New Straits Times back issues from March 2008:
Penang expects slower growth in medical tourist arrivals
Mar 01, 2008; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Penang expects slower growth in medical tourist arrivals Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News PENANG, which has received over half of all the medical tourists in Malaysia ...
H-Displays falls below IPO price
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 H-Displays falls below IPO price Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SHARES of H-Displays (MSC) Bhd fell for the fourth-straight day yesterday, tumbling below its initial offer price of 40 sen a share....
KLCI set to re-test downside support
Mar 01, 2008; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 03-01-2008 KLCI set to re-test downside support Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Technically speaking Type: Market SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia extended their consolidations while the Wall ...
BCorp unit signs deal with Mazda, CCB
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 BCorp unit signs deal with Mazda, CCB Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BERJAYA Corporation Bhd (BCorp) subsidiary BerMaz Motor Sdn Bhd has entered into a distribution agreement with Mazda Motor Corporation of ...
Making it hotter
Mar 01, 2008; ... Andrew Wong New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Making it hotter Byline: Andrew Wong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Prop talk IN the property fraternity, a lot of envious eyes are now looking at Singapore and its plump and juicy market full of ...
Cisco eyes smart cities
Mar 01, 2008; ... Kamarul Yunus New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Cisco eyes smart cities Byline: Kamarul Yunus Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News CISCO Systems, a leader in information technology networking, has shown keen interest in participating in the ...
CVM chief exec is Chong Wee Chong
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 CVM chief exec is Chong Wee Chong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times IN THE Business Times report, with the headline "CVM to set up RM180m plant" ...
KLCC condo prices expected to double
Mar 01, 2008; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 03-01-2008 KLCC condo prices expected to double Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company LUXURY properties in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, which cost around RM1,500 per sq ft now, could double ...
Chimbonda made to pay for slow walk
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Chimbonda made to pay for slow walk Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football PASCAL Chimbonda played his full part in Tottenham's Carling Cup celebrations - both on the Wembley pitch and at a nightclub long into ...
Boustead nets RM179m in Q4
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Boustead nets RM179m in Q4 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DIVERSIFIED Boustead Holdings Bhd said its fourth quarter net profit rose eight per cent as better sales were offset by higher interest and tax ...
EPF offers lifeline to delinquent borrowers
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 EPF offers lifeline to delinquent borrowers Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets GOOD news for those with housing loans in arrears. The Finance Ministry has said contributors to the Employees Provident Fund whose ...
Winning hearts by act of goodwill
Mar 01, 2008; ... Roy Goh New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Winning hearts by act of goodwill Byline: Roy Goh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KENINGAU: When Nian Ambutong thinks of Barisan Nasional candidate for Bingkor, Justin Guka, all that comes to mind is the politician's ...
Operator keen to have another resort in Malaysia
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Operator keen to have another resort in Malaysia Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News FRENCH corporation Club Mediterranee (Club Med) is looking for opportunities to open a second resort in Malaysia.Club ...
Lagong puts all his money on Hulu Rajang
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Lagong puts all his money on Hulu Rajang Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUCHING: He is gambling everything he has in the fight for a seat in parliament.George Lagong, who is standing as an independent candidate for ...
Club Med Cherating goes upscale
Mar 01, 2008; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Club Med Cherating goes upscale Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News CLUB Med Cherating expects to grow its per guest spend at the resort in 2008 as the average length of ...
Felda boy aims to earn his wings
Mar 01, 2008; ... Subhadra Devan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Felda boy aims to earn his wings Byline: Subhadra Devan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Federal Land Development Authority - A new beginning IT is compulsory for Abu Bakar Md Zain to speak English in ...
UK varsity plans Iskandar campus
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 UK varsity plans Iskandar campus Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News BRITAIN'S Newcastle University will set up its first international branch campus within the Iskandar Development Region (Iskandar), putting the ...
UEM World swings into net profit in Q4
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 UEM World swings into net profit in Q4 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company UEM World Bhd swung into a net profit of RM275 million for the fourth quarter ended December 2007, compared to a net loss of RM16 million ...
Aussie role model
Mar 01, 2008; ... G. Umakanthan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Aussie role model Byline: G. Umakanthan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Focus THERE'S a saying that you can't keep a good man down. Only in Angus Kell's case, it should be "You can't keep a good man Down ...
BN closing in on Pas in Kelantan
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ridzwan Abdullah New Straits Times 03-01-2008 BN closing in on Pas in Kelantan Byline: Ridzwan Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: Barisan Nasional's drive to wrest Kelantan from Pas after 18 years is meeting fierce resistance but victory ...
Engtek expects to post strong revenue growth
Mar 01, 2008; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Engtek expects to post strong revenue growth Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ENG Teknologi Holdings Bhd (Engtek) is looking at strong revenue growth this year, on ...
Football's debt to a fallen hero
Mar 01, 2008; ... Martin Samuel New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Football's debt to a fallen hero Byline: Martin Samuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL THE tragedy is that it was so inevitable. As much as the disintegration of the man, the tragedy of Paul Gascoigne is that everybody ...
Multi-Purpose Q4 net jumps to RM68m
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Multi-Purpose Q4 net jumps to RM68m Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MULTI-PURPOSE Holdings Bhd's fourth quarter net profit grew by 9.6 per cent to RM67.7 million at the back of a 168 per cent jump in revenue ...
Bank Negara growth forecast, annual report out on March 26
Mar 01, 2008; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Bank Negara growth forecast, annual report out on March 26 Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News BANK Negara Malaysia will release its growth forecast for the economy in 2008 on ...
Three states live up to their `hot' billing
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Three states live up to their `hot' billing Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: It's getting as unpredictable as ever in Penang; there's a hiccup in the Barisan Nasional camp in Terengganu; and in Kelantan, the battle ...
Futures tie-up with Chicago?
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Futures tie-up with Chicago? Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA'S popular crude palm oil futures (FCPO) and the soon-to- be-launched US dollar palm oil futures (FUPO) ...
Hijauan Kiara comes to life
Mar 01, 2008; ... G. Umakanthan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Hijauan Kiara comes to life Byline: G. Umakanthan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Just completed HERE it is - Hijauan Kiara, the newest completed luxury condominium in Kuala Lumpur's upscale locale of ...
CPO prices soar to all-time high
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 03-01-2008 CPO prices soar to all-time high Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Market PALM oil prices pierced through the RM4,000 per tonne level yesterday, fuelled by a feverish rise in soya ...
Coleman: We must turn ugly
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Coleman: We must turn ugly Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football CHRIS Coleman called for his Coventry team to show their ugly side after Burnley scored two goals from corners in a Championship match early this ...
Sweethearts looking for love
Mar 01, 2008; ... Farida Mazlan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Sweethearts looking for love Byline: Farida Mazlan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets IF you didn't find the love of your life last Valentine, you may have not have been looking in the right places. FARIDA MAZLAN ...
Muhibbah doubles Q4, full-year net profits
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Muhibbah doubles Q4, full-year net profits Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MUHIBBAH Engineering (M) Bhd has doubled its fourth quarter net profit as it made more money from its construction, crane-making and ...
Drains and swiftlets hold sway in Bandar
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ajitpal Singh; Zainuddin Muhammad New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Drains and swiftlets hold sway in Bandar Byline: Ajitpal Singh; Zainuddin Muhammad Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: While election time are not unlike Christmas coming early ...
Transmile deeper into the red
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Transmile deeper into the red Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company TRANSMILE Group Bhd went deeper into the red in the fourth quarter to December 31 2007 from losses incurred through bad debt expenses, aircraft ...
Counting his blessings
Mar 01, 2008; ... Subhadra Devan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Counting his blessings Byline: Subhadra Devan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Federal Land Development Authority - A new beginning THE son of a Felda settler, Azidy Daud has a tough life growing up ....
Asia to gain from Dell's global strategy
Mar 01, 2008; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Asia to gain from Dell's global strategy Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News COMPUTER maker Dell Inc's global strategy of moving more activities from higher-cost locations ...
You got to hand it to him
Mar 01, 2008; ... Su Aziz New Straits Times 03-01-2008 You got to hand it to him Byline: Su Aziz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Eat SU AZIZ gets the chef of Hotel Maya's Malay cuisine to part with some of his cherished kampung recipes.Malay food, I always ...
Higher output key element in Welli strategy
Mar 01, 2008; ... Francis Fernandez New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Higher output key element in Welli strategy Byline: Francis Fernandez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company WELLI Multi Corp Bhd, a palm kernel crusher, is banking on improvements in output to ...
Abduction of Datuk: 3 held
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Abduction of Datuk: 3 held Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Three suspects were arrested yesterday in Negri Sembilan and here to facilitate investigations into the assault-cum- abduction of a Datuk.The ...
Island in the sun offers no shade to candidates
Mar 01, 2008; ... Sharanjit Singh New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Island in the sun offers no shade to candidates Byline: Sharanjit Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: With a week to go before polling day, the million- ringgit question on the lips of many is ...
Wowing them with plain look
Mar 01, 2008; ... Elizabeth John; Adib Povera New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Wowing them with plain look Byline: Elizabeth John; Adib Povera Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Loose-fitting cotton shirts, black pants and nothing flashier than a plain pair of ...
Just like TV, except longer
Mar 01, 2008; ... Shannon Teoh New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Just like TV, except longer Byline: Shannon Teoh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: See FOR some of us, having to sit through new characters being introduced can seem tedious. So why not just watch the same ...
Putrajaya's office sites for sale
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Putrajaya's office sites for sale Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets THE master developer of the country's federal administrative capital, Putrajaya Holdings Bhd (PJH), is selling en-bloc a 12- storey office ...
The best of the lot
Mar 01, 2008; ... Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful New Straits Times 03-01-2008 The best of the lot Byline: Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Play Type: Computer game review GOD of War: Chains of Olympus has been wonderfully adapted for the ...
Newcomer banks on experience to woo voters
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Newcomer banks on experience to woo voters Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: MCA's hopeful for the Menglembu state seat, Christina Teoh Ai Ling, can mesmerise voters into supporting her.The 32-year-old mother of ...
TNB surge to the top
Mar 01, 2008; ... Jugjet Singh New Straits Times 03-01-2008 TNB surge to the top Byline: Jugjet Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Hockey BUKIT Jalil Sports School threw away precious points when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bandar Penawar Sports School ...
Victim of miscommunication
Mar 01, 2008; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Victim of miscommunication Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Cycling WITH just over a month to go to the Asian Championships in Japan, the national road squad have been left ...
Settlers' welfare remains a priority
Mar 01, 2008; ... P. Sharmini New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Settlers' welfare remains a priority Byline: P. Sharmini Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Federal Land Development Authority - A new beginning FROM its humble, modest beginnings, Felda is well on its way ...
China's southern charms
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dennis Chua New Straits Times 03-01-2008 China's southern charms Byline: Dennis Chua Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Travel GUANGZHOU and Shenzhen may be part of China's main industrial centres but they have much to offer as tourist getaways. DENNIS ...
The route to successful development
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 The route to successful development Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets WONDER no more about the key factors leading to a successful real estate development.Asia Pacific Diligence Sdn Bhd (APD) is ...
Ten Cate uses `F-word' on Terry
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Ten Cate uses `F-word' on Terry Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football CHELSEA coach Henk ten Cate confirmed that he used the `F-word' during a row with John Terry before the Carling Cup final.The ...
Regional prices can still grow
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Regional prices can still grow Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets ONLINE property research house, Global Property Guide (GPG), has revealed that property prices in much of Asia are still on their way up....
What goes into a building inspection
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 What goes into a building inspection Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property SINCE Architect Centre Sdn Bhd will be tailored after Archicentre Ltd, it will closely follow the comprehensive 300-point checklist for building inspection ...
Keats in motion
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ashreena Pillai New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Keats in motion Byline: Ashreena Pillai Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets POETRY enthusiasts let their hair down and had an exhilarating time making the spoken-word come alive at the inaugural KL Poetry Slam ....
Academy to spur love for reading
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Academy to spur love for reading Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Book Academy was launched yesterday as part of efforts to promote a reading culture and a hunger for knowledge among the public ....
Zulhasnan's wife and children keep him going
Mar 01, 2008; ... Minderjeet Kaur New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Zulhasnan's wife and children keep him going Byline: Minderjeet Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: There is a good woman behind every good man.And so it is with Datin Seri Siti ...
Mourinho prefers movies over Chelsea
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Mourinho prefers movies over Chelsea Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: The talk in football JOSE Mourinho did not choose to watch Chelsea play Spurs in the Carling Cup final last Sunday - preferring to take his son to the ...
Keeping Semporna safe is Shafie's priority
Mar 01, 2008; ... Jaswinder Kaur New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Keeping Semporna safe is Shafie's priority Byline: Jaswinder Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SEMPORNA: His is a constituency dotted with more than 30 islands and numerous water villages under swaying ...
Tenille hands Sharon a thrashing
Mar 01, 2008; ... Devinder Singh New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Tenille hands Sharon a thrashing Byline: Devinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Squash NATIONAL No 2 Sharon Wee was denied her first title of the year after falling to second seed Tenille ...
Strictly speaking, Gallas is a liability
Mar 01, 2008; ... Des Kelly New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Strictly speaking, Gallas is a liability Byline: Des Kelly Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: Guest spot HERE are many people out there who believe William Gallas is not up to the job, but they are plain wrong in ...
Five Thrusts to spur Felda
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Five Thrusts to spur Felda Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Federal Land Development Authority - A new beginning ALTHOUGH Felda has grown from strength to strength over the years, the fight to give the settlers a stable ...
Gardeners jailed 11 years
Mar 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Gardeners jailed 11 years Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Two gardeners escaped the death sentence when they pleaded guilty to an amended charge of being in possession of cannabis.Mohd Mazlan S. Selvam ...
Bumper `harvest' for settlers
Mar 01, 2008; ... M.K. Megan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Bumper `harvest' for settlers Byline: M.K. Megan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Supplement Memo: Federal Land Development Authority - A new beginning FELDA settlers are laughing their way to the bank after Deputy Prime ...
Leap year bundles of joy
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Sean Augustin New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Leap year bundles of joy Byline: Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Sean Augustin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Those born on Feb 29 celebrate their birthday only once every four years ....
First the son, now for the father
Mar 01, 2008; ... Audrey Dermawan New Straits Times 03-01-2008 First the son, now for the father Byline: Audrey Dermawan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The contest for the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat, which is traditionally a DAP stronghold, is being ...
Lacking strong issues, Malay opposition can't touch BN
Mar 01, 2008; ... Wan Hamidi Hamid New Straits Times 03-01-2008 Lacking strong issues, Malay opposition can't touch BN Byline: Wan Hamidi Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section UNLIKE the 1999 general election, the odds today are against Malay-based Pas and Parti Keadilan ...