Malay Mail articles from April 2006, page 10

Malay Mail archives from April 2006

Fiji looking to even things out.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) FIJI, the dominant force in sevens rugby are looking to even things out when the Singapore leg of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens kicks off at the National stadium today. Uppermost on their minds is the...

Bukit Jalil run riot.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUSTAPHA KAMARUDDIN DOUBLE champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) thrashed MPPJ 6-2 to win the Division One title at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday for their fourth straight league title. ...

Amin flicks into Wallace's confidence.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AMIN RAHIM'S deadly flicks will add extra dimension to Malaysia's hunt for goals in the World Cup qualifier which starts in Changzhou on Wednesday. Amin, not renowned yet as an effective and feared penalty corner...

Tonight's Match-ups.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUSTAPHA KAMARUDDIN (predictions in paranthesis) MALACCA TELEKOM V PENANG (Hang Jebat Stadium, 8.45pm) PENANG have put themselves in a favourable position to clinch the Super League title after some good...

Zulu to the fore.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUSTAPHA KAMARUDDIN IT'S the right time for former Zambian international attacker Emmanuel Zulu to produce a magic or two for Perak when they entertain Perlis at Perak Stadium tonight. The dimunitive...

Match-ups.
April 8, 2006... (From Malay Mail) (League positions in parentheses) Today TOTTENHAM (4) v MAN CITY (13) ESPN, 7.40pm SPURS defender Ledley King needs a late fitness check on the ankle injury which forced him to miss last week's 3-1 loss to Newcastle....

'Railway staff let that pickpocket go'.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: KOH JING JEH KUALA LUMPUR: A KTM Komuter passenger has alleged that KTM Bhd (KTMB) personnel let a pickpocket go despite the fact that he had stolen cell phone on a train at the Kepong station on Monday....

Six foreign call-girls held in vice raid.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUZLIZA MUSTAFA KUALA LUMPUR: At a glance they looked like ordinary women in their late 30s and 40s, browsing through counterfeit goods on sale in Petaling Street. In reality, they were call-girls...

'Kidnap' suspect caught having makeover at hair salon.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: FADHAL ILAHI ABD GHANI SUBANG JAYA: A youth wanted by police in connection with the staged kidnapping of a schoolgirl was at the hairdresser's in Setapak on Tuesday night for a makeover when the cops caught...

Robbery suspects trapped in Ampang jam.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUZLIZA MUSTAFA KUALA LUMPUR: The daily traffic jam in Ampang is well known. To most motorists, it is unbeatable. And so it proved to four robbery suspects who tried to avoid the traffic snarl and...

City Hall team finds live bullets while tearing down squatter homes.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) BRICKFIELDS: City Hall officers demolishing a squatter village in Taman Bukit Kiara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail found a magazine containing six live bullets among the rubble on Tuesday morning. The officers stumbled on the...

Businessmen charged with assault.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SANGEETHA NAIR KUALA LUMPUR: Two businessmen accused of assaulting a tuition teacher maintained their innocence when they were charged in the magistrate's court yesterday. The two - Leong Kee Lam, 41,...

Two robbed of RM25,000 payroll.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: A construction company chief executive officer and his director were robbed of RM25,000 in staff salaries in front of their office car park in Medan Putra, Kepong, on Tuesday at 3.30pm. They had just...

Rape suspects remanded.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KOTA TINGGI: Three people were remanded for a week since yesterday in connection with the rape of an underaged girl between 2003 and last year. They are a 67-year-old former religious teacher, a 47-year-old Rela...

Put off by stench from rubbish heap.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SHARMILA BILLOT RAVI is disgusted with a heap of rubbish in Lorong Jalan Union off Jalan Sentul. Whenever he drives in the vicinity, the stench puts him off, and he has to turn the other way until he...

No show by RapidKL bus.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SHARMILA BILLOT JANE is frustrated with the Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (Rapid KL) bus plying Route 108. The 47-year-old housewife says that on Feb 28, the bus servicing the Jalan...

Miffed by long wait at emergency ward.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SHARMILA BILLOT WINSTON RAJ is miffed at the manner in which the emergency ward of the Serdang Hospital is being run. Recently, he accompanied a sick friend to the ward and they were forced to wait for...

Poser over retail price of LPG cylinder.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SHARMILA BILLOT NADARAJAN wants to know the retail price of a 14kg tank of LPG. "I bought the Shell 14kg LPG for RM22.40, when I found out that the recommended price for retailers like me is around...

DPP attacks credibility of key defence witness.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RITA JONG SHAH ALAM: The prosecution in the Hans Herzog murder trial continued their submissions yesterday with DPP Salim Soib attacking the credibility of a key defence witness. The witness was a Form...

Nirmala Bonat abuse trial off again.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Nirmala Bonat maid abuse trial was called off again yesterday as DPP Raja Rozela Raja Toran was still on leave to attend to her sick father. Judge Akhtar Tahir postponed it to April 14 and 21. ...

Lone robber hits cell phone outlet.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) BUTTERWORTH: A cell phone outlet in Taman Bagan yesterday lost 15 cell phones, several pre-paid cards and RM1,000 to a lone robber. The man was seen loitering near the outlet before going into the shop around 2pm...

Illegal betting syndicate busted.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) RAWANG: Police busted an illegal betting syndicate with the arrest of 12 people including an underage girl at a multi-storey building here yesterday. A police party from the Selangor anti-vice, gaming and secret...

Traffic study before condo project proceeds.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SUBANG JAYA: Wangsa Baiduri Residents Association, who are against the construction of a new condo block in the area, has agreed to appoint six representatives to sit in on a proposed committee to define the terms of...

Shut down cement factory, please!
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: KOH JING JEH KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of 50 households in Taman Midah, Cheras, want City Hall to close down a cement factory which has been operating near their homes for 10 months. Accountant Dipti...

Gurney Heights folk stood up by City Hall officers again.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The woes of Gurney Heights Condominium residents continue. For two years now they have been unable to meet City Hall officials to air their grouses. Scheduled meetings were always called off at...

Sugar price to be unchanged.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet decided at its meeting yesterday that the price of sugar will remain unchanged this year, and the Government is going after the people hoarding the controlled item hoping for a price increase....

Quiet end to tussle over trading lots.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RIZALMAN HAMMIM KUALA LUMPUR: The tussle for lots at the Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park pasar malam has come to an end, with both organisers agreeing to a compromise. "I am happy that both parties have...

Habeas Corpus.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Errol de Cruz WHAT would you get if you put together a motley crew that includes an outrageous doctor, a long-suffering wife, a couple of doomed lovers, a promiscuous woman, her redoubtable mother, an old...

It's all up to the banks.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NAJMUDDIN NAJIB KUALA LUMPUR: Financial institutions are free to set a higher interest rate for the purchase of national cars, as long as they adhere to conditions stipulated under the Hire Purchase Act...

MPs rise to Khairy's defence.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NAJMUDDIN NAJIB KUALA LUMPUR: The story of how Hang Nadim saved Temasek (Singapore) from a swordfish attack, as told in Singapura Dilanda Todak, took centre stage at the Dewan Rakyat seating yesterday. ...

Move to curb fraud in transfer of vehicle ownership.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NAJMUDDIN NAJIB KUALA LUMPUR: Cases of forgery and fraud in the transfer of vehicle ownership may soon be a thing of the past if the Government's plans for new verification methods bear fruit. The...

The real Chee Ming clears his name.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: LIM LIU TZE KUALA LUMPUR: The real Liew Chee Ming surfaced yesterday to clear his name after it was reported that an imposter had used his name to allegedly extort an ex-primary school classmate of RM51,140....

Nazri's maids nabbed.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) CHERAS: Two Indonesian maids wanted in connection with the theft of RM350,000 in jewellery and cash from the home of their employer - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz - were arrested by...

Power jolt sends him into manhole.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: M.SIVANANTHA SHARMA SEBERANG JAYA: A 52-year-old petition writer fell into a manhole after receiving an electric shock when he unknowingly stepped on what is believed to be a power cable in Kampung Taman...

Myanmar workers may stay on to seek legal redress.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: JAD MAHIDIN PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department will consider the request by the Myanmar Embassy to grant 30 Myanmar men special passes to stay on to seek legal redress from their employer. Department...

Bound by their love for book-binding.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: K.THASHALINI SUBANG JAYA: Don't judge a book by its cover. Just ask Roslan Othman, and he will tell you that it's all in the bindings. The 47-year-old former car salesman, who said he is not a...

Diamond midrange speaker on show at AV2006.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The world's first pure diamond midrange speaker and the revolutionary digital projector with integrated DVD player are one reason why home theatre buffs should not miss the Kuala Lumpur International AV...

Liar, liar.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AS your child grows, particularly at the age of three or four, you may find that he begins to lie. When this transpires, you should act intelligently and appropriately to take care of it. Research shows that...

Style with substance.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: TERRINA HUSSEIN WHAT do you get when you take one elegant heiress, a savvy entrepreneur, property developer and fashionista all rolled into one and give her a television show? One really stylish programme,...

More fun with Exodus Gang.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Reviewed by Lim Chang Moh ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN (action thriller) GSC and TGV circuits Time: 90 mins Rating: ** THE prehistoric exodus gang is back for another romp at the box-office but this time around,...

In 'typical' Mel Brooks tradition.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Reviewed by Lim Chang Moh THE PRODUCERS (musical comedy) GSC and TGV circuits Time: 125 mins Rating: *** WAY back in 1968, comedian Mel Brooks made his big-screen directorial and writing debut with a spoof...

TAKE YOUR PIC ...
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Reviewed by Lim Chang Moh WHEN A STRANGER CALLS Cast: Camilla Belle and Tessa Thompson Dir: Simon West GSC & TGV circuit Rating: ** THIS remake of the 1979 original has nothing going for it, except perhaps a...

No placating Placebo.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SUJIN THOMAS PLACEBO's new album was leaked out on the Internet two months before its official release. It is a nightmare that still upsets Brian Molko, frontman of the London-based rock band, when he...

Missed opportunity.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MEOR SHARIMAN THIS month, only one local flick will be shown in the cinemas. That's Gubra, directed by Yasmin Ahmad and starring Sharifah Amani, Alan Yun and Adlin Aman Ramli among others. Gubra,...

(MARKET PULSE).
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: AYU MUSA K AMAL MEMS Technology Bhd closed 1 sen higher at 49.5 sen, with 1.61 million shares traded yesterday. Volume was higher than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of 6.43 million shares....

IJM Corp still a 'buy'.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) OSK Research is maintaining its "buy" call on IJM Corp Bhd after the builder's 97.3-per cent unit, IJM (India) Infrastructure, signed an agreement with Cyber City Builders & Developers to develop 43 acres of land in...

UMW unchanged.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) MAYBAN Securities is keeping its "buy" call on UMW Holdings Bhd with a RM8.30 fairvalue target, partly due to UMW's management's intention to pay out at least 50 per cent of its net profit as dividend.

Rahim's new season starts in Kuantan.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) FOR most riders in the Petronas Sprinta AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships, Round 1 in Batu Kawan on March 26 marked the start of a brand new title hunt. But for Petronas Sprinta Raceline rider Abdul Rahim Sidek,...

Making right contacts.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: GHAZ RAMLI WINNING is not everything according to the newly formed Motorsports Commission of Malaysia (MCM). However, the Commission proposed a reasonable justification behind its statement which just...

Shuttlers steal the show at USM.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: K.KANDIAH BADMINTON took centre stage at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 2005 sport awards ceremony, winning the men's and women's best team award yesterday. The men's team took the award for...

It's not challenging, says Chong Wei.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: D.MAHESHWARI IF there is one thing badminton ace Lee Chong Wei wants, it is the old system of scoring (15 points). The newly crowned Sportsman of the Year said he does not find the new system of 21...

Nicol's fall is Vanessa's gain.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: D.MAHESHWARI NEWLY crowned 2005 Sportswoman of the Year, Nicol David, slipped one rung to world No 2 in the latest ranking list released by the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA). ...

Former stars to grace NPC tourney.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli; Parven Kaur THE inaugural National Press Club (NPC) Newsmakers Golf Challenge on Saturday at the IOI Palm Garden Golf Resort, Putrajaya, will be graced by ex-national sportsmen. Heading the...

Wallace, man with a mission in Changzhou.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUSTAPHA KAMARUDDIN NATIONAL coach Wallace Tan will have extra motivation to guide Malaysia to get what they want in the World Cup qualifier which begins in Changzhou on April 12. Twice denied the...

'MPPJ heroes if they beat BJSS'.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) THE pressure will be on double champions Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) rather than MPPJ when they clash for the Division One title at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil tomorrow. So said MPPJ coach Roslan Salikon....

Search for a coach strikes a hitch.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RIZAL HASHIM THE search for the best candidate to steer the Malaysian pre-Olympic football squad in the right direction continues after two front-runners for the hot-seat - Mat Zan Mat Aris and M. ...

Kelly apologises.
April 6, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RIZAL HASHIM WHETHER the apology extended by Asia-Comm head Damien Kelly to the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) yesterday is enough to put an end to the issue surrounding the relevance of the...

Ensure safety of staff, business operators urged.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Residents associations (RAs) in Bangsar have urged business operators within the vicinity not to take security for granted and to adopt preventive measures following the incident where a cafe manager was...

Widow fears it's more than a robbery.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: FADHAL ILAHI ABD GHANI KUALA LUMPUR: The widow of Strudels Cafe manager Azman Khairuddin is living in fear as she suspects there is a more sinister motive behind her husband's murder than plain robbery. ...

'Kidnap victim' had fun time in Malacca.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: AZMAN ABDUL GHANI SUBANG JAYA: More than 50 policemen from Bukit Aman, Selangor and Subang Jaya spent the entire week looking for a teenager presumed kidnapped, while she was having the time of her life with...

'Brains' behind work permits scam nabbed.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: JAD MAHIDIN PUTRAJAYA: Yet another syndicate specialising in using other companies as a front to acquire work permits for foreigners was busted by the Immigration Department with the arrest of its mastermind...

Media reps in torch run stop over at Balai Berita.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: More than 80 media representatives and artistes took part in a torch run that stopped by Balai Berita yesterday as part of the Fiesta Media Idol (FMI) 2006 soft launch programme. They started the run...

Unhappy with cleaning services at flats.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NOOR FARIZA ABU BAKAR SAROJAH of Impian Baiduri flats in Petaling Jaya is not satisfied with maintenance work at her residential area. She says the corridor is only swept twice a week, when it is...

Upset with double-entry visa to India.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NOOR FARIZA ABU BAKAR SINGH of Bangsar is upset that he was issued a double-entry visa to India by the Indian High Commission here instead of the multiple-entry visa he applied for. "I had no problem...

Stop the speed fiends.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NOOR FARIZA ABU BAKAR SIVARAJAH of Lebuh Setaka, Taman Chi Liung in Klang, is tired of the Klang Municipal Council's promise to build speed-breakers in his neighbourhood. "The council staff keep...

Overcoming 'stage fright'.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) IN the job place there are many things that will test your performance to the limit. A few people thrive on the fast-paced movement of industry but some may feel left behind and burnt out as a result of it. ...

Datuk, scrap dealer charged with money laundering.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: A Datuk and a scrap metal dealer were charged under the Anti-Money Laundering Act yesterday involving a sum of more than RM10 million. Sessions Court judge Akhtar Tahir, however, ruled that the charges...

Three charged with stealing cows.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SHAH ALAM: Three men were charged at the Sessions Court yesterday with stealing 14 cows. Lorry driver S. Murugran, and labourers P. Manimaran, 30, and K. Bala Murugan, 33, claimed trial to committing...

Maid abuse trial postponed.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Nirmala Bonat maid abuse trial was called off yesterday. Judge Akhtar Tahir postponed it to today after he was informed by DPP Raja Rozela Raja Toran that she had to attend to her father who had...

Six reasons why Ivan does not exist.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RITA JONG SHAH ALAM: The prosecution in the Hans Herzog murder trial maintained that the introduction of Ivan into the proceedings was an afterthought by the defence. In his submissions, DPP Salim Soib...

M-cycle thieves held.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SUBANG JAYA: Police detained three suspected motorcycle thieves in two separate incidents on Sunday. In the first incident at 6.55pm, two policemen on patrol spotted a youth behaving suspiciously while riding a...

Suspect in Banting kidnap sought.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SHAH ALAM: Police are looking for this man identified as Tan Boon Phiew, 36, in connection with the kidnapping of a woman in Banting in January. The 28-year-old was kidnapped on Jan 16 and released five days later...

MIC branch chairman's death: Two arrested.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KOTA BARU: Police have detained two men to help in investigations into the death of an MIC branch chairman while hunting wild boar in Kuala Krai last week. Kelantan CID chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Razalli Mohd...

WANTED!
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MARHALIM ABAS SHAH ALAM: Selangor police are looking for four men to facilitate investigations into the shooting incident which left a nightspot worker seriously injured at Serdang Perdana, Seri Kembangan,...

Steel factory razed.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: A fire at 11pm yesterday destroyed a steel factory in Jalan Sungai Besi. Twenty-nine firemen in three fire engines from the Hang Tuah and Pudu Fire and Rescue Department stations took 30 minutes to...

Driver burnt to death.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SELAYANG: A man was killed when his Perodua Rusa van burst into flames after colliding with a Proton Wira at a junction in Jalan Kepong here early today. The victim was burnt to death after failing to escape via the...

Three dead in crash.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AMPANG: Three men were killed and two others seriously injured when a Proton Wira driven by one of them crashed into some trees along the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) early today. The incident occurred at 2.30am when...

Six members nabbed in blitz on hideout.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: FADHAL ILAHI ABD GHANI KUALA LUMPUR: Police believe they have busted the 'Enam Jahanam' (Six Damned Ones) gang, after six of its members were nabbed on Monday night. Brickfields police chief Assistant...

Bank officer bullied by abusive bus driver.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: KOH JING JEH KUALA LUMPUR: A 25-year-old woman claimed she was verbally abused and 'injured' by an express bus driver in an argument at Puduraya bus terminal last Friday. The bank officer, who wished to...

Defence Ministry staff killed in accident.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SERI KEMBANGAN: A Defence Ministry civilian staff was killed in an accident at the North-South Expressway near Serdang yesterday. Hussin Kamarul Asikin, 40, was riding his motorcycle to work when the machine was hit...

French Navy ships in Port Klang.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PORT KLANG: Two French Navy ships, the supply and command vessel FNS Marne and the frigate Floreal, arrived at South Port yesterday for a visit. Led by Rear Admiral Hubert de Gaullier Des Bordes, the commander of...

Kottaram cuisine.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Errol de Cruz MANY Malayalees would be happy to know that there are quite a few restaurants in the Klang Valley that serving what they all call "authentic Kerala food" and some Malayalee food critics are...

Councils to provide more parking bays.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ALYSSA WONG PETALING JAYA: The Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ) and Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) have pledged to provide more parking bays for the handicapped. MPPJ public relations officer...

Special car stickers for easy identification.
April 5, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Klang Municipal Council (MPK) plans to provide car stickers and allocate more parking lots for the handicapped. Its public relations officer Norfiza Mahfiz said there are plans to create 150 new...