BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from March 2009

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from March 2009

MAS CONTRIBUTES RM15,000 TO SEPILOK ORANGUTAN REHABILITATION CENTRE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, March 31 (Bernama)-- The conservation and rehabilitation of the orangutan received a boost with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) contributing RM15,000 to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation...

GOVERNMENT NEVER PROMISE FREE TREATED WATER AND POWER SUPPLIES, SAYS FADILLAH.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, Mac 31(Bernama) -- The government has never promised that it will give free electricity and treated water supplies to those relocated by the Batang Ai or the Bakun Hydro dam...

THAI CABINET CANCELS MEETING AS PROTEST CONTINUES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, March 31 (Bernama) -- With hundreds of anti-government protesters continuing their siege on the Government House, the weekly Thai Cabinet meeting today was cancelled. The...

CHINESE IN BATANG AI NOT NEGLECTED: MUSSEN.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, March 31 (Bernama) -- The minority Chinese in Batang Ai have never been neglected in development but are constantly given attention by the government to ensure that they enjoy the...

TEKUN SCHEME MANIPULATED IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Tekun Nasional financing scheme to assist small entrepreneurs and petty traders has been manipulated by the opposition during the campaign for the Bukit...

PUZZLING SIX-YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOTHER, DAUGHTER.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, March 31 (Bernama) -- It is strange that the age difference between an octogenarian and her daughter from the Jampang Tinting Lalang longhouse, near here, is only six years,...

M'SIA TOUTS WORLD-CLASS CONVENTION VENUES AT ABU DHABI SHOW.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings (GIBTM) 2009 exhibition opens in Abu Dhabi today, with Malaysia all set to woo more Arab travellers to its shores....

OIC SEC-GEN CAUTIONS AGAINST JUDAISATION OF AL-QUDS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, March 31 (Bernama) -- Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) secretary-general Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has cautioned against a "fierce judaisation" campaign targeting...

ABDULLAH CONFIDENT GOVT ASSET MANAGEMENT WILL STIMULATE GROWTH.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he is confident the government's asset management can stimulate speedier growth in line with the emphasis on the service...

GOVT TO CONDUCT INDEPTH STUDY ON RIVERS IN SARAWAK.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, March 31 (Bernama) -- An integrated river management basin study for major rivers in Sarawak will be conducted to identify and solve the problems of flooding and environmental damage...

SMART SCHOOL PROGRAMME EXTENDED TO RURAL AREAS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CYBERJAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- After 88 schools have been chosen for the smart school programme, the Education Ministry is extending the programme to 15 rural schools nationwide. The...

BRINGING FANS, F1 DRIVERS CLOSER.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- To bring fans closer to the Formula One (F1) fraternity, Malaysia's motorsports promoter Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) will embark on a few new...

TRADITIONAL MALAY MASSAGE AT PUTRAJAYA HOSPITAL.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- For the first time in Malaysia, the traditional Malay massage or 'urut bersalin' will be available for post- natal mothers in a government hospital. ...

GERAKAN TO ADOPT FAMILY ORIENTED APPROACH DURING CAMPAIGN.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- BN's component party, Gerakan, would take a family oriented approach when campaigning for BN candidate Datuk S. Ganesan in Bukit Selambau. Gerakan...

CONSULT BEFORE ACCEPTING OFFER, NUBE TELLS CIMB EMPLOYEES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) today advised CIMB Bank employees to consult the union first before accepting the no-pay leave offered by their...

SITE TO TRACK ECONOMIC STIMULUS FUNDS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- A special website to monitor how funds to implement the two economic stimulus packages are spent will be launched next week, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk...

SPRINT KING ANUAR EYEING JM HAT-TRICK.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- National cyclist Anuar Manan remains confident of completing a hat-trick of wins when he sets out to defend the Sprint King title (Blue Jersey) he had won...

BUKIT SELAMBAU VOTERS SHOULD AVOID PAST MISTAKE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bukit Selambau voters are urged not to repeat their mistake in electing a representative without experience at the by-election for the State Assembly...

POLICE OFFICER ASSAULTED BY DRUG PUSHER.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, March 31 (Bernama) -- An anti-drug operation turned awry for a police officer when he was assaulted by a suspected drug pusher and two accomplices in Gemas yesterday. Inspector...

MOHD FIKRI IS ASSISTANT NATIONAL COACH FOR WOMEN'S SEPAK TAKRAW.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia (PSM) has appointed Mohd Fikri Mohd Nor as the assistant national coach for the women's sepak takraw team to replace...

TWO ESCAPE THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Two men including a Thai national escaped the gallows today when the murder charge against them was amended to causing death by the prosecution. ...

PKR'S AIM JUST TO WIN BY-ELECTION - SAMY VELLU.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said PKR's aim is just to win the Bukit Selambau by-election and not to take care of the people. That, he said,...

PENANG GOVT FREEZES OPERATIONS AT THREE QUARRIES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Penang government has frozen all forms of operations at three quarries in Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) effective today pending investigations. Chief...

PKR CLAIMS 63 PER CENT PHANTOM VOTERS IN HOUSING ESTATE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) claims that 2,215 doubtful and phantom voters have been detected in the Taman Bandar Baru Bangi located in the Bukit...

DECOMPOSED BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN CAR BOOT.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The decomposed body of a woman, believed to be murdered, was found inside a car boot at the parking lot of an apartment complex in Taman Serdang Perdana,...

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- Police arrested a female student and four boys aged between 15 and 17 for alleged drug possession on Friday. Putrajaya OCPD Supt Abdul Razak Abdul Majid...

STOP ACT OF POLITICAL GANGSTERISM - SENATOR.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- A senator ticked off certain members of parliament for indulging in what he described as an act of political gangsterism by hurling allegations and abusive...

BATANG AI POLICE EXPECT MORE REQUESTS FOR CERAMAH PERMITS SOON.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, Mac 31(Bernama) -- The police expect more requests for permits to hold ceramah from both the Barisan Nasional and Parti Keadilan Rakyat in the next six days prior to polling for the...

M'SIA EXPECTS MORE FROM U.S. ON PALESTINE ISSUE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, while appreciating the concern and the slight shift of United States' foreign policy in respect of Iran, the Middle East and Palestine, expects...

MINORITY MALAY VOTES VITAL IN BATANG AI.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malays who make up only 117 out of the 8,006 registered voters in Batang Ai could be the determining factor in the by-election for this rural constituency. ...

SEVERAL UMNO LEADERS UNDER PROBE - MEGAT NAJMUDDIN.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Several Umno leaders are being investigated for alleged involvement money politics in the run-up to the Umno General Assembly last week, a member of the...

WOMEN FINED RM1.04 MLN FOR POSSESSING PIRATED DISCS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here today fined two women RM1.04 million each after finding them guilty of possessing 520 pirated video discs. Ng Shuk Kuen, 27, and...

SHAHRIR TO HAND RESIGNATION LETTER TOMORROW.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad will hand over his letter of resignation as a Cabinet minister to the Prime Minister...

IGP WORRIED OVER STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Murder, rape, armed robbery and rioting. Its appears that over the past two years, these were no more the domain of seasoned criminals. Since 2007,...

36 STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM JAPAN.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Thirty-six Malaysian students today received scholarships worth about RM6 million from the Japanese Government to pursue first degree and post-graduate...

POLICE WARN AGAINST SEDITIOUS WORDS DURING CAMPAIGNING.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The police will not hesitate to take stern action against anyone from any political party for inciting, provoking or uttering words that are deemed to be...

COOK GETS SEVEN YEAR'S JAIL FOF CULPABLE HOMICIDE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, March 31 (Bernama) -- A cook, charged with murder, escaped the hangman's noose today when the High Court found him guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Judicial...

WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, March 31 (Bernama) -- A woman, believed to be involved in several burglary and car theft cases, was arrested after a high-speed car chase here yesterday. Pahang CID deputy chief...

ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THREE WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIPS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Wushu Federation of Malaysia (WFM) will send its athletes to take part in three international competitions, in preparation for the 25th Sea Games in...

OUTGOING KL TRAFFIC CHIEF HANDS-OVER DUTIES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Outgoing Kuala Lumpur traffic chief ACP A. Wahab A. Raman today handed-over his duties to his deputy DSP Ng Fook Long in a brief handing-over ceremony at the...

GANESAN WANTS TO EMULATE OBAMA.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bukit Selambau Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk S. Ganesan said he would like to emulate US President Barrack Obama's ability to work for all races in...

CONVERT MIED STUDY LOANS TO SCHOLARSHIP.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLANG, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED), the MIC's educational wing, was today urged to convert the study loans disbursed to almost 10,000 students...

BUKIT GANTANG NOT A REFERENDUM IF BN WINS - PAS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election is not a referendum on the support for the Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) state government if the BN wins the seat, a PAS...

M'SIANS WANT NUCLEAR WEAPONS ELIMINATED.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- More than 300 of the world's top physicians, including some from Malaysia, have called on US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to...

FIRST LAWN BOWL ACADEMY TO TAKE SHAPE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The country's first lawn bowls academy is expected to take shape soon as the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) has decided to call for tenders from...

PENGKALAN KUBUR MARINES SEEK SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENGKALAN KUBUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Pengkalan Kubur Marine Operations Force is requesting special security equipments for sea operations as smugglers are becoming more aggressive. ...

POWER TRANSFER: WAIT FOR OFFICIAL STATEMENT, SAYS NAJIB.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Any question on the actual date of the transfer of power will only be known after the official statement is issued by the Prime Minister's Department. ...

PRIZE MONEY INCREASED FOR JOURNALISM AWARDS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Prize money for the Malaysia MPI- Petronas 2008 journalism awards, which will be presented on April 6, has been increased by RM11,000 for the winners in each...

CHICKEN PRICE NOT LOWERED IN SABAH.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SANDAKAN, March 31 (Bernama) -- The price of broiler chicken in the state has not been reduced. This is despite an announcement by the Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations (FLFAM)...

SENATOR WANTS CABINET MINISTERS TO RESIGN EN BLOC.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- A senator has proposed that all cabinet ministers resign en bloc to enable incoming prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to choose his own cabinet. ...

FORM ARBITRATION PANEL TO DISCUSS WATER TARIFF HIKE: KHALID.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, March 31 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today suggested that the federal government set up a arbitration panel to address the request of Syarikat...

GOVT MULLS LIFTING IMPORT BAN ON CONTROL ITEMS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The government plans to lift the import ban on control items as the country heads towards an open and more competitive market. Domestic Trade and...

GIVE US A YEAR, SAYS MACC.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has asked for a year to prove its capabilities in combating corruptions in the country. MACC deputy...

NO POLICE PROBE INTO DONATION LETTER.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, March 31 (Bernama) -- The police are not initiating investigations into a letter purportedly signed by Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud to solicit funds to help the...

BUKIT GANTANG HAS HUGE POTENTIAL IN AGRICULTURE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, March 31 (Bernama) -- The agriculture transformation being carried out to develop the sector, as well as farmers, fishermen, and livestock breeders, will also brings benefit to...

ABDULLAH BELIEVES THERE WILL BE CONTINUITY UNDER NAJIB.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today he is convinced that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will continue to implement ideas and programmes initiated during his...

NAJIB WANTS TO UNDERSTAND ASPIRATIONS OF ALL ETHNIC GROUPS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31(Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said, as a member of the government's administration, he wanted to understand the aspirations of all...

ONLY THREE CATEGORIES OF SCHOOLS FROM NEXT YEAR.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry will stipulate that there will only be three categories of schools from next year to avoid public confusion over the status and cause...

ABDULLAH ADMINISTRATION, M'SIA CHAIRS THREE INTERNATIONAL BODIES.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Many achievements were recorded under the administration of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the fifth Prime Minister, not only in terms of the country's...

BUSINESSMAN ORDERED TO PAY RM10,000 COSTS TO GOVT.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- A businessman became RM10,000 poorer after the Court of Appeal here today ordered him to pay the government that sum as costs following his unsuccessful appeal...

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN NEEDED ON NIPAH VIRUS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, March 31 (Bernama) -- The government, private sector and non- governmental organisations must initiate a campaign to educate the public on steps to take to combat the deadly...

CRIME AMONG STUDENTS ON THE RISE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHIHG, March 31 (Bernama) - The rise in the overall violent crime rate among students in Sarawak since 2006 is alarming, said Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohmad Salleh. He said the...

M'SIANS URGED TO VOTE FOR SIPADAN AS A WONDER OF NATURE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysians can now play a role in helping the country's very own Sipadan Island to make it into the list of the 'New 7 Wonders of Nature', simply by giving...

17,000 CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS TO BE CLEARED BY JUNE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry is expected to clear 17,000 outstanding citizenship applications by June, said its minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today. The formation...

SITI AISHAH HAS YET TO RETURN HOME.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Disabled Siti Aishah Hamid, who was freed from a Pakistani jail after a court there found her not guilty of drug smuggling, has yet to return to her house here....

NATIONAL ART GALLERY LAUNCHES ARTISTS MEMBERSHIP CARD.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The National Art Gallery today introduced its Artist Membership Card which offers various facilities and privileges to artists. National Art Galley...

POS MALAYSIA INSURANCE PLAN AVAILABLE AT ALL OUTLETS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama)-- Pos Malaysia Berhad's (PMB) latest insurance product, POS Hospital Cash Income Plan (PHCI), that offers cash relief to those who are hospitalized due to...

LUBOK ANTU TRADERS CASHING IN ON ELECTION FEVER.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUBOK ANTU, March 31 (Bernama) -- Local traders in Lubok Antu are cashing in on the carnival-like atmosphere and poster war in the run-up to the Batang Ai by-election. Community leader...

GOVT CONTINUES TO PUT MORE MONEY IN HEALTHCARE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NILAI, March 31 (Bernama) -- The government has allocated a sum of RM13.7 billion this year to enhance healthcare facilities for Malaysians including building more hospitals, clinics and...

WOMEN'S TOUCH FOR WOMEN VOTERS IN BUKIT GANTANG.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, March 31 (Bernama) -- Wanita Umno has intensified its efforts to win the hearts of 28,214 women voters in Bukit Gantang with the women's touch, especially by being courteous and...

50 YEARS IN INDIA SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING - DALAI LAMA.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, March 31 (Bernama) -- Fifty years living in India is spiritually enriching, says 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. In March 1959, he crossed the Indian border as...

STAY FOCUSED, BN YOUTH ELECTION MACHINERY TOLD.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNGAI PETANI, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth election machinery was today advised to remain focused on the three by- elections the coalition was facing on April 7 and...

PSD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS OVERWHELMING.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Only 2,000 SPM high achievers will obtain the Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships to study overseas although the applications received has been...

IBEX SECURITY FOR CIQ COMPLEX.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, March 31 (Bernama) -- The security of the Sultan Iskandar Building will be taken over by the Ibex Security Sdn Bhd's auxiliary police, said Johor police chief DCP Datuk Mohd...

CYCLING JOINS BADMINTON AS MEDAL PROSPECT FOR LONDON OLYMPICS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The success of cyclists at the recent World Track Cycling championships in Poland has helped hoist the status of cycling to join badminton as gold medal...

EIGHT DETAINED IN PEOPLE'S FREEDOM WALK IGNORED ORDER TO DISPERSE.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- Subang Member of Parliament K.Sivarasa and seven others who participated in the "People's Freedom Walk" unlawful assembly in December 2007 were detained...

TIAN CHUA'S MISSING HOLDS UP HEARING.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The trial of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) information chief, Chua Tian Chang, who is charged with hurting a policeman, was held up by about an hour in the...

A LEANER CABINET UNDER NAJIB?
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is set to take over the prime ministership from Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is expected to introduce a leaner cabinet,...

MAN SHOT DEAD BY BIKER GANG.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, March 31 (Bernama) -- A man was gunned down by a group of bikers near a food outlet in Taman Perling here yesterday. The 23-year-old victim was riding a motorcycle when he was...

MONORAIL INCIDENT: PANEL DIDN'T DISMISS TAMPERING, COURT TOLD.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The High Court heard here today that the committee set up to investigate the KL Monorail incident where a safety wheel fell on a senior Bernama journalist...

64 MONTHS JAIL FOR ELECTRICIAN WHO STEALS CARS.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 Mac (Bernama) -- An electrician who pleaded guilty to six counts of car theft broke down in tears when the Magistrate Court here sentenced him to a total of 64 months jail...

MCC SHOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT, SAYS NOH.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The organisational structure of the Malaysia Cooperatives Commission (MCC) needs to be further improved in line with the rapid increase in the number of...

BN TO HEED POLICE WARNING - ZAMBRY.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAIPING, March 31 (Bernama) -- Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said Barisan Nasional (BN) will heed police warning against issuing or uttering seditious remarks. He said BN...

PERLIS GO TO THE TOP.
March 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Perlis shot to the top of the Super League after they edged Kuala Muda Naza 1-0 at the Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Setar tonight. Perlis got their winner...