BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from July 2009, page 8

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from July 2009

PENANG GOVT PLANS HERITAGE HOSPITAL IN GEORGE TOWN.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Penang government today invited local and international companies to tender for the construction of a "heritage hospital" in the George Town heritage zone. ...

JAPAN GIVES RM2.6 MLN GRANT FOR SABAH PROJECTS.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Japanese Government has extended a RM2.6 million grant to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the state government under the Grant Assistance for...

KTM'S SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PASSES.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- Beginning next month, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will offer discounted monthly passes for users of KTM Komuter routes between Tanjung Malim and Kuala...

MALAYSIA AIRLINES INTRODUCING TUN RAZAK'S FAVOURITE DISHES ONBOARD.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CYBERJAYA, July 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines today announced a special menu featuring Malaysia's second prime minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein's favourite dishes to be served on its...

UUM CAMPUS STILL OPEN, SAYS DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINTOK, July 27(Bernama) -- The management and daily activities of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) will go on as usual despite the postponement of lectures for a week, which began yesterday due to...

TRONOH ASSEMBLYMAN STILL WANTS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE MEETING.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Perak state assemblyman for Tronoh V.Sivakumar still wants to meet and seek clarification from Perak state assembly speaker Datuk R. Ganesan through the rights and...

JOHOR WILDLIFE SEIZE 227 WHITE RUMPED SHAMA BIRDS HIDDEN IN FERRY.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) saved 227 white rumped Shama or Malaysian song birds (burung murai batu) from ending up in cages...

THREE NS CAMPS CLOSED AFTER SUSPECTED A(H1N1) SYMPTOMS SURFACE.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- Three National Service (NS) training camps -- the Tangkas Kendiri camp in Kuala Kangsar, Lagenda Gunung Ledang camp in Asahan, Melaka and the Merang Suria camp...

ROAD COLLAPSE: DBKL TO RECONSIDER EMPLOYEES' REQUEST.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will reconsider the request for bigger quarters from employees who vacated the Jalan San Peng's quarters when part of a road...

MAGARAN URGES GMI TO CANCEL ANTI-ISA RALLY.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Pembela Negara Federation of Non- Governmental Organisations Council (Magaran) has urged Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) to cancel a rally planned for Saturday....

MAN STABBED OVER FOOTBALL MATCH.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, July 27 (Bernama) -- Unhappy over a football match, two men quarrelled, resulting in one of them stabbing the other with a knife in Kampung Tok Jiring here, two days ago. The...

NSC HOPES ATHLETES CAN ACHIEVE TARGETTED RESULTS IN MINI OLYMPICS.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- National Sports Council (NSC) acting director-general Abdul Jalil Abdullah hopes national athletes would be able to achieve their respective targets when...

KG BUAH PALA LAND ISSUE: STATE GOVT MAKING THREAT, SAYS COOPERATIVE.
July 27, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang Bhd, owner of the 2.6ha disputed land in Kampung Buah Pala, Gelugor has regarded the state government's move to...

SINKHOLES: SAN PENG FLAT RESIDENTS ORDERED TO MOVE OUT.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- About 22 houses and 100 residents of the Public Works Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall quarters at Jalan San Peng, here were ordered to vacate their houses...

YASMIN WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER QUALITY WORKS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Yasmin Ahmad left a legacy of her works in the film and advertisement arenas, thriving on the themes of love, family ties and comedy against the backdrop of...

WHY GAS-POWERED CARS NOT POPULAR.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, July 26 (Bernama) -- The fear of explosion is one of the main factors for the low usage of natural gas by Malaysian motorists, according to SIRIM QAS International. The other factors...

CUEPACS WANTS TO TAKE OVER DEDUCTION FUNCTION.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Cuepacs today called on the Treasury to allow it to take over the monthly deduction service for government sector loans from the National Cooperative Movement,...

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR CAMBODIAN LEGAL OFFICERS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Asean Law Association of Malaysia will organise an exchange programme for eight officers of the Cambodian Justice Ministry with the objective of providing...

MIC WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH PENANG GOVERNMENT TO RESOLVE KG BUAH PALA ISSUE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUTTERWORTH, July 26 (Bernama) -- MIC is willing to cooperate with the Penang government to resolve the Kampung Buah Pala issue for the sake of the Indian community. MIC president Datuk Seri...

VOLUNTEER CORPS TARGETS 100,000 NEW RECRUITS BY 2012.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PASIR PUTEH, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) is targeting 100,000 new recruits, especially among the youth, by 2012, its director Saufi Abdul Rahman said. At...

WORSHIPPERS ADVISED NOT TO BUILD PRAYER HOUSES INDISCRIMATELY.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, July 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysians were today advised not to build houses of worship illegally and indiscriminately as this could lead to unnecessary tensions when such structures were...

H1N1:PRIMARY SCHOOL AND POLYTECHNIC IN PENANG ORDERED CLOSE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, July 26 (Bernama) -- A primary school and a polytechnic in the state have been ordered to be closed for a week beginning today after some of their students are found to have been infected...

NEW SARAWAK ASSEMBLY BUILDING REFLECTS CHANGE, CONTINUITY.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, July 26 (Bernama) -- History has recorded change and continuity and tomorrow's official opening of the new Sarawak legislative assembly building in Petra Jaya here by Yang di-Pertuan...

NGO SHOULD EXPAND ROLE TO STIMULATE ECONOMY - MUSA.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PAPAR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been urged to expand their role and responsibilities to help generate economic activities in Sabah. Chief Minister Datuk...

HISHAMMUDDIN: BOGUS NRD AGENTS ON THE PROWL IN SABAH.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, July 26 (Bernama) -- Bogus agents are on the prowl in Sabah, claiming that they could help facilitate applications for identification documents for a fee of between RM5,000 and RM10,000,...

HISHAMMUDDIN HOPES NIK ABDUL AZIZ SINCERE TO MAKE PEACE WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, July 26 (Bernama) -- Umno Vice-President Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the statement by Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat to make peace with the federal...

WATER TAXIS TO BECOME TOURIST ATTRACTION IN PENANG.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUTTERWORTH, July 26 (Bernama) -- Water taxis will soon be making waves in Penang as a new mode of transportation and tourism product. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor...

INFLUENZA H1N1 CASES EXCEED 1,000 NATIONWIDE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Influenza A (H1N1) cases breached the 1,000 mark when 55 new cases were reported nationwide today, said Director- General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican. ...

EIGHT LABUAN STUDENTS HIT BY A(H1N1).
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LABUAN, July 26 (Bernama) -- Eight students from two secondary schools here who have just returned from Melaka for a civil defence cadet programme have been admitted to the general hospital here...

INDIA'S FIRST NUCLEAR SUB UNDERGOES SEA TRIALS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, July 26 (Bernama) -- India today launched its first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine for sea trials, making it the sixth nation in the world to possess such sea attack...

JOHOR IMMIGRATION STAFF CHARGED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, July 26 (Bernama) -- An Immigration Department staff was today charged in the Sessions court here today with human trafficking at a illegal jetty in Rantau Panjang. Rahman Selamat,...

MORE THAN 13,000 HOUSES BUILT UNDER PPRT/BM.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT DICKSON, July 26(Bernama) -- More than 13,000 houses under the housing projects for the hardcore poor (PPRT) have been completed and while another 4,000 units are in the pipeline, said Rural...

KRAFTANGAN MALAYSIA TARGETING SALES OF RM500,000.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, July 26 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Handicrafts Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) has set a target of RM500,000 in sales during the nine-day Sarawak Malaysian Crafts Promotion...

THREE YEAR MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL FOR MT CANDIDATES.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUTTERWORTH, July 26 (Bernama) -- Tasek Gelugor Umno has proposed that candidates vying for divisional posts and Supreme Council (MT) seats should become party members for at least three years. ...

NEW RICE BOWL AREAS WILL ENSURE SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY 2020.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JITRA, July 26(Bernama) -- The several new rice bowl areas that will be opened under the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK-10) beginning next year will ensure the country can be self-sufficient of the...

YASMIN'S DEMISE ALSO FELT IN SINGAPORE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, July 26 (Bernama) - The demise of renowned film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad, 51, in Kuala Lumpur last night was not only felt by Malaysians, but also impacted film enthusiasts...

MURUGIAH CONFIDENT HE IS RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT OF PPP.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Senator Datuk T Murugiah, who is embroiled in leadership crisis with PPP president Datuk M Kayveas, is hopeful that he will be declared the rightful president of...

YASMIN AHMAD LAID TO REST.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Renowned film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad, 51, who died at the Damansara Specialists Centre last night, was laid to rest today at the USJ 22 Muslim...

MINIOLYMPIC: MAAU, AFFILIATES SEND 378 ATHLETES.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) and its affiliates will be sending 378 athletes to the upcoming MiniOlimpik with the objective of pitting national...

STUDENT WHO PLAYED TRUANT KILLED IN ROAD CRASH.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TANAH MERAH, July 26 (Bernama) -- A student who played truant was killed while his friend escaped with light injuries when their motorcycle was involved in a crash with a lorry in Kampung Bukit...

SERIOUS TALKS WITH PAS TO BE DISCUSSED AT UMNO MT MEETING - DPM.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUNYONYO (Uganda), July 26 (Bernama) -- Preliminary initiatives to be taken to hold serious talks with PAS leaders to forge closer ties between the two political parties will be discussed at the...

MALAYSIA CHAMPS OF KOI KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, July 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia emerged as the overall champions of the 18th Kobe Osaka International (KOI) Karate World Championships when the meet eneded here today. Malaysia collected...

ONG HOPES NIK ABDUL AZIZ SINCERE TO MAKE PEACE WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat hoped that Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat's statement to make peace with the federal government was...

LANGKAWI TO ATTRACT MORE SINGAPOREAN TOURISTS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, 26 Julai (Bernama) -- More than 60 hoteliers and travel agents will join a three-day mission to promote Langkawi in Singapore beginning tomorrow. The chairman of Kedah's Malaysian...

AIR QUALITY NATIONWIDE SHOWS IMPROVEMENT.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The air quality in several areas nationwide has improved today with most areas recording good Air Pollutant Index (API). The Department of Environment, in its...

T'GANU CELEBRATES STATE ASSEMBLY'S GOLDEN JUBILEE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, July 26 (Bernama)-- Terengganu will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the State Legislative Assembly from tomorrow until December. State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk...

TERENGGANU OPEN KERIS COMPETITION TO BE HELD ON AUG 1.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Ancient Culture Society with cooperation of the Terengganu Museum Board will organise the Terengganu Open Keris competition here on Aug 1. ...

UMNO IDENTIFIES 150,000 AREAS TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LABIS, July 26 (Bernama) -- Umno has identified 150,000 areas to attract new members especially among the younger generation, said its vice president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. Shafie, who...

MALAYSIAN HANDICRAFT TO PROMOTE SARAWAK CRAFTS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) will promote three of Sarawak's products - - the Sarawak ceramic, pua kumbu fabric and bemban...

MINISTRY APPOINTS PENGHULUS TO MONITOR PRICES.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RAUB, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry will appoint penghulus (village headman) nationwide to assist in enforcement of consumers affairs and help the...

OCCUPANTS OF PWD QUARTERS AT JALAN SAN PENG ORDERED TO EVICT HOMES.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Public Works Department (PWD) today directed 18 families occupying the PWD and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) quarters in Jalan San Peng here to move out of...

HOUSEMAIDS FROM CHINA DEPENDS ON AGREEMENT FROM EVERYONE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, July 26 (Bernama) -- The decision whether the government will allow the entry of housemaids from China into the country will depend on the agreement from everyone who has interests in the...

SPECIAL SOFTWARE TO CURB ACCESS TO IMMORAL SITES ON E-BOOKS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, July 26 (Bernama) -- Terengganu government will use a special software to overcome the problem of misuse of electronic books (e- Books) by year Five students as well curb access...

HOUSEMAIDS FROM CHINA DEPENDS ON AGREEMENT FROM EVERYONE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, July 26 (Bernama) -- The decision whether the government will allow the entry of housemaids from China into the country will depend on the agreement from everyone who has interests in the...

KING AND QUEEN ARRIVE IN KUCHING.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, July 26 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah arrived at the Kuching International Airport, here this evening. Upon...

SELANGOR DAP EXCO MEMBERS FILE POLICE REPORTS AGAINST BLOG.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, July 26 (Bernama) -- Two Selangor DAP state executive council (exco) members today filed a police report against the blog www.t4tbh.blogspot.com for allegedly making false allegations...

DR CHUA APPEALS FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN PARTY.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, July 26 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today appealed to MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to give him an opportunity to discharge his responsibilities as the party's deputy...

QABIL TAKES FIRST STRIDE TOWARDS FEI WORLD CUP SEA LEAGUE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- National rider Qabil Ambak today took a major stride towards qualifying for the FEI World Cup finals in Gothenburg, Sweden by clinching a majestic win in the FEI...

ISKANDAR MALAYSIA POISED TO BECOME MODEL FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUNYONYO (Uganda), July 26 (Bernama) -- Iskandar Malaysia, which is the main southern development corridor in Johor, is poised to become a model for implementation of development projects in...

YOUNG PAIRS WINS MALAYSIA''S FIRST DOUBLE TITLE IN THAILAND OPEN.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, July 26 (Bernama) -- National back-up shuttlers Chan Peng Soon and Lim Khim Wah created history by becoming the first Malaysians to win the men's doubles in the Thailand Open when they...

INFLUENZA H1N1 CASES EXCEED 1,000 NATIONWIDE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Influenza A (H1N1) cases breached the 1,000 mark when 55 new cases were reported nationwide today, said Director- General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican. ...

WANITA UMNO TO DRAW UP KPI TO DETERMINE ACHIEVEMENTS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Wanita Umno head Senator Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the movement will formulate a Key Performance Index (KPI) to ensure that all its programmes and...

ROSMAH URGES NGO TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Realising that the number of pupils required to join Remove Class is still high, the Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today urged non-governmental...

POLICE TO PROBE ALLEGED ASSAULT OF DCM II'S AIDE.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, July 26 (Bernama) -- Police will be investigating the alleged assault of an aide of Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P.Ramasamy at Komtar several days ago, said Penang police chief Datuk...

A PROGRAM A MONTH IN EACH STATE CONSTITUENCY TO WREST BACK SELANGOR.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Selangor Umno information machinery has been asked to hold an information campaign at least once a month in the 56 state constituencies in Selangor beginning...

FIVE IN FAMILY PERISH IN HORROR CRASH.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MARAN, July 26 (Bernama) -- A family of five including a 10 month-old baby boy were killed when their car was rammed into by a container lorry in Jalan Maran-Kuantan here today. The victims...

MODERATE EARTHQUAKE HITS ANDAMAN ISLANDS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Ritcher scale occurred in the Andaman Islands region at 9.29pm today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said...

WARNING ON STRONG WINDS, ROUGH SEAS.
July 26, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama)-- Strong Westerly winds of 40-50 knots with waves up to 3.5 metres are expected to occur over the waters north of Condore Reef, Pulau Layang-layang and Palawan...

UPHILL BATTLE TO FIGHT CORRUPTION DUE TO PUBLIC APATHY - MACC.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, July 25 (Bernama) -- Weeding out corruption is extremely difficult as detractors feel there is nothing wrong with the scourge while others argue that it is a necessary evil in the...

SULTAN MIZAN POLYTECHNIC CLOSED DUE TO A(H1N1).
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Polytechnic in Dungun is closed for eight days starting today after four of its students are suspected of being infected with...

QUAKE HITS SOLOMON ISLANDS, NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO M'SIA.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- A 6.3 Richter scale earthquake hit the Solomon Islands at 9.42am today, the Meteorological Department said today. The quake's epicentre is located at 564km...

DIALOGUE HELPS TRANSFORM UGANDA INTO PROSPEROUS COUNTRY.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUNYONYO (Uganda), July 25 (Bernama) -- President Yoweri Museveni said the Global Smart Partnership Dialogue, to be held here from Sunday to Tuesday, will help Uganda provide solutions to overcome...

PROBE ON SELANGOR ASSEMBLYMEN WILL GO ON - MACC.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is going ahead with the investigations into alleged misappropriation of state allocations involving...

API WORSENS IN MOST AREAS.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Air Pollutant Index (API) for the majority of the areas nationwide deteriorated this morning, despite monitored areas not falling below the moderate level....

MALAYSIA TO SET UP NATIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION NEXT YEAR.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUNYONYO, (Uganda) July 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Government is likely to set up a national innovation foundation next year, in a move to turn the country from resource-based to an...

MARA'S ROLE IN BUMIPUTERA DEVELOPMENT TO BE INTENSIFIED.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEMPORNA, July 25 (Bernama) -- Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the role of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) in the development of bumiputeras would continue to...

NIK AZIZ WILLING TO FORGET POLITICAL FUED WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, July 25 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said he was prepared to forget the political fued and make peace with the federal government in the interest...

GOVT UPHOLDS MALAY LANGUAGE, STRENGTHENS COMMAND OF ENGLISH.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- It is not an exaggeration if one is to say that the country's survival in the international arena hinges on the ability of its people to get a good grasp of the...

MB SUGGESTS BLOGGERS COME FORWARD WITH CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, July 25 (Bernama) -- Those with information on corruption should show a sense of responsibility by reporting the matter to the authorities, and not just exposing it through blogs, said...

REFRAIN FROM INFIGHTING IN UMNO - SHAFIE.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEMPORNA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has told party members not to allow infighting due to the tussle for posts in Umno to become a culture as it will...

TWO ROBBERS WHO STRUCK AT MAWI'S HOUSE SHOT DEAD.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, July 25 (Bernama) -- Two of four robbers who had earlier, broken into the home of popular singer Asmawi Ani, better known as Mawi, were shot dead by the police early today. It is...

KELANTAN UMNO TO PREPARE EARLY FOR NEXT ELECTION.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JELI, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Umno will deploy its machinery in its efforts to win back Kelantan from PAS, using the recent Manik Urai state by-election as the launch pad. Kelantan...

MEGAWATI, JUSUF REJECT SUSILO RE-ELECTION.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, July 25 (Bernama) -- While incumbent Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been declared winner of the July 8 presidential election, two losing contenders have refused to...

BOY, 4, FOUND DROWNED IN SUNGAI KINABATANGAN.
July 25, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KINABATANGAN, July 25 (Bernama) -- A four-year-old boy who fell into the Sungai Kinabatangan from a jetty in Kampung Bilit here on Thursday, was found drowned today. Sandakan Fire and Rescue...