New Straits Times back issues from September 2007:
Carigali-PTTEP awards Dockwise US$35m contract
Sep 01, 2007; ... Kamarul Yunus New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Carigali-PTTEP awards Dockwise US$35m contract Byline: Kamarul Yunus Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company DOCKWISE Ltd, an integrated heavy lift service provider, has secured a US$35 million (RM126 ...
Volvo S80 ready to take rivals for a spin
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zuraimi Abdullah New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Volvo S80 ready to take rivals for a spin Byline: Zuraimi Abdullah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company VOLVO Car Malaysia Sdn Bhd has launched the all-new, second generation Volvo S80, ...
Vantage Point hopes to help public sector enhance delivery
Sep 01, 2007; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Vantage Point hopes to help public sector enhance delivery Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company INFORMATION, communications and technology service provider Vantage Point ...
Aseambankers, partner issue bonds in Bahrain
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Aseambankers, partner issue bonds in Bahrain Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ASEAMBANKERS Malaysia Bhd and Bahrain-based Eskan Bank BSC have launched a RM285 million residential mortgage-backed securities ...
Shoemaker Lewre to court the well-heeled
Sep 01, 2007; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Shoemaker Lewre to court the well-heeled Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SHOE manufacturer and retailer Lewre International Sdn Bhd will this month spin off a new ...
Philips reaches out through symbols that deliver promise
Sep 01, 2007; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Philips reaches out through symbols that deliver promise Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News FOR 116-year-old world-renowned brand Philips, branding the company is not ...
UEM Builders seeks more local projects
Sep 01, 2007; ... Sharen Kaur New Straits Times 09-01-2007 UEM Builders seeks more local projects Byline: Sharen Kaur Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company UEM Builders Bhd, which expects to double its order book to RM5 billion this year, is looking for more ...
Compliance expert to hold KL workshop
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Compliance expert to hold KL workshop Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News US-BASED compliance expert Rajeev Rawat and his team of experts from BI Results LLC will present a workshop on "Leveraging Compliance and ...
Rockwills offers product that helps protect business value
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Rockwills offers product that helps protect business value Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company ROCKWILLS International Sdn Bhd, a will writing and trust services ...
Hap Seng to raise RM800m from revamp
Sep 01, 2007; ... Shahriman Johari New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Hap Seng to raise RM800m from revamp Byline: Shahriman Johari Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HAP SENG Consolidated Bhd, a diversified group based in Sabah and Sarawak, will raise almost ...
Malaysian Merchant Marine welcomes new shareholder
Sep 01, 2007; ... Rupinder Singh New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Malaysian Merchant Marine welcomes new shareholder Byline: Rupinder Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SHIPPING firm Malaysian Merchant Marine Bhd (MMM) said the entry of a new major ...
Vina AirAsia to start flying July 2008
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Vina AirAsia to start flying July 2008 Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company VINA AirAsia, a newly set-up joint-venture budget airline between AirAsia Bhd and ...
Shapadu completes US$6m platform job for British Gas
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Shapadu completes US$6m platform job for British Gas Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company SHAPADU Energy and Engineering Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Shapadu Corp Sdn Bhd, has successfully completed the commissioning ...
KLCI building base for new rebound
Sep 01, 2007; ... S.N. Lock New Straits Times 09-01-2007 KLCI building base for new rebound Byline: S.N. Lock Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Column: Technically speaking Type: Market SHARES on Bursa Malaysia have since moderated to the reality of domestic issues ...
Panasonic out to defend pole position
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Panasonic out to defend pole position Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company PANASONIC Malaysia Sdn Bhd is going all out to defend its position as Malaysia's number ...
PM to launch Global Knowledge Conference
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zaidi Isham Ismail New Straits Times 09-01-2007 PM to launch Global Knowledge Conference Byline: Zaidi Isham Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: News PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will on December 11 launch the Third ...
Mandarin Oriental may set up second hotel in Malaysia
Sep 01, 2007; ... Vasantha Ganesan New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Mandarin Oriental may set up second hotel in Malaysia Byline: Vasantha Ganesan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Business Times Type: Company HONG Kong's Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Ltd may have a second ...
Penang's Rodeo Drive in the making
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Penang's Rodeo Drive in the making Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets HERE'S something Penang Island's got that Kuala Lumpur's retail schene can't match: A shopping road with an idyllic seafront view.It ...
Play ball
Sep 01, 2007; ... Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Play ball Byline: Reviewed by Faizul Azim Saiful Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Play Type: Computer game review ALTHOUGH baseball has only a small following in Malaysia, FAIZUL AZIM SAIFUL ...
A birthday surprise for Deirdre
Sep 01, 2007; ... Jennifer Gomez New Straits Times 09-01-2007 A birthday surprise for Deirdre Byline: Jennifer Gomez Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) KUALA LUMPUR: When her husband suggested coming here for her ...
Ashton has the hunger for another England call
Sep 01, 2007; ... Mark Ryan New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Ashton has the hunger for another England call Byline: Mark Ryan Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL IF England coach Steve McClaren's diary is flexible for Tuesday night, he could do a lot worse than take a trip to what has ...
Contractor shot dead at temple
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Contractor shot dead at temple Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: A mosaic tile contractor was killed after he was shot in the chest yesterday evening.The victim, identified as Tan Keng Seng, 51, was with ...
Back to the future
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zuhaila Sedek New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Back to the future Byline: Zuhaila Sedek Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Focus AMONG the things we admire most about the homes of yesteryear is the way they are built with quality and space.And ...
Smart move
Sep 01, 2007; ... Gerald Chuah New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Smart move Byline: Gerald Chuah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets IN Streets' continuing focus on tailors, GERALD CHUAH drops by Smart Master in IOI Mall which makes dapper suits and jackets at reasonable prices ....
James fumbles main chance
Sep 01, 2007; ... Daniel King New Straits Times 09-01-2007 James fumbles main chance Byline: Daniel King Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL FRANK Lampard stuck another one in the eye of his critics and David James gave his detractors some more ammunition as under-par Chelsea ground ...
Lorry slams into couple
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Lorry slams into couple Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section JOHOR BARU: A couple was killed on Thursday and another relative is in critical condition after a lorry slammed into them on the North-South Expressway near Muar....
It was in the blood all the time ...
Sep 01, 2007; ... M. Hamzah Jamaludin New Straits Times 09-01-2007 It was in the blood all the time ... Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section PEKAN: Although her mother is the 10th generation of a traditional weaver family here, Umi Suraya Abdul ...
Utaka: I can't believe I have joined my hero Kanu at Pompey
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Utaka: I can't believe I have joined my hero Kanu at Pompey Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL TO clear up any lingering confusion, Portsmouth's STG7million (RM49m) signing John Utaka mouths his surname."It is pronounced ...
The next big thing in Damansara Heights
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 The next big thing in Damansara Heights Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets TWO property giants are pooling their resources to jointly develop a strategic piece of land in the federal capital. Puncak Madu Sdn Bhd, in ...
Fergie needs A No 9 to help super Nani
Sep 01, 2007; ... Neil Ashton New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Fergie needs A No 9 to help super Nani Byline: Neil Ashton Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL HIS team still look far from convincing, but Sir Alex Ferguson can shrug off that Monday morning feeling with a glance at the ...
Get smart
Sep 01, 2007; ... Reviewed by Edwin Wong New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Get smart Byline: Reviewed by Edwin Wong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Think Type: Computer game review WANT to be thought brainy? Then acquire these games. However, even if you aren't Mensa ...
Old Trafford will be divided today
Sep 01, 2007; ... Jack Howler New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Old Trafford will be divided today Byline: Jack Howler Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL ON one hand, the 60,000-odd fans will be rooting for the Devils to improve on their worst start to the season with a win.On ...
More hotels, offices for KL Sentral
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 More hotels, offices for KL Sentral Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Nuggets WORK to complete the Kuala Lumpur Sentral integrated commercial and transport hub is moving fast and furious.In the latest tie-up, its ...
Goodness around the corner
Sep 01, 2007; ... Andrew Wong New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Goodness around the corner Byline: Andrew Wong Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Prop talk ONCE again, the season for wishful thinking is upon us. With the 2008 national Budget scheduled to be tabled in ...
Pageant finalists bring cheer to special children
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Pageant finalists bring cheer to special children Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen finalists of the Miss Malaysia Chinatown International beauty pageant 2007 brightened up the day for 23 special children ...
Nine hurt in minibus crash
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Nine hurt in minibus crash Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section ALOR STAR: Nine people suffered minor injuries when a minibus carrying 25 passengers rear-ended another bus. Both buses were taking staff from the National ...
Double joy for Isnani
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Double joy for Isnani Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) KUALA LUMPUR: The joy of having Merdeka babies.A mother in Perlis, who was born during the Merdeka ...
Confounding the critics
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Confounding the critics Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Type: Editorial IN his speech at the launch of the Merdeka Award on Monday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took to task the many foreign and domestic ...
Are gang of four plotting an exit strategy?
Sep 01, 2007; ... Jeff Powell New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Are gang of four plotting an exit strategy? Byline: Jeff Powell Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: Guest spot WITH Manchester United making a guest appearance near the relegation zone this weekend, and both Chelsea ...
Friendly fire is the last thing we need
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Friendly fire is the last thing we need Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL Column: Talk in football EITHER Steve McClaren is a glutton for punishment or the Football Association fear England will fail to qualify for Euro 2008 and are ...
Birthday boy shares his joy
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Birthday boy shares his joy Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) KUALA TERENGGANU: Chui Hing was all smiles as he hovered over his chocolate birthday cake, decorated with a ...
Amateurs, women and youngsters included
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Amateurs, women and youngsters included Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Golf PROFESSIONALS, amateurs, women and youngsters will get a chance to show off their talent at the Asian Senior Masters Malaysia to be staged at the ...
Man U are determined not to let `The big one' slip through the net
Sep 01, 2007; ... Oliver Kay New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Man U are determined not to let `The big one' slip through the net Byline: Oliver Kay Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL IN the closing weeks of last season, as Manchester United were closing in on the Premier League title, a ...
United tell `fit' Rooney to hold fire
Sep 01, 2007; ... Simon Cass New Straits Times 09-01-2007 United tell `fit' Rooney to hold fire Byline: Simon Cass Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL MANCHESTER United are having to rein in Wayne Rooney's enthusiasm to make a first team return ahead of schedule.The ...
Power footwork
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Power footwork Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Golf ADIDAS Golf has come out with Powerbrand, a shoe created for the modern athlete and engineered for a power game.Powerbrand incorporates three technologies used in ...
Search engines mark National Day
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Search engines mark National Day Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (1957-2007) KUALA LUMPUR: Several Internet search engines have joined in celebrations by displaying Merdeka motifs ...
Sabah to host asian tour
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Sabah to host asian tour Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Golf THE 2008 Asian Tour Qualifying School will break new ground later this year when it is played for the first time in Sabah, Malaysia. The Asian Tour announced that ...
A wonderful night which will go down in history
Sep 01, 2007; ... Azura Abas; Eileen Ng; June Ramli; Arman Ahmad; Minderjeet Kaur; David New Straits Times 09-01-2007 A wonderful night which will go down in history Byline: Azura Abas; Eileen Ng; June Ramli; Arman Ahmad; Minderjeet Kaur; David Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main ...
(What I saw on telly)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Ridzwan A. Rahim New Straits Times 09-01-2007 (What I saw on telly) Byline: Ridzwan A. Rahim Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: What I saw on telly I'M not much of a football fan but I still managed to notice the pre-match hype of the Pestabola Merdeka ...
Eight-goal drubbing
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Eight-goal drubbing Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Hockey MALAYSIA sent Singapore into orbit with an 8-0 win in their opening Asia Cup hockey match in Chennai, India yesterday.The scoreline could have been ...
Fuad fourth fastest in first qualifying session
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Fuad fourth fastest in first qualifying session Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Motorcycling AHMAD Fuad Baharudin was not too worried about his lap time in the first qualifying session of Round Four of the Petronas ...
Cole tribute to `under-rated' Lampard
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Cole tribute to `under-rated' Lampard Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL ENGLAND left back Ashley Cole paid tribute to midfielder Frank Lampard after the Chelsea ace scored his fourth goal in as many games for club and country against ...
Bentong mission
Sep 01, 2007; ... Pris Hendricks New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Bentong mission Byline: Pris Hendricks Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets TWO weekends ago, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and its low-cost spay/ neuter clinic Klinik Kembiri made a trip to ...
An incredible `surat khabar lama' Merdeka journey
Sep 01, 2007; ... Johan Jaaffar New Straits Times 09-01-2007 An incredible `surat khabar lama' Merdeka journey Byline: Johan Jaaffar Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section LOTS of interesting things happened in 1957. Among others: Danish architect Jorn Utzon won the competition ...
Josiah entered for Asian Championships
Sep 01, 2007 ... New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Josiah entered for Asian Championships Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section Memo: Cycling NOT taking anything for granted in his pursuit for Olympic qualification, Josiah Ng has been entered for the Asian Championships for the ...
Spectre of corruption hangs over Benazir
Sep 01, 2007; ... W. Scott Thompson New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Spectre of corruption hangs over Benazir Byline: W. Scott Thompson Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section AT a lecture at the most prestigious platform for international politics in the world, New York's Council on ...
Saha testing United's patience with constant injuries
Sep 01, 2007; ... Oliver Kay New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Saha testing United's patience with constant injuries Byline: Oliver Kay Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL LOUIS Saha is facing a test of his priorities at Manchester United after another aborted comeback attempt last ...
Cabbies who took part in strike may lose licence
Sep 01, 2007; ... Marc Lourdes New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Cabbies who took part in strike may lose licence Byline: Marc Lourdes Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: Taxi drivers who took part in a strike here in the last two days may lose their licence ....
Reality check for McFadden as Goodison is united in grief
Sep 01, 2007; ... Simon Jones New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Reality check for McFadden as Goodison is united in grief Byline: Simon Jones Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: EPL HOW quickly things are put into perspective. In normal circumstances, James McFadden would have savoured his ...
Merdeka's West End story
Sep 01, 2007; ... Faridul Anwar Farinordin; Dennis Chua New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Merdeka's West End story Byline: Faridul Anwar Farinordin; Dennis Chua Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN thought the West End/Broadway/ multimedia treatment of Tunku the ...
Uncommon lives
Sep 01, 2007; ... Reviewed by Su Aziz New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Uncommon lives Byline: Reviewed by Su Aziz Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: See Type: Film review SU AZIZ picks out five uplifting films that tell the story of the human spirit's eternal quest of ...
Moving at snail's pace
Sep 01, 2007; ... Salleh Buang New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Moving at snail's pace Byline: Salleh Buang Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Land matters WE are now 50 years as a free and independent nation. A joyous occasion indeed for all Malaysians, as we pat ...
The flavour of Faber
Sep 01, 2007; ... Zuhaila Sedek New Straits Times 09-01-2007 The flavour of Faber Byline: Zuhaila Sedek Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Property Column: Phased-in WANT a home just a hop and a skip from a lake? That's your privilege should you choose to make your home in Laman ...
Descent into inner hell
Sep 01, 2007; ... D. Jeremiah New Straits Times 09-01-2007 Descent into inner hell Byline: D. Jeremiah Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Streets NEXT week, KLpac stages a fascinating look into the tortured mind of a woman descending deeper into depression, writes D. JEREMIAH....
A road most treacherous
Sep 01, 2007; ... Stephen Suess New Straits Times 09-01-2007 A road most treacherous Byline: Stephen Suess Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: '6' Column: Snap THERE'S a road in northern India that is safer least travelled. But STEPHEN SUESS would have you believe the near-death ...