Archive - 31 August 2004

It was a Merdeka Day celebration with a difference - this one observed by the wives of those being detained by the government for being a threat to the nation.

Once again, grand celebrations will be held, this time in Kuantan. But has Merdeka ended all the fundamental problems faced by the nation and her rakyat?

What will be the decision on Thursday? Academics, lawyers and human rights activists are keeping their fingers crossed.

In his first Independence Day message as premier, Abdullah stressed that everyone was equal in the predominantly Muslim nation, which has large ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.

The country's costliest-ever movie, 'Puteri Gunung Ledang', hit screens nationwide today amid high hopes it will become the latest international success from Asia's booming cinema industry.