Archive - 7 January 2007

Hundreds of weekend shoppers join opposition party supporters and activists to vent their frustrations against the recent wave of hikes in toll charges.

updated version An anti-toll hike protest attracts more than 1,000 people from all walks of life, and resulted in a cat-and-mouse game between the protestors and the police.

The death toll from floods rose to 17 as fresh heavy downpours forced hundreds to evacuate in the country's north and the eastern state of Sabah.