KUALA LUMPUR: The government is studying proposals it received for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. : KUALA LUMPUR: The government is studying proposals it received for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The four proposals were mostly from local companies, who offered to either buy a stake in the flag carrier or to manage it, he told reporters near Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. He didn’t name the companies that sent in the proposals. Malaysia is considering ways to turn around the troubled airline.