New Straits Times back issues from June 2006:
Rimbunan Sawit launches prospectus
Jun 01, 2006; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Rimbunan Sawit launches prospectus Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company SOON-TO-BE-LISTED Rimbunan Sawit Bhd expects a net profit of RM8.5 million for its year ending August 2006 on the back ...
Bumiputra-Commerce plans 14pc cut in banking staff
Jun 01, 2006; ... Goh Thean Eu New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Bumiputra-Commerce plans 14pc cut in banking staff Byline: Goh Thean Eu Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE Holdings Bhd, the country's second largest financial group, plans to spend some RM140 million to ...
UEM World Q1 net profit hits RM100m
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 06-01-2006 UEM World Q1 net profit hits RM100m Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company CONGLOMERATE UEM World Bhd said its first quarter net profit surged 12-fold to RM100.28 million mainly due to land sales and ...
Favelle Favco eyes transfer to main board
Jun 01, 2006; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Favelle Favco eyes transfer to main board Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Column: IPO watch Type: Company FAVELLE Favco Bhd, a crane maker set to be listed on Bursa Malaysia Bhd second board in August, ...
Genting Q1 jumps on higher sales
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Genting Q1 jumps on higher sales Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company MALAYSIA'S gaming and power group Genting Bhd said its first quarter net profit rose by a third on higher sales from plantation, property, power and oil and gas ...
RHB secures extension to repay 1st tranche of bond
Jun 01, 2006; ... Francis Fernandez New Straits Times 06-01-2006 RHB secures extension to repay 1st tranche of bond Byline: Francis Fernandez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company RASHID Hussain Bhd (RHB), parent of the country's fourth-largest bank, won a three-month extension from ...
`Guthrie will make good takeover target'
Jun 01, 2006; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 06-01-2006 `Guthrie will make good takeover target' Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company PLANTATIONS group Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd would make a good takeover target, say at least two research houses....
Oriental rebounds
Jun 01, 2006; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Oriental rebounds Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Column: Chart point Type: Market SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia yesterday fell sharply in reaction to the sharp technical pullback on the New York and regional stock ...
Halim Mazmin plans to buy 5 ships
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dalila Abu Bakar New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Halim Mazmin plans to buy 5 ships Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company SHIPOWNER Halim Mazmin Bhd (HMB) is planning to buy five ships before the year ends to meet the firm global demand for ...
AirAsia to sub-contract rural services to new airline
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 AirAsia to sub-contract rural services to new airline Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company BUDGET carrier AirAsia Bhd will sub-contract operations of rural air services to a new airline, Fly Asian Xpress (FAX).AirAsia said FAX is ...
IGB on the lookout for overseas projects
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ho Siew Yee New Straits Times 06-01-2006 IGB on the lookout for overseas projects Byline: Ho Siew Yee Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company PROPERTY developer IGB Corp Bhd said demand for high-end properties this year is still encouraging but the market next year ...
KfW-CGC cooperation to benefit SMEs, capital mart
Jun 01, 2006; ... Rupa Damodaran New Straits Times 06-01-2006 KfW-CGC cooperation to benefit SMEs, capital mart Byline: Rupa Damodaran Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company GERMANY's promotional bank for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), KfW Bankengruppe, said its close ...
Tong hands over Fiabci presidency to Gwyn
Jun 01, 2006; ... Chong Jin Hun New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Tong hands over Fiabci presidency to Gwyn Byline: Chong Jin Hun Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: News BANGKOK: Datuk Alan Tong Kok Mau, Malaysia's first International Real Estate Federation (Fiabci) world president has ...
KUB maps out plan to turn around company
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dalila Abu Bakar New Straits Times 06-01-2006 KUB maps out plan to turn around company Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Company KUB Malaysia Bhd, which has made losses for the past six years, has mapped out a strategic blueprint to turn around ...
LG Chocolate Phone makes local debut
Jun 01, 2006; ... Siti Syameen Md Khalili New Straits Times 06-01-2006 LG Chocolate Phone makes local debut Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook THE LG Chocolate Phone, or LG KG800, has finally arrived, making it the first handset under LG's Black ...
Ultra-fine pixel precision mouse
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ahmad Faiz New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Ultra-fine pixel precision mouse Byline: Ahmad Faiz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: Lab report TIRED of having your butt kicked online because your mouse will not shoot straight or move fast enough? Tired of ...
McAfee warns risk of using search engines
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 McAfee warns risk of using search engines Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook MCAFEE has released a groundbreaking study co-authored by Ben Edelman, noted spyware researcher and an advisor to McAfee, of the safety of the Internet search ...
Productive holiday with fun sites
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ellen Whyte New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Productive holiday with fun sites Byline: Ellen Whyte Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: Study smart ARE you having trouble switching from BM to English in maths and science, or are you simply not happy that ...
Affordable speakers
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dick Tan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Affordable speakers Byline: Dick Tan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook THE Danes are known not just for their dairies and pastries but also for their good loudspeakers. One such manufacturer, Eltax, has been around for ...
Cost-effective whiteboard solution
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dick Tan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Cost-effective whiteboard solution Byline: Dick Tan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook ALTHOUGH it may be used through special modification as a large TV monitor for your video playback, the 61-inch Senemax DLP 61T is ...
High-performance system
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dick Tan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 High-performance system Byline: Dick Tan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: AV IT LINN is every audiophile's Holy Grail, but it is not quite so unattainable. It all started with that turntable over 30 years ago, ...
Highly durable and affordable
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dick Tan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Highly durable and affordable Byline: Dick Tan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: AV IT DIGITAL cabling specialist PCom recently announced the release of a series of HDMI and DVI digital interconnects to meet all ...
Impressive sound
Jun 01, 2006; ... Dick Tan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Impressive sound Byline: Dick Tan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook ONE of Canada's foremost speaker manufacturer, Mirage is also the inventor of the patented high-dispersion OmniGuide technology. According to industry ...
Introducing the Cars!
Jun 01, 2006; ... Hazimin Sulaiman New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Introducing the Cars! Byline: Hazimin Sulaiman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: At the movies WHO would have thought that you'll ever get to watch a movie from Pixar Animation Studios and presented by ...
On a murderous rampage
Jun 01, 2006; ... Reviewed by Bruno Dieter Chan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 On a murderous rampage Byline: Reviewed by Bruno Dieter Chan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: Gaming edge Type: Computer game review THE new sequel to Hitman is out. For some of you who ...
Having your fill of virtual CSI
Jun 01, 2006; ... Reviewed by Chris Chan New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Having your fill of virtual CSI Byline: Reviewed by Chris Chan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook Column: Gaming edge Type: Computer game review YOU watch it over Astro every Sunday, and now it appears on ...
Welcome channel Internet
Jun 01, 2006; ... Aimie Pardas New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Welcome channel Internet Byline: Aimie Pardas Edition: Main/Lifestyle THE convergence of devices has seen the computer enter the living room and taking over the TV set, and replacing the age-old VHS recorder. At the same time, ...
Content developer making inroads
Jun 01, 2006; ... Prasanna Raman New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Content developer making inroads Byline: Prasanna Raman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Notebook ALTHOUGH there is much talk going on about mobile money, mobile payments and electronic commerce, the only way these concepts ...
A possible backdoor in Norton AntiVirus?
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ahmad Faiz New Straits Times 06-01-2006 A possible backdoor in Norton AntiVirus? Byline: Ahmad Faiz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Notebook Column: First byte * OH, no! My worst fear as a Symantec AntiVirus user has come true. According to a security alert by ...
Hedge characters a crowd-puller
Jun 01, 2006; ... Siti Syameen Md Khalili New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Hedge characters a crowd-puller Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update PATRONS of Mid Valley Megamall will get to meet R.J. Heather, Hammy and Verne of the Over The Hedge fame, via a ...
Web site for contest participants and fans
Jun 01, 2006; ... Lim Yeh Ern New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Web site for contest participants and fans Byline: Lim Yeh Ern Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update WHEN you hear superficial cheering that borders on being orchestrated, you know instinctively that you are partaking in show ...
Compact camera with unique features
Jun 01, 2006; ... Lim Yeh Ern New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Compact camera with unique features Byline: Lim Yeh Ern Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update IT was half past 10 in the morning at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, and Kodak was having a media launch for yet another of their ...
Making broadband accessible
Jun 01, 2006; ... Hazimin Sulaiman New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Making broadband accessible Byline: Hazimin Sulaiman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update BANDAR Tasik Puteri residents will soon be the envy of many with the pervasive Jaring Wireless Broadband coverage, to be made ...
Exciting options
Jun 01, 2006; ... Edwin Kee New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Exciting options Byline: Edwin Kee Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update * SAMSUNG'S UP-U2 made its debut at this year's CeBIT technology show. The petite MP3 player displays essential information such as battery level, track ...
19-inch LCD screens from ViewSonic
Jun 01, 2006; ... Siti Syameen Md Khalili New Straits Times 06-01-2006 19-inch LCD screens from ViewSonic Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update BY next year, the 19-inch thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) screen will be mainstream ...
Latest Windows Mobile in Dopod smartphone
Jun 01, 2006; ... Siti Syameen Md Khalili New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Latest Windows Mobile in Dopod smartphone Byline: Siti Syameen Md Khalili Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update THE latest enhanced data rates for global evolution (EDGE)- enabled smartphone released by Dopod ...
Mimos gets new chief executive
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Mimos gets new chief executive Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update MIMOS Bhd has announced the appointment of Abdul Wahab Abdullah as its new president and chief executive effective July 1.The 50-year-old is currently senior ...
`Mankind did land on the moon!'
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 `Mankind did land on the moon!' Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update Column: Quick scan READING your First Byte, I am very surprised to see that a person in your responsible position as news editor of Tech&U is doubting the lunar ...
Simplifying data backup and recovery
Jun 01, 2006; ... Chandra Devi New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Simplifying data backup and recovery Byline: Chandra Devi Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update HOME computer users, especially families, store a wide range of important information on their desktops, from financial data to ...
Did man walk on the face of the moon?
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ahmad Faiz New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Did man walk on the face of the moon? Byline: Ahmad Faiz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Outlook NOW, why would any respectable publication question whether man walked on the face of the moon? After all, there is overwhelming ...
Sabot, IBM bring tech to Semalai community
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Sabot, IBM bring tech to Semalai community Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Update THE Semalai Association for Boating and Tourism (Sabot) took another step into the world of technology with a helping hand from IBM Malaysia.The ...
Preserving for posterity
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Preserving for posterity Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Editorial IT is easy to overlook the disappearance of the colonial bungalow, traditional wooden house, or pre-war shophouse that contribute so much to the character of our landscape. But ...
Fatehah's win marred by protests
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Fatehah's win marred by protests Edition: Main/Lifestyle CYCLING was the latest sport to be hit with controversy when Fatehah Mustapa's gold medal in the women's 59.4km criterium in Kuala Nerang yesterday was marred by protests resulting in ...
E-plates for all vehicles
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 E-plates for all vehicles Edition: Main/Lifestyle Memo: Dewan Negara THE Road Transport Department plans to introduce smart registration number plates for motor vehicles in efforts to weed out cheats.Referred to as e-plates they ...
Experts put blame on soil, slope instability
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Experts put blame on soil, slope instability Edition: Main/Lifestyle EXPERTS have blamed the previous two major landslides in Hulu Kelang to land disturbances that resulted in soil and slope instability.The area has severe soil ...
Still bickering in the shadow of a shrine
Jun 01, 2006; ... Frank Ching New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Still bickering in the shadow of a shrine Byline: Frank Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Column: Comment INTERNATIONAL statesmen and politicians are beginning to voice concern as China continues to boycott meetings with Japan's ...
Delay blamed for mishaps
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Delay blamed for mishaps Edition: Main/Lifestyle Memo: Dewan Negara THERE are several reasons for court evidence to go missing, one of which is the long duration of trials, the Dewan Negara was told yesterday."Sometimes, trials ...
Ensuring a fair deal for women
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Ensuring a fair deal for women Edition: Main/Lifestyle Memo: Dewan Negara LAWS with potentially discriminatory clauses against women will be continuously reviewed by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.The ...
Mom receives shock on arriving home from work
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Mom receives shock on arriving home from work Edition: Main/Lifestyle LILY Baharuddin was walking back to her home in Kampung Pasir yesterday evening after work, looking forward to the hug she would usually receive from her only child....
`Blind date' lures robbers
Jun 01, 2006; ... Shahrum Sayuthi New Straits Times 06-01-2006 `Blind date' lures robbers Byline: Shahrum Sayuthi Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUANTAN: When they received a call from a woman suggesting a blind date, two men, using a stolen phone, eagerly agreed, thinking they could have a ...
`Playbuoy' sparks off outrage
Jun 01, 2006; ... Amir Muhammad New Straits Times 06-01-2006 `Playbuoy' sparks off outrage Byline: Amir Muhammad Edition: Main/Lifestyle YOU would think that a local version of an internationally famous publication would be greeted with joy and pride. You would think that Malaysians would ...
Obesity conference does a fat lot of good
Jun 01, 2006; ... Amir Muhammad New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Obesity conference does a fat lot of good Byline: Amir Muhammad Edition: Main/Lifestyle A TWO-DAY conference dedicated to discovering the source of obesity got off to a yummy start yesterday with various testimonials from ...
RM1.4m gems heist
Jun 01, 2006; ... Aaron Ngui New Straits Times 06-01-2006 RM1.4m gems heist Byline: Aaron Ngui Edition: Main/Lifestyle GEORGE TOWN: Four men, three armed with pistols, robbed a goldsmith's shop of RM1.44 million in cash and jewellery near here yesterday.Southwest district police ...
Early retirements another major problem for Malaysia
Jun 01, 2006; ... K.M. Boopathy New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Early retirements another major problem for Malaysia Byline: K.M. Boopathy Edition: Main/Lifestyle THE Malaysia Games is supposed to be the stepping stone to greater things for young athletes but many, even those who have done ...
Uplift for Kelantan
Jun 01, 2006; ... K.M. Boopathy; Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Uplift for Kelantan Byline: K.M. Boopathy; Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle THE trailing States stole a little of the limelight, Kelantan thanking Syafiq Salleh and Amida Aris for a clean sweep of all ...
Let impartial body find the truth, says Bar Council head
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Let impartial body find the truth, says Bar Council head Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA LUMPUR: Last Sunday's incident is a compelling reason for setting up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission, Bar Council chairman Yeo ...
Gang which stole 35 lorries crippled
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Gang which stole 35 lorries crippled Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA LUMPUR: Police have crippled a gang believed responsible for the theft of more than 35 three-tonne lorries nationwide with the arrest of three suspects in a month-long ...
Bali bombing connection
Jun 01, 2006; ... V. Shuman; Alang Bendahara New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Bali bombing connection Byline: V. Shuman; Alang Bendahara Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven suspected militants, arrested since April, helped those who had organised the 2002 Bali bombers escape capture ....
Make the right decision and quit
Jun 01, 2006; ... Gervin Teh New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Make the right decision and quit Byline: Gervin Teh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter I FEEL a need, especially on World No Tobacco Day yesterday, to share a story of my uncle, who died about two years ago at the age of 36 ...
A win-win situation for all
Jun 01, 2006; ... Simon Wong New Straits Times 06-01-2006 A win-win situation for all Byline: Simon Wong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter AS a member of the Parent- Teacher Association of SM St Paul, Beaufort, and the parent of two children studying there, I congratulate the ...
Just be persistent
Jun 01, 2006; ... W.M. Ramli New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Just be persistent Byline: W.M. Ramli Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter I REFER to the comments by E.G.S. ("Use ballot box to fight for our rights" - NST, May 26) who felt pensioners had been given a raw deal. Come election ...
Bukit Jalil best suited for Sukma
Jun 01, 2006; ... Khairani Yahya New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Bukit Jalil best suited for Sukma Byline: Khairani Yahya Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter WHY is Sukma, our biggest national sporting event, not providing enough interest among the public, except maybe the participants, ...
Cherie Blair not needed
Jun 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Cherie Blair not needed Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent businessman Tan Sri Halim Saad has applied to stop Cherie Blair from being allowed to appear in a controversial case before the Federal Court.His lawyer, Jason ...
MyTeam is not a miracle pill
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sritharan Vellasamy New Straits Times 06-01-2006 MyTeam is not a miracle pill Byline: Sritharan Vellasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter I JUST do not understand the fuss over these amateurs in MyTeam who have been hailed by so-called football experts as the ...
Australia can help fledgling nation
Jun 01, 2006; ... V. Thomas New Straits Times 06-01-2006 Australia can help fledgling nation Byline: V. Thomas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Type: Letter TIMOR Leste needs regular and concentrated aid to overcome its problems.The factional fighting in Timor Leste is symptomatic of ...