PRESS DIGEST - Malaysia - Nov 26

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

ALL NEWSPAPERS

- The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) went ahead with its gathering in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, defying a court order against the rally, forcing the police to use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.

THE STAR

- Wellcall Holdings Bhd (WCAL.KL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), which on Thursday announced its best-ever quarterly profit, expects the momentum of its financial performance to continue as a result of higher capacity utilisation and better pricing, said its Executive Director Alex Chew.

NEW STRAITS TIMES

- Police had to be firm in dispersing the illegal gathering in Kuala Lumpur in the interest of public safety and security, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

MALAYSIAN RESERVE

- Mesdaq-listed Opcom Holdings Bhd (OPCM.KL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is on the prowl to buy a number of companies in Singapore to boost its fibreoptic business regionally, its Chairman Mukhriz Mahathir said.