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- Somali pirate attacks 'out of control': watchdog
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Somali pirate attacks have spun 'out of control', becoming more violent, frequent and extending further from the attackers' bases, a maritime watchdog said Wednesday. 'What we have seen in these last few weeks is an abnormal
- TABLE-Malaysia's MISC Q2 net profit down 29.6 pct
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Second quarter to Sept 30, 2008 (in million ringgit unless stated) Net profit 450.20 vs 639.26 Group shr (cents) 12.10 vs 17.19 Turnover 4,455.93 vs 3,174.99 Pretax profit 497.85 vs 665.22 Dividend (cents) 15.00 vs 15.00 NOTE - MISC
- Scottish school of medicine named after a Malay Indian
Kuala Lumpur, Nov.20 : The new School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews in Scotland has been named the B.C. Sekhar School of Medicine, reports the New Strait Times. Set up at a cost of 40 million sterling (RM208 million) state-of-the-art school
- Reliance Capital to launch Islamic funds in Malaysia
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Capital Ltd (RLCP.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) will launch Islamic funds in Malaysia in about eight months following an approval it got to set up an asset management company in the southeast country, a top official
- Airasia May Fly to Uzbekistan, Says Malaysian PM
TASHKENT, Nov 19 Asia Pulse - Low-cost carrier, AirAsia may fly to Uzbekistan in a move to establish air links between the two countries, Malyasia's news agnecy Bernama has reported. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he had informed
- APEC to push for revival of stalled WTO talks
LIMA: (Peru) Asian-Pacific nations, including Malaysia, will push for a quick conclusion to the World Trade Organisation stalled negotiations as a means to overcome the present global financial crisis, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tan
- Oracle the no. 1 relational database in Malaysia: IDC
- Enterprise software company Oracle Corporation is the top vendor for relational database management software in Malaysia, said research consultancy IDC. According to IDC?s study, Worldwide Relational Database Management System (RDMS) 2008, Oracle is
- Turkmenistan, Malaysia seal taxation pact
TURKMENISTAN yesterday became Malaysia's 69th taxation treaty partner with the signing of an agreement on double taxation. The agreement also sets out procedures to prevent tax evasion, a Wisma Putra statement said. The agreement was signed by Minister
- Somali pirate attacks 'out of control'
Says watchdog Afp, Kuala Lumpur Somali pirate attacks have spun 'out of control', becoming more violent, frequent and extending further from the attackers' bases, a maritime watchdog said yesterday. 'What we have seen in these last few weeks is an
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AFP - Malaysia's Penang island, world-renowned for its architecture and culture, could lose its UNESCO world heritage listing if four new high-rise hotels are built in its capital, reports said Thursday.
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