New Straits Times articles from March 2006, page 8

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Fritter the afternoon away.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Anita Anandarajah ANITA ANANDARAJAH thinks pisang goreng are a must-have for tea. No Malaysian tea would be complete without pisang goreng. These deep-fried banana fritters can be found...

Class, welcome to whiskey 101!
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Lionel Lau MALT: Grain that is sprouted and kiln dried. In the case of scotch, the grain is always barley. Whiskey: A spirit made from malted grain and aged in oak casks. Malt...

Take the scenic route east.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sam Cheong SAM CHEONG tells of the different ways you can get to Lake Kenyir from Kuala Lumpur, with stops to gawp at Nature's wonders and other landmarks along the way. At 339 square...

Shooting blanks.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Faizul Azim Saiful AN explosion-filled first-person shooter, Black packs in a lot of firepower to get your adrenaline rushing but its shortcomings soon become apparent. FAIZUL AZIM SAIFUL...

Lullabies to paralyse.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shannon Teoh IT doesn't just have to be the sound of oceans because there're plenty of songs out there to accompany your glass of hot milk before you tuck yourself in. SHANNON TEOH raids...

Taking charge at workplace.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr Michael Heah Q: I have sufficient authority being the departmental head of sales and marketing with 25 staff under me. With 20 years here, I am one of the most senior managers. But I am...

Managing health and safety.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Adalat Khan THE safety and health of people must be the No. 1 priority of all organisations, but ironically it is not. The number of occupational-related illnesses and accidents is high,...

Surpass your limit.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Genevieve Wordsworth WE all have limits. Yet, those that somehow move beyond them continually confront us. It's a choice to allow limits to hold you back or to find a way to live beyond...

Web influence on sales force.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: I noticed there are more opportunities opening up for people with traditional job titles looking to make the move into the Internet. Could you tell me how the Net is revolutionising traditional...

Free Spirit looking fit and raring to go.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Go-Ram FREE Spirit, a versatile sort, wrapped up his preparation for a strong claim in the RM500,000 weight-for-age Selangor Gold Cup, the second leg of the Selangor Turf Club (SLTC)'s...

Saimee disqualified for a year.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) The Inquiry into the running and riding of Diamond N Ace in the tenth race at the Singapore Turf Club Meeting on Saturday, 18 February 2006 was resumed on Thursday, 23 March 2006. Jockey J Saimee, the...

KUALA LUMPUR NEWCOMERS.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KITARO, one of the three Danish horses registered with the Malayan Racing Association (MRA), will be the first of the trio to make his debut in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The three-year-old colt by...

Overwhelming response.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE Milo Hidup Bola Futsal Carnival 2006 has sparked the imagination of enthusiasts and entries are piling up with 85 teams already confirmed for the opening leg next Saturday at the Sports Planet...

Tenaga pull through.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TENAGA Nasional survived an Old La Sallians Association of Klang onslaught to register a 2-1 win in Division One of the Junior Hockey League at the Pandamaran Stadium in Klang yesterday. Tenaga...

Six-goal blast sends Malaysia into play-off for bronze.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S.Selvam TWO heatedly debated penalty strokes spelled doom for Malaysia as Australia hammered six goals past them to qualify for the final of the men's hockey competition at the State...

Two gold assured.
March 25, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S.Selvam TWO gold medals are assured as the national shuttlers qualified for the finals of four individual events at the Melbourne Convention Centre yesterday. With the exception of...

Ministry needs to act promptly.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: W.H.A. I WRITE on behalf of many parents of children schooling at SMK Bandar Utama Damansara (4). The school is facing a severe shortage of teachers. During the annual general meeting...

Still very few applications for civil service jobs from non-Malays.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M.K. Megan Shamini Darshni; Anis Ibrahim THE number of non-Malay applicants for jobs in the civil service is still very small, Minister in Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz...

Elderly woman and grandchild electrocuted.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BUTTERWORTH: When she heard her grandmother scream from the bathroom, nine-year-old R. Shamala Dewi (picture) rushed to her aid. Finding her grandmother, P. Rajaamal, 65, unconscious on the floor...

Don't blame them for doing this.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V.L. MANEE, in his letter "Dedication vital" (NST, March 21), reacts negatively to teachers giving tuition. What he has not understood is that teachers' salaries are among the lowest for...

Civic-consciousness still alive.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: As snatch theft victim Liew Wuam Ni lay dying, another drama was unfolding nearby which proved that civic-consciousness was alive. Patrons at a nearby restaurant, alerted by her...

IJN gets accreditation for quality in health care.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: It may have been the premier hospital for heart problems, but the National Heart Institute (IJN) has just received accreditation from the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH)....

Snatch theft victim stabbed to death.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez; Dennis Wong; Lydia Gomez KUALA LUMPUR: At 2.30am yesterday, Liew Wuam Nie was alive with a new job and a future that included marriage. Within a minute, things changed...

Reality check for women hurdlers.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam ON a disappointing day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Malaysia's top hurdlers were left to ponder just how big the gap is between them and some of the world's best as Noraseela...

Case for hygienic slaughterhouse.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S.M. MOHAMED IDRIS FOLLOWING the emergence of bird flu at Gombak in Selangor, Perak and Penang, some state authorities are proposing a ban on the slaughter of poultry at wet markets in...

MPs embroiled in tirade over headscarf issue.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M.K. Megan Shamini Darshni; Anis Ibrahim THE debate on the wearing of the tudung continued in the House yesterday, ending in a shouting match between backbenchers and Opposition MPs. It...

Hasli ends long wait.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam TWELVE and eight, if they counted as medals, would have brought Malaysia's total to 20, but they were just significant numbers in the two bronze medal feats by Nur Suryani Taibi...

Not practical in our country.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: PAUL TAN CHEE SIN I STRONGLY oppose the suggestion in your report "Turning to the power of the elements" (NST, March 16). Windmills are very costly and the amount of wind generated...

Ensure test procedure is foolproof.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: F.A. YOUR front-page report of March 22 brings to light some alarming statistics on the dreaded HIV. I am concerned over the HIV premarital tests for couples being conducted by the...

Fixing GLCs a 'Malaysian Agenda'.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M.K. Megan Shamini Darshni; Anis Ibrahim THE programme to transform government-linked companies is centred on a "Malaysian" rather than a "Malay" agenda, Finance Minister Datuk Seri...

New lease of life for heart patients.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Just five days ago, Chong Kee Jin battled with his lungs daily for every breath. But thanks to "key-hole" surgery on Monday, the 60-year-old retired businessman can breathe easy: No...

Giving country a bad name.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Y.T. LEO I WAS at the Immigration office at KLIA about 11.30pm on March 14 after arriving from overseas. A male Immigration officer walked in, followed by a young male foreigner. The...

Uncaring attitude.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: EVELYN WONG I WENT to the Johor Baru Land Office recently to pay my quit rent minutes before the 4pm closing time. Just as it was my turn to make the payment, the clock struck four. The...

Letterhead trick to bring in illegals.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hamidah Atan PUTRAJAYA: Syndicates have a new tactic to bring in foreign workers: They use the letterheads of companies or hotels. This modus operandi was detected when a hotel manager,...

Experts must rethink strategy.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: E.S.P. MANY reports have been published highlighting the decline in turtle landings over the years. Much blame has been placed on pollution, illegal trawling, stealing of eggs, etc....

Death knell for buildings at Uplands School campus.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Phuah Ken Lin GEORGE TOWN: Development is set to take its toll on yet another heritage building in Penang. Part of the majestic Uplands School building, located between Jalan Kelawei...

Nirmala only wanted to go home, court told.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The medical expert who examined Nirmala Bonat said the Indonesian maid was not vengeful towards her former employer Yim Peck Ha, who is alleged to have abused her. Dr Salina Abdul...

Shuttle should target motorists.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M.T. YASIN MY office is located in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, which is well served by the new RapidKL shuttle buses plying between KLCC and Jalan Pekeliling. I wish I could ride to work on one of...

Punitive policies obsolete.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: MEJAR-JENERAL (R) DATUK NORDIN YUSOF I HAVE been following the US-Iran nuclear debate in the New Straits Times over the last few weeks. There seems to exist a paranoia in the West about a...

Give project a chance.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: SCOTT STEVEN IN his letter on saving Pulau Redang's corals, "Understand why corals fare poorly" (NST, March 20), S.K. of Putrajaya misses the point. The project was planned and put into...

Making the most of high rubber prices.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TWO words explain why rubber prices are skyrocketing: Oil and China. Synthetic rubber, a petroleum by-product, costs more than natural rubber due to high oil prices. And demand from developing...

Hygiene is a 'dirty' word.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) MALAYSIANS (well, at least some of us) seem unclear on the difference between cleanliness and hygiene. Here's an example: You soak a rag in water mixed with laundry soap, and use it to wipe a table...

Comments on current issues.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Death penalty ABOLISH the death penalty. No human has the right to take another human's life. A life sentence and rotan for serious crimes is the better punishment. NEVER an eye for a nose. The...

RUBBER BONANZA.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: ABDUL RAZAK AHMAD RUBBER prices are going through the roof. In Malaysia, the main beneficiaries are the country's 225,000 smallholders. ABDUL RAZAK AHMAD visits a small town in Kedah to...

Traders to clear illegal extensions.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BUKIT MERTAJAM: The 24 traders who had put up illegal extensions at their premises in the Taman Pelangi flats have agreed to tear them down. They operate sundry shops, restaurants and...

10,000 Modenas for Indonesia.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ALOR STAR: Modenas, the national motorcycle maker, is confident of exporting 10,000 units to Indonesia this year. Chief executive officer Datuk Rashid Din said the projection was based on the...

Driver burnt to death in crash.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) JERANTUT: A driver was burnt beyond recognition after a four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into a tree and caught fire at Km62 of Jalan Jerantut-Kuala Tahan near here on Wednesday. Police have yet...

Shop loses RM100,000 jewellery to robbers.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TELUK INTAN: Three masked men armed with hammers smashed the glass showcases of a shop near here and escaped with RM100,000 worth of jewellery yesterday. It was all over within minutes as the three...

First biodiesel plant by year-end.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUANTAN: Pahang is set to be one of the main producers of biodiesel with its first processing plant to be ready by year-end. With more than 500,000ha of oil palm plantations in the State, there is...

Reform school for rapist.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) MUAR: The Sessions Court here has ordered an 18-year-old youth, who had sex with an underage girl and had a child out of wedlock, to be sent to the Henry Gurney School in Malacca until he is 21. ...

Cook claims trial to causing death.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KANGAR: A 23-year-old cook claimed trial in the magistrate's court yesterday to negligently causing the death of an 18-year-old canteen helper. Hazemi Isa, a cook at the Universiti Teknnologi Mara...

Twins jailed for being fences.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) GEORGE TOWN: A pair of twins was yesterday sentenced to 16 months' jail for keeping a stolen mobile phone and a ring. Azril Shamsudin, 20, and his brother Azrul had pleaded guilty to an...

Child rapist gets jail, rotan.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUANTAN: For 4 1/2 years, the then underage girl had suffered in silence as the object of his sexual desire. But yesterday, the victim learnt her childhood tormentor was going to be sent away for a...

Two agro-based factories for Perlis.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KANGAR: Two agro-based factories - one producing fruit in syrup and fruit chips and the other fruit essence - will be built in Perlis. Chairman of the state Agriculture and Rural Development...

HOW MUCH LESS? (HL).
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Wan Hamidi Hamid KUALA LUMPUR: A Proton Waja for less than the current price of RM57,800, or an Iswara model for under RM37,350? This is going to be inevitable because Proton, the national...

Car prices to come down but not immediately.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR: Car manufacturers and distributors have agreed to lower their prices following changes to the tax structure for motor vehicles under the National Automotive...

Johor serious about search for Bigfoot.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) JOHOR BARU: The Johor Government is fully committed to investigating the Johor Bigfoot phenomenon and will not condone any destruction of "evidence" that could prove the creature's presence. State...

Cop shot in attempt to nab robber.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Alang Bendahara KUALA LUMPUR: A terror ride for a family of three came to an end when a gun-toting robber was tackled to the ground and disarmed. The robber, however, managed to squeeze...

Let there be public debate on laws.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Zainah Anwar THE fact that three daughters of current and past Prime Ministers in Malaysia were moved enough to share the same stage, the same passion and the same commitment to speak out...

Govt preparing for worst-case scenario.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Deborah Loh PUTRAJAYA: Health and agriculture authorities are drafting a national bird flu epidemic plan in the event the H5N1 virus becomes widespread. The virus, which has so far...

Shifting up a gear.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE National Automotive Policy should have been decked out in a mortar board and convocation robes on its unveiling on Wednesday - so redolent was it of a coming-of-age in the local auto industry; a...

The elephant nobody wants to talk about.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: CHOW KUM HOR IS racial unity at its most fragile state in nearly 40 years? If so, how do we deal with the problem? CHOW KUM HOR searches for some answers. ONE of stand-up comedian...

What's at stake in the Malaysia-US trade pact.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hardev Kaur NEGOTIATIONS on the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) begin in June and the parties hope to reach an agreement by the end of this year. The deadline is short and the...

Ruling by police should be rescinded.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: YEO YANG POH WHILE both the Minister and Deputy Minister of Education have clarified that students (including Muslim students) are not compelled to wear headscarves (thus respecting one's...

English camp to teach children about nutrition.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Tan Choe Choe MALACCA: Breakfast has long been touted as the most important meal of the day: It boosts energy and lets a person gear up to face the day. However, a recent survey of...

Gold pendants, watches for years of service.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) HOTEL Istana Kuala Lumpur honoured its staff during a party themed "Colours of Istana" at its premises in Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur recently. The evening kicked off with the rendition of the...

Fancy a cup of tea and scones?
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SPEND your Sunday afternoons partaking in English tea. The "An English Affair" promotion is on at The Living Room of The Westin Kuala Lumpur. Connoisseurs will enjoy Ronnefeldt tea as well as...

Yippee Blue Dill working smartly.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) YIPPEE Blue Dill wrapped up his preparation for a back-to-back success in the Class 3 event over 1800m in Race 5 on Sunday with a smart hit-out in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by a track...

Fairuz on a mission.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul THERE is little more that his father can do and Fairuz Fauzy knows just what he has to do when the GP2 series flags off at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain in...

Malaysia to compete in Danone Nations Cup.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) AN Under-12 Malaysian team will be given a golden opportunity to compete in the prestigious Danone Nations Cup in Lyon, France from Aug 31 to Sept 3 this year, the first time Malaysia will be...

Do-or-die for Tenaga Nasional.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT will be a do-or-die weekend for Tenaga Nasional in Division One of the Junior Hockey League. Tenaga meet Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) at the Pandamaran Stadium in Klang today, and...

Time for an Olympic lift.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam A GOLD medal in the Commonwealth Games has been achieved several times now. In fact, weightlifting contributed one gold, one silver and three bronze medals for Malaysia in...

Top seeds sweep into q-finals.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam THE women's doubles pair of Julia Wong-Ooi Sock Ai made an exit as the rest of the Malaysian juggernaut rolled into the quarter-finals of badminton's individual round at the...

Give your best or it's goodbye.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam AUSTRALIA are the defending Olympic champions. And recently, they won the Champions Trophy, the tournament featuring the top six teams in the world, as well. But the...

Fever forces Ken Nee to pull out.
March 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam IT was just unbelievable. Almost 10 points clear when disaster, in the form of a fever, forced diver Yeoh Ken Nee (pic) to withdraw midway through the final of the men's 3-metre...

Compact pen-based smartphone.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) NOKIA has introduced the Nokia 6708, the compact business device featuring pen-based touch-screen input and English/simplified Chinese language handwriting recognition. It is a fully integrated...

Getting that dream job.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Maria O'Daniel THERE has been a lot of talk recently about the high number of unemployed graduates in Malaysia. All sorts of people have given opinions on why this situation has come...

Wiki meta searches.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ellen Whyte RESEARCHERS who want to take a look at information from all sorts of sources should check out Qwika, the new meta search engine. The Big Picture. When you are writing a...

Value-for-money package.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Aimie Pardas PRODUCT : Photoshop 4.0 and Premiere 2.0 Bundle MANUFACTURER: Adobe Systems Inc PRICE : RM579 Enquiries : Jardine OneSolution (M) Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-78833688) URL : www.adobe.com...

Ideal companion for video buffs.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan PRODUCT : Sony Cineza VPL-HS60 LCD Front Projector ENQUIRIES: AV Designs Sdn Bhd (Tel: 03-21712828) * Calling all audio-visual fans, to audition the Sony HS60 and other Sony...

Smooth and solid colours.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IN the HS60, the colours are as deeply saturated as one could expect of an LCD projector. The auto IRIS, when set, works to automatically adjust the size of the lens aperture according to the level of...

Built to last test of time.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan PROAC, renowned among audiophiles for its no-nonsense approach to speaker design, takes pride in the fact that its selected range of high- performance speakers are built to a...

High-performance two-way speakers.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan B&W, one of England's premier loudspeaker manufacturer, recently announced the release of the high-performance CM1 two-way speaker system. Despite its diminutive dimensions of 280...

42-inch LCD TV option.
March 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dick Tan IN the early days, liquid crystal display (LCD) television was limited to no larger than 30 inches wide. Today, it is possible for manufacturers to approach the 70-inch limit...