New Straits Times back issues from January 2003:
Movie offerings for 2003
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Movie offerings for 2003 Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Entertainment UNITED International Pictures has released a tentative list of its offerings for next year. The movies are:* The Ring (Jan 9): A remake of one of ...
Dreamy, romantic melange
Jan 01, 2003; ... R.S. Murthi New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Dreamy, romantic melange Byline: R.S. Murthi Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Entertainment Column: Trax MARY LORSON & SAINT LOW - Tricks For Dawn (Cooking Vinyl/49:09) *** 1/2: Having honed her songwriting and ...
Who was Sinbad the Sailor?
Jan 01, 2003; ... Kunbek New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Who was Sinbad the Sailor? Byline: Kunbek Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Literary Column: East lake west sky 8. A detective story with a (nice) twist SINBAD the Sailor we know from childhood as the swashbuckling figure ...
Quest for a life worth the telling
Jan 01, 2003; ... Jeremy Mahadevan New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Quest for a life worth the telling Byline: Jeremy Mahadevan Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Books Column: How much is that in ringgit? "A long December, and there's reason to believe, maybe this year will be ...
In his famous mother's footsteps
Jan 01, 2003; ... Chok Suat Ling New Straits Times 01-01-2003 In his famous mother's footsteps Byline: Chok Suat Ling Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Books A DENSITY OF SOULS By Christopher Rice Pan Books, pp274 A DENSITY of Souls has a lot going for it. Not only is it ...
Food critic's deletable bites of life
Jan 01, 2003; ... Rahel Joseph New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Food critic's deletable bites of life Byline: Rahel Joseph Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Books COMFORT ME WITH APPLES By Ruth Reichl Allen & Unwin RM69.90, pp299 IN her autobiography, Comfort Me with Apples, ...
January books
Jan 01, 2003; ... Sadna Saifuddin New Straits Times 01-01-2003 January books Byline: Sadna Saifuddin Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Books THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES By Sue Monk Kidd Penguin USA, pp320 DURING the 1960s, somewhere in South Carolina, 14-year-old Lily Owens lived ...
Bond after Brosnan: The contenders
Jan 01, 2003; ... Shaeem Amry New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Bond after Brosnan: The contenders Byline: Shaeem Amry Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Focus Memo: Forget about making new Year resolutions. We need to worry about more important things ... like who's going play James ...
Hari Raya open house
Jan 01, 2003; ... Suryani Dalip; Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan; Siti Hajar Abdul Aziz; Shamini Gopalan; Jasmime Kaur; Anna Yusof New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Hari Raya open house Byline: Suryani Dalip; Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan; Siti Hajar Abdul Aziz; Shamini Gopalan; Jasmime Kaur; Anna Yusof Edition: ...
More public toilets for KL
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 More public toilets for KL Edition: 2* KUALA Lumpur City Hall will build more public toilets in the city, especially at tourist spots.Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said the first of the five toilets would be built early ...
Lovely treat for nursing home inmates
Jan 01, 2003; ... Suryani Dalip New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Lovely treat for nursing home inmates Byline: Suryani Dalip Edition: 2* Section: City News FORTY inmates of the Lovely Nursing Home in University Garden, Petaling Jaya may not have any family members but they are not ...
Broga folk want details on incinerator project
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Broga folk want details on incinerator project Edition: 2* Section: City News THE Federal and Selangor Governments have been urged to explain to the public, especially residents of Broga in Semenyih, Selangor on how the proposed incinerator ...
Developer builds up proud record
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Developer builds up proud record Edition: 2* Section: City News DEVELOPER Danau Lumayan Sdn Bhd created a "record of sorts" recently when the company handed over house keys to buyers of Lestari Apartment units, launched the company's third ...
Raya open house treat for 30 orphans
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Raya open house treat for 30 orphans Edition: 2* Section: City News SOME 30 children from Pertubuhan Pendidikan Anak-Anak Yatim Selangor or Rumah Bakti in Hulu Kelang, Selangor were the guests-of- honour at a Hari Raya open house held by the ...
Camping fun for 26 students
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Camping fun for 26 students Edition: 2* Section: City News IT was an exhilarating six-day experience for 26 Form Three students from Kolej Tuanku Jaafar in Negri Sembilan when they attended a camp at Kem Bina Semangat in Ampang Pecah near ...
Shah Alam hotel treats 90 children
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Shah Alam hotel treats 90 children Edition: 2* Section: City Diary GRAND BlueWave Hotel in Shah Alam organised a Hari Raya and Christmas gathering for some 90 underprivileged children from two homes in Klang recently.The children ...
Raya revelry at Plaza Mont' Kiara
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Raya revelry at Plaza Mont' Kiara Edition: 2* Section: City Diary PLAZA Mont'Kiara's Arts, Bric-a-brac and Craft Market was recently filled with the sounds of traditional Malay and contemporary music courtesy of the Balle Balle band from ...
Subang Jaya hotel holds week of safety review and update
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Subang Jaya hotel holds week of safety review and update Edition: 2* Section: City Diary STAFF of Sheraton Subang Hotel and Towers in Subang Jaya, Selangor took part in a Safety Week campaign themed "Be Alert, Be Aware, Be Prepared: Be Safe" ...
Fun graduation day for 150 preschoolers
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Fun graduation day for 150 preschoolers Edition: 2* Section: City Diary SOME 150 preschoolers from St Nicholas Montessori Children's Houses were "honoured" during a Sports-cum-Graduation Day at Subang Jaya Municipal Council's Kompleks 3K in ...
Getting intimate with nature
Jan 01, 2003; ... Suhana Mohd Zaini New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Getting intimate with nature Byline: Suhana Mohd Zaini Edition: 2* Section: City Focus IN their quest for some rest and recreation, a group of 10 urbanites took flight from Kuala Lumpur recently to seek solace at Tasik ...
Exotic `Arabian Nights' show at mall
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Exotic `Arabian Nights' show at mall Edition: 2* Section: City Diary IN conjunction with the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, a series of dance performances themed "Arabian Nights" were held at Subang Parade in Subang Jaya recently ....
Awards for 380 top ACCA performers
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Awards for 380 top ACCA performers Edition: 2* Section: City Diary BRITISH Council Malaysia director Dr Tom Craig-Cameron presented scrolls to 380 affiliates of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) during a ceremony held ...
700 in Kajang attend annual Yuletide dinner
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 700 in Kajang attend annual Yuletide dinner Edition: 2* Section: City Diary ABOUT seven hundred Christians in Kajang and Sungai Chua recently attended a Christmas Eve dinner organised by Kajang Chinese Methodist Church at the Kajang ...
100 at Mimos Hari Raya party
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 100 at Mimos Hari Raya party Edition: 2* Section: City Diary MIMOS Berhad held its Mesra Bersama Mimos Aidilfitri celebration at its headquarters in Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur recently.President and chief ...
Chef Tan's labour of love for wine dinner
Jan 01, 2003; ... Subhadra Devan New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Chef Tan's labour of love for wine dinner Byline: Subhadra Devan Edition: 2* Section: On The Menu CHEF Tan Wee Kim outdid himself at the recent Malesan-Dynasty Chinese Restaurant affair when he cooked up a subtly flavoured ...
`Toubanyaki'
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 `Toubanyaki' Edition: 2* Section: On The Menu FOR Teppanyaki lovers, the Benkay Restaurant of Nikko Hotel in Jalan Ampang is promoting Toubanyaki dishes.The Toubanyaki is a term used for dishes served in ceramicware over a mini ...
Karamjit is Timesport Sportstoto Man of the Year
Jan 01, 2003; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Karamjit is Timesport Sportstoto Man of the Year Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Sport Memo: Man of the Year - 2002. LAST year was a busy and very demanding one for Malaysia's top rally ...
Should old acquaintance be forgot... Happy New Year!
Jan 01, 2003; ... Rehman Rashid New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Should old acquaintance be forgot ... Happy New Year! Byline: Rehman Rashid Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Editorial Column: Midweek GOOD morning and Happy New Year. Today, as you may have noticed, is the first of ...
Act fast to ease traffic flow
Jan 01, 2003; ... Azmi Atan New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Act fast to ease traffic flow Byline: Azmi Atan Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter MUCH ought to be done to restore the dignity of Muar. The town is congested and the decision by the Muar Municipal ...
Digi not honouring its birthday bonus promotion
Jan 01, 2003; ... L.S.M. New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Digi not honouring its birthday bonus promotion Byline: L.S.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REGISTERED (in ...
No free parking even on Sundays
Jan 01, 2003; ... Frankie Yong New Straits Times 01-01-2003 No free parking even on Sundays Byline: Frankie Yong Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter IF you are driving to Malacca, do not assume that you do not have to pay parking meter fees on Sundays and ...
DBP director incorrect about book
Jan 01, 2003; ... Nik Elin New Straits Times 01-01-2003 DBP director incorrect about book Byline: Nik Elin Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REFER to the report (NST, Dec 27) quoting Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka director Datuk Abdul Aziz Deraman as saying ...
Why the exception?
Jan 01, 2003; ... Caroline Lee New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Why the exception? Byline: Caroline Lee Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I READ with a sense of shock that Syariah High Court Judge Abu Bakar Ahmad barred the media from reporting the details of the ...
Error in submission date
Jan 01, 2003; ... Poziah Abdul Rahman New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Error in submission date Byline: Poziah Abdul Rahman Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I WISH to refer to a statement which appears in "Qualifying Exam for ...
A wish for better world
Jan 01, 2003; ... Dr A. Soorian New Straits Times 01-01-2003 A wish for better world Byline: Dr A. Soorian Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter SO another year has ended. What can we hope for in 2003?Let us look ...
Need for helpful staff
Jan 01, 2003; ... L.J. New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Need for helpful staff Byline: L.J. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I SYMPATHISE with K. Rajah who was given a hard time at the Segamat Hospital pharmacy recently.The medication he is on is ...
Half-and-half do not make a complete whole
Jan 01, 2003; ... Mena Jeyaram New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Half-and-half do not make a complete whole Byline: Mena Jeyaram Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter IN "Emptiness can motivate a new society" (NST, Dec 30) Steven C.M. Wong touched on an important ...
Give your name proudly
Jan 01, 2003; ... Bulbir Singh New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Give your name proudly Byline: Bulbir Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I NOTICE that many contributors to the letters column use pseudonyms. There ...
IJN transplant co-ordinators ready to help callers
Jan 01, 2003; ... Ramayee Sinnasamy New Straits Times 01-01-2003 IJN transplant co-ordinators ready to help callers Byline: Ramayee Sinnasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I WISH to thank Ian Chai's "Need to make organ donation simple, easy" (NST, Nov ...
We don't need all this colour
Jan 01, 2003; ... Yin Ee Kiong New Straits Times 01-01-2003 We don't need all this colour Byline: Yin Ee Kiong Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REFER to "Ipoh Mayor wants bright colours for buildings" (NST, Dec 28). Mayor Sirajuddin Salleh made many good ...
Over-confidence can lead to downfall
Jan 01, 2003; ... S.T. New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Over-confidence can lead to downfall Byline: S.T. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I READ with admiration the statement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad that we are not going to war on the ...
MTUC can't afford yet another division in ranks
Jan 01, 2003; ... S. Santhanasamy New Straits Times 01-01-2003 MTUC can't afford yet another division in ranks Byline: S. Santhanasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REFER to Pahit Manis by Datuk Ahmad Talib in New Sunday Times (Dec 29), in which he ...
A matter of honour
Jan 01, 2003; ... Muda Sardi New Straits Times 01-01-2003 A matter of honour Byline: Muda Sardi Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REFER to the on-going fight over the president's post in the MTUC.If the Prime Minister can announce that he is ...
MAS does exceed certain expectations
Jan 01, 2003; ... R.Z.R.M. New Straits Times 01-01-2003 MAS does exceed certain expectations Byline: R.Z.R.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I REFER to the "MAS needs to buck up" (NST, Dec 20), and would like to add that there are some areas where MAS does ...
Schools really have been `hijacked'
Jan 01, 2003; ... Manisah New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Schools really have been `hijacked' Byline: Manisah Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I READ with great interest Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's exclusive interview with the New Straits ...
Man dies after being hit by train
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Man dies after being hit by train Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation ALOR STAR, Tues. - A 43-year-old labourer died after being hit by a freight train at a railway crossing near Jalan Pegawai here today.Ravindran Ayasamy ...
Three killed, one seriously injured in car-lorry crash near Maran
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Three killed, one seriously injured in car-lorry crash near Maran Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUANTAN, Tues. - Three people were killed while another was seriously injured after their car collided with a lorry near Maran ...
Singaporean found dead in Bukit Bintang
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Singaporean found dead in Bukit Bintang Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUALA LUMPUR, Tues - Housekeeping staff found the body of an elderly Singapore tourist slumped in bed on the 16th floor of the Regent Hotel in ...
Travel in Asean soon with your MyKad
Jan 01, 2003; ... Zulita Mustafa New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Travel in Asean soon with your MyKad Byline: Zulita Mustafa Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation PETALING JAYA, Tues. - Holders of MyKad, the multi-purpose card, may soon be able to travel to certain countries without ...
Three villages still flooded as waters subside
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Three villages still flooded as waters subside Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation CHANGLUN, Tues. - Floods, which hit 15 padi-farming villages and parts of town here, have subsided.However, three villages are still ...
Council to clean up dengue-prone areas
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Council to clean up dengue-prone areas Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KOTA BARU, Tues. - The Kota Baru Municipal Council will clean up areas which have been identified as dengue-prone on Jan 4.Council president Abdul ...
Charged with murder of girlfriend
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Charged with murder of girlfriend Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation SHAH ALAM, Tues. - A businessman was charged in the magistrate's court today with murdering his 20-year-old Uzbekistan girlfriend.No plea was recorded ...
Sarawak reports four dengue haemorrhagic fever deaths
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Sarawak reports four dengue haemorrhagic fever deaths Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUCHING, Tues. - Four people have died of dengue haemorrhagic fever in Sarawak in 2002, State director of Health Dr Yao Sik Chi said today ....
Miri plans direct link with China, Dubai and Perth
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Miri plans direct link with China, Dubai and Perth Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation MIRI, Tues. - The Sarawak Government plans to establish direct air- links between Miri and three major cities in China, Dubai and Perth after the ...
Three Africans remanded over `black money' scam
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Three Africans remanded over `black money' scam Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation PENANG, Tues. - A Nigerian fractured his left arm and sustained bodily injuries after he jumped out from the fourth storey of a hotel here to escape ...
Sarawak to handle low-cost homes tenders
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Sarawak to handle low-cost homes tenders Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUCHING, Tues. - The Federal Housing and Local Government Ministry has given its approval to the Sarawak Housing Ministry to issue and manage tenders for ...
Child Act awareness campaign
Jan 01, 2003; ... Ridzwan Abdullah New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Child Act awareness campaign Byline: Ridzwan Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUANTAN, Tues. - Working parents who leave their young children all alone at home are "technically" committing an offence ...
Education fair attracts 500 institutions of higher learning
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Education fair attracts 500 institutions of higher learning Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The Facon Education Fair is back for the 14th year and is set to be a one-stop enquiry centre for those wanting to ...
Orang Asli held for raping daughter, 15
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Orang Asli held for raping daughter, 15 Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation SHAH ALAM, Tues. - A 40-year-old Orang Asli alleged to have raped his daughter was detained by police in Kampung Air Kuning, Bukit ...
Malacca plans RM800m sewerage system
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Malacca plans RM800m sewerage system Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation MALACCA, Tues. - The State Government is seeking a RM800 million allocation to build a centralised sewerage system for the Melaka Tengah district....
Concentrated codeine worth RM5,600 seized
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Concentrated codeine worth RM5,600 seized Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation JOHOR BARU, Tues. - The Johor Customs Department today seized 35 bottles of concentrated codeine worth RM5,600 at the Causeway today.State ...
Sabah ACA completes land board, water meter probe
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Sabah ACA completes land board, water meter probe Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KOTA KINABALU, Tues. - The State Anti-Corruption Agency has completed its investigations into the management buy-out deal by the Sabah Land ...
Ex-policeman, friend held over thefts
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Ex-policeman, friend held over thefts Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation LUMUT, Tues. - Police arrested two men, including a former policeman, two days ago to assist in investigations into several criminal cases.Manjung ...
Council rapped for not clearing wall
Jan 01, 2003; ... Ridzwan Abdullah New Straits Times 01-01-2003 Council rapped for not clearing wall Byline: Ridzwan Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation KUANTAN, Tues. - A group of residents from Taman Bukit Pelindung yesterday took the Kuantan Municipal Council to ...
France's MBK-Oktos complete upgraded Tour's 22-team cast
Jan 01, 2003 ... New Straits Times 01-01-2003 France's MBK-Oktos complete upgraded Tour's 22-team cast Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Sport THE cast for the 2003 Telekom Malaysia Le Tour de Langkawi is now complete with 22 teams set to take on Asia's ultimate challenge from Jan 31 ...