Malaysia

Malaysia lifts ethnic quota on ownership of service industry firms

 Malaysia lifts ethnic quota on ownership of service industry firms Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian government announced Wednesday that it would immediately remove a 30-per-cent requirement for ethnic Malay ownership in 27 service sectors.

Prime Minister Najib Razak said the move would involve sectors such as health, tourism, business and computer-related services.

Malaysian court sentences two Thais to hang for drug trafficking

 Malaysian court sentences two Thais to hang for drug trafficking

Malaysian Indian Congress sets up panel to help duped foreign workers

Malaysian Indian Congress seeks second ministerial postKajang (Malaysia), Apr. 22 : The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress party has set up a committee to help foreign workers, who are facing problems with their work permits and documents.

After coming across many reports of migrant workers being duped into coming to Malaysia, MIC Youth decided to set up this committee.

Led by its membership and voters’ registration bureau chief G. Kumaar Aamaan, the committee has so far received three such cases involving 10 workers employed in restaurants and manufacturing sector in Johor and Genting Highlands.

Piracy cases almost double in first quarter of 2009, watchdog says

Piracy cases almost double in first quarter of 2009, watchdog says Kuala Lumpur - An international piracy watchdog on Tuesday warned of increasing violent pirate attacks in the troubled Gulf of Aden off Somalia, as worldwide pirate
attacks rose by almost 100 per cent for the first three months of this year compared to 2008.

The London-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said 102 pirate attacks were reported from January to March, compared to 53 in the same period last year.

Uproar after Radio Televisyen Malaysia’s retiming of Mandarin, Tamil news

Uproar after Radio Televisyen Malaysia’s retiming of Mandarin, Tamil newsKuala Lumpur, Apr 21 : Radio Televisyen Malaysia's (RTM) Chinese and Indian viewers of Tamil origin are all riled up over the retiming of the Mandarin and Tamil news slots.

The MCA claimed the change of the Mandarin news time slot from 8 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. on TV2 would not benefit Chinese viewers, while a PPP leader Senator T. Murugiah also cited the same over the rescheduling of Tamil @ 2 news from its original 7.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. beginning on Monday.

Malaysian wildlife officers seize 210 monitor lizards

Malaysian wildlife officers seize 210 monitor lizards Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian wildlife officers seized 210 clouded monitor lizards believed to be for sale at a village in the central Pahang state, officials said Monday.

A raid conducted by the wildlife department on Saturday led to the discovery of the protected animals in individual sacks, department director Khairiah Mohamad Shariff said.

The lizards were valued at about 10,500 ringgit (2,837 dollars), she said.

Khairiah said no suspects were detained in the operation.

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