ANTARA BERITA MENARIK:

1. Lesen terbang Duit Terbang
   
   

   Nampaknya Skandal Lesen Terbang menjadi bualan harian yang tidak berkesudahan sejak akhir-akhir ini.
   

   Ia berlaku sejak 5 tahun sudah atau mungkin lebih lama dari itu. Jumlah pemegang lesen tersebut dianggarkan 100,000 orang dan ia melibatkan rasuah 40 juta. (Kalau dicongak, purata satu lesen kira-kira RM 40 sahaja kos untuk membelinya) Gelagat BPR kebelakangan ini begitu pelik kerana asyik "menunggu orang turun tangga".
   
   

   Pertama - BPR menyatakan ia sanggup mengetuk pintu rumah pemandu lesen terbang dan mengugut hendak menahan pemegangnya. Jangan lupa 100,000 rumah perlu diketuk - tetapi BPR sendiri tidak tahu dengan lengkap siapa 100,000 pemandu itu. Tindakan mereka menyuruh orang ramai tampil menyerahkan lesen itu membayangkan BPR seperti tidak tahu siapa mereka yang memegang lesen itu. Lagipun bukankah pejabat JPJ itu telah dibakar satu waktu dulu?
   
   

   Kedua - BPR terpaksa pula merayu kepada si Eric Chia untuk tampil kepada BPR. Bukankah BPR mempunyai kuasa untuk menyaman dan mengetuk pintu rumah atau apartment Eric Chia? Kalaulah BPR sanggup mengetuk 100,000 rumah pemilik lesen terbang itu - kenapakah rumah Eric Chia yang beberapa biji itu tidak sanggup untuk diketuknya pula?
   

   
   Sikap BPR dalam dua kes ini menggambarkan tokey duit terbang tidak perlu bimbang pintu rumahnya diketuk, tetapi pemandu lesen terbang perlu dikejutkan walaupun sampai larut malam?
   

   Ketiga - Tidak ada sebarang cerita siapakah MASTERMIND lesen terbang ini. Inilah yang amat melucukan sekali. Gemparnya lesen terbang begitu riuh sekampung tetapi mastermindnya tidak dapat dicari.
   
   

   
   
   

2. NSC - Syarikat Besi Filipina yang berkait rapat dengan Hottick Halim Saad hari ini diarahkan agar "gulung tikar" oleh kerajaan Filipina kerana gagal mendapatkan pelabur baru untuk menyuntik dana ke dalam syarikat itu.
   
   

3. Indeks Komposit BSKL hari ini telah mencecah dibawah paras 700 iaitu 699.72 sebelum ia naik balik sedikit kepada 708.54 mata pada jam 5 petang, 3/10/2000.
   

   Sentimen pasaran agak lemah kerana tiada tanda-tanda positif.
   
   

   Ringkasan Indeks:
   
   

   Selasa 3/10/00 699.72 - 708.54
   Isnin 2/10/00 701.01 - 703.95
   Jumaat 29/9/00 713.51
   
   

   Para penganalisa berpendapat inflasi mungkin meningkat kerana kenaikkan harga minyak. Pasaran semakin lembab kerana tiada minat. Hari ini Bernama mempamirkan angka-angka FDI (ramalan sahaja?) tetapi nampaknya pelabur tidak terpesona dengan angka tersebut.
   

   Perlu diingat bahawa hujung bulan September Pak Lah bertandang ke Jepun, dan Rafidah bertenggek ke Amerika. Mahathir pula mengidam untuk bercakap di Cambridge sambil ingin ketemu Tony Blair di UK. Beliau berlepas hari ini - untuk lawatan 10 hari, dengan menaiki pesawat Global Express yang mewah itu agaknya.
   
   

   Jangan lupa Rafidah sesak dan resah bila disoal bertubi-tubi semasa melawat Korea. Lawatan beliau ke USA pila dimalukan dengan propaganda protes yang tidak disedarinya. Sebagai rakyat yang perihatin kita akan tertanya-tanya mengapa kah mereka asyik keluar negara sejak kebelakangan ini? Adakah mereka sendiri sudah "suspense" (berdebar) kerana indeks BSKL sudah semakin meruncing? Atau terpaksa merayu kepada gergasi pelabur supaya jangan tarik diri? Tulisan MGG Pillai yang lalu menunjukkan Vietnam lebih menarik minat pelabur barangan seperti Motorola manakala rencana AWSJ/Anill Netto menonjolkan India yang ramai tenaga pakar komputer lebih berjaya menawan wang jutawan Bill Gates dari MSC....
   
   

4. Semalam juga, Kadir Jasin (Pengerusi Bernama), Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad Nor (M.D. Padiberas Nasional), dan Jalaluddin Baharuddin (bekas s/u akhbar PM) mengemukakan cadangan kepada EPU untuk menguasai RTM TV2, 6 stesen radio, dan Perbadanan Filem Negara. Jangan lupa Jerung Jalur (JJ) baru sahaja mendapat kerusi pengerusi di Tenaga Nasional. Kes Royalti yang ditimbulkan itu mungkin mengandungi beberapa senjata. Ada kabar bahawa salah satu dari senjata itu ialah untuk memecat Hassan Merican.
   

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Tuesday, October 3 11:34 AM SGT

Philippines SEC Orders National Steel Liquidation

MANILA (Dow Jones)--The Philippines government Tuesday ordered National Steel Corp. (Q.NSC) to be wound up after the ailing steelmaker failed to find a new investor to infuse much-needed fresh capital into the company.

"We are preparing the order for the liquidation," Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Lilia Bautista told reporters.

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KLSE: KL SHARES LOWER IN EARLY SESSION

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Tuesday were weaker in early morning, reflecting the current weak sentiment in the market.

At 9.20 am, the Composite Index fell 2.55 points to 701.40 after dipping to a low of 699.72.

The Emas Index dropped 0.70 of a point to 170.55, the Industrial Index lost 4.57 points to 1,270.07 and the Second Board Index lost 0.26 of a point to 166.55.

Losers outnumbered gainers by 155 to 40 while 48 counters were unchanged and 765 untraded.

Turnover stood at 5.695 million shares valued at RM25.215 million.

The market is likely to stay weak on lack of interests from investors nd the CI testing the support level of 700 points, a dealer said.

He said the only reason why the CI had been staying above 700 in recent weeks was due to the continuing support provided by institutional investors buying selective bluechips.

This was reflected in the trading of the active counters today. For instance, Tenaga Nasional rose 10 sen to RM11.50, Public Bank gained one sen to RM2.80, Commerce-Asset Holdings rose 10 sen to RM9.05 and Pan Malaysian Industries stayed at 31 sen.

Bluechip Maybank remained at RM14.80, Telekom fell 15 sen to RM9.95 and Genting shed 10 sen to RM9.55.

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Monday, October 2 5:54 PM SGT

Malaysian Shrs Down On Oil Price Hike, Weak Regional Mkts

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysian shares took a beating Monday with the key index ending down 1.3% as investors reduced their holdings in the absence of fresh leads, and concerns over a possible increase in inflation after the government increased fuel prices Sunday.

Traders said investors were also concerned about weak regional markets, including those in Taiwan and Korea, which were hit by fears of slowing demand for computers and electronic components.

As a result, technology stocks in Malaysia were sold down Monday with the Technology Index closing down 5% at 79.26 points.

The benchmark Composite Index, which tracks 100 key stocks, ended at 703.95 points, just above its intraday low of 701.01, but 9.56 points lower than Friday's close of 713.51.

Decliners led advancers 711 to 39, with 58 shares unchanged and 197 untraded.

Volume was moderate at 117.5 million shares valued at 337.6 million ringgit ($1=MYR3.80).

Sunday, the Malaysian government raised the price of retail gasoline by 9% or 10 sen per liter. The new price hike is at the higher end of analysts' expectations of a 7% to 9% price rise in retail gasoline prices.

While the 700 points level held Monday, traders said the market is likely to test that level Tuesday.

Among actively traded stocks, Tenaga Nasional Bhd. bucked the negative trend by closing up 0.9% at MYR11.40.

Traders said a recent price hike in liquified natural gas, used for power generation, is likely to be offset by a rise in tariffs.

Shares of Technology Resources Industries Bhd. closed 9.2% down at MYR2.64 on fears that its Eurobond-holders are likely to react negatively to the company's plan to extend its repayment period.

Shares of construction company Gamuda Bhd. fell 12.5% at MYR3.50 on selling by foreign investors, but it's not clear why they were selling, analysts said.

item	Monday	Friday	Change
Composite Index	703.95	713.51	dn 9.56
Emas Index	171.25	174.94	dn 3.69
Second Board Index	166.81	172.31	dn 5.50

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (AFP) - Three Malaysians have submitted a bid to buy the national news agency Bernama and state radio and TV stations from the government, one of the trio said Monday.

Jalaluddin Baharuddin, a former press secretary to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, confirmed a report in The Edge business magazine Sunday.

The others involved are Abdul Kadir Jasin, who stepped down as editor in chief of the New Straits Times newspaper group in January, and Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad Nor, managing director of rice exporter Padiberas Nasional.

"We have submitted a proposal to the EPU (the government's Economic Planning Unit) and are waiting for them to respond," Jalaluddin told AFP.

Bernama is now a statutory body under the information ministry.

The deal, if approved, would also include Radio Television Malaysia 2, six radio stations and the National Film Development Corporation, which are also currently under the ministry's purview.

Kadir Jasin was appointed chairman of Bernama's board on September 1. The government had been planning to privatise the agency, which has been operating for 32 years and has a staff of about 400.

The Edge said Kadir Jasin had received "tacit approval" for his proposal.

Jalaluddin declined further comment on the bid.

When Kadir Jasin stepped down from the New Straits Times, there was strong speculation that he had fallen foul of Mahathir over his coverage. The New Straits Times (NST) is the strongest pro-government newspaper.

But in July Kadir Jasin took over Berita Publishing, the magazine publishing arm of the NST group.

The Edge said the planned Bernama deal would be Kadir's second bid in a decade for a media group, following his involvement in a management buyout of the New Straits Times group in 1993 through a company called Realmild.

KOMEN LIM GUANG ENG

Press Statement By DAP National Vice-Chairman Lim Guan Eng In Petaling Jaya On 3.10.2000

The Government Might As Well Stop The Charade(Sandiwara) Of Pretending To Privatise Bernama, 6 Radio Stations And RTM2 By Selling Them Straight To UMNO Instead Of Datuk A. Kadir Jasin.
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DAP strongly opposes the proposed sale of Bernama, 6 radio stations and a government TV to a consortium led by former New Straits Times Press(M) Bhd Group Editor Datuk A. Kadir Jasin. The Government might as well stop the charade(sandiwara) of pretending to privatise Bernama, 6 radio stations and RTM2, by selling them straight to UMNO instead of Datuk A. Kadir Jasin.

Malaysians are likely to lose out on such a deal in two aspects both monetary terms and in further undermining of the basic fundamental rights of freedom of information. Since the consortium led by Datuk A. Kadir Jasin are close political cronies of both UMNO and government leaders, it is unlikely that Malaysians will receive the best price for such a sale.

If the government is serious about selling this public broadcasting facility at the highest possible price, there should be an open tender. Why is it that only one consortium led by Datuk A. Kadir Jasin given such opportunities? Such selective preference instead of an open tender, will only validate claims of crony capitalism and further dampen our economic recovery.

Further, Malaysians' fundamental rights of freedom of information will not be improved when Datuk A. Kadir Jasin takes over the TV, radio stations and Bernama. Datuk A. Kadir Jasin has a consistent and outstanding record of blindly supporting UMNO and the Prime Minister.

Datuk A. Kadir Jasin will not be independent or unbiased nor promote freedom of information. Instead of promoting accountability, democracy and accountability, we can expect Datuk A. Kadir Jasin to fulfill UMNO's agenda to destroy the opposition with lies, cover up corruption and frighten the peope into voting for BN.

For this reason, DAP condemns this privatisation exercise as self-serving, arbitray abuse of powers by the authorities that is detrimental to the interests of Malaysians and human rights. DAP urges the government to conduct an open tender exercise that ensures the successful bidder follow a set of broadcasting guidelines which promotes freedom of information, equal access by the public and investigative journalism that upholds good governance, accountability and transparency.

- LIM GUAN ENG -

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BERNAMA REPORTED FDI FORECAST

Tuesday, October 3 4:47 PM SGT

Foreign Direct Investment Set to Grow in Malaysia:

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 Asia Pulse - Foreign direct investment (FDI) growth is expected to further increase in Malaysia this year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

In its World Investment Report 2000 released Tuesday, UNCTAD said the anticipated uptrend would be in line with the economic recovery and further liberalisation of investment policies and incentives.

It said in 1999, inflows of FDI into Malaysia had improved by 31 percent to US$3.5 billion (US$1:RM3.80), compared with US$2.7 billion in 1998.

In terms of FDI inward stocks as a percentage of GDP, Malaysia had registered the third-highest among developing countries, after Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore, it added.

The report was presented to the Malaysian media here Tuesday by the deputy director of the Industrial Promotion Division, at the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), Yeow Teck Chai.

For the period of January to August 2000, a total of 547 applications to set up manufacturing projects had been received by the MIDA.

Total proposed capital investment from these applications were worth US$6.7 billion (RM25.5 billion), compared to US$3.7 billion (RM14) billion for the whole of 1999.

Out of the total proposed capital investment in applications received, FDI amounted to US$3.6 billon (RM13.6 billion) or 53 percent, while domestic investment amounted to US$3.1 US billion (RM11.9 billion) or 46.7 percent.

The sources of FDI were mainly from the United States (RM3.3 billion), China (RM2.7 billion), Netherlands (RM1.9 billion), Germany (RM1.4 billion) and Singapore (RM1.2 billion).

These five countries accounted for 76.7 percent of total proposed foreign investment.

In terms of proposed capital investment by industry, high levels of capital investment were recorded for the natural gas industry, electrical and electronics, petroleum products (including petrochemicals) and textile and textile products.