31.   Health officials in the Malaysian state of Johor began destroying pigs Wednesday that they believe are infected with the deadly Nipah virus, the national news agency Bernama reported.

32.   Hoping to avoid any more brawls between Hindus and Muslims, police on Thursday banned all religious processions in a northern Malaysian state.

33.   If Malacca could not provide the land, it would look to other Malaysian states, the national news agency Bernama reported.

34.   In a bid to ease a diplomatic row, former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew apologized Thursday for describing a Malaysian state as lawless.

35.   Kalimantan, the Sultanate of Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak all are on Borneo.

36.   Leeson traveled from Kuala Lumpur to a resort near Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo.

37.   Local media reported that gloves and masks are being issued next week to postal employees in some Malaysian states.

38.   Last year, Mahathir clashed with the hereditary sultans of Malaysian states by taking away their immunity from prosecution.

39.   Many illegals come by way of Thailand, walking through its southern jungles to descend into the Malaysian state of Perlis, where most of the wall is located.

40.   Malaysia formally protested to Singapore Wednesday, demanding that it withdraw remarks by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew seen as insulting the reputation of a Malaysian state.