41.   An Australian company also took advantage of recently loosened Malaysian financial laws allowing foreign stakes in local fund management companies.

42.   Under Malaysian law, Nair said a fugitive criminal from abroad could not be surrendered to a country seeking his return if the offence was political in nature.

43.   Under Malaysian law, all three will face mandatory hanging if convicted.

44.   Under Malaysian law, candidates are barred from campaigning on election day and its eve.

45.   Mahathir said Tuesday that foreigners who did not obey Malaysian laws would not be tolerated.

46.   Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the uprising had to be crushed because the boat people were breaking Malaysian laws by leaving the camp compound.

47.   The city attracts many Arab tourists, and Malaysian law allows Muslims to enter and exit the country without visas.