1.   Lo opened a bakery in Rangoon, raised livestock in Lashio and mined precious stones, using what he explained were family loans, not drug profits.

2.   She explained that was the only way she could see oncoming cars.

3.   He said among those called to explain were former State financial officer Datuk Zahar Jantan and State Legal Adviser Datuk Abdul Rahman Putra.

4.   The operation had stalled due to what Hong Kong officials explained were technical problems following the signing of an agreement with China to take back the illegal migrants.

5.   It has yet to be explained how the locomotive managed to circumvent four different safety mechansims before taking its fatal dive into the shaft.