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Citi s Malaysian Telecoms Pick

Posted by Website Introductions: Bloomberg reports that Malaysia's 2nd largest mobile phone operator - Axiata Group Bhd. rose to a 17-month high after international financial institution - Citigroup Inc. said that the company is their preferred pick. Read more: Citi's Malaysian Telecoms Pick [click]
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Digi to Break Maxis Monopoly on iPhones

Posted by Website Introductions: In Malaysia, iPhone would also be sold and distributed by Digi - a mobile phone company which is controlled by Norway's Telenor ASA, as it signed an agreement with Apple Inc. to sell their devices for three years. This would increase Digi's sales in the future. Read more: Digi to Break Maxis' Monopoly on iPhones [click]
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Malaysian Q4 Cocoa Grindings Update

Posted by Website Introductions: The Malaysian Cocoa Board, last Monday stated that the country's 4th quarter cocoa grindings rose by 1.3 percent to about 76,000 metric tons if compared with the same period of last last year. A growth of 5.5 percent could be seen in the figures would be compared to 3rd quarter. Read more: Malaysian Q4 Cocoa Grindings Update [click]
Tags: cocoa, malaysian cocoa board. Comments: 0.

Who should use the word Allah

Posted by Website Introductions: Eleven Christian churches across Malaysia have reported vandalism, including firebombings and Molotov cocktail explosions incidents. A Sikh temple was also damaged while a Mosque in Sarawak was thrown with a bottle. Read more: Who should use the word 'Allah' [click]
Tags: christians, religious war. Comments: 0.

Liberation and deregulations for Attracting Business

Posted by Website Introductions: Malaysian Industrial Development Authority(MIDA) Chairman Sulaiman Mahbob believes that liberalization and deregulation of the government on business policies will create business and investment opportunities while not asserting pressure on public finance and whole country. Read more: Liberation and deregulations for Attracting Business [click]
Tags: liberalization, economic deregulations. Comments: 0.

Malaysia s Grassroots Football

Posted by Website Introductions: Malaysia will be pouring some more resources into the grassroots level football and according to Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek, the government had approved a football development fund with a budget of up to 60 billion ringgit or 18 million dollars. Read more: Malaysia's Grassroots Football [click]
Tags: grassroots football, funds. Comments: 0.

in a religious dispute, Malaysia hearing begin

Posted by Website Introductions: As a symbol of religious grievances in Muslim-majority Malaysia, lawyers of the Roman Catholic Church had urged a court on Monday to let Christians use the word "Allah" as a translation for God, and to overturn a government ban. Read more: in a religious dispute, Malaysia hearing begin [click]
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Proof of Malaysia s commitment is PM s visit to Southern Thailand

Posted by Website Introductions: Malaysia's strong commitment towards helping resolve the conflict that is in the southern provinces, had been proven, according to Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Read more: Proof of Malaysia's commitment is PM's visit to Southern Thailand [click]
Tags: malaysia thailand ties, political relations. Comments: 0.

according to analysts, CPO production in Malaysia may drop

Posted by Website Introductions: Analyst had revealed on Friday, in Bali, that a further drop in production of CPO next year is to be seen by the former biggest crude palm oil producer in the world. Read more: according to analysts, CPO production in Malaysia may drop [click]
Tags: crude palm oil, decrease significantly. Comments: 1.

On Bangladesh labour, Malaysia is to retain a freeze

Posted by Website Introductions: To lift a freeze of eight months old, that was placed on taking in new Bangladeshi workers, Malaysia had been said to turn down a request directly from Bangladesh. Read more: On Bangladesh labour, Malaysia is to retain a freeze [click]
Tags: worker freeze, bangladeshi workers. Comments: 0.

Second Wave Of Flood In Malaysia Causes Villagers To Evacuate

Posted by Website Introductions: A second wave of flood that ravaged two states which are Kelantan and Terangganu, during the heavy rains makes 12,000 villagers in evacuated their homes in Malaysia. Read more: Second Wave Of Flood In Malaysia Causes Villagers To Evacuate [click]
Tags: floods, kelantan. Comments: 0.

Obese women are to be assisted by the Malaysia state government

Posted by Website Introductions: A dietician and counsellor is to be sent by the Malaysia's Penang state government to visit obese Nurhaniza Ahmad, who is currently weighting in at about one hundred and seventy kilograms. They are visiting her in an attempt to offer some of their help. Read more: Obese women are to be assisted by the Malaysia state government [click]
Tags: obese women, take medication. Comments: 0.

Malaysia license is given to China s biggest bank

Posted by Website Introductions: To China's ICBC, Malaysia awards a commercial bank license. Under a bilateral agreement, it was the very first license to have ever been given out. Read more: Malaysia license is given to China's biggest bank [click]
Tags: commercial bank license, the announcement. Comments: 0.

trying to mend ties are Malaysia as well as Indonesia.

Posted by Website Introductions: BBC in connection with their BBC Jakarta outlet, has correspondent Karishma Vaswani currently looking into the matter of which has surrounding the initial souring of the relations between the two countries of Malaysia, as well as of Indonesia. Read more: trying to mend ties are Malaysia as well as Indonesia. [click]
Tags: fence, fence mending visit. Comments: 0.

palm oil skeptics are invited to visit Malaysia for a tour

Posted by Website Introductions: On Thursday, The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, had called on the skeptics who had doubted the country's compliance of plantation's standards that were to inspect be inspected. Read more: palm oil skeptics are invited to visit Malaysia for a tour [click]
Tags: plantation standards, repair those gaps. Comments: 0.

Malaysia s Airbus A400M Delivery Delayed

Posted by Website Introductions: The delivery for the four Airbus A400M military planes for Malaysia will be delayed by at least three years to 2016, according to a senior official. Read more: Malaysia's Airbus A400M Delivery Delayed [click]
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the hardly realized islamic market for fashion, is currently being tapped by Malaysia

Posted by Website Introductions: A significantly untapped market in the world of fashion in these particular days in time, is that type of fashion of which adheres to the rules of the Islamic order. This is a powerful idea, and a potentially, highly symbolic one, that should have already evolved into something new. Read more: the hardly realized islamic market for fashion, is
Tags: islamic fashion, adheres. Comments: 0.

mary single mothers instead of young virgins

Posted by Website Introductions: A state official has claimed that Muslim men are being urged to marry single mothers as additional wives instead of marrying those young virgin girls that they love to do. Read more: mary single mothers instead of young virgins [click]
Tags: single mothers, muslim men. Comments: 0.

in a Malaysia bridge incident, all victims have been found to be drowned

Posted by Website Introductions: There was a serious and a devastating bridge incident which occurred in Malaysia recently, where three bodies have just been recovered. These bodies were, reportedly, of the victims of which lives where claimed, either during or not long after the incident. Read more: in a Malaysia bridge incident, all victims have been found to be drowned
Tags: suspension bridge, three victims. Comments: 0.

Malaysian State Government To Offer Free Honeymoons To Save Marriages

Posted by Website Introductions: Couples facing difficult times are thinking of getting separated and filing for a divorce. Aiming not to let this happen, a Malaysian state government plans on offering free honeymoons for those couples who are in the brink of divorce. Read more: Malaysian State Government To Offer Free Honeymoons To Save Marriages [click]
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couples should reconcile their relationships when in Malaysia simply because it pays to do so

Posted by Website Introductions: The significantly high divorce rate over in Malaysia was of serious concern to Malaysian officials. In fact, it has rattled them up so much that they are seriously thinking about doing something about it. Read more: couples should reconcile their relationships when in Malaysia simply because it pays to do so [click]
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the official opening of the new substrate manufacturing facility is being hosted by Hitachi GST

Posted by Website Introductions: A new substrate manufacturing facility which is located in Sarawak, Malaysia, was opened today. This was announced by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, GST, on Tuesday October the thirteenth, two thousand and nine. Read more: the official opening of the new substrate manufacturing facility is being hosted by Hitachi GST [click]
Tags: hitachi gst, vertical integration. Comments: 0.

Political nationalism

Posted by Website Introductions: Political nationalism has always been a damaging beast. It simply blinds people to the basic reality that the believers are not alone in a given piece of geography, there are others there also. Read more: Political nationalism [click]
Tags: siege mentality, umno. Comments: 0.

The Asean Pass

Posted by Website Introductions: Air travels had plunged due to the current economic crisis. And so, airline companies are seeking ways to attract lots of travelers to take a trip on air. Read more: The Asean Pass [click]
Tags: air travel pass, southeast asia. Comments: 0.

AirAsia Soon To Fly To Abu Dhabi

Posted by Website Introductions: Because of the current economic climate, most of air travels world wide got terribly affected. And so, airlines are formulating ways to further attract people to fly. Read more: AirAsia Soon To Fly To Abu Dhabi [click]
Tags: middle east, airasia. Comments: 0.

July Exports for Malaysia had been the best it has been in seven months

Posted by Website Introductions: There are some truly encouraging signs that are being witnessed in the Malaysian export market at the moment. They are truly some very positive signs indeed, but still, they are very much amid a continual decline from a shortage in global demand. Read more: July Exports for Malaysia had been the best it has been in seven months [click]
Tags: exports, overall performance. Comments: 0.

McDonald s Yielded to McCurry

Posted by Website Introductions: Multimillion fast food restaurants like McDonald's one of the most popular in their industry which they gained through the years. Read more: McDonald's Yielded to McCurry [click]
Tags: mccurry, mcdonalds vs mccurry. Comments: 1.