41.   The mining sector attracted investors, dealers said.

42.   The state is now unable to allocate sufficient investment for the mining sector, the report said.

43.   There were also drops in retail trade, the mining sector and forestry.

44.   Job cuts at in the mining sector could go some way to explain the worsening relations between locals and immigrants.

45.   Talks on the mining sector were held Friday, the same source said.

46.   The department attributed the increase in the mining sector to higher production of crude oil and natural gas.

47.   The department attributed the increase in the mining sector to higher production of oil and natural gas.

48.   The index was propelled by higher output in the manufacturing, elecricity and mining sectors, the department said in a report released through Bernama news agency.

49.   The miners were also demanding a tripling of the money set aside in the current draft of the state budget for the mining sector.

50.   The minister described economic growth as patchy, with good growth in the communications and mining sectors, but subdued consumption flowing through to the retail and manufacturing sectors.