1.  Among Malaysian companies, automakers are vulnerable to a weaker ringgit, because the cost of their yen-denominated car parts increases, crimping profit margins.

2.  Behind him, graphics displaying the share value of various Malaysian companies were tumbling across several screens while producers kept track of the program on monitors and personal computers.

3.  A weaker currency increases the cost of borrowing abroad by Malaysian companies like Tenaga and phone company Telekom Malaysia Bhd.

4.  Foreign debt at Malaysian companies balloons as the ringgit weakens, because it costs more in ringgit terms to pay off the debt.

5.  Later, he worked for Genting International, a Malaysian company with casinos in Australia, Jamaica and the Bahamas.

6.  Like many Malaysian companies, MAS is keen to invest in Africa.

7.  Mitsubishi also owns a stake in Proton, the Malaysian automobile company, and that stake in turn could give DaimlerChrysler improved access to the Southeast Asian market.

8.  Next to Murdoch -- who broadcasts in Europe, the U.S., Australia, Asia and Latin America through gigantic News Corp. -- the Malaysian company is a minnow.

9.  Officials would not identify the Malaysian company that the letter had been addressed to.

10.  Renong Group companies report every quarter, unusual for Malaysian companies.