41.   Severino was in Kuala Lumpur to call on Malaysian leaders as well as to attend the Asean-China Senior Officials Consultations.

42.   Singapore and the Philippines must not allow a diplomatic crisis over the hanging of a Filipino maid to jeopardize regional unity, a senior Malaysian leader said Thursday.

43.   Talks with Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad came on the second stop in a five-nation Southeast Asian tour by Koizumi.

44.   Some Malaysian political leaders, including Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, have been known to deliver orations lasting more than two hours.

45.   Suharto did not talk to reporters, but posed for cameras with the Malaysian leader.

46.   Summers flew to Kuala Lumpur from Jakarta earlier Tuesday for a few hours of discussions with Malaysian leaders on the economic situation.

47.   The funds have long been a bugbear for the Malaysian leader, who sees them as a front for speculators bent on forcing currency devaluations.

48.   The Malaysian leader arrived in New Zealand on Tuesday for an official visit which ends on Friday.

49.   The Malaysian leader has already made investment promotion trips to the United States and Japan.

50.   The Malaysian leader previously had said that Malaysia would not hold Misuari for longer than a month from the time of his arrest.