Written by Emily Tan    
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 10:54  
 
Half of the world population owns a mobile phone, said research firm Synovate. According to its September newsletter In:fact, it was estimated that one in every two persons had a cellphone as at February 2008. By the end of next year, that number will increase to 70%, predicts Wireless Intelligence, a mobile market research firm.

Not only do we own mobiles, we are hopelessly attached to it. A survey by Synovate spanning 11 markets and over 8,000 mobile phone owners found that 75% of their respondents never leave home without their phones.

Thursday September 17, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: A lot of emphasis will be put into hearing the concerns and needs of the people before embarking on the light rail transit (LRT) extension project, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

Writing in his blog yesterday, Ong said he had attended a town hall meeting in Subang Jaya on July 25 to listen to feedback, suggestions and comments from residents affected by the LRT extension project.

                         The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations, FOMCA and the Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON) are pleased to jointly organize a half day Public Forum on "Genetic Engineering of Rice and Other Crops" on 5th October 2009.

Rice is the life of Asia. One of the calls of the People’s Year of Rice Action 2009-2010 is protection of Asia’s rice heritage. YORA thus addresses the issue of GE rice and other crops in Asia and its impacts on small rice farmers and rice consumers.

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Note:
- Total of 38 items have been monitored for 50 weeks - 21/9/08 to 30/8/09.
- The graph represents the average prices of a particular item from 3 hypermarkets in the Klang Valley.
- The data is collected weekly.
- A gap in the graph; means that the particular item is not available in all three monitored hypermarkets.

By Azlan Abu BakarPublished: 2009/09/15

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, the state-owned public transport operator, plans to spend up to RM7 billion to extend light rail transit (LRT) lines in Kuala Lumpur. 
 
It already has RM4 billion in hand and will call for bids from construction companies next month.

Group managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said work on the extensions of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang lines, which cover a total of 34.7km, is due to start early next year, after all approvals from the authorities have been obtained.