BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency articles from September 2010

BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency archives from September 2010

BREM AIMS FOR RM60 MIL PROFIT FROM PRIMA PELANGI PROJECT IN SEGAMBUT.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Brem Holdings Bhd aims to make RM50 million to RM60 million profit from its Prima Pelangi project in Segambut in two years, said its Executive Director Low U...

NEWS IN BRIEF: RHB CAPITAL BHD (RHBCap).
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RHB CAPITAL BHD (RHBCap) has entered into a share sale agreement with Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co Ltd to acquire a 15.2 per cent stake in RHB Insurance Bhd for RM44.49 million. RHBCap...

NEWS IN BRIEF: MUTIARA GOODYEAR DEVELOPMENT BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MUTIARA GOODYEAR DEVELOPMENT BHD's wholly-owned subsidiary Susuran Timur Sdn Bhd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Paramoden Sdn Bhd to acquire a 0.2 hectare land for...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The Asia Pacific Young Business Conference & Trade.(Conference news)
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency The Asia Pacific Young Business Conference & Trade would be held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre from Oct 28-30, 2010. The conference is expected to attract 500 delegates from...

NEWS IN BRIEF: JAKS RESOURCES BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKS RESOURCES BHD has chalked up a pre-tax profit of RM1.909 million for the nine-months ended July 31,2010 from a pre-tax loss of RM1.850 million registered previously. Turnover was reduced...

NEWS IN BRIEF: MK LAND HOLDINGS BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MK LAND HOLDINGS BHD's wholly-owned subsidiary, Paramoden Sdn Bhd and Susuran Timur Sdn Bhd has entered into a development agreement to jointly develop 4 hectares of freehold land in Cyberjaya. ...

SILK HOLDINGS RECORDS HIGHER PROFIT OF RM12.4 MLN.(Financial report)
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Silk Holdings Bhd has recorded a higher profit of RM12.4 million for its fourth quarter ended July 31, 2010, compared to RM6.6 million in the same period last...

NEWS-IN-BRIEF: SOUTHERN ACIDS (M) BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SOUTHERN ACIDS (M) BHD's pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended July 31, 2010 rose to RM11.698 million from RM9.889 million in the same period last year. Revenue increased to RM129.231...

NEWS-IN-BRIEF: JOHAN HOLDINGS BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JOHAN HOLDINGS BHD posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM11.388 million in its second quarter ended July 31, 2010 as compared to RM7.819 million in the same period last year. Revenue dwindled to...

NEWS-IN-BRIEF: PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNIT.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNIT in the Prime Minister's Department has awarded the proposed development of the International Islamic University Malaysia teaching hospital project in Kuantan to...

GREEN PACKET'S PACKET ONE GETS 2600MHZ BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SPECTRUM.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Green Packet Bhd announced today its subsidiary Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) has been notified that a 2600MHz broadband wireless access spectrum...

FAJARBARU BUILDER WINS RM62 MLN CONTRACT FROM ECERDC.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary, Fajarbaru Builder Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a RM62.377 million contract by the East Coast Economic Region...

KHSB SUBSIDIARY TO DISPOSE 17 PLOTS OF INDUSTRIAL LAND FOR RM57.06 MILLION.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Bhd (KHSB) subsidiary, Central Spectrum (M) Sdn Bhd, will sell 17 plots of industrial land in the Selangor Halal Hub, Pulau Indah, for...

NEWS IN BRIEF: SUNWAY CITY BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUNWAY CITY BHD (SunCity)'s subsidiary, Quest Affinity Sdn Bhd, has secured a term-loan facility of RM195 million to part finance the construction of a 25-storey office tower called "The Pinnacle"...

NEWS IN BRIEF: SUBUR TIASA HOLDINGS BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SUBUR TIASA HOLDINGS BHD has chalked up a pre-tax profit of RM46.44 million for the fourth-quarter ended July 31, 2010 compared with RM25.32 million registered in the previous corresponding...

NEWS IN BRIEF: APOLLO FOOD HOLDINGS BHD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency APOLLO FOOD HOLDINGS BHD reported a lower pre-tax profit of RM6.81 million for the first-quarter ended July 31, 2010 from RM8.9 million chalked up in the previous corresponding quarter. ...

PROPOSED BANK ISLAM CAPITAL RAISING UP TO RM540 MLN FULLY SUBSCRIBED.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- BIMB Holdings Bhd announced today that the proposed Bank Islam capital raising of up to RM540 million of Islamic Convertible Redeemable Non-Cumulative Preference...

FBM KLCI FUTURES CLOSES STEADY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contract closed firmer extending two consecutive days of gains following the steadier...

BANK MUAMALAT EXPECTS DEPOSITS TO INCREASE BY RM500 MLN.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Muamalat, a full-fledged Islamic financial institution, expects deposits to increase by RM500 million in the next six months following the launch of its...

ING INSURANCE AND PUBLIC BANK TO SET UP TAKAFUL JOINT VENTURE NEXT YEAR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- ING Insurance Bhd and Public Bank Bhd will set up their joint-venture company for family takaful business next year, ING Insurance's chief financial officer...

MUKHRIZ URGES ENTREPRENEURS TO AIM HIGH AND BE PERSISTENT.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NILAI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Entrepreneurs must have a high level of persistence and not easily give up on the respective business ventures they have set out on, says Deputy Minister of...

OSK MAINTAINS TARGET PRICE FOR KENCANA PETROLEUM AT RM2.06.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- OSK Research Sdn Bhd, which has selected Kencana Petroleum Bhd as its top pick in the oil and gas sector, has maintained the target price for the stock at...

TDM SECURES 25,000-HECTARE SITE IN KALIMANTAN FOR OIL PALM PLANTATION PROJECT.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- TDM Bhd has secured a 25,000-hectare site in Kalimantan for its oil palm plantation project, its chief executive officer Badrul Hisham Mahari said today. The...

BURSA SHARES END MIXED, FBM KLCI UP 0.12 PCT.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended mixed in rangebound trade today but the key index increased 0.12 per cent, spurred by strong buying in finance counters led...

OSK RESEARCH MAINTAINS "BUY" RECOMMENDATION FOR FABER.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- OSK Research Sdn Bhd is maintaining a "Buy" recommendation for Faber Group and has revised its target price to RM4.00 from RM3.58 previously. The reseach...

BROAD MONEY INCREASES IN AUGUST.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Broad money (M3) increased in August reflecting higher government spending and credit extension by the banking system to the private sector as well as foreign...

EUROPE OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HALAL TRADE DESPITE TURBULENT ECONOMY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- Mainstream major corporations and small entrepreneurs should seize the opportunity to develop new halal markets in Europe despite its turbulent economic climate, said...

ROYAL SELANGOR INVESTS RM5 MLN TO OPEN 5 NEW STORES LOCALLY & OVERSEAS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30(Bernama)-- Optimistic over increasing demand for its products both locally and worlwide, Royal Selangor, the world's largest pewter maker, will open three new stores -- in...

M'YSIAN FINANCIAL PLANNERS ASSOCIATION TARGETS 200 MEMBERS BY YEAR-END.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Financial Planners and Advisers Association (FPA), formerly known as Malaysian Association of Chartered Financial Consultants (MACHFC) is targeting...

NASIM TO DOUBLE PEUGEOT SALES TO 8,000 UNITS NEXT YEAR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency GURUN, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The country's sole importer and distributor of Peugeot vehicles, Nasim Sdn Bhd aims to double its total sales to 8,000 units next year, anticipating the soon-to-be...

MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE BUSINESS COUNCIL REVAMPED.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Singapore Business Council (MSBC) has been revamped and re-energised following the recent visit to Singapore by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun...

BURSA ANNOUNCES HALF-DAY TRADING CLOSURE ON EVE OF HARI RAYA AND CHINESE NEW YEAR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd announced today that it will implement a half-day trading closure on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year. The broking...

CB RICHARD ELLIS APPOINTED TO MANAGE MENARA BINJAI.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, CB Richard Ellis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, has been appointed as the property manager for Menara Binjai, a 35-storey world-class...

EUROPE'S TURBULENT ECONOMY OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HALAL TRADE.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- Mainstream major corporations and small entreprenuers should seize the opportunity to develop new halal markets in Europe despite its turbulent economic climate. The...

KL SHARES MIXED AT MID-AFTERNOON.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at mid-afternoon today with the key index remaining on the positive territory supported by persistent buying, dealers...

GLOMAC EXPECTS TO GENERATE GDV WORTH RM5 BLN IN NEXT FIVE YEARS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Glomac Bhd expects to generate RM5 billion in gross development value (GDV) for its 14 to 16 projects in the next five to six years, said its Chief Executive...

TDM SECURES 25,000-HA LAND IN KALIMANTAN FOR OIL PALM.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- TDM has secured 25,000 hectares of land in Kalimantan for its oil palm plantation project, said its Chief Executive Officer Badrul Hisham Mahari. He said the company...

FBM KLCI FUTURES TRADE HIGH AT MIDDAY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts extended their gains at midday today, dealers said. The September 2010...

BURSA SHARES MIXED AT MIDDAY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session mixed today with the key index increasing 0.15 per cent on persistent buying in selected finance stocks...

GLOMAC EXPECTS TO GENERATE GDV WORTH RM5 BLN IN NEXT FIVE YEARS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 -- Glomac Bhd expects to generate RM5 billion in gross development value (GDV) for its 14 to 16 projects in the next five to six years, said its Chief Executive Officer...

BANK MUAMALAT EXPECTS RM500 MLN DEPOSITS FROM NEW CAMPAIGN.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- Bank Muamalat, a full-fledged Islamic financial institution, expects to chalk up additional deposits of RM500 million from a new campaign to be launched tomorrow. ...

BURSA SHARES MIXED AT MIDMORNING.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at midmorning today with gains in selected finance counters keeping the key index in the positive territory, dealers...

FBM KLCI FUTURES FIRMER IN EARLY SESSION.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) futures contracts were firmer in the early session today, dealers said. At 10.16am, the...

SHARES SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were slightly higher in early trading today on follow-through buying in index- linked counters. At 9.40am, the FTSE Bursa...

PERMINTEX SEES BRIGHT PROSPECTS, TARGETS RM20 MLN TURNOVER.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RASA (Hulu Selangor), Sept 30 (Bernama)-- Automotive tier-1 supplier Permintex Group sees bright prospects in expanding into the regional market and targets an average annual turnover of RM20...

PERDASAMA TO SET UP BUMIPUTERA ENTREPRENEUR SERVICES CENTRES.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association (Perdasama) will set up 12 Bumiputera Entrepreneur Services Centres under its Community...

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM UNIT EMPLOYS MORE M'SIAN IT GRADUATES.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency CYBERJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- T-Systems Malaysia, a Deutsche Telekom corporate customer arm operating in Malaysia, has so far employed 127 local graduates after they underwent training at its...

NIGERIA AT 50 A GOLDMINE FOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Nigeria, which celebrates its Golden Jubilee of Independence anniversary tomorrow, is definitely a goldmine for all potential investors, including from Malaysia,...

FOCUS ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, BIMP-EAGA STATES TOLD.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Member countries of the East Asean Growth Area (EAGA) -- Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines (BIMP) -- have agreed to focus on policy implementation and not...

QANTAS TURNS DOWN ETIHAD ALLIANCE FOR ECONOMIC REASONS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency MELBOURNE, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Qantas rejected an approach by Etihad Airways because it did not see any economic benefits, Qantas chief Alan Joyce said on Wednesday. Etihad last week received...

ASTRA GROUP ON EXPANSION DRIVE SINCE INCEPTION IN 2005.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NILAI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Opening of the RM2 million automotive battery factory at Country Height Industries in Mantin today marks a milestone for the Astra Group to entrench its position in the...

CPI RISES BY 2.1 PER CENT IN AUGUST.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Headline inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.1 per cent, on an annual basis, in August. This was largely the result of price...

PERMITEX SEES BRIGHT PROSPECTS, TARGETS RM20 MLN TURNOVER.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency RASA (Hulu Selangor), Sept 30 (Bernama)-- Automotive tier-1 supplier Permitex Group sees bright prospects in expanding into the regional market and targets an average annual turnover of RM20...

LOCAL TIMBER MARKET HAS ESTIMATED POTENTIAL OF RM7 BLN REVENUE ANNUALLY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The timber market in Malaysia has potential to reach about RM7 billion revenue annually, according to Forest Research Institute Malaysia's forest product...

MIDA SEEKS TO ATTRACT MORE FDIs FROM THE UNITED STATES.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) hopes to attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs) from the United States following the visit of Mary...

BIMP-EAGA CAN BE REGIONAL ECONOMIC POWER, SAYS ABANG JOHARI.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The East Asean Growth Area (EAGA), comprising Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines (BIMP-EAGA), located between Asian economic powers China and India, has...

OPPOSITION-LED STATES WILL NOT BE IGNORED UNDER ETP, SAYS IDRIS JALA.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Opposition-run states will not be neglected in the implementation of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), said Minister in the Prime Minister's...

ASIA'S FOOD SUPPLY COULD FACE CHALLENGES AS POPULATION AND DEMAND GROW.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- While almost everyone talks about Asia's mind-boggling growth projections, with China, India and Southeast Asia playing the pivotal role of drivers of this growth,...

MALAYSIA IN NEED OF A HALAL SCIENCE CENTRE.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to set up a Halal Science Centre in order to grab the vast opportunities available in the international Halal industry worth more that US$2 trillion....

DCA INTRODUCES 'CONTINUOUS DESCENT APPROACH' AT AIRPORTS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), with the support of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and the Malaysia Airlines...

REGIONAL VARSITY IN BIMP-EAGA PROPOSED.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUCHING, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- A Sarawak minister has proposed the setting up of a regional university or vocational centre within the Brunei-Indonesia- Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area...

CPO FUTURES CLOSE HIGHER.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today on expectation that local palm oil output will be modest amid the uncertain...

RUBBER PRICES CLOSE HIGHER.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Prices on the Malaysian rubber market closed higher today, near the historical high of 1,061 sen per kg recorded in April 16 this year, dealers said. They...

TIN PRICE CLOSES HIGHER AMID TIGHT SUPPLY.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) ended US$401 higher at US$24,300 a tonne today amid tight supply and rising demand, dealers said. They said...

KLIBOR FUTURES UNTRADED ON LACK OF INTEREST.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate(KLIBOR) futures was untraded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives today. The five-year Malaysian Government...

SHORT-TERM RATES STABLE AT CLOSE.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates closed stable today with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) mopping up excess liquidity from the system, dealers said. They said the central bank's...

RINGGIT CLOSED UNCHANGED AT 3.0835.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian ringgit remained unchanged against the US dollar today with the local unit pegged at a 13-year high of 3.0835/0875. "We see demand for the local...

KLIBOR, MGS FUTURES UNTRADED IN EARLY SESSION.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were untraded as at 10am today. The five-year Malaysian...

SHORT-TERM RATES TO STAY STABLE.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Short-term rates are expected to stay stable today as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) actively intervenes in the already flushed money market. The central bank has...

RINGGIT OPENS EASIER AGAINST US DOLLAR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened easier against the US dollar today on mild profit-taking after touching a 13-year high yesterday, dealers said. At 9am, the ringgit was at...

GALAS: BATTLE OF PERSONALITY BETWEEN TENGKU RAZALEIGH AND NIK AZIZ?
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) top leadership's decision to pick veteran leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah as its election director for the upcoming Galas by-election...

UMNO WILL NOT FALL FOR PAS' BAIT, SAYS AHMAD ZAHID.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Umno will not fall for PAS's bait that it should not contest the upcoming Galas by-election for the sake of Malay unity, said Umno vice president Datuk Seri Dr...

PAS UNHAPPY WITH KU LI'S APPOINTMENT AS GALAS BN ELECTION DIRECTOR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KOTA BAHARU, Sept 30 (Bernama) --Kelantan PAS' confidence in defending Galas eroded after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was appointed Barisan Nasional (BN) election director. Its election director...

SODERLING, FERRER MOVE INTO QUARTER-FINALS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Top seeded Robin Soderling and David Ferrer advanced into the quarter-finals of the Tennis ATP Malaysian Open at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil here today. ...

IMPORT PLAYERS TO MAKE A COMEBACK IN 2012.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency SHAH ALAM, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Foreign players who were barred from playing in the M-League, are expected to make a comeback in 2012 but certainly not in 2011 said the Football Association of...

MALAYSIAN OPEN RESULTS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Following are results of the men's singles and doubles main draw matches played in the Tennis ATP Malaysian Open at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil today: Men's...

237 IPT SILAT EXPONENTS TO FIGHT IT OUT IN DPM CUP.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KULAI, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Deputy Prime Minister Cup International Silat championships has attracted 237 silat exponents studying in Higher Learning Institutions (IPT) from four countries. ...

WILANDER TO REPLACE BECKER IN 2010 SHOWDOWN OF CHAMPIONS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Sept (Bernama)-- Former world number one tennis ace, Boris Becker will not participate in the Showdown of Champions, A Night of Aces, which will be held at the Melawati Stadium,...

MRU TO CLOSE DOOR ON IMPORT PLAYERS FOR AGONG'S CUP.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Rugby Union (MRU) has decided to bar foreign players from the Agong's Cup national championship starting this year. MRU tournament director...

MUHYIDDIN RECEIVES ASIAN YOUTH NETBALL CHAMPIONS.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today received the victorious Asian Youth Championship netball team. The function was held at noon at his...

DEBUTANT MUHD SHAFIQ MUST OVERCOME JITTERS IN ORDER TO WIN MEDAL.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- National champion Muhd Shafiq Ridwan who is expected to make his debut in the Guangzhou Asian Games, admitted that he has to overcome the games jitters in order...

GUANGZHOU RESIDENTS TO ENJOY VARIOUS INCENTIVES FOR ASIAN GAMES.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Local sports event organizers in Malaysia must emulate the 16th Asian Games host city, Guangzhou's initiative to alert city folks of the Asiad, by sending...

FOUR INJURED AS FAULTY LIFT PLUNGES FROM SIXTH FLOOR.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency PETALING JAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Four people were injured when a lift plunged from the sixth floor of the Impian Baiduri flats after its cables snapped, here today. During the 2pm incident,...

MAN INJURED BY HOME-MADE BOMB.
September 30, 2010... from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency JAKARTA, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- A 38-year-old man riding a bicycle was injured when a home-made bomb he was carrying exploded in the Sumber Artha Market area, Kalimalang Road, Bekasi, in West Java...