BUSINESS FRIENDLY (Jan 24): The Government is beefing up measures to make Malaysia more attractive and competitive to investors, including giving faster public sector service and standardising the issuance of licenses. For a start, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, automatic consent for approved manufacturing projects and measures to speed up approvals, especially for land matters, would be carried out immediately.
STUDENTS FINGERPRINTED (Jan 25): Malaysian students arriving in the United States this month for the spring intake of universities and colleges were interviewed, fingerprinted and photographed by US Immigration and Naturalisation Service officers before being allowed into the country.
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