KUALA LUMPUR: The World Bank said Wednesday that Malaysia must introduce sweeping reforms if it wants to achieve its ambitious goal of becoming a developed nation by 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Wednesday that Washington had indicated it will abandon a bilateral free-trade deal under negotiation since 2006, and will instead work towards a regional trade pact.

HONG KONG : Macau is driving the Asian gaming sector's comeback after it was dented by the global financial crisis last year, international credit ratings agency Moody's said in a report Monday.

SINGAPORE: The Asia-Pacific's top economic club faces intense debate about who else can join its ranks, with India among the nations knocking at the door when a moratorium on new entrants expires next year.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia and Indonesia vowed on Thursday to overcome a series of disputes that have soured their relationship, including maid abuse and territorial conflicts.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will hold the World Super Series Masters Finals next month, the Badminton World Federation announced Tuesday, saying it had struggled to find a host due to the tough economic times.

A government soldier and a Moro rebel were killed while four other troops were wounded Saturday in an encounter in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

A government soldier and a Moro rebel were killed while four other troops were wounded Saturday in an encounter in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Islamic opposition party said on Thursday that it has ruled out forming a pact with the ruling party UMNO, a proposal that caused a leadership crisis and undermined the opposition alliance.

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia : Mars Pucay of the Philippines closed in on Indian leader Himmat Rai when he posted a superb second-round seven-under-par 65 at the Iskandar Johor Open on Saturday.

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia : India's Himmat Rai stole the limelight by taking the second-round clubhouse lead at the Iskandar Johor Open on Friday with tournament marquee name K.J. Choi hot on his heels.

KUALA LUMPUR - Top figures in Malaysia's main Chinese political party said Thursday they have resolved a leadership crisis that had threatened to undermine the ruling coalition.

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia : Defending world champion Valentino Rossi is closing in on a seventh MotoGP title and could wrap it up at the Sepang track in Malaysia next weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's top ethnic Chinese political party failed Thursday to resolve a leadership crisis that is hampering the ruling coalition's efforts to claw back support from the minority community.

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's government-owned Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) has sealed a multi-billion ringgit deal to provide parts for global aerospace supplier Goodrich, premier Najib Razak said on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports, the mainstay of the economy, plunged 19.8 per cent in August from a year earlier, according to official data Thursday.

KAMPUNG MELAYU, Malaysia - Slain Islamist militant leader Noordin Mohammed Top was laid to rest in his childhood village Friday, three weeks after he was killed in a raid on his Indonesian hideout.

SEOUL: China's Premier Wen Jiabao will visit North Korea for two days next month, it was announced on Monday as pressure grows on Pyongyang to return to nuclear disarmament talks.

KUALA LUMPUR - US hip-hop band the Black Eyed Peas played in front of a multiracial audience in Malaysia this weekend after a ban on Muslims was lifted, although frontwoman Fergie was forced to cover up.

AMSTERDAM - Malaysia's Nicol David believes her failure to make the semi-finals of the British Open helped her to survive a tough test and survive to the last four of the World Open on Friday.