Archive - 7 November 2002

Muslims in the US faced the backlash of Sept 11. After the Bali bombing, their brethren in Australia find themselves in a similar predicament of mourning and being blamed simultaneously for the attacks.

Thinking he's a lamb being led to slaughter, a non-believer of genetic engineering nevertheless accepts an invitation to speak at a conference that aims to promote the technology. However, he finds that he is not the sacrificial lamb after all and makes a killing of the pro-GE arguments.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has managed to spook the whole world, decries Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. And we are falling into his trap, he warns.

Malaysia's rapid urbanisation has led to more urban poverty than ever before. The indications are out there, even if statistics based on outdated definitions hint otherwise.

It looks like a done deal, but HARUN RASHID takes a last look at the new policy on the English language by referring to the past for an idea of how second languages were acquired.