MIDA in FDI discussions with Japanese, German and US companies

""There are ongoing negotiations. We are confident of securing a few more deals with Japanese, German and American companies," MIDA director-general Datuk R. Karunakaran said after a press conference to announce the setting up of a plant in Malaysia by Japan`s Ibiden Co...

Indonesia, Malaysia pledge to settle Borneo border row

"Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said the two sides had formed a joint working group to study the border conflict over the Ambalat block and find a solution upon which both parties could agree, the Star daily reported."We have agreed to settle the matter amicably. We...

Malaysia mulls law to stop defection among lawmakers - report

""It's high time that we have the Anti-Hopping Law to stop such acts," Zaid, who is a minister in the Prime Minister's Office tasked with judicial oversight, told Bernama.Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's race-based Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition suffered its worst ever...

Malaysian PM brings fresh faces to post-election cabinet

"Abdullah was under pressure to rejuvenate his administration after March 8 polls that saw the Barisan Nasional coalition lose its two-thirds majority for the first time in four decades, triggering calls for his resignation.Veteran trade minister Rafidah Aziz, who had held...

Malaysian PM to downsize cabinet: report

"The Star daily cited sources as saying that posts would be trimmed in line with the smaller government presence in parliament, where it now has 140 lawmakers compared to 198 in the outgoing administration.Abdullah told the state Bernama news agency the new line-up would...

Match-making manifesto woos Malaysian voters

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Malaysia's conservative Islamic party pledged Tuesday to provide match-making services for older women and cut the cost of dowries in an election manifesto for its stronghold of Kelantan state.The fundamentalist Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),...

Forty-seven Indonesians die in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Forty-seven Indonesian nationals died of different causes in Malaysia in January 2008, a spokesman said. The dead included those who had received certificates of permanent residence, were employed as migrant workers, died while being treated at...

Anwar`s wife to help him return to office in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - The wife of Malaysian political dissident Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday she will give up her parliamentary seat to make way for her husband's return to public office, state media reported.The opposition Keadilan party president, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail,...

RI confers medals on Malaysians who participated in AMM

""The Satyalancana Dharma Nusa medal is the highest distinction the Indonensian government can grant to military personnel and civilians who have done meritorious work in maintaining security and order in Indonesia," Tatang said. "These medals are presented as an expression...