1.   Eight foreign environmentalists have been arrested by the Malaysian authorities after staging anti-logging protests on the island of Sarawak.

2.   Decisions by fiat, as in the way Malaysian authorities imposed restrictions last week on short-selling of stocks by foreign funds, also fueled alarm.

3.   He said Malaysian monetary authorities are expected to keep the yields high to contain inflationary pressures amid an expanding economy.

4.   A police spokesman said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities were working closely with U.S. authorities to investigate a possible Malaysian link in the attacks.

5.   A senior U.S. Treasury official said Monday that he will sound out Malaysian authorities on broadening their search for funds possibly linked to terrorist organizations.

6.   Abdullah did not specify the amount of ammonium nitrate that Malaysian authorities believe was stored in Malaysia.

7.   Achmad said if police failed to provide a satisfactory explaination, they would not hesitate to refer the matter to the highest Malaysian authorities.

8.   Abdullah was asked by reporters in Kota Kinabalu whether Malaysian authorities feared that Misuari sympathizers in Sabah would try to prevent him from being deported.

9.   Akhapol said the government had already passed on this information to Malaysian authorities.

10.   Amnesty International had urged Malaysian authorities to respect human rights amid fears of a police crackdown.