New Straits Times articles from May 2002

New Straits Times archives from May 2002

World Cup flag-bearing honour for three.
May 31, 2002... THREE lucky Malaysian football fans, selected as official flag bearers for the Coca-Cola 2002 FIFA World Cup, will experience the thrills of the world's most prestigious tournament when England meets Argentina on June 7 in Japan. The...

Council to monitor old squatter areas.
May 31, 2002... THE Ampang Jaya Municipal Council will monitor areas where illegal squatter homes were demolished under the recent Ops Helang operation. Datuk Mad Aris Mad Yusof said the affected areas will be cleared and fenced up. "The council has...

Awards to honour local performing arts talents.
May 31, 2002... THOSE involved in the local performing arts circle, pay attention! Online company, Kakiseni Sdn Bhd, which provides comprehensive information on the local arts scene, has teamed up with BOH Plantations Sdn Bhd to organise "The Cameronian...

Dinner to raise funds for Chee Wen primary school.
May 31, 2002... THE Subang Jaya MCA division is organising a fundraising dinner in aid of SRJK (C) Chee Wen which is being built in USJ 1, Subang Jaya. The dinner, themed "Caring and Sharing", is scheduled to be held on June 8 at Summit Hotel in Subang...

Golfers' club gathering.
May 31, 2002... MEMBERS of Asia Pacific Amateur Golfers held their inaugural business club gathering at the Sports Bar, Grand BlueWave Hotel in Shah Alam recently. Hosted by the hotel, the gathering was for members to establish networking opportunities...

Lim wants affiliates to buck up or ship out.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul THE Malaysia Volleyball Association's plans to revitalise the sport at grassroots level took on a new face when affiliates were ordered to buck up or ship out, in order for plans not to be hampered by inactive...

Seven each for Manchester assignment.
May 31, 2002... Byline: K. M. Boopathy IN an attempt to maintain the three-gold medal haul four years ago, the BA of Malaysia (BAM) has opted for seven players each for the men's and women's squads for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester on July 25-Aug...

Pekan book semifinal berth.
May 31, 2002... PEKAN booked their semifinal spot in the Elite Cricket National Under-12 Championship when they defeated Kuala Langat by eight wickets in a Group B match at Kelab Aman in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. In Group A, defending champions Gemencheh...

Negri optimists rule the sea with 11 wins.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Timothy Leonard NEGRI SEMBILAN's optimist sailing team ruled the sea on the last day of the Malaysian School Sports Council (MSSM) Optimist Sailing championships at the Royal Port Dickson Yatch Club in Negri Sembilan yesterday....

Chrystal shines with three more gold.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Glen Peters CHRYSTAL Lim of Penang clinched another three gold medals and a silver for the Under-15 individual appratuses finals in the Malaysian School Sports Council (MSSM) rhythmic gymnastics final at the National Sports...

Sarawak conquer the pool.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Gopal Singh DEFENDING champions Sarawak kept their title intact by winning 28 gold, 23 silver and 18 bronze medals in the National Schools Swimming Championships which ended at the Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa)...

Student found near where he was last seen.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Zarina Abdullah; Alias Mohamed KUALA TERENGGANU, Thurs. - The teenager who went missing on Gunung Tebu in Jertih five days ago has been found, just eight metres from where he was last seen. Mohd Khairi Abdul Ghani, 15, a...

Private sector as prime mover (HL).
May 31, 2002... Byline: Deborah Loh PUTRAJAYA, Thurs. - Next year's Budget will look to the private sector as the prime mover in the economy as the Government cannot continue to sustain a deficit budget, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad...

Former Brunei politician Azahari dies.
May 31, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Former Brunei Peoples Party leader A. M. Azahari died at 2.45am today in Bogor, Indonesia. He was 75. He is survived by a wife and more than 10 children. Azahari was the strong voice against the proposal by...

Australia mulls the need for an ISA.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Jasbir Singh KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - The Sept 11 attacks in the United States have highlighted the need for countries to have laws which allow detention without trial of some individuals to protect the interest of the public at...

Hadi: Many do not understand Bill.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Zubaidah Abu Bakar; Ridzwan Abdullah; Azran Aziz PARTIES opposing the hudud laws of Pas-led Terengganu Government, to be tabled in July, have no strong grounds to criticise the move as they seem to have little understanding of...

New reservoirs for Cameron.
May 31, 2002... CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Thurs. - The water shortage problem in this highland resort is expected to be solved with the building of three reservoirs and a treatment plant by the end of next year. The reservoirs will be located at Tanah Rata,...

Datuk Bandar to launch Malay Mail Big Walk campaign on June.
May 31, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohamad Shaid Mohd Taufek will launch the 42nd Malay Mail Big Walk 2002 promotion campaign at Fiesta Street near the Sungai Wang Plaza on June 9. Federal Territory Amateur Athletics Association...

Tycoon Lee to sell stake in Palmco Holdings.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Alice Chia TYCOON Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng will place out his portion of Palmco Holdings Bhd shares to public investors, says IOI Corp Bhd which conceded that he cannot be considered a public shareholder in the oleochemical maker....

E&O expects to raise RM231m cash from sale.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Anna Maria PROPERTY group Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) expects to raise almost RM231 million cash from a proposal to sell its property development division and a piece of land to Kamunting Corp Bhd, its associate company. ...

Tapping into Middle East.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Cheah Chor Sooi PERKHIDMATAN Rundingan Industri Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Prima Consulting), a subsidiary of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, has made it easier for local businesses to tap the Middle East markets....

WHB posts profit of RM36.5m for 2001.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Sim Bak Heng TILES manufacturer White Horse Berhad (WHB) has posted a RM36.5 million profit on the back of record high turnover of RM268.6 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2001. The turnover represents a 14.5 per...

TAV plans to kick off three biopharmaceutical projects by year-end.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Marina Emmanuel TECHNOLOGY Asia Ventures Sdn Bhd hopes to bring three biopharmaceutical projects to Malaysia this year. "Malaysia has a good platform to develop this industry and market goods to Asean and Islamic markets,"...

Chris Leong made president of Grey.
May 31, 2002... GREY Global Group Asia Pacific has appointed Chris Leong as president of Grey Global Group-SEA, a territory that includes Malaysia, Singapore and three Indochina markets, effective Aug 1. A statement by the group said this marked a return...

Prudential's target.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Michael Sun PRUDENTIAL Assurance Malaysia Bhd, an investment-linked life insurance company, is confident of raising its customer base by 20 per cent or 100,000 new customers within a year with the resumption of its general...

New card for youths.
May 31, 2002... CITIBANK Berhad expects to issue its newly launched citibank clear credit card to about 120,000 card holders in the next 12 months. The bank will invest about RM1.5 million in the next three months for its aggressive advertisement and...

Teacher's sale carnival windfall.
May 31, 2002... WITH only two entries of artwork and a RM500 swipe of his MasterCard credit card, Nazli Hamzah is now a proud owner of a Fiat Punto worth RM80,000. The 45-year-old teacher from Kuala Terengganu is the winner of the Swipe 'N' Win Contest...

Conquering cowboys and girls.
May 31, 2002... HOTEL Equatorial Bangi was swarmed with cowboys and girls at the first Country Line Dance Championship on May 17 and 18. Overall best contestant Azira Mustafa took home the bounty of RM10,000 in cash, Country and Western apparel,...

Siddhartha's musical odyssey.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Manveet Kaur STORYTELLING has been a key component to the foundation of the human race and multi-talented director/scriptwriter Ho Lin Huay has eloquently captured a story that has survived for over 2,500 years in a three-hour...

Stella-r art.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Yasir Akram LOOKING at her paintings you may find it hard to believe that they are the work of a 14-year-old. But Stella Heng is a very gifted artist and she is making waves here. Stella, a student at the Garden...

MTUC holds annual gathering.
May 31, 2002... Byline: D. Maheshwari MALAYSIAN Trades Union Congress held its annual dinner at the Sheraton Subang Hotel and Towers in Subang Jaya recently, attended by 1,030 guests.

Night for the sarong.
May 31, 2002... Byline: V. Josephine MALAYSIAN Handicraft Development Corporation held the "d'Enchanting Sarung Nite" at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay recently.

Clear sign of recognition for a Muslim leader.
May 31, 2002... Byline: Hardev kaur MALAYSIA'S economy has done quite well. It is on the road to broad-based recovery. This is despite the fact that the electronic and electrical sector, which is a major contributor to the Gross National Product (GNP)...

Fish farming reality.
May 31, 2002... Byline: end of this year, 240 pre-nursery cages will be at their full operating SHIPOWNER Tan Sri Halim Mohammad's aspiration to successfully diversify into open sea fish farming is near reality. Langkawi Sea Farms Sdn Bhd (LSF), a...

World Cup fever hits the Web.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Ahmad Kushairi BLAME it on soccer if office productivity falls over the course of the next one month! As the World Cup Soccer 2002 tournament prepares for kick- off tomorrow in Seoul, South Korea, with the opening match pitting...

Procurehere to invest RM1.5m.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Hanisah Mohd Gani PROCUREHERE Sdn Bhd is investing RM1.5 million in an expansion plan that is expected to bring in a double-digit growth to the e-procurement company next year. According to its managing director Ashok...

PeopleSoft aims for growth in CRM market.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Hanisah Mohd Gani PEOPLESOFT South Asia is aiming for a 350 per cent growth to help position the company at the top two position in the customer relationship management (CRM) market by 2005. Its newly appointed general...

Hanaro Telecom seeks local partnership.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Shyla Sangaran KOREA-based Hanaro Telecom Inc is actively looking for partners to help expand its broadband Internet access offerings here and in the region. Its overseas business team managing director Woo Young-Soo said the...

TrustAsia CEO.
May 30, 2002... IN Computimes May 16 article under the headline Telcos facing more challenges, Seth Jutan is the founder and chief executive officer of TrustAsia Ltd, and not as mentioned.

Looking into capitalising MMS locally.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Ferina Manecksha THE multimedia messaging service (MMS) market is not expected to be built up until 2007 in Asia-Pacific, including Malaysia, with its usage beginning to grow strongly between 2004 and 2005. According to...

Playing a part in Star Wars world.
May 30, 2002... ALL hail George Lucas, a man who can do no wrong, at least according to certain die-hard fans. So much so that any criticisms levelled against Lucas would be deemed as personal attacks against themselves. Some Lucas fans would lose...

PIII notebook with longer battery life.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam SONY VAIO PCG-R505B/P (A mobile Intel Pentium III notebook) Manufacturer: Sony Corp Enquiries: Sony Customer Information Centre (Tel: 1-300-881233) Price: RM9,288 IT came as a surprise when...

New AC drive to debut next month.
May 30, 2002... ABB Malaysia Sdn Bhd plans to launch its latest AC drive, the ACS 800, early next month. The new drive series is 50 per cent smaller than its predecessor in the ACS 600 range. The drive features direct torque control technology, giving...

Advanced functions in printers.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam THE demand for colour-printed documents, brochures and presentations is increasing, especially within the office environment. To cater to this market, Fuji Xerox Co Ltd has unveiled two colour laser...

For better asset management.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar THROUGH strategic business acquisition, corporate restructuring or process re-engineering, valuable fixed assets such as personal computers (PCs) in the office, licensed software, production equipment (printers,...

Four Ethernet solutions from Linksys.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Fauziah Muhtar ETHERNET'S popularity and functionality continue to grow. Once it started with 10 megabits per second in bandwidth, now it has evolved to 1,000Mbps or one Gigabit Ethernet (GE). Linksys, which focuses on...

An Italian connection.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Dick Tan WHEN it comes to designer clothes or cars, nobody can express them better than the Italians, and in the world of designer audio, one name currently stands above all. Zingali loudspeakers, founded in 1986 by Giuseppe...

Latest in plasma TV.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Dick Tan AS the plasma craze explodes, more and more display device manufacturers are offering plasma TVs and displays of different shapes and sizes. One of the latest offerings is from the giant Korean firm Daewoo with its...

Pastries galore at Deli Corner.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Barbara Foong DELICIOUS pastries, cakes and set lunch menus are among the offerings at Deli Corner of Grand BlueWave Hotel in Shah Alam, Selangor. Fashioned after a side-walk cafe, Deli Corner offers, among others, chicken...

Aidid: We'll be there in full force.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Lee Keng Fatt THE Malaysia AAU will turn up in full force for today's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) despite it being labelled 'unconstitutional' and the call by the International Association of Athletics Federation(IAAF)...

'New' Malaysia to the fore.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Jugjet Singh MALAYSIA will take their first step in team rebuilding when they meet South Korea today in the Four-Nation in Adelaide, the national hockey team's first competitive match since finishing eighth in the Kuala Lumpur...

Kemarol one off the pace in title defence.
May 30, 2002... KEMAROL Baharin started his title defence on a steady note yesterday when he finished the first round of the 100Plus Junior Open Championship with a three-over 75 at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club. The effort left him within...

Kuala Lumpur to take on Selangor in semifinals.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul IT WILL be a repeat of last year's final when champions Kuala Lumpur meet Selangor in the semifinals of the boys' Milo-Mava National under-14 Volleyball Championship at the MBSA Section 19 Volleyball Hall in Shah...

Perak not panicking despite setback.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Lee Keng Fatt PREMIER One leaders Perak are putting up a brave front despite Penang throwing the spanner in their works with a 2-1 win at Batu Kawan Stadium on Tuesday. The defeat narrowed Perak's lead at the top to a mere...

Favourites Penang upset by Sungai Petani.
May 30, 2002... Byline: R. G. Raj FAVOURITES Penang Sports Club and Sungai Petani fell to shock defeats in the preliminary stages of the Elite Cricket National under-12 championship in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Playing at Kelab Aman, Sungai Petani...

Shahir cracks 13-year-old record.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Gopal Singh SELANGOR'S Shahir Sulaiman stole the limelight by cracking a 13-year-old record in the boys' under-12 50m breaststroke on the second day of the National Schools swimming championships at the Penang International...

Exciting setting for Sepang installment.
May 30, 2002... AFTER three rounds and lots of thrills and excitement, it will be the partnership of Juichi Wakisaka and Akira Aida of Team Esso Ultraflo Supra at the forefront when the 2002 AUTOBACS Japan GT Championship moves to Sepang for the next round...

Saladin raring to go into Rally of New Caledonia.
May 30, 2002... HAVING undergone a full rebuild after the Rally of Canberra last week, Saladin Mazlan and his Hyundai Accent World Rally Car are raring to go in the three-leg 1250km Rally of New Caledonia. Set amidst the lush tropical paradise, the rally...

PM: Squatter colonies must go (HL).
May 30, 2002... Byline: Firdaus Abdullah; Deborah Loh KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Squatter settlements will have to go, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today, even if eliminating them seems harsh or inhumane. He said although the...

Tan Chong co-founder Kim Hor loses seat on the board.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd co-founder Datuk Tan Kim Hor lost an attempt to stay on the board of the Nissan distributor when the Tan family feud translated into a proxy fight at the company's shareholders meeting. ...

Fadzil: Don't use trip for political gain.
May 30, 2002... KOTA BARU, Wed. - Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's meeting with Pope John Paul next month will not bring much benefit to the Palestinian cause or Muslims in general if it is only for political gain, Pas president Datuk Fadzil Mohd Noor said...

PM: Give back some to society.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Firdaus Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called on the corporate and business community to "return" some of their profits to the needy ones in society. Dr Mahathir said that...

Cabinet endorses Vatican visit.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Cabinet today endorsed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's visit to the Vatican to meet Pope John Paul II on June 7. Dr Mahathir was invited by the Pope in recognition of his influential leadership in...

Labour exchange going online.
May 30, 2002... Byline: R. Sittamparam PUTRAJAYA, Wed. - Malaysian employers who reported 54,200 job vacancies to the Human Resources Department since January this year can now look forward to filling some of the posts online via the Government's...

New system to vet applications from poor.
May 30, 2002... PUTRAJAYA, Wed. - The Rural Development Ministry is formulating a new system to efficiently and speedily process applications under the Government's Programme for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT). Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid said there were many...

Pius Martin, former MMA president, dies.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Former Selangor Executive Councillor and Bukit Lanjan State Assemblyman Datuk Dr Pius Martin died today at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital after a long illness. He was 67. Martin, who was well-known for his charity work,...

Heady love potion.
May 30, 2002... NA TUM JAANO NA HUM - Rajesh Roshan/EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd: Popular composer Rajesh Roshan is set for another big success through this soundtrack for the movie starring his nephew Hrithik Roshan along with Saif Ali Khan and Esha Deol. ...

PM to look into high-profile cases.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Carolyn Hong KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Government is looking into concerns that some high-profile cases were not being brought to court, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Dr Mahathir said he had been briefed...

Kim Hor ousted.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Fazli Ibrahim DATUK Tan Kim Hor was yesterday ousted from Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd after 30 years as a director, after the divided Tan family voted separately at the annual general meeting of the Nissan distributor for the...

National carrier posts full year net loss of RM835.6 million.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Eirmalasare Bani; Rachael Philip MALAYSIAN Airline System Bhd (MAS) posted full year net losses of RM835.6 million, double that of 2001 which is now restated as RM417.4 million following its adoption of two new accounting...

Country View opens at RM1.25 for premium of five sen.
May 30, 2002... COUNTRY View Bhd, a Johor-based property developer, made its debut on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange main board yesterday, opening at RM1.25 for a premium of five sen over its issue price of RM1.20. At the strike of the ceremonial gong,...

Five firms submit bids to provide 3G services.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Cindy Yeap FOUR telecommunications companies and one unknown private company have submitted bids for blocks of spectrum to provide third generation mobile telecommunications services, under a tender which closed yesterday. ...

IBM introduces its new IBM eServer i890.
May 30, 2002... IBM MALAYSIA has introduced its new IBM eServer i890, featuring mainframe- class technology and the company's game changing Power4 microprocessor - a technology expected to benefit the financial institutions in the country. "As financial...

Duopharma ventures into field of biotechnology.
May 30, 2002... DUOPHARMA Biotech Bhd (DBB), a leading player in the local pharmaceutical industry which is enroute to a KLSE Second Board listing, plans to venture into the highly specialised field of biotechnology, leveraging from its strong industrial...

KLibor futures contracts end softer.
May 30, 2002... THE Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLibor) futures contracts on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) ended slightly lower yesterday. There was less movement in the market today with investors' interest confined to one near...

Road Builder's net profit up by 69.3pc.
May 30, 2002... ROAD Builder (M) Holdings Bhd said yesterday its net profit rose 69.3 per cent to RM23.7 million in the 3Q ended March 31, 2002 from RM13.9 million before. Pre-tax profit rose to RM50.9 million from RM20.6 million before.

Impressive profits posted by MSC.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Aida Ahmad DESPITE the downturn in the global tin industry last year, Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (MSC) managed to post impressive profits. The international custom smelter's pre-tax profit increased by 22.6 per cent...

Defamation suit against HM, teacher struck off.
May 30, 2002... MALACCA, Wed. - The Ayer Keroh Sessions Court today struck off a defamation suit against the headmaster and a teacher of Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Shah, Ayer Keroh, and ordered the plaintiff to pay costs. Judge Halijah Abas struck...

A special song for rubber ducks.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - It's so easy to fall in love with the yellow- feathered ones. Their captivating personality and adorable looks will make any heart go quacking. But two people have shown their infatuation for the rubber ducks in a...

Hotel industry tempts with apprenticeship.
May 30, 2002... Byline: Sumitha Martin FANCY acquiring a hotel industry skill without having to pay for it, then gaining an apprenticeship and being guaranteed of a job at a reputable hotel? Nearly 200 such vacancies at Taylor's College School of...

Tajudin's tone was 'imperious', court told.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Former Malaysia Airline System Bhd chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli spoke "in an imperious" tone when he called Noridah Ahmad, former president of the company's subsidiary Mas Golden Boutique, for a meeting in his office on...

MMA against tobacco firms sponsoring World Cup telecast.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Malaysian Medical Association has objected to tobacco companies sponsoring the broadcast of the FiFa World Cup. MMA president Datuk Dr N. Athimulam said it defeated the agreement between FiFa and the World Health...

Special pre-paid telephone card.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - TIME dotCom Bhd, in conjunction with the Fifa World Cup Korea/Japan 2002, today launched its Football Heroes Multimedia Cards - a collection of pre-paid cards which feature five prominent players. They are England's...

More goodies for runners from companies, hotels.
May 30, 2002... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - More contributions are pouring in for the International Penang Bridge Run on Saturday. The contributors included Wrigley Company (M) Sdn Bhd, Lam Soon (M) Bhd, Palace of the Golden Horses, Bata Malaysia Sdn Bhd,...