SINGAPORE, Friday 3 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Maybank said today its banking operations in Indonesia have not been affected by the anti-Malaysia demonstrations by some of the Indonesian protester groups.

"Business is as usual at its 290 branches Indonesia-wide," said Maybank President and Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar here.

On the two demonstrations by Indonesian protesters outside its branches in Serang and Makasar recently, Abdul Wahid said they were only isolated incidents.

Several groups in Indonesia, such as the vocal Bendera (People's Bastion for Democracy), are staging an anti-Malaysia campaign following the recent case of alleged mishandling of Indonesia's marine officials by Malaysian coast guards in the disputed territorial seas off Johor and Bintan.

Abdul Wahid is here to launch a dedicated Islamic banking hub at the bank's branch in Geylang Serai, a Malay-Muslim populated area, this evening. (By ZAKARIA ABDUL WAHAB/Bernama)