New Straits Times back issues from December 2006:
Resintech sees utility projects as pipeline for growth
Dec 01, 2006; ... Roziana Hamsawi New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Resintech sees utility projects as pipeline for growth Byline: Roziana Hamsawi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch Type: Company PIPE and tank manufacturer Resintech Bhd is confident that ...
Cabinet to decide on interchanges
Dec 01, 2006; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Cabinet to decide on interchanges Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE Cabinet will decide on whether to have interchanges that link towns like Seri Kembangan and Desa Petaling ...
Contractors to set aside sum for workers' safety, health
Dec 01, 2006; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Contractors to set aside sum for workers' safety, health Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News EFFECTIVE yesterday, contractors must set aside a specific sum from the total cost ...
All systems go for 9MP projects in January
Dec 01, 2006; ... Hamisah Hamid New Straits Times 12-01-2006 All systems go for 9MP projects in January Byline: Hamisah Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News ALL projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP, 2006-2010) will be launched starting January next ...
AirAsia revenue rises 29pc in Q1
Dec 01, 2006; ... Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 12-01-2006 AirAsia revenue rises 29pc in Q1 Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AIRASIA Bhd reported a RM94.52 million net profit for the first quarter ended September 30 ...
Hwang-DBS awaits merchant bank licence
Dec 01, 2006; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Hwang-DBS awaits merchant bank licence Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HWANG-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd, which is waiting to get its merchant bank licence, does not expect ...
Tabung Haji expects to maintain financial results
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Tabung Haji expects to maintain financial results Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company LEMBAGA Tabung Haji, which chalked up record earnings of RM1 billion last ...
Citigroup launches Murabahah Deposit-i product
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Citigroup launches Murabahah Deposit-i product Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CITIGROUP, through its local entity Citibank Bhd, recently launched its Murabahah Deposit-i product in Malaysia.Kuwait ...
Media Prima buys two more outdoor-ad units
Dec 01, 2006; ... Chong Jin Hun New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Media Prima buys two more outdoor-ad units Byline: Chong Jin Hun Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MEDIA Prima Bhd (MPB), Malaysia's leading integrated media group, has added two more ...
`Public debt hinders credit rating upgrade'
Dec 01, 2006; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 12-01-2006 `Public debt hinders credit rating upgrade' Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA'S credit ratings are constrained by the high level of public debt and the Government ...
Get rid of old NPLs faster, banks urged
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Get rid of old NPLs faster, banks urged Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIAN banks should move faster to write off legacy non- performing loans (NPLs) secured against property collateral, a Fitch Ratings ...
E&O set to re-test resistance level
Dec 01, 2006; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 12-01-2006 E&O set to re-test resistance level Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market KEY heavyweight index-linked counters provided the thrust driving the benchmark ...
Wong appointed independent non-exec director of Bursa Malaysia
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Wong appointed independent non-exec director of Bursa Malaysia Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Market BURSA Malaysia Bhd has appointed Datuk Wong Sulong as an independent non-executive director effective today ....
Planned merger a private sector initiative, says Nor Mohamed
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Planned merger a private sector initiative, says Nor Mohamed Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE RM31.4 billion proposed merger of three plantation companies is private sector initiative, Second Finance Minister ...
Proton's losses widen in Q2
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Proton's losses widen in Q2 Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PROTON Holdings Bhd saw its losses widen during its second fiscal quarter, but its managing director ...
Tesco to take over Makro stores here
Dec 01, 2006; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Tesco to take over Makro stores here Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BRITAIN'S Tesco plc is set to take over Makro Cash & Carry stores in Malaysia after ...
ANZ ups stake in AMMB for RM1.3b
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 ANZ ups stake in AMMB for RM1.3b Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AUSTRALIA and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) will pay RM1.3 billion for another 11.4 per cent of AMMB Holdings Bhd, increasing its stake ...
2 Takaful Malaysia senior directors removed
Dec 01, 2006; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 12-01-2006 2 Takaful Malaysia senior directors removed Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TWO senior directors were removed from Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd's board, a move ...
Minority holders question Ranhill on share price
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ho Siew Yee New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Minority holders question Ranhill on share price Byline: Ho Siew Yee Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SEVERAL minority shareholders of engineering group Ranhill Bhd yesterday queried the ...
Local stocks near 10-year high
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Local stocks near 10-year high Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Market MALAYSIAN shares rose to their highest levels in almost 10 years following heavy buying from local and foreign investors in financial and phone ...
Khazanah to take over medical varsity
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zurinna Raja Adam New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Khazanah to take over medical varsity Byline: Zurinna Raja Adam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company STATE investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd is taking over a private medical university, the ...
GHope Q1 net profit rises 24pc
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 GHope Q1 net profit rises 24pc Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd chalked up a 24 per cent increase in net profit to RM94.5 million in the first quarter to September against RM76.1 ...
MyEG hopes to enter UAE and Pakistan
Dec 01, 2006; ... Azlan Abu Bakar New Straits Times 12-01-2006 MyEG hopes to enter UAE and Pakistan Byline: Azlan Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch Type: Company MESDAQ-BOUND e-government service provider My E.G. Services Bhd (MyEG) is in ...
Hock Seng Lee expansion
Dec 01, 2006; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Hock Seng Lee expansion Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CONSTRUCTION firm Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) plans to double its landbank next year, strengthening its property division ...
BIMB back in the black for first quarter
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 BIMB back in the black for first quarter Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BIMB Holdings Bhd has turned around to report a net profit of RM29.13 million for the quarter ended September 30 2006, from a net loss ...
Pepper rehab scheme to bear fruit in 2007
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Pepper rehab scheme to bear fruit in 2007 Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA is expected to reverse the shrinking pepper output trend next year as its rehabilitation ...
Sharifatul heads RHB Asset
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Sharifatul heads RHB Asset Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company RHB ASSET Management Sdn Bhd has appointed Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali (pic) as chief executive officer effective today.Sharifatul began ...
Woongjin Coway sees healthy potential here
Dec 01, 2006; ... Malcolm Rosario New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Woongjin Coway sees healthy potential here Byline: Malcolm Rosario Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SOUTH Korean water and air purifiers maker, Woongjin Coway Co Ltd sees tremendous potential ...
Survey: Plastic money gaining currency
Dec 01, 2006; ... Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Survey: Plastic money gaining currency Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Market A MALAYSIAN holds an average of three credit cards, a survey found, indicating a ...
TM bags overall award for Best Annual Report
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 12-01-2006 TM bags overall award for Best Annual Report Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) bagged the overall excellence award for Best Annual Report of ...
Malaysia wants more Australians to study here
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Malaysia wants more Australians to study here Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is working out ways to correct the imbalance of student exchange between Malaysia and Australia, Higher Education Minister ...
Dogs' bark a good foil
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zaharan Razak New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Dogs' bark a good foil Byline: Zaharan Razak Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to the report "Play loud music to deter tigers, rubber tapers told" by the Kelantan Wild Life Department (NST, ...
Reward us by lowering fares
Dec 01, 2006; ... Jayaraj K.G.S. New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Reward us by lowering fares Byline: Jayaraj K.G.S. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to your report, "MAS flies into the black" (NST, Nov 29) . I congratulate MAS managing director Idris ...
Whew, no big surprises at grads' first jobs
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Whew, no big surprises at grads' first jobs Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Facon Education Fair 2006 AN Olympia College graduate said he had been so prepared for the working world that he did not get any surprises when ...
Cop charged with bid to frame driver
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Cop charged with bid to frame driver Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A police sergeant, who allegedly threatened to frame a van driver by placing ganja in the vehicle if he was not given RM600, was charged ...
Detention illegal, so man walks
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Detention illegal, so man walks Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A 40-year-old man walked free after the High Court ruled that his detention at a rehabilitation centre for hard core criminals was unlawful....
Get schools ready for flood victims, heads told
Dec 01, 2006; ... M. Hamzah Jamaludin New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Get schools ready for flood victims, heads told Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUANTAN: Clean the buildings and ensure that water and power supplies are reliable - this is the ...
Malaysia may lose gains to HIV epidemic
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Malaysia may lose gains to HIV epidemic Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia faces the prospect of losing the gains it has made over the past 50 years should the HIV/AIDS problem turn into an epidemic ....
Officer's graft acquittal set aside, gets 2 years' jail
Dec 01, 2006; ... Mimi Syed Yusof New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Officer's graft acquittal set aside, gets 2 years' jail Byline: Mimi Syed Yusof Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: A land settlement officer, who was acquitted of corruption by a lower court last year, saw ...
Al-Arqam revivalists face stern action
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Al-Arqam revivalists face stern action Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Former Al-Arqam members who are trying to revive their banned sect under the guise of Rufaqa Corporation Sdn Bhd will face stern action ....
Mukhriz let off with a stern warning
Dec 01, 2006; ... Adrian David New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Mukhriz let off with a stern warning Byline: Adrian David Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir was let off with a stern warning after he apologised to the Umno Youth executive ...
Face-off
Dec 01, 2006; ... M. Ganeshadeva New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Face-off Byline: M. Ganeshadeva Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter A HUMAN face mask worn on the back of the head to simulate the wearer looking backwards has been found to be an effective ...
Treat recipients with dignity
Dec 01, 2006; ... L.G. New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Treat recipients with dignity Byline: L.G. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter MANY foundations and corporations organise dinners and events to raise funds for charity.The funds raised are ...
Molested in car park
Dec 01, 2006; ... H.M. New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Molested in car park Byline: H.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I WAS sexually harassed on Nov 27.I parked my car opposite the Taman Jaya LRT station in the morning and paid for my car to be ...
Take good care of trolleys
Dec 01, 2006; ... P.A. New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Take good care of trolleys Byline: P.A. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter WHAT made the Kuala Lumpur International Airport into the world's best is obvious. Its state-of-the-art equipment and architectural ...
Better facilities for police
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Better facilities for police Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: The state police is scheduled to get seven new district police headquarters that is part of a RM700 million plan to upgrade the force's infrastructure ...
Man charged with molest
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Man charged with molest Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section TEMERLOH: A 39-year-old hospital attendant yesterday claimed trial to a charge of molesting an underage girl in a forensic lab on Nov 21.Kamarulzaman Johari of ...
Fire destroys mattress factory
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Fire destroys mattress factory Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section RAWANG: The office of a mattress factory and its warehouse were destroyed in a late night blaze at the Rawang Integrated Industrial Park yesterday.No one ...
Kudos to NST on articles on unity
Dec 01, 2006; ... Lok Yim Pheng New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Kudos to NST on articles on unity Byline: Lok Yim Pheng Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter ON behalf of the National Union of the Teaching Profession and its 130,000 members, let me congratulate New ...
Boy needs RM35,000 for urgent heart surgery
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Boy needs RM35,000 for urgent heart surgery Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: When Ahmad Akmal Zakaria was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, his parents felt as if their world had just collapsed.Another blow ...
Make sure deal benefits workers
Dec 01, 2006; ... Honey Tan Lay Ean New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Make sure deal benefits workers Byline: Honey Tan Lay Ean Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THE All Women's Action Society (AWAM) notes with concern the report "US says FTA talks with Malaysia ...
Religious dept and family in tussle over body
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Religious dept and family in tussle over body Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Barely a year after a controversial tussle between a family and the religious department over a body, a similar issue has surfaced ....
Let's go and study in Dutch varsities
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Let's go and study in Dutch varsities Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Facon Education Fair 2006 HOLLAND was the first non-English- speaking country to offer courses taught in English.Higher education in ...
For your own safety, head for KBU
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 For your own safety, head for KBU Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Facon Education Fair 2006 WITH the completion of SPM and STPM, most students are searching for their tertiary education programmes.Making the ...
Tiffany skippers to historic win
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Tiffany skippers to historic win Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section HISTORY was made on the first day of the Monsoon Cup at the Heritage Bay Club in Pulau Duyong yesterday when Tiffany Koo became the first Malaysian to ever win a ...
Guard fires shot in bid to stop RM25,000 grab
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Guard fires shot in bid to stop RM25,000 grab Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PETALING JAYA: A security guard caused panic outside a bank here yesterday when he fired a warning shot in the air with his sidearm.The ...
MP: I have never been alone with her in a room
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 MP: I have never been alone with her in a room Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A Member of Parliament has come out fighting to save his political career.Gombak MP Datuk Dr Rahman Ismail, in the middle of ...
Yardstick for service misplaced
Dec 01, 2006; ... K. Thiruselvam New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Yardstick for service misplaced Byline: K. Thiruselvam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to "Like smelly sardines in a sauna" (NST, Nov 27). How long is this going to go on? Delays in KTM ...
RM50m chip heist: Another three held
Dec 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2006 RM50m chip heist: Another three held Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested another three men in connection with the RM50 million microchip robbery in Batu Maung.Federal CID director Datuk ...
Shifting winds test sailors' skills
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ajitpal Singh; Zainuddin Muhammad New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Shifting winds test sailors' skills Byline: Ajitpal Singh; Zainuddin Muhammad Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Sailing THE opening day of the Monsoon Cup turned out to be an exciting ...
Bus T43 not reliable
Dec 01, 2006; ... Noordin A. Bakar New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Bus T43 not reliable Byline: Noordin A. Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter AT the launching of the new bus route, the management of RapidKL promised a new way of life for ...
Closing the gap
Dec 01, 2006; ... Dr Koh Aik Khoon New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Closing the gap Byline: Dr Koh Aik Khoon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter SEVERAL years ago, I was invited to give a talk on Confucian thought to Malay academics at UKM.During the ...
Johari wins, books Grand Final spot
Dec 01, 2006; ... Devinder Singh New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Johari wins, books Grand Final spot Byline: Devinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Golf JOHARI Noor booked his place in the Grand Final of the MasterCard- ntv7 Platinum Golf Masters after ...
Tigers surpass gold target
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ranjini Thangaraju New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Tigers surpass gold target Byline: Ranjini Thangaraju Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE target was a modest 10 gold medals. But the national paralympic contingent wrapped up their Fespic Games campaign in ...
Display all rules clearly on signs
Dec 01, 2006; ... Cheong S.M. New Straits Times 12-01-2006 Display all rules clearly on signs Byline: Cheong S.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AM a member of Raja Tun Uda Library in Shah Alam. It is conducive to study as it is peaceful and comfortable ...