PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry will ensure that employers give preference to locals to fill up vacant posts before approving their applications for foreign workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The death of A. Samad Ismail is a

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- A total of 27,000 Muslim pilgrims will go on the 'haj' (pilgrimage) to Mecca this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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.

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) -- The Global Brand Forum to be held here from Dec 4-5, will further enhance Malaysia's attraction as the destination for investment and business.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Travel packages offered at the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) fair this month will see an increase of up to 10 per cent but it will not de

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia may prove to be an extremely receptive market for Pakistan's high quality cutlery products following the large number of sample orders received recently.<

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