BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 2008, page 28

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SATHIANATHAN'S ULTIMATUM FOR TITUS TO JOIN THE NATIONAL TEAM.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- France-based Malaysian Titus James will have to wait until next season to join the national team if he fails to show up by next month. Giving this...

SCORPENE 2 CREW SACRIFICE IN THE NAME OF DUTY.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CARTAGENA (Spain), Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Would-be submariner Saad Rabani has described leaving his family to train to become one of the crew members of the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) Scorpene 2...

MUHYIDIN ASKS UMNO DIVISIONS TO FULLY BACK NAJIB.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BACHOK, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today openly asked all Umno divisions, which will hold their delegates meeting starting tomorrow, to give 100 per cent...

MNA TO SELECT PLAYERS FOR NEW ZEALAND AT NEXT MONTH'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Netball Association (MNA) will select players for the national team during the 30th National Netball Championship next month. The...

ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF RM995 MIL FOR SABAH AND SARAWAK.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LABUAN, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A total of RM995 million has been set aside to Sabah and Sarawak as an additional allocation for basic infrastructure development projects. In Peninsular...

MIGRATION ISSUE GETS SPECIAL ATTENTION AT MALAYSIA-INDONESIA EPG MEETING.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The second meeting of the Malaysia- Indonesia Eminent Persons Group (EPG) today paid special attention on the issue of migration between two countries. ...

14 DEATHS ON LAST DAY OF OPS SIKAP 17.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Fourteen deaths were recorded on the last day of "Ops Sikap", bringing to 208 the number of people who were killed during the 15-day nationwide exercise to...

RM1.8 MILLION TO REPLACE FUNGUS HIT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency LUMUT, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A cool RM1.8 million is what it will cost to replace the fungus-infested air-conditioning system at the Air Keroh Community Polyclinic in Melaka, Health Minister Datuk...

RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY KAMPUNG WARISAN TANJONG TOKONG RESETTLEMENT PROJECT TO BE RELOCATED NEXT YEAR.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEPALA BATAS, 9 Sept (Bernama) -- Some 1,000 families affected by the Kampung Warisan Tanjong Tokong resettlement project will be relocated to new areas during the first quarter of next year....

DBKL COLLABORATES WITH SINGAPORE IN LIBRARY MANAGEMENT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- To enhance its library management, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will collaborate with the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB). Towards this end,...

KIMANIS PUTERI UMNO NOMINATES ROSNAH FOR TOP PUTERI POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PAPAR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Kimanis division Puteri Umno has nominated the movement's vice-chief Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin to contest the top post in the party elections in March. Its head...

UTEM DESIGNS WIRELESS COMPUTERISED HELICOPTER CONTROL SYSTEM.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Electrical Engineering Faculty of Universiti Teknikal Melaka (UTeM) has designed a computerised wireless helicopter control system using remote control. ...

NIGERIANS TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Hundreds of Nigerians in Malaysia will gather here tomorrow night to celebrate the 48th anniversary of their country's independence. Nigerian High...

POLIS SHOULD HAVE POWERS TO ARREST MOTORISTS WHO STOP BY ROADSIDE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) advisor, Datuk Hamdan Adnan, today suggested that the police be given powers to arrest motorists who stop...

CHIEF JUSTICE MUST ENJOY PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE - BAR COUNCIL.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- In the absence of a judicial appointments commission in the appointment of judges, the Bar Council hopes applicable criteria representing the acceptable norms...

MACHANG UMNO YOUTH NOMINATES KHAIRY FOR YOUTH CHIEF.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MACHANG, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Machang Umno Youth, which was speculated would nominate Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir for the Umno Youth chief post, today announced the...

TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW CHARGED WITH LAUNDERING RM61 MILLION.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Two brothers-in-law who are also partners of Hitech Objective Enterprise were charged in the Sessions Court here today with laundering a total of RM61 million. ...

NAJIB TO CONTEST UMNO PRESIDENCY.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Umno Deputy President Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today offered himself as a candidate in the contest for the Umno presidency at...

DEPRESSION WILL BE NO: 2 KILLER AFTER HEART AILMENT IN 2020.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- While Malaysia is set to become a developed nation status by 2020, that year will also see depression becoming the second biggest killer, after heart coronary...

AHMAD ZAHID CHANGES MIND AND WILL GO FOR ONLY VEEP POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has had a change of mind and now will only go for the Umno vice president post at...

SARAWAK BN SUPPORTS LEADERSHIP TRANSITION PLAN AS BEST WAY TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNMENT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) supports the leadership transition plan which will enable Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak to take over the...

SPM (REPEAT PAPER) 2008 RESULTS OUT ON OCT 16.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The 2008 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Repeat Paper) results will be out on Thursday (Oct 16). The Education Ministry, in a statement issued here today, said...

ANWAR NOT SUPRISED WITH ABDULLAH'S DECISION TO RELINQUISH POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he was not suprised with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's decision to relinquish the prime minister's post...

MUHAMMAD ALSO EYEING UMNO NO. 2 POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib today offered to contest the party deputy president post at the Umno elections in March. Muhammad said...

FULL HOUSE FOR DR MAHATHIR'S SPEECH IN MELBOURNE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will face a capacity audience when he speaks at a youth development seminar organised by the Malaysian Youths in Melbourne (MyM) here on...

26 UMNO DIVISIONS HOLD THEIR DELEGATES' MEETING THIS WEEK.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Twenty-six Umno divisions will hold their delegates' meeting this week. The Machang division in Kelantan and Kimanis in Sabah will have their meeting...

NAJIB WALKS IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who became the country's youngest menteri besar when he was 29, is set to walk in his father's footsteps in helming the country. ...

HELMI, SHIMA AND HANISSAH "SECRET WEAPONS" AGAINST THAILAND.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Undergraduate Golf Team that gets all worried when up against the Thai team will be helmed by three players who will play a pivotal role in...

MANGOES SOLD AT A$20,000 A DOZEN AT AUCTION.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The season's first tray of mangoes at the Brisbane Markets has sold for A$20,000 (A$1=RM2.27). With 12 mangoes in the case, buyer Carlo Lorenti of Clayfield...

FIVE PAHANG UMNO DIVISIONS WILL SEE STRAIGHT FIGHT FOR CHIEF'S POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUANTAN, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Five of 14 Umno divisions in Pahang will see a straight fight for the chief's post when the meetings get underway starting Sunday. "The five Umno divisions are...

HEALTHY CONTEST FOR PUTERI UMNO CHIEF POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The four Puteri Umno leaders who have offered to contest for the movement's top post in the party elections in March promise a healthy contest. They also...

LOCAL JOURNALISTS CAN HELP REPORT ON SCORE'S DEVELOPMENT, SAYS DR CHAN.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Local journalists can effectively assist the government to disseminate information on the development of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score), the...

JUST 20 PER CENT PREMIUM FOR LAND TRASNFER IN PERAK.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency IPOH, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- All 110,000 owners of leasehold land in planned and new villages in Perak can now convert their land to freehold status by paying just 20 per cent of the appreciated...

ADEQUATE CHICKEN, RICE SUPPLY FOR DEEPAVALI.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- There will be sufficient supply of chicken, meat, rice, sugar and cooking oil for Deepavali which falls on Oct 20. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs...

RAJA PETRA'S TRIAL POSTPONED TO MONDAY, PROSECUTION INTENDS TO REVIEW CHARGE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here today postponed the sedition trial of blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to Monday after the prosecution applied to review the charge...

JUDGE CANCELS GAG ORDER ON MEDIA.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Sessions Court Judge S.M. Komathy today reversed her earlier decision to prohibit the media from reporting the contents of three exhibits produced in...

ABDULLAH WILL NOT TAKE LEAVE BEFORE STEPPING DOWN.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he would not be taking leave before stepping down in March because he has work to do. "Why take leave?...

NAJIB PRAISES ABDULLAH FOR HIS SINCERITY.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's decision not to seek re-election as Umno president next March reflects the prime minister's sincerity in placing the...

SHAFIE APDAL WILL ONLY GO FOR VEEP POST.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Umno Supreme Council (MT) member Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has no intention to contest the Number Two post in the party and is sticking to his stand of only...

CUSTOMS SEIZE CIGARETTES WORTH RM1.14 MILLION IN RAID.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Selangor Customs Department today seized 45,700 cartons of cigarettes worth RM1.14 million in an early mornig raid on an unoccupied terrace house in Bandar...

RIZAL TISIN POSTPONES TRAINING IN MELBOURNE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The National Sports Council and Malaysian National Cycling Association's plan to watch the national cyclists on the podium at the London Olympics 2012 was...

RAJA PETRA'S TREATMENT WAS ACCORDING TO THE RULES - PRISONS DEPT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Prisons Department said Raja Petra Kamarudin who was detained at the detention centre in Taiping, Perak was treated according to the rules, just like the...

WOMAN WITH RED CARD WILL BE ISSUED MYKAD, SAYS SYED HAMID.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A 78-year-old local woman who was stripped of her citizenship due to a missing identification document will receive a new Mykad soon. Home Minister Datuk...

KHALID SEEKS COOPERATION WITH FED GOVT BUT REJECTS BN PM.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said he hoped the federal and state governments could cooperate with each other to ensure the people have...

UMNO LEADERS NEED TO EFFECT CHANGE TO WIN OVER PEOPLE - NAJIB.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Umno leaders must not think too much of their position in the party, but to really understand the aspirations and needs of the people so that the party...

ALL UMNO DIVISIONS IN MELAKA TO NOMINATE NAJIB FOR PARTY PRESIDENT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- All the six Umno divisions in Melaka, which will convene their respective delegates meetings beginning Sunday, will nominate Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib...

TERENGGANU UMNO SUPPORTS NAJIB FOR PARTY PRESIDENT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu Umno today expressed its support for Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to contest the post of Umno president in the party elections in March next...

17TH OPS SIKAP - A DROP IN FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS BY 8.4 PER CENT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The nationwide 17th Ops Sikap traffic police operation, launched in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri, saw a reduction in the number of fatal road accidents...

IAIS CAN HELP FIND SOLUTIONS ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES - ABDULLAH.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) could help find solutions on some controvesial issues,...

APRC LEADER TAGUCHI SET TO FACE TOUGH CHALLENGE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Japanese driver, Katsu Taguchi will have a tough time retaining the lead on the Malaysian stage of Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) as heavy rain the last...

MPH TO LAUNCH BIOGRAPHY ON TUN AHMAD SARJI TOMORROW.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) - The MPH Group will launch a biography on Permodalan Nasional Berhad chairman and former chief secretary to the government Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid in Petaling...

INDOOR HOCKEY: WAY FORWARD.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- In its bid to improve the country's deteriorating performance at the international level, the Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) has identified the potential of...

TARO BISCUITS FOUND HAVE MELAMINE ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LEVEL.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry today ordered the Taro brand biscuit produced by Bairong to be withdrawn from the market with immediate effect after an analysis found it to...

DM'S ADVICE TO UMNO DIVISIONAL DELEGATES.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today advised Umno divisional delegates to sincerely elect incorruptible leaders and not to let their decisions to...

DEAF-MUTE HIT BY TRAIN DIES.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A 20-year-old deaf-mute died today after he was hit by a train on the tracks near Larkin Perdana here. Johor Baharu Selatan police chief ACP Zainuddin...

BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND FLOATING IN SUNGAI GOMBAK.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The body of an unidentified man was found floating in Sungai Gombak at Jalan Kelang PJS 4 here by members of the public at 2pm today. Petaling Jaya police...

UM'S RANKING IMPROVES TO 230TH POSITION IN THE-QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING 2008.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- University of Malaya's (UM) ranking improved to 230th position in this year's The Times Higher Education (THE)- Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University...

KIMANIS NOMINATES MUKHRIZ FOR YOUTH CHIEF.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PAPAR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir today secured one nomination for the post of Umno Youth chief from Kimanis division in Sabah. In the divisional...

MACHANG PUTERI UMNO WANTS SHAHANIZA AS PUTERI CHIEF.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MACHANG, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Machang Puteri Umno today nominated information chief Datuk Shahaniza Shamsuddin as Puteri Umno chief and Exco member Nolee Ashelen Datuk Razi as deputy chief at the...

PKR STILL ON TRACK TO FORM GOVT, SAYS ANWAR.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition was still on track to take over the...

KL SHARES OPENS MARGINALLY FIRMER IN EARLY TRADING.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia marginally opened firmer in early trading today aided by mild bargain hunting on selected bluechips, dealers said. At...

KLCI FUTURES LOWER IN EARLY TRADING.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were lower in early trading today on lack of demand, dealers said. ...

RINGGIT OPENS EASIER AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the U.S. dollar today as the greenback firmed due to global interest rate cuts by several central banks including the U.S....

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STABLE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) continues to intervene to mop up excess liquidity from the system, dealers...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY SESSION.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded in early session today, dealers...

IMPLEMENT PROJECTS QUICKLY TO WARD OFF AFFECTS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's ability to ward off the adverse effects of the U.S. credit crisis will depend to a large extent on how quickly it kick-starts and implements big...

TIN PRICE DOWN ON LME'S LOSS AND LOW DEMAND.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed lower for the fourth consecutive day dragged down by the sharp fall on the London Metal Exchange...

MALAYSIA TAKES 21ST SPOT IN WEF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The excellent functioning of the goods, labour and especially financial market, has earned Malaysia the 21st spot in the World Economic Forum's Global...

MALAYSIAN ECONOMY WILL NOT REALLY BE AFFECTED BY US CREDIT CRISIS, SAYS TRADE OFFICIAL.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will not be really affected by the current US credit crisis as the country's export markets are well diversified, says Alexander Stedtfeld, the...

ISKANDAR M'SIA MAY STRIKE DEAL WITH THEME PARK OPERATOR.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Iskandar Investment Malaysia Bhd (IIB) may announce a deal with at least one theme park operator within 6-12 months to run a theme park in Iskandar Malaysia. "We...

NAVANTIA PROMISES LIFE-LONG SUPPORT FOR MALAYSIA'S SCORPENE SUBMARINE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CARTAGENA (Spain), Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia has expressed its commitment to give lifelong support to Malaysia's second Scorpene submarine launched by Raja...

OVER 100 BUSINESSMEN TO ATTEND ECER DC BRIEFING ON TRADE WITH CHINESE CHAMBER.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Over 100 businessmen are keen to attend the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECER DC) briefing session on trade and investment prospects in ECER...

SKALI GROUP SIGNS MOU TO DEVELOP ICT BLUEPRINT FOR KOTA SAWAHLUNTO.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA SAWAHLUNTO, Oct 9 (Bernama) - Malaysias e-business specialist, SKALI Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the regional government of Kota Sawahlunto in West...

CHINA BUSINESS CLIMATE INDEX AT FIVE-YEAR LOW.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Oct 9 (Bernama) - China's business climate index sagged in the third quarter to a five-year low with all sectors reporting a decline, except for the service industry which saw a slight...

SIRIM COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL COMPANIES ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Sirim Bhd will be collaborating with Vinetech Sdn Bhd and Bio Essential Sdn Bhd to introduce new technologies aimed at benefitting the local biotech industry....

M'SIA TO CONTINUE REGISTERING GROWTH, SAYS NOR MOHAMED.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to register positive growth this year and next year and is not heading for a recession, says Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop....

KUKA ROBOT GROUP MAKES M'SIA ITS ASIAN HUB.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBANG JAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- German robotics specialist, KUKA Robot Group has selected Malaysia as its South East Asian regional office and technical support centre for Asia. Its...

GLOBAL BRAND FORUM SEEKS TO POWER MALAYSIAN BRANDS.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies, including small and medium enterprises, need to develop their branding skills to effectively compete locally and internationally because...

QANTAS TO REFUND FARES TO PASSENGERS IN NOSEDIVE PLANE.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Qantas will refund the fares of passengers on a jet which violently lost altitude and nosedived above Western Australia, it is reported. The airline will deal...

DHL INCREASES FREQUENCY OF FLIGHTS TO BOOST ASIA NETWORK.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Express and logistics company DHL has increased the frequency of its dedicated flights from Hong Kong to Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul and Singapore to serve the needs...

RINGGIT ENDS LOWER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today amid strong buying of the greenback, dealers said. They attributed the appetite for US dollar following...

KL SHARES END MIXED.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended mixed today with last minute profit-taking following fears over the financial turmoil in the US and European markets,...

SHORT-TERM RATES CLOSE STEADY.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates were steady at close today as Bank Negara intervened in the money market to absorb surplus funds, dealers said. The central bank had...

RUBBER PRICES DOWN FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY.
October 9, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Malaysian rubber market extended their downtrend today, finishing lower for the fourth straight day, dealers said. They said the local...