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Business : MITI Okays Grants, Loans Worth RM1.06 Billion For SMEs

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Grants and loans worth RM1.06 billion have been approved to 25,549 entrepreneurs engaged in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as of Sept 30.

Business : Government To Seek Views From Private Sector On 10th Malaysia Plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The special briefing on the 10th Malaysia Plan, which is now being formulated by the government, will seek views and suggestions from representatives of the private sector.

General : Najib Assigns Tasks To Ministries

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in an unprecedented move, assigned tasks, responsibilities and timelines to various ministries and agencies to ensure strategies and measures announced in the 2010 Budget are implemented on schedule.

General : More Than 300 Evacuated In Kelantan After Rivers Overflow

KOTA BAHARU, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Kuala Krai and Pasir Mas were two areas hit by floods in Kelantan and 300 people were evacuated since the afternoon when rivers Sungai Kelantan and Sungai Golok overflowed.

General : Penang Will Consider Views Of Building Owners Who Decline Heritage Status

PENANG, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The views of owners who do not want their buildings to be gazetted under the National Heritage Act would be considered, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Friday.

Business : Waqf Can Be Another Source Of Financing, Says Raja Nazrin

LABUAN, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The use of Waqf, more commonly known as Islamic endowment, can be another source of financing and also a mechanism for wealth distribution in Islamic Finance, the Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said on Friday.

General : Timely Visit By Chinese President To Malaysia

By Jamaluddin Muhammad

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Malaysia next week will mark a major step forward in bilateral relations between the two countries.

Business : EU Queries WTO Panel On China Export Restrictions On Key Raw Materials

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The European Union has sought explanation from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel on Chinese export restrictions on a number of key raw materials which it considers a clear breach of international trade rules.

General : JAIS Criticised For Detaining Former Mufti

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- An opposition Member of Parliament Wednesday criticised the action by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) in detaining former Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin for conducting a religious class without certification of authority.

Business : Plan To Make Malaysia A Preferred Global SSO Hub By 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The government aims to make Malaysia the preferred global SSO (shared services and outsourcing) hub by 2010, yielding a targeted export revenue of RM6 billion a year, said National SME Development Council (NSDC).