Malay Mail articles from December 2006

Malay Mail archives from December 2006

Robbers get away with RM4,000.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A GANG of robbers got away with cash and cell phones totalling RM4,000 within four hours during a crime spree in Sentul on Tuesday. The gang of between six and eight men, armed with parang and bottles, moved on...

Vigneis hits a bump.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nurfainie Irdina Gani R. VIGNEIS, who lost both his legs two months ago, will have to wait a little longer for his new pair of prosthetic limbs. The nine-year-old will have to undergo further...

Stringent checks on arrival.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rahman Daros ALL detainees sent to prisons will have to undergo thorough checks before they are sent to the cells. This procedure is being adhered to by all prisons in the country. It is to prevent...

An o[V]erwhelming response.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nurrulmuna Mohd Ali THE MPH bookstore at 1 Utama was swamped with readers trying to get their hands on copies of The Malay Mail yesterday. The reason for the rush? The free limited edition Channel [V]...

Not-so-real estate agents on the loose.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nurfainie Irdina Gani INTERESTED in buying property? Just make sure that your estate agent is not a bogus one. As incredulous as it sounds, the Malaysian real estate market is being swamped by bogus...

Trio charged with raping minor.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) THREE men have been charged with raping an underaged student. Unemployed Mohd Ridzuan Samsusah and Muhammad Azmil Misran, both 20, and Khairul Anuar Mohamed Salam, 25, were brought before Klang Sessions Court judge...

Two die in lorry-bus crash.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Azman Abdul Ghani M. MUTHU Nadar and Yeak Nai Sun were on their way to meet their loved ones but died in a crash on the Elite Highway, near Serdang, at 4am yesterday. They were heading home when a...

Man found dead, believed murdered.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A MAN was found dead, believed to have been stabbed, at his flat in Taman Kuchai Jaya, in Jalan Kuchai Lama, last night. The man, identified as Lai Weng Onn, 46, was found sprawled in a pool of blood in a room in...

Decomposed body identified.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Azman Abdul Ghani A FAMILY from Puncak Kinrara has identified the decomposed body of a man found in a shallow grave in Bandar Bukit Puchong on Monday. They went to Serdang Hospital yesterday to identify...

Body of baby found in river.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AN angler was shocked to find the body of a baby floating in Sungai Balak, near Kajang, on Wednesday. The man, in his 40s, was casting a net when he spotted the body about 2pm. Kajang police chief Assistant...

Books bring bad luck.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A MAN'S intention of starting the new year with good fortune took a turn for the worse when he was caught stealing two Chinese feng shui books from a bookstore at a shopping complex in Wangsa Maju on Wednesday. The...

Orphans beat the odds.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nisrin Othman THE odds may be stacked against them. But this did not deter children from the Orphans and Single Parents Association of Petaling Jaya from passing their Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR)....

Yusry ropes in Erra.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Chew Wan Ying ERRA Fazira is going to re-unite with former husband, Yusry Abdul Halim. No, not in the marital sense but rather, in Cicakman 2, the sequel to Malaysia's first superhero comedy, directed...

Where DJs rule.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Terrina Hussein USHER in 2007 in the coolest way with Velocity KL Music Festival 2006 at Sunway Lagoon Theme Park today. The music festival offers New Year revellers a different kind of party...

Rahman unfazed by Rufaqa' suit.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim "THEY can go ahead and sue me. I'm not afraid of them." So said Selangor executive councillor for religious affairs Datuk Abdul Rahman Palil, in response to the threat of an...

Defaulting PJ ratepayers warned.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Halim Said "PAY up or have your property sealed." Petaling Jaya Datuk Bandar Mohamad Roslan Sakiman said City Council records show 55,000 owners of premises had not settled assessment fees totalling RM45.8...

Vietnamese authorities to educate potential brides.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nurfainie Irdina Gani WHAT can a foreign girl expect from a Malaysian man if she decides to marry him? The Vietnamese authorities are planning to "educate" Vietnamese girls on the pros and cons of marrying...

Killing is not the solution.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nisrin Othman DON'T kill the wild boars! World Wildlife Fund national programme director Dr Dionysius Sharma wants the Wildlife and National Parks Department to refrain from killing the wild boars in efforts...

New Year cheer.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Joachim Ang I HAVE never been one for making New Year resolutions. I am not against this concept. As a matter of fact, I find the process of setting out positive goals for oneself an extremely...

Made-in-Malaysia Sudoku for the Malay Mail.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rahman Daros YOU may have fried your brain trying to solve the Sudoku puzzles that are more likely be of overseas origins. Come Jan 1, 2007, Malay Mail readers can enjoy these popular Japanese numbers...

Majestic boost for tourism.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) WITH every end there is a beginning. And as the curtain rapidly falls on 2006, with 2007 anxiously waiting in the wings, 37 gorgeous girls from around the world will see their quest in Malaysia coming to an end. ...

Shanghai surprise!
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Damian Tan IT'S three in the morning as I'm writing this. Outside, it's freezing, and I've got the heater turned way up in my room, but that's only one of the reasons I'm feeling warm and cozy. The...

Natural born stunner.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) JULIETTE Lewis electrifies us with her attitude. DO you see yourself as a rock goddess? Oh wow! That's very intense! No, I see myself as a little whirling dervish of volcano activity with some forest fairy magic...

New Year's fare.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PROMOTION This week, local indulgence trains a spotlight on the veritable parade of culinary and clubbing promotions lined up to welcome the New Year a toast to 2007! Where: Club 18, Bangsar Avenue Event: Black & Gold...

Calls to council not answered.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza HARUN ABDUL HAMID, from Selayang, has been calling the Selayang Municipal Council since 11am yesterday but the lines are either engaged or his calls go unanswered. "I called the council...

Two-month wait for passport?
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza JUWITA WAN, of Seri Kembangan, is exasperated with the inefficiency of officers at Pusat Bandar Damansara Immigration Office. "I went there with my boyfriend, a Sabahan, last Thursday to...

Banks should be more alert.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza H.Y CHAN was shocked to find transactions for petrol purchases in October in his Alliance Bank-Ikea credit card statement. The card, which CHAN lost, is only used to make purchases at...

Aeon opens new mall in Cheras Selatan.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nur Ainne Johar CHERAS Selatan residents can now enjoy one-stop shopping with low prices on merchandise and groceries with the opening of Aeon Cheras Selatan in Balakong. The shopping centre was...

Keep our zoo clean.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Animal Lover DEAR Editor, OUR national zoo mirrors the state of our public toilets - dirty and smelly. I've been to Zoo Negara a few times as a kid and when I went there again with my sister last month,...

Card doesn't work at a touch.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Suri DEAR Editor, I USE the Touch 'n Go card to pay toll and it's a handy thing to have. I don't get caught up in long queues at the toll gate and don't have to rummage through my handbag for small...

Keep the audience in mind, filmmakers.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Meor Shariman THE success of three local flicks - Nana Tanjung, Cinta and Cicakman - is putting a smile on the faces of local film producers. The three flicks prove that there is a market for...

Eat in moderation and exercise.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Not Fat DEAR Editor, WE are slowly becoming an overweight society. I go to the gym and though it's nice to see people working out to shed some pounds, I realise that after a few months, some of them are...

Jumbo hopes.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli TWO wins out of three matches have left Pahang coach Ahmad Yusof an optimistic man. The former Pahang star's outfit are third in the Super League with six points, four behind leaders Perlis....

On cue for greater heights.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Haresh Deol THE dog barked and even bit along the way. Now it's the hunger of the pig they seek. Esther Kwan surprised many with her silver medal in the pool event at the Doha Asian Games while...

Palacio's perfect for Barca.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: El Loco HOLA! ANOTHER Argentine striker to ply his trade in Spain? Champions Barcelona are keen to sign up Boca Juniors' established hitman Rodrigo Palacio but unfortunately, their bid of STG12 million...

Blues abuzz over Richards.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce insists he has received no phone calls about Micah Richards but admits he has been in contact with Chelsea. With John Terry facing possible back surgery and Chelsea struggling...

Rossi's heart at Old Trafford.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) MANCHESTER UNITED striker Giuseppe Rossi hopes to be involved in their title bid after an unsuccessful spell with Newcastle United. Rossi has been on loan with Newcastle for five months but has rarely figured in the...

Pressley rocks for Addicks.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) MANAGER Alan Pardew wants to bring Hearts centreback Steven Pressley to struggling Charlton. Pressley, who was at Charlton's game on Wednesday against Fulham, is a free agent. "We are interested in bringing...

If it ain't broke ...
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Steve McMahon WHAT did Rafa Benitez, Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson have for Christmas dinner? Whatever it was, it sure didn't help to put them in the right frame of mind on Boxing Day. After...

Spurs can break Reds' rhythm.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Paul Ghaz-Coin; Michael Oween Charlton v Aston Villa 0:0 (Live, 8.40pm, ESPN) VILLA captain Gareth Barry is convinced he can regain his England spot. With that, the defender with a knack for scoring...

Kanu rested.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp will rest Kanu for their trip to Bolton tomorrow amid fears the nine-goal Nigerian could be facing burnout. Instead Benjani Mwaruwari will start upfront on his own instead of...

Fans spur Tottenham.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) STRIKER Jermain Defoe believes Tottenham's fans have played an important role in the club's impressive run of victories at White Hart Lane. Defeating Aston Villa 2-1 on Boxing Day took Spurs' streak of consecutive...

Veteran Lehmann wants to stay on.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) JENS LEHMANN has no intention of hanging up his gloves just yet and remains hopeful of signing a new two-year contract at Arsenal. Lehman is set to hold further talks with Arsenal early next year over the...

Drogba to turn defender?
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) JOHN TERRY'S continued absence has left Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho a desperate man. The Portuguese is so short of options in central defence that he's considering asking 19-goal Didier Drogba to step into the role...

Display bus route numbers clearly.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Spock DEAR Editor, RAPIDKL should do something about its buses! It's hard to identify a bus and its route because the numbers are only shown on the front and on the side where the doors are. If I were...

Kudos to wildlife officers.
December 29, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Tan Choo May DEAR Editor, I HAD expected the wildlife officers to gun down the wild boars at Bukit Antarabangsa. If that had happened, I would have be the first to react with anger. I am glad that...

Fire scare in Bangsar.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) WORKERS at the construction site of Bangsar Village 2 in Jalan Telawi ran to safety when smoke started to fill up several floors of the building yesterday. In the 2pm incident, some 40 workers abandoned the site...

Cabbies to issue receipts for passengers.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rahman Daros PASSENGERS are advised to ask for receipts before stepping out of taxis. Although many taxi users are not aware of this regulation, Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) chairman Datuk...

Beauties fall for batik.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Halim Said THE 37 contestants of the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2006 had a fun time at Genting Theme Park yesterday. They were on a two-day tour of Genting Highlands to unwind and...

Keep toilets clean, public urged.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) LOCAL councils are to maintain and keep public toilets clean at all times. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said this in response to The Malay Mail report last Thursday on the condition of...

Decomposed body found near pool.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A GOATHERD in Bandar Bukit Puchong, who was rounding up his flock at 6.45pm on Monday, made a gruesome discovery near an abandoned mining pool. He had initially spotted a bone jutting out from the earth. Upon...

Steyr Gang reincarnated?
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Azman Abdul Ghani WHO were the robbers who tried to rob a security van outside a supermarket in Bandar Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras, on Christmas Day? This is one of the questions lingering in the minds of the...

Cell phone kiosks hit.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) WHEN a shop assistant of a cell phone kiosk in a shopping mall in Pandan Indah returned to work yesterday, she felt something was not right. The woman, who wished to be known only as Suraya, said she thought it...

Divas pump up Genting crowd.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Badrolhisham Bidin WHEN four Divas with powerful voices got together at Genting's Arena of Stars on Saturday, the cool ambience of the 6,000 capacity hall suddenly became warm. Frances Yip, Anita...

Blast Off! rides third wave.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Chew Wan Ying BLAST OFF! The band and vocal group competition produced by Astro HITZ. TV, kicked off its third season with a new batch of raw talent. The two-hour show took place at Ruums and...

SHE wants to do it all.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Chew Wan Ying THERE is no stopping SHE, the Taiwanese girl pop group, whose members are also making a name for themselves in other fields. As a group - Ella, Selina and Hebe - have performed at sold-out...

Awal gets down and dirty.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Shuhaidah Saharani FANS of star-search show One In A Million would remember Awal Ashaari as the guy who, together with co-host Marion Caunter, helped the contestants through their journey to stardom. ...

Guilty of having too many shoes.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A JOBLESS man pleaded guilty at the Shah Alam magistrate's court yesterday for fraudulent possession of shoes. Mohd Fadhli Abdullah, 25, from Presint 16, Putrajaya, was alleged to have had in his possession 11 pairs...

Trio accused of robbing judge's son.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sushma Veera THREE men were charged at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court yesterday for robbing the son of a High Court judge. Syed Bukhari Syed Majmud, Mahdi Borhan and Mohd Eddy Adha Hassan, all 22,...

Man charged with raping girlfriend.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) LIM Kok Haw of Batu Pahat, Johor, pleaded not guilty yesterday to raping his girlfriend at a hotel last week. Lim, 29, who came to Kuala Lumpur to meet his girlfriend, was alleged to have raped the 14-year-old girl...

Long ride for LRT commuters.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) IT would have been a perfect day if the Putra light railway transit had run smoothly. Instead, the trains took more than 10 minutes to leave the stations after each stop. Being a weekday, the trains were packed...

Telco to sell unregistered lines to other users.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nur Ainne Johar DON'T be surprised if you call your friend in a few months and a stranger picks up the phone. If you missed the Dec 15 deadline to register your prepaid line and didn't do so during the...

'RM60 is too much'.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nisrin Othman "OUR livelihood will be affected!" This was the main grouse by petty traders in Shah Alam, who were commenting on the city council's decision to raise monthly rent for the traders next year....

How to survive a party.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Julia Claiborne Johnson; Caroline Hwang WHEN to arrive Around an hour late from the time stated on the invite. Half an hour if it's dinner, unless you're the host's best friend and have pledged to help...

Party bores: A field guide.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) HOW to spot a someone in the clutches of a party bore? He's the one with a dejected posture, glazed eyes and a droopy mouth. Occasionally there's a frenzied glance around, seeking rescue/escape. If you ever...

Shifting gears stripe force.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Grace Ong FOR the days when you feel like funking up your look a little, hit the streets for sartorial inspiration. While you can spend the whole day, if not an entire weekend, browsing and buying your...

Celeb wardrobe.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Joyce Wong ADAM Carruthers, radio DJ and host What's your style like? I dress like how I do in England. But it's tropical weather here. Minus the thick jacket, scarves and gloves, of course. ...

The complexion clinic.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sujartha K FORTUNE-TELLERS, the weatherman and football bookies can pretty much guess the future. So can Dr Vigneshwara of the Faceworks Aesthetic Clinic, as he peers at a magnified version of the skin...

Save your skin.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) ADVICE from the skin doctors Wear sunblock. Choose a minimum of SPF 15, while SPF 30 is adequate. Anything more than that provides only a smaller increment in protection. Re-apply after three hours. ...

The skinny on the treatments.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SNEAK a peek at the menu of what's available at Faceworks. Fraxel laser treatment This works by creating thousands of tiny but deep microthermal treatment zones in your skin. The surrounding tissue around the...

The great hangover ambush.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Grace Ong IMAGINE how you'd feel if you had to endure a crew of incredibly noisy and inept men at work: incessant pounding, nonstop drilling punctuated by heavy steps and loud curses. Now imagine this...

Drink before you speak.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SOME of the most (in)famous dipsomaniacs, dead or alive, in the world are/were also the wittiest. We assume they were not deep in the throes of a head-splitting hangover, but rather quite deep in their cups, when...

The truth about pores and more.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) POPULAR pore myths? We set them straight. Myth: Run ice-cold water down your face and your pores will close immediately! Fact: It may make the opening look smaller, but when the icy feeling goes away, you're left...

Pore-fect.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Siew Ching Chua WHEN it comes to size, only some things should come big: houses, cars and of course, pay cheques. Some things though, are best left small. Like your pores, for example. Having...

The pore score.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) FORGET the treatments out there that guarantee closed pores - the most you can do is make it less visible and more refined. Short of costly laser treatment that will help stimulate collagen to repair your skin,...

"What we love".
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Grace Ong NOKIA Nseries special black editions Tune into the latest music and mobile phone technology with the Nokia Nseries. Three of the most popular models, Nokia N70 Music Edition, Nokia N73 Music...

Island holiday.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sujartha K. WHEN you're on an island, pretty much the air itself is enough to rejuvenate you. If you pre-plan a 'do-nothing' break, then get ready to replace that with a 'do-everything' plan in...

All eyes on Levi's.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) HIP club Maison was the scene for the launch of the 2007 Levi's Lady Style Eyewear Collection. Guests like Amber Chia, Rina Omar and Soong Ai Ling sipped on cocktails and champagne while checking out the collection...

Novelties up north.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) IT was a dinner full of luxuries, whether they were on the menu, in conversation or on display. The Ulysse Nardin's Basel Novelties dinner showcased timepieces worth more than RM6 million at the new Shangri-La Rasa...

Rela members taken to task.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza; Nisrin Othman L.T. TAN wants to know if Rela personnel have the authority to check people's identification documents without being accompanied by police or immigration officers. "I...

Perfect Aedes breeding ground.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza; Nisrin Othman SIVA of Kampung Pasir, Setapak, says uncleared piles of debris and clogged drains due to demolition of unoccupied homes in the area have become the perfect breeding ground for...

Baby needs RM25,000 for urgent surgery.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nuradzimmah Daim BABY Dhurga Jeevan Naidu, from Ipoh, urgently needs your help. The 15-day-old baby needs RM25,000 for her corrective surgery at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre on Friday. The...

Residents happy with council's efforts.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza; Nisrin Othman RESIDENTS of Section 7, Shah Alam, can sleep well now that the Shah Alam City Council is working hard to destroy Aedes breeding grounds. Jaliah Osman, 39, said there are no...

Anti-piracy raids should cover homes.
December 27, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: H.H.Tee DEAR Editor, I REFER to your report on futile efforts of Ops Helang on Dec 12 headlined 'An Exercise in Futility?' This is my suggestion to the authorities. Since the Domestic Trade and Consumer...