PRESS DIGEST - Malaysia - April 30

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

ALL NEWSPAPERS

- Malaysian members of parliament have the duty to ensure that the various races in the country remain united and to fight off any attempt to divide them, said Malaysian King Mizan Zainal Abidin.

THE STAR (www.thestar.com.my)

- The state organisation for wives of Barisan Nasional (National Front) assemblyman and members of parliament, was dissolved and the remaining funds, amounting to 590,665 ringgit, donated to charity organisations and Bakti.

- DiGi.Com Bhd (DSOM.KL) has recorded an 18 percent increase in net profit to 290 million ringgit for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with the previous corresponding quarter, Chief Executive Officer Johan Dennelind said.

NEW STRAITS TIMES (www.nst.com.my)

- Disiplinary action will be taken against Barisan Nasional (National Front) component party members who bicker in public, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

BUSINESS TIMES (www.btimes.com.my)

- Berjaya Land Bhd (BLAD.KL) is partnering the Jeju Free International City Development Centre to develop a $3.6 billion (about 11 billion ringgit) resort-type residential and commercial complex in South Korea, the ocmpany said.

THE EDGE FINANCIAL DAILY (www.theedgedaily.com.my)

- The government is set to raise the retirement age for civil servants to 58 years from the present 56 in response to a proposal by the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services, sources said.

THE MALAYSIAN RESERVE (news@themalaysianreserve.com)

- Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) PETR.UL unit, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, will pay 574.48 million ringgit to a SapuraCrest Petroleum Bhd (SCRS.KL) and Seadrill Ltd joint venture company for the immediate use of a self-erecting tender rig.

THE SUN (www.sun2surf.com)

- The Transport Ministry is probing the events leading to the awarding of the Express Rail Link (ERL) contract which requires airline passengers using KL International Airport to subsidise the rail operations, its Minister Ong Tee Keat said.