BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from January 2007

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from January 2007

RINGGIT OPENS HIGHER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on persistent buying of the ringgit on commercial...

KL SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADING.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were higher in early trading today on expectations of more merger and...

KLIBOR FUTURES, MGS-5 UNTRADED IN EARLY TRADING.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

KLCI FUTURES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADING.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivaties were higher in...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STEADY.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain stable on the money market today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)...

RINGGIT CAN HANDLE STRESS IN MARKET.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The government will not unnecessarily intervene in the foreign exchange market as the ringgit now...

AFFIN SECURITIES CEASES TO BE A DEALER.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Affin Securities Sdn Bhd today announced it has ceased to be a dealer under the Securities Industry Act...

HPL HOTELS AND RESORTS TO OPEN HARD ROCK HOTEL IN PENANG.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Singapore-based HPL Hotels and Resorts will open its latest property in Malaysia, the 255-room Hard Rock...

TIN PRICE ENDS LOWER AT US$12,110 PER TONNE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) today closed US$100 lower to US$12,110 per tonne in line...

HWANG-DBS INVESTMENT TO CONTRIBUTE 30-50 PCT REVENUE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Hwang-DBS Investment Bank Bhd, principal subsidiary of Hwang-DBS Group, expects to contribute 30 to 50...

RHB BANK WINS S-CLASS AWARD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Singapore standards body, SPRING Singapore, has conferred the S-Class (Service Class) status on RHB Bank...

PKA HANDS OVER CUSTOMS COMPLEX TO CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT KLANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Port Klang Authority, the owner of the Port Klang Free Zone, today handed over the Customs Complex at Pulau...

HUBLINE EXPANDS INTO DRY-BULK BUSINESS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Hubline Bhd is expanding into the dry-bulk shipping sector with the acquisition of a 50.2 percent equity stake...

MICROSOFT SEES GOOD TAKE UP RATE FOR WINDOWS VISTA.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Microsoft Malaysia Sdn Bhd expects a good take up rate for its new computer operating system, Windows...

ECO SYSTEMS TO BRING IN UK'S SOLAR ROOF TECHNOLOGY.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Provider of sustainable environmental solutions, EcoSystems Sdn Bhd aims to start commercialising and...

US WARNS OF FRUSTRATION IN ECONOMIC TIES IF FTA FAILS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- There could be substantial frustration in economic ties between Malaysia and the US if the free trade...

AUSSIE BOSSES 'EXPLOITING' FOREIGN TRAINEE WORKERS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Australian employers are using the new industrial relations laws to exploit foreign workers on training...

MAS EYES BETTER SALES AT TRAVEL FAIR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) hopes that its travel fair this year will sustain or improve on the RM180 million...

TM SEES MORE THAN 800,000 CUSTOMERS FOR NEW FIXED LINE PACKAGES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) expects 800,000 of its existing subscribers and new customers to subscribe to...

RINGGIT ENDS HIGHER AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit was firmer against the U.S. dollar in late trading today with investors reluctant to hold...

US-M'SIA FTA TO BENEFIT SMEs.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those in the textile, garment and shoe industries, could...

RUBBER PRICES HIGHER.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Rubber prices closed higher today with some demand from Karachi, dealers said Dealers said supply...

SIN CHEW SHARES CLOSE LOWER.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd's shares closed lower today on concern over the need to get various...

BURSA MALAYSIA'S 2006 PRE-TAX PROFIT SURGES TO RM152.9 MLN.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM152.913 million for the financial year ended Dec...

SHORT-TERM RATES STEADY AT CLOSE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates closed steady today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) intervened via its tenders to absorb...

VW CARS TO OPEN NEW BRANCH IN IPOH.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- VW Cars Sdn Bhd will open its new branch in Ipoh on Feb 9, the first VW showroom to be officially opened...

KLCI FUTURES HIGHER AT CLOSE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher...

KLIBOR FUTURES STEADIER AT CLOSE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

SCIENTEX PROPOSES BONUS AND SHARE SPLIT.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Scientex Inc. Bhd, an established home grown conglomerate, has proposed a share split of every one...

MDEC DISBURSE RM900,000 GRANTS TO SUPPORT NEW TALENTS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CYBERJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) has disbursed grants totaling RM900,000 to 25 winners of the four...

EPIC POSTS MORE THAN RM100 MLN PROFIT LAST YEAR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEMAMAN, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation Berhad (EPIC) Group, a wholly-owned company of the Terengganu state...

BSA INTERNATIONAL EXPECTS 30 PCT INCREASE IN SALES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RAWANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Alloy wheels and tyre manufacturer and exporter, BSA International Bhd expects an increase of 30 percent in...

US OPTIMISTIC OF CONCLUDING FTA TALKS BY END-MARCH.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The US is optimistic the current free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Malaysia will be concluded by...

CPO FUTURES PRICES HIGHER.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher with traders increasing...

BURSA TO INTRODUCE THREE NEW PRODUCTS BY FIRST HALF OF 2007.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd aims to launch three new products by the first half of the year to improve velocity...

HONDA MALAYSIA EXPECTS TO SELL 27,000 VEHICLES THIS YEAR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Honda Malaysia is aiming to sell 27,000 units of vehicles this year, a slight increase from last year's...

BURSA CAN OFFER MORE TO LOCAL COMPANIES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Developing countries may have certain advantages in attracting big-capitalised Malaysian companies to...

YHS AIMS FOR 20 PCT INCREASE IN GLOBAL REVENUE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Beverage and food manufacturer Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (YHS) is targeting to increase the revenue...

CIS TO PRODUCE 1.1 BLN TONNES OF CEMENT BY 2008.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CIS), which is planning to build a RM40 million cement terminal near...

HONG KONG'S PRIMUS PACIFIC GETS BNM NOD TO TALK TO UBG TO BUY RHB STAKE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Primus Pacific Partners, a Hong Kong-based principal investment firm, has got the green light from Bank...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: SCOMI ENGINEERING BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SCOMI ENGINEERING BHD has proposed to acquire 40 percent stake in Mtrans Transportation Systems Sdn Bhd from Mtrans Transportation Corp Sdn...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: ASIAEP BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ASIAEP BHD's pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Nov 30, 2006 increased marginally to RM3.08 million from RM3.074 million in...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIAN Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC).
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIAN Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has assigned respective short- and long-term ratings of "MARC-2" and "A" with developing outlook...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIAN Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC).
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIAN Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has reaffirmed the "AID" and "A-ID" ratings of OSK Property Holdings Bhd's Class A and Class B Al...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: KULIM (MALAYSIA) BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULIM (MALAYSIA) BHD said its subsidiary Natural Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd is planning to expand its range of oleochemical products by entering...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: RATING AGENCY MALAYSIA BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RATING AGENCY MALAYSIA BHD has reaffirmed the ratings of Wah Seong Corporation Bhd's RM200 million Murabahah and Ijarah Commercial...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: IOI CORPORATION BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IOI CORPORATION BHD said its wholly-owned subsidiary IOI Oleochemical Industries Bhd has entered into a joint venture with Greven...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: UTAMA BANKING GROUP BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency UTAMA BANKING GROUP BHD has received a letter from Bank Negara Malaysia giving it the go ahead to commence negotiations with Primus Pacific...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: SANBUMI HOLDINGS BHD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANBUMI HOLDINGS BHD said its wholly-owned subsidiary Sanbumi Air Transport Sdn Bhd, has received an offer from Far Eastern Air Transport...

STRONG EARTHQUAKE NEAR MARIANA ISLANDS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred near Mariana Islands, which is the...

MUTIARA MOTOR THE FIRST MALAYSIAN COMPANY IN FORMULA NIPPON.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Mutiara Motors Sdn Bhd, a 100 per cent Bumiputera owned company has become the first Malaysian company...

SEARCH FOR MISSING VICTIM IN COPTER CRASH CONTINUES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The search for a 26-year-old technician, one of the seven passengers in the helicopter which crashed in the...

MARINE DEPT IN RESCUE MISSION TO SAVE THAI SAILOR ON CARGO VESSEL.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Eighteen officers and members of the Sarawak Marine Department braved through six hours of choppy waters and...

18,528 FLOOD VICTIMS REMAIN AT JOHOR RELIEF CENTRES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Some 18,528 flood victims are still staying at 48 relief centres in Johor as at 8 am today, despite...

PERLIS BRACES FOR DRY SPELL.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Perlis Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) is prepared to face the possibility of a dry spell,...

FIVE INDONESIANS CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Five Indonesian men were charged in the Magistrate Court here today with trafficking 90,000 grammes of...

RM1 MILLION LOSSES IN SAWMILL FIRE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A sawmill in Balakong Jaya, Kajang, was destroyed in a pre-dawn blaze today resulting in RM1 million in...

A1 TEAM MALAYSIA OUT FOR POINTS IN SYDNEY RACE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) --The A1 Team Malaysia will return to A1GP World Cup of Motorsport racing action in the seventh round held...

TAXIS, RAPID KL BUSES TO FLY FT FLAG.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Almost 4,000 taxis and 400 Rapid KL buses in the Klang Valley will fly the Federal Territories (FT) flag...

S'PORE TO RELEASE SAND STOCKPILE TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Singapore is releasing its concreting sand stockpile to make up for any immediate shortfall following...

FLOOD VICTIMS TO GET CASH AID BY END OF THE WEEK.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Welfare Department has assured flood victims affected by the first wave of floods in Johor on Dec 19...

POLICE SEARCHING FOR TWO WOMEN WITNESSES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The police are looking for two women witnesses for a trial to be held at the Sessions Court, here this...

DCA SENDING FOUR OFFICERS TO PROBE CHOPPER CRASH AT BINTULU.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A team of four officers from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) had been sent to investigate into the...

SHORT FILM AWARD WINNERS ON RTM1 TOMORROW NIGHT.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will show all films which won the Short Film Award 2006 tomorrow,...

SARAWAK'S FIRST MOBILE COURT BEGINS SITTING IN BALINGIAN FRIDAY.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's first mobile court will begin sitting on Friday in Balingian town, about three hours drive from here,...

SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR STUDENTS TAKING BUSES.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry will hold a safety campaign for students using bus services to educate them of the...

WOMAN, TEENAGER, AMONG THREE HELD FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Police have arrested three people suspected of trying to set up a drug trafficking operation here The...

GONG BADAK SPORTS COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION ON SCHEDULE.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The construction of the RM100 million Gong Badak Sports Complex here, which will be the main venue...

BODY OF MISSING PASSENGER FOUND.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BINTULU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The body of Aewan Faslasaini Sallehin, 22, who went missing after a helicopter crash in the South China Sea,...

ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE OUT PANGOLINS THWARTED.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department today thwarted an attempt to smuggle out...

MOST LEADERS FEARFUL OF "WAR CRIMINAL" TAG, SAYS DR MAHATHIR.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today made a case for people including heads of government found to have committed...

MIFA TO TAKE ON BEST CLUBS IN THE WORLD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Indian Football Association (MIFA) Under-20 football team will have a mountain to climb at the...

SECURITY GUARD JAILED SIX YEARS FOR CAUSING MAN'S DEATH.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A 27-year-old security guard was sentenced to six years jail by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded...

INDON TRIO PLEAD GUILTY TO ROBBING RM561,000 WORTH OF ZINC INGOTS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUTTERWORTH, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Three Indonesian men today pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to robbing 32 tonnes of zinc ingots...

ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED IN THREE-CAR COLLISION.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MACHANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a three-car collision at Km 26.6 Jalan Kota...

OVER 150,000 PARTICIPATE IN SILVER CHARIOT PROCESSION.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- More than 150,000 people, among them tourists, participated in a silver chariot procession early today in...

POLICE SMASH BIGGEST GAMBLING SYNDICATE IN PAHANG, TWO HELD.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RAUB, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Pahang police smashed the biggest illegal four-digit gambling syndicate in the state with the arrest of two men...

GOVT MOVES TO STRIKE OUT TAJUDIN'S RM13.46 BLN COUNTERCLAIM.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The government has filed an application to strike out a counterclaim by corporate figure Tan Sri Tajudin...

COMPOSERS OF DUSUN SONGS TO BE HONOURED.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Dusun Songs Top of the Chart Awards, to be held for the first time on Feb 3, is a way to honour...

EVIDENCE IN HONG KONG CANNOT BE ADMITTED IN ERIC CHIA'S TRIAL.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The prosecution cannot admit the evidence of six witnesses recorded in Hong Kong in the ongoing RM76.4...

THREE KINDERGARTENS IN S'WAK GET CLOSURE ORDER.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Three kindergartens in Sarawak were ordered to be temporarily closed as a precaution to prevent the spread of...

KELANTAN TO BUILD RACING CIRCUIT FOR LOCAL BIKERS.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Kelantan will build a racing circuit for motorcycle enthusiasts in the state State Women's...

AMNESTY INT'L AGAINST USE OF PREVENTIVE LEGISLATION ON 'AH LONG'.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Amnesty International Malaysia has condemned the proposed use of the Emergency Ordinance and Restricted...

COURT ORDERS BUSINESSMAN TO BE RELEASED ON POLICE BAIL.
January 31, 2007... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PANTAI REMIS, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Magistrate's Court here today dismissed an application by the police to extend a remand order on a...