New Straits Times articles from November 2010, page 4

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Agro delights of all states under one roof.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Halimatul Hamid SERDANG: Tourists and the public can now sample Pahang delicacies without travelling to the state. The Pahang Pavilion at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) in Mardi will showcase products from...

102 cases of Chinese nationals abusing visa.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Employers have been warned not to exploit foreigners who come to the country to find work. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said this year alone, he had received 102 cases of Chinese...

Thumbs up to insurance scheme.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Minderjeet Kaur; Ling Poh Lean KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign workers and employers support the new ruling on medical insurance coverage for foreign workers effective next year, but they want the government to give more details on the scheme....

'Uninsured mostly in Sabah'.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department will alert the Health Ministry if they find foreign workers without health insurance during their raids and operations from next year. Immigration Director-General Datuk Alias Ahmad said the workers...

Ex-ruler fails in court bid.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Rita Jong PUTRAJAYA: The regent of Kelantan is the only person who can exercise the powers attributed to his royal highness due to the incapacitation of the former sultan of Kelantan. As such, the former ruler of Kelantan, Tuanku...

Volkswagen Passat CC sweeps top awards.
November 27, 2010... SUBANG JAYA: The Volkswagen Passat CC was the big winner at The New Straits Times/Maybank "Car of the Year 2010" (COTY) Awards. The Passat CC picked up three awards, namely the coveted "Overall Car of the Year 2010", as well as "Premium...

Thousands pay last respects.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Audrey Dermawanand Phuah Ken Lin GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of people, including VIPs and ordinary Malaysians, came in droves to pay their last respects to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, the former Penang chief minister, who died in his house on...

University mourns founding chancellor.
November 27, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: Wawasan Open University (WOU) yesterday mourned the passing of its founding Chancellor Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, who died on Wednesday. WOU has, since Thursday, flown the university's flag at half-mast and would remain doing so until Dr...

Highway to take statesman's name.
November 27, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: The state government, at its exco meeting yesterday, decided to rename Jelutong Expressway and Jalan Bayan Lepas to Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the 18km highway from Pengkalan Weld to Batu Maung...

DPP: Application to disqualify judge frivolous.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's application to disqualify judge Datuk Mohamed Zabidin Mohd Diah from further hearing the sodomy case was frivolous and done with bad intention, said deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Hanafiah Zakaria...

Alluring tackle of kayak fishing.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Seet Cher Hung IT'S easy to get hooked on kayak fishing, as SEET CHER HUNG discovers from two keen anglers. Kayak fishing has taken the fishing world by storm, more so in our part of the world. For many years, fishing operators...

'Don't put off sex education'.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez MALAYSIA, compared with many countries in the region, is better in the areas of maternal mortality and contraception. International Planned Parenthood Federation and East and Southeast Asia and Oceanic Region...

Kazakhstan reaches summit.
November 27, 2010... KAZAKHSTAN is the chairman of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. It is hard to imagine this happening several years ago. If someone wanted to link the largest country in Central Asia with a Pan-European security...

Fresh from farm to shelf.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Meena Sreenivasan FRESHNESS, quality and safety. That's what Malaysian Agrifood Corporation offers with its vegetables and fruit, writes MEENA SREENIVASAN. Azizi Meor Ngah is passionate about food safety. The CEO of Malaysian...

Lightening the load.
November 27, 2010... FROM Jan 1, it will be mandatory for the estimated three million foreign workers in the country to be covered by medical insurance. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the move was to solve the problem of foreign workers being...

Neverland at Sunway Lagoon.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Hizreen Kamal AT Sunway Lagoon's first performing arts event, Peter Pan flies and sings to delight kids and the young-at-heart, writes HIZREEN KAMAL. Sunway Lagoon's outdoor amphitheatre has hosted many hot international acts and...

Climate of accord must reign at Cancun.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Connie Hedegaard BY 2050, there will be more than nine billion people on earth. To accommodate this jump in population without stoking dangerous climate change, we have no choice but to complete the transition to a low-carbon global...

Groove to nature's rhythms.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Hizreen Kamal THE school holidays are here. If you have no activities planned, The Rhythm & Groove Music Nature Camp 2010 may just be your cup of tea. The camp will be held at the A'Famosa Resort Hotel in Malacca from Dec 15...

DeWyze lee-ving it up.(Interview)
November 27, 2010... Byline: Melody Goh MELODY GOH talks to the working-class hero who won the heart of America in Idol Season 9. American Idol Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze recently released his new album, Live It Up. Lee, a self-taught musician, began singing...

Laughing your way through a midlife crisis.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Johan Jaaffar MY friend just bought a gleaming new Ferrari. He is 65. He has dreamt of driving one since he was young (who doesn't). Now that he can afford it, he can joke about it. "The speed of my dream car is in direct...

6 charged with kidnapping 3 Indians.
November 27, 2010... PETALING JAYA: Six foreigners were charged at the magistrate's court yesterday with kidnapping three Indian nationals for a ransom of 300,000 rupees (RM22,200). The accused were Pakistan nationals Nadeem Ashraf Muhamma, 30, Maghfoor Ali, 32,...

Rock with Wonder Girls.
November 27, 2010... SOUTH Korean pop group Wonder Girls will thrill fans at the Arena Of Stars, Genting Highlands, next month. Formed by original members Sun-Ye, Ye-Eun, So-Hee, Sun-Mi and Hunya, the group launched its first album, The Wonders Begin, in 2007. ...

Dirty Dozen still thrills.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Reviewed by Lili Lajman The Dirty Dozen Directed by Robert Aldrich Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly...

Hands up for percussion team.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Dennis Chua THE Hands Percussion Team will perform in Rhapsodrums next week, writes DENNIS CHUA. The11-member Hands Percussion Team has been jet setting this year, performing in Turkmenistan, the United States and Australia. ...

40 musicians perform to raise funds.
November 27, 2010... TOMORROW, over 40 musicians and artistes in the Klang Valley will rock Waikiki, Lorong Sultan, Petaling Jaya, to raise funds for musician Vijay David's son, Henley, who has leukaemia. The 7pm event also marks Waikiki's 14th anniversary and is...

Undeniable Wayne.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Hizreen Kamal TO celebrate his unshakeable faith in life and the power of music to lift the soul, Singaporean singer-songwriter Wayne Sandz is debuting his solo album, Undeniable. The self-produced album, comprises 10 original...

Can 'Appalam' beat 'Papadom'?
November 27, 2010... Byline: Meor Shariman APPALAM, a Kollywood film directed by Afdlin Shauki is set to prove that with the right material, a locally-made Tamil movie can be a hit. Produced by Tayangan Unggul Sdn Bhd at a budget of RM1.5 million, the film...

Zaid to form new party.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Former Federal Territory Parti Keadilan Rakyat chief Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will form a new party in January. However, he has not fixed a date and will announce other details soon. "I am determined with my intention to form a new...

Minister gets on top of leak problem.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng A LEAK in the ceiling of the MPs' lounge on Tuesday provided "excitement" to an otherwise slow week. Water started to trickle from the ceiling after the afternoon downpour. The leak was first noticed by Deputy Tourism...

RM95m to be spent on five core sectors.
November 27, 2010... THE state government will focus on development with an allocation of some RM95 million in the 2011 state budget. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said of the figure, RM6.2 million would be loans from the Federal Government. "The...

Mother's milk and its benefits.
November 27, 2010... BREASTFEEDING mothers should be applauded for their decision to breastfeed. Although overall awareness of the importance of breastfeeding has increased, there is still a long way to go to reach the objective. The national morbidity and health...

'Drugs raise sex drive, HIV cases'.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Shahrum Sayuthi SHARING of needles among addicts is the main cause of HIV infection in this country. However, what is least known is addicts who take amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) such as syabu, ice and ecstasy pills are also...

'Appeal court cannot review own judgment'.
November 27, 2010... Byline: V. Anbalagan PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal, in a majority decision, has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to review its own judgment. With yesterday's ruling, it has departed from two previous decisions made last year, which held...

British Council names 4 best essay writers.
November 27, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: The British Council has picked the winners of its essay writing competition that ran from last month until Nov 4. The winners of the competition are Apple Chan Zhiwei, Samantha Foong Shen Li, Edith Tan Hui-Shien and Hasta Laxmee...

Former airman files habeas corpus bid.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Former air force sergeant N. Tharmendran filed a habeas corpus application yesterday for his release from detention by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The application was filed at the Criminal High Court registry here....

Ex-senior GM of NSTP firm dies.
November 27, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Chong, the former senior general manager of IT Publications, then a subsidiary of The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, died on Thursday. Lim, 56, an economic news service sub-editor with Bernama, left for London on Tuesday...

Gurun villagers hold protest against eviction.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Nadia Badarudin GURUN: Some 100 villagers from 16 families in Kampung Kilang Ketapan here are in a lurch over their future. A spokesman for the villagers, Mansor Yahya, 51, claimed that in 2008, they were granted ownership of the...

Fox Command can strike again.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Go-Ram IMPRESSIVE first-up winner Fox Command can make it back-to-back wins in the RM75,000 Class 3 event over 1200m (Race 5, 3.50pm) in Kuala Lumpur today. The four-year-old Australian gelding by Testa Rossa, who came with a...

Gravy Time set to sizzle.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Go-Ram SPEEDY Gravy Time looks ready for a winning performance in the RM65,000 Novice event over 1200m in Race 7 tomorrow going by his final workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the three-year-old American...

KL through to semis.
November 27, 2010... Byline: K. Kandiah DEFENDING champions Kuala Lumpur defeated Malacca 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals in the MHF-NSC-Milo-MSSM Boys' National Under-14 hockey tournament at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Minden yesterday. Kuala Lumpur,...

RC fans rush for freebies.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Zainuddin Muhammad THOUSANDS of radio car enthusiasts who turned up at TER Speedway in Kuala Ibai yesterday, received free Monsoon Cup T-shirts and caps from the event organiser T-Best Events Sdn (T-Best). Some of them were part of...

Shahidan needs to weed out the bad hats in MAAU.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Devinder Singh DATUK Seri Shahidan Kassim must be secretly wishing he could see one of his own track and field athlete mount the top step of the podium at this Guangzhou Asian Games. The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU)...

Focus on back-up players.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Ajitpal Singh; Devinder Singh THE message to the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) came loud and clear, start building for a future now or risk losing everything. Ong Beng Hee and Azlan Iskandar have said they will not...

Medical cover rule (HL).
November 26, 2010... Byline: Farrah Naz Karim PUTRAJAYA: All foreign workers employed in Malaysia must be covered by medical insurance from Jan 1, under a new government ruling. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the move was to help resolve hefty...

Where things smell better.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Andrew Wong I GET the feeling foreigners think our real estate, especially our luxury condos in Kuala Lumpur's prized KLCC vicinity, are covered in warts and smell funny. Because why else aren't they at least popping over to see...

Najib: Innovation is key to creating wealth.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Minderjeet Kaur KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians must be able to push innovation so that they can generate national wealth and help bring about major changes and transformation to the country, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said...

Govt to study revival of bridge project.
November 26, 2010... PASIR GUDANG: The government will conduct a study on the possibility of reviving the aborted bridge project to replace the Malaysian side of the Causeway. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said several factors, including cooperation of...

PM: China, US must ease Korea tension.
November 26, 2010... PASIR GUDANG: Malaysia is calling for the United States and China to use their influence to calm the tense situation on the Korean peninsula. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the two superpowers, which respectively have close...

Let the blacksheep beware.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Zoe Phoon IT has always been caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) and housebuyers at the mercy of rogue developers and professionals. Now, developers which have broken the law and professionals who collude and connive with them had...

Muhyiddin: Don't be fooled by half-truths.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng KUALA LUMPUR: The young are advised not to be deceived by struggles that are based on half-truths. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the younger generation should not allow themselves to be easily...

Ken Rimba launching commercial centre tomorrow.
November 26, 2010... Byline: S.C. Cheah THE coming weekend promises to be an exciting one for award-winning property developer Ken Holdings Bhd as 109 of its green shop-offices in Section 16 of Shah Alam, Selangor, are expected to be snapped up during the...

Campaign to end all forms of violence against women.
November 26, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Police statistics estimate that 10 Malaysian women fall prey to physical, sexual and mental violence every day. Worldwide, an estimated one in three women would have experienced, or are currently experiencing, a form of violence...

Two picked for LRT extension projects.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Fauziah Ismail KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd is expected today to name the two successful main contractors for Package A (construction and completion of facilities work) of the light rapid transit (LRT) extension...

Green ARC designs judged.
November 26, 2010... THE judging of the Green Affordable Residential Challenge (Green ARC), which received 28 entries from Year Four and Five advanced architecture students, was carried out by a panel of judges consisting of experts in their own right. They are...

Home and away.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Leong THERE'S no argument that we Malaysians are a well-travelled lot, loving to go to foreign lands for our holidays, our education, our shopping... even for retirement. In a recent survey by website iProperty.com, it...

Young, old and 'phantom' voters.
November 26, 2010... THE New Straits Times has prepared questions and answers on the nation's electoral process by discussing some of the most intractable issues. The answers are compiled by journalists based on research and interviews. Q: THERE are some...

Motion on shooting deaths of 3 rejected.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng; Illi Liyana Mokhtar THE Dewan Rakyat rejected an emergency motion to debate the case of three youths shot dead by police in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. In rejecting the motion tabled by Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR-Subang), Deputy...

MPs observe minute's silence for Chong Eu.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng; Illi Liyana Mokhtar THE Parliament yesterday observed a minute's silence for Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu who died the previous night. Deputy speaker Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar led the MPs in the chambers to observe the act...

'Boundaries drawn up after EC study'.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng; Illi Liyana Mokhtar BOUNDARY delineation exercises on election areas is the responsibility of the Election Commission, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday. In a written reply to Anthony Loke (Rasah-DAP),...

Prices of homes rise by just 3pc this year.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng; Illi Liyana Mokhtar THE average price of residential properties in the country increased by 3.3 per cent this year, despite the perception that the price hike was higher. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister...

Headmasters' duty to settle utility bills, says Wee.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Eileen Ng; Illi Liyana Mokhtar HEADMASTERS in government-aided schools must be responsible in paying their schools' utility bills every month, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said yesterday. He said the incident...

BMAM begins to register members.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Roznah Abdul Jabbar THE Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM) has established a Register of Building Managers (RBM) to enhance the image, quality and overall standard of the building management industry. According to...

Inaugural forum in Penang.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Leong THE Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM), represented by various stakeholders in the building management field, held its first Roadshow and Forum on Building Management in Penang last weekend. Malaysian...

342 nabbed for bribery attempts.
November 26, 2010... SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 342 people for attempting to bribe civil servants between January and November this year with amounts close to RM2 million. The number shows a drastic rise in corruption...

Police see good in Mat Rempit skills.
November 26, 2010... Byline: V. Shuman KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police, in collaboration with several other agencies yesterday launched a programme to harness "skills" of Mat Rempit and guide them to use it in a lawful way. Inspector-General of Police...

Former RMAF sergeant arrested for 'desertion'.
November 26, 2010... SHAH ALAM: A former Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) sergeant, charged with the theft of jet engines, was arrested by army officers outside the court complex here on a charge of being absent without official leave (AWOL). A RMAF Provost...

Gloves off in Selangor DAP.
November 26, 2010... Byline: V. Shankar Ganesh KLANG: A faction in Selangor DAP, which lacks all the big names paraded by its rival and is led by a critic of party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and adviser Lim Kit Siang, may cause an upset in Sunday's state...

Court 'can't hear' suit by Jenapala.
November 26, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here held that it had no jurisdiction to hear a suit by former Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy secretary-general P. Jenapala against three PKR office bearers. Judge Datuk Aziah Ali agreed with counsel Ranjit...

Pavilion KL raises tally to 18.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Leong THE secret lies in teamwork, strategy, staying relevant and being passionate, according to Kuala Lumpur Pavilion Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Joyce Yap, who said the Pavilion KL shopping mall located in the Bukit...

State funeral for towering Malaysian.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Audrey Dermawan; Phuah Ken Lin GEORGE TOWN: Former Penang chief minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, who died at his residence in Tanjung Bunga on Wednesday night after a stroke last month, will be accorded a state funeral. Minister in...

PJ city centre developers seek special taskforce.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Chris Prasad THE Jalan Barat and Jalan Timur vicinity of Petaling Jaya is undergoing marked transformation with fresh projects promising to catapult the city in Selangor into a new era. But with so many changes going on, the new face...

Leaders pay tribute to a great statesman.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Audrey Dermawan; Phuah Ken Lin KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians from all walks of life paid tribute yesterday to the late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, who died in his home in Tanjung Bunga here on Wednesday night. They remembered him as a towering...

BN convention put off as mark of respect.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Audrey Dermawan; Phuah Ken Lin KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional convention scheduled this weekend has been postponed to Dec 4 and 5 following the death of former Penang Chief Minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu on Wednesday night. BN...

Putting charity ahead.
November 26, 2010... Byline: S.C. Cheah AS part of its corporate social responsibility efforts, NAZA TTDI Sdn Bhd recently held its eighth annual charity golf tournament that raised an unprecedented RM1.8 million. Held at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club...

Lawyer urges judge to step down voluntarily.
November 26, 2010... Byline: V. Anbalagan KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Karpal Singh has urged trial judge Datuk Mohamed Zabidin Mohd Diah to step down voluntarily from further presiding over Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case. "We want your Lordship to step down...

RM4 billion Platinum Park on target.
November 26, 2010... Byline: S.C. Cheah IF you drive along Kuala Lumpur's Jalan Binjai towards the 50-acre KLCC park, you won't be able to miss a 50-storey office building under construction. This is Menara Felda, which has currently reached level 39 and is on...

Longer jail term for reckless driving.
November 26, 2010... SHAH ALAM: It was deemed a "horrifying accident" which claimed the life of a 7-year-old girl. The girl was run over by a lorry in front of her mother and her friends as she was crossing the road to go to school to give her teacher a gift on...

CapitalMalls buys into Gurney Plaza.
November 26, 2010... CAPITALMALLS Malaysia Trust (CMMT) is acquiring a retail extension block of Gurney Plaza and parking lots at the complex in Penang for RM215 million. The extension comprises a net lettable area of 139,964sq ft and houses a nine-storey retail...

DBKL to get tough on F&G.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Roznah Abdul Jabbar KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will look into fenced-and-guarded (F&G) neighbourhoods in the city where public roads are obstructed by barricades and boom gates put up by residents, said its deputy director...

Mah Sing to build Ferringhi Residences@Penang.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Pavither Sidhu MAH Sing Group Bhd has acquired 61.03 acres of freehold land in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, for RM157.3 million cash and to be developed into resort-style Ferringhi Residences@Penang. Managing director and group chief...

DNP is now Wing Tai Malaysia.
November 26, 2010... DNP Holdings Bhd is now known as Wing Tai Malaysia Bhd after receiving the Certificate of Incorporation of Change of Name of Company issued by the Companies Commission of Malaysia. The name change was effective from Nov 12.

'Educate children on sexual health'.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Annie Freeda Cruez MALAYSIANS cannot absolve themselves from the responsibility of addressing the issues of baby dumping and teenage pregnancy. Federation of Reproductive Health Association vice-president Tan Sri Napsiah Omar said...

Harvey Norman opens in Setia City Mall.
November 26, 2010... RETAILER Elitetrax Marketing Sdn Bhd, trading as Harvey Norman, will open its newest Malaysian store at Setia City Mall in the Setia Alam township in Shah Alam, joining household names Parkson and Golden Screen Cinemas. The 30,000sq ft store...

BRDB to build in Sri Kembangan.
November 26, 2010... BANDAR Raya Development Bhd (BRDB)'s wholly owned Vibrant Light Sdn Bhd has formed a 75:25 joint venture (JV) company, East Pavilion Sdn Bhd, with Country Heights Land Sdn Bhd to develop 47.6 acres in Bluewater Estate, The Mines in Seri...