Company chairman Musa Hitam said the conglomerate plans to diversify its operations by planting rice on at least 17,000 acres (7,000 hectares) of land in Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island.
By D. Arul Rajoo BANGKOK, June 16 (Bernama) -- Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein is here on a three-day visit to get an insight on the operations of the Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo).
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei outclassed Simon Santoso of Indonesia 21-13, 21-5 to claim the men's singles title in the Aviva Open Singapore badminton championships here at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Sunday.
HANOI, Vietnam - How quickly Asia's newest 'Tiger Economy' has stopped roaring. A year ago, Vietnam's stock market was one of the hottest on earth, the real estate market was soaring and economic growth blazing at 8.5 percent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's Sime Darby, the world's largest oil palm company, will venture into rice cultivation in the wake of concerns about a shortage of the grain, an official said Monday.