MANILA, Jan 14, SPA - The Philippines is ready toresume peace talks with the country's largest Muslim rebelgroup, the government's chief peace negotiator said onWednesday, after he was instructed by the president to go toMalaysia next week, reported reuters. Kuala Lumpur is the intermediary in the negotiationsbetween Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)that were bogged down in August 2008 after a deal to expand anexisting Muslim autonomous region on the southern Mindanaoisland was stopped by the Supreme Court. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/625990