BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from January 2001

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from January 2001

KLSE LISTING REQUIRMENTS REVAMPED.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) today announced that it was revamping its listing requirements to strengthen the capital market and securities industry in Malaysia as well as to make them business and...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 712 gainers, 45 losers and 58 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 711.04 up 16.54 points, and the Emas Index was at 167.64 up 4.84...

SHARE PRICES END HIGHER ON AGGRESSIVE BUYING.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) closed higher today on some aggressive buying ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration this Wednesday, a dealer said. Time Engineering and Renong...

RUBBER PRICES SOFTEN ON LACK OF SUPPORT.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices eased today amid a lacklustre trading as most players sidelined ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration. Although fundamentals remained strong amid the tight supply situation...

MAJOR CURRENCIES CLOSE MIXED AGAINST RINGGIT.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Major currencies settled mixed against the ringgit today following mixed performance of the US dollar in overseas trading. Dealers said the greenback ended lower against the yen as market participants...

INTEREST RATES REMAIN STABLE TODAY.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates in the interbank system remained stable today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) removed excess funds out of the banking system. The central bank today borrowed RM1.0 billion for one month in...

KLCI FUTURES END HIGHER ON BULLISH CASH MARKET.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) ended higher on strong buying activities fuelled by the bullish cash market, a dealer said....

MAYBANK GETS SC AND MOF APPROVALS ON PHILEOALLIED SECURITIES.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has obtained the Secrities Commission's approval to acquire Phileo Allied Securities Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary companies. In a statement, Maybank, the country's largest...

KLIBOR FUTURES END HIGHER TODAY.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) edged up today on technical adjustments. A dealer said trading was thin as most traders remained on the...

UNILEVER BUDGETS RM25 MILLION FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTI0NS.
January 23, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Unilever (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd has allocated more than RM25 million for its advertising and promotions this year, its Director of Foods Datin Nik Ruziah Nik Salleh said today. Among the products...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE SLIGHTLY EASIER AHEAD OF CHINESE NEW YR.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) ended slightly easier today amidst slow trading ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration. Most market...

FESTIVE CHEER FOR INVESTORS AT KLSE.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Some festive cheer was in store for investors today prior to the Chinese New Year as share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) ended higher on aggressive buying. Both institutionals and...

TIMEDOTCOM FORECASTS RM150.6 MLN PROFIT FOR 2001.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- TIME dotCom Bhd, enroute to a Main Board listing, finally unveiled its prospectus today in which it forecast a pre-tax profit of RM150.6 million for the year ending December 31, 2001 from an estimated loss of...

MBf FINANCE OBTAINS INJUNCTION.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- AMMB Holdings Bhd announced today that an injunction was obtained by MBf Finance Bhd to restrain its two banking subsidiaries, Arab-Malaysian Bank Bhd (AMBB) and Arab-Malaysian Finance Bhd (AMFB), from...

THREE MORE SHOOTERS IN GEMILANG SQUAD.
January 23, 2001... LANGKAWI, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Three more shooters have been included in the Gemilang squad preparing for the 2001 SEA Games in September, said the National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM). NSAM coordinator for the project, Kapten...

"MALAYSIA OPEN HOUSE" IN PENANG FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Spurred by the success of the "Malaysia Open House" held here on Jan 6 in conjunction with the recent Hari Raya festival, the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry will hold another open house but for the...

LAWYERS ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE OWN INTERPRETERS, SAYS WAN ADNAN.
January 23, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Lawyers are encouraged to bring along freelance interpreters for their cases to speed up hearings and prevent adjournments, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Wan Adnan Wan Ismail said today. He said this was...

NO PROBLEM IF CM ROTATION CONTINUES, SAYS KURUP.
January 23, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said today there would be no problem in the transition of power among Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties if the rotation system for the...

TWO WOMEN DIE IN HEAD-ON COLLISION.
January 23, 2001... SEREMBAN, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Two women were killed after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a pick-up truck at KM 8, Jalan Seremban-Mantin, near here today. Police identified the victims as Yap Chan, 45, and Choi Kim...

"MAHO" TO REPRESENT ALL HOTEL OWNERS IN MALAYSIA.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (bernama) -- Owners of all hotels of three-star category and above are asked to speedily register as members of the Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (Maho) to facilitate regular discussions and resolving of problems...

UMNO TO PASS ON LEADERSHIP TO EFFICIENT AND CREDIBLE YOUNGER SET.
January 23, 2001... MELAKA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Umno will ensure that its younger set of efficient and credible stalwarts will take over party leadership in a smooth power transition that will see the Umno cause flourishing further, said Prime Minister and Umno...

SUNGAI LEMBING MUSEUM TO OPEN TO PUBLIC IN JUNE.
January 23, 2001... KUANTAN, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Sungai Lembing Museum, providing a history of the town once well known for the world's deepest shaft mine, will be open to the public in June. Pahang Culture, Arts and Tourism Committee chairperson Maznah...

THAI MARINE COPS HELPING SEARCH FOR MISSING DUO.
January 23, 2001... TUMPAT, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Thai marine police have despatched two boats to assist the search for two youths who went missing after the boat they were in capsized in Sungai Golok at Kampung Pisau Raut, Pengkalan Kubor, yesterday. ...

IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO EASE WATER PROBLEM OF KG AWAH RESIDENTS.
January 23, 2001... KUANTAN, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The state government has taken immediate measures to ease piped water problem which has been bugging the residents of Kampung Awah for years. State Public Amenities and Orang Asli Affairs Committee Chairman...

PROFILE: PRESIDENT GLORIA ARROYO.
January 23, 2001... MANILA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Philippines' 14th president looks like a frail high school student and barely five feet tall, but her size didn't matter in her fight against corruption. When the bribery scandal hogged headlines last...

SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS FORMER UN ENVOY.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Former United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator to Iraq, Hans Van Sponech today labelled the ten-year economic sanctions imposed by the world body on the west Asian country as "violations of international...

KEMAS PLANS TO BUY LAND FOR ITS KINDERGARTENS.
January 23, 2001... DUNGUN, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Community Development Department (Kemas) plans to buy land all over the country for its kindergartens, its director-general Datuk Kamalul Arifin Abdul Rahim raid today. He said many of the 7,800 Kemas...

CHANCES FOR BUMI STUDENTS TO TAKE SCIENCE COURSES UNAFFECTED.
January 23, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry said today chances for Bumiputera students to take matriculation courses especially science studies would not be affected with the closure of Universiti Malaya's science matriculation...

NO NEED FOR 'UNITY TALKS' ON DAMANSARA SCHOOL, SAYS LING.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said today there is no need for "unity talks" among political parties over the SJK (C) Damansara issue, saying the majority of the affected parents support the...

FOSTER GREATER HARMONY AND GOODWILL, MALAYSIANS TOLD.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Gerakan President Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik has urged the various communities to foster greater harmony and goodwill so as to create a dynamic yet tolerant Malaysian nation respected by other nations. ...

PHONAK RETAIN THREE RIDERS FOR LTDL 2001.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Switzerland's Trade Team Two professional outfit, Phonak Hearing System, will retain three riders from their last year's squad for the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2001. Heading the list are Austrian...

NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX CLOSED ON JAN 24-25.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The National Aquatic Centre, National Squash Centre and recreational badminton programme at the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex will be closed to the public on Jan 24-25. The Merdeka Stadium...

EXTRADITION - ITALIAN BUSINESSMAN APPLIES FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- An Italian businessman, wanted in India for criminal conspiracy and cheating offences, has applied to the High Court for a stay of proceedings in an extradition inquiry held at the Sessions Court here. ...

LANGKAWI COULD BECOME WORLD BEST DESTINATION FOR IRONMAN TRIATHLON.
January 23, 2001... LANGKAWI, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Langkawi has all the criteria needed to become the world's best destination for the Ironman Triathlon championship besides Hawaii, says World Triathlon Ironman Sport founder John Collins. He said the...

POSITION OF MAYC IN MYC EXPLAINED.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) today explained the position of the Malaysian Association of Youth Clubs (MAYC) as a renewed affiliate in the MYC and it has not merged or remerged with the MYC. MYC...

FIVE ESCAPE WITH RM1 MILLION WORTH OF DRIED FOOD AND HERBS.
January 23, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Five men wielding parangs robbed a shop in Taman Sentosa here and escaped with RM1 million worth of dried food and herbs this morning. Johor Baharu OCPD SAC II Abu Bakar Said said the robbers, in their...

MALAYSIA HELPING TO STOP PEOPLE SMUGGLING.
January 23, 2001... MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysian police are helping Australia to crack a people-smuggling syndicate, "The Australian" newspaper said today. The report said Australian police was working with police forces in Malaysia and...

FLOOD SITUATION IN KELANTAN IMPROVES.
January 23, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Kelantan improved this afternoon with only 21 people from five families still housed at a relief centre in Pasir Mas. A spokesman of the Pasir Mas police flood operations room said...

FISHERIES DEPT TO ORGANISE NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Fisheries Department of Malaysia will organise a national level fisheries conference in early April. The department in a statement today said several technical working papers covering various aspects...

RUDIE, FADZLI SIGN CONTRACTS WITH SV WEHEN.
January 23, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysian teenage footballers Rudie Ramli and Mohammed Fadzli Shaari are headed for Germany after signing contracts with German third division club, SV Wehen 1926, today. The simple signing ceremony at...

RAZALI: COORDINATION AMONG NGOs CAN BOOST VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES.
January 23, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Roping in voluntary and non-governmental organisations as partners in the celebrations for the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) can help in the continuity of voluntary activities in Malaysia. ...

UMNO BRANCH AND DIVISION CHIEFS WARNED OVER FEE REJECTION.
January 23, 2001... MELAKA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Umno party and division chiefs who refuse to accept fees from members were today warned that action will be taken against them by the respective State Umno Liaison Committees. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

KL-AMPANG ELEVATED HIGHWAY WILL BE OPENED ONCE TOLL RATES DECIDED.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur-Ampang elevated highway will be opened to traffic once the toll rates have been decided, said Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu today. He said the ministry felt the toll rates...

BUSINESSWOMAN SUES HARIAN METRO OVER PUBLICATION OF PICTURE.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- A businesswoman has filed a RM50 million defamation suit against the printer and eight journalists of "Harian Metro" over the appearance of her picture in a front-page article. Muslinah Mustapha, a...

RURAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY INTRODUCES JOURNALISM AWARDS.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Rural Development Ministry will be presenting journalism awards from this year for outstanding reports and pictures on rural development. Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid said the move was in recognition of...

CHINESE NEW YEAR JOYS FOR TWO FAMILIES DASHED BY FIRE.
January 23, 2001... PENANG, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Two families in Lorong Perak here have been looking forward to a joyous Chinese New Year until a fire razed both their houses this evening. The fire which started at about 7pm gutted the two wooden houses in...

BE UNITED IN PURPOSE IN STRUGGLE, MALAYS TOLD.
January 23, 2001... MELAKA, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reminded the Malays to base their struggle on promoting unity and harmony. "We must be united in purpose in our struggle," he said at a dinner at Seri...

COMMUNICATING YOUR WAY TO A HAPPY HOME.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Marital disharmony, rising divorce rates, pre-marital sex, runaway kids or spouses, teen pregnancies, drug addictions, child abuse, -- these are social issues which some feel are not quite as bad. To some...

MAJOR CURRENCIES OPEN MIXED AGAINST RINGGIT.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Major currencies opened mixed against the ringgit in early trading taking the cue from US dollar's performance in other markets. In Europe, the single European Union currency opened steadier against the...

INTERBANK RATES REMAIN STABLE.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Interbank rates are likely to remain stable today with liquidity in the money system being maintained at a manageable level, a dealer said. In early morning trading, Bank Negara Malaysia has forecast a...

CIMB TOPS RAM'S LEAGUE TABLE OF LEAD MANAGERS FOR 2000.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd (CIMB) once again topped Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd's (RAM) League Table of Lead Managers for 2000. RAM in a statement today said CIMB took the top position...

MBNS' BOND ISSUES RATED AA2(bg).
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has rationalised the long term ratings of Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd's (MBNS) RM365 million Guaranteed Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme (2000/2006)...

BOEING ON TRACK TO COMPLETE 25 PCT OF NEW DESIGN RELEASES.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The Longer-Range 777 Programme, which was launched in February 2000, is on track to complete 25 percent of its design releases during the third quarter of this year. Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group said...

ICON MEDIALAB ASIA ACCELERATES AUSTRALIAN GROWTH.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Leading global Internet professional services provider Icon Medialab Asia, has acquired a Sydney-based company Vitascope, one of Australia's fastest-growing multimedia and e-business solution providers. ...

RAFIDAH TO LEAD 11 TRADE MISSIONS THIS YEAR TO ATTRACT FDI.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz has lined up 11 trade missions this year which will take her to six continents in efforts to attract new foreign investments and create new...

THREE NEW BRANCHES FOR KL CITY SECURITIES.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- KL City Securities Sdn Bhd (KLCS) plans to open three new branches once it has obtained Universal Broker (UB) status, said chairman, Mohd Nasir Ali. The stockbroking company submitted its application for...

YEAR OF THE SNAKE SPELLS THE NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS, SAYS BUSINESSMAN.
January 23, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- It is the Year of the Snake and for a local businessman, the Chinese New Year means the need to be more cautious than before. Ho (his surname) said it is not going to be a good year for business, not...

BADUI: THE LAST FRONTIER OF THE INDONESIAN INDIGENOUS SOCIETY.
January 23, 2001... JAKARTA, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- From the deep jungle of his Cibeo village in Lebak district of the Banten province in West Java, Najak and three friends went on a long trail to Jakarta, barefooted. It took them three days by hiking along the...

KELANTAN DECLARED FLOOD-FREE AS ALL EVACUEES RETURN HOME.
January 23, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The state has been declared flood-free after the remaining 21 evacuees in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas returned home late yesterday. Pasir Mas district police said most of the roads at the flood-hit areas in...

SARAWAK TOLD TO BE READY FOR GLOBALISATION IMPACTS.
January 23, 2001... KUCHING, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The Acting Sarawak Yang dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin today called on the state to make early preparations to face globalisation impacts in the new millennium. He said changes in attitude and...

SARAWAK JPJ INTRODUCES NEW ROAD TAX DISCS.
January 23, 2001... KUCHING, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) will introduce a new form of road tax discs for all motorised vehicles except motorcycles from this year. The new discs will only be issued for road tax which expiry...

PENANG TRAFFIC COPS TO LAUNCH OPERATION AGAINST ERRANT MOTORISTS.
January 23, 2001... PENANG, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The Penang traffic police will launch an operation next month against motorists and hawkers who caused congestion along streets in Georgetown here. State traffic police spokesman ASP Annuar Md Noor said the...

SPORTS: NATIONAL BOXERS TO TRAIN IN BANGKOK.
January 23, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The national boxing squad preparing for the September SEA Games will leave for Bangkok on Monday for a two-week training stint. Team manager Abdullah Siok said the 10-member squad, who includes...

FEWER CRIME CASES IN JOHOR.
January 23, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The crime rate in Johor declined by 1.2 per cent or 322 cases last year compared to 25,625 in 1999. Johor Chief Police Officer (CPO) DCP Datuk Kamaruddin Mohd Ismail said today 7,952 cases of crime were...

SPORTS: NS CHEMPAKA TRAIN IN MELAKA.
January 23, 2001... SEREMBAN, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Premier Two side NS Chempaka are now training in Melaka to prepare for the M-League competitions kicking off in March, said team manager Datuk Prem K.Sahgal. He said the week-long programme which began...

AKAR -- TO DISSOLVE OR NOT TO DISSOLVE.
January 23, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Delegates of the Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (Akar) gave party president Datuk Pandikar Amin Mulia indeed a heavy task at its congress two months ago -- the mandate to either dissolve the party or to allow it...

LORRY DRIVER DIES IN CRASH.
January 23, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Lorry driver Zainudin Alias, 34, of Kampung Tok Dor, Ajil, Hulu Terengganu, died at the Kuala Terengganu Hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in an accident involving his lorry at KM49, Kuala...

MOHD SHARIFF IS "TOH MUDA ORANG BESAR LAPAN" OF PERAK.
January 23, 2001... KUALA KANGSAR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak today appointed Mohamed Shariff Nooraini as the "Toh Muda Orang Kaya-Kaya Panglima Kinta Seri Amar Bangsa DiRaja (Toh Muda Orang Besar Lapan) at a ceremony at Istana Iskandariah...

KEDAH MAY GIVE SCHOLARSHIP TO NOOR HIDAYAH.
January 22, 2001... ALOR SETAR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Kedah Government will study the possibility of providing a scholarship to help fisherman's daughter Noor Hidayah Murad continue with her education. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain said the...

ALL LANES AT JOHOR'S MAIN ENTRY POINTS OPEN FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR.
January 22, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- All vehicle and pedestrian lanes at Johor's main entry/exit points will be open during the Chinese New Year period starting tomorrow to prevent congestions. The Customs operations room would be open round...

GLOBALISATION SHOULD BE GRADUAL, SAYS MAHATHIR.
January 22, 2001... OSAKA, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that in order for globalisation to be less disruptive and fair, the process should be gradual and the weaker countries should be given concession. He...

UMNO CAN ATTEND UNITY TALKS ANY TIME.
January 22, 2001... PENANG, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today that Umno is prepared to hold Malay unity talks with PAS any time. Umno did not have any problem to attend such talks, he told reporters after...

MALAYSIA STUDYING NEW REWARD SCHEMES FOR LOCAL SCIENTISTS.
January 22, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Government is considering rewarding Malaysian scientists for their contributions to the country by appointing them to the Senate. Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Datuk Law Hieng Ding...

SPECIAL ENGLISH COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS IN TWO MONTHS.
January 22, 2001... KUALA KANGSAR, 18 Jan (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry's Special English Committee to look into upgrading the standard of English in schools is expected to come up with its recommendations in two months. Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamed...

MAHATHIR WANTS JAPANESE MEDIA TO SEND MORE JOURNALISTS TO ASEAN NATIONS.
January 22, 2001... OSAKA, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Japanese media organisations should assign more journalists to the Southeast Asian countries to get accurate news from the region, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The prime minister said such practice...

PAHANG SULTAN TO LEAD FIELD OF 50 GOLFERS IN MALAYSIA-UAE C'SHIP.
January 22, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, will lead a field of 50 golfers in the Malaysia-United Arab Emirates (UAE) golf championship for the Sultan Ahmad Shah Challenge Trophy at Dubai Creek Golf and...

MERSING-KOTA TINGGI ROAD REMAINS CLOSED AT KM 73.
January 22, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- A section of the Mersing-Kota Tinggi road at Km 73 remained closed to vehicles today due to floods. The area was under 0.9 metre of water, said a spokesman of the floods operations room at the Johor...

ALL GOVT HOSPITALS TO HAVE DRUGS SCREENING FACILITIES.
January 22, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- By end of this year the Health Ministry will equip all government hospitals nationwide with urine screening facilities to detect the presence of drugs in the human body. Its Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng...

RMN AND INDON NAVY SIGN AGREEMENT TO AVOID UNWARRANTED INCIDENTS.
January 22, 2001... JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian and Indonesian navies have worked out a framework of understanding to avoid unwarranted incidents at sea when conducting patrols in their waters. The understanding reached by the Royal Malaysian...

CORRUPTION CHARGE WAS TO KILL SAIDIN'S POLITICAL CAREER, COURT TOLD.
January 22, 2001... SHAH ALAM, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The corruption charge against Datuk Saidin Tamby was an attempt to kill the political career of the former Paya Jaras state assemblyman, the High Court here was told today. Saidin's counsel, Muhammad Shafee...

EX-MINISTER HAMID APPOINTED PM'S RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ADVISER.
January 22, 2001... PENANG, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Datuk Paduka Dr Abdul Hamid Othman, who resigned from the Cabinet on Monday, has been appointed as religious affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Confirming this here today, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

TEMPORARY BUS PERMITS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR TO BE ISSUED FROM TOMORROW.
January 22, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will issue the temporary conversion licence (LPS) to operate extra express buses for the Chinese New Year celebration from tomorrow. Its Director-General Datuk Mohd...

FOLLOW MAJORITY DECISION ON DAMANSARA SCHOOL ISSUE, SAYS PAK LAH.
January 22, 2001... PENANG, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has advised parents of the 67 students of SJK (C) Damansara who refuse to relocate their children to a new school to accept the decision of the majority. ...

DROP IN MALAYSIA'S CRIME INDEX LAST YEAR.
January 22, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The crime index in the country dropped by 1,342 cases last year from 169,115 cases the previous year, Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today. Najib, who is...