Dr M: Govt okay with selling MAS, but wants its identity retained

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is prepared to sell its national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) but would like to retain its national identity, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"We would like to sell MAS but we would like to retain its identity as the Malaysian Airlines," he told reporters at the sideline of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Roundtable event here on Tuesday (June 25).