BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from September 2008

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from September 2008

KL SHARES OPEN SHARPLY LOWER IN EARLY TRADE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened sharply lower in early trading today, in line with the plunge on Wall Street's downtrend following the rejection of a...

RINGGIT OPENS LOWER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the U.S. dollar today on lack of commercial interest on the local currency, dealers said. At 9am, the ringgit was traded...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO STAY STEADY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Short-term interbank rates are expected to stay steady today on continued intervention by Bank Negara Malaysia in the money market, dealers said. The...

KLCI FUTURES SHARPLY LOWER IN EARLY TRADE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were sharply lower in early trading today, following the downtrend on...

KLIBOR FUTURES OPEN UNTRADED.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded in early session today, dealers...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-MORNING.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at mid-morning today as players preferred to stay on the sidelines awaiting for fresh leads, dealers said. At...

NO MOBILE PHONES PLEASE, WE ARE TRAVELLING.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Sept 30 (Bernama) --Four in five travellers say the introduction of mobile phones on planes would upset them, according to a survey by travel website, totaltravel.com. The...

MAAKL MUTUAL DECLARES DISTRIBUTION FOR TWO FUNDS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- MAAKL Mutual has declared gross distributions for two of its funds for the financial year ended September 30, 2008. The unit trust company in a statement...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MID-DAY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower following the downtrend on regional markets after the plunge on Wall Street overnight, dealers...

KLCI FUTURES LOWER AT MID-DAY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the morning session lower, in line with the downtrend on the...

TIN PRICE DROPS US$750 TO CLOSE AT US$17,750 PER TONNE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) fell by US$750 to settle at US$17,750 per tonne on technical correction on the London Metal Exchange (LME)...

PROPERTY MARKET REMAINS SOFT.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) - The property market in Malaysia is still soft as higher inflation and the gloomy outlook for the global economy has impacted buyer sentiment. "People are...

3-MONTH KLIBOR FUTURES LOWER AT MID-DAY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the the morning session lower. At...

PARAMOUNT TO FOCUS ON SMALLER PROPERTY LAUNCHES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Paramount Corp Bhd will undertake new property launches but on a smaller scale, in an effort to mitigate the risk of a slowing down in the market. 'We...

KL SHARES STAY LOWER AT MID-AFTERNOON.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at mid-afternoon as players remained on the sidelines, ahead of the Hari Raya holiday, dealers said. At 3.15pm,...

M'SIA WELL-POSITIONED TO WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. ECONOMY, SAYS NAJIB.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has the capacity to weather the destabilising consequences of the development in the US economy and the international financial market, Deputy Prime...

E&O GROUP AIMS TO BOOST EARNINGS FROM HOSPITALITY DIVISION.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Property development group Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O Group) aims to increase earnings from its hospitality division in the next five years, executive...

BURSA CLARIFIES ISSUES RAISED AT GPLUS AGM.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd today clarified certain issues raised at the Golden Plus Holdings Bhd (GPLUS) annual general meeting held yesterday. In a...

IT'S NOT THE TIME FOR POLITICKING, SAYS NAJIB.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- It is not the time now for politicking, speculating and playing political games as the country needs to remain united and cohesive to face the global financial...

ZETI APPOINTED CHAIR OF BIS ASIAN CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz has been appointed by the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as...

RINGGIT HIGHER AGAINST US DOLLAR AT CLOSE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rebounded to close higher against the US dollar today as the greenback lost its attraction in global markets, dealers said. They attributed...

KL SHARES CLOSE MIXED.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed mixed today after buying support in the afternoon enabled the market to reclaim most of the losses from the morning...

RUBBER PRICES CLOSE SHARPLY LOWER.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed sharply lower today as the market extended its downtrend ahead of the public holiday tomorrow, dealers said. One of...

MEDIA PRIMA TO EXPAND RADIO OPERATIONS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Media Prima Bhd is expanding its radio business with an additional radio network with the proposed acquisition of 80 percent stake in Radio Wanita Sdn Bhd...

SHORT-TERM RATES CLOSE STEADY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates were steady at close as Bank Negara Malaysia intervened in the money market to absorb surplus funds, dealers said. The central bank had...

GOVT TO MONITOR DECISIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The government will monitor decisions made by financial institutions carefully in the wake of the financial turmoil in the West, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk...

INT'L PASSENGER DEMAND GROWTH SLOWED DOWN IN AUGUST, SAYS IATA.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says international passenger demand growth slowed to 1.3 per cent in August following a disappointing 1.9...

KLCI FUTURES END HIGHER.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the day higher on late buying support, dealers said. At...

KLIBOR FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, dealers said. There...

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS' DECISIONS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED, SAYS NAJIB.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Government will closely monitor decisions made by financial institutions in the wake of the financial turmoil in the United States and Europe, Deputy Prime...

EMIRATES OFFERS MORE CAPACITY TO MALAYSIANS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- In response to an increasing demand from business and leisure travellers, Emirates Airlines is increasing its capacity on the Kuala Lumpur to Dubai route by...

MYEG ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR MAIN BOARD TRANSFER.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's leading E-Government Services Concessionaire, MY E.G. Services Bhd, today announced its plans to transfer from the MESDAQ market to the main board...

CPO PRICES END LOWER.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower in line with the fall in crude oil price and continuing concerns of a global...

RAJANG RIVER CRUISE SET FOR JULY NEXT YEAR.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency (Malaysia), Sept 30(Bernama) -- A Myanmar-based company is planning to begin its inaugural Rajang River cruise here in July next year. The Irrawaddy Fotilla Company said on its website that...

MAYBANK PAYS RM4.26 BLN FOR 55.6 PCT STAKE IN BII.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has completed the acquisition of the 55.6 per cent equity interest in PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) for RM4.26 billion...

CURRENT INTEREST RATES GOOD FOR PROPERTY MARKET.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency By Massita Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The current interest rates are already good to spur the local property market, says a tax expert. "But demand is not there in the market...

SAY RAYA FOR MOTHER OF RAPE AND MURDER VICTIM.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JELI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Hari Raya this time will be different for Rosnini A Rahim as she thinks of her daughter who was raped and murdered near her home in April. For Rosnini, 44, her...

A RAYA WITHOUT LOVED ONES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- As Hari Raya Aidilfitri approaches, nothing can be more heart-wrenching than to hear of those being unable to celebrate the festivity with parents and family...

SICHUAN: QUAKE-HIT COUNTY NOW BURIED BY MUDSLIDES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BEIJING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Beichuan, one of the worst-hit by the May 12 earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, is now half-buried by mudslides from unprecedented torrential rain since...

CHIA KWANG CHYE NOT CONTESTING ANY PARTY POSITION.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- In an unexpected move, Gerakan secretary- general Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye said today that he will not contest any position in the party elections on Oct...

MALAYSIANS IN UAE CELEBRATE AIDILFITRI WITH PRAYERS, OPEN HOUSE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency DUBAI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Muslim Malaysians across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) performed Aidilfitri prayers Tuesday, joining other Muslims in this Gulf nation and many other countries in...

UNITY THE CORE TO SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING, SAYS LIM.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The practice of visiting one another, which has become a tradition of the country's multiracial society, can foster closer relations among the people and enhance...

MALAYSIA'S ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS STRONG, SAYS NAJIB.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's economic fundamentals are strong, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak reiterated today. He said the country has the capacity to...

FLASH FLOODS HIT PENANG.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PENANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Floods hit several areas in Penang today following heavy rain for more than 24 hours. They are Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang, Teluk Kumbar, Bayan Baru, Bukit...

SC OFFICE SETTLES 90 PER CENT OF CASES RECEIVED EACH YEAR.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Sports Commissioner's office resolves 90 per cent of an average 15 cases received each year, with regard to various issue faced by sports associations,...

MUHD NAZRI'S RETURN DELAYED, PASSPORT SEIZED BY PIRATES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- "My son cannot come back (home) yet because he does not have a passport to board the plane," says Khadijah Yusoff, the mother of Muhd Nazri Mat Salleh, 22, one...

RELEASE OF PIRATE-HELD MISC VESSELS GOD'S HARI RAYA GIFT, SAYS PM.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today described as God's "Hari Raya" gift the release of the two MISC Berhad tankers seized by Somali pirates in...

SAD RAYA FOR MOTHER OF RAPE AND MURDER VICTIM.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JELI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Hari Raya this time will be different for Rosnini A Rahim as she thinks of her daughter who was raped and murdered near her home in April. For Rosnini, 44, her...

DOMPOK, BUMBURING RETAIN UPKO TOP POSTS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok and Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing today retained their posts unopposed, in the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut...

DRASTIC INCREASE IN DEATHS ON DAY SIX OF OPS SIKAP XVII.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- There was a drastic hike in the number of fatalities with 23 deaths recorded on the sixth day of Ops Sikap XVII yesterday. Motorcyclists topped the list...

BUMBURING'S FRUSTRATION FELT BY PARTY MEMBERS: DOMPOK.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA KINABALU, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok may be avoiding the topic of Upko reviewing its position in the...

GERAKAN YOUTH PLAN NATIONWIDE TOUR TO BRIEF GRASSROOT ON PARTY'S FUTURE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Gerakan Youth leaders who are elected to office during the party's Youth and National elections on Oct 10-11, plan to go on a nationwide tour, to brief...

MIC WANTS OPEN APOLOGY FOR TEMPLE DEMOLITION.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The MIC today called upon the Selangor state government to openly apologise to the entire Indian community in the country in connection with confusing...

STORM DAMAGES 81 HOUSES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KEMAMAN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- A storm damaged 81 houses, especially the roofs, in two housing areas in Bukit Kuing, here, last night. Hari Raya preparations for 60 Muslim families living in...

FIVE ROBBERS CART AWAY JEWELLERY WORTH RM100,000 IN FIVE-MINUTE RAID.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BALING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Five men armed with hammers and a piece of wood took just five minutes to smash and cart away RM100,000 worth of jewellery from a goldsmith shop at Kuala Ketil near...

PUNCTURED TYRE DEALS CRUEL BLOW TO FIVE FRIENDS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MARAN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- A punctured tyre dealt a cruel blow to five friends at the 180km East Coast Expressway (ECE), early today, leaving three dead and two others injured. The...

BN GOVT WILL NOT FAIL THE PEOPLE, SAYS ABDULLAH.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today extended Hari Raya Aidilfitri greetings to the people and said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government will...

MYANMAR'S CYCLONE EFFORT GETS LESS THAN HALF OF REQUIRED AID.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Nearly five months into the post-disaster response in Myanmar, more than 33,000 metric tonnes of food have reached over 733,000 people affected by Cyclone Nargis....

220 VICTIMS OF FLOOD JUST BEFORE HARI RAYA.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency YAN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Two hundred and twenty people in two villages here may have to spend their Hari Raya in flood waters when their homes were deluged after heavy rain since last night....

ASIA PACIFIC HOME TO 27.8 PER CENT OF MILLIONAIRES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- For the third straight year, Asia Pacific dominated the list of the world's 10 fastest-growing markets for High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) or millionaires, with...

MT MELATI 5 RELEASE BRINGS JOY AND RELIEVE TO RIZAL'S FAMILY.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHOR BAHARU, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- "All praise to the God all mighty" were about the only words uttered by Rizal Shah's parents upon receiving news that the hijacked MT Melati Lima was released...

TECHNICIAN CHARGED FOR HAVING FAKE PISTOL AND OTHER OFFENCES.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- An electrical technician today pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to charges of possessing a fake pistol, displaying it, robbery and impersonating a...

ARMOURED VAN ROBBERY: AN ALL-SECURITY GUARD AFFAIR?
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- An all-security guard affair? Hatching, planning and executing the RM4.5 million armoured van heist in Kajang yesterday might have been the work of a group of...

ACA DETAINS GOVT OFFICER FOR ALLEGEDLY DEMANDING RM5,000 BRIBE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has detained a state government officer for allegedly demanding a RM5,000 bribe to speed up the approval of an application for a...

ABDULLAH VISITS ENDON'S GRAVE.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited the grave of his late wife, Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, at the Precinct 20 Muslim cemetery here today, the...

KEEP TO 60 KM/H ADVICE FOR MOTORCYCLISTS.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Road Safety Department (JKJR) today reminded riders of motorcycles of 250cc and less to keep to a speed of under 60 km per hour when returning to their...

TEE KEAT UNVEILS MANIFESTO, AIMS TO REINVENT MCA.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- MCA presidential aspirant Datuk Ong Tee Keat today unveiled his election manifesto which, among other things, states that to promote participative democracy,...

LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM TRAGEDY SAYS AMBASSADOR.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KLANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Indonesians living in Malaysia are advised to be careful when deciding their choice of travel when returning home and also learn a lesson from today's boat tragedy...

MCA SAYS FORMULA NEEDED TO DEAL WITH US ECONOMIC FALLOUT.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUAR, Sept 30, (Bernama) -- As a political party which is part of the federal government, the MCA has to forward a formula for the government to overcome the negative effects of the economic...

12 INDONESIANS DROWN AFTER BOAT SINKS OFF PORT KLANG.
September 30, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PORT KLANG, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Eleven women and one man drowned while 112 other people were rescued after a wooden barge ferrying Indonesians sank in the waters off Pintu Gedong, 15km from...

RINGGIT STARTS EASIER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit started easier against the US dollar today on lack of commercial interest on the local currency, dealers said. They attributed the weaker...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO REMAIN STEADY.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Short-term interbank rates are expected to remain steady today on continued intervention by Bank Negara in the money market, dealers said. The central...

BOEING COMPLETES 787 DREAMLINER "HIGH BLOW" TEST.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Boeing successfully completed a high- pressure test, known as "high blow," on the 787 Dreamliner static test airframe at its Everett factory Saturday. ...

KLCI FUTURES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were higher in early trading today following the firmer cash market,...

KL SHARES OPEN FIRMER IN EARLY TRADE.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened firmer in early trading today, with buying interest seen in selected blue chips especially plantation and...

KLIBOR FUTURES OPEN UNTRADED.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were still untraded in the early session today,...

KL SHARES TURN LOWER AT MID-MORNING.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia turned lower at mid-morning as players choose to stay on the sidelines ahead of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri, dealers said. At...

AUTODESK APPOINTS COUNTRY MANAGER FOR MALAYSIA.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Autodesk Inc, a leader in design innovation software and technologies, has appointed Tan Choon Sang as the country manager for its operations in Malaysia. ...

KLIBOR FUTURES AND MGS UNTRADED AT MID-DAY.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were still untraded as at mid-day today, dealers...

TIN PRICE CLOSES HIGHER.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) closed US$900 higher at US$18,500 per tonne on short covering ahead of the coming public holidays, dealers...

KL SHARES LOWER AT MIDDAY.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower as players stayed on the sidelines ahead of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, dealers said....

KLCI FUTURES LOWER AT MIDDAY.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the morning session lower in line with the easier cash market,...

WORM FERTILIZER PROJECT TO BOOST AGRICULTURE YIELDS IN ECER.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Worm farming for fertilizer projects to boost agriculture yields is being pioneered in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER), starting with the Pahang Farmers...

ROADSHOW FOR NEW JAZZ.
September 29, 2008... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The All-New Jazz, the latest car from Honda, is going on a roadshow starting Oct 10, hitting the cities and towns of Penang, Petaling Jaya and Johor Baharu....