FAMILIES HOME (Feb 10): Malaysia has flown home family members of its diplomatic staff in Baghdad and has briefed Malaysian students in Iraq on the eventuality of war. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said only the Malaysian ambassador and seven diplomatic staff remained in the embassy in Baghdad to monitor the situation as the spectre of war loomed.
LEGAL MEETING (Feb 11): The organiser of an Islamic congress in Makassar, South Sulawesi, two years ago has confirmed the participation of PAS acting president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang but said it was a legal and open meeting.