By Zainuddin Muhammad PULAU PERHENTIAN: While the operators of 24 resorts and chalets on Pulau Perhentian Besar are resigned to having to rely on generators for power, 19 resort owners on Pulau Perhentian Kecil are hoping for a lifeline in the form of power supply from Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

By A. Kathirasen IN the book Power Builds The Nation, writer Muzaffar Tate says: "If Ramanath had had his way, Malaysia today would already possess its first nuclear power station, sited most probably at Lumut or Port Klang." Tate was referring to A.

IN 1973, the National Electricity Board (the predecessor of Tenaga Nasional Berhad), realising that oil prices would continue rising, established a nuclear division to work towards harnessing nuclear energy for power generation.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wants to once again hear from the people, in particular non-governmental organisations, who are against the construction of a coal-fired power plant.

China's electric company to construct power plant in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's national electricity utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said hereon Wednesday that a Chinese electric company has won the bidding to construct a power plant in Malaysia.