BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from June 2000

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from June 2000

PAK LAH HOSTS LUNCHEON FOR OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today hosted a luncheon for foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries at the Mines Beach Resort near here. The...

SARAWAK WANTS MAS TO JUSTIFY PROSPOSED FARE HIKE.
June 30, 2000... KUCHING, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak government wants Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to justify its proposal to increase domestic air fares by 50 percent, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said today. He said MAS must give a good...

A TOTAL OF 3,778 LOW-COST UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
June 30, 2000... PENANG, June 29 (Bernama) -- A total of 3,778 low-cost housing units are being and will be built with an allocation of RM150,627 million to meet the demand for such houses statewide, the state assembly was told today. State Housing,...

SUDAN HOPES DIALOGUE WITH US WILL SUCCEED.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Sudan is hopeful that the on-going dialogue with the United States (US) will lead to the lifting of the UN sanctions imposed four years ago and resolving of other thorny issues, its Minister of External...

GIVING OIL ROYALTY TO TERENGGNU WAS A MISTAKE, SAYS MAHATHIR.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that giving Terengganu the five per cent oil royalty was a mistake. He said the royalty was given because at that time the federal government believed that...

OIC SEC-GEN SELECTION TO BE FINALISED BY TOMORROW.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The selection of the new secretary- general for the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) will be finalised by tomorrow, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. "Maybe this evening,...

OIC MINISTERS' WIVES SHOW KEEN INTEREST IN MALAYSIAN CRAFT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- With their husbands huddled in conference, the wives of the Foreign Ministers of OIC countries kept themselves busy by visiting Malaysia's cultural and handicraft centre here. The ladies spent more than...

TWO BOOKS OF DR MAHATHIR TRANSLATED INTO ARABIC.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- A Sudanese publishing company has translated two books of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad - A" New Deal For Asia" and "A way Forward", into Arabic. Director of the Ash-Shahid International...

ICFM PANEL SESSIONS ENLIGHTEN NON-MUSLIM REPS ON WORLD ISSUES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Non-Muslim delegates attending the 27th session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) here said their presence at the committee meetings had given them an insight on how to tackle issues...

M'SIA TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM JAKARTA ON DETENTION OF MALAYSIANS.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Malaysia will seek clarification from the Indonesian government over the detention of four Malaysians for being allegedly involved in illegal...

MALAYSIA NOT IN OIC COMMITTEE OF SIX.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will remain outside the OIC six-nation committee appointed to supervise the implementation of the peace accord between the Philippine Government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF),...

NATIONAL YOUTH CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL TO SET UP FIVE COMMITTEES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The National Youth Consultative Council will set up five working committees to identify and resolve all the problems relating to the youth. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said...

CONSORTIUM MANAGING SOLID WASTE TO GET RM37 MLN FROM GOVERNMENT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The federal government will pump in more than RM37 million to help 33 local authorities settle their debts with four consortiums appointed to manage solid waste. Housing and Local Government Minister...

MAS EMPLOYEES UNION TO SUBMIT MEMO FOR DOMESTIC FARE INCREASE.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Airlines Employees Union (Maseu) will submit a memorandum appealing to the government to consider Malaysia Airline's (MAS) request to raise its domestic air fares. Its president, Alias Aziz,...

IMMIGRATION TO SPEND RM10 MLN TO BEEF UP ENFORCEMENT UNIT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Immigration Department will spend RM10 million to beef up its enforcement unit, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin said today. He said the money would be used to purchase vehicles and...

HWANG-DBS SECURITIES TO ACQUIRE 51 PCT STAKE IN PJB-OUB SECURITIES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd's stockbroking arm, Hwang-DBS Securities Bhd, is to acquire 25.5 million shares or 51 percent equity interest in PJB-OUB Securities Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Johor Capital Holdings...

YEE LEE CAN ACHIEVE RM60 MILLION PAID-UP CAPITAL TARGET.
June 30, 2000... IPOH, June 29 (Bernama) -- Yee Lee Corporation Bhd is confident of achieving the minimum RM60 million paid-up capital set by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) before the April 2002 deadline. The company's chairman Datuk Mohd Ishak...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 350 gainers, 280 losers and 164 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 833.98 down 7.56 points, the Emas Index was at 208.21 down 1.52...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 279 gainers, 397 losers and 141 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 828.43 down 13.11 points, the Emas Index was at 206.82 down...

PERNAS EXPECTS BETTER OUTLOOK FOR 2000 AND BEYOND.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Pernas International Holdings Bhd (Pernas Group) expects better days ahead, especially for its current financial year, after registering a significant loss during the downturn two years ago. This was in...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 437 gainers, 169 losers and 153 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 831.89 down 9.65 points, the Emas Index was at 208.15 down 1.58...

ORGANIZERS TO CHARGE PARALYMPIANS PARTICIPATION FEES.
June 30, 2000... SYDNEY, June 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Sydney Paralympics Organizers (Spoc) today defended a plan to charge the 4,000 athletes expected to take part in the October event a A$1,085 (about US$650) participation fee. The fees are needed to...

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "MAKING SUSTAINABILITY A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY".
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- A national conference and exhibition on how to achieve business profits in an environmentally sustainable manner will be held here on July 6, 2000. The event, organised by the Business Council for...

I-BERHAD'S BABYNET COMPUTERS TO ARRIVE FROM TAIWAN SOON.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The first shipment of I-Berhad's BabyNet computers will arrive from Taiwan in the first week of July, said chairman Lim Kim Hong today, He said the computers, to be marketed under the "i" brandname, are...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 433 gainers, 186 losers and 158 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 835.82 down 5.72 points, the Emas Index was at 208.79 down 0.94...

BANK NEGARA EXCHANGE RATES: JUNE 29.
June 30, 2000... THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST QUOTATIONS AVAILABLE FROM COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KUALA LUMPUR AT 11.30 A.M, TODAY, ISSUED BY BANK NEGARA: (UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY PER UNIT OF MALAYSIAN RINGGIT) (BUYING TT/O.D) (SELLING O.D) US DOLLAR:...

3 HOSPITALIZED IN OSAKA AFTER DRINKING SNOW BRAND MILK.
June 30, 2000... OSAKA, June 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Health authorities in the city of Osaka said today that three people were hospitalized after drinking low-fat milk produced by Snow Brand Milk Products Co. According to the Osaka municipal government, 23...

CHEAPER HONDAS LIKELY WITH HONDA JAPAN'S DIRECT ENTRY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- With Honda Motor Co Ltd of Japan setting up a stronger base in Malaysia to directly oversee the production, distribution and marketing of its range of vehicles, there are prospects of cheaper Hondas and this...

EXTRADITED RED ARMY FACTION MEMBER SENT TO PROSECUTORS.
June 30, 2000... TOKYO, June 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The metropolitan police department's public safety bureau today transferred custody of former Red Army faction member Yoshimi Tanaka, a suspect of a 1970 airliner hijacking, to the Tokyo district public...

SHORT-TERM RATES REMAIN STEADY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates in the Malaysian interbank money market remained steady today as the market remained flushed with liquidity. The overnight rate hovered between 2.50 percent and 2.60 percent while...

MALAYSIAN RUBBER PRICES CLOSE EASIER.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed easier today as prices continued to be depressed by the lack of buying support, dealers said. The local market was further dampened by weak regional prices, dealers...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE FIRMER.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (Klibor) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) closed firmer boosted by speculative buying. At the market...

STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES TWO BILLS.
June 30, 2000... PENANG, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Penang Legislative Assembly today passed two bills both relating to the impending appointment of a Deputy Speaker, one of which sought to set aside a special allocation for the position. They are the...

BAKTI FETES DISABLED CHILDREN AT PM'S RESIDENCE.
June 30, 2000... PUTRAJAYA, June 29 (Bernama) -- Some 250 orphans and handicapped children were today feted by the Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) at the Prime Minister's official residence, Seri Perdana, here. Prime...

KARYAWAN THANKS THE GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Association of Entertainers (Karyawan) has described the Selangor state government's decision to drop charges against the 31 Muslims who were detained recently by the Selangor Religious...

MALAYSIAN HOSTAGES SAFE, SAY RED CRESCENT SOCIETY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The 10 Malaysians who are still being held captive by an armed group on Jolo Island, Philippines are well, said the leader of the Red Crescent Society's medical team Dr Yahya Abu Ahmad today. He said...

M'SIAN CONSORTIUM MANAGING SOLID WASTE TO GET US$9.7MLN.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The federal government will pump in more than RM37 million (US$9.7 million) to help 33 local authorities settle their debts with four consortiums appointed to manage solid waste. Housing and Local...

TANJONG TO BID FOR MORE POWER PLANTS.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Tanjong plc, through its subsidiary, Powertek Bhd, is expected to further expand its power generation operations, by looking into opportunities to bid for power stations. Powertek submitted an initial...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 267 gainers, 407 losers and 157 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 830.25 down 11.29 points, the Emas Index was at 206.96 down...

OSTRICH MEAT, LUCRATIVE BUSINESS TO START WITH.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Sabah-based Sunny Ostrich & Animal Ranch Sdn Bhd (SOAR), the producer of ostrich meat products, managed to break even in two-and-a-half years after investing to the tune of RM6 million since starting...

KL SHARES END LOWER.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) ended lower today following the shortlived support from investors to lift the market higher. Earlier in the day, investors' interest was up...

FORD MOTOR SELECTED PRIORITY BIDDER FOR DAEWOO MOTOR.
June 30, 2000... SEOUL, June 29 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Ford Motor was selected today as the sole contender to take over ailing Daewoo Motor, beating the consortiums of Hyundai-Daimler and General Motors-Fiat. In a press conference, the Daewoo Restructuring...

TITAN AIMS TO CAPTURE 3-5 PCT OF MALAYSIAN WATCH MARKET.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Titan Industries Limited, the world sixth largest manufacturer brand of watches from India, is targetting to capture 3-5 percent of Malaysian watch market over the next three to four years. There were...

MAJOR CURRENCIES CLOSE MOSTLY HIGHER AGAINST RINGGIT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Major currencies closed higher against the ringgit today as the US dollar continued to be weak in overseas markets, dealers said. The Japanese yen rose to 3.6331/6351 to the ringgit from 3.5932/5976...

THE PHILIPPINES PURSUES INTERNET LISTING OF AGRI PRODUCTS.
June 30, 2000... MANILA, June 29 (Bernama-PNA) -- The Philippines government is planning to make available through the Internet the list of agricultural and fisheries products offered by Filipino farmers to help them expand their markets and make them...

KICAP TAMIN BRAND CONTINUES TO EXPAND OVERSEAS MARKET.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Kicap Tamin, a household name in Malaysia for soya sauce, has seen its brand of products expanded and its markets overseas broadened since its incorporation in 1951. Today, the Tamin Group which had...

JAPAN SHUTS DOWN NIIGATA NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR AFTER LEAKAGE.
June 30, 2000... NIIGATA, Japan, June 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) announced today it has started to manually shut down a reactor at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture due to leakage of water from a high-pressure turbine....

NVMC ISSUE PRICE OF RM3.30 GIVES PE RATIO OF 9.23 TIMES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- The issue price of RM3.30 per share for the public issue of 10.535 million shares by NV Multi Corporation Bhd (NVMC) will give a price-earnings ratio of 9.23 times based on its forecast result for this year....

A FAIR DECISION ON MAS' PROPOSAL TO HIKE DOMESTIC AIR FARE.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik reiterated the government's stand to give a very careful consideration on Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) proposal to hike air fares. The government will make a...

MAJOR CURRENCIES OPEN MOSTLY HIGHER AGAINST RINGGIT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Major currencies, except the yen, were mostly higher against the ringgit this morning amid a slight recovery of the U.S. dollar against the yen in the Tokyo market, dealers said. The pound sterling...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 67 gainers, 100 losers and 50 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 827.62 down 2.63 points, the Emas Index was at 206.63 down 0.33...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STEADY TODAY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian short-term rates are expected to remain steady today as the money market remained flushed with liquidity, dealers said. Bank Negara Malaysia estimated a liquidity surplus of RM3.713 billion in...

KL SHARES MIXED IN EARLY TRADE.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were mixed in a slow trading session early today. Investors had yet to gain momentum which resulted in the lack of upbeat activity in the market....

KLIBOR FUTURES FIRMER IN MILD INTEREST.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (Klibor) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) opened firmer with one contract being traded. Mild interest...

KLOFFE CONTRACTS LOWER IN EARLY TRADE.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (Kloffe) were lower in early trade today on technical selling in view of soft performance on the cash market. In the...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 a.m today, there were 109 gainers, 227 losers and 80 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Excks the first step taken by Outblaze toward a more comprehensive mobile protocol...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 99 gainers, 288 losers and 86 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 824.73 down 5.52 points, the Emas Index was at 205.83 down 1.13...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 95 gainers, 357 losers and 95 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 823.39 down 6.86 points, the Emas Index was at 205.31 down 1.65...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 121 gainers, 347 losers and 112 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 827.81 down 2.44 points, the Emas Index was at 206.14 down...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MIDDAY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were generally lower at midday today but selected heavyweights rebounded on light interest from institutions. The institution funds were seen parked...

KLIBOR FUTURES REMAIN FIRM WITH MILD INTEREST.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (Klibor) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) remained firm with one contract traded as at midday. Mild...

MODERN AMENITIES MAKE IT EASIER TO TRACK ORANG ASLI FOR CENSUS.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR June 30 (Bernama) -- Rapid changes in infrastructure and communication technology are making the national census starting on July 5 easier, especially in counting people in remote areas like the Orang Asli. With more and...

KLOFFE CONTRACTS HIGHER AT MIDDAY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (Kloffe) rebounded at midday as investors adopted an optimistic view of the cash market performance. The futures...

KOTA MAS ANNOUNCES 8.5 PCT DIVIDEND.
June 30, 2000... LANGKAWI, June 30 (Bernama) -- Koperasi Telekom Malaysia Bhd (Kota Mas), the oldest cooperative in the country, today announced dividend payment of 8.5 percent on share and fee capital. Its chairman Ismail Nordin said that the...

USPF UNIT HOLDERS GET SIX SEN GROSS DIVIDEND.
June 30, 2000... KUCHING, June 30 (Bernama) -- Utama SSSB Trust Management Berhad (USTMB) has declared a six sen gross dividend to all unit holders of its Utama SSSB Premier Fund (USPF) for its financial year ending June 30 this year. Its chairman Datuk...

MTA CONFIDENT WAN YUEN CAN BOUNCE BACK IN SYDNEY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Taekwondo Association (MTA) are hopeful that Lee Wan Yuen will do well in the Sydney Olympics this September despite returning empty-handed from the Asian Championships in Hong Kong last month....

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-AFTERNOON.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were lower in a lethargic session at mid-afternoon. Investors interest were dampened by the weak performance of the heavyweights. Interest in...

M'SIAN LOGGERS' DETENTION BY INDON CAN BE SETTLED AT OFFICIALS LEVEL.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Oana-Bernama) -- Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said Friday the arrest of four Malaysian loggers by Indonesian authorities two days ago could be settled amicably without referring to the Malaysia-Indonesia...

DANAHARTA APPOINTS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATORS OF THREE COMPANIES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd announced the appointments of special administrators of J&C Trading Sdn Bhd (J&C), Kuala Lumpur Industries Holdings Bhd (KLIH) and Tang Kwor Ham Realty Sdn Bhd (TKH),...

DR MAHATHIR LAUNCHES DRESS EXHIBITION.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad tonight launched an exhibition on clothing, titled "Dress for the Body, Body for the Dress" in conjuction with the ongoing Organisation of Islamic Conference...

DJIBOUTI INITIATIVE TO END SOMALIA CONFLICT DESERVES SUPPORT.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia welcomes the peace initiative by Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh to end the current state of no-war no-peace in Somalia. Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Datuk...

TEACHER AMONG FIVE CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING.
June 30, 2000... KUCHING, June 30 (Bernama) -- A 32-year-old school teacher was today jointly charged in the Magistrate's Court here with four other people with trafficking in 395.46gm of cannabis at a hotel room here this month. Ganesh Arumugam, a West...

8,000 HOUSES FOR RENT IN FOUR YEARS' TIME, SAYS SABAH CM.
June 30, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, June 30 (Bernama) -- The 8,000 units of houses approved in Sabah under the People's Housing Programme (PPR) are expected to be completed in four years, Chief Minister Datuk Osu Sukam said today. He said the houses costing...

DAMANSARA REALTY ASKED TO SPEED UP BDK DEVELOPMENT.
June 30, 2000... KUANTAN,route? June 30 (Bernama) -- Damansara Realty Bhd has been asked to speed up the development of its Bandar Damansara Kuantan (BDK) project so that it could be completed much earlier, by 2004 or 2005. Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri...

SARAWAK PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS 74 PER CENT COMPLETED.
June 30, 2000... SIBU, June 30 (Bernama) -- The new Sarawak Prisons Department headquarters, which will house the Kuching Central Prison, is 74 per cent completed and is expected to be fully completed in May next year. Its director, Haji Abang Talhata...

DATE FOR KL BUS FARE HIKE TO BE KNOWN LATER.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the fare hike for stage buses in Kuala Lumpur and its vicinity based on a zoning system will be decided at a later date. Commercial Vehicle Licencing Board (CVLB) secretary Saleh...

LOGGERS' DETENTION CAN BE SETTLED AT OFFICIALS LEVEL - SYED HAMID.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today the arrest of four Malaysian loggers by Indonesian authorities two days ago could be settled amicably without referring to the Malaysia-Indonesia...

BAD WEATHER FORECAST UNTIL MONDAY.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The strong west westerly winds occurring over the northern Straits of Melaka and the south westerly winds over the coastal waters of east Johor, Sarawak and West Sabah are expected to continue until 10am on...

COMMUTER SERVICE FARE CONCESSIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will offer a 50 percent concession on fares on its KTM Komuter service to passengers aged 60 and above. A KTMB statement here today said the fare concession was to...

NEW VERSIONS OF BLACK BOX FOR EXPRESS BUSES UNDER STUDY.
June 30, 2000... IPOH, June 30 (Bernama) -- The regulation on the installation of the black box on express buses has yet to be enforced because the government is still studying several new versions of the device. Transport Minister parliamentary secretary...

BELKEZIZ APT CHOICE FOR SEC-GEN POST, SAY OIC DELEGATES.
June 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The selection of Dr Abdelouahid Belkeziz of Morocco as the new secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) is regarded as the best decision by the 56-member Islamic body. ...

VIRUS-HIT PIG FARMS IN PENANG QUARANTINED.
June 30, 2000... PULAU PINANG, June 30 (Bernama) -- Veterinary authorities have quarantined five pig farms in Penang, whose hogs are suspected of being infected with the Nipah virus, from today pending outcome of tests on blood samples done in Australia. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM.
June 29, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 655 gainers, 60 losers and 79 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 828.17 up 10.75 points, the Emas Index was at 207.04 up 3.44...

KL SHARES EASE AFTER HIGHER OPENING.
June 29, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) opened slightly higher but slipped thereafter as investors locked in profits after Wednesday's sharp gains. After 30 minutes of trading, the...