BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from May 2009

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from May 2009

NINE POLLING STATIONS OPEN FOR PENANTI BY-ELECTION.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 31 Bernama) -- All the nine polling stations for the Penanti astate by-election opend at 8am today. The stations are at SMK Guar Perahu, SK Guar Perahu, Ara Kuda, SK...

SLEEPY VILLAGES IN SARAWAK COME ALIVE FOR GAWAI DAYAK.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, May 31 (Bernama) -- It's a ritual that is repeated every year. Bookings for the flight home from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu are done well in advance to avoid disappointment. Then there...

TWO TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS, 66 MOTORCYCLES SEIZED NORMAWATI.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Two men in their 20s were tested positive for drugs in an operation on Mat Rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) in Jalan Pahang, Jalan Cheras and the Connaught...

GOVT TO SET UP CAMPAIGN ON JOB TRAINING PROGRAMME.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) - The Human Resources Ministry will intensify the campaign to promote its job training programme, particularly among unemployed graduates and jobless youths. ...

RTM HANDS OVER RM300,000 TO PALESTINE.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) has handed over RM315,534 raised by its Palestinian humanitarian fund. The donation was presented by Information Communications...

663 STUDENTS RECEIVE PNB SCHOLARSHIPS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PASIR PUTEH, May 31 (Bernama) -- A total of 663 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students nationwide have received Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) scholarships so far to further their studies...

WORKS MINISTRY PHASING OUT PART-TIME CONTRACTORS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ALOR SETAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Works Ministry is phasing out part-time contractors as they produced shoddy jobs, said its minister, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor. He said there were far too many...

ZOLKPLES HAS SUCCESSFUL HEART SURGERY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- National Sports Council (NSC) director- general Datuk Zolkples Embong underwent successful heart bypass surgery at a private hospital here early today. He is...

POLLING RUNS SMOOTHLY IN PENANTI.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Polling in the Penanti state by-election is running smoothly, Election Commission chairman (EC) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said. He said, however that...

NAJIB LEAVES FOR SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND ASEAN-SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak left for Jeju Island, South Korea, today to attend the Asean-South Korea Summit. Accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri...

NAJIB LEAVES FOR SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND ASEAN-SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBANG, May 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak left for Cheju Island, South Korea, today to attend the Asean-South Korea Summit. Accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri...

PENNY WONG SAYS RACISM IN AUSTRALIA CONFINED TO MINORITY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBURNE, My 31 (Bernama) - Australia's first Asian-born cabinet minister believes racism in Australia is confined to a minority of people with extreme views. Malaysian-born Federal Climate...

FOURTH H1N1 CASE IN THAILAND.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, May 31 (Bernama) -- Thailand today confirmed its fourth Influenza A (H1N1) case, involving a 50-year-old man who had returned from a visit to the United States (US). Public Health...

ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO INCREASE TRADE WITH SOUTH KOREA.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JEJU ISLAND, (South Korea), May 31 (Bernama) -- There is enormous potential for Malaysia to increase its trade with South Korea, Malaysian ambassador to South Korea Datuk Ramlan Ibrahim said...

COMPLETE PKFTZ SAYS MTUC.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Trades Union Congress(MTUC) today called on the government to ensure the completion of the Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) project despite its...

NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY AGENCY NEED TO BE SET UP SOON - LIOW.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry is expected to submit a memorandum to the Cabinet on a proposal to set up a national Food Safety Agency by year end, said its minister Datuk...

BUILDING COLLAPSE REPORT FOR CABINET NEXT WEEK.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, May 31 (Bernama) -- Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said a report on the building collapse in Petaling Jaya which killed seven workers on Thursday will be...

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIPLOMA HOLDERS HAVE BETTER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Community College Diploma holders stand better chances when seeking job opportunities since they are equipped with vocational and technical skills training said...

MALAYSIA-CHINA RELATIONS - A LETTER DID IT!
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Not many people know that it was a letter which started the ball rolling 35 years ago for the establishment of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, now poised for...

MALAYSIANS URGED TO JOIN PESTA KAAMATAN BASH.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENAMPANG, May 31 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has urged Malaysians particularly those in Sabah to join the national Pesta Kaamatan celebrations in Kota Kinabalu on June 7. ...

GOVT PROPOSES IMPROVING GUIDELINES FOR DEMOLISHING BUILDINGS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The government proposes to review the guidelines on demolishing buildings to ensure that they are clearer and are observed by all the parties concerned. Deputy...

NIOSH LAUDS GOVT MOVE FOR MORE SMOKE-FREE ZONES.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) today lauded the Health Ministry's proposal to ban smoking in more areas, including...

FIVE MORE UNDER HOME QUARANTINE AFTER CONTACT WITH INFLUENZA A(H1N1) CASES.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry notified today that five more who came in contact with Influenza A(H1N1) victims were placed under 'home quarantine' raising the number of...

DON'T TAKE UNITY LIGHTLY: RAJA NONG CHIK.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Promoting the spirit of unity is a continuous process which cannot be taken lightly, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said...

BUMI CONTRACTORS ADVISED TO DIVERSIFY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, May 31 (Bernama) -- Bumiputera contractors are urged to diversify into other sectors and not solely depend on the construction sector. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan...

FIFTH H1N1 FLU CASE IN SINGAPORE.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, May 31 (Bernama) - A 22-year-old Singaporean woman who returned from the United States on Friday became the fifth person in the city-state to contract the A H1N1 flu. The republic's...

MALAYSIA HUMILIATED BY INDONESIA IN SEPAKTAKRAW WORLD CUP SEMIS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia failed to advance into the final of the men's team event after suffering a humiliating 0-2 defeat to Indonesia in the semi-finals of the Sepaktakraw...

MUHYIDDIN TO MEET REGISTRAR OVER PPP LEADERSHIP STATUS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is to meet the Registrar of Societies (ROS) tomorrow or on Tuesday to find who the legitimate president of the People's...

OPPOSITION'S ALLEGATIONS ELECTION GIMMICKS, SAYS MUHYIDDIN.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Allegations by the Opposition that the Barisan Nasional (BN) asked voters not to go out and vote in today's by-election in the Penanti state constituency in Penang are...

SATUN GOVERNOR SUGGESTS TUNNEL IN BUKIT BATU PUTEH.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- A Thai governor has suggested that a tunnel be built to serve as a gateway between Malaysia and Thailand at Bukit Batu Puteh here, if a proposal to open the border...

POLITICAL DIFFERENCES SHOULD NOT HAMPER UNITY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Political differences should not be a stumbling block to efforts to promote unity among Muslims in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today....

NAJIB ARRIVES IN JEJU ISLAND TO ATTEND ASEAN-KOREA SUMMIT.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here today to attend the two-day Asean- South Korea Commemorative Summit which begins...

ANUAR PREPARES FOR TOUR DE BEUCE WITH IRAN TEAM.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- National cyclist Anuar Manan is currently undergoing training in Tehran, Iran with his team Islamic Azad University as preparations for the Tour de Beuce in...

PAHANG FOUNDATION ALLOCATES RM50MIL FOR EDUCATION.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, May 31 (Bernama) -- Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the Pahang Foundation has allocated RM50mil annually to help students in education. "The aid is given to all irrespective...

POLLING CLOSES, LOW VOTER TURNOUT.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Polling at all nine voting centres in the Penanti by-election closed at 5pm today with voter turnout reaching just 46.15 per cent. Election Commission (EC)...

REMAND ON THREE AH LONG EXTENDED, TWO MORE REMANDED.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Police have extended for another three days, until Tuesday, the remand order on three loan sharks (Ah Long) for investigations into the abduction and inhumane...

11 FAMILIES VACATE HOUSES NEAR COLLAPSED BUILDING SITE.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Eleven of 12 families living in double- storey houses along Jalan 14/15 behind the collapsed Jaya Supermarket building here have moved out as instructed for fear...

NSAs MUST NOT JUST DEPEND ON GOVERNMENT FUNDS - AHMAD SHABERY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- National Sports Associations (NSA) must not rely on handouts from the government but instead strive to source their own finances said Youth and Sports Minister...

MAN NABBED IN CIGARETTE BUST.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LANGKAWI, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Marine Operations Force arrested a man and seized 1,450 cartons of cigarettes worth RM104,000 at the Kuala Sungai Menghulu jetty near Kuah here early today. ...

POLICE IDENTIFY FOUR SUSPECTS IN BOMOH'S MURDER.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, May 31 (Bernama) -- A man, who was killed in a four-vehicle collision at Kilometre 20, Jalan Pasir Mas-Tanah Merah last week, is suspected to be responsible for the murder of a woman...

FORMER NATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTER'S DEATH A GREAT LOSS - OCM.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama)-- Former national weightlifter and Hall of Fame inductee Sum Kwok Seng, passed away on Saturday at the age of 84. The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) in a...

MANSOR OTHMAN OF PKR WINS PENANTI BY-ELECTION.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy chairman Mansor Othman, 59, won the Penanti state by-election today. Mansor, who polled 6,052 votes, won by a...

IADA TO BUILD PIPED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR PADI FIELDS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PASIR PUTEH, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry has allocated RM50 million to build a piped-irrigation system to channel water from Sungai Semerak to 5,000...

KEDAH CYCLIST WINS SECOND STAGE OF PERLIS OPEN TOUR IN A PHOTO FINISH.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KANGAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Kedah cyclist Ruszatulzanariah Md Yusoff won the second stage of the Perlis Open women's cycling tour by the closest of margins here today. The 21 year-old rider,...

GRACIOUS CONDUCT NEEDED IN RESOLVING PERAK CRISIS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Come Tuesday, the protracted Perak political crisis will be four months. The quandary has put the people off rhythm, at times it becomes the butt of jokes...

HOUSEWIFE LOSES RM2,000 TO SNATCH THIEVES.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GUA MUSANG, May 31 (Bernama) -- A housewife lost about RM2,000 when two men on a motorcycle snatched her handbag at the Gua Musang Market here yesterday. Acting Gua Musang police chief, DSP...

RMAF THRIVES WITH FLEET OF SOPHISTICATED AIRCRAFT.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- In this era of high technology, The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), which will be celebrating it 51st anniversary tomorrow, has been keeping up to date with the...

THAILAND, VIETNAM CROWNED MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONS.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, May 31 (Bernama)-- Thailand continued its dominance in world sepaktakraw after sweeping aside Indonesia 2-0 in the men's team final of the World Sepaktakraw Championships at...

"FLYING SIKH" WINS SECOND ROUND OF MRC.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PADANG BESAR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Rally king Karamjit Singh or better known as the "Flying Sikh" powered his GSR Pennzoil Racing Team to a comfortable victory in the second round of the...

MORE NON-BUMIS NEEDED AS FIREMEN.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT DICKSON, May 31 (Bernama) -- The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) wants to attract more non-Bumiputeras to join its ranks, in line with the 1Malaysia concept. Housing and Local Government...

TWO MEN DETAINED, HEROIN SEIZED.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, May 31(Bernama)-- Police detained two men and seized 43gm heroin which was found hidden in a car they were travelling in at the Kemaman-Kuantan border yesterday. State...

MANSOR TO BE APPOINTED PENANG DEPUTY CM WEDNESDAY.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Newly elected Penanti state assemblyman Mansor Othman will be sworn in as Penang deputy chief minister I on Wednesday, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today....

MANSOR THANKFUL FOR VICTORY IN PENANTI.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy chairman Mansor Othman, who won the Penanti by-election today, expressed gratitude for having been given the trust and...

EDUCATION BLUEPRINT CAN BRING SBPs TO NEW LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE - MUHYIDDIN.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, May (Bernama) -- The 2008-2015 Education Blueprint for Fully Residential Schools (PPSBP) will help bring about new level of excellence for this type of schools, said Deputy Prime...

THREE KILLED, 10 HURT WHEN MPV OVERTURNS NEAR TEMERLOH.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency (RECASTING HEADING, INTRO AND ADDING MORE INFO) TEMERLOH, May 31 (Bernama) - - Three Indonesians were killed while 10 others were hurt, including seven with serious injuries, when a multi-purpose...

PKR'S WIN DOES NOT REFLECT FULL ACCEPTANCE.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 31 (Bernama) -- Although Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) won the Penanti state seat today, the victory does not reflect full acceptance of the constituents there considering the...

MSIAN & AND THAI CENTRAL BANKS TO FIND WAYS TO BOLSTER BILATERAL TRADE INTEGRATION.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) - Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) will pursue avenues to further bolster bilateral initiatives in the financial system to reinforce the high...

QFC INVITES LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO OPERATE IN DOHA.
May 31, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The oil-rich kingdom of Qatar, which has weathered the global downturn better than some regional financial centres, is offering immense investment opportunities...

AUSTRALIA TO CONSIDER RESETTLING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Australian government will consider another request by the United States to resettle a group of detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Australia. The request was...

NAJIB SEEKS MORE VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA-CHINA TIES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who will make a four-day visit to China beginning Tuesday, will be looking for more vertical development in Kuala...

MALAYSIA, CHINA EXCHANGE GREETINGS ON 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC TIES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and President Hu Jintao of China today exchanged greetings on the 35th anniversary tomorrow of the establishment...

INDIA CRITICISES OIC OVER REMARKS ON KASHMIR.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, May 30 (Bernama) -- India has expressed dissatisfaction over the recent stand of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on the sensitive Kashmir issue and the playing down of...

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE BN'S STRENGTH IN MANIK URAI - MUSTAPA.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA KRAI, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) expects a stiff contest in the Manik Urai state by-election next month but opposition parties should not underestimate the coalition's...

GREATER EMPHASIS ON SPORTS IN THE SCHOOL - MUHYIDDIN.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Greater emphasis is to be given to sports and co-curricular activities in the school beginning next year to produce well-rounded students, Deputy Prime Minister...

KADAZANDUSUN HALL RENOVATION ALLOCATION APPROVED.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Sabah government has approved a RM800,000 allocation for the renovation of the Hongkod Koisaan (community hall) of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association in...

SOLVE WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES SWIFTLY, SAYS PERAK SULTAN.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SERI MANJUNG (Perak), May 30 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, today told the police to solve commercial and white-collar crimes swiftly and effectively to help maintain...

BROADCAST MEDIA ASKED TO AIR MORE WOMEN'S PRORGAMMES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- The broadcast media should air more programmes on women so that their rights and importance to the country continues to be championed, said Information,...

OPERATIONS AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CONTINUE, SAYS NAZRI.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAWAU, May 30 (Bernama) -- The federal government, through its agencies, will conduct continuous operations to rid Sabah of illegal immigrants, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk...

KIT SIANG, TWO PKR LEADERS UNDER PROBE FOR SEDITION.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 30 (Bernama) -- The police have opened an investigation on a DAP leader and two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders over delivery of speeches of an alleged seditious nature...

KOH SURPRISED HUAN WANTS TO QUIT.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PASIR MAS, May 30 (Bernama) -- Gerakan president Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today he was surprised that Gerakan vice president Huan Cheng Guan intended to quit the party. "I am surprised and saddened...

APPOINT CONSULTANTS PRIOR TO DEMOLITION WORK - LECTURER.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- Contractors should be required to appoint consultants prior to any demolition work, said a lecturer. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's Civil Engineering Faculty...

KAYVEAS RETURNED UNOPPOSED AS PPP PRESIDENT.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk M. Kayveas was today returned unopposed as the president of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) for a fourth five-year term. In his victory speech soon...

SOTHINATHAN JOINS RACE FOR MIC DEPUTY PRESIDENT'S POST.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT DICKSON, May 30 (Bernama) -- The battle for the MIC number two post is expected to see a three-corner fight as MIC vice president Datuk S. Sothinathan today offered himself to join the...

ENTREPRENEURS CLAIM TO BE CHEATED BY TELCO SERVICES COMPANY.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, May 30 (Bernama) -- Thirty individuals here are claiming they incurred losses of more than RM2.5 million after they were cheated by a company offering telecommunications...

MHF SET SEMIS TARGET FOR JUNIOR WORLD CUP SQUAD.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) has set a top four finish as the target for the National Junior World Cup squad when the tournament kicks off in a week from...

JAYA SUPERMARKET: TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- Two more bodies were recovered from the tragedy site at the former Jaya Supermarket building which collapsed on Thursday, raising the death toll to six so far....

ORANG BESAR 16 DIES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, May 30 (Bernama) -- Orang Besar 16 Toh Seri Lela Paduka Abdul Rashid Uda Mohamad died of old age here early today. He was 93. He breathed his last at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here...

BODY OF DROWNED STUDENT FLOWN HOME.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEPANG, May 30 (Bernama) -- The body of a Malaysian student who drowned in the United States last Sunday was flown here today. The body of Nublan Zaki Norhadi, 20, flown here from Newark, New...

KAAMATAN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR TOURISTS.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, May 30 (Bernama) -- "This celebration is wonderful and so colourful. We only got to know about this celebration from travel books and it is amazing that many people from different...

PAS READY TO ABSORB SUPPORTERS CLUB AS PARTY WING.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLANG, May 30 (Bernama) -- PAS is prepared to absorb its supporters club, whose members comprise various races, as a new wing under the party's constitution in a year. Its spiritual leader,...

SPOT CHECKS AT SCHOOL CANTEENS TO PREVENT FOOD POISONING CASE.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, May 30 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Education Department is conducting spot checks at school canteens in the state to prevent incidence of food poisoning among students. Its Principal...

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BE PUT TROUGH A "FINE TOOTH COMB" - MUHYIDDIN.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Proposals to amend Umno's constitution to change its election system will be put through a "fine tooth comb", said Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin....

OCM NEW LINE-UP REFLECTS 1MALAYSIA CONCEPT.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar describes the new OCM line-up for the 2009-2011 term as in line with the 1Malaysia concept....

GUAN ENG PROPOSES OPEN TENDER FOR SALE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
May 30, 2009... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, May 30 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today asked the Federal government to call for open tender in the sale of medical supplies, saying the country was losing about RM10...