SHAH ALAM (Malaysia) - THE SELANGOR government today issued a directive to the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) to discuss with land owners and residents' representatives in Bukit Antarabangsa on maintenance of the slopes there.
JAKARTA - INDONESIA'S state oil firm Pertamina pledged on Tuesday to step up security at its operations, including refineries and oil depots, after a fire badly damaged a major depot in the capital last month.
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA is ready to review and gradually liberalise its race-based economic policies to promote new investment, the country's influential trade minister said.
'We will slowly liberalise where possible when we are ready, and this will provide new avenues for foreign and domestic investments,' Minister of International Trade and Industry Muhyiddin Yassin told reporters on Tuesday.
IPOH (Malaysia) - MALAYSIA'S government on Tuesday was preparing for further political challenges, as two electorates fell vacant shortly after its controversial power grab in northern Perak state.