New Straits Times articles from July 2002

New Straits Times archives from July 2002

Malaysia Airlines flies again to Vienna.
July 9, 2002... IN conjunction with Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) resumption of service to Vienna, the airline staged a colourful send-off in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for Vienna bound passengers on its first flight recently. Working with the...

Deaf community shows gratitude.
July 9, 2002... FORTY-five deaf children, their parents and the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) members, recently expressed their gratitude to Emkay Group Bhd for assisting the children in their studies. Emkay had in 1999 allocated four classrooms...

Dirty stalls irk Port Dickson visitors.
July 9, 2002... PORT Dickson residents and tourists were dismayed that stall operators in the town's food court have failed to keep their premises clean. Tourist Yusuf Budi Iskandar, 45, from Jakarta, Indonesia, said: "Stall owners should initiate...

Bakery to raise funds for baby.
July 9, 2002... ENJOY cakes fresh from the oven at Hotel Grand Continental's new fresh pastry and bakery section and do your bit for charity at the same time. The bakery was officially opened by singer Amy Mastura recently at the hotel's Marble Arch...

Living room set among RM25,000 worth of prizes.
July 9, 2002... VITAGEN and Marigold are offering everyone a chance to own a "dream living room set" until Sept 30. The "Vitagen and Marigold Contest" is back with RM25,000 worth of home furnishings and electrical appliances as prizes. The highest...

Lucky contest winners in centennial celebration.
July 9, 2002... IN conjunction with its Centennial Celebration, Citibank Berhad recently presented prizes worth more than RM350,000 to 100 customers who took part in the "Citibank's 100 Days 100 Winners 100 Innovation Contest". Nasrul Asmi Muhammad Dain...

Memorable time for pre-schoolers.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Sabariah Salleh PARENTS woke up at the crack of dawn and brought their still-half-asleep children to Eduland's Family Sports Day in Taman Desa Waterpark recently. The event, which had parents and pre-schoolers coming in as...

10,000 attend direct seller's launch party.
July 9, 2002... DIRECT seller Nu Skin (Malaysia) recently celebrated its official opening by holding a national convention at Stadium Putra, Kompleks Sukan Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur. Nu Skin (M)'s general manager Greg Cook said: "The grand opening is...

Fruitful time at Cheng Ho Court.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Meena Sreenivasan JULY must be Malaysia's "fruity" month for the year; what with hotels celebrating the "Food and Fruit Fiesta" recently launched by the Tourism Ministry. So it is the perfect time to indulge in these...

Feeling the heat ...
July 9, 2002... I WONDER what it's like to be a fireman. Well, Nicole Babiarz, 9, knows, for she has been helping out at the volunteer fire station in Colorado. Colorado is in the United States of America. Her mum and dad have been helping to put...

Lo's apology over slapping case 'not sincere'.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - A Sabah Wanita MCA branch leader who last week slapped Sabah Wanita chairman Agnes Shim was "not sincere" in her apology and cannot undo the damage to the wing's reputation. Wanita national organising secretary Chew...

Malaysia's traffic mortality second lowest among Asean countries.
July 9, 2002... MALACCA, Mon. - Despite the rising road accident rate in Malaysia, the mortality rate of 5.17 deaths for every 10,000 registered vehicles is the second lowest among Asean member countries. Deputy Transport Minister Tan Sri Ramli Ngah...

Knowledge vital in K-army plan.
July 9, 2002... PORT DICKSON, Mon. - Army personnel have been urged to equip themselves with knowledge in line with the Government's vision ofa K-army. Army chief Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein said the process of encouraging army personnel to acquire the...

Rough ride to Busan for Sam & Co.
July 9, 2002... Byline: K.M. Boopathy SAM Chong and his fellow players are in for a rough ride in the Asian Games as several top class professionals will be battling for snooker gold in Busan on Sept 29-Oct 14. Chong won silver in the men's singles...

Lee sizzles against Hong Kong.
July 9, 2002... BENJAMIN Lee was the most consistent player in the Hong Kong-Malaysia snooker friendly as he registered three straight victories at the Summit in Subang Jaya yesterday. Lee, a newcomer to the national team, defeated Au Chi Wai 3-2, Fung...

Malaysia dominate the Skies.
July 9, 2002... MALAYSIA's two sports schools, the Bukit Jalil and Bandar Penawar Sports Schools, ruled the Southern Skies Games in Brisbane, Australia which ended on Saturday when they emerged champions in all but one sport they competed in. Malaysian...

Perak schools meet starts today.
July 9, 2002... Byline: R. G. Raj KINTA 1 will start as favourites in the Perak Schools Under-18 hockey competition which starts today at the Stadium Azlan Shah in Ipoh. The three-day boys competition for the under-18s and under-12s finishes on...

Powerful England can spoil our hopes.
July 9, 2002... Byline: K.M. Boopathy MALAYSIA are in danger of missing out on a medal in the mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester as they might end up in the same group as favourites England. England are the top seeds while...

Ong, Nicol and Shalin inducted into Hall of Fame.
July 9, 2002... Byline: S. Selvam SQUASH stalwarts Ong Beng Hee and Nicol David, together with bowler Shalin Zulkifli, were inducted into SportExcel's Hall of Fame in a simple ceremony at the Royal Selangor Club in Dataran Merdeka yesterday. There...

Several Selangor officials deserve the sack too.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Vijesh Rai AS is the norm with soccer teams throughout the world, the manager, or in Malaysia's case, the coach, is the first to go when results don't go according to aspirations and expectations. So on paper, the FA of...

Perak will be without Khalid.
July 9, 2002... Byline: R.G. Raj PREMIER One champions Perak will have to do without Golden Boot winner Mohamed Khalid Jamlus for their Malaysia Cup campaign. Khalid 24, who scored 17 goals in Perak's run to the Premier One title, said he will be...

Autoguard's Subramaniam emerges champ.
July 9, 2002... TOP Autoguard Sdn Bhd marketing director V. Subramaniam (18), on 44 stableford points, won the Manav Garewal Singh farewell tournament at Bukit Unggul GCC on Sunday. Roselin Klok (14), on 41 points, was runnerup while Mentari Outdoor Sdn...

Build-up to the Commonwealth Games.
July 9, 2002... MAIN HOPE: Manager Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and the Malaysian badminton players for the Manchester Commonwealth Games wait to check in for the final phase of training at the National Sports Institute in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Golden...

Tunku Imran: Talk to us.
July 9, 2002... Byline: S. Selvam THE Olympic Council of Malaysia has offered its services to assist any national sports association to draw up a constitution that will prepare them for the future. And that includes the Malaysian Hockey Federation...

Yu Fang virtually out of Games.
July 9, 2002... Byline: S. Selvam COMMONWEALTH Games medal hopeful Yuan Yu Fang is in danger of missing the flight to Manchester as the naturalised Malaysian has been admitted to hospital for dengue. And while the National Sports Council (NSC) is...

Artistes and athletes to promote reading habit.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Artistes and athletes will be involved in programmes to inculcate the reading habit among Malaysians, National Library director-general Zawiyah Baba said today. "It is our hope they can be role models, especially...

Federal Court decision on Anwar's appeal tomorrow.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The Federal Court will deliver on Wednesday its decision on the appeal by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was convicted of four counts of corrupt practice, his lawyer said today. Anwar's lawyer, Sankaran Nair, speaking...

Solution to water issue now in Singapore's court.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Roziana Hamsawi KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The ball is now in Singapore's court with regard to the contentious and unresolved water issue between the republic and Malaysia, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He...

RMAF takes delivery of three Eagle ARV aircraft.
July 9, 2002... PETALING JAYA, Mon. - The Eagle ARV (Airborne Reconnaissance Vehicle) system, with three surveillance aircraft worth about RM47 million, was delivered to the Royal Malaysian Air Force today. The three aircraft will be deployed to...

Dragon fruit farming a roaring success.
July 9, 2002... FRUIT OF HIS LABOURS: Farmer Lim Kooi Eam, 45, has not looked back since he started his red and white Pitaya (dragon fruit) business on his three- hectare farm in Kampung Selaru, Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, three years ago. (Pitaya is...

KL mulls extradition agreement with the US.
July 9, 2002... PUTRAJAYA, Mon. - Malaysia is studying the prospect of a bilateral agreement with the United States to extradite terrorists and money- launderers. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today such an...

'Pistol and bullets seized from businessman'.
July 9, 2002... SEREMBAN, Mon. - Police seized a Glock 19 pistol with the serial number CUA 630 and two magazines containing 25 bullets from businessman Alex Wong Teck Choy about two hours after he allegedly shot a car spare parts shop assistant in front of...

Sheila Majid, Roslan custody battle to go for mediation.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The custody battle between singer Sheila Majid and ex-husband Roslan Aziz will be brought before a sulh (mediation council) to be resolved, the Syariah High Court decided today. Judge Yusof Musa today made the...

Ministry takes steps to control spread of meningitis.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Two Universiti Putra Malaysia students died of meningococcal meningitis last month, forcing the Health Ministry to take steps to control the spread of the contagious disease. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr...

Dr Mahathir: My turn to give Abdullah strong support.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Saiful Azhar Abdullah; Joseph Bingkasan KUCHING, Mon. - Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he would fully support Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after his retirement, to return the support Abdullah had given him...

Taib: I'll quit politics when the time comes.
July 9, 2002... KUCHING, Mon. - Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, who is also Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) president, said he would quit politics when the time came for him to retire. The State Barisan Nasional chairman was responding to...

Yeoh in control.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Zainal Alam Kadiar WE just can't help it, I guess. Each time the name Michelle Yeoh (Datuk in Malaysia) is mentioned in a publication, fellow Malaysians inevitably take pride seeing her scale the heights in the international film...

Hadi: Don't cast doubts on Islamic laws.
July 9, 2002... MENTERI Besar Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the implementation of hudud would allow non-Muslims to appreciate the beauty of syariah laws and the essence of Islam. "Muslims should not worry if non-Muslim offenders escape punishment...

Man, niece die in car-lorry crash.
July 9, 2002... KLANG, Mon. - Two people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed and another seriously injured in an early morning accident at Kampung Jawa here today. Huang Chian Kuak, 23, and his niece, Huang Hoi Sian were killed on the spot while...

Gardener denies raping inmate.
July 9, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - A gardener at a girls' home pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to raping an underage inmate last month. Mohamad Fadly Zaimi, 24, is charged with raping a 14-year-old inmate in the gardening tools store...

Pas members, supporters join Umno.
July 9, 2002... ALOR STAR, Mon. - Twenty Pas members and 25 supporters joined Umno in Kampung Alor Melintang, here, last night. Their membership forms were handed to Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain by Abdul Muttalib Mohd Hashim. Also...

Feeling good with aromatherapy.
July 9, 2002... Byline: Eu Hooi Khaw IT'S an aromatherapy massage like no other. First of all it's for therapeutic reasons, and not merely for pleasure. Before it begins, clinical aromatherapist Sylvia E. Teoh-Kuhn does a personal interview of the...

3,496 cases of telephone thefts, misuse and vandalism.
July 9, 2002... A TOTAL of 3,079 cases of telephone thefts, misuse of fixed lines and vandalism of public telephones worth about RM1.2 million was reported by Telekom Malaysia (M) Bhd between January and May this year. Energy, Communications and...

Motorola to hire more.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Foo Eu Jin MOTOROLA (M) Sdn Bhd is expected to hire an additional 300 employees over the next three months in tandem with Motorola Inc's RM250 million technology transfer and capacity expansion project. The recruitment...

Microsoft to share source code with varsities.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Sharifah Kasim MICROSOFT Knowledge Capital Centre (MKCC) hopes to see five local universities in its Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure (SSCLI) programme this year. Launched last month at a one-day dialogue workshop...

Mamee-Double Decker implements RM1.7m solution.
July 8, 2002... FOOD manufacturing and consumer goods producer Mamee-Double Decker (M) Bhd has completed a RM1.7 million financial, sales and distribution, inventory and materials management solution implementation based on the mySAP.com E- Business...

Sun seeks to shine again.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Lim Chong EXPECT Sun to shine again was the message from Lionel Lim, vice president and managing director of Sun Microsystems Asia South, to business partners in Kuala Lumpur last Wednesday. Stating that Sun is now in a state...

Teens making movies.
July 8, 2002... Byline: the second day, the youths had already developed a story idea and IT'S amazing what today's teenagers can do with the personal computer (PC). Given the right hardware, not only can they come up with neat homework, they are able...

Banking on medical tech.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Rina de Silva IT'S a nice feeling to wake up every morning knowing that you make a difference in the world. This is how Stefan Vilsmeier feels. His company, BrainLAB, which he started in 1989 at the age of 22, is providing the...

Contributions of mathematicians.
July 8, 2002... A WEB site worth visiting would be the MacTutor History of Mathematics (http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/) which gives a collection of biographies, history and famous curves in mathematics. A click on the 1940-1957 link gives...

More portable storage.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Lim Yeh Ern IOMEGA 20GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer: Iomega Corp Enquiries: Ingram Micro Malaysia (Tel: 03-79575778), Intranet Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-78047878) and Jardine One Solution (M) Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-78833688)...

Security system for home and small office.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar HOME users or small offices thinking of setting up security monitoring can now opt for BlackCats, a security system which uses a universal serial bus-based personal computer (PC) camera to analyse the input screen...

Casio goes thin with digicams.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar DIGITAL camera the size of a credit card? Believe it. Not only that, it comes in two models: the Casio Exilim EX-S1 and EX-M1. Claimed by Casio as the world's thinnest digicams with a liquid crystal display...

Joint success in raising of funds.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Sabariah Salleh CO-OPERATION among parents, teachers and students is important when raising funds for schools, said Federal Territory education director Yaacob Wan Ibrahim. "It is good to see parents, teachers and students...

Crackdown on assessment defaulters.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Meena Sreenivasan CITY Hall recently kicked off its first operation for the year to hunt down assessment defaulters with a team of 10 enforcement officers. The exercise, Ops Sita, was headed by City Hall's Deputy Treasurer...

Kiwanis charity jogathon receives RM10,000 boost.
July 8, 2002... HICOM-Gamuda Development Sdn Bhd contributed RM10,000 to the Kiwanis Down's Syndrome Foundation at the recent launch of the "Kota Kemuning- Kiwanis Charity Funday". Shah Alam City Council mayor Datuk Abu Sujak Mahmud presented the...

Foundation gives Montfort annual grant of RM20,000.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Meena Sreenivasan S.P. Setia Foundation contributed RM20,000 in an annual grant to the Montfort Boys Town for the third consecutive year. The Montfort Boys Town has been receiving financial support from the foundation since...

Local comedians in historic Bukit Jalil Aug 3 concert.
July 8, 2002... MALAYSIAN comedians from various television dramas, advertisement and movies will get together for the premier Konsert Sejuta Lawak Bukit Jalil 2002 on Aug 3. Organised by the Merdeka Stadium Corporation, the concert will be jointly...

Board battle of words for schoolchildren.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Hizreen Kamal THE Third National Junior Scrabble Championship will be held on July 27 and 28 at the concourse of Sunway College, Bandar Sunway. The contest is open to students from Government and private primary and secondary...

Law firm treats staff, clients for award.
July 8, 2002... ZAID Ibrahim & Co (ZICO), a prominent Malaysian law firm, recently treated employees and clients to lunch at Nikko Hotel, Jalan Ampang to celebrate its latest achievements. ZICO was named the "Malaysian Law Firm of the Year" by the...

Religious edifices of Islamic world.
July 8, 2002... Byline: D. Maheshwari THE Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is featuring The Spiritual Edifices of Islam, on loan from GDG Exhibits Trust, Washington D.C. The exhibition ends on July 30. The collection consists of 33 works of graphite...

Crowd-pulling ostrich sanctuary in Semenyih.
July 8, 2002... Byline: L.H. Lim OSTRICH Wonderland, in Jalan Sungai Ladang, Kajang, is offering special rates to primary school pupils and pre-schoolers for a day-long outing at the park. The package, priced at RM8.50 a person (for a minimum of 20...

Hotel out to create family environs.
July 8, 2002... SWISS-Garden Hotel Kuala Lumpur recently launched the "My Hotel, My Second Home" campaign to foster a caring and responsible culture about staff members. The campaign aims to promote employee relations, inculcate a sense of belonging to...

Galliano's exciting eclectics.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Zatashah Idris IT ought to come as no surprise that John Galliano has propelled himself into another stratosphere with Christian Dior's autumn/ winter '02 collection. This time, the mastermind behind one of Paris' greatest...

Gooding rides on the funnies.
July 8, 2002... Byline: June, the film had earned almost US$80 million, which must have IF you are one of those people who have been following Cuba Gooding Jr.'s career lately, then you'd know that Snow Dogs was long in coming. No, not the film per se,...

Cutting-edge sports wear.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Anthea De Lima THE secret to Nike's success in the apparel game is in the fabric. The sports brand, which is associated with some of the world's top athletes, constantly strives to give athletes and yes, the common Joe, gear that...

Dr M: Najib most experienced (HL).
July 8, 2002... Byline: Ahmad A. Talib DATUK Seri Najib Tun Razak appears to be the most experienced to be made Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said, besides the fact that he is the most senior Umno vice-president. The Prime...

Art on recycled glass.
July 8, 2002... HOME or used items like pepper containers, soft drink bottles and candle holders do not have to look plain. With a bit of creativity and a splash of colour, they can be transformed into works of art. Advocating this view are graphic...

Radio deejays quack out the message to promote race.
July 8, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The affable and "quacky" deejays of MY FM, Jack Lim and Vivian Tok, were spotted at a Caltex station here on Thursday, assisting the duck team in promoting the NST Million Ringgit Charity Duck Race 2002. Backed up...

Electronic, chemical workers at daily risk.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - A recent survey in six electronic and chemical-based companies involving more than 300 workers showed that 44 per cent of them are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals daily. According...

EOSH Industries team wins Malay Mail charity treasure hunt.
July 8, 2002... SHAH ALAM, Sun. - The 17 teams participating in the Great Pan Pacific Corporate Treasure Hunt all walked home with prizes today after a day of solving clues scattered over Glenmarie, Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kuala Lumpur. ...

Deserted foreign wife appeals to husband.
July 8, 2002... PETALING JAYA, Sun. - An Indonesian-Chinese, married to a Malaysian who has deserted her and their two children, received another blow last week when she was given a month by the Immigration Department to leave the country. Janti Tan Li...

Fu leads Hong Kong challenge against Malaysia in friendly.
July 8, 2002... Byline: K.M. Boopathy THE national snooker squad began their preparation for the Busan Asian Games with a three-day friendly against a strong Hong Kong team led by professional Marco Fu at the Summit in Subang Jaya yesterday. The...

Malaysia as a racing haven.
July 8, 2002... Byline: S. Selvam MALAYSIA would have hosted a 'hattrick' of Formula One races when the Mines Resort City in Seri Kembangan play hosts to the seventh leg of the Powerboat World Championships on Aug 16-18. Launched by Deputy Sports...

JB Rotarians' golden jubilee.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Chuah Bee Kim ROTARY Club of Johor Baru celebrated its golden jubilee at the Puteri Pan Pacific Hotel in the city recently. Present was the Tengku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Iskandar and his consort Raja Zarith...

Malaysia are champs for fourth time.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Rizalman Hammim MALAYSIA clinched another 16 goal medals on the second and final day of the MSSM/WALAA/SSSC International athletics competition to be champions for the fourth straight time. In total, Malaysia won 36 gold...

Arulthevar is again 'king of the marathon'.
July 8, 2002... NATIONAL athlete Arulthevar Muniandy reiterated his status as 'king of the marathon' when he won the Ipoh International Run Open men's 21km race which ended at Dataran Ipoh yesterday. Arulthevar, a 24-year-old clerk with the Kuala Lumpur...

Worden returns to Selangor.
July 8, 2002... Byline: S. Selvam SELANGOR FA (FAS), after parting ways with coach Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, have appointed Ken Worden to lead the team, at least for the Malaysia Cup campaign. FAS deputy president and Selangor team manager Datuk Mokhtar...

Perfect outing for Hamaguchi.
July 8, 2002... TOSHIYUKI Hamaguchi rounded up a successful outing with two dramatic performances to win both Race One and Two of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at the Sentul International Circuit near Jakarta yesterday. In Race One, the...

'Old horse' Selvam never stops winning.
July 8, 2002... Byline: K.M. Boopathy THE future of local tennis does not look too good as retired international V. Selvam put the rest of the national players to shame by clinching a double in the Sanex Open at the Kelana Jaya courts yesterday. Si...

Thankful for hard bread.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Sharifah Faridah Mahadzar Mercy File MERCY Malaysia sent the first team of volunteers to Afghanistan within 10 days of the first United States air raids. As of May 5, MERCY Malaysia has sent 100 volunteers from all walks of...

Dr M: We will support ACD initiative.
July 8, 2002... MALAYSIA will support a Thai initiative for an Asia Co-operation Dialogue (ACD) which is similar to the one organised by Malaysia with the African and Caribbean countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had at an...

Malaysia-Thailand gas pipeline to go ahead.
July 8, 2002... Byline: Kamarul Yunus MALAYSIA and Thailand have agreed to proceed with and speed up the implementation of the delayed US$1.5 billion (RM5.7 billion) Thailand- Malaysia Gas Pipeline project. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir...

Plan to reintroduce One Village, One Product scheme.
July 8, 2002... MALAYSIA introduced the "One Village, One Product" scheme earlier than Thailand, but it was the Thais who made further progress on this scheme, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Therefore, the Government planned to...