New Straits Times articles from October 2001, page 3

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Two die in crash near tunnel.
October 30, 2001... KUALA KANGSAR, Sun. - Two people were killed and another two seriously injured when the van they were travelling in skidded at KM260 along the North-South Expressway, near the south-bound Meru tunnel this evening. The dead were M....

Pas told not to set any pre-conditions.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Pas should cease giving pre-conditions to cover its failure to explain to the people the party's concept of an Islamic State, Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said today. Muhammad said it was...

MCA Raub backs Lim and Chua.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The MCA Raub division joined the chorus of calls backing deputy president Datuk Lim Ah Lek and vice-president Datuk Chua Jui Meng to contest for any top posts in the party election next year. The division, which met...

Stand united, Malays urged.
October 30, 2001... BALIK PULAU, Sun. - The Malays should stand united, Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said today. They should set an example to other Islamic countries and show Malaysia did not support terrorists. "We should...

We don't entice others, says Khalil.
October 30, 2001... KUANTAN, Sun. - Umno has never used money to entice prospective members, including those from Parti Keadilan Malaysia. Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Khalil Yaakob said that anyone, including former Umno members from Keadilan,...

Suspension of nine Umno Pokok Sena division members lifted.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The nine Umno Pokok Sena division members, including the Deputy Prime Minister's political secretary, who were suspended on Oct 17, were reinstated yesterday. Umno executive secretary Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor...

Sam gets cracking on batik art.
October 30, 2001... THERE are three ways to learn something that you may have absolutely no knowledge about. There is education by way of instruction and by way of observation. The third way is by trial and error - a process of experimentation. In the world of...

Whither our water?
October 30, 2001... ARE planning decisions on water and wastewater management in developing countries based on short-term or long-term goals? Is it difficult to spend money on the environment in low-income countries facing other very pressing problems, such as...

Hong Kong celebrity Simon Yam calls Telekasih.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - "Even if you can't do great things in your life, you can do small things with great love", Hong Kong superstar actor Simon Yam Tuck Wah said. And to accentuate this point, Yam dialled the number 600-86-7722, and...

US rapped over glove claims.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The United States is continuing to undermine rubber gloves and is not keen to co-operate with producer countries to set the desirable standard for the product. Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik...

Dog breeder maintains love affair at 84.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - At 84, many would prefer to take life easy. Not for Low Kee Sum, who not only is still sprightly, but keeps active in the world of dog breeding. A prominent dog breeder and show master since the 1940s, Low has...

48 detained over illegal assembly released.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Police freed 48 people yesterday, several hours after they were detained for participating in an illegal gathering at Medan Kamunting, Taiping. Bukit Aman public relations officer Assistant Superintendent Samsudin...

Hard work pays off for former civil engineer.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Seven years of hard work paid off for Lim Eng Jin, 34, when he was awarded the Master Co-ordinator status by Shaklee Products (M) Sdn Bhd at the company's Celebration Rally today. Held at the Summit Subang Hotel and...

BSN disbursing aid to smallholders.
October 30, 2001... SEREMBAN, Sun. - Bank Simpanan Nasional has been appointed by the Malaysian Rubber Board to disburse government financial aid amounting to RM100 million to rubber smallholders who are affected by the low prices of the commodity. In a...

'Allow EPF members to use savings for m-cycles'.
October 30, 2001... IPOH, Sun. - Dealers of locally-manufactured and assembled motorcycles here have requested that the Government allow Employees Provident Fund contributors to use their savings to buy the machines. Malaysia Motorcycle and Scooter Dealers...

Ling must retract statement, says Youth chief.
October 30, 2001... IPOH, Sun. - The MCA Youth will hold its central committee meeting only after party president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik retracts his statement which supports two Youth leaders who have been sacked from the committee. Youth chief Datuk...

KL Bar Committee charity dinner.
October 30, 2001... THE Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee held its Kuala Lumpur Charity Dinner in aid of the Malaysian Children's Aid Society at Nirwana Ballroom, Mutiara Kuala Lumpur recently. Guest-of-honour was Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul...

Hawa fundraiser.
October 30, 2001... AMPANG Jaya Women's Affairs committee (Hawa) recently held a fund-raising dinner at Crown Princess Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Guest-of-honour was Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.

Anniversary cheer for distributor.
October 30, 2001... QES (Asia-Pacific) Sdn Bhd, an engineering system distributor, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a dinner at the Grand Cayman Ballroom at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel at Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, recently.

Abdullah: We didn't act on foreign orders.
October 30, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Sun. - The Government is not using the Sept 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington as an excuse to detain people under the Internal Security Act. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the...

Umno, Pas go all out to provide aid to refugees.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - In a bid to do their part to help thousands of Afghan refugees seeking shelter in bordering countries, both Umno and Pas are running against time to get food, clothing and medicine to them. Some 50 volunteers of an...

More public donations for Afghans.
October 30, 2001... RANTAU PANJANG, Sun. - The Umno Youth division here today donated RM1,528 to the Afghan humanitarian fund launched at Sekolah Menengah Tiang Chandi. The fund was launched in conjunction with the school's Parent-Teacher Association...

Addressing real needs of families.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - A national consultative mechanism focusing on issues pertaining to family and youth will be devised early next year by the Women and Family Development Ministry. Minister Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the mechanism...

Fong: Increase use of modern technology.
October 30, 2001... DENGKIL, Sun. - Manufacturers and plantation owners should turn to modern technology and processes to reduce dependency on foreign labour following the restriction on work permits. Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn said by...

MTUC wants recruitment of alien workers stopped immediately.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The Malaysian Trades Union Congress today said the Government lacked understanding of the problems confronting job seekers nationwide. Secretary-general G. Rajasekaran said the Government's decision to shorten the...

Flexible defence arrangement that served two neighbours well.
October 30, 2001... IT began as part of a "East of Suez" policy in 1967. But the defence arrangement brought 30 years of security for Malaysia and its Commonwealth neighbour Singapore. Thanks to the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) involving Malaysia...

Neither seen nor heard.
October 30, 2001... GOOD leaders do not suffer fools gladly, more so when those under them have been elected by the people to serve the rakyat and the Government. A lackadaisical attitude towards fulfilling their responsibilities, which they sought in the first...

'Guidelines on mental health care needed'.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The Government has been urged to consider introducing mental health care guidelines for the workplace. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health chairman Datuk Lee Lam Thye said changes in economic and...

Road to be partially closed.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The Jalan Sultan Ismail/Jalan Raja Abdullah intersection here will be partially closed for work on the KL Monorail project tomorrow. Motorists can use a single lane on each side of the road during the closure which is...

Police closing in on suspects who shot constable.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Police have identified the suspects who shot Constable Ahmad Faizal and have launched a manhunt around the Sri Gombak area. The two suspects, aged 25 and 30, lived in that area. State police chief Deputy...

A last phone call that led to tragic end.
October 30, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Sun. - N. Mahendran will remember Oct 24 for the rest of his life as that was the day his brother-in-law R.A. John Iruthayanathan died. Recalling the fateful day, he said a friend had asked him to go to Bandar Baru Sentul...

Dropout held over molest.
October 30, 2001... MALACCA, Sun. - Police detained a 17-year-old school dropout yesterday for allegedly molesting a Form Three student on Thursday. State Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Nasiruddin Mohd Shari said the...

Floral arrangement makes history.
October 30, 2001... TALLEST OF THEM ALL... Standing 9.38 metres and consisting of some 70 kinds of flowers in the country, this floral arrangement at the Kuantan Parade shopping complex in Kuantan has booked itself a place in the Malaysia Book of Records. ...

Religion a powerful tool to improve the environment.
October 30, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The fundamental principles of all religions acknowledge a link between the environment and their religious beliefs. This was evident at the Second Conference of Religions for the Environment which addressed the issue...

Debate over the bombing and Red Cross fund for victims.
October 30, 2001... MORE anxieties in America. First, and among policymakers, whether much has come out of the 20 days or so of bombing in Afghanistan. The media has been asking for some news of significant victories recorded by the armed forces in its war...

Kuan Yew lends a hand in campaign.
October 30, 2001... WITH the People's Action Party already the winner on nomination day, many would expect Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew to be complacent and comfortably wait for the election's official outcome on polling day on Nov 3. However, Lee seemed...

PAP slams Workers' Party candidates.
October 30, 2001... THE Workers' Party (WP) became the main target of the People's Action Party during the ruling party's first public rally on Saturday night. Incumbent Bishan-Toa Payoh MP, Wong Kan Seng, who addressed the public rally at Yishun Ave 11...

Penang Port suggests second link project be called off.
October 30, 2001... PENANG Port Sdn Bhd has suggested that the State Government scrap the proposed RM2.6 billion second link project between the island and the mainland, and subsidise the port with RM200 million to purchase additional vehicular ferries instead....

Hefty discounts the main draw.
October 30, 2001... PROPERTY developers and financial institutions should provide hefty discount packages, including more competitive interest rates to encourage people to invest in properties in Negri Sembilan. "This move is important to increase the number...

Jack Trout advises on retaining, capturing bigger market share.
October 30, 2001... DIFFERENTIATION is the name of the game in today's marketplace. A company should be able to differentiate its products and services from the rest of its competitors. Differentiation enables a company to garner market share as well as...

Traders told to match foreigners' investments.
October 30, 2001... LOCAL investors have been urged to adopt a more aggressive stance to match their foreign counterparts' contribution to the country's economy. Making the call was Johor Science and Technology, Industrial Development, Entrepreneur, Small...

Weekly resistance zone remains at the 619-625 levels.
October 30, 2001... LAST week, share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closed marginally lower. The lack of fresh leads caused many investors to head for the sidelines. Investors were not too excited at the measures outlined in the Budget 2002...

Boardroom.
October 30, 2001... * MBF Capital Bhd announced the redesignation of its director Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan to chairman effective Oct 22. * NEPLINE Bhd announced the resignation Dr Halim Hamat as director of its boardroom and audit committee effective Sept...

Leader in syariah products.
October 30, 2001... BANK Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd is set to be a leader in innovative and competitive syariah products within the next five years. Today, the bank's Islamic products include the Ar-Rahnu scheme (the Islamic pawnbroking system),...

Masked abductors throw toddler into river.
October 29, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Fri. - In an act that could only be described as barbaric, two men threw a toddler and her four-year-old sister into Sungai Penanga early this morning, resulting in the 18-month-old drowning. Kalivitasri Virahoo's body was...

Housewives to the fore (HL).
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Housewives may be recruited to tell on profiteers under a novel Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry move to monitor post-2002 Budget price hikes. They will complement ongoing efforts by the ministry's...

'Ling's prerogative to appoint State chiefs'.
October 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Fri. - Sabah MCA chief Datuk Edward Khoo said today it was the prerogative of party president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik to appoint Gurun State Assemblyman Datuk Beh Heng Seong as Kedah MCA chief, replacing party...

RM9,000 collected for fund.
October 29, 2001... KUALA TERENGGANU, Fri. - The State Umno Youth raised about RM9,000 for the fund. The amount was raised from all eight Umno Youth divisions in the State, Terengganu Wanita Umno, Puteri Umno and non-governmental organisations. The...

Institute on stand-by to receive King.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The National Heart Institute has been directed to be on stand-by to receive Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah who is recuperating after minor surgery in Singapore. Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui...

Fong: Stop washing dirty linen in public.
October 29, 2001... PORT DICKSON, Fri. - MCA vice-president Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn today appealed to all party leaders and members to "stop washing dirty linen in public" and support president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik in overcoming issues concerning the...

Navy ship to deliver aid next month.
October 29, 2001... PEKAN, Fri. - The Defence Ministry will dispatch one of its naval support ships to Pakistan to deliver blankets, clothings and food for Afghanistan refugees. The exact date has not been set for the Royal Malaysian Navy's vessel to leave...

RM1,522 for Afghans.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Persatuan Anak Melayu Johor handed donations totalling RM1,522.20 to the Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY) for Afghan refugees today. The association launched a donation drive last night to help the Afghan...

'No need for scholars from Egypt to make assessment'.
October 29, 2001... KOTA BARU, Fri. - Malaysia has its own ulama who have the credentials to assess the achievements of Malaysia as an Islamic country, Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said today. He said there was no necessity to bring in...

Malaysians ignore Pas call for Jihad.
October 29, 2001... KOTA KINABALU, Fri. - Malaysians are not heeding the call by Pas to volunteer to fight alongside the Taliban against the United States if immigration records are any indication. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung said so far...

Looking beyond the foreign bag carrier to assess Malaysia's status.
October 29, 2001... SOME time in 1992, a group of Arabs visited Kelantan and paid a courtesy call on Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat at his official residence. Arabic-speaking Pas Kelantan leaders spoke to the visitors in Arabic, leaving other...

Chua: I am working for the people.
October 29, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Fri. - MCA vice-president Datuk Chua Jui Meng said his main priority now is to serve the people through his Government and party posts and he has no plans for the party elections next year. "My only plan now is to continue...

Corporate sector urged to help improve education.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.- The Education Ministry has urged corporate bodies to play a bigger role in supporting efforts to improve the standard and quality of education. Education Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamad urged them to come forward to...

Fund-raising drive to help out our servicemen.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Three major events have been drawn up to raise funds for the National Heroes and Defence Trust Fund to help injured security personnel or family members of those killed during active duty or operations. They are the...

Chua: Trainee nurses to get higher allowance.
October 29, 2001... PETALING JAYA, Fri. - To attract more people to the nursing profession, the Health Ministry is increasing the monthly allowance for trainee nurses in Government-run colleges by between RM171 and RM206. Diploma-level trainees will receive...

Court orders five to enter defence.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The Sessions Court today ordered five foreign nationals to enter their defence on charges of abducting a credit analyst and gang robbery. They are Pakistanis Sikandar Ali, 28, Muhammad Asghar, 26, Raja Muhamad...

Staff quarantined after anthrax scare in office.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Some 100 workers were quarantined inside the Sime Darby building in Jalan Raja Laut for about five hours following an anthrax scare at the premise today. City Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations)...

All eyes on Keadilan's youth movement elections next month.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - The hot topics in Parti Keadilan Nasional is the election of three vice-chiefs in the youth movement election next month and claims that some youth leaders are rejoining Umno. The recent resignation of Hamdan Taha as...

Tests being conducted on some foreign mail.
October 29, 2001... IPOH, Fri. - The Veterinary Research Institute is currently conducting tests on several letters which have been mailed here from countries like the United States, and the Philippines for possible traces of the anthrax bacteria. State...

Tax exemption for temple building fund.
October 29, 2001... PENANG, Fri. - The Kek Lok Si Temple has been given tax-exemption for the RM20 million Kuan Yin Pavilion building fund. The exemption, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chan Kong Choy said, was for three years. "The temple requires RM20...

CAP on ways to reduce big food import bill.
October 29, 2001... PENANG, Fri. - The Consumer Association of Penang today urged Agriculture Minister Datuk Effendi Norwawi to reduce the RM12 billion a year food import bill. CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris said "The Eighth Malaysia Plan expects food...

Institute conducting more tests on letters.
October 29, 2001... KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - As the Ringlet Post Office in Perak was shut down following the discovery of white powder in mail, the Veterinary Research Institute announced today that it had begun testing more letters for traces of the anthrax...

Prepare for globalisation, CM tells civil servants.
October 29, 2001... KUCHING, Fri. - Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud told Sarawak civil servants today to brace themselves for the challenges of globalisation. "The civil servants must submit to the globalised world through changes in their working...

Hazmat collects powdery samples.
October 29, 2001... TANAH RATA, Fri. - The Hazardous Material Team (Hazmat) collected samples of the powdery substance found in several letters at the Ringlet Post Office yesterday. The samples will be submitted to the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh,...

A terror bus ride for 40 pupils.
October 29, 2001... PENANG, Fri. - More than 40 primary and secondary school students endured a 30-minute terror ride when their school bus was hijacked by a parang- wielding man in Georgetown here today. Ironically, the hijacker, who was assisted by another...

Stepmother of child abuse victim being treated at pyschiatric ward.
October 29, 2001... SEREMBAN, Fri. - The 32-year-old stepmother of suspected abuse victim Veilinthiran Mohan who died at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital yesterday is being treated at the hospital's psychiatric ward. It was understood that the woman, a private...

New condition imposed for high risk buildings.
October 29, 2001... IPOH, Fri. - The Fire and Rescue Department would implement a new condition for owners of high risk buildings to enable them to obtain their certification to renew their business licences. "This is to ensure that all precaution and fire...

Air Asia to have additional three flights to Kuching from Sunday.
October 29, 2001... KUCHING, Fri. - Air Asia will add three more flights to its existing 11 weekly flights to Sarawak starting Sunday. The airlines' marketing and sales manager Nizam Norwani said the additional flights were to accommodate the increasing...

Rahimah needs RM22,000 for open heart surgery.
October 29, 2001... PENANG, Fri. - Ten-year-old Rahimah Ghazali urgently needs RM22,000 for an open heart surgery in December. The pale-looking girl suffers from a congenital heart disease diagnosed as secundum atrial septal defect - a hole in the wall...

Don't use intermediaries when submitting claims, Fong advises Socso contributors in rural areas.
October 29, 2001... PORT DICKSON, Fri. - The public, especially those residing in villages, have been advised against engaging intermediaries when making claims to the Social Security Organisation. Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn said today...

Islamic state issue dominates.
October 29, 2001... AS expected, the Budget 2002 debate this week was dominated by the Islamic state issue, with Barisan Nasional and Opposition MPs trying their best to demolish each other's argument. BN members were united in saying that Malaysia was...

New Islamic OD facility by Maybank.
October 29, 2001... MALAYAN Banking Bhd has launched a new Islamic overdraft facility called Murabahah OD which is available in short-term tenures of three to twelve months. The introduction of this new facility serves as an alternative to the existing...

Group wants firmer action against errant firms.
October 29, 2001... THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and the Securities Commission should be more stringent in handling the companies which provide misleading information to the shareholders and investors, said the Malaysian Professional Networking Group (MPNG)....

Quotes.
October 29, 2001... "IT'S hard. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack." He went on television not too long ago... So he's functioning. Does he move? Sure he moves. Have we located him? No - in a way that allowed us to do anything about it - no. Are we...

British infantrymen to be deployed to Afghanistan.
October 29, 2001... BRITISH infantrymen will be deployed to Afghanistan to assist their American counterparts in ground initiatives presently underway against Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network. This includes a commando group of Royal Marines, who...

Remove allergy-causing residues, advises scientist.
October 29, 2001... RUBBER glove manufacturers in Malaysia are urged to embrace the Deprotin technology that will allow them to manufacture products that will prevent allergic reaction on users. Petra Group adviser and scientist Tan Sri B.C. Sekhar said the...

IOI properties to focus on low-cost housing in Johor.
October 29, 2001... BANDAR Putra developer IOI Properties Bhd is shifting the development focus of the 2,400-hectare township in Kulai, Johor, to the construction of lower-end residential units to stay afloat in a sinking property market. The company is...

First shopping mall in Kulai.
October 29, 2001... THE IOI Mall in Bandar Putra, Johor, which is scheduled for opening on Nov 30, will cater to a catchment population of 200,000 from nearby Senai, Saleng, Seelong, Kelapa Sawit, Bandar Tenggara and Kulai town. The first shopping complex to...

KLCI futures softer in line cash market.
October 29, 2001... THE Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts traded on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) ended slightly lower yesterday in line with the softer note of the cash market. The cash market finished lower as the market lost...

Lighting ruling a blow to opposition's bid to hold rally.
October 29, 2001... WHAT has lightings for a rally got to do with an election campaign? Plenty as far as the cash-starved Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), a loose organisation of four political parties formed to fight the ruling People's Action...