DEATH PENALTY: (Jan 28) Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, announced a Cabinet proposal that rapists who cause the death of their victims will be automatically regarded as murderers and face the mandatory death sentence.
THAI FOOD BAN: (Jan 30) The Agriculture Ministry decided to ban all forms of livestock and seafood products from Thailand to prevent an outbreak of the avian flu in Malaysia.
