New Straits Times articles from December 2009, page 27

New Straits Times archives from December 2009

Windfall for first-time raffle player.
December 1, 2009... KUALA LUMPUR: The grand prize of a RM90,000 Toyota Rush 1.5G AT in the Budimas 5th Annual Charity Raffle was won by Susan Ooi Lay Khoo. She received her prize from Budimas Charitable Foundation chairman Tunku Datuk Ya'acob Tunku Abdullah...

Drug suspect shot, nabbed after car chase.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Kalbana Perimbanayagam KUALA LUMPUR: A suspected drug dealer was arrested while another escaped after a high-speed chase in Jalan Kuching on Sunday night. One of the men, the driver of the vehicle, was shot and captured after his...

CM warns he'll make heritage a global issue.
December 1, 2009... GIVE Penang the promised RM25 million allocation for heritage conservation or the issue will be highlighted on the international stage. That was the warning sounded to the Federal Government by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng yesterday. Lim...

Boost for thoroughbred racing.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Go-Ram THOROUGHBRED racing in the Malayan Racing Association (MRA) circuit has been going through an exciting period of evolution with new sponsors coming in to support the depressing racing industry. Last Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, a...

3 teams fail to name coaches.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Jugjet Singh THE Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) Premier Division starts on Dec 4, but until yesterday, three teams have yet to submit the names of their coaches. Debutants KL Hockey Club, Maybank and Tenaga Nasional submitted their...

Malaysia must learn some tricks from the Australians.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Jugjet Singh AFTER two days of action in the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, hosts Australia have shown to the world what systematic development, and playing in the Dutch League can achieve. The Aussies blasted South Korea 4-0 and...

Razali in hot water.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Ajitpal Singh PERAK striker Razali Umar Kandasamy has landed himself in hot water after going AWOL from the national Under-23 squad. Razali and the rest of the players were given a one-day break for Hari Raya Haji after the...

Perak thump Pahang.
December 1, 2009... DEFENDING champions Perak got off to a rousing start in the National Under-14 hockey tournament by hammering hosts Pahang 5-1 at the Kuantan Stadium yesterday. However, silver medallists Kuala Lumpur went down to a shock 2-0 defeat to Negri...

Vientiane mayor urges vendors not to raise prices.
December 1, 2009... VIENTIANE mayor Sombath Yialiher has asked businessmen not to raise their prices during the SEA Games, given the practice has been declared illegal by the organising committee. Sombath said the Vientiane Administration Office issued an...

Squad all fired up.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul LET'S forget about history and focus on the future. That seems to be the tune at the national sepak takraw camp as Malaysia make a return to the Sea Games after the controversial withdrawal, due to disagreement...

Yong Li promises a better ride.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul IT will be a tricky ride for Ng Yong Li as he prepares for battle in the individual time trial on Dec 13 in the Laos Sea Games. There are no formbooks to assess the opposition in this event as there haven't been...

Sailors do nation proud.
December 1, 2009... TWO sailors did the country proud when they qualified for the Singapore Youth Olympics next year from the Asia Byte CII Qualifier in Pattaya recently. Malaysia sent six budding sailors to the Qualifier, and Kharunneeta Afendy,14, and Amirul...

Duo have the same target.
December 1, 2009... ALTHOUGH Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah has clinched the Novice title, he is still ready for a fierce duel with teammate Mohd Hafieenaz Mohd Ali in Round 9 of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix at Sepang International Circuit this weekend. Both the...

Early exit for Malaysians.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Ajitpal Singh SEA Games-bound Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam and national doubles Si Yew Meng and Adam Jaya were sent packing in the first round of the LTAM-ITF Men's Pro Futures 6 at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur yesterday....

Wada stars in Japan win.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Ajitpal Singh KOJI Wada was Japan's hero when he scored four tries in their 26-7 victory over Malaysia for the Carlton Sri Lanka Rugby Sevens title at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. Malaysia led 7-5 at half time before Wada's...

No danger for Chong Wei.
December 1, 2009... Byline: K.M. Boopathy IT should be easy for Lee Chong Wei but not so for Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. That is the scenario after the badminton seedings for the World Super Series Masters Finals in Johor Baru were released yesterday. ...

Skipper Hazwan assured of RM50,000.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Zainuddin Muhammad TARING Pelangi skipper Hazwan Hazim Dermawan has every reason to smile ahead of the fifth Monsoon Cup starting at Ri-Yaz Heritage Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong tomorrow. For starters, the sole Malaysian...

Ahmad out to be court jester.
December 1, 2009... Byline: Ajitpal Singh AHMAD Izham Omar will turn 40 on Dec 15 but the 8TV CEO does not look a day over 25. Ahmad's youthful looks is attributed to his active lifestyle. He plays tennis and bowling regularly. "I play tennis sometimes...