Newsinbrief

Malaysia slammed a failed UN Security Council resolution against Burma, saying it had hardened the resolve of authorities in the military-ruled state.

The United States' strategy of sending more troops to Iraq will not help quell the violence there, and a solution must come from within Iraq, says Malaysia.

Six healthcare centres run by bogus doctors, some even delivering babies, had been closed down ahead of a nationwide crackdown on fake clinics.

The International Maritime Bureau said in its 2006 report that piracy attacks fell for the third year in a row.

Malaysia has asked for more landing rights in Australia to increase flights to the key destinations of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

For the first 11 months to November, total manufacturing sales rose 11.9 percent to RM468.4 billion.

The news saw Genting's shares jump RM1.25 to RM35 by mid-session on the the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange today.

An international meet on the issue will be held next month, he says.

The Indian coast guard seized a Malaysian trawler with 32 crew members, mainly Thai, for fishing in the Bay of Bengal without a permit.

Financial details were not revealed. The catalogue price for the initial 50 planes ordered on Monday comes to US$3.3 billion but deals of this size often feature substantial discounts.

The new route, which will operate six days a week excluding Saturday, will be serviced by an Airbus A340-300 aircraft.

A fee of RM6 for international destinations and RM3 for domestic ones will be collected as part of the cost of an air ticket.

Venezuela and Malaysia signed six cooperation agreements, including some that allow Malaysian firm Petronas to explore for oil in the Orinoco region.

Moves are also planned to halt the use of "corrupted" Malay among government agencies.

The party was talking about allowing dances at functions where the dances were to involve only men or only women.

Malaysia's manufacturing sales, the country's largest foreign exchange earner, expanded by 10.7 percent in October year-on-year to RM45.6 billion.