Word: arifin
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...case, initiated in 2002, a year after McCurry opened for business, was first won by McDonald's in Malaysia's High Court but was subsequently overturned by the Court of Appeal in McCurry's favor. On Sept. 8, Chief Judge Arifin Zakaria, speaking for a three-member panel of judges in Malaysia's Federal Court, said the court's decision to refuse leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision was unanimous. "We found no merit in the McDonald's appeal to continue with the suit," Arifin said. Counsel S.F. Wong for McDonald's, which has been operating...
...some experts say the televised debates are little more than personality contests. "The candidates really need to sell themselves more than their policies," says Nurul Arifin, a recently elected MP from the Golkar party, the political group of former dictator Suharto. Nurul is supporting Wiranto, the ex-general running with Jusuf Kalla, the current Vice President who is aiming for the top job, but she failed to see a clear winner in the event. "People want to see more interaction, but the candidates are afraid that any attacks could come off as arrogant," she adds. The third candidate, ex-special...
...CHARGED. Maizuru Haiji Abduallah, Mujahid Haiji Abdullah, Waehamadi Wadao, Saman Waekaj and Arifin Bin Ali, with plotting to bomb embassies and tourist spots; in Bangkok. Police allege that the four Thais and one Singaporean are members of Jemaah Islamiah, the regional terrorist group allegedly behind the Bali bombing in October 2002. Police say the men planned to blow up the American, Australian, British, Israeli and Singaporean embassies in Bangkok, as well as tourist attractions in the Thai capital, Phuket and Pattaya...
...well-known and well-respected in the south. No one here believes they were members of JI." The accused have denied being involved with JI, but police claim they have strong evidence, including documents found at the Islamic school run by Maisuri, which outline bomb plots, and Arifin's testimony, which names them as conspirators...
...hasn't fully closed yet. Police continue to hunt for at least two other Thai suspected members of the cell, including Samarn Wae-kaji, believed by police to be an expert bomb builder who honed his skills under Arifin, who is a graduate of a terror training camp in the Philippines. "Don't worry, we'll catch him," says Major General Chumpon Manmai, Thailand's special branch police commissioner. The notion that there are terrorists in Thailand for him to catch is not so ridiculous anymore...