New Straits Times articles from May 2006, page 10

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A sanctuary for animals.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sim Bak Hengnews@nst.com.my PEKAN NENAS: A Buddhist welfare group has opened the country's biggest animal shelter here, and it is now home to more than 1,000 animals of 20 species. ...

Race driver among 30 held in drug raid.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PETALING JAYA: A popular endurance race driver and four Europeans were among 30 patrons of a Damansara pub who tested positive for drugs in an operation yesterday. All 30 were produced at the...

Stabbed trying to stop quarrel.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) GUA MUSANG: A 24-year-old factory worker who tried to quell a quarrel between two relatives was injured when he was stabbed with a knife. Another relative, aged 14, was also injured when he was...

Enforcement team to have base at mall.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) JOHOR BARU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will station enforcement officers at the Holiday Plaza shopping centre to end the sale of pirated software and optic discs. Their job is to...

Sweet victory for Zamani.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) AHMAD Zamani Baharuddin kept his SuperSports 600cc title hopes alive when he opened a nine-point lead over defending champion Toshiyuki Hamaguchi by finishing third in Race 1 and taking the chequered...

Daniel hopes bad spell will end.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BOWLER Daniel Lim (pic) hopes his title drought will come to an end when the Singapore Open begins at the Victor Superbowl tomorrow. Though the 30-year-old started the year by winning the ABF Tour...

Struggling to keep show on the road.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Fadirul Anwar Farinordin ONCE the main form of entertainment for isolated communities, mobile cinemas set up in a field under the stars are fading away, writes FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN....

Adit wants to return to BN fold.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUCHING: Gabriel Adit, the only Independent to win in the Sarawak elections, wants to join Barisan Nasional through his former party, the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP). He said he...

No action following decision.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S.S.M. IT'S a month since the announcement by Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein that retired teachers would be re-hired to teach English, Tamil and Chinese in primary and...

SUPP's setback due to 'lesser value' perception.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: John Teo IT was a predictable sweep for the Sarawak Barisan Nasional in the state polls, but all is not well within a ruling coalition used to conceding just a seat or two in previous...

Police release cyclists.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul POLICE have released two of their cyclists so that they could represent their home States in the Malaysia Games beginning on Wednesday in Kedah. This is to avoid any...

Let's take the middle road.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul THE Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has stated that the Malaysia Games rules regarding the eligibility of athletes will not be disputed, but Federal Territories cycling...

Taib: It's a wake-up call.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Firdaus Abdullah KUCHING: The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), which emerged as the biggest loser in the ninth state elections on Saturday, should do some soul-searching to identify...

Let public be the judge.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hamdan Ibrahim I SHARE the sentiment of the writer of "Ban a short-sighted move" (NST, May 19) who cannot understand why the Home Affairs Ministry banned the film Lelaki Komunis Terakhir....

We should avoid parochial views.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Tam Yong Yuee ZAINAH Anwar ended her article (NST, May 19) with this thought-provoking comment: "The police, in asking law-abiding citizens engaged in rational and peaceful discussions on...

Casting a lifeline for cash-strapped Palestine.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Mustapha Kamil MALAYSIA has pledged US$16 million (RM57.6 million) to cash-strapped Palestine in a move to help its local government resume operations. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...

Call for our youth NGOs to go global.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Santha Oorjitham GO international! That's Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman's advice to local youth organisations. "We don't have any strong international youth NGOs, so we...

OIC mulls plan to end Iraq violence.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference may propose sending a peacekeeping force led by itself or the United Nations to end violence in Iraq. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...

Kidnapped boy's body found in Sungai Sitiawan.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V. Shuman; P. Chandra Segaran KUALA LUMPUR: The seven-year-old kidnap victim never stood a chance. Even if his family had paid the RM500,000 ransom, he would have been killed. The...

Girl: I have forgiven him.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sharifah Mahsinah Syed Abdullah PASIR MAS: Noraini Othman, who survived an attempt to rape and kill her, just wants to move on and let the police deal with her attacker. "I've forgiven him....

Research can save the teeth-gnashing.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Brendan Periera IF there is one trend in Malaysia that must be resisted, then it is this: the growing habit of shooting from the hip. Two examples come to mind. Example Number One: Some...

Those colour-blind schooldays.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Brendan Periera COLOUR defines so much in life. On a football field, it sets two teams apart. In a place of worship, it is the difference between a wedding and a funeral. In a workplace, it...

Not all do it for that beautiful smile.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PATIENTS come to Dr Hassan Kassim, hoping to have the perfect smile one day. But not all of them. One patient wanted to put a gap between his two front teeth, said the orthodontist who has...

Silencing speculation.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE old Wall Street saying "buy on the rumour, sell on the news" is neither dead and buried nor alive and well only in the New York Stock Exchange. The speculation that plays a major part in daily...

Why ban it?
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suthichana Puvandran I COULDN'T agree more with the writer of "Ban a short-sighted move". Lelaki Komunis Terakhir does not include any interviews with Chin Peng or even photographs of...

Persuade more to reduce rubbish.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Loga Sunthri Veeraiah FIRST and foremost, kudos to the Government for the recent emphasis on waste management issues. We have finally understood that we have to worry not only about what we...

Varsities, do more.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shahfizal Musa UNIVERSITIES must play a pro-active role in finding jobs for their graduates. Instead of paying their lecturers fat salaries and sponsoring them for pointless seminars, they...

Savvy with Spanish food.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Eu Hooi Khaw I HAD a pleasant encounter with Sting and Spanish food in a restaurant called Cava in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur recently. No, it's not that Sting, but a lean Malay guy with a...

What I saw on telly.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Joan Lau OKAY, here's the deal: after a week of cursing Astro for just giving me the "Services currently not available" message, I found out it was my fault. Or, my decoder anyway. It's...

PNTC announces new schemes.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE Penang Turf Club (PNTC) has come out with another subsidy and bonus scheme for Ordinary Members and also horse owners for horses based in Penang but they must purchase the horses only from certain...

Success Vital's streak continues.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Go-Ram THE incredible Success Vital continued with his winning sequence and made it four-in-a-row when he scored a narrow victory in the main sprint - the RM50,000 - event for Class 3, Div...

Manja proves he's the right man.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul MANJA MAN (pic) believes in paying back the trust in him more than allowing his lack of credentials to get the better of him. Being thrust into the line of fire as...

A Cup-ful of tonic for Pahang.
May 22, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul SADDLED with injured key players and struggling in the wrong end of the Malaysian Super League (MSL) table, Pahang needed a dose of inspiration, from anywhere, to turn...

Psst! Looking for a baby?
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Patrick Sennyah IN the early 1990s, the baby-for-sale business became a major scandal when it was revealed that syndicates were involved. Today, another player increasingly involved in this...

Enter the Yaris.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE small car segment welcomed a newcomer when the local distributor and sole assembler for Toyota, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, launched the second generation Yaris last Tuesday. The five-door...

Naza to showcase supercars.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PART of the attractions of a motorshow regardless of where it's held in the world, is the presence of supercars. This year's KLIMS should please supercar fans, for Naza will be showcasing two of...

The Wish comes through.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) HELD during the same event as the Yaris launch, UMW Toyota finally announced that the popular Wish is now available as an official import from the company. Prior to this, the Wish was sold only by...

Dark skies loom despite show of richness.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul THE FA of Malaysia (FAM) put on a brave face under gloomy skies in announcing its financial report at yesterday's congress in Kuala Lumpur. Treasurer Datuk Cheong Keap Tai,...

Putrajaya to stay fenceless.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PUTRAJAYA: Putrajaya will remain fenceless, regardless of break-ins and thefts. The decision of the Government that no gates or fences be allowed at residential and commercial areas in the federal...

Double success for Volkswagen engine.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) VOLKSWAGEN'S new 1.4 litre engine which features the new dual-charging concept has impressed experts from across the globe. The engine has picked up two awards at the International Engine of the...

Specially flown in for your eyes.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TO truly experience one of Mitsubishi Motors' most outstanding innovations, visitors to the coming KL International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2006 are invited to check out the Mitsubishi 'i', specially...

Keep shining on with Kia.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IN the past weeks, we focused on DIY (Do-It-Yourself) maintenance for your car's engine. Today, we show you how to keep your car 'looking' new. Part 3: How to keep your car shinning Automobile...

Experience the Naza-Brabus magic.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) WORLD-renowned tuner and specialist vehicle manufacturer Brabus produces stimulating and exciting ultra-performance vehicle based on Mercedes Benz, Smart and Maybach models. And its...

Registering an adopted child.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ADOPTIVE parents can either register the adoption with the National Registration Department or through the courts. Under the first method, which is governed by the Registration of Adoptions Act...

A visit to the temple of the three-pointed star.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hezeri Samsuri WHEN the people linked to the inventor of the automobile claimed that they have reinvented the motor museum, we knew that we have to go and check it out. Thanks to...

Zoo Negara receives RM60,000.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: ExxonMobil Malaysia yesterday handed over RM60,000 to Zoo Negara, half of which will be used for the upkeep of three Malayan tigers that it adopted. The rest of the money would be used to...

Perfect as Silas.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SILAS was the last major role to be cast in The Da Vinci Code. Though director Ron Howard auditioned numerous actors, he always felt there was something missing in their approach to the character. He...

Hot trivia.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) 1. TABASCO has been produced by McIlhenny Company since 1868. 2. The name Tabasco was Edmund McIlhenny's second choice for a name. He originally wanted to call his concoction Petite Anse Sauce. ...

Course on etiquette, too.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) FOR young people about to go out into the world to meet and socialise with different levels of societies, it is always helpful to know about social graces. This is why Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar (KTJ) puts...

Chicken costs more.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The price of broiler chicken is up by 25 sen a kilo, the second increase in four days. The price was raised by 40 sen a kilo on Wednesday. The Federation of Livestock Farmers'...

Escapee back in custody.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KOTA BARU: A 24-year-old man who escaped from police custody on New Year's Day while undergoing treatment at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM) here is back in custody. A police...

Blooms on stage.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: R. Sittamparam THE path the dance teacher takes is lined with buds that he brings to blossom with his masterly touch. And that's how teenage sisters Sharmilee and Shalini Sandrasegaran...

'I was more of an athlete'.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arni Abdul Razak 'I was more of an athlete' MALAYSIAN Idol (season one) Jaclyn Victor, 27, has been working relentlessly since winning the singing competition in 2004. The Kuala...

Olympia in forefront of IT programmes.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TODAY'S business environment is undergoing rapid changes due to the globalisation of business, technological innovations, social and political changes, and increased awareness and demands from...

Starter collections.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: Please recommend a basic starter group of wines that one could keep at home for cooking purposes. I would also like a recommendation for a "starter collection" of wines for general consumption. ...

Malaysia's confinement help.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Lau Meisan JOHOR BARU: The demand for Malaysian confinement nursemaids is rising across the Causeway as Singapore pushes to raise birth rates. Some 8,000 Malaysians are working there...

Constitutional amendments to meet guidelines.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul POWERS will be increased, giving key decision makers more leeway to either drive or destroy Malaysian football. But with this come limits, particularly in their time at the...

Trio in storm mishap rescued.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ALOR STAR: Firemen had to cut through the roof of a car in Lebuhraya Darulaman after a tree fell on it during a storm, trapping three people inside for 30 minutes. Norshita Shaari, 31, and her...

Big trucks with small appetite.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ISUZU Malaysia has once again proven that its D-Max trucks are indeed economical when it comes to fuel consumption. The Max Fuel Efficiency Run began in Kuching on May 11 and three days later, the...

Make those dreams a reality.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) YOU can make your dreams come true, well some of them anyway. Take part in the Hennessy V.S.O.P This is Me Contest, which ends Oct 31. There are eight dreams presented and you just pick the one...

Sweet and dry.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: What wines are sweeter than others? Do you have a scale of wines from sweet to bitter? I'm a beginner at drinking wine. So I'd first like to get used to the sweet flavour of wine and move on from...

Legacy of a prodigy.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Himanshu Bhatt EXACTLY 250 years after the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a young cellist in a commemorative concert exemplifies the power of music in developing a mature mind, writes...

Two ways to adopt.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THERE are two methods for couples to adopt a child. They can apply to adopt a child they have in mind or under their care, or they can apply to the Welfare Department for an adoption. Under the...

Claim allowances for depreciation.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Adam Malik Farouk; Hassan Md Ali; Omar Salahuddin CAPITAL ALLOWANCES ON PLANT & MACHINERY CAPITAL allowance on plant and machinery is the tax equivalent to accounting's depreciation. Assets...

Malaysia brought down to earth.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE Malaysian Under-20 team came crashing down to earth when they were whipped 4-0 by the Slovakian national Under-21 side in their final friendly match on Friday. But in defeat, there was cheer as the...

'Destruction at Sipadan terrible'.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KOTA KINABALU: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Malaysia says the damage to the coral reefs of Sipadan is a "terrible occurrence", but the real concern is the ongoing destruction of the reefs in the...

Count the stars and lead your life.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Kalimullah Hassan HAVE you ever tried to count the stars at night? I have. You must have, too. But we never could, could we? Try we did. Many starry nights; many childish dares we took on....

Dance of brush on canvas.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Wilson Henry HE'S the man who fixes lights and props for Sutra dance productions. But Sivarajah Natarajan is an artist in his own right, write WILSON HENRY. If dancers need to tip-toe...

Who really wears the pants, dear?
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Kathirasen "IN my house, I am the general and my wife is the major," my friend VM said, stressing the "I" as we were going for dinner in his car. Our banter had drifted to whether the...

Rempit in Sepang.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) A LOCAL club, msportbike.com has come out with its own initiative to help illegal racers. The club members, who are ardent bikers themselves, understand perfectly the problem and the event that they are...

Trauma of the married virgins.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Wilson Henry IT'S a cold bed when intimacy is absent. It's not a marriage that is jaded, but one with no sex from the first night. WILSON HENRY talks to some unhappy wives, and consults the...

Bring on Malaysia!
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Jeremy Mahadevan WHENEVER the fortunes of the Malaysian football team crop up in a conversation, this is the common refrain: "I can play better than them." Now 25 men will get a chance to...

'External sex', fear of penetration ...
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) * Datuk Dr Mat Saat Baki Clinical and consulting psychologist at Pantai Medical Centre "It is fine if both parties have low sex drives, but problems arise when one party has a higher sex drive. It can...

A Kung-full of a BMW fighter.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hezeri Samsuri WHEN we first saw Kevin Kung's pristine BMW E30, we got excited and wanted his car in our pages. Clean and void of any mismatched items, the BMW E30 is a good example of...

Toshiyuki and three Malaysians in front.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) CHAMPION Toshiyuki Hamaguchi easily grabbed pole position for the second round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship today at the Sentul International Circuit in Jakarta. Hamaguchi clocked...

Charting the future of education.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sumitha Martin THE charismatic Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad, a former education director-general (1985-1991), talks incisively about the path education in this country must take, its...

Innovative programme.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE Faculty of Engineering and Computer Technology at AIMST envisions to produce engineers and IT professionals with a strong foundation in the relevant sciences and technology. Students are...

A case for civil society to function.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shamini Darshni UNCALLED for. Stupid. These are among words used to describe the protest against a forum entitled 'Federal Constitution: Protection For All' in Penang last Sunday. A group...

Inspired by a beach Down Under.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Janagi Morugan HE spills his heart out when he writes his songs, crooning them with eyes shut tight. The acoustic guitar is all Kevin Teh needs to make sweet music. Fans might remember...

Talking helps to overcome intimacy issues.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) F.J. Raju is a counsellor with 10 years of experience at the Emmaus Counselling Centre, a church-run counselling centre. Q: How often do you get to see couples with intimacy issues? A: Not often...

Chong Wei faces top class hurdles.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: K.M. Boopathy LEE Chong Wei's attempt to become only the third national shuttler to win a hat-trick of Malaysia Open titles will be put to a stern test by a top class field led by World No...

No sweat to it.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez SOME 2.5 million Malaysians suffer in silence, using a whole range of beauty products to overcome their problem. Somehow, there is a tell-tale stain at the underarm, the...

When B is better than A.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hezeri Samsuri FOR those wanting a modern hatchback from Mercedes Benz (the C-Class Sport is a bit dated), the waiting is finally over. The local importer of DaimlerChrysler has finally...

Moments of luxury.
May 21, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) LUXURIOUS watches were showcased at the recent Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2006 (SIHH), a luxury watch fair in Geneva. Among the participants was Girard-Perregaux. Started in the...