BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from October 2008

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from October 2008

RINGGIT OPENS LOWER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today amid strong interest on the greenback attributed to month-end demand from fund managers seeking to square...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO STAY STEADY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term interbank rates are expected to stay steady today on continued intervention by Bank Negara in the money market, dealers said. The central bank...

KLCI FUTURES OPEN EASIER IN EARLY TRADE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives open easier in early trading today as some investors took profit ahead...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded in early session today. No...

TIN PRICE CLOSES EASIER AT US$14,600 PER TONNE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed easier today as tin price tumbled by US$600 to settle at US$14,600 per tonne, a dealer said. He said the fall...

AIRASIA CEO SEES SILVER LINING IN FINANCIAL CRISIS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TOULOUSE, (France) Oct 31 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Berhad group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes sees a silver lining in the current global financial crisis for the low-cost...

PLENITUDE TO SUSTAIN PROFIT MARGIN DESPITE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Property developer, Plenitude Bhd is confident of sustaining its profit margin for the financial year ending June 30, 2009, despite the difficult economic...

AIRASIA X GETS NEW AIRLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Low-cost long-haul airline AirAsia X has received the 2008 Centre of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) New Airline of the Year Award. The CAPA award recognised...

DUTCH DELEGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN TIACA 2008.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- A 40-member trade and investment delegation from Holland will in Kuala Lumpur to participate in the International Air Freight Conference (TIACA) 2008 from Nov...

LG ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE US$170 MLN SALES TARGET.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- LG Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd is well-placed to achieve its target sales of US$170 million by year-end, its managing director and chief executive officer Ko Tae...

MAHB PLAN TO DEVELOP LAND AROUND KLIA ATTRACTS LOCAL, FOREIGN INTERESTS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SEPANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) plan to develop 1,092ha around the KL International Airport (KLIA) has attracted interests from local and international...

NEED FOR TELCO FIRMS TO PUSH FOR COUNTRYWIDE BROADBAND PENETRATION, SAYS SABAH MINISTER.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Telecommunication companies, particularly those based in Sabah, have been urged to offer facilities in Sabah that are of similar standards with that offered...

TAKAFUL IKHLAS APPOINTS PAISOL AS DIRECTOR.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd has appointed Paisol Ahmad as a director, effective Aug 6, 2008. Paisol, who is the senior vice president 1, financial management...

BANK RAKYAT'S TAKAFUL HAYATI PLAN SEES HIGH RESPONSE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The response for Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd (Bank Rakyat)'s Takaful Hayati plan, has been very good with 30,000 participants nationwide already...

PUSPAKOM PLANS TO BUY MOBILE VEHICLE INSPECTION UNITS, SAYS SALAMAT.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Puspakom Sdn Bhd plans to buy several mobile vehicle inspection units, each costing RM2.5 million, this year to examine road worthiness of passenger and...

SHARE PRICES CLOSE HIGHER ON BARGAIN HUNTING.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed higher today, supported by bargain hunting in selected bluechips, dealers said. They said the higher overnight close...

RINGGIT ENDS LOWER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today, as strong buying of the greenback persisted, fuelled by the month-end demand from fund managers seeking to...

SHORT-TERM RATES CLOSE STEADY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates closed steady today as Bank Negara Malaysia intervened in the money market to absorb surplus funds, dealers said. The central bank had...

MALAYSIAN RUBBER EXTENDS UPTREND.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysian rubber prices closed higher today, extending its upward trend over four consecutive days, despite a weakened regional market, especially Tokyo, a...

AIRASIA X TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW AIRBUS A330.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TOULOUSE (France), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- AirAsia X, the low-cost, long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, today took delivery of its brand new Airbus A330 aircraft, which is expected to significantly...

MMEA SIGNS CONTRACT FOR 3 AW139 HELICOPTERS PLUS OPTIONS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has signed a contract with AgustaWestland for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters plus options for...

KLCI FUTURES CLOSE MOSTLY LOWER.
October 31, 2008... 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 mostly lower today with investors taking profit ahead of the...

ABB SEES GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA, ESPECIALLY M'SIA.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Power and automation technology group, ABB Ltd, sees continued growth and opportunities in Asias power sector, particularly in Malaysia. Its head of power...

UMMC ACQUIRES FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED LABORATORY SYSTEM.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), has acquired a fully automated laboratory system for its Central Diagnostic Laboratory, from Primabumi Sdn Bhd...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE FLAT, DOMINATED BY STRIP TRADES.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were mostly traded flat at close today and...

GOVT TO UNVEIL PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURES ON NOV 4 TO MITIGATE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Government will announce on Nov 4 pre- emptive measures to tackle problems that will arise from the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

APEC LEADERS TO MEET IN LIMA.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Leaders and representatives of Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation's (Apec) 21-member economies will coordinate responses to the current financial crisis, human...

MBAM CALLS FOR SPEEDY ENACTMENT OF PAYMENT ACT FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is urging the government to facilitate the speedy enactment of the proposed Construction Industry Payment and...

GOVT SHOULD REMOVE 30 SEN SUBSIDY ON FUEL PRICES, SAYS SHAHRIR.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad today suggested the government removed the 30 sen subsidy on fuel prices if the pump...

TRADING ON UEM WORLD SHARES SUSPENDED TODAY, UEM LAND TO BE LISTED NEXT MONTH.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The trading of UEM World Bhd shares were suspended from today onwards as part of a restructuring exercise which will see it eventually delisted while its...

PROPOSED OIL STORAGE TERMINAL IN MELAKA WILL BE ABLE TO STORE 250,000 METRIC TONNES PETROLEUM.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELAKA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The proposed oil storage terminal to be built on the waters of Pulau Besar, Melaka, by end 2010, will have a storage capacity of 250,000 metric tonnes of petroleum....

M'SIA GETS NOD FOR MORE LANDING RIGHTS TO FRANCE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TOULOUSE (FRANCE), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has received additional landing rights to France by October next year, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat announced today. Speaking after...

MAYBANK ANNOUNCES KEY MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) today announced the appointments and redesignation of senior management executives as part of its transformation plan to be a...

SEPT M3 MONEY SUPPLY UP BY 13.5 PCT.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Broad money, or M3, increased by RM8.2 billion, or 13.5 percent on an annual basis, in September, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The growth in M3...

GOVT TO ANNOUNCE MORE MEASURES NEXT WEEK TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GENTING HIGHLAND, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The government will be announcing more measures under the financial stabilisation plan on November 4 during the Budget winding-up session in Parliament, to...

GOLDEN BULL AWARDS TO 120 SMEs.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GENTING HIGHLAND, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- A total of 120 small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) won this year's Golden Bull Award, a recognition of their success and achievements. This...

BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN M'SIA & AUSTRALIA UP 20.3 PCT.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Australia increased 20.3 percent to RM24.3 billion for the first eight months of this year compared with RM20.2 billion...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: MCM TECHNOLOGIES BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MCM TECHNOLOGIES BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM139,000 for the second quarter ended September 30, 2008 compared to the RM254,000 during the same period last year. Its revenue...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: NAIM CENDERA HOLDINGS BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NAIM CENDERA HOLDINGS BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM21.497 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared with the RM30.784 million during the same period last year....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: GADANG HOLDINGS BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GADANG HOLDINGS BHD registered a lower pre-tax profit of RM3.766 million in the first quarter ended August 31, 2008, compared with the RM4.751 million during the same period last year. Its...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: CYCLE & CARRIAGE BINTANG BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CYCLE & CARRIAGE BINTANG BHD registered a lower pre-tax profit of RM3.999 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared with RM6.022 million during the same period last year....

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: POLY GLASS FIBRE (M) BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency POLY GLASS FIBRE (M) BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM1.774 million in the second quarter ended August 31, 2008, compared with RM2.069 million during the same period last year. Its...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: BRIGHT PACKAGING INDUSTRY BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BRIGHT PACKAGING INDUSTRY BHD registered a lower pre-tax profit of RM732,000 for the financial year ended August 31, 2008, compared with RM997,000 during the same period last year. Its...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: CONCRETE ENGINEERING PRODUCTS BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CONCRETE ENGINEERING PRODUCTS BHD posted a lower pre-tax profit of RM3.109 million for the financial year ended August 31, 2008, compared with RM9.990 million in the same period last year. ...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: BHS INDUSTRIES BHD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BHS INDUSTRIES BHD registered a higher pre-tax profit of RM2.396 million for the first quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared with RM1.895 million during the same period last year. Its...

COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF: UMW CORPORATION SDN BHD (UMWC).
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency UMW CORPORATION SDN BHD (UMWC), a subsidiary of UMW Holdings Bhd has received the certificate of incorporation for Lubritech International Holdings Ltd, the joint-venture company with Dah Chong...

MALAYSIANS REVIVE AUSSIE RACING MEMORIES.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Watching Arinos win at the Flemington Racecourse here recently brought back memories to well-known Australian racing identity Danny Power of Arinos' sire Akhadan,...

BEIJING CITIZENS SPIT LESS, QUEUE MORE THANKS TO OLYMPICS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Citizens in Beijing are spitting less at will and are less prone to jumping queues, thanks to the Olympic Games hosted by the city in August. A Renmin...

MEETING IN LONDON TO DISCUSS EFFECTS OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON TOURISM INDUSTRY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency Cairo, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Tourism ministers from all over the world will meet in London in November to discuss the effects of the global economic crisis on the tourism industry. Tourism...

UMNO YOUTH NEEDS TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL STRUGGLE FOR PEOPLE - MUKHRIZ.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth executive committee member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said the movement should return to its original struggle of looking after the people's interests and...

100,000 LITRES OF PETROL AND DIESEL ARRIVE IN FUEL-STARVED MARUDI.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MARUDI, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Fuel-starved Marudi today received 100,000 litres of petrol and diesel in equal quantity, a supply which will be able to meet the needs of Marudi and the surrounding...

BE CREATIVE TO AVOID DESTROYING ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING DEVELOPERS TOLD.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Housing developers must find the most creative way of carrying out their projects to avoid destroying the environment, said the prime minister's wife, Datin Seri...

ACA COMPLETES PROBE INTO ANWAR'S BLACK-EYE INCIDENT.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has completed its investigation into the black-eye incident involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim which occurred when he was in...

MIC POLLS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 2009.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The MIC has postponed the elections for its top posts, except that of president, to September next year, according to party sources. They reveal that the...

BARAM FLOODS EXPECTED TO FULLY RECEDE BY THIS EVENING.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MARUDI (Baram), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The floods in the Baram district are expected to recede fully by late evening today, the district disaster relief committee chairman Joseph Belayong said...

M'SIAN CAMPUS COMMUNITY BEST FOR DEVELOPING HOLISTIC HUMAN CAPITAL.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PHUKET, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian campus is an excellent site to develop a holistic human capital, said Higher Education Deputy Minister Datuk Idris Haron. He said Malaysian...

REVENGE ATTACKS UNLIKELY OVER EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS, EXPERTS SAY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The impending execution of the Bali bombers is unlikely to spark terrorist revenge attacks, expert say. "I think the likelihood of a successful retaliatory...

HIGH COURT FREES ABDUL RAZAK, CALLS FOR DEFENCE OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN ALTANTUYA MURDER CASE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda walked out of the High Court a free man today after two years of standing trial for abetment in the murder of a...

KHAIRY GETS TWO MORE NOMINATIONS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Rembau Member of Parliament (MP) and Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin, who is contesting the Number One post in the movement, obtained two more...

FORMER SABAH FIFTH BRIGADE COMMANDER CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Former Sabah Fifth Brigade commander Datuk Muhamad Yasin Yahya was today charged in the Sessions Court with perjury. He is alleged to have made false or...

RAZAK GRATEFUL FOR ACQUITTAL.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda said he was grateful to God for having being acquitted and discharged of abetting the murder of Mongolian Altantuya...

BAYAN BARU PUTERI UMNO BRANCH MEETINGS DECLARED NULL AND VOID.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The delegates meetings of all 37 branches the Bayan Baru Puteri Umno division have been declared null and void because of irregularities. Yahya Ibrahim, an...

NPC-GAB INTER-MEDIA FUTSAL ATTRACTS 21 TEAMS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- With 21 teams vying for the lucrative four top prizes in both the men's and women's categories, the NPC-GAB Inter-Media Futsal Championships on Sunday is set...

FEAR GROWS OVER MELAMINE CONTAMINATION IN CHINAS FOOD CHAIN.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- China's state media is calling for action to check how widespread the use of melamine is, in the country's animal feed industry. This follows the discovery of...

JOHOR AIMS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN WORKERS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Johor aims to reduce its dependency on the 75,000 foreign workers currently working in the state by enhancing the skills of locals and using more modern...

ALTANTUYA'S FATHER DISSAPPOINTED BUT ACCEPTS ABDUL RAZAK'S ACQUITTAL.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Dr Setev Shaariibuu, the father of Mongolian beauty Altantuya Shaariibuu, is dissapointed with the High Court's decision in acquitting and discharging political...

KUBANG KERIAN UMNO TO GO AHEAD WITH DIVISION MEETING.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Kubang Kerian Umno chief, Mohd Fauzi Ismail said today that the division would go ahead with its delegates meeting tomorrow despite being told by Umno...

COMMOTION AT ABDUL RAZAK'S ACQUITTAL.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The High Court's decision to acquit and discharge political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda of abetting in the murder of Mongolian interpreter Altantuya...

PETROL, DIESEL TO COST 15 SEN LESS TOMORROW.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The retail prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by 15 sen a litre respectively effective tomorrow, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...

EON WILL IMMEDIATELY REPAIR LIU'S CAR.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Glenmarie EON service centre that maintains Perdana V6 Executive cars owned by the Selangor government will immediately repair the car used by State Executive...

CJ VISITS JALAN DUTA COURTS COMPLEX.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Chief Justice, Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi today made a visit to the Jalan Duta Courts complex here. He arrived at the complex at 3pm and was accompanied by...

PRODUCERS SEEKING INVESTORS FOR MOVIE ON ISLAM.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The producers of a new US$131 million (US$1 = RM3.58) movie revolving around the birth of Islam are on the look out for potential investors for the project. They...

DUBAI COURTS TO LIMIT ROLE OF EXPAT LAWYERS.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Clients can no longer ask expatriate lawyers to represent them before the Dubai Courts of Appeal and Cassation from early 2009. The directive banning non-Emirati...

COURT ACCEPTS STATEMENTS OF AZILAH, SIRUL AZHAR AS PROSECUTION EVIDENCE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The High Court has accepted as prosecution evidence the statements of two Special Action Squad (UTK) policemen disclosing the location where Mongolian woman...

CALL TO HAVE MORE WOMEN IN SARAWAK'S CABINET.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Sarawak's former welfare and women affairs assistant minister Datuk Sharifah Mordiah Tuanku Fauzi has called on the state government to have more women in its...

TSUNAMI: MALAYSIA TO BENEFIT FROM NEW AUSSIE WARNING CENTRE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The $69.8 million (A$1 = RM2.42) Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre, which will extend seismic monitoring services to Indian Ocean countries, including...

PENANG TARGETS ZERO HARDCORE POOR BY MARCH 8.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Penang government has devised a mechanism that will help the state achieve zero hardcore poor by March 8 next year. "The mechanism is ready and will be...

M'SIA TO USE MYANMAR TOURNAMENT FOR WARM UP AHEAD OF AFF CUP.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia are among four national teams that will be using the Grand Royal Challenge Cup in Myanmar next month as their final warm up exercise before doing...

UN WANTS INDIA TO ASSIST MYANMAR REFORM.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (Bernama)-- The United Nations (UN) wants India to continue helping military-ruled Myanmar to achieve its political democratisation process to enable the situation to return...

NO POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN ABDUL RAZAK'S ACQUITTAL - CONSUL.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- There was no political interference in the High Court's decision here to acquit and discharge political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda of abetting in the...

NOV 7 DECISION ON VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE TO TRANSFER SODOMY CASE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court here will decide on Nov 7 the validity of the certificate to transfer to the High Court the sodomy case involving Opposition leader Datuk...

ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT FINALLY GOES ON HAJ PILGRIMAGE.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Alzheimer's patient Aboo Bakar Long, 72, is one of the 349 passengers on the first Haj flight from Penang this season which flew to the Holy Land today. Aboo...

OUM, COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING SIGN MOU.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Open University Malaysia (OUM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to jointly explore and coordinate activities...

AFFIDAVIT SAVES ABDUL RAZAK.
October 31, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda was "saved" by his own affidavit in which the court accepted as the grounds to acquit him from the charge of...