1.   Companies in key sectors, including banks, must be majority-owned by native, ethnic Malaysians, according to Malaysian law.

2.   Under Malaysian law, he is forbidden to run for office for five years after his release.

3.   Police have arrested eight people under a Malaysian law that allows indefinite imprisonment without a trial or specifying charges, a senior official said Thursday.

4.   According to Malaysian law, a candidate can contest for positions in state and federal parliaments simultaneously and retain both in the event of a double victory.

5.   An ING spokesman said the company decided to pull out because it prefers majority control in its joint ventures, but Malaysian laws limit foreign ownership of local companies.

6.   Anwar has been accused of engaging in homosexual acts illegal under Malaysian law.

7.   Another eight crew members, minors under Malaysian law, were ordered deported.

8.   Bank Negara Malaysia issued a statement late Tuesday saying Malaysian anti-money laundering laws prohibited financial institutions from being associated with any form of criminal activity.

9.   Graduates from these two countries are currently exempted from the CLP which is intended to familiarise foreign degree holders with Malaysian law.

10.   He said King Tuanku Jaafar was informed of the dismissal only after Anwar had been ousted, in violation of Malaysian law.