1.PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder and honorary lifepresident of Genting Group, passed away at 11.20am Tuesday at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre.
3.C.M., F.R.A.I.C., B.Arch., A.R.I.B.A., O.A.Q., O.A.A., one of the seven members in the master planning and operating team of the 1967 Montreal World Exposition; emeritus governor of McGill University; winner of Life Achievement Award by the President.
4.Sy Sternberg, who first joined New York Life in 1989 as senior vice president in charge of the group insurance department, took the helm as chairman, president and CEO following the retirement of Harry Hohn.
5."He will be a strong, principled voice for American business and an inspiration for millions of men and women who dream of a better life in our country," said the president.
9.The Department of Health is outlawing the use of "positive" brand names such as "Long Life," "Formosa" (treasure island), "New Paradise," and "President," currently used for tobacco products by the Tobacco and Alcohol Monopoly Bureau.