New Straits Times back issues from December 2007:
Golden Screen projects two-digit revenue growth
Dec 01, 2007; ... Presenna Nambiar New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Golden Screen projects two-digit revenue growth Byline: Presenna Nambiar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company GOLDEN Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) expects to achieve at least double-digit growth ...
Tourism Ministry to open 3 more restaurants abroad
Dec 01, 2007; ... Kamarul Yunus New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Tourism Ministry to open 3 more restaurants abroad Byline: Kamarul Yunus Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE Tourism Ministry plans to open three more restaurants specialising in Malaysian dishes ...
Ranhill joint venture bids for pipeline jobs
Dec 01, 2007; ... Presenna Nambiar New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Ranhill joint venture bids for pipeline jobs Byline: Presenna Nambiar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company RANHILL Bhd and its Australian partner, McConnell Dowell, have bid for jobs under the ...
Cahya Mata completes Sarawak Clinker buy
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Cahya Mata completes Sarawak Clinker buy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CAHYA Mata Sarawak Bhd said its unit, CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, has completed the purchase of Sarawak Clinker Sdn Bhd and the division can ...
AGB makes maiden property foray into Penang
Dec 01, 2007; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 12-01-2007 AGB makes maiden property foray into Penang Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News A HERITAGE restoration project along Penang's old waterfront in George Town will serve as ...
Proton back in the black in second quarter
Dec 01, 2007; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Proton back in the black in second quarter Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PROTON Holdings Bhd yesterday announced its first quarterly profit since March last year ...
Bonia to boost promotions, spruce up outlets
Dec 01, 2007; ... Hamisah Hamid New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Bonia to boost promotions, spruce up outlets Byline: Hamisah Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company FASHION apparel manufacturer and retailer Bonia Corp Bhd says it will spend RM30 million on ...
Framework in place to deter insurance fraud
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Framework in place to deter insurance fraud Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA has set up a strong infrastructure of intelligence- sharing among various stakeholders to jointly deter insurance and takaful ...
KLCI regains bullish momentum
Dec 01, 2007; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 12-01-2007 KLCI regains bullish momentum Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Technically speaking Type: Market STRONG gains on Wall Street and the trading of the world's largest plantation group, ...
Pantai Holdings clarifies
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Pantai Holdings clarifies Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News WITH regard to the article "Private hospital bills show no signs of being less ...
DRB-HICOM more than doubles Q2 net profit to RM44m
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 DRB-HICOM more than doubles Q2 net profit to RM44m Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DRB-HICOM Bhd saw net profit in the second quarter ended September 2007 more than double to RM44.1 million, attributed to the ...
Bio Osmo offer oversubscribed 8.4 times
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Bio Osmo offer oversubscribed 8.4 times Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BIO Osmo Bhd's initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed ...
Maybank links up with CyberSecurity
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Maybank links up with CyberSecurity Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MALAYAN Banking Bhd (Maybank) has teamed up with CyberSecurity Malaysia to beef up Internet banking safety.The memorandum of ...
Talks on LCCT expansion plan at final stage
Dec 01, 2007; ... Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Talks on LCCT expansion plan at final stage Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MALAYSIA Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) is close to finalising discussions on the ...
Emirates' check-in service at KL Sentral
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Emirates' check-in service at KL Sentral Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company EMIRATES Airline has launched its check-in services at the KL Sentral Station ...
Public Bank's 2007 annual report is the best of the lot
Dec 01, 2007; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Public Bank's 2007 annual report is the best of the lot Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PUBLIC Bank Bhd has reclaimed the overall excellence award for Most ...
Two new hydroelectric dams to meet power needs
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Two new hydroelectric dams to meet power needs Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TENAGA Nasional Bhd (TNB) will build two new hydroelectric power plants in Ulu Jelai, Pahang, and Ulu Kenyir, Terengganu, next ...
'Palm oil players must practise RSPO standards'
Dec 01, 2007; ... Zurinna Raja Adam New Straits Times 12-01-2007 'Palm oil players must practise RSPO standards' Byline: Zurinna Raja Adam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News PALM oil producers must examine their operations to match principles under the ...
iProspect to tap demand for online search marketing
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 iProspect to tap demand for online search marketing Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SEARCH engine marketing firm iProspect Malaysia is keen to tap into the growing prospect for online search marketing ...
Brem plans Prima Pelangi expansion
Dec 01, 2007; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Brem plans Prima Pelangi expansion Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BREM Holdings Bhd, a property and construction company, wants to buy more land in Mont' Kiara and Segambut ...
JobStreet posts RM8.95m net profit in Q3
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 JobStreet posts RM8.95m net profit in Q3 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ONLINE recruiting company JobStreet Corp Bhd has reported a net profit of RM8.95 million for the period to September 30 2007, a ...
Biotech Corp gets nanotech licence
Dec 01, 2007; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Biotech Corp gets nanotech licence Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MALAYSIAN Biotechnology Corp has bought the exclusive worldwide licence of a nanotechnology ...
Dell aims to tie up with Malaysian retailers
Dec 01, 2007; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Dell aims to tie up with Malaysian retailers Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DELL Inc, the world's second biggest personal computer maker, wants to form ...
Motorola in talks to supply WiMAX equipment
Dec 01, 2007; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Motorola in talks to supply WiMAX equipment Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MOTOROLA, a US telecoms equipment maker, is in talks with Malaysian firms to supply equipment ...
Sawit Kinabalu may post RM250m profit
Dec 01, 2007; ... Joniston Bangkuai New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Sawit Kinabalu may post RM250m profit Byline: Joniston Bangkuai Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SABAH's Sawit Kinabalu Group may post a pre-tax profit of RM250 million this year, thanks to ...
CIMB Group bags three The Asset awards
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 CIMB Group bags three The Asset awards Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CIMB Group swept three awards at The Asset's recent Mid-Year 2007 Triple A Derivatives and Structured Products Awards ceremony....
Plantation giant soars on relisting
Dec 01, 2007; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Plantation giant soars on relisting Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SHARES of Sime Darby Bhd jumped 24 per cent to RM11 when they were relisted on Bursa Malaysia ...
WCT Engr to take unit private for RM504m
Dec 01, 2007; ... Jeeva Arulampalam New Straits Times 12-01-2007 WCT Engr to take unit private for RM504m Byline: Jeeva Arulampalam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company WCT Engineering Bhd will take its property arm WCT Land Bhd private for RM504 million to ...
The big salad
Dec 01, 2007; ... James Hipkiss New Straits Times 12-01-2007 The big salad Byline: James Hipkiss Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Eat EAT your vegetables. Eat your vegetables. Fed up of hearing that, JAMES HIPKISS makes a meal of them.THE SALAD by definition is ...
Cuddles with koala
Dec 01, 2007; ... Alina Simon New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Cuddles with koala Byline: Alina Simon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Travel FIRST there were lifesavers. Then koalas. And then she met Batman. On a trip to Australia's Gold Coast, ALINA SIMON finds plenty of ...
Difficult to capture realities of infection
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Difficult to capture realities of infection Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: News focus COMING to terms with the causes and effects of HIV and AIDS seems a long-drawn battle.Existing policies seem to favour ...
Savage role suits me
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Savage role suits me Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football ROBBIE Savage is desperate to reclaim his crown as Blackburn's No 1 hate figure from David Bentley, who is being booed for refusing to join the England ...
Spat with neighbour turns ugly
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Spat with neighbour turns ugly Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: A neighbourly spat turned bloody for a motorist when he was slashed on the head with a parang at a traffic light at Lebuhraya Sultanah Bahiyah here ...
Visit by US salvage vessel
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Visit by US salvage vessel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUCHING: The USS Salvor, one of the US navy's safeguard class of rescue and salvage ships, has arrived here for a three-day visit.Captain Jason Kennedy said ...
Go with throttle up
Dec 01, 2007; ... Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Go with throttle up Byline: Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Play Type: Computer game review BUCKLE up and pour on the revs with FAIZUL AZIM SAIFUL as he ...
Dijaya in Sungai Buloh development
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Dijaya in Sungai Buloh development Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets A joint-venture deal struck between Dijaya Corp Bhd and a private company, Aliran Firasat Sdn Bhd, will lead to a RM200 million commercial ...
Malay settlement gets a boost
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Malay settlement gets a boost Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets FOR just RM10, landowners in the country's largest Malay settlement covering an area of 560.8ha in Ipoh can convert their land status from housing to ...
Allardyce ready to be England manager
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Allardyce ready to be England manager Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football SAM Allardyce is ready to be talked into becoming England manager, one of his biggest supporters told the FA last night....
Customs officer on arms charge
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Customs officer on arms charge Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KANGAR: The Customs Department officer who was caught smuggling a sub-machine gun and bullets in Padang Besar last week was charged with three counts of illegal ...
No ride is too tough for Farah
Dec 01, 2007; ... Aaron Ngui New Straits Times 12-01-2007 No ride is too tough for Farah Byline: Aaron Ngui Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: Braving 15 days of rain and sun, 12-year-old Farah Aina Abdul Razak has fulfilled her dream of cycling around the ...
Our animation works highly rated
Dec 01, 2007; ... Faridul Anwar Farinordin New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Our animation works highly rated Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Animation and digital technology from Malaysia is making its mark in the international ...
Kumpulan Hartanah sells Dengkil land
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Kumpulan Hartanah sells Dengkil land Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets KUMPULAN Hartanah Selangor Bhd (KHS) will receive RM15.8 million from three plots of leasehold land totalling 266.1 acres, or RM59,376 per ...
60 reasons why the future of English football is not as gloomy as you
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 60 reasons why the future of English football is not as gloomy as you Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL ENGLISH football many be facing up to a crisis of confidence following the failure of the national team to qualify for Euro 2008, but ...
Great bihun soup
Dec 01, 2007; ... Sri Priya New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Great bihun soup Byline: Sri Priya Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets Column: Why I love ... Memo: Kuala Lumpur RADIO DJ Akhtar spared 10 minutes of her fast-paced life to give SRI PRIYA an insight into her ...
A mortgage insurance for uncertain times
Dec 01, 2007; ... P. Rajan New Straits Times 12-01-2007 A mortgage insurance for uncertain times Byline: P. Rajan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Focus ONE of the clearest lessons of this year is that enabling more people to become homeowners by easing borrowing ...
Massage centre address found on dead baby
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Massage centre address found on dead baby Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A note with an address of a massage centre in Gombak is the only clue police have in identifying an abandoned baby boy found dead at an ...
Police smash lorry-theft syndicate
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Police smash lorry-theft syndicate Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: Perak police have smashed a syndicate which specialised in stealing lorries and cannibalising the vehicles for their parts.State police chief ...
Kempes got a Tottenham trial - and failed!
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Kempes got a Tottenham trial - and failed! Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football OSSIE Ardiles and Rikki Villa became part of Tottenham folklore after starring for the London giants in the 80s.But ...
Technician on robbery charge
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Technician on robbery charge Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A 24-year-old technician was charged at the Sessions Court with armed robbery and forcing a general worker to perform oral sex .R ....
Youth leaders explain why young must become voters
Dec 01, 2007; ... Dharshini Balan; Danutcha Chelliah New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Youth leaders explain why young must become voters Byline: Dharshini Balan; Danutcha Chelliah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Young Malaysians have become a complacent lot ....
Children win prizes for good values
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Children win prizes for good values Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Parents and teachers watched with pride as the young winners of the Integrity campaign received their prizes.Organised by the Malaysian ...
BCB's mixed development in Batu Pahat
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 BCB's mixed development in Batu Pahat Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets BCB Bhd is acquiring 375 acres of freehold land in Batu Pahat, Johor, to be turned into a RM803 million mixed development by the end of next ...
Film feast
Dec 01, 2007; ... Marc Lourdes New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Film feast Byline: Marc Lourdes Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: See Type: Film review EAT your heart out with this five-course feast of films prepared by MARC LOURDES. It's enough to warm the cockles of any ...
Double birdie
Dec 01, 2007; ... Sherine Jay New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Double birdie Byline: Sherine Jay Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets BUKIT Utama Golf Course not only boasts golfing at night, it is also landscaped to function as a sanctuary for birds. SHERINE JAY takes a buggy ride ...
In the fast lane
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 In the fast lane Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property TAKING shape just minutes away from KL International Airport is Bandar Enstek, the prime suburb at the gateway to Malaysia. Developed by TH Properties Sdn Bhd, the RM9.2 billion ...
Soft touch of comfort
Dec 01, 2007; ... Yvonne Yoong New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Soft touch of comfort Byline: Yvonne Yoong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Top shop SOFAS and beds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. However, they are made to fulfil just one aim: To provide comfort ...
Innocent victims, orphans scorched by the disease
Dec 01, 2007; ... Lee Siew Lian; Shamini Darshni New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Innocent victims, orphans scorched by the disease Byline: Lee Siew Lian; Shamini Darshni Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: News focus A GROWING number of children are losing one or both ...
Nation faces grim statistics
Dec 01, 2007; ... Heidi Foo New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Nation faces grim statistics Byline: Heidi Foo Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: News focus KUALA LUMPUR: In less than 10 years, about 300,000 Malaysians are expected to be infected with the human ...
Why should I apologise to Jol?
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Why should I apologise to Jol? Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football TOTTENHAM chairman Daniel Levy today refused to apologise for the way he sacked Martin Jol, insisting the Dutchman never said sorry to him ...
Man found with throat slit
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Man found with throat slit Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: Trusting, easygoing, friendly, and well-liked.These were the traits of Tan Hai Peng who was found with his throat slit in Kampung Beris, ...
Rear seatbelt a must soon
Dec 01, 2007; ... Deborah Loh New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Rear seatbelt a must soon Byline: Deborah Loh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: The Road Safety Department will recommend to the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety the compulsory use of seat belts by rear ...
Driver attacked, lorry hijacked
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Driver attacked, lorry hijacked Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MUAR: A lorry driver was severely injured when a group of men attacked him and hijacked his vehicle laden with aluminium at the Tangkak rest and recreation area at ...
Hammering it higher
Dec 01, 2007; ... Andrew Wong New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Hammering it higher Byline: Andrew Wong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Prop talk STIGMAS have horrible ways of killing what otherwise could be a great idea. Take the process of auctioning property, for ...
Rapid Synergy acquires land in Ipoh
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Rapid Synergy acquires land in Ipoh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets MAIN-BOARD listed Rapid Synergy Bhd's wholly-owned Fresh Melody Sdn Bhd is paying RM9.89 million to ...
Grant: My England stars can learn from Beckham and Ronaldo
Dec 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 12-01-2007 Grant: My England stars can learn from Beckham and Ronaldo Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL AVRAM Grant has told Chelsea's England stars they can emerge as heroes from the national side's crisis.The manager was upset at the way ...