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The factory in Kulim, Kedah will produce power and logic chips used in industrial and automotive power applications, with a maximum capacity of 100,000 wafer starts per month.

Dutch sniffer dog Rocky intercepted a cargo of 9.5 million cigarettes arriving illegally in Rotterdam from Malaysia last week.

The 11 Chinese and three Vietnamese women were arrested on July 19 in Perak , and charged as though they were prostitutes.

Malaysian king Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and his wife arrived Sunday in Amman for an official three-day visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II.

The government will contribute a quarter of a planned RM88 million budget for the scheme while the rest will be funded by the private sector and an international environmental group.

The government may consider nuclear power generation if the price of oil goes over 100 dollars a barrel.

The Securities Commission (SC) confirmed that it is investigating an alleged manipulation and short-selling of Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation-listed counter, Iris Corporation Bhd.

The government is dedicated to eradicating poverty under the 9th Malaysia Plan which is targeting zero level poverty by 2010.

South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor is planning to make Malaysia its export hub for Southeast Asia.

The authorities have hit out at "irresponsible" ships which dumped sacks of hardened oil sludge off Johor, ruining a section of coastline.

Both islands are located off the coast of Mersing, which is the main port for ferries to the popular beach resort of Pulau Tioman and more than 40 other islands in the area.

Malaysia's manufacturing sales, the cornerstone of the economy, rose 7.6 percent in June year-on-year to RM41.4 billion.

Kuala Lumpur High Court Justice Wan Adnan Muhamad granted the adjournment application made by senior federal counsel Kamaludin Mohd Said who was attending another hearing in Seremban.