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This page deals with February 2006 events in, or related to, Malaysia and Singapore and their citizens.

26 February 2006 (Sunday)

• Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik: Tariff increase to be known within two months (The Star)
• State Forestry Department: Only RM5 to join Bigfoot search. (The Star)
• Republic of Singapore Navy and Indian Navy begin their thirteenth maritime bilateral exercise in the Indian Ocean. The ten-day exercise is called Simbex 2006. (Indian Express)

25 February 2006 (Saturday)

• Children discharged after testing negative for H5N1 bird flu virus (The Star)
• AirAsiaQ2 net profit rises over 16% (The Star)
• Scomi hits RM1bil turnover target sooner (The Star)
• Singapore holds a state funeral for the late Sinnathamby Rajaratnam. (CNA)
• In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian authorities arrest Singaporean Tan Chor Jin, a suspect of the murder of nightclub owner Lim Hock Soon in Serangoon, Singapore on 15 February. Tan is expected to be extradited to Singapore. (CNA)

23 February 2006 (Thursday)

• Malaysia economy grew 5.3% in 2005 (The Star)
• Bank Negara increases interest rate to 3.25% (The Star)
• Nicol David, Azlan Iskandar and Ong Beng Hee reach final Asian Squash Championships in Taipeh, Taiwan. (The Star)

22 February 2006 (Wednesday)

• Former Deputy Prime Minister Sinnathamby Rajaratnam dies from heart failure at the age of 90. (CNA)

21 February 2006 (Tuesday)

• Malaysian government confirms a case of H5N1 bird flu strain in Gombak, Selangor. (The Star)
• Mozambique athletes to train in Malaysia as a preparation for Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 (Bernama)

20 February 2006 (Monday)

• Proton is keeping Lotus Cars. (The Star)
• Michael Wong appointed as Tourism Malaysia envoy. (The Star)

19 February 2006 (Sunday)

• EPF to declare higher dividend (The Star)
• Azlan Iskandar beat Ong Beng Hee in closely contested clash in CIMB KL Open 2006 squash tournament. (The Star)

17 February 2006 (Friday)

• Public Bank Berhad acquires Hong Kong-based Asia Commercial Bank Ltd. (The Star)
• Killinghall to call EGM over Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad's offer to buy Southern Bank Berhad. (The Star)
• Malaysian Business magazine places Robert Kuok as Malaysia richest person as of 2006. (Bernama)

15 February 2006 (Wednesday)

• Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announces a cabinet resuffle. (Bernama)
• A 41 year old businessman was shot dead in his flat in Serangoon. (CNA)
• The Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) will continue to pay 2.5% to its members for savings in the Original account from April to June 2006. (CNA)

14 February 2006 (Tuesday)

• Malaysian Information Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir resigns. (Bernama)

12 February 2006 (Sunday)

• Malaysian Agriculture Minister Muhyiddin Yassin slams Singaporean traders for re-exporting Malaysian products as Singaporean products. (BusinessWeek)

10 February 2006 (Friday)

• Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, acting Minister of Federal Territory defends Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Act. (The Star)
• Secretary General of Singapore Democratic Party, Chee Soon Juan, was declared a bankrupt by the High Court, after he failed to pay S$500,000 in damages awarded to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in a defamation lawsuit concerning comments he made during the Singapore general election, 2001. (CNA)

9 February 2006 (Thursday)

• The permit of The Sarawak Press Sdn Bhd, publisher of Sarawak Tribune, has been suspended immediately until further notice over its publication of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad last Saturday. (Bernama)
• Bank Negara will issue a series of new Islamic bonds, beginning with the RM400mil Sukuk Ijarah on Feb 16. Futures issues will be of RM100mil to RM200mil in size. (Bernama)
• TH Hin Corporation Bhd extends its losses on Feb 10, down as much as 24% or RM1.20 to RM3.80 in thin trade after Bursa Securities cautioned investors over the recent excessive volatility of the share price. Bursa Malaysia has issued a caution statement to investors on the "excessive volatility" of TH Hin's share price. (The Edge Daily)
• Southern Bank Bhd (SBB) is expected to make an announcement today relating to "a near term merger alternative". Its shares were suspended from trading yesterday pending the announcement. (MSN Money)
• DRB-HICOM Bhd announces the retirement of group managing director Tan Sri Mohd Saleh Sulong, effective the end of the month. (Bernama)

7 February 2006 (Tuesday)

• The Ford Motor Factory in Upper Bukit Timah Road, the site of the British surrender to the Japanese during World War II, will be gazetted as a national monument on 15 February. (CNA)
• Panasonic is investing S$150 million to build a new factory in Ang Mo Kio Singapore for semiconductor assembly and testing. (CNA)

6 February 2006 (Monday)

• Singapore most wanted Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror suspect, Mas Selamat Kastari, is arrested by Indonesian anti-terror squad in Java. He is suspected for plotting to bomb Singapore Changi Airport in 2002. (TheStar)

5 February 2006 (Sunday)

• John Chew, the 59-year-old Bishop of Singapore is installed as the new Anglican Archbishop of Southeast Asia. (CNA)

4 February 2006 (Saturday)

• Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to continue negotiations on the issue of building a full bridge to replace the Johor-Singapore Causeway, after the foreign ministers of both countries Syed Hamid Albar and George Yeo met informally in the evening. (CNA)
• Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) is launching a book RISALAH about Singapore Muslim identity, to be published in July. MUIS is inviting the public to offer comments and feedback. (CNA)
• 20,000 people attends the Chingay Parade along Orchard Road. (CNA)

3 February 2006 (Friday)

• In response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) issued a statement that said "the inciting of hatred against a faith of a people is very unfortunate." The Foreign Minister George Yeo and the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim have similarly said that the incident shows the need to respect racial and religious sensitivities, have a "responsible media," and to cultivate good inter-religious relations and confidence beyond just legislation. (Straits Times)

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• New Straits Times [1]
• The Star [2]
• Bernama [3]
• The Malay Mail [4]
• Daily Express [5] (mainly Sabah news)

Singapore

• Channel NewsAsia [6]
• Straits Times [7]
• Business Times [8]
• The New Paper [9]
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