New Straits Times articles from August 2006

New Straits Times archives from August 2006

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August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Aimie Pardas Product: N100 Manufacturer: Lenovo Enquiries: Think Products (M) Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-76818000) Price:RM4,488 THE N100 is part of the Lenovo 3000 series notebooks targeted at small...

Latest EasyShare.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) EASTMAN Kodak Co has announced the availability of its EasyShare P712 zoom digital camera aimed at setting a new performance benchmark for the consumer "superzoom" category. Its precision...

Slim and sophisticated.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili Product: SGH-E900 Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Enquiries: Samsung Customer Care Center (Tel: 1-800-88-9999) Price: RM1,399 SAMSUNG'S slider with touchpad...

User-friendly smartphone.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Lim Yeh Ern Product: M600i Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson Enquiries: Sony Ericsson Call Centre (Tel: 1-800-88-9900) Price: RM1,899 THE idea behind a "messaging phone" obviously hints at more...

Surround sound at all corners.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan KEF of the United Kingdom needs no introduction, save to say that its products today are the result of over 50 years of research and design know-how. When the home theatre craze...

Highly capable even in multi-room installation.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan DENSEN is one of the more well-known audiophile products to emerge from Denmark. Over the years, the company has earned a reputation for making quality high-performance amplifiers...

Near seamless picture and audio reproduction.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan LEST we forget, audio-visual (AV) entertainment is not just for audio- philes and videophiles. It is also intended to entertain a large group of consumers who still crave for the...

Built to last a long time.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan CREEK Audio is a small but highly specialised British audio company that has been making amplifiers, CD players and speakers for more than a quarter of a century. Their design...

High performance but at a premium.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan THE German reputation for making quality, long-lasting products, be they automobiles or electronics, has never been doubted. There are people still clinging on to their old Grundig...

Up close with sharks.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewed by Hazimin Sulaiman BET you've never seen a shark feeding frenzy. In the 3D Imax movie Sharks 3D, it will probably give you the closest look that you'll ever get of the Great...

Good visual effects in lame comedy.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewed by Siti Syameen Md Khalili ROBBERS and thieves seem to be a popular choice for main roles in comedies, as Little Man is yet another burglar misadventure made for the big screen....

Challenging game to crack.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewed by Bruno Dieter Chan Title: Perimeter: Emperor's Testament Publisher: 1C Minimum requirements: 1GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor, 256MB RAM, 80MB uncompressed free...

Tips to conduct online surveys.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ellen Whyte IF you want to conduct a survey, common sense suggests that the Internet should be useful to put you in touch with your target group, be they fellow students, people aged 27 or...

Reliving Roman warfare.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewed by Chris Chan Title: Civ City Rome Publisher: 2K Games Developers: Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games Availability: PCGame Dotcom Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-33771170/973) Price: RM129 CIV...

Put your videos online (HL).
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) YOU don't need to be and established film director to get your works seen worldwide or win filmmaking competitions to get your 15 minutes of fame. The Internet offers that platform for anyone to get...

Speedy dual-core chips offer affordability.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BY now, you may have heard that Intel Corp has several new processors that it claims are even better than the ones before and are the best in the market. Intel also said it will bring prices down closer...

Be wary of 'SMiShing' activities.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Chandra Devi HEARD of phishing time and time again? Now get used to "SMiShing", a marriage of phishing and short message service (SMS). This matrimony is definitely no good news to phone...

NEC's Core 2 Duo laptops.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Lim Yeh Ern NEC has launched the Versa E6210 and E6200 in conjunction with the launch of the Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor. These latest additions to the Versa family feature a...

UiTM holds hacking competition.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) INTERNATIONAL Hacking Competition 2006 will be held at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Shah Alam from Sept 1 to 3. Announced recently by Datuk Prof Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar of UiTM, it will...

Time puts efforts in children conference.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TIME Engineering Berhad is playing its part in ensuring that the ongoing 2006 Tunza International Children's Conference in Kuala Lumpur is a success. Together with partners Samsung, NEC,...

Industry wish list for Budget 2007.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Aimie Pardas BUDGET Day is tomorrow. For the information and communications technology (ICT) fraternity, the wish list is obvious - more perks to drive the industry forward. As in previous...

Broadband Fiesta visits Kuching.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) INTERNET service provider TM Net Sdn Bhd last weekend hosted a digital rush blitz at Riverside Mall with its nationwide Broadband Fiesta 2006 roadshow. Sarawakians at the event were introduced to TM...

Digital art brings buildings to life.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili PHOTOGRAPHY and graphics design enthusiast Hasnularifin Hassan has found a way to bring buildings to life. Using a technique that was initially developed as a means...

Catch Mawi in mini-Merdeka concert.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) CALLING all Mawi fans. The current local singing sensation and Canon ambassador will perform at a mini-concert in Kuantan on Saturday, in conjunction with the Merdeka celebrations. Organised by...

Funky knick-knacks.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Edwin Kee FISH N' FLUSH TOILET TANK AQUARIUM WE all know how stressed a day can get and often the stress adds up to a point where we become constipated. We are also more than aware of the...

JumboPlay rides on gaming wave.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE number of online users in Asia stands at an estimated 370.5 million users and growing rapidly, according to recent Internet statistics. Based on the 2004 DFC Online Game Market report,...

Spotted Eagle shares video tips.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hazimin Sulaiman HIS interesting name, Douglas Spotted Eagle (www.spotted eagle.com), might not ring a bell to most people in this part of the region. But Spot, as he is affectionately...

Bargains galore at 1 Utama digital and gadget fair.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hazimin Sulaiman IN conjunction with Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival 2006, 1 Utama shopping mall is organising 1 Utama Digital & Gadget Fair 2006. The 12-day event, which started on August...

Lower car sales 'not due to automotive policy'.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V. Vasudevan; Anis Ibrahim; Nisha Sabanayagam THE drop in sales of local cars was due to an adjustment phase the industry experienced, which was triggered by the reduction in prices of new...

Public transport facilities for disabled deemed inadequate.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V. Vasudevan; Anis Ibrahim; Nisha Sabanayagam WITH about 70,800 people using the LRT, Monorail and KTM Komuter daily being either disabled or elderly, the public transport system needs to...

Across a stilled stadium, the magic words of nationhood.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) 'AND with God's blessing shall be for ever a sovereign democratic and independent State founded upon the principles of liberty and justice, and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and...

Adnan lodges police report.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PUTRAJAYA: Customs preventive director Adnan Ariffin has lodged a police report over two "threatening" SMSes sent by Jasin MP Datuk Mohd Said Yusof. And the police have classified the case as "high...

Drawing their own destiny.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Debra Chong MARS AND URANUS Visual artists extraordinare WHOEVER said that idle minds are the devil's workshops was simply born too early to meet Mars and Uranus. We're not talking the...

Woman admits to mischief.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: A 41-year-old woman created a scene at a magistrate's court yesterday when she pleaded guilty to committing mischief. When magistrate Tasnim Abu Bakar asked Kong Yit Leng if she was...

Jail and rotan for sex offence.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA TERENGGANU: A rubber tapper, who forced a 16-year-old student to perform oral sex, has been sentenced to eight years' jail and five strokes of the rotan. Zahari Jusoh, 38, was also sentenced...

Party worker attacked.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA TERENGGANU: Two Pas supporters, who claimed they were denied cash aid given by the State Government, vented their anger on an Umno party worker. The duo had gone to the Manir state constituency...

Young and proud.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Koh Lay Chin KUALA LUMPUR: "To fly or not to fly the flag" may be something 23-year-old Felicia Ong and her friends debate about, but all of them agree on one thing: they are proud to be...

Helicopter tour over State.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) MALACCA: Tourists to Malacca will now be able to catch a bird's eye view of the historical sites here. YTM Resource Management Sdn Bhd yesterday launched the Malacca Heritage Air Tour, a 15-minute...

Girl dies in freak accident at home.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Arulldas KULIM: A six-year-old girl was killed when her head got trapped between the steel legs of a foldable table. M. Intra had earlier been playing with her 12-year-old brother,...

A ceremony rich with pageantry.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: William Fish "DAULAT Tuanku... Daulat Tuanku... Daulat Tuanku." The throne-room of the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur echoed to these words early on the morning of September 2, 1957,...

Shortage of local herbs.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V. Vasudevan; Anis Ibrahim; Nisha Sabanayagam THE local herbal market is expected to be worth RM333.7 million a year by 2010, but is lacking sufficient local supply. As such, herbs have...

Bandit gives up 'because Malaya is already free'.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) A TERRORIST who surrendered this morning said, "Today is Merdeka Day, and with independence already achieved, there is no more any reason for us to continue our struggle." The terrorist, Siew Fong, 29,...

V-C committed to reviving glorious past.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suzieana Uda Nagu UNIVERSITY of Malaya's first woman vice-chancellor Datuk Rafiah Salim is grabbing the challenge of turning an institution under public scrutiny into a respected teaching...

Judge: Syariah process applies.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Roy Goh LABUAN: Muslims cannot renounce the religion without following the process of the Syariah. Syariah High Court judge Husin Ahamad said decisions to renounce could only be made...

All revved up over F1 stint.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ridzwan A. Rahim IRWAN ANUAR Materials engineer with Petronas IRWAN Anuar is aware that he once held a dream job. Between 2000 and 2005, he was one of the five Malaysian engineers seconded...

What lies beneath.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suzanna Pillay BADRUL HUZAIMI Reef conservation activist CORAL reefs fascinate 28-year-old Badrul Huzaimi. In fact, it was this interest which prompted this Biomedical Technology graduate...

Chairman's message.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) HAPPY 49th MERDEKA celebrations to all Malaysians. This year, amidst the joyful spirit of MERDEKA, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) also celebrates its 57th year of "Powering the Nation". Ours is...

Secret meeting - then a public announcement.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Harry Miller EIGHT Malay Rulers will meet in the air-conditioned Federal Executive Council Chamber here tomorrow to elect one among them to be the first Paramount Ruler of the independent...

Bangladeshi stabbed to death.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PETALING JAYA: The body of a Bangladeshi man was found yesterday at Masing in Kampung Baru Subang, here. The victim, identified as Farid Abdul Sattar, 36, was found at 6.30am by his colleague who...

Customs Dept hits back at RM48 million allegation.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The recent attack on Customs authorities over an alleged RM48 million attire expenditure has triggered a counter strike. After the allegation was raised in Parliament, posers are now...

Losing herself in forests and loving it.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suzanna Pillay KANITHA KRISHNASAMY Policy officer at Malaysian Nature Society ALTHOUGH her initial interest was zoology, Kanitha Krishnasamy gave forestry a try when it came to choosing her...

Nothing fishy about hard work.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Roy Goh CHONG WONG CHOI Fish Farmer WHILE most men his age prefer fast cars and an exciting social life, Chong Wong Chui speaks with pride of his bulldozer and spends most of his time on...

Foreigner escapes death penalty.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHAH ALAM: Everest Uka spent four years on death row, hoping for the day when he would be told that his life had been spared. It came yesterday. His death sentence for drug trafficking was last...

Doha should only be about winning medals.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam THE Sports Ministry and the National Sports Council (NSC), and I believe the whole country as well, hope that Malaysia will win their first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2008...

Tenaga energised to boost development.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Chow Kum Hor AS projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) get underway, utility giant Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is committed to "power up" the most ambitious economic blueprint under...

Agassi's mum talks on breast cancer.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BETTY Agassi is using the US Open to spread the word about breast cancer. Andre Agassi's mother is a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed in 2000 and her message is "to stay on guard of your...

Downpour leaves USTA red-faced.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT'S days like Tuesday at the US Open, when rain creates chaos with the schedule, that players, fans, TV executives and tournament organisers turn their thoughts to having a roof over their heads. ...

Russian Valuev a BIG fan of tennis.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT'S probably fair to say Nikolai Valuev is one of the biggest tennis fans on the planet. The 7-foot Russian, the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, paid a visit to the US Open on...

An Hour Of History In Poll For Paramount Ruler.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Harry Miller EIGHT votes to one against in ballot: Sultan of Selangor Deputy. THE Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, His Highness Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 62, was today elected the...

On the wings of dance.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Yeang Soo Ching LIU YONG SEAN Dancer UP close, dancer Liu Yong Sean's expression is scary. Rolling his eyes from left to right, pursing his lips and flexing the muscles in his outstretched...

A jungle out there, but she loves it.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Anita Anandarajah JULIANA SENAWI Wildlife scientist AS Malaysians continue to migrate to the capital in seek of greener pastures, one woman heads into the depths of the Pahang rainforest to...

Great songs amid grisly murders.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewed by K.N. Vijiyan VETTAIYADU VILAIYADU (Tamil) Starring Kamalhaasan, Jothika, Prakash Raj, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Balaji, Anthony. Directed by Gautham NOW PLAYING KAMALHAASAN fans...

Peak performer.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Debra Chong MUHAMMAD AKMAL MOHD NOOR Climbing enthusiast HAVE you heard the story of Otto the vampire photographer? The problem with being a vampire photographer is a fatal allergy to...

Change the world? Nah!
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Debra Chong SHARON CHIN The provocative artist THREE years ago, when I first interviewed Sharon Chin, she was a fresh-faced art graduate newly returned from Australia. Then, she was...

A doctor for every disaster.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Phuah Ken Lin DR QUAH BOON LEONG Volunteer doctor THE name Dr Quah Boon Leong may not ring a bell but this Penang resident was the first Mercy Malaysia team member to reach Banda Acheh in...

'Terang Bulan' to be national anthem.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PERAK'S state anthem has been recommended as the Federation's national anthem. The recommendation came from the panel of judges, headed by the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, set up to...

Young talents to the fore.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shannon Teoh SOCCER SCHOOLS IF you can't beat 'em... try another way. Recent reports of our nation's footballing woes have affected so many of us as few things other than this sport can....

Britain gives up her oldest Far East settlement.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BRITAIN staged a final exit from Penang - its oldest settlement in the Far East - at a handingover ceremony on the Esplanade this afternoon. Before a crowd of over 25,000, the Resident...

Postgraduate focus not at expense of undergraduates.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suzieana Uda Nagu UNIVERSITY of Malaya will not stop offering undergraduate programmes despite its plans of becoming a world-renowned research university, says Professor Muhamad Rasat...

Indie moonshine? You bet!
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Manveet Kaur REZA SALLEH Gig organiser WHEN Reza Salleh organised the first Moonshine concert series last November, little did he realise that it would be such a hit. What started as...

Fears of a former target.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Zarina Omar I AM a victim of a failed snatch-theft. I still have nightmares of the incident and have developed a phobia towards motorcyclists. There are others who are not so lucky....

Your nation, your say.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) A WALL of wishes for Malaysia on its 49th birthday. The wall of post-it notes at the "1957: Road to Nationhood" photographic exhibition in Bangsar Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur is exactly that. Just...

A feminist through and through.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Anita Anandarajah VIZLA KUMARESAN Women's rights advocate THE first impression one gets of Vizla Kumaresan is an abundance of cheerfulness and good spirit. She is, by her own admission, a...

Asean to share expertise at summit.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Asean has been chosen as the partner for the Indian Technology Summit and Technology Platform (TSTP) to be held in New Delhi on Nov 6 and 7. India's Science, Technology and Earth...

Maurice and Pidung chalk up 572km Merdeka walk in 20 days.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Jaswinder Kaur KOTA KINABALU: It was no stroll in the park and would have worn out anyone half their age. What kept two lifelong friends going on their third and longest Merdeka walk was...

Always a dhol moment.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Manveet Kaur KEERAN SINGH Dhol player KEERAN Singh stands at the centre of the stage on a small platform, beating at the drum. His fast-paced drumming dominates the background Bollywood...

Dengue cure is her dream.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ruslina Yusoff LOH HWEE YING Researcher DENGUE fever is among the top three killer diseases in Malaysia. To date, there is still no approved vaccine or effective anti-viral therapy for...

Being deaf is no handicap.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suryani Dalip ANTHONY CHONG VEE YEE Teacher, facilitator and author ANTHONY Chong Vee Yee, 24, defied the perception people have of the handicapped. He scored 8As for his Sijil Pelajaran...

One of the first to sing NegaraKu.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rina De Silva KUALA LUMPUR: Ragunathan Sundram, 70, has always felt proud when singing the national anthem. After all, he was among the first to sing the Negaraku in the early hours of...

Commuter convenience.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) INCREASED investment in public transport is critical in any attempt to prevent the capital city from continuing to be choked by congestion. In any strategic thrust to transform drivers of private cars...

Model with a mission.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Debra Chong JASMINE LOH Model and animal lover JASMINE Loh is a model. She is 21 years old, stands 172cm in her bare feet and has the requisite skinny frame of a walking mannequin. Her...

Scientists up close with orang utan all day long.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Roy Goh KOTA KINABALU: Eight scientists are living in the jungle with a quartet of newly released orang utan, monitoring how they adapt to their new home. The group, headed by British...

Flight delays to go on till June.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Flight delays may be unavoidable until next June, when work to upgrade runways at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is completed. One of KLIA's two runways has been closed...

You get his drift.
August 31, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Jeremy Mahadevan TAN TAT WE Drifter SOME might wonder why, among the cast of young luminaries that we believe will light the future of our nation, we have included a 26-year-old drifter....