AMMI sees more from non-rubber-based products

Top Glove acquiring 300m new shares in Singapore's
Medi-Flex
By Isabelle Francis - Top Glove Corp Bhd has proposed to acquire 300.3 million new shares in Singapore-listed Medi-Flex Ltd for S$21 million (about RM49 million), a move which will make the latter a subsidiary.

Nanyang Business
27 Sep 2006

Need to move up the value chain
18 Sep 2006 NST - BizNews

Medical devices industry to continue growing at 8pc
15 Sep 2006 NST - BizNews

My Notebook: A road map for Malaysia's industrial growth
18 Aug 2006 - PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will unveil the Third Industrial Master Plan (IMP3) today and outline the strategy for growth over the next 15 years.

Malaysian manufacturers wary of US move on patents
August 22 2006 - MALAYSIAN manufacturers are wary of any move by the US to incorporate software patents and pharmaceutical patents in ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks between the US and Malaysia.

America Hears Introduces New Hearing Aids Based On ADRO Technology
10 Aug 2006 -- America Hears, the leading manufacturer and vendor of digital hearing aids, and Dynamic Hearing, the leading developer of software for the hearing aid and personal communications industries, today announced the world's first hearing aid product, known as the Freedom AD.

Govt To Ensure Quality SME Products Marketed Globally
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The government has taken steps to ensure that quality small and medium enterprise (SME) products are marketed internationally, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Monday.

Industrial Master Plan To Be Launched On Aug 18
PERTH, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Third Industrial Master Plan (IMP), which will complement the Ninth Malaysia Plan, is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Aug 18.

M'sia Expects To Register Strong Second Quarter Growth
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to register a strong second quarter growth this year. Bank Negara Malaysia's governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the export numbers from the second quarter have been good.

MITI expects 7% growth in manufacturing
Malaysia's manufacturing sector is expected to grow by 7 % this year, on the back of resilient domestic and global demand, compared with 4.9 % in 2005, said the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, at the release of the (MITI) Report 2005, on Tuesday.