BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from September 1999

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from September 1999

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 9.30 a.m today, there were 64 gainers, 82 losers and 45 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 683.55 up 0.04 points, the Emas Index was at 177.22 down 0.09...

KL SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE ON FOLLOW-THROUGH RETAIL BUYING (400).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were marginally higher in early trade after a lower opening on follow-through buying by retailers but institutional participation was scarce. The...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 10.00 a.m today, there were 179 gainers, 54 losers and 76 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 688.42 up 4.91 points, the Emas Index was at 178.34 up 1.03...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY MORNING (119).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) reported no trade this morning. The futures market which lacked participation due to the steady cash rates, had yet...

M'SIA WANTS ASEAN TO HANDLE EAST TIMOR PEACE-KEEPING JOB (862).
September 30, 1999... From Amin Husaini Harun NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that Asean should take over the peace keeping operations in East Timor from Australia which seems to be rather heavy...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 10.30 a.m today, there were 164 gainers, 95 losers and 110 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 686.09 up 2.58 points, the Emas Index was at 177.87 up 0.56...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 11.00 a.m today, there were 143 gainers, 150 losers and 123 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 685.47 up 1.96 points, the Emas Index was at 177.51 up 0.20...

MAHATHIR DEPARTS FOR LONDON AFTER 4-DAY US VISIT (324).
September 30, 1999... From Amin Husaini Harun NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad left for London Wednesday after a four-day working visit to the United States. While here he addressed the 54th United Nations...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 133 gainers, 238 losers and 150 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 682.32 down 1.19 points, the Emas Index was at 176.66 down...

QUAKE FORCES TAIWAN TO CANCEL RECEPTION (206).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The reception for the "Double Tenth" National Day of Taiwan at the Palace of the Golden Horses at Seri Kembangan near here on Oct 10 is cancelled. Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural...

MORE WAYS TO PAY FOR VISA CARDMEMBERS (520).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Cardmembers of payment company Visa International will have more ways to make payments through innovations in wireless technology. In a statement today, Visa said being a Wireless Application Protocol...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 PM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 pm today, there were 138 gainers, 271 losers and 157 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 681.40 down 2.11 points, the Emas Index was at 176.37 down...

ASEAN ECONOMIES MUST CONTINUE TO LIBERALISE, SAYS GOH (445).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Asean member countries must press on to open up their economies to speed up regional recovery and to make Southeast Asia a competitive pro-business region, said Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. ...

KL SHARES SLIP LOWER AT MIDDAY ON PROFIT TAKING (496).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) slipped lower at midday today due to profit taking activities by retail and institutional players, a dealer said. The Composite Index (CI) reached a...

DENKO INDUSTRIAL MAY ACQUIRE IT-RELATED COMPANIES (310).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Denko Industrial Corporation Bhd, which expects to return in the black in the current financial year, will consider acquiring information technology (IT) related companies as part of its diversification...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 137 gainers, 200 losers and 149 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 682.76 down 0.75 points, the Emas Index was at 176.91 down...

SAFEGUARDS CASHING ON CASH MANAGEMENT SERVICE (408).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Security firm Safeguards Corporation Bhd expects its cash management service to become a major business activity in the future and contribute at least 50 percent to the company's earnings. Executive...

MCL TO COMPLETE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT BY JAN NEXT YEAR (226).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- MCL Corporation Bhd, which is in the midst of undertaking of a scheme of arrangement, hopes to complete the exercise by January next year. Upon completion of the proposed scheme, MCL would become a...

THREE HIT BY RADIATION AT TOKAIMURA NUCLEAR PLANT (368).
September 30, 1999... MITO (Japan), Sept 30 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Three workers were exposed to radiation today at a fire which broke out at a nuclear fuel-related facility in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the radiation level outside the plant was 4,000 times...

MESINIAGA'S TIES WITH IBM WILL GO ON DESPITE LISTING (794).
September 30, 1999... PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Mesiniaga Bhd, enroute to a main board listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), will continue its business relationship with IBM despite the listing exercise, managing director Ismail Sulaiman...

BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE BANK HOPES TO FINALISE MERGER BY YEAREND (487).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd, a result of a merger between Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd (BBMB) and Bank of Commerce Bhd, expects to sign definitive agreements for its merger with three more financial...

NO MILITARY CONTACT UNTIL INDONESIA REFORMS, U.S. SAYS (458).
September 30, 1999... JAKARTA, Sept 30 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The United States will not consider restoring military contacts with Indonesia if the Indonesian military does not carry out reforms, Defence Secretary William Cohen said today. "I made it clear that...

6,600 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DETAINED UNTIL THIS MONTH (256).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 6,600 illegal immigrants were detained by the General Operations Force's Central Brigade in Selangor, Johor, Perak and the Klang Valley between January and this month. Its commander, SAC II...

MTUC DISAPPOINTED WITH AH LEK OVER APPOINTMENT TO SOCSO BOARD (468).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has expressed disappointment with Human Resources Minister Datuk Lim Ah Lek for dropping one of its nominees to the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) Board and...

LARUT EXPECTS BETTER YEAR AHEAD (568).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Property developer Larut Consolidated Bhd expects that its group performance for the current financial year ending March 31, 2000 will be much better than the last, said director Tan Sri Ir Chan Ah Chye. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 PM (130).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 pm today, there were 135 gainers, 311 losers and 1660counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 679.94 down 3.57 points, the Emas Index was at 176.06 down 1.25...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 PM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 pm today, there were 143 gainers, 318 losers and 158 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 681.20 down 2.31 points, the Emas Index was at 176.39 down 0.92...

SUDAN INVITES MALAYSIAN COMPANIES FOR TRADE FAIR (594).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies have been invited to participate in an international trade fair in Sudan as a step towards tapping the vast business opportunities in the African country as well as to sell and promote...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 PM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 pm today, there were 147 gainers, 332 losers and 162 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 681.37 down 2.14 points, the Emas Index was at 176.52 down 0.79...

LUCENT APPOINTS TWO MASTER DISTRIBUTORS FOR SOUTH ASIA (330).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Lucent Technologies InterNetworking Systems (INS) Enterprise Product Group today announced the appointment of David-Stephenson Communiaction Pte Ltd (DSC) and TeleChoice International Pte Ltd as its master...

TA ENTERPRISE RETURNS TO THE BLACK (273).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- TA Enterprise Bhd reported a pre-tax profit of RM100.58 million for the six months ended July 31, 1999, as against a loss of RM571.7 million in the previous corresponding period. The company said in a...

KONSORTIUM LPB TO FINALISE PROJECT TERMS WITH GOVERNMENT (445).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Konsortium LPB Sdn Bhd, which will undertake the construction of a 259 km expressway connecting Banting to Taiping, is currently finalising the project terms with the government. Tan Sri Ir Chan Ah Chye...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:30 PM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 4:30 pm today, there were 115 gainers, 456 losers and 133 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 675.00 down 8.51 points, the Emas Index was at 175.08 down 2.23...

KLSE UPDATE: 5:00 PM (131).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- At 5:00 pm today, there were 128 gainers, 444 losers and 146 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 675.45 down 8.06 points, the Emas Index was at 174.81 down 2.50...

KL SHARES CLOSE LOWER ON FOREIGN SELLING (626).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama)-- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) ended lower today as local institutional and local funds eased their support on bluechips in mid afternoon trade when foreign players started to...

DROP IN KLSE INFLUENCED BY DOW JONES (631).
September 30, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said today that the fall in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE)'s Composite Index was closely linked to the fall in the Dow Jones Index and not because of disturbances...

LOTUS M'SIA APPOINTS SABAH-BASED COMPANY AS DISTRIBUTOR (286).
September 30, 1999... KOTA KINABALU, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Lotus Malaysia Bhd, an IBM company, today appointed 2020 Computers Sdn Bhd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Sri Komputer Sdn Bhd, as the distributor of Lotus' products for Sabah and the Federal Territory of...

GRACE DAVISON TO EXPAND INVESTMENT IN NEXT FIVE YEARS (282).
September 30, 1999... KUANTAN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- W.R. Grace & Co, one of the world's leading specialty chemical companies, is planning to expand its business in the next five years through local subsidiary, Grace Davison, at the Gebeng Industrial Estate here....

MAYBAN ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE ACQUISITION OF UMBC INSURANCE BY YEAR-END (384).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Mayban Assurance Bhd is expected to complete the entire acquisition of UMBC Insurance Bhd by the end of this year, as part of efforts to merge into a single entity. Executive director of Mayban Life...

SELANGOR TO ATTRACT RM50 BLN NEW INVESTMENTS IN NEXT 10 YEARS (380).
September 30, 1999... KLANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Selangor state government has targeted to attract a total of RM50 billion new investments over the next 10 years, said Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Abu Hassan Omar. To achieve the target, he said the state...

PROGRESS OF RESTRUCTURING OF FINANCIAL SECTOR COMMENDABLE (331).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia says the progress of the restructuring of the financial sector has been commendable, with Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd currently managing some RM30 billion worth of non-performing...

NEW TEACHERS'INVESTMENT PLAN EXPECTED TO ATTRACT RM50 MLN TO RM100 MLN (296).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Pelaburan Premier Guru, a newly-launched investment plan, expects to attract an investment volume of RM50 million to RM100 million in its first year. Yayasan Guru Malaysia Bhd and Mayban Life Assurance...

ASEAN-RAFIDAH TO LEAD FIRST INVESTMENT MISSION TO JAPAN (264).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz will head the first of three investment promotion missions jointly undertaken by Asean to major economies next year. Rafidah will lead a...

BERJAYA GROUP REPORTS LOSSES IN FIRST QUARTER (250).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Berjaya Group Bhd reported a pre-tax loss of RM21.353 million for the first-quarter ended July 31, 1999 on a turnover of RM2.012 billion. The company said in a statement here today that the loss was...

MK LAND TO GO BIG ON TOURISM (430).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Property developer MK Land Holdings Bhd is venturing into the tourism industry, particularly eco-tourism, which it foresees will become a big business for the company within the next three years. Its...

ASEAN WANTS BROAD-BASED WTO ROUND (613).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Asean countries want the new round of global trade talks under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be broad-based and to be concluded in three years as a single package. It should lead to improved market...

RHB REGISTERS REDUCED PRE-TAX LOSS OF RM587.736 MLN (419).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) has registered a reduced group pre-tax loss of RM587.736 million for the year ended June 30, 1999 from a loss of RM1,563 million in 1998. Its group turnover declined 22.9 percent...

MBC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ONOMICHI FOR TWO TANKERS (393).
September 30, 1999... PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Bulk Carriers Sdn Bhd (MBC) today signed an agreement with Sumitomo Corporation and Onomichi Dockyard Company Ltd from Japan for the construction and delivery of two 47,000 dwt tankers. The...

ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS CONFIDENT OF AFTA BEING ON TRACK (617).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Asean economic ministers wrapped up their 31st annual ministerial meeting in an upbeat mood, confident that its landmark Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) is still on track in the aftermath of the economic crisis....

MALAYSIA OFFERS TO OPEN SEVERAL SECTORS WITHIN SERVICE INDUSTRY (401).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has undertaken a commitment to open up several sectors within the service industry to Asean and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Rafidah...

TIN PRICE RISES THREE SEN TO RM20.05 PER KG (195).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed firmer rising three sen to RM20.05 per kg, in line with the steadier London Metal Exchange (LME) overnight. Three-month tin on the LME firmed by...

BRUNEI TO HOST WORLD GP FINALS UNTIL 2001 (324).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Brunei will host badminton's top season-ending annual event, the World Grand Prix Finals until the year 2001. After the tremendous success of the 1998 World Grand Prix Finals, the International...

OTHER MEMBERS HAVE TO DECIDE ON INRO'S FATE, SAYS KENG YAIK (402).
September 30, 1999... PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 -- Primary Industries Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, said that the fate of the International Natural Rubber Organisation (INRO) was to be decided by other member countries while reiterating that Malaysia would...

LET US HANDLE IT OUR WAY, SAYS DAIM (408).
September 30, 1999... PULAU PINANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The West should give countries like Malaysia a chance to prove their capability in tackling the economic downturn their own way, First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said today. He chided certain...

WGC: EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS' INITIATIVE WILL BOOST GOLD MARKET (331).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The World Gold Council (WGC) has welcomed the initiative of 10 European central banks in introducing a five-year moratorium on new gold sales from their official reserves as this would boost the global gold...

TICKET SALES SURGE FOLLOWING TIGER WOODS' CONFIRMATION FOR WORLD CUP (579).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Ninety-five per cent of the total 12,000 tickets on sale for the World Cup Golf Championship (WCG '99) at the Mines Resort Course here in November have been sold. Ticket sales surged over the past few...

THREATENING CASE: SAMY VELLU TESTIFIES TOMORROW (282).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Works Minister Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu will testify tomorrow in the trial of a management consultant acccused of threatening him, the Sessions Court here was told today. His counsel, Datuk Dr Cyrus Das,...

CPO FUTURES END SLIGHTLY LOWER IN THIN TRADE (218).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil futures on the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) closed slightly lower in thin trade, dealers said. They said that trading was dull in the absence of positive leads and...

ASIAN COUNTRIES SHOULD RETHINK OF THEIR POLICY, SAYS AUSTRALIAN DON (443).
September 30, 1999... BANGI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The East Timor conflict has been badly handled and has resulted in the loss of many lives, said a senior lecturer from an Australian university today. "It was clear that the East Timor conflict had been poorly...

P'PINES' PRO-INDON UN VOTE DRAWS FIRE (359).
September 30, 1999... MANILA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Lawmakers today lambasted Philippine diplomats for voting against a United Nations (UN) resolution calling for a probe into alleged human rights abuses in East Timor. They said while Manila commented on the...

ASEAN: RAFIDAH TO LEAD FIRST INVESTMENT MISSION TO JAPAN (264).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz will head the first of three investment promotion missions by Asean to major economies next year. Rafidah will lead a mission to...

MALAYSIA URGES AEROSPACE MANUFACTURERS TO ATTEND LIMA '99 (555).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia today urged manufacturers of aerospace and military equipment to use the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhbition (Lima) '99 as a platform to market their products. Defence...

WISMA PUTRA WANTS MORE DETAILS OF MALAYSIANS MISSING IN TAIWAN (380).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Wisma Putra is still trying to contact 15 Malaysians in Taiwan yet to get in touch with the ministry since the island republic was hit by a massive earthquake last week. A Wisma Putra duty officer said...

OPPOSITION CRITICISM PROVES TOUR'S SUCCESS - KHALID (282).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's recent tour of the country was a success and that is why it was strongly criticised by the opposition, said Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob. He said Dr...

MHF AND NSC EAGER TO HAVE GERMAN COACH PAUL LISSEK (428).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The national hockey team are anxious to have the services of German national coach Paul Lissek and efforts are being made to have him before the team leave for the Asia Cup in Lahore, Pakistan, in November....

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND BAG OVERALL CHAMPIONS CROWN (304).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Australia and New Zealand stamped their superiority when they won the overall champions title in the 8th Asia Pacific Lawn Bowls Championship which ended at the National Lawn Bowls Centre, Bukit Kiara here...

MALAYSIA WANT LAWN BOWLS IN ASIAD (292).
September 30, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) today called for lawn bowls to be included as a medal sports in the Asian Games. MLBF president Tan Sri Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the Olympic Council of...

TWO MALAYSIANS IN SPRINT FINAL (289).
September 30, 1999... SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will have two sprinters in the men's 100m final in the Eighth Asian Junior Athletics Championships at the National Stadium tomorrow. Asean schools champion Nazmizan Mohamad and Boniface Lejau...

FOREIGNERS SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE SUPPORTING THE OPPOSITION, SAYS PM (996).
September 29, 1999... From Amin Husaini Harun NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that foreigners should think wisely before putting their weight behind the opposition in the run-up to Malaysia's general election to be held...

KL SHARES LOWER IN EARLY TRADE (268).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange were lower in early trade as the market continued to be affected by the generally bearish sentiment although sporadic buying may limit the downside. At...

KLCI FUTURES LOWER IN EARLY TRADE (195).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures contracts traded on the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) were lower in early trade, reflecting the bearish underlying cash market. At...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 AM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 am today, there were 69 gainers, 168 losers and 104 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 673.70 down 5.44 points, the Emas Index was at 175.22 down 1.10...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 AM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 am today, there were 70 gainers, 179 losers and 113 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 675.04 down 4.10 points, the Emas Index was at 175.52 down 0.80...

UNITED STATES: NEC TIES UP WITH INTEL ON INTERNET SERVICE CENTERS (340).
September 29, 1999... NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Intel Corp. announced yesterday its new venture, Intel Online Services Inc., which facilitates business transactions conducted via the Internet, will collaborate with Japan's NEC Corp. in building a global...

GOVT WILL HELP REVIVE BUMI ENTREPRENEURS, SAYS PM (502).
September 29, 1999... From Amin Husaini Harun NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The government will do its utmost to revive Bumiputera entrepreneurs devastated by the recent economic turmoil, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said here Tuesday. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 AM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 am today, there were 135 gainers, 167 losers and 146 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 678.10 down 1.04 points, the Emas Index was at 176.22 down...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 AM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 am today, there were 163 gainers, 191 losers and 156 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 678.78 down 0.36 points, the Emas Index was at 176.33 up 0.01...

COHEN DEFENDS AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN E. TIMOR (399).
September 29, 1999... SYDNEY, Sept 29 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- United States Defense Secretary William Cohen today supported Australia's leading role in the multinational security force in East Timor, denying charges Australia was acting as a "deputy peacekeeper" for...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 AM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 am today, there were 150 gainers, 220 losers and 155 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 677.35 down 1.79 points, the Emas Index was at 176.02 down...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 136 gainers, 259 losers and 155 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 676.58 down 2.56 points, the Emas Index was at 175.79 down...

CONSIDER VULNERABILITY OF SMALL ISLANDS, URGES MALAYSIA (426).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has expressed the need for the international community, particularly the developed nations to consider the vulnerability of small islands in the context of globalisation and liberalisation. ...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 PM (131).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 pm today, there were 134 gainers, 283 losers and 167 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 675.14 down 4.00 points, the Emas Index was at 175.41 down...

LEAVE M'SIA ALONE TO MANAGE HERSELF, MAHATHIR TELLS UN (1258).
September 29, 1999... From Amin Husaini Harun NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Wednesday made a plea to the international community that she be allowed to be left alone in managing things her own way in the interest of her own people. Prime...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MIDDAY IN SEESAW TRADE (446).
September 29, 1999... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) ended lower at midday on seesaw trade as selling pressures were confronted by intermittent institutional support on bluechip issues, keeping the market fluctuating, a...