MALAYSIA: An Indonesian sailor has gone missing along with his
\nfishing trawler following a pirate attack in Malaysian waters off
\nthe eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, it was reported on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Four of the ship's Indonesian crew managed to swim to safety
\nby jumping into the sea to escape the robbers who attacked late
\nThursday, the official Bernama news agency reported.<\/p>\n
However, the skipper was unable to escape as he was injured by
\na gunshot when he got into a scuffle with the pirates.<\/p>\n
According to the survivors, a boat carrying two robbers, armed
\nwith M-16 rifles, had stopped by the trawler. The men in the boat
\nthen boarded the trawler and demanded that the crew abandon ship
\nand swim to shore.<\/p>\n
When the sailors refused, a scuffle broke out and one of the
\narmed men fired two shots, one of which hit the skipper in the
\nstomach, the report said. --DPA<\/p>\n
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\nAglance-Thailand-corruption
\nThai ex-minister indicted for graft, could face prison or death
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Ex-minister indicted for graft<\/p>\n
THAILAND: Thailand's former health minister Rakkiat Sukthana
\nvowed on Friday to fight a swelling graft case following an
\nindictment which could make him the first ex-cabinet member
\njailed or sentenced to death for corruption.<\/p>\n
Rakkiat was forced to resign his post after he found himself
\nin the midst of a massive medical equipment scandal exposed in
\n1998 during the previous government led by Prime Minister Chuan
\nLeekpai.<\/p>\n
The NCCC's unanimous vote to indict Rakkiat was a major step
\ntowards a criminal court case which could see Thailand jail its
\nfirst former cabinet member on graft charges.<\/p>\n
The inquiry concluded Rakkiat violated article 149 of the
\ncriminal code, which provides for penalties up to the death
\nsentence if members of parliament or state officials are found
\nguilty by a Supreme Court political crime tribunal. --AFP<\/p>\n
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\nAglance-Philippines-plane
\nExecutives of crashed Philippine plane arrested
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
RP plane crash bosses arrested<\/p>\n
PHILIPPINES: Two top foreign executives of a domestic Philippine
\nairlines involved in a crash that killed 19 people were arrested
\non Friday for working here without permits, the immigration
\nbureau said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Paul Ng, a Malaysian who chairs LaoagAir, and Jimmy Tan Teng
\nChui, an Australian who also sits on the board and works as the
\nairline's chief mechanic, were arrested by intelligence
\noperatives in the northern city of Laoag, the bureau said.<\/p>\n
Both were detained on orders by immigration commissioner
\nAndrea Domingo on Thursday, when she also placed them and two
\npilots of the crashed LaoagAir Fokker 27 plane on a \"watchlist\".<\/p>\n
The plane of the small domestic airline had just taken off
\nfrom a Manila airport on Nov. 11 when it crashed into Manila Bay,
\nkilling 19 of the 34 people aboard, including six Australians and
\nthree Britons. --AFP<\/p>\n
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\nAglance-Malaysia-opposition
\nMalaysia's opposition condemns Mahathir's action on Islamic schoo
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Mahathir's school move slammed<\/p>\n
MALAYSIA: An opposition Islamic party on Friday criticized the
\nMalaysian government decision to freeze funding to private
\nIslamic schools, warning it may lead to the closing of hundreds
\nof such schools.<\/p>\n
Mahfuz Omar, youth chief and lawmaker of the Parti Islam
\nSeMalaysia (PAS) said since January 2002, none of the private
\nreligious schools have been given their yearly grants.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday the government
\nwould look into restricting these schools.<\/p>\n
The government last month announced a funding freeze amid
\ncomplaints that teachers indoctrinate pupils to hate national
\nleaders and instill extremism. But Mahfuz denied the allegations,
\ndescribing the government action as politically motivated. --AFP<\/p>\n
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\nAglance-Thailand-CondomSpurn
\nThai actress spurns condom maker's \"sexiest woman\" award
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Condom award fails to excite actress<\/p>\n
THAILAND: An actress who topped a survey to win the title of
\n\"Sexiest Woman in Thailand\" will refuse to accept the award
\nbecause it was sponsored by Durex, the condom company, the
\nwoman's mother was quoted as saying on Friday.<\/p>\n
Chalida Nilpirom, the mother of movie actress and top fashion
\nmodel Shermal Bunyasak, blasted the widely publicized Durex award
\nfor \"abusing my daughter's name\".<\/p>\n
She said it would have been fine if the award had been
\nbestowed by the media or an educational institute, but condoms
\nhad a negative sexual connotation and so her daughter would not
\npick up her Durex award.<\/p>\n
Chalida complained that her daughter's celebrity status had
\ncaused her to be attacked on the Internet for wearing sexy
\nclothes and taking on sexy movie roles. --DPA<\/p>",
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