The Malay Mail back issues from August 2001:
Keeping direct-selling companies in line
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE licence of a direct selling company should be suspended ifthe Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry receives anycomplaint against it. This suggestion was made by the Penang Consumer Association (PAC)with the aim of ensuring that only ethical companies are allowed ...
Thrilling day at animal world
Aug 01, 2001; ... IT was an enriching experience for a group of special childrenfrom Kuala Lumpur when they were given first class treatment at theA'Famosa Animal World Safari in Malacca over the weekend. Accompanied by 14 of their teachers and parents, the 29 childrenclearly enjoyed close ...
Tip of the Ice-berg?
Aug 01, 2001; ... DADAH traffickers are using Malaysia as a springboard to smugglecrystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, into New Zealand. New Zealand police investigations have revealed this, followingthe arrest of two Malaysians, including an actor, who were found inpossession of a ...
It's wacky but it works
Aug 01, 2001; ... FOR more than a month, accountant Tuan Abu Bakar Rajudin sporteda weird hairstyle. From the centre parting all the way to the right, his hair wasdyed red and on the other side, it was blond, all for the sake ofcharity. But it took slightly more than 15 minutes for his thick ...
No place for these pupils to walk safely
Aug 01, 2001 ... JUST because car owners pay road tax, it does not mean thatpedestrians do not have the right of way. Those who built the new road linking Vista Angkasa and PantaiDalam seem to have forgotten about the need of pedestrians and notbuilt any sidewalks for them to use. The road is ...
Owner prepared to give refund if...
Aug 01, 2001; ... "SHOW me the receipts and I will give you the refund." This assurance comes from the head of a maid agency to adisgruntled customer. Habsah Ibrahim, managing director of Agensi Pekerjaan JayaMalindo Sdn Bhd, said she was saddened by her daughter's action ofswindling the bank ...
Students locked in lift lobby for an hour
Aug 01, 2001; ... A GROUP of Lim Kok Wing Institute students was locked in the liftlobby of its building in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman for an hour lastnight. One of them, who declined to be identified, said they entered thelift at 9.55pm to get down but it was faulty. They managed to pry open ...
Free sex and pot-smoking at KLCC
Aug 01, 2001; ... ABOUT 200 underaged youths have turned Kuala Lumpur City Centreinto a lepak haven over the past year with free sex and pot-smokingbeing practised openly. KLCC security personnel have been boldly confronted by the youngthugs who feel brave because of their large number compared to ...
Illegal rubbish dumps continue to plague Cheras folk
Aug 01, 2001 ... THEY were told to pull up their socks and they did. But after only a few hours of clearing the illegal dumpsites inKampung Cheras Baru and Taman Pertama, Cheras, the sites were againfilled with rubbish. And City Hall has done its utmost to clear the two areas. The Malay ...
Streetlight project in crime-prone areas shelved
Aug 01, 2001; ... THE Petaling Jaya Municipal Council has cancelled its plans toinstall streetlights in crime-prone back lanes in residential areas. This was confirmed by council president Datuk Emran Kadir. Instead, the council is looking into other ways to reduce crimein the municipality, ...
Fed-up with poor service from TMTouch
Aug 01, 2001; ... "DESPITE making several complaints and calling all the branchoffices in the Klang Valley and Seremban, I am disappointed with thelack of service provided by TMTouch," says Chong. "I have been a TMTouch subscriber for less than a month andalready I have experienced way too many ...
More parking bays needed in Sri Hartamas
Aug 01, 2001; ... THERE are insufficient parking lots near the commercial area inDesa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, complains Tan. The commercial area is at Jalan 31/70A and 39/70A. "What is surprising is that although there is vast empty land inthe area, the authorities do not see the need to ...
Shortchanged by City bus driver
Aug 01, 2001; ... THE bus driver picks and chooses passengers to hand him the fare.He shortchanges some in the process, complains Joe Lopez, a disabledfrom Klang. He says he often boards Park May's Cityliner No. 58 which pliesthe Klang-Kuala Lumpur route and pays a discounted fare of RM1.40.The ...
Most missing cases are of teenagers
Aug 01, 2001 ... THIS year alone, there are already more than 60 cases of missinggirls being reported to the MCA Public Services and ComplaintDepartment. Department head Michael Chong said out of these cases which areoften linked to friends of the opposite sex, about 70 per cent ofthe missing ...
EPF cheque is timely Bon Voyage `gift'
Aug 01, 2001; ... THE money she saved from 10 years of hard work finally`reappeared' in what has been considered perfect timing. Leong Pow Shien, a 62-year-old former teacher from Penang, canfinally smile as she got back her Employees Provident Fund savingsjust a day before she returns to Britain ...
577 bus drivers caught for dadah abuse
Aug 01, 2001 ... SINCE the Road Transport Department (RTD) went on a blitz toscreen bus drivers who drove under the influence of dadah, 577 werefound to be users. They were among 4,184 drivers screened by the RTD when itscampaign began last month. Deputy Transport Minister Tan Sri Ramli Ngah ...
Opposition remark on Orang Asli uncalled for
Aug 01, 2001 ... FAR from civilisation and clad only in their cawat (loin cloth). That is how Pas Jerlun member Abu Bakar Othman tried to describethe plight of the Orang Asli, and it promptly earned him a rebuke. "Although their number may be small, we have not, at any onetime, disregarded ...
Cops not biased in nabbing culprits
Aug 01, 2001; ... THE police arrested 327 people in relation to the Kampung Medanincident on March 4, and the majority were Malays. National Unity and Community Service Ministry ParliamentarySecretary Datuk S. Veerasingam said the figures proved the policewere not biased and claims that only Indians ...
Cheaper IDD calls with chatz
Aug 01, 2001 ... DIGI's international calling card service, chatz has unveiled anew pricing structure. For the first time, a caller can make International Direct Dial(IDD) calls for as low as 88 sen per minute. This is the lowest IDD calling card charge on a circuit switchingplatform in ...
Nur Malena, Queen of Sting
Aug 01, 2001; ... HAIL, the Queen of Sting. Nur Malena Hassan emerged from a glass cubicle at theInternational Reptile Exhibition in Kelantan yesterday, with a broadsmile. This is the woman who had, for 31 gruelling days, shared a glasscubicle with 2,700 deadly scorpions. And, the ...
Auction of antique currency items
Aug 01, 2001 ... A DIFFERENT type of "money market" takes place this Sunday at theCity Bayview Hotel, Penang. Instead of the kind which involves figures unattainable by mostmakan gaji (salaried) people, this one is on a smaller scale and themoney traded is antique, vintage, classic and collector's ...
Your housing queries answered
Aug 01, 2001 ... IF you have queries or problems on housing matters, a group ofarchitects are ready to answer you this Saturday. Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects, the meet-the-public session is from 9am to noon at Putra World Trade Centre's TunRazak Hall ...
Misleading claims over QE for accountants
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE practice of making misleading claims in advertisements bycertain private colleges should be stopped as it confuses studentswho are making important study decisions. A case in point is the incorrect claims made by some privateinstitutions regarding the Malaysian Institute of ...
Good response to Pond's skin colour programme
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE recent nationwide Pond's skin colour analysis programme hasreceived tremendous response judging by the crowds at theinteractive booths at the participating pharmacies and supermarkets. It was Pond's way of reaching out to the public to explain itsinnovative ...
Alternative medicine on the Net
Aug 01, 2001; ... IF you are looking for an alternative remedy for illnesses on theNet, "go Chinese". There are a lot of sites that provide in-depth understanding ofalternative medicine and recipes that purportedly can cure oralleviate some illness. Check out these pages: * GREATER ...
Freezer-to-fryer chicken balls
Aug 01, 2001 ... CROONING for the Golden Rooster was a "crowing success" for TanHock Chuan of Penang. The karaoke fan won himself RM500 plus a hamper of creamy Fillochicken nuggets, in a karaoke contest organised by Ayamas FoodCorporation Bhd in Penang's Island Plaza recently. The second ...
Dynamic launch for Volvo's new beauty
Aug 01, 2001; ... TO launch its brand new S60 aero-dynamic car, leading motorcompany Volvo has invited a talented group of dancers and stageperformers to Kuala Lumpur. The American performers are Capacitor who were voted the bestlocal dance company in the San Francisco Bay area, by the ...
Sponsors over the moon with Armstrong
Aug 01, 2001 ... LANCE Armstrong's third straight Tour de France victory on Sundaywas a stunning accomplishment. But so was the appearance of four commercials starring Armstrongthat were broadcast during the one-hour CBS taped recap programme -not to mention the ever-present advertising for the US ...
Malaysian men are just too good
Aug 01, 2001; ... IT'S a foregone conclusion as to who will win the gold in men'shockey in the SEA Games in September. The Negara Ku will be played while the Jalur Gemilang is certainto be raised after the event. The Malaysians have no business not to win the gold. This is because the ...
Women have a fight on their hands
Aug 01, 2001; ... ALTHOUGH we are virtually assured of the gold medal in men's, thesame cannot be said of the women's team. For they will have to contend with Thailand and Singapore for thecoveted medal and it's not an easy task given the fact that the twocountries have been serious in their ...
All's well with the Juniors for Poznan
Aug 01, 2001 ... IT'S confirmed. The four Juniors, who are in the Azlan Shah Cup, will join theNational Juniors for the six-nation tournament in Poznan whichbegins on Aug 13. Skipper Chua Boon Huat, S. Shankar, K. Logan Raj and M. Jiwa willdepart for Poznan on Aug 12, the last day of the ...
Lombi-powered Argies are coming
Aug 01, 2001; ... FAST-IMPROVING Argentina, led by star player Jorge Lombi, are setto come on a playing tour here in November. The Argentinians had just qualified for the World Cup in KualaLumpur in February in style by emerging champions in the justconcluded qualifier in Edinburgh. Lombi, a ...
Now, Shabaz pulls the strings
Aug 01, 2001; ... DEFENDING champions Pakistan will be spearheaded by the legendaryShabaz Ahmad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Shabaz will not be donning the famous green shirt of Pakistan butrather is one of the three coaches who have been entrusted by thePakistan Hockey Federation to regain lost ...
It's not only results
Aug 01, 2001 ... PERFORMANCE rather than results. That's what Malaysia team manager Datuk R. Yogesawaran wants tosee from his players in the Azlan Shah Cup which begins tomorrow. "People want to see results," he said. "But I feel what is more important here is the performance of ...
An appeal to corporate bodies
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE Malaysian Hockey Federation are appealing to corporate bodiesto purchase tickets for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup so that it couldbe distributed to the schools. In making this call, MHF secretary S. Satgunam said that thecorporate bodies could make the purchases and distrbute it ...
German machine ready to roll
Aug 01, 2001; ... GET ready for the deadly and well-oiled German scoring machine inaction in the Azlan Shah Cup. The Germans will have the magnificent three in Oliver Domke,Sascha Reinelt and Bjorn Michel to trouble the opponents defence. Domke, Reinelt and Michel have all the skills and ...
On a night when KL were on fire
Aug 01, 2001 ... KUALA LUMPUR were written off with a "from the frying pan intothe fire" metaphor. But in the end, it was the City side who playedwith much fire to hold Kelantan despite being a man down. In the 0-0 draw, a spirited KL - who three days ago went down 2-0 to Terengganu - fought with ...
Rajagopal sings the blues
Aug 01, 2001 ... KELANTAN coach K. Rajagopal (right) left the Kuala Lumpur Stadiumlast night a disappointed man when his team could only salvage apoint against a 10-man City side. "We have blown a great chance to keep the fight for the topplaces in the League tight," said Rajagopal after the ...
Black night for ref
Aug 01, 2001; ... AS the match went without a goal, it was the men in black who gotthe attention last night at Kuala Lumpur Stadium as a 10-man Cityside held Kelantan. After referee Jaflus Musa stunned the KL team and fans with his23rd minute sacking of sweeper Mohd Khairi Zainuddin, ...
EON set to make amends
Aug 01, 2001; ... THE disappointment of losing the Selangor Dunhill Leaguesemifinals is not stopping Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) frommaking an impact in the ongoing EON-Shah Alam League, reports Y.S.Segaran. EON, beaten 3-1 by MK Land in the semifinals last Sunday, arecertainly on course to ...
Perak exploit their chances
Aug 01, 2001; ... PERAK made use of their chances to beat Sarawak 2-0 at StateStadium in Kuching last night. But the Seladang had to wait until the 40th minute to get intothe groove when midfield maestro Azrul Amri Burhan took to thefield, replacing Shamsul Akmar Japperi. It was only after ...
League title now out of Giants' reach
Aug 01, 2001; ... SELANGOR are not going to finish No 1 or No 2 in the table. No 3?That could be a big problem too. The defending league champions (actually they are not in aposition to defend their title anymore) found themselves in thisembarrassing situation following last night's 2-1 home defeat ...
Deer clinch first away win
Aug 01, 2001; ... NEGRI SEMBILAN have finally scored an away win, and against themost unlikeliest of opponents, Selangor. And for once, Negri kept their composure to safeguard the leadthat they had built in the first half, eventually winning 2-1. For the Red Giants fell flat on their noses in ...
MMCA eye Greenidge
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE ambitious Malaysian Malays Cricket Association (MMCA), havingunveiled plans to have their academy in full operation by 2003, haveidentified legendary figure Gordon Greenidge as the supremo to charttheir development programme. Greenidge, a former West Indies opening batsman who ...
Seven is more than enough
Aug 01, 2001; ... TWO major competitions, the Malaysian and Indonesian Open,contested in the seven-point format have passed. And two Malaysiansingles players have featured in both the finals. Ong Ewe Hock was triumphant in the Malaysian Open and Lee TsuenSeng finished second best in ...
3 foreign countries involved
Aug 01, 2001 ... SEVENTY-NINE teams, including a few from Thailand, Indonesia andSingapore, have confirmed their participation in the 9th NationalRelays Championship at Mentakab-Temerloh on Aug 26. Also taking part are teams from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, NegriSembilan, Perak, Malacca, Kedah, ...
Chasing the planet's best
Aug 01, 2001; ... WHEN the world converge on Edmonton beginning on Friday,Malaysian duo - quartermiler Muhammad Zaiful Zainal Abidin andhurdler Noraseela Mohd Khalid - will be dwarfed by the sheer size ofthe 8th track and field World Championships. They will not only be greeted by the chilling ...
Protect yourself
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE recent spate of crimes against women has given rise to a lotof apprehension about safety. I received a letter from a mother whois very concerned about the safety of her teenaged daughters andwould like advice on how she can protect them from being attackedand at the same time, not ...
MBf in the mortgage race
Aug 01, 2001; ... IF you have been under the impression that the interest rate warwas only ongoing among banks to gain their desired share of themortgage market, then read on to find out how MBf Finance Berhad(MBf) has elevated itself to the ranks of the competing banks byoffering, well, at least a ...
MIEA power luncheon talks
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) is organising aseries of power luncheon talks with the aim of giving its members achance to network and further their professional development at thesame time. Organised by MIEA's Social and Recreation Committee, the firsttalk in ...
Avis buys Volvo cars from Federal Auto
Aug 01, 2001 ... LEADING car rental company Avis Rent A Car recently added 14units of the Volvo S40 to its fleet in a move to keep up withcurrent market trends. "The sale projects the confidence ofcustomers in the Volvo brand. Avis is a major player in the car rental business, and as such,its ...
The strange attractor
Aug 01, 2001; ... TO be more competitive, they need to become more comfortable withchaos. And to do that, they'll need to break their addiction tocontrol slowly, starting with their own immediate work group. To illustrate this concept of the Strange Attractor, I cite thefollowing examples: 1 ....
Celebs for `sale'
Aug 01, 2001; ... EVER fantasised having a dinner date with Paula Malai Ali, withMaya Karin thrown in for good measure? Or strolling into a restaurant with Camelia on one arm and DeannaYusof on the other. Wouldn't it be great to have heads turn for just one night. Let's top that. The ...
Reefa
Aug 01, 2001; ... WITH a regular role on rtm2's much loved sitcom, `Buddies', andan upcoming guest spot in `All Mixed Up', Reefa's acting careerseems to be taking off, although he claims that his forte is stillmusic. With his song, So High, from his Positive Tone album, In The KeyOf R, getting ...
Scorpions ready to rock
Aug 01, 2001 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran German rock band will perform inconservative Malaysia despite new regulations aimed at clamping downon a rise in heavy metal-based cult groups among teenagers. "We have already got the government permit," said Abu BakarKassim of the company are promoting the ...
Some of the best of Grant Morrison
Aug 01, 2001 ... ONE of Morrison's finest characterisation work. He took a classic DC team and turned the whole concept on itshead. We get the first mainstream experimentation of the themes hewould later explore in The Invisibles, but here, it is thecharacters that shine the most and the strangely ...
Devolving in style
Aug 01, 2001 ... THE latest trade paperback of the critically acclaimed TheInvisibles has hit the shops. The Invisibles: Entropy In The UK picks up where Apocalipstickleft off. The Invisibles are a group of freedom fighting rebels bent onliberating the humanity from a race of higher dimension ...
Righteous mass mayhem
Aug 01, 2001; ... INVISIBLES may be the high profile trade paperback release ofGrant Morrison, but his repackaged Marvel Boy mini-series is a gemworth revisiting. The fact that Marvel Comics released anything as un-Marvel asMarvel Boy is a wonder in itself. The title character is Nor-Varr,and nope ...
The raw mountain soul of a truthful loveless
Aug 01, 2001; ... "WHEN it comes to the soul, you have to think about those peopleback in the mountains," says Patty Loveless. "It's a hard life and it gives them a special spark that letsthem thrive there. They work hard in a world that's very different -and they're very proud of that. "How ...
Smoochers' haven at KLCC
Aug 02, 2001; ... IF the number of visitors is an indication of how popular a parkis, then the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Park, would win hands-down. Even on a Wednesday night, it was well-patronised, especially byteenagers, either in groups or in pairs, as witnessed by The MalayMail last ...
Clinics for participants
Aug 02, 2001 ... TWO public clinics will be conducted by an international coach toeducate participants on proper walking techniques. The Malay Mail Big Walk 2001 race director, FTAAA secretary S.Vegayathunam, said in the past, several participants weredisqualified because they were running instead ...
Poser over assault claim
Aug 02, 2001; ... WAS he assaulted or was he not? This is the poser surrounding the drummer of a famous rock bandwhich is in Malaysia to hold a mega concert to promote its recently-launched unplugged album. About 5am today, a man identifying himself as the drummer of thegroup from Europe ...
The Biggie's back!
Aug 02, 2001; ... THE Malay Mail Big Walk 2001 - the 42nd edition - will be flaggedoff from its traditional venue, Dataran Merdeka, on Oct 14. It will be officially launched on Aug 12 at another "traditional"venue for the event - Sungei Wang Plaza. Sungei Wang Plaza Sdn Bhd general manager, ...
YouthQuake `chicken and egg' challenge
Aug 02, 2001 ... " ... and that's proof that the chicken came before the egg." -This is the ending of an interesting story. However, it is up to YOU to come up with the rest - intro, build-up, climax, anti-climax, et cetera, et cetera ... Yes, this is a challenge to all budding future writers out ...
Illegal connections to blame for frequent power cuts
Aug 02, 2001; ... RAMPANT illegal electricity connections at the Kampung Bukit SeriPuchong squatter colony in Puchong may be the cause of frequentpower breakdowns at seven other villages in the vicinity. Puchong State Assemblyman Datuk Satim Diman's special assistant,Aftar Singh, said the illegal ...