New Straits Times articles from November 2010, page 2

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Johor grooming youth leaders.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Syed Umar Ariff JOHOR BARU: Johor may have set the benchmark in nurturing future leaders in this country. With the inception of the Johor Student Leaders' Council in July, efforts in the form of programmes are being made to mould...

'Girl Guides can set trend'.
November 29, 2010... TAPAH: The Girl Guides Association of Malaysia should organise more outreach and humanitarian programmes to breathe new life into the association, said its president, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Rosmah, the wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

WHO backs pope's stand on condom use.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez THE World Health Organisation (WHO) praised a statement by Pope Benedict XVI that the use of condoms was acceptable to halt the spread of AIDS. WHO regional director for the Western Pacific Dr Shin Young-soo said...

Glorious games.
November 29, 2010... THE curtain closed on the 16th edition of the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Saturday with Malaysian athletes winning a record nine gold, 18 silver and 14 silver medals to place the country in 10th position in the overall standing. However,...

Not easy to use laws against black magic.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Mohamad Hashim Kamali DIFFICULTIES in differentiating the black from 'white' magic, and in obtaining proof of wrongdoing, will make it difficult to enforce legislation to ban sorcery and black magic, says MOHAMAD HASHIM KAMALI. A...

Graft cases expose a deeper malaise.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Mahendra Ved THIS is India's season of graft, not of the farm or medical variety, but of greed. To deviate from the word's dictionary meanings, the shoots of various scams, going by the enormity of money lost, may have been grafted...

We have a right to walk around without fear.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Marisa Demori I REFER to the letter "Get to the root of crime" by Kundavi Sandrasegaran (NST, Nov 26). I myself was a victim of snatch theft last week at the gate of my house. Although I was not hurt and lost only RM15, it will...

Nurture young to be civic conscious.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye MANY foreign visitors have nice things to say about our country except our public toilets, especially those in shops and eateries. Despite the many campaigns for clean toilets, we do not seem to have achieved...

There's no room for extremism.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam I WISH to commend Dr Chandra Muzaffar for his courage in taking a forthright stand in his letter "Iraq massacre: Al-Qaeda violence demeans religion" (NST, Nov 25). I believe his views will be supported by...

Address it in schools.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Ahmad Mazli Muhammad MANY tertiary students are guilty of plagiarism in one form or another. This phenomenon is rampant and occurs rather ubiquitously at the tertiary level. The fact that information is so easily extracted from...

Calm, courteous.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Richard Y.W. Yeoh I FIRST met Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu just after the 1986 general election, when I visited him at his office at Menara Komtar with a delegation of businessmen. He was courteous, calm and deliberate in discussions. But I...

Why are we paying so much for them?
November 29, 2010... Byline: Lau Bing BEING a nation rich in natural and agricultural resources, including cocoa, rubber and palm oil, it is difficult to understand why we have to pay hefty prices for many local products such as processed cocoa powder, chocolate,...

He was a great man.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Cheah Cheong Tian DIETRICH Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and resistance fighter who fought against the Nazis in World War 2, once said: "It is the nature, and advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial...

Worthy of title.
November 29, 2010... Byline: James Gonzales TUN Dr Lim Chong Eu is a worthy recipient of the title "Penang's father of industrialisation". He was the second chief minister and served for 21 years (1969 to 1990). During his tenure, he transformed Penang from...

More could be done for them.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Chandra Muzaffar I WAS a little surprised by Jeong Chun Phuoc's letter (NST, Nov 25) on my earlier comment on the Orang Asli. My letter (NST, Nov 3) was only meant to clarify the confusion that had arisen in the exchange between an...

Lecturer held with 12 slabs of ganja.
November 29, 2010... SEREMBAN: A lecturer was arrested in a bus for carrying a bag with 12 slabs of ganja, weighing 12.5kg, believed to be worth an estimated RM50,000. The 51-year-old woman, believed to be a Filipina, was nabbed by police from the Bukit Aman...

'Revised report addresses concerns on power plant'.
November 29, 2010... KOTA KINABALU: The revised detailed environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the proposed coal-fired power plant in Lahad Datu has addressed issues and concerns which led to its rejection by the Department of Environment (DOE) earlier this year....

Raising rural income by growing pricey tapioca.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Desmond Davidson KUCHING: The humble tapioca, long a source of food for the country's rural folk, will soon be planted nationwide as a cash crop to supplement their income. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie...

Longer remand for murder suspects.
November 29, 2010... IPOH: The magistrate's court here yesterday extended to Dec 4 the remand of six people being investigated in connection with the murder of a prominent civil lawyer. Police obtained an order from the court yesterday to extend the six persons'...

Xiu Li still 'feels' the pain.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Teresa Yong KUALA LUMPUR: Although it has been four years since 9-year-old Lee Xiu Li had her final corrective heart surgery, she is still haunted by visions of her life before the surgery. Having undergone two operations since...

Downpour causes landslip and flood.
November 29, 2010... SEREMBAN: Hours of heavy rain caused a landslip here and left 10 homes in Taman Sri Pulasan, Labu, near here, flooded up to knee-level. Part of a hill near the residential area collapsed during the rain at 12.30pm yesterday, sending sand and...

Body of murdered man found in Jinjang.
November 29, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a murdered man was found along the road heading towards Kampung Batu, Jinjang, here yesterday. Sentul police chief Assistant Commissioner Zakaria Pagan said police received a call at 1.30am from a man who had found...

4 killed in highway crash.
November 29, 2010... BATU PAHAT: Four youths were killed and two others seriously injured when their car hit a vehicle being towed, spun and stalled along the North-South Expressway before being hit by an express bus and a car on Saturday night. The four who died...

Robbers attack victims at home.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Kalbana Perimbanayagam KUALA LUMPUR: A carpet merchant and his daughter were assaulted and slashed during a robbery at their home in Jalan Limau Purut, Bangsar, last night. In the 8pm incident, Girisha Kumar, 61, and daughter...

NST-Niexter picks winning teen writers.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 budding journalists and authors aged between 8 and 17 were honoured yesterday at the inaugural NST-Niexter Young Writers' Awards 2009-2010. Decked in matching black-and-white clothes and...

Flash floods hit low-lying areas.
November 29, 2010... KOTA BARU: Thunderstorms over Kelantan lasting hours yesterday caused flash floods in several low-lying areas here and in Tumpat. The affected areas here included Kampung Guchil Bayam, Jalan Lundang and Kampung Baung while in Tumpat, the...

Wepner still has winning touch.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Go-Ram JOCKEY jockey Martin Wepner showed that he has not loss any of his winning touch when he booted home Red Warrior in the Class 3 event over 1200m (Race 5) in Kuala Lumpur. The 34-year-old South African, who suffered injuries...

Ron battles hard for win.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul RON Tan bade farewell to the local karting scene with a hard-fought victory in the Plus Yamaha SL International Challenge senior class final at the Speedway Plus Circuit in Subang Jaya yesterday. The 14-year-old...

Vietnam take up the challenge.
November 29, 2010... Byline: JJ Shah VIETNAM will be making its debut in the Rainforest Challenge (RFC) in Johor starting on Saturday but the newcomers warned they will not be pushovers. Vietnam is the latest country to join the RFC, which is growing in...

Rain damper in Championships.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Zainuddin Muhammad THE Monsoon Cup Radio Car Championships at TER Speedway in Kuala Ibai on Saturday lived up to the hype as torrential rain and a water-logged track provided the ultimate challenge. The inaugural side event for the...

Pahang FA beefs up squad.
November 29, 2010... Byline: T.N.Alagesh THE Pahang Football association is convinced that the state team will end their four-year trophy drought in next year's Super League after the east coast side secured the signatures of five experienced players, including...

KL fightback to retain crown.
November 29, 2010... Byline: K. Kandiah DEFENDING champions Kuala Lumpur subdued an aggressive Perak 2-1 to retain the MHF-NSC-Milo-MSSM Boys' National Under-14 hockey title at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hockey Stadium yesterday. Both sides enjoyed their...

Women to ride on Asian Games winning streak.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Devinder Singh THEY barely had any time to celebrate after returning from the Asian Games when the national women's squash players packed up to leave for the Women's World Team Championship which starts in Palmerston North, New...

BJSS go for youngsters.
November 29, 2010... BUKIT Jalil Sports School will field a young Division One side for the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) in an effort to prepare a team for the Junior Hockey League (JHL) next year. The MHL Division One tournament starts on Friday with seven teams...

Mazlan: Shahidan must get serious.
November 29, 2010... Byline: K.M. Boopathy FORMER National Sports Council (NSC) director general Datuk Mazlan Ahmad has urged Malaysian AAU (MAAU) president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim to get serious and focus on development of athletics as the failure in the...

Pathetic MAAU needs revamp urgently.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Devinder Singh THE failure of the national track and field athletes to deliver even one medal signals the need of a top to bottom overhaul in Malaysian athletics. Fresh ideas and people are needed to replace officials in the...

Pirated DVD buyers let off (HL).
November 28, 2010... Byline: Sonia Ramachandran KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to penalise those who buy pirated DVDs, VCDs and CDs will not see the light of day after all. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism MinisterDatuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob told...

Resort-style retreat for the golden years.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Santha Oorjitham FORMER CEO Lin Chua tells SANTHA OORJITHAM how she has applied her management, financial and people skills to set up a luxurious retreat for the elderly. Lin Chua stands on the balcony of the guest lodge, looking...

Europe, here we come.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Nurjehan Mohamed EUROPEAN universities are opening their doors to postgraduate students outside of the European Union and Malaysians are responding, writes NURJEHAN MOHAMED. Imagine hearing the classical works of Chopin played live...

'History teachers must be up to the mark first'.
November 28, 2010... Byline: A. Azim Idris KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession has urged the Education Ministry to ensure History teachers are trained before a pass grade for the subject is made compulsory. NUTP president Hashim Adnan...

It's theft... simple.
November 28, 2010... WHEN the proposal to criminalise the act of buying pirated DVDs, VCDs, and CDs was first mooted, the move indicated the Malaysian government's seriousness in combating piracy and upholding intellectual property rights. Up to now, only producers...

Veggie strategies.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Farwin Hamid IF vegetables are your young children's pet hate, Mohana Gill has some creative ways to 'remarket' them. FARWIN HAMID gets some tips. "Eat your vegetables or you won't get dessert." "I hate vegetables!" "I don't want...

Never give up on your child.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Juneita Johari THERE are more ways than one to help children with mental and physical problems. First, the child has to be diagnosed and then a programme drawn out. Datuk Mohd Ridzwan Ariff and his wife, Tunku Datin Rafidah Tunku...

Gearing up for peace debate.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Sharifah Arfah THE World Universities Peace Invitational Debate (WUPID) is back for the fourth time and contributions in the form of corporate sponsorships are welcome for the event. A total of 50 teams from 26 foreign and six...

Malaysia eyes food hubs in partner countries.
November 28, 2010... SERDANG: Malaysia want to form alliances with other countries for food production, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said this arrangement would see Malaysia developing food production hubs in partner countries. "This will be...

Freedom within limits.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Zaid Mohamad DURING a short weekend getaway, my family and I stayed at a small resort which kept monkeys, some birds and a goat in small cages along its perimeter. The animals looked sad and miserable though someone thought they...

'Choose traditional weddings'.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Yiswaree Palansamy KUALA LUMPUR: Couples should consider holding traditional wedding ceremonies according to their respective customs to preserve culture and heritage. Information Communication and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk...

Pitfalls in a double tragedy.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Yap Ming Hui UNLIKE many couples, Mr and Mrs Wong were happily married for decades. Mr Wong ran a successful dental practice while Mrs Wong was a full-time housewife in charge of their four children aged 10, 13, 15 and 19. They...

Nanotechnology degree option at UNSW.
November 28, 2010... THE animated newspapers of 'Harry Potter' fame may well be on-screen 'magic', but researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia are working on the real thing. Their goal is to create a new generation of...

Renewal from within.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Tessie Lim SELF: My aim is to explore, experience and evolve. Me: So this explains my penchant for variety, why I get bored easily, and why I struggle to keep stability? Self: I want to be free. Me: Is that why I'm fiercely...

Insight on cuisine and gastronomy at KDU lecture.
November 28, 2010... THE tourism industry, be it in Malaysia or across the world, is one that is ever-growing and self-sustaining even in the face of economic recession. It was recently reported that, in Malaysia, tourism's contribution to the economy last year...

Fine side of Thai.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Tan Bee Hong THERE'S nothing as safe as tried-and-tested recipes, but TAN BEE HONG lets her tastebuds be tantalised by new additions to the menu at Rama V. Raw oysters in a Thai restaurant? Definitely not quite what we are...

Wan Azizah: Anwar bestowed by God.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Alang Bendahara KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has urged party members to continue to back de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, whom she described as a "great man who has been...

A party concerned only about a single man.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Sajahan Abdul Waheed AS much as Parti Keadilan Rakyat members might deny it, there is no doubt that its struggles - since its inception in 1999 - are centred around its de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This was clearly...

American Degree Transfer Programme popular at Sunway.
November 28, 2010... THE American Degree Transfer Programme (ADTP) at Sunway University College offers a high quality American education in a range of majors. Transfer of credits into a United States university of your choice after two years of study at Sunway is...

Delegates take to task power-crazy leaders.
November 28, 2010... PETALING JAYA: Delegates at the Parti Keadilan Rakyat congress yesterday lambasted the irregularities in the recent party elections. Perak delegate Zulkifli Ibrahim said the election process was not transparent or fair. "Is the Central...

Query over scholarship award.
November 28, 2010... KLANG: The controversy over the scholarships being awarded in Selangor continued yesterday when it was revealed that Yayasan Selangor gave non-Malays only five scholarships out of 1,366 over the last two years. Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M....

Protest over PKR elections.
November 28, 2010... PETALING JAYA: Some 50 members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat yesterday staged a 15-minute demonstration against alleged biased practices in party elections. The group, headed by K.S. Kottapan, gathered at the venue of the party's congress at Dewan...

Facon fair offers wide range of study options.
November 28, 2010... AN annual event, the Facon Education Fair is a one-stop event that sees the participation of hundreds of higher learning institutions under one roof. With each offering their own brand and range of products, the fair is a not-to-be-missed...

DAP polls where the gloves are off.
November 28, 2010... Byline: V. Shankar Ganesh KLANG: The nature, scope and infighting in Selangor DAP appear to be as bad as what is happening in Parti Keadilan Rakyat lately, say some veteran DAP members. They are anxious over the state party election today...

Asian art to the fore.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Lucien de Guise FIFTY years is a long time in art dealing. Andy Warhol, of course, got much more than his allotted 15 minutes of fame, but who can name his dealer (art, not drugs)? The most renowned of them was Leo Castelli, who...

Unforgetable trip for PTPL students.
November 28, 2010... HIGH moral values and positive ethics are the main key components of producing quality graduates who are active in both academic and extra-curricular activities. Consistent with these facts, a group of 25 students from the PTPL College, Shah...

More intakes for Russian medical varsities.
November 28, 2010... IN view of the increase in student recruitment since 1966 to the medical universities in Russia, placement agency Russian Resources Sdn Bhd (RRSB) will have additional intakes to accommodate new enrolments for next year to Russian universities...

Banking on your sperm.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Audrey Vijaindren INFERTILITY is on the rise and there are many ways to remedy the problem. One of which is to turn to a sperm bank, AUDREY VIJAINDREN learns. Although sperm banking is not as common in Malaysia as it is in...

Strokes of expression.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Zuhaila Sedek HIS love to paint has inspired him to be a comic artist and more. Chong Chin Yew tells ZUHAILA SEDEK how it all started. When Chong Chin Yew was 14, he created a comic book from his exercise books and distributed it...

DPM: Chong Eu a true nationalist.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Audrey Dermawan GEORGE TOWN: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was among the string of dignitaries who paid their last respects to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife, Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul...

Avoid funeral route, motorists urged.
November 28, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: Several roads on the island will be closed in stages during the funeral procession of former chief minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu today. The hearse will leave Dewan Sri Pinang in Lebuh Light at 12.30pm through Jalan Masjid Kapitan...

SEGi offers quality industry driven engineering degrees.
November 28, 2010... AFTER three years of incredibly hard work, Raymond Ng Gar Seng can finally breathe a sigh of relief and look forward to a brilliant career in the engineering industry. On Oct 24, he received the award of 1st class honours for the Bachelor of...

Tough but endearing mentor.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Dennis Chua AZMEER AZHAR Abu Bakar, or simply Azmeer, of TV3's Mentor and Gang Starz talent search programmes has been likened by viewers to no-nonsense Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his tough stand and critique of...

Waist-deep in medical debt.
November 28, 2010... Byline: P. Selvarani A LONG-ROOTED distrust of public healthcare facilities, coupled with the spiralling cost of private healthcare, is getting Malaysians deeper into debt, writes P. SELVARANI. When his 65-year-old mother was diagnosed...

Berjaya UCH scores big with top chef.
November 28, 2010... BERJAYA University College of Hospitality recently played host to Chef Tim Healea, who conducted an industry seminar organised by the US Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC). Chef Healea, the owner and principal baker of Little T American...

Ignorance and prejudice.
November 28, 2010... Byline: U-En Ng DO we ever wonder that the reform project, that is the effort to change attitudes towards the arts, might be a monumental waste of time? The more trouble-making playwrights, screenwriters and directors (both stage and film)...

Beyond comfort zones.(Sound recording review)
November 28, 2010... Byline: Reviewed by Mishar "MUSIC is a universal language", so goes the refrain spouted meme-like by politicians and musicians of stature. Through the generations popular music has been conceptualised, composed, arranged and performed. But...

Teacher wins Chancellor's Award at OUM.
November 28, 2010... STEELY determination has won Low Suan Hua, better known among friends and colleagues as Puan Jayamani Low, the Chancellor's Award at Open University Malaysia's (OUM) Ninth Convocation recently. The award comes with a plaque, a certificate and...

Horse races losing their turf audience.
November 28, 2010... IT was once a glamour industry graced by famous personalities. But today, many are no longer interested in the sport. "I remember during a major meet in 1993 at the Selangor Turf Club, an estimated 33,000 people turned up. Now, at most, there...

MSU does its bit for flood victims.
November 28, 2010... THE Management & Science University (MSU), through the Student & Career Development department, recently organised a community service programme to express their concern towards the flood victims in Kedah. The programme was carried...

PMC ties up with RCSI and UCD in Ireland.
November 28, 2010... THE Penang Medical College (PMC), in partnership with two of the oldest and most respected medical schools in Ireland, are helping students establish a thorough understanding on the essence biomedical sciences, necessary for their clinical...

YO! Curb abuse against women.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has set up a club for young people in an effort to end violence against women. Its minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, said the Youth...

Cold shower to ease circumcision jitters.
November 28, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-two boys from Rumah Nur Salam, Chow Kit, here were initially apprehensive when they were to be circumcised en masse yesterday. But a cold shower in the middle of the road, courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department, kept...

Explore entrepreneurship potential at UniRazak.
November 28, 2010... UNLIKE managing an established business in a particular industry, entrepreneurship involves identifying opportunities and gaps in the market, generating ideas and sustaining a profitable and replicable business. Entrepreneurship is, first and...

Fire destroys house, three shops.
November 28, 2010... MANTIN: Fire destroyed a house and three shops in Taman Bunga Raya yesterday. The owners of the house, two furniture shops and a welding shop were not around during the 10.30am incident. The authorities believe the fire started from one of...

Pursuit of happiness.
November 28, 2010... Byline: James Campbell JOHN Stuart Mill reminds us to be wary of the empty end of achieved objectives. The idea that fixing on a specific finish such as "happiness" leads not to joy but quite possibly to disappointment is something that takes...

Rain woes linked to poor checks.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Jaspal Singh CAMERON HIGHLANDS: A developer clearing land at a hill for a high-end housing project caused a huge chunk of earth to be washed away in Kampung Sungai Ruil, 4km from Tanah Rata, on Thursday evening. The earth blocked a...

'I never missed a day of school'.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Yaqin Ching Abdullah ACTRESS-CUM-EMCEE Julie Woon, 26, hosts the 8TV Quickie slot and the station's game show Whack It! The lead actress of TV series Blogger Boy cites Wolverine as her favourite comic book character but unlike the...