BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 1999

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 1999

MAPA AND NUPW STILL NEGOTIATING MONTHLY WAGES DEMAND (413).
October 31, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) and the Malaysian Agriculture Producers Association (MAPA) are still in talks on the estate workers demand for monthly wages. Disclosing this today, Human...

DR MAHATHIR AN EXTRAORDINARY LEADER, SAYS DR LING (285).
October 31, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The people should be thankful for having Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad as their leader because he is extraordinary, wise, hardworking and farsighted, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said today....

TEACHERS USING STUDENTS AS "POSTMEN", SAYS GPMS (226).
October 31, 1999... BUTTERWORTH, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Some teachers are using students as "postmen" to distribute political ceramah programmes of opposition parties, said Peninsula Malay Students Federation (GPMS) president GPMS Datuk Suhaimi Ibrahim. He...

UMNO TO LAUNCH 'OPS BASMI FITNAH' ON FRIDAY (295).
October 31, 1999... SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Umno's all-out effort to counter lies and allegations against the party and the government by the opposition will be launched on Friday, Umno Information chief Datuk Dr Mohamed Yusof Noor said today. He...

NO RESIDENTIAL LAND TO BE ACQUIRED FOR COASTAL HIGHWAY (266).
October 31, 1999... SEREMBAN, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- No residential land will be acquired for the highway between Banting and Sabak Bernam as up to 90 percent of land of the existing road will be used, said Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. He said the...

SUPP NOT READY TO FIELD WOMEN CANDIDATES (623).
October 31, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), the second biggest component party in the state Barisan Nasional (BN), is not ready yet to field women candidates in the coming general election, Chief Minister Tan Sri...

M'SIA HAS GOOD UN PEACEKEEPING RECORD, SAYS MINISTER (378).
October 31, 1999... KUALA NERANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Any country questioning Malaysia's integrity to lead the UN peacekeeping force in East Timor should look at its excellent record in international peacekeeping, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar...

UMNO MEMBERS CAN EXPOSE ANWAR'S WRONGDOINGS, SAYS KHALIL (421).
October 31, 1999... KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob does not rule out the possibility of Umno members exposing irregularities committed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when he was in the government and party. ...

BERSEKUTU TO JOIN FORCE WITH PBS IN COMING POLLS (331).
October 31, 1999... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Bersekutu has decided to go into an electoral understanding with Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) in the coming general election to prevent a split in the opposition votes in the state. Bersekutu acting...

JOHOR'S CHANCE FOR SEMIFINAL BERTH TOOK A DIP (347).
October 31, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Johor's 2-0 defeat to Sarawak in the Group B match in Kuching yesterday has virtually closed the door on the Malaysia Cup semifinal hopes for the Premier Two champions. Coach Steve Darby was the first to...

KL SHARES TO MOVE HIGHER NEXT WEEK (726).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) should rise next week on the expectation that the 2000 Budget, unveiled on Friday, will yield positive developments for the market. There is also the...

PROTON ASSOCIATE MITSUBISHI A MAKER OF TOP CARS (346).
October 30, 1999... From Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Mitsubishi, which had been associated with Proton right from the start, makes the best new cars in Australia, according to the country's biggest motoring organisations. It claimed...

ASDI UNITHOLDERS TO GET FIVE SEN DIVIDEND PER UNIT (432).
October 30, 1999... KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Amanah Saham Darul Iman (ASDI) unitholders who were registered up to Oct 31 this year, would be paid five sen net dividend per unit compared with seven sen last year, Terengganu Menteri Besar Tan Sri Wan...

TNB ALLOCATES RM342 MLN FOR PROJECTS IN NORTHERN REGION (323).
October 30, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has allocated RM342 million in 1999/2000 for subsidiary TNB Distribution Sdn Bhd (TNBD) to implement 711 projects for improve the electricity supply system in the Northern region,...

DMIB TO BOOST EFFORTS TO GAIN FROM ENLARGED ASEAN MARKET (488).
October 30, 1999... PETALING JAYA, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- DMIB Bhd will boost efforts to improve the efficiency and productivity of its operations to meet international competition as well as gain from the enlarged Asean market place encompassing a population of...

ROOM FOR INTEREST RATES TO GO LOWER (513).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- There is still room for interest rates to go lower but the government needed to consider various factors before making such a move, a banker said here today. "If you look at the interbank rate at around...

A STRONGER FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH MOVE TO BROADEN FINANCIAL MARKET (259).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Maybank Bhd managing director Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz said here today that an important feature in the 2000 Budget tabled yesterday, was the special attention given by the government to deepen and broaden...

MAHATHIR AND CHUAN LEEKPAI WITNESS GAS SALES PACT (633).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Petronas and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) today signed a gas sales agreement with the developers of Block A-18 in the Malaysia-Thai Joint Development Area (JDA) to jointly purchase natural gas from...

ASEAN MUST MANAGE ITS OWN DESTINY (844).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that among the most crucial lessons from the Asian economic crisis is the need for Asean to proactively manage and control its own destiny by the strategic...

WIRANTO CALLS ON MAHATHIR (359).
October 30, 1999... PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Visiting Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen Tan Sri Wiranto called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Prime Minister's Department, here, today. The...

EAST TIMOR CASE NOT A PRECEDENT TO SECEDE MINDANAO (295).
October 30, 1999... MANILA, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Filipino-Muslim separatists cannot use the East Timor case as a precedent to secede Mindanao from the Philippines, President Joseph Estrada said today. Speaking before foreign journalists, Estrada said East...

P'PINES TO PRESS FOR CODE OF CONDUCT IN SPRATLYS (510).
October 30, 1999... MANILA, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Philippines will press for the adoption of a code of conduct in the South China Sea during the Asean informal leaders summit Manila will host on Nov 24-28, officials said today. "The Asean leaders will...

MAHATHIR ARRIVES FOR GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY (211).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here today to witness the signing of a gas supply agreement between Petronas and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), at Wisma Darul Aman, here. ...

KING GRANTS FAREWELL AUDIENCE TO MOROCCAN AMBASSADOR (153).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah granted a farewell audience to outgoing Morrocon ambassador Rachid Lahlou at Istana Negara, here, today. Present were the Raja Permaisuri Agong...

DEFENCE MINISTRY PREPARED TO INCREASE TROOPS IN EAST TIMOR (226).
October 30, 1999... KOTA BAHARU, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will increase its troops for peacekeeping duties in East Timor if needed. Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Dr Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan said today the number would be determined by the United Nations....

PROJECT A GOOD IMAGE, SPORTS BODIES TOLD (424).
October 30, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- National sports bodies have been told to spruce up their image as the nation steps up its efforts to bid for the 2006 Asia Games' host job. Youth and Sports Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said any...

MAHATHIR AND CHUAN LEEKPAI WITNESS SIGNING OF GAS SALES PACT (627).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Petronas and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) today signed a gas sales agreement with the developers of Block A-18 in the Malaysian-Thai joint development area (JDA) to jointly purchase natural gas...

ARMED FORCES DEFENCE COLLEGE DIPLOMAS FOR 33 OFFICERS (153).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 33 uniformed services officers received their Armed Forces Defence College diplomas here today from Defence Minister Datuk Abang Abu Bakar Mustapha. A college spokesman said 18 were army...

ASEAN MUST MANAGE ITS OWN DESTINY, SAYS PM (849).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that among the most crucial lessons from the Asian economic crisis is the need for Asean to proactively manage and control its own destiny by the...

IBRAHIM URGES BAR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST KARPAL (309).
October 30, 1999... KOTA BAHARU, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali today urged the Bar Council to take appropriate action against Karpal Singh, counsel for former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri...

FORMER BANK CASHIER WANTED BY PAHANG POLICE (177).
October 30, 1999... KUANTAN, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- A former Bank Bumiputra Raub branch cashier is wanted by police in connection with a criminal breach of trust case involving RM489,037. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief DSP Mohamed Karmo...

MALAYSIA AND THAILAND TO CO-OPERATE IN FISHING (255).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Thailand will work together in the fishing industry under the framework of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. Besides...

MALAYSIA AIRLINES' COOKERY CONTEST ATTRACTS 400 PARTICIPANTS (147).
October 30, 1999... LANGKAWI, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines' cookery contest here today in the Langkawi culinary festival attracted some 400 participants. Air tickets to Sydney, Hong Kong, Thailand and domestic destinations were offered as prizes....

MALAYSIA AND THAILAND SET EXAMPLE IN RESOLVING TERRITORIAL DISPUTE (436).
October 30, 1999... ALOR SETAR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Thailand today sealed two agreements in a landmark treaty that could serve as a role model to the international community on how to resolve territorial disputes between two neighbouring countries....

MALAYSIA SEEKS LOAN FROM JAPAN TO TACKLE FLOOD WOES (233).
October 30, 1999... SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has applied for a loan from Japan to finance flood mitigation projects in several states, First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said today. He said the application was made before the...

RAFIDAH CALLS FOR PROBE ON ANWAR'S SLUSH FUND ALLEGATION (283).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said today thorough investigations need to be carried out on allegations that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim amassed a fortune of more than RM3...

TIN PRICE TO FOLLOW LME TIN (230).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is likely to move in tandem with the direction of the London Metal Exchange (LME), dealers said. During the just-ended week, the tin price was largely influenced by the...

RUBBER PRICES TO TRADE HIGHER NEXT WEEK (277).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices are projected to trend higher next week in view of the strong fundamentals, dealers said. They said sentiments were bullish following the lack of rubber supply due to the wet...

DANAMODAL NOW HAS LESSER CAPITAL IN BANKS (507).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Capital injection by Danamodal Nasional Bhd into troubled banks was reduced further to RM5.1 billion at the end of September 1999 and this reflected that the local banking system is on even better footing....

PEOPLE NAMED BY MURAD MUST COOPERATE WITH ACA, SAYS UMNO YOUTH (362).
October 30, 1999... JASIN, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Umno Youth today called on the people allegedly involved in the RM3 billion slush fund controlled by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to cooperate in the investigations being conducted by the authorities. Its...

30 IN MILLENNIUM POWERBOAT RACE (223).
October 30, 1999... SIBU, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Thirty racers including 25 from Brunei have confirmed their participation in the Sibu New Millennium Celebration Powerboat Race on Christmas day. The high speed race is among the highlights of the more than 20...

NACHIMUTHU WINS MPGA CHAMPIONSHIP (501).
October 30, 1999... SHAH ALAM, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Rookie R. Nachimuthu claimed his first major victory when he won the Malaysian Professional Golfers' Association (MPGA) Championship by three strokes at the Saujana Golf and Country Club, here today. The...

CROCS BEAT STINGLESS SCORPION 2-0 (398).
October 30, 1999... KUCHING, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Johor have virtually sealed their hopes to qualify for the Malaysia Cup semifinal berth after the Division Two champion went down 2-0 to Sarawak at the Sarawak Stadium here tonight. With the win, Sarawak have...

CHOONG HANN TO MEET JASON IN FINAL (363).
October 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- National number one Wong Choong Hann and Melaka Open champion Jason Wong will meet in the final of the men's singles Selangor Open badminton championship here. This will be the third meeting between the...

PAHANG WIN PENALTY SHOOT-OUT AFTER 1-1 DRAW WITH KL (342).
October 30, 1999... KUANTAN, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Pahang gained two points with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Kuala Lumpur in a Malaysia Cup Group B match at Darul Makmur Stadium here tonight. The ended 1-1 in regulation time. Kuala Lumpur's...

BRUNEI BEAT SABAH 2-0, KEEP SEMIFINAL HOPES ALIVE (180).
October 30, 1999... BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Brunei kept alive their Malaysia Cup semifinal berth downing Sabah 2-0 in a Group B match at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium here tonight. Sabah with their inconsistent performance...

TERENGGANU BEAT PULAU PINANG 2-0 (250).
October 30, 1999... KUALA TERENGGANU, OCT 30 (Bernama) -- Terengganu got a step closer to booking a Malaysia Cup semifinal spot following a 2-0 win over Pulau Pinang in a Group A match at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium here tonight. The win was...

DAIM: PERSONAL INCOME TAX DOWN ONE PERCENT (540).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The government has proposed for a one percentage point reduction in individual income tax rates and, as such, the highest rate is reduced from 30 percent to 29 percent starting from the year of assessment...

GOVT TO REVIEW QUALIFYING CONDITITONS FOR SME FUNDS (318).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Government will review the qualifying conditions of small and medium scale industries (SME) funds to benefit a larger number of businessmen and ensure the funds will be fairly distributed, said First...

MIA SAYS BUDGET GOOD FOR COMPANIES UNDERGOING RESTRUCTURING (208).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Investors Association (MIA) president Dr P.H.S. Lim described the 2000 Budget as good for companies undergoing corporate restructuring exercises through various tax incentives as many ailing...

PROPOSED THINK-TANK MUST BE INDEPENDENT, SAYS RAZAK (273).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The proposed think-tank to formulate long-term strategies to face globalisation must be independent and able to generate ideas freely, said the executive director of the Malaysian Strategic and Research...

BUDGET FOCUSES MORE IN STIMULATING LOCAL DEMAND (477).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Budget 2000 focuses more on stimulating domestic demand to promote economic growth rather than depend on external demand, said economist, Zulkifli Hamzah of Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd. He added that the...

FORMER MB'S WIFE TELLS OF DEMAND FOR RM6 MILLION RANSOM FOR SON (617).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Former Selangor Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Muhammad Haji Muhamad Taib and his wife received several calls threatening to kill their son if they did not pay a RM6 million ransom, the High Court here heard...

MINDEF HAPPY WITH OPERATING EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION (517).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Defence Ministry gets an higher operating expenditure allocation in the 2000 Budget with the biggest increase going to the air force, Minister Datuk Abang Abu Bakar Mustapha said today. "On the...

BONUS TO BE PAID IN THREE MONTHLY INSTALMENTS (412).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The one-month bonus for government employees will be paid out in instalments, First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said today. It would most probably be paid out in three instalments starting...

PIKOM WELCOMES MOVE TO STIMULATE VENTURE CAPITAL MARKET (476).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The Association of the Computer Industry Malaysia (PIKOM) welcomes the move to stimulate venture capital market. The RM500 million to be disbursed through Bank Negara Malaysia and some commercial banks...

ONE OF THE BEST BUDGETS, SAYS NCWO (304).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The National Council of Women's Organisation (NCWO) has described the 2000 Budget as one of the best budgets for a long time and very people-friendly. Its secretary-general, Ramani Gurusamy, said in a...

BUDGET TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC PROCESS, SAYS AZMAN (300).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Arab-Malaysian Group said the Year 2000 Budget is a comprehensive, people's budget encompassing various economic and social aspects which will benefit all sectors of the economy and level of societies. ...

POVERTY RATE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 5.5 PCT NEXT YEAR (326).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The country's poverty level is expected to fall to 5.5 percent or 276,000 families by next year, First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said today. This will be achieved through the implementation of...

UP TO POLICE AND ACA TO PROBE MURAD'S CLAIM, SAYS DPM (408).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said it is up to the police and Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate a former Bank Negara official's allegation that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had controlled a RM3...

TOASTMASTERS HOLDS 24HR MEETING IN RECORD BREAKING ATTEMPT (180).
October 29, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The northern Peninsular Malaysia chapter of Toastmasters International tonight began a "24-hour" meeting in an attempt to set a record. Held at a hotel here, the meeting began at 8 tonight and is...

RUBBER PRICES REMAIN FIRMER ON THIN SUPPLY (228).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The shortage of rubber supply continued to boost Malaysian rubber prices, leading to another round of increases today. The Malaysian Rubber Board quoted the November RSS One at 277.5 sen per kg, up 4.5...

ALTERNATIVE FRONT INSISTS ON ANWAR TO BE PM DESPITE ALLEGATIONS (254).
October 29, 1999... SEREMBAN, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The so-called Alternative Front is firm on making Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister if the four-member loose opposition alliance won the upcoming general election. DAP chairman Dr Chen Man Hin said...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER ON CONTINUED SPECULATIVE TRADING (228).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) remained firm today, buoyed by continued speculative interest ahead of the weekend, dealers said. November was RM11...

GOVT NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE MURAD'S ALLEGATIONS, SAYS PM (807).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government needs to investigate the allegations by former Bank Negara Malaysia assistant governor Datuk Abdul Murad Khalid that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...

KLIBOR FUTURES TO TRADE MARGINALLY LOWER NEXT WEEK (400).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offer Rate (Klibor) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) are likely to trade marginally lower next week as players anticipate...

JOHOR DETERMINE TO WIN FIRST AWAY MATCH (351).
October 29, 1999... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Johor left for Kuching in high spirits and are determined to win their first away match in the Malaysia Cup competition this year. The Premier Two champions face Sarawak in a crucial Group B match. ...

NACHIMUTHU KEEPS HIS OVERNIGHT LEAD (414).
October 29, 1999... SHAH ALAM, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Overnight leader R. Nachimuthu kept his one-stroke lead after firing a level-par 72 in the third round of the Malaysian Professional Golfers' Association (MPGA) Championship at Saujana Golf and Country Club,...

RM1.8 MILLION BOOST FOR M'SIA'S FORMULA ONE QUEST (551).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The government will provide an advance of RM1.8 million to help in efforts to produce the country's first Formula One driver. When tabling the 2000 Budget today, First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 249 gainers, 31 losers and 75 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 754.28 up 4.08 points, the Emas Index was at 193.61 up 1.17...

KL SHARES OPEN HIGHER AHEAD OF BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT (355).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) opened broadly higher in early trading this morning ahead of the 2000 Budget presentation. Gains on Wall Street overnight followed by buying interest in...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 251 gainers, 79 losers and 122 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 752.15 up 1.95 points, the Emas Index was at 193.16 up 0.72...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 286 gainers, 84 losers and 136 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 755.33 up 5.13 points, the Emas Index was at 193.89 up 1.45...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 269 gainers, 140 losers and 150 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 753.61 up 3.41 points, the Emas Index was at 193.44 up 1.00...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 260 gainers, 167 losers and 155 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 753.18 up 2.98 points, the Emas Index was at 193.31 up 0.87...

MGF HOPEFUL OF LI YEN'S DEBUT IN SYDNEY OLYMPICS (465).
October 29, 1999... Kuala Lumpur, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- There is a possibility that artistic gymnast Au Li Yen might do the country proud by earning a wild card entry to the Sydney Olympics next year. Li Yen, 17, who took part in the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 210 gainers, 240 losers and 154 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 750.83 up 0.63 points, the Emas Index was at 192.76 up 0.32...

DANAHARTA ISSUES RM575.2 MILLION ZERO-COUPON BONDS (249).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd today issued RM575.2 million zero-coupon bonds in nominal value under its RM15 billion Bonds issuance programme, which will mature on Dec 31, 2004. In a statement,...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 PM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 pm today, there were 225 gainers, 248 losers and 136 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 751.81 up 1.61 points, the Emas Index was at 192.93 up 0.49...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MIDDAY (357).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) at midday were mixed to marginally higher as light profit-taking activities trimmed the earlier gains. At 12.30 pm, the benchmark Composite Index was...

TIN PRICE RISES TO RM21.16 PER KG ON BUYING SUPPORT (205).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Strong buying support saw the tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market increasing by a substantial margin of 19 sen to RM21.16 per kg today, dealers said. One of them said bidders dominated trade...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 240 gainers, 241 losers and 148 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 751.61 up 1.41 points, the Emas Index was at 192.84 up 0.40...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM (131).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 263 gainers, 227 losers and 149 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 755.96 up 5.76 points, the Emas Index was at 193.77 up 1.33...

RM42 BLN CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS FORECAST FOR 1999 (883).
October 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's current account of the balance of payments (BOP) is estimated to record a higher surplus of about RM42 billion in 1999 or 15 percent of Gross National Product (GNP) against a surplus of RM36.8...