Archive - 27 December 2004

The government must take into account the humanitarian crisis created by this disaster and to put a halt to its mass deportation exercise of illegal immigrants planned for January 2005, says Hakam.

Western tourists on Malaysia's resort island of Penang are determined to get the most out of their holidays despite death and destruction wrought by tidal waves.

Sri Lanka was hard hit with 4,857 people confirmed dead, and 1,538 others reported missing, said relief officials.