New Straits Times articles from October 2006, page 7

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Write in Basri, says FAM boss.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin "SEND me a letter if you really want me to help". This is the message from FA of Malaysia (FAM) president Sultan Ahmad Shah to suspended former FAM vice-president...

Father wants post-mortem done quickly.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KOTA BARU: Abdul Razak Daud wants the Pasir Mas Hospital to expedite the post-mortem on his son who was found dead in a well on Sunday. He said this would help the family make funeral arrangements...

Strength in marital bonds.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ruslina Yusoff DATIN Azura Tan Sri Bahaman was on a routine health check-up when her gynaecologist found a lump in her breast. After a series of tests, it was confirmed that it was a...

Only a promise of nothing but their best.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ajitpal Singh FA OF Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah set a quarter-final finish as the target but after 74 matches spanning a two-year period, all that...

Hot spot for 'miracle cures'.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shanti Gunaratnam EVER since it opened to the public, the Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park has seen a non-stop stream of visitors, writes SHANTI GUNARATNAM There are plenty of stories about the...

Eye nutrients for the elderly.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Yam Cher Seng AGE-related cataract has become a major public health problem. In the United States, 20 to 50 per cent of those aged 65 to 75 have age-related cataracts. Cataract is an...

Limit local imports in M-League.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Pritam Singh A QUOTA on local import players for the M-League. This is what the Pahang FA is going to propose to the FA of Malaysia in its effort to give home-bred players more...

Termites attack 5,000 trees.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Phuah Ken Lin GEORGE TOWN: Termites have rendered nearly 5,000 trees along public roads on the island a danger to motorists. Among the worst hit are trees along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah...

Let's give and take for now.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr Suresh Adrian Soosay I READ with disappointment the exchange of letters between doctors and pharmacists. While both make valid points, the manner in which accusations are made by both...

Ever-present protector.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Pritam Singh TENGKU Abdullah, the Tengku Mahkota, talks fondly of his loving father. PRITAM SINGH writes. Sultan Ahmad Shah is, in the words of the Tengku Mahkota, Tengku...

'Companies going down the drain'.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE economy is in bad shape and this could hurt Barisan Nasional's chances at the next polls, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The unemployment rate was high, the retail business was not good and...

Build as you please.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: T.K.W. THE Selangor Menteri Besar and Klang Municipal Council have stated that the councillor who built his castle without approval will be fined 10 times the processing fee. Presumably, he...

Double celebration.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SULTAN Ahmad Shah of Pahang celebrates his 76th birthday today, an event made more significant and meaningful as it coincides with Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. For the first time, it will be a double...

Hari Raya messages.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SELAMAT Hari Raya to all Malaysians, especially Muslims. Our unique Malaysian culture celebrates all the major festivals and this has strengthened the bond and inter-racial unity among Malaysians. These...

Steeped in history.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Alan Teh Leam Seng STROLLING around Padang Court in Alor Setar is like walking through pages of the town's past, writes ALAN TEH LEAM SENG A visit to Alor Setar would not be complete...

Zakaria ill, misses meeting with Sultan.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M.K. Megan; Leslie Andres SHAH ALAM: Poor health spared Port Klang state assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Mat Deros a royal dressing-down yesterday over the "Istana Zakaria" controversy. The...

A holiday to strengthen bonds.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Kasmiah Mustapha After 30 days of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in Malaysia today join their brethren the world over in joyous celebration of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Around...

Sunken treasures at Aquaria.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sager Ahmad VISITORS to the Aquaria KLCC are in for a special bonus. Not only will they be able to watch the fantastic display of marine life but they will also see treasures salvaged from...

Turning Bidong into tourist draw.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) A TOTAL of RM8 million has been allocated to turn Pulau Bidong, a former Vietnamese refugee camp, into a gazetted recreational tourist island, the first in Terengganu. "Once completed by the third...

Shift towards eco-tourism.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) MALAYSIA would be shifting towards eco-tourism in the next 10 years, says Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, director general of Tourism Malaysia. Next month, the Asia Pacific Ecotourism Conference 2006...

High tide worsens Kedah flood woes.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PENDANG: Floods have affected parts of Kedah following heavy rain with a five-year-old drowning in a swollen stream. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid expected the flooding to continue until...

Need a loan fast? Call 'Cilibank'.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sim Bak Heng JOHOR BARU: In a bid to hoodwink the public, "loan sharks" are now operating as credit companies with almost similar-sounding names as established financial institutions. ...

Second time proves fatal for stab victim.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IPOH: Stabbed in the stomach by robbers for the second time in his life, a 77-year-old man was warded for a month but died on Sunday night. Foong Fatt Keong, a former real estate agent, had been...

3 rob jewellery store.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SEMENYIH: Three men took less than 30 seconds to clean out a jewellery store here yesterday. The robbers escaped with jewellery worth RM30,000. The suspects arrived in a grey Naza Ria at 11.45am....

Lights, mobile phone, action!
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Azman Ahmad THE big screen doesn't call for big budgets and big equipment. AZMAN AHMAD finds out about making movies with a mobile phone. With video capability increasingly becoming a...

The way of the warrior.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Su Aziz JAMES Lew talks about the motivation for Fight Science, which airs over National Geographic, and his involvement with martial arts. SU AZIZ writes. An expert in taekwondo,...

Have a ball toning up!
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Karina Foo THIS is the first of a two-part series on toning up with a fitness ball. KARINA FOO writes. You see them everywhere, in gyms, some offices and homes. The versatility of...

A life of love and blessings.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Bridget Menezes "OF all the commentaries on the Scriptures," wrote John Donne, "good examples are the best." The late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood was the embodiment of that. She used to say...

Friendly bacteria to fight urinary tract infection.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: I AM a young adult suffering from urinary tract infection. The antibiotics prescribed by my doctor have been effective in treating the problem. But it keeps recurring two to three months later....

Orlando to thrill fans at Genting.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dennis Chua AMERICAN singer Tony Orlando of Tie A Yellow Ribbon and Knock Three Times fame entertains fans at Genting Highlands' Arena Of Stars on Saturday. Born Michael Anthony...

Caldecott Star can shine again.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Go-Ram FIVE-time winner Caldecott Star can go six up when he takes on 11 rivals in the Class 5, Div 1 event over 1200m (Race 7, 4.45pm) at the one-day Professional/Amateur meeting in Penang...

Carry The Flag's progeny flying high.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Go-Ram WHEN another of Carry The Flag's progeny takes to the track in Hong Kong later in the season, much will be expected of the runner following the success of his offspring in Australia....

Malaysia's own Bollywood movie.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Vijesh Rai A BOLLYWOOD movie. That is the only way to describe how Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) fiasco has turned out with "revelation after revelation" being unfurled by officials from...

Siva aims to do country proud.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ranjini Thangaraju S. SIVACHANDRAN started as a caddy in his hometown of Alor Star, Kedah, not to pick up golf but to earn some extra money to buy sports attire. His initial dream as a...

Why a stint in South Africa?
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam MALAYSIAN AAU (MAAU) vice-president and coaching chairman Karim Ibrahim has questioned the rationale of sending five Asian Games-bound track and field athletes to South Africa...

Norfaraha the missing link.
October 24, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ranjini Thangaraju NATIONAL women's hockey team captain Norfaraha Hashim is the last piece of the jigsaw needed to complete a formidable team for the Asian Games on Dec 1-15. The squad...

Prepaid rings big following.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Izwan Ismail PREPAID cards are driving the telephony market. As of last year, the number of prepaid subscribers stood at 16.6 million compared to just 2.9 million for the postpaid category,...

Surf Plus Web site for a smoother 'balik kampung'.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT'S that time of the year again when thousands of motorists flock the highways to return home for the Deepavali and Hari Raya celebrations. To ensure a smoother balik kampung, you may want to plan...

Database protection in real time.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam THE database of an organisation contains important and confidential data, so it must be managed properly to prevent unauthorised access. According to a Gartner report,...

This multi-function can go paperless.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BROTHER International (M) Sdn Bhd has added a new model to its line of multi-function products that offers even more features for home users and small office-home office operators. The new MFC-640CW...

It's all about integration.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rozana Sani WITH business, science and technology as key focus areas, the InfoValley Group of Companies takes pride in being a truly knowledge-based entity. ROZANA SANI talks to the group's...

System upgrade key to Helcom Engineering's expansion.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shyla Sangaran WHEN Helcom Engineering decided to install a new business management software solution, it needed a system that could address inefficiencies at the production and supply...

Cheaper storage may not be best solution.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Izwan Ismail THE task of managing enterprise storage and having to guarantee delivery of critical data can become a nightmare for many IT managers, but there are ways to make it more...

Watch out! A spam-eating Barracuda.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) TRANS Niaga Sdn Bhd will continue to work with resellers and partners in Malaysia and Thailand to provide firewall products to organisations of all sizes. It has strengthened its portfolio by...

Even education can triple play.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shyla Sangaran HIGH-SPEED connectivity and real-time triple play applications (data, voice and video) do not just benefit large enteprises, but vertical sectors such as education as well....

IBM gets students excited about technology.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IBM Malaysia recently organised the Exite (Exploring Interests in Technology and Engineering) Camp for Form Three students who had completed their Penilaian Menengah Rendah examinations. The one-week...

Wordware extends Microsoft training.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) WORDWARE Malaysia, the official distributor of Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), has sealed an agreement with the Southeast Asian Ministers of...

Uptrend for notebook.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam THE local notebook market is expected to remain strong, despite cautious consumer technology spending fuelled by global economic uncertainties and higher oil prices....

No one document format fits all.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Izwan Ismail THE document standards battle has been going on for some time. On one side are companies that support OpenDocument Format (ODF) such as IBM and Sun Microsystems; on the other...

Time to download and send your festive greetings.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rozana Sani * IN less than 24 hours, all Muslims in the country will celebrate Hari Raya. In most homes, a host of activities are going on - rendang making, ketupat case weaving, house...

SMBs get Microsoft Dynamics focus.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Izwan Ismail MICROSOFT Malaysia is confident of making more inroads into the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market with the new Microsoft Dynamics solutions. It aims to increase its...

Healthcare, education key focus for Dell.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rozana Sani DIRECT distribution computer systems company Dell Inc expects to rev up its growth momentum in Malaysia through a strategic focus on the Government's healthcare and education...

DiGi prepaid calls now at only one rate.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ALL DiGi prepaid customers will now be able to enjoy just one low flat rate for calls to anyone on any network, anytime and anywhere, under a new tariff structure announced by DiGi Telecommunications...

Slower Q2 for smart handheld.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE growth of the local smart handheld devices market slowed slightly in the second quarter of this year, influenced by a huge drop in sales of pen-based handheld devices. According to research...

IBM event to drive innovation.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IN an effort to drive innovation among local business enterprises, IBM Malaysia will organise Solutions Day 2006. The event, which will be held on Nov 7 at the Sunway Resort Hotel in Subang Jaya, will...

HP picks third local distributor.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) HEWLETT-PACKARD Malaysia has appointed ECS Astar Sdn Bhd as its new enterprise distributor. The deal makes ECS Astar the third company in the country to be given the rights to distribute HP Integrity...

View and touch 'smart banking'.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IBM Corp has announced a US$250,000 (RM925,000) investment in a Banking Solution Center for financial services clients in Asean and South Asia. Located in Singapore, the centre showcases IBM's...

Getting more Bumis to venture into ICT.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Izwan Ismail THE Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (MCCM) is working on several plans to boost Bumiputera technopreneurs' participation in the information and communications technology...

Schools, community centre to get e-learning opportunity.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) XTHREEM IN.TRIQUE donated RM250,000 worth of "seats" (log in IDs) for the In.Trique e-Learning Programme in selected schools in Kepong and the Community ICT Centre in Petaling Jaya. The donation...

Payphone of the future.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shyla Sangaran TO suit the fast-moving modern lifestyle, TM Research and Development (TM R&D) has developed a multi-service terminal called Multimedia Payphone. This integrated...

Fujitsu opens new service centre.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rozana Sani TECHNOLOGY and communications solutions provider Fujitsu Malaysia recently played host to clients and partners at the opening of its new customer service centre in Menara...

Are you the next animation wizard?
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) COMMITTED to nurturing more home-grown creative talent, Cartoon Network has announced a unique Pan-Asian initiative called Snaptoons (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons). Through this initiative,...

Bomoh gets freedom but not forgiveness.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Mimi Syed Yusof PARIT BUNTAR: A life of freedom seems to be as difficult for Rahim Ismail as a life behind bars. The bomoh, recently acquitted by the Federal Court for the murder of...

No high hopes in Korea.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ajitpal Singh DON'T expect miracles from Malaysia in the World Junior Badminton Championships in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov 2-11. BA of Malaysia (BAM) secretary P. Ganga Rao said the...

China rule in Guangzhou.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ajitpal Singh CHINA, for the umpteenth time, proved that they are badminton's dominant force when their players swept four of the five titles in the China Open in Guangzhou yesterday. ...

The song goes on for hospital's forgotten few.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Rina De Silva HARI Raya will be like any other day for the eight inmates of Rumah Berkat, a halfway home for abandoned hospital patients, writes RINA DE SILVA. KUALA LUMPUR: Shukri Soo...

Shedding light on Penang's founder.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Phuah Ken Lin GEORGE TOWN: Is Sir Francis Light the founder of Penang? Apparently not. Two leading scholars have claimed that the local Malay and Chinese communities were already...

(What I saw on telly).
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Joan Lau WHEN I found out that Six Feet Under was making a return to Malaysia, I wasn't as excited as I thought I'd be. I was a HUGE fan of the series and would analyse the characters with...

Architect change the reason, says rep.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHAH ALAM: A change of architect led to Port Klang state assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Mat Deros building "Istana Zakaria" in Kampung Idaman, Pandamaran without official approval. Menteri Besar Datuk...

When a confession just isn't enough.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Brendan Pereira EVERY move or change in policy touches someone. The simplest decision can cause a chain reaction of events. Think of it this way: If you cast a small pebble onto the...

Deposits a form of security.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Roslan Ab Rahman WITH reference to "Give us some leeway" by A.I. (NST, Sept 7), Tenaga Nasional Bhd wishes to clarify that customers' deposits are not utilised by the company. ...

Let the people choose councillors.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Victor Chew CALLS to appoint politicians as mayors and to elect city councillors must be taken seriously by the government. Furthermore, the fiasco of the Klang municipal councillor who...

Give them our full support.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Assoc Prof Dr Teh Yik Koon I REFER to "Home nursing for quick healing" (NST, Oct 9). I hope the Ministry of Health and the public will also support palliative care centres for terminally...

17 die in crashes on Deepavali day.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: In the midst of the long weekend of festivities, 17 people were killed in road accidents on Deepavali day. This brings the number of fatalities for the first five days of Ops Sikap XI...

Chalk-free teaching and it's cool, too.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Koh Lay Chin KUALA LUMPUR: Goodbye chalk and blackboard, hello interactive high-tech boards. Some students and teachers are testing out interactive white boards, which feature a...

It helps to bond with public, reduce crime.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hamdan Ibrahim ONE has to give credit to the police for their proactive methods in reducing crime by asking their officers and the lower ranks to patrol the streets together. This "thinking...

Heed PM's advice.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr Chris Anthony IT is reassuring that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has come out strongly against those who are so myopic in their thinking as to be against extending...

Review policy.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Tam Yong Yuee CALLS to hold municipal council elections have generally fallen on deaf ears. In view of the many complaints about the lack of transparency of some local councils and the...

Release others as well.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr Mazeni Alwi ON the eve of this festive season, the Muslim Professionals Forum welcomes the news of the release of seven Internal Security Act detainees. We congratulate the...

Missing boy found dead in well.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) PASIR MAS: A Form Two student, who has been missing for 18 days, was found dead in an unused well behind his school in Bunut Susu, here, yesterday. Mohd Shahril Abdul Razak was still clad in his...

3 hurt after motorcycle bursts into flames.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin KUANTAN: It was a fiery moment when the motorcycle of a Mat Rempit collided with another machine and burst into flames on Saturday night. Motorists and several...

May the outcome be best festive gift.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Jayaraj K.G.S. CONGRATULATIONS to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. This is the best DeepaRaya gift they could probably give the rakyat. Their meeting...

Choose the best Malaysian for job.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr K.H. Sng MY comments on Universiti Malaya ("Get the best to regain glory" - NST, Oct 17) may be misconstrued to be against the spirit and philosophy of the New Economic Policy. This is...

Enforcement, not new laws, the solution.
October 23, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Dr P.P. FOLLOWING the report "Bogus doctors in our midst" (NST, Oct 13), the director-general of Health pointed out that it was because of such fakes that the Health Ministry wanted to...