Thai military steps up security in violence-hit provinces

The Thai military and police have tightened security along access roads from the violence-hit provinces to Songkhla, the popular tourist destination is not expected to be affected, said Thai Police Region 9 Deputy Commissioner Maj-Gen Somchai Petchsuwan.

All parties happy with MAS travel fair

Both visitors and travel agents walked away satisfied with the promotions offered at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Travel Fair 2004, which took place over the weekend.

Concern over gated housing projects

The Government will look into the social impact of gated housing projects, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting.

Greed and graft in dockyard scandal

Greed, corruption and mismanagement caused the failure of PSC-Naval Dockyard Sdn Bhd to build six offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) under a RM5.4bil contract.

Four receive scholarships from academy

EC-Council Academy Malaysia, the principal provider of EC-Council programmes in the Asia-Pacific region, recently presented its inaugural Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yahaya Ibrahim scholarship for e-Business and IT Security programmes to four successful candidates.

Put quality first, builders urged

Housing developers must stop cutting corners and build a reputation that will not only earn them the recognition of local housebuyers but that of potential clients abroad as well.

E-security scholarships

EC-Council Academy Malaysia recently presented its inaugural 'Tan Sri Dato' Dr Hj Yahaya Ibrahim' scholarship for e-Business and IT Security programmes to four successful candidates.

All set for the big opening

Thanks to the Klang Valley's excellent network of highways, especially the new Sistem Lingkaran-Lebuhraya Kajang (Silk) highway, the journey to the University of Nottingham campus in Semenyih, the first British university campus in Malaysia, was surprisingly quick and easy.

Latest outlet sets trend with new concept

Popular fast food restaurant AW Malaysia is now available at the Ikano Power Centre in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya. The recently opened 32nd outlet offers a fresh concept that will set the trend for upcoming outlets and the existing chain of AW restaurants in the country to follow.

Datuk Gopal Sri Ram's judgement on Metramac case