BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 2000, page 17

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 2000

MALAYSIAN DETAINED TRYING TO SMUGGLE ECSTASY TABLETS.
October 9, 2000... MELBOURNE, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- An 18-year-old Malaysian was detained at the international airport here yesterday allegedly trying to smuggle about 5,000 Ecstasy tablets, worth about A$250,000. He will be charged in the Melbourne...

GOVT CONSIDERS COMPULSORY CRECHE AT THE WORKPLACE.
October 9, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The National Unity and Social Development Ministry is collating feedback and assessing the need to amend the law to make it compulsory for employers to provide creches at the workplace. Minister Datuk Dr...

ISLAM AND MALAYS ARE INSEPARABLE TO PROGRESS - ABDULLAH.
October 9, 2000... SETIU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Malays should strive to uplift their dignity as the race and Islam are inseparable to achieve progress, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said the struggle to boost the...

GOVT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP SARAWAK HERBS- TAIB MAHMUD.
October 9, 2000... KUCHING, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has called for an integrated effort by government agencies to develop the state's wealth of herbs and medicinal plants. Speaking at the opening of the Sarawak...

NO COMPENSATION FROM BORR PROJECT FOR SQUATTERS, SAYS KOH.
October 9, 2000... BALIK PULAU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) project is a privatised project by the federal government which does not provide for compensation for affected squatters....

MORE MALAYSIANS GETTING MENTAL ILLNESS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- New and effective mental health strategies should be drawn up without delay to curb the increasing incidence of mental illness among Malaysians, Medico Legal Society of Malaysia President S.Radhakrishnan said...

VIDEO ARCADE OPERATORS GIVEN TWO MONTHS TO CLOSE SHOP.
October 9, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said today all video arcade operators in Johor have been given two months to close shop voluntarily. This followed the directive from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

GOVT HOSPITALS, CLINICS HAVE SPECIAL ROOM FOR FOOT HAND AND MOUTH PATIENTS.
October 9, 2000... JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- All government hospitals and clinics in Johor will set up special rooms for children suspected to have contracted the hand, foot and mouth disease so that they can receive immediate treatment. State...

RT REVAMP WILL SEE ACTIVE PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT - DR TIKI.
October 9, 2000... KOTA BAHARU, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Restructuring of the Rukun Tetangga (RT) set-up will see the active participation of the private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals in RT activities. Deputy National Unity and...

HEALTH MINISTRY HOPES TO RECEIVE RM2 BILLION ALLOCATION.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry, which has been allocated RM1.7 billion this year, hopes to receive more than RM2 billion in the 2001 Budget to be presented on Oct 27. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Suleiman...

847 HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH CASES REPORTED IN A WEEK.
October 9, 2000... SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- A total of 847 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported here since the government closed all nurseries and childcare centres a week ago in efforts to stop the spread of the illness after four...

FIX MORE COMPETITVE PRICE FOR ORIGINAL PRODUCTS - MUHYIDDIN.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Holders of original products should come out with a more competitive price structure, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said tonight. He said at present the price of...

VISITING THE HOME OF "SATAN".
October 9, 2000... BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- "This is the most terrible weapon mankind has ever seen", said Vladislav A. Solovey to Malaysian newsmen during a trip to the SS-18 "Satan" Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silo, near here,...

LESTARI SIGNS UP AS FIRST SUBSCRIBER FOR TIUNGSAT-1.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Institute of Environment and Development (Lestari) will use the services of Malaysia's microsatelite, Tiungsat-1 to monitor natural disasters in the Klang Valley. Its...

MANY ILLITERATES GO FOR LESEN TERBANG.
October 9, 2000... KLANG, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- He is illiterate and knew he cannot pass the written test he must sit for to obtain a driving licence. So Tan (not his real name) paid RM700 to a runner who promised him he will take care of the problem. The...

YOUTH DIES AFTER FALLING OFF DOUBLE DECKER BED.
October 9, 2000... KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- A 19-year-old youth died after falling off a double decker bed while asleep in Cacar Baru Paka, Dungun, yesterday. He was identified as Siew Shee Fong of Segamat, Johor. Terengganu police...

NO ESCAPE FOR COPS PROTECTING ILLEGAL VIDEO ARCADES, SAYS DPM.
October 9, 2000... KULIM, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Police officers and men found protecting operators of illegal video-game arcades will not go unpunished, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. "The government will not block the ACA...

MELAKA WILLING TO HELP VIDEO ARCADE OPERATORS.
October 9, 2000... MELAKA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government is willing to help video arcade operators in the state, including the unlicensed ones, switch to other business. State Secretary Datuk Abdul Aziz Yusof said today those interested could...

MAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES SUFFERED IN ASSAULT.
October 9, 2000... ALOR SETAR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- One of two brothers assaulted by a group of men on Friday succumbed to his injuries in Alor Setar Hospital (HAS) today. Abdul Rashid Ahmad, 30, who suffered severe head injuries died at 2am. In the 8pm...

ABDURRAHMAN STILL WELCOME TO VISIT, SAYS AUSTRALIA.
October 9, 2000... MELBOURNE, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer today dismissed the latest hiccup in the proposed visit of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, saying that he would be warmly welcomed any time. But Downer's...

TWO FRIENDS, WITH SAME BIRTHDATE, DIE FOLLOWING ROAD ACCIDENT.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Two bosom buddies, sharing the same birthdate, died within a couple of hours of each other following a road accident at 11pm in Seri Petaling here yesterday. Police said Wong Chan Nam and Foo Boon Hong,...

COUPLE KILLED IN ROAD CRASH.
October 9, 2000... PETALING JAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- A couple was killed when the car they were travelling in crashed at the Federal Highway here near the Lam Soon plant early today. Petaling Jaya OCPD Datuk Dell Akbar Khan identified the victims as...

POLICE FIND CARE WHICH WAS DRIVEN OFF WITH BOY IN IT.
October 9, 2000... KLANG, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Police found the car which was driven off by a stranger with a sleeping boy in it today, a day after the boy was found and united with his parents. Klang OCPD, ACP Karn Kam Peng said police also detained five...

KOREA AMONG FOREIGN COUNTRIES INVITED FOR KEDAH TENNIS OPEN.
October 9, 2000... LANGKAWI, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Asean countries have been invited to take part in the Kedah 2000 Junior Tennis Open Championship at the Langkawi Sports Complex from Nov 12 to 16. Chairman of the...

MAAU WANTS EIGHT COACHES FROM EACH STATE TO ATTEND WORKSHOP.
October 9, 2000... MELAKA, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- All state athletics associations are required to send eight coaches to a national workshop on Nov 3-5, the Malaysian Amateur Atheletics Association (MAAU) said today. MAAU president Datuk Syed Mohamed Aidid...

HISHAMMUDDIN WANTS MALAYSIA TO PRODUCE MORE MOTOR SPORTS CHAMPIONS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein said tonight that everyone especially the motor sports clubs and the private sector must pool their resources and efforts to push for national glory in...

WINDFALL FOR NEGERI PLAYERS IF THEY WIN M'SIA CUP.
October 9, 2000... SEREMBAN, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Victory in the Malaysia Cup final will result in a windfall for the Negeri Sembilan players, said Negeri Sembilan Football Association (NSFA) president Tan Sri Mohamed Isa Abdul Samad. However he did not...

FAM WANT PUBLIC OPINION ON IMPORT PLAYERS.
October 9, 2000... PETALING JAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Members of the public can now voice their opinion on whether import footballers are needed in the M-League. Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary Datuk Dell Akbar Khan said the public views...

KARAMJIT ENDS IN SECOND PLACE.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's rally ace, Karamjit Singh only managed second place overall in the 24th Rally Malaysia 2000 which ended today. However, Karamjit of Petronas EON Racing Team (PERT) won the Group "N" category...

KL SHARES LOWER IN THIN TRADE AT OPENING.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) were a shade lower today in continued inactive trade. Falls in key regional bourses at the end of last week may have a bearing on rthe movement of...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 36 gainers, 181 losers and 75 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 703.01 down 6.54 points, the Emas Index was at 170.72 down 1.30...

SHORT TERM RATES TO REMAIN STABLE.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Short term rates are expected to stay stable with continued intervention by Bank Negara Malaysia in the money market, said a dealer. The central bank today announced it would borrow RM1.5 billion for one...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 45 gainers, 243 losers and 76 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 701.07 down 8.48 points, the Emas Index was at 170.30 down 1.72...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 60 gainers, 292 losers and 83 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 701.34 down 8.21 points, the Emas Index was at 170.29 down 1.73...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 77 gainers, 312 losers and 117 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 703.98 down 5.57 points, the Emas Index was at 170.71 down 1.31...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) remained untraded as at 10 am today. Last Friday all KLIBOR futures contracts...

B2B EXCHANGE FOR MINING INDUSTRY GOES "LIVE".
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Oracle Corporation, the largest provider of software for e-business, and MiningXchange today announced the launch of the first "live" and operational exchange to service the mining, oil and mineral processing...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 87 gainers, 345 losers and 125 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 703.18 down 6.37 points, the Emas Index was at 170.54 down 1.48...

PETRONAS GAS'S RATING REAFFIRMED AT P1.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has reaffirmed the short-term rating of the RM500.0 million Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility (1997/2004) issued by Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB) at P1. The rating reflects PGB's...

MINISTRY TO STEP UP EXPLAINING ISSUES TO PEOPLE.
October 9, 2000... KUCHING, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Information Ministry will step up its efforts to explain current issues to the people in view of the opposition's move to distort facts, Minister Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob said today. He said people knew what...

AUGUST IPI SOARS 18.7 PCT TO 191.4.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) for August this year surged by 18.7 percent to 191.4 compared with 161.2 reported in the same month of the preceding year. In releasing the preliminary figures...

KLSE LOWER AT MIDDAY, CI STAYS ABOVE 700-POINT.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the KLSE retreated further at midday but the Composite Index (CI) managed to stay above the 700-point level amidst continued local fund support on bluechips. falling to a low of 700.82 at about...

LOCAL DIRECTORY TO REACH WORLD MARKET TO BE LAUNCHED SOON.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Octave Allianz Sdn Bhd, an information technology-based company, intends to publish a three-in-one business directory to enable local entrepreneurs to reach the world market. "This could be Malaysia's...

KLCI FUTURES A SHADE LOWER AT MIDDAY.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures on the Kuala Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were a shade lower at midday in line with the easier performance in the cash market. Only one...

40 TERENGGANU DISABLED YOUTHS TO SCALE MT KINABALU.
October 9, 2000... KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Forty youths including 25 Orang Asli from Terenganu will visit Sabah from Nov 1 to 6 during which they will climb Mt Kinabalu. The expedition was being organised by the Terengganu Welfare Services...

AMIR OF MADINAH HAILS MALAYSIA'S EFFORTS.
October 9, 2000... MADINAH, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has achieved success in pursuing the Islamic cause, said Amir (Governor) of Madinah Prince Mokrin Ibni Abdul Aziz. "Malaysia and its leaders are very determined and committed in promoting the Islamic...

MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE MILITARY TIES REMAIN GOOD- GENERAL.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian and Singapore armies are enjoying good relations and their level of cooperation has not been affected by recent remarks by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Chief of Army Datuk Seri Md Hashim Hussein...

HEFTY RM1.3 BILLION SAVED BY OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH CORAL.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's upstream oil and gas industry has witnessed a whopping RM1.3 billion in cost savings over the last five years following the successful implementation of cost reduction alliance (CORAL) initiatives...

COCOA INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE R&D TO STRENGTHEN POSITION IN WORLD MART.
October 9, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The cocoa industry needs more research and development (R&D) to strengthen its position in the world market and overcome the commodity's current depressed price. Newly appointed secretary-general of the...

M'SIA PRODUCED 56,269 TONNES OF NR IN AUGUST, DOWN 1.3 PCT MTH-ON-MTH.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia produced 56,269 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) in August this year, down 1.3 percent or by 727 tonnes against the preceding month and a decrease of 12.4 percent or 7,931 tonnes from last year's August...

NUSANTARA TO MARKET TILAPIA FISH IN JAPAN AND US.
October 9, 2000... KANGAR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Breeders of the red tilapia fish at the Timah Tasoh dam near here expect to market the freshwater fish to Japan and the United States beginning early next year. Nusantara Aquaculture Industries Sdn Bhd...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 P.M.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 p.m. today, there were 132 gainers, 416 losers and 147 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.01 down 5.54 points, the Emas Index was at 170.56 down 1.46...

SUREMAX AIMS TO GET MORE PROJECTS WITH TRANSFER TO MAIN BOARD.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Property developer and building contractor Suremax Group Bhd aims to obtain more projects following its transfer to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) main board from the second board today. Managing...

HEITECH TO SET UP R&D CENTRE IN CYBERJAYA.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- HeiTech Padu Bhd, Malaysia's leading home grown IT total solutions provider, will set up a new Research and Development (R&D) centre in Cyberjaya with an estimate cost of RM12.6 million. Its executive...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 P.M.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 p.m. today, there were 136 gainers, 428 losers and 143 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.92 down 4.63 points, the Emas Index was at 170.64 down 1.38...

KL SHARES LACK INTEREST AT MID-AFTERNOON TRADE.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange (KLSE) incurred losses at mid-afternoon in a continued thin trade. At 3:46 pm, the Composite Index fell 4.74 points to 704.81, the Emas Index gave up 1.37...

ITALIAN WINE MAKERS HOLD TASTING SESSION IN S'PORE ON OCT 17-18.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- More than 65 wine producers from different regions in Italy will hold wine tasting sessions at the Regent Hotel in Singapore on Oct 17 and 18. The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade said in a statement...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 P.M.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 p.m. today, there were 147 gainers, 472 losers and 128 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 703.42 down 6.13 points, the Emas Index was at 170.33 down 1.69...

SC SEEKING FIVE PERSONS TO HELP IN INVESTIGATION.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission (SC) would like to contact five individuals to assist in an on-going investigation. In a statement today, the SC said they are Kot Chung Wai (NRIC: 2622200) whose last known...

CLOSING MALAYSIAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE, OCT 9.
October 9, 2000... US 3.7995/8005 S'PORE 2.1703/1721 YEN 3.4848/4873 DM 1.6881/6896 STERLING 5.4990/5016 EURO 3.3025/3049

SUCCESSFUL ISSUE OF RM78 MLN COMMERCIAL PAPERS FOR PENANG PORT.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- ABN Amro Bank Bhd today announced the successful issue of RM78 million of three-month commercial papers as part of the RM80 million commercial paper/medium term note programme for Penang Port Sdn Bhd. In...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 P.M.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 p.m. today, there were 175 gainers, 436 losers and 160 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 704.99 down 4.56 points, the Emas Index was at 170.72 down 1.30...

MAERSK'S MOVE TO PTP NOT DUE TO PSA'S LACK OF COMPETITIVENESS.
October 9, 2000... SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Maersk Sealand, Singapore's biggest port customer, to move its transhipment hub to Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor did not reflect a lack of competitiveness of its national port operator, PSA Corporation,...

KLSE CLOSES EASIER.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) weakened further today but prices were generally stable throughout the first session for the week. The barometer Composite Index (CI) managed to end well above its...

JUNIPER LAUNCHES NEW SUITE OF IP SOLUTIONS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Juniper Networks, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation Internet Provider (IP) infrastructure systems, announced the launch of a new suite of IP solutions that enables the rapid bandwidth build-out at...

MAJOR CURRENCIES END MOSTLY LOWER AGAINST RINGGIT.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Major currencies closed mostly lower against the ringgit today with the yen easing against the ringgit amidst holidays in Japan and the United States. The yen finished weaker against the ringgit at...

RUBBER PRICE FIRMER TODAY.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices closed firmer following bullish report on the commodity released today, a dealer said. The Statistics Department in a statement said that Malaysia's natural rubber output in August...

ECONOMY TO DO WELL DESPITE OIL PRICE HIKE, NO CUT IN PETROL DUTY.
October 9, 2000... SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Singapore's economy will perform well into next year despite high oil prices and the island-city will not lower or cap the duty on petrol to mitigate the impact of rising prices, Parliament was told today. ...

KLIBOR FUTURES SETTLE HIGHER.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) settled higher today. A dealer said investors bought far months on...

KLCI FUTURES SLIP FURTHER ON FOLLOW-THROUGH SELLING.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures incurred marginal losses on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) in view of the downtrend on the cash market. At the close of...

INTERBANK GIRO SERVICE AVAILABLE FROM SEVEN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Consumers can now perform inter-bank funds transfers and payments electronically through the MEPS Interbank Giro (IBG) made available in Maybank, PhileoAllied Bank, Public Bank, Bumiputra-Commerce Bank, Hong...

SHORT TERM RATES STEADIER AT CLOSE.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Short term rates were steadier today as Bank Negara Malaysia entered the money market to mop up excess funds in the system, said a dealer. One- to three-week monies today stood at 2.85-2.93 percent...

BNM'S INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AT RM122.8 BLN AS AT END-SEPT.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- International reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) amounted to RM122.8 billion or US$32.3 billion as at end-September this year against RM125.2 billion or US$33 billion as at Sept 15. Announcing this...

RUBBER PRODUCERS CALL FOR SETTING UP OF PRICE SCHEME.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rubber Producers Council (MRPC) today urged the government to consider establishing a Guaranteed Minimum Price Scheme to support the price of local rubber. The association said such a move...

ALL TIME RECORD UP FOR GRABS AT M'SIAN GRAND PRIX.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Anyone who thought Michael Schumacher's winning performance for Ferrari in Suzuka, Japan yesterday has taken the edge of Malaysia's final round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship on Oct 22 may like to...

PORTAL SOFTWARE PROVIDES INFRANET SOFTWARE TO TELEKOM MULTIMEDIA.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- California-based Portal Software Inc., a leading provider of business infrastructure software for Internet and next generation communications services, has been awarded a contract from Telekom Malaysia Bhd to...

CUEPACS SUPPORTS IDEA FOR GROUP "A" STAFF TO HOLD PARTY POSTS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Cuepacs has expressed support for a proposal to allow Group A government servants to contest elections and hold posts in political parties. Cuepacs president N. Siva Subramaniam said this would reduce the...

CPO FUTURES UNCHANGED TODAY.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) were unchanged today in relatively quiet trading today as players opted to stay on the sidelines, a dealer said. "Nobody...

FORTY-SEVEN COMPANIES IN CONTENTION FOR KLSE CORPORATE AWARDS.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A total of 47 public listed companies are in contention for the first KLSE (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) Corporate Awards 2000 to be presented on October 12. A total of 18 awards would be presented to...

MRCB'S UNIT ACQUIRES 90 PCT STAKE IN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- MRCB Property Development Sdn Bhd (MPD), a subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), is to acquire 90 percent equity interest in KGN-RFC Development Sdn Bhd, which is currently developing two...

S'PORE, BRUNEI SUPPORT MALAYSIA'S BID FOR ASIAD 2006.
October 9, 2000... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Brunei and Singapore have expressed their strong support for Malaysia's bid to host the 2006 Asian Games. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said their support was conveyed during...

SELANGOR EXCO'S SON REMANDED FOR TWO DAYS.
October 9, 2000... KLANG, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Selangor state executive councillor Datuk K. Sivalingam's 20-year-old son and his 29-year-old friend were remanded for two days today to facilitate investigation into their alleged assault on a traffic policeman in...

SENIOR GOVT OFFICERS TOLD TO GO DOWN TO THE GROUND TO MONITOR PROJECTS.
October 9, 2000... KOTA KINABALU, Oct 9 (Bernama) - Senior officers in the Sabah Federal Development Department were today asked to go down to the ground to monitor implementation of development projects particularly those funded by the federal government. ...

MORE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION ON CLOSURE OF VIDEO ARCADES ON WEDNESDAY.
October 9, 2000... SHAH ALAM, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet is expected to issue a more detailed directive on the nationwide ban on video arcades after its meeting on Wednesday. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Ong Ka Ting said today that...