Monday, September 4th, 2006

“Crocodile Hunter” Irwin dies

Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia’s north coast.

He was killed by a stingray barb to the chest while he was filming an underwater documentary in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef.

He was famous for handling dangerous creatures such as crocodiles, snakes [...]

[UPDATED VERSION] On August 7, in a 40-minutes interview with Bernama chairman Annuar Zaini in the "Bersemuka Bersama Perdana Menteri" programme aired by TV3, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi denied his son, Kamaluddin Abdullah has benefited including getting goverment projects.
"Kamal (Kamaluddin) never misused his relations with me. Kamal was never involved in local [...]