Thursday 11th March, 2010
Meet Asia's biggest loser - David Gurnani
Kuala Lumpur News.NetDavid Gurnani, an Indonesian man, has won weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA), organised in Malaysia.
Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur urged to include signs in Tamil
Kuala Lumpur News.NetThe Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has been urged to include Tamil on its signage, as approximately 75 percent people using its facilities speak Tamil.
Four Indians charred to death in saree shop fire in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur News.NetFour Indian nationals were charred to death in a suspected arson attack that engulfed a five double-storey saree shop in Masai, Malaysia.
Sex scandal-hit Indian swami's Kuala Lumpur Ashram won't be asked to be closed: MHS
Kuala Lumpur News.NetMalaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) President R.S. Mohan Shan has said that even if Indian spiritual guru Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda is found guilty of being involved in a sex scandal, his ashram in Kuala Lumpur will not be asked to closed down.
Tainted godman's Malaysian centre will not shut down
Kuala Lumpur News.NetA centre run by followers of Swami Paramhamsa Nithyananda, allegedly involved in a sex scandal in southern India, will not close down and will continue to promote his teachings, a Hindu leader said.
#flash* Apex Healthcare Surges To Highest Since 2000
The Edge Daily] shares surged to as high as RM2.81 in morning trade on Thursday, March 11 -- the highest since August 2000 -- after it proposed a one-for-four bonus issue.At 11.18am, it was up 24 sen to RM2.72 with...
Glove Makers Top Losers
The Edge DailyKUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers were among the main losers in late morning trade on Thursday, March 11 as the market turned cautious with mild profit taking seen.At 11.07am, the FBM KLCI fell 1.59 points t...
Asian Stocks Tick Higher After Us Stays In A Lull
The StarNEW YORK (AP): Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after US stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories. Investors typica...
Mohd Fazli Charged With Murdering Syafiah, 3
The StarKUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Fadzli Azri Jamil, 28, was charged at the Kuala Kubu Baru Magistrates Court for the murder of three-year-old Syafiah Humaira Sahari on Feb 2. More to come:
Home Alone Toddler Burns To Death
The StarKOTA KINABALU: A three-year-old boy died in a fire that destroyed seven houses in the east coast town Lahad Datu. Adiputra Yusuf was believed to have been sleeping in one of the rooms of his house whe...
Hunt For Hammer Man Extends To Residential Areas, Villages
The StarMUAR: Police on are now fanning out into villages and residential areas in and around Muar to hunt down the man who attacked three six-year-old children in a pre-school with a hammer. In the Wednesday...
Hareswarra’s Neighbours Insist Police Investigate Parents
The StarPETALING JAYA: About 40 people have gathered outside the court complex here Thursday in support of a lorry driver and his wife who have been accused of murdering 18-month-old K. Hareswarra. The couple...
U.s. Says It Prefers Tpp With Malaysia
People's DailyThe United States said on Wednesday that it was interested in proceeding with the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Malaysia, instead of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Kurt Campbell, Assis...
Blue Chips Extend Gains, Focus On Cimb
The Edge DailyKUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips extended their gains in early trade on Thursday, March 11, pushing the key index to another fresh two-year high as investors bought banks and PLANTATION [
Osk Research Downgrades Kkb To Trading Buy
The Edge DailyKUALA LUMPUR: OSK Research says KKB Engineering’s share price has appreciated by 64.9% over the past two weeks after the announcement of its above expectations FY09 results as well as bonus issue an...
Rhb Research Maintains Underperform On Gamuda
The Edge Daily] orderbook. “Indicative fair value is RM2.12 based on 14x CY10 EPS of 15.1sen, in line with our benchmark 1 year forward target PER for the construction sector of 10 times to 14 times,” it said ...
Cimb Research Maintains Outperform On Top Glove, Tp Rm16.99
The Edge DailyKUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Equities Research is maintaining its Outperform call on Top Glove, along with its target price of RM16.99, pegged to a 10% premium over its target market P/E of 15 times. It said o...
Midf Research Retains Neutral On Plantation Sector
The Edge Daily] sector as the KL Plantation Index had outperformed the crude palm oil (CPO) prices by about 18 percentage points. It said on Thursday, March 11 that the share prices of plantation stocks ar...
Bank Of Korea Keeps Interest Rate At Record Low
The StarSEOUL, South Korea (AP): South Korea's central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low as the country's economic growth slows and the institution prepares for a leadership change. The Bank...
Japan Revises Down 4q Economic Growth
The StarTOKYO (AP): Japan's economy grew sharply less in the fourth quarter than initial estimates, the government said Thursday. The world's second biggest economy's gross domestic product expanded at an ann...
United Makes Firm Order For 25 Airbus A350s
The StarPARIS (AP): United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday. Deliveri...
Palm Inc. Teeters In Crowded Smart Phone Market
The StarSAN FRANCISCO (AP): Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the ...
Spike In Prius Complaints May Not Be All It Seems
The StarNEW YORK (AP): Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid. Experts on consumer...
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