accommodation in Kuala Lumpur will be looking forward to this year's edition of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Coming after races in Bahrain and Australia, the Malaysian leg is the third event in the F1...

KUALA LUMPUR: The judge hearing Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial was accused of lying Wednesday, in a blistering attack as the defence sought to disqualify him from the case.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 Share prices on Bursa Malaysia remained higher at mid-afternoon today, spurred by active bargain-hunting activities after the recent sell-off, dealers said. At 3.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) rose 11.88 points to 1,245.74. The Finance Index went up 119.47 points to 10,860.17, the Industrial Index added 9.11 points to 2,574.98 and the ...

The 100,000 foreign workers allowed to be recruited over the past five months by Malaysian authorities did not take away jobs from Malaysians, a local daily reported in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The Star quoted Malaysian Human Resources Minister S. Subramaniam as saying that if the Malaysian government rejected requests of foreign workers, the manufacturers would be forced to be relocated. This ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's lead counsel, Karpal Singh, was Tuesday chided for using strong words against High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah in the opposition leader's sodomy trial.

Tourism Malaysia will take part in Travel Thailand Travel World in year 2010. We are proud to present many destinations to all visitors during the 4 days of this fair. Visitors who are looking for i

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The volume of corporate bond issuances in Malaysia is expected to reach between RM45 billion to RM50 billion in 2010, says Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd.

Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The Prime Minister's Department issued a statement on the official title used by the Sultan of Kedah and Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong while carrying out the duties of th...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 Malaysian disk drive component maker JCY International Bhd is set to raise US$248 million (RM851 million) after pricing the offer at the lower end of an indicated range, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The share sale, Southeast Asias largest tech sector IPO since 2000, comes after Malaysias top mobile phone operator Maxis raised US$3.3 billion in ...

Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim moved Monday to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified, complaining he had refused to rein in biased media coverage. The trial,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (AFP) - Tribesmen in Malaysia are being paid by syndicates to trap wildlife, including critically endangered tigers, to meet insatiable demand from China, a conservationist said Wednesday.

BROTHERS P. Waythamoorthy and Uthayakumar of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) have ruled out another polls pact with Pakatan Rakyat, reported Tamil Nesan on its front page. They said they are w...

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 Lim Kit Siang said today that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak must respond to a damaging report by an international risk consultancy which said that Malaysia was veering towards instability. The Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) report noted that Najibs administration is steering the nation towards instability. PERC ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 European countries along with Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, India and China, are among the focus countries for the export of services by Malaysia this year. Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Trade and Promotion, Dr Wong Lai Sum said there are tremendous opportunities for Malaysians to export services to these ...

LEADING logistics company DHL is now offering cross-border road freight services for its customers in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.

Honda models, sold in Malaysia since 2001, are not affected by the Honda Motor Co's recall of defective supplemental restraint system (SRS) airbags in other countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Feb Khazanah Nasional Bhd memeterai perjanjian jual beli bersyarat bagi memperoleh 10 peratus pegangan dalam Oriental University City Ltd (OUCL) daripada Raffles Education Corporation Ltd (REC) pada AS$44 juta (RM150 juta). Pelaburan berkenaan akan dibuat melalui anak syarikat milik penuh Khazanah, Rawa Investments (Cayman Islands) Ltd (RIL), demikian menurut cabang pelaburan ...

KUALA LUMPUR - The Health Ministry has told importers and food agents not to import China-made "Flashing Candies" that are dangerous to health. Minister Liow Tiong Lai said checks are being done to ensure the products are not in the market and if there were importers they are asked to remove them voluntarily. "The ministry wishes to state that it does not allow the import and sale of any food ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Usher in the year of Metal Tiger with abundance of luck and come celebrate Yan Yat (Everyones Birthday) on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year with Ms. Chan Ai-Jia and Han-Jie at The Federal Kuala Lumpur. Make a date with these two dynamic celebrities on 20 February 2010 at 7pm.

FEB 10 O h, how we cling to our comfort zones while at the same time pretending to discard them. Amid our prime minister's continuing calls to accept that economic liberalisation must happen to produce a level playing field , are numerous murmurings that Datuk Seri Najib Razak should concentrate on tackling corruption instead of dismantling subsidies and protectionism.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- SedaniaTravelneed2U Sdn Bhd will launch its Global Starter Pack Programme (GSP) in the Philippines next week, marking another step in its bid to equip more than two billion air travellers annually with GSP.

KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Corp Bhd's net profit for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2009 (2QFY10) surged 174% to RM461.21 million from RM168.58 million a year ago, thanks to higher profits from property and manufacturing segments and unrealised paper gain on USD denominated borrowings.

The government says that comments the losing presidential candidate made to the BBC divulged state secrets and proved his disloyalty. Reporting from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and New Delhi -- The Sri Lanka government defended the arrest of presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday on the grounds that he conspired against the incumbent who defeated him in last month's vote.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Malaysian disk drive component maker JCY International Bhd is set to raise $248 million after pricing the offer at the lower end of an indicated range, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The share sale, Southeast Asia's largest tech sector IPO since 2000, comes after Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis raised $3.3 billion in Southeast Asia's ...