BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from March 2001

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from March 2001

ASIA UNIT TRUSTS WON THE EDGE-LIPPER UNIT TRUST AWARDS 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Asia Unit Trusts Bhd (AUTB), an Amanah Capital Group company, won The Edge-Lipper Unit Trust Funds Award 2000 for two of its unit trust funds, Malaysia Berjaya Fund and Tabung Amanah Bakti. Malaysia...

SC APPOINTS CAPITAL MARKET ADVISORY COUNCIL.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission (SC) has appointed a Capital Market Advisory Council to advise the Commission on issues relating to the implementation of the Capital Market Masterplan (CMM). The council is...

KL SHARES END LOWER, RETAIL SELLING BLOCKS ADVANCES.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- KL shares closed lower today as persistent retail selling blocked possible advances. A dealer said bluechips were well supported but retail investors abstained bargained buys and some shed most of their...

MOST MAJOR CURRENCIES EASIER AGAINST RINGGIT.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Most major currencies closed lower against the ringgit as the euro lost grounds against the US dollar on profit taking activities, a dealer said. The ringgit remained pegged at RM3.80 to a dollar. ...

RUBBER PRICES HIGHER AT CLOSE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Rubber prices closed higher across the board today after sentiment was lifted by overseas demand. A dealer said, there was an increase in demand for the SMR20 grade from the United Kingdom and China....

INTERBANK RATES STAY UNCHANGED AMID BANK NEGARA'S TENDER.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offer Rates (KLIBOR) remained unchanged today amid Bank Negara Malaysia's RM1.0 billion tender to mop up excess liquidity in the system, a dealer said. The KLIBOR one-month...

STEP UP LENDING, BANKS TOLD.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysian banks must step up their lending activities and participate in the growth process particularly during the current slowdown as this will raise their profitability, Bank Negara Governor Datuk Dr...

BNM PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will move towards providing a more flexible regulatory framework that encourages new ventures and innovation while ensuring prudence and customer protection. Its governor,...

MALAYSIA'S GDP TO EXPAND BY 5-6 PCT IN 2001.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's economy will grow by a commendable 5-6 percent this year from 8.5 percent last year, with domestic demand set to provide the impetus for growth, Bank Negara Malaysia said. This is despite...

TWO-PRONGED MEASURES TO CREATE A STABLE AND DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The two-pronged measures of macroeconomic and structural adjustment are expected to result in a "stable, strengthened and more diversified economy and financial sector, said Bank Negara Malaysia today. ...

BNM: ISLAMIC BANKING PERFORMED BETTER IN 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia said the country's Islamic banking sector recorded a pre-tax profit of RM534.5 million in 2000 compared with RM355.3 million in 1999. It said in its 2000 annual report released...

FINANCIAL MARKETS EFFECTIVE AS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Financial markets remained effective in being financial intermediaries for the mobilisation and allocation of funds despite their somewhat "wavering" moods in 2000. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its...

MORE FUNDS RAISED IN CAPITAL MARKET.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Funds raised in the capital market were significantly higher in 2000 amounting to RM40.4 billion compared with RM26.2 billion in 1999. This reflected a greater amount of funds raised by the private sector...

VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO EXPAND.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- More money was given to financing the venture capital (VC) industry last year, a reflection of the government's endeavour to support what is surely the way forward in the future. Total resources...

BANKING SUPERVISORS NEED TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Banking supervisors need to be more innovative and forward looking in their supervisory strategies and processes in the wake of the new millennium's evolving landscape, Bank Negara Malaysia said in its 2000...

MANUFACTURING DRIVES STRONG UPTURN IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The strong upturn in economic activity in 2000 largely emanated from the buoyant manufacturing activities, said Bank Negara Malaysia. The strong expansion in manufacturing output enabled the sector to...

BNM: CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE ON TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT TO SUCCEED.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Successful banking institutions by 2010 will be those which continue to leverage on the advancement made in technology, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in its 2000 annual report released today. These...

CCB/CCRIS TO HELP DEVELOP SOUND CREDIT CULTURE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Central Credit Bureau (CCB) and Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS) will help develop a sound credit culture in the financial system, Bank Negara Malaysia said. The country as a...

BNM TAKES STEPS TO ACCURATELY ANALYSE INFLATION SOURCES.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia said it has taken steps to build up certain formulas or measures to accurately analyse sources of inflation. Defined as a rise in the general level of prices in the country,...

AGGREGATE DOMESTIC DEMAND GROWTH AT 14.6 PCT IN 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The growth in real aggregate domestic demand (excluding stocks) rose significantly to 14.6 percent in 2000 from 1.7 percent in the preceding year, said Bank Negara Malaysia today. The domestic demand...

BNM: GOVT TARGETS KNOWLEDGE-BASED FDI, LESS BIG INVESTMENT PROJECTS.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The government expects less big investment projects in the near term as it will be targeting knowledge-based foreign direct investments (FDIs). Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in its 2000 Annual Report...

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WELCOMES FISCAL STIMULUS PACKAGE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The RM3 billion fiscal stimulus package announced by the government yesterday will provide impetus for the construction industry and other related industries, Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM)...

ALLIANZ MAKES GENERAL OFFER FOR MBA SHARES AT RM7.65 PER SHARE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Allianz Group, one of the world's largest insurance and financial services providers, today confirms it will make a voluntary general offer for shares at RM7.65 per share in Malaysia British Assurance...

PROGRESS ON CAPITAL-FLOW TALKS DISAPPOINTING.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The international banking community only made limited progress last year in their continuing talks to set up a global mechanism for monitoring and managing capital flows between countries and regions, much...

THREE-MONTH KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE UNCHANGED.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed mostly unchanged on some buying interest in the forward month contracts, a dealer said. The market opened...

ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE BY TAKAFUL IN 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The performance of takaful industry in 2000 has been encouraging although relatively insignificant compared with conventional insurance. Bank Negara Malaysia in releasing its 2000 Insurance Annual...

BNM: RISING NPLS WILL NOT THREATEN BANKING SYSTEM.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- With the economy expected to grow at a slower pace in 2001, any potential increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) can be absorbed by the banking institutions and will not threaten the stability of the...

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, INTEGRAL PART OF AN ORGANISATION.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Knowledge management needs to be an integral part of the overall management in an organisation. Often, organisations are absorbed with the prevailing developments and short-term pressure and do not...

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION TO SLOW DOWN TO 8.7 PCT THIS YEAR.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Production of manufactured goods is expected to slow down to 8.7 percent in 2001 from 25 percent last year in line with the output moderation in export-oriented sector, especially the electronics industry,...

OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION FOR 2001 RECORDS FISCAL DEFICIT.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The overall financial position for 2001 is budgeted to record a fiscal deficit amounting to RM16.5 billion or 4.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Bank Negara Malaysia said increased...

INSURANCE INDUSTRY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The performance of the insurance industry improved significantly in 1999 with premiums registering a high growth rate of 8.5 percent compared with a decline of 2.1 percent in 1998. Bank Negara said...

CAPITALISE ON THE INTERNET, INSURANCE FIRMS TOLD.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The time has come for Malaysian insurance websites which are predominantly information-based to capitalise on the potential of the Internet to improve their business efficiency and effectiveness. This...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE LOWER.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts closed lower today in line with the cash market's soft ending. A dealer said the premium to cash levels turned a discount as futures investors...

MDC REGRETS AWSJ'S ARTICLE ON MSC.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR. March 28 (Bernama) -- Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC) today expressed regrets over Asian Wall Street Journal (ASWJ)'s article suggesting that the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was facing problems. "MDC regrets...

BRITISH COMPANIES KEEN TO TEAM UP WITH M'SIAN OPERATORS.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- British oil and gas engineering companies are keen to team up with Malaysian operators in the sector, said Neil Floyd, senior trade manager of oil and gas, power and energy of the British High Commission...

BNM: EXPORTS BUOYANT IN 2000.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The balance of payments (BOP) in 2000 remained favourable with continued large surplus in trade balance and sustained inflows of long term capital. This was in contrast to developments in 1998 when the...

M3 UP 6.7 PCT AT END OF FEBRUARY.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Broad money or M3, on an annual basis, rose 6.7 percent at end-February 2001 against 6.1 percent at end-January 2000, said Bank Negara Malaysia. In February, M3 increased further by RM1.1 billion, it...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE STEADIER.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Crude Palm Oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) closed slightly steadier today following the overnight rise of soya bean on the Chicago Board of Trade. A dealer said...

POLYMATE PLANS TO PENETRATE US MARKET WITH NEW PRODUCT.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Polymate Holdings Bhd, manufacturer of automotive battery, hopes to enter the US market with a new maintenance-free automotive battery which is expected to go into sub comercial production in 2003, said its...

M'SIA HAS AMPLE LIQUIDITY TO FINANCE STIMULUS PACKAGE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The package of pre-emptive economic measures to sustain the growth momentum in Malaysia can be financed from domestic sources as the country has ample liquidity in the financial system, said Bank Negara...

PACKAGE IS TO ENSURE USAGE OF INTERNAL RESOURCES TO SPUR GROWTH.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The government's RM3 billion fiscal package announced yesterday to boost the country's economy, is to ensure that internal resoures are utilised to drive economic growth, Minister of International Trade and...

PETRONAS TO PURCHASE 250 MLN SCF NATURAL GAS PER DAY FROM INDONESIA.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), today agreed to purchase from PERTAMINA (Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas enterprise) up to 250 million standard cubic feet (scf) of natural gas per day from...

RAFIDAH CALLS ON LOCAL FOOD OUTLETS TO PROJECT COUNTRY'S GOOD IMAGE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Local food outlets and restaurants must effectively project the good image of the country by presenting clean premises, good quality of food and service, said Minister of International Trade and Industry,...

WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY TO FOCUS ON NEW ANTI-TB THERAPHY.
March 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, March 28 (Bernama) -- The state-level World Tuberculosis Day on Saturday is expected to focus on the promotion of the use of DOT or Directly Observed Theraphy Short Course, a new anti-tuberculosis theraphy. Sabah...

SUPP HAS YET TO FINALISE LINE-UP FOR STATE POLLS.
March 29, 2001... KUCHING, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), a component party of the state Barisan Nasional, has yet to finalise its line up of candidates for the forthcoming state election. SUPP president Tan Sri Dr George...

NIK AZIZ SHOULD NOT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT BUKIT PELANDOK TRIP, SAYS ZAINUDDIN.
March 29, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, March 28 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat should not be guilt-ridden for visiting pig farms in Negeri Sembilan recently as "this shows he also cared for problems outside Kelantan", said Information...

MASTERPLAN FOR SUNGAI PERLIS CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT DRAFTED.
March 29, 2001... KANGAR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Sungai Perlis, once the main trade route of Perlis, will be developed as a tourist attraction, the state assembly was told today. State Tourism Committee chairman Mohamed Isa Sabu said the Perlis State...

PROBLEMS FACED BY M'SIAN SMART PASSPORT HOLDERS ABROAD ARE RARE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The three holders of the new Malaysian "Machine Readable Passports" (MRP) who faced problems while undergoing immigration checks abroad recently are isolated cases. Deputy Director-General of...

RESTRUCTURING OF RUKUN TETANGGA VITAL, DEWAN RAKYAT TOLD.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Rukun Tetangga sector should be restructured and geared to promote understanding and unity in society, a government backbencher said in the Dewan Rakyat today. Datuk Yap Pian Hon (BN-Serdang) said...

SPORTS-CLUBS MAY FIND IT EASIER TO USE FACILITIES.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Sports clubs and associations may get help from the Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) to use sports facilites in the country, some of which are under-utilised. MAAU president Datuk Syed Aidid...

RAPE AND MURDER CASE POSTPONED AS DPP IS INDISPOSED.
March 29, 2001... SHAH ALAM, March 28 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today postponed to tomorrow the case of an express bus driver Hanafi Mat Hassan who is accused of raping and murdering computer engineer Noor Suzaily Mukhtar. Judge Datuk Hishamuddin...

STATE ASSEMBLY REJECTS OPPOSITION MOTION TO DEBATE KG MEDAN INCIDENT.
March 29, 2001... SHAH ALAM, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Selangor state legislative assembly today rejected an opposition motion to adjourn the sitting to debate the Kampung Medan incident. Speaker Datuk Seri Onn Ismail rejected the motion on the ground...

MIRI PORT HAS BECOME A WHITE ELEPHANT, SAYS KIT SIANG.
March 29, 2001... SIBU, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Miri port has become a colossal white elephant because the siltation problem at the Baram river rendered it unuseable, DAP chairman Lim Kit Siang said today. The RM350 million port was touted as a "showcase...

CABINET PROPOSES FORMATION OF COMPANIES COMMISSION.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet today proposed the establishment of a Malaysian Companies Commission, merging the functions of the registry of companies and the registry of businesses. A bill seeking to set up such a...

MELAKA POLICE TO ASSIST YUSOF RONO TO PERFORM HAJ.
March 29, 2001... MELAKA, March 28 (Bernama) -- Melaka police will endeavour to assist Yusof Rono, 79, -- the only surviving policeman from the Bukit Kepong police station which was attacked by communist terrorists in the 1950s -- to perform the haj next year....

SARAWAK PLANS TO SET UP SPECIAL STERILISED TEACHING ROOMS.
March 29, 2001... KUCHING, March 28 (Bernama) -- Sarawak will set up a special sterilised teaching room for students pursuing information technology (IT) courses in institutions of higher learning in the state. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said...

ADNAN DISAPPOINTED WITH POLITICAL MUDSLINGING AMONG UMNO MEMBERS.
March 29, 2001... JERANTUT, March 28 (Bernama) -- Pahang Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob is disappointed with the political mudslinging among Umno members in the battle for votes in the divisional election next month. He said many party members...

PAS WANTS FATWA COUNCIL TO COME UP WITH PROOF ON HADI'S MESSAGE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- PAS president Datuk Fadzil Noor wants the National Fatwa Council to come up with the proof that the so called "Haji Hadi's Message" had deviated from Islamic teachings. "What did it deviate from? Prove...

FINANCE MINISTRY TO DECIDE TOMORROW ON SAMY VELLU'S REQUEST.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Finance Ministry is expected to decide tomorrow on the RM2.5 million allocation requested by Works Minister, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, to provide water and electricity supply to five settlements in...

CHONG REPORTS FOR DUTY AT NEW OFFICE.
March 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, March 28 (Bernama) -- Datuk Chong Kah Kiat, who was sworn-in as the Sabah Chief Minister yesterday, reported for duty this morning at his new office on the 28th floor of the Sabah Foundation building in Likas. Chong, 53,...

INJUNCTION: SALLEH TO PROPOSE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
March 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, March 28 (Bernama) -- Deputy Sabah Umno liaision chief Datuk Salleh Tun Said said he would propose a disciplinary action against three party members who filed application for an injunction against the system of rotation for the...

KIWI CUSTOMS MAN JAILED FOR SINGAPORE CAR FIDDLE.
March 29, 2001... AUCKLAND, March 28 (Bernama) -- A New Zealand Customs official who helped sneak more than NZ$4.4 million worth of stolen cars from Singapore into New Zealand has been sentenced to four years jail, the "Auckland Herald" newspaper reported. ...

ACCEPT NEW CABINET LINE-UP WITH OPEN MIND, SAYS UPKO.
March 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, March 28 (Bernama) -- The United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun-Murut Organization (UPKO) today advised its members and supporters to accept the new cabinet line-up with an open mind. The party's information chief, Wilfred...

PERAK PARDONS BOARD DENIES BACKLOG OF CASES.
March 29, 2001... IPOH, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Perak Pardons Board has denied claim by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Rais Yatim that it has been inactive and caused a backlog in pending cases. Its secretary, Encik Mahsun Haji Taib...

SPORTS-KABBADI SQUAD TO FIRST TASTE OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The newly formed national kabbadi team will compete in the fourth Asian championships in Bangkok from April 2 to 6. The national team will use the tournament as part of its preparations for next year's...

PENANG SISTER CITY GROUP FLIES INTO ADELAIDE.
March 29, 2001... MELBOURNE, March 28 (Bernama) -- The first contingent of the Sister City Visit from Georgetown, Penang, arrived at Adelaide's International Terminal today. First to step down were 67 members of the Penang State Symphony Orchestra and...

SELANGOR COMMISSIONS UKM TO STUDY IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION.
March 29, 2001... SHAH ALAM, March 28 (Bernama) -- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is conducting a study for Selangor to assess the impact of trade liberalisation and globalisation on its industrial sector, the State Legislative Assembly was told today. ...

HELP FOR 1,000 OWNERS OF VANS FERRYING FACTORY WORKERS.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The government will monitor the problems faced by more than 1,000 van owners ferrying factory workers in Perak who are operating without permits to facilitate their application for Public Service Vehicle...

LUMUT UMNO VICE-HEAD ASSAULTED ON WAY TO MEETING.
March 29, 2001... LUMUT, March 28 (Bernama) -- Lumut Umno division vice-head Ali Bagas Abdullah was assaulted by a man as he was on his way for a meeting at the division's building in Jalan Haji Mohamad here last night. He was accompanied by the division's...

RM2.4 MILLION LOST TO VANDALISM.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Public companies and government agencies in the capital lost RM2.4 million to vandalism last year. A member of Kuala Lumpur City Hall's Advisory Panel, Datuk Lee Lam Thye said the figure was far less...

JOHOR TO ENSURE PUBLIC PROJECTS ARE SMOOTHLY IMPLEMENTED.
March 29, 2001... JOHOR BAHARU, March 28 (Bernama) -- Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said today the state government would ensure that all public projects which had been approved in the state would be implemented immediately to help stimulate the...

DIESEL SMUGGLING USING EXPORT LANE DETECTED.
March 29, 2001... PADANG BESAR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Customs have uncovered the latest tactic in diesel smuggling with the detention of two lorries which were carrying the fuel through the export route using the lane for unloaded vehicles at the Immigration...

MACHINES, VCD WORTH RM3.5 MILLION SEIZED IN RAID.
March 29, 2001... RAWANG, March 28 (Bernama) -- Three optic disc-pressing machines and 70,000 VCDs worth a total of RM3.5 million were seized from a factory in Taman Bukit Sentosa near here today. Deputy director general of the Enforcement Division of the...

GROUP PROTESTS AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO KELANTAN CONSTITUTION.
March 29, 2001... KOTA BAHARU, March 28 (Bernama) -- About 250 people gathered outside the Kelantan government's main administrative centre here today in protest of the proposed amendments to the State Constitution pertaining to the powers of the Sultan. ...

M'SIA TO HOST MANILA'S PEACE TALKS WITH SEPARATISTS.
March 29, 2001... MANILA, March 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will host the resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and separatist rebels from Mindanao, an official said today. Eduardo Ermita, President Gloria Arroyo's Chief Peace Adviser,...

DR M ASKS PAS FOLLOWERS TO OPEN EYES TO THEIR LEADERS' MISDEEDS.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged PAS followers to open their eyes to the misdeeds PAS leaders committed for sheer pursuit of their political interests. "PAS members,...

UM WANTS HIGHER COMPENSATION FROM HIGHWAY CONCESSIONAIRE.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaya (UM) will seek a higher compensation of RM100 million for its parcel of land on which part of the Kerinchi Link Highway is being built. UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Anuar Zaini...

LUKEWARM RESPONSE TO TELEKANSER 2001.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Makna-Telekanser 2001, a tele-donation project organised by the Malaysian Cancer Council (Makna) has received lukewarm response from the public, especially corporate citizens. The organisers are...

NO MORE LICENCE FOR FOREIGN-OWNED PETROL STATIONS, SAYS MUHYIDDIN.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet today decided with immediate effect not to issue anymore licences to open foreign-owned petrol stations, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. "The...

13 FOREIGN FISHERMEN DETAINED FOR ENCROACHING IN MALAYSIAN WATERS.
March 29, 2001... PASIR PUTEH, March 28 (Bernama) -- Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen were detained 90.7 nautical miles from Pulau Perhentian Besar, here, today for encroaching in Malaysian waters. Commanding officer of the KPD Maharaja Lela, ASP Mohamad...

TWO CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH IN AFTERNOON FIRE AT WOODEN HOUSE.
March 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Marcg 28 (Bernama) -- Two children were burnt to death when their house on top a hill in Kampung Dudan Ramayah, Penampang near here was destroyed in a fire yesterday. They are six-year-old Yip Yoon Keong and his...

DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS STILL UNDER-PERFORMING, LEGISLATURE TOLD.
March 29, 2001... IPOH, March 28 (Bernama) -- A rather unfavourable investment climate has partly contributed to the discouraging performance of the corridors of development in Perak, the State Legislative Assembly ws told today. As such mid-way and...

TARGET TO GET FOUR MILLION TO PARTICIPATE IN SEA GAMES RUN.
March 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The 21st SEA Games run, being conducted now, will hopefully attract the participation of some four million people in the country. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the...

PHILIPPINES TAGS CHINA A SUPPLIER OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.
March 29, 2001... MANILA, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Philippines today tagged China as a major supplier of illegal drugs in the country. Roilo Golez, President Gloria Arroyo's national security adviser, said some 60 billion pesos (RM6 billion) worth of...