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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
THE STAR
- Effective today, all shipments leaving Port Klang to Middle East, the Red Sea and Pakistan areas will be charged a war risk premium because insurance underwriters have confirmed that the war risk is higher in that part of the world.
- Construction-based Gamuda Bhd is set to become an exciting stock in view of the company's strong order book of RM1.8bil and the financial year ended July 31 results, which exceeded expectations.
- Resorts World Bhd, which operates Star Cruises out of the US, is not expected to be severely impacted by the fallout from the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US.
- The Second Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers will be held in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 10 to Oct 13.
- Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel which has been enjoying high occupancy in recent years is running short of rooms to meet increasing demand of visitors especially business travellers, an important component of the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) segment of the tourism industry.