Vienna - Malaysia is considering fielding top nuclear official Noramly Muslim as a candidate to lead the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after a first vote last week brought no decision, Malaysia's ambassador in Vienna said Thursday.

But the government had not yet taken a final decision on whether to nominate Professor Muslim, who currently chairs Malaysia's Nuclear Energy Licensing Board, Ambassador Arshad Manzoor Hussain told the German News Agency dpa.

Sepang, Malaysia - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was on Thursday stripped of his third place finish from last Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, race stewards in Sepang said.

The McLaren-Mercedes driver originally finished fourth, but was promoted to third after race stewards penalized Toyota's Jarno Trulli for overtaking during a safety car phase.

Kangar (Malaysia), Apr. 2: A Malay Indian woman who is languishing in a jail in Karachi along with three others, has approached the Malaysian Government for help.

Putrajaya (Malaysia), Apr. 2: The transition of power from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Najib Tun Razak begins Thursday as he has an audience with the King to seek permission to resign.

He will also ask the King''s consent to appoint Najib as the country''s sixth Prime Minister, The Star reports.

Reporters and a small group of people gathered outside the palace as Abdullah drove in to meet the Yang diPertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin who had arrived minutes earlier.

Putrajaya (Malaysia), Apr. 2: The Malaysian Education Ministry has said that it will allocate RM 130 million for Tamil schools through the Public Works Department (PWD) as it is the most effective method.

The country’s Education Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the allocation was from the economic stimulus package, and therefore, all projects must be completed by the end of the year.

Sepang, Malaysia  - Formula One driver Jarno Trulli can hope that he would get back his third-place finish in the Australian Grand Prix when racing stewards meet Thursday.

A 25-second penalty was imposed on the Toyota driver after the Italian was deemed to have passed improperly under safety car conditions during Sunday's season opener in Melbourne. The penalty demoted him to 12th place.