PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Employment Act 1955 will be amended soon aimed at reducing the country's dependency on foreign workers, said Human Resource Minister Dr S.Subramaniam.

KOTA BAHARU (Malaysia), Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Police are stepping up surveillance along the Kelantan-Thai border to check the illegal entry of immigrants from Thailand following the unrest in the cou

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government is confident of reducing the fiscal deficit to 3.6 per cent next year from the projected 4.8 percent this year, Prime Minister Abdullah Ah

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- A helicopter crashed in the Gulf sea on Wednesday, killing all seven passengers and crew aboard.

KOTA BAHARU (Malaysia), Sept 4 (Bernama) -- MISC Bhd had told families of 65 Malaysian crew of two tankers hijacked by pirates off Somalia that the ordeal will be over in 30-40 days.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Another vessel will be despatched to the Gulf of Aden, located between Yemen and Somalia, to protect the five MISC Bhd ships sailing in those waters.

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KUCHING, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The oil palm roundtable sustainability talks, being organised by the Malaysian Palm oil Board in three cities in Europe next week, will be part of ongoing efforts to co

PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Participants of the Malaysian Association of Tours and Travel Agents (Matta) exhibition beginning Friday have been urged to promote domestic tourism in

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) - The airline industry needs greater "commercial freedom" with an option of having foreign ownership as to gain broader market access, says the International Air Tra