MISC and Al Hilal in JV to set up shipping agency

By Joseph George  on Monday, February 08, 2010
MISC’s wholly-owned subsidiary MISC Agencies has entered into an agreement with Al Hilal Shipping Agency to set up a joint venture (JV) company in Dubai.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MISC last Wednesday said the agreement is to incorporate a joint venture company in Dubai for acting as [...]

Road transport restrictions during 2010 Chinese New Year

MOT had this up only in Malay language apparently. Some key points have been translated and i’ve translated some in bracket below - to my best knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia. For more info, try +603 88866412.
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Kementerian Pengangkutan melaksanakan larangan ke atas kenderaan barangan menggunakan jalan raya semasa cuti perayaan Tahun Baru Cina 2010 [...]

Pakistan may start exporting meat to Malaysia

Wednesday, January 27, 2010By Israr Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would soon start halal meat export to Malaysia, and in this regard negotiations with Kuala Lumpur were in advanced stages.
“Pakistan is awaiting Malaysian response”, well-placed sources in the Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development told The News on Tuesday.
It is interesting to note that the Malaysian government is [...]

Rice only Asian crop at risk from El Nino

SINGAPORE: Rice is the only crop in Asia at risk of potential damage from El Nino as the weather phenomenon, which reduces rainfall, weakens and may spare coffee, palm oil, rubber and sugarcane output, an agricultural meteorologist said.
Drier-than-normal weather has affected rice crops in Myanmar, Thailand, northern Philippines and northern Malaysia, Bryce Anderson, chief agricultural [...]

Indonesia seizes 75 tons of explosive material smuggled from Malaysia

Customs officials in Riau Islands have foiled an attempt to smuggle 75 tons of pure ammonium nitrate, which could be used for improvised explosive devices, on a ship from Malaysia bound for Selayar Island in South Sulawesi.
Riau Islands Customs and Excise Office head Nasar Salim said Friday that the wooden ship was intercepted by a [...]

Press release: PKA REFOCUSES ON ITS CORE BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCES STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVED SERVICES

Found this press release from PKA’s website while surfing. this release wasn’t dated but must have been dated some time in end Aug / Sep as Kee was appointed on July 6th 2009.
You can download the PDF here.
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PRESS RELEASE
PKA REFOCUSES ON ITS CORE BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCES STRATEGIES FOR
GROWTH AND IMPROVED SERVICES.
Being at the [...]

Timber Exports Down 17.9 Per Cent

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) - Malaysian timber and timber products export declined 17.9 per cent to RM13.95 billion for the January to September period this year compared with the same period last of last year.
In a statement released during a seminar hereMonday, Malaysia Timber Industry Board (MTIB) said the decline in export value was [...]

Work together, shippers and service providers told

SHIPPERS and service providers along the logistics value chain should work together to keep costs at competitive levels, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan.
“An efficient and cost competitive logistics and transportation sector is vital to maintain the competitiveness of exports,” he said at the opening of the National Shippers Conference [...]

Giant CMA CGM Ship Makes Maiden Call At Westports

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) — As an early appetizer for 2010, one of the world’s largest containership, the 13,300-TEU CMA CGM Christophe Colomb made its maiden call at Westports Malaysia Container Terminal last Sunday.
It represents the biggest vessel to arrive at Port Klang to date, Westports said in a statement on Sunday.
Although it was [...]