Archive - 20 October 2005

Endon Mahmood was laid to rest at the Muslim cemetery in Putrajaya at about 5pm today. Earlier, thousands of people joined in the funeral prayer for her, held at 4.35pm after the Asar prayers.

The Japanese's prime minister recent visit to a Tokyo war shrine prompts the peaceful demonstration.

The news agency denies releasing a report which claimed that next Monday had been declared a public holiday due to Endon Mahmood's demise.

An Umno Youth leader's wish to pay his last respects to Endon Mahmood ended in tragedy when he was killed in a road accident.

The Pantai Medical Centre says the former deputy prime minister's medical condition is improving dispelling rumours the 80-year-old veteran politician had died.

The country is in mourning. Malaysia has lost First Lady Endon Mahmood, wife of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Endon's body, wrapped in a white shroud, was buried at the Putrajaya Muslim Cemetary as a wan but composed Abdullah looked on.

Bank Negara has been rapped for interfering in the controversial retrenchment exercise by Bumiputra-Commerce Finance.

'We arrived here with a few cooking pots and pans and three or four generations later most of us are still no better off'.

Political leaders and non-govermental organisations agree that the demise of first lady, Endon Mahmood, is a great loss to the nation.

Governments should do more to ensure that their financial systems are not used to launder dirty money.

It was a surprise but an additional help which the Iban community in Bait Ili, Pantu in Sri Aman, could find handy in the days ahead.

Thousands of vehicles are pouring into the administrative capital ferrying those wanting to pay their last respects to the premier's wife.

PM Abdullah Badawi's 40-year marriage to Endon was widely considered a model relationship.

'Toksin' adalah satu lagi cerpen oleh Fudzail.

Malaysia Airlines is suing former executive chair Tajudin Ramli and former cargo vice president Ralph Manfred Gotz for losses under their stewardship.

AirAsia commenced its maiden flight to Chiang Mai today, becoming the first and only airline since 2001 to offer daily flights between the Kuala Lumpur and the northern Thai city.

Endon Mahmood, 64, wife of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, passed away at her Putrajaya residence at 7.55 this morning.

Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar, President SR Nathan and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong paid a visit to Abdullah at his residence in Putrajaya.

This is the second adjustment this year by think-tank Malaysian Institute of Economic Research.

Thailand's premier Thaksin Shinawatra offers his condolences to Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the death of his wife.