Pharmaceutical giants view Malaysia as an ideal location to carry out diagnostic and clinical trials for the global market.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said priority could be given to such value-added trials as Malaysia’s multi-ethnic composition represented a big portion of the global population.Light moment: Najib at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur Monday. With him are Science, Technology...
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Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) has called for the immediate release of the 15,000 Bahasa Malaysia Bibles being withheld by the authorities.It said the seizure contravened Article 11 of the Federal Constitution which gives all Malaysians the right to profess and practise his faith.“This constitutional right is rendered illusory if Christians in Malaysia are denied access to Bibles in a language...
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Encouraged by the good number of Danish tourists to Malaysia this year, Tourism Malaysia will further strengthen its strategies to boost arrivals especially in the coming winter break.Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said 20,161 Danes visited Malaysia up to September, a steady increase from 12,773 in 2006, 19,773 in 2007 and 23,817 last year.Dr Ng is confident that the uptrend will continue...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s halal meat industry is not likely to take off in a big way in the international market and the country would be better off selling its non-meat halal products such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and Islamic financial services, says Oxford professor.The country’s meat industry, apart from being hardly able to meet local demand, also fell short of international quality standards,...
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Students being briefed about various courses and universities at the Overseas Education Fair held in Madurai on Wednesday.MADURAI: Blending multimedia with all degree courses — be it an engineering or business management programme — is the hallmark of this university in Malaysia.As the name suggests, the university itself is named as Multimedia University and all its undergraduate/postgraduate courses...
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will be a feast for the ears and eyes when some 2,000 local and foreign band members congregate in Malaysia for the inaugural Malaysia World Band Competition 2009 from Dec 5 to 19.Themed “Hear the Colours of the World”, it promises energetic performances by world-class marching bands from Asia including Malaysia, South Africa and countries in Oceania.Show of support: The main organiser, co-organisers...
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The Government realises that more excitement and buzz need to be created about Malaysia in its efforts to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak said that was the only way they could ensure enough supply of knowledge workers with the right skills and brains to create more opportunities in the country."If we can do this, then we don't just...
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Kuala Lumpur - Chinese President Hu Jintao was accorded a grand state welcome Tuesday upon his arrival in Malaysia for a two-day visit.Hu, who arrived with his wife and a 180-member delegation, was given a red-carpet welcome at Parliament, where he inspected an honour guard.He was scheduled to hold an audience with Malaysian King Mizan Zainal Abidin and attend a royal banquet at the palace.Hu, the...
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The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) has called for the immediate release of the 15,000 Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia being withheld by the authorities.It said that such an action contravened Article 11 of the Federal Constitution, which gave all Malaysians the right to profess and practise their faith.“This constitutional right is rendered illusory if Christians in Malaysia are denied access to...
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