BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from January 2010

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from January 2010

TUESDAY CALL FOR ANWAR SODOMY TRIAL.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim goes to the High Court on Tuesday to seek a stay of his second sodomy trial even as prosecutors ready themselves to open the case the...

RAJA NONG CHIK USES 7P PHILOSOPHY TO HELP CITY DWELLERS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency The final part of the interview with the Federal Territories and Urban Well- being Minister in conjunction with the Federal Territories Day PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- He was appointed Federal...

180 CHARGED UNDER ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Up to 180 people have been prosecuted so far under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007, Home Ministry Secretary- General Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam said here....

REAPING BENEFITS FROM INDIA-ASEAN RELATIONS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in goods which came into force on Jan 1 this year has opened new possibilities for the expansion of India's trade with the...

DENTAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN MOST SARAWAK PRIMARY SCHOOLS - MDA.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Almost 95 per cent of the primary schools in Sarawak make available dental services for their pupils, according to the Malaysian Dental Association (MDA). MDA...

NAJIB PRIDES ON HIS FACEBOOK CONNECTION WITH MALAYSIANS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CHENNAI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Besides politics, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak has another fervid passion -- Facebook. Like millions of people around the world, Najib...

SARAWAK'S SOCIAL ACTIVIST LAI SOON HAS FOND MEMORIES OF LATE JOHOR SULTAN ISKANDAR.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's prominent social activist Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon has the rare honour of having been one of the closest personal friends of the late Sultan Iskandar...

ONLY UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL CAN ACT AGAINST TENGKU RAZALEIGH - MUSTAPA.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JELI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today only the Umno Supreme Council could determine the action to be taken against Gua Musang...

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO MONITOR REPAIR WORK ON DUCHESS OF KENT HOSPITAL.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry is to form a special committee to monitor repair works carried out on the Duchess Of Kent Hospital here said its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong...

LABUAN WITNESSING CONTINOUS DEVELOPMENT.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LABUAN, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Federal Territory of Labuan, after going through various economic challenges in its 26 years of being a federal territory, continues to develop, especially in its...

MALAYSIA HOPES INDONESIAN MAID ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED SOON.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia hope the meeting of the Working Committee on the Recruitment and Placement of Indonesian Maids in February would be able to resolve some outstanding issues...

POLICE DETAIN 'BOMOH' WHO CONNED WOMAN.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The police have detained a man who posed as a bomoh and swindled a woman of cash and valuables worth about RM2,250 in Batu Rakit near here. The 34-year-old...

KELANTAN'S PERFORMANCE HAS NOT DETERIORATED - ANNUAR.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Football Association (Kafa) has rejected claims that Kelantan's performance has deteriorated since coach B. Sathianathan took over the squad. Its...

HONEST RESORT STAFF MAKES GM PROUD.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SETIU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A Sutra Beach Resort (SBR) staff made her employer proud when she returned a bag containing RM5,200 and computer equipment found in a room recently. The bag belonged...

MCA TO ENSURE RM95 MLN ALLOCATION FOR 20 SJKC UTILISED EFFECTIVELY.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The MCA will ensure that the RM95 million allocation from the government for the construction of 20 new Chinese National Type Schools (SJKC) throughout the...

STAND UNITED AGAINST CRUDE ATTEMPTS TO DISRUPT HARMONY, SAYS NAJIB.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today called on Malaysians to stand united against crude attempts to disrupt harmony in the country, including the...

BODY OF MAN FOUND WASHED ASHORE.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT DICKSON, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The body of a man was found washed ashore at the Batu 8 beach here. He was identified as Siow Hon Peng, 33, of Taman Rasah Jaya, Seremban. Port Dickson...

UMNO WELCOMES DISILLUSIONED MEMBERS OF OPPOSITION PARTIES - AHMAD MASLAN.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) are prepared to accept leaders and members of the opposition parties who are disillusioned with their parties' struggles, Umno...

SRI LANKA'S MALAYS WANT MORE POLITICAL SPACE ON THE ISLAND.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency COLOMBO, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- In Sri Lanka's ethnic cocoon, the minority Malay population is searching for more political space to voice their socio- economic rights. An estimated 50,000 Malays,...

MODERATE QUAKE DETECTED IN SOUTHERN SUMATERA.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was detected in southern Sumatera, 195km northeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia and 599km southwest of Johor...

QUANTUM LEAP FOR 'CAGED' TIGERS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Harimau Muda 'A' who were 'caged' from playing in the local league and snubbed by the Singapore S-League, will make a quantum leap by competing in the Slovakia...

BLOGS, WEBSITES THAT TOUCH ON SENSITIVITIES BEING MONITORED.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry with the cooperation of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will continue monitoring blogs and websites that touch on...

PLAZA RAKYAT CONTRACTOR WARNED TO START WORK SOON OR LOSE JOB.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The government will issue a warning to the contractor of Plaza Rakyat, a project that has been abandoned for 12 years, to start work soon or lose the job. ...

UMNO VIEWS THE DEMOLITION OF STALLS SERIOUSLY.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The demolition of stalls which is actively going on for the past one week not only affects the income of the petty traders but also hinders economic growth in Penang....

VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP BATU CAVES TEMPLE AREA CLEAN.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- While devotees fulfilled their vows to Lord Murugan during the Thaipusam festival, more than 100 volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre helped to keep the...

MAS OFFERS SIX MORE UK AND IRELAND DESTINATIONS ONLINE.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is offering six more United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland destinations online where passengers arriving at or departing from Aberdeen, Belfast,...

21 PEOPLE FOUND POSITIVE FOR DRUGS AT ILLEGAL NIGHT CLUB.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Several patrons of a night club in Jalan Loke Yew here ran helter-skelter when police raided the illegal joint early today where 21 people were later tested...

FT SPORTS COUNCIL ALLOCATES RM1.7 MIL FOR SUKMA PREPARATIONS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Federal Territories Sports Council has set aside an allocation of RM1.7 million to prepare for the SUKMA in Melaka, to be held from June 10-19. According...

OUTLET RAIDED FIFTH TIME FOR PIRATED DVDS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULIM, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The domestic trade, cooperative and consumerism branch here, today raided a business premises in Taman Semarak and seized 6,869 pirated VCDs and DVDs worth RM70,000. ...

PERAK TO HAVE YET ANOTHER PRIVATE UNIVERSITY.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUMUT, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Perak government is considering an application to set up a private university with a twinning programme with a leading university abroad, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr...

TM INTERNET SERVICE DISRUPTED BY DAMAGED UNDERWATER CABLE CIRCUIT.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Berhad's (TM) internet service today has been disrupted by a damaged underwater cable circuit at the Asian American Gateway (AAG) at Lantau,...

POLICE SEIZE HOME-MADE GUN FROM THAI WOMAN.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A Thai woman was arrested by the police last night, in connection with the seizure of a home-made gun at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex...

KHARULNIZAM LIVES UP TO TOP BILLING TO CLINCH LASER STANDARD TITLE.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- National sailor Kharulnizam Mohd Afendy lived up to his top billing by winning the Laser Standard title at the KFC- Langkawi International Regatta which ended here...

BN WILL DO WELL IN SARAWAK POLLS - SHAFIE APDAL.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Barisan Nasional will do well in the tenth state election expected anytime between now and June 2011. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd. Shafie...

MOTORCYCLE-RIDING SCHOOLBOY RAMS INTO POLICEMAN.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A schoolboy, riding a motorcycle without switching on its lights, unknowingly ploughed into a policeman on duty at the Kaki Bukit area near here last night. In...

VOTER TURNOUT AT CAMPUS ELECTION MUST BE RAISED.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Higher Education Ministry is endeavouring to raise the voter turnout at campus elections, where some universities recorded a turnout of less than 70 per cent...

BOY WITH PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME GETS AID.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Akhir Iskandar Azrul Faizal,4, the boy suffering from Pierre Robin Syndrome, a congenital condition today received aid from the public. Kuala Nerus Member...

TUN ABDULLAH HEADS FT DAY HONOURS LIST.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi heads the list of 240 recipients of Federal Territory awards and medals in conjunction with Federal Territory Day...

SIX MEDIA PRACTITIONERS CONFERRED FT AWARDS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Six media practitioners are among the 240 people bestowed Federal Territory awards and medals in conjunction with Federal Territory Day tomorrow. ...

HONESTY IS MOST IMPORTANT KPI FOR ENTREPRENEURS, SAYS KOH.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Minister in Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said honesty and integrity make up the most important Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for...

BOAR HEAD CASE: AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE GIVE STATEMENTS TO POLICE.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBANG JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said at least 10 people had been called to give their statements to police over the dumping of four severed wild boar...

TWO SIBLINGS FEARED DROWNED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZED.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT KLANG, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Two siblings who went fishing are feared drowned after their boat capsized about one kilometre off Pulau Ketam this morning. Klang police chief ACP Mohamad Mat...

BOY SUFFERS SERIOUS FOOT INJURY AFTER BEING STUCK ON ESCALATOR.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- An eight-year-old boy suffered serious foot injury after his left foot was stuck on an escalator for almost one hour at a shopping complex at Bandar Utama, here...

DIESEL SMUGGLING ATTEMPT FOILED.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol boat intercepted a fishing boat in waters near here yesterday, foiling an attempt to smuggle 4,100 litres of...

MARITIME AGENCY THWARTS SMUGGLING OF COCKLE SPATS.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Perak chapter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Mmea) has seized a consignment of cockle spats meant to have been smuggled out of the country. ...

PM LAUNCHES 1MALAYSIA MAINTENANCE FUND WITH RM37.6 MLN ALLOCATION.
January 31, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced a RM37.6 million allocation for the 1Malaysia Maintenance Fund to finance the maintenance of the federal...

UGGAH SURVEYS FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IN KOTA MARUDU.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA MARUDU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas visited this northern district of Sabah yesterday for a first-hand look at the perennial...

GAME OVER FOR FRESH POLLS IN MCA.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- It appears that hopes for fresh polls in the MCA are dashed now that the all powerful central committee (CC) has decided not to have any. It's game over for...

FT DAY REMAINS MERRY DESPITE SMALLER BUDGET.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The budget for this year's Federal Territories Day may be less than that of last year's but the celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan will be as...

JOHOR CUSTOMS SEIZE CIGARETTES WORTH OVER RM3 MILLION.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Johor Customs seized 600 boxes of various brands of cigarettes worth RM660,000, with RM2.88 million in unpaid duties, at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in...

PERAK WANTS RM38 MILLION FOR RELEASE OF RAILWAY LAND REVIEWED.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Perak government has urged Railway Asset Management Corporation (PAK) to review the RM38 million for the release of railway land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang....

RESIDENTS WANT PROBE INTO "LAND SNATCH" CLAIM.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BELURAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- A group of 22 residents of Kampung Ulu Tongod here are in a dilemma after finding out that the 24 hectares of land they occupied since 1970 and planted with oil palm...

PTPTN NEEDS RM5 BILLION A YEAR - MOHAMED KHALED.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) requires RM5 billion a year to ensure those qualified to pursue higher education are not deprived of the...

OBJECTIVE MET, DESPITE SUSPENSION.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Shah Alam Member of Parliament Khalid Samad said his objective has been met despite being suspended as Shah Alam PAS division chief and central political bureau...

THAIPUSAM: ONE MILLION DEVOTEES THRONG BATU CAVES.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Some one million Hindu devotees and tourists thronged the Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple in Batu Caves here in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival to...

BUCKLE-UP PROGRAMME CAN SAVE 2,000 LIVES ANNUALLY.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The 'Road Safety Walk' buckle-up programme can save 2,000 lives annually if seat belts and crash helmets are worn properly. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee...

FRUSTRATION COULD BE REASONS FOR ZAHRAIN'S OUTBURSTS - DAP.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Penang DAP said today the recent outburst of former state PKR chairman Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng could be due to personal...

MOUNTING CRISIS FOR OPPOSITION PACT IN PENANG.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the political crisis faced by the opposition, particularly in Penang, is getting more serious as their leaders are now at loggerheads in...

GOVERNMENT A FACILITATOR TO BUSINESS - NAJIB.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister said the move by the government to offer several subsidiaries of the Ministry of Finance Inc to private companies is in line with its role as a...

COMMON TOURISM PACKAGE TO BOOST SARAWAK TOURISM INDUSTRY.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- A common tourism package to any domestic and international destination that has a direct air route from or to Sarawak will be introduced this year. Sarawak Tourism...

LIMBANG TO GET TWO MEGA AGROPOLITAN PROJECTS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LIMBANG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Two areas in Limbang division have been earmarked for mega agropolitan projects, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. 'The Limbang Valley Mega Leap...

NO PLAN FOR INTER-FAITH COMMISSION - MUHYIDDIN.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The government has no plan to set up an Inter-faith Commission at the moment as the ongoing closed-door dialogues between religious groups are sufficient to...

GOVT AIMING FOR 50 PCT BROADBAND PENETRATION BY YEAR END - PM.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The government aims to achieve 50 per cent broadband penetration in the country by year end, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the government...

SLDB, NUCLEAR MALAYSIA SIGN MEMORANDUM ON AGARWOOD INDUSTRY.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia), an agency under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, and Sabah Land Development Berhad (SLDB) today...

JOHOR FISHING BOATS DETAINED IN TERENGGANU WATERS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Marine Parks Department detained two Johor fishing boats last night for encroaching and fishing in Terengganu waters. Its director-general Abd Jamal...

SEBATIK ISLANDERS CAN ONLY BRING 2KG OF SUGAR FROM TOMORROW.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAWAU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Effective tomorrow, residents of Pulau Sebatik off here will no longer be allow to bring back more than 2kg of sugar each, Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperative and...

2.5 BLN PEOPLE ON THE MOVE IN CHINA FOR SPRING FESTIVAL.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Jan 30 (Bernama)-- Some 2.5 billion people will be on the move in China during the 40-day 'Spring Festival Travel Peak' season starting Saturday. According to the National Development...

KU LI'S STAND ON OIL ROYALTY SURPRISING, SAYS RAIS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today he was shocked at the change in the stand of former finance minister, Tengku...

SAIFUDDIN HOPES UNIVERSITIES WILL NOT EXPEL NINE VARSITY STUDENTS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- University authorities were asked to be fair and not expel the nine varsity students who were detained by police on Jan 23 in Kuala Lumpur for demonstrating against...

FILM PROGRAMME RECEIVES ENCOURAGING RESPONSE.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The "Films for the People" programme initiated by the Information Communication and Culture Minister and the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) has...

MPOB'S INITIATIVE COULD HELP ADDRESS SABAH'S ELECTRICITY WOES.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA MARUDU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) believes its initiative to convert empty fruit bunches (EFB) into energy could help ease Sabah's electricity supply woes. ...

MCMC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE ABOUT COMMUNICATION TOWERS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENGKALAN HULU, Jan 30 ( Bernama) -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold a seminar for community leaders to provide clarification about communication towers...

YAYASAN MELAKA WILLING TO SETTLE YBK'S QUIT RENT IN SERENDAH - MOHD. ALI.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JITRA, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Yayasan Melaka is willing to help Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK) settle quit rent amounting to almost RM6 million for the 526 hectares of land YBK owns in Serendah,...

HELP THE POOR REGARDLESS OF SKIN COLOUR, URGES NAJIB.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PEKAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is appealing to all Malaysians who are better off to provide voluntary services to the poor regardless of their skin colour. The Prime...

CYCLING GOLDEN BOY AZIZUL MARRIES IPOH GIRL.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Top cyclist Azizulhasni Awang was married to Athiah Ilyana Abdul Samat in a simple ceremony at the bride's Meru Heights home here today. Azizul who only last week won...

NATIONAL GYMNASTS TO BE GIVEN WIDE EXPOSURE AHEAD OF MAJOR MEETS.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama)-- National gymnasts will be given wide exposure locally and internationally in preparing for the Commonwealth Games in India and Asian Games in China, which will be...

OIL PALM FRUIT PRODUCTION IN SABAH NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, SAYS DOMPOK.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA MARUDU, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Despite being the largest palm oil producer in the country, Sabah still needs to increase its oil palm fruit production, Plantation Industries and Commodities...

OPPOSITIION PACT LOSING IT - ANALYST.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The bickerings among Pakatan leaders and elected representatives of late are signs that the opposition pact is losing direction, analysts said. Dr P. Sivamurugan, a...

FELCRA BEGINS TO INTRODUCE ORGANIC PADI GROWING.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KAMPUNG GAJAH, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Efforts by Felcra Berhad to implement organic padi farming in the Felcra Seberang Perak rice-bowl area took off with the launch today of the pioneer project...

UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN WILL NOT ADMIT PUBLIC STUDENTS IN 2011.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Starting next year, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) will not admit public students as it strived to become a fully military university. Vice...

NEPALESE WOMAN AMONG 30 ARRESTED IN BATU CAVES.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- A Nepalese woman is among 30 people arrested for various offences committed during the Thaipusam festival at Sri Subramaniyar Temple in Batu Caves here since...

SARAWAK GETS RM3.7 BILLION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER NKRA.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LAWAS, Jan 30 (Bernama)-- Sarawak has received a fund of RM3.7 billion for its rural development projects for the next three years under the National Key Result Area (NKRA) focus. Rural and...

KHARULNIZAM ALMOST CERTAIN OF LIFTING LASER STANDARD TITLE TOMORROW.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Come tomorrow, national sailor Kharulnizam Mohd Afendy is almost certain of lifting the Laser Standard title at this year's KFC Langkawi International Premier...

POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO VIEWS OF NGOS: DR MAHATHIR.
January 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Leaders of political parties should pay attention to the views of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as they reflected the voices of the people. Former...