Text of report in English by Malaysian independent website Malaysiakini, owned by Mkinin Dotcom, on 18 September [Unattributed report: "PM rejects 'no confidence' session"] Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today rejected a call by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim for an emergency Parliament session to debate a no-confidence motion.

Text of report in English by Malaysian official news agency Bernama website [Unattributed report from the "General" page: "Anwar Now A Threat To Economy And National Security, Says Abdullah"] Putrajaya, Sept 17 (Bernama) - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has now become a threat to the economy and national security.

By Thomas Fuller Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Malaysian opposition, easily defeated his opponent from the country's governing coalition in a closely watched special election Tuesday, returning to Parliament after a decade-long absence.

By Thomas Fuller The impassioned battle for political supremacy between Malaysia's governing party and a resurgent political opposition is playing out under the shade of rambutan trees and around the cheap plastic tables of coffee shops in this otherwise laid-back parliamentary district.

PETALING JAYA: A flyer is just that. It cannot be used to make a diagnosis or confirm whether anyone is a victim of sexual abuse, director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said.