Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR/PUTRAJAYA - The festoons were up, traditional kolams had been painted on the tiled streets and dancers swayed to music as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Malaysian Premier Najib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Little India business and cultural hub on an overcast Wednesday evening to the strains of the nadaswaram.

PUTRAJAYA - Jodha Akbar and the sombre Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? An unlikely combination, youd think.

PUTRAJAYA - Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said the visa-on-arrival (VOA) facility offered to visitors from eight countries, including India has been scrapped permanently because it was open to abuse.

PUTRAJAYA - India and Malaysia are expected to sign more than 13 memoranda of understanding (MoU) during the five-day visit to India of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, starting from Tuesday.

PUTRAJAYA - A total of 39,046 Indian citizens are "missing" in Malaysia after their tourist visas expired, said Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.