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2010-03-11 Malaysia Kitchen for the World 2010 Campaign Launched to Promote Malaysian Restaurants and Cuisine in. -- NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ --

Metropolitan area, were served with a wide array of classic Malaysian dishes including Roti Canai, Chicken Satay, Curry Laksa, and Beef Rendang. The room was decorated to recreate the scene at a classic Malaysian street market, with attendees able to touch and feel some of the essential ingredients used in Malaysian cooking. Members of the media and food bloggers were noted utilizing twitter to communicate their experience while still at the event.

Educating chefs and other food influencers is key to raising the profile of Malaysian cuisine. The program will enlist Malaysian chefs to offer educational seminars and cooking classes at top cooking schools in

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Malaysia Kitchen for the World 2010 Campaign Launched to Promote Malaysian Restaurants and Cuisine in the New York Metro Area. Kick-Off Luncheon Featured Award-Winning Chef, Zak Pelaccio, and Prominent Local Malaysian Chefs at International Culinary Center (NYC). - Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation Malaysia New York PDT ASI FOD RST

2010-03-09 Ready Meals in Malaysia to 2013 - new market report released

This databook provides key data and information on the ready meals market in Malaysia. This report is a comprehensive resource for market, category and segment level data including value, volume, distribution share and company and brand share. This report also provides expenditure and consumption data for the historic and forecast periods.

Leading players in Malaysian ready meals market include Nestle S. A. , Kart Food Industries and LKT Food Industries Sdn. Bdh.

Ready Meals in Malaysia to 2013 - a new market research report on

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2010-03-07 The Hindu : Life and Style / Metroplus : Filipino fun

Juancho Miday, spent a couple of years in Chennai. And was not sure how happy he would be once he shifts to another state in the south of India. After having spent fun years stirring and steaming the yummiest of dishes for the varied food connoisseurs in Dubai, Singapore and Malaysia, Juancho a native of Philippines, expected something similar when he landed in Chennai. But he was in for a rude shock, Chennai was very traditional. The customers are choosy eaters. They interact less with us and that made me feel as if I am an outsider, says Juancho.

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2010-03-05 Malaysias Central Bank Raises Interest Rates

Growth is expected to strengthen further," Bank Negara Malaysia said in its statement accompanying the quarter percentage point hike in the benchmark overnight policy rate, to 2. 25 pct. "Prices will gradually increase during the year," it said, while predicting that "inflation is expected to remain moderate. " The bank noted the risks of "rising global commodity and food prices. "

In the policy statement, the Malaysian central bank cited the "continued improvement" in exports, "particularly from the regional economies," an allusion to the strength of trade within Asia. Traditionally, Asias export-led economies have relied substantially on demand from the U. S. and Europe. Malaysias economy grew 4. 5 pct. in the last quarter of 2009 compared to the year earlier, helped along by strong consumer spending and trade.

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Malaysias central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday and noted the economic recovery is firmly established, in another sign of the rapidly improving economic fortunes across Asia.

2010-03-04 PRESS DIGEST - Malaysia - March 3 Reuters

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Fish importers ended their boycott on Tuesday following an agreement with the authorities to extend the deadline until November to switch to food-grade insulated fish boxes.

Following are the main stories in Malaysian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Following are the main stories in Malaysian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE STAR ( . my) - Growth of mobile handset sales - Malaysia Chan KokSuan Leong Kwok Nyem Mahathir Mohamad Mustapa Mohamed

2010-03-01 KFC Holdings To Spread Wings To India ::

KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama) -- Fast food operator, KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd, in a move to further spread its wings overseas, will establish 10 outlets in India this year.

The venture into India is a long-term move and the outlets there will only serve halal food," he told reporters after opening the KFC Graduate Enterprenuership 2010 Programme here on Sunday.

Its Chairman Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim said KFC, which operated 540 outlets in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Cambodia, would spend RM1. 2 million to set up each outlet.

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2010-02-26 BERNAMA - Humanitarian Relief Hub To Be Set Up In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The regions first humanitarian relief hub run by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will be set up in Malaysia at a cost of RM17 million.

This is a concrete commitment and contribution on the part of the Government of Malaysia to the vital international effort of providing humanitarian aid and assistance in times of need and emergency," he said during the signing of the basic agreement between the government and the WFP, here Thursday.

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2010-02-23 The Star Online: Blog

I had a really bad experience recently on my way back from Singapore to KL at one of the rest stops along the way. I bought a Ramly burger at one of the shops and being naive or too trusting of the way things are in Malaysia, didnt check the contents of the burger. When i was eating the burger in the bus, after consuming 3 ig mouthfuls, to my horror, I realised that a large mouthful of the burger is bitten on the other side. What the * no. @*. I immediately lost my appetite. I imagined some grimy fingers making the burger and taking a large bite of my burger.

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2009-12-08

Prizes up for grabs include a holiday package worth RM6,000 each, cash prizes of RM1,500 or RM150 each, tickets to watch the Formula Drift happening at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang, on and 20, and goodie bags consisting of food products from Network Foods (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the M-150 local sole distributer.

According to Chan Choung Yau, the executive director of Pan Malaysia Corporation (the parent company of Network Foods), the Speed Race Tournament is consistent with what M-150 is all about being young and vibrant.

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2009-12-05 Supermarkets get slippery over green palm oil promises Fred Pearce Environment

For European food retailers stand accused of hypocrisy over buying palm oil from tropical countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, where the widely used edible oil is often grown on land that once was rainforest. Many of them promised to buy sustainable palm oil if it became available.

This explains why, Malaysia, which had been the worlds largest producer of palm oil for over a century still has an enviable forest cover of more than 55 pct. , which is one of the highest forest cover prevailing in the world today. The Malaysian state of Sarawak,which is the target of much of the finger pointing still has forest cover of 76 pct. This fact takes on added significance when it is juxtaposed against the prevailing 20 odd per cent forest cover prevailing in

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Fred Pearce: Food manufacturers in Europe called for greener palm oil. The growers supplied it. So why arent supermarkets buying it - Environment Deforestation Biofuels Ethical and green living World news Indonesia Business Supermarkets Environment