WISMA MALAYSIA IN JAKARTA WILL BE READY BY FEB 2009

JAKARTA, Sept 22 (Bernama) - Over 4,600 Malaysian students in Indonesia who
are on transit in Jakarta will be able to enjoy affordable accommodation when
the new Wisma Malaysia building is fully completed early next year.

Higher Education Minister, Khaled Nordin said the reconstruction
of the building which started on March this year had reached 31 per cent of
completion.

Built on a 1,158 square metre site at Jalan HOS Cokroaminoto in
Jakarta Central, the double-storey building would benefit Malaysian students
who were on transit or on a temporary visit to Jakarta, he told Bernama after
visiting the constructions site today.

Upon its completion, Wisma Malaysia will have a dormitory which can
facilitate 50 students at a time, 150-capacity conference hall, a students
association's office as well as a warden's office.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Mohamed
Zain who accompanied Khaled during the visit, reminded the contractor to
complete the RM7.2 million project as scheduled.

He said apart from preserving Malaysia's good name in the eyes of the local
community, the on-time completion of the building was also vital to prevent any
legal problems with the authorities.