Malaysia to Consider Chemical Weapons Prohibition

Malaysia’s parliament is expected to consider a bill prohibiting the manufacture or possession of chemical weapons in its upcoming session, which begins Monday (see GSN, Dec. 7, 2004).

The proposed law is meant to help the country fulfill its nonproliferation obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Star reported today (Dalilah Ibrahim, The Star, March 17).

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