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Journalism of Courage
KUALA LUMPUR: Worried by deaths among users of a new impotence pill, Malaysian health officials have said the drug Viagra can be sold only by prescription once it is approved, a newspaper reported today. Yesterday8217;s guidelines from the pharmaceutical division of the health ministry, reported in the Star newspaper, were part of the directions and precautions governing the sale of the new medicine. Viagra is awaiting clearance of the Malaysian drug control authority and is yet to be released in the market. But the US maker, Pfizer Inc., has already been swamped with inquiries from Malaysians. Health authorities in Malaysia were conducting independent tests before registering the drug.
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A sorry8217; thief
STOCKHOLM: A Swedish car thief wrote a letter of apology to his unemployed victim asking for forgiveness but did not return the stolen car, Swedish newspapers said. 8220;Sorry that I needed to borrow your car but I was in great need of it,8221; the thief wrote to 20-year-old Matthias Sunefjord from Sparreholm in southern Sweden. 8220;I hope you can forgive me.8221; The thief, who stole the white Saab from outside Sunefjord8217;s home on Sunday night, enclosed the owner8217;s unemployment claim forms with his letter.
