Malaysia says approves projects worth $11 bln

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Reuters) Malaysia has approved high-impact investment projects worth a total of 40 billion ringgit, or billion, involving two domestic and one foreign firm, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday.

''We can't make any announcement yet on the type of investment or the field and the name of the companies until we have notified them, and it's up to the respective companies to make the relevant announcement,'' Najib told reporters after chairing a cabinet committee meeting on investment.

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