New Straits Times back issues from October 2007:
Group targets floating RM3b REIT next year
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Group targets floating RM3b REIT next year Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company THE Sunway group will float its planned RM3 billion real estate investment trust (REIT) next year, managing director of property ...
Sunway City embarks on next phase of growth
Oct 01, 2007; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Sunway City embarks on next phase of growth Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company THE Sunway group's property arm, Sunway City Bhd (SunCity), has identified the export of ...
Citigroup makes `buy' call on TA Enterprise
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Citigroup makes `buy' call on TA Enterprise Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CITIGROUP has recommended a "buy" call on TA Enterprise Bhd (TAE), underpinned by rising profits from its property development ...
DRB-HICOM plans to sell insurance business for RM900m
Oct 01, 2007; ... Francis Fernandez New Straits Times 10-01-2007 DRB-HICOM plans to sell insurance business for RM900m Byline: Francis Fernandez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DRB-HICOM Bhd, the country's largest integrated automotive company, plans to ...
KLCI futures: The signals are bullish
Oct 01, 2007; ... Bernard New Straits Times 10-01-2007 KLCI futures: The signals are bullish Byline: Bernard Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Tactician Type: Market THE Kuala Lumpur Composite Index futures September contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ...
DaimlerChrysler sales to ride on renewed confidence in car mart
Oct 01, 2007; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 10-01-2007 DaimlerChrysler sales to ride on renewed confidence in car mart Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DAIMLERCHRYSLER Malaysia Sdn Bhd expects the passenger car market to pick up ...
Freight with room to expand
Oct 01, 2007; ... Kang Siew Li New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Freight with room to expand Byline: Kang Siew Li Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MULTIMODAL transport operator Freight Management Holdings Bhd (FMH) plans to utilise the proceeds of its ...
Market ripe for technical price pullback
Oct 01, 2007; ... W.Q. Mun New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Market ripe for technical price pullback Byline: W.Q. Mun Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: CPO futures Type: Market OBSERVATIONS: Market players were treated to three gratis forecasts for the price of ...
Musa to head Synergy Drive
Oct 01, 2007; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Musa to head Synergy Drive Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News SYNERGY Drive Bhd, which will become the world's largest listed plantation firm, has finalised the full line-up of ...
Developer woos foreigners to Hillcrest Residences
Oct 01, 2007; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Developer woos foreigners to Hillcrest Residences Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BUKIT Jambul Condominiums Sdn Bhd is targeting expatriates, participants of ...
Telekom on call for rebound
Oct 01, 2007; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Telekom on call for rebound Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Taking stock Type: Market BULLISH investor confidence continued to push shares higher on Bursa Malaysia last week on the ...
Govt bond yields rise
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Govt bond yields rise Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Market MALAYSIAN Government Securities (MGS) traded range bound throughout last week, with good buying interest in the benchmark stocks as the ringgit ...
Philips sees good prospects in Asia
Oct 01, 2007; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Philips sees good prospects in Asia Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CENTURY-OLD Royal Philips Electronics has identified various initiatives and opportunities in ...
Tradewinds set to sell Hanoi hotel
Oct 01, 2007; ... Francis Fernandez New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Tradewinds set to sell Hanoi hotel Byline: Francis Fernandez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TRADEWINDS Corp Bhd is due to complete the sale of its Intercontinental Westlake Hotel in ...
Vital for govt to manage fund
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rusma Ibrahim New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Vital for govt to manage fund Byline: Rusma Ibrahim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News I MET a friend recently who had just come back from a business trip in Hong Kong. While he was in Hong Kong, ...
Trans-Eastern Highway to generate spillover benefits
Oct 01, 2007; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Trans-Eastern Highway to generate spillover benefits Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News WORKS Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu said there will be a spillover effect when the RM489.5 ...
Zelan to develop new 33-storey condo project
Oct 01, 2007; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Zelan to develop new 33-storey condo project Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ZELAN Bhd is developing another 33-storey condominium block worth RM169.38 million, in the ...
StanChart still bullish on most Asian currencies
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 10-01-2007 StanChart still bullish on most Asian currencies Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company A SLOWING US economy and weak growth prospects are expected to weigh heavily on Asian ...
KLCI's halcyon days are not over
Oct 01, 2007; ... Kaladher Govindan New Straits Times 10-01-2007 KLCI's halcyon days are not over Byline: Kaladher Govindan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Market outlook Type: Market SHARES on Bursa Malaysia extended gains for a second week, encouraged by ...
Bursa may introduce smaller lots for bonds
Oct 01, 2007; ... Shahriman Johari New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Bursa may introduce smaller lots for bonds Byline: Shahriman Johari Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BURSA Malaysia, manager of the stock exchange, may introduce smaller lots for government ...
Shin Yang deploys its largest container vessel
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Shin Yang deploys its largest container vessel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News DANUM 68, a 390-twenty equivalent unit (TEU) container ship, one of the largest of its kind to be made in Malaysia made its maiden ...
Johor branch reflects OCBC's new look
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Johor branch reflects OCBC's new look Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SINGAPORE'S OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd last week started operations in Taman Molek, Johor.The new branch becomes the second to ...
DHL, Lufthansa form joint cargo airline
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 DHL, Lufthansa form joint cargo airline Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News DEUTSCHE Post World Net and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are setting up a joint cargo airline through their subsidiaries, DHL Express and ...
`Liberalisation of rules on crane imports timely'
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 `Liberalisation of rules on crane imports timely' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE liberalisation of port-handling equipment import will help ease the delays in the delivery of port cranes faced by the local ...
Driving high work ethics
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Driving high work ethics Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Spot lite Type: Interview KEEPING things simple - that's how Motorola Malaysia's country president Mohd Asri ...
Biz intelligence that should appeal even to small firms
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Biz intelligence that should appeal even to small firms Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Biz tools INDEPENDENT software vendors (ISVs) looking to make inroads into the local ...
IBM initiative for green data centres
Oct 01, 2007; ... Izwan Ismail New Straits Times 10-01-2007 IBM initiative for green data centres Byline: Izwan Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Tech talk COMPANIES, especially big corporations, may face an energy crisis if measures are not taken ...
Having control over retail biz
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Having control over retail biz Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Impact MBE Business Corporation (MBC), the local master licensee rights holder of the Mail Boxes Etc ...
Music and fashion in sync
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Music and fashion in sync Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook LOOKING for an MP3 player with a fashionable appearance? Check out the new Audio Steno AU581 from Apacer Technology Inc.The model blends music and ...
Creative means to bridge old and new teaching methods
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Creative means to bridge old and new teaching methods Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Edu tech UNIVERSITI Malaya's Faculty of Education and Academic Development Centre has ...
ICT security now top priority for firms
Oct 01, 2007; ... Foo Eu Jin New Straits Times 10-01-2007 ICT security now top priority for firms Byline: Foo Eu Jin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Notebook INFORMATION and communications technology (ICT) security is one of the top concerns of many local organisations ...
Cybercafes can play more positive role
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Cybercafes can play more positive role Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Notebook Column: First byte CYBERCAFES seem to be a popular place for youngsters to hang out these days, particularly ...
Intel to play role in e-waste issue
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Intel to play role in e-waste issue Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update INTEL Corp intends to have a specific plan put in place next year that would contribute towards addressing the global ...
Printer consumables show good growth
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Printer consumables show good growth Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update THE local printer consumables (inkjet cartridges and laser toners) market has continued to show encouraging growth. According to IDC's Printer ...
Producing quality world-class firms
Oct 01, 2007; ... Izwan Ismail New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Producing quality world-class firms Byline: Izwan Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update MORE efforts are being made by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) to take MSC Malaysia companies abroad ....
ISV programme bears fruit
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rozana Sani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 ISV programme bears fruit Byline: Rozana Sani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update EFFORTS to nurture and grow the local software economy taken by Microsoft Malaysia is moving in the right direction....
Sharpening global edge with security standards
Oct 01, 2007; ... Foo Eu Jin New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Sharpening global edge with security standards Byline: Foo Eu Jin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update MALAYSIAN organisations could boost their competitiveness globally if they strengthened their information ...
Making communication easier
Oct 01, 2007; ... Shyla Sangaran New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Making communication easier Byline: Shyla Sangaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update MICROSOFT Corp aims to be a key player in the unified communications (UC) market with its latest software-powered ...
Campus-wide WiFi for UiTM
Oct 01, 2007; ... Izwan Ismail New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Campus-wide WiFi for UiTM Byline: Izwan Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Update UNIVERSITI Teknologi Mara (UiTM) has embarked on its latest computerisation exercise involving the implementation of a ...
Smart, safe and cost-efficient
Oct 01, 2007; ... Foo Eu Jin New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Smart, safe and cost-efficient Byline: Foo Eu Jin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Tech & U; Outlook Column: Innovation CYBERJAYA, the nucleus of MSC Malaysia, recently consolidated its position as a leading global ...
Raise speed limit instead
Oct 01, 2007; ... Zakaria Razalli New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Raise speed limit instead Byline: Zakaria Razalli Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter EVERY year come Hari Raya, the issue of a high number of traffic accidents will crop up.The ...
Dr M eating properly again, says daughter
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Dr M eating properly again, says daughter Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad continues his recovery at the National Heart Institute and is building up an appetite.Family members are ...
Support the oppressed people
Oct 01, 2007; ... Josef Roy Benedict New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Support the oppressed people Byline: Josef Roy Benedict Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter AS Malaysians view pictures of the violent crackdown of pro- democracy demonstrations in Myanmar, we ...
Woman in agony over daughter jailed in Japan
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rita Jong New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Woman in agony over daughter jailed in Japan Byline: Rita Jong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The past nine months have been agonising for Sarimah Karimah.The mother of five has been ...
Start services now, don't wait
Oct 01, 2007; ... S. Ragunathan New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Start services now, don't wait Byline: S. Ragunathan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I WAS happy to read in the NST in March that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad's double tracking project between ...
New measure to boost security
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 New measure to boost security Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: In a move designed to boost security in remote villages and islands around the country, the police force has decided to replace general duty (GD) ...
Useless contact number
Oct 01, 2007; ... Nazreen New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Useless contact number Byline: Nazreen Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter WITH the recent cases of bus drivers driving rather dangerously and numerous accidents involving express buses, I have given up ...
Special title to avoid confusion
Oct 01, 2007; ... Dr F.S. Malhi New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Special title to avoid confusion Byline: Dr F.S. Malhi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I WRITE in response to "Is he or is he not an astronaut?" (NST, Sept 28).The International Space ...
No study done on sewerage plant
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jaswinder Kaur New Straits Times 10-01-2007 No study done on sewerage plant Byline: Jaswinder Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA KINABALU: An environmental impact assessment (EIA) study has not been conducted for a sewerage plant next to the ...
Don't pass responsibility to teachers
Oct 01, 2007; ... Meera New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Don't pass responsibility to teachers Byline: Meera Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter BEING an educationist and a guardian to two children, I agree with Abdul Rahman Ismail ("Not practical" - NST, Sept 27) ...
Malaysians in love with Big Apple
Oct 01, 2007; ... K.P. Waran New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Malaysians in love with Big Apple Byline: K.P. Waran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section YOU can't help falling in love with New York. The "City that Never Sleeps" has an aura and magnetism that draws people into its ...
Another setback for unity
Oct 01, 2007; ... W.S.L. New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Another setback for unity Byline: W.S.L. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter IS there a new dress code for female government servants?While the baju kurung is allowed to be worn by female ...
Shared responsibility
Oct 01, 2007; ... Tam Yong Yuee New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Shared responsibility Byline: Tam Yong Yuee Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter BE it single-session or double session schools, the most important thing is that we do not create the impression that ...
Parents must always be vigilant
Oct 01, 2007; ... Halimah Mohd Tahir New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Parents must always be vigilant Byline: Halimah Mohd Tahir Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AM a mother of two grown-up sons, aged 27 and 24, and a 14- year-old daughter....
Johor schoolbus men face insurance woes
Oct 01, 2007; ... Chuah Bee Kim New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Johor schoolbus men face insurance woes Byline: Chuah Bee Kim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: Schoolbus operators here who could not get insurance for their 20-year-old vehicles have appealed to the ...
In dire need of facelift
Oct 01, 2007; ... Mohd Faroque New Straits Times 10-01-2007 In dire need of facelift Byline: Mohd Faroque Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THE former colonial court building in Batu Gajah and the Ipoh railway station were recently refurbished with a ...
Special birthday bash for grand old man
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Special birthday bash for grand old man Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section TELUK INTAN: Lee Phooi is now 108 and he is looking forward to many more birthdays.Recognised by the Chinese community as the oldest man in ...
Making pupils happy
Oct 01, 2007; ... Dr. M.A. Nair New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Making pupils happy Byline: Dr. M.A. Nair Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter MAKING your school your second home concept is fitting in the rural areas.Single-session schools with hours ...
Sharifah Alawiah's labour of love
Oct 01, 2007; ... Alina Simon New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Sharifah Alawiah's labour of love Byline: Alina Simon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: Baking her own cookies and cakes to serve her family and guests for Hari Raya is a labour of love for Sharifah ...
Murder suspect may have been jilted
Oct 01, 2007; ... Fadhal Ilahi Ab Ghani New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Murder suspect may have been jilted Byline: Fadhal Ilahi Ab Ghani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Police are looking into the possibility that the brutal murder of two women in Kepong ...
Brain damage is his father's worst fear
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Brain damage is his father's worst fear Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUCHING: Life for Lok Fong Sang now revolves around a bed in the Bintulu Hospital intensive care unit, where his 6-year-old son is fighting for his life ....
Hypermart's special treat for orphans
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Hypermart's special treat for orphans Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: When Mydin Wholesale Hypermarket hosts a buka puasa event, it really goes all out to do it.The event on Saturday at the store in ...
D-G: Don't just make noise, bring it up with us
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 D-G: Don't just make noise, bring it up with us Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: News focus KUALA LUMPUR: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry director-general of enforcement Mohd Roslan Mahayudin rebutted ...
Man on wanted list shot dead
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Man on wanted list shot dead Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: Police gunned down a man on the state's "Most Wanted" list after he shot and injured a constable and hijacked a patrol car in Kulai yesterday....
Immigration Dept paves way for better service
Oct 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 10-01-2007 Immigration Dept paves way for better service Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Dealings with the Immigration Department are now breezier due to several measures instituted this month.Special Task Force To ...