Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/615147.htmlenhttp://www.btimes.com.my/articles/TIVISE/Article/http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/TIVISE/Article/BANK Negara Malaysia may revise upwards Malaysia's forecast gross domestic product (GDP) for 2010, given the stronger than expected first quarter growth of 10.1 per cent. Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said potential for a revision was high despite uncertainties in Europe which has seen the euro hit a four-year low.Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200btimescom-843c010cfa2f13bf5afbb88607141e1fbtimescomenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0505/breaking68.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0505/breaking68.htmlInternational events continued to shape the domestic market today, as the ISEQ index was dragged down by investor weakness as widening international bond spreads and serious concerns about the state of some euro zone economies weighed on market sentiment.Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-6a0ddcd3c280b7008a77326f1f3982b7irishtimesenhttp://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/financial-tuneup-review-your-life-insurance/?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/financial-tuneup-review-your-life-insurance/?partner=rss&emc=rssIf you've had another child or are now supporting aging parents, you may want to buy more life insurance.Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-59ea857437ea7000e27fb752be933fdbIHTenhttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/13/business/6043296&sec=businesshttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/13/business/6043296&sec=businessKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strength reflects its economic fundamentals and the country has never relied on the exchange rate for trade competitiveness, Bank Negara said yesterday.Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200thestar-12b4a55e991ec85f1ce8946c0f494231thestarenhttp://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=an&nid=324&ad=28-03-2010http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=an&nid=324&ad=28-03-2010GHAZNI CITY (NNI): Around 200 poor women have been hired to paint the various wards of the Ghazni Civil Hospital, an official said. The hospital director, ...Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100TheFrontierPost-en-d002ea07bfb57706a0e244cc1ac3f270TheFrontierPost-enenhttp://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20100224160325/Article/http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20100224160325/Article/THE Malaysian economy registered a positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009, amid strengthened domestic and external demand, but the entire year's growth contracted to minus 1.7 per cent. The government had earlier projected a contraction of three per cent in GDP for 2009.Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100btimescom-5271531f011e20d7f701ef87391709e5btimescomenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/business/20fed.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/business/20fed.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe Fed faces a complex set of forces as it decides how and when to reverse the aggressive steps taken to contain the financial crisis and the ensuing damage to the economy.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100IHT-a3a8d4fd457d002f15e49ad5c493536dIHTenhttp://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0824/israel.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0824/israel.htmlThe Bank of Israel today became one of the first central banks to raise interest rates since the start of the global economic crisis, signalling inflation fears. Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fisch...Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200bignewsnetwork-palestine-6bd6240d765c4cf1717e554955778383bignewsnetwork-palestineenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9204f66e-4b51-11de-b827-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9204f66e-4b51-11de-b827-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Philippine economy shrank by 2.3 per cent in the first three months of the year from the previous period, posting the biggest quarter-on-quarter contraction in more than 20 years, as the government’s fiscal stimulus package failed to take off. From a year ago, the country’s gross domestic product hardly grew, rising by a mere 0.Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-0ecb38f0b7605b1c62e936f6a366165fftenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR453196.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR453196.htm07 May 2009 03:49:34 GMT Source: Reuters (For the main accompanying story, click on [ID:nKLR431444]) By David Chance KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested at least a dozen anti-government protesters in Ipoh, the ...Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-8e7dc808da23a4d549f035bb2b292998alertnetenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22f253dc-3302-11de-9316-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22f253dc-3302-11de-9316-00144feabdc0.htmlPUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, April 27 – Malaysia on Monday announced new measures to boost the country’s financial services sector, allowing greater foreign stakes in investment banks and insurers, but keeping limits on commercial banks. Prime Minister Najib Razak told a press conference in the country’s....Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-51d0b49477d1e5353b3f24bdc9820e77ftenhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/03/AR2009040301242.html?wprss=rss_worldhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/03/AR2009040301242.html?wprss=rss_worldStocks were up slightly today despite a government report showing that job losses in March topped 600,000 for the fourth straight month. After rallying most of the week, Wall Street reached it fourth weekly gain.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200WashingtonPost_B-52bd31204d53b8376807b6b9e8913d41WashingtonPost_Benhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/12/content_10496665.htmhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/12/content_10496665.htmKUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian and Japanese governments have agreed to hold a joint meeting early next year to discuss ways to deal with the issue of insufficient natural gas supply in Malaysia, Japan's Ambassador to Malaysia, Masahiko Horie said here on Friday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-42ed1739a182e14381a06e1786ea7c5exinhuanet_enenhttp://www.financialexpress.com/news/FE-Editorial-Saving-your-savings/369683/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/FE-Editorial-Saving-your-savings/369683/One of the key amendments in the draft of the US bailout Bill now passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives is the move to hike US federal deposit insurance from the current $100,000 to $250,000.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200financialexpress-c1b8705dc87eea9a4eaf61da07c26838financialexpressenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=138236http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=138236MULTAN: Ramazan, the holy month of fasting is the king of all other months of the year and ‘Lailatul Qadr’ is the queen of all nights of the year. ItSat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-77681a9f61d82dea228dde80c6807284NewsJang-enenhttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/27/business/20080927122140&sec=businesshttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/27/business/20080927122140&sec=businessMalayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) did not accept Fullerton Financial Holdings’ improved offer for PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII).Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200thestar-57463c4234bc589e276fcc802d0eddb5thestarenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7630789.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7630789.stmA prominent anti-government Malaysian blogger is detained for two years on charges of insulting Islam.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-7a7a1a04727def95037e185b79a1b08abbcenhttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2302468.htmhttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2302468.htmMalaysian police will question opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday over allegations of sodomy by his former aide.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200radioaustralia-6c5c22cb7066b6ba610810d5fb784360radioaustraliaenhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/22/nation/20407926&sec=nationhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/22/nation/20407926&sec=nationFormer Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Tan Sri Kadir Sheikh Fadzir and motivational speaker Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim are among 19 incumbents dropped from the Kedah Barisan Nasional candidate line-up.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100thestar-17a7aaa09fa8dee4f00385e0722b63cfthestarenhttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/2135240/Article/index_htmlhttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/2135240/Article/index_htmlDuring his testimony at the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Lingam video clip, Dr Mahathir said there was no one specific, but these sources of information included senior civil servants, police personnel and ACA officers. Sometimes, he said, he also listened to views expressed at social gatherings.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100nst-b8b0eca62b6652b81dd83bfb06658526nstenhttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/15/business/20005272&sec=businesshttp://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/15/business/20005272&sec=businessA US recession is expected this year and could emerge as early as the first half, said Standard Chartered (StanChart) chief economist and group head of global research Gerard Lyons.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100thestar-4d5a19774a0b3d22809bb1f1ed37f25athestarenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/86516d38-9e92-11dc-b4e4-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/86516d38-9e92-11dc-b4e4-0000779fd2ac.htmlSoaring exports encouraged by a weak dollar helped boost the US economy over the summer to its second fastest quarterly growth rate since the dotcom boom, more than offsetting the impact of the deepening slump in housing, according to government figures out on Thursday. Gross domestic product grew at 4.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100ft-3b2fe4651d82a1bac709e5378adee4edftenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B9270403-706B-49F9-BF7B-55AF0F06F2FC.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B9270403-706B-49F9-BF7B-55AF0F06F2FC.htmA prominent Malaysian blogger has been summoned by the police for questioning over allegedly seditious remarks about Islam and the king. The summons for Raja Petra Kamarudin, who runs the Malaysia Today website, comes amid warnings from a senior government minister that "irresponsible" bloggers could face imprisonment without trial.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-5a0e1d873bb646274bf2144de8c44fb4aljazeera-enenhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/2/nation/18187796&sec=nationhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/2/nation/18187796&sec=nationThe ruling compelling all second-hand private vehicles to undergo mandatory Puspakom inspection before the transfer of ownership will take effect today.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200thestar-c433a3ceee22f7ad1750df792270fa8dthestarenhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/4/nation/16473665&sec=nationhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/4/nation/16473665&sec=nationBank Negara Malaysia has denied a news report on a fake RM5 polymer banknote.Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100thestar-132685deead575a651ef7621e596492bthestaren