New Straits Times back issues from July 2008:
Actyon Sports six-speed automatic makes debut
Jul 01, 2008; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Actyon Sports six-speed automatic makes debut Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company COMPETITIVE Supreme Sdn Bhd, the local sole importer and distributor for Korea's ...
Sunway enters China property scene
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Sunway enters China property scene Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SUNWAY Holdings Bhd is to undertake a resort-style development in Jiangyin with a potential gross development value of RM473 million, its ...
Zeti: Vital to sustain domestic demand
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Zeti: Vital to sustain domestic demand Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News BANK Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz says soaring food and energy prices may hurt household spending and damp economic ...
Prudential unveils International Bank Target 8 Fund
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Prudential unveils International Bank Target 8 Fund Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PRUDENTIAL Fund Management Bhd (PFMB) has launched its latest product - International Bank Target 8 Fund, a two-year ...
Alam Maritim to buy US$14m vessel
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Alam Maritim to buy US$14m vessel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ALAM Maritim Resources Bhd said its subsidiary, Alam Maritim (L) Inc, is buying a US$14 ...
DRB-HICOM plan falls through
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 DRB-HICOM plan falls through Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DRB-HICOM Bhd's plan with OSK Holdings Bhd to sell its 51 per cent stake in ...
Uzma to expand overseas ops
Jul 01, 2008; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Uzma to expand overseas ops Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch Type: Company OIL and gas services provider Uzma Bhd expects half of sales to come from overseas by 2011, ...
Kosmo: We made a loss in 2007
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Kosmo: We made a loss in 2007 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company KOSMO Technology Industrial Bhd has revised its report card, saying it now made a net loss of RM141.71 million in the year ended December 31 ...
Ireka unit wins deal to build condo
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Ireka unit wins deal to build condo Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company IREKA Corp Bhd said its subsidiary has won a RM539 million contract from Amatir Resources Sdn Bhd to build a luxury condominium complex in ...
Foreign expansion to spur Innity revenue growth
Jul 01, 2008; ... Farah Zamira Farush Khan New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Foreign expansion to spur Innity revenue growth Byline: Farah Zamira Farush Khan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ONLINE advertising solutions provider Innity Corporation Bhd expects ...
Ethos' first fund breaches target
Jul 01, 2008; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Ethos' first fund breaches target Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PRIVATE equity firm Ethos Capital Sdn Bhd anticipates investing up to 75 per cent of its maiden ...
Global Carriers to sell tanker
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Global Carriers to sell tanker Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company GLOBAL Carriers Bhd is selling a single-hull steel tanker to ...
Kulim likely to consolidate gains
Jul 01, 2008; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Kulim likely to consolidate gains Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market MIXED performances on regional stock markets sent share prices on Bursa Malaysia ...
PNB Paribas: Strengthen ringgit to fight inflation
Jul 01, 2008; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 PNB Paribas: Strengthen ringgit to fight inflation Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA should strengthen the ringgit to fight inflation and curb economic slowdown, ...
Deficit forecast may be reviewed
Jul 01, 2008; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Deficit forecast may be reviewed Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE government may revise its 2008 budget deficit target of 3.1 per cent, days after it announced plans to ...
BCorp posts RM236m net profit in Q4
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 BCorp posts RM236m net profit in Q4 Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BERJAYA Corp Bhd (BCorp), a diversified group, said its fourth quarter net profit jumped almost three times as it consolidated the accounts ...
Hoteliers feel the pinch
Jul 01, 2008; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Hoteliers feel the pinch Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News HOTELIERS have estimated that they lost almost RM100 million in revenue, barely a month since the government limited the ...
UEM plans Touch `n Go sale as part of streamlining
Jul 01, 2008; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 07-01-2008 UEM plans Touch `n Go sale as part of streamlining Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company UEM Group Bhd plans to sell stakes in units that include the Touch `n Go ...
Tough to meet 6pc growth target, say economists
Jul 01, 2008; ... Hamisah Hamid New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Tough to meet 6pc growth target, say economists Byline: Hamisah Hamid Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News ECONOMISTS believe that it will be tough for Malaysia to achieve the average six per cent ...
Govt mulls revenue from non-traditional sources
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Govt mulls revenue from non-traditional sources Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE government may identify non-traditional revenue sources to manage its fiscal deficit, Economic Planning Unit (EPU) director- ...
Chin: Oil palm planters'request will be studied
Jul 01, 2008; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Chin: Oil palm planters'request will be studied Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister will consult the Treasury on a request by ...
TMC Life revenue may hit RM100m in 2010
Jul 01, 2008; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 07-01-2008 TMC Life revenue may hit RM100m in 2010 Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company FERTILITY treatment firm TMC Life Sciences Bhd says it will breach RM100 million revenue in ...
Sealink aims to raise RM141.7m
Jul 01, 2008; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Sealink aims to raise RM141.7m Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: IPO watch Type: Company SHIPBUILDER and charterer Sealink International Bhd aims to raise as much as RM141.71 ...
Voir's plan to ride out tough times
Jul 01, 2008; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Voir's plan to ride out tough times Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company FASHION apparel retailer Voir Holdings Bhd projects a 10 per cent sales growth in fiscal 2008 ...
Touts are actually agents
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Touts are actually agents Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: Ticket touts are actually agents of the bus companies themselves, said Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) chairman Datuk Markiman Kobiran.He ...
Protest over remarks
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Protest over remarks Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SUNGAI SIPUT: Protests against Sungai Rapat state assemblyman Hamidah Osman's alleged racial slur continued yesterday.A group of about 50 people from the Indian ...
Canvases of swirling colours
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Canvases of swirling colours Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Colours swirl on the canvas forming images of fish and horses in the latest art exhibition at Balai Berita.Effendi Zahari is exhibiting 40 ...
What they say
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 What they say Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THREE ministers, who have been photographed with the man whom Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is alleged to have sodomised, said they had no recollection of speaking to him. Here are their ...
Penang Hill cable car site to be decided soon
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Penang Hill cable car site to be decided soon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The state government will decide soon on the site for the proposed Penang Hill cable car project.State Tourism Committee ...
Pay your bills while on the bus
Jul 01, 2008; ... Audrey Dermawan New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Pay your bills while on the bus Byline: Audrey Dermawan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: RapidPenang has introduced a new service which enables commuters to pay their bills or top up their ...
Stirred but not shaken
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Stirred but not shaken Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Editorial WHILE Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting appears to have announced his decision not to defend his post as MCA president much earlier than anticipated, and his ...
Funds for orchestra
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Funds for orchestra Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat THE government will ...
Najib: I have no link to Anwar's accuser or case
Jul 01, 2008; ... Eileen Ng New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Najib: I have no link to Anwar's accuser or case Byline: Eileen Ng Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he was not connected in any way to the sodomy ...
KL, Sarajevo to help tackle food crisis
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 KL, Sarajevo to help tackle food crisis Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Bosnia-Herzegovina will collaborate in developing the agro-based industry to increase production as a way out of the global food ...
Gobind told to leave the house
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Gobind told to leave the house Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat PUCHONG ...
Renovations cost RM2.3m
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Renovations cost RM2.3m Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat THE government ...
Bringing an end to global hegemony
Jul 01, 2008; ... Chandra Muzaffar New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Bringing an end to global hegemony Byline: Chandra Muzaffar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ONE of the most significant trends in the global economy in recent years has been the decline of the US dollar. It ...
Abandoned street kids
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Abandoned street kids Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat A STUDY on ...
Opposition MPs walk out in protest
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Opposition MPs walk out in protest Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat THE ...
GLCs show improvement
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 GLCs show improvement Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat THE transformation ...
With everyone talking, who's left listening?
Jul 01, 2008; ... Umapagan Ampikaipakan New Straits Times 07-01-2008 With everyone talking, who's left listening? Byline: Umapagan Ampikaipakan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section WE need to reacquaint ourselves with the rules of grammar. Or at least the rule about ellipses ....
Trying day for Pandikar Amin
Jul 01, 2008; ... V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Trying day for Pandikar Amin Byline: V. Vasudevan; Eileen Ng; Joseph Sipalan; Irdiani Mohd Salleh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Dewan Rakyat DEWAN ...
Businessman Mohan heads MIC Youth
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Businessman Mohan heads MIC Youth Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: T. Mohan, the MIC Youth social and welfare bureau chief, has been appointed the party's youth coordinator.This follows the decision of ...
Dompok: Give federal royalty to Sabah
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Dompok: Give federal royalty to Sabah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA KINABALU: Upko president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has suggested that the five per cent royalty the Federal Government receives from Petronas for oil ...
Finally, odd-job worker gets permission to take fourth wife
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Finally, odd-job worker gets permission to take fourth wife Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.This best describes the efforts of Mohamed Nor Awang, 51, ...
Photo of accuser shown at gathering
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Photo of accuser shown at gathering Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: A photograph of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the 23-year-old aide who has alleged that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomised him, was brandished to a crowd of ...
Rafidah to know on Friday if she can keep seat
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Rafidah to know on Friday if she can keep seat Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: Will Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz be able to retain the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary seat she won on March 8?This question ...
Goal too much of shock for fan
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Goal too much of shock for fan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: The agony of watching a goal being scored against his favourite team in the Euro 2008 final early yesterday was too much ...
18 years' jail for killing midwife
Jul 01, 2008; ... M. Hamzah Jamaludin New Straits Times 07-01-2008 18 years' jail for killing midwife Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUANTAN: Nurulmiza Abdul Hamid, a former teacher, and Hasnah Mat, a midwife, were friends.But on the ...
49.6m or 50m? No one really knows
Jul 01, 2008; ... Zainuddin Muhammad; Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 07-01-2008 49.6m or 50m? No one really knows Byline: Zainuddin Muhammad; Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: The exact length of the Olympic-sized swimming pool in the ...
Defence admits failing to locate Indonesian witness
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Defence admits failing to locate Indonesian witness Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The defence has done everything possible but still failed to locate an Indonesian witness in the Yim Pek Ha trial, lawyer ...
`Anwar putting up a show'
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 `Anwar putting up a show' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should learn to tell the difference between "reality and play-acting", said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.He ...
Anwar: Claim was to derail by-election announcement
Jul 01, 2008; ... David Yeow New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Anwar: Claim was to derail by-election announcement Byline: David Yeow Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim left the Turkish ambassador's residence here yesterday evening, about 36 ...
Address this never-ending problem
Jul 01, 2008; ... K.C. New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Address this never-ending problem Byline: K.C. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I SYMPATHISE with A.S. of Penang, who complained about the long wait for a tax refund from the Inland Revenue Board ("Waiting ...
Turkish embassy denies inviting him, says Rais
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Turkish embassy denies inviting him, says Rais Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: The Turkish embassy has denied inviting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to its premises to seek refuge or political asylum.Foreign ...
Let the govt administer in peace
Jul 01, 2008; ... Peter Minos New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Let the govt administer in peace Byline: Peter Minos Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter MALAYSIANS are getting fed up of those few in the country who have been doing nothing but severely criticising ...
A disappointing first 100 days
Jul 01, 2008; ... Calvin Sankaran New Straits Times 07-01-2008 A disappointing first 100 days Byline: Calvin Sankaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter THE New Straits Times must be congratulated for the excellent analyses on the Pakatan Rakyat state ...
This is exploitation of the poor
Jul 01, 2008; ... S.M. Mohamed Idris New Straits Times 07-01-2008 This is exploitation of the poor Byline: S.M. Mohamed Idris Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter DEVELOPERS, particularly in Penang, have perfected a novel way of jacking up the prices of ...
Tax refunds soon, after board checks all claims
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Tax refunds soon, after board checks all claims Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA BARU: If you are still waiting for your tax refund from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), fret not.The board is in the process of ...
Indonesian bowlers to concentrate on local meet
Jul 01, 2008; ... Ajitpal Singh New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Indonesian bowlers to concentrate on local meet Byline: Ajitpal Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Bowling DEFENDING Asian champions Indonesia have decided to skip this year's meet in Hong Kong, ...
Beijing still in sight
Jul 01, 2008; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Beijing still in sight Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Swimming THE door is still open for Marellyn Liew and Foo Jian Beng to make the Olympics - at the Telstra World Cup in ...
Families show anger in court
Jul 01, 2008; ... Rita Jong New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Families show anger in court Byline: Rita Jong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SHAH ALAM: There was high drama at the High Court here yesterday when family members of a computer technician lashed out at two men who ...
Latest Anwar storm steals the limelight
Jul 01, 2008; ... Syed Nadzri New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Latest Anwar storm steals the limelight Byline: Syed Nadzri Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section NOW how about that? The first half of this year ended as it had started. With a bang.It seems like we're just ...
More ways to reduce spending
Jul 01, 2008; ... M. Samyvellu New Straits Times 07-01-2008 More ways to reduce spending Byline: M. Samyvellu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I CANNOT but agree with Lawrence T. of Johor Baru ("Cut down unnecessary expenses" - NST, June 23) that there is ...
Petrol bills
Jul 01, 2008; ... Dr Ian MacKechnie New Straits Times 07-01-2008 Petrol bills Byline: Dr Ian MacKechnie Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter STATISTICS from countries that have a free market in petrol pricing reveal that consumers and businesses are handling ...