Newsinbrief

The contract for Block 06-102 was signed today in the capital Dili.

Petronas says it will be the technology provider to the project and will provide support through its research and development centre in Malaysia.

Singapore is working with Malaysian authorities to investigate claims that bogus employment agencies are duping Malaysians working in the city-state.

Police are now investigating to find out if more suspects are involved.

Tourism minister was to meet and placate an elderly American couple harassed by Muslim religious officials in the island of Langkawi.

Consumer prices held steady in September, with inflation running at 3.3 percent year-on-year, the government said today.

The Court of Appeal said Norizan Aspungi can proceed with a RM1 million suit, more than two years after the High Court dismissed the case.

The resort will also feature a water park, a maritime museum and six hotels offering more than 1,800 rooms.

The police fed curry to a Zambian drugs suspect to hasten the appearance of a bellyful of heroin that he allegedly swallowed to smuggle.

The meeting took place at the royal palace at Mecca, where Abdullah is currently on a pilgrimage.

Ageing prostitutes in Terengganu have snubbed the government's offer of free retirement homes and alternative employment.

The cabinet decided to lower the speed limit from 90 kilometres per hour until Jan 15, and if successful, the initiative could be made a permanent annual fixture.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi left for Jeddah early Thursday morning to perform the umrah in Mecca.

A Singapore court has sentenced a Malaysian man to hang for the 13-year-old murder of a university professor.

The government will issue up to four licences to telecommunication operators to provide 'fourth generation' wireless high speed Internet services.

Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific Air will fly from Manila to Kuala Lumpur from November, a senior aviation official said today.

An Industrial court has ruled that Malaysia Airlines was right to sack a female flight attendant for getting pregnant a third time.

UK's Stanley Leisure operates 45 casinos across the UK and has international gaming interests in Italy, Belgium, Germany, Croatia and Romania through joint ventures.

The agreement would enable security agencies in both countries to share information in a bid to prevent terrorism and transnational crime.

The idea is to secretly monitor students in some schools to curb discipline problems and improve security.