Hello everyone,

Malaysia is ranked among the top 20 most attractive investment
locations in the PricewaterhouseCoopers EM20 Risk & Reward Index (the
PwC EM20 Index) 2008.

PwC Malaysia Managing Director, Chin Kwai Fatt said the rankings
reflected Malaysia's workforce capability, cost effectiveness and
infrastructure, adding that with Thailand and Vietnam also within the
ranking, the Asean region would be poised to attract more foreign
investments per the Star.

Malaysia was in a commendable 13th position in the Manufacturing
Index and placed 9th in the Services Index. Egypt topped the list in
the Manufacturing Index while India led the Asian countries under
this category. In the Services Index, Poland was ahead among the top
20 countries.

The PwC EM20 Index looks at the attractiveness of various emerging
markets as investment destinations both from risk and reward angles.

For manufacturing companies seeking investment locations in emerging
markets, low production costs as well as other factors including a
country's risk premium, its distance from key export market, as the
survey assumed a 50% export for the manufacturing sector and local
taxes, were essential considerations, according to PwC.

For companies in the services sector, a relatively high gross
domestic product per capita level is a significant factor for
consideration as the survey assumed 90% of the services were within
the country. The typical service businesses covered in the survey
were banks, insurers, media, telecommunications and IT-related
operators.

One of our main goals at DK Malaysia is to promote business
development,investment, trade, and tourism to Malaysia and we serve
and assist MITI, Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Malaysia and MIDA, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority.

All the best,

Fred Plimley
President - DK Malaysia Development, LLC
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