(2002 est. pop. 2.1 million). Perak, which in the Malay language means "silver," covers an area of 21,005 square kilometers on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula and has a population of more than 2 million—48 percent Malay, 36...

Coordinates: 4°45′N, 101°0′E Perak (Jawi: ڨيرق) is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east,...

00-00-0000 ALL necessary preparations have been completed for the listing of Syarikat Maju Perak Bhd and Harta Perak Corp Sdn Bhd through a reverse takeover in two months' time. Maju Perak and Harta Perak chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the proposal to...

00-00-0000 THE merger between Perak Industrial Resources Sdn Bhd and Harta Perak Corp Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Maju Perak Corp Sdn Bhd) is expected to take place in the second quarter of this year. Perak State Development Corp (PSDC) chief executive Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ Malaysia's prime minister felt weak and appeared to totter during a public function, and had to be held up by officials who were with him, raising health concerns about the 67-year-old leader, a news report said.Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...

The virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected outside Kuala Lumpur, one year after Malaysia was declared free of the disease, the government said Wednesday.A statement released by the Department of Veterinary Services said 60 birds were reported Saturday to have died within...