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00THEHAGUE1863READOUT ON MTCR DUTCH CHAIR VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] END SUMMARY. TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT FOR FUTURE PARIS POC MTG (PROTECT UNTIL RELEASE AT NEXT MTCR POC MEETING) 2.(C/REL MTCR - REL TO MTCR UPON LATE JUNE POC MTG CIRCLTN) BEGIN TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT: GENERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN BY THE NOORD [...]
2000-06-22 12:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL HK MC MY SN IR NL MTCRE
01KUALALUMPUR2464MALAYSIA PROBES MISUARI TIES TO ABU SAYYAF GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CONCERNED THAT ANY CHARGES FILED AGAINST NUR MISUARI HERE WOULD PROVOKE A DOMESTIC BACKLASH, MALAYSIAN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INSIST THEY ARE PREPARED TO DEPORT THE MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (MNLF) LEADER TO THE PHILIPPINES. NEVERTHELESS, MALAYSIA'A SECURITY APPARATUS IS INCR [...]
2001-11-28 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS MY RP
03ABUJA390 NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO NAM STATEMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) DCM February 22 delivered ref A points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart took the USG position on board, promising to convey it to FM Sule Lamido. 2. (C) COMMENT: Nigeria believes that Iraq must be disarmed through the UN Security Council but that Saddam must rea [...]
2003-02-24 16:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM AINF IZ NI MY UNSC NAM
03HANOI2362 RESULTS OF USG CLIMATE CHANGE DELEGATION VISIT TO
[...] SUMMARY: On September 12, 2003, a delegation of U.S. government climate change and energy officials, led by Dr. Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, OES, had a short but full schedule in Vietnam, including a variety of government meetings and public diplomacy [...]
2003-09-18 00:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV TH MY VM
03RANGOON1462RAZALI AND THE NLD VIDEOTAPE
[...] (C) Reftel indicated that UN Special Envoy Razali had requested a copy of the NLD videotape of the May 2003 ASSK convoy in northern Burma. His intention to provide the tape to certain international journalists as a way to bring external pressure on the SPDC would fulfill a request by ASSK, as [...]
2003-11-14 09:45:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY ASSK NLD
03RANGOON653RAZALI VISIT TO RANGOON
[...] (C) Summary: Post continues in its conviction that Special Envoy (SE) Razali should not come to Rangoon absent firm assurances that he will be allowed a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi. However, we understand that the SE is still undecided. If Razali chooses to come without guarantees of any [...]
2003-06-04 10:46:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MY BM
04DJIBOUTI730ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS HOLD TALKS WITH DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Mahmoud Ali Youssef, told Ambassador May 20 during their meeting at the MFA on another matter, that the May 18-19 visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Djibouti had gone very well. Meles had come to Djibouti to [...]
2004-05-23 11:38:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV ET KU MY DJ TC
04HANOI330 TIP IN VIETNAM: VISIT OF G/TIP PROGRAM OFFICER
[...] Summary: G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Gregory Holliday's meetings in Vietnam were productive and reflected the hard work and effort Vietnam is putting into the fight against trafficking in persons. He heard about the GVN's increasing attention to trafficking and about recent changes to how [...]
2004-02-06 09:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM ELAB CB CH MY RP VM OMIG TIP LABOR
04NEWDELHI8192MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA,
[...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...]
2004-12-28 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI
04RANGOON470BURMESE MUSLIMS BRACE FOR FALLOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rangoon-based Muslim leaders are advising Muslims to expect a severe GOB reaction following the April 7 attack on the Burmese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The Foreign Ministry publicly condemned the attack, though avoiding mention of the attackers' ethnicity and religion, a [...]
2004-04-09 10:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PTER PGOV PINS KISL MY BM
04RANGOON487BURMA: MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR BELIEVES GOB WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's ambassador to Burma believes that the GOB is "firm" in wanting to postpone the April 29-30 Bangkok II meeting in order to avoid "getting clobbered" by the international community. Nonetheless, he believes that the signs are good ASSK will be released soon and assesses [...]
2004-04-20 10:15:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM MY
05BANDARSERIBEGAWAN597SINGAPOREAN VIEW OF BRUNEIAN ADHERENCE TO PSI,
[...] (C) Summary: The Singaporean High Commissioner believes Malaysia,s coolness toward the Proliferation Security Initiative may be causing Brunei to delay a decision on adherence to PSI principles, in accordance with Brunei,s desire to avoid taking a stand on any issue on which its two closest [...]
2005-12-09 07:48:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL BX MY SN
05BANGKOK6519AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Ambassador Boyce paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Chidchai Vanasatidya. Chidchai was generally upbeat about the RTG's progress in addressing the Southern problem. He stated that the militants clearly wanted to provoke another maj [...]
2005-10-14 02:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PREF MY TH
05MANILA1507CAPTURE OF ARAB TERRORIST
[...] (U) In a March 31 press conference at Edwin Andrews Air Base in the southern Mindanao city of Zamboanga, Philippine security officials presented to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) and the media a captured terrorist suspect, Kuwait-born Fawaz Zaki Ajjur, who had traveled on a Palestin [...]
2005-04-01 06:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC PINS UP MY RP
05MANILA1748MILF AND ANCESTRAL DOMAIN: A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK
[...] (C) Summary. The upcoming GRP-MILF "exploratory talks" will tackle what is arguably the most difficult and contentious aspect of the conflict in Mindanao -- ancestral domain and proprietary land claims. MILF interlocutors appear hopeful there is some prospect further to flesh out some of th [...]
2005-04-15 09:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA1857LATEST GRP/MILF TALKS STEP UP MOMENTUM TOWARD PEACE
[...] (C) Summary. The GRP is pleased by the April 18-20 GRP-MILF talks and views a peace accord as do-able by the end of 2005. The latest talks seemed to lead to a meeting of minds on how to define ancestral domain and set up a mechanism for delineating territory. The GRP believes that existin [...]
2005-04-22 09:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS RP MY
05MANILA2559MILF CONSULTATION: A FRESH MANDATE AND OPTIMISTIC
[...] (SBU) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held a three-day public consultation on the outskirts of Cotabato City May 29-31 to renew its negotiating mandate before heading into the next round of peace talks with the GRP. GRP officials describe the event as "the largest show of mass appro [...]
2005-06-01 07:13:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL MOPS MY LY RP
05MANILA2675MILF VALIDATING WANTED TERRORIST LIST FROM GRP
[...] (SBU) Below is a list of 53 suspected militants provided to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (a copy has been faxed to EAP/PMBS). MILF officials have publicly stated they are in the process of "validating" the list, and the names will form [...]
2005-06-09 06:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
05MANILA281GRP AND MILF EXPECT TALKS SOON, WILL COOPERATE ON
[...] (C) GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sources confirmed both sides are ready for another round of talks tentatively slated for the first week of February. The sides are prepared to discuss the nettlesome ancestral domain issue. The cease-fire remains strong despite the January 9 [...]
2005-01-19 08:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA2846CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM CONTINUES FOLLOWING LATEST
[...] (SBU) A GRP-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Joint Statement heralded as a success the eighth round of "exploratory talks" on June 21 between their respective peace panels under Malaysian facilitation in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The talks were "marked with a high level of mutual trust and c [...]
2005-06-22 23:17:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA2972GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS: A SLOW AND INCREMENTAL
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo's recent assessment that the GRP and MILF will reach a peace accord in six months is highly optimistic, although other GRP figures have made similar predictions. We expect the process to slow down as the parties delve further into specifi [...]
2005-06-28 23:29:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA3435GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS POSTPONED; LATEST NEWS
[...] (S) Summary: The latest round of exploratory talks between the GRP and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been postponed. The talks -- which are being facilitated by the Malaysian government -- were scheduled to be held on July 25 in Kuala Lumpur and appear to have been postponed [...]
2005-07-27 06:48:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPGOV PINS PTER PINR KISL MY RP
05MANILA3843GRP-MILF OPTIMISTIC ON TALKS, MALAYSIAN MONITORS,
[...] (C) Summary. The GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintain their readiness to resume exploratory talks, although GRP officials indicate Malaysian facilitators remain concerned about distractions stemming from the still unresolved political situation in Manila. Both parties appre [...]
2005-08-19 09:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA463MASSIVE STRIKES AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORISTS IN
[...] (C) Summary. A January 27 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) massive aerial and artillery attack against several high value terrorist suspects (including ASG leader Janjalani and key JI operatives linked to the Bali bombing) killed as many as five terrorists and wounded three. Confirmatio [...]
2005-01-28 07:07:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER PINS PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA4631PHILIPPINE MARINES CAPTURE SEVEN ASG TERRORISTS ON
[...] (U) In a September 21 early morning raid on a safe house in Panjogan village near Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Marines captured Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) commander Jundan Jamalu, a.k.a. Jundan Jain a.k.a. "Black Killer," and six other ASG terrorists. Jamalu had been wanted by Philippine author [...]
2005-09-28 06:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MOPS PINS ID MY RP
05MANILA5019GRP-MILF PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK BUT POTENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators made a breakthrough on ancestral domain during their 9th Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, September 15-16. Though both sides agreed to keep details of the talks confidential, a leak to the Philippine press disclosed an [...]
2005-10-25 08:20:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA5710 TIP: TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO LIFE
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On December 5, a regional court in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, sentenced two members of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment for recruiting a victim and selling her to a brothel in Malaysia [...]
2005-12-07 09:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY
05MANILA5781 G/TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S DECEMBER 3-6 VISIT:
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: G/TIP Director Ambassador John Miller visited the Philippines December 3-6 to evaluate GRP progress in addressing serious problems that resulted in its Tier Two Watch List rating in 2004 and 2005 [...]
2005-12-12 08:14:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY JP
05NEWDELHI140REQUEST FOR INDIAN MPAT PLANNERS AND LIAISON
[...] (C) This message responds to State action request: ref 060115Z Jan 05 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE AND PACOM REQUEST. 2. (C) Based on directions in cable (ref para 1),and communications between USPACOM J-5, OSD, and USDAO New Delhi, Ambassador t [...]
2005-01-06 14:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAS CA CE FR GM IR JA KS MARR MOPS MY PREL SN TH
05RANGOON1053BURMA: ASEAN PERSPECTIVES - PART I
[...] (C) Summary: Charge's courtesy calls on four ASEAN Ambassadors revealed differing, but in the end negative, views on Burma's future. While the departing Malaysian and Bruneian ambassadors were blunt in their negative assessments of the current conditions, the relatively new Singaporean ambass [...]
2005-09-14 09:59:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV BM RP SN MY BX
05SINGAPORE1543SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA SIGN LAND RECLAMATION
[...] A costly two-year dispute with Malaysia over Singapore's land reclamation activities in the Johor Strait ended on April 26 when Singapore Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh and Malaysia Secretary-General Tan Sri Ahmed Fuzi Abdul Razak signed the "Settlement Agreement of the Reclamation Case". Sing [...]
2005-05-17 02:44:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV MY SN
05SINGAPORE2245SINGAPORE REACTS CAUTIOUSLY TO YUAN, RINGGIT
[...] The reaction in Singapore to the news that Beijing and Kuala Lumpur would no longer peg their currencies to the dollar was welcoming but cautious. While press articles reflected clear relief that a politically charged issue has been resolved, lack of information on the details of the new cur [...]
2005-07-22 09:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD SN MY CH
05SINGAPORE3352ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES BILATERAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon, accompanied by Charge Fergin, met separately on November 14 with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to discuss bilateral security cooperation and regional issues, most prominently, China. In open and relaxed discussions, both leaders [...]
2005-11-23 07:22:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PTER PGOV ID SN TH MY RP
05SINGAPORE721MARCH 1 "RMSI" MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP: MAKING
[...] (C) Summary: On March 1, the USG hosted an informal workshop on the five "RMSI" elements of maritime security for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The meeting marked the first time the United States has met exclusively with the Malacca Strait littorals on maritime security. The [...]
2005-03-11 09:54:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EWWT PTER SN CH JA MY ID
05VATICAN253CATHOLIC AID ORGANIZATIONS: TSUMANI RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-25 15:42:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAID SENV SOCI CE ID IN ML MY TH VT
06ASHGABAT856PETRONAS POSSIBLY LOOKING TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (C) Judging by insights provided by the U.S. firm Transocean, the Malaysian Oil Giant Petronas is both consolidating and looking to expand its activities in Turkmenistan. Transocean has drilled four commercially viable wells for Petronas in offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea. After the dis [...]
2006-08-10 13:43:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MY TX
06BAKU1715DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SADIKOV SAYS "THE TIME IS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov November 20 to discuss Azerbaijan's priorities as the chair of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s Foreign Ministers' Conference. According to Sadikov, the GOAJ seeks to "breathe new life" into the or [...]
2006-11-27 05:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL AJ PK EG MY
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN497HEART OF BORNEO: UPDATE ON BRUNEIAN VIEWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) remains solidly behind the Heart of Borneo (HOB) project, a WWF initiative that aims to establish a tropical forest conservation area consisting of 85,000 square miles of contiguous protected zones across the three countries that share the world' [...]
2006-09-28 08:21:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SENV ID MY BX
06BRIDGETOWN1132SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MALAYSIA AND GREECE ENHANCE
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 4. 2. (U) In early June the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) announced the availability of seventeen scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study abroad. Fifteen scholarships are being offered in partnership with the government of [...]
2006-07-03 13:23:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO AC GR MY XL
06BRIDGETOWN1165ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...]
2006-07-07 13:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW
06BRIDGETOWN609ST. VINCENT PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN MYSTERY TOUR
[...] (C) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves traveled to Southeast Asia in February and March for what was billed as an official mission to attract investment to his small Caribbean island-state. The Government of St. Vincent (GOSV) hyped the success of the PM's [...]
2006-04-07 19:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV EAIR OFDP OVIP PINR MY SN VC
06BRIDGETOWN829MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...]
2006-05-15 16:26:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL
06DAKAR2114SENEGAL LIFTS SAFEGUARD MEASURE FOR WAEMU OIL IMPORTS, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to ongoing controversy surrounding Senegal's application of a safeguard measure in 2005, President Wade signed a revised law on July 21, 2006, applying a 25 percent provisional safeguard tax on refined and palm oils originating outside the West African Economic and Mon [...]
2006-09-01 16:50:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EAID EINV IV MY SG
06DILI299EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 7, 2006
[...] (U) Summary. - Demonstrators return to their districts; - UN envoy Ian Martin departs Dili; - International police force update; - Readout on Ramos-Horta's meetings with dissident leaders; - Australian and New Zealand Defense Ministers visit; - Parliament's [...]
2006-06-07 15:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI300EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 8, 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary - GNR restricted to barracks after confrontation with Australian forces; - Provisional cooperation agreement reached between JTF and Portuguese forces; - Armed group claims Alkatiri gave them weapons to kill opponents; - Foreign Defense Attaches inv [...]
2006-06-08 19:25:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY AS TT
06DILI301EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 9, 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: - AFP commander gives policing plan to Ramos-Horta; - GNR Equipment Arrives in Baucau; - Former Minister of Police Bids Farewell to PNTL Commanders; - Sources confirm Fretilin Headquarters in Ermera District was burned; - Status of the news media; - JTF agrees to provide secur [...]
2006-06-09 11:26:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI304EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 12, 2006
[...] (U) Summary: GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry Commission; Opposition MP Joins Major Reinado to Call for Changes to the Constitution; GNR Cooperates Effectively with JTF; Security environment. End summary. GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry [...]
2006-06-12 15:16:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI306EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 13, 2006
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-Alkatiri armed group reported in Los Palos; Ramos-Horta casts doubt on whether UN investigation would include "Fretilin Security Forces"; Fretilin National Planning Committee may meet to discuss current crisis; Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament in protest of a Fretilin r [...]
2006-06-13 15:14:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI308EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 14, 2006
[...] (U) Summary: President addresses Parliament; Fretilin presents itself as the victim; Ramos-Horta briefs diplomatic corps on GOET requests for post UN-mission; Prime Minister wants Timorese control of police; Security environment; End Summary. President addresses Parliament -------------- [...]
2006-06-14 15:05:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI313EMBASSY DILI VIEWS ON POST-UNOTIL MISSION
[...] (U) Summary: This message discusses possible components of a follow-on United Nations mission in East Timor after the expiration of the anticipated two-month extension of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). Whether or not the mission is conducted under Chapter VII authority and [...]
2006-06-16 19:27:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNKPKO PREL PGOV PHUM AU PO MY TT
06DILI327EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN TOMORROW UNLESS
[...] (U) Summary: --- President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not; --- Ex-Minister Lobato arrested; --- More anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive in Dili.. End summary. President will resign tomorrow if Prime Minister does not --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]
2006-06-22 15:16:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT
06ISLAMABAD8327D-8 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 05:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBG EG ID IR IS IZ MOPS MY NI PGOV PK PREL
06JAKARTA3405ADMIRAL FALLON AND SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSS
[...] (U) Commander Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral William J. Fallon and Senator Russell Feingold met on February 25 in Medan with representatives of Indonesian military and police to discuss security in the Straits of Malacca. The Admiral underscored USG interest in maintaining a safe and secure [...]
2006-03-17 00:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC EWWT PINR PREL SI MY TH ID
06KUALALUMPUR1011FURTHER MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS
[...] (C) Econoff met with Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and FIU official Rahman Abu Bakar June 2 at their request to discuss the alleged relationship between Tanchon Commercial Bank and Malayan Banking Berhad's (aka Maybank) Singapore branch (Ref A). T [...]
2006-06-02 10:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1034MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN THE FTA
[...] (C) Summary: Government procurement plays a large role in the Malaysian economy -- valued at an estimated 20% of GDP. The Government of Malysia has formal procurement rules and officials explain that they are designed to serve a variety of goals, including economic development and the improvem [...]
2006-06-06 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1091MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE ON BAKU OIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 07:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1092SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS: MALAYSIAN RESPONSE ON
[...] (C) MFA Principal Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Nik Mustafa Kamal Nik Ahmad told us June 14 that the governments of Sri Lanka and India had recently made approaches to the MFA to discuss cooperation in cutting off the Tigers from their funding and weapons sources. During the May [...]
2006-06-14 07:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1096PREPARING FOR THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Embassy Kuala Lumpur strongly endorses the DS/ATA and S/CT maritime border control technical needs assessment in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia and looks forward to working with the Department in arranging this visit. 2. (S) Post agrees with Embassies Jakarta and Manila with r [...]
2006-06-15 02:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER ASEC PREL ID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1227SRI LANKA: MALAYSIA CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF
[...] (C) MFA Principal Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Nik Mustafa Kamal Nik Ahmad told us July 3 that Malaysia was still considering whether to join contact groups on Tiger financing and weapons procurement. Nik Mustafa frankly admitted that the decision would be politically difficult [...]
2006-07-03 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1259SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]
2006-07-07 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1288MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO TANCHON BANK ALLEGATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Economic Counselor provided Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) July 12 with Tanchon Bank's listing in Reed's Banker's Almanac, which alleges that Tanchon has a correspondent relation [...]
2006-07-12 07:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR KJUS KTFN KNNP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1353MIDDLE EAST: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador called at the Foreign Minister's request, FM Hamid urged that the U.S. get all sides in the current Lebanon crisis to implement a cease fire as soon as possible. He labeled Israel's response to the kidnapping of its soldiers as "dis [...]
2006-07-21 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MY IS LE
06KUALALUMPUR1354MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...]
2006-07-21 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1390 Dueling Forecasts: Malaysia Economic Update
[...] (U) Summary: Government officials insist that the economy is on track to meet their target of 6.0% growth in 2006, but Malaysia's most prestigious private forecaster recently downgraded its forecast to 5.2%. Private inflation forecasts are more in line with the Central Bank's projection of 3. [...]
2006-07-27 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR141661ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PM ABDULLAH AND FM SYED
[...] (SBU) Reftel requested an interim report on official attendance at the 61st UN General Assembly. On July 31, Johan Ariff Abdul Razak, MFA Assistant Secretary of the United Nations and Disarmament Branch stated that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will lead the Malaysian delegation, accompanied [...]
2006-08-01 00:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1458MALAYSIA HOSTS OIC CONFERENCE ON LEBANON AND
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on August 3 hosted dignitaries from 17 other countries belonging to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to discuss and plan a course of action in the Lebanon and Palestine conflicts. Predictably, Abdullah called for an immedi [...]
2006-08-03 23:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1466OIC RELEASES STATEMENTS ON LEBANON AND PALESTINE
[...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) released two documents concerning Lebanon and Palestine following their August 3 meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia (reftel). While both documents reiterated old rhetoric condemning Israel and predictably called for an immediate ceasefire, [...]
2006-08-04 07:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1486MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 06:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1499MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S LATEST COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar rejected the draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on Lebanon during an August 8 press conference. He also fielded questions on suggestions by former Prime Minister Mahathir that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) supply arms [...]
2006-08-09 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1516RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE LEADS TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Pressure from non-Muslims to examine religious freedom in Malaysia has generated passionate debate here in recent months, leading to PM Abdullah's July 25 warning, repeated on August 11, for the media and public to refrain from openly debating contentious religious and racial issues. For t [...]
2006-08-11 08:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL KIRF KDEM KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1525MALAYSIAN VIEW OF GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS
[...] (S) Summary: Malaysian lead facilitator for the Philippine Government(GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process Othman Abdul Razak told the Ambassador August 9 that he anticipated that the parties would sign an interim agreement late this year, with conclusion of a "comprehensi [...]
2006-08-14 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1559MALAYSIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS UNIFIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 10:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1586YOUR VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah has yet to steer clear of the choppy political waters created by former-Prime Minister Mahathir's continuing attacks on Abdullah and his family. We doubt that these attacks will jeopardize the PM's tenure in office, but they have put the government on th [...]
2006-08-18 10:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1587MALAYSIA REACTS TO CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian officials have welcomed the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1701, and the Malaysian media's preoccupation with the Middle East crisis has quickly diminished. GOM officials reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting peace in the Middle East [...]
2006-08-18 11:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1618COUNTERING CHAVEZ'S UNSC LOBBYING IN MALAYSIA
[...] (C) As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez conducted a state visit to Malaysia (below),Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 28 on countering Venezuela's UNSC lobbying to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Acting Under Secretary for American Affairs Khairi Omar. We particularly highlighted V [...]
2006-08-28 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1629 ISLAMIC BANKS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH DEMAND
[...] (U) Summary: Local Islamic banks are unable to keep pace with the rapidly increasing demand for Financial Services consistent with Islamic Law (Shariah). According to one local analyst, demand now outpaces supply two to one, and not just among Muslims. The expectation of higher returns is dr [...]
2006-08-29 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1633INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 06:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1634MALAYSIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA'S UNSC BID
[...] (C) Polcouns met August 30 with Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division/UN Affairs at the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, and reiterated ref B demarche regarding Venezuela's lobbying for a UNSC seat. We asked whether President Chavez's repeated publi [...]
2006-08-30 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC VE GT MY
06KUALALUMPUR1635MALAYSIA REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND USDOL APEC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELAB APECO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1636PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER FACES DEATH THREAT
[...] (C) Prominent Muslim lawyer and human rights activist Malik Imtiaz has become the target of a death threat printed on a leaflet and distributed via email beginning in mid-August. On August 24 Imtiaz privately told us he believes the death threat was orchestrated by several newly established Muslim [...]
2006-08-30 10:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1643USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH MALAYSIAN POLICYMAKERS
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Cabinet ministers assured USTR Schwab that they understood U.S. objectives for the FTA and that the Malaysian government remains committed to the negotiations. MITI Minister Rafidah conceded no ground on the key substantive issues that have surfaced so far, but acknow [...]
2006-09-01 07:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN EINV MY WTO
06KUALALUMPUR1660A/S SAUERBREY URGES MALAYSIA TO EDUCATE REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission to Malaysia to stress our support for the UNHCR's activities, commend the GOM for providing temporary residency to Acehnese and Rohingya refugees from Burma, and urge the GOM to [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG PREF KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1661MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ANTI-TIP MEASURES DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission in Kuala Lumpur to press Malaysia to take action on trafficking in persons (TIP) and she received new information concerning the GOM's current approach. A senior Internal Se [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY
06KUALALUMPUR1740MALAYSIA: POTUS INVITATION TO UNGA DEMOCRACY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA OVIP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1752MALAYSIA'S AGREEMENT TO 505 TEXT
[...] Post provided reftel text regarding an agreement on end-use, security and retransfer assurances for defense articles to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on March 3, 2006, via diplomatic note no. 252. Following internal Malaysian government consultations involving the Defense Ministry and the Atto [...]
2006-09-19 03:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL KTIA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1763U.S.-MALAYSIA FTA - GOM WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES
[...] (C) Summary. The new Deputy Secretary General for Trade in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) assured econoffs that Malaysian negotiators would soon obtain Cabinet approval to address the key substantive issues in our bilateral FTA talks. She said MITI was engaging in ext [...]
2006-09-20 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EAGR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1764"NO TEARS FOR THAKSIN" -- INITIAL MALAYSIAN
[...] (S) Summary: Malaysian officials and politicians reacted with ambivalence on September 20 to news of Thailand's military coup, shedding no tears for the widely disliked Thaksin, but expressing disapproval at the use of force to change their neighbor's government. Malaysians, beginning with P [...]
2006-09-20 10:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINS MOPS TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1779MAHATHIR DEFEATED AS PARTY DELEGATE, STILL INVITED
[...] (C) Summary: UMNO party machinery working for Prime Minister Abdullah defeated former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's efforts to become a delegate to the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) General Assembly to be held in Kuala Lumpur November 14-17. Mahathir's son, Mukhriz, came [...]
2006-09-22 09:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1804MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...]
2006-09-26 09:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1812MALAYSIA SEES "DEADLOCK" IN GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS
[...] (S) Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak, facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process, told Polcouns September 26 that the talks had "deadlocked." The previous round in early September had gone nowhere because GRP negotiators had failed to dem [...]
2006-09-27 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1832 THE 2007 BUDGET: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL FOR NOW
[...] Summary: Savoring the blessings of higher oil prices, Prime Minister Abdullah announced his first expansionary budget after two years of fiscal tightening. Higher public spending is expected to fuel domestic demand and provide a jumpstart for the Ninth Malaysian Plan. The 2007 budget builds [...]
2006-09-29 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EPET EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1833 Not Too Sweet -- Malaysia Economic Update for September
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's inflation rate unexpectedly fell in August from a 7-year high in July, moving real interest rates back into the positive zone again. Bank Negara elected to keep interest rates unchanged and the Bank's governor signaled that the halt in interest rate hikes would likely [...]
2006-09-29 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1834SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...]
2006-09-30 00:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1835HEART OF BORNEO: PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OLDEST
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. SIPDIS 2. (U) Summary: Malaysian support for the Heart of Borneo (HOB) conservation initiative is solidifying at all levels. WWF, which is actively promoting the initiative, expects the leaders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]
2006-09-30 01:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1838TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Economic, FCS, and FAS Sections jointly monitor and respond to trade barrier complaints consistent with each office's areas of expertise. All three offices interact closely with the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),a very pro-active organization that also [...]
2006-10-02 05:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1862Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) Initial Team
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. team held initial consultations on September 21 with nine Malaysian government maritime security agencies as a first step in the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) in Malaysia. The GOM representatives provided broad overviews of their activities, including in t [...]
2006-10-04 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL MARR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]
2006-10-06 06:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1884MALAYSIA "DEPLORES" NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST,
[...] (S) Malaysian Foreign Minister Hamid reacted initially to the October 9 North Korean nuclear test announcement by calling for North Korea to halt its tests and return to the Six-Party Talks. Kuala Lumpur toughened its rhetoric somewhat on October 10 with the release of a Foreign Ministry sta [...]
2006-10-10 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]
2006-10-12 06:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1908MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 08:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1910MITI CONFIRMS MALAYSIA IS READY FOR FTA ROUND 3
[...] (SBU) Economic officers met October 12 with Jayasiri, Senior Director for Asia-Pacific Economic Affairs at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),who confirmed the Malaysian government's readiness to host Round 3 of our FTA negotiations the week of October 30. He indicated [...]
2006-10-12 09:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN EAGR EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1913MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS SHARP ETHNIC DIVIDE
[...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll, funded by The Asia Foundation, of over 1,500 young Malaysian adults aged 18-32 showed sharp differences of views on religion and national identity and the relation between state and religion among the country's three largest ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and [...]
2006-10-13 02:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1932MALAYSIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On October 13, New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Felicity Bloor, joined by New Zealand emboff, the human rights officer from the Australian High Commission, and poloff, delivered ref A demarche and accompanying documents to Astanah Banu, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's mul [...]
2006-10-13 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA UN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1935SARAWAK: OPPOSITION ADRIFT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LACK SERVICES; POLICE REJECT CRITICISM
[...] (C) We met with political opposition leaders, human rights advocates and police during an October 2 visit to Sarawak's state capitol of Kuching. While the nationally active ethnic Chinese opposition party DAP performed well in the May 20 state assembly election, we found the party has not yet [...]
2006-10-13 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1936GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES: UNRAVELING THE TANGLED WEB
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Malaysian government,s ability to control market access through its holdings in government linked companies (GLCs) is an important consideration in our ongoing FTA negotiations. Unraveling the tangled web of government holdings is difficult. Much information is publicly available [...]
2006-10-13 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR1942FOLLOW THE MONEY: THE POLITICS OF SHARE OWNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: A report by a respected local think tank has sparked a political uproar by claiming that ethnic Malays already control more than the government's target of 30% of the shares on the KL Stock Exchange (KLSE). As the 30% goal provides the underlying rationale for the bumiputera [...]
2006-10-16 07:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EXIM PHUM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1948SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER
[...] (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state. Sabah's Acting Police Commissio [...]
2006-10-17 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SMIG ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]
2006-10-17 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1958MALAYSIA AWAITS INTERPRETATION OF NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) We delivered ref B points to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on October 16 and Polcouns followed up with the Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Shahrul Ikram on October 17. With Shahrul, Polcouns discussed the nature of the sanctions and emphasized the importance of internati [...]
2006-10-17 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1975MALAYSIA’S CHINESE MINORITY: THE POLITICS OF MARGINALIZATION
[...] (C) Malaysia's Chinese minority struggles to find new footing in national politics. In September Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ignited a nation-wide debate on the marginalization of Malaysia's Chinese minority. Leaders from across the Chinese political spectrum agreed, at least p [...]
2006-10-19 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1976SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN
[...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...]
2006-10-19 10:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1977MALAYSIA RELEASES 11 DETAINEES WITH PAST TERRORIST
[...] (S/NF) Malaysia unexpectedly released 11 people, originally held for terrorist links, from ISA (Internal Security Act) detention on October 18. The eleven represent Malaysian citizens previously tied to the Malaysia Militant Group (KMM) or the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Local med [...]
2006-10-19 10:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1994Malaysia Inc. - still profitable? Monthly Economic Update
[...] Summary: Foreign Direct Investment to Malaysia continues to slide, even as FDI to the region soars, according to an UNCTAD report. The government's announced strategy is to be "selective" in an effort to "move up the value chain." While this strategy makes some sense, based on rising wages [...]
2006-10-20 06:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR1996MALAYSIA RELEASES SIX MORE ISA DETAINEES LINKED TO
[...] (SBU) Following the unexpected October 18 release of 11 prisoners from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention (reftel),late on October 19 Malaysia freed an additional six detainees who had been held for suspected links to terrorism. The six men are all Malaysian citizens originally arrested [...]
2006-10-20 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2019MALAYSIA UPDATE ON DPRK VESSEL BONG HOA SAN
[...] (S) Summary: After Post conducted follow up demarches with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Department, the GOM informed us it had issued an instruction October 30 to board and inspect the Bong Hoa San if the vessel called at Malaysia's Port Klang, as indicated by informa [...]
2006-10-30 09:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC EWWT XC KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2035SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...]
2006-11-01 07:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2041SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Malaysian-American relations rest on an impressive range of economic exchanges and have improved significantly in other areas as well over the three years of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's tenure. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Althou [...]
2006-11-01 08:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2054DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MALAYSIAN ARMY INQUIRIES
[...] (S) We delivered reftel A demarche, concerning the Malaysian Army's attempts to purchase surveillance equipment from Iran, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division on November 3. We SIPDIS asked for the Malaysian Government to provide us with [...]
2006-11-03 06:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2056DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND MARITIME
[...] (C) We delivered refs A and B demarches, concerning obligations under UNSCR 1718 on DPRK conventional arms and maritime services for DPRK ships, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division, on November 3. Bala Chandran indicated that Malaysia takes [...]
2006-11-03 07:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PARM ETTC MNUC KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2063MALAYSIA POINT OF CONTACT FOR ASEAN ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 01:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2081MALAYSIA CHOOSES A NEW KING
[...] (SBU) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Sultan Mahmud Al Mukatfi Billah Shah, the Sultan of Terengganu and current Deputy King will become the thirteenth "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" or the King of Malaysia for a five-year term effective December 13, 2006, following his election by the Malaysian Conferenc [...]
2006-11-07 23:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2087DEMARCHE ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] (U) We delivered reftel A talking points on November 6 to Bala Chandran Tharman, Pricipal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's mulilateral political affairs division. We have thus far received no substantive comment from the MFA. 2. (C) In our recent discussion with Tharman about the Cuba emba [...]
2006-11-08 06:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA UN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]
2006-11-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2100DEMARCHE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
[...] We delivered reftel's fact sheet on November 6 to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's multilateral political affairs division. We have thus far received no substantive response from the MFA. 2. As per reftel's request to identify government ministers that are [...]
2006-11-14 00:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR2108MALAYSIA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-TERROR LAWS
[...] (C) Strong anti-terrorism provisions in Malaysia's Penal Code and Criminal Procedures Code will take effect January 1, 2007, following the early October finalization of amendments to these laws. Counterterrorism finance-related amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the Subordinate Cour [...]
2006-11-14 09:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PINR KHLS ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2111DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 07:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2112DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 07:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA UN UNHRC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2119PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION,
[...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...]
2006-11-16 02:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2120TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR
[...] (SBU) David Shear, Deputy Chief of Mission, is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TCFO). In this capacity, he takes the lead on action against terrorist financing, which is coordinated through monthly law enforcement/Visas Viper committee meetings. Elaine Jones, [...]
2006-11-16 04:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2125DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ON THAILAND
[...] (C) During a November 14 conversation with visiting US PACOM Commander Fallon and the Ambassador, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak offered his assessment of the situation in Southern Thailand. Najib said that the GOM was reassured by the clear change in policy toward the South [...]
2006-11-16 09:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2133GOM SLIPS ON BANANA PEEL: MORE FIGHTING OVER SHARE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The debate sparked by a think-tank report claiming that Malaysia had exceeded a key affirmative action target for the majority Malay population continues to rage, despite the government's attempts to quell it. By now several methodologies have been floated for calculating the sh [...]
2006-11-19 23:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2137CHIN REFUGEES STRUGGLE WHILE AWAITING UNHCR REGISTRATION AND RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) In their primitive jungle camps and at a medical clinic they established in Kuala Lumpur, Burmese Chin refugees recently described to us their harassment by police and their perceptions of UNHCR indifference regarding their plight. Up to 1,000 Chins live in jungle camps abutting palm oil plan [...]
2006-11-20 05:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2140MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...]
2006-11-20 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR21472006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ABDULLAH OVER MAHATHIR
[...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) General Assembly marked Prime Minister's Abdullah consolidation of power within UMNO and the clear political defeat of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad after months of public attacks by Mahathir. Mahathir did not attend the assembly due [...]
2006-11-21 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2159MALAYSIA MFA ON MILF TALKS, THAI UNREST
[...] (C) A senior Malaysian Foreign Ministry official charged with Southeast Asia told us November 21 that the next round of GRP-MILF talks would take place in December with Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak remaining the facilitator. The GRP reportedly had readied a partial compromise on territorial [...]
2006-11-22 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2160G/TIP DIRECTOR MILLER URGES MALAYSIA TO PROTECT
[...] (SBU) G/TIP Director John Miller's November 8-11 visit to Malaysia focused on urging the GOM to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, fund and establish victims' shelters, and properly identify trafficking victims. While the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP),Ministry of Women, Family [...]
2006-11-22 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR21672006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EXTENDING (AND
[...] (C) The defense of Malay rights, heated racial rhetoric, and Islamic themes dominated the 2006 UMNO General Assembly, with the often jolting Malay speak reaching Malaysians directly for the first time through unfiltered, live television coverage. Deputy Prime Minister Najib opened the 2006 U [...]
2006-11-27 08:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR2196DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW
[...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...]
2006-11-30 08:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR2198NSD CHIEF DETAILS SECURITY DUTIES, THAI VISIT,
[...] (C) The head of Malaysia's National Security Division (NSD),Ahmad Fuad, discussed NSD's broad duties, including its disaster management role, and inquired about U.S. technical assistance during a November 29 meeting with the DCM. Fuad said that Thai General Sonthi had used his visit to Kual [...]
2006-11-30 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID SENV RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR21992006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: A MALAY/MUSLIM
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah's keynote address to the 2006 UMNO General Assembly described a "fiercely independent" foreign policy focused on the Muslim world, and practical rather than confrontational in tactics. Before the Malay-Muslim party members, Abdullah focused exclusively on the conc [...]
2006-11-30 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2222CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with [...]
2006-12-06 06:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR2235DAS JOHN FINDS MALAYSIAN BROKER OPTIMISTIC ON MILF
[...] (S) Visiting EAP DAS Eric John on December 6 found Malaysian facilitator Othman Abdul Razak "more optimistic" following the latest informal talks between the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In meetings held in Kuala Lumpur the week of November 27, GRP clari [...]
2006-12-08 10:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2263ACTION REQUEST: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Econoff met with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM -- Malaysia's central bank) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Director Jeremy Lee and Deputy Director Yusof Sulong to deliver reftel demarche and provide a copy of the names and backg [...]
2006-12-12 02:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC MY PREL PTER XR KTFN UN
06KUALALUMPUR22662006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. I. Summary 2. Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs, though domestic abuse is on the rise [...]
2006-12-12 07:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM MY
06KUALALUMPUR2271MALAYSIA'S OIC ROLE FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL MEASURES
[...] (C) Malaysia's senior diplomat supporting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's role as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, told us December 1 that Malaysia would continue to focus on "concrete and practical measures" by the OIC to help its po [...]
2006-12-12 10:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EAID KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA,
[...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]
2006-12-15 00:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2296MALAYSIA AGREES WITH CONTENT OF DRAFT BURMA
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised the draft UNSC resolution on Burma with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohamad Isa on December 15, following our delivery of reftel points and the draft UNSCR to several Ministry offices on December 12. The Ambassador emphasized that while Malay [...]
2006-12-15 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC XC BM MY
06KUALALUMPUR2297MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...]
2006-12-15 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY
06KUALALUMPUR2313DEMARCHE ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 07:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR2323MALAYSIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2329 No Capital Controls Here,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 08:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR2330 No Capital Controls Here,
[...] Malaysia's ringgit weakened to a two-week low against the dollar on December 18, following news of Thailand's imposition of capital controls that would have locked up 30% of new inflows of foreign funds for a year in an effort to curb the appreciating baht. The Bursa Malaysia composite i [...]
2006-12-21 08:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR313CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MALAYSIA'S PREMIER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A new cartoon controversy erupted in Malaysia on February 20 when the country,s second-largest English-language newspaper, the New Straits Times (NST),published a syndicated cartoon poking fun at the global Prophet Muhammad cartoon controversy. Muslim NGOs and the Islamic opposi [...]
2006-02-23 11:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV KISL KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR331TRADE MINISTER SHAFIE ON IPR AND DISTRIBUTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. The Ambassador emphasized that both IPR and distributive trade would be significant issue [...]
2006-02-27 23:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR332MINISTER SHAFIE ON EAST SABAH SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. Economic issues will be reported septel. Shafie said he receives special intelligence repo [...]
2006-02-28 00:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR356MALAYSIAN PM URGES IRAQI RECONCILIATION, NATIONAL
[...] (U) On March 1, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi issued the following statement on the current situation in Iraq: BEGIN TEXT I am extremely and gravely concerned with the latest developments in Iraq because the increasing scale of violence is dangerously escalating into a situatio [...]
2006-03-02 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR357 Fuel Prices, Interest Rates, FDI, and Inflation
[...] U) Summary: The biggest news arrived at the end of the month when the government of Malaysia (GOM) announced a 23% hike in gasoline and diesel prices. Earlier in the month, Bank Negara - Malaysia's central bank - announced another overnight policy rate hike to help control inflation and disco [...]
2006-03-02 23:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL MY EPET PGOV
06KUALALUMPUR365CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MORE MEDIA SOURCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the third time in a month, the Malaysian government has suspended publication of a daily newspaper that printed an image of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon. The government-controlled New Straits Times (NST) managed to avoid punishment, however, after it issued an "unreserved apolo [...]
2006-03-03 06:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM ASEC PREL PGOV KISL KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR419SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]
2006-03-10 09:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR422MALAYSIA WILL NOT ATTEND JEDDAH OIC MEETING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 04:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD KISL IS MY
06KUALALUMPUR459MALAYSIA WILL NOT PROVIDE END-USE ASSURANCES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDMASS GM MY
06KUALALUMPUR544MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL AGREES TO MEET ON MARGINS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC PREL PHSA MY
06KUALALUMPUR570AUSTRALIA-MALAYSIA FTA TALKS: A PREVIEW OF
[...] (C) Summary: Australian trade officials negotiating an FTA with Malaysia believe their negotiations are back on track after a four month hiatus. Recent talks in Canberra led to progress on a goods chapter, and Australia recently reached agreement with Malaysia on halal certification of Austr [...]
2006-03-29 02:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR KIPR EINV MY AU
06KUALALUMPUR571DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KARAN
[...] (SBU) Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia discussed upcoming negotiations for a U.S.- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement with key economic officials and a leading Malaysian think tank during his March 16-17, 2006 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Ambassador Bhatia's interlocutors provided a positi [...]
2006-03-29 02:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR613TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS' VISIT TO MALAYSIA:
[...] (C) In meetings with the government of Malaysia's financial leadership, Treasury Under Secretary Tim Adams sparked a frank discussion about Malaysia's exchange rate and foreign reserve policies, including a 90 minute dialogue with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Zeti Aziz. Adams also discussed [...]
2006-04-05 05:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR617MALAYSIA'S PROPOSED GUIDELINES ON FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) - the Malaysian ministry which regulates all distributive trade - recently proposed sweeping new regulations which would increase the cost of doing business in Malaysia for all firms in distributive trade. The new rul [...]
2006-04-05 10:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR678MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART I
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adv [...]
2006-04-14 08:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR679MALAYSIA LOSES GAME OF "CHICKEN" WITH SINGAPORE OVER BRIDGE
[...] (C) On April 12, the Government of Malaysia announced that Malaysia would abandon its plan to build a new bridge across the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore. When Singapore's leaders had balked at Malaysian plans to replace an existing 82-year old causeway with a new bridge, the Ma [...]
2006-04-14 08:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ELTN SN MY
06KUALALUMPUR705SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]
2006-04-18 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR743MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 2
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in advance of the [...]
2006-04-25 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR744NO CHANGE IN MALAYSIAN POSITION ON HCOC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 10:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTRCE MY
06KUALALUMPUR750MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL TANCHON COMMERCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: On April 25, Econoff delivered talking points and non-paper detailing additional information on Tanchon Commercial Bank to Koid Swee Lian, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank. Koid responded the next day that neither Malay [...]
2006-04-26 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR773CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Based on our understanding of the bilateral trade and investment ties, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian [...]
2006-04-27 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR794U.S.-MALAYSIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
[...] The U.S. and Malaysia held a long-anticipated IPR Roundtable on April 20 in Kuala Lumpur. Approximately seventy participants from the Malaysian and U.S. governments, as well as industry and civil society, gathered to discuss IPR enforcement efforts, industry views on combating piracy, IPR pr [...]
2006-05-02 04:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR7979TH MALAYSIA PLAN: AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND CHALLENGING IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah recently unveiled the Ninth Malaysia plan (9MP) which envisages spending RM 220 ($60 billion) of government and private development funds during 2006-2010 and targets an average economic growth rate of 6.0%. 9MP identifies five key areas, such as improving Malaysia [...]
2006-05-02 08:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR809THE MALAYSIA-NEW ZEALAND FTA TAKES A DETOUR
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand negotiators made progress in some areas in their latest FTA round with Malaysia, but encountered Malaysian stonewalling and even backtracking in others. Problem areas included services, government procurement, environment and labor. An NZ High Commission officer s [...]
2006-05-04 09:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV MY NZ
06KUALALUMPUR832SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]
2006-05-08 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR833TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR JI
[...] (C) Econoff delivered talking points and background paper (see Ref A) on April 27, 2006, to Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar, Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia and Zahid Rastam, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Politics in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ [...]
2006-05-09 00:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC MY
06KUALALUMPUR8572006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 01:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR864ASEAN DEFENSE MINISTERIAL MEETING HELD IN KUALA
[...] (C) The first-ever ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meeting (ADMM),held in Kuala Lumpur on May 9, represented a step toward bolstering ASEAN's long-neglected security pillar, the ASEAN Security Community (ASC). Although little of real substance appears to have been discussed, the Malaysian governme [...]
2006-05-11 07:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR930THE BUMIPUTERA POLICY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FTA
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's bumiputera policy provides socioeconomic support for ethnic Malays and other indigenous groups with the goal of raising the "bumi" share of national equity ownership to 30% from the current official figure of around 19%. Over the 35 years of its existence, the policy has evo [...]
2006-05-22 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV EFIN MY
06KUALALUMPUR947MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 3
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adva [...]
2006-05-24 07:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ELAB ECPS MY
06KUALALUMPUR954MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 04:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) In the May 24 Malaysia-U.S. Senior Officials Dialogue, EAP A/S Hill conveyed points to the Malaysian delegation, led by MFA Secretary General Rastam Isa, that closely tracked those of ref A. Septel will cover the Senior Officials Dialogue in full. Hill warned that the Iranian foreign min [...]
2006-05-25 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR959MALAYSIA'S "NEW" AUTO POLICY: A STEP TOWARDS
[...] (U) The Malaysian government issued its new National Auto Policy (NAP) on March 22, 2006, following up on the NAP Framework issued five months earlier (reftel). The NAP envisions some significant changes to development of Malaysia's auto sector, including an expiration date for its longstandin [...]
2006-05-25 08:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EFIN PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR963MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE
[...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...]
2006-05-26 05:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR982RHETORIC AND PREDICTABILITY MARK NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30 the Non-Aligned Movement's Coordinating Bureau (NAM-CoB) concluded its four-day ministerial conference in Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting was replete with the customary NAM rhetoric, and ended with the body of 116 nations issuing five statemen [...]
2006-05-31 22:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY
06LISBON1922PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 17:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO
06MANILA1747MILF WELCOMES REGULAR DIALOGUE WITH US EMBASSY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a second meeting with poloffs, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar confirmed that MILF-GRP negotiations for a political settlement will begin after both parties sign a written agreement on ancestral domain, and noted that [...]
2006-04-21 06:49:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPINS PTER PREL KISL MY RP
06MANILA1885ARREST OF ASG OPERATIVE AL-SHARIE AMIRUDDIN A
[...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of Al-Sharie Amiruddin y Mohammad Nur, aka Abu Omar, is a significant catch for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Although a mid-level operative, Amiruddin was an early Abu Sayyaf Group adherent, and involved in intelligence and recruiting activities in Mal [...]
2006-05-02 08:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS KPAL BX ID MY RP
06MANILA2013GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS DEADLOCKED OVER TERRITORIAL
[...] (C) Summary. GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators failed to reach an agreement on ancestral domain during their 12th Round of Exploratory Talks, but were successful in expanding the composition/mandate of the International Monitoring Team, and extending the Ad Hoc Joint A [...]
2006-05-10 08:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA2162GRP HOSTS FIRST U.S. BILATERAL CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive, but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Philippines, a Chemical Weapon Convention member-state, needs to make more progress in meeting its national implementation obligations under the convention. During an April 3-4 workshop wi [...]
2006-05-23 08:19:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETRD ASEC PHUM MY RP
06MANILA2623CONTINUED GRP-MILF COMMITMNT TO PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. Following a caim by the MILF for an additional 1,000 wards asMuslim-dominated ancestral domain, the Governmen of Malaysia will help to facilitate a joint survey by GRP/MILF census experts, with a goal of compltion by October 2006. The GRP believes that theMILF also remains comm [...]
2006-06-23 02:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MY RP KISL PINS
06MANILA4150 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4151 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4325FOREIGN SECRETARY AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales in an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Romulo said Malaysia clearly wanted to help and was playing a p [...]
2006-10-12 07:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS MY RP
06MANILA4388PUTTING ZULKIFLI ON THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Manila requests Diplomatic Security add Zulkifli al Musa Abdul Hir, (aka Zulkifli Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Abdul Hir, aka Musa bin Abdul Hir, aka Zulkifli bin Hir, aka Mussa, aka Musa, aka Marwan),a Malaysian citizen born in 1966 [...]
2006-10-17 09:08:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
06MANILA4802ADVANCING THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging 90 minute meeting with nine senior members of the MILF Central Committee at their headquarters, DCM described USG comprehensive support for the Mindanao peace process and commitment to assist former combatants in the event of a peace agreement. Central Commit [...]
2006-11-22 09:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MY RP
06MANILA4836GOVERNMENT OFFERS MILF "SELF-DETERMINATION"
[...] (C) Summary. At President Arroyo's direction following her POTUS meeting on the margins of APEC, Chief GRP negotiator Secretary Afable briefed us November 22 on the government's new offer to the MILF to allow the Muslims of Mindanao to establish their own form of government in Muslim majori [...]
2006-11-29 00:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
06MANILA4974TERRITORY REMAINS KEY ISSQ FOR GRP-MILF PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a favorable reaction by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to the Philippine Peace Panel's recent offer of self-determination, territory remains a key issue. MILF negotiators are compiling a new list of barangays to include in a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) f [...]
2006-12-13 07:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
06NEWDELHI316INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE
[...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...]
2006-01-17 14:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE
06NEWDELHI319INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE
[...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...]
2006-01-18 01:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE
06PARTO1(U) Secretary Rice's July 27, 2006 conversation
[...] (U) July 27, 2006; 4:45 PM; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Amb. Christopher J. LaFleur U/S Karen Hughes A/S Chris Hill NSC Senior Director Dennis Wilder Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Foreign Minister Hamid Amb. Rajmah Hussein MFA Depu [...]
2006-07-31 10:35:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MY US
06RANGOON445BURMESE DON'T BUDGE FOR ASEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid made a brief March 23-24 visit to Burma on behalf of ASEAN, but could only gain access to second-tier regime officials who recited the standard party line on the SPDC's road map to democracy. The Malaysian Embassy tells us that Hamid appeale [...]
2006-03-31 10:57:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM MY
06SINGAPORE3669SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...]
2006-11-22 10:17:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALAS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC
06STATE203597IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kuala Lumpar please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have t [...]
2006-12-28 16:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MY
06STATE93016(U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207)
[...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...]
2006-06-07 23:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA
06TOKYO1612AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- stressed the need to identify implementable steps for the next U.S.-Japan-Australia CT Trilate [...]
2006-03-28 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SNAR EAID IN MY RP JA
06USUNNEWYORK674 MALAYSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-03 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MY
06WELLINGTON488NZ UPDATE ON E.TIMOR
[...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Prime Minister Clark and Police Minister Annette King announced that up to 25 New Zealand police officers would be sent to E. Timor for a three-month deployment. The police will join the 167 NZ Defence Force personnel already in the country. Meanwhile, Ministry of [...]
2006-06-27 04:21:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT NZ
06WELLINGTON714NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY
[...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...]
2006-09-10 21:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK
07ASHGABAT309Information on Malaysian Oil Company Petronas
[...] (SBU) Malaysian oil company Petronas, which signed a 25-year production sharing agreement (PSA) in 1996 to develop the offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea, has a large and expanding presence in Turkmenistan. Block 1 resources have been estimated at a level of: 1 trillion cubic meters (tcms) o [...]
2007-03-21 11:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON ENRG TX MY
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN191BRUNEI UNLIKELY TO JOIN VIETNAM PHYTOSANITARY PROGRAM
[...] DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS ON JUNE 28 TO HAKASHAH SAMAD, SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICER, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (MOFAT). SAMAD HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED TO US THAT BRUNEI WOULD LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO SEND ANY PARTICIPANTS TO THIS PROGRAM. AS MOST KEY MOFAT TRADE OFFICIALS ARE IN CAIRNS F [...]
2007-07-06 09:00:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR PREL ASEAN BX CB ID LA MY RP SN TH
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN194BRUNEI-MALAYSIA OFFSHORE OIL DISPUTE -- RESOLUTION
[...] (C) In recent weeks we have picked up a number of hints that the long-running dispute between Brunei and Malaysia over delineation of offshore oil exploration zones may finally be nearing a compromise settlement. There has been no exploration activity in the zones, designated as Blocks "J" [...]
2007-07-09 08:22:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALEPET BX MY PREL
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN206HEART OF BORNEO: BRUNEI WILL OFFER TO HOST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) intends to push for a quick decision on establishment of a professional secretariat to help implement the Heart of Borneo (HOB) SIPDIS tropical forest conservation initiative when it meets with Malaysia and Indonesia at the forthcoming HOB trilat [...]
2007-07-17 09:05:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALEAID BX ID MY SENV
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN246BRUNEI AND MALAYSIA CLOSER TO RESOLVING OFFSHORE
[...] (C) At the annual Malaysia-Brunei Leaders Consultations, Prime Minister Abdullah and Sultan Bolkiah made progress toward resolving a maritime border dispute that has prevented exploration of potentially large offshore oil and gas fields located in areas claimed by both countries. Officials hop [...]
2007-08-16 07:49:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL MY BX
07BANGKOK4400THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CODEL
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Chambliss from 30 August - 01 September. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: Royal Orchid Sheraton 2 Captain Bush Lane Tel: (66-2) 266-0123 Fax: (66-2) 237-7152 Room rate is USD 146 (taxes and American breakfast inclu [...]
2007-08-15 03:41:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT AFIN MY TH VM
07BANGKOK4796THAILAND AND MALAYSIA SEEK DEEPER TRADE AND
[...] Summary. In recent months Thailand and Malaysia have sought to expand trade and investment links. Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont went to Malaysia last month on an official visit and traveled there again on August 31 with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for Malaysia's 50th anniversary of i [...]
2007-09-06 02:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV TH MY
07BEIJING4457JULY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: YANG DPRK VISIT, PAPAL
[...] Key points at the July 3 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA said FM Yang would meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il this afternoon. -- China holds an open attitude toward the restarting of the Six-Party Talks and all parties should jointly set a date for the resumption of talks. -- The [...]
2007-07-03 11:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN JA VT MP RS SN MY SY EC
07BEIJING7591SURPRISINGLY SMALL INCREASE IN CHINESE HAJJ
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabian Consul Majed Alshammary (protect) told Poloff December 13 that Saudi Arabia would admit 20,000 Chinese Hajj pilgrims annually if China permitted it, although China has stated it will allow 10,700 Hajj pilgrims in 2007. Alshammary said he is surprised that China did [...]
2007-12-21 06:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF TI PK MY SA CH
07BUENOSAIRES1644NEW PROTECTIONIST NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TARGET
[...] (SBU) President Kirchner and Economy Minister Peirano announced an ill-defined package of non-tariff protectionist measures that targets imports of plastics, textiles, artificial leather, and tires. Growing Argentine imports from China (up 54% in the first half of 2007) were singled out as a [...]
2007-08-22 18:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP
07BUENOSAIRES1648ARGENTINA: NON-TARIFF TRADE BARRIERS NOT YET OFFICIAL, BUT
[...] (SBU) President Kirchner's announcement late last week of non-tariff measures aimed at curbing Asian imports is affecting U.S. companies. Argentine customs has held up many Asian import shipments, including those from U.S. high technology companies Dell and Honeywell, pending clarification of [...]
2007-08-23 09:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK RP SN
07BUENOSAIRES1708ARGENTINA: CHINESE REACTION TO NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
[...] (SBU) Ten days after President Kirchner announced the imposition of non-tariff barriers on burgeoning Asian imports, local media has reported that China struck back with retaliatory phytosanitary inspections of Argentine soy shipments, though two grain trading company reps say the inspections o [...]
2007-08-29 19:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EAGR ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK
07COLOMBO250SRI LANKA: GROWING COUT AND APPEAL OF NON-WESTERN
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka is increasingly looking to non-Western partners like China, India, Korea, Malaysia, and even Iran to fund major infrastructure projects. These donors are promising aid without conditions, while the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European donors and t [...]
2007-02-09 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV PREL CE CH IN IR JA KS MY
07HANOI1261 NO SECURITY - NO BUSINESS: READOUT FROM JUNE 2007 APEC
[...] (U) Summary: On June 14-15 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the United States and the Government of Vietnam hosted the follow-on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bioterrorism workshop to protect the food supply from deliberate contamination, in support of the APEC Food Defense initiative "Mitigating [...]
2007-07-17 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PTER APECO EAGR ETRD CA JA RS AS TH VM ID MY
07HOCHIMINHCITY801TRAFFICKERS POSING AS MARRIAGE BROKERS CONVICTED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 08:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KTIP SMIG KWMN PREL PHUM MY VN
07ISLAMABAD1583MUSHARRAF TELLS MCCAIN: DON’T PULL OUT OF IRAQ
[...] (U) On April 3, President Musharraf met with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Richard Renzi (R-AZ),Musharraf's third U.S. Congressional delegation of the day (reftel). The group,s discussion focused on Iraq, the broader Middle East, and the Pak-Afghan border region. ----------------- [...]
2007-04-10 12:27:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS PK AF IZ IR ID MY SA LE
07JAKARTA2007TIP REPORT'S POSITIVE IMPACT
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur contributed to this message. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has prompted a positive reaction in Indonesia. Local governments have expressed greater willingness to improve protections for migrant workers. The GOI is [...]
2007-07-25 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KWMN PREL ID MY
07JAKARTA2394INDONESIA-MALAYSIA TIES GET THROWN IN KARATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The alleged beating of an Indonesian karate referee by Malaysian police has stoked demonstrations in Indonesia. The GOI has formally complained about the matter and Indonesian parliamentarians have lashed out at Malaysia. Coming on top of recent cases of alleged abuse of domesti [...]
2007-08-30 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA2584FACILITATING TRI-BORDER MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines and observers from Brunei, Australia and the United States participated in a multilateral maritime security conference August 27-29 in Ceb [...]
2007-09-14 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL PTER ID RP MY
07JAKARTA2641INDONESIA RAMPS UP EFFORT TO PROTECT MIGRANT
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. Summary =-=-=-= 2. (C) Heightened concern over the trafficking of Indonesian workers abroad has sparked the GOI to play a newly aggressive role in the protection of victims. The media has spotlighted numerous cases of abuse of [...]
2007-09-19 08:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB KWMN PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA2901INDONESIAN TIES WITH MALAYSIA FALL VICTIM TO
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Kuala Lumpur. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The brief detention--on illegal immigration charges--of an Indonesian diplomat's wife based in Malaysia has sparked an uproar in Indonesia. Despite a formal apology, the Indonesian national legislature (DPR) has [...]
2007-10-15 08:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG PHUM ID MY
07JAKARTA3289HOPPING MAD INDONESIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesians regularly complain about Malaysia, but emotions have swirled to a new level over claims of infringement of Indonesia's most cherished resource--its culture. Accusing Malaysia of brazenly stealing a traditional East Javan dance, more than a 1,000 demonstrators clamor [...]
2007-11-30 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG SOCI ID MY
07KUALALUMPUR1000MALAYSIA: PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON THE UNITED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 04:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KTIA PBTS PGOV PHSA SENV UNEP KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1001GENERAL PACE'S JUNE 4 MEETINGS WITH PM ABDULLAH
[...] (C) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak endorsed current military-to-military cooperation with the U.S. in their separate meetings on June 4 with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace and the Ambassador. DPM Na [...]
2007-06-08 05:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER KISL OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1005SURFING IN SINGAPORE'S WAKE: MALAYSIA'S ISKANDAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Malaysia's government hopes to accelerate investment in the southern state of Johor with its planned Iskandar Development Region (IDR). The government's public statements portray IDR as a new approach that will attract global firms for "knowledge-based" investment, but econoff' [...]
2007-06-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EWWT EAIR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1024DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 07:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1049YOUNG PROGRESSIVES RETAIN INFLUENCE IN PAS PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),held its annual general meeting and biennial party elections June 1-3 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, the only state controlled by PAS. As expected, party president Abdul Hadi Awang ran unopposed and retained [...]
2007-06-19 00:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1059SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF 13TH AIR FORCE
[...] (C) Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one [...]
2007-06-20 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1064TRANS-PENINSULA PIPELINE: JUST A PIPEDREAM?
[...] (U) Summary: According to recent press reports, the Malaysian Government has approved plans for a US$ 7 billion oil pipeline across northern peninsular Malaysia near the Thai border, with a large storage facility in the middle and a refinery at each end. The pipeline is portrayed as a shorte [...]
2007-06-21 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EPET SENV ECON IR MY SA PGOV
07KUALALUMPUR1071CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR 1206 FUNDING -- MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Post has reviewed the FY 2007 section 1206 proposals for the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) program in support of Eyes in the Sky. Post reiterates its support for the proposed 1206 funding for MDA and requests that it be notified to Congress. 2. (C) Post also renews its support for ad [...]
2007-06-22 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR MASS MOPS MCAP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1100MALAYSIA: TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HYBRID
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Bala Chandran. Bala advised us that the MFA has sought clarification from their Mission in New York concerning the nature of the relationship between the African Union [...]
2007-07-02 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1106Malaysia Economic Update June 2007
[...] (U) Summary: - Malaysian Cabinet approves Intellectual Property Courts - New Islamic Bond thirteen times oversubscribed - Oil palm prices more than double in past two years - KL Mayor blames "uncontrolled development" for flash flood damages. End Summary. -- [...]
2007-07-03 11:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1108 Malaysia's Economy Slows in Q1
[...] (U) Malaysia's economic growth slowed to 5.3% in the first quarter of 2007, down from an average of 5.9% in 2006. Services led the way with 9.6% growth and construction continued to recover as development funds from the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) finally started flowing in significant amounts. [...]
2007-07-05 05:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1128EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] The Advisor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials to coordinate two upcoming EXBS courses with Malaysia, a CIT scheduled for July 04-06 in Kuala Lumpur and an ISIT planned for August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. 2. The Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisors Conference in Vienn [...]
2007-07-10 05:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1137DARFUR PEACEKEEPING: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS
[...] (C) In the course of the July 13 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Najib, the Ambassador asked him if Malaysia planned to send peacekeepers to Darfur. Najib replied that the Government of Malaysia (GOM) was considering this seriously, that they had been in touch with the UN, and that the GO [...]
2007-07-13 10:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1138REQUEST FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR HELICOPTER CRASH
[...] A Malaysian military helicopter carrying six crew and passengers crashed near the Genting Highlands in central Malaysia on July 13. As of 0930 Malaysian time on July 14, Malaysian authorities were unable to locate the crash site in dense jungle terrain and they continued an urgent search for [...]
2007-07-14 01:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1145EMBASSY SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Malaysian officials are still smarting over the U.S. decision to rank Malaysia in TIP Tier 3 but they have expressed much more willingness to discuss the issue quietly than they did in the immediate aftermath of the USG decision of June 12. We have engaged with senior off [...]
2007-07-16 01:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1154ANWAR IBRAHIM PROJECTS OPPOSITION GAINS, DECRIES
[...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the Ambassador during their July 11 discussion that he believed opposition parties could capture some 40 parliament seats or more in the next general election, projecting from results of the April Ijok by-election. Anwar's People's Justice P [...]
2007-07-16 10:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1155ANWAR'S AIDE DETAINED UNDER OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
[...] (SBU) Malaysian police on July 13 arrested Nathanial Tan, an aide to Anwar Ibrahim and an activist within the opposition People's Justice Party (KeADILan or PKR),and on July 14 remanded Tan for four days under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). According to initial reports, the charges relate [...]
2007-07-16 10:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1166MALAYSIA ENCOURAGED BY U.S. OIC ENVOY DECISION;
[...] (C) Malaysia's senior OIC diplomat Ibrahim Abdullah, speaking with us on July 13, reiterated that Malaysia welcomed the U.S. decision to appoint a special envoy to the OIC, and he encouraged the envoy to visit Malaysia as the OIC chair. The OIC Secretary General asked Malaysia to identify an [...]
2007-07-18 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPKO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1172KHAIRY AND UMNO YOUTH FOCUS ON FTA, PALESTINE IN
[...] (C) Khairy Jamaluddin, influential son-in-law of PM Abdullah, underscored his oft-publicized concerns about the FTA, in particular regarding agriculture and government procurement, during the Ambassador's July 18 lunch for leaders of UMNO Youth, an important component of the dominant United M [...]
2007-07-20 07:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1174NAJIB'S "ISLAMIC STATE" REMARK DRAWS THE IRE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak set off a fire storm on July 17 when, in response to a reporter's question, he stated that Malaysia is and has always been an "Islamic state." Malaysia's minorities and opposition parties attacked the DPM's comments as viola [...]
2007-07-20 09:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1198IRAN SANCTIONS: URGING MALAYSIA TO PRIORITIZE
[...] (S) DCM and polchief met on July 23 with Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta and focused the discussion on the importance of countries maintaining pressure on Iran to comply with its nonproliferation obligations, including through implementation of UNSCR sanctions (r [...]
2007-07-25 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1199DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 00:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1200MALAYSIA CANNOT CONFIRM NPT INTERLOCUTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 05:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC NPT MY
07KUALALUMPUR1205MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DESCRIBED BY
[...] (C) Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta outlined the NSC structure during a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief. We include bio notes on Hatta. End Summary. NSC Structure ------------- 2. (C) During a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief, Malaysia's National [...]
2007-07-26 06:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1206MALAYSIA: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL
[...] Malaysia's Foreign Ministry cannot yet confirm high-level attendance at the 2007 UN General Assembly. According to our contacts with the Ministry's Multilateral Political Affairs Division, United Nations and Disarmament Office, information on UNGQattendance will be forthcoming sometime in A [...]
2007-07-26 07:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR1207MALAYSIA AND ARF PROPOSAL FOR ISM ON
[...] (U) We conveyed copies of third version of the draft proposal for the ARF ISM on nonproliferation to Malaysian Foreign Ministry officials responsible for ARF issues, Rosmeyuddin bin Baharudin and Zulkifli Adnan, but these officials were not available for discussion before they departed for th [...]
2007-07-26 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ARF XB MY
07KUALALUMPUR1212MUGABE TO VISIT MALAYSIA AUGUST 4-8 FOR LANGKAWI
[...] (U) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry confirmed to us on July 27 that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe intends to visit Malaysia again in order to attend the Langkawi International Dialogue, August 4-8. According to press accounts and the MFA, some 12 to 16 heads of government, mostly from Afri [...]
2007-07-27 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI MY
07KUALALUMPUR1215 KIKEH FIELD TO DOUBLE MURPHY OIL'S GLOBAL CRUDE PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Summary: Murphy Oil Corporation's deepwater operation at Kikeh field off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, is expected to begin producing light sweet crude by the end of the third quarter of this year, barring unforeseen delays, according to Kuala Lumpur-based Murphy Oil executives. The Kike [...]
2007-07-30 08:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET EFIN EINV ENRG MY BX
07KUALALUMPUR1218VIRTUAL LIMITS: MALAYSIA ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN BLOGGERS
[...] (C) Bloggers fear the recent police actions against two prominent online political commentators, Nathaniel Tan and Raja Petra Kamaruddin, presage a Government of Malaysia (GOM) crackdown on the freedoms of speech and the press in cyberspace. GOM leaders and officials from the dominant United [...]
2007-07-30 11:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1221206 FUNDING FINAL REVIEW -- MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) Post has reviewed the FY 2007 section 1206 proposals to install radar facilities in Eastern Sabah and CENTRIX stations (reftel). We approve the proposals and recommend that they be notified to Congress. 2. (C) Post proposed the radar facilities project based on our understanding dir [...]
2007-01-19 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR MASS MOPS MCAP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1224Iran outdoes U.S. in FDI; Foreign Bank to Open in KL.
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's top investor for the first five months of 2007 is Iran, due to a joint venture by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and SKS Ventures Sdn. Bhd. to build a refinery in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia. The Central Bank approved another joint venture for Ba [...]
2007-07-31 08:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
07KUALALUMPUR1225MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-07-31 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1234MILF PEACE TALKS: OTHMAN SEEKS RESTRAINT AFTER
[...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak used his recent travel to the Philippines to urge both the GRP and MILF to avoid resuming hostilities in the wake of the July 10 killings and mutilation of Filipino marines in Bas [...]
2007-08-02 08:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1236MALAYSIA FORMALLY ENACTS A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia formally enacted its Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act after receiving royal assent on July 18 and publishing the new law in the Gazette of Malaysian Laws on July 26. With final enactment of the new law, Malaysia moved closer to opening its first two shelters for foreig [...]
2007-08-02 08:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1238MALAYSIA LAUNCHES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURT
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation, Malaysia finally launched its new intellectual property court on July 17. The new court system will include branches throughout Malaysia, though the Kuala Lumpur branch will likely be the only significant IP court in the near term. IP lawyers [...]
2007-08-03 05:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1257CHINESE VOTERS DISSATISFIED WITH RULING COALITION,
[...] (C) Corruption, crime and vernacular education remain among the top electoral priorities for Malaysia's ethnic Chinese community, and in the run-up to the next national election Chinese dissatisfaction with the ruling Coalition's handling of such issues appears on the rise. To explore ethnic [...]
2007-08-07 07:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR127MALAYSIA CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised our concerns over Malaysia's participation in the visit to Iranian nuclear sites (reftel) with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohammed Isa on January 19. The Ambassador, noting that he was under instruction, urged Malaysia not to accept Iran's invitation [...]
2007-01-19 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA TRGY MY
07KUALALUMPUR1278PM CHIMES IN ON "ISLAMIC STATE" DEBATE
[...] (C) The debate over whether Malaysia is an "Islamic state" continued with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's August 4 comments that Malaysia is neither a theocratic state nor a secular one. These remarks came as Minister Bernard Dompok broke ranks and stated his disagreement with the descriptio [...]
2007-08-13 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1290REASSESSING MALAYSIA'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (C) The Malaysians have made significant progress in implementing items contained in the action plan we provided them in 2006, and we should return them from Tier 3 to the Tier 2 Watch List in connection with the September review. We recognize that trafficking in Malaysia remains serious. We [...]
2007-08-15 10:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1295IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC PATENTS IN MALAYSIA
[...] (U) Acting EconCouns met August 16 with Professor Rohazar Wati Zuallcobley, Deputy Director General of the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) to discuss Malaysia's approach to patents of in vitro diagnostic procedures, per ref request. Although Rohazar acknowledged that Malaysi [...]
2007-08-16 07:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1300Stock market end-of-day partial recovery
[...] Summary: The Malaysian stock market began to recover at the end of the day Friday after dropping 11 percent from its Wednesday opening of 1288 points to a low of 1148 by 3:00 p.m. Friday. In the last two hours of the day the market began to recover, closing at 1192 points, resulting in a sev [...]
2007-08-20 01:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1304MALAYSIA: WELCOME CODEL CHAMBLISS
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes Codel Chambliss to Malaysia, as scheduled from August 26 to 28. 2. Embassy control officer is Embassy Officer Michael Zikes, Telephone: (603) 2168-4895; Fax: (603) 2168-5165; Cellular: (60) 12-339-3138; E-mail: zikesmk@state.gov. 3. Hotel reservation [...]
2007-08-20 03:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT AFIN ASEC OTRA MY TH VM
07KUALALUMPUR1309EXPEDITED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: MARITIME
[...] The security force members listed in Paragraph 2 are scheduled to participate in a Maritime Security Trilateral Conference from August 25 - 29, 200 in Cebu, Philippines sponsored by the Asia Pacific Security Forum. Embassy has no information to indicate that the individuals listed in Paragrap [...]
2007-08-20 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS MARR MASS MOPS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1317Ambassador's Farewell on Malaysian Central Bank Governor
[...] Summary: The Ambassador paid a farewell call on Malaysian Central Bank (Bank Negara) Governor Dr. Zeti Aziz on August 15. He relayed U.S. appreciation for Malaysia's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist finance; congratulated the central bank on its successful initiatives in develo [...]
2007-08-21 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KTFN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-08-23 09:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1334WELCOME TO MALAYSIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
[...] (U) Welcome to Malaysia and its golden independence anniversary. Our fifty-year relationship with Malaysia is strong and growing. As President Bush has said: "The United States and Malaysia share strong trade and investment ties and a commitment to generating prosperity through openness, dem [...]
2007-08-27 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1362UNHCR OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE OPERATIONS IN MALAYSIA
[...] (C) The UNHCR Representative in Malaysia presented on August 23 a "confidential" briefing to diplomatic missions monitoring the status of refugees in Malaysia. After the Government of Malaysia (GOM) denied access to detention facilities earlier this year, the UNHCR regained limited access to [...]
2007-09-05 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL CVIS SMIG BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1363MALAYSIA: IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS FOR ISLAM AND
[...] (C) Post recommends one Malaysian scholar and one influential Islamic cleric as possible candidates for ref A events. -- Professor Emeritus Osman Bakar, of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC),is an outstanding scholar of Islam who has published art [...]
2007-09-05 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1375AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, in farewell discussions September 3-4, agreed that U.S.-Malaysia bilateral relations had strengthened over the past three years. The Ambassador raised Iran, export controls, trafficking in persons (TIP)),Free Trade Agreement [...]
2007-09-10 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD KNNP KISL ASEAN IR BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1376MALAYSIA: NO RESPONSE YET ON INVITATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR1377POLICE BREAK UP OPPOSITION RALLY IN TERENGGANU,
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian police efforts to forcibly prevent an opposition rally from proceeding without a police permit in Kuala Terengganu on September 8 turned into a four-hour long riot, during which the police used tear gas and a water-cannon to break-up a crowd of some 500 opposition supp [...]
2007-09-10 13:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1386BURMA: MALAYSIA SUPPORTIVE OF GAMBARI, BUT NOT
[...] (C) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Division Shahrul Ikram, who oversees UN matters, stated September 13 that Malaysia supported Special Envoy Gambari's role, but did not agree that his travel to Burma should be so closely tied to another me [...]
2007-09-13 07:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1398EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On July 10 the Advisor met with Dato' Haji Ibrahim bin Haji Jaapar, Deputy Director General (Operations) Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) to discuss the upcoming ISIT course with Malaysia, scheduled for August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. Mr. Tan Kwong Gin, Director of Customs (Enforcement),and Puan [...]
2007-09-14 09:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1400PM'S AIDE SAYS TERENGGANU RIOT WILL SCARE AWAY
[...] (C) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, during a September 12 meeting with polchief, denied his involvement in the September 8 Terengganu riot and instead alleged opposition parties had planned the violence in order to boost public sympathy for [...]
2007-09-14 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1403 Malaysia's GDP Growth Beats Expectations
[...] (U) Malaysia's economic outlook remained positive in the second quarter of 2007 as GDP rose 5.7% year-on-year, easily exceeding the 5.3 % figure analysts had forecast. Services took the lead in driving the economy, and combined with expansion in mining and construction, they more than mitigate [...]
2007-09-17 06:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1404 PM Launches Northern Corridor Economic Region; Malaysia
[...] Summary: - Prime Minister Abdullah launched a new economic development corridor, the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER),which aims to bolster the economic competitiveness of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak states and reduce the imbalance in regional economic growth rates. - Mala [...]
2007-09-17 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1422DAUSTR Douglas Bell's FTA Discussions in Malaysia
[...] (SBU) In his meetings with Malaysian government officials September 6-10, Deputy Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Douglas Bell pushed Malaysia to continue to work with U.S. negotiators to make progress on outstanding issues, in advance of a possible next FTA round in November. [...]
2007-09-18 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1429 Malaysia Promotes Islamic Finance: US Firms Concerned
[...] (U) Summary: Demand for Islamic financial paper continues to outstrip supply, due in large part to the growing interest of Middle East petrodollar holders to park their money in Sharia compliant instruments. The biggest success story to date is the Islamic bond (sukuk),the only product Islam [...]
2007-09-19 09:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1439BURMA: MALAYSIA DOES NOT LINK GAMBARI TRAVEL TO
[...] (C) Embassy continues to raise the Burma issue with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry subsequent to presentation of the latest demarche (refs A, B). Polchief spoke with the MFA's Southeast Asia and Pacific (II) Director Under Secretary Rahimi Harun on September 14, using the occasion to emphasize [...]
2007-09-20 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1445DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION TO GPOI G8++ GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MASS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1446VIDEO OF JUDGE FIXING ROCKS MALAYSIA'S JUDICIARY
[...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rocked Malaysia's legal establishment on September 19 when he held a press conference to release an eight minute videotaped conversation purportedly showing a phone conversation between a famously corrupt Malaysian attorney and the current Chief J [...]
2007-09-21 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1452 Malaysia's 2008 Budget: Pork Sold Separately
[...] Summary: On September 7, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his 2008 budget proposal. Billed as a "fiscally responsible" budget, it projects a deficit of 3.1%, down from 3.2% in 2007. Although spending is up, the GOM projects higher GDP growth will generate more than adequate add [...]
2007-09-25 02:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1455MALAYSIA NOT ATTENDING TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR
[...] Malaysia's Foreign Ministry informed us that there would be no Malaysian government representative at the Open-Ended Technical Seminar on UNSCR 1737 Implementation scheduled for 26 September. According to to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry's Multilateral [...]
2007-09-25 05:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1458MALAYSIA'S LAWYERS TAKE TO THE STREETS OVER
[...] (C) With limited government response to the September 19 allegations of corruption and judge fixing (ref A),the Malaysian Bar Council announced its intent to march on the Prime Minister's office and demand the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry. Malaysia's law minister quickly de [...]
2007-09-26 12:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1462 Islamic Finance in Malaysia Part 2: Obstacles and
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia is determined to become a global hub for Islamic Finance, and already accounts for two thirds of outstanding Islamic bond issuances (reftel). However, at a recent conference in KL, financial experts discussed a number of obstacles holding back development of this niche [...]
2007-09-27 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1470BURMA: PM ABDULLAH SAYS CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Following the release of the tough September 27 ASEAN statement on Burma, both Prime Minister Abdullah and Foreign Minister Hamid hardened their tone and concluded that ASEAN would have to rethink its demands and expectations vis--vis Burma, with the PM stating that ASEAN's "constructive [...]
2007-09-28 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1471MALAYSIA: REGARDING POSSIBLE MEETINGS ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 10:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR1474DOMESTIC TRADE MINISTRY: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL ROCKING THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mohd Zain bin Mohd Dom, Secretary General of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA),is spearheading efforts to create a more business-friendly ministry. Zain's appointment to the Ministry's third ranking position in early 2007 has brought welcome access for [...]
2007-10-01 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KIPR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1475MALAYSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY REFUTES IRANIAN PRESS
[...] (C) Polchief called on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, at short notice on September 28 to raise the issue of the September 26 meeting in New York between Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polc [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KISL IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1476BURMA: UMNO YOUTH PARTCIPATE IN RALLY; POLITICIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Prime Minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Youth wing joined the cause of promoting democratic reform in Burma and participated in a peaceful rally in front of the Burmese Embassy on October 1. Approximately 200 [...]
2007-10-01 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1478EMBASSY MEETING WITH ISNA-SANCTIONED TARGET
[...] (S/REL MALAYSIA) Polchief and econoff met with U.S. ISNA-sanctioned Malaysian firm Target Airfreight on September 26, in a meeting set up by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry. Target executives confirmed they shipped helicopter parts to Iran on March 31, 2004, at the request of an Indonesian firm [...]
2007-10-02 05:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1480MALAYSIA'S CANDIDATURE FOR UNESCO SEAT
[...] Post has received Diplomatic Note number KLN 45/07 from the Government of Malaysia which reads in pertinent part: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to propose an arrangement of reciprocal s [...]
2007-10-02 06:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNESCO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1484BURMA: MALAYSIA WAITING ON GAMBARI, NOT FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian government is awaiting the outcome of Gambari's mission and the return of PM Abdullah before considering next steps on Burma, according to MFA Secretary General Rastam, who predictably gave no hint of SIPDIS support for sanctions in response to our demarche. A [...]
2007-10-02 10:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1485MALAYSIA DECLINES INVITATION TO OBSERVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 00:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL OPDC KHLS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1491 Inflation and Auto Sales Rise; GOM Fuel Subsidies
[...] Summary: - Inflation in Malaysia increased in August, although the GOM continued to hold down prices on certain basic necessities through subsidies and price controls. - Soaring global oil prices may soon force the GOM to reduce subsidies for gasoline and natural gas, which have cost the [...]
2007-10-04 09:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1492AMBASSADOR KEITH'S OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith raised Burma during his initial courtesy call on MFA SecGen Rastam, urging that ASEAN support an October 5 UNSC meeting and a prospective Presidential Statement from the Council on Burma. Sidestepping the issue of a statement, Rastam reiterated Malaysian frustra [...]
2007-10-04 10:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1493Malaysia's Current Economic Performance Masks Need for
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's central bank Deputy Governor considers the country's banking sector unexposed to the turmoil in the US sub-prime mortgage market and believes that the economy remains on track for six percent GDP growth in 2007. Private sector economists, however, point out that Mala [...]
2007-10-05 06:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1497MALAYSIA'S INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA) DETAINEES,
[...] (SBU) Malaysia held eighty-seven persons under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention in the Kamunting prison as of September, according to a normally reliable source. Fifty-four of those held are terrorist suspects. The Malaysian government commonly releases a number of ISA detainees each ye [...]
2007-10-05 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1506MILF TALKS: OTHMAN USES IMT THREAT AND PREVIOUS
[...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak employed previous GRP negotiator Silvestre Afable and the threat of Malaysia's pull-out from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) to push Manila during a September 25-26 [...]
2007-10-10 07:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1513BURMA: MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ASEAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche on October 11 to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohamed Isa. Charge expressed appreciation for Foreign Minister Syed Hamid's statements October 7 urging the Burmese regime to begin a dialogue without preconditions with ASSK and the pro [...]
2007-10-11 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR153ANWAR IBRAHIM ATTACKS NAJIB, SEES LIMITED
[...] (S) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, speaking with polchief January 18, amplified his recent attacks on Deputy Prime Minister Najib, alleging official cover-up of Najib's connection with the Altantuya murder case and Najib's involvement in corrupt military procurements. Anwar (pro [...]
2007-01-24 11:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1534BURMA: GAMBARI'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari held talks in Kuala Lumpur with Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on October 16 - 17. FM Hamid announced Malaysia and ASEAN would never suspend Burma or agree to sanctions against the military regime. Hamid co [...]
2007-10-17 13:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1541MALAYSIA'S CENTRAL BANK: LET'S MAKE A DEAL!
[...] (C) Summary: A number of U.S. financial services firms operating in Malaysia have described various informal practices undertaken by staff at Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank, designed to encourage US firms to shift investment and jobs to Malaysia in return for regulatory approvals. I [...]
2007-10-18 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1546MALAYSIA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR ECONOMIC PLAN -- LONG ON
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia has launched another high-profile economic incentive program, the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER),as part of the government's efforts to enhance economic growth and development in outlying parts of Malaysia. Prime Minister Abdullah's July launch of the NCER foll [...]
2007-10-19 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAGR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1548MALAYSIA BIOFUELS: INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
[...] Summary: The Malaysian government strongly supports the development of the biofuels industry, using the country's large and growing palm oil production as feedstock. The recent passage of the Biofuel Industry Act will facilitate the industry's continued expansion, though the industry has benef [...]
2007-10-19 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1551ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]
2007-10-22 10:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1552ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]
2007-10-22 23:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1557POLICE IN EAST MALAYSIA DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with police leaders in East Malaysia during the first week of October to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in their region. To date, police have prosecuted or detained local syndicates and "gangsters" involved in trafficking under various legal options not specific [...]
2007-10-23 09:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ID MY
07KUALALUMPUR1562EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On September 04 the Advisor and ECONOFF met with Mr. Koshy Thomas, Deputy Secretary, Tax Analysis Division, Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF),to participate in the ongoing deliberations to secure a Memorandum of Understanding on the Megaports proposal. Discussion focused on two seemingly m [...]
2007-10-24 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1563MALAYSIA SUPPORTS BURMA'S FULL PARTICIPATION AT
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia appears satisfied that Gambari is making some progress, and consequently Malaysia is not prepared to support a high-pressured ASEAN approach to Burma at the upcoming summit, per our October 24 meeting with a senior Foreign Ministry official to deliver the demarche on th [...]
2007-10-24 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1567MALAYSIA BACKS MEPP, EXPECTS INVITE TO U.S.-HOSTED
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Abbas sought Malaysia's general backing in future peace talks with Israel and discussed Malaysian aid to Palestine during his October 20 meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, according to the Foreign Ministry. Malaysia understands that the [...]
2007-10-25 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1568GOM UPDATES ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) A senior official in Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry told us October 22 that the Anti-Trafficking Council created by the new anti-trafficking in persons law would meet formally by mid-November. Enforcement of the law would begin in early 2008, as Malaysian authorities needed time [...]
2007-10-25 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1570MALAYSIA: NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Aegile Fernandez, co-founder and coordinator for migrant and refugee affairs at the NGO Tenaganita ("Women's Power"),to receive the Secretary's award as an International Woman of Courage. Aegile has demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to defending t [...]
2007-10-26 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1579MALAYSIA'S APEC PRIORITIES
[...] Econoff met with Malaysia's Senior Official to APEC, Abdul Ghafar Musa, on October 30 to discuss the September APEC Summit in Sydney and to preview priorities in the upcoming year. Ghafar, Senior Director of the APEC Division in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, said Malaysia w [...]
2007-11-01 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECIN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1580EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]
2007-11-02 00:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1583PROPOSED 2008 USNS MERCY VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 01:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1594BAR COUNCIL, PRIME MINISTER FACE OFF DURING LAW
[...] (C) The Malaysian Bar Council's October 29-31 law conference drew national attention as respected Sultan of Perak Azlan Shah and Bar Council President Ambiga Sreenevasan, in the wake of recent judicial scandals, delivered speeches critical of the government, calling for reforms to strengthen [...]
2007-11-05 12:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1604OPPOSITION AND POLICE HEADED FOR SHOWDOWN OVER
[...] (C) Opposition parties and the election NGO Bersih are organizing a major rally in Kuala Lumpur for November 10, despite police warnings not to proceed without a permit. Organizers optimistically hope for 10,000 demonstrators to participate in the rally, and expect the event to culminate in a [...]
2007-11-07 10:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1609TERRORIST FINANCE: MALAYSIA DINGED ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel requesting information on cash couriers in Malaysia. The Financial Action Task Force Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (FATF/APG) conducted a Mutual Evaluation of Malaysia in February 2007. "Cross Border Declaration and Disclosure" of cash was the o [...]
2007-11-09 08:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR1610BURMA: MALAYSIA MFA WANTS GAMBARI TO PLAY ROLE IN
[...] (C) Polchief spoke with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun on November 9, and conveyed ref A points on Burma welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi's call for meaningful dialogue and raising concern over the regime's rejection of UN Special Adviso [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1613MALAYSIA'S OPPOSITION DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS TO
[...] (C) Malaysia's major opposition parties operating under the election-reform umbrella organization BERSIH on November 10 carried out possibly the country's largest opposition demonstration since 1998, gathering 20,000 or more demonstrators to present an election reform petition to the National [...]
2007-11-13 11:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1620WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR BURMESE REFUGEE
[...] Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Independence and Voice for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia b) Total budget [...]
2007-11-16 00:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREF