KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The High Court here has set four days
from March 15 to hear the suit by Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid
Ibrahim against Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) for alleged wrongful sale of
his shares in Guthrie Berhad.

IPOH, March 2 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has
given the go-ahead for the Perak government to implement a development master
plan to make Perak a high-income state with a viable economy, Menteri Besar
Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said here.

AFP - Toyota's bungled global recalls has badly damaged its brand image, but while the carmaker faces its biggest-ever crisis, analysts and experts say its reputation is by no means beyond repair.

AFP - China has started exploring how to reap economic and strategic benefits from the ice melting at the Arctic with global warming, a Stockholm research institute said Monday.

Reuters - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co announced a sharp rise in February sales, benefiting from recall woes at rival Toyota Motor Co, which planned aggressive incentives to win back U.S. customers.

AFP - A senior US diplomat was due in China Tuesday for talks aimed at getting Sino-US relations back on track, with tensions high over US arms sales to Taiwan and a White House visit by the Dalai Lama.