Court Says Catholic Herald Can Use Word Allah

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31  It will be a glorious new year for some 850,000 Catholics in Malaysia. In a landmark ruling today, the High Court here lifted the home minister’s ban against the Catholic church publishing the word “Allah” to refer to the Christian God in its weekly paper, Herald. Counsel for the Herald, Porres Royan,...

Breaking News-Tok Mat Malaysia Ex-Information Minister Mahathir Era Passes Away

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1  Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat, the controversial government strategist and propagandist, died this morning. He was 71. Tok Mat, as he was known by all, was Minister of Information for two terms; from 1978-1982 and 1987-1999, during which time he produced many patriotic songs like "Setia" which was very often sung together...