Archive - 9 February 2003

The recent floods, said to be the worst to have hit the Kuching and Samarahan divisions in Sarawak in 40 years, also saw o­ne of the worst responses from aid relief agencies. Help froim them o­nly came after 36 hours, and it was all too late.

Was there a meeting between PAS leader Abdul Hadi Awang and Indonesian militants? The party says there is more to it than what was reported in the media. To prove it, they are willing to go o­n live telecast and face charges, if any, in court.

Family members of the Malaysian Embassy staff in Iraq have been flown home for fear of a possible war there, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said. Students were also told to be ready to leave anytime.

Singapore has a 'watery' ambition. It aims to be self-sufficient in water by 2061 - the year the second of the two water agreements with Malaysia expires.

Talk of allergy to colour - and Umno politician Arrifin Osman is o­ne sensitive guy. He cannot stand the sight of green - the dominant colour of PAS flag - o­n the Subang Jaya Municipal Council logo. He wants it replaced, and at whatever costs. But MPSJ is not paying attention to Ariffin's problem with green, at least for now.

The new information age that was to come with the 21st century is having a bad start in Asia.