Archive - 31 December 2004

The recent tsunami victims in one of Tanjung Tokong's effected villages have claimed that their plight has been worsened by the "authorities' neglect and leaders' swindling".

But the republic will continue to carry out inspections on the ducks when they arrive in Singapore and at the slaughterhouses.

Killer tsunamis are coming again, over and over, in the nightmares of children who survived the waves which swept them from their homes or picnics in Penang.

Premier Abdullah says that the government will also work closely with our Asean neighbours to see how best we can cooperate to monitor any future occurrences.

The former premier says the government is taking far too long in dispensing compensation to the victims.

Local villagers swarmed around Abdullah as he visited Tanjung Tokong, one of the areas badly-hit by the killer tidal waves in Penang, complaining that nothing had been done to alleviate their suffering.

Just days after the country's worst natural disaster, questions have arisen as to why there were no warning alerts sounded on Malaysian beaches as the catastrophe only hit Malaysia four hours after the quake in Sumatra caused it.

Aftershocks of the earthquake will continue to occur in the region for several weeks but the likelihood of another major earthquake occurring is low, says the weather department.

More than 1,000 Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and Christians were expected to attend the service organised by a Buddhist group at a temple in a Kuala Lumpur suburb.