Archive - 2 September 2004

The US embassy has reopened after initial tests on a suspicious powder in a letter received by the mission was found to be non-toxic.

Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim went home today a free man and thanked his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, for her extraordinary resilience in the last six years.

The premier says former politician Anwar Ibrahim will receive his travel document within 24 hours so that he can leave for urgent medical treatment in Germany.

See photos of Anwar Ibrahim's first day of freedom.

The former premier maintains that he will not be losing any sleep over today's Federal Court decision that freed his former deputy.

Tears of joy flowed as supporters of ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim boisterously celebrated the Federal Court's decision to allow his appeal against a sodomy conviction.

Blue chip counter register impressive gains and analysts say this is because the Federal Court decision is viewed positively by foreign investors.

Suspension is on the cards for the veteran opposition MP, if the Dewan Rakyat upholds the sanctions recommended by the Parliamentary Privileges Committee and he does not comply.

Walaupun turut mengalu-alukan pembebasan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, tetapi pemimpin-pemimpin Umno sependapat bahawa pengaruhnya sudah luntur dalam Umno.

They say the verdict on Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal has restored hope for the Malaysian judiciary.

Sejurus selepas dibebaskan, bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bercakap dalam sidang media pertamanya mengenai rancangan masa depannya.

Presiding Federal Court judge Abdul Hamid Mohamed highlighted several weaknesses in the prosecution's case when quashing the sodomy conviction and sentence of former politician Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother.

Welcoming Anwar Ibrahim's release, Umno politicians in the same breath say the former party deputy president will no longer be able to make a difference to the party.

Wartawan veteran yang dipenjara 17 tahun tanpa bicara dan bekas wakil khas PBB alu-alukan keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan membebaskan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

translation Should Lim Guan Eng take on the post of DAP secretary-general, the party may see the rise of a Lim dynasty it has been trying to avoid.

Minutes after a court decision that freed him, former politician Anwar Ibrahim gave his first impromptu press conference while still seated in the dock.

No clash of civilisation but no easy peace either...the Muslim world will have its work cut out for it in getting the world onside again.

A veteran journalist who served 17 years of detention without trial and a former UN envoy laud the Federal Court decision.

The campaigners have joined forces and this has made it difficult for the party to keep track on such practices.

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akhirnya mengecapi kebebasan hari ini apabila Mahkamah Persekutuan membatalkan sabitan dan hukuman liwat yang dijatuhkan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi empat tahun lalu.

Pesticide sprayers who have had enough of the adverse impacts on their health are being urged to consider alternatives to plantation work.

News feature PAS is at the crossroads of its political existence, going by the insistent clamour for change at its recent general assembly. Will its leaders respond?

Despite his obvious credentials, there are plenty of reasons why John Kerry may lose the up-coming US election.

The aim is to promote its eight-year-old Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) and seek out new business deals to bolster growth in the high-tech zone.

The nuclear-powered carrier USS John C Stennis with 6,000 military personnel aboard and its battle group of five warships and a submarine are here for a four-day visit.

Malaysia will seek to lower the cost of business to remain competitive as one of the region's top outsourcing centres, says premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

In a 2-1 decision, the country's highest court today set former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim free after quashing his sodomy conviction.

The two nations welcome the surprise release from prison of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, saying that they had been watching his fate closely and with interest.

The unexpected release from jail today of charismatic former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim threw a new twist into Malaysian politics, already in the grip of change after the retirement of veteran prime minister Mahathir Mohamad last year.

It receives a letter containing a suspicious powdery substance this morning, its second security scare in two weeks.

The former deputy premier was feted at home and abroad as the modernising face of Asia before his life changed dramatically five years ago.