BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from May 2000

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from May 2000

MAJOR CURRENCIES OPEN MIXED AGAINST RINGGIT.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were mixed against the ringgit this morning with the U.S. dollar rebounding against European currencies but remaining soft against the yen in overseas trade, dealers said. The Singapore...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 312 gainers, 21 losers and 61 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 914.56 up 11.35 points, the Emas Index was at 230.58 up 2.62...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STEADY.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain steady at current levels today amid the flushed liquidity in the domestic money market, dealers said. Bank Negara Malaysia has estimated a liquidity surplus of...

AUSTRALIA REJECTS REFUGEE STATUS FOR INDIAN FIJIANS.
May 31, 2000... MELBOURNE, May 31 (Bernama) -- Australia will not be opening its doors to Indian Fijians because they are not at risk of persecution, Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said today. Ruddock said the military takeover of Fiji...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 383 gainers, 33 losers and 113 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 919.36 up 16.15 points, the Emas Index was at 231.61 up 3.65...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED AFTER ONE HOUR.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) were still untraded during the first hour of trade in the absence of buying interests.

GOVT AGREES TO COMPENSATE CATTLE, GOAT FARMERS.
May 31, 2000... PORT DICKSON, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Government has agreed to compensate cattle and goat farmers whose livestock was destroyed during the height of the JE (Japanese Encephalitis) and Nipah viral disease outbreak in the Bukit Pelandok area...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 424 gainers, 58 losers and 117 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 918.23 up 15.02 points, the Emas Index was at 231.47 up 3.51...

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SELLING SEX TO PAY BILLS.
May 31, 2000... MELBOURNE, May 31 (Bernama) -- A growing number of university students have turned to prostitution to help pay fees, a sex worker support agency in Perth told the Australian Associated Press. The manager of the Western Australian Phoenix...

GADEK CAPITAL REPORTS PRE-TAX PROFIT OF RM90 MILLION.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Gadek Capital Bhd reported a pre-tax profit of RM90 million for the year ended March 31, 2000, a remarkable improvement compared with the RM56-million loss recorded in the corresponding period last year. ...

PAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION.
May 31, 2000... KUALA TERENGGANU, May 31 (Bernama) -- The 46th PAS General Assembly beginning tomorrow will discuss amendments to the party constitution to create an additional vice president's post and a new post of Deputy Head of the Dewan Ulama. PAS...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 463 gainers, 67 losers and 104 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 921.33 up 18.12 points, the Emas Index was at 232.15 up 4.19...

MALAYSIA TO HOST THE 2002 ANOC GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia became the second Asian nation after South Korea to be elected to host the next 13th Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) general assembly in 2002. Kuala Lumpur won the bid to host...

IPF TO HELP ENSURE BN'S VICTORY IN TELUK KEMANG.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Indian Progressive Front (IPF) will cooperate with the MIC to ensure the victory of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Teluk Kemang by-election on June 10, said its president, Datuk M.G. Pandithan. He...

KL SHARES HIGHER, BLUECHIPS FIRM IN MID-MORNING.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur share prices were higher following steady local funds buying on bluechips, a dealer said. The heavyweights were mostly among the actively traded counters and this led to retailers taking...

MALAYSIA MAKES 2006 ASIAN GAMES BIDDING PRESENTATION IN BRAZIL.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian officials at the 2006 Asian Games bidding presentation in Brazil last week were caught by suprise when Hong Kong presented valuable gift packs at the doorsteps. Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA)...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 477 gainers, 73 losers and 118 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 917.79 up 14.58 points, the Emas Index was at 231.47 up 3.51...

MALAYSIA'S PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY MOST COST EFFECTIVE, SAYS MIDA CHIEFI.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is now in a better position to compete with and complement Singapore in the petrochemical industry despite the latter's earlier involvement in the sector, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority...

MFM INTENDS TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO FOOD-RELATED BUSINESS.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (MFM) intends to expand and diversify into the food-related business although its plans have yet to be crystallised, said director Lee Soon Lee. The plans had yet to be brought to...

TWO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED FOR ABRAR.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd has appointed Gong Wee Ning and Lim San Peen of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Special Administrators of Abrar Corporation Bhd. The special administrators would assume...

NS KIMMA YOUTH TO SUPPORT BN CANDIDATE.
May 31, 2000... PORT DICKSON, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan "Kongres India Muslim Malaysia" (KIMMA) Youth today expressed support for the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Teluk Kemang by-election S.Sothinathan. State Kimma Youth head Husin...

KLOFFE CONTRACTS CLOSE HIGHER AT MIDDAY.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (Kloffe) closed higher at midday today with most expectations higher on longer term contracts. A dealer said that market...

KLIBOR FUTURES MIXED AT MIDDAY.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Klibor futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) were mixed at midday while trading was thin due to the absence of buying interest, dealers said. Only...

FUJI XEROX M'SIA AIMS FOR 25 PCT SALES GROWTH.
May 31, 2000... PETALING JAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Fuji Xerox Malaysia is aiming for a 25 percent growth in its overall sales and a minimum of 50 percent growth for its office network printer division this year, its general manager (business operations) Goh...

TOYOTA SEES AUSTRALIA AS KEY TO ASIA-PACIFIC.
May 31, 2000... MELBOURNE, May 31 (Bernama) -- Australia will continue to play a pivotal role in Toyota Motor Corp's global strategy of tapping the promising Asia-Pacific market, a senior official of Japanese automaker said in Sydney yesterday. "It...

KUNASEGARAN WINS SECOND GOLD MEDAL FOR PAHANG.
May 31, 2000... BUTTERWORTH, May 31 (Bernama) -- Pahang's R.Kunasegaran proved his 16-month training stint in Kenya was worthwhile when he collected his second gold medal in the 8th Malaysia Games (Sukma) athletics at Batu Kawan State Stadium here today. ...

TIN PRICE STAYS FLAT AT RM20.03 SEN PER KG.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) remained flat for the third consecutive day at RM20.03 sen per kg. However, demand for the metal was relatively steady, a dealer said. Turnover...

AFFIN LAUNCHES NEW INVESTMENT SCHEME.
May 31, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Perwira Affin Bank (PAB) today launched the "Affin Double," an investment scheme which combines long term investment in unit trust for a potential capital gain and a short term investment in fixed deposit....

BE OUR PARTNER IN OIL PROJECT, SAYS PERTAMINA.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil, gas and mining company, will offer Petronas the US$800 million (RM3.04 billion) oil pipeline product project in Jawa island if the Malaysian national oil corporation was...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 342 gainers, 217 losers and 169 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 897.47 up 12.90 points, the Emas Index was at 227.28 up 2.54...

MORI REITERATES APOLOGY FOR 'DIVINE NATION' REMARK.
May 30, 2000... SEOUL, May 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori apologized once more today for causing a "misunderstanding" over his remarks earlier this month that Japan is a divine nation centered on the emperor. Mori,...

MICROSOFT AND IITC SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR IN DIGITAL ECONOMY RACE.
May 30, 2000... PETALING JAYA, May 29 (Bernama) -- Local enterprises looking for quick digital solutions to enhance their businesses can now turn to Digital Nervous System (DNS) which is the first ever customised business solution concept. DNS developed...

KL SHARES BROADLY HIGHER, CI GETS PAST 900 POINTS.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange were higher in thin trade at midafternoon today, while the Composite Index breached the 900 mark on institutional support. There was some bargain hunting...

"GOLD MEDAL" FOR TSU KOON.
May 30, 2000... PENANG, May 29 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon should be awarded a "gold medal" at the 8th Malaysia Games (Sukma) here. Not only does he work hard to ensure the success of the games, he also visits several venues...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 446 gainers, 178 losers and 150 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 907.51 up 22,94 points, the Emas Index was at 229.29 up 4.55...

SONY TO MAKE PALMTOP PCS MAJOR PART OF LINEUP.
May 30, 2000... TOKYO, May 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Sony Corp said today it will make palmtop mobile personal computer (PC) terminals a major part of the company's electronics product lineup. "We will make that device the fourth pillar of our product...

IGB AND TAN & TAN LISTING STATUS WILL BE MAINTAINED AFTER MERGER.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- The existing listing status of property developers IGB Corporation Bhd and Tan & Tan Development Bhd will be maintained even if their proposed merger materialises. IGB will focus on the property and land...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 479 gainers, 161 losers and 151 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 907.25 up 22.68 points, the Emas Index was at 229.37 up 4.63...

VENUE CHANGE FOR NATIONAL BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- The 31st National Bodybuilding Championship will be now held in the Mahkota Parade in Melaka instead of the National Museum here as originally scheduled. Malaysian Bodybuilding Federation (MBBF) secretary...

KL SHARES BROADLY HIGHER, CI BREACHES 900 POINTS.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- The buying of index-linked stocks boosted share prices to close broadly higher on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange today. There was bargain hunting on index-linked stocks by institutional investors, a...

ECONOMIC UPTURN WILL IMPROVE TWO-WAY TRADE, SAYS DUTCH AMBASSADOR.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Trade between Malaysia and the Netherlands is expected to improve further as the revived economies had brought back demand for two-way trade, Dutch Ambassador to Malaysia, Conrad Van Tooren said here today....

SHELL RECORDS RM58 MLN PRE-TAX PROFIT IN FIRST QUARTER.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Shell Refining Company (FOM) Bhd recorded a pre-tax profit of RM58 million in the first quarter of this year, while operating profit after tax rose by more than 150 percent to RM41 million. In a...

PPAB AND O.S.K. TO TERMINATE PROPOSED SALE OF COMPANY.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Pan Pacific Asia Bhd (PPAB) and O.S.K Holdings Bhd have signed a deed of mutual rescission to terminate the proposed sale of Peninsula Securities Sdn Bhd by PPAB to O.S.K. Holdings. Following the...

GUTHRIE ROPEL'S FIRST QUARTER PRE-TAX PROFIT AT RM9.309 MILLION.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Guthrie Ropel Bhd's group pre-tax profit for the three months ended March 31, 2000, stood at RM9.309 million on a turnover of RM27.410 million. The net tangible assets at the end of the first quarter...

HIGHLANDS & LOWLANDS FIRST QUARTER PRE-TAX PROFIT AT RM19.396 MILLION.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Highlands & Lowlands Bhd posted a pre-tax profit of RM19.396 million on a turnover of RM64.282 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. The net tangible asset per share rose to RM3.82 at the...

NO REPORT YET OF RELEASE OF THIRD M'SIAN OFFICER.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- There is still no word yet about Sierra Leone rebels releasing a third Malaysian military observer serving with United Nations peace-keepers in the strife-torn West African state. This is despite latest...

EPNCR LAUNCHES FIRST MALAYSIAN DEVELOPED MOBILE SMARTCARD READER.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- EPNCR (M) Sdn Bhd, a Multimedia Super Corridor(MSC)-status company, today soft launched the first Malaysian-developed mobile smartcard reader. EPNCR was awarded by the Malaysian government the contract to...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MAY 29.
May 30, 2000... PETALING GARDEN BHD -- posted a pre-tax profit of RM27.994 million on a turnover of RM72.510 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. Net tangible asset per share rose to RM2.25 at the end of the quarter, from RM2.17 per share...

OSU SUGGESTS STRICTER CONDITIONS FOR NEW IC IN SABAH.
May 30, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, May 29 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Datuk Osu Sukam today suggested that stricter conditions be introduced for those applying for new identity cards in Sabah. He said the move was necessary following numerous complaints of...

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM TOMORROW.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Petronas Twin Towers, the world's tallest building, will be open to the public from tomorrow. Petronas senior general manager (Legal and Corporate Affairs Division) Mohd Azhar Osman Khairuddin said today...

PAHANG BLAMES KTM FOR DELAYING WATER AND POWER SUPPLY.
May 30, 2000... KUANTAN, May 29 (Bernama) -- Pahang has blamed Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) for unnecessarily delaying rural electrification and water supply projects to villages straddling railroad alignment in the western part of the state. The...

PERLIS TO TURN MORE THAN 30 HA OF LAND INTO FOOD PRODUCTION PARK.
May 30, 2000... PADANG BESAR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Perlis will develop more than 30 ha of land in Rimba Mas near here into a food production park. The project will be jointly undertaken by the state government and Agriculture ministry. Menteri Besar...

MAHATHIR'S SISTER UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SURGERY.
May 30, 2000... ALOR SETAR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Habsah Mohamad, 83, an elder sister to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, today underwent a successful surgery for a broken leg bone at a specialist centre here. She was admitted to the Pusat...

MAID NOT PAID FOR SEVEN YEARS, COURT TOLD.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- An Indonesian maid told the Magistrate's Court here today that she was not paid her salary for seven years and seven months, from 1991 to last year. The maid, Aminah alias Rumirah Atam, 57, of East Java,...

SANUSI'S CASE STILL BEING INVESTIGATED, SELANGOR POLICE SAY.
May 30, 2000... SHAH ALAM, May 29 (Bernama) -- The investigation into the case of former Kedah Menteri Tan Sri Sanusi Junid who was alleged to have assaulted two employees at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on May 5 this year is in the final stage,...

OPENING MALAYSIAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE, MAY 30.
May 30, 2000... US ----------------------- 3.7995/8005 S'PORE ------------------- 2.1916/1934 YEN ---------------------- 3.5543/5569 DM ----------------------- 1.8012/8026 STERLING ----------------- 5.6677/6711 EURO...

MAJOR CURRENCIES OPEN MIXED AGAINST RINGGIT.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were mixed against the ringgit this morning in narrow range trading as the U.S. dollar barely moved against the yen in overseas trade, dealers said. The ringgit remained pegged at RM3.80...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 70 gainers, 146 losers and 113 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 903.21 down 4.04 points, the Emas Index was at 228.60 down 0.77...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STEADY.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain steady at current levels today amid the flushed liquidity in the domestic money market, dealers said. Bank Negara Malaysia has estimated a liquidity surplus of...

NISSAN TO BUILD VEHICLES IN S AMERICA WITH RENAULT HELP.
May 30, 2000... SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, May 30 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Nissan Motor Co announced today it will invest US$300 million (US$1=rm3.80) in the Mercosur trade bloc by 2005 to build five models with the help of France's Renault SA under a long-term strategy...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 98 gainers, 231 losers and 147 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 906.69 down 0.56 points, the Emas Index was at 229.13 down 0.24...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED AFTER ONE HOUR.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) were still untraded during the first hour of trade in the absence of buying interest.

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 113 gainers, 248 losers and 146 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 908.69 up 1.44 points, the Emas Index was at 229.36 down 0.01...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 204 gainers, 203 losers and 167 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 914.41 up 7.16 points, the Emas Index was at 230.57 up 1.20...

EFFECTS OF GLOBALISATION AND INTERNET SHOULD BE STUDIED.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- The effects of globalisation and the Internet must be closely studied as they affect the way business is conducted between Southeast Asia and Europe, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The Prime...

TWO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS FOR TELUK KEMANG BY-ELECTION.
May 30, 2000... PORT DICKSON, May 30 (Bernama) -- Two people, one each from the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti Keadilan Nasional, have filed nomination papers to contest the Teluk Kemang parliamentary by-election. BN's S. Sothinathan entered the...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 191 gainers, 256 losers and 163 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 910.50 up 3.25 points, the Emas Index was at 229.82 up 0.45...

RELOOK AFTA STRATEGY TO OPEN UP AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR, SAYS MAHATHIR.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called for a relook at the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta)'s strategy, particularly in opening up the aumotive industry as it is disadvantageous to local car...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 177 gainers, 316 losers and 146 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 907.76 up 0.51 points, the Emas Index was at 229.20 down 0.17...

MAROONED ON M'SIAN ISLAND FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
May 30, 2000... WASHINGTON, May 30 (Bernama) -- Sixteen Americans, with no experience and only basic tools, are marooned on Malaysia's Pulau Tiga, off Sabah, and only the fittest of them all will win one million dollars in a television series to be aired...

TIN PRICE FLAT AT RM20.03 SEN PER KG.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- The price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) held steady on Tuesday to remain flat at RM20.03 sen per kg. The demand for the metal was relatively steady although the turnover had declined to 62 tonnes...

RAM REAFFIRMS A3 RATING ON MAMEE'S RM30 MLN BONDS.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) today reaffirmed its A3 ratings on Mamee-Double Decker (M) Bhd's (MDD) RM30 million redeemable unsecured bonds. In a statement, RAM said the rating reflected MDD's leading...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED AT MIDDAY.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (Commex) were still untraded at midday. The nil trading was due to the absence of buying interest, dealers said.

ASIANS HURT BY EUROPEAN INSENSITIVITY, SAYS DR MAHATHIR.
May 30, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Europeans should be more open and sensitive towards Asians if they want to create effective business ventures. "Don't print nasty things about us. It...

PROFILE ON TELUK KEMANG BY-ELECTION.
May 30, 2000... PORT DICKSON, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Teluk Kemang parliamentary constituency comprises the five state seats of Lukut, Si Rusa, Pasir Panjang, Linggi and Chembong. It covers the whole of Port Dickson district and a major part of Rembau...

MAJOR CURRENCIES MOSTLY HIGHER AT THE OPENING.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Major currencies, with the exception of pound sterling, opened higher against the ringgit this morning in quiet trading. The U.S. dollar was lower as the losses recorded on Wall Street and Nasdaq...

SHORT-TERM RATES STAY FIXED AT CURRENT LEVELS.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- The money market hardly moved this morning as short-term rates stayed fixed at current levels despite excess liquidity in the system. A dealer said the liquidity surplus today was estimated at over RM4...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 29 gainers, 372 losers and 70 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 890.69 down 8.22 points, the Emas Index was at 226.65 down 2.42...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 30 gainers, 459 losers and 70 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 885.39 down 13.23 points, the Emas Index was at 225.65 down 3.42...

JPK SECURES HANDSOME RM1.70 PREMIUM UPON DEBUT.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- JPK Holdings Bhd, which made its debut on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) this morning, registered a premium of RM1.70. JPK's shares opened at RM3.40 at the first business done...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY TRADE.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia were still untraded as at 9.50 am because of the absence of participants. Normally, futures players will begin to enter the...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 35 gainers, 566 losers and 67 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 883.22 down 15.69 points, the Emas Index was at 225.00 down 4.07...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 39 gainers, 635 losers and 68 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 882.30 down 16.61 points, the Emas Index was at 224.74 down 4.33...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
May 26, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 30 gainers, 621 losers and 64 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 879.89 down 19.02 points, the Emas Index was at 224.20 down 4.87...