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WOOING MORE INVESTMENTS: Othman (right), pictured here with US President Barack Obama, says Malaysia wants more American companies to invest in the country and is also pushing for an increase in trade with the US even though trade between the two ...See all stories on this topic »

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Malaysia Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MAY) (the "Fund") announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a change in the Fund's benchmark to the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Total Return Index.See all stories on this topic »

They arrested six people and say the drugs were to be smuggled to Malaysia. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. Police in southern Thailand have seized 26 kilograms (57 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine concealed in a ...See all stories on this topic »

Some military veterans in Malaysia have taken to bending over and waggling their buttocks at their political opponents in the latest effort to stigmatize one of the country's best-known protest leaders. Early Tuesday, a handful of retired soldiers from ...See all stories on this topic »

KUALA LUMPUR May 16 (Reuters) - Malaysian shipping liner MISC Bhd said in a filing to the local stock exchange on Wednesday: *Q1 ended March 31 net loss widened 51 percent to 465.08 million ringgit ($151 million) from a 307.88 million ringgit net loss ...See all stories on this topic »

* Potential Greece exit from euro zone weighs * Palm oil to test support at 3136 ringgit -technicals * Fidelity, Value Partners among Felda cornerstones -source (Updates prices, quote) By Chew Yee Kiat SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil ...See all stories on this topic »

AP MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected al Qaida-linked militants have freed a Malaysian man after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday. Sulu provincial Governor Abdusakur Tan said Mohammad Nazarudin bin ...See all stories on this topic »