BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from June 2010

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from June 2010

MUMBAI POLICE LOWER KHAN'S SECURITY COVERAGE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, June 30 (Bernama) -- In a move to slash the rising costs of providing protection for prominent Indians, the Mumbai police have withdrawn and downgraded security coverage for nearly 78...

SABAH NEEDS MORE FLIGHTS TO BOOST TOURISM - STB CHAIRMAN.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Sabah Tourism Board has urged airline operators to open up more routes to the state to help boost its domestic tourism. Its chairman Datuk Seri Tengku Zainal...

KUNAL VILLAGE ROADS SET FOR COMPLETION BY END OF 9MP.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUNAK, June 30 (Bernama) -- Nearly all village road projects in the district are expected to be completed before the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), Kunak assemblyman Datuk Nilwan Kabang...

MOST SMI ENTREPRENEURS DON'T PROTECT INTELLECT PROPERTY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, June 30 (Bernama) -- A study by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) reveals that most Malaysian small and medium industry (SMI) entrepreneurs do not protect their...

GOVT HOPES TO ACCEPT ALL NKEA LAB RECOMMENDATIONS - NAJIB.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, June 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today said that by and large all the recommendations of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) laboratories will be accepted by the...

EPF OPENS BRANCH IN PUCHONG ON MONDAY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) will open its 63rd branch, in Puchong, on Monday. "With the opening of the new branch, we aim to enhance our customer...

YAHYA ACCEPTS PM'S ADVICE ON BN SEAT ALLOCATION.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, June 30 (Bernama) -- Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin today accepted the advice of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak not to raise the issue on seat...

1,567 CHILDREN OF FELDA SETTLERS HAVE PhDs - AHMAD MASLAN.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 1,567 children of Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settlers have doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees, the Dewan Rakyat was today. Deputy...

LAWYERS LODGE POLICE REPORT ON BEHALF OF 1,000 INDONESIAN WORKERS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Five lawyers today lodged a police report on behalf of 1,000 Indonesian construction workers over non-payment of wages by the Istana Negara project contractor...

KL-JAKARTA ISLAMIC FASHION FESTIVAL BOASTS THE BEST OF NUSANTARA DESIGNS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, June 30 (Bernama) -- An array of Muslim fashion were displayed at the Fourth KL-Jakarta Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF), here last night, showcasing Nusantara (Malay World) designs using...

APPEALS OF BENJY, EIGHT EX-ISA DETAINEES WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER ON JULY 19.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) -- The habeas corpus appeals of actor Benjy and eight former ISA detainees will be heard together by the Federal Court on July 19. Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak...

RAJAGOBAL'S BOYS HEAD TO WALES AFTER CARDIFF CITY CANCELS M'SIAN TRIP.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The national football team under coach K. Rajagobal is expected to head to Wales after English Premier League's Division Two outfit Cardiff City decided to...

SARAWAK WANT ATHLETES, COACHES, OFFICIALS TO START PREPARING FOR NEXT SUKMA.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, June 30 (Bernama) -- Sarawak wants its athletes, coaches and association officials to start preparing for next year's SUKMA, from now. Assistant Minister of Social Development and...

HOUSEWIFE FREED OF MURDER CHARGE AFTER KEY WITNESSES CANNOT BE LOCATED.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, June 30 (Bernama) -- As a result of key witnesses not able to be located, a housewife was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here today of murdering an Indonesian maid three...

NAZRI APOLOGISES ON ERROR ON NEW PARLIAMENT IN PUTRAJAYA.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz today apologised to the Dewan Rakyat sitting for the error in his reply on the...

13 MYANMAR NATIONALS ARRESTED, 0.5KG HEROIN SEIZED.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, June 30 (Bernama) -- Police have arrested 13 foreigners, including a woman, after confiscating almost half a kilogramme of heroin during a raid at a house in Hutan Melintang, Teluk Intan,...

KDN TO DECIDE FATE OF SUARA KEADILAN TOMORROW.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) -- The fate of Suara Keadilan, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) newspaper, will be decided at a meeting of the Home Ministry (KDN) tomorrow, Publications Control and...

TECHNICAL GLITCH ON PTPTN ONLINE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) online application system is disrupted due to a technical glitch. As such, the first batch of students...

"CITIES NEED STRONG LEADERS TO STEER THROUGH CHALLENGES".
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, June 30 (Bernama) -- Cities require strong leadership to steer it through current challenging times and inspire confidence both locally and globally, a mayors' forum here was told. ...

MACC WON'T RECORD BALA'S CONVERSATION IN LONDON.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today decided not to send its officers to London to record the statement of private investigator, P. Balasubramaniam,...

ANWAR TELLS WASHINGTON CIRCLES HE REGRETS USING TERMS SUCH AS ZIONIST AGGRESSION.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has told his friends in the United States (US) that he regretted using terms such as "Zionist aggression", the...

NO DECISION YET ON RETAINING PART OF PUDU JAIL WALL.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, June 30 (Bernama) -- A decision whether to demolish all of Pudu Jail or retain part of the 100-year-old structure which lies in the heart Kuala Lumpur has not been finalised by its...

ONLY 20,000 DOSES OF H1N1 VACCINE LEFT - ISMAIL.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has urged those in the high risk group such as pregnant mothers, people with asthma and diabetes and those suffering from heart or kidney...

ABOUT 400 FELDA SETTLERS STAGE PROTEST AT SUARA KEADILAN OFFICE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, June 30 (Bernama) -- About 400 Felda settlers from Hulu Selangor, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Perak staged a protest at the Suara Keadilan publication office at Section 13 here today. ...

ANGKASA BANK TO BE SET UP NEXT YEAR - ISMAIL SABRI.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) is expected to set up a cooperatives bank in June next year, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and...

1M'SIA CORE TO NATION BUILDING AND MODERN ECONOMY - PM.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The 1Malaysia concept is an integral part of cementing the nation-building process as well as building value for a modern economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

MCA URGES MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE HOLD FURTHER TALKS ON BRIDGE PROJECT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- MCA today urged the Malaysian and Singapore governments to hold further talks on the bridge project to replace the existing causeway in the Tebrau Strait as it...

MACC URGED TO PROBE WHO IS SPONSORING BALASUBRAMANIAM IN LONDON.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been urged to investigate the individual involved in sponsoring private investigator P. Balasubramaniam in...

RM10,000 TO ANYONE WHO FINDS NISHA.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- MIC Youth chief, T. Mohan has offered a RM10,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to the successful tracking of Nisha Chandramohan, who has been...

13 INCLUDING INDONESIAN WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Police arrested 13 individuals including an Indonesian woman in a raid on a cyber cafe and a coffee shop operating online betting and mahjong activities in Seri...

DECISION TO BAR AGENCIES FROM KEEPING PERSONAL DATA WELCOMED.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Various quarters welcome the government to bar credit reference agencies from keeping personal data without permission. Federation of Malaysian Consumers...

EFFORTS TO SEEK CONSULAR ACCESS TO MALAYSIAN DETAINED IN CAIRO.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Wisma Putra will intensify its efforts to seek consular access to a Malaysian, Muhamad Zulkifli Mohamad Zakaria, 41, who is held in Cairo under the Egyptian...

YOUTHS MUST DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO THE CAUSE OF PEACE, SAYS DR KOH.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian youths must dedicate themselves to follow in the footsteps of the Ambassadors for Peace in championing peace, said Minister in the Prime Minister's...

AG ADVISES MINISTRY TO APPEAL AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF WATER AGREEMENT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Attorney General has advised the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry to appeal against the High Court's order for the federal government to disclose...

UMW CLARIFIES REPORT ON ITS OIL & GAS UNIT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The UMW Group said it viewed the losses in its Oil & Gas Division as a temporary setback, as it has a number of greenfield projects which are expected to...

BANK RAKYAT'S KOTA KINABALU BRANCH PAYS OUT FIRST CREDIT CARD DEATH BENEFIT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, June 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat's Kota Kinabalu branch today handed over its first death benefit cheque to the beneficiary of its Kad Kredit-i account holder. Branch manager...

528.14HA EXPANSION FOR KULIM HI-TECH PARK TO MEET INVESTORS' REQUESTS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Kulim Hi-Tech Park industrial area has been enlarged by 528.14 hectares to 1,976.05 hectares to meet foreign investors' demand for industrial land. The...

TIN PRICE CLOSES LOWER AT US$17,600 PER TONNE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed US$400 lower at US$17,600 a tonne today in line with the downtrend on the London Metal Exchange (LME),...

BANK RAKYAT'S KOTA KINABALU BRANCH PAYS OUT FIRST CREDIT CARD DEATH BENEFIT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, June 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Rakyat's Kota Kinabalu branch today handed over its first death benefit cheque to the beneficiary of its Kad Kredit-i account holder. Branch manager...

FBM KLCI FUTURES TRADED LOWER AT MIDDAY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contract was traded lower at midday, tracking losses on the cash market. At 12.30pm,...

NEW LCCT EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 2012.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEPANG, June 30 (Bernama) -- The new Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) here, is expected to be completed by early 2012, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) Managing Director, Tan Sri Bashir...

MAAKL DECLARES GROSS DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FOUR FUNDS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- MAAKL Mutual Bhd today declared gross distributions for four of its unit trust funds for the financial year ending June 30, 2010. All unit holders who...

FAST FOOD OUTLETS TO SHOW CALORIE COUNT IN BID TO CUT DIABETES,OBESITY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, June 30 (Bernama) -- In a bid to reduce the rate of diabetes and obesity, the Victorian state government has told all major fast food outlets, to disclose the number of calories in...

M'SIAN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRMS AT ITALY'S LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) will collaborate with the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) to bring Malaysian architectural...

FOCUS POINT EXPECTS TO RAISE RM16.07 MILLION FROM IPO.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Focus Point Holdings Bhd, the country's largest chain of professional eyecare centres, expects to raise about RM16.07 million from its public issue in Bursa...

FOCUS POINT EXPECTS TO RAISE RM16.07 MILLION FROM IPO.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Focus Point Holdings Bhd, the country's largest chain of professional eyecare centres, expects to raise about RM16.07 million from its public issue in Bursa...

EPF OPENS 63RD BRANCH IN PUCHONG.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- In a move to strengthen its on-ground presence in the Klang Valley and for the benefit of members and employers, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will open its...

RUBBER PRICES CLOSE LOWER.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Malaysian rubber market closed lower today in line with the weaker rubber futures on the influential Tokyo Commodity Exchange, dealers said. ...

WCOA 2010 TO TACKLE CHALLENGES, PROMOTE ISLAMIC FINANCE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, June 30 (Bernama) -- The 18th World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) 2010 to be hosted by Malaysia in November will provide an opportunity to find solutions to challenges brought about by the...

BERJAYA CORPORATION PLANS TO LIST BERJAYA FOOD BY YEAR-END.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia conglomerate, Berjaya Corporation Bhd (BCorp), plans to list Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd and Berjaya Pizza Company Sdn Bhd by year-end. Chairman and...

GOVT AIMS FOR US$504 BIL GNI BY 2020, SAYS NAJIB.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Government aims to increase the gross national income (GNI) to US$504 billion by 2020 from US$187 billion currently, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun...

SINGAPORE OPENS TENDER FOR LARGEST DESALINATION PLANT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, June 30 (Bernama) -- Singapore's national water agency PUB today called an open tender for the republic's second and largest desalination plant to be built at Tuas here. To be...

FBM KLCI FUTURES LOWER AT CLOSE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today tracking losses on the cash...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE UNTRADED.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Inter-Bank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) futures contracts were untraded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives today, dealers said. The July...

FOMCA, NUBE HAIL CREATION OF COMMISSION UNDER PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) and the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) have hailed the creation of a new commission under the...

GOOD MOVE BY FELDA TO STRENGTHEN ASSETS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- If the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) uses its huge financial reserves to strengthen its assets, it will be a "wise and very good" move by the land...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: GENTING MALAYSIA BHD.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GENTING MALAYSIA BHD's wholly-owned subsidiary, Genting New York LLC had submitted a US$1 million entry fee for the New York State Division of Lottery earlier this month. The payment allows the...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER ON LATE BUYING.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today on late buying, dealers said. They said the market started the day on...

ASIAN CURRENCIES EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY 3-5 PCT PER ANNUM.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Asian currencies are expected to strengthen by between three and five per cent per annum over the next couple of years. Aberdeen Asset Management Asia...

FEDERAL AUTO AIMS FOR DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Federal Auto Holdings Bhd is aiming for a double-digit growth between RM330 million and RM350 million for its financial year ending Dec 31, 2010, managing...

IRB TO DEAL WITH KUALA DIMENSI DIRECTLY ON TAX PAYMENT.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (IRB)has withdrawn the appointment of the Port Klang Authority (PKA) as the agent for direct tax collection from Kuala Dimensi...

MAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED FOR RUNNING ILLEGAL LOTTO GAME.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, June 30 (Bernama) -- Police arrested a man and a women for operating an illegal lotto game from a restaurant in Taman Skudai Baru here last week. Johor police chief Datuk Mohd...

MIED GAVE OUT ALMOST RM100 MILLION STUDY LOANS - SAMY VELLU.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) - The Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) has disbursed study loans and grants worth RM96 million to 9,500 students since 1984, its chairman Datuk Seri...

FT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FREED OF RM925,000 BRIBERY CHARGE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, June 30 (Bernama) -- Federal Territory Fire and Rescue Department director Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, accused of accepting RM925,000 as bribe seven years ago, was today set free by the Shah...

SYABAS TO CUT WATER SUPPLY OF BILL DEFAULTERS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Consumers who have yet to settle their water bills are advised to do so immediately as Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) will launch an operation to cut...

STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS FIJI ISLANDS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake with a magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit south of Fiji islands at 12.30pm today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said in a...

LORRY DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, June 30 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today sentenced a lorry driver to death for murdering his friend who was also a lorry driver in 2006. Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy...

MAN FREED OF MURDER CHARGE, TWO OTHERS ORDERED TO ENTER DEFENCE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, June 30 (Bernama) -- A man (second accused) was acquitted and discharged from a murder charge by the High Court here today but two of his friends were ordered to enter their defence over...

A NEW MOVEMENT IN GERAKAN PUSHING FOR CHANGES.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A movement called "Geraklah Gerakan", believed to be linked to a former senior leader in Gerakan, has been criss- crossing the country the past one-and-a-half...

MYANMAR NATIONAL CHARGED WITH RECEIVING RANSOM MONEY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A Myanmar national pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today to a charge of receiving RM28,000 ransom money from a trader, early this month. Aye...

KOTANI SHOULD SEIZE AGRO BIZ OPPORTUNITIES - NOH.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR June 30 (Bernama) -- Koperasi Kakitangan Kementerian Pertanian (Kotani) has been urged to seize agriculture business opportunities like breeding of fish fry and planting of young...

HOUSEWIFE GETS RM1.4 MILLION DAMAGES OVER HUSBAND'S DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- A housewife who won a negligence suit against the police and the government over her husband's death while in police custody in 1999, was today awarded RM1.4...

DPM WANTS INTAKE OF "POL" TEACHERS TO BE SPEEDED UP.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today he has instructed the Education Department to speed up the intake of Mandarin and Tamil language teachers...

PANDELELA TO MISS SPANISH OPEN, MUN YEE TO PARTNER TRAISY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- World Champ-ion-ships bronze medallist Leong Mun Yee will miss her regular partner Pandelela Rinong for the Spanish Open Diving Championships as the latter has...

MACC WON'T RECORD BALA'S CONVERSATION IN LONDON.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today decided not to send its officers to London to record the statement of P. Balasubramaniam, a key witness in the...

32 PLAYERS FROM KL YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE TO PLAY IN US, SWEDEN.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama)-- Thirty-two aspiring footballers aged between 12 and 18 will have a chance to travel and play in two international tournaments in the United States and Sweden next...

CLEANING WORK ON SULTAN MIZAN STADIUM TO START NEXT WEEK.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Cleaning work and relocation of the collapsed roof structure of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Kuala Terengganu will be carried as soon as the state...

PROMINENT FIGURES ASKED TO WRITE BIOGRAPHY ON THEIR EXPERIENCE.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Prominent figures in the various fields have been advised to write their biography for the benefit of the young generation besides increasing the country's...

SARAWAK ENGAGES AUSTRALIAN EXPERT TO CONDUCT MANPOWER SURVEY.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak government has engaged an Australian expert to conduct a manpower survey in efforts to reduce job mismatching problems in the state, said Sarwak Chief...

PROBE REPORT ON TAMIL SCHOOL TEACHING SEX EDUCATION - MURUGIAH.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) has been asked to investigate a Tamil newspaper report that a Tamil primary school in Gemas, Johor taught sex education recently. ...

EFFORTS TO OUST MIC PRESIDENT WILL NOT MATERIALISE - MIC YOUTH CHIEF.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Any efforts to oust MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Velly by former MIC deputy Youth chief V. Mugilan cannot materialize said MIC Youth chief T. Mohan. "He...

PAC TO TABLE REPORT ON POS MALAYSIA LOSSES.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will soon table its report on the alleged losses suffered by Pos Malaysia, PAC chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said. "We...

SINGAPORE TO HAND OVER HOSPITAL IN ACEH.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, June 30 (Bernama) -- Singapore will hand over the S$12 million Meulaboh General Hospital to Indonesian health authorities in a ceremony in West Aceh on Friday. The handover of the...

MACC CALLS UP TWO PAKATAN RAKYAT LAWMAKERS TO GIVE STATEMENTS.
June 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, June 30 (Bernama) -- Two Pakatan Rakyat state assemblymen from Selangor were issued notices by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to come forward and give their statements...