Archive - 3 January 2009

The state will no longer appoint them to the positions but will instead allocate the places to politicians in a move towards restoring the ‘third vote’.

comment The declaration of MP Gobalakrishnan as a persona non grata smacks of abuse of power by the Abdul Taib-led Sarawak government.

Missiles demolished a school in Gaza on Saturday as the Israeli assault on Hamas entered its second week, with truce bids stalled and Islamists vowing a "black destiny" if ground troops move in.

Sri Lankan troops advanced Saturday on the military headquarters of the Tamil Tigers, a day after capturing the rebels' de facto political capital in the north of the island.