21.   Chief ministers are appointed by the prime minister, but require approval from local rulers in the seven Malaysian states with constitutional royalty.

22.   Chief ministers are the highest elected officials in Malaysian states.

23.   Chua said many foreign doctors were prepared to work in the sparsely-populated Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo island.

24.   Cited by Bernama, Abdullah said police were investigating whether the Singapore group made preparations in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan before traveling to Afghanistan.

25.   Concerned by a spate of apparently speculative purchases, the Malaysian state of Johore said Tuesday it will no longer allow people from neighboring Singapore to buy burial plots.

26.   During past El Nino events, the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak have suffered significant decreases in rainfall, he added, and last year was no exception.

27.   Exploration efforts will focus on the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo.

28.   FEA-MALAYSIA-BIKINI BAN Malaysian state wants bikini-clad tourists to respect Islam.

29.   Four Indonesians allegedly wanted for a spate of robberies in several Malaysian states were killed in a shootout with police Thursday, news reports said.

30.   He plans to visit the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah on Wednesday and then move on to Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea.