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Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) today declared the following dividends.

   

RECORD DATE

       

PAYABLE DATE

 

12/23/11

1/06/12

                  Net Investment   Long-Term NYSE Income Per Capital Gains Name of Closed-End Fund   Ticker   Share   Per Share Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.   APF   --   $1.120962 Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   MSD  

$0.14*(Quarterly)

  -- Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.   EDD  

$0.30*(Quarterly)

  -- Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.   FFD   $0.216828   -- The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.   LDF   $0.148505   $0.268396 The Malaysia Fund, Inc.   MAY   --   $1.468098 The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc.   TKF   $0.304066   --

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*The amount of net investment income to be paid by the Funds is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. It is possible that all or a portion of the Funds’ fiscal year 2011 dividend may be a return of capital and that determination cannot yet be made.

The amount of dividends paid by each fund may vary from time to time. Past amounts of dividends are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.

The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2011 will be made after the end of the year.

Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the Funds.

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