[Marie]

May I be added to your *ping* list, too?

[Mother Abigail]

Of course


KUALA LUMPUR March 22 - The Severe

Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - the mysterious flu threatening several Asian countries is affecting air travellers to Hong Kong, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said.

"The pneumonia to some extent affected the country's transportation industry," he told reporters after attending Sheffield Hallam University's convocation ceremony here Saturday.

Ling said SARS affected the number of air travellers to Hong Kong and several conferences to be held in the island were postponed.

"People started to withdraw from the conferences because of the pneumonia outbreak. Even Malaysians who are supposed to attend these conferences are cancelling their trip to avoid unnecessary risks."