I.

General Identifying Information

1.

Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above):

o

Merger

x

Liquidation

o

Abandonment of Registration

(Note:  Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)

o

Election of status as a Business Development Company
(Note:  Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)

2.

Name of fund:  The Malaysia Fund, Inc.

3.

Securities and Exchange Commission File No.:  811-05082

4.

Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F?

x

Initial Application

o

Amendment

5.

Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):

The Malaysia Fund, Inc.
c/o Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036

6.

Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form:

Mary E. Mullin, Esq.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
Tel:         212-296-6988

7.

Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with rules 31a-l and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-l, 31a-2]:

NOTE:  Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules 31a-l and 3la-2 for the periods specified in those rules.

The Malaysia Fund, Inc.
Harborside Financial Center, 201 Plaza Two
3rd Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

Attn: Mr. Frank Smith (201) 830-8373

8.

Classification of fund (check only one):

x

Management company;

o

Unit investment trust; or

o

Face-amount certificate company.

9.

Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one):

o

Open-end

x

Closed–end

10.

State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts):

Maryland

11.

Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated:

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
23 Church Street
16-01 Capital Square, Singapore 049481

12.

Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated:

Not applicable

13.

If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide:

(a)

Depositor’s name(s) and address(es):

(b)

Trustee’s name(s) and address(es):

14.

Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, for each UIT state:

Name(s):

File No. : 811-

Business Address:

15.

(a)

Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

x Yes

o No

If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place:

March 22, 2012

If No, explain:

(b)

Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

x Yes

o No

If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:

July 24, 2012

If No, explain:

II.

Distributions to Shareholders

16.

Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?

x Yes

o No

(a)

If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:

August 17, 2012

(b)

Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?

x Yes

o No

(c)

Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?

x Yes

o No

(d)

If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated:

(e)

Liquidations only:

Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:

17.

Closed-end funds only:
Has the fund issued senior securities?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior security holders and distributions to other shareholders:

18.

Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders?

x Yes

o No

If No,

(a)

How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed?

(b)

Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund:

19.

Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests?

x Yes

o No

If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:

The Fund was unable to ascertain a valid mailing address for nine stockholders in order to forward proceeds of an aggregate amount of $1,767.35 and the Fund has mailed 15 checks of an aggregate amount of $11,559.79 which have not been cashed. The undistributed funds are being held by Computershare, the Transfer Agent for the Fund, pending ongoing efforts to locate these stockholders.  Computershare will conduct a search to find a valid address for these stockholders and, if Computershare is able to locate such an address, a letter will be sent asking the stockholder to contact Computershare to update their records.  If Computershare is unable to locate these stockholders, the funds will be held for the period specified by state law to constitute abandonment, and will be escheated after that period is met.

III.

Assets and Liabilities

20.

Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed?
(See question 18 above)

o Yes

x No

If Yes,

(a)

Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed:

(b)

Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?

(c)

Will the remaining assets be invested in securities?

o Yes

o No

21.

Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities?

o Yes

x No

If Yes,

(a)

Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability:

(b)

How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities?

IV.

Information About Event(s) Leading to Request For Deregistration

22.

(a)

List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation:

(i)

Legal expenses:

$

45,860

(ii)

Typesetting, printing, filing:

$

5,902

(iii)

Solicitation, tabulation, mailing and postage:

$

17,874

(iv)

Press release:

$

450

(v)

Total expenses (sum of lines (i) - (iii) above):

$

70,086

(b)

How were those expenses allocated?

See 22(a) (i), (ii) , (iii) and (iv) above.

(c)

Who paid those expenses? The Malaysia Fund, Inc.

(d)

How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)?

Not Applicable

23.

Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission’s notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:

V.

Conclusion of Fund Business

24.

Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation:

25.

Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs?

o Yes

x No

If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:

VI.

Mergers Only

26.

(a)

State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:

(b)

State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:

File number:

(c)

If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed:

File number:

Form type:

Date of filing: 

Signature:

/s/ Stefanie V. Chang Yu

Name: Stefanie V. Chang Yu

Title: Vice President