The Malay Mail back issues from April 2002:
`I never expected this to happen'
Apr 01, 2002; ... IT came as a shock for Selangor midfielder Tengku Hazman RajaHassan, 25, when he found out that his best friend, Azam Abdul Talib,25, was involved in a freak accident while driving the former's caralong Jalan Mahameru. A tree had fallen on Hazman's Honda Prelude yesterday ...
Home for unwed mothers launched
Apr 01, 2002 ... NOT long ago, single women with unplanned pregnancies would havethought their lives would be over. Now, with Birthright, these women will have a place to go wherethey will be loved, accepted and given professional help. Birthright, a home for unwed mothers, was officially ...
NUTP urges more to sign up for degree programme
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) willencourage more of its non-graduate members to enrol with the OpenUniversity Malaysia (Unitem) to earn degrees in critical subjects. While lauding the move by the Education Ministry to have moregraduates in the profession, ...
Parent lodges report over alleged punching incident
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE parent of one of the four primary schoolboys allegedly punchedand slapped by two teachers for having wet uniforms after theirphyiscal exercise lessons on March 20, has filed a police report onthe incident. Sungai Buloh police confirmed receiving the report on March ...
Better english, please ...
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE legal dispute between tycoon Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli andDanaharta Nasional Bhd last week may have been due to bad drafting,leaving High Court judge Datuk Vincent Ng no choice but to take aview on whose version of events to believe. That he came down on Danaharta's side means ...
Good deed ends in death
Apr 01, 2002; ... TWO women surrendered to police after they drove over and killed aman who had earlier tried to rescue them during a fight outside adiscotheque in Petaling Jaya. The two, aged 18 and 25, turned themselves in at the Petaling Jayapolice headquarters at 5.30am ...
British High Commission closed today
Apr 01, 2002 ... AS a mark of respect to Britain's Queen Mother who died in Londonlast Saturday, the British High Commission will be closed today. In a statement, the Commission's Press and political affairssenior officer Abdul Rashid Hussain said they were inviting thepublic to sign a condolence ...
50 sen service charge on Touch `n Go reload
Apr 01, 2002 ... FROM today, a 50 sen service charge will be imposed for eachreloading transaction of the Touch `n Go card at any Bumiputra-Commerce Bank (BCB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM). However, balance enquiries remain free-of-charge. In a statement, the bank said its ATM screen would ...
Building of partial flyover
Apr 01, 2002 ... CITY Hall is building a "partial flyover" at the junction of JalanPantai Baru and Jalan 4/83A in front of the Pantai Baru policestation. Part of the process requires a diversion of traffic flow ...
Firemen rescues man trapped under tree
Apr 01, 2002; ... FIREMEN spent about 20 minutes to rescue a trapped contract workerwho was in the passenger's seat of a one-tonne lorry when a 100-year-old "Jejawi" tree suddenly uprooted and fell on them at Jalan RajaChulan yesterday afternoon. The victim, known only as Selva, 23, cried with ...
Strong wind blows off roofs of longhouse units
Apr 01, 2002 ... STRONG winds and heavy downpour yesterday rendered 31 units of theSetapak Jaya longhouse "roofless". A resident, Mahayuddin Naim, 23, said: "I was asleep whensuddenly, there were loud noises and my house started shaking. A fewminutes later, the whole roof broke and flew ...
Car theft ring busted
Apr 01, 2002; ... A SYNDICATE believed to be involved in selling stolen cars wascrippled with the arrest of its leader and several other members inUSJ 9, Shah Alam yesterday. With the arrest, police believe they will be able to solve atleast 20 other cases reported around the Klang Valley over the ...
Wet days bring cheer to Malacca
Apr 01, 2002; ... ISOLATED showers and thunderstorms over water catchment areas inMalacca over the past week have brought good news - the StateGovernment has temporarily lifted the water rationing exercise whichbegan last Monday. The water level at Sungai Melaka, one of the major water sourcesin ...
Hornet in roti canai shock
Apr 01, 2002; ... IMAGINE tucking into your favourite breakfast of roti canai onlyto find a big hornet in your favourite dish. This was what RIDWAN experienced while he was having his breakfastat a restaurant in Section 13, Shah Alam last Wednesday. "I was so shocked. The hornet was big. How ...
Noise from mini workshop a nuisance
Apr 01, 2002; ... IS this legal? asks RESIDENT of Jalan Anggerik Aranda 31/38 inKota Kemuning. She says a house owner along the street has erected a largepartition around his front yard, extending to his gate. She says a tree in front of a house had to be chopped down to makeway for the ...
Forced off slow lane by speeding lorry
Apr 01, 2002; ... IT was about 8:30pm when TOMMY encountered a speeding lorry whiledriving along the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong on March 24. He was driving along the slow lane at a speed of about 60 to 70km/hour. "All of a sudden a big three-tonne lorry, which was speeding,appeared behind my ...
Keramat Permai gazetted a towing zone
Apr 01, 2002; ... RAJ wonders why a car which was parked for less than five minutesin Keramat Permai was towed away by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Councilrecently. "I am confused as to why it was towed away as the car was notobstructing traffic in that area," he says. Raj hopes the council can ...
Yum gets down to serious business
Apr 01, 2002; ... BARISAN candidate, Yum Ah Ha, wasted no time after winning theKetari by- election last night. An hour after he defeated DAP candidate Choong Siew Onn, he gotdown to serious business with Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri AdnanYaakob. His first task last night was to discuss the ...
Last-minute DAP-PAS alliance fails to attract voters
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE last-minute DAP-PAS alliance in the Ketari by-election failedto turn the tide for the opposition. Instead, DAP candidate Choong Siew Onn suffered a serious defeat. PAS, which came into the campaign five days after nomination,failed to convince the voters, particularly in ...
ERL tracks run alongside KTMB corridor
Apr 01, 2002 ... FROM the Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal (KL CAT) in Kuala LumpurSentral station, both Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd's KLIA Express andKLIA Transit high-speed rail services run southward alongside theKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) corridor where the firstintermediate station is located ...
Pledge of fast, reliable service to travellers
Apr 01, 2002; ... CONVENIENT, fast and reliable - that's the Express Rail Link SdnBhd's (ERL) promise of its services to travellers and commuters. ERL is the operator of the Kuala Lumpur City Airport Terminal (KLCAT) in Kuala Lumpur Sentral station and the provider of the KLIAExpress and KLIA ...
Registration for free rides closed
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE registration for members of the public for free rides on theExpress Rail Link Sdn Bhd's (ERL) KLIA Express rail services,scheduled from today to April 10, has been closed. ERL Corporate Communication Management assistant vice-presidentLily Rozita Abdul Rahman said this is ...
Long wait for justice
Apr 01, 2002 ... IT has been eight long and agonising years and for the victims ofBlock 1 of the Highland Towers - whose loved ones perished in thetragedy - the end is still nowhere in sight. Since Block 1 collapsed on the afternoon of Dec 11, 1993, itsoccupants are still waiting for justice to be ...
How High Court apportioned liability for causing tragedy, damage
Apr 01, 2002 ... IN September 1996, the owners and residents of the two remainingapartment blocks filed a suit against those held responsible for thetragedy. In the trial that saw the defendants accusing each other ofnegligence, High Court judge Datuk James Foong apportioned liabilityfor causing the ...
Pregnant woman alleges abuse by cop husband
Apr 01, 2002; ... TO a 28-year-old accounts clerk, her marriage did not bring muchhappiness. Instead it was the beginning of heartache and pain. Hasriahtinah Hassan, who is six months pregnant, claimed that herhusband started abusing her since she became pregnant and hadconstantly hit her using his ...
No news from missing daughter for three months
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE parents of a 22-year-old woman from Temiang, Seremban, areworried over the sudden "disappearance" of their daughter who isbelieved to be working in Singapore. Soon Choy Nui (right) has not contacted her father Soon Tian Sowi,43, since December last year. "According to her ...
Disabled duo a perfect match
Apr 01, 2002; ... THEIR families thought they were crazy - and that their marriagewas unconventional and unlikely to endure. Yet Ng Peng Wai, 38, and Sia Siew Chin, 36, went against the oddsand tied the knot eight years ago. Today, they have a healthy three-year-old daughter to prove that disabled ...
Nando's free dine-in treat is no joke
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE thing about irresistible offers on April Fool's Day is thatyou're never sure whether you're going to be had. We are not 100 per cent certain ourselves about this Nando'soffer. A piece of succulent marinated quarter chicken grilled toperfection priced at RM7.25 for FREE? ...
`My teacher loves me'
Apr 01, 2002; ... TO MANY people, Nazrin Sha Sha Din is just another teacher in aschool for the disabled. But for the mentally disabled children of Wisma Harapan inBrickfields, he is a source of inspiration and in their own words"the best teacher they will ever have." Despite not undergoing ...
Celebrating Easter with mischievous Mr Bunny
Apr 01, 2002 ... EASTER, a religious celebration which also brings familiestogether, has loads of good fun and merry feasting. All this and more appears to be the case at the Hotel Nikkoyesterday where patrons of the Cafe Serena Brasserie were in for afull Easter treat. Among the highlights ...
More benefits needed for mentally ill, says Lee
Apr 01, 2002; ... MENTAL health problems are not merely confined to those in mentalinstitutions. They also affect common people like workers, says DatukLee Lam Thye. Lee, the patron of the Malaysian Mental Health Association, said asurvey on the mental health of Malaysians is needed. According ...
Biz talk
Apr 01, 2002 ... SOMETIMES, business people seem to be speaking in a foreignlanguage. Here, we seek to translate such jargon into common English.Here are a few accounting and banking terms defined: Debenture - a fixed interest investment in a company, which haspriority for interest payments, ...
Partnership approach
Apr 01, 2002; ... RECENT media reports do not seem to have anything good to say withregards to the current situation in relation to low-cost housing. According to one which was published in late March, the governmentintends to make it compulsory for private sector housing developersto build ...
Highlights at Interlagos
Apr 01, 2002 ... Lap 1 - Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) made the betterstart from pole position but he lost his lead to Michael Schumacher(Ferrari) on the second bend. Montoya then lost his wing when he clipped the back ofSchumacher's car coming out of the bend. The contact pushed the ...
Umpires rile RMR
Apr 01, 2002; ... ROYAL MALAY REGIMENT are upset at the umpiring standards in theMalaysia Hockey League. And they want the Malaysia Hockey Federation to clamp down onthese weak umpires before matters get out of hand. Their frustration stemmed from the fact that the umpires tend tofavour teams ...
Andersen's defence shakeup
Apr 01, 2002 ... ANDERSEN SPORTS CLUB may have to undergo some reshuffling in thedefence to make the team more formidable to mount their challengethis season. Andersen defeated Bumiputra-Commerce Bank (BCB) 8-2 at KLHAStadium last night for their second straight win but their defencelooked rather ...
Saiful still in top form
Apr 01, 2002; ... TENAGA NASIONAL BHD'S (TNB) former international Nor Saiful Zainiproved that he is still a lethal executioner of the ball for directpenalty corner hits at KLHA Stadium last night. The 35-year-old, playing as rightback, struck a hat-trick armedwith his powerful hits to steer TNB to ...
Daniel stops Singapore tide
Apr 01, 2002; ... SINGAPOREAN swimmers conquered the inaugural South East AsianInter-Club Age-group Championships (Asean Cup) but it was a Malaysianwho took top honours. Daniel Bego, who dreams of competing in the Olympics one day, wontwo more gold medals yesterday, to bring his haul to six gold ...
Two faces of Maybank
Apr 01, 2002; ... MAYBANK are traditionally slow starters and thus their performancein the opening week of the Malaysian Hockey League does not worrytheir officials. In fact they hope to build on their performance as the leagueprogresses as they strive to challenge the favourites for the ...
Their days are numbered
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE days of officials serving for ages in sports associationscould well be over soon. This will become a reality if a proposal by Olympic Council ofMalaysia (OCM) president Tunku Imran Tuanku Jaafar (pic) comesthrough. And to emphasise his seriousness in seeing the proposal ...
Asyraf chases a dream
Apr 01, 2002; ... FOR hurdler Mohd Asyraf Affendi, winning the Best Sportsboy Awardat the Kuantan District Schools athletics championship at DarulmakmurStadium yesterday was realising the first goal. Like most athletes, he has a bigger dream - to win the 400m goldat the State schools championships ...
What's good governance?
Apr 01, 2002; ... ALL groups involved in sports in the country - the participants,spectators, sponsors, media, government agencies and associations -need to be confident that their sports are effectively and fairlygoverned at every level. Good governance in sport is based on clearly defined roles ...
On-the-mend Kok Heng itching for action
Apr 01, 2002; ... PENANG coach Irfan Bakti has ruled him out of action for at leastfour weeks but gritty attacking midfielder Ng Kok Heng is determinedto make an early comeback. He will not see action against Negri Sembilan Chempaka in Paroitomorrow but that will not stop the Bukit Mertajam-based ...
Marred by death!
Apr 01, 2002; ... A TRAGEDY greeted the Selangor team yesterday when midfielderTengku Hazman Raja Hassan lost his best friend Azam Abdul Talib. Azam, 25, died when a tree crashed down on his car at JalanMahameru yesterday evening while his female companion was seriouslyinjured. Azam was driving ...
Asian clubs to do battle in Super League
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE two major competitions for Asian clubs - Asian ClubChampionship and Asian Cup Winners Cup - will be merged to form theAsian Super League in August. The preliminary rounds of the league will be held on a regionalbasis before the winners of each region qualify for the grand ...
Canaries can crash
Apr 01, 2002; ... IF based on their first round performance, Kedah show they haveevery reason to win the Premier Two title. Tonight, when the second round begins, the Canaries will ensurethe title is theirs for the keeping, which will also mark theirreturn to Premier One next season. Kedah, ...
City girl goes country
Apr 01, 2002; ... SHARING common characteristics with the character she plays in thenew hit TV drama series, McLeod's Daughters, has enabled Australianactress Bridie Carter to be most convincing as the city girl turnedranch owner, Tess Silverman McLeod. "She is incredibly strong - she is no ditz, ...
Living and loving in the Aussie Outback
Apr 01, 2002 ... McLEOD'S DAUGHTERS currently airs on Astro's Hallmark channelevery Saturday at 8pm. It premiered on March 23 and will go on foranother 21 episodes. The drama series tells of two sisters - Tess Silverman and Claire -who were separated as children and are reunited when they inherit ...
No more a Siti clone
Apr 01, 2002; ... LIKE many young artistes, Intan Sarafina can't escape beinglabelled as a Siti Nurhaliza clone. But unlike many of her peers, she isn't going to just live withthat tag. Instead, the 21-year-old Intan is determined to step out of theshadow of the Malaysian pop ...
Deja on her way to the top
Apr 01, 2002; ... THERE are many popular singers around, who hardly move on stageexcept for the hand that holds the mike. But mention Deja Moss, and those who have seen her perform willnod in approval. No question about it, this Sarawak-born lass is a bundle of energyon stage. Deja is ...
Singing from the heart
Apr 01, 2002; ... SHE'S soon releasing her third album, Suara Hati. But Tengku Anis Suraya Tengku Sulaiman, or Anis as she prefers tobe called, is far from getting the recognition she deserves. Her achievements certainly warrant it. The 21-year-old Anis, of Terengganu royalty, did the ...
The odd couple
Apr 01, 2002 ... THEY'RE the oddest new couple in pop. Yoga and diet freak GeriHalliwell and and burger-munching pill popper Eminem. The two absolute opposites have struck up a firm friendship andhave been out on secret dates. The former Spice Girl bumped into the US rapper by the pool of ...
Tommy's the tubbiest tabby of all
Apr 01, 2002 ... AT 35lb, Tommy the tabby is far too tubby to fit through a catflap. Being less than a perfect example of feline fitness doesn't seemto bother him. He plainly prefers to take the weight off his feet andhave a nap than prowl round looking for prey. Tommy, who turns up his nose ...
A work in progress
Apr 01, 2002; ... MARRIED American couple Maurice Taylor and Seana McGee are awalking, talking advertisement for their book, `The New Couple', andthe seminars and workshops they spin from it. The laws of love bind Taylor and McGee. Married for 12 years,these psychotherapists say they are firm ...
Storm victims can seek compensation
Apr 02, 2002; ... THOSE affected by last Sunday's storm will be compensated throughCity Hall's public liability insurance. Its director-general, Datuk Ruslin Hassan, however, said that thecompensation could take more than a year after all the procedureshave been done. The insurance scheme by ...
Suspects in girl's murder nabbed
Apr 02, 2002; ... SHE was only six-years-old, but she knew they were going to do"bad things" to her. Nurshakeela Ramli Chow screamed, kicked and put up a fight withher assailants, who were drunk. They had already stripped her naked. In a frantic bid to silence her, they hit her repeatedly on ...
Two more surrender to police
Apr 02, 2002; ... FOLLOWING the surrender of two women in connection with the deathof Ganabadhy Govindan outside a discotheque in Petaling Jaya onSunday, two others have also turned themselves in. The duo, in their mid 20s, are the male companions of the women. The men were arrested after they ...
Stolen vehicles sold for as low as RM2,000
Apr 02, 2002; ... POLICE warned car buyers to be wary of individuals sellingvehicles at prices lower than the market value. Most probably, it is a stolen car! "Those found in possession of or receiving any stolen vehicle willface charges under Section 411 of the Penal Code, which carries ajail ...
Close shave for two women
Apr 02, 2002; ... "I THOUGHT the gunman was going to shoot us. I was praying thatwhen we stepped out of the vehicle, he would spare us." The 42-year-old woman's prayer paid off. The gunman and his twoaccomplices were only interested in the victims' handbags. The woman, a supervisor of a gaming ...
`Holy' crooks in get-rich-quick scheme
Apr 02, 2002; ... GET-rich-quick schemes have become `religious'. They are now usingreligion to lure the gullible. A 20-year-old man, who wants to be known only as Ah Sing, was oneof those who fell prey. He saw an advertisement in a Chinese daily which was posted by amonk who claimed he could ...
Irked by error in blood group card
Apr 02, 2002; ... ACCURATE and reliable information is what one would expect of amedical laboratory. So it was with hope that FRUSTRATED went to the Pathlab outlet inTaman OUG, for an 18KS-General Screening of his blood last November. However, when the lab issued him a blood group card together ...
Inconsiderate motorists add to the Puchong crawl at peak hours
Apr 02, 2002; ... GETTING caught in a traffic jam while you are rushing to work isvery annoying, especially if it occurs everyday, as in the case ofCAROL of Puchong. "There are two sets of traffic lights - one leading to the Sunwaytoll plaza which is below the IOI bypass and the other is on ...
Overloaded construction lorries causing traffic jams in Klang
Apr 02, 2002; ... LORRIES overloaded with gravel and other construction material arecausing the roads in Bukit Kapar, Klang, to become dirty and dusty. ISMAIL says that these lorries transport materials to a nearbyhousing project. "The lorries carry bricks, sand, stones and wood and unload ...
Living in fear with only one streetlight
Apr 02, 2002; ... THERE has been only been one street light at Jalan Seruling 34,Taman Klang Jaya since 1991. This has raised concern among the residents there as it gets verydark at night. KRISHNA, a resident, says, "It is very scary, especially after8pm. We are also afraid of snatch ...
Company director wins grand prize in Megamall contest
Apr 02, 2002 ... WINNERS of the Mid-Valley Megamall Grand Festive CelebrationContest posed for a group photo with Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd directorDaniel Yong (in necktie, left) after a prize-giving ceremony lastSunday. Over 35,000 entries were submitted for the contest from shopperswho spent RM80 ...