Govt to do away with oppressive laws, says Mahathir


ENCOURAGED with the big turnout of Japanese corporate figures and captains of industry at a business conference, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad laid out his government’s plan to woo Japanese investors, including doing away with oppressive laws and enact new ones.

The Prime Minister pledged that the government would be their friends and that they would be treated as guests when they invest in Malaysia.

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