Malaysian company Maxis
Communications owning 74
per cent stake in mobile
telecommunications
operator Aircel Cellular
plans to invest Rs. 2000
crore (USD 454 million)
and reach eight million
subscribed in 2007-08.<More>
Indians Buying Malaysia
Property
(March 12, 2007)
About 700 rich Indians,
businessmen, and film
stars seem to buying
property for residential
properties in Kuala Lumpur
after Malaysian Government
modification of rules
regarding foreign
ownership of property in
December 2006.<More>
Malaysia Expects 400K Indian
Tourists
(March 05, 2007)
As part of its "Visit Malaysia
Year 2007," Malaysia is
pitching for a 25 per cent
rise in tourists from India to
reach 400,000 this year using
easier visa regimes, prizes,
and shopping discounts.<More>
Malaysia Invites Indian
Investment
(November 10, 2006)
Malaysia inaugurated a
representative office of the
Multimedia Development
Corporation (MDeC) in
Bangalore and invited further
Indian investments to the 15
kilometer (km) wide and 50 km
long special corridor
dedicated to multimedia.<More>
China Pushing FTA
(November 08, 2006)
An important component in Chinese
President Hu Jintao’s visit will be
a push India to grant it a “market
economy” status through a free trade
agreement (FTA), something that most
developed economies have so far
refused.<More>
Malaysia Grants ‘Visa on
Arrival’
(October 24, 2006)
Malaysia announce a
“visa on arrival” for
Indians visiting
Malaysia for tourism
purposes entering the
nation from “six
different points of
entry” to “spur
intra-regional travel
and bolster tourism” in
a “Hassle-free
environment.” <More>
India, Singapore for Air Force Cooperation
(August 22, 2006)
In the first ever Air Force-level dialogue,
India and Singapore agreed to focus on “mutually
supportive roles,” including “interoperability”
between respective air forces for disaster
management and humanitarian relief in South East
Asia.<More>
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