New Straits Times back issues from August 2006:
Increase in plastic resin price hurts manufacturers
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Increase in plastic resin price hurts manufacturers Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA'S plastic manufacturers are hurting from the increase in the price of plastic resins, the Malaysian Plastics ...
It's now Hong Leong Financial
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 It's now Hong Leong Financial Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HONG Leong Credit Bhd has changed its name to Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd in an effort to reflect the group's expansion into diversified ...
Resistance zone at RM5-RM5.20
Aug 01, 2006; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Resistance zone at RM5-RM5.20 Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Chart point Type: Market SHARES on Bursa Malaysia continued their upward trend with rises beating falls by 363 to 335 ....
MoBif rings up the Americas
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 MoBif rings up the Americas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MESDAQ-listed Mobif Bhd has signed a deal with UltraVoz Comunicaciones Corp to provide cheap phone calls over the Internet in the US and Latin ...
Digital way to fight piracy
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Digital way to fight piracy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News AN INCREASING number of cinema exhibitors in Malaysia are exploring the possibility of showcasing movies using a digital format - a move some say could ...
Affin Islamic to boost assets
Aug 01, 2006; ... Azlan Abu Bakar New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Affin Islamic to boost assets Byline: Azlan Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company AFFIN Islamic Bank Bhd expects to increase its assets by up to 15 per cent, from the current RM2.5 ...
Blockbusting growth
Aug 01, 2006; ... Adeline Paul Raj New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Blockbusting growth Byline: Adeline Paul Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News MALAYSIA'S movie-going crowd is making a strong comeback.Although many still rely on pirated copies for ...
USM to sign pact with biotech firm this week
Aug 01, 2006; ... Marina Emmanuel New Straits Times 08-01-2006 USM to sign pact with biotech firm this week Byline: Marina Emmanuel Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PENANG's move to pursue biotechnology as an engine of economic growth will be ...
AirAsia in fresh bid to fly to Singapore
Aug 01, 2006; ... Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 08-01-2006 AirAsia in fresh bid to fly to Singapore Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company BUDGET airline AirAsia Bhd is making a fresh attempt to secure landing rights in ...
Tighter systems for Proton now in place, says MD
Aug 01, 2006; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Tighter systems for Proton now in place, says MD Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PROTON Holdings Bhd says it has put tighter systems in place to check any lapse in ...
Great Eastern in deal to buy Wisma Denmark, land
Aug 01, 2006; ... Zurinna Raja Adam New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Great Eastern in deal to buy Wisma Denmark, land Byline: Zurinna Raja Adam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SINGAPORE insurer Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd is in a deal to buy Wisma ...
Zurex takes over UK firm Biofutures
Aug 01, 2006; ... Ooi Tee Ching New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Zurex takes over UK firm Biofutures Byline: Ooi Tee Ching Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company MALAYSIA'S Zurex Corp Sdn Bhd, which is building a biodiesel plant in Sabah, has agreed to take ...
Plantation stocks set to maintain bullish run
Aug 01, 2006; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Plantation stocks set to maintain bullish run Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PLANTATION stocks, supported by firm palm oil prices that hovered near a two-year high, ...
SC sets a high standard for IPOs
Aug 01, 2006; ... Chong Pooi Koon New Straits Times 08-01-2006 SC sets a high standard for IPOs Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News THE Securities Commission (SC) has on its website posted the reasons for rejecting the listing plans for ...
Yinson to shift focus to container haulage
Aug 01, 2006; ... Sim Bak Heng New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Yinson to shift focus to container haulage Byline: Sim Bak Heng Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company LOGISTICS firm Yinson Holdings Bhd will shift its business focus from providing general cargo ...
Malaysia to have its first Gap store in early October
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Malaysia to have its first Gap store in early October Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News SINGAPORE-BASED FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd will open four franchised Gap brand stores in Malaysia between October and December ...
Govt to review report from Auditor General first
Aug 01, 2006; ... Dalila Abu Bakar New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Govt to review report from Auditor General first Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company THE Government will decide whether to allow Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd ...
Conclusion - consistently inconsistent
Aug 01, 2006; ... K.M. Boopathy New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Conclusion - consistently inconsistent Byline: K.M. Boopathy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Badminton INCONSISTENCY, the bane of Malaysian shuttlers, has returned to haunt them.This is the ...
Surendran is Perak's silver bullet
Aug 01, 2006; ... R.G.Raj New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Surendran is Perak's silver bullet Byline: R.G.Raj Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PENANG, with Negri Sembilan Naza, are the only two teams who have beaten Perak, twice, in the Malaysia Super League this season ....
Girl in shock over death of parents
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Girl in shock over death of parents Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: In a split second on Sunday, life changed forever for eight- year-old A. Priscilla.The Standard Two pupil at SJK (T) St Philomena here was ...
A bigger, better PJ Open
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 A bigger, better PJ Open Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE Petaling Jaya Open has established itself as one of the most sought after local tournaments and it will be no different this time when the event is held at the Astaka ...
A dream come true
Aug 01, 2006; ... Ajitpal Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2006 A dream come true Byline: Ajitpal Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Bowling THOSE were the words of newly-crowned world youth champion Sharon Koh (pic) on arrival at Kuala Lumpur International ...
Lawyers at odds over revised Act
Aug 01, 2006; ... Anis Ibrahim New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Lawyers at odds over revised Act Byline: Anis Ibrahim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Dissent is brewing within the legal fraternity on the newly-amended Legal Profession Act.A splinter ...
Mandatory refresher courses for commercial drivers from next year
Aug 01, 2006; ... Adrian David New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Mandatory refresher courses for commercial drivers from next year Byline: Adrian David Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section SHAH ALAM: It's back to school - driving school that is - for the nation's million commercial ...
Record-breaking collection that will also help the disabled
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Record-breaking collection that will also help the disabled Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PENAMPANG: Students and teachers of SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin had not one but two reasons to cheer yesterday.Not only will ...
Investigators begin probe
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Investigators begin probe Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section NIBONG TEBAL: Investigators have begun their probe into Sunday's fatal bus crash which killed 11 people and left 35 others injured along Km160.8 of the North-South ...
Consider all sides of issue first
Aug 01, 2006; ... T.S. Ramasamy New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Consider all sides of issue first Byline: T.S. Ramasamy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter IT is heartening to note that the police have finally been awakened to the pressing need to curb the ...
National pride missing nowadays
Aug 01, 2006; ... J.D. Lovrenciear New Straits Times 08-01-2006 National pride missing nowadays Byline: J.D. Lovrenciear Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter IT is unfortunate that our leaders have to plead, cajole and even warn the rakyat to hoist the national ...
Stone-faced collectors
Aug 01, 2006; ... S.S. New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Stone-faced collectors Byline: S.S. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AGREE with J.A.L. on "Neither greeting nor a smile" (NST, July 28).I have travelled to Seri Kembangan via the Lebuhraya ...
Long wait for strata titles
Aug 01, 2006; ... K.S. New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Long wait for strata titles Byline: K.S. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I AM one of the 456 owners living in the Heritage Condominium in Jalan Pahang. The developer, Safety Development Corporation Sdn ...
Diehard fans of Sudoku puzzle
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Diehard fans of Sudoku puzzle Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: School sponsorship programme KUALA KANGSAR: For some boys at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford, the New Straits Times promises more than just current ...
NRD has no right to dictate to parents
Aug 01, 2006; ... Yin Ee Kiong New Straits Times 08-01-2006 NRD has no right to dictate to parents Byline: Yin Ee Kiong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter AFTER reading the report "Sorry no more Zani, Ah Kow or Batumalai" (NST, July 30), does the National ...
Make it easier for all to contribute
Aug 01, 2006; ... Samuel Yesuiah New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Make it easier for all to contribute Byline: Samuel Yesuiah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter HARBAN Singh in "An easy way of helping the needy" (NST, 19 July) suggests donating blood as one of ...
Rise of the Phoenix
Aug 01, 2006; ... K.M. Boopathy New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Rise of the Phoenix Byline: K.M. Boopathy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Squash IF there is one Malaysian player who knows how to revive a career and become more successful than before, it has to be ...
10 years to develop Johor corridor
Aug 01, 2006; ... R. Sittamparam New Straits Times 08-01-2006 10 years to develop Johor corridor Byline: R. Sittamparam Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: The eagerly awaited South Johor Corridor (SJC) will be fully developed within a decade.The key ...
Keep watch on hotspots
Aug 01, 2006; ... Y.M. New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Keep watch on hotspots Byline: Y.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter I WRITE in response to the senseless death of 18-year-old student Lee Kean Yip ("Snatch theft victim thought of family first" - NST, ...
Follow Aussie example
Aug 01, 2006; ... L.S.W.L. New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Follow Aussie example Byline: L.S.W.L. Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter WHY is it that when the traffic police here decide to conduct an operasi to catch speedsters, they normally gather a group of six ...
Check the fine print
Aug 01, 2006; ... William Dennis New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Check the fine print Byline: William Dennis Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter WITH regard to "Mandatory travel insurance in pipeline" (NST, July 27), I think several issues will have to be ironed ...
Not best way to serve the public
Aug 01, 2006; ... S.M. Mohamed Idris New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Not best way to serve the public Byline: S.M. Mohamed Idris Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter OF late, the Public Complaints Bureau has been telling the Consumers Association of Penang that it ...
An idea, if implemented, could have checked the slide
Aug 01, 2006; ... Jugjet Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2006 An idea, if implemented, could have checked the slide Byline: Jugjet Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Column: Comment GREAT ideas need to be implemented. If not, they will remain just that - great ideas ....
23 houses damaged as storm wreaks havoc in village
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 23 houses damaged as storm wreaks havoc in village Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MARANG: Fifteen minutes of strong winds and a storm wreaked havoc in a village here on Sunday evening, damaging 23 houses.Most of the ...
35 more down with disease
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 35 more down with disease Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUCHING: Another 35 new cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported in Sarawak yesterday.They bring the cumulative number of cases to 12,893 ...
Shu Wai could be dropped
Aug 01, 2006; ... Ranjini Thangaraju New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Shu Wai could be dropped Byline: Ranjini Thangaraju Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Gymnastics GYMNAST Ng Shu Wai's (pic) place in the Asian Games will be reviewed following his disappointing ...
DOE to check car workshops
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 DOE to check car workshops Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: More than 800 car workshops in the State will be checked by Department of Environment officers in the next two weeks to ensure proper management of used engine ...
Nod for workers from Bangladesh
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Nod for workers from Bangladesh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: Bangladeshi workers are set to come back to Malaysia, eight years after a poor social record resulted in a freeze on their entry.The 130 ...
Two charged with possessing porn VCDs
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Two charged with possessing porn VCDs Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MALACCA: Two men were charged yesterday with possessing 4,000 smut video compact discs (VCDs) in a factory in the Malim Jaya light industrial zone here ....
More to enjoy benefits under Employment Act
Aug 01, 2006; ... Azura Abas New Straits Times 08-01-2006 More to enjoy benefits under Employment Act Byline: Azura Abas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Those earning up to RM2,000 will soon be able to enjoy benefits under the Employment Act 1955....
Early exposure needed to excel
Aug 01, 2006; ... Noramtaz Abdullah New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Early exposure needed to excel Byline: Noramtaz Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Letter CONGRATULATIONS to Zulmazran and Esther for winning the boys' and girls' all events gold in the World ...
Yong Li out to `pull' Suhardi to glory
Aug 01, 2006; ... Arnaz M. Khairul New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Yong Li out to `pull' Suhardi to glory Byline: Arnaz M. Khairul Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Cycling CYCLIST Ng Yong Li has pledged to help teammate Suhardi Hassan to glory in the road race in ...
Bouncer gets a taste of the law
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Bouncer gets a taste of the law Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PETALING JAYA: A bouncer found out the hard way that insulting police officers is not a very good idea.Five policemen from the Bandar Sunway police ...
Logging to be gradually stopped
Aug 01, 2006; ... M. Husairy Othman New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Logging to be gradually stopped Byline: M. Husairy Othman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IPOH: The State will gradually reduce logging before completely stopping it.Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohd ...
Robbers who killed student may have wounded another
Aug 01, 2006; ... Devinder Singh New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Robbers who killed student may have wounded another Byline: Devinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: A Tunku Abdul Rahman College student was robbed by two men and slashed with a parang in ...
Nur Azmina tops in Scramble Contest
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Nur Azmina tops in Scramble Contest Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: She is only 11 but Nur Azmina Azman is already a champion.The Standard Five pupil of SK Taman Tun Aminah 1, Johor Baru, yesterday ...
MCKK can see reforms through
Aug 01, 2006; ... Syed Nadzri New Straits Times 08-01-2006 MCKK can see reforms through Byline: Syed Nadzri Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section THE Raja Muda of Perak, Dr Raja Nazrin Shah, couldn't have made it clearer enough - the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) should be ...
Poised for growth
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Poised for growth Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Editorial THE plan to turn south Johor into a new engine of growth marks a pivotal step in the development not only of the State but also the country. While Johor has ...
MRCS, teachers' union do their bit for Lebanon
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 MRCS, teachers' union do their bit for Lebanon Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Two more organisations are helping to raise funds to help the Lebanese victims of the Middle East conflict.The Malaysian Red ...
Universiti Darul Iman a promise fulfilled
Aug 01, 2006; ... Rosli Zakaria New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Universiti Darul Iman a promise fulfilled Byline: Rosli Zakaria Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section BESUT: Universiti Darul Iman, the first university in the East Coast, is a Barisan Nasional election promise on the ...
PM: Enough of self-pity, seize opportunities
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 PM: Enough of self-pity, seize opportunities Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA TERENGGANU: Stop wallowing in self-pity and take advantage of the opportunities to progress.This is Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah ...
Fuel price pushes up MAS airfares
Aug 01, 2006; ... Kang Siew Li; Anna Maria Samsudin New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Fuel price pushes up MAS airfares Byline: Kang Siew Li; Anna Maria Samsudin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: It will become more expensive to travel by air domestically....
Inquest off to slow start
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Inquest off to slow start Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KOTA KINABALU: The long-awaited inquest into the death of fishmonger Anthony Chong got off yesterday to a slow start.The inquest was scheduled for 9am but was ...
Eight heads of government to attend OIC meeting
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Eight heads of government to attend OIC meeting Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: At least eight heads of government will attend the Organisation of the Islamic Conference's executive committee meeting here on Thursday ...
Gutsy auditor foils car theft
Aug 01, 2006; ... V. Shuman New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Gutsy auditor foils car theft Byline: V. Shuman Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PETALING JAYA: Never leave your car engine idling while inflating the tyres at petrol stations.An auditor learnt this lesson ...
List of next batch of NS trainees out
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 List of next batch of NS trainees out Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Those born in 1989 can check whether they have been selected for National Service.The National Service website www.khidmatnegara ....
Painter's works on sale for charity
Aug 01, 2006 ... New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Painter's works on sale for charity Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUANTAN: The Pahang Soka Gakkai Association Malaysia (SGM) is having a charity exhibition of works by painter Cheah Thien Soong.The week-long ...
Court to rule on peninsular lawyer
Aug 01, 2006; ... V. Anbalagan New Straits Times 08-01-2006 Court to rule on peninsular lawyer Byline: V. Anbalagan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PUTRAJAYA: A decision on whether lawyers from the peninsula can appear in appellate courts to argue cases originating in ...