Surf88 is tied to a Telekom Malaysia subsidiary while Malaysia Street is partnered by Malaysia-based Smart Transact.

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Compare Thai cellular companies to Thai fixed-line operators, or TRI to Telekom Malaysia.

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When Hijjas Kasturi Associates' 55-story Telekom Malaysia tower opens in Kuala Lumpur next June, it will make use of similar principles.

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Extending his footprint outside Thailand, Thaksin has forged links with Singapore Telecom and Telekom Malaysia, and cooperates on telecom projects in Laos and Cambodia.

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The most recent Malaysian offers come from a pair of listed companies: Telekom Malaysia, in which the government has a controlling stake, and United Engineers Malaysia, which has close ties to Dr Mahathir's party.

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This would amount not only to a back-door nationalisation but also to an indirect merger with Malaysia Telekom.

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Malaysia's relations with Singapore are even tenser than Hong Kong's, and the Malaysian government controls Malaysia Telekom, the state-owned carrier.

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Deutsche Telekom recently bought 20% stakes in both Malaysia's biggest cellular company, Technology Resources Industries (TRI), and fledgling Philippine operator, Islacom.

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