 PLAYERS DECLARE THEY'RE DRUG-FREE.
January 31, 2000... KOTA BAHARU, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Thirteen of the 16 sepak takraw players picked to represent Kelantan in sepak takraw tournaments to be held this year have given their undertaking that they are free from drugs. They signed special forms...

UMNO ELECTION CODE OF ETHICS TO DEAL WITH QUESTION OF RUNNING MATES.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today that the Umno election code of ethics to be approved by the supreme council next week will deal with the question of aspiring candidates...

CHINA'S WOMEN DOMINATE WITH WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- China swept both the women's 10m running target individual and team titles at the 9th Asian Shooting Championships here today, but may be denied the world records on a technicality. Zhang Yanli snatched the...

RESULTS OF NINTH ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Following are the results on the sixth day of the Ninth Asian Shooting Championship at the Langkawi International Shooting Range here today. WOMEN'S 10m RUNNING TARGET 20 + 20 INDIVIDUAL FINAL: Gold -...

AGONG RECEIVES REPLICA OF OLYMPIC SCULPTURE.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah today received a trophy called "The Large Door", a replica of "The Olympic Door of the Year 2000" sculpture. The 10cm high bronze trophy was...

BOWLING CRISIS LIKELY TO END ON MONDAY.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The bowling crisis, which has entered its second week, is likely to come to an amicable end on Monday. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein today gave the assurance that the issue...

TERENGGANU FOOTBALL ACADEMY HOPES TO PRODUCE NATIONAL PLAYERS.
January 31, 2000... KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Football Academy hopes to start producing players for the state and national teams from this year, Terenggany FA president Datuk Che Mat Jusoh said today. He said most of the students...

SOO-YUN WINS MALAYSIAN WOMEN'S OPEN IN HER FIRST ATTEMPT.
January 31, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- South Korea's Kang Soo-yun claimed her first ever professional victory when she won the US$75,000 (RM285,000) Malaysian Women's Open title by five strokes at Saujana Golf and Country Club, here, today. The...

NATIONAL SKEET SQUAD STILL IN WITH A CHANCE.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's men's skeet squad is still in the running for the following round tomorrow in the ninth Asian Shooting Championship here. The team of Kaw Fung Ying, Ricky Teh and Richard Cheong completed three...

IRINA MAHARANI ISSUED WITH SHOW CAUSE LETTER.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Irina Maharani had been issued with a show cause letter for choosing not to stay with her teammates in the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship here. Team manager Sabiamad Ahad said Irina was served the letter...

PEREZ LOOKING FOR STAGE WIN TO OVERCOME DISAPPOINTMENT.
January 31, 2000... CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Julio Alberto Perez of team Panaria-Gaerne of Italy is aiming for at least one stage win in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2000 cycling race after today's disappointment. Perez of Mexico, was heartbroken...

UMNO TO STREAMLINE UMNO MEMBERSHIP LIST.
January 31, 2000... KEMAMAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Umno will distribute membership forms to all its members soon in a move to update their particulars and streamline the party's membership list, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Najib Razak. Najib, who...

TTAM TO CASH IN ON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO PROMOTE 2006 ASIAN GAMES.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Table Tennis Association of Malaysia (TTAM) will cash in on the World Team Championships here next month to promote Malaysia as an ideal choice to host the 2006 Asian Games. Besides hosting the...

FOUR PERAK CANDIDATES TO VIE FOR POSTS IN UMNO YOUTH EXCO.
January 31, 2000... IPOH, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Perak Umno Youth is confident of the chances of its four candidates winning posts in the Umno Youth executive council in the party election in May. "We have decided not to contest for the posts of (the...

RESULTS OF THE NINTH ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Following are the results on the last day of the Ninth Asian Shooting Championship at the Langkawi International Shooting Range here today. WOMEN'S 10m RUNNING TARGET MIXED INDIVIDUAL FINAL Gold -...

STAY LOYAL TO PARTY, GHANI TELLS JOHOR UMNO MEMBERS.
January 31, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Umno members in Johor should remain loyal to the party at a time when it is facing various challenges, Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said today. Ghani, who is Johor Umno chief, said loyalty had...

KEGLERS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL IN BOWLING FEUD.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, faces his first litmus test as Youth and Sports Minister when he mediates the feud between the "gang of 14 bowlers" and Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) tomorrow. ...

SHOOTING: KAZAKHSTAN SNATCH THREE GOLDS ON LAST DAY.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Kazakhstan won three golds and set one new record on the last day of the Ninth Asian Shooting Championship at the Langkawi International Shooting Range here today. The first gold came from Natalya Kovalenko...

CHOONG HANN REMAINS FOURTH, SOON KIT-KIM HOCK MOVE UP.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- National shuttler Wong Choong Hann remains in fourth place in the latest International Badminton Federation (IBF) rankings while Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock move up to their target of a top 16 placing. ...

CHINA WINS 9TH ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP.
January 31, 2000... LANGKAWI, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- China emerged the overall champions of the 9th Asian Shooting Championship despite winning a single gold medal on the last day of competition at the Langkawi International Shooting Range here today. China...

LTDL 2000 STAGE FIVE RESULTS.
January 31, 2000... BENTONG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Following are today's stage five results of the 169km Tapah-Bentong leg of the Le Tour de Langkawi 2000. TOP 10 FINISHERS IN STAGE FIVE 1. Glen Mitchell (MAS Telekom All-Stars-TMS) 3hrs 57min 20s 2. Trent...

MITCHELL HANDS IN SECOND VICTORY FOR MALAYSIA TELEKOM.
January 31, 2000... BENTONG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- It was a superb performance by debutant Malaysia Telekom All-Stars team in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2000 when Glen Mitchell notched the team's second victory in two days here today. After a surprise win...

TWO LIMS ATTEND MCA CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The two Pulau Pinang state assemblymen who joined the MCA last week were introduced to the party's central committee today. Lim Boo Chang and Lim Chien Aun were with the central committee members for a...

SHAHRULNEEZA ALL OUT TO GRAB EAST ASIAN TITLE.
January 31, 2000... BENTONG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- National rider Shahrulneeza Razali is determined to clinch the overall individual title in the East Asian category in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2000 despite the strong competition. He disclosed this at...

FIRECRAKERS SEIZED FROM ABANDONED SHOPHOUSE IN TAMPIN.
January 31, 2000... TAMPIN, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Police seized more than 100 boxes containg various types of firecrackers and fireworks worth RM150,000 to RM200,000 at an abandoned shophouse in Taman Minang here today. Tampin CID chief ASP Rosly Hassan said...

CUSTOMS BOAT- S'PORE MARINE VESSEL COLLISION A NORMAL ACCIDENT- DIRECTOR.
January 31, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The collision between a Malaysian customs boat and a Singapore Marine Police vessel in waters off Gelang Patah yesterday was just an accident and one should not read too much into it, Johor Director of...

KL LINEARCITY ORDERED TO PAY VALUER RM336,000.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The High Court today ordered KL Linearcity Sdn Bhd to settle the the RM336,000 it owed Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd, a valuer and real estate agent. Senior Assistant Registrar Norzita Abu Samah also ordered KL...

M'SIAN-BACKED LONDON EXHIBITION CENTRE TO HOLD 1ST SHOW IN NOVEMBER.
January 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today visited ExCel, a premier exhibition centre under construction in London. The project in the Royal Docks was initiated by Country Heights Holdings Bhd...