New Straits Times articles from November 2008, page 35

New Straits Times archives from November 2008

Give your face a workout.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Su Aziz SU AZIZ believes regular facials are an essential part of any beauty regimen. AS I get older, facials I fear, are no longer decadent luxuries but totally necessary. Your face needs to be massaged and toned to get...

Drains cleared to stop floods.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Dawn Chan KUALA LUMPUR: Clogged underground drains preventing the flow of water into Sungai Batu have been the cause of flooding at Kampung Batu in Jalan Ipoh for the past few years. The main culprits clogging drains, said...

Curb on liquor sale in Shah Alam.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Dawn Chan SHAH ALAM: Sale of liquor in this township will now be limited to hotels, clubhouses, hypermarkets and Chinese medical halls. This shock move came into effect yesterday during a Shah Alam City Council meeting. The...

Mayor has no say.
November 1, 2008... KUALA LUMPUR: From now on, the mayor of Kuala Lumpur will have no say over the names of roads in the city. This seems to be the case after an announcement by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique that his ministry will...

Smile your way to success!
November 1, 2008... WHETHER you are at a job interview, selling to a customer, meeting with a staff or in any occasion in your everyday life, that 'smile in you' can make such a difference to the atmosphere, including success! It seems obvious that a smiling...

Harry spells trouble for Reds.
November 1, 2008... A MAGICIAN has arrived at White Hart Lane to bring Tottenham Hotspurs back from the dead. Harry 'Houdini' Redknapp, as he is now popularly known, spells trouble for Liverpool today as Spurs seek to smash the Reds' unbeaten run in the...

ACA completes probe into 'black eye' incident.
November 1, 2008... KUCHING: The Anti-Corruption Agency has concluded its probe into the "black-eye" incident involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim which occurred when he was in detention 10 years ago. ACA director-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said its...

Pump prices down by 15 sen.
November 1, 2008... PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians can expect to enjoy the pre-June petrol price of RM1.92 if cuts in pump prices continue following the sharp decline in global crude oil prices. In yet another reduction yesterday, the government announced a 15-sen...

Judge to decide on transfer of case on Friday.
November 1, 2008... KUALA LUMPUR: After more than a month deliberating the validity of a transfer certificate ordering Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial to be moved to the High Court, the Sessions Court will decide on the matter on Friday. Judge S.M....

Secrets in the post.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Reviewed by Fong Leong Ming A LIFETIME OF SECRETS By Frank Warren (William Morrow & Co., 282 pages) WE all have secrets. Some scar us for life but we still obstinately keep them locked up in the deep recesses of our subconscious...

EON's refusal led to mishap, says exco man.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Mazlinda Mahmood SHAH ALAM: EON's alleged refusal to service the state-owned car of Ronnie Liu nearly cost him his life. Liu, who is the Local Government, Research and Development Committee chairman, said his Proton V6...

SAPP tries to regain town.
November 1, 2008... KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is rebuilding its position in Sandakan in the wake of reports that many members have left to follow its former deputy president, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah. Tan, who left after the party...

Kosovo recognised.
November 1, 2008... KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has given recognition to the Republic of Kosovo. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that diplomatic relations would be established in the future. It is hoped that recognition by Malaysia would help the people...

15 applications for GM's post at state corporation.
November 1, 2008... SHAH ALAM: The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has received 15 applications for its general manager's post, which became vacant with the retirement of Datuk Harun Salim yesterday. The press secretariat of the Menteri Besar's...

Super Lad in excellent shape.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Go-Ram TOPWEIGHT Super Lad wound up preparations for a third success in the RM37,000 Da Ma Cai Stakes for Class 4 sprinters over 1400m in Race 8 tomorrow with a one-round workout in Penang yesterday. Taken out by a track...

Cizen Emperor set for a hat-trick.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Go-Ram CIZEN Emperor is in line for a hat-trick when he takes on nine rivals in the RM40,700 Da Ma Cai Stakes for Class 4, Premier horses over 1400m (Race 7. 5.10pm) in Penang today. The six-year-old New Zealand gelding by...

Fifa favours losers Chelsea over champs United.
November 1, 2008... AS Hatchet Man remembers it, John Terry slipped over and missed the crucial penalty in the Champions League Final while Rio Ferdinand finished up cavorting around Moscow holding the trophy. That happened a couple of weeks after Ferdinand...

Riders to star in Terengganu.
November 1, 2008... URUGUAY'S Pio Juan Olascoaga Amaya, the current World No 2 and the highest ranked endurance rider to feature in next week's World Endurance Championships (WEC), is the favourite to win the individual title at the Terengganu International...

Shalin storms into second stage.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Ajitpal Singh SHALIN Zulkifli made a grand entry into the PBA Women's Tour by achieving her goal of reaching the second stage of the season opening Pepsi Viper Championship at Thunder Alley, Omaha, the United States on Thursday....

Nicol makes it a hat-trick.
November 1, 2008... NICOL David retained her Qatar Classic title with a dominant display against Natalie Grinham in the final in Doha yesterday. Naturalised Dutchwoman Natalie, in search of her first title of the year, never stood a chance against the world...

South Africa charge with four-pronged attack.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Devinder Singh SOUTH Africa could have its first HSBC-Cobra 10s champion since 1999 with four teams in the fray in this year's tournament which begins at the MBPJ Stadium today. Natal Duikers were runners-up in 2005 and 2006...

That million-dollar feeling.
November 1, 2008... Byline: Chris Prasad AS you drive into the blossoming township of Aman Perdana in Klang, Selangor, you can't help but get that "million-buck" feeling. Not only are you greeted by a grand entrance statement as you approach, but as...