PAK LAH IS PM: (Nov 1) Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is sworn in as the country’s fifth Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara, ushering in a new chapter in Malaysian history. He succeeds Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (later made a Tun together with his wife Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali) who held the helm for 22 years.
LEGAL ACTION: (Oct 28) The Federal Government will take legal action against any state whose implementation of hudud contravenes Malaysian laws, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. He was commenting on Terengganu’s gazetting of the Syariah Criminal Law (Hudud dan Qisas) Enactment 2003. The enactment was passed by the state assembly on July 8 last year. Dr Mahathir said he did not regard what was passed by the state assembly as hudud.
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