The Malay Mail back issues from March 2002:
Why no female sentry in Ampang lock-up?
Mar 01, 2002; ... A POLICE probe is on to find out why there was no female sentry atthe Ampang lock-up where two women detainees were allegedly raped bya male constable. The officer-in-charge of the police station, the area inspectorand other senior officers are likely to be quizzed on ...
Concern over safety of two detainees
Mar 01, 2002; ... SEVERAL women's organisations are concerned about the safety offemale detainees in the light of the alleged rapes at the Ampangpolice station lock-up. * Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) communications officer JaclynKee. "It is commendable that police are investigating into the ...
All 12 students held in Yemen released
Mar 01, 2002; ... ALL 12 Malaysian students arrested by security forces in Yemenlast week have been released. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri AbdullahAhmad Badawi, who thanked Wisma Putra, especially Foreign MinisterDatuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, for their efforts. It was ...
The Sun likely to be free paper
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE SUN newspaper is likely to model itself after Singapore'sToday, a newspaper given away free, in a move to "turn it around andmake it a viable publication". The newspaper will concentrate on the Klang Valley and isanticipated to be distributed free, or at a nominal ...
No witch-hunt on, says PM
Mar 01, 2002; ... PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has asked allparties to wait for the result of investigations into allegedmisappropriation practices in Malaysia Airlines under its formerchairman, Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli. Dr Mahathir, who spoke to reporters at the Kuala ...
Developing scenario of MAS' woes
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Malay Mail reported on Feb 19 that the sister-in-law and theright- hand woman of Tajudin were among those expected to be quizzedby police over the RM1 billion MAS scandal. Former MAS company secretary Rizana Mohd Daud is Tajudin's sister-in-law while former MAS director Wan ...
Girl, four, allegedly bound and raped in nursery
Mar 01, 2002; ... A FOUR-year-old girl was allegedly gagged and bound before she wasraped at a nursery she attended in Taman Greenwood, Gombak, lastweek. A 32-year-old suspect, believed to be the husband of the nursery'scaretaker, has been detained. The alleged rape came to light last week ...
`Home visits' for traffic offenders
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE Hulu Langat (Ampang) traffic police are visiting offenders athome until March 10 as part of Selangor police's Ops Warta exerciseto get them to settle outstanding summonses. Yesterday, a team led by Insp Abdul Razak Abu Bakar issuedwarrants to three offenders in the ...
Surveyor clarifies US stay
Mar 01, 2002 ... A LANDSCAPE surveyor, Ridzuan Ramli, who was detained by the LosAngeles Immigration Department, has clarified that he did not staywith a family friend. Rather, he said, he was met at the airport by a family friend'sfriend who had made arrangements for him to stay at a hotel ...
Police upset with media reports over murder case
Mar 01, 2002 ... A MAN has been murdered while another is fighting for his life ina hospital as police try to solve a case which has caused a stir bothwithin the force and the media in Johor. Seven days ago (Feb 22), Heng Pang Kiat, 39 was found dead alongthe Kluang-Kota Tinggi trunk road with his ...
Two-week remand order for dadah suspect
Mar 01, 2002 ... POLICE have obtained a two-week remand order against a 47-year-old Yugoslav woman who was caught carrying three kilogrammes ofheroin base while boarding a Sydney-bound aircraft at the KualaLumpur International Airport (KLIA) last Wednesday. Magistrate Norazmi Mohd Narawi made ...
Dead man was a loner, say neighbours
Mar 01, 2002 ... A WIREMAN, found hanged and clad in a female ballet dancer'sdress, bra and panties at his house in Jalan MP1, Sungai Bulohyesterday, was described as quiet and lonely. A neighbour, known only as Maz, described the deceased, Chow YatPeng, as "queer" during his stay there over the ...
No streetlights for six months
Mar 01, 2002; ... IMAGINE having to live in an area with no streetlights for sixmonths, for such is the plight of residents at the Taman Dato AhmadRazali flats in Ampang. ROBERT, a concerned resident, says the area is in darkness due tofaulty electrical parts on all the 20 streetlights in the ...
Consultant's phone barred after one week
Mar 01, 2002; ... IT was frustrating for SHAWN DHILLON, a consultant from Ampang tohave his phone barred just one week after re-loading. "I re-loaded RM50 last week and within a week, I got an SMStelling me that my line has been barred," he says. "I thought RM50 was for a one month period so why ...
New kidz on the block
Mar 01, 2002; ... MOVE over Kristal, New Boyz and Boboi! Make way for Kidz, a new, talented, schoolgoing six-member boybandfrom Lahat Datu, Sabah. With members as young as 13, Kidz has quite a reputation - theboys can put many of their senior rivals to shame when it comes totheir musical ...
Poor view of hockey match for higher priced ticket
Mar 01, 2002; ... AN avid fan of hockey, GIDEON was looking forward to some stellaraction at the 10th men's World Cup currently being played in KualaLumpur, but is disappointed. He says the advertisements in all the newspapers state that ticketsales start at RM10. When he went to attend a ...
Innuendo set to end two year-hiatus
Mar 01, 2002; ... TOP R&B act Innuendo is set to end its two-year hiatus from thestage at the Anugerah Industri Muzik on April 20. The band, comprising Taj, Pot and Reymee, are expected to delivertunes from their latest album BrandNuEndo in their eagerly-awaitedreturn. The expectations are ...
`Why apply for licence when I have a permit to trade?'
Mar 01, 2002; ... YUNUS, a street trader in Jalan Masjid India, is unhappy over arecent incident involving City Hall enforcement officers. He claims, he has the right to carry out his business there as hehas a permit from the Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Ministry. But Yunus says, the ...
Vigilance needed to prevent Indons rebuilding village
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Selangor Waterworks Department has been directed to clear thedebris at Kampung Pinggiran Ukay in Hulu Klang and fence up the areaimmediately. This is to prevent Indonesians from rebuilding the village, saidAmpang Jaya Municipal Council president Ahmad Kabit yesterday. The ...
In honour of Usman
Mar 01, 2002; ... DATUK USMAN AWANG'S poems will be brought to life in a 90-minutepresentation, involving music, stories, and dramatic sketches, thanksto one of his greatest fans - actress and theatre activist FauziahNawi. The 50-year-old Fauziah who is famed among acting circles as beingfrank and ...
Witness detained under Emergency Ordinance
Mar 01, 2002 ... RARE is the occasion when an accused's absence in court isexcused. One such circumstance arose yesterday at the Kuala Lumpurmagistrate's court involving Senario comedian Yassin Yahya, 23. It was not, however, Yassin, who had the highlight of theproceedings but Azhar Alias, ...
Man gets two months jail for stealing money from friend
Mar 01, 2002; ... RENEGING on a personal loan from a friend is bad enough, butstealing the same person's money on another occasion is downrightdisgraceful. Unemployed Purusothanam Pillai, 38, told magistrate Noor SakinahHaroon Arrashid yesterday that he needed the money to pay off an"Along" (loan ...
Family harassed by loan sharks
Mar 01, 2002; ... LOAN sharks have threatened and humiliated a man's family inJinjang Utara - all because his son had failed to return a sum ofmoney borrowed from them. Liaw Chin Hon suspects his son, Kok Ann, had been borrowing moneyfrom several loan sharks. However, one of them had been ...
`Open market' plan for Kinrara
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE SUBANG Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has come up with a newconcept of an open market, Pasar Muhibbah, which requires its hawkersto be mobile. Instead of having the usual partitions like those in wet markets,this market will only have a roof and facilities like ...
Landlords to be held liable for squatters
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE second stage to ensure Selangor is squatter-free by 2005 is toapply legal pressure on landlords. The State Government said those found to neglect and allow themushrooming of squatter settlements on their land would be sued. "The demolition of squatter houses costs a lot of ...
24-hour eateries must meet cleanliness standard
Mar 01, 2002 ... RESTAURANT operators in Selangor will be allowed to operate round-the- clock if they practise high standard of cleanliness approved bytheir respective local authorities. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said, restaurantoperators could apply to be allowed to operate for 24 ...
Easing burden on errant motorists
Mar 01, 2002 ... INSTEAD of having to pay the full amount of RM170 to get backtowed vehicles, motorists in Subang Jaya can heave a sigh of reliefas they are now only required to pay the towing and storage chargesof RM90 first. After paying the amount, they can get back the vehicles. The ...
New opening hours at EPF branches
Mar 01, 2002 ... SERVICE counters at Employees Provident Fund (EPF) branches in theKlang Valley will open from 8.15am to 4.45pm starting today. These include the EPF head office in Kuala Lumpur as well as boththe Federal Territory and Selangor branches. EPF public relations manager Nik Affendi ...
(Notice of relocation has ... )
Mar 01, 2002 ... NOTICE of relocation has been distributed to all night markethawkers in SS15 in early February. The night market will be relocatedat a more suitable location in SS13. There ...
(MPSJ supports the State ... )
Mar 01, 2002 ... MPSJ supports the State Government decision to limit 24-hourrestaurant operators in Selangor. Only those with Grade A status willbe allowed to ...
(MPSJ will demolish one ... )
Mar 01, 2002 ... MPSJ will demolish one of the biggest squatter settlements in itsmunicipality ...
Hawkers urged to buy movable bins
Mar 01, 2002 ... A TWO-HOUR tour of Taman Overseas Union to address complaints oncleanliness has got City Hall and Alam Flora calling on traders toobserve the situation. The visit was brought about by an invitation from Seputeh MPTeresa Kok. Kok said both authorities had reacted swiftly to a ...
Match-ups
Mar 01, 2002 ... TODAY AUSTRALIA VS CUBA THIS match which will see the Aussies takeover as leaders of Group B. The question is, can they beat their teamrecord of nine goals they scored against Ghana at the 1975 World Cup? Result at last World Cup: Cuba making debut. POLAND VS JAPAN JAPAN have a ...
Zorro leaves his mark
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE player known as Zorro for the protective mask he uses to guardhis broken nose made the mark he wanted to at the 10th World Cup whenhe scored the 100th goal of the tournament to earn the Player of theDay award. Jordi Quintana's goal in the 55th minute also helped his team ...
It was coming
Mar 01, 2002; ... PAKISTAN manager Khalid Khokar likened their shock defeat toArgentina akin to the Hindi blockbuster Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham. This was because as the title of the movie suggests, the fortunesof the Pakistani team were mixed with joy and tears. But unlike the tear-jerking scenes ...
Only if Argentina were more careful...
Mar 01, 2002; ... ARGENTINA continued their good run against Pakistan with anexciting 2-1 win last night. The last time these two met was in the Sydney Olympic qualifier inMarch 2000 where Argentina won 4-3. The Argentines could have won by a bigger margin if they hadcapitalised on the chances ...
Organisers come to their senses
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Malaysian Hockey Federation have decided to reduce ticketprices for the ongoing World Cup. Having faced public outcry over the cost of the tickets, the MHFtook the drastic action of compromising on profit to allow theMalaysian public to view as many matches as ...
True test!
Mar 01, 2002; ... BARRY DANCER has described his team's next two matches as more ofa test of character rather than their capabilities. Australia take on Cuba today and Japan tomorrow and while theAussies are expected to collect all six points, Dancer is worriedthat the weather might affect his ...
Germany take heart
Mar 01, 2002; ... GERMANY feel that they have been given a second bite at the cherryfollowing Pakistan"s shock defeat at the hands of Argentina lastnight. Not that they were not confident of making the last four beforethe Pakistani loss but rather they feel that things will be mucheasier with all ...
Doing it with Grays
Mar 01, 2002 ... HOCKEY fans can look forward to some fun and games when they visitthe Bukit Jalil Hockey Stadium. Besides going there to cheer the Malaysia team, they also stand towin prizes if they take part in Grays' Beat The Goalkeeper challenge. For only RM2, you are ...
India plan for recovery of sorts
Mar 01, 2002; ... ALL they have left to play for is pride. That is motivation enoughfor the Indian hockey team. After being branded as failures for not being able to make thesemis, the Indian players are looking for redemption. Though it may be too late, nonetheless they feel that finishing ...
Boon Huat back in form
Mar 01, 2002 ... RIGHTBACK Chua Boon Huat is poised to play yet another big role intheir tough Group B match against South Korea tonight. Boon Huat, who was rather off-form during the Six-NationInvitational last month, seems to have regained his old form. This was evident in Malaysia's 3-2 win ...
Now it's bitter ginseng test
Mar 01, 2002; ... IT has been a long time since Malaysia have beaten South Korea ina tournament. Tonight the hosts will get the chance to stop that trend when theteams meet in a crucial Group B match. Malaysia, if they win this one, will enhance their chances ofmaking the ...
Time to unwrap our special set pieces
Mar 01, 2002; ... SOUTH KOREA are one of the favourites in this World Cup. It'sgoing to be pretty difficult for us today. What more, the Koreans have won all their first three matchesbefore this. They are not going let us put a brake on them in theirbid to make the semifinals. We, however, ...
Be brave to move forward
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE Malaysian team are certainly a revelation in the ongoing WorldCup. Their win over India have given them the boost to take on theSouth Koreans. Going into a match with the right frame of mind is vital for anyteam and I believe that the Malaysians will take full advantage ...
On the lookout for Keevan
Mar 01, 2002; ... SOUTH KOREA have identified Keevan Raj as the man who can halttheir winning run at the 10th World Cup. The Asia Cup champions, who have won their first three matches inthe tournament, said they are confident of collecting all threepoints today but acknowledged that Keevan, who is ...
Just be there!
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF), who have been accused ofbeing greedy and denying fans the opportunity to support the country,yesterday slashed World Cup ticket prices. Malaysia played in a half-empty stadium in the opener againstAustralia, and having heard angry complaints ...
Ramp at Phileo Damansara to be ready by March 21
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE ramp at Phileo Damansara commercial area will be ready byMarch 21. Petaling Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Emran Kadir wasearlier sceptical that the ramp may not be completed on time. "I was in the area a few days ago and was worried by the progressof the work so ...
Land in Kota Damansara earmarked for pasarakyat
Mar 01, 2002 ... A LOCATION for a pasarakyat outlet in the Petaling Jayamunicipality has been identified on a 1.2 hectare land in Section 6,Kota Damansara. Petaling Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Emran Kadir saidthe location is ideal as there is no wet market in the area. "There are ...
Illegal tower on shoplot to be removed next week
Mar 01, 2002 ... AN illegal communications tower on a shoplot at SS9A/2 will betaken down next week. Petaling Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Emran Kadir saidthis was the first action to demolish illegal towers in themunicipality. "It is considered illegal as the tower was erected ...
No plans for merger with private firm
Mar 01, 2002; ... MORE than 1,000 employees of the Selangor Waterworks Departmenthave been given option letters to join Selangor Water ManagementCorporation Bhd (Puas), the new body that will take over thedepartment's functions. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo will meet ...
Comic book on Lagaan
Mar 01, 2002; ... BOLLYWOOD is all about trend setting and trend copying. One example is that after The Making of Asoka and The Making ofKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, it is now Aamir Khan's Lagaan which hasfollowed suit but with a touch of originality - a comic book titledLagaan - The Story. The ...
Good food and fun activities at charity do
Mar 01, 2002 ... IF you want fun and good food, head to the International CharityFood Fair tomorrow for a fun-filled day with your family. The event, which will be held at the Bangsar Seafood Village from9am to 5pm, will have a carnival-like atmosphere with games, facepaintings, sand castles, ...
Hrithik Roshan in GQ magazine
Mar 01, 2002 ... GOOD looking Hrithik a.k.a Duggu Roshan is featured in thismonth's issue of the GQ magazine, a publication popular abroad. Itwill talk of Duggu's overnight success after `Kaho Na Pyaar Hai'. Hrithik impressed the audience with his applauding performances inFiza and Mission Kashmir, ...
Rocky and Tabu once more
Mar 01, 2002 ... AFTER `Maachis', Hindi movie buffs have yet to see Rocky orChandrachur Singh and Tabu in any other film together. Fret not, fans of these two - both these actors have come togetherin a film ...
Papa's example for Tusshar
Mar 01, 2002 ... WHAT goes around comes around. In the case of youngster Tusshar,the beta (son) of yesteryear hero Jeetendra, the coming around ishappening in the way he is signing up for film after film, all ofwhich are remakes of South Indian blockbuster movies. Tusshar's debut film Mujhe Kuch ...
Not the real thing
Mar 01, 2002 ... SEX and the City has become less about sex, or even romance, andmore about consequences since its debut four years ago. There have been lapses, but at its best the writing has remainedfresh and funny; the observations wistful as well as shrewd. If youdon't think it's a tough act to ...
Shop decor makes her a winner
Mar 01, 2002; ... "THE interior is important, not just the sale." This is the theme adopted by New Fashion Sdn Bhd in maintainingits cleanliness and attraction. For the hard work, the fashion centre above the Taman Cherasmarket won the cleanest outlet under the modern market complex -Grade B ...
Six-year-old misses his mom
Mar 01, 2002 ... MAMA, tell me that you're all right. That was the message from six-year-old Loh Choon Keong to Gan MeiHua, 27, who has been missing since Nov 1 last year. Choon Keong had hope his mother would return for Chinese New Yearbut the hairdresser from Triang, Pahang, did not turn up ...
Keep it clean, says Datuk Bandar
Mar 01, 2002 ... STALL operators in the city are urged to maintain a clean andbeautiful place to attract more customers. The call came from Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufekyesterday at the prize presentation ceremony for the Cleanest HawkerStalls competition. Of more than 200 ...
`Phase by phase way to turn roads into tourists spots'
Mar 01, 2002 ... "PHASE by phase, but we are sure to do it. We are very seriousabout it." Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said this on CityHall's responsibility to help turn seven roads in the city intotourist spots. They are Jalan Petaling, Jalan Masjid India, Jalan Alor in ...
Right turn not right
Mar 01, 2002 ... WORK on a right-turning and U-turn along 3 1/2 Mile Jalan Ipoh toease traffic congestion has met with opposition from motorists,residents and business operators. They complained to MCA Batu division deputy chairman Gim Fong Jeeand Youth chief Hang Chin Pheng that it had resulted in ...
Pioneer in moving trade
Mar 01, 2002 ... KOK CHONG DAT, a prominent player in the packing and movingindustry, died yesterday, aged 85. Better known as KC Dat, the company has been operating for 62years and is best remembered for its servicing the belongings of thethen US president, Lyndon Johnson, during his Malaysian ...
Body at construction site
Mar 01, 2002 ... A DECOMPOSING body of a man was found at a construction site inPuchong on Wednesday evening. The man, believed to be a Malaysian in his late 20s, had injurieson the upper part of the ...
Malacca water rationing postponed
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE decision to put off water rationing to March 8 in Malacca hasgiven the public more time to buy plastic containers. Priced between RM24 and RM50, they are visible in front ofhardware stores around the State as residents snapped them up inanticipation of the second water ...