The Malay Mail back issues from June 2001:
Various ways to complain to Ministry
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE DOMESTIC Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has preparedvarious avenues for consumers to forward complaints, a Ministryspokesman told The Malay Mail yesterday. The spokesman said consumers could visit any of its enforcementoffices, complain via e-mail (aduan@kpdnhg.gov.my ...
`Tontos' are back - on night watch!
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE "tontos" are back! Local authorities will have their hands full again in curbingillegal video games in their areas with the return of "tontos" ontheir backyard. Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), which nearly wiped out theillegal games menace a few months ago, has to ...
Student lodges report against MP
Jun 01, 2001; ... A 21-year-old lodged a police report against Ipoh Barat MP DatukHo Cheong Sing, alleging he was punched during the fracas at the MCAbuilding on Wednesday. College student Ching Sze Wei, also alleged in the report that hewas also assaulted by several MCA supporters during the ...
Ah Lek on why he is against IT
Jun 01, 2001 ... MCA deputy-president Datuk Lim Ah Lek (picture) has issued astatement on why he is opposed to the deal. He said he opposed it as MCA's assets belonged to all its membersand was a result of their collective hard work. This being the case, any decision involving members' funds, ...
Battle lines being drawn
Jun 01, 2001; ... NO vernacular daily or newspaper in Malaysia can claim to havehad so many people getting worked up over it without having to writea single word about anyone. Except maybe the Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press. Emotions ran high that even punches were traded between ...
Guard sought
Jun 01, 2001 ... PETALING JAYA police are seeking a 35-year-old security guard inconnection with the disappearance of a pump-action shotgun and fivecatridges from a bank on May 10. Azizi Rohani (picture), whose last known address is 706-B, Lorong3, Kampung Jana, Kamunting, Taiping disappeared after ...
Pipe bombs - simple but deadly
Jun 01, 2001 ... PIPE bombs have been the weapons of choice for variousinternational terrorist groups throughout the years. It is an obvious weapon for terrorists as it is easilymanufactured, easy to handle and conceal, and `accepts' various kindof fuses. A pipe bomb can be fitted with a ...
Terrorist link probe
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE SEIZURE of eight pipe bombs from a cache of weapons andexplosives in Puchong recently, suggests a local terrorist group atwork. While the police have not ruled out the group's alleged linkswith the Al-Ma'unah or an international terrorist movement, the pipebombs appear to ...
Cabbies refuse to use metres
Jun 01, 2001 ... "WHY does the Road Transport Department issue taxi licences tothose who are reluctant to run the service?" asks Boonchai. He says two taxi drivers refused to take him to his destinationon May 25. "I was waiting for a taxi in front of Parkson Grand in SubangJaya about 3pm that ...
Be on time for registration, nurses told
Jun 01, 2001 ... THE 2,300 participants to the first National Nurses Congress 2001at the Putra World Trade Centre tomorrow, are requested to arrive ontime for the registration exercise from 7am to 8.30am. To be officiated by Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng, theCongress is being organised by the ...
What danger lurks beneath?
Jun 01, 2001 ... PERHAPS, an innovation is in need here? A plea should be made to creative minds in coming up with somepractical ideas to help motorcyclists in the Klang Valley, who haveto put up with specially-designated lanes which are non-traversableafter a downpour. Something along the ...
Online payment for IWK bills
Jun 01, 2001 ... PROPERTY owners can pay their Indah Water Konsortium seweragebills via the national sewerage company's website (www.iwk.com.my). However, the online service is only valid for those who haveaccounts with Maybank. To check their sewerage account balance, view the latest ...
Bank charges RM5 for cashing personal cheques
Jun 01, 2001 ... AS a customer of the former Bank Bumiputera for 13 years, Ethelwas never charged a fee for cashing personal cheques at any of thebank's branches. "Not even a single sen was charged for the service when the bankmerged and changed its name to Bumiputra-Commerce Bank," she ...
Indonesian teenager missing
Jun 01, 2001 ... AN Indonesian teenager visiting Malaysia for the first time, hasbeen reported missing, the past two weeks. The girl, identified only as Nurhasanah, 16, arrived at the KualaLumpur International Airport in Sepang from Surabaya, on May 18. Her uncle, Suparman Idris, said ...
Bankrupt shock for house buyer
Jun 01, 2001; ... A RETIREE is seeing the dream of owning his first home going downthe drain. Fong Chin, 55, who worked as a construction worker all his life,was turned down by a finance company when he applied for a housingloan to buy a low-cost flat. The reason? A bankruptcy proceeding had ...
Hole-in-heart girl needs RM25,000 for surgery
Jun 01, 2001; ... WHILE others her age have a whale of a time running around theneighbourhood, four-year-old Ang Khai Jing from Taiping can onlylook at them with envy. The only effort she can make is a short run within the compoundof her house and that, too, would leave her almost ...
Murder of restaurant owner: Four nabbed
Jun 01, 2001; ... FOUR men have been arrested in connection with the murder of arestaurant owner in Cheras Perdana last Sunday. The suspects, from Sabah, were nabbed in the Federal Territoryand Selangor. Police are looking for an accomplice to wrap up theirinvestigations into the killing of ...
`Register according to Act'
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE Social Welfare Department has advised the operator ofPrecious Home to adhere to its Care Centre Act 1993 by registeringwith them following its closure early last month. It is mandatory under the Act after approval is obtained from therelevant authorities namely, health, local ...
Aussie visa online
Jun 01, 2001 ... MALAYSIAN travellers to Australia can apply for their visas on-line. Applicants have to pay AUS$20 (about RM40) through their creditcards for the ...
Five picked for boarding school stint in Britain
Jun 01, 2001 ... PUPIL Yosodhra C. Bala of Main Convent School, Ipoh, is lookingforward to experiencing western lifestyle in Britain. "I don"t know how I will adapt, but I'm eager to learn," shesaid. Yosodhra is among five pupils selected by the British Council'sprogramme under the ...
Ministry plans more curbs on smoking
Jun 01, 2001; ... IN conjunction with the World No-Tobacco Day, the Health Ministryannounced it is planning to amend the Tobacco Product ControlRegulation 1993 to tighten certain areas. These include: * Prohibiting tobacco advertisements, including indirectadvertisements; * Prohibiting ...
Ampang-KL toll collection starts today
Jun 01, 2001 ... TOLL collection for the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highwaystarted early this morning. Its commencement came after an announcement by Works MinisterDatuk Seri S. Samy Vellu on May 23, that users would start payingtoll from midnight on June 1. Prolintas, the highway ...
Briefly
Jun 01, 2001 ... MPSJ has allocated RM135,000 for a multi-purpose van to helpresidents during natural disasters like flash floods or landslides. * The council is extending the compound/summons appeal periodfrom 45 days to 60 days following complaints from the public whoclaimed the council is not ...
Parking lot dining?
Jun 01, 2001; ... DO Malaysians really love to eat in the open? The practice of some restaurant owners in placing tables andchairs on parking lots for customers is causing a headache to localauthorities and residents. In Subang Jaya, the council's president Ahmad Fuad Ismail(pictured) said ...
Do we need a `Code of Web Content'?
Jun 01, 2001 ... DO we need a code of content to control what is posted or hostedon the internet? This seems to be the debate in recent weeks as the Governmentplans to make operators accountable for what they host or cross-post on their websites. Is this really necessary? Are the existing ...
Literary genius from near and far to enrich the reader
Jun 01, 2001; ... WHEN the word, literature, is mentioned, William Shakespearecomes to mind for most people. However, the literary works of othercultures deserve a noteworthy mention, too. The famous works oftalented Indian, Chinese, and Persian writers have done much toenrich their respective cultures ...
Lycos challenge to attract more users
Jun 01, 2001; ... TO attract users to its site, Lycos Asia is throwing in a multi-million dollar challenge to promote its new upgraded searchfunction. The contest, Lycos Ultimate Search Challenge, will run until July31. It is aimed at creating awareness among Asian Internet users onits ...
Medical centre invests RM1 million in state-of-the-art neurosurgical system
Jun 01, 2001 ... THE NEWLY-opened Sunway Medical Centre has conducted 600successful brain operations, and recently, invested RM1 million on astate-of-the-art SNN Neurosurgical System. The hospital's neurosurgical clinic is now the Asia Pacific'sfirst reference clinic for SNS Surgical Navigation ...
Launderers to hold first-ever convention
Jun 01, 2001; ... IT would do well for our launderers and dry cleaners to startclustering together, dissolve any problems they face and iron outtheir disparities. Although the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Laundry Association hasbeen in existence for more than seven decades, such a step has yetto be ...
ATM service interruption at Bumiputra-Commerce Bank
Jun 01, 2001 ... BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE Bank Berhad (BCB) has announced that its ATMservices will be interrupted tomorrow from 6am to 7pm. It is to facilitate the bank's implementation of its systemsstandardisation, the final phase in efforts to migrate its branchesto a single systems ...
Symposium on employment relations in the new era
Jun 01, 2001 ... THE Malaysian Institute of Human Resources (MIHRM) and InforiteIR Consultancy will be organising a symposium on human resourcesthis month. The symposium, themed Employment Relations In The New MalaysiaEra, will be held at the Legend Hotel on June 19-21. Yesterday, the Letter ...
Fashion Bay preparing to strike
Jun 01, 2001 ... FASHION Bay wrapped up his preparations for a back-to-backsuccess in the Class 2, Div 1 event over 1200m in Race 5 tomorrowwith a one-round workout at Sungei Besi yesterday. Fashion Bay improved tremendously from his debut outing to scorea runaway win thrashing his Class 3, Div 2 ...
So got any writing or not?
Jun 01, 2001; ... AS there is so much hot air in the region even this might seemlike a trip to the outhouse. Some self-indulgent writers, thinkers, columnists, poseurs andthe fashionable litterati are not just wielding foaming cups oflatte but malice as well. With coffee cups in their hands ...
Acoustic sting
Jun 01, 2001; ... FIRST they did it with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, now,they're scaling down to just a few, choice acoustic instruments. The Scorpions have released a new album called Acoustica, 15songs done as the title suggests. All the evergreen faves are here - Always Somewhere, ...
Underground tribe surfacing
Jun 01, 2001; ... CUT and paste a bunch of local underground bands from the pastfive years and you'll get Blind Tribe. Yet another local band bearing underground tones, this groupmanaged to surface and was deemed worthy of a recording contract. This motley crew of musicians is expected to show ...
Selangor pull carpet from under Negri
Jun 01, 2001; ... SELANGOR upset Negri Sembilan by one run in a rain-affected matchat the Kilat Oval, reports S.S. Dhaliwal. Sent in to bat first, Selangor scored 129 runs for the loss offour wickets in 25 overs. But the afternoon shower halted the match and upon resumption,Negri were set a ...
Can you get much sweeter than this?
Jun 01, 2001; ... SUCCESS has never tasted sweeter for a local neophyte girls'quartet. Less than a year after making their recording debut, the Sweetieswere roped in to render the theme songs from two children's TVprogrammes, Qing Qing Chao Di Lan Lan Tian and Zai Wo Jia Zhui Hao,produced by ...
Wilkinson edges Rahil in play-off
Jun 01, 2001 ... NEW ZEALANDER Tim Wilkinson kept his nerve to win the suddendeath playoff to decide the 14th Malaysian Amateur Open title atthe Saujana Golf and Country Club yesterday. And it required a playoff over two holes before the 22-year-oldWilkinson edged Rahil Gangjee to emerge ...
Watch on Cindy!
Jun 01, 2001; ... PERAK swimmer Cindy Ong will have most of the national selectorswatching her during the 25th SEA Age-Group Swimming Championshipsstarting at the KL Swimming Complex in Cheras today. In what is the junior version of the SEA Games swimmingcompetition, the 17-year-old Cindy is ...
Malaysia `hum khush huye', says Big B
Jun 01, 2001; ... BOLLYWOOD'S most revered personality Amitabh Bachchan was in townrecently to shoot for David Dhawan's film Hum Kissi Se Kam Nahin.After spending about a week in KL, the Big B was impressed withMalaysia's achievements. Though this was Bachchan's first visit to Malaysia, he wasted ...
Azlan makes his presence felt
Jun 01, 2001; ... AZLAN ISKANDAR is certainly moving in the right direction basedon his performance in the on-going All Stars squash championship atAstaka courts. The Sarawak-born Azlan qualified for the Boys Under-19quarterfinals after he overcame national junior Timothy Arnold 9-0,9-4, 9-1 in ...
Brazilian magic
Jun 01, 2001; ... SUNDAY night, about nine, at the Gazebo Stage in Suntec City. Theclosing night of the three-day Singapore International JazzFestival. Media co- ordinator James Brasher was working at his deskat the centre when he heard a roar from the nearby festival village. Thinking that some ...
Indian forwards instil fear
Jun 01, 2001 ... THEIR ability in getting field goals have more often left theiropponents cringing in fear. But early favourites India are expected to be deadly with theirpenalty corner executions too. This is simply because they are coached by former Indianinternational penalty corner ...
Don't take us for granted
Jun 01, 2001 ... DON'T take us for granted That's the warning fired by Oman whom hosts Malaysia will take onin their opening and crucial Group A match today. "We are here to get a good result ... so don't take us forgranted. We are capable of springing surprises," said Oman coachJoaquim ...
It's a long and winding road ahead
Jun 01, 2001; ... HOSTS Malaysia are not going find it easy in their initial targetof making the semifinals of the inaugural Under-18 AHF Cup whichbegins at Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh today. In fact, Malaysia will face a stiff test in the very first matchitself today against the physical and robust ...
Sex, betrayal and murder: tabloid opera
Jun 01, 2001; ... Cavalleria Rusticana featuring Franco Corelli, Mario Sereni,Adriana Lazzarini and Corinna Vozza and The Orchestra e Coro delTeatro dell' Opera di Roma conducted by Gabriele Santini (EMI). THEOpera is a medium of entertainment that reached its height in Italy.It combines elements of ...
Azly thrown in the deep end
Jun 01, 2001; ... SARAWAK goalkeeper Mohd Azly Abdullah waited for a long time tohit the limelight. And now that he is already there, he intends tomake the most of it. And what better way for Azly, 27 on July 13, than to steerSarawak to their third FA Cup final appearance. Azly has been with ...
Perak and Pahang check into semis
Jun 01, 2001; ... DEFENDING champions Perak and Pahang booked places in thesemifinals of the National Under-15 Tournament held at thePandamaran Hockey Stadium in Klang. While Perak had to win to qualify, Pahang would have qualifiedeven though they had lost as Johor did them a huge favour ...
Morning has broken
Jun 01, 2001; ... TO whom it may concern, being convicted of a crime is the bestthing that could have ever happened to me. Standing listless on that wooden board, I was judged by my peersfor a crime I had committed in the impetuousness of youth - a boywho wanted more than he could ask for - ended up ...
Hollow victory over Taiwan
Jun 01, 2001 ... MALAYSIA managed to redeem some measure of pride in the SudirmanCup tournament after recording a 3-2 win over Taiwan in a play-offfor 11th and 12th placing. Mixed doubles pair of Chan Choong Ming-Lim Pek Siah brushed asideChien Yu Hsun-Cheng Wen-Hsing in straight sets of 15-1, ...
The heat is getting to Choong Hann
Jun 01, 2001; ... AFTER only a week in Seville, national No 2 singles ace WongChoong Hann is already finding his stay a little too hot to handle. And it has nothing to do with the game's best players whom he'sgearing up to meet. The sweltering heat of the current weather in Seville is ...
Park's bark stings Wan Wah-Tan Fook
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE beleaguered partnership of Lee Wan Wah-Choong Tan Fook intendto prove coach Park Joo-bong wrong by making the semifinals of theWorld Championships. Burdened with a do-or-die task to shine or risk having their tiessevered the pair brushed aside the quarterfinals target set by ...
Mazlan: Medal target only in July
Jun 01, 2001 ... CONTRARY to what had been reported, the target for the Malaysiancontingent for the SEA Games this September has yet to bedetermined. There had been conflicting reports and the Minister of Youth andSports Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein had said that 67 gold medals wasthe ...
Aidid's weak knees apparent
Jun 01, 2001; ... CONFRONTATIONAL or the soft approach? That would be the dilemmafaced by leaders of national sports associations following thedecision by Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) president DatukMohd Syed Aidid Syed Murtaza to withdraw the warning letters issuedto Watson Nyambek, Hanapiah ...
Cute and cuddly, DePalm a style
Jun 01, 2001; ... THE dreaded school holidays are here again, for working parentsit can be pretty stressful trying to find appropriate activities forthe young ones. Imagine having a hi-lunch spread in peace with theknowledge that your offspring are actually up to somethingconstructive. De Palma ...
The changing face of security
Jun 01, 2001; ... IT is all very well to build a building or dwelling and fill itwith occupants. But what is often overlooked or neglected is thatoccupants want not only to stay in the building or dwelling but alsoto feel safe enough to keep staying there. Hence the need forsecurity. Security is a ...
Calling for Roda Impian
Jun 01, 2001 ... RM12 million in cash and prizes await the contestants in thethird and fourth seasons of Roda Impian. Those who consider LadyLuck their best friend, can try be a contestant in the game show'sfifth season. Head of Astro Ria, Hanim Hassan said that since the first season,the game ...
Nickelodeon Choice Awards
Jun 01, 2001 ... KIDS will rule the fate of such superstars as Tom Cruise andDestiny's Child in Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2001, the onlyawards show that gives kids the power to vote for their favouritesin movie, music, TV and sports. The show will premiere on Nickelodeon Channel on June 9 ...
Oh, for the love of turtles!
Jun 01, 2001; ... WHAT do war and pet turtles have in common? Nothing, except that creatively mixing the two in a declarationof love (for turtles, in this case) has won Tom Leng Poh Kong apearl necklace worth RM2,200. Leng was the lucky winner of MIX FM's Love Songs and Dedicationscontest held ...
Selected Puspakom centres extend opening hours
Jun 01, 2001 ... FRET not if you have to get your vehicle inspected and cannot getor get leave off work early. Selected centres in the Puspakomnetwork of computerised vehicle inspection centres have extendedtheir opening hours until 11.00pm effective this May 2001. In addition to this, selected ...
Women at work
Jun 01, 2001 ... THE 20th century has seen much progress and advancement of womenin the workforce. Unlike the days of our mothers and grandmothers,many women now have equal educational opportunities and are nolonger solely confined to the role of a homemaker. However, with hardly any exception, the ...
No kidding!
Jun 02, 2001; ... THE kidnappers who had abducted a contractor in Johor Baru lastTuesday could not believe their ears when they demanded ransom fromhis family. They told the kidnappers to keep the victim! Then, the kidnappers had no idea their victim had already escapedand gone to the ...
Acid attack on duo
Jun 02, 2001 ... TWO mechanics suffered serious injuries after being splashed withacid and whipped with a rattan when they stopped for fuel at aservice station near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport inSepang four days ago. The men, aged 23 and 27, sustained serious burns to the face andbody ...
Different strokes for former soldier
Jun 02, 2001 ... THERE is softness in even the hardest steel. This is easily the case of Abdul Ghani Ahmad, 56, whose pristineartwork belies the background of the fulltime painter. The former infrantryman, who hails from Kuala Ketil, Kedah, hasexchanged weapons for paintbrushes and palette as ...
Doc's ordeal before rescue
Jun 02, 2001 ... THE latest kidnapping incident came a week after a 42-year-olddoctor was rescued from a secondary jungle, off the main Ampang-Hulu Langat road. The victim, who runs a clinic in Pandan Indah, was abducted bythree men on May 16 and taken to the jungle where he was chained fornine ...