BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from May 2006, page 26

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from May 2006

MARCH 2006 IPI UP 3.6 PERCENT TO 137.3.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) for March 2006 rose by 3.6 percent to 137.3 as compared with 132.5...

WESTPORTS TO PLAY ROLE AS LOGISTICS ENHANCER FOR HALAL HUB.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Westports Malaysia, the country's leading and world-class seaport, intends to play the role of logistics...

BANK NEGARA ISSUES THIRD 'ENDANGERED SPECIES' COIN SERIES.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia is issuing the third "Endangered Species" coin series with the theme "Endangered...

SINGER EYES OVER RM300 MLN TURNOVER THIS YEAR.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Singer Malaysia Sdn Bhd expects its turnover to increase to over RM300 million this year with its...

EXPORTS OF M'SIAN TIMBER PRODUCTS TO QATAR NEARLY DOUBLED.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DOHA (Qatar) May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's exports of timber products to Qatar is projected to rise by a whopping 95.5 per cent to US$13.1...

RAM: IRIS' PROPOSED BUY OF PATIMAS STAKE HAS NO IMPACT ON RATINGS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- IRIS Corp Bhd's proposed acquisition of 32 percent stake in Patimas Computers Bhd has no immediate impact...

PAVILION KL AIMS FOR RETAIL SALES OF RM1.56 BLN.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, a mixed-use urban development under construction on a 5.04-hectare site here, is...

12 MALAYSIAN FIRMS IN FTSE/ASEAN 40 INDEX.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has the largest number of companies in the FTSE/Asean 40 Index at 12, with its biggest banking group...

PKIM SEEKS TO SET UP JV COMPANY WITH OTHER CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATIONS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Persatuan Kontraktor India Malaysia (PKIM), which plans to double its members to 600 by year-end, aims to...

LIMAHSOON TO INVEST RM10 MILLION IN BIOFUEL PROJECT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Limahsoon Bhd, an integrated manufacturer of laminated boards, will invest an initial RM10 million in a...

KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE INTRODUCES NEW ISLAMIC FINANCING PRODUCT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's first foreign Islamic bank, Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFH(M)B), is introducing a new...

FOUR ORGANISATIONS AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO VAEA ACT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Four organisations have expressed their joint objection to proposed amendments to the Valuers, Appraisers...

THAILAND WELCOMES MALAYSIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) wants its Malaysian counterparts to be part of the...

VSOURCE ASIA GETS CONTACT CENTRE SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Vsource Asia Sdn Bhd has received the Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards 2006 for Contact Centre...

RINGGIT HITS 8-YEAR HIGH.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit reached another new high in eight years when it touched RM3.5 against the US dollar today on...

MAKRO TO HOLD EVENT ON HOTEL, RESTAURANT & CATERING SEGMENT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Makro Cash & Carry Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd will hold a trade exhibition on the hotel, restaurant and...

RUBBER PRICES END MIXED.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices ended mixed today amid a shortage of rubber supplies, dealers said "Tight...

CGC LOANS EXPECTED TO REACH RM4 BLN THIS YEAR.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) expects its loan growth value to reach RM4 billion in 2006...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher...

KLIBOR FUTURES LOWER AT CLOSE.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

3I INFOTECH EXPECTS 25 PCT OF TURNOVER FROM OVERSEAS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- 3i Infotech Sdn Bhd, a global provider of end-to-end information technology (IT) solutions, expects its...

CPO FUTURES PRICES UP SLIGHTLY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rose slightly today following...

WORLD HALAL FORUM 2006 MAKES MSIA PRIME MOVER FOR WORLDWIDE HALAL STANDARDS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The World Halal Forum 2006 from May 8-10 is set to place Malaysia as the prime mover in setting new...

NEW CIBA PLANT TO PRODUCE RM400 MLN WORTH OF CONTACT LENSES.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, May 8 (Bernama) -- CIBA Vision, the world number two optical products and services provider, today held its ground-breaking...

QSR BOARD ISSUES CLARIFICATION ON DIRECTORS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- QSR Brands Bhd clarified today that after obtaining the interlocutory injunction against nine directors,...

MESDAQ COMPANIES MUST FOCUS ON FINANCIAL HEALTH.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation (Mesdaq) companies will now have to focus...

TAKAFUL IKHLAS AIMS FOR RM220 MLN PREMIUMS FOR FY2007.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysian National Reinsurance Bhd, has outlined several...

KL SHARES END STEADIER.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed higher today following the inflow of foreign funds on a stronger...

HDC TO TO PROMOTE MALAYSIAN HALAL BRAND, SAYS ABDULLAH.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) will undertake a multitude of tasks to spearhead...

US COMPANY WINS TOP HALAL AWARDS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- A US company which changed traditionally beef-based products into turkey-based products following the US...

YUSLI: BOURSE CAN SUSTAIN CURRENT TRADING VOLUME.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The local bourse has the capacity to sustain the current trading volume, Bursa Malaysia Bhd's chief...

M'SIA READY TO LEAD IN FURTHER DEVELOPING GLOBAL HALAL INDUSTRY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is ready to take the lead in further developing the global halal industry, says Prime Minister...

NO FUEL PRICE HIKE DESPITE GLOBAL PRICES TOUCHING US$75 PER BARREL.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave an assurance that the government would not increase...

ANTAH HOLDINGS TO UNDERTAKE RESTRUCTURING SCHEME.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Antah Holdings Bhd will undertake a restructuring scheme via an injection of new viable businesses to...

GLOBAL HALAL MART CAN REACH US$1 TRILLION, HALAL FORUM TOLD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The global market value of halal food trade, estimated at US$580 billion annually, can reach more than...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BHD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BHD's wholly-owned Top Glove Sdn Bhd has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to acquire...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: UMW HOLDINGS BHD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency UMW HOLDINGS BHD announced that wholly-owned UMW Petropipe (L) Ltd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with ACE Technologies (L)...

RINGGIT CLOSES NEW HIGH AGAINST US DOLLAR.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit resumed its rally today, reaching another new high in eight years when it hit RM3.5 against...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MNC WIRELESS BHD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MNC WIRELESS BHD has announced the redesignation of Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir as chairman of the company effective...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: UNISEM (M) BHD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency UNISEM (M) BHD has reported a pre-tax profit of RM28.741 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2006, from a loss of RM3.883 million...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: DHL.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, continued to maintain its lead in Asia by again winning the prestigious Asia...

SHORT-TERM RATES REMAIN STEADY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates remained steady on the money market as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) continued to siphon off...

MALAYSIAN COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: INGRESS CORPORATION BHD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) INGRESS CORPORATION BHD has executed a share sale agreement to acquire the equity interest in Fine Components (Thailand) Co Ltd (FCT) for 85 million Thai baht (100 baht=RM9.57) FCT is...

BN'S INCUMBENT ALL SET TO DEFEND SENADIN SEAT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, May 8 (Bernama) -- Senadin's incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the May 20 election, Lee Kim Shin is all set to face any...

TAKE OWNERSHIP OF 9TH PLAN, NATIONAL MISSION, CIVIL SERVANTS TOLD.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, May 8 (Bernama) -- Civil servants must take ownership of the Ninth Malaysia Plan and the accompanying National Mission -- a...

MODERATE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SUMATRA WEST COAST.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale, occurred at 9.43am on Monday off the west coast...

WILD BOAR HUNTERS STUMBLE UPON HUMAN SKULL IN OIL PALM ESTATE.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULIM, May 8 (Bernama) -- Two men hunting wild boar stumbled upon a human skull at an oil palm estate in Padang Meha in Sungai Karangan,...

DEWAN RAKYAT REJECTS MOTION TO REFER JASIN MP TO RIGHTS PANEL.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat today rejected a motion to refer Datuk Mohamad Said Yusof (BN-Jasin) to the Rights and...

GANDHI CAUTIONS PM ON ASEAN FTA.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Indian Government's move to sign more free trade agreements (FTAs) with members of Association of...

BN EXPECTS EASY WINS IN MIRI SEATS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, May 8 (Bernama) -- With less than 24 hours to nomination in the ninth Sarawak state election, no major tussles are expected in the...

LAWAS SET TO BE TRANSPORT HUB.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LAWAS, May 8 (Bernama) -- Lawas is set to become a transportation hub in northern Sarawak when a new airport and port are built there soon...

M'SIA SENDS HUMANITARIAN AID FOR GUINSAUGON MUDSLIDE VICTIMS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBANG, May 8 (Bernama) -- A 12-member Malaysian team left for Leyte in the Philippines to hand humanitarian aid to mudslide victims of...

ABU SEMAN RECALLS TWO SAD OCCASIONS IN HIS LIFE.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SIBU, May 8 (Bernama) -- As Abu Seman Jahwie prepares to contest in the Jemoreng constituency as one of the new faces of the Barisan...

MERADONG TO SEE YOUNG WOMEN CONTESTING.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BINTANGOR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The contest for the Meradong seat in the May 20 state election is not only expected to be interesting but...

ABDULLAH AND NAJIB TO VISIT PERAK NEXT WEEK.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, May 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will make separate...

FOUR NEW SENATORS SWORN-IN.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Deputy Umno Information Chief for Kangar division, Ahmad Hussin was today sworn-in as senator at the Dewan...

ENVO DIESEL: MINISTRY MULLS LOWERING ROAD TAX - VIJAYARATNAM.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is studying a proposal to reduce road tax for ENVO...

THAI FARMERS GET US$125 MILLION COMPENSATION.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Thai government had paid over five billion baht or about US$125 million in compensation to farmers affected...

TOUGHER FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, May 8 (Bernama) -- Students from overseas who want to stay in Australia as skilled migrants will face tougher conditions under a...

SATOK INCUMBENT CONFIDENT OF BN VICTORY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, May 8 (Bernama) -- Satok incumbent Datuk Seri Abang Johari Tun Openg is confident the people would return the seat to the Barisan...

SUGAR IN ADEQUATE SUPPLY, SAYS SHAFIE.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, May 8 (Bernama) -- The supply of sugar is sufficient to meet the nation's needs until now, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs...

COURT RULES THAI ELECTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ORDERS FRESH POLL.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, May 8 (Bernama) -- A Thai court today declared the country's general election on April 2 invalid, opening the door for a new...

SNG CONFIDENT OF GOOD SHOWING BY BN IN PELAGUS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KAPIT, May 8 (Bernama) -- Larry Sng Wei Shien, 27, has nothing else on his mind right now except clinching victory for the Barisan...

ASEAN QUIZ A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- A quiz on Asean is a strategic approach in disseminating information about the region to students from...

INTEGRATED MEDICINE HUB EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL YEAR-END.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Global Information Hub on Integrated Medicine (InfoHub), a central electronic database with the latest...

DEATH SENTENCE: LEE'S APPEAL FIXED ON WEDNESDAY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Federal Court here today fixed this Wednesday to hear the appeal brought by businessman Kenneth Lee Fook...

THAI NATIONAL CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AT POLICEMAN.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, May 8 (Bernama) -- A Thai national pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to four firearms and arms charges,...

LAW HIENG DING TAKES CHARGE OF MERADONG CAMPAIGN.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BINTANGOR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) Deputy President Tan Sri Law Hieng Ding has been appointed to take...

EC NEEDS TO UPDATE ELECTORAL ROLL.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MIRI, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Election Commission (EC) needs to update its electoral roll for Sarawak as there are various discrepancies in...

TAIB'S ADVICE TO PARTY MEMBERS NOT PICKED TO CONTEST ELECTION.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUKAH, May 8 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today advised Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition party members not...

STRATEGIC SITES TO INSTALL CCTVs IDENTIFIED - CPO.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR STAR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Kedah Police have identified strategic locations to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to curb...

QUEST FOR 71 SARAWAK STATE SEATS BEGINS TOMORROW.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, May 8 (Bernama) -- The quest for seats in the expanded Sarawak state legislative assembly will begin earnestly with nomination of...

UMNO PRESENTS EXCELLENCE AWARD TO 39 MALAYS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Umno today paid tribute to 39 Malay educationists, agro entrepreneurs and sports people who achieved...

TUN MUSTAPHA GALLERY OPENS ON WEDNESDAY.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, May 8 (Bernama) -- The official opening of the Tun Mustapha Gallery at the Menara Tun Mustapha by the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri...

OVERTIME MISTAKE: MAS GETS EXPARTE STAY OF EXECUTION.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Airlines System Berhad (MAS) has obtained an exparte stay of execution from the High Court...

PLEDGE TO TURN LIMBANG INTO TOURIST DESTINATION.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LIMBANG, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Bukit Kota, Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, has pledged to transform Limbang...

ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, May 8 (Bernama) -- Initiatives that help teachers and lecturers enhance the effectiveness of English Language Teaching (ELT) are of...

INDIAN NATIONAL JAILED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, May 8 (Bernama) -- An Indian national was jailed four years by the Shah Alam High Court after she pleaded guilty on an amended...

STAR WILL NOT CONTEST IN STATE POLLS.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, May 8 (Bernama) -- The opposition State Reform Party (STAR) will not contest in the May 20 state election, citing the failure to...

CHANGE IN CONCEPT WILL PUT PLAZA RAKYAT DEVELOPMENT IN FAST TRACK.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- A change from the "build, mortgage and ownership transfer" concept to directly selling Plaza Rakyat will...

TWO FRIENDS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER A NIGHT OUT.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, May 8 (Bernama) -- Two men who were returning home after scouring for turtle eggs were killed when their motorcyle was rammed by a...

NIRMALA TELLS COURT SHE WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT WATER FOR SMELLY HAIR.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonat told the Sessions Court here today that she was beaten and sprayed with hot...

ALLOW US TO VOTE ON MOTIONS BASED ON OUR CONSCIENCE, SAYS ROSLI.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) today asked the executive to allow members of parliament to...

SMALLHOLDERS IN BALING WANT TO PULL OUT FROM FELCRA.
May 8, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BALING, May 8 (Bernama) -- While the rubber prices may have skyrocketed since the last few months, the smallholders in the Baling district...