New Straits Times back issues from August 2007:
Price to retest higher levels
Aug 01, 2007; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Price to retest higher levels Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market REGIONAL stock markets extended their gains yesterday bolstering investor mood on Bursa ...
Redtone plans 2 bonus issues
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Redtone plans 2 bonus issues Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company REDTONE International Bhd is proposing two bonus issues and a special issue to reward its shareholders and transfer its listing to the main board ...
Saudi firm floats US$1b sukuk on Labuan exchange
Aug 01, 2007; ... Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Saudi firm floats US$1b sukuk on Labuan exchange Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News SAUDI Arabia-based Dar Al-Akran International Sukuk company yesterday listed its ...
Transmile AGM not later than Sept 12
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Transmile AGM not later than Sept 12 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TRANSMILE Group Bhd expects to hold its annual general meeting (AGM) for the year ended December 31 2006, not later than September 12 2007 ....
Bolton plans to sell entire stake in Symphony
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Bolton plans to sell entire stake in Symphony Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BOLTON Bhd has put a plan in motion to sell all its shares in Symphony by proposing a renounceable offer for sale of part of its ...
MMC mulls plans to expand oil, gas business
Aug 01, 2007; ... Francis Fernandez New Straits Times 08-01-2007 MMC mulls plans to expand oil, gas business Byline: Francis Fernandez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TAN Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary's flagship MMC Corp Bhd is considering plans to expand ...
Public Bank's SME loans 11pc higher in first half
Aug 01, 2007; ... Roziana Hamsawi New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Public Bank's SME loans 11pc higher in first half Byline: Roziana Hamsawi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PUBLIC Bank Bhd's loan growth to small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) has ...
S&P upgrades Malaysia's outlook to positive
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 S&P upgrades Malaysia's outlook to positive Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News STANDARD & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its `A-/A-2' foreign currency and `A+/A-1' local currency ratings on Malaysia ....
Affin places shares in Hong Kong bank, may raise RM507m
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Affin places shares in Hong Kong bank, may raise RM507m Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AFFIN Holdings Bhd, the parent of Malaysia's smallest bank Affin Bank Bhd, may raise as much as RM507 million from the ...
Abad Naluri to undertake RM20b property project
Aug 01, 2007; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Abad Naluri to undertake RM20b property project Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ABAD Naluri Sdn Bhd, an associate of Equine Capital Bhd, plans to build some RM20 ...
MRCB will start work right away on RM2b hub
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 MRCB will start work right away on RM2b hub Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News WORK on the RM2 billion Penang Sentral project in mainland Penang will start immediately with the building of a temporary transport ...
Penang Port revamp on the cards
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Penang Port revamp on the cards Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News A RESTRUCTURING of Penang Port Commission (PPC) and Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) is on the cards in a bid by the Government to privatise the ...
Local contractors set sights on Africa
Aug 01, 2007; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Local contractors set sights on Africa Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIAN contractors, having undertaken 373 projects in 37 countries worth RM56 million to date, ...
I&P may buy real estate to boost rental income
Aug 01, 2007; ... Chong Jin Hun New Straits Times 08-01-2007 I&P may buy real estate to boost rental income Byline: Chong Jin Hun Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company STATE-OWNED Island & Peninsular Bhd (I&P), one of Malaysia's largest property ...
Tenggara Oil plans to venture into marine business
Aug 01, 2007; ... Kamarul Yunus New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Tenggara Oil plans to venture into marine business Byline: Kamarul Yunus Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TENGGARA Oil Bhd, an oil and gas service provider which has been classified as a PN17 ...
Mycron in RM300m supply deal with BlueScope Steel
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Mycron in RM300m supply deal with BlueScope Steel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MYCRON Steel Bhd is selling cold rolled coils (CRC) to BlueScope Steel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for about RM100 million a year over ...
Hap Seng expansion bears fruit
Aug 01, 2007; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Hap Seng expansion bears fruit Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DIVERSIFIED Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd, which has strong roots in Sabah and Sarawak, expects to grow its ...
QHM eyes first commercial deal with telco by year-end
Aug 01, 2007; ... Azlan Abu Bakar New Straits Times 08-01-2007 QHM eyes first commercial deal with telco by year-end Byline: Azlan Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company QUCOMHAPS Malaysia Sdn Bhd (QHM) expects to sign the first commercial deal for ...
Celcom expects to emerge as industry leader in 2nd half
Aug 01, 2007; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Celcom expects to emerge as industry leader in 2nd half Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CELCOM (Malaysia) Bhd expects to emerge on top in the second half of 2007, ...
`Daughter confessed to killings'
Aug 01, 2007; ... Chuah Bee Kim New Straits Times 08-01-2007 `Daughter confessed to killings' Byline: Chuah Bee Kim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: A security guard told the High Court yesterday that his 14-year-old daughter had confessed to strangling his ...
Firhat: Inspections normal
Aug 01, 2007; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Firhat: Inspections normal Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Motor racing MERITUS Racing have nothing more to add to revelations that their Formula V6 Asia cars are undergoing ...
A princely book on Tunku
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 A princely book on Tunku Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A book commemorating the life and experiences of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Malaysia's first prime minister, was launched by the Raja of Perlis Tuanku ...
Sarah aspiring to get into the act
Aug 01, 2007; ... Faridul Anwar Farinordin New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Sarah aspiring to get into the act Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The thought of working with two of the biggest names in the entertainment industry has ...
Battle to the wire
Aug 01, 2007; ... P. Chandra Sagaran New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Battle to the wire Byline: P. Chandra Sagaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Football THE Asian Cup is over and now it's back to the local league with leaders Perak aiming to go all out and ...
Peace team in Mindanao to stay put
Aug 01, 2007; ... Wan Hamidi Hamid New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Peace team in Mindanao to stay put Byline: Wan Hamidi Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE Malaysia-led international monitoring team (IMT) in the Mindanao region will not pull out despite the ...
New bus service the first step
Aug 01, 2007; ... Joan Lau New Straits Times 08-01-2007 New bus service the first step Byline: Joan Lau Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: After Kedah and Perlis on Monday, the prime minister launched the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) blueprint for ...
Mixed reaction to selection issue
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Mixed reaction to selection issue Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SPORTS officials and former players had mixed reaction to whether there is a quota system or favourtism in selection of players for national squads....
Turning 50 means ...
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Turning 50 means ... Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: (Turning 50 means ... ) Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) I AM grateful to have reached this age and I'm very happy to see my ...
Boy pulls knife on school bullies
Aug 01, 2007; ... Neville Spykerman New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Boy pulls knife on school bullies Byline: Neville Spykerman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SHAH ALAM: There seems to be no stopping student indiscipline.In the latest case, a 14-year-old boy was ...
Love triangle poser in body-parts-in-fridge case
Aug 01, 2007; ... Lee Shi-Ian; Alang Bendahara; Fay Angela D'cruz New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Love triangle poser in body-parts-in-fridge case Byline: Lee Shi-Ian; Alang Bendahara; Fay Angela D'cruz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A love triangle? Police ...
Najib disappointed with programme
Aug 01, 2007; ... K.M. Boopathy New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Najib disappointed with programme Byline: K.M. Boopathy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section DEPUTY Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is all for sports to return to schools but is not too impressed with the ...
NSI to play a more major role
Aug 01, 2007; ... Christopher Raj New Straits Times 08-01-2007 NSI to play a more major role Byline: Christopher Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE National Sports Institute (NSI) will now play a major role in sports development between talent identification and ...
Respect PPP, says Kayveas
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Respect PPP, says Kayveas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: The People's Progressive Party is still respected by the people, especially the older generation from Perak, its former stronghold, said its president, Datuk ...
Gujarati food and funfair
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Gujarati food and funfair Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The Gujarati Association will be having its food and fun fair at the Laxmi ...
Family's trip to clinic ends in tragedy
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Family's trip to clinic ends in tragedy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PASIR PUTIH: A short trip to a clinic ended in the death of three members of a family when their Perodua Kancil collided with an express bus at Kampung ...
Northern Perak to see development in agriculture, tourism
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Northern Perak to see development in agriculture, tourism Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section TAIPING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled development plans for northern Perak under the Northern Corridor ...
Father demands justice for daughter
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Father demands justice for daughter Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MUADZAM SHAH: The families of the nine schoolgirls who allegedly attacked and stripped a schoolmate on Friday have been trying to coax the victim's family to ...
`Dead' 70-year-old breathes again
Aug 01, 2007; ... Noor Adzman Baharuddin New Straits Times 08-01-2007 `Dead' 70-year-old breathes again Byline: Noor Adzman Baharuddin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: When 70-year-old Othman Ismail collapsed on Sunday, his family could not feel a pulse and ...
Body with severed limbs found
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Body with severed limbs found Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: The body of a man whose right hand and left foot were severed, was found in a muddy drain in Taman Mewah, Pasir Gudang on Monday night.Alerted ...
Man's body found
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Man's body found Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a 49-year-old man was found under a bridge in Salak South yesterday.Karam Singh was believed to have been beaten to death with a piece of ...
KL High Court to fix date for Ganga case
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 KL High Court to fix date for Ganga case Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Badminton THE Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear the unfair dismissal case of former general manager of Badminton World Federation Ganga Rao on a ...
Fallanie gets another go at national squad
Aug 01, 2007; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Fallanie gets another go at national squad Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Cycling THERE could be another wave of hope for hardworking cyclist Ahmad Fallanie Ali to pedal ...
Why I would give teachers the benefit of doubt
Aug 01, 2007; ... Zainul Arifin New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Why I would give teachers the benefit of doubt Byline: Zainul Arifin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section I DO not believe that I was an exceptionally disruptive kid in school, but I have had my share of punishments ....
Changes will come, but at Asean's pace
Aug 01, 2007; ... Wan Hamidi Hamid New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Changes will come, but at Asean's pace Byline: Wan Hamidi Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ASEAN'S slow and steady approach to regional issues, especially human rights, exasperates many activists and its ...
Scheme deprives the poor
Aug 01, 2007; ... Datuk Marimuthu Nadason New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Scheme deprives the poor Byline: Datuk Marimuthu Nadason Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THE Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) strongly disagrees with the ...
Raja Nazrin: Allow only honest officials to serve nation
Aug 01, 2007; ... Ranjeetha Pakiam New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Raja Nazrin: Allow only honest officials to serve nation Byline: Ranjeetha Pakiam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: People without integrity, honesty and morality should be prevented from holding ...
Decline and fall
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Decline and fall Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Editorial IRAQ'S triumph over Saudi Arabia in the Asian Cup final makes for an inspiring story. The team performed wonders on the football pitch against a backdrop of ...
Looking forward to good times
Aug 01, 2007; ... Phuah Ken Lin; Aaron Ngui; Adib Povera New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Looking forward to good times Byline: Phuah Ken Lin; Aaron Ngui; Adib Povera Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE people are excited about developments that will be coming their way with ...
Integrated planning lacking
Aug 01, 2007; ... M.I.M.S. New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Integrated planning lacking Byline: M.I.M.S. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to "Teaching kids to be smart consumers" (NST, July 26) wherein Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak stated ...
Mum of dead twins out on bail
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Mum of dead twins out on bail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SEREMBAN: The teenage mother of the newborn twins found dead in the toilet of a college in Mantin last Saturday is out on police bail.The 19-year-old ...
Oct 4 deadline for team changes
Aug 01, 2007; ... Ajitpal Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Oct 4 deadline for team changes Byline: Ajitpal Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Sea Games NATIONAL Sports Associations (NSAs) have until Oct 4 to make amendments to their team list for the ...
The hustle and bustle never stops
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 The hustle and bustle never stops Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: Malaysia - then & now Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) THE above picture, taken in 1959, is how most of us remember ...
Principals must take charge
Aug 01, 2007; ... K. Narayanasamy New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Principals must take charge Byline: K. Narayanasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter RECENTLY, a lot of views have been expressed through the media on the maintenance of school discipline ....
It's not about the rod but power to decide
Aug 01, 2007; ... Koh Lay Chin New Straits Times 08-01-2007 It's not about the rod but power to decide Byline: Koh Lay Chin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: Comment THE belt, the clothes hanger and the cane. Generations of Malaysians came to know these objects ...
At the mercy of the jaga kereta
Aug 01, 2007; ... C.H.C. New Straits Times 08-01-2007 At the mercy of the jaga kereta Byline: C.H.C. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter MALACCA has a big problem with illegal parking attendants. They are operating at council-owned parking lots around Jonker ...
Their reports must be truthful
Aug 01, 2007; ... Bulbir Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Their reports must be truthful Byline: Bulbir Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AGREE with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that it is time bloggers cleaned up their act ...
Collect fees only for work done
Aug 01, 2007; ... P.W. New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Collect fees only for work done Byline: P.W. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I SUPPORT the views expressed by Dr Koh Guan Chai of Ipoh ("Please do it every two years and we'll pay you promptly" - NST, ...
RM204m service tax `proves 9MP doing well'
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 RM204m service tax `proves 9MP doing well' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1,367 consultants undertaking government projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan have paid RM204 million in service tax so far this ...
Nicol chases fifth title of the year
Aug 01, 2007; ... Devinder Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Nicol chases fifth title of the year Byline: Devinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Squash FRESH from her third consecutive Malaysian Open win on Saturday, Nicol David heads straight into ...
Sports to go mainstream
Aug 01, 2007; ... K.M. Boopathy; Christopher Raj; Deborah Loh New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Sports to go mainstream Byline: K.M. Boopathy; Christopher Raj; Deborah Loh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: The government wants to make sports part of mainstream ...
Zamri's extended role
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Zamri's extended role Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Asian GP ROOKIE Zamri Baba will be aiming to keep up his good run in the SuperSports 600 class in the third leg of the Petronas Sprinta FIM Asian Grand Prix at the ...
Investment that will bring returns
Aug 01, 2007; ... Azmi Atan New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Investment that will bring returns Byline: Azmi Atan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter KUDOS to the government for injecting RM130 million into the Skills Training Fund. I believe nothing will be lost ...
23 key secret society members held in raids
Aug 01, 2007; ... Lee Shi-Ian New Straits Times 08-01-2007 23 key secret society members held in raids Byline: Lee Shi-Ian Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KLANG: Police rounded up 23 key members of three gangs on Monday as part of Ops Cantas to rid Selangor of secret ...
Serves us right for not taking service seriously
Aug 01, 2007; ... Brian Yap New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Serves us right for not taking service seriously Byline: Brian Yap Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IT doesn't take a tourism minister to help us realise that service is rarely a selling point for our country. Of ...
Where do we go from here?
Aug 01, 2007; ... M.H.A. New Straits Times 08-01-2007 Where do we go from here? Byline: M.H.A. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter OF late, not a day has gone by without teachers being mentioned in the news.When parents send their children to school, ...