Mahathir leaves for Dubai

Thu, 19 Mar 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
left yesterday for Dubai where he will make a speech at an
international forum, Bernama news agency reported.

Mahathir will go on to Germany today for a three-day visit.
He is due to address a Malaysian-German business forum in Hanover
on "Southeast Asia after the economic crisis -- challenges and
opportunities".

Officials said the prime minister would also urge German
information technology companies to invest in Malaysia's
ambitious Multimedia Supercorridor.

The supercorridor, an area for computer and multimedia-related
industries, is the brainchild of Mahathir who wants to propel
Malaysia into the information age after steering it to the
threshold of industrialization.

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