BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from September 2001

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from September 2001

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 A.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 a.m. today, there were 265 gainers, 23 losers and 75 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 618.06 up 5.42 points, the Emas Index was at 145.98 up 1.17...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 A.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 a.m. today, there were 326 gainers, 40 losers and 99 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 618.25 up 5.61 points, the Emas Index was at 146.06 up 1.25...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 A.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 a.m. today, there were 347 gainers, 77 losers and 139 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 617.31 up 4.67 points, the Emas Index was at 145.46 up 1.05...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 A.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 a.m. today, there were 324 gainers, 149 losers and 187 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 616.54 up 3.90 points, the Emas Index was at 145.70 up 0.89...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 A.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 a.m. today, there were 326 gainers, 127 losers and 176 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 616.26 up 3.62 points, the Emas Index was at 145.62 up 0.81...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 317 gainers, 188 losers and 199 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 615.41 up 2.77 points, the Emas Index was at 145.48 up 0.67...

SHARE PRICES EXTEND GAINS DESPITE SOME SELLING.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange extended their earlier gains at mid-morning despite some selling activity, a dealer said. The market opened higher this morning on some follow-through...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 P.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 p.m. today, there were 331 gainers, 193 losers and 195 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 616.14 up 3.50 points, the Emas Index was at 145.62 up 0.81...

KLCI FUTURES TREND HIGHER ON EXTENDED BUYING.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange were traded higher at midday on extended buying activities, a dealer said. Players continued to take their positions,...

SHARE PRICES EXTEND GAINS AT MIDDAY AMID SOME SELLING.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange extended their earlier gains at midday despite some selling activities ahead of the weekend, a dealer said. The market opened higher this morning on some...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 P.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 p.m. today, there were 354 gainers, 207 losers and 179 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 616.03 up 3.39 points, the Emas Index was at 145.60 up 0.79...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 P.M.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 p.m. today, there were 348 gainers, 203 losers and 194 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 616.29 up 3.65 points, the Emas Index was at 145.68 up 0.87...

KLIBOR FUTURES FLAT AT MIDDAY.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) closed the morning session unchanged on combination of strip and cross trade deals. March 2002 and June 2002 stood at 96.73 and...

MAJOR CURRENCIES LOWER AGAINST RINGGIT.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were softer against the ringgit in early session today following the strengthening of U.S. dollar in overseas markets. The ringgit remained pegged at RM3.80 to the dollar. The U.S...

SHARE PRICES EXTEND GAINS IN MID-AFTERNOON.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) extended earlier gains in mid-afternoon as bargain hunters continued their selective buying, a dealer said. There were some selling activities ahead...

INTERBANK RATES TO BE STEADY.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Interbank rates are likely to remain steady today following Bank Negara Malaysia's decision not to intervene in the conventional banking operations of the money market. But the central bank has called...

BNM INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AT US$27.704 BLN AT END AUG.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said that international reserves as at end-August 2001 totalled US$27.704 billion (RM105.275 billion), comprising official reserve assets of US$26.701 billion (RM101.463 billion)...

KLIBOR FUTURES OPEN UNTRADED AS PLAYERS STAY OUT.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures contracts of the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange were untraded today due to the lack of trading interest, a dealer said. "The market was quiet this morning as both sellers and...

2ND ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF TOURISM MINISTERS IN KL.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Second Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers will be held here from Oct 10 to Oct 13. A statement here today said the senior experts meeting will be held from Oct 10 to Oct 11 followed by the...

WORKING TOWARDS CREATING ASEAN "BRANDING", SAYS RAFIDAH.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz urged ASEAN countries to work towards creating an Asean "branding" or identity to be known globally. The minister said the move was...

RAFIDAH TO TALK ON AFTA.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz will deliver a special presentation on "Turning Challenges Into Opportunities for the Malaysian Industries with the Implementation of...

200,000 E-PURSE CARDS SET TO BE ISSUED BY 2002.
September 30, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Seeing Malaysia moving rapidly towards the establishment of a cashless society, iSynergy Sdn Bhd and MasterCard International Inc., launched their iSynergy MasterCard Electronic E.Purse prepaid card today,...

KLCI FUTURES TREND HIGHER ON EXTENDED BUYING.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts of the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange were traded higher this morning on extended buying activity, a dealer said. Players continued to take their...

SHARE PRICES TREND HIGHER ON FOLLOW-THROUGH BUYING.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Buying continued on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) and this pushed up share prices in early trade this morning. A dealer said the market, which was almost in an oversold position on Wednesday...

MYNIC APPOINTS RESELLERS TO HANDLE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Network Information Centre (MYNIC) has appointed resellers to handle the domain name registration for third level domain names under .com.my, .net.my and .org.my. A statement here today said...

AMCORP'S SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE RESOLUTIONS.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Arab-Malaysian Corportaion Bhd (AMCORP), has announced that at the 87th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company held today, the company's shareholders approved all the resolutions set out in the notice...

NEULEVEL ANNOUNCES NEW .BIZ LAUNCH DATE.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- NeuLevel Inc., the exclusive registry operator for the .BIZ top-level domain, announced that the launch of .BIZ has been rescheduled to Oct 23. On that date, the registry will be "live" and new...

SOUTHERN BANK: IMPACT OF INTERVENTION RATES CUT TO BE MITIGATED.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Southern Bank Bhd expects the cut in the intervention rate to have an impact on the bank but then concerted efforts are being done to cushion and mitigate the impact, said chief executive director Datuk Tan...

BREM SEES BETTER PROFIT IN FY2002.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Brem Holding Bhd expects higher profit in the current financial year ending March 31, 2002, compared with the previous fiscal year going by the steady stream of income generated from the combination of its...

US AIRFORCE WITHDRAWS 17 AIRCRAFT FROM LIMA2001.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The US Airforce withdrew 17 aircraft from participating in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace 2001 (LIMA 2001) exhibition to be held on Oct 8-14. The Minister of Defence, Datuk Seri Najib...

BETTER DAYS SEEN FOR FACB'S RESORT OPERATIONS.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Despite the slowdown in the global economy, FACB Resorts Bhd (FACB), which owns the Karambunai Resort near Kota Kinabalu, remains confident that the group can further enhance its tourist base as well as...

RAM REAFFIRMS BITMB'S RATING AT A2(S).
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM) has reaffirmed the long-term enhanced rating of A2(s) assigned to the RM250 million Redeemable Unsecured Bonds issued by Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia Bhd (BITMB). ...

TIN ENDS SHARPLY HIGHER AT US$3,680.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The price of tin traded on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) ended sharply higher today by US$170 at US$3,680 per tonne on strong buying interest. A dealer said that the increase was unusual: normally...

TOURIST CITY STATUS GIVES BN VICTORY IN MIRI.
September 30, 2001... MIRI, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The desire to see Miri achieve a tourist city status by 2005 and a weak opposition are believed to have been the main factors leading to the thumping victory of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in this northern oil rich...

CHIEW AWARE OF HIS TOUGH TASK AHEAD.
September 30, 2001... BINTULU, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Chiew Chiu Sing, the sole DAP candidate who won in yesterday's Sarawak state election, says he is aware that his duties as the only representative of the party in the State Legislative Assembly will not be easy...

MAF SPONSORS 19 MALAYSIANS FOR MELBOURNE AIDS CONGRESS.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Aids Foundations (MAF) will meet the expenses of 19 people who will attend the Sixth International Congress on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Melbourne, Australia from Oct 5-10. ...

CHOGM POSTPONED.
September 30, 2001... MELBOURNE, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled in Brisbane next week is being postponed because of global uncertainty following the terrorist attacks in the United States, Commonwealth...

STATE ELECTION A DISASTER FOR SARAWAK DAP.
September 30, 2001... SIBU, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The DAP Sarawak has regarded the recently concluded state election as a disaster for the party when it lost 12 of the 13 seats it contested. State DAP Chief Richard Wong Ho Leng said the dismal performance was...

M'SIA WILL CONTINUE TO HELP UN AS LONG AS IT IS ABLE TO, SAYS MAHATHIR.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to help the United Nations (UN) in any peace-keeping mission as long as conditions in the country permit it, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. He said...

TAIB RETAINS ALL MINISTERS AND DEPUTY MINISTERS IN CABINET.
September 30, 2001... KUCHING, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was today sworn in as Sarawak Chief Minister for the fifth term in front of Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng at Astana Negeri here. The swearing-in...

GOVT CONSIDERING SKY MARSHALS IN AIRCRAFT.
September 30, 2001... LABUAN, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The government is considering placing sky marshals in aircraft to prevent possible hijacks and ensure the safety of passengers and cabin crew, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said today. Sky...

GEMAN'S DEFEAT NOT UNEXPECTED IN MELUAN CONSTITUENCY.
September 30, 2001... SIBU, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The defeat of Barisan Nasional's incumbent Geman anak Itam at the hand of independent Wong anak Judat in Meluan in yesterday's state election is not unexpected. He was earlier dropped by his Sarawak National...

BAR EGM CALLED OFF AFTER ONLY 841 LAWYERS TURN UP.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Bar's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was called off today due to a lack of quorum. Its president, Mah Weng Kwai, said 841 lawyers had turned up for the meeting, which was less than...

WEDDING BELLS FOR AUSSIE LASS AND SCOTSMAN, MALAYSIAN STYLE.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- What are the odds of an Australian girl marrying a Scotsman living half a world away in an exotic land called Malaysia? One in a thousand perhaps. But that was the case today when 32-year-old Natalie...

PAHANG PUTERI UMNO TO HOST ELOCUTION CONTEST.
September 30, 2001... KUANTAN, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Pahang Puteri Umno will host the national level Puteri Umno Elocution Contest for the Puteri Umno Premier Trophy on Oct 7 at the Dewan Jabatan Agama Islam here. Competition Directress Che Wan Khairul Zakiah...

13 UMNO MEMBERS FOUND GUILTY OF BREACHING PARTY ETHICS.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Thirteen Umno members including two assemblymen have been found guilty by the Disciplinary Board of breaching party ethics during the last divisional elections. Four of them including three divisional...

NATIONS CUP GOLF RESULTS.
September 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Following are the second-day results of the Davidoff Nations Cup Golf Championship at the Royal Selangor Golf Club here today: Second-Round Scores: 132 - Malaysia (Danny Chia, P. Gunasegaran) 66-66,...

KLSE UPDATE: 9:30 A.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 9:30 a.m. today, there were 90 gainers, 41 losers and 84 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 603.62 up 1.11 points, the Emas Index was at 142.65 up 0.22...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:30 A.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 10:30 a.m. today, there were 255 gainers, 101 losers and 168 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 604.30 up 1.79 points, the Emas Index was at 142.78 up 0.35...

KLSE UPDATE: 10:00 A.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 10:00 a.m. today, there were 203 gainers, 59 losers and 114 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 604.29 up 1.78 points, the Emas Index was at 142.79 up 0.36...

SHARE PRICES TREND HIGHER ON SELECTED BUYING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMNPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were higher at mid-morning as bargain hunters continued to pick up selected bluechips and lower liners, a dealer said. Bargain hunters were...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:00 A.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 11:00 a.m. today, there were 260 gainers, 106 losers and 175 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 605.45 up 2.94 points, the Emas Index was at 142.98 up 0.55...

KLSE UPDATE: 11:30 A.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 11:30 a.m. today, there were 374 gainers, 102 losers and 159 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 606.83 up 4.32 points, the Emas Index was at 143.33 up 0.90...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:00 NOON.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 12:00 noon today, there were 387 gainers, 106 losers and 153 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 606.70 up 4.19 points, the Emas Index was at 143.36 up 0.93...

KLSE UPDATE: 12:30 P.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 12:30 p.m. today, there were 407 gainers, 110 losers and 155 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 606.81 up 4.30 points, the Emas Index was at 143.37 up 0.94...

SHARE PRICES HIGHER AT MIDDAY ON SELECTIVE BUYING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were higher at midday due to extended buying as bargain hunters continued to pick up selected bluechips and lower liners, a dealer said. Bargain...

KLCI FUTURES TREND HIGHER AT MIDDAY ON SHORT-COVERING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures traded on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange stood higher at midday on some short-covering, a dealer said. Players were taking their positions especially on...

KLIBOR FUTURES INCH UP ON MILD INTEREST.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) were slightly higher at midday amid mild interest showed by investors. Only one contract of far month was traded up to the lunch...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:00 P.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 3:00 p.m. today, there were 452 gainers, 112 losers and 135 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 610.79 up 8.28 points, the Emas Index was at 144.19 up 1.76...

KLSE UPDATE: 3:30 P.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 3:30 p.m. today, there were 526 gainers, 93 losers and 119 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 614.38 up 11.87 points, the Emas Index was at 144.98 up 2.55...

SHARE PRICES EXTEND GAINS IN MID AFTERNOON.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange extended the earlier gains in mid-afternoon as the buying activities on selected bluechips and lower liners continued into the afternoon trading, a dealer...

KLSE UPDATE: 4:00 P.M.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- At 4:00 p.m. today, there were 584 gainers, 87 losers and 95 counters traded unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur stock Exchange. The KLCI was at 615.71 up 13.20 points, the Emas Index was at 145.28 up 2.85...

MAJOR CURRENCIES MIXED VERSUS RINGGIT.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Major currencies were mixed against the ringgit in early trade today amid persistent concerns over the unclear direction of U.S. dollar in the immediate term. The ringgit remained pegged at RM3.80 to the...

INTERBANK RATES TO BE STEADY, BNM TO BORROW RM5.0 BLN.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Interbank rates are likely to stay steady today as Bank Negara Malaysia continues to intervene in the money market today to keep to keep the level of liquidity in check. The central bank has estimated...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Three-month KLIBOR futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) were untraded in the early session today as investor interest had yet to pick up. However, some activity is expected to emerge later...

BPM DISBURSES LOANS TOTALLING RM1.3 BLN UNDER FUND FOR FOOD.
September 28, 2001... SEREMBAN, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Bank Pertanian Malaysia (BPM) has so far given out loans totalling RM1.3 billion under the Fund for Food (3Fs) programme since 1993 to entrepreneurs in animal husbandry, fisheries and cash crop planting, said...

HENKEL SAVES ONE OF EUROPE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CASTLES.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Chemicals-based Henkel of Dusseldorf recently celebrated its 125th anniversary by donating euro 4.1 million (RM14.35 million) to save Castle Benrath in Dusseldorf. The castle, located on a 63-hectare...

FMM SEES MULTIPLIER EFFECTS ON ECONOMY FROM STIMULUS PACKAGE.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) says the RM4.3 billion stimulus package unveiled by the government will boost the construction sector and have multiplier effects on the rest of the economy as...

SHARE PRICES FIRMER IN EARLY TRADE ON BARGAIN HUNTING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Some bargain hunting pushed up share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) this morning, a dealer said. It is believed that such buying activity emerged amid cautious optimism of the domestic...

KLCI FUTURES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE ON BUYING INTEREST.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange were traded higher this morning on some buying interest, a dealer said. Investors were taking positions especially on...

VSOURCE APPOINTED GATEWAY'S SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDER.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Vsource Inc., a market leader in providing customised Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and distribution services into the Asia-Pacific market, has entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

RAM REAFFIRMS SARAWAK POWER'S AA1 RATING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd has reaffirmed the AA1 rating for Sarawak Power Generation Sdn Bhd's RM160.00 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Facility (BaIDS). Sarawak Power is the owner of a 210MW open-cycle...

SIX MORE PIZZA HUT OUTLETS THIS YEAR.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Pizza Hut Restaurant Sdn Bhd is expected to open six more outlets throughout Malaysia this year with three located in the Klang Valley, said deputy president of fast-food division KFC Holdings (Malaysia)...

CERAMASIA 2002 TO BE HELD IN KUALA LUMPUR NEXT YEAR.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- UK-based Turret RAI Plc, an international exhibition organiser, has again picked Kuala Lumpur as the venue for the third international ceramic exhibition, CeramAsia 2002 to be held from March 19-21. The...

YOUTHS MUST BE PREPARED FOR IT AGE.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Hishammudin Tun Hussein said that youths must be prepared to fully capitalise on technological advancements amidst the information technology (IT) age. The...

DRIVE MAKER TO EXPAND DESPITE BLEAK OUTLOOK.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- World's third largest hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital (M) Sdn Bhd, hoped to expand its production capacity by more than 15 percent this year despite the bleak global economic outlook. Its vice...

HABIB: DEMAND FOR GOLD GROWING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's prominent jeweller, Habib Corporation Bhd which owns the "Habib Jewels" jewellery brand, confirms that the demand for gold has been rising in view of its "save bet" reputation among investors...

MAYBANK TO BE CAUTIOUS IN LENDING.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd will be more conservative in its lending operations and this will also depend on the sectors concerned following the expected economic slowdown in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on...

S.P. SETIA'S THIRD QUARTER PRE-TAX PROFIT UP SEVEN PERCENT.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- S.P.Setia Bhd, the construction based company, posted a pre-tax profit of RM35.124 million, up seven percent for the third quarter ended July 31, 2001 compared to RM 32.873 million previously. The...

TIN PRICE ENDS UNCHANGED AT US$3,510 PER TONNE.
September 28, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) ended unchanged at US$3,510 per tonne amidst a steady market. "The market is steady going by the number of buyers and sellers participating at today's...

TODAY POLLING DAY FOR SARAWAK ELECTION.
September 28, 2001... KUCHING, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Voters in Sarawak go to the polls today to elect their representatives to the 58 seats up for grabs in the Eighth state election being held in one day for the first time in Sarawak election history. An...

POLLING IN SARAWAK GETS OFF TO A FINE START.
September 28, 2001... KUCHING, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Fine weather and a public holiday aided the smooth polling in the Sarawak election today to elect 58 more assemblymen after the Barisan Nasional (BN) made a headstart romping home four seats uncontested. ...

TRAVEL DOCUMENT IN LIEU OF PASSPORT IS FOR ONE-WAY TRIP BACK.
September 28, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Federal Special Task Force today advised enforcement agencies, village heads and the public not to be duped by illegal immigrants who use travel documents issued in lieu of passports in this case...

VISITING MYANMAR LEADER ATTENDS BRIEFING ON LANGKAWI'S DEVELOPMENT.
September 28, 2001... LANGKAWI, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Visiting Myanmar leader, State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior Gen Than Shwe and his delegation today attended a briefing on Langkawi's development. The 30-minute briefing was given by Langkawi...