New Straits Times back issues from February 2008:
India sees economic co-operation pact by March 2009
Feb 06, 2008; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 02-06-2008 India sees economic co-operation pact by March 2009 Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News INDIA is confident that negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Co-operation ...
AmBank raises RM500m
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 AmBank raises RM500m Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AMBANK (M) Bhd, a subsidiary of AMMB Holdings Bhd has raised RM500 million from the sale of 10-year Medium-Term Notes ...
Samling Housing Products moves up the value chain
Feb 06, 2008; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Samling Housing Products moves up the value chain Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SAMLING Housing Products Sdn Bhd (SHP), a 54 per cent unit of Hong Kong-listed Samling ...
Halal industry master plan to be submitted to govt this month
Feb 06, 2008; ... Jeeva Arulampalam New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Halal industry master plan to be submitted to govt this month Byline: Jeeva Arulampalam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HALAL Industry Development Corp will submit the halal industry ...
Follow-through rebound likely
Feb 06, 2008; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Follow-through rebound likely Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia continued to extend their rebounds, bucking the faltering trend ...
Malaysians lack concern, Citibank survey shows
Feb 06, 2008; ... Roziana Hamsawi New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Malaysians lack concern, Citibank survey shows Byline: Roziana Hamsawi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AN ONLINE survey done by Citibank Malaysia Bhd recently has shown that retiring in ...
KPMG resigns as PJBumi's auditor
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 KPMG resigns as PJBumi's auditor Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PJBumi Bhd, a sewage pipe maker, said KPMG has resigned as its auditors. It did not say why the auditor quit ...
DRB-HICOM on track to buy bank
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 DRB-HICOM on track to buy bank Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DRB-HICOM Bhd has accepted an offer from its major shareholder to buy a controlling stake in bank ...
Chase Perdana gets RM111m job
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Chase Perdana gets RM111m job Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company CHASE Perdana Bhd has won a sub-contract worth RM111.15 million to complete two ...
Home potential
Feb 06, 2008; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Home potential Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PRIMUS Pacific Partners wants banking group EON Capital Bhd to concentrate on opportunities in Malaysia, especially ...
KUB acquiring 60pc of Ibuzawa
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 KUB acquiring 60pc of Ibuzawa Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company KUB Malaysia Bhd is buying 60 per cent of Ibuzawa Corp Sdn Bhd for RM22 million to strengthen its core business in property, ...
TFP targets bigger contribution from overseas business
Feb 06, 2008; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 02-06-2008 TFP targets bigger contribution from overseas business Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch Type: Company TFP Solutions Bhd, a human resource software maker, aims to ...
Weak electronics exports seen as drag on industrial output
Feb 06, 2008; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Weak electronics exports seen as drag on industrial output Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News WEAK electronics exports are expected to drag the performance of Malaysia's ...
DiGi Q4 profit rises 22pc, lifted by bigger user base
Feb 06, 2008; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 02-06-2008 DiGi Q4 profit rises 22pc, lifted by bigger user base Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DIGI.Com Bhd recorded a 22 per cent jump in fourth quarter net profit, as it expanded ...
New milestone for financial group
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 New milestone for financial group Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News ECM Libra Investment Bank (ECMIB) starts operations today, marking another milestone for a financial group that began as a boutique financial ...
Keeping alive an ancient art
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Keeping alive an ancient art Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: Women swarmed around Toh Puan Lim Gek Huay, hoping to get extra tips before the Chinese paper cutting class started.Lim obliged them until ...
2 more parties show interest in Batu seat
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 2 more parties show interest in Batu seat Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan has represented Barisan Nasional in the city's Batu parliamentary constituency for many years. Yet there is a strong vibe that the ...
Protege touted to replace Serdang maverick Yap
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Protege touted to replace Serdang maverick Yap Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Serdang MP Datuk Yap Pian Hon has been called many things in life but the one nickname that has stuck is "a cat with nine lives" ....
Allies torn apart by tussle for seats
Feb 06, 2008; ... Nancy Nais; Desmond Davidson New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Allies torn apart by tussle for seats Byline: Nancy Nais; Desmond Davidson Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUCHING: They are supposed to be on the same side against Barisan Nasional but the tussle ...
Ezam: I will never rejoin PKR
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Ezam: I will never rejoin PKR Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor has accused his former party of being dominated by opportunists who betrayed its basic principles ...
ISA detainee Manoharan among seven to testify
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 ISA detainee Manoharan among seven to testify Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Internal Security Act detainee, M. Manoharan, is among seven witnesses who is expected to testify when proceedings resume on Tuesday ....
`Prosperity' greets visitors to Genting
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 `Prosperity' greets visitors to Genting Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors to Genting Highlands resort during the festive holidays will be greeted by a special guest, Choy San Yeh, the God of Prosperity ....
Simple tyre test to keep you safe
Feb 06, 2008; ... Mazlinda Mahmood New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Simple tyre test to keep you safe Byline: Mazlinda Mahmood Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Believe it or not, a 20 sen coin could save your life.The humble coin can be used in a ...
Philanthropist dies at 86
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Philanthropist dies at 86 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Siew Nim Chee, a prominent academic, civil servant and corporate figure, who held positions in Esso Malaysia Bhd, Magnum Corp Bhd and Genting Bhd, ...
Witness: House offered to Eusoff
Feb 06, 2008; ... V. Anbalagan; A. Hafiz Yatim New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Witness: House offered to Eusoff Byline: V. Anbalagan; A. Hafiz Yatim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: This is the house which Datuk V.K. Lingam allegedly offered to former chief ...
Don't play up race card
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Don't play up race card Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JITRA: The government will not tolerate political parties using racial sentiments in the general election. Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum ...
Umno in `top gear' mode
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Umno in `top gear' mode Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MALACCA: Umno, the backbone of Barisan Nasional, has shifted into top gear and is prepared for the polls. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the movement, ...
Getting into the American football moment
Feb 06, 2008; ... Koh Lay Chin New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Getting into the American football moment Byline: Koh Lay Chin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section "YOU watch American football?" a university mate asked me as I found myself a seat on the pool table in a packed ...
Gerakan aims for Tanjung upset
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Gerakan aims for Tanjung upset Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The Tanjung parliamentary seat may have been a DAP stronghold for the past two decades but Gerakan is confident of upsetting the opposition party in ...
Karyawan chief plans to sue 4 over police report
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Karyawan chief plans to sue 4 over police report Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Karyawan president Freddie Fernandez is mulling legal action against four members.He charged that the four - veteran actor ...
Pas to stick to manifesto
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Pas to stick to manifesto Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Kedah Pas promises to carry out its 15-point manifesto if the party wins big in the coming general election. Its commissioner, Azizan Abdul Razak, said this ...
All voters are `Malaysian' and not profiled by race
Feb 06, 2008; ... Jason Gerald John New Straits Times 02-06-2008 All voters are `Malaysian' and not profiled by race Byline: Jason Gerald John Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MALACCA: Voters who are registered with the Election Commission are no longer divided according ...
Patrols reduce crimes at sea
Feb 06, 2008; ... Julia Chan New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Patrols reduce crimes at sea Byline: Julia Chan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has had a major impact on marine enforcement in the region since it began its ...
Vanity at the expense of genuine patients
Feb 06, 2008; ... Vasanthi Ramachandran New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Vanity at the expense of genuine patients Byline: Vasanthi Ramachandran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: Comment ALMOST everyone wants to get into the money-spinning anti-ageing and beauty ...
PPP confident of winning Pasir Bedamar seat
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 PPP confident of winning Pasir Bedamar seat Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: Pasir Bedamar is one seat the People's Progressive Party is sure it will have in the bag, despite it being in the hands of the opposition ....
Why not batik for a change?
Feb 06, 2008; ... Bulbir Singh New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Why not batik for a change? Byline: Bulbir Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter WHY do our schoolchildren ...
Fewer violent, property crimes
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Fewer violent, property crimes Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The number of violent and property crimes in the city showed a decrease of seven per cent last year compared with 2006.City CID chief Senior ...
Bus drivers' strike leaves many fuming
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Bus drivers' strike leaves many fuming Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: A strike by some 70 RapidPenang bus drivers yesterday left thousands of passengers stranded.Disgruntled drivers gathered at the ...
Ibrahim, Alan to carry Malaysia's challenge
Feb 06, 2008; ... Ajitpal Singh New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Ibrahim, Alan to carry Malaysia's challenge Byline: Ajitpal Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section VETERAN Ibrahim Amir and Alan Tan will represent Malaysia in the US$320,000 (RM1.03 million) Asian Nine-Ball ...
Subra tight-lipped about comeback
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Subra tight-lipped about comeback Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC deputy president Datuk S. Subramaniam's supporters are on the offensive for their leader's political comeback.A source from ...
Man claims trial to molest
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Man claims trial to molest Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SHAH ALAM: A 21-year-old man was charged at the Sessions Court yesterday with forcing a 7-year-old girl to ...
Charged with drug trafficking
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Charged with drug trafficking Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KAJANG: A 31-year-old man was charged at the magistrate's court yesterday with drug trafficking.Liew Hu Yong, from Negri ...
Your take on the environment
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Your take on the environment Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section "THE awareness level among Malaysians is high, about 95 per cent, but only half of them put good habits, such as recycling, into practice. This has to do with their ...
Historic payout by Tabung Haji
Feb 06, 2008; ... Azlan Abu Bakar New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Historic payout by Tabung Haji Byline: Azlan Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: Lembaga Tabung Haji has declared the highest dividend in its 44 years of existence - seven per cent, ...
Nik Aziz wants ballot on his future
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Nik Aziz wants ballot on his future Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat is willing to step down from his post, as long as Pas retains power in the state.He also set ...
5,000 hope to prove they are Malaysians
Feb 06, 2008; ... Neville Spykerman New Straits Times 02-06-2008 5,000 hope to prove they are Malaysians Byline: Neville Spykerman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KLANG: A lorry driver queued up with his 28-year-old cousin for seven hours yesterday to help the latter get ...
Great trip but for the taximen
Feb 06, 2008; ... Mariska Stahl New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Great trip but for the taximen Byline: Mariska Stahl Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I HAVE just visited your beautiful country.Most of the time, it was filled with beautiful moments, ...
It was a `working relationship'
Feb 06, 2008; ... V. Anbalagan; A. Hafiz Yatim New Straits Times 02-06-2008 It was a `working relationship' Byline: V. Anbalagan; A. Hafiz Yatim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Commission of Inquiry chairman Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Noor is related to ...
`Rekhraj denies saying sorry to lawyer Shafee'
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 `Rekhraj denies saying sorry to lawyer Shafee' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Former judicial commissioner Datuk K.L. Rekhraj has denied apologising to Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for a police report, which he ...
Ministry fetes spastic children
Feb 06, 2008; ... Malina Jeya Palan New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Ministry fetes spastic children Byline: Malina Jeya Palan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PETALING JAYA: The Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory bustled with activity at a ...
`We need Samy Vellu'
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 `We need Samy Vellu' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu should continue to lead the party and community, said his deputy Datuk G. Palanivel."His role, both as a party ...
Guards robbed of RM3m on highway
Feb 06, 2008; ... Adib Povera New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Guards robbed of RM3m on highway Byline: Adib Povera Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GURUN: Four armed men escaped with RM3 million after they held up a security van crew at the Gurun rest area, north-bound, on ...
Snatch thief jailed 10 years
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Snatch thief jailed 10 years Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JITRA: A padi farmer was sentenced yesterday to a total of 10 years' jail on two counts of snatch theft committed last year.Nadzarin Abd Rahim, 24, pleaded ...
Pas to contest only 60 seats
Feb 06, 2008; ... Zubaidah Abu Bakar New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Pas to contest only 60 seats Byline: Zubaidah Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Pas is contesting 60 parliamentary seats in the general election, 24 fewer than the 2004 election ....
Fewer Pro Tour teams no cause for alarm
Feb 06, 2008; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Fewer Pro Tour teams no cause for alarm Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Cycling THE drop in number of Pro Tour teams competing in the 13th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi ...
Leave the children out of it
Feb 06, 2008; ... F.M.L. New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Leave the children out of it Byline: F.M.L. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter IN the light of recent cases of missing children, it came as a shock to me that there are primary schools requesting their ...
Indians looking forward to `something more'
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Indians looking forward to `something more' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: Datuk Seri Najib Razak's assurance of government help for Indians has resonated with the community here.Businessman Balbir ...
Start by setting up key bureaus
Feb 06, 2008; ... V. Thomas New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Start by setting up key bureaus Byline: V. Thomas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu recently spoke of changes needed to overhaul and transform the party to cater ...
Anwar, Aliran barred from proceedings for not apologising
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Anwar, Aliran barred from proceedings for not apologising Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and non-governmental organisation Aliran have been barred from the ...
Look at it from various angles
Feb 06, 2008; ... Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Look at it from various angles Byline: Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter IT is now more than a month since the disappearance of 5-year- old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar ....
Women do lose out despite the options
Feb 06, 2008; ... W.M. Ramli New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Women do lose out despite the options Byline: W.M. Ramli Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to the debate over the terms of employment of cabin crew by Malaysia Airlines under which the ...
Nicol triumphs in New York
Feb 06, 2008 ... New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Nicol triumphs in New York Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Squash NICOL David clinched her first title of the season in bittersweet fashion after her opponent Natalie Grinham was forced to retire injured from the ...
Qualifiers a warm-up before All England
Feb 06, 2008; ... K.M. Boopathy New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Qualifiers a warm-up before All England Byline: K.M. Boopathy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Badminton MALAYSIA may be fielding their best players for the Thomas Cup qualifying rounds in Ho Chi Minh ...
MGA drops Tiger show
Feb 06, 2008; ... Ajitpal Singh New Straits Times 02-06-2008 MGA drops Tiger show Byline: Ajitpal Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Golf THE Malaysian Golf Association (MGA), holders to the rights of the Maybank Malaysian Open, has shelved its plans to get ...
Resort to home-cooked food
Feb 06, 2008; ... S.M. Mohamed Idris New Straits Times 02-06-2008 Resort to home-cooked food Byline: S.M. Mohamed Idris Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THIRTY-THREE students from SK Taman Seremban Jaya, Senawang, Negri Sembilan, came down with diarrhoea ...