Detention of lawyers was lawful: Witness

malaysiakini Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:47:00 AM CET | info

A public inquiry by the Suhakam was told that the arrests and detention of five lawyers at the Brickfields police station on May 7, 2009, was lawful....

Permits for rare species no help

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:44:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 S.M. MOHD IDRIS, President Sahabat Alam Malaysia WE refer to the natural resources and environment mi-nister's decision to take over the chairmanship of the panel that issues special permits for keeping endangered animals from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks director-general....

Anwar's case postponed

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:44:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 Rita Jong KUALA LUMPUR: The hearing of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's application to disqualify the trial judge in his sodomy case postponed to tomorrow to give the defence team time to prepare their reply. Counsel Karpal Singh said he would need time to prepare his submissions and would file his reply by this afternoon....

Sodomy II: Case adjourned to Wednesday

thestar Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:38:00 AM CET | info

High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah will decide Tuesday if he has to recuse himself from Datuk Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial....

Sri Lanka: Academic exposes habitual collaboration of Chennai in bungling geopolitics

tamilnet Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:32:00 AM CET | info

Writing on the negotiations of 1964 Srimao-Shastri Pact that caused adverse impact on the demography of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Professor V. Suryanarayan says, “The most pathetic member of the Indian team was Ramiah, a Cabinet Minister from Tamil Nadu. According to informed sources, throughout the.......

S'porean nabbed for human trafficking

AsiaOne Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:22:00 AM CET | info

JOHOR BARU - Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a 34-year-old Singaporean and the rescue of 37 foreigners. Johor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the foreigners included 30 Vietnamese, four Indonesians and two Filipinos....

M'sian companies with price changes to watch

btimescom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

THE following companies may have unusual price changes in Malaysia trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the most recent close. Malaysia's FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index fell 1 per cent to 1,235.22. EON Capital Bhd: Hong Leong Bank Bhd, seeking to buy out EON, rejected.......

KL shares fall in early trade

btimescom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

BURSA Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia's stock exchange manager, fell to its lowest level in more than six months after JPMorgan Chase and Co. cut its share price forecast to reflect its earnings downgrade. The stock dropped 1.4 per cent to RM7.30 at 9:15 a.m. local time, set for its lowest close since July 22....

Ingress jumps after winning GM contract

btimescom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

INGRESS Corp, a Malaysian auto-parts supplier, rose for the first time in four sessions in Kuala Lumpur trading after winning a contract to provide sash products for a new pick-up truck to be made by General Motors Thailand. Its stock leapt 8.1 per cent to 67 sen at 9:04 a.m. local time, set for its highest close since Jan....

HLB falls after rejecting takeover extension

btimescom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

HONG Leong Bank Bhd, Malaysia's sixth-biggest lender, fell to its lowest level in more than three months after rejecting a request by some shareholders of EON Capital Bhd to maintain its takeover offer until after a meeting to elect new directors. Its stock fell 2.5 per cent to RM7.70 at 9:25 a.m. local time, set for its lowest close since Nov 2....

EON falls after no to takeover extension

btimescom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

EON Capital Bhd, a Malaysian bank, fell to its lowest level in seven weeks in Kuala Lumpur trading after Hong Leong Bank Bhd rejected a request from some EON shareholders to maintain its earlier takeover offer until after an extraordinary meeting to elect new directors. The stock fell 2.3 per cent to RM6....

Australia shares fall 1.1 pct; banks down

finanznachrichten-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:09:00 AM CET | info

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 1.1 percent on Tuesday, after a lukewarm trading update from Macquarie Group and concerns about sovereign ......

KL agrees to RI proposal on workers’ wages

JakartaPost Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:07:00 AM CET | info

Malaysia has agreed, in principle, with all the measurements Indonesia has proposed to protect its migrant workers following a ban on sending migrants to the country, says the Indonesian Foreign Mi Read More...

OCBC Bank to open 10-20 branches

thestar Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:52:00 AM CET | info

JOHOR BARU: OCBC Bank (M) Bhd plans to open 10 to 20 new branches, including Islamic banking outlets, nationwide within the next two years....

KFC to open five RasaMas outlets

thestar Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:52:00 AM CET | info

PETALING JAYA: KFC Holdings (M) Bhd plans to invest RM3mil to open five new RasaMas restaurants in the country this year....

investPenang to promote state in Singapore

thestar Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:52:00 AM CET | info

GEORGE TOWN: investPenang will set up a Penang Investment Tourism Office (PITO) in Singapore and a Small and Medium Enterprises Market Advisory Resource and Training (SMART) Centre in Penang by June....

China evades US duties by exporting via third nations

channelnewsasia Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:44:00 AM CET | info

WASHINGTON: Manufacturers in China are evading millions of dollars of US anti-dumping duties on steel wire products by exporting them via third countries, an American industry group charged Monday....

Sodomy II: Remember what Saddam said

malaysiakini Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:13:00 AM CET | info

free 'What a circus and yet what can be done? It reminds one of what Saddam Hussein once and it is fast becoming a reality now in Malaysia.’...

Kwong Beng eyes Thomas Cup launchpad

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 K.M. Boopathy CHAN Kwong Beng, after his bitter experience in the team event of the 2007 Korat Sea Games, has become a stronger player and wants another team event, preferably the Thomas Cup, to be the launchpad to greater things. Kwong Beng was a surprise inclusion in the Korat Sea Games.......

Not a good sign for team

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 By K.M. Boopathy LEE Chong Wei maintaining his unbeaten record in the National Grand Prix Finals is nothing new but the ease by which he achieved his victories will surely make his rivals stand up and take notice. The World No 1 was hardly tested on his way to his eighth straight national.......

Justine stays out of appearnce fee, Maria to decide soon

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 By Ajitpal Singh AUSTRALIAN Open finalist Justine Henin has decided not to participate in the US$250,000 (RM774,000) Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Malaysian International Open on Feb 22-28. Justine’s decision comes after the organisers, Carbon Media failed to raise the money for the appearance fee for the Belgian former World No 1....

Lotus F1 undeterred by negative comments

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 By Arnaz M. Khairul SPECULATION fills the scene as Lotus F1 Racing prepare for the much awaited launch of their car in London on Friday, but chief executive officer Riad Asmat believes all negative airs will be cleared when the car is unveiled. “This is no mock-up car....

Coaching committee finally finds its feet

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 ONE would expect hockey to be the topic of conversation when a group of coaches, managers, officials and fans met recently. Initially, the conversation did centre around hockey, particularly the Malaysia Hockey League semi-finals, but one official cut short the topic, saying they were wasting time flogging a dead horse....

Johor seek to break winless run against T-Team

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:10:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 WINLESS Johor will be looking for a change of fortune when they face Terengganu's T-Team in a Super League match at the Larkin Stadium today -- a match which the table proppers need to win to stay afloat. Johor are the only team in the Super League still without a win....

Research and Markets: Asian Mobile Operators - Overview Covering around 170 Operators in Asia

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:04:00 AM CET | info

DUBLIN - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/14a1e9/asian_mobile_ope) has announced the addition of the Asian - Mobile Operators report to their offering. The report has gathered together a selection of information about each of these many opera...

SMEs as catalyst to improved national productivity

ngrguardiannews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:59:00 AM CET | info

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 SMEs as catalyst to improved national productivity By Dele Fanimo and Collins Olayinka I MAGINE your ward, brother, sister who graduated some years ago, probably five years or more, still pounding the street in search of an elusive job....

PRESS DIGEST - Malaysia - Feb 8

finanznachrichten-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:39:00 AM CET | info

Following are the main stories in Malaysian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE STAR (www.thestar.com.my) ......

Dragon's positive spin off

nst Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:24:00 AM CET | info

2010/02/09 By Devinder Singh Dragons coach Goh Cheng Huat, who has filled in as national coach for the last one year, believes the intense competition in the ABL was just what the national players needed for their development. KUALA Lumpur Dragons’ run to the Asean Basketball League (ABL) playoffs.......