Malay Mail articles from January 2006

Malay Mail archives from January 2006

Tragic end to trip to Genting Highlands.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ADIE SURI ZULKEFLLI GOMBAK: A Chinese New Year outing by four friends to Genting Highlands ended in tragedy when two of them were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into the back of a lorry...

'I am shocked and disappointed'.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: PRITAM SINGH; TONY MARIADASS KUANTAN: News that one of their players was picked up by the police over the weekend for drug abuse has come as a total surprise to Pahang FA deputy president Tengku Abdul Rahman...

Robbers' vehicle found in Hulu Kelang.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: FADHAL ILAHI ABD GHANI KUALA LUMPUR: Police have found the Nissan X-trail, which was used by robbers in the RM2 million heist at Universiti Malaya on Saturday. The vehicle was left abandoned by the...

Blocking the use of lost cell phones.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy, Water and Communications Ministry needs to first study the rampancy of lost cell phones before considering whether to block the use of such sets. "We have to study the situation first,"...

Hospital staff all for ban on cell phones.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Hospitals in the Klang Valley cited a variety of reasons on why mobile sets should be disallowed at their premises, following the Health Ministry's directive on an immediate ban on them recently. They...

Lanterns galore.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HALIM SAID KUALA LUMPUR: It was the second day of Chinese New Year and most business premises were still closed. But as our photographer MAHAYUDIN MOHAMAD found out, those who stayed back and celebrated...

Something to chew on.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Year of the Dog has arrived. Here is something for everyone to chew on. Did you know... * You should not smile at any dog that you feel may be dangerous. To him, you would be baring...

Know what it takes to own a dog.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: CHOW EE-TAN KUALA LUMPUR: As it is the Year of the Dog and dogs are considered auspicious, many are making tracks to pet shops and animal shelters with a view of adopting a dog. Good for the dogs and...

Year of the Dog ushered in with joy.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: The Year of the Dog was welcomed with much joy and celebration by the young and old. The Malay Mail captured scenes of the Chinese New Year celebration as Malaysians of all walks of life joined in the...

Hotel guests entertained by lion dance troupe.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR : Guests at the Cititel Mid Valley Hotel were entertained by a lion dance troupe yesterday morning. "We hope this will not just bring good luck to our hotel but our guests as well," said the hotel's...

Man's body found in gunny sack.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) BANTING: The body of a man with multiple slash wounds was found in a gunny sack along Batu 12 Jenjarom last night. Car salesman K. Saravanan, 45, who had slash wounds on the head and bruises on the body, was...

Feng shui: What's in store for you?
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: It's the Year of the Dog and while many believe that the Golden Dog will bring prosperity and health, those who wish to ensure this can attend a feng shui course. The Bazi level 1 course is designed to...

Woman stabbed as she shows up for work.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: S.SIVANANTHA SHARMA SEBERANG JAYA: The murder of the captain of a posh restaurant yesterday, may be linked to a spurned suitor discovering that the victim was allegedly involved with another man. The...

Elie Youssef pledges another RM279 million.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ADIE SURI ZULKEFLLI KUALA LUMPUR: "I know that some people might dislike me, but sorry to say that I am here to stay." So said self-proclaimed Lebanese billionaire Elie Youssef Najem, stressing that he...

Residents voice concern.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RIZALMAN HAMMIM KUALA LUMPUR: The residents of Jalan Helang Belalang 1 in Kepong Baru have voiced their concern over a house-owner's move to convert a corner lot into a temple. "The owner started...

Fiancee survives while husband-to-be, friend die.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: FADHAL ILAHI ABD GHANI KUALA LUMPUR: Two friends died after their Proton Wira rammed into the Bangsar LRT Station pillar on the first day of Chinese New Year. Thang Chee Meng, 25, and his friend V. ...

Kiwi singer is top draw.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NURADZIMMAH DAIM KUALA LUMPUR: Fine wine, good food and a night of entertainment - that's what the Malaysia New Zealand Business Council promises you at its dinner to be held in conjunction with New Zealand...

Bhangra beat to set the tempo for charity dinner.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Make a date with top bhangra singer Gunjit Singh on Feb 11 at a charity dinner organised by the Sikh Welfare Society of Malaysia. Punjabi Nite, will see Miri-born Gunjit, 22, who is based in Mumbai,...

A new dawn for Dama.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: CHOW EE-TAN IT'S a new year and a new beginning for the Dama Orchestra which has finnaly found its permanent base and is looking forward to a happy and prosperous future. Khor Seng Chew, the music...

Portrait of a Songstress.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SHE has been charming audiences with her powerful, but dulcet voice in the many Chinese golden oldies performed with Dama Orchestra. And it's about time that the enthralling Tan Soo Suan, Dama's resident soprano,...

All behind her now.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: THE NOSEY BUZZ TEAM IT'S another long holiday stretch for us, and as we get settled into a lazy mode, we want to wish you a slightly delayed Happy Chinese New Year or Gong Xi Fa Cai or Kong Hee Fatt Choy......

CHOPRA POWER.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A STREAK of hits by filmmakers Yash Chopra and his son Aditya Chopra have made them the most powerful duo in Bollywood, Filmfare magazine said. Filmfare said that a list of movies made by the father-son team in the...

Spotlight on local plays.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: AMIR HAFIZI SHAKESPEARE and the classics have been done to death in this country, given far greater prominence than works by local writers. "Shakespeare is fine, but I think we have our own stories to...

PATRICK NUO.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PATRICK NUO Welcome AFTER listening to Clapton, Patrick sounds pale in comparison. He is testimony to the young and hip not being good, even if the younger generation may praise him sky high. The album kicks...

Vintage Clapton.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: YUSHAIMI YAHAYA ERIC CLAPTON Back Home SLOW Hand is back, and while it's eagerly waited, the nagging question is if he's going to break new grounds or even be accepted by the younger set of ears. ...

A dip in form.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ADLY SYAIRI RAMLY ARE the acts getting too comfortable with where they are now? That was the buzz during the Heat 3 of HITZ.TV Blast Off last Friday. Apart from Funny Rabbits, Rapsody, Nuk and surprise,...

Asian flavour at Oscar 2005.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: DANIEL CHAN THE 78th Academy Awards on March 5 in Los Angeles looks set to have a distinctly Asian flavour, with contenders in the major categories of Best Actress, Director, and Foreign Language Film. ...

Anderson loses battle over Colonel's statue.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) PAMELA ANDERSON (left) has lost her bid to get the bust of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) founder Colonel Harland Sanders removed from the state Capitol building. Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has written to the...

Jing Sheng's choice.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HARESH DEOL IT was a difficult choice Oh Jing Sheng had to make - either try his hand at being a speedster or working behind the scenes - as a mechanic. After a long pep-talk with father Sunny Oh Kah...

Mixed feelings start to Lunar Year.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HARESH DEOL THE Chinese New Year on Sunday brought mixed feelings for A1 Team Malaysia. It proved to be a tough day for local ace Alex Yoong (left) after failing to obtain points from the Durban, South...

MPSJ striving to be among top three.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: GHAZ RAMLI SUBANG JAYA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (MPSJ) manager Radzi Arshad is pleased with his side's chances even without stalwart Jerry Pareira in attack for the inaugural Celcom National Futsal League...

Playing the role model.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HARESH DEOL ONE should never be selfish in sharing knowledge. This is the philosophy of former Armed Forces and national ladies football coach M. Sivamanickam. Sivamanickam, says children need...

No Pain No Gain sporting centre.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) WITH four multipurpose courts, a paintball arena and even a massage centre, there is no doubt No Pain No Gain (NPNG) is one of the best indoor sports complexes in the Klang Valley. Situated in Taman Desa Aman,...

Nicol grabs first title.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) By D. MAHESHWARI WORLD champion and world No 1 Nicol David couldn't have got a better start than to clinch the CB Richard Ellis Investors Women's Invitational professional championship at the Los Angeles Athletic...

Delia wins ticket to Taiwan.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) DELIA ARNOLD (picture) survived a scare before clinching the final ticket to the Asian squash championships in Taiwan on Feb 20-28. The 20-year-old lass from Kuala Lumpur must thank her lucky stars for coming from...

Azlan bags Edinburgh Open.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) NATIONAL No 1 Mohd Azlan Iskandar is known to be the fittest player in the professional squash circuit in the world. And he justified it by bagging the Artemis Edinburgh Open in Scotland on Sunday amidst gruelling...

Too many fans, too few programmes.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: GHAZ RAMLI SOCCER is the most popular sport in the country. However, the number of football development programmes should also be increased to compliment this increase in fans. Realising this, the...

Let the wine flow.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) MESSAGE to the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club - stock up on plenty of bottles of Rioja when the Maybank Malaysian Open tees off in February, because Miguel Angel Jimenez will be in town. The pony-tailed,...

End of an era?
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUSTAPHA KAMARUDDIN WILL Perak soccer continue to progress or face a crisis with the departure of FA pre- sident Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Sultan Azlan Shah and de- puty president Datuk Jamal Nasir Rasdi? Raja...

Turtles welcome long break.
January 31, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ZAINUDDIN MUHAMMAD THE two-week Chinese New Year break in the Premier League could not have come at a better time for Terengganu who need to be at their best before facing Sarawak away next Sunday. ...

Oops, wrong man!
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: MUZLIZA MUSTAFA KUALA LUMPUR: A Kuala Lumpur police team is under investigation by Selangor police following a botched raid in Puchong a fortnight ago. The raid, carried out by a team from the city's...

Woman under probe for other debts.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ADIE SURI ZULKEFLLI KUALA LUMPUR: The woman, who allegedly owes more than RM3 million in travel fees to some 3,000 people, including Datuks and Datins, is also being investigated for failing to settle a debt...

Touched by the nursing 'angels'.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NAJIAH NAJIB KUALA LUMPUR: In time of need, compassion can be a rare commodity. But this was not the case with the staff of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) who went beyond the call of duty...

Man who bashed up thief detained.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: A money-lender learnt the hard way it does not pay to take the law into one's hands when he was arrested for assaulting a thief who broke into his car. The 41-year-old money-lender assaulted the...

Mom files RM2 million suit against hospital.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ZUBIR SULAIMAN KUALA LUMPUR: The mother of Hariraj Selvaraju, who died of dengue at Selayang Hospital in February 2003, is suing the Government, the (Selayang) hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia...

Othman bids farewell after 38 years of service.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Othman Talib, who caused a stir when he lodged a police report against the then Terengganu Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, in 2003 for his alleged statement against the police, retired...

No more than 12 minutes to summon the cops.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: AZMAN ABDUL GHANI KUALA LUMPUR: Faster response time - this is City police's New Year resolution. Kuala Lumpur Chief Police Officer Datuk Mustafa Abdullah has pledged to improve the current response...

Car thief nabbed.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SERI KEMBANGAN: A man was arrested after attempting to steal a car at a shopping complex car park yesterday. The incident occurred at 9am when the 21-year-old suspect, who was armed with a knife, confronted a woman...

Judge orders defence to speed up re-submissions.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SANGEETHA NAIR SHAH ALAM: The prosecution team in the Hans Herzog murder trial completed their submissions yesterday, but proceedings are far from over as another four days have been set for re-submission by...

'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: SUSHMA VEERA KUALA LUMPUR: Taxi driver S. Maniam is relieved. A huge burden has been lifted from his shoulders, now that his 18-month-old son can go for corrective heart surgery. Expressing...

Maxwell principal gets memorable send-off Maxwell principal.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR : "Love and care, but be firm and fair." Having held on to this motto, it was only expected that the former principal of SMK Maxwell, Loy Liang Dee, received a memorable send-off yesterday. There were...

NKF's contact number.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: In our report headlined 'NKF's health screening for RM2' on page 15 yesterday, the contact number should be 03-79549048 and not as reported. The error is regretted.

RM148,000 for 23 charities.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NOOR FARIZA ABU BAKAR KUALA LUMPUR: The Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur and Japanese Women's Association (Katorea-Kai) yesterday donated RM148,000 to 23 charitable organisations in the Klang Valley. The...

Tile smugglers busted.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: M.SIVANANTHA SHARMA BUTTERWORTH: The Customs Department believes it has crippled one of the biggest syndicates involved in smuggling ceramic tiles into the country from several Asian countries. The...

Five still missing.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: NURADZIMMAH DAIM KUALA LUMPUR: Relatives of five missing persons are appealing to the public to help locate their loved ones. School girl T. Kalashreeo has been missing since last August, her father...

Month-long celebration at Berjaya Times Square.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Times Square launched its Chinese New Year celebration, themed An Imperial Chinese New Year, recently. The month-long celebration from Jan 14 to Feb 14 was officiated by Ministry of Women,...

Festive surprise for train commuters.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) yesterday surprised its commuters with goodie bags at KL Sentral station, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. More than 1,500 bags, containing a...

Aquaria unveils giant stingray.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Aquaria KLCC unveiled its latest 'attraction' yesterday - a giant stingray. The 1.5-metre-long Blotched Fantail Ray, weighing 100kg, is said to be the largest stingray on display in the country. ...

Adventure bags launched.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KUALA LUMPUR: Universal Fitness & Leisure Sdn Bhd (UFL) launched 200 Deuter adventure bags yesterday. The event was officiated by UFL managing director Radha Krishnan at Wisma Majlis Olimpik Malaysia here. Also...

Weak in the Kniese.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: ADLY SYAIRI RAMLY CHIC and cheerful. That is one of the lines used in the brochure to describe the Nismo S-Tuned Nissan March we have paired with our celebrity this week. It's also the same thing...

Superb Octavia.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sharif Haron ONE of the more exciting cars that I tested last year was, believe it or not, a Skoda made in the Czech Republic. That Skoda Superb 1.8T, powered by a 1.8-litre turbo-charged engine,...

Ford Urban Hunt a resounding success.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) IMAGINE having to squeeze through busy city traffic from Sunway Pyramid to Selayang on a hot Saturday afternoon and then run up a punishing 188 steps at Batu Caves. The recent Ford Urban Hunt also took participants...

Observing speed limits saves lives & money.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) DRIVING at the speed limit as you make your holiday journey during the Chinese New Year this weekend will not only save lives and spare you an unwanted speeding ticket, it will help to reduce fuel consumption, which in...

Pride of the nation.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) A familiar name - Proton - will adorn all corners of the A1 Team Malaysia racing car when round seven of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations kicks off on the street circuit of Durban in South Africa this weekend. Proton...

New & improved Hiace.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sharif Haron THE all new Toyota Hiace van was introduced recently by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, the assembler and distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, incorporating improvements over the previous model...

Toyota to fully localise Avanza production.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) TOYOTA Auto Body Co Ltd (Japan) is expected to invest a total of RM150 million in the setting up of a plant in Shah Alam, with the objective of manufacturing resinbased large automobile parts such as bumpers,...

Mercedes' service excellence winners.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) DAIMLERCHRYSLER South East Asia announced the winners of its inaugural Mercedes-Benz Service Excellence Award South East Asia at an Award Ceremony held in Singapore recently. The first of its kind in the automotive...

Scorching Scorpio.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sharif Haron WHILE some people have made unpleasant remarks about the styling of the Mahindra Scorpio, there are many others who actually like the way this made-in-India vehicle looks. That is why the...

Eye of the Tiger.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SYDNEY: Up and coming Wests Tigers star Liam Fulton has thrown his support behind the team's new major sponsor by buying a brand new Proton. The 21-year-old member of the premiership winning team recently took...

Ali Shuib retires as Land Rover M'sia.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) ALI Shuib (second from right), 57, will officially retire as the managing director of Land Rover (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd on January 31, 2006 and, thereby, ending a quarter of a century's association with the Land Rover brand...

Auto detailing at Jalan Tun Razak.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sharif Haron CARNAUBA Autospa Sdn Bhd, operator of a spa facility for vehicles, has opened its second outlet located in Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur. The new branch allows car owners better access to...

AMN inks distributorship with Quantum.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sharif Haron AMN Motorsport Sdn Bhd (AMN), distributor of world renowned performance engine treatment product X-1R in Malaysia, has recently renewed its five-year distributorship deal with Quantum Global Sdn...

Audi R10 a sensation at Sebring.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AFTER the spectacular presentation in Paris in December and a brief appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the beginning of January, the Audi R10 is again proving to be a sensation. Since last Monday, the new...

Thompson in Pie-Throwing Fracas.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) ACTRESS Emma Thompson (below) sparked a pie-throwing melee during her appearance on talk show Late Show With David Letterman Tuesday night when she hurled a creamy dessert at the veteran host. The Howards End...

On a Quest to be heard.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: EDY DANIE YOU may not have heard any solo efforts from M. Nasir for a while, but his touch can still be felt in many other talents, young and old. You probably would have have heard of Nasir's...

(MARKET PULSE).
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ayu Musa Kamal LION Industries Corp Bhd surged 11 sen to close at 79 sen, with 7.69 million shares traded. Volume was higher than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of 1.55 million shares. ...

IRIS bonds downgraded.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) RATING Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) downgraded the long-term rating of IRIS Corporation Bhd's RM135 million Bai' Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (2003/2010) ("IRIS Corp Bonds") from A2 to A3. However, it said...

Khazanah eyeing small Indonesian banks.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) KHAZANAH Nasional Bhd is keen to acquire some small Indonesian banks which will merge with PT Bank Lippo, where it holds a controlling stake, Bisnis Indonesia reported. "We are still identifying and holding talks to...

Go ride on Speedy Wong Choy.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) SPEEDY WONG CHOY can score his comeback victory in the RM80,000 Wilayah Silver Bowl for mixed Classes 1 & 2 over 1,400m in Race 5 at Sungei Besi tomorrow. The six-year-old New Zealand gelding by Bigstone, who...

Still hope for three weightlifters.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) ALL is not lost for three weightlifters - Hidayat Hamidon, Roswadi Wahid and Matin Guntali as well as race walker Mohd Sharrulhaizy Abdul Rahman. The quartet may still be part of the travelling party to the...

Alex in Durban street race.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HARESH DEOL IT will be an exciting weekend for A1 Team Malaysia driver Alex Yoong as he prepares for a heated street race when the A1 Grand Prix hits Durban, South Africa, this weekend. Alex, who will...

Rosman's days as track coach over.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: RIZAL HASHIM ROSMAN ALWI'S days as the national track cycling coach are numbered, having been declared surplus to requirements by the AsiaComm unit of the National Sports Council (NSC). His last day is...

(AS one of Europe...).
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) AS one of Europe's top golfer, Irishman Padraig Harrington is definitely no stranger to the golfing world. At 35, Harrington has a number of titles to his name, making him among the top players to watch when he...

City strikers must find the mark.
January 28, 2006... (From Malay Mail) Byline: HARESH DEOL THERE is only one way Premier League outfit Kuala Lumpur can maintain their small but strong legion of fans - by scoring. KL coach Mat Zan Mat Aris, who was optimistic of his side's chances...