The date of the elections will be set later by the country's Election Commission, but is widely expected to come within a few weeks and will test whether UMNO's traditional political planks of race, religion and economic stewardship can overcome the opposition's pitch for a moreopen and transparent society in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country.
He had previously pointed out that Britain would continue to "ensure transparency and good government" by overseeing domestic financial matters, and said that he looked forward to working with the new government on measures to create "a moreopen, accountable and better-managed society".
Committee deputy chairperson Declan O'Loan said Northern Ireland's first museum policy needed to be moreopen about "living in a complex and divided society".