New Straits Times back issues from April 2008:
Bank Rakyat to spend RM31m on tech upgrade
Apr 01, 2008; ... Roziana Hamsawi New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Bank Rakyat to spend RM31m on tech upgrade Byline: Roziana Hamsawi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BANK Kerjasama Rakyat Bhd will invest RM31 million over five years to upgrade its branch ...
Petra sees 10pc revenue growth
Apr 01, 2008; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Petra sees 10pc revenue growth Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company OIL and gas services provider Petra Perdana Bhd expects revenue to grow by 10 per cent this year ...
SC, HK counterpart give nod to Sin Chew dual listing
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 SC, HK counterpart give nod to Sin Chew dual listing Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company THE Securities Commission (SC) and its Hong Kong counterpart have given the regulatory go-ahead for the dual listing of the ...
Mida urged to have moving target for FDIs
Apr 01, 2008; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Mida urged to have moving target for FDIs Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News INTERNATIONAL Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants the Malaysian Industrial ...
Barry Callebaut buys KLKC
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Barry Callebaut buys KLKC Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SWITZERLAND'S Barry Callebaut Group, the world's biggest chocolate maker, is buying 60 per cent of KL-Kepong Cocoa Products Sdn Bhd, a unit of Kuala ...
UDA Holdings expects to maintain profitability
Apr 01, 2008; ... Hamisah Hamid New Straits Times 04-01-2008 UDA Holdings expects to maintain profitability Byline: Hamisah Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PROPERTY group UDA Holdings Bhd, taken private by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, expects to ...
Takaful mart grows 20pc yearly
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Takaful mart grows 20pc yearly Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE global takaful market is growing at 20 per cent per annum with total value estimated to reach US$7.4 billion (RM23.6 billion) by 2015, AIA ...
Shell appoints 3 firms to handle IT infrastructure
Apr 01, 2008; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Shell appoints 3 firms to handle IT infrastructure Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ROYAL Dutch Shell (Shell) has signed Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with three ...
Lion Diversified to buy land in China
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Lion Diversified to buy land in China Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company LION Diversified Bhd (LDHB) has agreed to buy four pieces of land ...
Anuar Hassan is MNRB's new head
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Anuar Hassan is MNRB's new head Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MNRB Holdings Bhd has appointed Anuar Mohd Hassan as its new president and group chief executive officer, Anuar was ...
KUB to sell office space, shoplots
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 KUB to sell office space, shoplots Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company KUB Malaysia Bhd has agreed to sell shoplots, ...
Scomi to focus on machine shop
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Scomi to focus on machine shop Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SCOMI Engineering Bhd will focus on its machine shop and logistics engineering activities after completing the sale of Scomi ...
Follow-through consolidation likely
Apr 01, 2008; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Follow-through consolidation likely Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia paused for their consolidations in step with the ...
AM Ara completes acquisition
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 AM Ara completes acquisition Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AM Ara REIT Managers Sdn Bd, the manager of AmFIRST Real Estate Investment Trust (AmFIRST), yesterday completed the acquisition of all the ...
Hap Seng Q4 profit jumps 16-fold
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Hap Seng Q4 profit jumps 16-fold Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HAP SENG Consolidated Bhd, a diversified group, said its fourth quarter net profit surged 16-fold, thanks to a gain from the listing of its ...
Assurance to drive Goodyear profit
Apr 01, 2008; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Assurance to drive Goodyear profit Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company GOODYEAR, one of the world's largest tyre companies, expects to get a big chunk of the mid-sized ...
Firms see higher March sales
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Firms see higher March sales Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIAN automotive companies are expected to sell between 43,000 and 45,000 units of vehicles in March, about 21 per cent more than what they sold ...
MAS orders 55 Boeings
Apr 01, 2008; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 04-01-2008 MAS orders 55 Boeings Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MALAYSIAN Airline System Bhd (MAS) will buy as many as 55 Boeing 737-800 aircraft for US$4.2 billion (RM13.4 ...
Get tough with retailers, UDA told
Apr 01, 2008; ... Hamisah Hamid New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Get tough with retailers, UDA told Byline: Hamisah Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company THE government wants UDA Holdings Bhd, a state-owned property company, to be tougher on its 1,300 ...
Dayang Ent plans dividend payout
Apr 01, 2008; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Dayang Ent plans dividend payout Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch DAYANG Enterprise Holdings Bhd, an oil and gas service provider set to be listed on Bursa ...
NCB expects net profit to rise to RM154m
Apr 01, 2008; ... Presenna Nambiar New Straits Times 04-01-2008 NCB expects net profit to rise to RM154m Byline: Presenna Nambiar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company NCB Holdings Bhd, the country's largest port operator, expects growth to slow, after ...
Zarinah: Capital market will continue to expand
Apr 01, 2008; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Zarinah: Capital market will continue to expand Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE Malaysian capital market, which saw robust growth last year, is expected to expand ...
No foreign firms have applied to list on Bursa
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 No foreign firms have applied to list on Bursa Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News NO FOREIGN companies have applied to list on Bursa Malaysia as yet despite the easier listing rules, Securities Commission (SC) ...
Let them choose
Apr 01, 2008; ... Dr Ng Swee Choon New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Let them choose Byline: Dr Ng Swee Choon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I READ with interest two articles in the NST on March 29 - "Doctors to be disallowed from dispensing medicines" and ...
Review of e-Kesihatan
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Review of e-Kesihatan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will review the e-Kesihatan programme. Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said yesterday he had been ...
Retrogressive
Apr 01, 2008; ... M.G. Deva New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Retrogressive Byline: M.G. Deva Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I REFER to the report "Doctors to be disallowed from dispensing medicines" (NST, March 29) which said that soon doctors would only be ...
Don't change good system
Apr 01, 2008; ... Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Don't change good system Byline: Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AM a doctor practising in a clinic in the outskirts of a town. I was totally taken aback when I ...
Cold conditions, tough opponents
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Cold conditions, tough opponents Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE Malaysian hockey team felt the first wave of some of the opposition they can expect when they battled chilly weather and strong winds while training in ...
Seek happiness from within, says Amma
Apr 01, 2008; ... Dharshini Balan New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Seek happiness from within, says Amma Byline: Dharshini Balan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: 10 minutes SHE is known as the 'hugging saint' the world over. Amritanandamayi Devi or simply 'Amma' of ...
Kedah Umno keeping close watch on state govt
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Kedah Umno keeping close watch on state govt Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Kedah Umno has set up a monitoring unit to check the performance of the Pas-led state government, its liaison committee chairman, Datuk ...
'Police not political tools'
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 'Police not political tools' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Matters concerning the police should not be politicised, especially by opposition parties, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday ....
Votes not always a secret
Apr 01, 2008; ... Teoh Cheong Chai New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Votes not always a secret Byline: Teoh Cheong Chai Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter AS requested by the public, the Election Commission used transparent plastic boxes in the 12th general ...
And Asians love 'Hong Ming', too
Apr 01, 2008; ... Faridul Anwar Farinordin New Straits Times 04-01-2008 And Asians love 'Hong Ming', too Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Film-maker Yasmin Ahmad's TV commercial for Petronas in conjunction with the Merdeka ...
Fighting dengue by ending city ignorance
Apr 01, 2008; ... Neville Spykerman New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Fighting dengue by ending city ignorance Byline: Neville Spykerman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SHAH ALAM: The state has labelled the battle against dengue as a fight against ignorance and warned that ...
Datuk Bandar has final say on the issue
Apr 01, 2008; ... Robert Lee New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Datuk Bandar has final say on the issue Byline: Robert Lee Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THE Perak menteri besar's proposal for the cancellation of fines for parking offences has drawn a lot of ...
Drug firms back dispensing split
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Drug firms back dispensing split Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Doctors and pharmacists should work as a team for the best care for patients, said Malaysian Organisation of Pharmaceutical Industries (MOPI) ...
Perak goes the Selangor way
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Perak goes the Selangor way Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: The Perak tripartite government has decided to follow its Selangor counterpart in appointing a senior executive councillor and not a deputy menteri besar ....
No need for a coach
Apr 01, 2008; ... S. Sundareson New Straits Times 04-01-2008 No need for a coach Byline: S. Sundareson Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter RECENTLY, I came across a new 40-seater luxury coach bearing the identification "Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara"....
Volunteers galore but they lack central hub
Apr 01, 2008; ... Evangeline Majawat; Ili Layana Mokhtar; Shuhada Elis; Jennifer Gomez New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Volunteers galore but they lack central hub Byline: Evangeline Majawat; Ili Layana Mokhtar; Shuhada Elis; Jennifer Gomez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: ...
Good governance should be the priority
Apr 01, 2008; ... M.P. Babu New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Good governance should be the priority Byline: M.P. Babu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was spot-on when he acknowledged the unhappiness expressed by ...
There are issues more pressing to consider
Apr 01, 2008; ... D.A.A.A. New Straits Times 04-01-2008 There are issues more pressing to consider Byline: D.A.A.A. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I WISH that Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will just move on. Correct the current problems. If he wants to apologise to ...
What they don't get in school
Apr 01, 2008; ... Evangeline Majawat; Ili Layana Mokhtar; Shuhada Elis; Jennifer Gomez New Straits Times 04-01-2008 What they don't get in school Byline: Evangeline Majawat; Ili Layana Mokhtar; Shuhada Elis; Jennifer Gomez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: ...
Delay after delay by a maid agency
Apr 01, 2008; ... C.L.K. New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Delay after delay by a maid agency Byline: C.L.K. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I ENGAGED a maid through a maid agency 3 1/2 months ago. I deposited an amount of money and was told to wait....
UPM gets RM50,000 to promote environmental awareness
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 UPM gets RM50,000 to promote environmental awareness Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The ExxonMobil subsidiaries Malaysia contributed RM50,000 to the Nature Education Camp.Organised by the Faculty of ...
There's a flaw in the system
Apr 01, 2008; ... Philip Loo Kim Seng New Straits Times 04-01-2008 There's a flaw in the system Byline: Philip Loo Kim Seng Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter AS of today, over-the-counter payments will be rounded to the nearest five sen.This means ...
Very worried over the one-sen decision
Apr 01, 2008; ... M.A.I. New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Very worried over the one-sen decision Byline: M.A.I. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AM totally against abolishing the use of one-sen coins. What is wrong with using it anyway? Is it because of a ...
Mydin stores using red labels for Dutch items
Apr 01, 2008; ... Jennifer Gomez New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Mydin stores using red labels for Dutch items Byline: Jennifer Gomez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PETALING JAYA: Dutch-made products have been tagged with red labels at Mydin's two hypermarkets and 23 ...
Give them a second chance
Apr 01, 2008; ... Z. Ibrahim New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Give them a second chance Byline: Z. Ibrahim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I THINK the country's bankruptcy laws are antiquated and hinder the progress of this country.And I certainly ...
Correction
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Correction Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IN our report on page 18 yesterday, headlined "2,000 teachers to spot autistic ...
Appeal for help to buy artificial limbs
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Appeal for help to buy artificial limbs Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: Nurfirdaus Isemunei was born without legs 11 years ago.Years later, his joy knew no bounds when he was fitted with artificial limbs ...
Penang bus talks go nowhere
Apr 01, 2008; ... Sharanjit Singh; Lee Keng Fatt New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Penang bus talks go nowhere Byline: Sharanjit Singh; Lee Keng Fatt Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: A meeting to resolve the squabble between rival bus company drivers who have been ...
Call to review mega projects
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Call to review mega projects Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The state government has been urged to conduct an independent review of several mega projects proposed for Penang to ensure they are suitable and viable ....
Cops on bikes to combat crime
Apr 01, 2008; ... V. Shuman; Alang Bendahara New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Cops on bikes to combat crime Byline: V. Shuman; Alang Bendahara Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Crime prevention in five crime-prone states will be beefed up with the use of 658 ...
Why fishermen use more fuel now
Apr 01, 2008; ... Adib Povera New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Why fishermen use more fuel now Byline: Adib Povera Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Marine resources are fast depleting in Malaysian waters.And this, according to Malaysian Fisheries ...
Groups push for boycott of products over 'Fitna'
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Groups push for boycott of products over 'Fitna' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Several groups have called for the boycott of Dutch products in protest against the anti-Islam film Fitna by Dutch member of ...
Fake currency charge
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Fake currency charge Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUANTAN: A 24-year-old man was charged in a magistrate's court here yesterday with having counterfeit Malaysian currency amounting to RM310.Cheong ...
Trainee doctor dies in crash
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Trainee doctor dies in crash Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SEREMBAN: A trainee doctor at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital was killed when his car was involved in an accident with a lorry carrying live chickens at Km269.7 of the ...
New way sought for federal-state agriculture links
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 New way sought for federal-state agriculture links Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan is working out a mechanism for co-operation between the federal ...
RM80,000 jewellery heist
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 RM80,000 jewellery heist Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Two men, one armed with a pistol and a sledgehammer, escaped with RM80,000 in jewellery from a goldsmith's shop in Selayang yesterday.The men, ...
Raja Nazrin to address judges' meeting
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Raja Nazrin to address judges' meeting Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: The Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, will address about 90 judicial officers at their annual Judges' Conference next week.This is ...
Killed on the way to school
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Killed on the way to school Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PASIR PUTEH: An 11-year-old schoolgirl died when she was knocked down by a car at Km25 Jalan Melawi-Kuala Besut near Cherang Ruku on Sunday.Norhafidah Mohd ...
Abdul Aziz to take over as navy chief
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Abdul Aziz to take over as navy chief Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section LUMUT: Royal Malaysian Naval (RMN) deputy chief Vice-Admiral Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar will be promoted to admiral and take over as the new chief of the navy ....
Olympian trials
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Olympian trials Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Editorial CHINA'S comprehensive preparations for the Olympic Games in Beijing include replacing coal-burning boilers, relocating polluting factories, and improving ...
RM200,000 obstacle to cultural festival
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 RM200,000 obstacle to cultural festival Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Kedah may have to pass up the opportunity to play host to this year's Malaysian cultural festival.A spokesman for the organiser, the ...
Guan Eng: BN shadow exco a good idea
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 04-01-2008 Guan Eng: BN shadow exco a good idea Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The DAP-Parti Keadilan Rakyat state government here has welcomed the formation of a shadow executive council by Barisan Nasional elected ...