New Straits Times articles from November 2010

New Straits Times archives from November 2010

Fair distribution of wealth (HL).
November 30, 2010... Byline: Presenna Nambiar KUALA LUMPUR: Inequitable distribution of the country's wealth among Bumiputeras could lead to political instability in the long term, the prime minister said. Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the government held to the...

Pirates seize Malaysian cargo ship.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian-owned cargo vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates about 1,440km off Somalia last Friday, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre,...

Sultan hits out at Malays who lack pride of race.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Mazlinda Mahmood SHAH ALAM: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah yesterday expressed sadness and disappointment with the current generation of Malays who are ashamed to call themselves Malays. He also questioned why...

Fresh tender to complete Shah Alam Hospital.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry has put out a tender to find a "white knight" contractor to complete the stalled RM482 million Shah Alam Hospital project. Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said the tender advertisement was put up last...

'PKR must think of consequences'.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein described recent remarks by Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as politically driven and irresponsible. In her keynote address at the PKR Congress on...

One calamity after another for PKR.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Rashid Yusof PEOPLE in some of the worst flood-hit areas in Kedah were during the weekend recounting tales of rescuing their window to the world - their beloved television set. Narrated with flourish in loghat utara (northern...

SUPP uses Facebook to target voters.
November 30, 2010... KUCHING: The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has assigned a team to take care of social network sites such as Facebook, while another team will look at short messaging services ahead of the state elections. It will also use movie clips,...

Hard for Selangor DAP to forgive.
November 30, 2010... Byline: V. Shankar Ganesh KLANG: The warning that Selangor Pakatan Rakyat could fall in the next general election struck a chord with many DAP members. The coalition appears to be at its lowest ebb after the divisive elections in Parti...

Sarawak BN seeks to repeat big win.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Sajahan Abdul Waheed ASK any Sarawakian what he is looking forward to next year and the answer would probably be the state elections. The election excitement gained further momentum when Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud...

Quota system for armed forces?
November 30, 2010... Byline: Azmi Anshar FOUR underlying reasons were presented to the Dewan Rakyat earlier this month explaining why non-Malays find the armed forces an unattractive, even uninviting, career option. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid...

Work with Mardi for high quality yields, firms told.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Suganthi Suparmaniam KUALA LUMPUR: More private companies are encouraged to work with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) to produce better quality food and livestock. Deputy Agriculture and...

Fertile ground for innovation.
November 30, 2010... SERDANG: Fancy a machine that can freeze a live fish and then defrost it so that it can swim again? Or a machine that can save you from that much-needed baking class, or perhaps organic fertilliser and insecticides that can help yield more...

Wife wins asset-freeze order.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old woman yesterday succeeded in getting a court order to temporarily freeze her husband's assets worth more than RM98 million. In her ex parte application to get a mareva injunction, housewife Fatimah Abdul Aziz named...

Accused destroyed my family, says Iking's ex-hubby.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The former husband of TV presenter Daphne Iking initiated a private prosecution against a businessman for alleged enticement because he did not want him to continue breaking up families. Chong Yiing Yih told the magistrate's...

Felda youths seek bigger voice.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Farrah Naz Karim PUTRAJAYA: Think of us, Felda youths want this message to get across to those responsible for drawing up development plans involving future generations. This will be one of the three resolutions that the Felda...

Traffic cameras to start clicking early next year.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Desmond Davidson KUCHING: The government has decided to go ahead with the automated enforcement system (AES), one of the key road safety initiatives of the Road Safety Department, early next year. Amendments to the Road Transport...

2 cops found guilty in bribery case appeal.
November 30, 2010... ALOR STAR: Two police lance corporals, acquitted by the Sessions Court last year for accepting bribes, were yesterday sentenced to two months jail by the High Court following an appeal by the prosecution. Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Husin also fined...

Nurin negligence suit settled out of court.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: The negligence suit brought by Jazimin Abdul Jalil against the government and three others over the release of his daughter's post-mortem photos on the Internet has been settled out of court. Senior federal counsel Zureen Elena...

Witness: We chased teen's car after accident.
November 30, 2010... SHAH ALAM: The car driven by teenager Aminulrasyid Amzah was chased by a group of motorcyclists after he had crashed into another vehicle on the night he was shot dead. Witness R. Lokman Hakim R. Daly, 23, told the Sessions Court yesterday he...

Sukau lodge greenest of 'em all.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Joniston Bangkuai KOTA KINABALU: Sukau Rainforest Lodge (SRL), a 20-room ecological-lodge nestled amid tropical forest on the edge of Sabah's longest river, Sungai Kinabatangan, has been adjudged as Asia's Best Green hotel for 2010 by...

Private sector to increase research funding.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia spent RM2.78 billion on research and development (R&D) projects during the Ninth Malaysia Plan. However, the amount accounted for only one per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). But plans are in...

'New Sunday Times' bags award.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Maizatul Ranai KUALA LUMPUR: The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd's New Sunday Times bagged the Best Media award in the print media category at the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry's 2010 annual media appreciation...

Keeping on track.
November 30, 2010... THE 12 days from yesterday to Dec 10 will determine the course of the battle against climate change. The two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, is by no means the first global meeting on climate change, nor is it...

Theatrics of PKR's 'ketua umum'.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Syed Nadzri FOR a person who goes around talking so much about democracy and human rights, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a walking, talking contradiction. How else could you describe it when he is now actually stepping into another...

Sanity lies in the middle ground.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Umapagan Ampikaipakan IN what is widely considered to be his non-fiction masterpiece, Aldous Huxley in The Devils of Loudun writes: "In order to justify their behaviour, they turn their theories into dogmas, their bylaws into First...

Go for tropical.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Dr I. Syed THE letter "Watch the cooking oil like a hawk" by Lim Tan (NST, Nov. 25) shows a lack of understanding and misconception about homegrown cooking oils: palm and coconut oils. This misunderstanding started in the 1980s...

Make sure stalls use healthy ones.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Henry Chan I AGREE with Lim Tan's warning in his letter "Watch the cooking oil like a hawk" (NST, Nov 25). Government health agencies should come up with appropriate measures and enforcement to ensure all eateries use good cooking...

Higher bands a benefit.
November 30, 2010... Byline: H.S. I REFER to the letter "Make pass in subject compulsory" (NST, Nov 25) that recommended making English a compulsory pass subject in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. If History can be made a compulsory subject in...

Sponsors needed to sustain tradition.
November 30, 2010... Byline: S.T. Rajagopal THE Portuguese settlement residents in Ujong Pasir, Malacca, are worried. They say that when the ageing Portuguese singers retire, it may leave a big vacuum as there are no emerging singers in sight to replace them....

An inspirational statesman.
November 30, 2010... Byline: S.T. Raj IT is commendable and appropriate for the government to have accorded a state funeral for the late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, popularly referred to as Penang's father of industrialisation. Dr Lim served the state for 21 years as...

Avoid boom-bust trap.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Dr A. Soorian THIS time around, it is Ireland that is in a terrible economic state. We thought Greece would be the last, but it was not to be. There are important lessons for all of us to pick up here. The refrain is only too...

Unfair to impose RM310 fee.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Suthina Tharmapalan I WENT to the National Registration Department yesterday to get my MyKad replaced. I have lost my earlier MyKad to a pickpocket. I got a rude shock when I was asked to pay a penalty of RM310. I have lost my...

For the nation.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Rueben Dudley THE outpouring of tributes for Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu is indeed an honour to him as a politician and a person. The many messages in memory of Dr Lim from leaders, laymen, colleagues, friends and family have highlighted...

Work for long-term solutions.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ronald Benjamin THE North Korean artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island is a despicable act that has been rightly condemned by world opinion. Whatever the reasons, it is never justified for the North Korean regime to choose to go to...

180 held for drug offences.
November 30, 2010... KEMAMAN: A single mother with nine children, four college students and an army personnel were among 180 people, aged between 17 and 40, arrested in a district-wide drug operation early yesterday. Police raided 34 houses in the 13-hour...

'Education key to better future'.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Maizatul Ranai PUTRAJAYA: Financial constraints should not be the excuse for students, especially those in rural areas, to neglect their studies. Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said students should not let family financial problems to...

72 can't sue condo developer.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Jennifer Gomez KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court ruled that 72 condo buyers could not sue a developer for breach of contract because their sale and purchase agreements were assigned to financiers. Judge Rozilah Yop yesterday allowed the...

Govt pleased with athletes' achievements.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Elvina Fernandez THE government is satisfied with the achievements of the nation's athletes at the Asian Games. Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Senator Gan Ping Sieu said the delegation had met its targets,...

Solving motor insurance problem.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Elvina Fernandez THE government will speed up the process of coming up with a mechanism providing third party motor insurance coverage, especially for vehicles that are 10 years old and above. Deputy Finance...

'No capital controls plan'.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Elvina Fernandez THE government will not impose capital controls except in urgent situations, such as a recurrence of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim said Malaysia...

'No special staff for Rosmah'.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ili Liyana Mokhtar; Elvina Fernandez NO permanent or contractual staff are provided for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. In a written reply to Liew Chin Tong (DAP-Bukit Bendera), Najib said...

Man wants probe into son's death.
November 30, 2010... PETALING JAYA: The father of one of three youths shot dead by police after allegedly attacking the cops has lodged a report asking for an independent investigation into the Nov 13 incident. Omar Abu Bakar said his son Mohd Hanafi, 22, was...

Sweet success of Koko camps.
November 30, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: More than 13,000 students from 200 primary schools across Peninsular Malaysia have benefited from the Nestle Koko's Smart Start Camp programme since 2005. Nestle business manager Nirmalah Thuray said the programme, which is...

State bides its time on Aedes 'killer'.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ahmad Fairuz Othman JOHOR has no plans to use genetically modified (GM) male mosquitoes to combat dengue unless the tests in other places yield positive results. State Women and Family Development, Welfare, Community and Health...

Johor residents to see quicker response by police.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Ben Tan JOHOR BARU: A dedicated police rapid response system has been formed in an effort to reduce response time for police across Johor. The new initiative will see the enquiry offices at all district police headquarters in the...

Suspected H1N1 man dies.
November 30, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: A patient hospitalised in the Penang Hospital here with suspected influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, died from pneumonia yesterday. The victim, B. Nadarajah, 45, showed H1N1 symptoms with constant high fever and coughing prior...

Race for jockeys' title is red-hot.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Go-Ram WITH only three weeks of racing left in the 2010 season, the battle for the jockeys' title is set for a thrilling finish. Like a two-horse race, the battle for the premiership title is between two former champions - Azhar...

Apprentice Lim iced two months.
November 30, 2010... APPRENTICE Lim Yeok Seng was suspended two months at the conclusion of an inquiry last Friday in Kuala Lumpur on his handling of Won't Stop in Race 1 on Nov 21 at the Perak Turf Club's November meeting. Evidence was taken from Lim, the rider...

Armed Forces, Koryo are champs.
November 30, 2010... ARMED Forces and Koryo Taekwondo Club were the big winners in the inaugural TM-NSC-Milo National Junior and Senior Taekwondo Championships at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium last week. Armed Forces were the side to beat in the senior...

Familiarity is Minoprio's edge.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Zainuddin Muhammad ETNZ/BLACK MATCH RACING skipper Adam Minoprio is counting on his knowledge of the Pulau Duyong race venue to help him in his bid to capture the World Match Racing Tour title for a second time. The Pulau Duyong...

MHL's RM3.5m budget pulls in nine teams.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Jugjet Singh THE Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) Premier Division has attracted nine teams, and with an attractive budget of about RM3.5 million, the matches are expected to be explosive. Scheduled to start on Dec 17, the Premier...

Top three set for battle in final leg.
November 30, 2010... THE chase for the CP130 category title of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships is going to the wire with the top three riders looking forward to a battle in the final leg at Padang Kota Lama, Penang this weekend. The top three...

Chua not taking any chances.
November 30, 2010... BOB Chua, CEO of Pulse Group PLC, is not leaving anything to chance in this year's CEO and Celebrity Charity Tennis event at the National Tennis Complex, Jalan Duta on Dec 12. Chua, who has played in the event for the past two years, said the...

Women breeze past Hong Kong in NZ.
November 30, 2010... NICOL David led Malaysia to a resounding start to the Women's World Team Championship in Palmerston North, New Zealand yesterday with a 3-0 win over a weakened Hong Kong team. With Hong Kong leaving out Annie Au, Rebecca Chiu and Joey Chan -...

Amri boost for Malaysia.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Devinder Singh AMRI Yahyah returns to boost a national squad heavily crippled with injuries as the team prepare to kick-start the AFF Suzuki Cup against Indonesia in Jakarta tomorrow. National coach K. Rajagobal decided to recall...

Riders begin long road to London Olympics.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul THE struggle to first qualify for the 2012 London Olympics really gets underway with the opening round of the UCI World Cup 2010-2011 season in Melbourne this weekend with, for the first time, two Malaysian teams...

Dragons get sweet revenge.
November 30, 2010... Byline: Sandheep Nair KL Dragons exacted revenge on the Philippine Patriots for their playoff loss in last season's Asean Basketball League (ABL) by comprehensively beating the Filipinos 96-81 at MABA Stadium on Sunday. The Dragons' star...

Right balance of form and frills.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili WHEN it comes to design, many newly released notebook computer brands tend to skew towards the mobility and fashion aspects. But the 10 options here strike a good balance of performance, features and...

Malaysia's Top 10 Fastest Rising Searches on Google (Week: Nov 19-25, 2010).
November 29, 2010... 1 Uncle Seekers The former TV producer from the local paranormal TV programme Seekers raised a royal hoo-haa when he posted photos of himself with the former Raja Permaisuri Agong Cik Puan Besar Selangor Siti Aishah Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman on...

Cleans air, with water.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Izwan Ismail Hyla's new air purifier is a more effective way to clean the air inside your house. And it only uses water, writes IZWAN ISMAIL. HAVE you ever wondered why the air inside hospitals always smells fresh? This is because...

Edgier ThinkPad.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili NOTEBOOK computers are not built equal. Each comes with a unique set of hardware, software and design, offering a different experience for the user. The new series from Lenovo, ThinkPad Edge, is designed to...

Booming loud and proud.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Dick Tan It has a new buffer amplifier section and a cleaner and more solid look. DICK TAN sees good prospects for the Reimyo CAT-777 MK-II pre-amplifier MADE by Japan's Combak Corp, the Reimyo CAT-777 MK-II Vacuum Tube Control...

Smart protection.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Noor Khan Symantec has upgraded its flagship security suite with tweaks that should give PC users more flexibility and better peace of mind, writes NOOR KHAN. WHEN it comes to PC security, there can be no compromise. And Norton...

Passion to lead.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Rozana Sani Koh Lee Ching, the first female entrepreneur to head the Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia, gives ROZANA SANI the lowdown on what's needed to lead a successful venture. UP till six years ago, Koh Lee Ching had a...

Mini with a Connected Twist
November 29, 2010... Byline: Rozana Sani Striking connectivity modifications should be reason enough to get the latest Mini. At least ROZANA SANI thinks so. TO own a Mini is a dream come true for many. After all, it's the epitome of vehicle efficiency,...

For the latest in digital devices.
November 29, 2010... TECH enthusiasts and bargain hunters should make a beeline for the KL Convention Centre next month for the Pikom Digital Lifestyle Expo 2010 (DLE). From Dec 10 to 12, the event will showcase the latest innovations in consumer electronics and...

For everything mobile.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili THE latest mobile communication gizmos were on parade at GoMobile Expo 2010, the mobile lifestyle event held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre last week. Visitors were treated to some attractive retail...

On the right track (HL).
November 29, 2010... Byline: Fauziah Ismail KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd is expected to be named as the asset owner and operator of what could be the nation's single largest land transport infrastructure project - the proposed RM36 billion mass...

Huge crowd at grand send-off.
November 29, 2010... GEORGE TOWN: Former Penang chief minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu was cremated at the Batu Gantong crematorium following a grand send-off which saw a host of VIPs, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, paying their last respects. Led by...

Farewell to 'a patriot, visionary'.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Sharanjit Singh; Lee Keng Fatt GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday showered praises on the late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, describing the second chief minister of Penang as a patriot and visionary politician. He...

Incentives for food hubs abroad.
November 29, 2010... SERDANG: The government is coming up with a "reverse investment policy" to help Malaysia develop food hubs overseas. "The policy, which has been sanctioned by the cabinet, is aimed at those in the private sector who are interested in...

DPM: This is proof that our agri sector is sturdy.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Halimatul Hamid SERDANG: The agricultural and veterinary sections and food technology on display at the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism (Maha) International Show prove that the country's agricultural sector is...

Equine therapy good for physically-challenged kids.(Travel narrative)
November 29, 2010... SERDANG: Horse riding and carriage rides were one of the main attractions for children at the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism (Maha) International Show 2010. Children who visited the fair with their parents could not...

There's health in horse milk.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Halimatul Hamid SERDANG: Friends and acquaintances were sceptical when the founder of Syarikat Setia Brothers Sdn Bhd decided to venture into the mass production of horse milk 14 years ago. "The common question we were asked were,...

DPM: Anwar is no God's gift.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Sulaiman Jaafar SERDANG: To be sent by God is special but Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has displayed none of the characteristics possessed by such a person, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday. He was...

Nurul tops vice-presidential race.
November 29, 2010... KUALA LUMPUR: Following protracted elections that gave rise to endless disputes and acrimony, Parti Keadilan Rakyat yesterday officially announced the results that saw a key member of de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's family joining the...

Wan Azizah promises full probe into polls complaints.
November 29, 2010... PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail promised yesterday that all complaints on election irregularities in the party would be addressed. Her statement came in the wake of numerous calls by party...

Delegate warns of 'gang of four'.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Alang Bendahara PETALING JAYA: The "unbecoming" behaviour of party leaders and election irregularities dominated the debates at Parti Keadilan Rakyat's congress yesterday. Pahang delegate Ahmad Nizam Abdul Hamid cautioned PKR...

No end to party turmoil.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Shanker Ganesh AS the curtain came down on the most divisive elections in Selangor DAP, it is clear that the party was experiencing turmoil that threatens its goal of reaching Putrajaya. With hostilities breaking out among...

Sacking of councillor Tee leads to heated arguments.
November 29, 2010... PETALING JAYA: The call to reinstate former Klang municipal councillor Tee Boon Hock was among many of the heated arguments at the 16th Selangor DAP Convention yesterday. Many party members grabbed the microphone to share their views. An...

Kok heads Selangor DAP, Liu out.
November 29, 2010... Byline: V. Shankar Ganesh; A. Azim Idris PETALING JAYA: Selangor executive councillor Teresa Kok, who is aligned with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, was elected as the new state DAP chairman by one vote, despite coming in 11th in the...

Fomca: Morals cut DVD piracy.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Aidi Amin KUALA LUMPUR: The only way to stop piracy of intellectual property was for people to develop high morals, the Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) said yesterday. "The causes of the problem are cheaper...

'Silent' organ pledges that achieve little.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Satiman Jamin KUALA TERENGGANU: Many organ donation pledges have not been kept. This is because the families of those who pledged their organs upon their deaths did not know of their wishes, says the Health Ministry. There were...

Fun, safe adventure for kids.
November 29, 2010... Byline: Ling Poh Lean; Yiswaree Palansamy THE school holidays are here again. Apart from the usual activities such as shopping, sightseeing and visiting theme parks, there are many fun and challenging children's camps, workshops and...