BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 1999, page 5

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 1999

CSM LAUNCHES KELANA PERDANA MIXED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (356).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- CSM Corporation Bhd, formerly known as Cold Storage (M) Bhd, today launched Kelana Perdana, its latest development project covering an area between Petaling Jaya and Kelana Jaya, near here. Its chief...

COSMOPOINT RIDING HIGH ON IT (377).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Information technology-based Cosmopoint Sdn Bhd, which hopes to be listed on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in the next two years, expects to reap a turnover of RM24 million in the...

AIR FARES INCREASED AS ASIAN ECONOMY TAKES OFF (310).
October 23, 1999... From Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- With the increase in fares of first and business class this year, indications are that the economy fares are rising too, according to American Express. Amex said further price rises...

BORAL TO SEPARATE ENERGY AND BUILDING MATERIALS BUSINESES (353).
October 23, 1999... From Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Boral, which has a presence in Malaysia, is to separately list its energy and building materials businesses and clean out some of its top executives. The diversified but...

SYARIKAT TAKAFUL HOPES TO MAINTAIN PRESENT NEW BUSINESS LEVEL (357).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd, one of the providers of the Islamic insurance products, hopes to maintain its present level of new business contribution to its gross takaful collection in the current financial...

CAR MARKET IN INDIA EXPANDS VASTLY WITH SALES UP BY 47 PER CENT (314).
October 23, 1999... From Mahesh Prasad NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Car market in India has expanded vastly following the entry into the field of several players with sales during April-September period of 1999 going up by 47 per cent. Another car...

SCHOOL HEADS NEED TO MONITOR TEACHERS' ACTIVITIES (253).
October 23, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Headmasters and principals in Sarawak need to monitor teachers for possible involvement in politics and anti-government activities, said State Education director Putit Matzen. He said the objective of...

DON'T CONFUSE STUDENTS WITH POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES, SAYS ABDULLAH (326).
October 23, 1999... NIBONG TEBAL, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged teachers and educationists in the country not to confuse the students with their political ideologies. The deputy prime minister said they should keep their...

MEDIA GET TEST QUESTIONS WITH POLITICAL CONNOTATIONS (438).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- A copy of the monthly mathematics test of SMK Jabi in Pokok Sena, Kedah said to contain several questions aimed at sowing hatred for the government and leaders was released by the Prime Minister's Office...

OPPOSITION USING MEGA PROJECTS TO INCITE ILL-FEELING AGAINST GOVT (326).
October 23, 1999... KOTA BAHARU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The opposition is using mega projects to incite ill-feeling against the government, claiming them as a waste of public funds, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali...

CAMBODIANS CAN NOW WORK IN MALAYSIA, SAYS AZMI (246).
October 23, 1999... KANGAR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Cambodians can now work in Malaysia's plantation, manufacturing and construction sectors, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid announced today. He said the approval comes into force with immediate effect. ...

POLITICAL COMMITMENT AGAINST AIDS STILL SMALL, SAYS ASAP CHIEF (426).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- There is a need for greater political commitment against AIDS in some countries in Asia and the Pacific as their involvement is still small, chairman of the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (ASAP) Dr Roy...

DOE TO ADOPT NEW ENVIRONS MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (209).
October 23, 1999... LANGKAWI, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Department of Environment (DOE) will adopt new approaches in managing the environment in the new millennium, its Director-General, Rosnani Ibarahim, said today. She said it was time the department...

CHOON HANN CAN SPRING A SURPRISE, SAYS AL-AMIN (301).
October 23, 1999... IPOH, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- National shuttler Wong Choon Hann is capable of pulling a surprise in the Ipoh Masters invitational championship on Nov 3 to 6, Perak Badminton Association president Datuk Al-Amin Abdul Majid said. He said this...

UMNO GIVES KOH ANOTHER WEEK TO DECIDE ON ISLAMIC MUSEUM ISSUE (325).
October 23, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Tanjung Umno division's Youth wing is giving Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon another week to make a decision on its demand that the Syed Alatas Mansion being converted into an Islamic museum. ...

KUALA LUMPUR GET TWO POINTS AFTER WIN THROUGH PENALTIES (234).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur collected two points after beating Brunei 4-2 through penalties in a Group B Malaysia Cup match at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras here tonight. Goalkeeper Muda Kamarul Idham Amiruddin was the...

CPO FUTURES TO STAY WEAK NEXT WEEK (208).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) is likely to remain soft next week on weak fundamentals prevailing in the market. Some technical adjustments, however,...

SPORTS: PULAU PINANG PULL OUT OF UNDER-15 VOLLEYBALL MEET (202).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Pulau Pinang has pulled out of both the boys and girls seventh national under-15 volleyball tournament scheduled for Nov 23 to 29 at the Subang Jaya Municipal Council Stadium. Malaysian Volleyball...

DON'T WRITE ME OFF, SAYS DEFENDING CHAMP FAISAL (466).
October 23, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Defending champion Mohd Faisal Yahya says critics should not write him off the title chase for the Malaysian Cub Prix which moves to Alor Gajah, Melaka for the fourth leg tomorrow. The Shell Advance Maju...

S'WAK BAG TWO POINTS IN LIKAS (256).
October 23, 1999... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Sabah lost to Sarawak 4-2 on penalties in a Malaysia Cup Group B match in Likas Stadium after drawing 0-0 in regulation time. Sarawak scored through Gilbert Cassidy Gawing, Dahlan Matusin, Jefery Lana...

PAHANG GET EXTRA POINT AFTER BEATING JOHOR 4-2 ON PENALTY KICKS (390).
October 23, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Pahang earned two valuable points to keep their semifinal hopes alive with a 4-2 win on penalty kicks over Johor after normal time ended 1-1 in a Group B match at Larkin Stadium here tonight. Johor...

TERENGGANU BEAT NEGERI SEMBILAN 3-2 (303).
October 23, 1999... SEREMBAN, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Terengganu beat Negeri Sembilan 3-2 in a Malaysia Cup Group A match in Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium here tonight. Negeri Sembilan led through a stiff shot by Ahmad Sharul Azhar who managed to elude the...

ABDUL RAHIM HELPS PULAU PINANG COLLECT THREE FULL POINTS (257).
October 23, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Pulau Pinang managed to collect three full points from their Malaysia Cup encounter against Perak at the City Stadium here tonight after Abdul Rahim Hassan scored the game's only goal in the dying minutes....

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 62 gainers, 135 losers and 91 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 736.54 down 1.90 points, the Emas Index was at 188.96 down 0.36...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 98 gainers, 144 losers and 103 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 735.19 down 3.25 points, the Emas Index was at 188.77 down 0.55...

MAJOR CURRENCIES OPEN HIGHER AGAINST RINGGIT (230).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Most major currencies opened broadly higher against the ringgit this morning although the U.S. dollar strengthened slightly against the yen in Tokyo's early trade. A foreign exchange dealer here said the...

KLCI FUTURES OPEN FIRMER (157).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were traded firmer in cautious early trading today. At 10.10 am, Oct 99...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED AT THE OPENING (189).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) was not traded at the opening session today as players had yet to enter the market in a big way. A futures dealer...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 96 gainers, 198 losers and 100 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 732.61 down 5.83 points, the Emas Index was at 188.21 down 1.11...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 106 gainers, 240 losers and 109 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 732.74 down 5.70 points, the Emas Index was at 188.14 down 1.18...

ANWAR ENTERS HIS DEFENCE ON SODOMY CHARGE (1544).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, making his defence in his sodomy trial in the High Court here, mentioned four names as "master conspirators" for his downfall. The four mentioned by the former deputy prime...

MESINIAGA PUBLIC OFFER SHARES OVERSUBSCRIBED 10.01 TIMES (481).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Mesiniaga Berhad got off to a good start when its 7.640 million shares made available to the public were oversubscribed by 10.01 times. It received 50,424 applications for 84.13 million shares. For...

CHONG DID NOT GIVE RM50 CASH, SAYS WITNESS (439).
October 22, 1999... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- A villager told the High Court today that he did not personally receive any money from Kudat assemblyman Datuk Chong Kah Kiat as an inducement to vote for him on the eve of the recent state election. ...

KLSE STILL IN TALKS WITH RELEVANT PARTIES ON RESOLVING CLOB ISSUE (438).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is still in talks with relevant parties, including the stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) relating to the Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) shares. "We are in...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 174 gainers, 264 losers and 167 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 735.57 down 2.87 points, the Emas Index was at 188.84 down 0.48...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 266 gainers, 199 losers and 159 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 741.26 up 2.82 points, the Emas Index was at 190.17 up 0.85...

CENTRAL BANK WILL CONTINUE TO HELP MERGER PROCESS (531).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will continue to monitor and help banks in the merger process and provide technical assistance to facilitate the process, the central bank's assistant governor, Datuk Huang Sin...

BETTER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE VIA SELF-TAX ASSESSMENT (650).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The implementation of self-assessment tax system on local companies by the year 2001 may push for a better corporate governance in Malaysia, Ernst & Young National Tax Director, Mike Grover said here today....

SIBEXLINK, MSC TIMES TO PROMOTE MADE-IN-MSC GOODS (318).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- MSC Times.com has teamed up today with South Investment Business Exchange Link Sdn Bhd (Sibexlink) to jointly promote local information technology products within the framework of South-south trade...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 304 gainers, 189 losers and 155 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 738.91 up 0.47 points, the Emas Index was at 189.75 up 0.43...

ARX SERVICE, A BOOST FOR PORT KLANG (497).
October 22, 1999... PORT KLANG, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The two-month old landbridge rail service, Asean Rail Express (ARX), connecting port Klang and Bangkok, enjoyed a boost when it handled the first batch auto component-laden containers destined for Bangkok...

IMPORTANCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY INDEX (457).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) --Technology Index, to be used for measuring the performance of technology stocks, will be incorporated as one of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) indices. The Malaysian Technology Development...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM (131).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 302 gainers, 211 losers and 172 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 739.00 up 0.56 points, the Emas Index was at 189.66 up 0.34...

KL SHARES END FIRMER (485).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange finished firmer today as buying support pulled the market away from its low point in the morning session. The Composite Index firmed 0.56 of a point to 739.00,...

PEACEKEEPING TO COST AUSTRALIA IN BILLIONS (283).
October 22, 1999... MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The cost of Australia's peacekeeping effort in East Timor could be as much as A$1.8 billion this year and about A$2.5 billion next year, according to Australia's Defence Minister John Moore. In a letter to...

ASHTON'S RECORD DIAMOND SALES (325).
October 22, 1999... MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Ashton Mining Ltd, which is controlled by the Malaysian Mining Corporation, has reported record sales of its diamonds, but has forecast another cut in production in the third quarter. Ashton said sales from...

SIX KILLED, THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ROAD CRASHES (364).
October 22, 1999... KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Six people died and six others were injured, three of them seriously, in two separate road accidents in Setiu and Kemaman near here today. In the first incident, five people were killed and another...

BERNAMA'S SHAHZA LAN JOINS ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANTS (372).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Shahzalan bin Adam, Bernama's senior marketing manager, has been appointed to the Council of the Association of International Accountants. His appointment was made at the council meeting's on Oct 12. ...

BANK ISLAM CONFIDENT OF "SURVIVAL" AFTER MERGER (283).
October 22, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 22 (Bernama) --Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) is confident that it can "survive" after the bank mergers as it provides a "niche" market, said its managing director Datuk Ahmad Tajudin Abdul Rahman. In addition, he said,...

JUDGE DARES KARPAL TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO COMMIT CONTEMPT (578).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Justice Datuk Arifin Jaka today asked Karpal Singh to take action against those who the counsel alleged have committed contempt of court by commenting on the proceedings in the sodomy trial of Datuk Seri...

MORINDA EXPECTS SALES OF NONI JUICE TO REACH RM100 MLN (284).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Morinda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a multilevel marketing company, estimated sales of its Tahitian Noni juice to reach RM100 million by the end of the year, its area manager Chong Sun Foo said here today. He said...

TA ANN HOLDINGS CONFIDENT OF BREACHING FORECAST TARGET THIS YEAR (728).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Sarawak-based, Ta Ann Holdings Bhd, deeply involved in the timber-related businesses, is confident of breaching its profit after tax of RM46.361 million for this year as forecasted earlier. Its executive...

TELEKOM INTRODUCES NEW RANGE OF INTERNET-BASED SERVICES (341).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- In keeping with the challenges of the information age, Telekom Malaysia Bhd today announced a new range of Internet-based services under the name of Netmyne. Under Netmyne, Telekom would provide online...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: OCTOBER 22, 1999 (340).
October 22, 1999... HONG LEONG PROPERTIES -- said today it chalked up a group pre-tax profit of RM4.04 million for the financial quarter ended Sept 30, 1999 which was lower than expected due to delays in residential and construction billings. It said these...

SIME DARBY TO RAISE STAKES IN POWER GENERATION (596).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Bhd, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) have reached a conditional agreement, whereby Sime Darby and TNB will acquire MRCB's entire 30 percent stake in Port...

I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH DRASTIC ACTION, SAYS ANWAR (897).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the High Court here that he did not think his tense relationship with the prime minister could lead to drastic action being taken against him. Anwar said that he was informed...

FIRE-FIGHTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN EVERY DISTRICT (395).
October 22, 1999... JITRA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today there is a need for fire-fighting volunteers in every district so that fires can be brought under control speedily. Volunteer fire fighters mostly in the...

DR MAHATHIR HOPES CALM WILL RETURN TO INDONESIA (204).
October 22, 1999... JITRA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he hoped that the political upheaval in Indonesia will end with the election of its president and vice-president. He felt that the election result would...

EVEN TEST QUESTIONS SET TO INCITE HATRED TOWARDS THE GOVT, SAYS PM (618).
October 22, 1999... JITRA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that even test questions have been set in such a way as to incite hatred among students towards the government. A teacher in a school in the state was...

TIN PRICE EDGES UP ON LME GAINS (212).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) rose again today despite marginal movement influenced by the rise the London Metal Exchange (LME), a dealer said. The metal inched up four sen to end...

INTERBANK MARKET ENDS EASIER ON LARGE LIQUIDITY POSITION (196).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian interbank market finished easier today as the large liquidity build-up in the monetary system pressured down the Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (Klibor) rates. A money market dealer...

MAJOR CURRENCIES FIRM AGAINST RINGGIT AT CLOSE (329).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Major currencies firmed against the ringgit at the close as the US dollar fell further against the yen in Tokyo. The Singapore dollar rose to 2.2765/2785 against the ringgit from 2.2754/2767 at...

P'PINES' INTEREST RATES HIGHER THAN MALAYSIA'S (229).
October 22, 1999... MANILA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The costs of borrowing funds in the Philippines are still higher than in Malaysia, but much cheaper than in other Asian countries, the Central Bank (CB) said today. The bank's governor Rafael Buenaventura said...

KLIBOR FUTURES RISE SHARPLY AT CLOSE (242).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Three-month Klibor futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) ended sharply higher in active trading on huge follow-through demand from yesterday, boosted by the downtrend in the...

JOHOR GUNNING FOR THIRD HOME WIN (317).
October 22, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Johor are all fired up to record their third home win in the Malaysia Cup competition when they face Pahang in a crucial Group B match at the Larkin Stadium here tomorrow. The Premier Two champions are...

EXTRA 2,000 TICKETS FOR WORLD CUP OF GOLF (364).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The overwhelming response to ticket sales for the World Cup of Golf at The Mines Resort City here has prompted the organisers to make available an additional 2,000 tickets for the meet from Nov 18 to 21. ...

MAYBANK BEAT TNB TO PROCEED TO MHL FINAL (554).
October 22, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Maybank sprang a surprise when they beat Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to proceed to the final of the Malaysian Hockey League '99 (MHL), with an aggregate of 5-4 after drawing 2-2 in the second semifinal at...

CPO STAYS DOWN ON BEARISH SENTIMENT (228).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) continued to fall today as a reaction to unsupportive data released by private forecaster Ivan Wong. The market...

PM ENCOURAGES PADI FARMERS TO SWITCH TO VEGETABLE CULTIVATION (716).
October 21, 1999... YAN, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged padi farmers with less than two hectares of land to switch to planting vegetables to increase their income. The prime minister said farmers with such small plots could...

STUDENTS PROTEST NATIONALLY OVER UNIVERSITY FUNDING (397).
October 21, 1999... MELBOURNE, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- University students across Australia today held protest rallies and marches over the Howard Government's policy on tertiary fees and funding. Hundreds of Melbourne students marched from the Town Hall to the...

DR MAHATHIR PREPARED TO ATTEND COURT (641).
October 21, 1999... YAN, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he is prepared to be present at the High Court as a witness in the sodomy trial of his former deputy, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "I will be there as a...

CONSTRUCTION WORKER CHARGED WITH ROBBING GOLDSMITH OF RM500,000 (248).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- A construction worker was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with robbing a goldsmith of RM500,000 worth of jewellery, on Sept 7, this year. Look Hoi Sang, 39, of Serdang, pleaded not guilty to...

JB ROBBERY HELPS POLICE IDENTIFY STEYR GANG MEMBERS (450).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Composite photo-sketches based on yesterday's Johor Baharu bank robbery helped police score a breakthrough in identifying the so-called "Steyr Aug gang" because its members used the Steyr automatic rifles to...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 PM (131).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 pm today, there were 253 gainers, 161 losers and 152 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 738.72 up 2.36 points, the Emas Index was at 189.61 up 0.51...

MTDC MOVING TOWARDS INTERNET INDUSTRY (425).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) has invested in electronic commerce (e-commerce), Internet protocol telecommunications and multimedia networking integration, said international trade and...

KL SHARES SETTLE MIDDAY OFF HIGHS (336).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange settled midday off highs as the early morning's uptrend was clipped by mild profit-taking activities. The Composite Index added 2.36 points to 738.72, the...

COURT ORDERS PM TO ATTEND SODOMY HEARING ON THURSDAY (430).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The High Court has ordered Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad to attend the sodomy trial of his former deputy Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday. Justice Datuk Arifin Jaka fixed Oct 28 for...

M'SIA HAS BENEFITTED FROM IDB, SAYS ABDULLAH (460).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today that Malaysia has benefitted greatly from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The country has received financing for 35 projects amounting...

DEMOCRATIC PROCESS CRITICAL IN MALAYSIA'S POLLS, SAYS PASCOE (268).
October 21, 1999... From Salmy Hashim WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- With election fever running high in Malaysia, it is critical for the people to select its government through the democratic process, US Ambassador to Malaysia Lyn Pascoe said here...

DECISION TO PULL OUT OF CLOB IS POSITIVE FOR TELEKOM (369).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd has described Telekom Malaysia Bhd's decision to pull out of the CLOB (Central Limit Order Book) shares bid as positive for the telecommunication company. With the decision,...

RHB WILL NOT PROCEED WITH MOU WITH MULTI-PURPOSE BANK (441).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Rashid Hussain Bank Bhd (RHB), will not proceed with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) pertaining to its merger signed late last month with Multi-Purpose Bank Bhd, RHB executive chairman Tan Sri Rashid...

CONDUCIVE FACTORS IN MALAYSIA WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT INVESTORS (387).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- An international investment funds conference in South Africa had been told that several conducive factors prevailing in Malaysia are expected to attract more foreign investors. Federation of Malaysian...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM (131).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 295 gainers, 153 losers and 156 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 740.79 up 4.43 points, the Emas Index was at 190.13 up 1.03...

BUFORI CLASSIC SPORTS CARS GOING PLACES (484).
October 21, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian-made Bufori Sports car is now all gear-up for the challenges ahead with 26 units of the custom-made cars already been sold locally and internationally. Bufori which teams up with DRB-Hicom...