BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 1999, page 9

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 1999

BSN EMERGE MHL CHAMPIONS (344).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- A goalless draw against Tenaga Nasional Bhd at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil here today was enough for Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) to win the 1999 Malaysia Hockey League title. BSN...

BRUNEI REGISTER SLIM VICTORY OVER SARAWAK (343).
October 16, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Brunei stopped Sarawak's fine run in the Malaysia Cup competition when they registered a slim 1-0 at Sarawak Stadium here tonight. The victory was a sweet one for Brunei's coach David Booth as he will be...

SABAH BEAT PAHANG 2-0 (300).
October 16, 1999... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Sabah whipped Pahang 2-0 in a Malaysia Cup Group B match at the Likas Sports Complex here tonight. Both sides were committed to attack right from the start with Pahang's Azizul Kamaluddin and Ahmad...

VILLENEUVE PAYS FOR WRONG TYRE CHOICE (343).
October 16, 1999... SEPANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who surprised all in yesterday's practice round, failed to produce a repeat performance in the qualifying session here today for the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix. The...

JOHOR KEEP SEMIFINAL HOPES ALIVE WITH 3-1 WIN OVER KL (393).
October 16, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Johor kept their Malaysia Cup semifinal hopes alive when they outplayed Kuala Lumpur 3-1 in a Group B match at Larkin Stadium here tonight. The win was Johor's second in the group and the three points...

CPO FUTURES TO TREND EASIER NEXT WEEK (406).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) is expected to trade lower next week due to lack of buyers amid weak fundamentals, a dealer said. He added the coup...

TIN PRICE TO REMAIN ABOVE RM20.00 PER KG NEXT WEEK (249).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is expected to stay above the RM20.00 per kg in thin trade next week, a dealer said. He added that there could be some profit taking in the earlier part of...

MASS DESERTION BY KEADILAN MEMBERS A GOOD SIGN, SAYS KOH (274).
October 16, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Pulau Pinang Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon today welcomed the mass desertion by Keadilan members, describing it as a good sign for the BN. It showed that the people were now aware...

TENGKU RAZALEIGH INVITES NIK AZIZ TO JOIN UMNO (318).
October 16, 1999... PASIR PUTEH, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Kelantan Umno Chief Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has said it will be in the best interests of the state and the people if Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and other PAS leaders join Umno. "It will be best for Nik...

SEVERE ACTION AGAINST CIVIL SERVANTS SPYING FOR OPPOSITION (295).
October 16, 1999... DUNGUN, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Umno Youth today called on Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali to take harsh action against civil servants spying for the Opposition and leaking government secrets. Its executive...

MIC'S REPORT ON ESTATE WORKERS' WOES READY FOR SUBMISSION TO PM (397).
October 16, 1999... IPOH, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- MIC has prepared a detailed report on the plight of estate workers to be submitted to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad soon, its president, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, said today. The report, compiled...

POLICE TO QUIZ MARINA OVER MAY 13 ALLEGATION (383).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Keadilan vice-president Marina Yusoff will be hauled up for questioning on her allegation that police co-operation led to the infamous May 13 racial riots in 1969, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk...

MB ADMITS THERE ARE PROBLEMATIC AREAS IN SELANGOR (374).
October 16, 1999... BANTING, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Abu Hassan Omar today admitted that there are some grey and black areas in Selangor which need extra attention amd effort in the wake of the coming general election. However,...

EXPORTS FROM ELECTRONIC SECTOR TOUCHES RM100 MILLION, SAYS KERK (285).
October 16, 1999... MUAR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Kerk Choo Ting said electronic and electrical products worth RM100 million were exported in the first seven months of this year. He said based on...

PERLIS FARMERS TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCE IN THAILAND (221).
October 16, 1999... KANGAR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Perlis Farmers Organisation which is focusing on business ventures will market local produce in Thailand from early next year. Its General Manager Mohamad Salim Sulaiman said for this purpose a storing and...

TWO FORM ONE STUDENTS EARN TUNAS JAYA 1999 AWARDS (311).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Mohamed Aydiel Jibril and Choulyin Tan, both Form One students, today received the national Tunas Jaya 1999 awards from the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Siti Aishah in conjunction with the 46th World...

LORRY ATTENDANT FOUND DEAD WITH MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS (509).
October 16, 1999... KLANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- A 43-year-old lorry attendant was found dead with multiple stab wounds on his head and chest at his rented double-storey house in Jalan Sungai Jati, Kampung Jawa, here, today. Klang OCPD, ACP Karn Kam Peng said...

REGULATION TO PROTECT AQUATIC MAMMAL SPECIES (224).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- It is an offence to buy, export, transport, fish or even disturb dugongs, whales and dolphines, unless with a written approval from the Fisheries Director-General. This is provided under the gazetted...

SCHOLARSHIP: JAPAN OFFERS TO UPGRADE RI'S TEACHERS (263).
October 16, 1999... UJUNGPANDANG, S. Sulawesi, Oct 16 (Bernama-ANTARA) -- Japan's ministry of education has offered scholarships to Indonesian teachers to study at Japanese universities starting in October 2000. Junior consul at Japan's consulate general...

DUTCH TOPS SUPERMARKET CHAIN TO TRIM LOSS-MAKING STORES IN ASIA (370).
October 16, 1999... SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Dutch supermarket giant Royal Ahold plans to expand its Tops supermarket chains in Malaysia and Thailand but will pull out loss-making operations in Singapore, China and Indonesia. "We will divest our...

INT'L FORCE TROOPS KILL 3 MILITIAMEN IN E. TIMOR (545).
October 16, 1999... DILI, East Timor, Oct. 16 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Soldiers of the international force in East Timor (Interfet) killed three anti-independence militiamen in a firefight Saturday in the western part of the territory near the border with Indonesia,...

MALAYSIA A LUCRATIVE MARKET FOR FOOD, EXPORTERS TOLD (326).
October 16, 1999... From Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, with a population of 22 million, is a lucrative market for all kinds of food and beverages, Australian exporters have been told. Writing in the "Supermarket to Asia"...

CHHB GETS SHAREHOLDERS' NOD ON SWEEPSTAKES DEAL (661).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) today received its shareholders' approval on the company's proposed investment in sweepstakes related activities following the signing of a conditional sale and purchase...

PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING SESSION (227).
October 16, 1999... SEPANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Following are the provisional results of the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix after the qualifying session at the Sepang F1 Circuit here today. Driver Team Best Lap Time ------ ---- ------------- 1.Michael...

SCHUMACHER ROARS TO POLE POSITION IN COMEBACK RACE (667).
October 16, 1999... SEPANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Former two-time champion Michael Schumacher of Ferrari, making a comeback from injuries, claimed pole position for the inaugural Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix tomorrow, the 22nd pole of his F1 career. The...

PUBLIC REPRIMANDS ON AUSTRAL AMALGAMATED (341).
October 16, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has publicly reprimanded Austral Amalgamated Bhd for breaching Sections 36 and 114 of KLSE's Main Board Listing Requirements (MBLR). Austral Amalgamated was found...

PRO-GROWTH BUDGET, MORE SPENDING ON STRATEGIC PROJECTS - SG SECURITIES (454).
October 16, 1999... SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to stay with another pro-growth Budget for next year with higher infrastructural spending on continued strategic projects such as roads as well as low-and medium cost housing, according to...

DR MAHATHIR HOLDS MEETING WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI (205).
October 16, 1999... PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad held a meeting with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei at the Prime Minister's Department, here, today. After the one-hour meeting, Dr Mahathir accompanied Sultan...

THREE TAMS TAX WORKSHOPS ON 2000 BUDGET (189).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Tax Advisory and Management Services Sdn Bhd (TAMS) will organise tax workshops on the 2000 Budget in Kuala Lumpur (Nov 4), Pulau Pinang (Nov 5) and Johor Bahru (Nov 9), its executive director, Yong Poh Chye,...

INDIA TARGETING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OF US$10 BLN ANNUALLY (329).
October 15, 1999... From Mahesh Prasad New Delhi, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The newly appointed Minister for Commerce and Industry, Murasoli Maran said that India would strive to attract foreign direct investments to the tune of US$10 billion annually, from the...

EAST ASIA SUMMIT MULLS DIRECTION OF POST-CRISIS ASIA (503).
October 15, 1999... SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Thailand, which adopted contrasting styles to battle the Asian financial crisis, will swap experiences in next week's East Asia Economic Summit here as political and business leaders mull the...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 136 gainers, 39 losers and 686 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 741.66 up 3.61 points, the Emas Index was at 191.97 up 0.77...

KL SHARES OPEN HIGHER ON SLIGHT BARGAIN HUNTING (315).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Share prices opened higher at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) today under slight bargain hunting, dealers said.to 741.66 while the broader Emas Index of all Main Board counters was 0.77 of a point...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 106 gainers, 120 losers and 119 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 740.14 up 2.09 points, the Emas Index was at 191.54 up 0.34...

KLCI FUTURES OPEN EASIER ON PROFIT TAKING (177).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 -- Profit taking trimmed values of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contract, after yesterday's sharp gains on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE). As at 10.00 am, Oct KLCI...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 87 gainers, 247 losers and 124 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 737.81 down 0.24 points, the Emas Index was at 191.00 down 0.20...

SOUTH AFRICA IS THIRD LEAST CORRUPT COUNTRY IN AFRICA (246).
October 15, 1999... CAPE TOWN, Oct. 15 (Bernama-MAP) -- South Africa is currently ranked 32 out of 85 in a "corruption list" of countries around the world and holds third place in Africa - behind Botswana and Namibia. This is according to Peter Eigen,...

KLCI FUTURES EASIER ON LACK OF FRESH LEADS (196).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) remained lower at midday on continued selling pressure ahead of the weekend. ...

TIN PRICE STAYS FLAT AT RM20.14 PER KG FOR THIRD DAY (205).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) was unchanged today at RM20.14 per kg for the third consecutive day despite the London Metal Exchange (LME) remaining at steady levels overnight, a dealer said....

GATEWAY KUCHING TO BE READY BY MARCH/APRIL NEXT YEAR (369).
October 15, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The construction of Gateway Kuching, a twin tower development here, is expected to be completed by March or April next year, Somerset Holdings Ltd country general manager (Special Projects) Yip Hoong Mun said...

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM AIMS FOR 5.0 PCT SALES GROWTH THIS YEAR (396).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Smithkline Beecham Sdn Bhd or commonly known as SB is aiming to achieve 5.0 percent growth this year with a sales projection of RM200 million, its vice president and managing director, Jean Michel Schlosser....

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 187 gainers, 429 losers and 106 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 730.78 down 7.27 points, the Emas Index was at 189.13 down 2.07...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 89 gainers, 270 losers and 129 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 737.22 down 0.83 points, the Emas Index was at 190.83 down 0.37...

PAKISTAN COMES UNDER COMPLETE MILITARY RULE (339).
October 15, 1999... ISLAMABAD, Oct. 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Pakistani army chief Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf declared de-facto martial law Friday, announcing a state of emergency and suspending the Constitution and the National Assembly. A proclamation order...

POLITICS: S'POREAN BIZMEN KEEP ABREAST OF DEV'T IN INDONESIA (341).
October 15, 1999... BATAM, RIAU, Oct 15 (Bernama-ANTARA) - Businessmen in Singapore continue to monitor the development of political situation in Indonesia through various print and electronic media. A number of Singaporean businessmen contacted by ANTARA...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 92 gainers, 288 losers and 134 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 737.38 down 0.67 points, the Emas Index was at 190.80 down 0.40...

OIL EXPLOITATION: DOWNER DENIES SUSPENSION OF TIMOR GAP ACCORD (475).
October 15, 1999... CANBERRA, Oct 15 (Bernama-ANTARA) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer denied that the agreement on oil and gas exploitation in the Timor Gap has been suspended, because oil and gas exploitation activities in the Timor Gap are...

AMBON: LAHA-TAWIRI CLASHES CONTINUE, 4 MORE PEOPLE WOUNDED (188).
October 15, 1999... AMBON, MALUKU, Oct 15 (Bernama-ANTARA) -- Communal clash that erupted in Laha-Tawiri village near Ambon's Pattimura airport here Wednesday continued Thursday causing injury to at least four more people. On Wednesday, the clashes claimed...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 93 gainers, 354 losers and 124 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 734.61 down 3.44 points, the Emas Index was at 190.22 down...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 pm today, there were 103 gainers, 357 losers and 124 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 736.05 down 2.00 points, the Emas Index was at 190.40 down 0.80...

DPM SEEKS PRISON CLARIFICATION ON SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR ANWAR (522).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he will seek clarification from the Director-General of Prisons on claims that jailed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is...

KL SHARES EASE AT MIDDAY (373).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) went down slightly at midday due to profit-taking activities, dealers said. At 12.30 pm, the benchmark Composite Index (CI) which opened firmer at...

DANAHARTA CONSIDERS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO MAKE MISLEADING STATEMENTS (236).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd (Danaharta) today said it would consider taking legal action against parties who make misleading and untrue statements to the public, purpotedly on its behalf. In a...

CHINESE STUDENTS KEEN TO STUDY IN MALAYSIA (584).
October 15, 1999... From Mohamad Nasir Yusoff XIAMEN (China), Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is increasingly being seen as the place of choice to pursue further studies by Chinese students in Xiamen, the Chinese port city in the Fujian special economic zone....

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 68 gainers, 496 losers and 105 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 726.51 down 11.54 points, the Emas Index was at 188.14 down 3.06...

'M'SIAN MANUFACTURERS SHOULD USE DUBAI AS BASE TO WEST ASIA, CIS MARKETS' (316).
October 15, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysian manufacturers must be prepared to stay on a long-term basis in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) if they intend to penetrate markets in West Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States...

MALAYSIA HAS BECOME NET EXPORTER OF FOOTWEAR (328).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is now a net exporter of footwear as such exports have risen from RM263 million in 1997 to RM276 million last year, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz today. ...

COUNTRY HEIGHTS TO REVISE PROFIT FOR FY2000 (219).
October 15, 1999... SERI KEMBANGAN, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) will be revising upwards its RM100 million profit forecast for the year ending Feb 28, 2000. Managing director Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew said the company had already...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 58 gainers, 522 losers and 109 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 726.19 down 11.86 points, the Emas Index was at 188.00 down 3.20...

STUDENTS, POLICE CLASH AGAIN IN JAKARTA (150).
October 15, 1999... JAKARTA, Oct. 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Student protesters and security forces clashed again near the parliament building in central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Several...

GOV'T REPORT RAISES RADIATION VICTIM TOTAL BY 20 TO 69 (218).
October 15, 1999... TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Twenty more people were found exposed to radiation in Japan's worst nuclear accident in the Tokaimura uranium fuel processing plant last month, bringing the total to 69, a government report said Friday. ...

MONASH U TO HOLD BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM IN MALAYSIA (146).
October 15, 1999... MELBOURNE, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Monash University will host an international symposium in Kuala Lumpur on Malaysian business in February. The three-day conference entitled ''Malaysian business in the new era" is an initiative by Monash's...

CROCKER RANGE EXPEDITION BEGINS (405).
October 15, 1999... TAMBUNAN, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Crocker Range International Scientific Expedition, aimed at gathering a comprehensive information database on the biological resources and physical features of the area, begins here today. Participated...

KLIBOR FUTURES MOSTLY LOWER AT CLOSE (223).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) were mostly lower at the close on lack of interest. A dealer said prices had hardly moved as players were mostly off...

MAS, KAL TO SIGN CODE-SHARING ACCORD NEXT WEEK (451).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and South Korea's Korean Air (KAL) will sign a code-sharing agreement next week that will enable the two airlines to operate five direct flights weekly between the two countries...

PROTON WORLD TOUR ARRIVES IN SYDNEY (377).
October 15, 1999... From Mohd Fisol Jaafar SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- A prolific writer and commentator once said: "Anybody who grows tired of Sydney has grown tired of life, for there is in Sydney all that life can afford." Adding to these faces of...

GOVT WILL MONITOR BAR COUNCIL EGM, SAYS IBRAHIM (229).
October 15, 1999... PASIR MAS, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The government will monitor the upcoming extraordinary general meeting of the Bar Council on Nov 20 which is expected to call for the setting up of a royal commission relating to the integrity of the judiciary....

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 48 gainers, 583 losers and 81 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 723.66 down 14.39 points, the Emas Index was at 187.02 down 4.18...

KOMAG TO SHIFT ITS MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES TO PULAU PINANG (538).
October 15, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Komag Incorporated, the world's largest independent supplier of thin-film media for computer hard disk drives, would shift its manufacturing activities mainly to Pulau Pinang. Its president and chief...

ADB LAUNCHES US$1-BLN GLOBAL BOND ISSUE (278).
October 15, 1999... MANILA, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a US$1 billion global bond issue to beef up its lending funds. In a statement, ADB said the issue was handled by a syndicate of international...

CITIBANK M'SIA GETS ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION (376).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Citibank Bhd's securities services operations in Malaysia have achieved ISO 9002 certification, Yap Mooi, head for the bank's Worldwide Securities Services business said today. The certification followed...

P'PINES' IMPORTS FROM M'SIA RISE IN JAN-AUG (226).
October 15, 1999... MANILA, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Philippines' imports from Malaysia surged 5.1 percent to US$654.93 million in this year's first eight months, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said today. In its report, the NSO said the amount made...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM (131).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 48 gainers, 620 losers and 74 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 721.18 down 16.87 points, the Emas Index was at 186.12 down 5.08...

KL SHARES END LOWER ON SELLING PRESSURE (607).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) closed lower on selling pressure, reflecting concerns over the further fall on Wall Street, dealers said. This followed a report that US Federal...

BAHRAINI FIRM SWITCHES TO INDIAN RUBBER (224).
October 15, 1999... NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- A Indian financial daily has reported that a Bahraini rubber products firm is switching to RSS1 rubber produced in India instead of Malaysia. The Hindu Business Line, in a report from Kottayam, said the firm...

BANK NEGARA APPOINTS NEW ASSISTANT GOVERNOR (142).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia today announced that Mohd Razif bin Abdul Kadir has been promoted to as assistant governor of the central bank effective Oct 1, 1999. Mohd Razif was previously on secondment to the...

NEWS IN BRIEF: OCTOBER 15, 1999 (256).
October 15, 1999... SHANGRI-LA ASIA LTD -- announced that it had received total acceptances of the voluntary offer of 87.187 million shares or 19.82 percent of the issued and paid-up capital in Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd (SHMB). The voluntary offer by...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE SLIGHTLY STEADIER (371).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia closed higher today after rebounding from the morning session's slip on short-covering activities. A dealer said bearish...

IRAN INVITES M'SIA TO PLAY ACTIVE ROLE IN ITS ECONOMIC PLAN (399).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Iran today invited Malaysia to play an active role in its third five-year economic plan that will be ratified by its parliament soon. First Vice-Speaker of Iran's Consultative Assembly Dr Hassan Rouhani...

KUMPULAN EMAS PROPOSES SPECIAL ISSUE (336).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Emas Bhd proposed to undertake a special issue of 27 million shares of RM0.50 each at par to approved Bumiputera investors, representing 7.05 percent of the group's enlarged issued share capital. ...

SET UP ROYAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE MAY 13, SAYS MARINA (483).
October 15, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Nasional (Keadilan) vice-president Marina Yusoff today called for a royal commission to investigate the May 13 incident in 1969 so the people will know the truth. She said an independent...

DANNY CHIA FIRES SIX-UNDER PAR 66 TO SNATCH SECOND DAY LEAD (413).
October 15, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Danny Chia fired a brilliant six-under par 66 to snatch the second round lead of the PFP Classic played at the Ponderosa Golf and Country Club here today. Danny was not affected by the nearly...

EAST ASIA SUMMIT MULLS DIRECTION OF POST-CRISIS ASIA (505).
October 15, 1999... SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Thailand, which adopted contrasting styles to battle the Asian financial crisis, will swap experiences in next week's East Asia Economic Summit here as political and business leaders mull the...

BRUNEI SULTAN TO VISIT MALAYSIA (196).
October 14, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will arrive here on Friday for a four-day working visit to Malaysia. A Wisma Putra statement here today said the visit was in conjunction with the third annual meeting...