Malay Mail articles from January 2007, page 5

Malay Mail archives from January 2007

X-tra cool!
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ahmad Azrai WE here at Cache are avowed Warsies. Most of you reading this are probably Warsies too. If you are one of the few who don't actually know what we are talking about, it is a term to...

Big brother is watching.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Will Quah EVER since I moved into my new place, something has struck me as odd about my neighbours. Sure, everybody says that (and if you're Dan Akroyd, or if you live next to Pamela Anderson, you may...

Going the distance-fast!
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Damian Tan IF motor sports strikes your fancy or if you read Mail Motor religiously (and if you haven't, this is a timely reminder, natch), you'll be familiar with the Malaysian Rally Champion featured on...

Spending boom.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) GLOBAL research company Synovate revealed ten year trends in Asian media consumption, prosperity and influence. Synovate Global head of media Steve Garton said Synovate PAX was celebrating its tenth year as a...

Mayhem with the Mayans.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) THIS game sees you slipping into the boots of archaeologist and Mayan civilisation expert, Dr Mengale. The adventure begins with him looking through some old journals in his own library, and which date back to an...

Great white hoax.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ahmad Azrai WE look at spam, so you don't have to... Ladies and gentlegeeks, we present the Stinky Spam Of The Week that had us chuckling all minggu. From: Nannie K Miller Subject: At present, i...

The day I locked my communicator.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Badrolhisham Bidin THAT was the day when I received the wonderful Sony W850I handphone for review. It was a little awkward at first, as the keypads are small, and the spacing button turns out to be the...

Long wait for cheque.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Dawn Chan; Najiah Najib K. VASANTHA, of Segambut, wants to know why Amanah Raya Berhad is taking such a long time to issue a cheque. "After my husband died in 1998, my two sons and I have been...

Weak cell phone coverage.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Dawn Chan; Najiah Najib THE use of a cell phone is to communicate, but this wasn't the case for LOH CHEE KEONG of Bukit Rahman Putra in Sungai Buloh. He moved into the neighbourhood four months ago and...

Maid not allowed to fly home.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Dawn Chan; Najiah Najib FARAH is unhappy with AirAsia for refusing to allow her maid to board the plane at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), half-an-hour before departure. The 30-year-old manager...

Illegal eateries to close in March.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sushma Veera THE owners of the two illegal restaurants in Jalan Datuk Keramat have appealed to City Hall not to demolish their structures. The appeal was made to City Hall's town planning department in...

No action on open burning.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Alex Chan DEAR Editor, AFTER the rain stopped at 5.20pm on Friday, the open burning started. I have been complaining to the Department of Environment since last year that certain people are carrying out...

No need to deny Siti her schooling.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Capt (B) Shukor Kadir DEAR Editor, I AM sad to read about 10-year-old Siti Fatimatul Akmar Abdullah who cannot go to school, simply because her guardian, Rokiah Ismail, does not have documents to prove her...

Watch clean-up efforts closely.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ratna Devi Nadarajan DEAR Editor GOVERNMENT agencies in flood-stricken States have a responsibility to portray integrity, efficiency and high ethical standards in managing the clean-up exercise after the...

Stunning first for Malacca.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) MALACCA grabbed their first win of the season by stunning Sarawak 2-0 at Utama Stadium in Kuching on Saturday. The Malaccans owed their victory to three new foreign signings, Richard Privitzer, Patrick Volf and...

Match better left unplayed.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli PAHANG coach Ahmad Yusof must be wishing his charges didn't have to play their Super League match against Terengganu on Saturday. Without three key players on national duty, a sensational...

Duo prove Doha winis no fluke.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rizal Hashim THE Malay Mail's 2006 Hottest Male Athletes, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, penned yet another remarkable script by bagging the men's Malaysian Open doubles title yesterday, a feat considered...

Painfully pointless.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli ALEX YOONG'S first race at the Taupo Motorsports Park yesterday is one he would want to forget as fast as his fastest lap in Zandvoort in the season opener. Awfully tough luck saw Alex and A1...

Airil's amazing under pressure.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) AFTER nursing a minor ankle injury sustained on Saturday night, Malaysia's Airil Rizman Zahari claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a two-stroke triumph at the Pakistan Open yesterday. Airil, who won seven...

Eyes still on Rossi.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Haresh Deol AFTER almost two-month compulsory test ban, the MotoGP folks are back testing their machines as they brace for the new 800cc generation. Sepang International Circuit (SIC) are currently...

Mourinho blames defence for defeat.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho insisted he cannot do miracles after seeing his makeshift defence fail to prevent a routine Liverpool victory at Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool exploited the faltering champions'...

Warnock denies any wrongdoing.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) SHEFFIELD UNITED boss Neil Warnock denied telling his players to deliberately hurt Reading after Keith Gillespie's sending off in their 3-1 defeat on Saturday. Warnock was sent to the stand along with Royals coach...

Reds now eye second spot.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) LIVERPOOL are not thinking about winning the title despite winning nine of their last 11 games, said captain Steven Gerrard. Manager Rafael Benitez was vilified a couple of weeks back after two hugely embarrassing...

Arteta two good for Wigan.
January 22, 2007... (From Malay Mail) MIKEL Arteta feels UEFA Cup qualification is still on the cards for Everton after they moved up to seventh with a 2-0 success at Wigan last night. Arteta opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 65th minute...

Lonely penguin needs help.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Juliet John DEAR Editor, I READ with great interest your article No Action Against Tanco about the solitary Jackass penguin at Duta Palms Resort & Anglers Club in Rawang. Apparently, the Wildlife and...

Mid-day fire razes 33 homes.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rahman Daros THIRTY-THREE families were left homeless when a noon fire razed two rows of squatter houses in Kampung Medan yesterday. Fortunately, only one woman was injured as most of the residents were...

Residents hampering relocation of monkeys.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Masami Mustaza EFFORTS by the Wildlife and National Parks Department to round up the 'homeless' monkeys in Batu Tiga, Shah Alam, have hit a snag, no thanks to residents. The department claimed that some...

Insufficient schools the real reason.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ayu Musa Kamal THE Malay Mail report yesterday highlighting the plight of Form One students who were forced to study in a crammed classroom at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Tiga has infuriated the...

'Too many to handle'.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Meera Murugesan OVERCROWDED classrooms are not conducive for teaching and learning. Having a large number of students in a classroom is tough and too much for a teacher to handle, said the...

Chinese nationals claim trial.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) TWO Chinese national claimed trial at the Shah Alam High Court for kidnapping and wrongfully confining 19-year-old SEGi College student Tan Choo Mia yesterday. Liu Bing, 23, and Li Meng, 25, from the province of...

Toddler died a painful death.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Dawn Chan THREE-year-old Syakir Abd Aziz died a slow and painful death. He was hit so hard on his abdomen that his intestine ruptured, spilling its contents into his bloodstream. This account was...

Former manager charged with CBT.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A BANK employee claimed trial to criminal breach of trust involving RM30,345 at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court yesterday. Anuar Yusuf, 33, was alleged to have committed the offence at Bangunan UOB Medan Pasar,...

Business trip turns ugly.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A BUSINESS trip to the city turned ugly for a contractor from Penang after he was attacked and robbed by a group of men near Batu Caves on Tuesday. The 44-year-old man, who wished to be identified only as Lim, also...

Oshin denies rumours.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Joe Lee NURUL Huda Mohd Nasir, or Oshin, of all-girl pop group Lips, has denied that she's the celebrity implicated in Melodi a couple of weeks ago. In the episode of the TV3 entertainment programme, a...

Some like it hot, some like it cool.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) JUDGE Jules is no stranger to clubbers. And for attracting 20,000 party-goers to his gig at the Velocity KL Music Fest '06 at Sunway Lagoon on Dec 29, he deserved the Coolest Club Gig title, voted by The Malay Mail...

Tune in to Confessions tomorrow.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) SHE has been hailed as one of the most iconic and successful superstars in music and now she's bringing her Confessions Tour to Channel [V] (Astro Channel 72). Madonna, The Queen of Pop, had soldout concert tours in...

Are you the next great director?
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) DO you have what it takes to become the next great Hollywood director? If you think you do, here's your opportunity to prove your worth as Star Movies (Astro Channel 42), together with Mark Burnett Productions and...

Firm lends a hand.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) SELIA Selenggara Selatan Sdn Bhd, a road maintenance company for federal roads in Johor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan, has sent volunteers to help flood victims in the south. Realising that aid in the form of...

More aid pours in.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A KONTENA Nasional Bhd staff checks relief items destined for flood victims in Batu Pahat. The RM300,000 worth of donations came from former students of Tunku Kursiah College in Seremban, led by Datuk Zuraidah Atan,...

Get groovin at.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) GLOBAL presents Seb Fontaine Showtime: Jan 19, 10pm, RM45 (for ladies), RM50 (for guys), including first drink at Zouk KL SEB Fontaine is no stranger to Malaysian shores and he returns with a new mix CD to boot. ...

Wine it up.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Lim Chee Wah WE have all attended, or at least enviously heard about, wine dinners offering Western menus. But Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur's Top8Wines special wine dinner - planned for 30 diners this...

Phone still faulty after repair.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Najiah Najib; Nurrulmuna Mohd Ali HOW would you feel when after sending for repairs, your cell phone still comes back faulty? This is what happened to RINA, from Selayang, whose cell phone is still...

Jumbo blow for Ahmad.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli PAHANG coach Ahmad Yusof can't help feeling being left in the dark. His team are without three key players who are on national duty in the Asian Football Federation (AFF) tournament. ...

Airil's our early ace.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) MALAYSIA'S Airil Rizman Zahari got off to a fine start in his 2007 Asian Tour campaign yesterday by placing second on day one of the Pakistan Open at the Karachi Golf Club. Airil finished 67 as homester Muhammad...

Thank you Rexy, for your touch.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Riza Hashim ONE pair down, another to go. Having shown the world No 1 pair Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun the exit from the 50th edition of the Malaysian Open on a night of shocks, local lads Ong Soon Hock-Tan Bin...

The London bus effect.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Steve McMahon THIS month the football is like the London buses. You're kept waiting and then two come along at once. This weekend we have two huge matches, with all the big four - the top four -...

Montella inspires Fulham comeback.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) FULHAM manager Chris Coleman watched half-fit Vincenzo Montella inspire a dramatic FA Cup turnaround and tipped the Italian to be a massive hit. Montella, signed on loan from Roma for the rest of the season, came...

'Troubled boss'.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) MANCHESTER United boss Alex Ferguson believes speculation over Jose Mourinho's future could unsettle champions Chelsea as the race for the Premiership title hots up. Chelsea are enduring their most difficult season...

Dope shocker!
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Rizal Hashim MALAYSIAN badminton has been rocked with the shocking news a shuttler had tested positive for a banned substance in a recent tournament in Europe. It's all hush-hush in the domestic...

Sixty in a class horror.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ann DEAR Editor, I THINK it is an understatement to say that our education system is flawed. Malaysia prides itself in giving quality education to its youngsters, but cramming 60 students in one...

Girl's drawing fails to help dad.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A CHILD'S drawing made a surprise appearance in a Shah Alam High Court courtroom yesterday during the sentencing of a 34-year-old man who was charged with dadah possession. The drawing, etched in crayon, reads 'Dear...

MPAJ officers under probe.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Kalbana Perimbanayagam THE officers who allowed Pandan Safari Lagoon in Pandan Perdana to operate without a licence for eight years will be known in two weeks. Ampang Jaya Municipal Council president...

Braveheart dies from wounds.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nurfainie Irdina Gani DESPITE efforts by the Federal Territory Veterinary Services Department to save Braveheart, the six-year-old mongrel died on Monday. The dog was to undergo an operation this week....

Schools clear the air.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A SPOKESMAN from SMK Jalan Tiga said the overcrowding only affected one of the 11 Form One classrooms in the school due to high enrolment. "The demand from parents to enrol at this school is high," he said. ...

Cyberview unveils RM23m clubhouse.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ayu Musa Kamal CYBERVIEW Sdn Bhd, the landowner of Cyberjaya, is introducing its new RM23 million community clubhouse at the Cyberjaya Lake Garden for local and international members of its community. ...

Snatch thief pleads guilty.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A 47-YEAR-OLD man pleaded guilty to theft at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court yesterday. Mohamad Sani Karimoon of Bandar Jengka, Pahang, admitted snatching a handbag belonging to Mardiang Abdul Rahman, 26, at...

Cops choke Aceh connection.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Azman Abdul Ghani SELANGOR police aim to cut off the dadah supply chain in the State, especially the 'Acehnese connection', in its war against dadah. A series of operations have also been intensified...

Hitting you with music.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Errol de Cruz THERE'S a new place in the heart of the city and it's dedicated to live rock music, a place with two live rooms and a nice cosy bar in between. The live rooms feature some great local...

Gift bags get bigger.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nisrin Othman FOR a registration fee of RM10, participants of the Ladies Walk 2007 are in for a day of fun in the name of health. Participants will find an assortment of foodstuff like Nestle Fitnesse...

Better surf than sorry!
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Lim Chee Wah LIM CHEE WAH rides the waves of this year's monsoon madness. Every year in January, Balok Beach in Kuantan, Pahang, hosts a spectacular wind-and kite-surfing championship event known as...

Telawi tour.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Tan Hee Hui TAN HEE HUI takes a stroll through Bangsar's Telawi area. The Telawi area of Bangsar which of course, needs no introduction is synonymous with fun, beautiful people, great food and...

Scale-d down funk.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) GROWN-UP Music (GUM) is when DJ Gabriel played deep minimal-tech music to the delight of clubbers who packed the event last Saturday. The brand of deep minimal-tech sounded similar to those played in Germany. ...

G-force.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) VJ, DJ and one-half of the award-winning act CosmicSpaceMunkys, Joey G continues to entrench himself in the heart of the entertainment scene (and the hearts of the ladies) with each of his endeavours. His last DJ...

Wonders of the week!
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) FROM faces & places to foods & fetes, we present this week's indulgence Promotion Lunar year end set menu The Inn of Four Seasons, Holiday Villa Subang Now till Jan 31 / from RM688 ++ per table of 8 - 10 pax Contact:...

Plagued by snakes.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Najiah Najib; Nurrulmuna Mohd Ali JAMES, of Jalan Istana, Klang, wants to know what he can do to prevent snakes in a nearby jungle from entering his house. "There is a cemetery behind my house, but the...

Bus driver takes off after accident.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Sushma Veera A CHEF thought that using a pedestrian crossing was the safest way to cross a road. He found it wasn't true when he was knocked down by a Rapid KL bus on Dec 11 on Jalan Stesen Sentral 3 at...

Store sold puppy with fatal disease.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Najiah Najib; Nurrulmuna Mohd Ali DORIS, of Petaling Jaya, is upset that a puppy she bought from a pet store in Kepong tested positive for a fatal disease. She says she took the eight-week old puppy to a...

Civil servants need discipline.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Hamdan Ibrahim DEAR Editor, I AM glad to learn that the Government is cracking its whip against enforcement officers and their superiors for their lackadaisical attitude towards work. The disciplinary...

The awards fix.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Jafwan Jaafar WITH their headache-inducing ostentatiousness; brazen self-aggrandisement; incestuous back-patting; and yawn-triggering irrelevance to the advancement of the craft of filmmaking, Hollywood's...

Who robbed these monkeys?
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Min Min DEAR Editor, I PITY the monkeys who were robbed of their habitat. Without a place to call their own and food to fill their bellies, they have become scavengers begging for leftovers from...

Make SmartTag easily available.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: J.Thomas DEAR Editor, I HAVE been trying to buy a SmartTag device so that I can use the express lane but little did I realise that buying one would be difficult as the devices are only available at two of...

Tomorrow's match-ups.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Mustapha Kamaruddin TERENGGANU v Pahang (Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, 8.45pm) A huge east coast derby which never fails to excite. Whatmore, Pahang are second in the standings with Terengganu...

Severe test in Taupo.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ghaz Ramli AFTER a six-week break, the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports resumes this weekend at Taupo Motorsports Park in New Zealand. But the long rest could prove more costly for some teams, especially...

Juan and only 'Slowmental'.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: El Loco HOLA! What's happening to Villarreal's mid-field general Juan Roman Riquelme? The Argentine ace, known as Slowmental to some Malaysian fans for his slow but stylish antics, has been 'frozen' by...

Gunners will slay Devils again.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Paul Ghaz-Coin; Michael Oween TOMORROW Liverpool v Chelsea 0:0 (Live, 8.40pm, ESPN) AC MILAN have played down rumours their coach Carlo Ancelotti will be joining Chelsea to replace Jose Mourinho. ...

Setback for Arsenal.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) ARSENAL suffered a blow ahead of Sunday's clash at home to Manchester United with Robin van Persie likely to miss the game. Van Persie is the Gunners' top goalscorer - bagging five in his last six games - but looks...

Davenport come under Hammers.
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) WEST Ham have signed centreback Calum Davenport from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee - believed to be in the region of STG3 million (RM20 million). Hammers boss Alan Curbishley has brought in the 24-year-old, who...

Ronaldo in shock move to Liverpool?
January 19, 2007... (From Malay Mail) UNSETTLED Real Madrid striker Ronaldo is being linked with a shock move to Liverpool. DiarioSport say Ronaldo, who is desperate to quit Real, is a favourite of Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum whose company...

Urban monkeys need to be relocated.
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Caring Citizen DEAR Editor, I READ about the monkeys in Batu Tiga, Shah Alam, and I am not surprised. I am a regular customer of the Batu Tiga Shell petrol station and use the road daily. Most...

Siti wants to continue school.
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Meera Murugesan SITI's only 10 but has missed nearly a year of school. At her apartment in Taman Puchong Prima, Siti Fatimatul Akmar Abdullah, can only watch as her friends, dressed in their uniforms,...

Guardian can meet Education dept.
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) A SELANGOR Education Department spokesman advised Rokiah to come to the department's primary school section with Siti's documents. "Rokiah cannot prove her guardianship over Siti but if she can meet us as soon as...

60 students to a class?
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Ayu Musa Kamal CAN you picture your child having to study with 59 other students in a cramped classroom? This is the situation in a Form One class in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Tiga, Bandar Baru...

Undergrads turn to aerobics.
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) Byline: Nisrin Othman CALLING themselves 'Group X', 36 undergraduates of Universiti Teknologi Mara's sports science and recreation faculty in Shah Alam have taken up aerobics to prepare themselves for The Malay...

Rizreni strides in health, beauty.
January 18, 2007... (From Malay Mail) RIZRENI Health & Beauty is relatively unknown in the country, but that will soon change. The company, founded by Norizah Yahaya, has made great strides in the local health and beauty industry since its inception in...