IX.  Business Travel

U.S. business visitors to Malaysia do not require visas unless they
are coming for the purpose of employment in the country.  Business
visitors may be issued passes at the point of entry for the purpose
of attending business meetings and conducting business negotiations
in Malaysia.  However, anyone who is to be employed in Malaysia, or
to engage in work in Malaysia such as the overseeing of the
installation of equipment on a project, must apply for a business
or professional pass prior to arrival in Malaysia.

English is widely spoken in Malaysia and is commonly used in
business.

Malaysia is well served by several international airlines through
Kuala Lumpur.  Further international connections are less than an
hour away in Singapore, with which there is a joint Malaysian
Airlines/Singapore Airlines air shuttle service.  Within the
country, Malaysian Airlines provides frequent service to all major
cities.  The most recent innovation in transportation in the
country is the completion in February, 1994, of the North-South
Highway.  Stretching the length of the peninsula, it has reduced
driving time from Singapore to the Thai border to 7 hours.  This is
already having an impact on industry location decisions as well as
on business travellers between Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Penang,
where much of the electronics industry is located.

Kuala Lumpur and other major cities in Malaysia have world class
hotel accommodations catering to both business visitors and
international tourism.  For longer stays in the country the market
for rental housing and apartments in the Kuala Lumpur area is large
and not overly expensive by regional standards.  Food in Malaysia
includes the three local cultures -- Malay, Chinese, and Indian --
as well as restaurants specializing in U.S., Japanese, Korean, and
European cuisine.  Kuala Lumpur has a state-of-the-art U.S.-
operated medical facility.  International telephone service from
Malaysia is only adequate, and more investment is being undertaken
to keep up with the very rapid growth in demand.  In recent years
there have been occasional power outages affecting industry, but
this problem will be eliminated in the next two years as several
new private power generating plants come on line.

The following are commercial holidays for 1995:
     (NB: * indicates subject to change)

January 1           New Year's Day (Sunday)

Jan. 31/Feb. 1      Chinese New Year (Tuesday/Wednesday)

February 1          Kuala Lumpur City Day (Wednesday)

March 4 and 5*      Hari Raya Puasa (Saturday/Sunday)

May 1               Labor Day (Monday)

May 12*             Hari Raya Haji (Friday)

May 14              Wesak Day (Sunday)

May 31              Awal Muharam (Wednesday)

June 3              Agong's Birthday (Saturday)

August 9            Prophet Mohamad's Birthday (Wednesday)

August 31           National Day (Thursday)

Oct. or Nov.*       Deepavali

December 25         Christmas (Monday)