New Straits Times articles from September 2006

New Straits Times archives from September 2006

Ethics count in success.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT is imperative to adhere to ethics and good planning to succeed in both the personal and business aspects of your life. Applying this to your job, you will constantly be playing by the rules to uphold...

Sheraton Subang sold for RM140 million.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) FABER Bhd has finally sold its 502-room Sheraton Subang Hotel and Tower, located on a 9.9-acre plot in Subang Jaya, Selangor, to Hong Kongbased Far East Consortium International Ltd (Far East) for about...

Glomac to develop 20 acres in Bangi.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) GLOMAC Bhd subsidiary FDA Sdn Bhd has entered into a privatisation agreement with Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) to develop some 20 acres in Bangi, Selangor. As the land owner, PKNS...

Luxury living has a new name.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Yvonne Yoong THIS may just be it. The ultimate property to crown the affluent neighbourhood of Bukit Pantai in Kuala Lumpur, where residents are not unfamiliar with the notion of fine...

Country living at Lavender Heights.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) LAVENDER Heights is an elegant and modern township with homes reminiscent of English country living. Situated at the south end of Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah, along Jalan Senawang, Lavender Heights...

I am Yakuza.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Faizul Azim Saiful FAIZUL AZIM SAIFUL finds out what it means to be part of the Yakuza, the Mafia of the Far East. In Yakuza, you take on the role of Kiryu Kazuma who, on the verge of...

A near miss for son.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ALOR GAJAH: Abdul Rahman Muhamad, 36, said he wanted to follow his parents on the trip but his father objected, saying he wanted it to be a honeymoon for him and his wife. Abdul Rahman is the...

Five lodge complaint on money politics.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Five Kubang Pasu Umno members yesterday lodged a complaint with the party's headquarters on alleged money politics that took place during its divisional election on Sept 11. In the...

Quality offerings from Esteem Network.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SEREMBAN has long offered spacious and affordable homes a stone's throw away from the capital. Esteem Network Sdn Bhd has been providing quality low- to medium-cost housing, at one of the lowest...

New site for Petaling District Office.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) A NEW RM26 million Petaling Land District Office complex will be built in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, by Gapurna Builders Sdn Bhd. In return, Gapurna will own the site of the existing complex in Subang...

Desperate for space at camps to hold illegals.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Leslie Andres SEMENYIH: Overcrowding at detention centres for illegal immigrants is reaching a near-critical level as more illegals are being arrested each day. As of Thursday, 7,467...

Victim planned to get engaged.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHAH ALAM: Mohd Razzif Hamid's family members said he had a plan. He wanted to perform the umrah and get engaged to his girlfriend after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. But that plan came to naught when they...

Foreign intentions.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Andrew Wong FOR a long time, I think our Government viewed foreigners purchasing our property as a necessary evil. It was grudgingly welcomed when the market was depressed - when there...

Bayu Lakehomes an attractive choice.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ISLAND and Peninsular Bhd (I&P) became the country's largest property developer in terms of landbank after a rationalisation exercise in 2004. It resulted in the inclusion of Syarikat Perumahan Pegawai...

SMS prior to death may help victim nail assailant.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHAH ALAM: The court will decide on Tuesday whether complaints made by a woman against her assailant before she died can be admitted. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin said he would...

Senawang fulfils 'living in park' dream.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Charlotte Venudran LIFE is 'green' in Taman Bandar Senawang with parks, lakes and fields. CHARLOTTE VENUDRAN enjoys the township's natural lifestyle. Visitors to Taman Bandar...

Bukit Jelutong shops a hit.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IT'S not a common sight nowadays, but Guthrie Property Development Holding Bhd managed to achieve it - long queues to buy its 42 commercial units in Bukit Jelutong, a township in Shah Alam, Selangor....

Complete facelift for Kukup.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE laidback town of Kukup in southern Johor is to be redesigned and developed in line with plans that will bring the area under the South Johor Economic Region (SJER) growth area. According to...

Why breakthroughs dont happen.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: John Lau THE word "innovation" makes many of us think of creativity. But innovation is not about being creative; it is about making creative ideas work! And while not everyone can be...

More divorces ending in a nasty manner.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ARE divorces on the increase in Malaysia and are they getting uglier? KASMIAH MUSTAPHA and RIDZWAN A. RAHIM talk to lawyers to find the answers. There is no such thing as a pretty divorce but from...

I-Innovation makes living e-sier.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Evi Abdul Jabar SO little time and so many things to do! This is the constant thought running through our minds as we rush from one task to another in the hope of completing all of them by...

Lakeside lifestyle at Kota Seriemas.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Charlotte Venudran KOTA Seriemas provides a conducive environment to raise families. CHARLOTTE VENUDRAN is impressed by its facilities and lake concept. Aside from its strategic...

Mandarin, Tamil in national schools.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Koh Lay Chin KUALA LUMPUR: Mandarin will be taught in 150 national schools and Tamil in another 70 as part of a pilot project next year. Each school will have one teacher. The teachers...

Era targets ultimate shopping experience.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ERA Baru Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Grand Lineage Sdn Bhd, is embarking on a RM200 million project, Era Square, to create the ultimate shopping experience in downtown Seremban. The three-phase...

School falling apart, parents furious.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) JOHOR BARU: A new school to replace the dilapidating Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Kangkar Pulai will be built next year. State MIC chief Datuk K.S.Balakrishnan said he was informed that...

Renovate for better returns.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: G. Umakanthan IT has become the norm these days for people moving into their own houses, whether newly completed or bought from the secondary market, to renovate first, so that they can get...

Don't speculate on polls, says Najib.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) MUADZAM SHAH: Having the Umno polls after the next general election is a purely strategic move by the party, Deputy Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday. This move should not give rise...

Ways to push growth.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shiv Prasad IS your business going through a period of slow or no growth? What are you doing about it? Have you instituted any negotiations to stem this unhappy state of affairs in your...

Two more women for High Court bench.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: V. Anbalagan PUTRAJAYA: Federal Court registrar Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Suraya Othman will be made judicial commissioners. With their appointments,...

Behind the perceptions of change.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Salleh Buang LAST week, I received an e-mail from one Kari Cesta, a graduate student from Louisiana State University in the United States, in which he referred to my column of Nov 12, 2005,...

Explosive election on the cards.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: S. Selvam BATTLELINES were drawn yesterday after Malaysian AAU (MAAU) president Datuk Syed Mohamed Aidid Syed Murtaza withdrew from the presidential race, paving the way for a straight...

Mum settles case for RM78,000.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) GEORGE TOWN: A factory worker, who claimed doctors' negligence resulted in her son losing the use of his right arm, has agreed to a RM78,745 settlement. Norliyana Morad, 33, yesterday reached an...

Green living with Sunrise MCL.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) DEVELOPERS are now recognising the need to work with nature and to provide more green and value-for-money homes. It is no longer just about building and selling blocks of houses, but a business of...

RM1b Dawood suit hits Syariah wall.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Whether the Syariah High Court has jurisdiction to hear inheritance disputes involving family-related companies will be decided on Dec 11. Judge Mohd Shakir Abdul Hamid is hearing a...

Building software for a better tomorrow.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Chris Prasad IT'S not too far-fetched to expect that in the near future, houses can be completed in half the time it takes today and still be of a high quality. It's also not a...

120 needy get Ramadan treat.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA TERENGGANU: Some 120 underprivileged citizens from Seberang Takir and Kuala Nerus were treated to a breaking of fast by the Teluk Ketapang Youth Association on Thursday. Among them were Husin...

Bioford makes moves on Sentul.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) ANOTHER face is being given to the diverse redevelopment effort of Sentul in Kuala Lumpur with the arrival of Putra Majestik. Developed by Bioford Development Sdn Bhd (BDSB), this mixed residential...

More films coming from top director.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin IT IS the beginning of something big for engineer-turned-multiple award-winning director Ho Yuhang, writes FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN. His latest film, Rain Dogs, was...

Bandar Springhill - Jewel in West Synergy's crown.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SURROUNDED by rolling hills and lush green foliage, Bandar Springhill is a modern integrated township located on a prime freehold land near Port Dickson. Envisioned as a comprehensive lifestyle...

Laptops in classes get students talking.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The use of technology in classrooms is one of the issues raised by finalists in the Newspaper-In-Education (NIE) "My Ideal School" essay competition. Winners of the competition, which...

Non-Muslims too find bazaars irresistible.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arman Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan bazaars which have sprung up everywhere during the fasting month are attracting a huge non-Muslim clientele. While their Muslim friends buy food for...

'I've got to be a macho macho man'.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KOTA BARU: A tomboy was assaulted by four men who were allegedly jealous to see her with a pretty girl. Petrol pump attendant Zaliha Che Ismail, 23, said she was meeting her friend at the...

Buying queries, answered.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) FIRST-TIME buyers, investors and industry professionals who have questions to ask about the state of the market should block off Dec 6 and 7 from their calendars. A comprehensive all-in-one...

Malaysia advance.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: K.M. Boopathy MALAYSIA achieved another milestone in squash when they advanced to the World Women's Team squash championships semi-finals for the first time after thrashing France 3-0 in...

Discrimination worry in job hunt.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: I was recently dismissed from my previous company. I felt that I was unfairly dismissed and have since lodged a report and started looking for another job. Will my job applications be rejected if the...

Grad hits pay dirt with animal feeds venture.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ahmad Fairuz Othman ALOR STAR: He could have had a cushy job with a foreign bank, with an excellent salary and plenty of time for his favourite sport - futsal. But Syed Mohd Faizal Syed...

Umno polls delayed to keep focus on 9MP.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Abdul Razak Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR: Campaigning, it seems, has already started for the Umno elections. Even for the vice-presidents' posts. It was one reason that the party postponed its...

RM1m sails in for Monsoon Cup.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Eileen Ng KUALA LUMPUR: The Monsoon Cup this year has etched its name in history by becoming the world's richest sailing event. With a RM1 million prize sponsorship from renowned watch...

Mahau poised to strike again.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Go-Ram FOUR-time winner Mahau wound up preparations for a fifth win in the Class 2, Div 2 - 1200m sprint in Race 5 today with a one-round workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out...

3 Thais jailed for overstaying.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IPOH: Three Thai trans-vestites were sentenced to six months' jail each by the magistrate's court yesterday for overstaying in the country. "I don't understand the law of this country," said...

Sacked clerk wins award.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) GEORGE TOWN: A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad clerk, who was sacked in 1993, yesterday was awarded RM226,592 in compensation for wrongful dismissal. The amount was awarded to Adrian Christian Luis,...

Dad claims trial to incest charge.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KLANG: A lorry driver was charged at the Sessions Court yesterday with incest against his 13-year-old daughter. The 35-year-old pleaded not guilty to raping his daughter at their home in Sungai...

Teacher in rape charge.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: A primary school teacher was charged yesterday with raping a 12-year-old pupil during a school trip here. Mohd Saidi Che Tengah, 40, was alleged to have committed the offence in Room...

Body found in sewage tank.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The body of an unidentified man with tattoos on both arms was found in a sewage tank in Taman Perindustrian Ehsan Jaya, Gombak, yesterday. The body was sent to Selayang Hospital for...

Causing death: Worker charged.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) SHAH ALAM: A 22-year-old restaurant helper was charged in the Sessions Court yesterday with causing the death of a labourer. Kwaw That, from Myanmar, was alleged to have committed culpable homicide...

Cobra bite puts soldier in coma.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ahmad Fairuz Othman ALOR STAR: A soldier is in a coma after he was bitten by a king cobra while on duty near the Malaysia-Thailand border. L-Kpl Rosli Haroon, 35, taking part in an...

A chance for Sikhs to view holy relics.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Jaspal Singh IPOH: Beginning today, Malaysian Sikhs will have the rare chance to view holy relics belonging to the faith's 10th guru. This is the first time in 300 years that Sikhs...

Just too much to bear.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) JOHOR BARU: V. Manjula's life story can easily be the plot of a tear-jerker movie. In 1997, the 27-year-old lost two fingers in an accident at the sawmill where she was working. Three years later,...

Body claimed.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: The body of 19-year-old college student Tan Choon Mia, who was kidnapped and murdered, was claimed by his family early yesterday. Tan's body, which had been in University Malaya...

Our homes, our say.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Chris Prasad A GOVERNMENT effort to amend legislation so that all property managers must be licenced has met with stiff opposition from home owners who believe the move infringes on their...

One with the City.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Hana Kamaruddin IT seems fairly obvious that if you own land in a fast developing island and are a passionate developer, you're going to be at the top of the wealth ladder. In Hong Kong,...

Bandar Botanic rises to Singaporean standards.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) HOW do you benchmark quality? In property developer Gamuda Land's case, it has adopted Singapore's demanding construction assessment system called Conquas 21 to measure the standard for its Bandar...

Reviving city centres.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Lim Lay Ying AMSTERDAM in Holland has it. So too has Paris in France, as well as Munich in Germany, San Francisco in the United States, Lucerne in Switzerland and Barcelona in Spain. And...

Mega 3's RED HOT Courtyard series.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) BEING a new player in the Seremban property scene is no setback for developer Mega 3 Housing Sdn Bhd. In fact, in just over five years, it has completed and delivered approximately 700 units of houses...

RM1 million prize money for Monsoon Cup.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) THE Monsoon Cup now offers the highest prize money in the world for a match racing event at RM1 million with the sponsorship of Richard Mille of Richard Mille Watches, one of Europe's avant garde watch...

The money is there for the taking.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Suraya Al-Attas IT'S only been six weeks since Mahyiddin Mustakim became the director-general of the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and he must already be feeling the heat of...

Idyllic option for city dwellers.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ridzwan Abdullah KLANG Valley 'refugees' now have a great alternative in Negri Sembilan. RIDZWAN ABDULLAH talks to the Menteri Besar on its investment and real estate potential. Rapid...

Children in Mecca dash to see dead parents.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Arman Ahmad; Cynthia Lee KUALA LUMPUR: "We want to see our parents for the last time before they are buried." These words were spoken by Abdul Rahim Hussin, just before he and his siblings...

Money issue for work on public holiday.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Q: I have a question regarding overtime or incentive payment. My company has a policy in which if an employee works on a public holiday, he is entitled to 1.5 times of his hourly rate based on his...

Malaysians can do better, says Abdullah.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Farrah Naz Karim PUTRAJAYA: Be like the Cubans. In urging Malaysians to take a leaf out of the republic's book, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said despite hardship, the Cubans rose...

Mohd Najib is deputy IGP.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Mohd Najib Abdul Aziz has been named the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin consented to Mohd Najib's appointment, which was...

Goodbye, Sir Norman.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) IPOH: Close friends paid their last respects to the late Sir Norman Frank Sisson yesterday during a private wake at the Kek Lok Seah crematorium in Bercham. The body of the 75-year-old Australian,...

Affordable bungalows at mature Taman Tuanku Ja'afar.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) AS the largest mature township in Seremban, Taman Tuanku Ja'afar has provided more than 3,500 quality and affordable homes since 1983. Located along Jalan Tampin, Taman Tuanku Ja'afar is about...

I-City to take off as nation's digital capital.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Evi Abdul Jabar AS Malaysia's first fully developed State, Selangor continues to be the main engine of growth for the country. And with I-Bhd's RM1.5 billion ICT-enabled commercial township...

Misplaced compassion.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) WHILE many taxi drivers in Penang still refuse to use meters, none has apparently been booked, or had the licence suspended or revoked, though 55 have received show-cause letters - to which very few...

Women feel weight of the Islamist agenda.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Amy Chew WHEN Suharto fell, Indonesians rejoiced that they could at last live in a open society. But the relaxation of curbs gave the Islamists an opening that they have been quick to...

We need those story-tellers to educate us.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Johan Jaaffar I STILL remember the stories of Bawang Putih Bawang Merah, Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup and Si Tenggang narrated by my great-grandmother many years ago. She opened our...

Shape up and get the ball rolling FAS-t.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: John Teo LIKE the national sport, Sarawak football is in the dumps. In its heyday in the not-very-distant past, the Sarawak team was near the top of the first division in the Malaysia...

Slurp it all up!
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Sam Cheong SAM CHEONG explores the variations of the gravy-ish mee rebus. The mee rebus must rank as one of the top halal noodle dishes in Malaysia. This particular hawker food...

Save our seahorses.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Debra Chong SEAHORSES are fast disappearing and not just into the cooking pot. DEBRA CHONG joins the Save Our Seahorses brigade for a day and learns what's at stake. "There used to be...

Raise the paper lantern.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Tung Eng Swee COMPARED to injection-mould plastic lanterns, paper lanterns are not only beautiful but also unique. TUNG ENG SWEE shows the way on how to make a basic lantern. Paper...

Let's go, '90s disco!
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Reviewd by Shannon Teoh WELL, not quite. But these guys all planted their roots in the last decade. SHANNON TEOH writes on the other thing they have in common, releasing a compilation of...

Just classics.
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Shannon Teoh THERE is something inherently Japanese about a Toyota. It comes from the world's most profitable car company which has somehow managed to engineer a car for every segment of...

(What I saw on telly).
September 30, 2006... (From New Straits Times (Malaysia)) Byline: Ruslina Yusoff BEAUTY and its secrets - this is one topic which will always generate interest. While there are many stories about fashion and beauty products from the West, there are few...