BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 2006

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 2006

RINGGIT OPENS LOWER AGAINST DOLLAR.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the dollar today as the greenback strengthened in overseas markets...

BOEING KC-767 TANKER TRANSFERS FUEL FOR FIRST TIME.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Boeing successfully transferred fuel for the first time Oct. 23 from its KC-767 Tanker advanced boom to a...

KLCI FUTURES EASIER IN THE EARLY SESSI0N.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were easier in...

BOEING DELIVERS FIRST SINGAPORE AIRCRAFT LEASING ENTERPRISE 737-800 NEW AIRPLANE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Boeing has delivered the first of 30 Next-Generation 737s ordered by Singapore Aircraft Leasing...

KL SHARES MARGINALLY HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were higher in early trade today on a technical rebound with mild buying...

KLIBOR FUTURES & 5-YEARS MGS OPEN UNTRADED.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MID-MORNING.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at mid-morning with bluechips coming under light selling...

RAM REAFFIRMS AA1 RATING OF POWERTEK'S RM350 MLN BONDS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has reaffirmed the AA1 rating of Powertek Bhd's RM350 million Redeemable...

RAM REAFFIRMS MAXIS' AAA/P1 RATINGS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Mobile operator, Maxis Communications Bhd's proposed 7-year RM500 million Commercial Paper/Medium-Term...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MIDDAY.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at midday with selected heavyweights succumbed to profit taking...

KLCI FUTURES REBOUNDS AT MIDDAY.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rebounded at...

JOHOR SMIs TOLD TO RELOCATE LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO PTP.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Small and medium industries (SMIs) in southern Johor were today encouraged to relocate their logistics...

M'SIANS SEE BRAND/REPUTATION AS VITAL WHEN CHOOSING PRODUCTS ONLINE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- For Malaysians, the brand or reputation of a product is the most popular influencing factor when deciding...

AMINVEST LAUNCHES TWO GLOBAL FUNDS, PLANS TO LAUNCH MORE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- AmInvestment Group's fund management division, which launched two funds today, aims to expand the fund...

RANHILL UTILITIES TARGETING MORE OVERSEAS PROJECTS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Ranhill Utilities Bhd (RUB), a leading provider of solutions for the water and waste-water sectors, is...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MID-AFTERNOON.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at mid-afternoon in rangebound trade with plantation stocks...

THAI SUMMIT AUTO TO INVEST IN INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Thai Summit Auto Part Industry Co Ltd, Thailand's leading autopart manufacturer, plans to expand its...

ROCKWILLS CONFIDENT OF DOUBLING WILLS WRITTEN.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Rockwills International Sdn Bhd, which has already written more than 60,000 wills in the last 11 years,...

SARAWAK'S SFO & AGRICULTURE DEPT TO SET UP POST HARVEST CENTRE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's State Farmers Organisation (SFO) and Agriculture Department are planning to set up a post harvest...

PORT KLANG FREE ZONE READY FOR BUSINESS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT KLANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The RM2.2 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), modelled after the successful Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai,...

GREAT EASTERN CONFIDENT OF RM60 MLN ANNUAL PREMIUM.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Leading insurer Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd is confident of achieving an annual premium...

MARC AFFIRMS RATINGS OF TOP GLOVE'S ICP & IMNT.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has affirmed the short and long term ratings of MARC-1ID and...

RUBBER PRICES EASIER AT CLOSE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market continued its downtrend today, influenced by the continuous slowdown of...

MARC DOWNGRADES LONG TERM RATING ON EMAS KIARA'S RM80 MLN MUNIF/IMTN.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The long term rating on Emas Kiara Industries Bhd's RM80 million Partially Underwritten Murabahah Notes...

EIG OF UAE TO INVEST S$1 BILLION IN SINGAPORE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Emirates Investment Group LLC (EIG), a leading investment group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today...

RINGGIT CLOSES LOWER AGAINST DOLLAR.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the dollar today as the greenback strengthened in overseas markets...

KL SHARES END MIXED.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended mixed in rangebound trading with profit taking activities on several...

CAREER BANKER CHAY WAI LEONG TO LEAD RHB INVESTBANK.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Career investment banker Chay Wai Leong, who will assume his new position as chief executive officer of...

SHORT-TERM RATES STABLE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates were stable at current levels today as Bank Negara Malaysia continued to siphon off...

TIN PRICE EASIER AT US$10,300.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) shed US$180 to US$10,300 per tonne in line with the...

PUBLIC MUTUAL DECLARES DIVIDENDS FOR THREE FUNDS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Public Mutual Bhd today declared a gross distribution of five sen per unit for its Public Industry Fund...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE LOWER, MGS-5 UNTRADED.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on the Bursa Malaysia...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES BHD's pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2006 increased to RM64.195 million from RM22.731...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: D'NONCE TECHNOLOGY BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency D'NONCE TECHNOLOGY BHD's pre-tax profit for the year ended Aug 31, 2006 increased to RM5.854 million from RM1.428 million in the previous...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: EBWORX BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency EBWORX BHD's pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 rose to RM5.749 million from RM866,000 in the corresponding period in...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TEXCHEM RESOURCES BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TEXCHEM RESOURCES BHD's pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 increased to RM19.739 million from RM16.078 million in the...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: ASIAEP BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency ASIAEP BHD's pre-tax profit for the six months ended Aug 31, 2006 fell to RM2.016 million from RM2.269 million in the corresponding period...

GOOD TO ENTER BOND MARKET NOW, SAYS YVONNE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Entering the bond market now could be a good investment decision given that interest rates are expected...

PM CALLS FOR BETTER INFORMATION FLOW TO PROMOTE ASEAN-CHINA BUSINESS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NANNING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday called for better information flow on business...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MALAYSIAN MERCHANT MARINE BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MALAYSIAN MERCHANT MARINE BHD posted a pre-tax loss of RM146.839 million for the year ended Aug 31, 2006, a reversal from a pre-tax profit...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: PUTERA CAPITAL BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTERA CAPITAL BHD reported a reduced pre-tax loss of RM2.393 million for the first quarter ended Aug 31, 2006 from RM3.319 million in the...

SC INTRODUCES NEW STRUCTURED WARRANTS PRODUCTS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Investors in Malaysia now have more opportunities to tap on global investments with the introduction of...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: HPI RESOURCES BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency HPI RESOURCES BHD's pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended Aug 31, 2006 increased to RM3.047 million from RM1.055 million in the...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: CB INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT HOLDING BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CB INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT HOLDING BHD's pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 increased to RM21.668 million from RM15.356...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: SUREMAX GROUP BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUREMAX GROUP BHD has registered a lower pre-tax loss of RM3.469 million for the year ended Aug 31, 2006 from a loss of RM7.501 million in...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: SYARIKAT KAYU WANGI BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SYARIKAT KAYU WANGI BHD saw a reduced pre-tax loss of RM883,000 for the nine months ended Aug 31, 2006 from RM4.468 million reported in...

MSIA SAVES MUCH FROM ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL DEBTS, SAYS AWANG ADEK.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- A more active and efficient management of its external debts led Malaysia to chalk up considerable...

HEXAGON GROUP WIN THREE CONTRACTS WORTH RM18.5 MLN.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Hexagon Holdings Bhd and its subsidiaries has been awarded three contracts worth RM18.5 million In a...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TECHVENTURE BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TECHVENTURE BHD has posted a higher pre-tax loss of RM12.999 million for the first nine month ended Sept 30, 2006, compared with a loss of...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MILUX CORPORATION BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MILUX CORPORATION BHD has recorded a higher pre-tax profit of RM4.596 million for its financial year ended August 31, 2006, compared with...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: POLY TOWER VENTURES BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency POLY TOWER VENTURES BHD has achieved a higher pre-tax profit of RM15.102 million for the year ended Aug 31, 2006 from RM13.459 million in...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: POLY GLASS FIBRE (M) BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency POLY GLASS FIBRE (M) BHD has registered a higher pre-tax profit of RM659,000 in the second quarter ended August 31, 2006, compared with...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: EUROSPAN HOLDINGS BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency EUROSPAN HOLDINGS BHD has recorded a lower pre-tax profit of RM1.902 million in the first quarter ended Aug 31, 2006, compared with RM1.941...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: CHIN TECK PLANTATIONS BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CHIN TECK PLANTATIONS BHD has reported a lower pre-tax profit of RM33.519 million for its financial year ended Aug 31, 2006, compared with...

POS MALAYSIA PROPOSES RESTRUCTURING.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Pos Malaysia & Services Holdings Bhd (PSH) has proposed a restructuring exercise which would involve the...

MALAYSIAN AND US BUSINESS COMMUNITIES SUPPORT FTA.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian and American business communities have announced their support for successful completion of...

MALAYSIANS IN LAND SCAM IN THAILAND.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Six people, including two Malaysians, have been arrested by Thai police in connection with an alleged land...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: TA ANN HOLDINGS BHD.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TA ANN HOLDINGS BHD registered a higher pre-tax profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 at RM103.105 million from RM79.857 million...

THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SMALL BOATS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Meteorological Department today issued two thunderstorm warnings over central South China Sea waters...

PBS YOUTH BRUSH ASIDE VICTOR ONGKILI'S CALL FOR PAIRIN TO STEP DOWN.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TAMPARULI, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth chief Jahid Jahim has described the suggestion that party president and...

PASSPORTS WITHHELD BY AGENTS WITH WORKERS' CONSENT, SAYS MINISTRY.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is working with the Malaysian authorities to assist Malaysian workers who...

MUSEUMS BILL TO BE TABLED NEXT YEAR.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JEMPOL, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Museums Bill will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next year to coordinate and ensure that all museums set up...

ABDULLAH LEAVES FOR HOME AFTER ASEAN-CHINA COMMEMORATIVE SUMMIT.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NANNING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi departed for home today after attending the two-day...

CPO FUTURES PRICES LOWER AT CLOSE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were lower at close today as market...

AMNESTY WANTS INDEPENDENT BODY TO PROBE DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Amnesty International Malaysia has asked the government to allow an independent body such as the proposed...

BURSA'S NINE MONTHS PROFIT UP 22.8 PCT TO RM80.3 MLN.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd's net profit for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 increased 22.8 percent to RM80.3...

MORE SPONSORS NEEDED FOR FESPIC KL'06.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Far East and South Pacific (Fespic) KL'06 Games which Malaysia is hosting for the first time is still...

M'SIAN STUDENT KILLED BY CARJACKERS IN SYDNEY.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian student, who worked part-time as a delivery driver in Sydney, was killed on Monday when he fell...

WORLD OF WOMEN 2006 EXHIBITION ON NOV 3-5.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The World of Women 2006 Exhibition, the first exposition to focus specifically on women-related issues, will...

USE UMNO ASSEMBLY TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR PAK LAH'S LEADERSHIP.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Umno may not be able to stop Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad from continuing his criticism on the government but the...

GUIDED PASSAGE FOR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED AND BLIND WILL BE READY NEXT YEAR.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The "White Cane Path Project", a 500m guided passageway for the visually-impaired and blind from the St...

TRADER LEAPS FROM SECOND FLOOR OF HOUSE TO ESCAPE FIRE.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- A 63-year-old trader leapt to safety from a second floor balcony just before fire engulfed the top...

ANOTHER STUDENT HELD OVER SHAHRIL'S DEATH.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Police today detained another student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bunut Susu in Pasir Mas over the...

BELURAN MP SUPPORTS GOVT'S TOUGH STAND ON ENCROACHERS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Beluran Member of Parliament Datuk Ronald Kiandee supports the tough stand taken by the state government...

CONTINGENCY PLANS READY FOR SMOOTH CONDUCT OF SPM, STPM EXAMS.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Contingency plans have been drawn up to ensure more than 43,000 students taking the Sijil Pelajaran...

BOON HEONG TO KNOW HIS FATE THIS WEEK.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) general manager Ganga Rao is confident that the Doha Asian Games...

WATER TARIFF GOES UP TOMORROW IN SELANGOR, KL, PUTRAJAYA.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The new water tariff for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya will come into force tomorrow, involving an...

KELANTAN DEPUTY CID CHIEF II SHAFIE APPOINTED JB SOUTH POLICE CHIEF.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The former Kelantan Deputy CID Chief II Supt Shafie Ismail today took over duties as the new Johor Baharu...

PIONEER EARLY CHILD EDUCATION PROJECT STARTS NEXT YEAR.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The early child education and care project which promotes the "fun learning" concept will be implemented...

FESPIC GAMES RAFFLES DRAW EXTENDED TO END NOVEMBER.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The FESPIC KL'06 (The Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) KL'06 Games) raffles draw held by the Malaysian...

FIVE BIG FIRMS SETTLE POWER BILL ARREARS EXCEPT PERWAJA - CHE KHALIB.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEREMBAN, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Five big companies saddled with a high electricity bill arrears have paid their dues to Tenaga Nasional...

POLICE PROPOSE TO STATION TWO COPS IN EVERY HOUSING ESTATE TO BEAT CRIME.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The police havea plan to station two policemen in every housing estate in the country under a proactive...

UMNO UNHAPPY WITH ERRANT LEADERS, SAYS NAJIB.
October 31, 2006... (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- In the wake of the case involving Port Klang state assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Mat Deros, Datuk Seri Najib Tun...