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Ministry Gives Special Focus On Broadband Project

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Information Communication and Culture Ministry will give special focus to the implementation of the high speed broad band (HSBB) project so that the service could be enjoyed by the people next year as scheduled.

MAS Well-placed To Capture Increased Passenger Traffic From London

From Noor Soraya Mohd Jamal

LONDON, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Airlines is better poised to capture increased passenger traffic from London to Kuala Lumpur with its relocation to the newly-refurbished Terminal 4 at London's Heathrow International Airport and the opening up of its brand new Golden Lounge.

Landslide Mud Fill Up Four Houses

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The porch area of four of 14 houses in Jalan JU5/5, Taman Jasa Utama, Batu Caves, near here became filled with mud as high as 20 centimetres after a landslide occurred at a hill slope nearby at 5pm Saturday.

Pairin: Solution Needed On Illegal Immigrant Problem In Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has called for a definite solution to the state's illegal immigrant problem, saying the issue has been going on for so long.

Flood Situation In Terengganu Improves

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Terengganu is reported to have improved with only 588 victims from four districts still remaining at the evacuation centres as at 8pm Saturday.

Ghani Declines To Comment On IRDA CEO Post

JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman declined to comment as to whether Iskandar Region Development Authority (IRDA) chief executive officer Harun Johari would be resigning from the post.

MAYC Complex Not For Sale To Settle RM9 Million Debts

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Association of Youth Clubs (MAYC) will not sell its assets including the MAYC Complex in Jalan Syed Putra here to settle outstanding debts totalling RM9 million, said its outgoing president Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.

Human Resources Ministry To Visit Homes With Maids

MELAKA, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Human Resources Ministry, through the Manpower Department, will make random visits to homes to get feedback about the situation of foreign maids, especially those from Indonesia, said Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.