Gov't to proceed despite US opposition to fixed-price plan: minister

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Malaysia will continue with its controversial plan to cut prices on computer software and compact discs in its war against piracy despite US criticism of the move, a senior minister said today.

"This mechanism in a way is very unique in Malaysia, but it works. So, what we are trying to do is to extend that mechanism to a sector which we feel is problematic," Muhyiddin Yassin, domestic trade and consumer affairs minister was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.

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