Incentives for producers of sweet stuff The Star | BENTONG: Incentives are in the pipeline to encourage food manufacturers to lower the prices of sugar-free products and those with low sugar content. | Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said many consumers did not favour low sugar or sugarless products as they cost more. | "The incentives s...
Nepal can emulate Malaysia's tourism success story The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: Nepal has the possibility and potential to replicate the success that Malaysia achieved because of its vast tourism resources and attractions including spiritualism and Buddhism, said Malaysian Tourism Promotional Board chairman Datuk Dr Victor Wee here today. | Minister for Tourism and...
Sime Darby will consider good tie-ups The Star | Chairman says the group is in talks with some companies | eugenicz@thestar.com.my | KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd will consider potential partnerships if they make good business sense, said chairman Tun Musa Hitam. | The company would look into "all...
Land owner produces proof of neighbours' illegal acts The Star | thoxinyi@thestar.com.my | FRUSTRATED by the delay in his project due to opposition from the neighbours, Datuk Theng Book lashed out at the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) for practising double-standards. | In January last year, a group of SS12...
Islamic finance offers London a chance it must not miss The Times | The announcement by Thomson Reuters that it plans to launch an Islamic Finance internet portal in 2010 is a clear affirmation of the commercial significance to the global economy of the growing interest in Islamic finance and banking. It confirms t...
Malaysia may not have to import rice by 2015 The Star | KOTA BARU: Malaysia's aim of not having to import rice by 2015 may be realised when two major rice-growing areas of the Muda Agriculture Development Authority (Mada) and Kemubu Agriculture Development Authority (Kada) can raise production by betwee...
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Lebanon ranks 41st globally in outstanding external debt Daily Star Lebanon | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Figures released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) show that Lebanon’s external debt to...
For a flavour of South-east Asia, eat local The Independent | Sup noodles at a Bangkok market stall, devour rotis on a Penang street corner, or nibble on a buttery croissant in Vientiane. Adventurous visitors can embark on an epicurean jour...
Change mindset about research, says Dr M The Star | wani@thestar.com.my | Dr M: Research funds not disbursed due to old mindsets | SHAH ALAM: The Government has funds for research but it has not been distributed because of convent...
New CEO to further promote Iskandar The Star | Irda chief aims to attract more investments | zaza@thestar.com.my | JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Regional Development Authority's (Irda) new chief executive officer, Ismail Ibrahim, has pledged to continue with the good work of his predecessors to ensure t...
Man fights off tiger attack in Malaysia Inquirer | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A 47-year-old tribesman gathering food in a north Malaysian forest fought off a tiger attack armed only with a rock, a newspaper reported Saturday. | The attack in the jungles of Perak state Saturday left Yok Meneh with a wid...
Incentives for producers of sweet stuff The Star | BENTONG: Incentives are in the pipeline to encourage food manufacturers to lower the prices of sugar-free products and those with low sugar content. | Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said many consumers did not favour low sugar or sugarle...
Fulfilling the promise of growth in Mindanao Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--Despite the perennial peace and order problems hounding Mindanao, the second largest island group in the Philippines has remained a vital force in the country's economic development. | The region accounts for a fourth of the country's population and a fifth of the country's total domestic output, largely due to Mindanao's agr...
Gradual economic recovery seen for M'sia The Star | It will be supported by commodities, Govt spending | lks@thestar.com.my | KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy is expected to experience gradual recovery this year, supported by commodities such as petroleum, gas and palm oil, and driven by Government spending on the economic corridors, according to Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd. | Its chief executive ...