New Straits Times articles from February 2002

New Straits Times archives from February 2002

Novell secures major CRM project in Asia.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Ferina Manecksha NOVELL Corp has secured a major customer relationship management (CRM) project in the Asia-Pacific region and expects to kick off the pilot in Malaysia at the end of next month or early April. Novell...

All-in-one connectivity solution.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar CORINEX Global Corp, through its local distributor Estrade Marketing Sdn Bhd, is offering a complete last mile connectivity solution based on wireless connections, operating in the licence-free 2.4-gigahertz...

Microsoft announces tool for .Net architecture.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar TO realise its vision where any device will be able to share the same information from the same platform at anytime and anywhere, Microsoft Corp is going to release Visual Studio .Net, its first development tool...

For signature verification.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar BESIDES fingerprints, iris detection and voice recognition, a signature can also be part of biometric verification system. Such biometric solution is offered by Biotrac Solutions Sdn Bhd through a product called...

World's thinnest ultra portable.
February 28, 2002... THE new Toshiba Portege 2000 is pegged as a small wonder. It has been billed as the thinnest ultra portable with industry-first 1.8-inch hard disk drive. Targeted at mobile executives and design-oriented customers, the notebook weighs...

Pikom brings joy to old folk.
February 28, 2002... MEMBERS of the Association of Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom) recently visited the Lovely Nursing Home in Petaling Jaya in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations. Led by Pikom community funds' chairperson...

Creative with first external Sound Blaster.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Nigel Yap IT marks a pioneering effort by Creative Labs. The company has unveiled its first external Sound Blaster Extigy which is encased in a sleek black design. The Sound Blaster Extigy is able to deliver a stunning 24-...

Taking on a new challenge.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Ahmad Kushairi MANY would think twice about investing in a new company during these uncertain times. The general feeling is that it's not a good time to start a business venture when the economy is still in the doldrums. But...

Intel in move for power-efficient circuit design.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Aimie Pardas INTEL Corp is working on a power-efficient circuit design. This will be achieved through body bias, adaptive body bias and complementary signal generator (CSG), according to Intel fellow Justin Rattner, who is...

Sitara Networks in pact with Quadtel.
February 28, 2002... SITARA Networks Inc is bullish about its prospects in Malaysia with the recent appointment of telecommunications product distributor Quadtel Asia Pte Ltd as its value-added local distributor. Under the agreement, Quadtel will distribute...

Tubau's got the heart.
February 28, 2002... HIS two goals against Germany was just part of Eduard Tubau's contribution in Spain's shock 3-2 win. His pace, dribbling skills and bravery in having a go troubled the Germans, considered one of the World Cup favourites, throughout the...

Sports complex for Bandar Baru Bangi.
February 28, 2002... Byline: L.H. Lim SECTION 16 Bandar Baru Bangi will be receiving a new sports complex soon. The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has allocated a 4.4ha site for the complex. The complex will have a football field,...

'Counting on Visa' for RM200,000.
February 28, 2002... AN Information Technology specialist became RM200,000 richer recently when she won the "Count on Visa" contest. Tengku Intan Narqiah Tengku Othman of Shah Alam's slogan "A billion use it, millions accept it, countless trust it" was...

MAS to resume KL-Newark flights.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Malaysia Airlines will resume flight services to Newark effective May 30 this year. It said in a statement that the services would be operated thrice-weekly with a stopover in Dubai in each direction. MAS flight...

Stick with Malaysia!
February 28, 2002... All reports on "Men's World Cup 2002" by Vijesh Rai; Jugjet Singh; K.M. Boopathy; S. Selvam MALAYSIA had India by the jugular in the first half with three fantastic goals but in the end, goalkeeper Roslan Jamaluddin was the toast of the...

Focus on the rich-poor disparity.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Carolyn Hong TERRORISM and issues affecting the Third World were among the matters discussed at a special working session of the Commonwealth Partnership for Technical Management on Tuesday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr...

Terrorism and Zimbabwe to dominate Brisbane meeting.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Saiful Azhar Abdullah UNDOUBTEDLY, the issue of terrorism will dominate this week's meeting of Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) in Coolum, Sunshine Coast, but the leaders could be forced to give equal attention on the...

Pakistan pick up third win.
February 28, 2002... Pakistan... 2 N. Zealand... 0 EVERYTHING, as far as Pakistan are concerned, is going according to plan when they beat a resilient New Zealand 2-0 in a World Cup Group A match at the National Hockey Stadium last night. It was...

Emotions run high, top scorers celebrate.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Emotions ran high among 17-year-olds in the country today, when they received their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results. A reunion of sorts for the school leavers, the day proved joyous for many, especially the top...

D'Souza seeks police protection.
February 28, 2002... INDIA's coach Cedric D'Souza had requested for police escort for him as he made his way to the post-match Press conference. While D'Souza declined to say why, it is learnt that some overzealous Indian fans made some unprintable remarks...

Application by Shiela Majid's ex-hubby put off.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Composer Roslan Abdul Aziz's application at the Syariah High Court to set aside his ex-wife singer Sheila Majid's temporary custody of their children which was scheduled to be heard today was postponed to July. Judge...

Argentina end losing streak.
February 28, 2002... Argentina... 4 S. Africa... 1 ARGENTINA ended their losing streak in the World Cup as they romped to a 4-1 victory over a demoralised South Africa in Group B at the National Hockey Stadium yesterday. A brilliant first half...

Germans sunk by Spanish armada.
February 28, 2002... Spain... 3 Germany... 2 SPAIN, silver-medallists in the last World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands, brought Germany's unbeaten run to a grinding halt when they beat the favourites 3-2 on Pitch 2 of the National Hockey Stadium yesterday....

Korea romp home against Japan.
February 28, 2002... South Korea... 3 Japan... 0 SOUTH korea romped away with an easy 3-0 win against japan in a group b match at the national hockey stadium in bukit jalil yesterday and this spells trouble for the Malaysian side. Malaysia struggled to...

Pact stops Shafie from standing for top post.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Cheah Chor Sooi KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Malaysian Trades Union Congress deputy president Mohamed Shafie B.P. Mammal said today he would have contested the congress' presidential post if incumbent chief Senator Zainal Rampak had...

George delighted with attacking role.
February 28, 2002... BEVAN George's solitary goal against England on Tuesday not only eased the pressure off Australia, it has also given the fullback a much needed boost as it was his first goal in 44 international matches. While the Australian strikeforce...

Netherlands sweep away Belgians in early match.
February 28, 2002... Netherlands... 5 Belgium... 1 THE early morning game and the vagaries of playing on a new pitch seem to be the bigger problem than the opposition as Netherlands swept to a resounding 5-1 win over Belgium at Pitch Two of the National...

Today's matchups.
February 28, 2002... GROUP A SPAIN v NETHERLANDS A REPEAT of the 1998 final which Holland came from two goals down to win 3-2 but Spain, after slaying tournaments favourites Germany 3-2 yesterday, will be eager for another three points. The win over...

Feast of French flavours.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Jasmime Kaur FOR something different, try the fare at Pacifica Grill and Bar of Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur which is having a Feast of French Flavours promotion until Saturday. Start with appetisers like home-made smoked...

Special allotment of PBA Holdings.
February 28, 2002... THE long-awaited blue shares application forms for registered domestic water consumers in Penang for a special allotment of the soon-to-be-listed PBA Holdings Berhad is now available. The application forms are available from the Penang...

Harrington hoping to make it fifth time lucky.
February 28, 2002... IRISHMAN Padraig Harrington tees off at the million-dollar Malaysian Open today hoping it will be fifth time lucky after a heartbreaking run of near misses. Harrington has always contended in the richest national Open in Asia but he is...

Chia and Guna get dream draws.
February 28, 2002... MALAYSIA'S leading players P. Gunasegaran and Danny Chia have received dream draws for the opening two rounds of the US$1 million (RM3.8 million) Carlsberg Malaysian Open which tees off at Royal Selangor Golf Club today. Gunasegaran got...

A BMW for a hole-in-one.
February 28, 2002... A BMW 7 SERIES is be the hole-in-one prize for the Malaysian Open. The car will be awarded to the first player to who scores a hole-in-one on the par three course during the four-day tournament. Four top players in the tournament, Ian...

NUBE members submit nomination papers.
February 28, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - A group of 12 members submitted their nomination papers today for forthcoming National Union of Bank Employees Kuala Lumpur branch elections, with in hope of ousting the incumbent committee led by Toh Seng Hock. The 12...

Ning sings in praise of facials.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Dazman Manan THE first time she went for a facial, singer Ning Baizura suffered a bad skin breakout. "I was 16 then and I swore to myself, I'd never go for a facial ever," she says. She has kept to her promise until recently....

Singapore purchase to boost KFCH earnings.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd (KFCH) expects its acquisitions of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Singapore to contribute to the group's earnings in the second half of its current...

Ministries directed to get info on Singapore project.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Patvinder Singh KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Cabinet today directed all ministries concerned to collect information on the Singapore Government's reclamation project at Pulau Tekong. Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said...

CMSB stays tightlipped over merger negotiation.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Sulok Tawie CAHYA Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMSB) remains tightlipped on merger talks that resumed last month between its banking arm and financial group Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB), saying that announcements would be made at the...

NSTP to dispose of more non-core assets.
February 28, 2002... THE New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd, with the sale of its Commerce Asset-Holdings Bhd shares easing the pressure on its high debt level, plans for more non-core asset disposals worth at least RM400 million. NSTP also expects a...

IBM launches eight server mainframes.
February 28, 2002... IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd has introduced a series of eight general purpose eServer z800 lower-priced mainframes to target enterprises which want less processing power. Country manager for eServer zSeries Ng Hon Chun said the company is...

UKB to use funds from IPO for expansion.
February 28, 2002... CORRUGATED cartons and board manufacturer United Kotak Bhd (UKB) is investing in new machinery and plant to secure larger orders from its customers. Its executive chairman Soh Man Tong said the proceeds raised from the company's initial...

United U-Li to float 8.3 million shares at RM1.80 each.
February 28, 2002... UNITED U-Li Corporation Bhd, enroute to a Second Board listing, will float a total of 8.3 million shares at a price of RM1.80 each. The company yesterday formalised an underwriting agreement with Commerce International Merchant Bankers...

EON Bank to raise its card holders to 300,000.
February 28, 2002... THROUGH an integrated marketing plan, EON Bank Bhd hopes to increase its credit card holders to 300,000 by August next year from 90,000 currently. Group chief executive officer Abdul Jamel Pawanteh said EON Bank has captured 53,000 new...

Cash upfront for PN4 stocks.
February 28, 2002... FROM tomorrow, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) requires buyers to pay cash for shares of 41 financially troubled companies, commonly referred to as Practice Note 4 (PN4) companies. The shares of another nine PN4 companies will...

AASIA's short-term price trend likely to go higher.
February 28, 2002... Byline: S.N Lock OVERALL market sentiment did not improve much yesterday as reflected by the CI's internals. Declining issues outnumbered advancing issues by 356 to 285 with another 216 counters trading flat. The CI registered a...

Safety video for female students.
February 27, 2002... ROTARY Club of Metro Kuala Lumpur is advocating safety for schoolgirls through a 10-minute video on preventing sexual assault. The video entitled Selamat ke Sekolah, Selamat Pulang shows schoolchildren how to avoid dangerous situations....

Free haircut for children.
February 27, 2002... PARENTS with children below the age of three can obtain a free haircut for their babies again at the second "My Johnson's Baby Haircut Snip, Snap, Smile" roadshow. The programme, to end on March 10, is being held at leading stores in...

New Dutch Lady formula.
February 27, 2002... DUTCH Lady Milk Industries Bhd recently launched its newly re-formulated milk formula for "Dutch Lady 123" and "Dutch Lady 456". Its managing director Ian Martin Gearing said the new formula showed the company's commitment in providing...

Treat for 25 guests.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Jasmime Kaur CHEF Micheal Mangan from Renaissance Hotel's Marche restaurant, in Kuala Lumpur recently held a cooking class at the hotel. The event was attended by 25 hotel guests who were also taken on a tour of the hotel's...

Throwing off the shackles.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Marina Emmanuel A UNIVERSITY is defined as an institution of higher learning which provides facilities for teaching and research. It is also authorised to confer degrees on those who have successfully passed through its halls....

Malaysia are still there.
February 27, 2002... All reports on "Men's World Cup 2002" by Vijesh Rai; Jugjet Singh; K.M. Boopathy; S. Selvam MALAYSIA scraped through by the skin of their teeth, but what the heck, when Chairil Anwar turned in the only goal of the match, they secured...

Chairil the saviour!
February 27, 2002... CREDIT to Chairil Anwar Aziz for doing what all the national players failed to do in the World Cup so far - score. The striker, playing in a more midfield role for Malaysia, scored with his trademark deflection for the all-important goal that...

Miscommunication.
February 27, 2002... SOUTH Korea's stand-in-manager Kim Sang Ryul, who acted as the interpreter was bombarded with two questions at the same time and had the media in stitches during the post match conference when he requested for more time to answer the...

MHF has no plans to be regional centre.
February 27, 2002... THE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) has no plans to make Malaysia as the regional development centre for the game in Asia. The onus, however, as far as MHF deputy president Tan Sri P. Alagendra is concerned, is for the International...

D' Souza: Keep believing in us.
February 27, 2002... INDIA are on the verge of missing out on the World Cup semifinals after their 2-1 defeat to South Korea yesterday but coach Cedric D' Souza tried his level best to assure all, especially the throng of Indian journalists, that there is still...

Resisting manipulation in the coverage, media told.
February 27, 2002... NOTING that governments and the media have important roles to play in combating inhumane terrorist activities, Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad yesterday warned that both have to stand guard against being manipulated in the coverage of terrorism. ...

Seek definition of terrorism first.
February 27, 2002... All reports on "Civilisation and Terrorism: A Roundtable Dialogue 2002" by Jalina Joheng; Lee Shi-Ian THE differences in the accepted definition of terrorism between the developed and developing worlds would remain a stumbling block in...

'Syed Shahir no longer a trade union leader'.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez; Cheah Chor Sooi PETALING JAYA, Tues. - A candidate for the post of Malaysian Trades Union Congress president, Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud, is not qualified to speak about trade union leadership as he is no longer...

It's now Lowe.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Barbara Foong LOWE Lintas & Partners celebrated its relaunch as Lowe - its new corporate identity - at Hotel Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur recently.

Low dividend: 'EPF needs to be revamped'.
February 27, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The Malaysian Trades Union Congress hopes the Employees Provident Fund will declare a higher dividend for the year 2001 compared to the previous year and not five per cent as reported today. MTUC secretary-general...

19 Myanmar held over killing.
February 27, 2002... MALACCA, Tues. - Police detained 19 Myanmar nationals yesterday to help in their investigation into the death of a Myanmar worker who was stabbed during a brawl at the Merlimau Polytechnic construction site on Sunday. State Criminal...

What others say.
February 27, 2002... Editorial extracts from yesterday's English language papers The Jakarta Post A POLITICALLY unstable East Timor with a stagnant economy could become a cause of trouble on Indonesia's flank that could also affect other areas in the...

Riding the road to democracy against all odds.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Rehman Rashid THIS space is pegged this week on Marc Ravalomanana, mayor of Antananarivo, Madagascar, mainly to warm up for the abundance of exotic pronouns currently featured in the continuing adventures of emergent democracies....

Visit a mark of Belgium's confidence.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Patvinder Singh KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Belgium Crown Prince Philippe's visit here together with his country's trade delegation is a strong reflection of the European country's confidence in Malaysia's economy and future. ...

Call for overhaul of listing rules.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Lee Siew Lian REGULATORS should change the way they enforce their rules to avoid hurting the capital markets they are supposed to oversee, say industry observers critical of how the Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI)...

Options for consolidation plan.
February 27, 2002... TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd is looking at various companies, including Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI) in its consolidation plan. "We're looking at various companies in supporting the Government's efforts to consolidate the industry....

Pati secures road project in India.
February 27, 2002... ROAD Builder (M) Holdings Bhd's 50 per cent associate company Pati Sdn Bhd has been awarded a highway project in Uttar Pradesh, India, worth RM269.96 million in a joint-venture with Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd. The project will be...

RM2.4 billion pre-tax profit for Telekom.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd has posted an increase of 95.4 per cent in its pre- tax profit to RM2.443 billion for its year ended December 31, 2001 from RM1.25 billion the previous year due to improvement in its...

MRCB to bid for big projects.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah MALAYSIAN Resources Corporation Bhd, while nursing itself back to a strong footing via a complex restructuring, is continuing to bid for more "big" construction and engineering jobs. The conglomerate is...

New HP scheme for cars.
February 27, 2002... DRB-Oriental-Honda Sdn Bhd (DOH) is negotiating with banks to introduce a special hire purchase scheme for Honda buyers, managing director/chief executive officer Mitsuru Ozaki said. He said the Government had introduced a hire purchase...

Sime Darby seeks solution to impasse.
February 27, 2002... SIME Darby Bhd hopes to resolve the impasse over Palmco Holdings Bhd's listing status by April, which is the deadline for the latter to meet the listing requirement of 25 per cent public shareholding. Group chief executive officer Tan Sri...

CI likely to consolidate with minor downside bias.
February 27, 2002... Byline: S.N Lock OVERALL market sentiment improved momentarily yesterday on news that Technology Resources Industries Bhd's (TRI) restricted shares would be listed on Thursday. However, the mild rebound in the morning trades gave way in...

TRI may re-challenge overhead.
February 27, 2002... Byline: S.N. Lock THE news yesterday of the listing of Technology Resources Industries Bhd's (TRI) restricted shares on Feb 28 gave its price trend a shot in the arm when it jumped 14 sen, or 4.83 per cent, in the opening trades. The...

Turn to Alam for a seafaring career.
February 27, 2002... WHEN Datuk Azhar Mansor made his historic voyage aboard the Jalur Gemilang in 1998, the whole country was equally excited. Without doubt, it was his training as a seafarer that helped Azhar survived the odds and returned safely. ...

George hands Aussies slim victory.
February 27, 2002... Australia... 1 England..... 0 A brilliant goal by fullback Bevan George gave Australia full points in a dull Group B match against England at the National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur last night. The match was heading for a draw...

South Korea hand India first defeat.
February 27, 2002... South Korea... 2 India..... 1 SOUTH KOREA strengthened their claim for a semifinal berth from Group B with a 2-1 win over former champions India at the National Hockey Stadium yesterday. It was, in hindsight, an unexpected Korean...

MPGA: Why not give it to our own?
February 27, 2002... Byline: Glen Peters THE MALAYSIAN PGA (MPGA) lashed out at the Malaysian GA (MGA) for awarding the final wildcard for the Carlsberg Malaysian Open tournament to Australian Brad Kennedy instead of local pro R. Nachimuthu. Both the...

Perak hang on to top spot.
February 27, 2002... LEAGUE leaders Perak sent Sarawak reeling to their first home defeat and further trouble as the home suffered their third defeat when they lost 1-0 at the Sarawak Stadium here last night. Sarawak, who started the match without their...

FOM ropes in major corporations as partners.
February 27, 2002... FORMULA One captured more than 50 billion television viewers in 200 countries last year. Based on statistics provided by the Formula One Management Ltd (FOM), the commercial rights holders of the Formula One World Championships, a total...

MTBC names 31 for Asian and World meets.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Zakri Baharudin THE Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) have named 16 men and 15 women bowlers in the 2002 national squad for the Pusan Asian Games, the Hong Kong Asian Championship, the World Youth Championship and the...

Jackson the new face in Ipoh.
February 27, 2002... TROY Kenneth Jackson is the new face among five visiting jockeys granted local permits by the Perak Turf Club's March meeting starting in Ipoh on Saturday. The others are Mark Lister, Gary Skinner, Anthony Cavallo and Carl Hewitson. ...

Muslims here not ready for dialogue.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Carolyn Hong TIME and patience are needed before Malaysian Muslims are ready for an inter-faith organisation and dialogues with leaders of other religions, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said some...

Great Eastern targets 25 per cent premium growth.
February 27, 2002... GREAT Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd expects to see a 25 per cent growth in its new insurance premiums valued at a total of RM900 million, said chief executive officer Alex Foong Soo Hah. "We can continue the momentum based on...

Thanks for your support.
February 27, 2002... WE have many friends who are helping us at the party. They are Sunrise Bhd, Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd, Twinkles2, adidas (M) Sdn Bhd, AirAsia Sdn Bhd, National Science Centre, F&N Coca-Cola (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Precious...